Shocking crime scene: murder in the monastery and children's fate!

Shocking crime scene: murder in the monastery and children's fate!

On Sunday evening, December 1, 2024, the ARD showed a gripping episode of "crime scene" entitled "Silence", in which Commissioner Thorsten Falke, played by Wotan Wilke Möhring, devoted itself to a explosive topic: the abuse of children in the Catholic Church. After the death of his colleague Grosz, Falke actually searched inner peace in a monastery, but the murder of a pastor confronts him directly with the dark abysses behind the monastery walls, such as Live reported.

The spectators were visibly moved by the emotional depth of the "crime scene", many described the episode as "difficult to bear" and "close to reality". Comments like "I feel bad and I can't understand that something like this is still happening in the middle of society" show the concern of the audience. The performance of Möhring, who implemented the difficult topic sensitively and also received praise for his performance on social media, was particularly praised, such as the first

A look behind the scenes

In the role of Commissioner Thorsten Falke, who began his career in the “crime scene” in 2013, Möhring brings his character to life with a mixture of impulsiveness and loyalty. Falke, who grew up in Hamburg, sees his job as a personal fight against crime and has a strong sense of justice, although it is often stubborn and irreconcilable. His private life is complicated because he has a 14-year-old son, who does not know that Falke is his father. The changes in his team, especially the change of colleagues, present him with new challenges, which reinforces the emotions of the viewers.