"Max" (Matthew Beard) is a doctor with a penchant for the as yet unproven science of psychopathy as espoused by Sigmund Freud at the start of the twentieth century. Living in Imperial Vienna - a city renowned for being at the leading edge of medical advances, he gets involved with under-pressure local police detective inspector "Rheinhardt" (Juergen Maurer) who is investigating a bizarre series of killings. The latter man is just as sceptical of his new friend as just about everyone else, but "Max" is undeterred and as their investigation progresses, both characters realise that together they make quite a formidable team combining traditional policing with the beginnings of psychological profiling. As the series' progress, a friendship gradually develops between the two men. Meantime, "Max" is finding his rather procedural relationship with girlfriend "Clara" (Luise von Finckh) increasingly compromised by his infatuation with a fellow scientist "Lisa Linder" (Miriam Hie) who isn't exactly reciprocative of his enthusiasm. With that romantic on/off scenario bubbling through series one, it does rather interfere with what is otherwise an enjoyable and a times quite intriguing collection of Holmesian-style dramas that look great and pace out well over ninety minutes an episode. Beard looks about twelve, which does take a bit of getting used to - but as he and Maurer start to get the…

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