Desperate for leads, the police conduct "criminal telepathy" - a seance, led by Anno/Dr Schmidt. It points them toward a knife dropped by the Phantom on the roof of the studio. The knife is cosmetically identical to Weintraub's switchblade.
Gereon revisits Horst Kessler's apartment, attempting unsuccessfully to track him down. He also visits Richard Pechtmann's nearby apartment, where he learns that Richard has been missing for several days.
Charlotte and Hans Litten pressure Greta into approving Litten's appeal on her behalf.
Nyssen reveals his deception to his mother. Despite his pleas for her to have faith in his judgment just once, she quickly resolves to reverse his trades and have Nyssen committed to an asylum.
Gereon, watching from a nearby bar, spots Moritz returning to Horst's apartment. The communist pimp Ali, lying in wait nearby, takes the opportunity to shoot Horst when he answers the door. Gereon is too concerned with Moritz to pursue.
Charlotte has a falling-out with her younger sister. Similarly, after the murder of Horst Kessler, Gereon reconsiders his approval of Moritz's association with the Hitler Youth.
Marie-Luise Seegers sneaks into her father's office and photographs the sensitive documents she promised.
At police headquarters, Dr Ullrich plants Walter Weintraub's fingerprints on the Phantom's knife recovered from the roof.
Tropes:
- Boom, Headshot!: Horst's demise
- Chekhov's Gun: Weintraub's distinctive switchblade was used incidentally several times in earlier episodes before suddenly becoming very important to the Betty Winter case in this episode.
- Dirty Old Man: The man Toni is employed to read to has her bathe in his home with the door open. What happens to her next occurs offscreen and is only implied.
- Good Girls Avoid Abortion: After the final falling-out with Gereon in the previous episode, Helga goes through with her abortion with Frau Cziczewicz's help, which is witnessed by Charlotte.
- Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: Moritz has started smoking since joining the Hitler Youth. Ironic, considering Hitler's own opinions regarding the habit.
- Hypocrite: Immediately after lecturing Alfred on how she has become strong after grieving for her husband and elder son, and the importance of taking personal initiative and responsibility, his mother quickly breaks down in a panic when Alfred reveals his 106 million Mark bet against the market.
- Irony: Charlotte complains to the bartender who works underneath her apartment about the day-tenant's habits, unaware that he is the day-tenant.
- Montage Out: Gereon writes a letter to Helga, pleading with her to work together with him in spite of their ended relationship to help Moritz get back on track. Helga is recovering from her abortion, appearing melancholy. Dr. Völcker lets Greta sleep in her bed to offer her some comfort and warmth. The Armenian and Esther reconcile. Charlotte works in Litten's office with him on the appeal on Greta's behalf. Toni grimly broods about her birds that Charlotte told her to get rid of. Kessler's girlfriend Erna returns to the bar where she usually picks up suitors. Marie-Louise Seegers secretly takes photographs of documents that will incriminate Wendt. Ullrich forges evidence against Weintraub.
- No Historical Figures Were Harmed: Or rather, in this case, were indeed harmed. Horst Kessler is clearly based on Horst Wessel, a Nazi whose murder by a communist was heavily exploited politically by the Nazi Party, and even incorporated into the official party mythology. Even the exact circumstances of his murder are replicated.
- Out-of-Character Moment: During the Spooky Séance, all of the assembled characters (save a select few like Dr Ullrich) are shown descending into hysteric fits, even level-headed Charlotte and (usually) no-nonsense Boehm and Czerwinsky. Ultimately subverted in the next episode, where is it revealed that we are witnessing the scene through the eyes of Ullrich.
- The Reveal: Dr Ullrich plants evidence framing Weintraub as the Phantom.
- Spooky Séance: Surprisingly, it is quite accurate and gets results.
- The rationalist explanation is that Dr. Schmidt knew what happened due to his and Edgar's questioning of Walter, and primed the medium beforehand.
- Ungrateful Bastard: The Armenian is apparently unappreciative of the sacrifices Weintraub has made on his behalf, as he expels him from his household for being in love with Esther.
- Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Czerwinski vomits into a box during the seance.
