"INSPECTOR REX" "THE BODY AT SCHOENBRUNN" " Watch where you're going!" " Sorry." "Bad-mannered..." "unbelievable..." "Gynaecologist" "Good morning." "Any problems at the hospital?" "Why?" "You're nervous." "Stress, as usual." "I was operating till an hour ago." "Then I rested in the sick room for a while." "Dr Fuchs's surgery." "Good morning." "What's up?" "I came to ask... if you'd like a coffee?" "What would I do without you?" "It's great that you remember now and then." "Don't say that." "Stop it!" "I was on duty all night." "Okay, you win." "Moser..." "This better be important." "It is, Richard." "Gardeners found a near-naked female body." "In this cold?" "She's in Sch"nbrunn's nursery, in lingerie and a coat." "Oh no, not a sex murder." "I planned to sleep in today." "What?" "No, I won't go back to sleep." "Now he's asleep." "Wake up, Rex!" "Why should you sleep?" "I'd show you Vienna's finest park but dogs aren't allowed in." "Sorry, Rex." "It's duty." "Stay there!" "Hello, Richard." "She's over there." "The gardeners found her when unloading leaves." "Unloading?" "Was she on the truck?" "She must have got there with the leaves." "The truck was empty when it left here." " So they found her later?" " Yes." "They put about 20 loads on the truck." "She was in one." "Unequal pupils... points to a brain haemorrhage, skull fracture." "Looks like a sex crime to me." "The skimpy clothes..." "First I want to find out where she was killed." "Do they recall where the loads were?" "Not exactly." "But we can retrace their path with them." "I have a better idea." "Rex!" "Come here!" "In other cases, killers have taken clothing as a souvenir." "Stop guessing." "It may well have been a murder for robbery." "Which looks like a sex crime." "Let's wait for the forensic results." "Once we know the location we'll know more." "Did you see any injuries from self-defence?" "No." " She didn't expect an attack." " So she knew the killer." " It's only my assumption." " Exactly." "That sounds like a hit." "Good dog." "Well done." "Well done." "Move aside." "Not much to see." "No?" " Looks like she was dragged." " Think so?" "Ring and ask our colleagues to take soil samples." "Werninger, come on please." "Werninger." "Send me two people from Forensics." "Main access road." "Thanks." "No dress, no bag, nothing." "Maybe he killed her elsewhere and took her here." "I don't think so." "Just imagine it." "He brings her here..." "But how?" "He'd hardly carry her on his back." "Some staff have a licence to drive in here." "Would you hide your victim at your workplace?" " I wouldn't..." " See?" "And besides..." "He puts her here." "Then drags her over to the pile." "Why not hide her there right away?" "Why drag her right across the park to hide her there?" "So you think he killed her here?" "Could be, right?" "Where's the dress, the handbag?" "Maybe she didn't take one." "How many women have you known, Stocki?" " Only my wife." " See?" "Meaning?" "You walk here every day regardless of the weather?" "I've done it for 30 years, ever since I moved here with my husband." "But the murder..." "Good to see you, Richard." "I think we have an important witness." "Must I say everything yet again?" "Since you saw something important, Madam," "I'd like you to tell me yourself." "My colleague doesn't relate things well." "Of course..." "if you want me to." "Yesterday I went for a walk as usual." "Suddenly this man jumps out from behind the bushes and nearly bowls me over." "I knew at once something was wrong." "I see." "When was this?" "Yesterday, mid-morning." "I go for my regular walk then." "Do you remember where it was?" "Of course, I always go the same way." "At the rondeau..." "It's a square surrounded by bushes." "And the suspect jumped out from there." "The suspect?" "And why did this man seem suspicious to you?" "Well..." "by his appearance, unshaven, long hair, so untidy..." "All these criminals look alike, don't they?" "Do they?" "Please describe him in more detail." "Well... a bit like you." "Hey!" "You don't look like a trustworthy doctor." "No complaints so far." "From these?" "I worked all night." "And now you appear!" "I only got two hours' sleep." " Got any results?" " Yes." "Assault with a blunt object." "A fractured skull, damaged brain..." " Beaten to death?" " With a wooden object." "I found splinters in the head wound." "No signs of a sex crime." "Her last meal was yesterday morning..." "That reminds me I'm very hungry." "Enjoy." "When did it happen?" "Yesterday, mid-morning." "More details in my report." " What about her clothes?" " Vienna