Kommissar Rex (Inspector Rex) (1994) s06e06 Episode Script

1 INSPECTOR REX His Brother's Murderer I thought it was all done and you'd signed the contract.
Suddenly he wanted his wife to see the penthouse before his final decision.
I hope he won't change his mind.
I don't want you to stay away any longer.
- I miss you.
- I miss you too.
Listen, someone's here.
My brother's very punctual.
I bet he needs money.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
Paul Hi.
Come in.
- Can I have a whisky? - Serve yourself.
Well? I came to say goodbye, as you're leaving Vienna.
Well, New York isn't on the moon.
If you need money, tell me outright.
I've got a long hard day.
I'm expecting Drexler.
- Because of the penthouse.
- Any problems? None.
To your success on Wall Street.
Well, Paul, why did you want to see me? Because you love me? I gave up on my studies so you could go to Harvard.
Newspapers write about Hans, the prodigy.
Don't start that again.
You simply haven't got what it takes.
Really? Who made your great career possible? I did.
And you treat me like dirt.
I have to beg for every penny.
Okay, if that's what you want.
Just take it.
Stop whining.
I've had it with your constant self-pity.
Too late, Hans.
I no longer need your charity.
What is it you want from me? Am I responsible for your fate? Is that it? I want my chance in life.
But I always loved you.
- That's it, gentlemen.
- Will you call the police? You're some car thieves.
Out of my car, out.
Will you arrest us? You'll only get this chance once in a lifetime.
Piss off.
So you're going to drive now? Rex, you're the world's best car alarm, but I do the driving.
Hello, Mr Drexler, nice to see you.
Rex, Alex must like you a lot.
Without you he'd have had to walk home.
Fritz, he's already had an extra roll today.
Thanks, Rex.
Alex, there's no ham in it.
Don't ask me.
Rex did the shopping.
Being a hero has gone to his head.
Kunz, Homicide.
A charred body.
- I thought it was fine.
- Don't look like that.
- Think they might renege? - I hope not.
I know them slightly.
He values his wife's opinion.
- Would you like a drink? - Not before 8 p.
m.
It's always 8 p.
m.
somewhere.
You can see it that way.
- Hi, Leo.
- Hi.
A male, time of death around 24 hours ago.
Any clues to help us along? A charred body in that condition will need further research.
Anything else is speculation.
- You'll hear from me.
- Thanks, Leo.
Bye.
They're still in shock.
Dreadful.
The officer thinks he could have been a homeless man.
Rex, come here.
Rex, fuel.
Someone spilled fuel here.
- There's no canister.
- So it wasn't suicide.
Bye.
I'll let you know today.
Please leave a message.
Hans, it's me.
Where have you been all day? I want you so much.
I'm thinking of us cuddled up in bed.
If you won't contact me, I'll think of something.
Are you listening? I'm kissing you.
Shit.
This must be telepathy.
I've only just finished.
This is exactly what we expected.
I only have to test some organs now.
As I said before, it's a male, probably in his mid-thirties.
Time of death? That's hard to say with a charred body, especially if the cause of death wasn't the fire.
- But? - He'd been stabbed.
The knife pierced the heart and a rib.
What sort of knife? The cut is rather narrow.
Probably a hunting knife or something similar.
Any indication that he was a homeless person? No.
I can't imagine that.
The dead man had impeccable teeth.
Remnants of gold fillings were found in his back teeth.
Anything else? I found traces of an alkali aluminium sulphate.
- And two small fish bones.
- What does that mean? - That he had eaten fish.
- No, that alkali stuff What you call that stuff is the basis of a medication.
The man had an ulcer.
Come with me.
We fed the man's height and age into the computer.
The scanner estimates the skull measurement.
I must go.
I'll leave you with Dr Milhlbacher.
- A lot of work's waiting.
- Bye.
How accurate will it be? About 80 to 90%.
The computer now calculates the facial appearance based on the skull measurements.
- Where are we going? - 51 Maria Hilfer Street.
- What's up? - Nothing.
Tell me, aren't you Tomek? Don't you recognise me? It's me, Kurt Neumeister.
You must be mistaking me for someone else.
Excuse me, please, but this is funny - You look exactly like him.
- How wrong one can be.
The light's green.
He must have looked like this.
It must be him.
Now the woman has finally agreed to the purchase and to transfer the money to your account.
Now it's It's not good for business.
- Why should the buyer mind? - If you say so.
I don't even know if the bank has that much currency.
Give me a bit of time.
How much time? I'll do my best.
I'll ring you.
Approximately.
- What's in the package? - It's for Rex.
Wait a bit now, Rex.
All right then.
There.
I checked recent missing persons.
Nothing.
The identikit goes to the papers, and the dental profile to all dentists.
Overtime again.
Impossible.
Yes.
You say his girlfriend poisoned him.
When did you see him last? I'm ready for the asylum.
A publican just rang.
He said he knows our man.
