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- I need to pee! - Try to think of something else, sweetie.

- Like what? - Like Santa Claus!

- What's taking them so long? - I don't know...

Santa needs to pee too.

Come on, let's be quick.

Great, I've got her...

Excuse us, please.

- Sorry... - No problem.

I'll try to be as quick as I can.

_ Qh, my bag. - Sorry...

Where are you? Call me!

- What's she up to?! - Who?

Lovisa! She should have been here two hours ago.

- Damn it! - She said naughty words...

There. Go on.

- Heard anything? - No.

- Where is she? - I don't know!

She hasn't been herself lately.

- Where on earth could she be?! - I don't know, Elias!

It's late and Lovisa... - Hello!

She isn't here, so let's get moving. - Henny?

Here through the longest night

Sounds come a winging

Lo, 'tis the Queen of Light

Joyfully singing

Clad in her gown of white

Crowned with a wreath of light

Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia

Santa Lucia...

"I come to you at the darkest time of the year"

- "When all appears to be"... - "Dead".

"And frozen"

"On earth"...

- Memorizing poetry is so hard. - Hey!

Oh, sweetheart... You were fantastic!

That was lovely! Really lovely! My son liked it too.

- Do we have any more gift-wrapped? - No...

- Candy! - No, that's pickled herring.

We have that at Christmas and at Midsummer.

No, it's yummy!

I know all about you... What kind of creep you are!

Your promises are worthless!

- I want to go home. - Let's say bye to Kajsa.

- Bye, Maja! - Bye!

- Call her again. - I'm sure it just slipped her mind.

I'll try again. Bye...

- Get me some coffee, please. - Hi...

Hi, Bj6rn. Sit down.

Henny was great...

About next year, we're facing a lot of challenges.

- The theme herring? - Yes, we're going in for it.

And I need someone I can rely on.

I'd like you to be in charge of transportation.

It will involve travel, but Henny's grown up now.

So, you don't want me to manage production?

No.

It's time to give other people a chance, right?

Okay...

Bjérn...

This doesn't mean I will expect any less from you.

Thank you.

Do you know anything?

What if those stories about the Lucia crown are for real?

- Where is she?! - Who cares!

- What? Why are you here? - I ask myself the same thing!

We were going to drop Balto off when the mother of the Lucia called in.

Lovisa Holm is still missing. Her mother is frantic.

She probably just had stage fright!

- Annika will call her friends. - Rita will kill me if we miss our flight.

That would be a shame. - Beat it!

Merry Christmas!

- Don't worry, I have Annika. - Are you sure'?

Don't you want to go to Thailand with your step-dad?

Thanks, you saved my life!

Call if you need me.

Lovisa?

Lovisa!

Off with you!

Wipe your hands.

If we're to manage this country...

...people can't simply do as they please.

I would like some more, please.

Thank you.

Come with me...

You didn't show up yesterday. Am I such a boring old man?

- No... - ls there someone else?

- You're not an old man. - Then it's your birthday present.

- Wasn't it satisfactory? - I can't accept it.

- Why not? Don't you like it? - Yes.

Then what?

- I think you're toying with me. - Astrid, I will never let you down. Never.

Come up to see me tonight. Promise?

I have to go.

Promise me you'll come...

Well hello, my dear...

Why didn't you tell me?

We agreed to go to the police. Those are serious.

Don't over-react.

Christ, Henrik! Why do you make so many enemies?

Who needs friends? Sales are better than ever, so stop whining.

I don't give a damn what people think.

- What did you and Bjérn talk about? - The future. Why?

- He looked unhappy. - Then you'd better cheer him up.

All this has to be dispatched tonight.

- Hi. - Are you paying for their overtime?

If you don't want us to work, then don't accept all those orders.

- Sorry. - Yeah, me too.

- You work too much. - So do you.

- Things will settle down after Christmas. - I wonder if Henrik is good for us.

It will be all right. Just give him a little time.

- Optimist! - I wouldn't have you if I hadn't been one.

- What were you arguing about? - Same as always...

- My brother makes enemies. - Teach him a lesson.

- Aren't you coming to bed? - What?

- Aren't you coming to bed? - Soon...

- You're like ice! - Sorry!

- No one's heard from Lovisa. - Her mum's worried, I feel for her.

