Pagan Peak (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - Hinter der Maske - full transcript
My name is Nathalia.
Nathalia Stanner.
I'm 26 years old.
I have a daughter.
She's only two.
May I ask how old you are?
I… I work in horticulture.
It's always been my dream.
To work outdoors.
What do you do?
I have a sister.
And you? Do you have any siblings?
I have siblings, yes.
Two sisters.
One is younger…
the other one older.
The younger one is still at
home. Doing her A levels.
I mean, she's trying.
My parents are simple people.
They never had much in life.
Just their heart in the right place.
Please don't. Please.
No! Help!
PAGAN PEAK
Regarding the Gössen brothers…
the evidence is scant.
A former junkie's statement is
no more than a probably cause.
Questioning them as witnesses is an
option until we have a strong suspicion.
Finding the woman is our priority.
Preventative house searches.
And another thing.
We need a united front for this case.
No mistakes,
no botch jobs and no rule-breaking.
They have an army of lawyers.
They'll keep a sharp eye on us.
So… Is there anything I should know?
Like what led you to that
woman? Rosalie Jonas?
Anonymous source.
What role do you play in this, Winter?
As far as I know, you're on sick leave.
He's lending us his support as an advisor.
I'll soon be back in service.
I see. That's reassuring.
Let's do this.
- Police!
- Police!
- And?
- This floor is clear.
- There is no-one here?
- No.
The house is clear. Target not found.
- I'll look down there.
- OK.
Room is clear.
Hello.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- You nearly startled me.
- Oh.
- Can I help you?
- No.
I just wanted to check
because I saw the car there.
I was wondering.
- No-one's been here for years.
- Inheritance dispute in the family.
But they've come to an
agreement. We're selling.
I see.
Linz Real Estate. My name is Graf.
Until it's sold, I'll have to check
on it more often. It's a bit of a to-do.
Holzmann.
I own the farm at the end of
the valley. Near the A-road.
I see. Great.
Alright then. Bye.
Well then.
- If you ever need help, just see me.
- Will do.
- Yeah? Bye.
- Thanks. Bye.
Goodbye.
99-100 to 191-16. Execution
of search warrant was positive.
One hunting rifle and one
Zeisacher were secured.
- No specific incidents.
- 183 to 302.
Potential evidence secured.
Several hunting rifles, ammunition
and several hunting knives.
No specific incidents.
There's nothing in this area.
We'll send the officers
into the forest now.
The search for Alexander
Gössen's car is on.
What about Wolfgang Gössen?
We searched his city flat, there
was no-one there. He was in the office.
He didn't put up resistance.
He's on his way to the station now.
We found Alexander Gössen's car.
He was seen at the mall.
Mr Gössen.
- Hello.
- Police.
Put the weapons down.
Why, sure.
We need to ask you to come
with us. We have a few questions.
What's this about?
- This way.
- How long will this take?
My client needs to go back to
his office today. He is very busy.
Our detectives just have a few questions.
Please check the video conference again.
And make sure the two brothers don't meet.
They just sent us this.
The officers took
pictures of the car content.
All this was in the
younger one's Land Rover.
- Have you got a cigarette for me?
- Sure.
They already brought Wolfgang Gössen here.
And the younger one is on his way.
- Hello, Mr Gössen.
- Hello.
- Mr Lanzer.
- Hello.
- I need to apologise for making you wait.
- No problem.
Ellie Stocker, CID Traunstein.
- This is my Austrian partner.
- Hello. Heller.
I hope the whole thing won't take long.
I have to advise you that the conversation
will be recorded for the protocol.
If I had known, I'd have
shaved this morning.
Glass of water?
I'm not from here, but I've heard
of your family, of the company.
Do you work for the company?
Not so much at the moment.
I read that you're interested in music.
You're a pianist?
Well, yes. In a manner of speaking.
Mr Gössen.
Does the hunting club Arietem ring a bell?
Arietem. That's not a club.
It's more like a
tradtional interest group.
But you were a part of it?
Amongst lots of other hunters, yes.
People from different areas in Austria,
from Bavaria, too.
My father was an active member of
that club, he was one of the founders.
That's interesting.
Thank you for the information.
For that, you follow me into the woods?
Couldn't you have called me?
Sometimes it's better to talk in person.
We know that the member
regularly met up after the hunt.
Can you tell us about those meetings?
It was a long time ago.
I was never really a part of it.
It's concerning a woman
called Laura Berger.
Doesn't ring a bell.
You don't know this woman?
Like I said, it was ages ago.
She's one of the girls who
went to your club parties
and who got paid so they wouldn't talk.
