Drugs by post.
The internet as a distribution hub for MDMA and more.
The state's ineptitude makes it a laughing stock.
The first episode explored how the M1000 case
changed digital investigations.
Now we find ourselves at episode 50.
Susi!
TatütaTalk, your favourite podcast
for everyone who wants more police in their lives.
- Benedikt, hi! - Hi, Amira.
Great to have you back. Benedikt, I have a question.
- You're in the cybercrime unit. - Right.
Okay, you don't really have anything to do with the crime scene?
- Susi! - …for analogue investigators.
- Not entirely. - Susi!
If, for example, a laptop or phone is…
- Come on. - …we need to be there too.
Susi!
…with the criminal police, of course. We work closely with them.
When we suspect a connection…
Hey!
There you are. Susi, come.
Holy shit.
- Police. - Hello? This is Jens Zimmermann.
I'm at the canal, and…
I found a body.
BonusLife. A success story.
Liquid nutrition for gamers who have neither the time
nor the capability to cook something to eat.
Thousands of satisfied customers all over Europe.
Genius?
More like too good to be true.
Because most startups are overhyped bullshit which fall apart
as soon as someone takes a closer look at the books.
But until that point, the boss is happy to let people celebrate
but hopes that no one finds out that it's all just a façade.
And when Lenny realizes that,
he'll come back to the boss who he can trust.
Hey.
- Hey. - Erm…
It's super cool here. Is this your office?
- Can I come in? - Lando's sleeping.
I'll be right out.
I'm going to the future meeting. Come with me?
Yeah, okay.
- What do you think about the new drinks? - Ah. So, erm…
Yeah. Great.
"Toast Hawaii Macchiato".
Mmm.
Chunky.
Come on. I'll show you around first.
Welcome to you, guys.
In the last episode, Bene and I discussed exactly why crime scenes, in fairness,
are shown often completely unrealistically on TV.
That's why today we're taking you with us to a real crime scene.
Bene?
So tell the community, will you, where we are today.
Ah, so. Okay. Yeah.
We find ourselves in Rinseln today.
because the body of a dead drug dealer was discovered dead here.
- Sorry, let me do that again. That… - Don't worry. All good.
People like it when you misspeak, you know.
It's sort of cute.
Yeah?
- I'll just keep going, okay? - Okay.
Good! Right, er, let's see how close we can get.
We can't show you everything.
Sometimes, the cybercrime unit has to get out there
to digitally expose the true face of the seemingly harmless suburb.
No. Crazy to meet you here. Terrific! I was just listening to your TatütaTalk.
- What are you doing here? - I'm here because it was me who found it?
Jens Zimmermann. There, look.
- And how do you know each other? - I was formerly…
- Moritz Zimmermann's father, inventor of… - …MyDrugs!
Crazy.
That was our first episode that we did together.
Oh, I'll just record something, okay?
- As far as I'm… - No, that's not happening!
The victim, male, 35, cause of death…
We'll take it from here. Any questions, we'll be in touch.
Oh. The brown stuff on the forehead is ice cream.
Dark chocolate.
It's chocolate?
In Dellingen it was buttermilk and mango.
How can you be so sure about that? That it's ice cream.
It could be dirt. Or excrement?
Oh, yeah. I wasn't completely sure either.
And then I was… You know…
Okay, we're done with Mr Zimmermann.
I hope I was able to help.
- Come please. - Yes.
- Last time we parted with a disagreement. - Thank you, Mr Zimmermann.
If you need someone who knows what he's doing…
I'll be there!
- That guy was in the police? - Mm-hmm.
There's nothing you can't achieve
if you believe in it and work hard for it.
You can do it.
You grow from every challenge…
- Hello! - Mm-hmm.
I wanted to introduce myself in person.
- Lisa Novak, freelance journalist. - I know who you are.
I watched your documentary.
About that weird drug boy.
Oh really? That's cool.
I didn't say that I liked it.
What have you got?
Yeah. So…
Over the last year, there have been several deaths in the area I grew up in.
I conclude that they are all somehow connected.
I conclude that not everything that goes down in your hometown
makes for an interesting story.
Trust me.
- The corpses were all… - Yeah?
Before they became corpses, they were all frozen.
It's been a cold winter.
I believe they were all killed by the same murderer.
