Scene of the Crime: Season 23
Season 23 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Scene of the Crime Season 22.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 23 Progress Shield
The Murder and the Prince
May 17, 1992 · 90 min
Chief Detective Bernd Flemming, Inspector Mariam Koch and Chief Inspector Max Ballauf have their hands full while the carnival is in full swing in Düsseldorf.
Irreconcilable
Oct 4, 1992 · 90 min
Joest is kidnapped after a rendezvous with his lover Ute Vonhoff; his driver is killed in the attack. A kidnapper likes to humiliate Joest. A renewed attempt to blackmail the famil
Death of a security guard
Oct 25, 1992 · 90 min
Two men break into the Düsseldorf building authority with the help of an employee. When they are surprised by the security guard while taking photos of site plans, they kill him an
False Love
Dec 20, 1992 · 90 min
A baffling discovery shakes Ludwigshafen: on the misty banks of the Rhine, a mother and daughter discover the body of a young man - yet when the police arrive, the deceased has van