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I haven't washed or shaved for ten days!

It's the middle of the day.

Shut your mouth and stop that crap.

So someone is alive.

...that's my breakfast Then I mooch a cigarette off someone

Fuck off, you idiot.

And a shilling!

So you're OK today?

- Work? - No. Hobby.

PAGAN PEAK

- Hello. - Hi.

Thanks.

- I'll take a look now. - Yes, do that.

Is there something already there?

Ressler believes the mask fits our perp profile.

Based on his assessment, he's a sadist.

Someone who enjoys his victims being scared of him.

The Krampuses like to scare people too.

Thomas?

We showed the picture to an expert.

He thinks the masks you buy are more intricately carved.

So our perp's could be handmade.

Probably made of wood too. And the horns are from a goat.

The horse hair has been treated the same as with the first body.

Hand-picked and handled so it doesn't become matted.

It's tied with thread made from animal intestines.

That matches the hair in the bed. Animal fur. From a yak.

The Krampus suits are made from fur too.

Ressler confirms that it is very likely the perp is from this area.

He's inspired by the Krampus tradition.

It's nearly advent. They'll soon be found across the land.

Most of you are familiar with this. Krampuses emerge in groups.

Along with angels and St Nicholas, who reward children who are good,

Krampuses punish naughty children by locking them up, or hitting them.

They scared me as a child.

Anyone who has been naughty, has a reason to be scared of them.

The Krampus is originally derived from the wild man myth.

A pagan tradition about a man of the woods.

Outside the community and far removed from social norms.

He emerges from the wilderness to punish people for their sins.

This is the link to Brunner.

He maintains he's the chosen one. The king of the woods.

He lets himself be venerated for his relationship with nature.

Brunner's online name is Cernunnos.

He recruits new members for his sect and posts spiritual messages.

He mentions the "red time of year."

THE PERCHTEN OF SOJ

Those not working on Brunner, check all Krampus groups in Bavaria, Austria.

Including the mask carvers and the hide traders.

You'll get a list from Thomas saying who goes where.

Ask if there are any members who stand out, or match our perp's profile.

The rest of you, find out everything you can about Brunner.

Talk to his ex-wives, relatives, acquaintances. Anything can be important.

Good luck.

Could I show you something?

I looked at missing persons from the last six months.

All those from this area.

Read the sister's statement.

I don't believe it.

The woman's been missing three months.

If she's really a victim, why haven't we found her yet?

Our murder wants to be noticed. He'd have presented her to us by now.

He's escalating, getting more daring.

We didn't find Stojan for three weeks.

What if he's murdered before and the body's still hidden?

King of the woods. Krampus.

You country folk really have a screw loose.

People here feel close to nature.

I was brought up like that too.

Nature makes me feel everything's in its place.

Everything has a meaning.

I once read something very interesting about nature.

About the Arctic. The polar bears there.

When they give birth, the mother has to bring her young to safety,

because otherwise the father eats its offspring alive,

because they taste so good...

That probably has a meaning too.

- Hello. - Hello. Ellie Stocker.

When Dad suffocated in the silo, she didn't want to believe he was gone.

She went into the woods, found the tallest tree, climbed up.

Wanted to climb to heaven and fetch Dad.

She started taking whatever she could lay her hands on.

I don't know much about it, but Louisa was only ever sober at breakfast.

Sensible girl.

Or you do what Mom did. Switch off your brain and let yourself be fed.

I think it's good you take care of your mother.

She doesn't know it's me anymore. I just can't afford to pay for care.

Mrs. Baumgartner.

You said in your statement that your sister had met a man from the woods.

No idea. I didn't see him.

But Louisa suddenly stopped drinking alcohol, doing drugs.

And the last time I saw her, she talked about a man who lived in the woods.

Close to nature and all that nonsense.

He promised her a better life.

Take a look around you. You'd leave too, wouldn't you?

At 18, I married someone out of the area just to get away from all this.

Now I travel two hours over the border here each day.

Leave my kids sitting at home.

- How many children do you have? - Two.

- How old? - Both seven. Twins.

They're in the same class.

Is there anyone in your family who could have seen the man?

The police asked me that at the time.

Mom, perhaps. But she doesn't talk anymore.

Do you recognize anyone in this photo?

Mom?

Mrs. Baumgartner, do you know any of these men?

