- Original release
- Previous episode S43E08 - Theos Abschied
- Number S43E09
- Country Germany
- Original language German
- Genres Crime, Drama
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Wann ist ein Mann ein Mann?
David Geissler wird in einem roten Abendkleid tot im Kältebecken eines Schwimmbads aufgefunden. Erste Ermittlungen konzentrieren sich auf Manni Stolz und Ben Linnartz.
Die drei haben vor einiger Zeit einen verrückten Männerclub gegründet. In abstrusen Wetten beweisen sie sich und einem großen Online-Publikum ihre Männlichkeit. Bald wird klar, dass David Geissler bei einer dieser Wetten ums Leben kam.
Die Kommissare finden heraus, dass Geissler mit beiden Freunden kurz vor seinem Tod einen heftigen Streit hatte. Hat einer von beiden ihn umgebracht? Oder waren sie es gar gemeinsam?
Aber auch Mannis Tochter Jana, die eine geheim gehaltene Liebesbeziehung zu David hatte, gerät in den Kreis der Verdächtigen. Auch sein Arbeitsumfeld ist nicht so blütenweiß, wie es zunächst scheint. (Text: ZDF)
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