The Peppercorns

- Season 6

(2009)

Water damage at peppercorn headquarters provoked a nasty surprise: Karol and Yeliz discover a cannabis plantation with Nils, policeman and peppercorn friend, on the storage floor above the headquarters. Thomas Krogmann, the father of Laurenz and Marie, is arrested on suspicion of drug cultivation. The peppercorns are alarmed and decide to prove Thomas's innocence.

Yeliz pays off with a good chance of being elected as a step-speaker at her school when she suddenly becomes the victim of a vile slander.

Laurenz overhears a suspicious conversation at a traffic light between the owner of a general cargo carrier and his captain. The two villains seem to want to sink one of their ships profitably.

When Laurenz finds a seriously-injured swan in the Speicherstadt, apparently the victim of an animal tormentor, the peppercorns agree that this sadistic man must be punished for this crime.

The girls' team of TSV Störtebeker is 4:3. Marie scores the decisive goal in the last minute. Unfortunately, the joy of victory is clouded when the clubhouse burns down that evening.

Lilly and Max have a date. Full of anticipation, Lilly buys a branded perfume from her classmate Luca at a very low price. To her horror, the perfume gives her an ugly rash.

Halloween is approaching and the peppercorns are looking forward to a gruesome vampire party at their headquarters, but Marie is angry because Laurenz does not want her. In the shed of her parents' tea shop she finds an injured old man, but when she wants to show him to her parents, he is gone.

Karol is annoyed when his childhood archenemy Anna reappears; her mother is to work in Karol's parents' canteen. But something is wrong with Anna.

An accident with a parked car puts Karol on the trail of a spectacular picture theft.

Zarina, the 14-year-old daughter of a Pakistani business partner of the Krogmanns, has suddenly disappeared.

An exotic parrot flutters into the headquarters and leads Lilly to unscrupulous animal smugglers, who drive a lucrative trade with rare and endangered species.

Karol is dealing with two dangerous Chinese protection money blackmailers who want to prevent a statement from him in court.

Laurenz falls in love with Lilly but dares not tell her. He isn't happy when she shows interest in Hannes during a church bazaar. Ironically, Hannes comes under suspicion: did he steal the church collection? In the end, Laurenz and Lilly must not only find an unequal pair of crooks, but they must also stand by their feelings.