Heinrich Lunge Husbando

Heinrich Lunge is an officer from the BKA, who obsessively believes that Dr. Kenzo Tenma is responsible for a series of murders and criminal events taking place in Germany, and doggedly pursues him to that end. He lives for his work, and pridefully states that no case he ever has taken on has ended without a resolution. He possesses extremely high analytical abilities, and has an excellent memory. However, he is ultimately forced to confront and contend with the "fairy-tale" reality that surrounds him when he comes to realize that Tenma is not in fact responsible, but no less than the mysterious Johan Liebert, the "monster" Tenma had referred to in his testimonies, is in fact the guilty party. Lunge is cold, ruthless, efficient, and eminently calculating, so much so that it occasionally gets him into trouble, even driving some of his suspects to suicide. His job is his life, and making a mistake in his eyes is a fate worse than death. Lunge's sole mission in life is to catch criminals, and he considers everything else, such as interpersonal relationships, games such as chess, and even sleep to be uninteresting wastes of time better spent in pursuit of investigation. Lunge's ruthless tenacity and cold, calculating demeanor are shown in his encounter with the copycat killer in episode 22, in which he knowingly releases false information into the local newspaper to entice Tenma to the scene. In his interview with the actual murderer, Lunge toys with him, sarcastically telling him that he will certainly get away with his crime because the local police are incompetent. Lunge tells the culprit he has no interest in any other criminal but Tenma, and this is put to the test when the copycat murderer later attacks Lunge. After being stabbed from behind, Lunge shoots out both the suspect's kneecaps and doggedly pursues Tenma to his car, only to lose consciousness from blood loss. Upon regaining consciousness, Lunge promptly handcuffs and incapacitates Tenma despite needing his medical expertise to survive. This clearly indicates Lunge's resolve and ruthless dedication to the pursuit of criminals even at the cost of his own life. Although his family life hasn't been shown in the series for the most part, one can deduce just by his confession that he's not on good terms with his family that he's not keen on making good relationships with others, nor is he enthusiastic about keeping in touch with them. By the end of the series though, it is seen that he has changed this attitude and started making contact with his daughter.