Did any of them come here to visit?

Police!

Where is he?

Mr. Brunner, we have a search warrant from the local court in Traunstein.

Do you know this woman?

I won't hurt you.

Look.

I'm not that much taller than you.

You are accused of imprisoning Louisa Baumgartner.

You have the right to remain silent and to request a lawyer at any time.

This way.

Go back now. Run!

Ms. Baumgartner?

Everything's OK. We're the police. We'll help you.

You're safe now.

Go away!

Just go away!

Go away!

- Ellie. - Hey.

Are you OK?

Yes.

- Do you need a quick break? - No. Everything's fine.

He said I was actually too old for a transitus.

But he still wants to try it with me.

He said I was stronger than the others.

And I am stronger.

You of course only see one thing.

Punishment.

Humiliation.

We see imprisonment as the exact opposite.

Complete liberation.

Time stands still.

You stop thinking.

You want the door to open.

You long for that moment and...

then when it happens...

you're pleased.

He has a switch on him, but you're not scared.

For you, the whip is an expression of violence.

For us, hitting has a purifying effect.

And with every hit, you feel all the shit fall away from you.

All the useless stuff they taught you...

Everything that's false.

You feel liberated afterwards.

Who does?

The one hitting or the one being hit?

The one who wants to be purified.

But you were forced to do all this.

It feels good to be able to help.

I always feel good, by the way.

Because I'm free.

Free from your societal rules and constraints.

I've been forced my whole life.

School...

Helping on the farm. Various men...

With him, it's all my own choice.

My people trust me.

Because they know I'm right.

They know that I'm their only salvation.

It feels right.

I'm not forced to do anything anymore.

Do your methods follow a certain pattern,

or do you react spontaneously to people?

Does it feel right to leave your family behind?

Your sister?

And your mother?

He is my family now.

Do you ever feel the desire spontaneously to punish more severely?

To intensify your methods?

I understand. We scare you.

That's why you want to lock me up.

Right, Inspector?

- What? - Take a look at yourself.

You are not able to separate your soul from your body.

You're clearly a troubled soul.

What is it that torments you so, Inspector?

At the moment, just you.

Mr. Brunner, in your blog you write that the unbridled power of nature

will "purge" our society as it currently exists.

You talk about a torrential river.

You also say those who are not worthy will be weeded out

by a completely natural process.

Describe this process to me.

Will you be the one to weed out the people?

I don't know what sick act you want to accuse me off,

but you have nothing.

You've got nothing at all against me.

Mr. Brunner, you've heard of Al Capone?

He committed every crime you can think of,

but nothing could ever be proved.

But in the end, they caught him for tax fraud.

But you're right.

Life is fucked up.

All the rules, laws, regulations.

Internet.

Globalization.

So you yearn for the quiet of the woods.

Life in harmony with nature.

An answer to all questions.

I can understand why people run after you.

We know we can't prove that, in reality, you're a sadist,

who ruthlessly satisfies his power cravings.

And deludes people into believing he knows what life's about. That's not punishable.

But two girls from your forest school were underage when you got them pregnant.

I know nothing of that.

- It's about much higher things for us... - I don't care if it's high or low.

I'll put the king of the woods in prison for having sex with minors.

And you know what that means.

It's really not good for men like you in prison.

But it's not that bad...

Hitting as a means of purification?

You'll be as pure as an angel.

The plant is stronger than any wall.

It always finds a way to the light.

Did you hear me?

When did you last see the light, Inspector?

I'm talking to you.

The woman's not saying anything. Or doesn't know anything.

She lets herself be imprisoned.

For her, Brunner's philosophy is like a door to a better world.

She'd never say anything against him.

We've turned the farm upside down, but...nothing.

He's not our man.

What?

Brunner's not the perp, but he'll still get locked up.

And it was worth it.

I'm going home. It's late. My head's spinning.

Winter and I have different approaches, but in this matter he's right.

Brunner is a sadist, a narcissist, but he's gathered people around him,

who he dominates, sexually exploits, even physically punishes.

He doesn't need to kill to satisfy his power cravings.

I'll get a written assessment to you tomorrow.

Farewell. Goodnight.

'Night.

Winter's not a team player. I'll talk to Stadlober. It's not on...

No, I can work with him.

Prior to his transfer to Salzburg, he was under internal investigation.

He was said to have passed information to organized crime.

