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I can see people that no longer exist.

I've had this ability since childhood.

When my father died, I knew before it happened.

I think I have premonitions.

-Veronika... -I'm not crazy.

But she's very determined, your mother.

VShe wanted me to get you pills. Sedatives.

-You made me a fucking junkie! -I gave you a life.

I'm worried about Veronika. She is unwell.

This digging into the past is not good for her.

You said you believed me. And then you went behind my back.

Hi, we're from the police. My name is Nassir Akim.

This is my colleague Veronika Gren.

-It's me. I know who T is. -Hello! I can't hear you.

These are some of Ninni's things. I'm really sorry.

But you saw her too, didn't you?

Mom, come on.

You can't talk to anyone about this. Promise me.

6 MONTHS LATER

Veronika.

Well, we are in the process of getting settled in,

so not everything is in place.

But it will be a police station, welfare office,

employment service and library.

All under the same roof.

But I think it works well.

-Well, hello there, Veronika. -Hello.

This is your spot.

You saw the break room out there,

and the photocopier, good to know, is there.

The loos are around the corner. Nice and new.

You'll have to excuse the mess here. I don't know.

-There. So, how are you doing? -Good.

Good. Lovely.

Well, this will be a bit of change, that's for certain.

And we agreed that a desk job is for the best, right?

Right.

Well, I'm going to be leaving the ship.

That is also a change, for all of us on board.

Well, don't let me keep you from getting started on work.

Lotta will help you with all the practicalities.

And, Veronika, if there is anything, anything at all,

you know to come to me.

Or to my successor, later.

Did it go well?

I think he's a bit tense about retiring. He has no hobbies except for...

-Em, he said you should... -Yes, that's right. Okay.

There's your access card. The computer is very simple.

You log in using the code on the post-it there

and then you get started with one of those.

Just overwrite the highlighted text

and you'll see the references top left

and then save it to the main file on the computer top right.

So when a colleague in Malmö or Umeå

wants to read an interrogation, or an internal investigation of anyone

you go to central A, type in the individual's social security number

or coordination number, if it is a foreign citizen.

If there is nether, we have the police's internal personal code.

And it's synchronized with all internal networks nation-wide.

Just like the FBI.

-So there you go. -Hm.

Great.

In fear, there is strength.

In obedience, order grows. In fear, there is strength.

Excuse me.

In fear, there is strength.

In obedience, order grows. In fear, there is strength.

Can I help you?

You are not allowed to go in there.

Hello. Who are you?

I have killed my wife.

Could you take your hand out of your pocket?

Show me your hands, please.

Thanks. Tell us what has happened.

We... we fought and I...

I strangled her.

Where is your wife right now?

-Where's your wife? -At home. She's home. At home.

Okay.

I strangled her.

-Was it 70 or 17? -No, 7.

Okay.

-Here. -Yes.

This is the police.

Hello! It's the police! We're coming in!

-Check upstairs. -Yeah.

POLICE

-Hello, hello. -Hi.

There must be a daughter. Find her.

See to it that we get those little medicine bottles in the bedroom.

Yes.

We're nearly done here.

Probably strangled.

I'll take a closer look,

but I'd say that she's been dead for at least 12 hours.

What is this?

Tweezers.

A piece of tape, perhaps?

You had left it open.

Well, I saw...

I figured that you were using this old-tiled stove.

That's good.

But, you know, it's probably been 20 years

since anyone checked the flues on it.

I mean, you don't want there to be an accident.

-Do you want coffee? -I wouldn't say no.

You don't seem to have settled in just yet.

- No, - I mean, you've lived here a while.

Yes, but I haven't lived here for that long.

She had a lot of things.

You won't throw anything away, I hope?

No, no. No, I'm saving things.

Fuck.

Is anyone hungry here?

-Hey, do you have any homework? -No.

What is this?

-When are we going to see Mom? -Tomorrow. We talked about this.

Where are you going?

-We're going out for coffee. -And who is "we?"

-Vidar and a few others. -Vidar?

It's pretty cold outside, so put the down jacket on.

Is that a joke?

So cause of death, strangulation.

Yes.

Her husband said at some point last night, but it's a bit unclear.

Yes, the time basically matches.

No other injuries to the body either, except for a wound.

And it came about after she died.

You can tell from the clotting of the blood.

-Do you know how long after? -Within a couple of hours.

No other skin changes either. One tattoo and no visible scars.