There's a testimony stating that
you had an affair with this woman.
Who says such a thing?
The testimony also states that
Ms Berger wanted to take revenge on you.
Can you imagine why or…
how it was intended?
I lead one of the biggest and
richest companies in this area.
My family is very well off.
The price I pay is that everyone
wants something from me,
professionally and personally.
I'm not asking you to understand,
but it's normal for me
that there are girls out there
who claim to have had an affair with me.
And I'm not surprised that one of them
says she wants to take revenge on me.
And even the ones I'm nice
to, those I give presents to,
they also always want more.
Yes.
What about your mother?
- I beg your pardon?
- She's leading the company,
not you. Or do I have
the wrong information?
Yes. That's changing at the moment.
When?
Do you know the young woman or not?
No. I'm terribly sorry, I don't know her.
But I'm bad with faces when I've had
a drink. And I really used to let it rip.
Where exactly did the club
members meet up for those parties?
You don't need to answer.
Here and there.
Always somewhere different.
Also in our chateau, of course.
But you said earlier that
you weren't really a part of it.
Yes.
My brother was more involved.
He used to live in the chateau, too.
- Who is the woman? Did someone harm her?
- Just answer.
Yes.
She was found in the
forest. Badly injured.
She must have been
at the mercy of a sadist…
who apparently enjoyed his
power over a defenceless victim.
I'm very sorry.
Please take another look at
the picture and take your time.
Oh, it's her. Why didn't you say so?
Sure, the poor girl who
was attacked in the forest.
Terrible story. I remember it, yes.
Two weeks later, she had an accident.
What happened?
She won't be able to tell anyone.
And she won't be able to tell anyone
whom she wanted to take revenge on.
Just like Yela Antic won't be able
to talk anymore. The police officer.
Who was probably the only
one who solved the case.
Which is why she's dead.
I'm very sorry.
But I don't know that woman personally.
Look here, this would be pretty much it.
You know the mine?
Yes, I vaguely remember.
Maybe I was there as a child.
As a child?
But not lately?
No, definitely not.
Definitely not.
We found this at yours.
This will open the padlock on the mine.
The mine where we found the
dead body of a young woman.
Clara Sidorov.
Do you know her?
Right, that's enough.
My client needs a break now. I'd
like to speak with Mr Gössen in private.
- No, it's OK.
- Excuse me.
- Mr Gössen, we should take a break.
- No-one dictates when I talk to whom.
- I'm not a little child.
- I advise you…
I don't have anything to hide.
And I want to help, please.
So let me talk to them
on my own. Thank you.
I'm here for you if you need me.
I'm sorry.
Not a problem.
No, I don't know it.
And… the key?
A lot of members had a key.
I know that from my father.
But we younger ones didn't ever
use the mine as a store facility.
Have you borrowed your
brother's car recently?
No. Why?
The car was seen in a…
rarely frequented road.
A road which leads to a forestry trail.
A forestry trail which
leads directly to said mine.
The perp hurt the woman
in order to torture her.
Then he disinfected and
bandaged the wounds…
so she would last longer.
Disinfectant and bandages.
Can you tell us why
you bought them earlier?
Mr Gössen?
Yes…
I cut myself last summer when
I was gralloching a twelve-pointer.
You found my hunting knife too, right?
It's very sharp.
All that dirt on the blade…
And I have two left hands.
Since then, I want to be
prepared for stuff like that.
Mr Gössen, have you been back
to the valley where the mine is?
No.
I haven't been there in ages.
We have been observing the access road.
Just a few hours after we
found the woman there…
your car was seen on that road.
You stopped not far from that forest.
This is your car, right?
Yes.
- What were you doing there?
- No idea.
Thursday, right?
Yes, I wanted to go to our
summer house in Seewalchen.
To check on things. I meant to
take the mountain road on the peak.
I was lost in thought.
Went the wrong way.
- You went the wrong way.
- Yes.
I took… a wrong turn.
I pulled over and checked my
phone how to get back to the right road.
I mean, excuse me, but… how many
people were out on that road that day?
Will you question them all?
Will you bring them all in?
Will you question every driver who
carries bandages? What a load of bull.
I'm sorry. I just want to help. This is…
Excuse me. Quick info.
Mr Gössen, we'll take a short break now.
That's it for now, Mr Gössen.
Please stay close by in case
we have further questions.
What, this is it?
What about my brother?
What about your brother?
Born with a golden spoon in his arse.
The father was never there,
the mother just cares for herself.
Do you know why
I see through all your lies?
They could all be mine.
There you are. Where have you been?
What is this? Why is
my brother still here?
