Kommissar Rex (Inspector Rex) (1994) s06e07 Episode Script

1 INSPECTOR REX DEADLY TARO Watch.
Here are four knaves.
They're trying to break into a house.
Alex will be here soon with ham rolls.
Well, one of them stays downstairs to watch.
The others try to break in.
One goes into the cellar.
One to the first floor the last one to the roof.
When the watcher calls:"Watch out, police," all four are back on the roof again.
And how does the trick work? Kunz, Magician BÃck never explains a trick.
So the jack of hearts is on the outside.
- Practising for a show? - Why not? It's a good trick.
I'm happy to show you.
I'll show you again.
That's not fair, Rex.
Never interrupt a magician at work.
She has bruises on her neck and her hip.
Will you ring Homicide? Look, here's an even better one.
Take a card.
Go on, take one.
BÃck, Homicide.
Address? Yes, I'll try to write it down.
Rex.
Just a minute.
We'll be right there.
We'll talk later! There's work for us.
A woman was found dead outside the Vienna Tower.
Hello, Leo.
- Any sign it wasn't suicide? - Yes.
Strangulation marks on her neck.
But look at this bruising above the hip.
It's in line with the body's horizontal axis.
Someone might have pressed her against the rail.
Exactly.
- Any traces of fighting? - I'll tell you after the autopsy.
Hold on.
Look Somebody has pushed something deep into her throat.
Have a look.
A tarot card.
The tower of the major arcana.
How do you know? My lady friend reads cards at times.
And I'm curious.
I found this on the platform.
Her name is Barbara Dostal.
This was in her diary.
"Want to know more about your future? "Come up to the Vienna Tower at noon.
" The bruises are the same height as the balustrade.
- Will we get the report today? - Tomorrow.
A doctor has a private life too.
Till tomorrow.
Bye.
- He has a new girlfriend? - Looks like it.
Can you get me some tarot cards like this? A new girlfriend The dead woman had this card in her throat? And this piece of paper in her handbag.
Someone invited her to the tower to find out about her future.
Hello.
The tarot cards.
Quite an expensive business.
The tarot instruction book.
The tower, page 125, is very interesting.
- Anything else? - A new-age magazine.
It's a flourishing industry Ads for faith healers, astrologers and fortune-tellers.
According to this the tower card is in no way connected to a fall.
It signals unexpected and deeply disturbing events that are experienced as disastrous but later turn out to be invigorating and freeing.
It's different with me.
What starts off great usually ends in disaster.
We need witnesses who saw Ms Dostal before her fall.
- Is her photo with the press? - It's being printed.
Good.
Fritz look through this.
You might find something.
Here.
I'll have a look at Ms Dostal's place.
Terrible.
Ms Dostal was a nice woman.
Who'd have thought it - Did you know her well? - Yes.
We've been neighbours for 10 years, or rather we were.
She often came over for coffee.
Did she live alone? Meaning did she have any men friends? Yes.
I must disappoint you.
She was a lonely person.
Don't touch anything.
Had you noticed anybody visiting her recently? No.
She worked hard and came home only to sleep.
It seems she was involved in the occult.
Yes.
She used to visit seers and astrologers.
- Any names? - No.
This hocus-pocus doesn't mean anything to me.
Found something, Rex? Looks like a root.
A strong smell of herbs.
You're a beautiful dog.
Beautiful.
It's me, Fritz.
Send Forensics to Ms Dostal's place.
Choose some fortune-tellers and check them out tomorrow.
- Say you're a customer.
- Why me? What if they predict something bad? Bye.
This is going to be real fun! Mysterious Murder Hello, this is Verena.
I urgently need your help.
I met a man in yesterday's encounter group.
Please read my cards Hello, Gerd Sommer speaking.
I have an interview next week.
I want your advice.
I'll ring again.
This is Verena again.
Help me, Natascha.
I'm seeing him tonight.
Has this relationship positive energy? He's 42 Yes? - Are you Natascha? - Yes.
Who are you? My name's Kunz.
I'd like to have my cards read.
- So early? - Why not? If it's so urgent, please come in.
Morning.
Where's Kunz? He's usually the first in.
Having his cards read.
Part of the job.
I'm seeing a parapsychologist.
I'll drive to Ms Dostal's office.
Is that incense I smell? - Does it bother you? - No, it reminds me of my youth.
I was an altar boy.