Rumors. I don't pay attention to them.

Do you remember Breitensee?

That was his case.

He might not always be the most charming, but he's a good police officer.

OK.

Thanks for the lift.

Goodnight.

'Night.

Hello.

Is something wrong?

You never believed Brunner was our perp?

You should have talked to me.

We could talk more to each other, don't you think?

I don't know.

I do. We're working on a case together, so we should be talking more.

We could go for a meal or a drink. That's what colleagues do.

Pick an evening.

- OK. - Good.

Now to Brunner. He may not be our perp, but he might have inspired him.

It's not anyone from the sect.

Ressler's taking a closer look at them, but no one seems to fit the profile.

But there's another possibility.

Brunner's been blogging about society's downfall.

The sins of those in power, who one day will be punished for it.

The blog has a local reach. Sven Rieger checked.

The blog is read almost exclusively by people from this area.

Maybe our perpetrator is one of them.

No, I don't doubt that. No.

Yes, I understand. Thanks, Mr. Birkner. You too.

No deals with offenders. No exceptions.

Brunner will only cooperate if we reduce his sentence.

If we want to make contact with the perp, we need Brunner.

Our man is intelligent. He'd see through it immediately.

These are very personal texts, his own wording.

Is one of us meant to write it?

The risk is too high.

Come at it from another direction. Find a different approach.

Your colleagues talked to hundreds of people. Check the Krampus groups.

Brunner's blog is our best chance.

And time is ticking.

You don't know if the perp reads Brunner's blog. I can't force the district attorney.

There's something else.

Have you seen this?

I don't believe it.

- Where did he get it from? - Someone's leaking information.

Krampus Killer. That's not a bad name, actually.

Bye.

Hey, guys, listen up.

We have to start over again.

Brunner is not our man. Sorry. It was the wrong lead.

And about this...

I don't want to know who leaked this, but I want it to stop.

Anyone who thinks they need extra cash has no place here.

OK. Let's carry on. We've got a lot of work to do.

Mr. Turek? I'm going.

Yes. OK.

- You're staying? - Yes, I've got stuff to do.

- Have a nice evening. - You too.

I brought you something.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE ALPS

It's got great pictures in it.

The mountains.

Have you heard of Ramsau enchanted woods?

It's over in Bavaria. We'll have to go together.

Some day. And only if you want to.

Look.

May I?

I even wrote something in the front here. See?

There are the most beautiful spots in the Alps here. Look.

When I don't feel great,

I go up into the mountains,

far away from the noise of the cities and the people.

You feel better straightaway.

Say something about yourself, Severin. If that's OK, Mr. Ansbach?

Of course. That's a good idea.

What are you doing at the moment, Sevi?

I've got a computer game. There's a wood in it, too.

And you get onto a tree

and it suddenly moves, and then it's a huge dragon.

Wow, a dangerous wood.

I like the real ones. That doesn't happen in them. They're peaceful.

And what else? What else are you up to?

I watch videos.

YouTube.

We send clips to each other.

I'm in a chat group.

Sounds exciting.

Come on. Take it.

Sorry we haven't seen each other for so long.

But your dad had a lot of work.

I can't talk about it, unfortunately, because it's top secret.

You need to be able to cope with the toughest of demands to fulfil these tasks.

You need perseverance and discipline.

There are lots of huge dragons you have to fight out there.

- We'll have to do it together again. - Show me.

Oh, my God.

- Have you really...? - Oh, my God.

I saw Vicky. She's got such a huge ass now.

Vicky? No...

Don't just talk, act.

You have to be able to endure... Endure a huge amount.

- Sorry. You're Joy, aren't you? - Yes. That's me.

- Can I take a photo? - Of course.

- Great. - We can't take you anywhere!

When you're big, you'll understand how important hardship and sacrifice are

when one has a higher purpose.

There is WiFi. "CoffeeHouse. Free WiFi".

The most important thing in life is to have a goal

for which it's worth fighting.

Your dad is fighting for a better world.

Right, sorry, but we have to go now.

Say goodbye to your dad.

I'll do that.

Take care, Sevi.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Sevi, your book.

Hey, darlings. It's me again. Joy.

Today, I'm going to do something special for you,

which many of you have waited a long time for.

And that is a morning routine.

And so let's get started.

Enjoy.

Clean hair, so not greasy.