- Your brother doesn't want a lawyer.
- This is illegal.
I can't force him.
We'll get him out now.
I don't give a shit how we do it.
Wolfgang, we've known
each other for a long time.
You know I've always been reliable,
and I will do my very best
now to get your brother out.
But… don't take me for an idiot.
We both know that this
is not about right or wrong.
Or do you disagree?
And now let me do my job. As always.
- Mr Heinze?
- Ms Vidino?
Yes, we spoke on the phone.
At first, I wasn't sure.
The voice on the phone
was different. Less confident.
But his way of speaking,
his accent, the pauses…
I have no doubt now.
This is the man I talked to back then.
That's a strong suspicion then.
That's good work. So we
focus on the younger one then.
- Yes.
- You continue with the questioning, yeah?
- Alright.
- Boss?
Can you come for a second?
Heller, let's keep going.
If he is Antic's murderer…
I need to go there now.
Mr Gössen, this is Tonia Roth.
The perpetrator cut her
throat as if she was an animal.
This woman is Miriam Zänger.
He took more time with her.
She was tortured before she died.
Just like Clara Sidorov.
This woman was shot.
Probably because she
knew who the perpetrator is.
She was one of our colleagues, Yela Antic.
We believe you are the perpetrator.
We believe that you
murdered all these women.
I've never harmed another person.
What about animals?
We were at your chateau, I saw the
trophies on the walls. Did you shoot them?
Is this your logic?
First, kill animals, then women?
We are all hunters. The entire family.
My grandfather was one, my dad too.
We have something in common.
My father took me
hunting when I was a kid.
So you know what it's like.
Yes.
But I want to hear it from you.
Do you feel sorry for the animals?
Is it an effort for you?
Or do you enjoy wielding
power over other living beings?
To be able to decide over life and death.
I don't understand this crap.
You have fantasies.
When did you first have them?
Some living thing just for you, and
you can do with it whatever you want.
Like with this woman
here. Nathalia Stanner.
We believe that she
is still in your clutches.
Where did you hide this woman?
What did you do to her?
Mr Gössen, just so you know.
We don't judge you.
It's only human to want to
make your fantasies come true.
It adds direction to your life.
You can't always just dream.
When did it start with you?
When I was little.
It…
aroused me…
when I heard their cries.
The beasts.
It was like an addiction.
And later, when you were older?
It wasn't animals
anymore, in my fantasies.
It was girls.
Women.
Somehow, it got mixed up.
My lust and this…
…cries from those women.
I got scared of myself.
So that's why I got help.
I needed someone to talk to.
Someone I could trust.
So I spoke with a
psychologist on the phone.
- Crap.
- Anonymous crisis line.
And she really helped me.
It was a shitty phase in my life, but…
the pressure eased and the images faded.
And I'm really grateful for that.
And the guy who did that to
those women you mentioned…
he urgently needs help too. For sure.
- I am incapable of that.
- Fantasies like that…
don't just go away
after a few phone calls.
On the contrary. They get worse,
until someone like you can't help himself.
But you must know how many
people have such horrible fantasies.
- Where's the woman?
- I was in boarding school.
Do you know how many
people there have sick thoughts?
- Where is the woman?
- I didn't do anything.
I want to help find the murderer.
The murderer of your colleague.
OK, that's enough.
We're taking a short break.
Take a rest.
Arsehole!
Ms Reichelt, please come with me.
I'm sorry.
We need more time with that actor.
So far, Alexander Gössen has
said or done nothing I can prosecute.
He knew a woman. He parked on
a parking lot. He bought bandages.
And he has dirty fantasies.
That's all true, but it's not enough.
- He shot Antic and laughs at me.
- This is not about you, Winter.
Stop it.
If we want to arrest the man,
only a confession will help us.
And he won't give us that.
We have a problem.
Can I talk to you for a second?
I tried to keep the lawyer away from
her. But now she has us over a barrel.
With the complaint, I can't
let you work any longer.
We have a statement
from the leader of SEK.
- You threatened him with a weapon?
- It was last year, I'll clear that up.
We need to keep going.
You asked him to falsify his report.
J.P., they want to sabotage the
interrogation, you know that, don't you?
If the statement is
true, they've succeeded.
Let me finish the interrogation.
Do you know what this means for you?
You'll probably lose your job.
I can't let you back in there.
But she's the only one
who gets through to him.
If we send someeone
new in now, we'll be stuck.
We'll be starting from scratch.
If we don't knock it on the head now…
the murderer of Tonia Roth,
Miriam Zänger, Clara Sidorov…
and Yela Antic will walk.
We will never find out where
he is hiding Nathalia Stanner.