Most likely a criminal organisation.
In Germany, we actually always say "gang". It gets more clicks.
Not here, but in the tabloids.
Maybe you should try your luck there.
This water costs twelve euros a bottle.
What even is that, "glacier water"? Drinkable climate change?
Are you absolutely sure you wanna work here?
- 'Cause if you trash talk everything here… - That isn't what I meant.
Morning.
Morning!
Is Lando better? Or is he still having stomach problems?
- So much better. - Hmm. Okay.
Nice to see you all here!
First things first, our video call system is broken.
Oh. That would be a great task for Moritz, our new junior programmer.
Come!
Yeah, yeah!
It's just that some of you… some of you will recognize him.
The guy from the Netflix doco who did MyDrugs and then went to jail.
I just wanna be super transparent, Before the rumours start.
Because at BonusLife,
we cultivate a mega open, open-minded corporate culture.
And we want to offer anyone and everyone a safe space here.
Because all of us deserve a second chance.
A bonus life.
Nice one.
Hey, would you write that down, Gustav?
It's a great idea for the marketing campaign.
Oh, and Moritz could do the testimonial.
No offence, but he looks so sad, you know?
True, yeah.
Like a dog that's been left at the bus stop.
Sad Moritz. That's the perfect idea for the campaign.
Are you okay with this, Mo?
If you were the face of our "second chance" campaign?
You're a part of this family now.
Right, Lenny? It would be cool for him to be included.
Yeah.
Great! I knew you were a team player.
What about a round of love for Mo?
All right. Our number one topic today is Lasagne Britannia.
And it's hitting the roof, everyone.
Thanks for the great work team.
Thanks guys.
I admit it.
I thought things with Lenny would be easier.
If you want to win a friend back,
you have to be prepared to leave your comfort zone behind.
Just like in a romantic comedy.
And trust me, I know what I'm saying.
In prison, I watched every romcom there is.
They didn't have anything else!
And if I learned one thing,
it's that once you've found the right person,
then you shouldn't let them go.
FRIENDS TELL THE TRUTH
TO ME YOU ARE PERFECT
And to do that, you have to show that you've changed.
And be honest.
I hate it when you're not around. And the fact that you didn't call.
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you.
Not even close.
Not even a little bit.
Not even at all.
Because what really counts in life is friendship.
Business takes care of itself.
Here is where the individual tasks arrive in the system.
Here are the community tasks.
You get points for everything you do.
The bonus tasks are worth a load of points.
For example, repairing our in-house video call system.
- Aren't there tools? - You can't know Lenny very well.
We don't work with external tools here, apart from Slack.
I need you to need me
You're the only one who understands the video call system.
The interface conflicts were hardware allocation problems.
That's why Python is the script which analyses bandwidth availability,
device compatibility, and i/O streams for you.
Cool.
Bye.
- Is Lenny happy here? - For sure.
You can tell how much he really loves his job.
I think he deserves a higher position.
He's probably saved Dan's arse at least a thousand times.
BonusLife is going well, right?
Oh yeah, totally. 130 per cent growth.
- You know the exact increase? - Of course. We're a transparent business.
Every team member can view the figures. Here.
And this success is all down to Lenny and Dan.
They're a dream team.
Dream team.
I really think I helped them figure something out.
They brought in the state criminal police. Without me, he might've never been found.
Maybe. Do you think they'll ask me to work again?
Huh?
I told the probation office you have a job at last.
Over the next 12 months we'll have to submit evidence.
What if I don't want to work there for 12 months?
You can't always choose. Especially just out of prison…
- No, hello! - You crazy?
No arguing!
Marie is right about the requirements. Sometimes life just isn't fair.
Look at your father. You make one little mistake,
and suddenly you work for the bloody post office.
Little mistake?
You've actually shot someone, Dad!
And Moritz has been supplying ecstasy.
Be happy you even have jobs, huh?
I'm full.
Oh.
FEEL YOU.
- Hey! - Hey!
- Shouldn't you be out now you're free? - Uh, yeah. Haven't time.
- I'm employed. - You already have a job?
I don't want to talk about that now.
Shouldn't you be enjoying life as a journalist?
Yeah. My boss doesn't believe in the story that I pitched her.
And that's why I've taken on a money job.
What kind of job?
I don't want to talk about it either.