labels." "And there's no evidence that she wore anything other than her fur coat and lingerie, such as... a dress." "What?" "It sounds strange, I know." "But if someone had undressed her before or after her death..." "I'd have found tiny skin flakes." "But there are none." "Who would walk in the park this time of year in lingerie?" "That's your problem." "My problem is, I still have an alcohol poisoning and a suicide." "No missing person ad fits her." "How can a woman with her looks not be missed?" "There are so many single people, H"llerer," "When one goes missing no one notices." " Anything new?" " Nothing." "We'll have to take the lingerie around to shops." "I wonder where the dress and handbag are." "We could comb the park." "But would we get the people we need?" "I must take the dog to the park." "Send a photo to all the papers for the evening edition." "Someone might recognise her." "Did Dr Graf discover anything?" "Nothing special." "It looks like she only wore a fur and lingerie." "At this time of year?" "Unusual." "Can I possibly get to my desk?" "I'm at the right place." "I hope I'm not intruding." "Not at all, madam." "I'm glad you could come so soon." "My colleague will create an identikit with you." "Really?" "I thought I could check the photos of sex offenders." "They're routinely checked." "I thought I would spare you the sight." "You're very considerate." "By the way, I've seen the man before." "Have you?" "Where?" "In the park and in the zoo." "No, Rex!" "Dogs aren't allowed in the zoo." "No way." "They'll be afraid of you." "Come, stay in there." "Stay there." "Hi, I'm looking for the personnel manager." "I'm in charge of the zoo keepers." "What is it?" "Moser, Crime Squad." "I want some information." "About the murder?" "That's different." "Can you tell me about it?" "The papers didn't say much." "Actually, I came here to find out if a man works here who looks like this." "I knew he'd cause trouble." "You know him?" "A certain Karasek, began here a few weeks ago." "Capable of anything..." "Is he?" "Where do I find Mr Karasek?" "Over there, with the big cats." "Thank you." "Mr Karasek?" "Yes?" "Moser, Crime Squad." "Are you here about the park story?" "Yes." "A woman saw you near the scene of the crime." "Not possible." "I wasn't in the park that day." "I suggest you come out so we can talk." "I'll wait by the back door if that's what you mean, Mr Karasek." "I can manage, thanks." "If you need a statement I'm nearby." "Me too." "Thanks." "So Mr Karasek..." "You weren't in the park two days ago?" " Where were you?" " Here, in the zoo." "Can anybody confirm that?" "I don't think so." "In winter people don't visit the zoo, they go to the aquarium, and I wasn't there." " Where do you live?" " Here, in this room." "I can't afford a flat on my wages." "But you do go for walks in the park?" "Yes, since I've had this job." "That's no reason to accuse me." "I'm not." "Where did you work before?" "I was unemployed." "It doesn't look good for you." "The witness has seen you a few times and described you well." "What sort of clothes did you wear that day?" "These." "Why?" "Forensics will be interested in them." "Bingo!" "Previous convictions for attempted rape." "Satisfied?" "But it isn't rape, even an attempted one." "No signs of defence, right?" "She was beaten to death." "Maybe he talks to her, she feels threatened, screams, he panics and kills her." "Then he runs into a witness, walks off and waits for us?" "He's cold-blooded, thinks we can't prove anything." "There are so many questions." "Her dress is missing, her bag." "Who is she?" "H"llerer." "Hold on." "Very good." "Thanks." "We have the woman's name." "Ines Wieland." "She lives near Sch"nbrunn." "I come twice a week to clean." "So I didn't notice her absence." "Only today, when I saw her photo in the paper." "You said Mrs Wieland was divorced a few years ago." "Where's her ex?" "He went to America after the divorce." "He's in computers." "He travelled a lot." "That was why they divorced." "I have some questions, Mrs K"rner." "The deceased wore only a fur coat and lingerie." "Terrible." " A dress and bag are missing." " I can't tell you which dress." "She had so many." "But she always wore a brown bag with her fur coat." " Always?" " Yes." "She bought it only recently." "Let me have a look." "See for yourself." "The brown bag is missing." " Are these her gloves?" " Yes." " May I borrow them?" " Please do." "Mrs K"rner..." "Was there a male friend or a companion?" "I think so." "But Mrs Wieland never talked to me about it." "Well..." "Were there