Season guide
Scene of the Crime: Season 28
27 episodes
Premiered Jan 12, 1997 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Scene of the Crime
Season 28 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 27.
- 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.
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Season 28 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S28·E22
Core
Welcome to Köln
Oct 5, 1997 · 90 min
After a Miami drug bust goes sour, German cop Max Ballauf is sent home to be Cologne's homicide chief, and is immediately confronted with partner Freddy Schenk's professional jealo
S28·E23
Core
Episode 23
Oct 12, 1997 · 90 min
A teacher recently acquitted of sexual molestation charges is killed by a bomb blast at his school. Suspicions initially fall on the victim's accuser, and Ballauf and Schenk strugg