Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gareon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
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Kardakov flees after the Soviet attack on The Red Fortress. Rath receives an uninvited guest in his apartment.
The episode was rated 7.34 from 399 votes.
Berlin, April 1929: Cologne police lieutenant Gereon Rath joins his colleague Bruno Wolter in the investigation against a porn ring in Berlin. After a raid his case turns into a new direction after stumbling over a photograph. He meets the stenographer Charlotte Ritter who feeds her family with work for the police. In a heist on a freight train russian revolutionaries append a wagon with explosive content to be smuggled to Berlin.
The episode was rated 7.35 from 512 votes.
The May Day stand-off between communist protesters and police erupts in bloody violence.
The episode was rated 7.37 from 372 votes.
Lotte's private investigation leads her to the depot where the hijacked train is held. Rath relives painful memories of the front.
The episode was rated 7.38 from 349 votes.
Gereon Rath’s interrogation of arrested porn producer King is completely out of control. Charlotte Ritter accidentally rescues Rath from a delicate situation in the praesidium and is privy to one of his secrets. In the evening she goes dancing in the Berlin club “Moka Efti”. In the ranks of the Russian revolutionaries there is a momentous betrayal.
The episode was rated 7.42 from 404 votes.
Kardakov seeks help in retrieving the Sorokins' gold. Rath faces a moral dilemma, and Bruno makes a power play.
The episode was rated 7.43 from 366 votes.
As Berlin becomes increasingly politically charged, those in charge look to change the discourse on the May Day violence.
The episode was rated 7.46 from 377 votes.
Rath and Bruno finally get a lead to the location of the missing film reel, but after the truth come the consequences.
The episode was rated 7.49 from 337 votes.
