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-She went back to sleep. -Good.

-Did you give her the drops again? -Yes.

-I'm sorry. -It's okay. What's going on?

No idea. Still waiting.

Try to get some sleep.

Roland Voit?

Detective Voit.

Please close the door and sit down.

You're from Krewlow and spent three years in Seelow as detective trainee.

You still have ties to the place? "Krewlow"?

"Kre-lo." My father still lives there.

I visit him regularly.

Do you know your way around? The area, people...

Hasn't really changed much.

-So, yes. I know my way around. -Tell us a little bit about Krewlow.

Small village, fewer than 100 inhabitants...

Population is declining. Mostly old people.

I'm not sure what you want to hear... Well, it's in the Oderbruch region.

At the Polish border. Actually, the river Oder is the border.

Lowest population density in Germany.

Why do you think that is?

The war, the crisis after the Wall fell, two floods...

Mostly agriculture, and with rural exodus,

farm foreclosures... It's tough there.

It's a forgotten village.

This morning, two anglers found this on a fallow field near Krewlow.

The property belongs to the father of Magdalena Kring.

We don't know who did this, or why. With your local knowledge,

you'd be our man to question the residents

of Krewlow and the surrounding area.

-Your local knowledge-- - I don't mean to interrupt,

but I don't think I'm the right person.

You will go to Krewlow.

Either on assignment, or we will send you as a witness because of 1997.

How involved were you in the case back then?

-I was a trainee. So, I was involved. -You and your former colleague.

Magdalena Kring.

You just have to rule out that this case is connected to '97.

Then you can go back home.

Yes?

Why do you want to know?

She doesn't want to talk to you.

She doesn't want to talk to anyone.

Yes, I'm still there.

Can't you question me here?

No. That's not necessary.

You said you burned it all.

It was the right thing to tell you.

And it's also right that you take a look at it now.

If you go back...

...take the box with you.

I'm too old to go through this again.

It's only for one day.

Roland Voit? Zajak. Warsaw CID.

-I was supposed to meet someone else. -Last-minute change.

At least one of the victims is from Poland. Meaning we'll work together.

It's an hour's drive. Enough time to get to know each other.

You're also from around here?

I'm here because my German's good.

I'm only here because I'm from there.

We can be on first name terms. Stanislaw.

Roland.

Let's talk about 1997, shall we?

Haven't you read all about it?

Do you have orders to question me?

So, what happened back then?

Flood disaster, July '97. Three people missing in the Oderbruch.

Two weeks later, only one body was found. Cause of death: drowning.

The other two, Mr. and Mrs. Seidel, were never found. Flood victims.

That's the official story. What's yours?

I don't have one.

What about your former colleague, Magdalena Kring?

Haven't seen her since.

The one person found was Kai Kring, 17 years old.

-Related to Magdalena Kring? -Her brother.

ID please.

Wait here.

Is that blood?

-Yes. -From whom?

I can tell you, but you won't like it.

-From the cow I slaughtered today. -And why did you do that?

What are you eating?

-Sausage. -And where does the meat come from?

Every time you eat meat, I kill an animal.

Come.

-Voit! Powder Paul, huh? -Go home, Olaf.

Stanislaw Zajak.

Roland Voit.

-This way. -Thanks.

It looks like we'll be staying here.

Further briefings will be given by the group leaders.

First priorities are the owners of the adjacent properties.

Profiling every neighbor and the other residents.

We'll also get support from a local. Already here?

Report directly to Detective Kochel in Container 2.

Good. Thank you.

Who are you and what can you do for me?

Stanislaw Zajak. I investigate for the Polish team.

Voit. I am the local. I'm here to question the residents.

Well, assisting perhaps. But since you're already here:

We are currently trying to determine the owners of these properties.

Actually, the Krings and the Conradys are the only landowners remaining.

The other farms belong to Olaf Lehnhard, Doris and Rudiger Schenk...

Edith Trebur's guesthouse, and Paul Möbius.

The surrounding land belongs to Sativum AG. Agribusiness.

Okay. Everything's still a bit improvised here.

-There's Haskel and Wicek... something. -Wieczorek.

Exactly. The two anglers.

And in Container 1 is Frank Seeger. Familiar?

You start in there. I'll see to it that you can talk to the anglers too.

-And... Arthur Kring? -Yeah... He's still in his house.

With his wife and a shotgun. Maybe there are even more people inside.

Won't come out. Won't let anybody in. A SWAT team is on the way.

SWAT? He's over 90 years old. Last time I saw him he could barely walk.

