01x04 - Hunters in the Dark

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HUNTERS IN THE DARK

Favio! Hang in there, okay?

Hang in there. I'm here.

I'll stay here. I'll take care of you.

I'll stay here with you, okay?
Stay calm.

Hang in there, okay?

Can you hear me? Look at me.

Well, girls? How was the lady patrol?

Not funny.

Knife fight on the playground.
The victim was only 13.

So, a repeat juvenile offender
for whom all measures have failed.

- He's dead, Maik.
- Oh, sh*t.

Completely preventable sh*t.

The kid ran away from a closed facility
to mess with drug dealers.

Could someone
please explain that to me?

Hello, everyone.

Any questions
about the operation schedule?

Report that as*h*le.

I banged my head
into a f*cking door frame in the dark!

You already said that.
Must've hurt like hell, huh?

CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE

Oh, come in.

As you can see,
hardly anything has changed.

Right. Even the smell is the same.

What can I do for you?

I have a couple of questions.
Something's bothering me.

Please.

Most of the children and teenagers
you take into the youth home

have experienced neglect
and physical violence.

Sexual as*ault too.

But would you investigate
as*ault cases here in the home,

between older and younger students?

- If there's strong suspicion.
- Did you look into Marcel Stuber's case?

- Who?
- Marcel Stuber.

He was a group leader
when Dennis was transferred here.

Mixed-age living groups are a vital part
of our pedagogical principles.

The older ones should learn to be
responsible and teach the newcomers.

Like walking them through the chores,
that kind of thing.

- And you hadn't noticed anything?
- What do you mean?

I have reason to believe
that 17-year-old Marcel Stuber

r*ped Dennis, who was nine at the time,
multiple times.

So, you know more than I do then.
What makes you think that?

Isn't it true that most cases
don't even get reported

to keep the crime statistics in
the welfare system as low as possible?

No, it's not.

If there's suspicion, we investigate.

And we don't shy away
from legal action.

So in the case of Marcel,
there was nothing that raised suspicion?

Ms. Berg...

You know it as well as I do.

You can't get into another person's head.
There are black sheep everywhere.

But people are usually able to notice
when something is up, right?

The kids here
have been severely abused

and are aggressive
with deeply rooted insecurities.

Our protégés have never learned
to talk about their experiences,

let alone to seek help.

But we want to teach the young people
to seek help. To talk to us.

So we must be careful when it comes
to dealing with the police.

Understood.

Thank you for your time.

Ms. Berg?
I have a question for you too.

The alleged r*pe back then,
by Dennis...

did that really happen?

I have no reason to doubt
the testimony of my m*rder*d daughter.

And by the way...

Marcel Stuber hanged himself
in his apartment last week.

SORRY, I'M SUPER STRESSED!!

Chief Inspector Tesche
is not available today. Nor tomorrow.

- Could you give him this?
- Sure thing.

- Have a nice evening.
- Close the door.

TREATMENT PERIOD

We're about to have dinner.

Listen, querida ...
I'd like to meet your new boyfriend.

- Dad, I'm still thirsty!
- Me too.

What boyfriend?

The one who brought you home
the other day. Luca.

It was just a date, dad.

Still. I want to know
who you're out at night with.

- Do we have to?
- Yeah, this time we do.

- Hey!
- Hey.

- So?
- I got the swimming badge!

Me too!

- Was it hard?
- Yes.

- Did you jump from the diving board?
- Yes.

- Were you scared?
- No.

- Where are you going?
- I'm heading out for a sec.

So... Let's see.

I'm sure I have some...
cocoa around here somewhere.

It's fine.

Then... hot milk with honey?

Peanuts.

There.

So, have you...
gotten into driving school yet?

No.

You do know you can start
at 17, don't you?

I'd love to pay
for your driver's license.

Wait, I have something for you.

Here.

I was going to give this to you
for your 18th birthday,

but if you want, you can have it now.
So, do you?

- I f*cked up... I really f*cked up, Mom.
- What happened, sweetheart?

I...

Go on.

I've...

I've been...

I've... I've...

...been dealing.

I've been dealing.

At school?

Did you get caught?

Okay...

That could've gone wrong.
So close to graduation...

Who sold you the drugs?

- How long have you been dealing?
- It was just this one time.

Just for fun. It was no big deal.

Please don't tell Dad.

I promise.

Come here.

- I'm so sorry, Mom.
- It's okay. Everything is fine.

Everything's fine.

VERDICT

GRUESOME m*rder
AT TRAILER PARK

Hey, listen...

I have a favor to ask.

Dennis has been spotted
near your school.

That doesn't mean anything at all, okay?

But if he reaches out to you
in any way,

even if he just tries to,
you call me, okay?

Sure.

Good.

Bye.

Bye.

47 is occupied.

I don't need a room today.

Are you sick of it now, honey?

