Tod eines Clowns

In the reflective pre-Christmas season of 1960, a dead body is discovered in the Moabiter Arminiushalle with a butcher's knife in its back. The investigation leads Chief Detective Otto Kappe into the circus scene, as the victim had worked as a clown for Circus Reiz. The detective quickly dispels the seemingly cheerful circus atmosphere. Behind the scenes, tensions are brewing: the circus director's wife was not only having an affair with the dead clown but also with a stable boy. Is this a murder motivated by jealousy? Before Kappe can answer this question, he must deal with another murder case: during a police search at the circus, they stumble upon a skeleton, uncovering a long-forgotten tragedy.