Der Tote in der Mauer

During demolition work in a northern German village, a cemented corpse is discovered in a building wall, well preserved. The autopsy results in the pathologist's finding that the man suffocated in the cement. When it comes to the identity of the dead man, there is a surprise for the two detectives on site: It is Michael Lehmann, who has been missing for 16 years. He was suspected of having sexually abused and murdered a nine-year-old boy from the village. At that time, Inspector Hagen Dudek (Michael Mendl) was investigating the murder case. Today, the inspector, who is seriously ill with cancer, is three days away from his retirement and is just handing over his official duties to his young successor Klaus Wendt (Frank Giering). For the villagers 16 years ago, it was crystal clear that Michael Lehmann (Sebastian Kautz) was the perpetrator and had simply fled abroad. But the police and judicial authorities could not prove the murder against him at the time.