The Charlotte Lindholm Saga continues. The Kommissar has had her struggles on the job, and is already on "probation" for repeated behavior "unbecoming of a police officer". Today could be the worst situation she has ever gotten herself into: The mysterious "blind date", arranged through a dating app, turns out to be a freshly murdered corpse. With bloody hands and delirious, Lindholm is a prime suspect in this murder case in another juristiction. - Is someone trying to frame Lindholm? Who could "have it in" for her?
The premise up to that point is still OK. The story takes too many ridiculous turns from here. The inclusion of legendary Hamburg Jazz-Pop Star Udo Lindenberg adds a few of his nostalgic classics love songs to illustrate the live action, even if his persona's ability to assist in solving the murder is outlandishly contrived. A repeated visit to Hamburg's notorious "Red Light District" may be intended for lighthearted humor, but it somehow adds to the silliness of the plot.
If one can look past the extremely obnoxious characters of a police woman and her lesbian lover medical examiner who work as a team to corrupt crime scenes and cover-up crimes (in exchange for lucrative bribes), Lindholm's chronic promiscuity, and the far fetched general story line, this episode still manages to continue the very intriguing personal story of Kommissar Charlotte Lindholm, single mom to a now teenage son, and the only child of a supportive widowed mother. Over the years, she's been through a lot of personal challenges, and at this point in her life she fears that "nothing exciting will ever happen again". - Today something VERY exciting happend, even if it's not the kind of excitement Lindholm had been looking for, and for a die-hard Tatort fan like myself, it could have come with a better plot.
Extra points for the beautiful Udo Lindenberg ballads! There aren't many superstras like that still with us. Udo is definitely in a small circle on the very top!
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