The star is your character card.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
You get strength from an inner source.
Think so? You have spiritual clarity and visionary power self-confidence and a hidden sensuality.
Nobody ever told me.
This shows a different side of you.
You have a tendency to pedantry.
You make wrong decisions and doubt others rather than questioning yourself.
Is that bad news? You like formal logic.
But it's difficult for you to translate your findings into action.
Is it that bad? - Who recommended me? - A Ms Dostal.
- Do you know her? - No.
Paraspychology Society.
- Please take a seat.
- Thanks.
You want to know about tarot cards? Where do I start? The Rider Deck is often used.
It's based on Eliphas Levi's work.
I'm very interested in the major arcana.
The word comes from Latin.
Arcane means secret.
To what extent can the cards predict the future? No respectable card reader would give details.
Tarot can help access the symbolism of the cards and also our inner perceptions which emerge as we achieve inner harmony.
In other words, people turn to this game when they're undecided and need help.
Exactly.
The 22 cards of the major arcana symbolise basic human experience.
For instance the lovers, the hermit, death.
I'll demonstrate it.
Shuffle the cards.
Pick them up with your left hand.
This symbolises your situation your hopes, fears and desires and what's important to you.
I want to give you this.
- What is it? - A rock crystal.
For lack of exercise, stress and energy blocks.
Don't touch it too often or it'll lose its power.
Excuse me that's 1500 shillings.
You don't use tarot cards.
Only pendulums.
That's of no use to me.
Bye.
Hello.
- A Sisyphean task.
- I believe you.
What about her office? One of their employees died three weeks ago.
- Of natural causes? - Suicide.
Interestingly enough, she often saw a clairvoyant.
- You're kidding.
- But nobody knew which one.
- Her name? - Sabine Clausen.
Two dead in the same firm and both had their cards read? - Hello.
- How was it? She claims not to know Ms Dostal.
But the paper with her photo was there.
Doesn't mean much.
What else? She gave me this.
A rock crystal.
For lack of exercise, stress and energy blocks.
Just what you need.
Three swords.
He must die from three stab wounds.
That's for Sabine.
And this is for taking her from me.
Gabi Brandtner.
Hi, Christian.
Yes where? Okay.
I'm on my way.
I got undressed too soon.
You're better off.
You open your eyes and go.
- Fancy seeing you so soon.
- I don't mind.
But I had to leave my friend just as dessert was served.
His name's Roland Dietz, 29.
An architect.
His office is up there.
Stabbed to death.
Three times.
The killer wanted to be sure.
It seems the first stab hit his heart.
- Details - after the autopsy.
- Good morning.
- It's not good.
- What's up? - Another tarot-card death.
- Terrible.
- I think so too.
I'll see Forensics.
Rex stays.
Take your crystal to the lab.
I want Natascha's fingerprints.
She said not to touch it too often.
There might be only her fingerprints and yours.
Get lost.
- Hello.
Got the results? - Yes.
Death was caused by stab wounds to the heart.
Three of them, every one fatal.
- Three well-aimed stabs.
- That's right.
The murder weapon was a knife with a serrated back.
All three stab wounds are frayed to one side.
A typical sign when such a weapon is used.
Get this! The same fingerprints on the cards and the crystal.
Natascha's.
- Anything new? - Natascha The finger What? The fingerprints on the cards are Natascha's.
It's time I took a closer look at this lady.
Come on, Rex.
Looking for me? - Natascha Kaminski? - Yes.
Brandtner, Homicide.
I have a few questions.
- Please, come in.
- Thanks.
Yes, of course.
We will.
Bye.
- Any news about the stabber? - No.
Has the suicide girl's file arrived? Yes.
I talked to a colleague of the murdered man, Dietz.
He told me his girlfriend Sabine committed suicide.
He couldn't remember her last name.
Clausen.
Sabine Clausen.
Kunz, you're fantastic! Do you know this woman? Natascha She came here a few times but not regularly.
You told my colleague a different story.
Colleague? I'd never have guessed.
Have you many clients like her? Some have their cards read every day.
Can you recall the last cards you read for Ms Dostal? No.
- Do you know this man? - I've never seen him.
And this card? Sure, it's a tarot card.
I use them every day.
We found this particular card on the dead woman.
So what? Any new-age shop sells them.
With your fingerprints on them? So you admit they're your cards.