That's not nice, we all know that.

And don't use too much hairspray.

Or wash it too often...

- Hi, bunny. - Hello.

- How are you? - Good. And you?

I'm really good too. Great.

- Thanks. - Hannah said you've met someone.

- How do you all know that? - So spill the beans!

He's called Rafi. He's super sweet.

He's so hot, but I don't know if it's the real thing yet.

What's important, too, is this bronzing powder here.

The neck is really... You must never forget the neck.

He spoke to me, because he saw my post on the glacier party.

He thought my laugh was really awesome.

Then he told me a bit about his family.

They've actually got their own fishery and hotels.

They've got a chain of hotels.

They're mega rich.

But still down to earth.

He's invited me on his boat. I've no idea what'll happen.

But I'm really excited.

That's really nice, bunny. Phone me afterwards.

- I will. - Have fun.

- See you soon. Hugs. - See you soon. Kiss, kiss. Ciao.

Hello. I'm Völklein. Regional Forestry Inspection, Styria. Lakes management.

Hello. I'm Völklein. Regional Forestry Inspection, Styria. Lakes management.

Hello. I'm Völklein. Regional Forestry Inspection, Styria. Lakes management.

7AM CAR 8AM BOAT RENTAL

Hello. I'm Völklein. Regional Forestry Inspection, Styria. Lakes management.

Did you know this area is a conservation area?

My grandfather, Conrad, owns half the lake.

Really? Cornelius Conrad is your grandfather.

- Then you must be Rafael Conrad. - Yes. So?

I need to come on board and check the boat permit.

I don't need a boat permit. I can take the boat where I want.

- I used to work for your grandad. - What?

When was that? About 12 years ago.

Hotel am Fuschlsee.

I was there a lot. I don't remember you.

I weighed about 45 pounds more back then. That'll be why.

But I couldn't help it. It was Gisi's fault. And her cakes.

That Sachertorte... My God.

Gisi was your grandad's sister, right?

Aunt Gisi, yes.

I was so sorry back then.

Died way too young.

Breast cancer, wasn't it?

That bloody disease.

Listen, I'll tell you what. I'll quickly check the boat permit.

I'll sort it out with Forestry Inspection, and you're free to do whatever you want.

He squats like a real professional.

Of course. I put him on skis at the age of three.

Are you one of those pushy dads?

What? No, definitely not.

A bit, maybe.

- Look. He won the race. - Wow. A gold medal. Not bad.

It was in South Tyrol. A family holiday. Good memories.

It was different then somehow. But we couldn't get it back.

And you?

My dad bought this house for us. A kind of pre-inheritance.

He really wanted to be a grandad.

Three months later, Rolf moved out.

Thank God.

Yes?

What?

Unit 37 Styria-Graz.

Still no sign of the missing person.

Our colleagues from Styria just rang.

The body on the boat is Rafael Conrad.

19 years old. From a rich hotelier family.

The stab wounds are from a double-edged blade.

- Was he on his own? - No, but no sign of his companion.

Who is she?

Make-up, clothes, etc. Target age group from 15-25.

Films herself brushing her teeth and four million kids watch.

- Ellie! - OK.

Our colleagues from Graz.

She was with him since this morning.

Neither her family nor friends know where she is.

I need a map of the lake.

Officers there need to look out for off-road vehicles and pick-ups.

OK. I'll take care of the missing person photo.

Emergency services. How can I help?

Emergency services. How can I help you?

Who is this and who are you talking about?

Who are you talking about? Get down from where?

Who's hanging where?

I'm looking now, but there's nothing. Just selfies.

He could have parked a vehicle near the lake here, here, and here.

There's a road leading directly to the woods from this parking place.

Are you even listening to me?

The attorney agreed to the deal. We can use Brunner as a lure.

SOCIAL MEDIA STAR FOUND HANGED

Sorry.

I...

I fell over.

Work in the inn.

Can't go back dirty. The innkeeper tell me off.

No problem. Feel free to use the water. Do you need soap?

No, thanks.

This is fine. Thank you.

You need to be careful.

The innkeeper said no rubbish by front door.

Because there is a wolf in the area.

It will be attracted by it.

A wolf? Here?

OK.

Thanks.

No problem. Do you live here?

Yes, well, I work here.

I write.

Write? I love books.

Thanks again.

Goodbye.