Crime scene: narrow shoulders

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Episode of the series Tatort
Original title Narrow shoulders
Country of production Germany
original language German
Production
company		 WDR
length 87 minutes
classification Episode 771 ( List )
First broadcast September 12, 2010 on Das Erste
Rod
Director Christoph Snow
script Stephan Wuschansky ,
Ulrich Brandt ,
Jürgen Werner
production Sonja Goslicki
music Günther Illi
camera Diethard Prengel
cut Guido Krajewski
occupation

Narrow Shoulders is a television film from the crime series Tatort . The film, produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and directed by Christoph Schnee , was broadcast on September 12, 2010 on ARD's first program. It is the 47th case of the Cologne team of investigators Ballauf and Schenk and the 771st crime scene sequence.

action

Regina Scheffler fell from the third floor of an apartment building in Cologne-Mülheim. Due to defensive injuries to the forearms and a head injury, suicide can be ruled out. There are traces of blood on the balcony of the apartment in question; the apartment itself was ravaged and the walls were sprayed with graffiti . However, nothing appears to have been stolen.

Ballauf and Schenk first investigate the victim's private environment. Scheffler's partner, Jens Otten, who wanted to marry her shortly, is shaken. After his failed marriage with Claudia Otten, he had hoped for a new beginning with Regina, which would also have meant financial relief for him. He has to pay alimony for his ex-wife and children Laura and Benjamin, which he could have cut if he got married again. His financial situation is quite tense, as is his relationship with his ex-wife and his two children. Nevertheless, he tries to take care of the two, but is mostly rejected.

The graffiti and fingerprints on an empty spray can at the crime scene lead the investigators to Patrick Cosca, a well-known sprayer at the main station. He flees at the sight of the police, but can be found by Schenk. He is questioned and says that he did not kill the woman. However, the boy makes a rather depressed impression on the investigators. Ballauf thinks it is possible that he will cover someone, but Patrick does not give any information. A visit to Patrick's parents reveals that they know the dead woman because her son is in the same class as Laura Otten. Investigators quickly discover that the two are a couple. They both meet at the station and ask Laura, who says that it was all her idea. She stole her father's key and then they both went to Regina's apartment to ravage it. Laura didn't like her and marrying her father robbed her of any hope of a reconciliation between her parents. Patrick explains that they left a message in the apartment: "Fuck you bitch, Laura." Ballauf is certain that they did not find a note at the crime scene.

Schenk asks Claudia Otten, who confirms that Laura witnessed the divorce war. She herself is under medical treatment for depression. In the case of the cuts in maintenance planned by her ex-husband, this would mean social decline for her as a single mother and also for the children.

The commissioners find out that Patrick's father was pretty close friends with the victim. According to him, Regina would have found a neutral interlocutor in him. Jens Otten was so busy with himself and his maintenance war that his new girlfriend felt neglected. It even turns out that Cosca - not Otten - was the father of their unborn child. Faced with this, Cosca admits that he knew this and that Regina had advised her to have an abortion. Since she hadn't considered that, it wasn't a problem for him either, because in the event of their marriage, Otten would have been legally considered a father in any case.

When Jens Otten learns that his daughter is suspected of murder, he loudly reproaches his wife. Laura, who has long been overwhelmed by her parents' guerrilla warfare, runs away with her brother, but is quickly picked up by the police. Ballauf finds the note in her luggage that Patrick had mentioned. While she is being interrogated again, Franziska brings Laura's brother back to his mother. When she learns that Laura is under urgent suspicion, she asks her to tell her daughter that she should tell the truth. Laura says that she told her mother that she had trashed Regina Scheffler's apartment in order to annoy her. Her mother found this less amusing as Laura's father could use it against her in court. That's why Laura drove off again late in the evening to get the note. At the scene of the crime, she met her mother.

Ballauf and Schenk want to arrest Claudia Otten. When they get to the house, they find a written confession and the mother and son Benjamin are passed out. She tried to poison herself and the boy with pills. The timely appearance of the investigators saves both lives.

background

Narrow shoulders was produced by Colonia Media on behalf of the WDR . The shooting took place in Cologne and Frechen .

Stephan Wuschansky and Ulrich Brandt, who came up with the idea for the story, were supported in the creation of the script by Jürgen Werner.

reception

Audience ratings

When it was first broadcast on September 12, 2010, the episode Narrow Shoulders was seen by 9.2 million viewers in Germany, which corresponded to a market share of 26.0 percent.

criticism

Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv writes: “A handful of suspects - and yet the 'Tatort - Narrow Shoulders' does not look like one of those commonplace Whodunits in which the possible perpetrators are lined up like a string of pearls. The solidarity of all suspects turns the thriller about relationship problems, infidelities and eternal wars of the roses into a drama of shattered dreams. "

At the Frankfurter Allgemeine , Friederike Haupt criticizes and says: “It's rough and a lot of time goes by watching the inspectors making coffee (Ballauf) and daughter meetings (Schenk). That's not bad, because the investigations [...] are slow. "Until the end," the action barely picks up pace. "

Jürgen Kirsch, critic atquotemeter.de , bothers: “The subplots from the Schenk house, which are brought back to the Cologne police station again and again, not only disturb our colleague Ballauf, but also the film itself completely The profundity of the statement. Tales of secondary importance divert attention from the main crime story [and that] takes the wind out of the sails of the flaming crime story at irregular intervals. "Otherwise they also find words of praise:" The criminal case offers an interesting story which director Christoph Schnee implemented with great care. The different relationship constellations quickly become clear and character drawing is detailed. Ultimately, the emotions also play a major role, which the actors convincingly convey to the audience [...]. "

The critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm judge: “The service weapons stay in the locker, empathy is required here. [Conclusion:] This is how it works when things get out of hand. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Location and audience rating at fundus.de, accessed on October 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Rainer Tittelbach : Film review on tittelbach.tv, accessed on October 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ Friederike Haupt: The parents are at the end at FAZ.net , accessed on October 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ Jürgen Kirsch: Film review at quotenmeter.de, accessed on October 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ Short review at tvspielfilm.de, accessed on October 15, 2014.
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