any major events in her life?" "Nothing." "Recently she saw a doctor twice a week." "Was she ill?" "Maybe a bit of a hypochondriac, imagining an illness, you know..." " Who was the doctor?" " A gynaecologist." "There's only one doctor here." "All the women see him." "Dr Fuchs." "Well..." "Thank you." "May I have a look around?" "Please do." "Can I offer you a cup of coffee?" "No, thanks." "Find anything, Stocki?" "Nothing exciting, a few photos." " Show me." " Here!" "He must be her ex." " How do you know?" " I saw wedding photos." "I see." "When did you last see a doctor?" "Why?" " Want to see one again?" " Why?" "Mrs Wieland went often." "We might get some news." "Ask Mrs K"rner for his address." "Actually, he's a gynaecologist..." "Aha!" "Listen, Rex..." "We need the handbag, you know." "It's only a slim chance... but we might find the murderer's fingerprints" "Well then..." "where's the bag?" "Where?" "Find it!" "Find it!" "Find it!" "Good dog." "Find it." "Good dog!" "Have you read today's paper?" "Yes." "Shouldn't you tell the police you knew her?" "You knew her too." "She was a patient of mine." "She was more than that..." "Like all the others you had affairs with." "The police will find out." "Who is the dead woman?" "I don't want to be drawn into it." "You really think you can keep it secret?" "The stress in the hospital..." "The surgery hours..." "And now this!" "I can't go on." "This is all too much for me." "Did anyone see you in the sick room?" "No." "Why?" "The paper says Mrs Wieland was killed around that time." "Listen..." "do you think I killed her?" "Of course not." "If the police come and ask I'll say you were here." "Yes." "What about going away again together?" "For a few days?" "Yes." "Find it!" "Well, Rex..." "Come here." "It's okay." "Shall we give up?" "Well, what can we do?" "Let's walk some more." "Well done, Rex." "Find it, Rex." "Find it." " He didn't give much away." " Who?" "The gynaecologist." "He confirmed Mrs Wieland wasn't really ill." "A hypochondriac." "Why didn't he contact us?" "Surely he saw the photo." "He said he hasn't read the paper lately." "I'm not surprised." "He's so busy." "Rex found the handbag in the park." "What?" "Good, Rex." "But don't jump at me." "What does he look like, our Dr Fuchs?" "Exactly as you'd imagine him." "Tall..." "Like this?" "That's him." "Was the photo in her handbag?" "In her bedroom, where you looked." "It must have been walled in." "Look, I'm not a tracker dog." "Will you take Rex?" "I must talk to Karasek." "You know, the murder has received a lot of publicity." "And the prosecutor needs the murderer." "Besides, we have enough evidence." "Your jacket has bloodstains from the victim." "Shit!" "Yes, you could say that." "Are you trying to finish me off?" "I don't say you're the murderer." "But I think you know more than you've told us." "I was there." "And?" "I was walking in the park." "Suddenly I heard this scream." " You see anybody?" " No." "The paths have so many corners you can't see more than three steps." "I went in the direction of the scream." " Then I saw her." " Where?" "She was lying under the bushes..." "Dead..." "I ran off immediately." "Why didn't you ring the police?" " Can't you understand?" " No, I can't." "I have a police record." "I'm homeless." "If I reported a murder to the police they'd arrest me." "So I ran back and hid the body under a pile of leaves." "Not a good hiding place." "Yes, but I panicked." "I thought if they didn't find the body" "I wouldn't be a suspect." "I'd keep my job and live in the zoo." "Richi, I wanted to see you." "We compared the soil samples with traces on the bag." "They match." "So we know she carried a bag, right?" "There are also fingerprints on it from Mrs Wieland and someone else." "They're not Mr Karasek's." "Why make it easy if we can complicate it." "You might find the hand matching the fingerprints." "Only Stockinger gives me such advice." "What do you do before you start your job?" "I mean, the surgery only opens at ten." "I'm either at home, shopping, or I'm here preparing things." "Where were you on Tuesday morning?" "At home, shopping, or here?" "Tuesday?" "Let me think." "I was here at 9 a.m." "Hello, come in, please, Mr..." "Moser." "You stay there." "Stay here." "Here's your toy." "Be good." "Actually, I've told your colleague everything." "But now we have more information." "We found the victim's handbag." "And?" "Do you know who did it?" "We've arrested a suspect." "What does a doctor say to Mrs Wieland being beaten up and left under leaves?" "I'm not a psychiatrist..." "It must