S1 • E1
Business is going bad for the engineering company Roth, and when the design of their sensational new welding device is apparently stolen Uli asks his uncle, detective Bruno, to take matters in his hands. Reluctantly, Bruno agrees.
S1 • E2
An industrial robot is sabotaged and destroyed by an employee who is killed in the act. Uli and Ricarda are hired to infiltrate the work force. They find engineer Dr. Trölsch who seems to deliberately delay work on the new prototype.
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Stray horses have been killed in a freeway accident. Löffelhardt smells an insurance scam and suspects that racing stable owner Arbo is involved. But Arbo sets a trap, leaving Löffelhardt in a life-threatening situation.
S1 • E4
Time is money, especially in Feigenschmidt's business of buying and selling garments. Several deals failed recently because the product wasn't delivered on time. Bruno and Löffelhardt try to find out what or who could have caused this.
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Bruno investigates why the development of a sensational new material for building airplanes somehow stagnates. Essig, one of the employees in the laboratory, takes a plane to Düsseldorf. Why? Bruno tells Löffelhardt to check Essig out.
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A gas station owner burned in his car. Bruno and Löffelhardt find that he was not liked as a boss, that the widow will get a comfortable insurance payment, and she has a lover as well. It's Ricarda's finest hour when she cracks the case.
S1 • E7
An elusive hotel thief operates by a simple but very effective method. Bruno and Löffelhardt devise a plan to catch him by acting as decoys. Will they be able to spring the trap?
S1 • E8
Stunt Driver Georg inherits 1.5 mil on the condition that he gives up his dangerous job. If he doesn't others will inherit, and they are very eager to see Georg fail - or die, for that matter. Bruno tries to figure out how to help Georg.
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Journalist Bernd researches illegal toxic waste dumping, and crooked entrepreneur Otto hires detective Albert, of all people, to spy on Bernd. Needless to say: Albert changes sides and builds a task force against Otto.
S1 • E22
A sect led by guru Meisenberg have built their lair in an old castle and develop unique ways to finance their business. One of Bruno's former classmates fears for his daughter Ilse, a sect member. Bruno sends Albert to check out the place.
S1 • E23
Biologist Edeltraud has found a way to make grain totally resistant to pests. Her bosses are afraid that her breakthrough will attract spies working for competitors. Löffelhardt and Olga are both hired, unbeknownst to each other.
S1 • E24
Sarah wants to invest several millions but has little time before her option lapses. Her competitor tries to kidnap her. In Duisburg Egon Fetzer replaces Löffelhardt and is hired as Sarah's bodyguard. But Bruno doubts his qualifications.
S1 • E25
A club of veteran pilots have inherited a sizable sum on the condition that they purchase a valuable old plane. Petty crook Gerd offers them a plane he doesn't owe. In the meantime Egon has to trail a supposedly unfaithful woman.
S1 • E26
Projectionist Tim 'borrows' movie reels from his cinema and has them bootlegged. While Uli trails his illegal activities he meets Arthur who privately investigates his son's death and suspects the same gangsters to be drug traffickers.
S1 • E27
Bruno is kidnapped by gangster boss Brosser but insists that he didn't tell the cops about the drug transport. So the gangsters kidnap Ricarda to put the pressure on Bruno. Egon finds his colleagues and even tracks down the real snitch.
S1 • E28
As the house of Irene's Granny appears haunted, Irene has Egon check it out. He finds mechanical devices designed to scare the old lady. But by whom? At the same time Egon deals with a hit-and-run accident that left his client paralyzed.
S1 • E29
Celebrated stage star Ernst ousts his former buddy Robert when a juicy role is presented to him. Robert is Egon's friend, and when Ernst pays with counterfeit bills Egon and Ricarda step in to investigate the origin of the fake money.
S1 • E30
Terrorists have bombed a South American embassy. Egon is hired to identify the perpetrators. In Berlin he finds the gunsmith who made the weapon used in the assault. But Egon and Bruno are caught in the crossfire of rivaling Latin groups.
S1 • E31
Bruno is hired by pimp Dassel to find out details regarding the plans for a hostile takeover by competitor Bentin. Egon investigates, finds a concept for the violent ambush, enrages the gangsters and narrowly escapes two murder attempts.
S1 • E32
Shipyard owner Kaltenberg is irked by competitor Lüscher who undercuts his offers with ridiculously low prices. Egon investigates. One clue: Lüscher imports steel from East Germany. But the East Germans question Lüscher's methods as well.
S1 • E33
Someone dumps huge rocks on the freeway. When a man is seriously injured his wife hires Bruno's team. Egon finds that all rocks are from the same quarry, but there are two groups of perpetrators. And he knows where they will strike next.
S1 • E34
Bruno's friend Gustl finds that chief engineer Dr. Melchior sells his recent research results to a competitor. Gustl doesn't tell Melchior's boss but tries to blackmail Melchior. Gustl is assaulted and badly hurt. Bruno's team step in.
S1 • E35
Engineer Köbner steals a valuable artifact to solve his financial problems. But the item had already been stolen from an Italian monastery. Current owner Blaschka tries to cover the loss with an insurance fraud. Bruno and Egon investigate.
Bruno Roth
Uli Roth
Olga Roth
Ricarda
Franz Wohlers
Irene
Albert Löffelhardt
Egon Fetzer
Peter Knappstadt
Kommissar Poltisch