I don't know…
I really try to fit in there,
but nobody at the office cares whether I'm there or not.
Mm-hmm.
So why do you want to work for them?
I was thinking that the new boss would give me a chance
and my life would suddenly be very exciting.
Ah, a chance for an exciting life.
Like in one of those romcoms.
Yeah, that's how these films taught us
that something exciting happens in life every ten minutes.
In reality it's actually more like ten years.
If you're lucky.
Well, maybe we should just try to have a reasonably good time until then.
And so…
To reasonably good times.
Don't take this the wrong way, Mo,
but isn't it time you found a new favourite drink?
Patience was never one of my strengths.
When I complete my tasks,
I just want people to throw their arms around me in gratitude.
And if not, then let me know that they trust me again.
Just like in a romcom.
You just have to work hard for 90 minutes, then you get everything you want.
Happy ending and whatever…
But it probably doesn't work that quickly.
Hey mate, what you did with the video system is great.
I've password-protected the streams. So nobody hears something they shouldn't.
Data protection and all that.
But in real life, if you don't want to wait for ten years
for something to move forwards, sometimes you just have to help it along.
Moritz?
Lenny. Erm…
It probably looks like… I can understand if you're pissed off.
Don't think I've got anything against BonusLife.
I'm just curious about your office, so I thought I'd…
…have a look?
Yeah, I know. Not much has changed in my room.
I should have shown you earlier, sorry.
If I'm honest, I was a bit scared to let you back into my life.
After the whole MyDrugs shit.
Yeah, I get it. Sure. Um…
I've just spent a week thinking you were hiding something.
Mo, come to ours tonight.
Let's game a bit.
God of War: Ragnarök.
Starfield. You haven't played that yet.
Yeah, sure, love to.
Cool. The only condition,
we don't talk about Dan, not about work, or about any new start-up ideas.
Deal.
I need you to need me
And done.
I made Moritz a little presentation to bring him up to speed
on the last four years of Fortnite updates.
Hmm.
- Hey, Mo is different. - Yeah, sure.
- What are you trying to say? - Ah, you know Moritz.
He only wants to badmouth Dan
and to convince you to do a startup where you do all the work.
You remember that he went to prison for us, right?
No, he didn't go to prison for us.
He went to prison 'cause of his drug fucking selling.
Drugs that meant I could pay for my cure.
I mean, five years ago, I thought I only had one year to live.
Now I have a great family,
a fucking house, a job, and even my best friend back.
It's like before, without the drama. It's just great!
Why is it you can't tell your best friend the whole truth?
I have to get to Fritzi's.
Time for work.
Moritz!
Fuck!
Ersan, what're you doing?
I'm hiding from your sister. She's mega scary, man.
- We haven't ordered anything. - Aren't you Marie? Is Moritz there?
You look like you'd land Mo back in prison.
You look like someone who shouldn't be so hasty to judge.
Because Mo and I are actually…
Hey! Haven't you heard of rights to your own image?
If you try to drag Mo into any shit, I'll show that to the police.
I did try and tell you I'd come and find you if you didn't call.
And now I'm here…
to finish you off.
Works every time!
Come here.
Look at you, man.
It's great to see you again.
Come with me. I have some crazy news for our business.
It's gonna be really big. You'll be impressed.
I… I can't now.
Lenny and I…
Well, he said he wants to play the new God of War with me.
Okay. Understood.
I was good enough inside,
but out here, you don't wanna be seen with me.
I get it. Thought you were different.
Enjoy playing Game Boy. I'll just do the thing without M1000.
You're right. We're both out now. I'll listen to your idea.
- I can game at the weekend. - Yeah, man!
I'll just put the bike back, or I'll get in trouble with my sister.
- Oh yeah, do that. - It's creepy!
Don't fret
I don't ever wanna see you And I never wanna miss you again
Let's go, boy! Relax a little, man. What's wrong?
- So what's this news then? - Open the glove compartment.
Fuck!
Man, no! Not again!
I was only three over.
Surprise!
The two of us are gonna go and rob a bank now.
And again!
You have to work on knowing who you're dealing with.
You think I want to go back in there? Never!
The van belongs to my boss, and they've been robbed a lot lately.
It's normal to have that when driving around with cash.
You can ask any taxi driver, bro.
