Murder and drugs: The puzzling life of the Fraya Menke in the crime scene

Murder and drugs: The puzzling life of the Fraya Menke in the crime scene

Münster, Deutschland - On April 6, 2025, the new episode of the crime series "Tatort" with the title "Fiderallala" was broadcast. The 1299th episode of the popular series shows the Münster investigator duo Frank Thiel and Prof. Karl-Friedrich Boerne in their 47th case. The film began with an exuberant party at the medical faculty, in which Professor Boerne took the microphone after enjoying drug cocktails. The next morning the bartender Chris Haffmeister was found dead, and the investigation started their course.

in "fidersallala" the talented Meira durand The role of the Studentin fraya menke. Durand, who had already given her “crime scene” debut in 2019, shows her acting skills again after embodied a drug addicted mother in “Police Call 110: Thieves”. Fraya Menke, who had argued with Haffmeister over a room, is involved in a murder case when she moves into a new flat share with Felix Schneider.

action and suspicious

The action unfolds in a complex network of suspects. For example, student confesses Lucy Osthofen to have stabbed Haffmeister in self -defense, but cannot name a tool. It is also found that no Lucy was found on the victim's body. The broadcast of this episode was very well received with 11.82 million viewers and achieved a market share of 42.0 % for the first.

Another important storyline revolves around the murder of Professor Achim Probst, who is discovered by his daughter Alice Probst in his apartment. The student Kim Moser is also suspected because she had been at the scene at the time of the scene, but had an alibi. Unexpected turns increase when the former footballer Erkan Gül confesses to killed Professor Probst, which does not qualify him as a perpetrator.

production and director

Production was realized by the WDR and the shooting took place between September 10 and October 10, 2024 in Cologne, Münster and the surrounding area. As a director, David G. Hughes , who impressively staged the story of manipulation of memories that intervene in the investigation. Dr. Solveig Menke, Fraya's mother, manipulating her memories, also leads the investigators on a wrong trace.

"Fiderallala" certainly continues the tradition of the "crime scene", not only as a thriller, but also as a narrative form that deals with deeper social issues. With the next episode, "knife", which is to be broadcast on April 13, 2025, the tension remains high on German television.