There's a corpse pile on his land and he's armed. I don't care if he's 150.

Unless you can talk some sense into him?

I... won't be of any help.

Why were you called to the crime scene?

They always call me when human remains are found here.

Hello.

Dr. Seeger, is it often that corpses are found here?

The bloodiest battle on German soil occurred in the Oderbruch in April '45.

The Wehrmacht's last stronghold between Berlin and the Red Army.

More than 100,000 lost their lives here.

We still find dozens of fallen soldiers every year.

The soil in the Oderbruch...

...is drenched with blood.

I volunteer for the Recovery of War Victims Association.

I recover soldiers, try to identify them and bury them with dignity.

They initially assumed that the corpses found were fallen soldiers.

I'm always on standby and came right away.

So, you have access to human remains?

Roland, maybe you can tell these gentlemen who I am?

Just answer the question.

Out there...

Those aren't war casualties.

But you're wasting your time on me. I know who did this.

Paul Möbius. He owns the adjacent property. A known lunatic.

He's constantly causing trouble. Collects ammo, weapons, explosives...

Hence the name: Powder Paul.

I'd like to ask one more question, if I may.

You're a pathologist, correct?

-Also for criminal cases? -Yes, but that's rare here.

In 1997, you conducted the autopsy of Kai, Arthur Kring's son, correct?

That wasn't a criminal case. The boy drowned in the flood.

-And your examination confirmed this? -Yes.

Thank you.

I could've told you that as well.

I know.

-Went night fishing at Kiezer lake. -And then cut through Kring's land?

Little detour through the woods? Past Paul's?

Why didn't you go along the ditch?

We always walk through the forest to smoke a little something.

-Illegal to walk in the forest? -No. Just curious why you were

in that spot in the dead of night.

And we've told you and all the other cops too.

One of them took notes. And you have it on video.

-Should I draw a picture? -Aside from the bodies, did--

No! We didn't see, feel, smell or taste anything else unusual.

We shat our pants and called the cops.

And Seeger. He was the first to arrive.

It was foggy. I'd say 60 degrees. Mild breeze from southeast.

And my throat was a little sore.

-Caught anything? -No, didn't catch anything. No luck.

You spent all night there and caught nothing?

New bait. Wasn't that good. Nothing you can do about it.

-What happened? -Kring fired two warning shots.

SWAT team is going in now.

-His daughter should talk to him. -She's refusing. Not a chance.

-Position 1 ready. -Team 2 go.

Copy.

Wolf on position A.

Position 2 is ready.

His daughter will talk to him!

Give me five minutes. Please.

Abort! Do not enter!

Waiting for instructions.

Copy. Freeze. Hold position.

Do you work here?

I'm not going to talk to him.

Then they will go in.

No idea what your father will do then.

I'm not here by choice.

I'll do what | have to do, then I'm off again.

Me too.

Come.

You always said things went on here no one talked about. That your father

-and Kai's death are linked to it. -I said both our fathers are.

Whatever happened here... Maybe we could have prevented it.

If things go bad with your dad, we'll never know.

Do you really want to know?

-Team 1 ready. -Team 2 ready.

Maggie, be careful.

Arthur. Your daughter is here.

She's coming in now.

You shouldn't be here.

Attention! Person approaching exit. Daughter is coming out.

My parents are coming out now.

All units. Residents are leaving the house.

Maggie.

-What did you tell him? -Nothing.

He just said he was coming out now.

-Maybe he tried to buy himself time. -Time? For what?

-He was on the phone with someone. -You know I have to ask this--

I don't have an explanation!

I haven't been home in 20 years. I haven't seen my parents ever since.

I'll testify and then I'm gone.

The carcasses remind me of Kai's cave.

Are you speaking as a detective or...?

Just doing my job.

Twenty years too late.

You'll find friends quickly. Everyone here is like you.

Everyone here is an orphan. You will no longer be lonely.

You're part of a big family now.

This is the start of a new life.

Former students who are now studying or working all over the world.

Your picture could hang up there one day.

If you follow the rules, of course.

You'll have to change. Not only on the outside.

Your phone.

Come.

Your new home. Welcome.

You'll share this room with Luba. She'll show you everything tomorrow.

These are your clothes, your uniform. You will wear it every day.

Have some rest.

The entire Kring property is clean. No clues, no other people. Nothing.

There is no match for his gun either.

DNA analysis is ongoing, but so far, no match to the bodies.

Old Kring's not talking. His wife neither. Only that she knows nothing.

