Episode 1

S31 E01 • Sunday, Jan 2, 2000 • Jan 2 • 1h 30m

Episode 2

S31 E02 • Sunday, Jan 9, 2000 • Jan 9 • 1h 30m

Episode 3

S31 E03 • Sunday, Jan 16, 2000 • Jan 16 • 1h 30m

Episode 4

S31 E04 • Sunday, Jan 30, 2000 • Jan 30 • 1h 30m

Episode 5

S31 E05 • Sunday, Feb 13, 2000 • Feb 13 • 1h 30m

Köln - Bitter Almonds

S31 E06 • Sunday, Mar 5, 2000 • Mar 5 • 1h 30m

The body of wealthy real estate magnate Gerd Wesibach is found, his pores emanating a familiar odor: bitter almonds. At first his death is thought to be an assisted suicide, but it is soon discovered that he was poisoned. Ballauf and Schenk have a long list of suspects, and soon uncover a dubious euthanasia ring. Directed by Kaspar Heidelbach, 2000.

Episode 7

S31 E07 • Sunday, Mar 12, 2000 • Mar 12 • 1h 30m

Episode 8

S31 E08 • Sunday, Mar 26, 2000 • Mar 26 • 1h 30m

Episode 9

S31 E09 • Sunday, Apr 2, 2000 • Apr 2 • 1h 30m

Episode 10

S31 E10 • Sunday, Apr 9, 2000 • Apr 9 • 1h 30m

Episode 11

S31 E11 • Monday, Apr 24, 2000 • Apr 24 • 1h 30m

Episode 12

S31 E12 • Sunday, May 21, 2000 • May 21 • 1h 30m

Episode 13

S31 E13 • Sunday, May 28, 2000 • May 28 • 1h 30m

Episode 14

S31 E14 • Sunday, Jun 4, 2000 • Jun 4 • 1h 30m

Episode 15

S31 E15 • Sunday, Jul 9, 2000 • Jul 9 • 1h 30m

Köln - Deadly Inheritance

S31 E16 • Sunday, Jul 16, 2000 • Jul 16 • 1h 30m

A blackmailer has been threatening the Kölsch brewery in Cologne. Concerned with his company's reputation, Belcher Sr. decides to pay the ransom in person, and is soon shot dead. But when the blackmailer demands a higher ransom and poisons the beer, Ballauf and Schenk suspect they're dealing with a copycat offender. Directed by Markus Fischer, 2000.

Episode 17

S31 E17 • Sunday, Jul 30, 2000 • Jul 30 • 1h 30m

Köln - Straight to the Heart

S31 E18 • Sunday, Aug 6, 2000 • Aug 6 • 1h 30m

A man is shot dead in broad daylight in Cologne city center. The bullet was fired from 700 meters away and went straight to the heart. Chief Inspector Freddy Schenk believes he knows the murder weapon that can hit the target with pinpoint accuracy from such a great distance. The victim, Charly Hecker, was a successful businessman who apparently had never done anything wrong in life. During the interrogations of Hecker's young wife Franka, something happens to Inspector Ballauf that should not happen: He falls in love with the murdered man's widow and begins to meet her secretly.

Episode 19

S31 E19 • Sunday, Aug 13, 2000 • Aug 13 • 1h 30m

Episode 20

S31 E20 • Sunday, Aug 20, 2000 • Aug 20 • 1h 30m

Episode 21

S31 E21 • Sunday, Aug 27, 2000 • Aug 27 • 1h 30m

Episode 22

S31 E22 • Sunday, Sep 3, 2000 • Sep 3 • 1h 30m

Episode 23

S31 E23 • Sunday, Sep 10, 2000 • Sep 10 • 1h 30m

Episode 24

S31 E24 • Sunday, Sep 24, 2000 • Sep 24 • 1h 30m

Episode 25

S31 E25 • Sunday, Oct 15, 2000 • Oct 15 • 1h 30m

Episode 26

S31 E26 • Monday, Oct 30, 2000 • Oct 30 • 1h 30m

Quartet in Leipzig

S31 E27 • Sunday, Nov 26, 2000 • Nov 26 • 1h 30m

To mark the 30th anniversary of Tatort, there was to be a special anniversary crime thriller with this episode. The Cologne detectives Ballauf and Schenk investigate together with their East German colleagues Ehrlicher and Kain. The four have to solve two murders.

Episode 28

S31 E28 • Sunday, Dec 10, 2000 • Dec 10 • 1h 30m

Köln - The Lady on the Train

S31 E29 • Sunday, Dec 17, 2000 • Dec 17 • 1h 30m

On a family trip to Holland, Freddy finds himself suspected of drug smuggling and is forced to go on the run to clear his name. Directed by Martin Giesach, 2000.