Seasons & Episode
A judicial scandal erupts in the fictional small town of Ottern when a pediatrician discovers evidence that a girl has been raped.
The growing scandal now finds 26 adults accused of running a child pornography ring. The local prosecutor and an anti-abuse activist work to put the accused behind bars.
Ottern is full of journalists covering the case; Schlesinger and his associate, the mysterious `Fixer' Azra, check into a local hotel.
One of the defendants in the abuse trial, a 75-year-old woman, is found hanged in her cell; Schlesinger meets the activist, Reuth, for a drink and they have a heated discussion about child protection and ethics.
Fueled by social media, public indignation rages, calling for the resurrection of the death penalty; a psychology expert testifies that the children's statements are credible, but Schlesinger isn't convinced.
25 defendants, 300 trial days and a legal scandal that has gone down in the history of jurisprudence: In this thrilling legal drama, bestselling author Ferdinand von Schirach transports the so-called "Worms Trials", a German legal scandal from the nineties into the present. The result is a gripping, current legal drama about hysteria in social media, collective anger and how the hunger for revenge can overlook the victims.