It is an execution on the open road: in Lucerne, a sniper kills two Albanian car dealers with headshots. Shortly thereafter, the next murder follows the same pattern. This time the victim is a trustee. The murder weapon is the same – Reto Flückiger (Stefan Gubser) and Liz Ritschard (Delia Mayer) are dealing with a serial offender. And they realize that the seemingly random victims have one thing in common: they all committed crimes for which the judiciary has never held them accountable. The two Albanians crippled a young man, and the trustee killed a mother and her child during an insane overtaking maneuver. In tranquil Lucerne, a bloody campaign of revenge is obviously going on.
And there are many more potential victims, because the overburdened Swiss judiciary and a new criminal law ensure that numerous other criminal offenses are put on the back burner. Reto Flückiger and Liz Ritschard do everything they can to stop the self-proclaimed avenger before more people die. What happens when someone loses faith in the legal system? How does unpunished injustice lead to a single person taking justice into their own hands? The new "Tatort" from Switzerland packs these questions into an exciting story about a completely normal citizen who sets himself up as a self-proclaimed judge and executioner. Reto Flückiger and Liz Ritschard are chasing the brutal killer who is convinced that he can create "justice".
Director Florian Froschmayer delivers a gripping legal thriller with his fifth "Tatort". In addition to Stefan Gubser and Delia Mayer, the acting performance of Antoine Monot jr is particularly convincing. Also starring: Mišel Maticevic, Sarah Hostettler and Jean-Pierre Cornu.