Because They are Evil (11/12)

Because They are Evil (11/12)

Inspectors Sänger and Dellwö have a mysterious series of killings on their hands, all somehow involving the same family. Are they dealing with a deranged serial killer?  

Rolf is a single parent with an autistic boy. Strapped financially and personally desperate, he goes to visit the Staupen family to ask them for help. He believes the Staupens derived their fortune from defrauding his own family generations ago, on which their fortune has been based to this day. When Rolf confronts old man Staupen with his case, the reaction is anything but friendly. The paterfamilias insults and humiliates his visitor until Rolf kills him in a blind rage. That night, Staupen's son Balthasar discovers the body and starts to concoct his own plan... The detectives focus on the inner family circle, but everyone has an alibi. As the investigation stalls, more family members turn up dead. It appears the detectives have a serial killer on their hands.

• Market Leader at the Prime Time TV-Premiere on ARD, January 3, 2010
• Nominated for ADOLF-GRIMME-AWARD 2010

German Primetime Broadcasting (ARD) 21,5% market share / 6,59 Mio viewers
TV Crime Award 2008 - best actor and best actress