We can bring Lenny on board too. He probably has great ideas.
No, all good. Lenny doesn't want to hear about any business ideas.
Hey, erm, Lenny.
I've just bumped into someone I have to discuss something with.
- Say hi! - Yeah, hi.
I won't make it to yours. Maybe we can game at the weekend?
Enjoy Dog of War.
And I never wanna miss you again
Don't fret
Miss you again
Only two per cent? They're taking the piss.
That business should be yours, and they're doing it without you.
Well, it's Dan.
Lenny works there and just like me, gets paid.
I don't even want that business,
but until I come up with something, I get paid to sit around.
A guy with your skills can't sit around and do nothing.
Edison, Ford, Jobs, and Zuckerberg, the arsehole,
they didn't just sit around. You have a responsibility to your talent.
Bro, the timing is perfect.
I told you that someone owes me a big favour now that I'm out.
The guy's gonna to lend me the money to set up a company.
- Interest-free. - What guy's this?
My old boss, Behzat. Money is no object for him.
He does international business. Various locations.
Earns big money from FF.
- What's that? - Frozen foods.
The business is called…
Brofrost frozen foods
Hello, welcome to Brofrost frozen foods.
We have been supplying our customers with frozen products for over 35 years.
Brofrost frozen foods.
Mm, in restaurant quality.
With Behzat's money, we can do it We won't find a better investor.
You can try our signature product made in house.
Brotinchen, ice lolly on a stick.
Look forward to seeing you.
Just say the word,
and tomorrow we could be setting up our own startup.
Then we'll finally have a legit life.
Come on, M1000. You don't need Lenny.
TO ME, YOU ARE PERFECT.
Hey, um, bro.
I do really appreciate your offer but… but I think that things are good as is.
I mean, we can hang out at the weekend. So, as friends?
- Shame it didn't work yesterday. - Huh?
Are you okay?
Yeah. An old friend just surprised me.
It's okay.
I'm sorry that I cancelled so last minute.
Maybe tonight we can make up for it?
I'd actually love to, but today is a big promo day.
What about the weekend?
Look, I don't have time. 'Cause I'm busy today.
What do you want from me?
What about Dan. Everything okay?
I'd like to know what they're talking about.
- Moritz… - Um, I didn't mean it like that.
Dan's just nervous about today. That's why Güler is there.
He's his financial advisor, but for Dan, he's his "coach".
I'm glad that as a normal employee, I don't have to deal with guys like that.
Oh yeah.
I have to go to Lando.
- We'll make up for the other day? - Yeah.
I'm coming.
Two per cent? They're taking the piss.
Friendships are based on trust.
You don't hack into your best friend's system.
Like I said, I've completely changed.
If someone finds out about this, we're so screwed.
Strictly speaking…
I could ask my mother's bank if we could get another loan?
Daniel, please. Please.
We can't keep tapping up your mother. Come on, yeah?
A strong foundation is key to success.
We have to sell 49 per cent, or we could close down in two months.
I can't think about this. I've got the interview and have to prepare.
Yeah, true.
- The image film takes priority now. - That was sarcastic, yeah?
Okay, listen.
If you don't want Lenny and the rest of your lovely colleagues to find out
what a burning heap of shit this is, then you need an investor.
With a lot of cash.
Hmm?
You can't just keep relying on your good looks.
Yeah, great! Come on, show me how natural you are.
That's great. Yes, and now pull back a bit.
Amazing!
Now another one for the fans.
Now try to be a bit more Zuckerberg.
- You from technical? - Not exactly.
We need a triple socket. Now.
- I said… - Pronto!
And now something more authentic.
Yes! Great.
Triple socket… What an arsehole.
Okay, and now look into the eyes of your golden future.
Great!
Daniel fucking Pirmin Riffert.
Mo?
- Huh? Lisa? - What are you doing here?
I could ask you the same.
- Wait, Is this your new job? - Yeah.
Where's the best interviewer in the land?
- Yeah. - Let's go.
Dan. You've established a growing nutrition startup in recent years.
Tell me, how did it all start?
At first, no one actually believed in it.
Some even said that it was a shit idea.
But I understand what makes nerds tick.
Most important is stick to the plan. And naturally the team.
Every morning when I… when I e-bike to come to work
and look into the smiling faces during Capoeira, I believe…
No, I'm certain that dreams can come true.
