Death Beneath the Organ

what happens

Moritz Eisner’s first assignment as a member of a new special commission within the Ministry of the Interior—tasked with handling specialized criminological cases throughout Austria—takes him to the Arndorf Monastery in Carinthia. An international organ competition is taking place there, and a very special member of the jury is scheduled to receive personal protection. When the arrival of the Bishop—who was scheduled to open the competition—is delayed, the young organist Nikolaus Kutil steps in to fill the void. However, the spectacular opening concert ends in catastrophe: an organ pipe breaks loose from its mountings and crushes the young man to death in front of the assembled audience. Moritz Eisner and his new superior, Section Chief Schremser, are on the scene.

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• August Schmölzer as Wolfgang Schremser
• Helmut Berger as Bischof Fritz Hawranek
• Michou Friesz as Professor Katharina Reinhard
• Michael Schönborn as Prälat Herbert Schweiger
• Johannes Silberschneider as Professor Wöss
• Manuel Witting as Nikolaus Kutil
• Volker Bruch as Klaus Zadera
• Florian Teichtmeister as Paul Hofer