Season 1

01 The Coarse Net Episode 11st February 2000 Jan Miller wakes up one day with a hangover and makes a horrifying discovery: his wife is dead in the bath... Inspector Van Veeteren quickly realises that this is no accident. 02 The Return Episode 216th March 2001 One quiet spring morning a man leaves prison after spending most of his adult life there. The man was convicted of murder, not once but twice. Now he has served his sentence and takes the bus back to his small hometown. But is everything forgiven and forgotten? 03 The Woman with the Birthmark Episode 36th April 2001 At my mother's funeral, there was just one mourner. However it is my hope that more will come to mourn the four names on a list. Four men on death row, ready to be crossed off one by one unless Van Veeteren and his colleagues catch up with the murderer... 04 Borkmann's Point Episode 414th December 2005 Inspector Van Veeteren is taking his last holiday before retirement, however two grim murders in two towns draw him back to his job. The joint investigation is not going smoothly and it's not always clear to Van Veeteren who his allies are. 05 Münster's Case Episode 514th December 2005 When the corpse of a wealthy wine merchant washes up on the beach, police fear a media frenzy. Münster is assigned the case. A former partner of the victim is quickly arrested however Münster is not convinced and continues on his own to the annoyance of his superiors. He stumbles upon a family secret. When he is taken off the case, he gets the help of Van Veeteren. 06 Carom Episode 619th August 2005 An unfortunate car accident in which a child is killed sets off a chain of murders. Moreno and Münster are shocked when they find one of the victims. The dead man is Erich Van Veeteren, the son of their former boss. 07 Moreno's Case Episode 727th January 2006 A girl is found murdered shortly after leaving a religious sect. Moreno's investigation stalls as members close ranks. Only when a second victim's bloody fingernails appear in the police's mailbox do tongues loosen. Moreno must catch the deranged killer before there is a third victim. 08 The Swallow, the Cat, the Rose and Death Episode 814th June 2006 Münster discovers the body of a young woman strangled in her home and surprises the killer who is still on the premises. The killer manages to escape but leaves behind a unusual book at the crime scene. The book contains a message from the culprit. When another victim is found, Van Veeteren's literary skills are put to the test to stop the serial killer before more murders are committed. 09 G's Case Episode 912th July 2006 Van Veeteren's only unsolved case resurfaces when the daughter of a private investigator comes to visit him. A violent wife-killer who disappeared underground years ago now seems to have resurfaced with a new name and is involved in a new murder. Van Veeteren has both professional and personal reasons to catch him.