I can't.
I have a few calls to make.
- Then I'll come.
- Sure.
Yes, he does look a lot like Paul Tomek.
He came nearly every day.
He always ordered sausages and a small beer.
- He hasn't come for weeks.
- Do you know his address? Only where he works.
They sell carpets.
My brother-in-law bought something from him.
- The firm's called Granninger.
- There's no ham in my roll.
- With one n? - With two.
He worked here until six months ago.
During the restructuring he was one of the first who had to go.
Did he have enemies in the workplace? No.
But you couldn't get close to him, he always withdrew.
What about his private life? Was he married? Married? No one was right for him.
He was constantly at odds with life.
He'd really had a lot of bad luck.
You said he was one of the first to go.
Why was that? You see, Paul had been in jail.
Why? He only said it was a terrible story.
He never spoke about himself.
Sometimes, he dropped hints.
I think someone hurt him very badly.
That's how it goes.
He wanted to go on holiday.
- He even said goodbye.
- Did he ever have visitors? I would know about that.
No.
The phone's connected.
Please get a list of his calls.
Do you think he was murdered here? It won't hurt if forensics have a look around.
I can't see a single photo.
- Paul? - Yes.
- Tricked you, eh? - Not you again.
Come on, don't be like that.
We were in jail together.
What do you want from me? It seems your brother did really well in America.
I told you you're mistaking me for someone else.
Would you like me to go to the police? And tell them what I think? - What are you talking about? - Not with me.
I'm not an idiot.
What's under there? I'll tell you.
A snake tattoo.
And you had that done in the slammer.
I see.
Packed your suitcase.
So you're leaving.
Where to? My brother sold the flat.
I'm taking care of it.
I'm his right hand now, so to speak.
Then tell me where he is, your twin brother.
In New York, of course.
- It's none of your business.
- You burnt his body.
That's how it was.
Now you're cashing in.
You're mad.
Listen.
Give me a million or I'll go to the police.
So you've gone totally mad.
Where would I get the money? Here's my mobile number.
I finish my shift at two.
I want to hear from you by then.
Bye.
He was jailed for causing a fatal accident.
He raced down the street and struck a group of kids on an excursion.
Two were killed outright, several injured.
- It was a hit-and-run.
- Requested the file? Of course I did.
You swat.
BÃck, that's bribery.
The list of calls Paul Tomek made over the past two weeks.
He only rang one number, a certain Hans Tomek.
- Where does he live? - 16 Seidler Lane.
Let's go and see the gentleman.
Come on now, Christian.
Rex, I'm coming.
Yes? Brandtner, Homicide.
Mr Tomek? - Yes.
- May we come in? Top floor.
Take the lift.
Homicide? I don't quite understand.
- Please sit down.
- No, we'd rather stand.
We'd like to know your relationship with Paul Tomek.
He's my brother.
Something wrong? Well? We found a charred body and believe it could be your brother.
That would be awful.
The image resembles you.
Are you twins? Yes.
I find this hard to believe.
When did you last see your brother? Wait.
Last week, on Friday.
He planned a short trip to Hungary.
- How's your relationship? - Good.
But we rarely meet.
After our parents died I moved to New York, he stayed in Vienna.
How long have you been in Vienna this time? - Briefly.
- And why? - On business.
- What is it you do? - I'm a stockbroker.
- How's the Dow today? It closed at 10,836 points.
We know your brother has been in jail.
A stupid thing happened to him.
Two children lost their lives.
Do you know his dentist? That would help us.
I'm sorry, I really can't help you.
Thank you.
That's it.
Goodbye.
Do you have a picture of your brother? No, sorry.
You don't even have an old picture of him? They're all in New York.
Yes, yes thank you.
Rex! - Hi.
- Here it is.
The Dow Jones closed at 10,888.
That was yesterday.
The day before yesterday it was 10,836.
As he said.
- Why mention yesterday's? - Maybe he got mixed up.
That shouldn't happen to a stockbroker.
- What do you think? - Don't know.
Something's wrong here.
I can't play now, I'm sorry.
I remember where I saw the name Tomek before.
Hans Tomek.
Austrian makes it on Wall St.
Seems to be a miracle boy.
He even got a scholarship to Harvard.
I wonder whether we really spoke to him.
- What do you mean? - They're twins.
Identical ones.
You can't tell them apart.
Forensics couldn't find anything in Tomek's flat.
- Any news about the teeth? - Nothing so far.
Please check again.
By the way, this is Paul Tomek's file.
Don't! What Stop it now.
Brandtner.
Hi, Christian.
Where's the dentist? It's on my way.
I'll go and see him.
We'll meet later.
Bye.
I'll drive.
- Does he dislike me? - Only veterinarians.
I see.
Then he has nothing to worry about.
The picture didn't ring a bell.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
But wasn't he a patient? Yes, but he picked up his X-rays.
- When was that? - About three weeks ago.
