Straight out of a James Bond novel comes the plot of this episode, where a man Nordeck murders famous author Jochen Horn by piloting a model helicopter, loaded with explosives, straight into the open window of the author's flat. Kaboom. Need I say more?
Unfortunately, the explosion leaves a small part of the model intact so that Brandtner is immediately aware of the source of the explosion and has a head start in his hunt for the murderer. Kunz starts to look at modelling clubs for likely suspects.
Meanwhile Nordeck has put together another explosive toy which he attempts to direct towards a woman Spaeth, seen earlier with the author, as she sits in the park reading. This time, his attempt fails due to a small child who becomes interested in the car.
Brandtner and Boeck head over to Horn's publishers to see if they can find anything of interest. The publisher Unmack is in the midst of launching a new edition of Horn's works and, when Brandtner discovers the publisher is struggling financially, it seems the team may have uncovered a likely motive. Suspicion is further increased when a letter is uncovered suggesting the author was about to change publisher.
Across town, the model maker is confronted by his wife who has heard about the helicopter killing and asks about his involvement. After all, the episode closely mirrors the storyline of one of her husband's novels. Pure coincidence? He assures her it is.
It turns out Spaeth, the woman targeted earlier, also works for Unmack the publisher and Unmack directs Brandtner to her for further help. When Spaeth has to leave, Brandtner and Boeck notice a model car heading towards her car and manage to save her in the nick of time. Importantly, they gain another cue as they see Noredeck leaving in his car and now have a registration and, utlimately, a name.
Talking further to Spaeth, Brandtner now starts to look in a different direction - at writers whose work may have been rejected. Spaeth confirms she often receives threats from rejected authors but ignores them. When Kunz starts wading through the pile of rejections, he comes across the murderer's novel - which details the plots of the murderous plans in full.
Aware now that there is a third scenario and of its details, Brandtner goes to the murderer's house. Nordeck is not to be found but Rex uncovers the secret room where Nordeck creates all his models. Knowing Nordeck worked for a freight company, Brandtner heads out to the company's warehouses where he arrests Noredeck, just as he is about to flee the scene. The work is not over though. Inside, in the storage maze, is Unmack, kidnapped by Nordeck after rollerblading, and a bomb with 5 minutes to detonation. It's down to Brandtner and Rex yet again. Will they come through? Aber, sicher!
Other players include Ludwig Hirsch as murderer Alfred Nordeck, Claudia Messner, Christoph Moosbrugger as author Jochen Horn, Johanna Mertinz, not credited with IMDB for this episode, and Jacques Breuer as Unmack, also not credited with IMDB for this episode.
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