The Stuttgart Team of detectives are dealing with the parents of a teenage daughter who was victimized by sadistic rapists who tormented and killed the girl. Only one of two killers was convicted and sentenced to a lengthy prison term. When the convict is found dead on the very day he was released from prison, the Kommissars Bootz and Lannert are quickly focused on the still grieving parents as prime suspects. Complicating matters is the strong suspicion, that the accomplice in the rape/murder from years ago is now known to the revenge seeking parents.
The pain of a grieving parent for their child is unknowable to anyone who is spared such a fate. Add to this inner torment the knowledge that said child had to suffer unspeakable torture makes the pain much worse. Would this justify taking law and order in one's own hands to rid the world of monsters who commit such unspeakable evil? The mid-story plot twist puts the theory to the test.
The story told here may be somewhat outlandish, but touches on some universal themes. A parent will save the life of their child before their own. When their child is taken, many simply can not go on living. The ending will bring a tear to viewers' eyes, and the big question: How will everyone go on from here?
This is one of the stronger Stuttgart Tatort episodes. Highly recommended!
The pain of a grieving parent for their child is unknowable to anyone who is spared such a fate. Add to this inner torment the knowledge that said child had to suffer unspeakable torture makes the pain much worse. Would this justify taking law and order in one's own hands to rid the world of monsters who commit such unspeakable evil? The mid-story plot twist puts the theory to the test.
The story told here may be somewhat outlandish, but touches on some universal themes. A parent will save the life of their child before their own. When their child is taken, many simply can not go on living. The ending will bring a tear to viewers' eyes, and the big question: How will everyone go on from here?
This is one of the stronger Stuttgart Tatort episodes. Highly recommended!