Der Clown - Season 2

First aired: 9/8/1998 8 episodes

Episodes

1. Deadly Encounters

Aired: 9/8/1998

The wife and daughter of wealthy industrialist Steinrich are kidnapped. Max discovers a Chinese officer, Kang‑Sheng, is behind it—seeking to sabotage Steinrich’s lucrative contract. The Clown rescues them despite sabotage and explosions targeting Dobbs

2. Free Fall

Aired: 9/15/1998

Three professional parachutists attempt to rob an armored truck by crashing it from a bridge and escaping by parachute. The plan fails, resulting in prison and new criminal ventures post-release .

3. Yakuza

Aired: 9/22/1998

Max intervenes to protect Akiko, the granddaughter of a Japanese mafia boss, from an assassination plot by rival Nakamichi. He infiltrates as her bodyguard, they fall in love, but tragedy ensues when Akiko is killed during a climactic aerial duel—rescued by Dobbs in his helicopter .

4. The Lindenberg Baby

Aired: 9/29/1998

Shady entrepreneur Lindenberg is murdered by his ruthless twin brother, Axel, in a bid to claim their father's substantial inheritance. But the will stipulates that the first son to become a father inherits the estate — giving Michael, Axel's twin, the edge as his child is due soon. However, unable to have a child with his wife, Michael arranges for a surrogate, Anke. Axel abducts Anke to impersonate Michael’s paternity, hoping to deceive the will by exploiting the twins' similar genetic makeup. Claudia’s close friend Anke is taken in front of her, prompting Claudia to alert Max. Now The Clown must locate the kidnapper and protect Anke before Axel secures the inheritance.

5. Under Pressure – Part 1

Aired: 10/6/1998

Max loses a bet and is forced to attend an opera ball with Claudia. Meanwhile, gangster Kott and his crew rob a bank near a TV tower; Max tracks suspicious figures inside the tower, leading to a fierce gunfight .

6. Under Pressure – Part 2

Aired: 10/13/1998

After thwarting the gang’s escape twice with help from Grandpa Kurz, Kott attempts to flee via sewage. A SWAT team enters the tower; amid a firefight Max saves officers. Kott threatens Claudia from the tower’s upper level, but Max refuses to back down .

7. Crash

Aired: 10/20/1998

A politician dies in a suspicious helicopter crash that also injures Dobbs, leaving him in a wheelchair. The team uncovers sabotage by industrialist Hennermann, who had motives to eliminate the politician .

8. Angel of Death

Aired: 10/27/1998

Vana, a Yugoslav sniper hired to kill prosecutor Reuter, hesitates upon seeing his daughter. Hired by criminal Nakic, she becomes a target and warns Dobbs, enabling Max to foil another attack. Nakic retaliates by kidnapping the daughter; Max must act decisively .