Cruel Death

The fifth story of private detective Stanislav Berka, a former captain of the Brno Criminal Police.

The newly promoted Major Motl, Berka's successor in the police force, invites Berka to the Brno Dam - for a trip and lunch. The friends discuss, among other things, the latest affair, the arrest and immediate release of the South Moravian governor. A month later, however, the governor is murdered in a particularly cruel manner. Businessman Klement Chládek, a friend of the murdered woman, enters Berka's life again. According to his wishes, Berka is investigating the death of the governor in cooperation with the Brno CID. The death toll is rising, and the facts Berka is discovering are increasingly disturbing. Berka gets caught up in a case full of corruption and illegal deals. With gun in hand, he must ultimately protect his life and the lives of his partners in the investigation...