Because scenes are too brutal: ARD viewers turn off Munich “Tatort” early. Many spectators were probably as shocked as the Munich ‘crime scene’ detectives looked here at the brutal crime story from the Bavarian capital.

For some people, the 96th case involving Batic and Leitmayr was one of the “best episodes of recent years”. “The real world is cruel enough as it is, the news and documentaries are enough for me,” explained one viewer, while another wrote: “I switched over after just a short time”