An intruder grabs Henri — is he going to kidnap him? Meanwhile, Nina gets stuck in the elevator with Max, who may now finally be forced to talk to her.

At lunch, it becomes clear that Debbie is actually a pretty shady character. Meanwhile, Henri is kidnapped, and Nina and Max finally have it out in the broken elevator…

Max and Nina are trying to make the best of their awkward time stuck in the elevator together. Meanwhile, Henri is very relieved when Emma finally comes home. Together they search for evidence against Debbie… and find it!

After learning what Henri and Emma have uncovered in their investation, Hannes realizes the truth about the origins of the tea Debbie sold to them. In the meantime, the maintenance technician hurries over to fix the elevator – but maybe it wasn’t such an emergency after all. See for yourself!

Levin and Nele, who both aspire to be in the group of young detectives known as the Pfefferkörner, are at the Elbphilharmonie to watch piano prodigy Kim Soo-Ri rehearse. However, it seems someone there has sinister plans for him.

Kim Soo-Ri gets a message from his parents saying they have come to Hamburg a day early. He hurries to meet them, but he's in for another surprise...

Nele manages to get into the van that Kim Soo-Ri has been loaded into. They both wait for the right moment to make their getaway.

Nele and Kim have arrived safely at Goldmann Café, but the kidnappers are not going to give up any time soon.

Levin and the other Pfefferkörner follow the candy trail left by Nele.

Nele and Kim Soo-Ri are trapped, but the Pfefferkörner are coming to the rescue. Also, Kim's manager, Nesrin, has arrived to help... or so he believes.

The final part of the episode sees the criminals apprehended and the Pfefferkörner delighted by a surprise parting gift from Kim.

The Peppercorns are back again!
In the first part of this new episode, a student is trying to blackmail Mr. Schulze in order to get a better grade. Nele is temporarily in the same class as her brother and Tayo, who is also Mr. Schulze's foster son.

Our young detectives find out that Antonia is blackmailing Tayo's father.

While Antonia increases the pressure on Mr. Schulze, the young detectives look for ways to get to her phone.

Kira's interference blows the whole thing wide open, leading to Mr. Schulze's suspension.