- That picture's no good for a bulletin. - I can ask her mother for a better one.

- Why do all Lucias look alike? - Some mutant Lucia gene, I guess.

- Good night. - All the girls wanted to be Lucia.

I was always just an attendant...

I'm just going to...

- It's brand new. - You don't have to, not for my sake.

- Do you understand Italian? - Sorry, I don't.

That's Henny, her best friend.

They've known each other since preschool.

Does she have a boyfriend?

She says she doesn't have the time.

- She's a swimmer... - That's right. She's won all those.

She swims five days a week. She wants to go professional.

When I was young, I was into swimming too.

- How is her father taking all this? - She doesn't have one.

He left me when I was five months pregnant.

If she needs to talk, where does she turn?

- Who would she confide in? - Me.

We're very close.

We only have a 25-metre pool.

So all the older kids go into Uddevalla for practice.

They have to commute, but it works.

Here we go...

- Lovisa Holm is good, isn't she? - Definitely.

- She was one of our top three talents. - "Was"? She's not on the team?

No, she quit a few months back.

Isee...

- She wouldn't leave without a word. - Maybe it slipped her mind.

- And she was too embarrassed to call. - She would have called.

She's not that kind of a person. She even sends people birthday cards.

- What does the choir think? - They're frightening each other.

Going on with some old wives' tale about our Lucia crown.

There was a Lucia here once who died.

Let's see... This was last Easter.

Lovisa is an alto.

There... that's her.

You can see why all the boys have a crush on her.

She's so sweet and considerate too.

- What's her home situation like? - Well, her mother's a bit of a pain.

- But she doesn't live with her. - Where does she live?

- In town, in a flat of her own. - Strange, her mum didn't mention it.

Hi. Here you go.

- How was her mum? - She's worried.

She claims Lovisa's an elite swimmer. But her coach says she quit the team.

- Why? - I don't know.

- Hey, that's... - Hang on!

Here...

Good luck!

- Hello, Henny. - Hello.

- Business going well? - Yeah...

You and Lovisa are best friends, right? She quit the swim team.

- Do you know why? - No.

- Did anything in particular happen? - No, not that I know of.

Well... she did mention

that swimmers get so flat-chested, so that could be why.

Do you have a key to Lovisa's flat?

- Have known each other long? - Since preschool.

Do you believe in curses?

No. Why do you ask? Because of the Lucia crown stories?

It's scary.

I don't think she'd like us to be here.

- Does she have a boyfriend? - No.

- Does she have a crush on anyone? - I don't know.

Best friends know that sort of thing.

We... haven't hung out much lately.

Okay. Why is that?

If you know anything, you need to say it.

"My darling Lovisa"

What time was that?

And you're sure about the clothes?

- Good. Thank you for calling in. - Hi...

The paperboy saw a girl outside Lovisa's flat at 5 am yesterday.

- The description indicates it was Lovisa. - At five in the morning?

We've checked busses and cabs... Hospitals in Strémstad and Trollhéttan.

The police in Gothenburg and Kungshamn. Nothing.

We put out a bulletin two hours ago.

- Henrik Lagerman... - Turn it over.

"To my darling Lovisa"

- Where did you get this? - Lovisa's flat.

- You were there? - With Henny, Lovisa's best friend.

Since I was helping you get a new photo of Lovisa, I figured...

- But talk to me first! - I know...

He and his sister own Fjéllbacka Herring.

I saw him argue with a boy from the choir yesterday.

I just happened to notice. It was right outside the church.

Okay... I guess I'll have a word with him.

Hello?

Sorry, the employees have all gone home.

How many barrels do you need?

I'll go have a look and call you back.

Mummy! Mummy! Mummy!

- The phone's ringing. - Patrik... Your phone.

- Why aren't you wearing jammies? - Because we aren't.

No, I can't give you any more details.

No.

No, no comments. You'll have to wait.

Hi. Annika told me you were here. What's up?

Henrik Lagerman. Torsten isn't done yet, but it looks like he fell.

- So unreal... - We had an appointment today.

- Did you mention Lovisa? - No.

- Aren't you going to get that? - It's just the press. Again!

- Did he slip? - There was lots of alcohol in his blood.

More things went down here...