Do you need something? Coffee, water?
No. How much longer
will this take, roughly?
Not long now.
Is she out of her mind?
What did you discuss with her?
It wasn't planned like this.
Mr Gössen, do you know that
I… was scared of this questioning?
I've had this kind of
fear for a long time.
The trigger was a case two years ago.
It's been suffocating
me frequently ever since.
I can't breathe.
I… don't sleep properly anymore…
and I have panic attacks.
A therapist…
has taught me to control those attacks.
But the fear remains.
Nobody knows that.
Every morning, I go to
the office and play a role.
I cover up my tiredness with make-up.
And I pretend to my partners
that I'm on top of things.
By now I lie so well
that not even I notice it.
If we wear a mask for too long, we
won't recognise our own face anymore.
Mr Gössen.
You have what we call a
sexual preference disorder.
These aberrations happen in childhood.
Children don't yet know
much about sex and violence.
Whether it's good or bad.
But children have a very good sense
for when and how they need to play-act…
in order to be accepted and loved.
I think you had to learn very
early on to hide part of yourself.
You played a role, every day.
The lies came easier to you every time
until no-one knew
anymore who you really are.
I think I understand very
well what it feels like…
when you're left alone with this.
But we have the power…
to end this.
I'm ending this interrogation now.
Goodbye.
Wait.
Did you kill those women?
Would you like to confess?
This conversation ends now and here.
Alexander, don't say another word.
- What are you doing?
- Your work is also finished.
Your brother is downstairs.
We're going home now.
- Hang on. We have time.
- The interrogation is finished.
Mr Gössen, tell them you want to testify.
Ellie.
Tell them!
One moment.
What is this?
What's going on?
Why does the lawyer know everything?
Hey, I'm talking to you!
Look, tomorrow I'll make
an official apology for the fact
that the investigation under my
command have failed to yield results.
And then… I'll announce my resignation.
- What?
- It's long overdue.
You were the leak of all the information.
You're on the take of those people?
I had no idea what
I was getting myself into.
Oh, I'm sorry.
And now?
- Now you're doing a runner?
- We all go as far as we can.
You have a lady lawyer beaten
up to get information, and I…
I'm a coward.
Good day, Winter.
Gedeon!
Gedeon.
Help!
Help!
Yes, we'll play it like that.
We are the victims. Libel suit is filed.
- I can rely on you?
- Yes, of course.
The plane leaves at five pm,
to Cape Town via Frankfurt.
David will pick him up at the airport
and take him to one of the houses
in Port Elizabeth.
Even if they find anything
else, he'll be safe there for now.
Don't ever come back.
That's best for all of us.
Bye-bye, Mum.
You have six hours.
Make sure they don't find her.
And finish something
on your own for a change.
You had a dizzy spell.
I don't know what
you've been up to lately,
but your blood values are a disaster.
You will have to stay for a few
days so we can observe this.
What about the surgery?
What surgery?
You told me at the time…
that there might be a possibility.
A Dr. Gaiser from Switzerland.
Mr Winter, Dr. Gaiser mentioned
this possibility a year ago,
but he's long changed his mind.
And I'm afraid we don't
know another neurosurgeon
who would be willing to take on this risk.
I don't care about the risk.
I'll sign anything.
I need to go back to my job.
You can live with the bullet very well.
If you would finally
take care of yourself.
But…
you won't be able to get back to
active police duty, that's for sure.
And what did the doctor say?
The blood work is not
ideal, but it's not a problem.
I need some rest, and
when I finally feel better…
they'll finally operate on me.
I'm buggered.
You're right.
It wasn't personal reasons.
One year of trauma therapy.
Several hours of
conversations twice a week.
In between… a lot of time by myself.
I started observing the victims back then.
In secret.
I'm not sure why.
Wanted to talk to them.
I couldn't do it.
The animal photographer?
He was at the arcades
when the bomb exploded.
We came too late, too.
We both have something in
our heads that we won't get rid of.
We have nothing to lose, then.
This time we won't be late.
Laura Berger…
She knew not to expect
help from the police.
She knew they would
be stronger in the end.
So she took it into her own hands.
She blackmailed the brothers..
- But with what?
- I don't know.
But I know where to find it.
He said it himself, Wolfgang Gössen.
"And even the ones I'm nice
to, whom I give presents…
even they all always want more".
Oh, it's you, thank God.
Do you have a phone?
- Sorry, I'm in a hurry.
- I don't have a phone, I need help.
- Sorry, I don't have the time.
- I went to get some wood
and there's a woman bleeding in my barn.
She urgently needs help.
