Tod am Altar (S02E01)

It would be unlike this show not to make fun of cults right off the bat; there’s a good cult in this very episode. It’s called the House of the Sun and every time that these two minions of the Lord of the Sun appear on the screen, a strange alien music plays in the background, which is probably there to assure us – the audience – that this episode is going to be more psychedelic than investigative. But Benno doesn’t get intimidated and neither does his mother. At first, like she always does, she walks in on the priest’s death which turns out to be a shocking murder. Unexpectedly. Then she rescues a single mother with a child and shelters them at her inn. Benno with Sabrina are investigating as if their lives depended on it and they mock the Church a little bit. Another good character is the Prelate, who is gradually starting to reveal the cards, but careful – he is the biggest player of the entire show. The ending is about bribes once again and the Church gets a little involved, too. Benno doesn’t spare anyone, but his investigations are relaxing to watch. (21.09.2017)