Can't keep him much longer. He'll fall off his chair.

Let them go. The house will be guarded around the clock.

What about her? Can't force her to help us with her father.

Send her home.

I could try something else.

They don't want to let you go.

They think that you want to protect your father.

As long as you won't cooperate, they will find reasons to keep you here.

Maggie, if you want to go home, get Arthur to talk.

What's she doing here?

I don't want her here.

I won't say anything.

You can stay silent if you want to.

But you'll sit here forever. Tomorrow as well. And the day after...

-Until you-- -I've got time.

They think you're hiding something. That you're involved in this.

Do I look like I care what anyone here thinks about me?

-And Minna? -Keep your mother out of this.

You keep her out of this. She's been next door,

answering the same questions for hours.

You're dragging her into this. You're torturing her.

When this is over...

...you'll leave the Oderbruch immediately...

...and never come back.

The field has been fallow since '99.

That's when our farm went broke.

And I haven't set foot on it ever since.

My eyes are ruined. Even with glasses I can't see further than 10 meters.

My ears are all right, but...

We didn't hear anything that night. We were asleep.

Everyone knows my land is no longer tiled and anyone can roam around

without me noticing.

Just before you left the house, who were you on the phone with?

I wasn't on the phone.

My daughter's always had a vivid imagination.

Are you still taking your meds?

Mr. Kring, in 1997, three people went missing here.

Among them your son Kai, found dead two weeks later.

-The Seidel couple is still missing-- -I know the facts.

-And also my daughter's theories. -What are the facts and theories?

My son drowned.

Whatever happened to the other two, only the flood knows.

My daughter rightfully blamed herself for Kai's death.

That's what broke her.

I think that led to her conspiracy theories.

-Why was it your daughter's fault? -It was her job to look after Kai.

And what exactly do you mean by conspiracy theories, Mr. Kring?

That Kai and the two others didn't drown in the flood...

...but were murdered.

But then Kai was found and she quit her job with the police.

I assume that her drug abuse might have played a part as well.

Mr. Kring, in 1947, more than 50 years ago,

two bodies were found in the Oderbruch after a flood.

Do you remember the facts and theories about that as well?

Take your time. It's been a while.

You were 22 years old back then.

This is a police document from Poland from that time.

May I translate it for you?

Two missing farm workers found dead.

According to the autopsy report, the official cause of death was drowning.

History repeats itself, Mr. Kring.

At first, they assumed it was murder. There were two suspects at the time.

One of them is named in this document.

I know your eyes are bad, but please try and read the name.

It's my name.

It was purely routine that I was on the list of suspects.

Those missing people were working on my land.

All this has proven to be unfounded, but...

I'm sure you already know that.

All I want to know is whether you can remember the name of the second man.

No.

Mr. Kring, you may leave now.

For the time being you're under house arrest.

Shall someone take you?

I don't need any help.

Your wife is already back home.

Back off!

Let go of me!

Please leave and never return.

Arthur was a suspect in a murder case in '47.

Did you know about that?

If you know anything about the dead--

You'll leave now. And if you don't listen, you'll regret it.

Get out!

Sorry to bother you. I was told to bring this straight to you.

Rainer Seidel...

I was looking for you back then.

And I found you.

On your new farm.

I wanted to go to you, but...

I just couldn't find the right words.

For what you did to me.

Now you've found them.

You have to stay a bit longer. They want to question you again.

There's a match with a missing person from '97.

Rainer Seidel was found among the bodies.

I hope you're looking for what you'll find here.

Kai.

You have to stop doing that.

I can't take it anymore.

- I have to get out of here. -Where will you go?

Doesn't matter.

Just far away.

I will protect you.

Forever.

We have no final count yet, but these are the remains of over 100 people.

The murders occurred over a span of at least 50 years.

Same goes for the animals hat were killed.

As of today, all eyes are on Krewlow.

Keep your distance from journalists and talk to nobody you don't have to.

It's up to us and a flawless German-Polish cooperation

to solve this unique case.

Some victims have already been tied to missing person cases.

It could be ritual murders of some kind of sect

or inter-generational community.

We've not been able to identify a modus operandi yet.

Arthur Kring could have played a role in the group of perpetrators.

But because of his age and physical state, it's unlikely he was involved

in the recent murders or compiling the pile of bodies.

That animals were also killed makes it particularly difficult

to establish a motive and narrow down the type of perpetrator.

The only commonality found among the victims examined so far is...

...that all of them have had their blood drained.

In some cases almost entirely.

I will protect you.

Forever.