Schoolgirl Anja Cordt is found murdered in the foyer of Heinrich Heine High School. Shortly before, she had argued with her best friend Romy, but Romy insists she is innocent.

Former prisoner Sven Lohmeyer is murdered shortly after his release from prison. Ten years ago, he and his girlfriend Jana Pacht committed a robbery and shot 16-year-old Juliane Rothstein while fleeing.

Mick's former classmate Thomas Ambach was assassinated.

The inconspicuous librarian Karin Hentschel has been murdered. Mick and Andreas investigate and uncover her surprising secret: she was a sex addict!

Organic farmer Jacob Hoffmann is found dead in the cutting mechanism of a combine harvester. The only witness is the victim's girlfriend, Silke Reiss. However, she claims to remember nothing.

An unappetizing murder case brings Mick and Andreas right into the vegan food sector. While Andreas tries to stay sober, Mick's down-to-earth currywurst attitude rubs everyone the wrong way. Injured ex-lovers, bankrupt competitors, and abandoned business partners come under suspicion. But who has a motive for murder – and how far does the web of lies extend?

During a bank robbery in Essen, a young employee is shot and Mick's daughter Isa is taken hostage. In a daring solo effort, Mick manages to free Isa from the getaway car before the bank robber speeds away unrecognized.

Lorenz Silber is seriously injured in a traffic accident. Investigators find a female corpse in the trunk of his car. Mick and Andreas are unable to determine the banker's identity.

Colleague Freddie Fröse is murdered at a costume party at the police station. Investigators find a golden apple in his hand. The case takes a fairy-tale turn when four women dressed in Snow White costumes become the main suspects. One thing is clear: the perpetrator must still be in the building, and as the only one who was not there at the time of the crime, Mick must take on the case.

A nude cleaner appears at a wild bachelorette party. But during the show, he suddenly collapses and dies. A poison attack! Mick and Andreas take up the investigation.

Herbert Kupp is found dead in the church of the parish of St. Betram. During the investigation, Mick meets his old buddy Bodo Romanski again after almost 20 years and is quite astonished.

The striker Maren from the women's football club Fortuna Rüttenscheid was murdered in the locker room.

When kindergarten teacher Felix suddenly falls dead off his bike on his way home from work, Mick and Andreas know that something is wrong. They are convinced that it is murder.

Mick has quit the police force and is living in a cabin in the woods. His colleagues miss him, especially Andreas, who has to deal with Mick's nerdy successor. But Mick has no intention of returning.

The body of Silke Hansen is found in a wooded area. She had been attending a weekend seminar run by couples coach Bernd Neumeister with her husband Erik and her 17-year-old son Rasmus.

In a coal mine, 1,000 meters underground, miner Horst Lubczeck has been found dead, killed violently. Mick and Andreas make a discovery that gives them pause: in the pocket of Horst Lubczeck's miner's uniform, they find a gold nugget!

Mick and Andreas discover a body in a burned-out car wreck. It is Greta Gerlach, the ex-wife of a construction magnate, at whose wedding Greta had drunk plenty of champagne and then taken a nap in her parked car.

Markus Rietz finds his wife Monika beaten to death in their home. For him, this is the second blow of fate within a short period of time: just a few days earlier, his wife had been in a car accident in which their daughter Paula was seriously injured.

Now that Mick is suspected of murdering Bundesbank official Höthker, he flees to Monaco. There he wants to track down his father Erwin and question him about the events of New Year's Eve 2001/2002.

Rapper X-Kray stages the death of a police officer in a music video – until the blank cartridge suddenly turns into a real bullet. His friend, the extra Mirko, dies in front of the camera. Mick and Andreas know who fired the shot. But who loaded the bullet into the gun? The trail leads into the world of gangster rap, where image, money problems, and loyalty merge.

In Mick's next case the dead body of a man is found in a Santa Claus costume. Mick and his younger colleague gradually discover that the deceased has led a double life.

The wealthy Isabelle Lumpp is found stabbed to death in a posh villa. At first, everything points to a robbery-murder, but since there are no signs of a break-in, the focus quickly shifts to the people who had access to the house: her ex-husband, the housekeeper, and the gardener. Mick and Andreas begin searching for clues amid greed, hurt feelings, and false alibis.

Successful influencer and feminist Katinka Bruckner is murdered at the “Pink Power” women's breakfast. And although the murder took place on stage, no one saw anything. The investigation reveals that many people had a grudge against Katinka: offended corporations, frustrated executives, and even her own husband.

His first case leads Mick to the past. Bruno Semmert, who was convicted for the robbery and murder of Tobias Berschel, is pulled dead from the Baldeneysee after spending 15 years in prison.

Three fully loaded delivery vehicles are stolen. During his investigation, detective Jan Schreck is killed: an unknown perpetrator drives a nine-centimeter-long nail into the private investigator's heart – with a pneumatic nailer.

When the nurse Lea Buchwald is found strangled, Mick and Andrew are puzzled.

Feng Shui master Linus Nader is killed with a targeted blow with a Shaolin sword.

Tabloid journalist Ramona Landau is found beaten to death in the editorial office of the “Essener Abendkurier.” There are a number of suspects, but there is no trace of the murder weapon.

After a scuffle with a local resident, homeless man Benno falls to the ground in a playground and is dead. Thanks to Meisner, Mick and Andreas quickly discover that Benno was killed with rat poison and did not die from the fall.

Fiona Mehring is found dead in a beach bar – she has been poisoned. The first clue leads Mick and Andreas to the Essen branch of a corporate group that helps companies throughout Germany get rid of unwanted employees.

A slightly different management training on the upper floor of a prestigious bank, fought with paintball weapons against burnout, is stopped when someone gets killed.

Mick's childhood idol Rudi Moos, German soccer legend and popular advertising icon, disappears without a trace from one minute to the next. Instead, his dead gardener Dragan Pali shows up. The Serbian was shot in the back with a revolver bullet.

After a botched assignment, Mick is demoted and sent out onto the streets as a patrol officer. But Andreas is also having problems in his new job at the State Criminal Police Office. His colleagues don't accept him, and his boss Koller believes Andreas is trying to blackmail him.

When the teacher Julia is murdered on a cuddle party by a strong narcotic, which the killer has put into her nasal spray, Mick and Andreas are confronted with a whole new kind of closeness.

Gesa Jansen, a customer service employee at an extramarital sex agency, was pushed out of an office window.

Things get really tough for Mick and Andreas: a colleague from the criminal investigation department is brutally murdered – and Mick and the entire department are suspected of having something to do with it.

After the attempt on his life, Andreas wants to quit his job. But Mick convinces him that he can only protect himself and his family if they solve Koller's death. During his unofficial investigation, Mick comes across a blackmail email.

The corpse of the masseur Ben Ulrich lead Mick and Andreas into the wellness temple "Sun Valley Spa".

Everything points to Mick having been involved in a serious crime. Apparently, he was not in a coma on New Year's Eve 2001/2002, but was involved in a strange incident involving a transport of millions of Deutschmarks.

At the adult education center in Essen, course instructor Carola Seehagen is found stabbed to death. Carola was the head of the beginner's course for illiterate people, which was also attended by single mother Susi Zinsmeister.