Tatort Duisburg (Schimanski)

A dead person is found in the port of Duisburg. It is the inland boatman Heinz Petschek. He was stabbed. The skipper Jan Poppinga turns out to be urgently suspect; Petschek had a relationship with his wife.

When police officer Horst Schimanski came back late at night the young girl Katja is waiting for him. She came back from the privatschool and her mother did not stay at home. Next day the police found a dead woman not far from their home shot down. Has the old lover of her mother Henje something to do with the crime ? The soundtrack Das Mädchen auf der Treppe has been created by the german electronic band Tangerine Dream and has been their most popular track.

When the dead body of an asian child is discovered in a lateral river channel in Duisburg, chief inspectors Schimanski and Thanner have to investigate the case. The autopsy shows that the victim had typhus, since this could lead to a dangerous epidemic, Schimanski and Thanner had to find out more information as quickly as possible, while under pressure from the press and the public. They soon discover that many couples in Duisburg use an illegal adoption agency in Amsterdam, which convey children from Hong-Kong to europe without asking to many questions. Following the cuddly toys, hence the name of the episode, the german word for it, "Kuscheltiere" of the kids, Schimanski, Thanner and their dutch coworker Hänschen have to cross borders and investigate in Amsterdam. Since the dutch authorities can't find any hard facts to support the german cops in their inquiry, they have to go their own way. But to find out more about the criminal scheming of the agency, Schimanski not only has to work undercover - he also has to cross the thin line between law and vigilante justice, getting himself in more trouble then ever before.

Schimanski seeks relaxation on the soccer field. And there, a man is beaten to death, apparently the victim of the increasingly brutal brawls between soccer fans.

The investigation of a woman's suicide leads to the investigation of a cult which is controlled by Ork.

Schimanski and Thanner set out to prove a supposed family tragedy isn't what it seems.

The furniture manufacturer Heinrich Hencken is shot dead in front of his hotel at night. The son of the biggest competitor of the victim delivers unsolicited alibis for all members of his family. Schimanski and Thanner are on the case.

A dead man in a Duisburg public transport bus, apparently a accidental victim of a crime. The victim was the owner of a dance studio that he ran with his wife Manuela. Schimanski suspects that Manuela is not telling him the whole story.

Schimanski and Thanner are confronted with an old case that back in 1978 they were unable to solve but a "blind passenger" in Thanner's trunk change things on Christmas 1988.

Jochen Bähr, department head in a pharmaceutical company, is found shot dead in his boat on a Sunday morning. At the crime scene is his young son Thomas, who is in shock and unable to speak. Schimanski tries to break his encapsulation.

Schimanski is investigating the drug mafia. This leads to a club where political celebrities, the wealthy and the demimonde meet. Suddenly he is standing in front of Zabou, his ex-girlfriend's daughter. What is she doing here?