The driver who helped me here
the other night...

- Do you know him?
- Ardan?

With the shiny eyes
and the dimple on his chin?

Yeah.

He showers here sometimes.

Well, next time he comes by...

- Here.
- It might be a while.

He's off to Norway to fetch salmon.

What I've always wanted to tell you,
Tamara, is: I like you.

Well, it's not like you have
plenty of choice.

Hey.

- Hey.
- What's going on?

- Nothing. Why do you ask?
- You tell me.

I've had no news from you for days.

My... My father, he... He caught me
when you took me home that night.

- And?
- I said I was on a date.

With me?

With a guy who's leaving for Brazil
and doesn't speak a word of Portuguese.

- Will I see you this weekend?
- If I'm not made to watch the rug rats.

Hey. Langhans is asking for you.
She wants you to go to her office.

Okay.

Ms. Berg, take a seat.

Where did you get this?

- Go ahead, please.
- From Stefan de Wilde's trailer.

You drove to Belgium, broke into
a caravan, a secured crime scene,

walked around for days
carrying child p*rn*graphy,

which is evidence our Belgian colleagues
needed for their m*rder investigation,

and then you left me
a package at the police station

thinking there'd be no consequences?

What planet are you living on?

Ms. Berg, there have been a number of
incidents that we consider questionable.

You wanted to talk
to the prison psychologist,

and you pressed the director
of the youth center

where Dennis Opitz
was housed until 2016.

- I have...
- Go on. We're all ears.

The case of Stefan de Wilde is about
severe sexual abuse of young children,

undiscovered for decades.

And also the suspension railway driver,
whom we found in his apartment...

He didn't k*ll himself.

Someone facilitated it.

Probably the person who wants to take
revenge for the abuse he suffered.

And this person,
who is allegedly a victim of pedophiles,

was up to no good in Belgium

and hung a man that the final report
describes as "severely depressed",

who was that in your opinion?

Your weapon and batch.

Did you know that Marcel Stuber
ran over a child last summer?

- With the suspension railroad?
- No. With his car.

Hey. What's going on?

Luise!

Hello, Luise.

Pretty cold today, huh?

The first time we met,
at the DIY store,

Favio, the kid who was stealing,
that was no coincidence, was it?

Just ask him.

I wish I could, but we found him with
a knife in his belly in a playground.

And we found Marcel Stuber,
by pure coincidence, of course,

because of an anonymous tip
during my shift.

If you say so.

And you were also in my house.
Did you like the picture gallery?

Respect!
You've done a great job.

But the peanuts were rancid. And you
should open your windows more often.

And you?
Do you still wet the bed?

My favorite color
isn't green anymore. It's black.

In case you wanna buy me
new bedding.

Someone's here to see you...

We're done, man. Get outta here.

I can't believe it.
That moron failed the test!

Come on, Dennis...

This test is so easy!

"3 booklets cost 6 euros. The price
for 5 booklets is A: 10, B: 20 or C: 30."

- Well?
- Come on, Merle. That's really hard.

That boob chose "30 euros".

Oh, man!
I do feel a little sorry for him though.

Six weeks cramming
for practice exams.

All that sh*t for nothing.

What does he want now?

Just give him the cold shoulder.
He'll give up eventually.

Listen to me carefully.

You f*cked everything up.

I don't wanna
see you anymore. Got it?

Now, get outta my sight.

Come on.

f*ck off!

Well, that's it!

- Hey! Don't do that.
- Oh, no!

MERLE'S NEW BOYFRIEND!

Get out of the way.

Come on. Move it.

Trying to look tough now?

You're nothing but a mistake.

Don't you get it?
You shouldn't even exist!

And now get outta my sight,
you f*cking b*stard!

Go on! Just piss off!

Merle?

I told you from the beginning:
you shouldn't push Merle!

So it's my fault again?

For asking Merle to tutor Dennis
for a while longer?

- That's absurd!
- But it's the truth!

You let that kid come into our house!
I was against it all along!

You always have an opinion
when it's already too late.

I'm taking Merle
to the emergency room.

- Merle, you're destroying evidence!
- Leave me alone.

Did he really try to hurt you, sweetie?

Come here.

Come here. It's okay.

Mrs. Häger?

You're lucky I'm a police officer.

Otherwise, I'd beat the sh*t
out of you right now.

- What on earth is going on?
- Dennis tried to r*pe my daughter.

- Luckily, she escaped.
- Merle?

Say something!

I'll get you into a locked ward,
even if it's the last thing I do for you!

Say something, kid.

Well, you know...

A father wants to know
who's driving his daughter home.

- Of course.
- Dad...

And that car out front...
Is it your Mini?

- Graduation present.
- His SAT's a perfect score.

Is that even possible?

- Well, it's actually 1500.
- Don't play it down.

You scored 1500 points out of 1600.
And that's almost a perfect score.

