Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Audrey struggles to survive with the help of an unlikely companion in the wake of the disaster off the coast of Kent, while Fraser and Joseph work to coordinate emergency response despite a cyber attack that has downed communications.

Will can't shake his infatuation with Maya, even though he knows she's engaged, while Geordie can't make right with Cathy despite his wish to reunite his family. Another complicated relationship is teased apart after an odd death. 

When the Rubens painting disappears, an investigation commences and puts some employees and guests in a tricky situation. The women of the hotel begin to assert themselves in the face of most of the men's cruelty and anger, but is it enough?

The World War II drama has begun filming a second season, following up after a long hiatus. The second season will continue to follow the lives of ordinary people under the extraordinary circumstances of war, with some new and old characters.

In a year in Chicago, the app Too Good to Go has redirected around 108,000 meals from landfills by allowing consumers to buy unsold surplus products from restaurants and other food service businesses at a reduced price. 

A potentially explosive situation off the coast of Kent leads to a mandatory evacuation, but efforts to coordinate a response are complicated by a smaller-scale incident that might have geopolitical ramifications. 

The death of the scion of a formerly wealthy estate seems to be natural, but Geordie is suspicious. Unfortunately, his new boss assigns Larry to the case and is a stickler for rules, so Geordie, Will, and Miss Scott must surreptitiously investigate.

Claudine continues to help other women attract attention, including Constance, who begins to grow close to Lucian. Anish begins his own affair and considers his politics, while Cecil closes a deal to make a fortune and Danioni continues to meddle.

The Taste of Chicago is a bit reduced in size this year due to difficulties with staffing, but that means you can try a greater proportion of the vendors. Here are seven that have some unusual treats available. 

In the season finale of Endeavour, Morse becomes wrapped up in a murderous situation in a spooky old hotel when his bus breaks down and the passengers all take shelter from a winter storm there. 

Anish is targeted by local fascists and becomes interested in the resistance against them. Claudine finds ways to occupy herself while Jack does business with Cecil, and Wingfield takes an interest in their deal.

What does it take to make a fine dining restaurant run smoothly—especially one like Avondale's Wherewithall, where the menu changes every week? A creative and organized chef de cuisine and multitasking general manager, for one. 

Summer is here, which means the grand Fourth of July tradition of A Capitol Fourth concert and fireworks broadcast live from Washington, D.C. on WTTW and PBS. Meet the performers here.

Jane Austen is once again being adapted for the screen, but this time it's her life, not her books, that is the subject.

The murder of a cab driver on the outskirts of town near a nudist retreat seems to be a robbery, but other deaths with odd similarities soon set the detectives searching for connections between them.