have been a lunatic." "A sex murderer." "And poor Mrs Wieland became his victim, by chance." "What was she like, this Mrs Wieland?" "I only knew her the way a doctor knows a patient." "Professional contact?" "Right." "And..." "This?" "A house visit?" "Where did you find that?" "In her flat." "You'd have found out sooner or later." "Yes..." "I had an affair with Mrs Wieland." "I tried to keep it secret." "Where were you on Tuesday?" "Here." "My wife can vouch for that." "If you want, I'll call her in." "Please come in, Gerda." "Thanks." "I see." "She's your wife?" "Yes." "Yes?" "Mrs Fuchs, you said you were here at 9 a.m. on Tuesday." "Where was your husband?" "Here also." "I'd have noticed if he went out." "Thanks, that's all I wanted to know." "Rex... you know you're not allowed in here." "Bad dog!" "And no playing here." "We've finished our talk." "Here's your ball back." "Well..." "If you have further questions, you know..." "Thanks." "Come, Rex." "Goodbye, Mrs Fuchs." "Come, Rex." "Good!" "If I only knew where Mrs Wieland's dress is..." "I'd have made progress." "I know where it is." " Where?" " It's at her place." " What?" " In her wardrobe." "How do you know?" "Look at me." "Listen, since you got divorced you've completely lost your touch with women." "Mrs Wieland wore barely anything with a fur on top." "Maybe she wanted to impress someone." "Outside?" "At that temperature?" "It looks like an act of desperation." "Maybe she tried to... how can I say it... to hold on to someone." "That would confirm that it was Dr Fuchs." "He wants to end the relationship." "She comes half naked to seduce him." "They don't reconcile, they argue." "He fears a scandal and kills her." "That's my version of what happened." "Now I want yours." "But this time tell me the truth." "She called me on Monday afternoon." "She asked if we could meet." "I wasn't too keen because I intended to end the affair." "But still you went and met her as arranged." "Of course." "Otherwise she'd have caused a scandal in my surgery." "As far as the dress is concerned, the fact that she wasn't wearing one... didn't just happen once." "She often did crazy things like that." "And then?" "So I came here." "I heard a scream in the distance." "I ran towards it and found her dead... under the bushes." "Strange..." "The other suspect said the same thing." "But it's true." "I was paralysed." "My first thought was to run." "But then I thought the contents of her bag could implicate me." "So I took the bag under my coat." "Then you threw it away." "Yes, but first I took the photos from the bag." "Okay, we'll see." "Please wait over there." "My men will look after you." " Is that your dog?" " Yes." " He can smell something." " The smell of predators." "Most dogs react to it." "Mr Karasek, tell me in detail what happened." "I heard a scream, ran over and found the body." "I ran off straight away." "I ran into the old lady over there." "Then I ran back... and covered the body with leaves." "Wait." "Why's he talking to the gardeners?" "Just wait." "We go to the nursery." "The weapon was a branch, as we now know." "The gardeners brought the leaves here and also the branches from the scene of the crime." "We made sure it was kept." "Please remove the cover." "Rex, come here." "Find it." "Enough." "Mr Karasek confessed to hiding the weapon under his clothes then throwing it away." "He works in the zoo with carnivores." "So his clothes take on the smell of the carnivores." "So does the weapon, I hope." "But you're still a suspect, Mr Fuchs." "Mrs Wieland may have threatened or blackmailed you, so you beat her to death." "Karasek found the body and hid it, fearing he might be a suspect with his previous convictions." "I didn't do it!" "Mrs Fuchs... your husband cheated on you with patients for many years." "Still, you loved him." "As his receptionist, you knew where and when he met women." "On this day you wanted to talk to Mrs Wieland before he did, to persuade her to give him up." "But she provoked you." "Then you picked up this piece of wood and..." "That's absurd." "You picked this up and beat her." "How dare you!" "Splinters of wood broke off." "We found some at the scene and in her head wound." "Rubbish!" "The doctor said it was possible that the killer might also be injured." "And I remembered your hand." "You've a bandaid on one finger, right?" "I bet we'll find a splinter matching this wood." "He always had his women." "But this time I thought I might lose him for good." "That day I had decided to end the affair." "A piece of wood..." "A stupid piece of wood..."