Yeah, congrats.

Then hopefully you'll take
a year off and see the world?

Not exactly.
I applied for the Erasmus program.

I'm spending two semesters
in Brussels. Law.

International Law.
He got in right away.

Wow, they're probably
very happy to have you, huh?

Come on, be proud of yourself!
Very few people can do that.

- Tastes great.
- Want another one?

No thanks.
I won't be able to fall asleep.

Oh, by the way, we're having
a little graduation party at Mats',

and we still have to go
get some things.

- So you're off?
- Yep.

Yeah, sure.

Well then... Have fun.

Oh gosh, Benny...

I wish I had a cousin like that.

But he doesn't know
if he likes guys or girls.

That's actually
not hard to find out.

Nothing going on there.

- What?
- Well, he never really...

Never?

Heartbreaking!

- Let's take him to Vadim's party then.
- No way.

When Benny gets drunk,
he can't stop singing.

MESSAGE FROM UNKNOWN NUMBER

- Is your mom here?
- Night shift. All week.

So no one will annoy us
while we get our glam on.

Vadim's sending someone
to pick us up.

And cell phones
are a no-go tonight.

UNKNOWN NUMBER: WHY DID YOU
BLOCK ME, WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?

- What happened to him?
- No one knows.

He was found in a trashy apartment,
next to his dead mother. Overdose.

- Here in Wuppertal?
- In Antwerp.

The Belgian authorities
didn't even have him on their radar.

His mom was from here,
so they brought him back to Germany.

You think this woman
sold her own son to this pedophile?

She brought her clients
home with her...

There's a good chance
that Candyman was one of them.

And in the court report...

Do they say anything about
severe sexual abuse?

Not a word.
Dennis never said a word.

So, there's
a ticking time b*mb out there.

And he's taking revenge
on all those who did this to him?

He was already a ticking time b*mb
back then, but no one realized.

Not even I did.

He finds pleasure in creating confusion.

What are you doing here?

MERLE LYED

I strongly suggest
you be on your way.

What should we do now?

I'll sort it out in private.

I'm gonna ask you this one last time:
Did you lie about it?

Didn't he do anything to you?

- Yes, he did do something.
- What exactly?

I can withdraw the accusation...

What exactly did he do to you?

Merle, falsely accusing someone
of a crime can destroy them,

do you realize that?

I'm asking you if you realize that!

Please, Mom.

- I'll withdraw the accusation.
- No, no.

If he really assaulted you,
then he has to be punished for it.

- But...
- But what?

I guess there's no "but".

We'll go to court,
there will be a hearing

and you're going to have to describe
in details what really happened.

And Dennis will do the same.

And the prosecutor will have the events
re-enacted before her, at the scene,

so that she can reach a verdict
about what he did.

Where were you tonight?

Pack your things.
We're leaving in two hours.

You're getting locked up. And you'll stay
there until your court date.

- How was Munich?
- How did you get in?

Wrong question, Yvonne.

Drink.

Drink!

All of it.

If you need more money,
that's not a problem...

You c**t!

Were you watching us?
Did we make you horny?

I... I promise you, I...

I won't say a word.

What do you mean?

I... I just wanted you to know
that I... That...

- That what?
- That your...

- What?
- Private life...

My private life?
How stupid do you think I am?

My girlfriend just happened to be
a child patient of yours. Is that it?

Did you look her name up?
Did you?

- Dennis, please...
- Answer me.

What's her name?

Josi Häger.

What is it, Mommy?

Don't you wanna curl up
with Denni-man?

- No? You've always wanted that!
- That is not true.

That's just not true!

You were completely destroyed.
You were sleeping on the floor.

I just wanted to comfort you.

- Comfort you. You understand me?
- You old drunken b*tch.

You're disgusting.

One word to anyone
and you're dead, Yvonne.

Final warning.

- I'm sure Luca's here too.
- Well, I don't care.

- Why are you so mad at him?
- He just annoys me.

Let's have fun tonight.
Okay, baby?

Look.

A Makarov.

With a sil*ncer.
100 percent steel.

- No one would hear you sh**t.
- You got plans for tonight?

You never know.

- Can I hold it?
- Not here.

Come on.

Alright.

Now let's see what you can do.

Here. You go.

And you're dead.

You wouldn't dare.

Wanna bet?

Do you remember Jamaal?

Jamaal? What Jamaal?

The one from
the metal press "accident". In jail.

It was just crazy
what you did with the emergency switch.

It wasn't working.

Correct.

It wasn't working.

Gimme the g*n.

Dennis...

Gimme the g*n.

Send my greetings to Jamaal.

Josi.

- What are you doing here?
- Mats brought me here with her.

She disappeared and I'm scared
she's passed out somewhere.

I'll help you find her.

Trust me.

The buffet is open.

And here comes the appetizer.