As a woman, what do you do when you can't break that glass ceiling? Why, you accuse your boss of sexual assault and get him fired, taking his job in the process. Well, that's what Ricarda Limmer resorts to in this episode of Rex. A little extreme, no?
Newly congratulated for his sales leadership, Michael Fuchs returns to the sanctity of his office, not knowing the scheme being cooked up against him. With accomplice Brigitte Bosch planted in the conference room outside his office, Limmer enters the office, messes up her hair, rips her clothes and starts yelling for help. Of course, Fuchs, shocked, tries to shut her up, at which point Bosch enters, in time to see Fuchs manhandling Limmer and act as witness to the 'attack'.
When the HR boss, Sylvia Winter, wants to handle the matter in-house, Limmer is relieved. As Fuchs is rumoured to have a drinking problem following a recent divorce, his credibility in the matter is considered to be low. Fuchs gets fired, she gets his job and there's no police investigation of the assault. Fait accompli? Well, yes, but it's far from over.
A maddened Fuchs goes on the rampage, hence the name of this episode. The hit list consists of these three women and an innocent bystander, Gabi Probst. First, he tracks down Bosch and tries to talk her into coming clean. When she refuses, he runs her down in his car in an underground garage. With no witnesses or security video, Brandtner and team have little to go on in investigating the murder. All they have is a voicemail left by Limmer and intercept calls to Bosch's phone in hope of getting more clues.
Fuchs then stalks Limmer and when her boyfriend slips away early morning, he takes the opportunity to enter her flat and stab her with an ice pick, just as she is calling Brigitte Bosch. Hoellerer and Boeck listening in to the call hear Limmer attacked. By the time they've traced the call, it's all too late.
When the boyfriend is initially questioned, he provides Brandtner with a link for the two murders and attention turns to the swimwear company where everyone worked. Brandtner intercepts Winter on her way home, learns of the history with Fuchs and ultimately saves her from the man himself. Fuchs had been waiting in her flat but manages to escape.
Frustrated, Fuchs turns his attention to Gabi Probst who is swimming at a health club, attempting to drown her. Meanwhile Winter has remembered that Probst was also in the office and directs Brandtner to find her. Probst manages to escape the pool but ends up in a lift with Fuchs as he attempts to strangle her. Brandtner is frustrated in all his attempts to rescue her until Rex brings out his excellent lift management skills and manages to summon the lift, get in and attack Fuchs.
In the aftermath, Limmer's clothing is investigated and Fuchs is cleared of the assault. Shame that he's now facing a double murder charge.
Other players include August Zirner as Michael Fuchs, Katja Weitzenboeck as Ricarda Limmer, Tamara Metelka as Brigitte Bosch, Sabine Grabis as Sylvia Winter, Noemi Fischer as Gabi Probst, Roland Jaeger, not credited with IMDB for this episode, and Cecile Nordegg, not credited for this episode.
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