Tatort S2008E23 - Ballauf - 41 - Brandmal

In a fire in an apartment building in the Kalk district on the right bank of the Rhine, a young woman dies as a result of smoke inhalation. According to the first results, it is arson with fatal consequences. The landlord's dismay is great, his verdict unequivocal: 'It can only have been the gypsies!' Ever since a home for Sinti and Roma opened in the district, there have been repeated conflicts between the refugees from the areaformer Yugoslavia and the locals. A local residents' initiative is demanding the closure of the refugee home and is fighting against the right to stay for 'criminal foreigners'. In fact, the evidence initially seems to point against the Roma girl Lutvija. However, as the investigations in Cologne's 'problem area' show, the context of the case is far more complex than it first appears.