Episode
Scene of the Crime: Blood trail
Overview
Two Polish truck drivers are brutally murdered by an Arab hit squad at a scrap yard in Duisburg. At the same time, the exiled Pole Leczek, scrapyard owner and pimp, is apparently to be executed. But the attack fails. Schimanski and Thanner, who both witness the attack, can't believe their eyes.
Details
- Series
- Scene of the Crime
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1989-08-20
- Runtime
- 86 min
Episode context
Blood trail is Episode 8 in Season 20 of Scene of the Crime. It aired on 1989-08-20. The runtime is 86 min.
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