She's not responsive.
Of course I'll help you.
Nathalia Stanner.
I'm 26 years old.
I have a daughter.
She's only two.
May I ask how old you are?
I… I work in horticulture.
It's always been my dream.
To work outdoors.
What do you do?
I have a sister.
And you? Do you have any siblings?
I have siblings, yes.
Two sisters.
One is younger…
the other one older.
The younger one is still at
home. Doing her A levels.
I mean, she's trying.
My parents are simple people.
They never had much in life.
Just their heart in the right place.
Please don't. Please.
No! Help!
PAGAN PEAK
Regarding the Gössen brothers…
the evidence is scant.
A former junkie's statement is
no more than a probably cause.
Questioning them as witnesses is an
option until we have a strong suspicion.
Finding the woman is our priority.
Preventative house searches.
And another thing.
We need a united front for this case.
No mistakes,
no botch jobs and no rule-breaking.
They have an army of lawyers.
They'll keep a sharp eye on us.
So… Is there anything I should know?
Like what led you to that
woman? Rosalie Jonas?
Anonymous source.
What role do you play in this, Winter?
As far as I know, you're on sick leave.
He's lending us his support as an advisor.
I'll soon be back in service.
I see. That's reassuring.
Let's do this.
- Police!
- Police!
- And?
- This floor is clear.
- There is no-one here?
- No.
The house is clear. Target not found.
- I'll look down there.
- OK.
Room is clear.
Hello.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- You nearly startled me.
- Oh.
- Can I help you?
- No.
I just wanted to check
because I saw the car there.
I was wondering.
- No-one's been here for years.
- Inheritance dispute in the family.
But they've come to an
agreement. We're selling.
I see.
Linz Real Estate. My name is Graf.
Until it's sold, I'll have to check
on it more often. It's a bit of a to-do.
Holzmann.
I own the farm at the end of
the valley. Near the A-road.
I see. Great.
Alright then. Bye.
Well then.
- If you ever need help, just see me.
- Will do.
- Yeah? Bye.
- Thanks. Bye.
Goodbye.
99-100 to 191-16. Execution
of search warrant was positive.
One hunting rifle and one
Zeisacher were secured.
- No specific incidents.
- 183 to 302.
Potential evidence secured.
Several hunting rifles, ammunition
and several hunting knives.
No specific incidents.
There's nothing in this area.
We'll send the officers
into the forest now.
The search for Alexander
Gössen's car is on.
What about Wolfgang Gössen?
We searched his city flat, there
was no-one there. He was in the office.
He didn't put up resistance.
He's on his way to the station now.
We found Alexander Gössen's car.
He was seen at the mall.
Mr Gössen.
- Hello.
- Police.
Put the weapons down.
Why, sure.
We need to ask you to come
with us. We have a few questions.
What's this about?
- This way.
- How long will this take?
My client needs to go back to
his office today. He is very busy.
Our detectives just have a few questions.
Please check the video conference again.
And make sure the two brothers don't meet.
They just sent us this.
The officers took
pictures of the car content.
All this was in the
younger one's Land Rover.
- Have you got a cigarette for me?
- Sure.
They already brought Wolfgang Gössen here.
And the younger one is on his way.
- Hello, Mr Gössen.
- Hello.
- Mr Lanzer.
- Hello.
- I need to apologise for making you wait.
- No problem.
Ellie Stocker, CID Traunstein.
- This is my Austrian partner.
- Hello. Heller.
I hope the whole thing won't take long.
I have to advise you that the conversation
will be recorded for the protocol.
If I had known, I'd have
shaved this morning.
Glass of water?
I'm not from here, but I've heard
of your family, of the company.
Do you work for the company?
Not so much at the moment.
I read that you're interested in music.
You're a pianist?
Well, yes. In a manner of speaking.
Mr Gössen.
Does the hunting club Arietem ring a bell?
Arietem. That's not a club.
It's more like a
tradtional interest group.
But you were a part of it?
Amongst lots of other hunters, yes.
People from different areas in Austria,
from Bavaria, too.
My father was an active member of
that club, he was one of the founders.
That's interesting.
Thank you for the information.
For that, you follow me into the woods?
Couldn't you have called me?
Sometimes it's better to talk in person.
We know that the member
regularly met up after the hunt.
Can you tell us about those meetings?
It was a long time ago.
I was never really a part of it.
It's concerning a woman
called Laura Berger.
Doesn't ring a bell.
You don't know this woman?
Like I said, it was ages ago.
She's one of the girls who
went to your club parties
and who got paid so they wouldn't talk.
There's a testimony stating that
you had an affair with this woman.