Many people go to Hungary to get cheap dentistry.
Listen, nothing to eat for two hours.
- Goodbye.
- Bye.
Did Tomek have gold fillings? I can't tell you without the X-rays.
It must be on your patient file.
It's not always complete.
With so many patients And how much are fillings if you don't keep a record? Come and see me in a few days.
Fine.
Thanks.
If you try to imagine the glasses here, and the hairstyle For a moment, I began to worry.
Well? - We have a problem.
- What problem? Our client only wants to pay 18 million now.
He says he's been offered a similar property.
He's trying to beat you down.
Tell him I agree.
- I wouldn't give in like that.
- I said I agree.
Fine.
As you like.
I suggest I bring you the suitcase.
What about this afternoon at four? Okay.
I don't like to keep that much money here.
- Hi, Alex.
- Hi.
You won't have to dive into the Danube yourself.
Divers retrieved the body.
He's over there.
Dr Graf's coming.
- Why would he jump? - This is how we met.
It was the case of the Italian attorney.
- She meant to visit us.
- She didn't contact me.
The strangulation marks indicate wire.
- Who is he? - He had no papers on him.
It's becoming the norm.
What's this? Strangled with a piece of wire and thrown into the water.
I feel you want to make me redundant, somehow.
Did you swim today? Whatever became of that lovely attorney? You know what you can do.
Another corpse, but nothing on the Tomek case.
The record of the trial is interesting.
Really? Paul studied economics like his brother Hans.
- But his results were poor.
- I see.
And the car driven by Paul belonged to Hans.
- Perhaps he borrowed it.
- Possibly.
But Hans Tomek was questioned first and brought in.
He denied the whole thing.
His alibi didn't hold up.
He said some contradictory things.
The following day Paul Tomek said he drove the car.
Meaning? Are you saying he went to jail for his brother? Who made this coffee? Identical twins usually have the same blood group, and DNA.
They can even have problems with the same teeth.
But there must be some way to tell them apart.
They probably have different fingerprints.
Then we'll take fingerprints from Paul Tomek's flat and compare them with those of Hans Tomek.
May I? Thank you.
Say cheese.
I can't follow you now, Alex.
- Did you identify the body? - Not yet.
Where were you on Sunday night? What do you want? I told you my brother's in Hungary.
But where? He's old enough to look after himself.
You should find out who the dead man is.
I've looked into the car crash.
Supposedly, your brother drove your car.
Why supposedly? He did drive the car.
But I noticed a few contradictions.
Let's suppose, and this is hypothetical, that you caused the accident back then.
It would have put a stop to your career.
Speak plainly.
You persuaded him to take the blame.
What nonsense.
Why would anyone do that? A generous heart.
He loves his brother deeply.
More than himself.
I think you're mixing things up.
With your imagination you should find another job.
Yes.
Perhaps you're right.
Tell me, do you know this man? Who is he? Well it's not important.
Fine.
That's it.
I'll see myself out.
- Yes? - It's me.
- Will you let me in? - Come up.
- Thanks.
- Pleasure.
Rex, what's up? I'm sure she's already with someone.
Hans? Hans, where are you? Where are you hiding? - Hello, Judy.
- Hans! You're here.
I never expected I said I would think of something.
- Aren't you happy? - Yes, awfully.
Really.
Hi.
The officers found the car.
Let's have a look.
The body in the water was a certain Kurt Neumeister.
His sister identified him.
He was jailed some years ago for fraud.
And what's this? - A ticket to collect photos.
- You're really nosy.
I thought you couldn't handle the hard stuff.
The bottle was for the real estate agent.
Yes, you're always under stress.
That's not healthy.
Judy.
Judy, I can't.
What is it? Just relax.
What's that? Look.
Stockbrokers don't usually have tattoos.
- What was Neumeister's jail? - Simmering.
Tomek's too.
Yes? Hi, Kunz.
The fingerprints from Paul Tomek's file and those on the polaroid are identical.
Thanks, Kunz.
- The warrant? - Want him to escape? - Where's that from? - Stop it.
- You're not Hans.
- Who else could I be? What about your leg? Hans limps.
A hip injury.
- Listen.
- Where's Hans? Open up.
Open the door! Open up.
Let's talk.
Don't be afraid.
I only want to talk.
Where's Hans? - Calm down.
- Don't touch me! - Yes? - It's Drexler.
It was a pleasure to do business with you.
I'll see you to the door.
Sorry, we're in a rush.
Mr Tomek.
Oh man.
Christian, call an ambulance.
Rex, let's go.
Rex, wait here.
Tomek.
Stop it.
We must get out of here! Shit! Stop it now.
Let's go.
Are you sure, Rex? Sure? Let's go then.
Come on.
- In here? - Yes, get in.
Come on, move.
You're under arrest for murder.
Thanks, Rex.
Fire! I said not to add any more fuel.
You old firebug.
The statistics say Austrians eat too much meat.