Sun, Oct 6, 1996
He is the swarm of pathology: Professor Dr. Sorensky, a music lover and a fine spirit in a class of its own. His business is death, day by day. He dissects corpses, pinpointing the cause of death. The pathologist is a man of exquisite humor - and he is a murderer, skillful and cold-blooded. At least Chief Inspector Lena Odenthal is firmly convinced of it. Stella, Sorensky's lover, has disappeared without a trace. The evidence points to a bestial violent crime. Hendryk Dornbusch, Stella's friend, has since gone into hiding. He seems strongly suspect, especially since he was seen at the scene. Lena and Mario Kopper, their smart assistant, set out to find Hendryk and the dead Stella. And face a mysterious riddle: what happened to Stella's corpse? Meanwhile, Sorensky starts a strange game. He tries to get close to the beautiful inspector, gives her hidden clues, makes her his confidante. Lena apparently lets herself be taken into confidence. She gets to know an impressive, extremely cultivated and successful man who is by no means unemotional in his craft. "This is the place where death happily rushes to the aid of life" - is written in scholarly Latin on the board in the section room. That sounds like a bad joke and corresponds to the philosophy of life of an ambitious scientist for whom life in death finds one last fascinating confirmation. Lena cannot evade the pathologist's charisma. She realizes that she has to face him, his charm, but also the dark, dangerous, dark side of this existence. Sorensky is obsessed with the abyss over which he hovers. He flirts with his downfall. Lena knows that: And she doesn't avoid him anymore.