No well they might be mine.
But how did they reach the dead bodies? Have you any ideas? Maybe someone stole them.
I have many packs of cards.
Have you missed anything else? Valuables or money? Not that I know of.
So you're trying to make us believe someone sneaked into your place to steal cards? I'm not trying to do anything I've no idea.
I don't think she placed the cards on the victims.
- Why kill her own clients? - Exactly.
Okay, keep going.
I'll look around her place.
Rex.
See you.
Shall we try again? Please I've told you everything I know.
You might have forgotten something.
Do you know a Sabine Clausen? A bit too easy, right? The chariot.
She must die by some vehicle.
BÃck here.
Please bring Natascha Kaminski over.
Thanks.
At the time in question she had clients.
I checked.
So, back to square one.
Without fingerprints the knife won't be much help.
Somehow I don't believe the stolen card story.
Imagine hiding the knife on her own bookshelf.
A bit strange, isn't it? Morning.
Some more questions.
- Please.
- Thanks.
Have you any enemies or problems? I've nothing to do with all this.
Listen.
Someone's accusing you of two murders.
So think.
I can't think of anything.
Please let me go.
Please, you're free to go.
- Can I call you a taxi? - No thanks.
Where's the Clausen file? How many stations to SchÃnbrunn? Are you Sabine's sister? I'm BÃck, Homicide.
Yes, it's about the suicide.
Could you come and see us? Hello.
You're here again? Saying goodbye is not easy.
Specially for a young person.
Bye.
Hello, Sabine.
Today I read your farewell letter again.
You were right.
Dietz ruined your life.
Fine, Miss Clausen.
And then your sister left her boyfriend? Not really.
She tried.
But Uwe Keller was jealous and possessive.
She was desperate.
So Ms Dostal sent her to Natascha? She was mixed up.
She didn't want to hurt Uwe but she loved Dietz.
He never loved you.
He wanted to possess you and then he dropped you.
He broke your heart.
Ms Dostal in your office sent you to a fortune-teller.
What does the bitch tell you? To leave me.
She adored Dietz.
But he told her to end it with Uwe first.
- Milk, sugar? - No thanks.
What did Natascha advise Claudia to do? To break off with Uwe.
It was in the cards too.
That's how Sabine understood it.
What else did Natascha say? Her new boyfriend wouldn't be any good either.
Sabine was pessimistic and easily influenced.
It was such a struggle for her to leave Uwe.
And then Dietz dropped her.
But he payed for it.
I slaughtered him.
Stabbed him, like in the card.
I threw Ms Dostal off the tower.
I wasn't lucky with Natascha.
But I've thought up something else for her.
It will look like suicide.
Do you know which cards Natascha read her? I don't know.
My sister went often.
She only told me the result.
Thanks.
No current address for Uwe Keller.
He often rented a room.
He moved often, he fell out with landlords.
Would you say Mr Keller was ill-tempered? Even violent? Yes, he often threatened her.
She spent nights with me, crying.
But I couldn't help her.
Let's put out a search for Keller.
Hello, is anyone there? I'll soon be at Natascha's.
Found Keller yet? Can't be helped, then.
Okay, see you later.
What is it, Rex? Got a trail? Follow it.
Brandtner.
An ambulance to 15 Auhof Street.
And tell my office.
Thanks.
Come on, breathe.
Damn it, breathe! Hurry UP- She's inhaled exhaust fumes.
Oxygen.
Quick.
Did you see a German shepherd? - He was chasing a cyclist.
- Thanks.
They both Christian, it's me.
Rex is chasing Keller.
Where are you? He might come your way.
He's on a bike.
Yes, okay.
See you later.
- What's this? - I'm arresting you, Mr Keller.
Are you mad? My name's not Keller.
Don't move.
Hands above your head.
Uwe Keller, you're under arrest for two murders, possibly three.
Well done, Rex.
BÃck.
- Christian, I got him.
- No, I got him.
No.
Let yours go.
Come to Hausenauer Street.
See you.
Bye.
Can I drop you off somewhere? - Morning.
- It's nearly lunchtime.
I saw Natascha in hospital.
She's reasonably well.
Your cyclist? I persuaded him not to file a complaint.
Another murder? No.
Rex just drew a new character card for you.
Wheel of fortune? You know what it says here? Get moving and buy ham rolls or a terrible fate will await you.
Very funny.