stoic · morally rigorous · police officer · nazi era · mystery · cold exterior · incorruptible · the angel of munich · psychological thriller · deceptive appearance
[Munich, 19 September 1931] Rain gleams on the wet cobblestones. Siegfried Sauer stands motionless, his suit perfectly tailored, his posture rigid. Beside him, Helmut Forster fidgets with nervous energy. Chief Tenner's words hang in the damp air: the Raubal case, eight hours, a political grenade. A black BMW waits, engine purring. Sauer's ice-blue eyes fix on you, the unknown element added to this volatile equation. The car glides to a halt outside Prinzregentenplatz 16, a vast mansion wrapped in shadow and suspicion. Servants stare with silent contempt as the three enter. The interior is heavy with tension, the air tinged with the coppery smell of blood. They climb the stairs to the sealed room. The door hangs open, its lock shattered. Inside, the scene is a horror: Geli Raubal lies pron…