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An original series by C More and TV4

A Yellow Bird production

co-produced with Ard Degeto and Film i Väst

There’s something weird about that famil into Mi-Mi’s husband and the restaurant.

No!

Canned sausage?

- That scout leader... - Haqvin? He's weird.

- How’s it going with the Russians? - We’re hitting them Wednesday night, 10:

With Bäckström out of the picture, this division lies open for you.

You want me to set him up?

- I found a murdered girl once, too. - "To Sally"

- Are you married? - You hope you’ll meet the right person.

Did something happen?

- OK, they're all in position. - So, Boris Boroyksy...

He drove in through the southern entranc

Hopefully along with the "Tsar," Ivan Vasilyevich.

He’s our primary target.

Excuse me! I'm a policeman. I’m have to grab this one.

Could you take this? Thank you.

And step on it.

- Let’s do this. - Let’s wait for Bäckström.

It looks pretty busy. Should we take the road via Solna?

- Yeah, sure. - I wouldn't have taken no for an answer.

- OK, we need to hit them now. - Give him a couple of minutes.

You told me he wanted to be here.

Excuse me.

A six of vodka, please.

Aren't you at work?

Do you want us to blow this? We need to move now.

We're as ready as we’ll ever be.

- Are we going in? - Yes? Let's go.

- Room cleared. - Room cleared.

Top floor cleared.

- Police! - Police!

- Clear! - Clear!

Lights! We need lights!

Just the GPS.

And a radio.

Fuck!

The room has been cleared. They tricked us, Toivonen.

The fucking GPS?

Shit...

We have to stop meeting like this. My mistress is getting suspicious.

I can't find anything. His colleagues can’t be counted on eithe

I need help. Something tangible.

- The Noodle. - The Noodle?

”The Noodle” Severin. He hates Bäckström

They used to be partners but then Mrs. Severin came between them.

What the hell do they see in him?

Rumor has it Bäckström stole art from a crime scene.

And Severin was there. Witnessed the whole thing but kept quiet

Why? I mean, if he hates him?

That’s for you to find out.

- Good morning to you. - Good morning.

Chief Inspector, good to have you back.

- It’s about the skull... - Now is not a good time.

I saw Haqvin on the investigation board.

Great, but I can't do this now, Edvin.

- Alright? - Alright.

Come by the station later this afternoon

We’ll have a briefing - just you and I.

- Bye. - Bye.

Who's Sally?

Is that her house?

That’s my granddad and grandma’s place in the country. I was there a lot as a k

And Sally...?

Sally was the girl next door.

Every time I take on a new case, this is what I see.

The cottage. The trees. The creek. The meadows.

It’s late summer. The water’s warm, the air is cool...

There’s no mystery that can’t be solved.

What happened?

To Sally?

I don’t know. Yet.

Yes. Yup.

Alright. Thank you.

Tech searched every inch. It’s been totally cleaned out.

Of course. They knew we were coming.

Boris might have discovered the GPS under his car, maybe he saw you attach i

A handful of people in this building knew about the raid.

You mean one of our people leaked it? Who?

I think he's ready to talk. Olzzon, care to accompany me?

- Bäckström! Welcome back. - Thank you.

- We missed you last night. - I know, my flight got delayed.

- Find anything out down there? - Definitely. I'll tell you what in a min

- You got a tattoo? - Infinity. Same as Jaidee, right?

They put this and Jaidee’s jewelry and nightgown on a different body.

- What body? - The one they switched with Jaidee’s.

- And who was that? - Someone that looked like Jaidee.

- And had an Infinity tattoo? - Yes. It looks real, but it’s just a rub

- So, it’s fake? - Takes strong stuff to get it out.

We'll take care of that later.

This body switch must have occurred before the tsunami

According to all interviews, their bungalow was impossible to reach

before Jaidee was recovered.

Which means they must have known the tsunami was coming...

Which, of course, no one knew...

So you mean that...

...amid this inferno, they had the prese of mind not only to find a dead body,

but one that was similar to Jaidee’s?

Not to mention entering an unreachable b

and dressing the body in a nightgown and

Don’t forget he rub-on.

You can laugh all you want, but that’s how it happened.

But why would Jaidee even want to be dead?

Classic insurance fraud.

So where is the money?

