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Der Kommissar - Der Segelbootmord
episode 80
West Germany 1974
produced by Helmut Ringelmann for Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion/ZDF
directed by Wolfgang Becker
starring Erik Ode, Reinhard Glemnitz, Günther Schramm, Elmar Wepper, Helma Seitz, Ruth Leuwerik, Peter Pasetti, Franz Winter, Michael Ande, Joachim Wichmann, Rainer Penkert, Gerlinde Döberl, Werner Umberg
written by Herbert Reinecker, series created by Helmut Ringelmann, Herbert Reinecker, title theme by Herbert Jarczyk
TV-series Der Kommissar
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Alexa (Gerlinde Döberl), Dr. Reger's (Peter Pasetti) second, young and
pretty wife, goes out sailing on the lake while Reger visits his son Hans
(Franz Winter) at his nearby boarding school - also to prepare Hans for
meeting Alexa, a meeting that will never happen as the woman dies in a
boating accident. However, Alexa was an experienced sailor and a
good swimmer, and there wasn't nearly enough wind to cause the boat to
turn over - so
inspector Keller
(Erik Ode) and his team (Reinhard Glemnitz, Günther Schramm, Elmar
Wepper) are called in to investigate, and they find more and more evidence
for a murder. Keller soon fingers two lead suspects, Hans on one hand,
Hans's mother and Reger's first wife Magda (Ruth Leuwerik) on the other,
only neither of them could have actually done it, Hans because at the time
of the murder had been with his father, and Magda because she lacks
experience when it comes to diving, and the culprit must have been an
expert diver. So Keller and company dig deeper into the story, and soon
find out about Hans's roommates at the school, who are all experienced
divers, and all have been befriended by Magda. Eventually our
investigating officers go third degree with Hans, and he admits one of his
roommates - even he doesn't know who - has played a prank on Alexa, a
predetermined prank that should never have ended in murder. So Keller
questions the roommates until one of them (Michael Ande) breaks and admits
that he, once he had thrown Alexa ovreboard, got so worked up because of
his own parents' divorce that he cold-bloodedly murdered her. In
many ways, one of the better episodes of Der Kommissar:
Sure, the dialogues still stilted, and characters often react against all
rhyme and reason (though less so than in other episodes), but the thing's
nicely filmed with the occasional directorial inspiration, and the
build-up of the mystery's an at least interesting one. Unfortunately the
thing falls apart in the third act when focus is put on the roommates, who
would have made great red herrings - only they aren't, and the killer's
confession and especially motive are just too ridiculous to be taken
seriously. Still, one of the better episodes of the series - if not
objectively really good by a longshot.
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