In the "crime scene" from Cologne "Captive", the inspectors Max Ballauf and Freddy Schenk have to solve the murder of a chief physician of a psychiatric clinic. Ballauf himself is currently being treated: A trauma that he thought he had already overcome is coming back with a vengeance. After he shot his colleague Melanie Sommer in action, he was plagued by nightmares and feelings of guilt. Sometimes he thinks he sees the dead woman in front of him. He can't talk about it, not even with his partner Freddy Schenk. The atmosphere in the team is correspondingly tense. During her investigations in the hospital, a patient catches Ballauf's attention. Julia Frey claims that she is being held against her will in the closed ward of the clinic. The deputy chief physician Dr. However, Koch points to Julia's emotional instability. But Max suspects that Julia's call for help could be justified. He feels a bond with the young woman.
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