Who says such a thing?
The testimony also states that
Ms Berger wanted to take revenge on you.
Can you imagine why or…
how it was intended?
I lead one of the biggest and
richest companies in this area.
My family is very well off.
The price I pay is that everyone
wants something from me,
professionally and personally.
I'm not asking you to understand,
but it's normal for me
that there are girls out there
who claim to have had an affair with me.
And I'm not surprised that one of them
says she wants to take revenge on me.
And even the ones I'm nice
to, those I give presents to,
they also always want more.
Yes.
What about your mother?
- I beg your pardon?
- She's leading the company,
not you. Or do I have
the wrong information?
Yes. That's changing at the moment.
When?
Do you know the young woman or not?
No. I'm terribly sorry, I don't know her.
But I'm bad with faces when I've had
a drink. And I really used to let it rip.
Where exactly did the club
members meet up for those parties?
You don't need to answer.
Here and there.
Always somewhere different.
Also in our chateau, of course.
But you said earlier that
you weren't really a part of it.
Yes.
My brother was more involved.
He used to live in the chateau, too.
- Who is the woman? Did someone harm her?
- Just answer.
Yes.
She was found in the
forest. Badly injured.
She must have been
at the mercy of a sadist…
who apparently enjoyed his
power over a defenceless victim.
I'm very sorry.
Please take another look at
the picture and take your time.
Oh, it's her. Why didn't you say so?
Sure, the poor girl who
was attacked in the forest.
Terrible story. I remember it, yes.
Two weeks later, she had an accident.
What happened?
She won't be able to tell anyone.
And she won't be able to tell anyone
whom she wanted to take revenge on.
Just like Yela Antic won't be able
to talk anymore. The police officer.
Who was probably the only
one who solved the case.
Which is why she's dead.
I'm very sorry.
But I don't know that woman personally.
Look here, this would be pretty much it.
You know the mine?
Yes, I vaguely remember.
Maybe I was there as a child.
As a child?
But not lately?
No, definitely not.
Definitely not.
We found this at yours.
This will open the padlock on the mine.
The mine where we found the
dead body of a young woman.
Clara Sidorov.
Do you know her?
Right, that's enough.
My client needs a break now. I'd
like to speak with Mr Gössen in private.
- No, it's OK.
- Excuse me.
- Mr Gössen, we should take a break.
- No-one dictates when I talk to whom.
- I'm not a little child.
- I advise you…
I don't have anything to hide.
And I want to help, please.
So let me talk to them
on my own. Thank you.
I'm here for you if you need me.
I'm sorry.
Not a problem.
No, I don't know it.
And… the key?
A lot of members had a key.
I know that from my father.
But we younger ones didn't ever
use the mine as a store facility.
Have you borrowed your
brother's car recently?
No. Why?
The car was seen in a…
rarely frequented road.
A road which leads to a forestry trail.
A forestry trail which
leads directly to said mine.
The perp hurt the woman
in order to torture her.
Then he disinfected and
bandaged the wounds…
so she would last longer.
Disinfectant and bandages.
Can you tell us why
you bought them earlier?
Mr Gössen?
Yes…
I cut myself last summer when
I was gralloching a twelve-pointer.
You found my hunting knife too, right?
It's very sharp.
All that dirt on the blade…
And I have two left hands.
Since then, I want to be
prepared for stuff like that.
Mr Gössen, have you been back
to the valley where the mine is?
No.
I haven't been there in ages.
We have been observing the access road.
Just a few hours after we
found the woman there…
your car was seen on that road.
You stopped not far from that forest.
This is your car, right?
Yes.
- What were you doing there?
- No idea.
Thursday, right?
Yes, I wanted to go to our
summer house in Seewalchen.
To check on things. I meant to
take the mountain road on the peak.
I was lost in thought.
Went the wrong way.
- You went the wrong way.
- Yes.
I took… a wrong turn.
I pulled over and checked my
phone how to get back to the right road.
I mean, excuse me, but… how many
people were out on that road that day?
Will you question them all?
Will you bring them all in?
Will you question every driver who
carries bandages? What a load of bull.
I'm sorry. I just want to help. This is…
Excuse me. Quick info.
Mr Gössen, we'll take a short break now.
That's it for now, Mr Gössen.
Please stay close by in case
we have further questions.
What, this is it?
What about my brother?
What about your brother?
Born with a golden spoon in his arse.
The father was never there,
the mother just cares for herself.
Do you know why
I see through all your lies?
They could all be mine.
There you are. Where have you been?
What is this? Why is
my brother still here?
- Your brother doesn't want a lawyer.
- This is illegal.
