Matthias Brandt
Thomas Bethge
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Dark Woods.
In the summer of 1989, the sister of Hamburg's LKA chief Thomas Bethge disappears without a trace. For almost three decades, he investigates the mysterious criminal case, before he gets on the trail of a serial killer.
Created by Sven Bohse
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Season 1.
01The Disappearing
In the summer of 1989, four bodies are found in the woods. Shortly after, Barbara Neder, the sister of high-ranking federal officer Thomas Bethge, disappears without a trace. Rookie Anne Bach is assigned to investigate both cases.
02The Dark Force
Barbara’s estranged husband, Robert, becomes the prime suspect after the police learn she had blackmailed him, but Anne’s hunch points to a gardener who had taken Barbara home drunk. A lead suspect in the Isefort murders is announced in the press.
03The Double Decker
Four years later, the Weesenburg police have moved on from the case with no arrests, assuming Robert was responsible but have no proof. Still suspicious of Jürgen the gardener, Anne digs into his past and discovers a troubling history.
04The Promise
While searching Jürgen’s house, Anne and her team find handcuffs with traces of what appears to be blood and excavate a car from the ground. Jürgen goes on the run but is eventually caught. Will Anne and Thomas finally get answers?
05The Forbidden Room
It’s now 15 years later and Thomas is retired. Still unable to shake his sister’s disappearance, he revives the case with the help of Anne and his old colleague Frank. Together they make a breakthrough when they interview Jürgen’s old friend Heiner.
06Forever and Ever
As they continue their rogue investigation, Thomas, Anne, and Frank put the pieces together between Jürgen, the Isefort murders, and Barbara’s disappearance. Will Thomas and his family finally get closure after nearly 30 years?
Cast.
Silke Bodenbender
Barbara Neder
Karoline Schuch
Anne Bach
August Wittgenstein
Jan Gerke
Nicholas Ofczarek
Robert Neder
Jenny Schily
Marianna Bethge
Hanno Koffler
Jürgen Becker
Andreas Lust
Frank Behringer
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