Episode 1
E1
Episode 2
E2
Episode 3
E3
Episode 4
E4
Episode 5
E5
Köln - Bitter Almonds
E6
The body of wealthy real estate magnate Gerd Wesibach is found, his pores emanating a familiar odor: bitter almonds. At first his death is thought to be an assisted suicide, but it is soon discovered that he was poisoned. Ballauf and Schenk have a long list of suspects, and soon uncover a dubious euthanasia ring. Directed by Kaspar Heidelbach, 2000.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 8
E8
Episode 9
E9
Episode 10
E10
Episode 11
E11
Episode 12
E12
Episode 13
E13
Episode 14
E14
Episode 15
E15
Köln - Deadly Inheritance
E16
A blackmailer has been threatening the Kölsch brewery in Cologne. Concerned with his company's reputation, Belcher Sr. decides to pay the ransom in person, and is soon shot dead. But when the blackmailer demands a higher ransom and poisons the beer, Ballauf and Schenk suspect they're dealing with a copycat offender. Directed by Markus Fischer, 2000.
Episode 17
E17
Köln - Straight to the Heart
E18
A man is shot dead in broad daylight in Cologne city center. The bullet was fired from 700 meters away and went straight to the heart. Chief Inspector Freddy Schenk believes he knows the murder weapon that can hit the target with pinpoint accuracy from such a great distance. The victim, Charly Hecker, was a successful businessman who apparently had never done anything wrong in life. During the interrogations of Hecker's young wife Franka, something happens to Inspector Ballauf that should not happen: He falls in love with the murdered man's widow and begins to meet her secretly.
Episode 19
E19
Episode 20
E20
Episode 21
E21
Episode 22
E22
Episode 23
E23
Episode 24
E24
Episode 25
E25
Episode 26
E26
Quartet in Leipzig
E27
To mark the 30th anniversary of Tatort, there was to be a special anniversary crime thriller with this episode. The Cologne detectives Ballauf and Schenk investigate together with their East German colleagues Ehrlicher and Kain. The four have to solve two murders.
Episode 28
E28
Köln - The Lady on the Train
E29
On a family trip to Holland, Freddy finds himself suspected of drug smuggling and is forced to go on the run to clear his name. Directed by Martin Giesach, 2000.