Overview
- The new episode airs on Sunday, February 8, 2026 on Das Erste and is streaming for roughly six months in the ARD-Mediathek during evening hours.
- Investigators probe the stabbing of entrepreneur Emil Feidt near Hohenweiler, the childhood village of Kommissarin Esther Baumann.
- The case is entwined with the unresolved drowning of Feidt’s daughter Becky five years earlier, with long-running hostilities between the Feidt and Louis families shaping suspicion.
- The series arc advances as Leo Hölzer returns to active duty after last season’s cliffhanger, while Pia Heinrich remains deskbound and processing trauma.
- Early reviews highlight psychological depth and Esther’s central role, with praise for character work alongside criticism of a constructed plot and underused regional themes.