After she died, the company was sold for one krona.

Not such a classic fraud.

We’ll question Jaidee’s friend Anna agai She was accounting manager accounting th

Nadja, can you find out how to get in touch with her?

No, hold off - we’re about to question a potential perp now.

- And who might that be? - Gerhard Rönndahl, Mi Mi's husband.

All right. What are we waiting for?

What is it you think I’ve done?

We know you were trying to flush your financial records.

But that's not all...

Is it?

- Coffee? - What?

- You look like you could use a cup. - Yes, please.

Have a seat.

- Black? - Sure, that’s great.

- Here you go. - Thanks.

- It was so stupid of me, with the books. - Yeah, it wasn't the smartest move.

Books are hard to flush.

- I don’t want to lose Mi-Mi. - You mean the restaurant?

You’ve no idea how hard I’ve worked!

Mi-Mi was stunningly beautiful.

And she said she was a good cook

But once we came here and opened up “Mi-Mi’s”...

Her chicken tasted awful

Then one day, she was gone.

Took all the equipment and cash with her.

And that’s when you blew up?

No, Naphraporn, the cleaner the job center had sent us,

said she could cook.

And could she? Could she ever. She's a star!

But Mi-Mi is still a partner...

So that’s why you wanted her declared dead?

That way the restaurant will be mine and Naphraporn’s.

But that won’t happen if this one has her way.

Your financial records show you’ve been sending money to her family.

- To keep them quiet? - About what?

The prosecutor thinks you killed Mi-Mi.

How could I do that?

That’s what we want you to tell us.

Or should we put the cuffs back on and send you to your cell?

Hey!

She lives in Denmark.

She lives there with her new husband and runs a hotdog stand.

No shit?

Mi-Mi Rönndahl, now Åse Johansen. Runs a hotdog stand outside Tivoli.

So Gerhard is not our killer.

No. He bribed the family to claim she was dead.

- Did you find out where Anna is? - I'm working on it.

Call me as soon as you know.

- Not now - on my way to a meeting. - With the commissioner?

With TV, in Frihamnen. I’m already running late

Just like last night.

- Like I said, my flight... - Landed on time.

Okay. I confess. I was horribly jetlagge

You look much better now, high-spirited even.

But I suppose that’s because Toivonen an

Why would that make me happy?

You’ve criticized the investigation since day one.

Yeah, because you still haven’t caught the guys that did it.

In that case, why didn’t you come like you said you would?

- I had more important business. - Such as?

None of your business, actually.

Should we eat away our sorrows at that new Indian joint?

There’s a thing I need to take care of.

Boris...

Hi.

- Hwass. - Hi, Jessica Törnfelt at NFC.

- I’m calling regarding DNA test 49867. - What’s the result?

Same as last time. Jaidee Johnson.

- You’re absolutely positive? - We wouldn't make the same mistake twice

I’m emailing you the results. Want me to cc anyone?

No, just send it to me, that will do.-Okay, bye.

Hi, Ankan.

You pocket-dialing me?

- How did the TV meeting go? - It went well. I just left.

So where are you headed now?

Nadja just called. She’s arranged an interview with Anna, so I...

Want a ride?

I’m in the area.

- You are? - Yeah, if you’re still in Frihamnen.

- Yeah, sure... - Okay. I’ll come pick you up now.

No, no need. I just got in a cab.

Bye.

- Hello. - Can you get me a surveillance team?

- Sure. What happened? - I found Boris.

I still don’t understand how they brough down to the bungalow?

We’ll get to the how, first we need to figure out why.

Can you describe their business idea?

Yes, they bought land in Thailand and sold it at a higher price to western

Jaidee's father was a high-ranking offic so she was well-connected.

The military basically runs the country.

- And still, business was bad. - No.

When Daniel sold the company in 2006 he got one krona for it.

That was after my time.

I know they had liquidity problems around the time Jaidee died...

They had a chance to buy a gorgeous piece of beachfront

for about four million kronor.

The plan was to sell it on to an English hotel business for 24 million

And as far as I know Daniel managed to cough up the money.

How?

Maybe Jaidee’s life insurance... But I’d left by then.

- Why? - I got another job.

- What was Daniel like, as a boss? - Good.

But he was no Jaidee?

