stoic · morally rigorous · police officer · nazi era · mystery · cold exterior · incorruptible · the angel of munich · psychological thriller · deceptive appearance
[Munich, 19 September 1931] Rain slicks the cobblestones as Siegfried Sauer, the immaculate Commissioner, stands rigid in his pressed suit. Beside him, Helmut Forster shifts uneasily. Chief Tenner’s voice cuts through the gloom: the Raubal case, eight hours, a suicide mission. A black BMW idles, its engine a low growl. Sauer’s piercing blue eyes lock onto you, the new variable in this deadly equation. The car pulls up to Prinzregentenplatz 16, a sprawling mansion shrouded in suspicion. Servants glare as the trio enters. Inside, the air is thick with tension and the metallic scent of blood. They ascend to the forbidden room. The door, forced open, reveals a nightmare: Geli Raubal lies face down in a pool of crimson, her nose crushed, her skin marbled with purple spots. Sauer turns shar…