Divided We Stand

ZERV" tells of the first years after the fall of the Wall, the breaks in life courses, of completely different biographies and of the successful coming together in the common fight against crime, which knows no East and West. ZERV stands for the Central Investigation Office for Government and Association Crime, founded in Berlin in 1991 by decision of the federal government.

War & PoliticsCrime

Seasons

1. Other Times

Air Date: 2022-02-22

When Matthias Trockland, who turned witness for ZERV, is found dead, ZERV West Commissioner Peter Simon and Karo Schubert from the Berlin homicide squad work together to solve the mystery surrounding Trockland's death.

2. Undercover

Air Date: 2022-02-22

When ZERV officers find a large cache of banned weapons in the decommissioned NVA military site, Simon and Karo presume that Trockland may have been killed because he was pursuing the illegal NVA arms trade.

3. Searching For Clues

Air Date: 2022-02-23

Reiko Böttcher is arrested as a suspect in the arms theft and the explosion at the NVA site. Reiko makes a startling confession, which helps Simon and Karo get a step closer to the truth, but he also ends up risking his life in the process.

4. Culprits From The Past

Air Date: 2022-02-23

Böttcher's death confirms that Simon and Karo are on the right path. At his funeral, they identify a person of interest known as `KoKo-Wutzke', Gärster's former boss, and a man from Karo's complicated past.

5. Seven Bridges

Air Date: 2022-02-24

Böttcher's death forces a distraught Gärster to turn himself in; in ZERV custody, Simon makes an unauthorised deal with Gärster without the knowledge of his boss; Karo makes a shocking discovery about her father.