-Defensive wounds? -Nails scraped, waiting for analysis.

-Signs of sexual activity? -No.

-So nothing unusual. -No.

-Let me see the tattoo. -Sure.

-Do you know what it could mean? -No idea.

A kind of tribal design maybe? That was popular some years back.

So, you were home all evening? Can you tell us what you did?

Yes, we had dinner at 6:00. Then we cleaned up a bit.

We were going to watch a movie.

-You never left the house? -No, we just stayed at home.

Okay, tell me in as much detail as you can, please. What happened?

Well, we started arguing.

Mona can be a little...

-She's not feeling very well. -What were you arguing about?

Small things. I actually don't remember how it started.

But then it escalated

and she got worked up and became ever more...

hysterical.

What happened next?

I thought she would calm down, but she only got more upset.

Everything was wrong and she was completely livid.

And then...

It just went black, and then she was just lying there dead.

Are you sure you strangled her where we found her,

and not in another room?

It was in the living room that it happened.

And then you wait 10 hours to go to the police?

-What did you do with that time? -I just sat there.

And tried to understand that she was...

We found small medicine bottles in your bedroom. What are they?

-Mona's natural medicine. -Okay.

She takes it for her nerves.

She likes home remedies and things like that to feel better.

You have a daughter.

Henrietta. She wasn't at home.

-Where was she? -She was with Paola, the priest.

I called Paola and said that Mona...

wasn't feeling well and I asked if Henrietta could...

stay there overnight.

Did she resist?

If Mona was so angry and upset,

I can imagine that she fought back.

All this happened very quickly, so I don't really remember.

But I think she... I think that she grabbed my hands.

Like this, as I...

As I...

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

WILL GO TO HENRIETTA LARSSON WILL GO TO HANS LARSON

WILL GO TO THE ARCENIS FOUNDATION

It shouldn't take more than an hour.

When was it? Thursday next week?

I think so. Maybe.

Yes, that should be doable.

As I understand it, Veronika, you underwent an investigation

-after what happened last autumn. -Yes.

And it was concluded that you have bipolar disorder type one.

Yes, that's right.

Is it also true that you are medicating?

Yes.

-Since when? -Two months and four days.

And I'm back at work.

-A little early. -I have a desk job.

So I am fully capable of caring for Liv and Simon.

It's better for Liv and Simon to live with me full time.

I can provide security and stability, and that's what's important right now.

You need to show much more improvement before we can talk about the children.

Well, we will not be making any decisions here and now.

But follow the plan.

Until the main hearing, the children will live with you, Tomas.

And then it's up to the court to decide.

And, Veronika, we'll continue

your scheduled visitations with the children

and we will add a home visit as well.

Because you've moved into your aunt's house now, right?

Yep.

Welcome back.

-How are you? -Fine.

Damn it.

-Hi, my name is Nassir Hakim. -Hi.

I'm with the police.

I understand that Henrietta Larsson is staying with you at the moment.

Yes, that's right.

I need to ask her some questions.

Yes, I understand. She is very fragile right now.

Can you wait a few days?

Sorry. I have information I need to confirm.

-All right, come through. -Thank you.

Take off your shoes, please.

Henrietta?

-Are you up? -Yes.

Be careful.

Hello, Henrietta.

There.

My name is Nassir. I'm with the police.

I have a few questions for you, and I also need to take a DNA sample.

Why?

Because there's a lot of DNA in your home, and to find out who is who, I need yours.

-It's a routine thing. -Okay.

Good.

Open wide, please.

Do you live at home with your parents?

-What did you do night before last? -She was here.

I would appreciate it if she answered herself.

I was here.

I was helping with a fundraiser. We did mailings and stuff.

There was a lot of work with that, so I asked for some help.

And Henrietta is always so very helpful.

-About what time did you come here? -About five, I think.

I studied at home, and then Dad drove me here.

Did you see Hans at that point?

No, he just dropped Henrietta off, and then he drove away.

Good. You sound amazing. Thank you.

That's it for today. See you on Thursday.

My friends, I want to announce that the Church will be open tonight

because of the terrible thing that happened to our beloved Mona Larsson.

There will be counseling and support for those who feel the need.

Everyone is welcome, of course. Members and non-members.

Thank you, that's all.

Thank you, Tomas. It sounded absolutely fantastic.

Tomas.

-Sorry, but do you have a minute? -Yes, of course.

I just thought that this exchange trip would be good for us.

