E1 - Episode 1

Aired: January 02, 2000

E2 - Episode 2

Aired: January 09, 2000

E3 - Episode 3

Aired: January 16, 2000

E4 - Episode 4

Aired: January 30, 2000

E5 - Episode 5

Aired: February 13, 2000

E6 - Köln - Bitter Almonds

Aired: March 05, 2000

The body of wealthy real estate magnate Gerd Wesibach is found, his pores emanating a familiar odor: bitter almonds. At first his death is thought to be an assisted suicide, but it is soon discovered that he was poisoned. Ballauf and Schenk have a long list of suspects, and soon uncover a dubious euthanasia ring. Directed by Kaspar Heidelbach, 2000.

E7 - Episode 7

Aired: March 12, 2000

E8 - Episode 8

Aired: March 26, 2000

E9 - Episode 9

Aired: April 02, 2000

E10 - Episode 10

Aired: April 09, 2000

E11 - Episode 11

Aired: April 24, 2000

E12 - Episode 12

Aired: May 21, 2000

E13 - Episode 13

Aired: May 28, 2000

E14 - Episode 14

Aired: June 04, 2000

E15 - Episode 15

Aired: July 09, 2000

E16 - Köln - Deadly Inheritance

Aired: July 16, 2000

A blackmailer has been threatening the Kölsch brewery in Cologne. Concerned with his company's reputation, Belcher Sr. decides to pay the ransom in person, and is soon shot dead. But when the blackmailer demands a higher ransom and poisons the beer, Ballauf and Schenk suspect they're dealing with a copycat offender. Directed by Markus Fischer, 2000.

E17 - Episode 17

Aired: July 30, 2000

E18 - Köln - Straight to the Heart

Aired: August 06, 2000

A man is shot dead in broad daylight in Cologne city center. The bullet was fired from 700 meters away and went straight to the heart. Chief Inspector Freddy Schenk believes he knows the murder weapon that can hit the target with pinpoint accuracy from such a great distance. The victim, Charly Hecker, was a successful businessman who apparently had never done anything wrong in life. During the interrogations of Hecker's young wife Franka, something happens to Inspector Ballauf that should not happen: He falls in love with the murdered man's widow and begins to meet her secretly.

E19 - Episode 19

Aired: August 13, 2000

E20 - Episode 20

Aired: August 20, 2000

E21 - Episode 21

Aired: August 27, 2000

E22 - Episode 22

Aired: September 03, 2000

E23 - Episode 23

Aired: September 10, 2000

E24 - Episode 24

Aired: September 24, 2000

E25 - Episode 25

Aired: October 15, 2000

E26 - Episode 26

Aired: October 30, 2000

E27 - Quartet in Leipzig

Aired: November 26, 2000

To mark the 30th anniversary of Tatort, there was to be a special anniversary crime thriller with this episode. The Cologne detectives Ballauf and Schenk investigate together with their East German colleagues Ehrlicher and Kain. The four have to solve two murders.

E28 - Episode 28

Aired: December 10, 2000

E29 - Köln - The Lady on the Train

Aired: December 17, 2000

On a family trip to Holland, Freddy finds himself suspected of drug smuggling and is forced to go on the run to clear his name. Directed by Martin Giesach, 2000.