Georg Reitinger, a journalist at the Berchtesgadener Anzeiger newspaper, is found dead under a bridge. Beissl and Jerry learn from Sissi Fischer, an intern at the newspaper, that Reitinger had recently been receiving anonymous calls and threats. Could his death be related to his work as a journalist?

Johanna is particularly keen to solve this case. Reitinger was her colleague. She secretly begins to investigate herself. The detectives discover that Reitinger had recently uncovered an environmental scandal in the Auerbach Au. But the ongoing investigation proves difficult. All the suspects seem to have alibis.

Only when it turns out that Reitinger had been writing restaurant reviews on a local blog do Beissl and Jerry make progress in this tricky case. An unfinished review by Reitinger leads them to the restaurant "Nouvelle Cuisine," among other places, where things are not quite right...

Behind the popular Bergblick restaurant, an elderly lady in an elegant suit is found dead by the waitress in the morning. She has a wound on her temple and a hematoma on her wrist. Beissl recognizes the dead woman as Alma Reger, a helpful town hall employee and mother of teacher Florian Reger. The waitress remembers that the deceased had been a guest there several times with a "younger" man. The day before, a table had been reserved for 5 p.m. in the name of Reger.

The pathologist determines the preliminary time of death to be midnight, but the cause of death is still unclear. A torn pearl necklace and a handbag are found on the premises.

The detectives begin investigating the next of kin, but Alma Reger had been living in an upscale retirement home for years after receiving an inheritance. There, a Romanian caregiver turns out to be her boyfriend.