The title of this episode is misleading, no case of poisoning or environmental pollution is the subject but a bank robbery and eventually a murder. Unusually long compared with all former episodes this one runs over 90 minutes and sometimes it drags on and you wonder why the did not stick to the 60 minutes as before. On the other hand there are many good insights into the minds of criminals after a successful heist and the mistrust that starts to creep up between them.
The case starts with telling us most of what is going on showing us the two main villains although spares one for later suspense. Heinz Engelmann again gives his Kommissar all the dignity and little ticks he needs to give him our sympathy. The criminals are as tough as today but you don't see all the violence that takes place. And it contains a well done chase sequence. The last minutes looks very similar to American gangster films although at the beginning of this episode there is a scene were Heinz Engelmann assures a reluctant courier this is not a movie so don't expect a lot of shooting.