You liked her.

But how close were you really?

When you spent Christmas together in 2004

you stayed in a regular hotel room, quite far from their beach bungalow.

- We did plenty of stuff together. - But not at night?

They went to The Golden Flamingo, but you didn’t get to join them.

I’m sorry, I really have to...

We can continue this conversation down at the station, if you prefer.

Nobody wants to be the third wheel.

Or fourth wheel, rather.

So they were looking for a certain type?

She had to be tall, dark, and Asian.

Not even close.

Hi.

- Did you lose something? - I’m looking for Severin.

You have a visitor.

- Can we talk in private? - We’re the only ones here.

You want me to leave? I'll grab some coffee.

Bäckström.

Two years ago you saw him steal a painting from a crime scene.

No, I don’t know anything about that.

Why protect a colleague like him?

I have...

Bäckström...

I tried.

And look how that turned out. Look where I ended up!

I can make sure you get an office overlooking the city.

If you follow me to internal affairs and tell them...

Stop it! Or you’ll end up here too.

Are you a real cop? If you are, then you'll tell them what you know,

otherwise I’ll have you kicked to the cu before the day is over.

Go ahead. I’d rather live in a shoebox than mess with Bäckström again.

Now I understand why they call you “The Noodle.”

The name’s Severin. Sven Otto Hilding Severin!

Good! There’s some bite to you after all!

You got until the end of the day.

Toivonen? Toivonen!

I heard you put a new surveillance on Bo Good job.

I think I know who the leak is.

They had 24 million reasons to fake Jaidee’s death

- Have you been able to trace the money? - Of course not.

They've been smooth enough to get away with it so far.

They most likely used shell companies.

Some prick must've assisted, someone the

to take care of transactions and hide the money in a tax haven.

- But who? - Some prick, I said.

But if Jaidee really did die in the tsun Daniel could still have claimed the insu

I'm just saying that none of what you sa disqualifies the DNA test from Thailand.

We need the new DNA results from NFC.

Trust me, I’ve been on their case. But lots of people are away on vacation.

I’ll ask them to speed things up.

I hear you, but I’ve got a hunch as to how they managed to switch the body.

Bäckström “gets framed.”

Jaidee apparently had a habit of inviting guests into her bedroom

and her preference was, and I quote Jaidee’s friend,:

Tall, dark, Asian women.

- Have they replied? - What? No.

We need to get those DNA results,

to show once and for all that the Swedish tsunami police screwed up

- Then we’d have our breakthrough. - Bäckström, for once I agree with you.

- Bäckström, you got a moment? - Absolutely not.

- I need to tell you something. - So tell me.

You’re suspended. Effective immediately.

If this is about the Thailand trip...

In our negotiations with the union I will explain the grounds.

I can tell you that if I hadn’t gone, we wouldn’t have had these breakthroughs

Evert, I will not discuss the grounds.

Then I don’t need to worry about it, eit

- Don’t make things worse. - Worse? I’m about to solve the case!

Either you leave of your own accord, or I’ll call for uniforms

Do it!

- You’re giving me no choice. - Good luck.

You won’t find anyone in here willing to lay a finger on me.

Is it really necessary to leave the building like this?

It's demeaning to us all.

- What goes around comes around. - Let go of me!

Let go! What goes around comes around.

When I'm back, I'll stow you away with the chickens, asshole.

- Hi there, what are you doing here? - I'm meeting with the Chief Inspector.

- Bäckström is not on duty anymore. - Is he sick?

- He’s been suspended. That means... - I know what it means.

Then you know it happens when an officer is suspected of misconduct in service.

- The Chief Inspector would never do that - I’m sorry, Edvin.

But what will happen with the skull mystery now?

We were supposed to discuss Haqvin and Bullen's Canned Sausages.

What ideas has he filled your head with now?

Nothing.

Haqvin hid the can in the same place as the skull.

It must be him!

So you have to question him, get a search warrant...

Edvin, this is a murder investigation. It’s not something a child should...

Hey. It’s summer, school’s out,

you should be swimming or playing footba not hanging out in a dusty police statio

Right?

Okay.

Okay. Bye.

You can try to look at it like this:

It’s summer, you just got paid leave and you can do whatever you want.

Well, I’m off to the seaside.