I can't force him.
We'll get him out now.
I don't give a shit how we do it.
Wolfgang, we've known
each other for a long time.
You know I've always been reliable,
and I will do my very best
now to get your brother out.
But… don't take me for an idiot.
We both know that this
is not about right or wrong.
Or do you disagree?
And now let me do my job. As always.
- Mr Heinze?
- Ms Vidino?
Yes, we spoke on the phone.
At first, I wasn't sure.
The voice on the phone
was different. Less confident.
But his way of speaking,
his accent, the pauses…
I have no doubt now.
This is the man I talked to back then.
That's a strong suspicion then.
That's good work. So we
focus on the younger one then.
- Yes.
- You continue with the questioning, yeah?
- Alright.
- Boss?
Can you come for a second?
Heller, let's keep going.
If he is Antic's murderer…
I need to go there now.
Mr Gössen, this is Tonia Roth.
The perpetrator cut her
throat as if she was an animal.
This woman is Miriam Zänger.
He took more time with her.
She was tortured before she died.
Just like Clara Sidorov.
This woman was shot.
Probably because she
knew who the perpetrator is.
She was one of our colleagues, Yela Antic.
We believe you are the perpetrator.
We believe that you
murdered all these women.
I've never harmed another person.
What about animals?
We were at your chateau, I saw the
trophies on the walls. Did you shoot them?
Is this your logic?
First, kill animals, then women?
We are all hunters. The entire family.
My grandfather was one, my dad too.
We have something in common.
My father took me
hunting when I was a kid.
So you know what it's like.
Yes.
But I want to hear it from you.
Do you feel sorry for the animals?
Is it an effort for you?
Or do you enjoy wielding
power over other living beings?
To be able to decide over life and death.
I don't understand this crap.
You have fantasies.
When did you first have them?
Some living thing just for you, and
you can do with it whatever you want.
Like with this woman
here. Nathalia Stanner.
We believe that she
is still in your clutches.
Where did you hide this woman?
What did you do to her?
Mr Gössen, just so you know.
We don't judge you.
It's only human to want to
make your fantasies come true.
It adds direction to your life.
You can't always just dream.
When did it start with you?
When I was little.
It…
aroused me…
when I heard their cries.
The beasts.
It was like an addiction.
And later, when you were older?
It wasn't animals
anymore, in my fantasies.
It was girls.
Women.
Somehow, it got mixed up.
My lust and this…
…cries from those women.
I got scared of myself.
So that's why I got help.
I needed someone to talk to.
Someone I could trust.
So I spoke with a
psychologist on the phone.
- Crap.
- Anonymous crisis line.
And she really helped me.
It was a shitty phase in my life, but…
the pressure eased and the images faded.
And I'm really grateful for that.
And the guy who did that to
those women you mentioned…
he urgently needs help too. For sure.
- I am incapable of that.
- Fantasies like that…
don't just go away
after a few phone calls.
On the contrary. They get worse,
until someone like you can't help himself.
But you must know how many
people have such horrible fantasies.
- Where's the woman?
- I was in boarding school.
Do you know how many
people there have sick thoughts?
- Where is the woman?
- I didn't do anything.
I want to help find the murderer.
The murderer of your colleague.
OK, that's enough.
We're taking a short break.
Take a rest.
Arsehole!
Ms Reichelt, please come with me.
I'm sorry.
We need more time with that actor.
So far, Alexander Gössen has
said or done nothing I can prosecute.
He knew a woman. He parked on
a parking lot. He bought bandages.
And he has dirty fantasies.
That's all true, but it's not enough.
- He shot Antic and laughs at me.
- This is not about you, Winter.
Stop it.
If we want to arrest the man,
only a confession will help us.
And he won't give us that.
We have a problem.
Can I talk to you for a second?
I tried to keep the lawyer away from
her. But now she has us over a barrel.
With the complaint, I can't
let you work any longer.
We have a statement
from the leader of SEK.
- You threatened him with a weapon?
- It was last year, I'll clear that up.
We need to keep going.
You asked him to falsify his report.
J.P., they want to sabotage the
interrogation, you know that, don't you?
If the statement is
true, they've succeeded.
Let me finish the interrogation.
Do you know what this means for you?
You'll probably lose your job.
I can't let you back in there.
But she's the only one
who gets through to him.
If we send someeone
new in now, we'll be stuck.
We'll be starting from scratch.
If we don't knock it on the head now…
the murderer of Tonia Roth,
Miriam Zänger, Clara Sidorov…
and Yela Antic will walk.
We will never find out where
he is hiding Nathalia Stanner.
