The end of a romance somehow leads to the suicidal hostage-taking of a young black bear, a delicate situation requiring Sophie's negotiating skills.

While considering a return to Cologne, an unhappy Sophie gets a new case: the shooting of local hardware store owner Pfaff in the forest.

Heike and Dietmar's gifted son Kevin attends a prestigious boarding school but when one of his teachers drops dead, the suspect list is long.

Sophie examines her feelings for Kauth the veterinarian, who wants a real relationship, while determining the cause of death of a local electrician.

A body found in a vineyard turns out to be that of a little person just released from prison, a case linked to a mysterious bottle of pinot noir.

The body of an astrophysicist from Hamburg is found inside the parabolic mirror of a radio telescope, and suspicion falls on the dead man's spouse.

An elderly resident passes away and her death at first appears to be a natural one, but Sophie finds threatening letters to the deceased.

A lawyer poisoned with a cup of tea and a slain guinea pig point to a pair of potential perpetrators who are two sides of a long-running feud.

Sophie and Bärbel become lost while hunting a poacher in the forest; Dietmar's suspects are first his wife, then a young Pole who threatened his boss.

The murder of a stranger occurs in the neighboring town of Dumpelbach and Sophie must team with a fellow investigator to solve the crime.

A famed pianist is assaulted and has one finger kidnapped for ransom, leaving it up to Sophie and her team to find the stolen digit.

Sophie Haas is disappointed with her assignment to the tiny mountain village of Hengasch but soon has her first investigation: find a missing mayor.