I think everyone would appreciate it.

If our application is approved, they pay for everything.

Well, I don't really have time.

But I can handle everything. No problem.

Okay.

Okay. Thank you, Fanny. See you.

Oh, shit!

Hey!

Hi. Sorry that I'm a bit late, it was just...

No worries. I just arrived.

Okay. Hello. Four people?

There will only be three of us, I have to go.

Are you just going to stand there?

No, I'm just going to go and fix one thing.

What?

Uh...

Do you mind if I drive them home later?

I just need to pick up a few things.

-She does know how to drive a car. -Yes, I know, Liv.

Thank you. Um...

-Okay. -Bye.

Okay.

-Well, all right, know what you want? -Mm.

I want ice cream.

-How is school? -As boring as usual.

-It's okay. -Dessert?

So, you want ice cream and bananas, right? Liv?

No, I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Are you okay, Liv?

Do you think we could sleep over soon?

In Ninni's house?

-I don't think it's a good idea. -This is crazy.

You save my life and now we can't even sleep over one night.

And when I ask Dad, he says nothing.

You know what? It will work out. It will.

Your rooms looked very nice in the pictures.

-It's not like our old house. -Much smaller.

I'm going to the bathroom.

But you still like it there, don't you?

Mm.

Is something the matter?

There is a girl.

Okay. Do you mean in the house?

No. Only in my room.

What do you mean?

She's not like us.

-She is kind of a... -Simon.

Simon. You can't talk to anyone about this. Okay?

Not Dad. Absolutely not Dad. Only me. Promise me that.

What are you talking about?

Well, just that everything will work out.

Hello.

How was it? Did you have a good time?

-I had ice cream. -What, on a Tuesday?

Why not report Mom to the police for it?

-Could you watch your tone, please? -What tone?

The one you use with me all the time. As if I'm doing everything wrong.

You? But you never do anything wrong, do you?

Liv...

What's that smell? Is something burning?

Ah, fuck! Damn it!

I knocked several times.

I brought you dinner.

I've had dinner with the kids already, at the China Thai.

China Thai? But this is homecooked.

-Thank you. -This is real food.

Oh, dear, what a cap I had.

Thanks.

I still don't understand why you'd want to live here.

But either way, you have to get settled in.

-I'm working on it. -It's not going very fast.

Well, I'll come over to help you out soon.

To be able to have the children here, you need a nice and pleasant home.

-It's the first thing they look at. -Yes, I know that.

-You can't give up. -That's exactly what I'm not doing.

I'm doing everything right.

I just wanted to see

if you might consider a having little chat with Tomas.

No, I don't think that's a good idea.

No, I don't want to interfere.

Well, I have to go now. But it was nice to see you.

How is Allan doing, by the way? He has always been a bit special.

He stopped by here last night and wanted to check the tiled stove.

Snooping, you mean?

-Maybe he's just lonely. -Either way, you should be careful.

Mom, I'm a police officer.

That's not a guarantee for things not to happen to you.

Aren't you and I living proof of that?

Well, now I have to head on home.

I ALSO WANT A SLEEPOVER, DARLING. WE'LL HAVE TO CONVINCE DAD.

-Hello. -Hi.

There's something I'd like to give you, Nassir.

There's a really rare piece in there.

A Stumpjumper from '94.

Incredibly good condition for its age.

That bike is now in your possession.

-No. I can't accept your bike. -Yes, you can.

It's better that you have it than for it to just rust in my back yard.

-You're welcome. -Thanks.

How is that death by strangulation going?

Well, I'm trying to make it all fit.

Something is not right, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

I have found a certified will, which shows that the woman had money.

The daughter inherits some, the husband some

and some foundation called Arcenis gets 500,000 SEK.

-Exciting. -Hm.

But that's not anything I need to care about anymore.

Retirement is looming.

It's going to be very nice, but also a little lonely.

But there is one thing I'd like to ask of you.

Could you please keep an eye on Veronika?

We've worked together for a long time, and I care about her.

I'd like you to make sure that she has some balance in her life.

Of course.

I think you're going to need her.

See you.

Okay. Let's take this from the beginning again.

What happened?

What did you argue about?

But why don't I believe you?

You look scared, Hans.

Has someone threatened you?

You need to start telling me what happened to Mona.

I strangled her. I strangled her, I strangled her.

THIS BOOK BELONGS TO NINNI

In fear, there is strength.

In obedience, order grows.