He has just entertained Zurich’s high society as the host of a fundraising gala; in the next scene, the cosmopolitan James McDermott lies dead in his posh suite. A few days later, a top entrepreneur is murdered. When Dominic Mercier, the organizer of the charity event, receives a threatening letter, everything points to a mafia crime. She launders her money through hedge funds and is thus linked to Zurich’s financial elite. But then the director of an orphanage is killed – who doesn’t seem to fit the list of victims at all. Tessa Ott follows a different lead – and comes across missing children. How are the two cases related?
Money helps to live a luxurious and carefree life, it always has been. But the gap between rich and poor is widening, and a few are becoming absurdly rich. This seems to lead some members of the self-proclaimed elite to feel that they are outside the law and can buy anything – even underage sex. The Epstein case is the inspiration for this thriller and tells a similar story in Switzerland.
From the insatiable at the top to the forgotten at the bottom: This “crime scene” jumps happily through the different social milieus and tackles a variety of problems. This is inevitably at the expense of depth. The characters and their destinies are only touched upon superficially. “More is more,” says the host of the charity event who was murdered at the beginning. The following applies to this film: Less would have been more. In addition, this case, with its murmurs about the criminal activities of the upper class, often borders on the conspiracy theory.
This time the atmosphere is extremely tense between Isabelle Grandjean and Tessa Ott. They investigate in opposite directions. This is also due to the fact that this case awakens bad memories for Ott – apparently the commissioner has suffered similar experiences.
If you really want to watch TV on Sunday – tune in. But you can have a happier evening dancing into May with friends.
Inspectors Grandjean and Ott also investigated in these cases:
