As the train continues its course towards Berlin, the band of musicians perform a song about yearning for freedom, which contrasts with the security checks of East Germans returning from the West.

As the train makes its way along, a reporter comes to interview Edith Salzmann, a locomotive driver. Through them, we get an impression of the roles and daily life of people in East Germany.

The news of the Berlin Wall's construction continues to spread throughout the train. Arthur and Andi finally find what they have been looking for all this time.

Elke repairs the radio in the compartment and everyone hears the news: A wall is being built through Berlin and along the state border to seal off the Soviet zone.

The situation comes to a head with debates about idealism and disappointment, values of the East and the West, and freedom and control. As decisions are made, personal relationships begin to falter.

During this opening segment from the crime series "Die Toten von Marnow," dialogue is kept to a minimum. Nevertheless, it does an excellent job of setting the scene: a murder has occurred.

For Chief Inspector Frank Elling, it's a relatively normal morning. But a strange case awaits him, involving a break-in, dead man, an old acquaintance, and a missing list.

The world's very first stand-up water slide has opened—in Germany! Best rush ever, or dangerous and overrated?

Elling arrives at the crime scene. The criminal police investigators exchange initial observations, clues, and theories about how the crime unfolded.

At the gruesome crime scene, the investigators find clues regarding the murder's motive, including something very disturbing about the victim.

Arthur now questions Christa Hartmann more thoroughly. Marlis and Gerd find themselves in a severe conflict. Their different views on future and responsibility put their relationship to the test.

Lona tries to learn more about the victim and how the body was discovered, and Elling learns that his wife couldn't have met with her intern that day, as according to a colleague, he was sick.