Synopsis

Dawn brought a crisis for Melanie and Mattes. Silke Pilz, wife of the freight forwarder Peter Pilz, had heard noises during the night and suspected a burglar, though her husband dismissed the sounds as merely cats. Mattes ventured out alone to search the grounds, determined to apprehend the intruder. When Melanie heard a gunshot, she went to find Mattes and was herself shot. She was rushed immediately to the EKH. Emergency physician Helen was visibly shaken upon recognizing the severely injured