Do you need something? Coffee, water?
No. How much longer
will this take, roughly?
Not long now.
Is she out of her mind?
What did you discuss with her?
It wasn't planned like this.
Mr Gössen, do you know that
I… was scared of this questioning?
I've had this kind of
fear for a long time.
The trigger was a case two years ago.
It's been suffocating
me frequently ever since.
I can't breathe.
I… don't sleep properly anymore…
and I have panic attacks.
A therapist…
has taught me to control those attacks.
But the fear remains.
Nobody knows that.
Every morning, I go to
the office and play a role.
I cover up my tiredness with make-up.
And I pretend to my partners
that I'm on top of things.
By now I lie so well
that not even I notice it.
If we wear a mask for too long, we
won't recognise our own face anymore.
Mr Gössen.
You have what we call a
sexual preference disorder.
These aberrations happen in childhood.
Children don't yet know
much about sex and violence.
Whether it's good or bad.
But children have a very good sense
for when and how they need to play-act…
in order to be accepted and loved.
I think you had to learn very
early on to hide part of yourself.
You played a role, every day.
The lies came easier to you every time
until no-one knew
anymore who you really are.
I think I understand very
well what it feels like…
when you're left alone with this.
But we have the power…
to end this.
I'm ending this interrogation now.
Goodbye.
Wait.
Did you kill those women?
Would you like to confess?
This conversation ends now and here.
Alexander, don't say another word.
- What are you doing?
- Your work is also finished.
Your brother is downstairs.
We're going home now.
- Hang on. We have time.
- The interrogation is finished.
Mr Gössen, tell them you want to testify.
Ellie.
Tell them!
One moment.
What is this?
What's going on?
Why does the lawyer know everything?
Hey, I'm talking to you!
Look, tomorrow I'll make
an official apology for the fact
that the investigation under my
command have failed to yield results.
And then… I'll announce my resignation.
- What?
- It's long overdue.
You were the leak of all the information.
You're on the take of those people?
I had no idea what
I was getting myself into.
Oh, I'm sorry.
And now?
- Now you're doing a runner?
- We all go as far as we can.
You have a lady lawyer beaten
up to get information, and I…
I'm a coward.
Good day, Winter.
Gedeon!
Gedeon.
Help!
Help!
Yes, we'll play it like that.
We are the victims. Libel suit is filed.
- I can rely on you?
- Yes, of course.
The plane leaves at five pm,
to Cape Town via Frankfurt.
David will pick him up at the airport
and take him to one of the houses
in Port Elizabeth.
Even if they find anything
else, he'll be safe there for now.
Don't ever come back.
That's best for all of us.
Bye-bye, Mum.
You have six hours.
Make sure they don't find her.
And finish something
on your own for a change.
You had a dizzy spell.
I don't know what
you've been up to lately,
but your blood values are a disaster.
You will have to stay for a few
days so we can observe this.
What about the surgery?
What surgery?
You told me at the time…
that there might be a possibility.
A Dr. Gaiser from Switzerland.
Mr Winter, Dr. Gaiser mentioned
this possibility a year ago,
but he's long changed his mind.
And I'm afraid we don't
know another neurosurgeon
who would be willing to take on this risk.
I don't care about the risk.
I'll sign anything.
I need to go back to my job.
You can live with the bullet very well.
If you would finally
take care of yourself.
But…
you won't be able to get back to
active police duty, that's for sure.
And what did the doctor say?
The blood work is not
ideal, but it's not a problem.
I need some rest, and
when I finally feel better…
they'll finally operate on me.
I'm buggered.
You're right.
It wasn't personal reasons.
One year of trauma therapy.
Several hours of
conversations twice a week.
In between… a lot of time by myself.
I started observing the victims back then.
In secret.
I'm not sure why.
Wanted to talk to them.
I couldn't do it.
The animal photographer?
He was at the arcades
when the bomb exploded.
We came too late, too.
We both have something in
our heads that we won't get rid of.
We have nothing to lose, then.
This time we won't be late.
Laura Berger…
She knew not to expect
help from the police.
She knew they would
be stronger in the end.
So she took it into her own hands.
She blackmailed the brothers..
- But with what?
- I don't know.
But I know where to find it.
He said it himself, Wolfgang Gössen.
"And even the ones I'm nice
to, whom I give presents…
even they all always want more".
Oh, it's you, thank God.
Do you have a phone?
- Sorry, I'm in a hurry.
- I don't have a phone, I need help.
- Sorry, I don't have the time.
- I went to get some wood
and there's a woman bleeding in my barn.
She urgently needs help.
She's not responsive.
Of course I'll help you.