For an early dinner and then maybe a walk along the shore.

- Does that sound like a plan? - Hell no!

If the opportunity came along, if you got the chance

to no longer be Chief Inspector Evert Bäckström...

...who’d you be then?

I know, it’s a mind-boggling thought, but think about it.

Even you could be become a new person.

Bus 312 for Adelsö/Ekerö departs from platform 4.

I can’t get enough of this view.

I know.

- I meant the sea. - Oh, that.

You said I could become a whole new person.

- You’ll never stop being you. - So there’s no hope for me?

You’ve always been a little master detective.

You have been ever since that thing with Sally...

- If you’re okay talking about it? - It was a long time ago.

When I’m with you - you’re not a cop.

You could become something more. With me.

iIt’d be nice of course

to count sheep instead of dead bodies when I drift off to sleep.

Is that what you think about?

- Is that on your mind right now? - No.

- So what, then? - The sea. And you.

- What if you had the chance? - What do you mean?

If you weren't Tina Bonde, the best PR agent in town...

I never really thought about it. So do it now.

Sometimes I fantasize about...

You can’t tell anyone about this.

I love my clients,

but, my God, they’re a bunch of self-centered babies.

I’d like to be free of all people.

- Why don’t we run away then? - Isn’t that what we just did?

I mean run away for real - to Hawaii.

Running doesn’t work. Trust me.

So you’ve tried?

It's from Thailand, I need to answer tha

- Good day, my friend. - Bäckström, my good friend.

- I have a lead on the Golden Flamingo. - Okay.

The manager from the Flamingo in 2004,

he remembers the night before the tsunam One of the bar girls, Jada Jing,

she left with a white guy and his Thai-looking wife. Like Daniel and Jaide

He remembers because the bar girl never came back after that night.

Jada Jing?

Yeah, you should have a picture of her on your phone now.

What's going on?

We’ll have to skip dessert. I think I know how they did it.

I thought you wanted a break from thinking about all these mysteries?

That’s why I solve them so I don’t have to think about them

Do you have enough power to get us to NF

Hey! Stop!

Stop!

I said stop!

Like I said, everyone’s going home.

And like I said: it’s about a case relating to the tsunami in 2004.

Maybe I can help you.

Hello there.

Evert Bäckström. You probably recognize me from the TV show Spaning.

No, I don’t own a TV.

But I’ve written a dissertation on the D made during the 2004 tsunami

But Mom - we were going home!

Who’s that you’re watching?

You know, that’s a friend of mine. I can tell you about the time I met her.

We can go upstairs.

According to the tsunami police, Jaidee Kunchai Johnsson perished in the tsunami

But she didn't.

While they’re having breakfast, another woman is sleeping in their bunga

She is almost identical to Jaidee.

She is wearing her clothes and has the same tattoo

Jesus...

They escape the tsunami

and realize they can swindle the insurance company for 3.8 million.

A hotel clerk identifies the body as Jai

Here it says Jaidee’s mother, Ratchanee, corroborated it.

And how did they fool the Swedish tsunami police?

You’re the one who wrote a dissertation on the subject

All I know is that all Swedes were swabb

and matched with DNA secured from home.

But in Jaidee’s case there’s no such thi

How come?

There were lots of bodies they couldn’t

They’d been lying in the water too long, and begun to disintegrate.

- Jada Jing had just been out 24 hours. - Yes, in salt water.

So they found no saliva, couldn’t use hair...

But they should’ve been able to take a body sample, pull a tooth...

But they didn’t.

- Something kept them from it. - Something or someone.

Please, just five minutes.

- One moment. - I'm sorry, but we have to do this.

- What's this? - I have...

There are hairs on it.

- Take it and... - I'll see if it gives us anything.

Being the widow of a high-ranking office the mom could bypass the protocol.

It wouldn't have been the first time.

I know how busy you are, but I could really use that DNA result.

- To confirm that it really is Jaidee's s - I sent that back today.

To the chief investigator. What’s her name?

Hwass.

Edvin? Hello, Edvin.

- There’s a car following me. - Why would someone be following you?

Because of my burglary.

Did you say burglary?

Calm down! I can’t hear you.

- I don’t know what to do! - Can you tell me where you are?

- Here they come! - Who?

Edvin! Hello!