So, what's next for you then?
It's not something I can officially communicate.
But seeing as you're asking.
For the only time in the firm's history we're looking for an active investor.
Just to grow more quickly and with more stability.
We're currently in discussions with potential candidates.
Hopefully in a couple of weeks' time, we'll have made a decision, and…
Let me put it this way, huh?
The sky is the limit.
The former drug lord M1000 is now a mere employee.
- How does that feel, Mr Zimmermann? - Like shit.
I can imagine better things to do
than to get paid by Dan to do a promotional video.
As a journalist, you do that three times, you say goodbye to your identity.
What about being patient? Reasonably good times and so on?
Yeah, reasonably good times, my arse.
I just want to continue my research into these frozen drug dealers.
But the evidence isn't enough for my boss.
If no one from the criminal world will speak to me,
there's nothing I can do.
- Except keep doing this shitty work. - I could ask around for you, if you want.
I have a couple of contacts in, um…. Well…
Capital crime perhaps?
Yeah. Actually they make honey.
Yeah. Long story, but you should really meet with them.
- They owe me a favour. - Yeah?
Thanks.
And what about you? Do you wanna work for Dan forever?
No, I wanna get out of here and do my own thing.
But I want Lenny to be my partner.
Once you've found the right person you shouldn't easily let them…
I just have to… Toilet.
Not bad. But I'm not a fan of sugar substitutes,
Xylitol, for example…
Ersan! I wasn't expecting…
- Why are you here? - Suri is letting me try new flavours.
This cabbage and milk is lit, man.
Our creamed cabbage is vegan with a rice milk base.
Rice milk has hardly any protein.
- Why not pea milk? - Come here, please.
- Ersan, are you insane? - Bro, Tira-me-too? What's wrong with them?
What're you doing?
I had a really good idea today. Let's talk. Where's your desk?
- Bro… - Hey!
Hey, Ersan, you can't just wander around here.
Er, Lenny, I…
Ah, this is Lenny. Awesome!
So amazing you can walk again. Great to meet you, come here.
It's a real pleasure.
Erm… And you are?
Mo and I were inside together.
When you've been through that together, it really bonds you, man.
Now we're almost like best friends.
Who knows? Maybe business partners soon as well.
Business partners? In what?
Oh, that… Ersan was only saying.
I've got a job.
Lenny, have you got a minute?
Yes, of course.
Ooh, the boss called. Important meeting.
No, it's not that important. But it was nice to meet you.
I don't think Lenny likes me very much.
He does, he's just…
Suspicious?
Jealous, I think. That's it.
But I have to say, it's baba Laden here! It's exactly the way I imagined our place.
- Lenny, are you coming? - The product's not bad.
You just need to work on the recipe and the name and…
What are they up to? Is that a mysterious meeting room?
Your dark room?
No, Lenny recreated his childhood room in his office.
You have this old shitty desk and he has an office?
You said he works here just like you.
I keep telling you, those two are making a fool of you.
Listen. You turn up and start badmouthing my best friend. What do I say to Lenny?
That it's "Bring your cellmate to work" day?
Whoa, Mo. I thought you'd be happy if I dropped by, man.
You make me mad about Lenny
to get me to do a startup, and I'll do all the work.
That's not a professional relationship. It's about trust.
Well.
To me, it doesn't feel like you can trust your professional relationships.
Because who covers up their windows when they have nothing to hide?
Okay, I know I said I wouldn't hack into it.
But I only did it to show Ersan that I can trust my best friend.
- Here. - What happens now?
- Lenny, we just have to be honest. - See?
If we're not, then we're like every other company.
- Why I? - Is this live?
- You offered him the job. - Because you said he wouldn't take it.
- Dan! - You want to be nice.
But if Moritz has two per cent, he'll sit at every shareholders' meeting.
Güler says that's a huge risk. No investor will buy into that.
Mo can continue working here, if that makes you happy.
But he'll have to sign the new contract without the two per cent.
Moritz is here because of you.
You have to take a bit of responsibility.
After all, half the company belongs to you.
I don't give a shit about Moritz.
Fuck, dude. They're really taking you down.
You think your boss would give us funds to buy an existing company?
Yeah.
So real life really does hold more surprises than some film.