Someone drove in here and stole the inventory.

- A break-in? - Maybe Henrik surprised them.

Hello!

Get out of my way!

- Call Paula. - No.

- You can't do it all on your own. - Thank you for caring, but I'll be fine.

- Erica... I'm sorry. - That's okay.

Paula's looked forward to this holiday, I can't ask her to stay

They never give up!

- When did you last see him? - When I went to bed.

He was watching TV upstairs.

He usually comes to bed after I've fallen asleep.

He had lots of alcohol in his system.

- Did he drink a lot? - Only in the evenings.

Never while he was working.

What kind of a boss was he?

Lacking in people skills.

Hired and fired at whim.

That didn't exactly make him popular.

A lot of people were angry.

- What are your plans now? - To go home, we live in London.

Henrik just came to get the business up and running again.

We were only supposed to stay for a few months. That was over a year ago.

I'll have to ask you to stay until the investigation is over.

Right...

Hello.

Heard about Henrik Lagerman?

He's dead. He was found this morning.

I saw you talking to him yesterday. What was that all about?

He was my boss. I used to work at the factory.

You didn't look very happy.

- Ready to go? - Yeah.

- Heard anything from Lovisa? - No.

- When did the first of letter arrive? - Two months ago.

I wanted to go to the police...

- But Henrik said no. - Why?

Maybe he enjoyed living on the edge?

I really don't know. He could be very abrasive.

He got the Council to let us use these air raid shelters.

So we could expand. Then he fired the entire staff.

Basically just Bjérn and me left. We hen went from 12 employees to 70.

Most of them used to work for West Coast Herring.

They used to be market leaders.

- And now it's you? - That's right.

I need a list of all the employees. And your suppliers and distributors.

Wow, a full-page ad...

- Do you know how much those cost? - Hi! - Yeah, a lot!

"Henrik Lagerman, your management of Fjéillbacka Herring is irresponsible.

The damage you are doing to the industry is soon irreparable."

- Someone wants them to slow down. - But who?

Someone at West Coast Herring, probably.

So you know nothing about these letters?

Sorry...

- Did you know Henrik? - I knew his dad. It's a small industry.

A great deal of your employees have left this past year.

- Now they work for Fjéllbacka Herring. - It's a free market.

And that's not a problem for you?

In the early 1800s, the herring simply vanished along the west coast,

No one knows why. Not a herring in sight for over 50 years.

People starved.

Families that earned their livelihood fishing for generations had to move.

Just as suddenly, it returned. There's herring enough for us all.

- Do you have several printers? - Yes.

- Why do you ask? - I need a print out from all of them.

Of course.

When did you last see Henrik?

Yesterday, around 2 in the afternoon. At the office.

- What was he like? - What do you mean?

Was there anything different about his behaviour?

No... He was his usual self.

You were the manager before Henrik showed up, right?

Your position must have been affected.

He made the company profitable, that's all that matters.

- What did you do last night? - Work.

Later on, he was with me.

- Is that right? - Sure...

- Right... Here are your lists. - Thank you.

See you around.

What's going on?

- Why did you lie? - To protect you.

Henny wasn't there when you got home, was she?

See... No one can vouch for your whereabouts.

Are you involved in this?

We can use that one...

- I'll make you a new one. - Granny would love that!

You can never have too many hearts.

Maybe we should make holes in the cookies?

To hang them up. Like ornaments.

And you can pull on the dough and make hangers...

- Coffee or tea. - I'll have coffee.

- Isn't it a bit late? - I'll have coffee!

- That's nice. - A star...

We'll have our coffee in the next room, it's a bit messy here.

Maja, why don't you finish filling that sheet of cookies?

Lovely.

Listen, Mum, we've been thinking about Christmas...

Don't worry, I'll take care of everything.

- You're welcome at one... - We've been thinking.

About doing things differently this year.

We'd like to celebrate here, at our house.

- It would be easier, with the kids and all. - They're not any trouble.

We could have our meal before the Christmas Special.

Not open our presents as late...

Christmas Eve will be the same as ever.

A tree, the Christmas smérgésbord, ham... Like always.

But we could skip dishes no one eats, like the cabbage.

Hang on, skip the cabbage? Then it's just not Christmas!

Oh course it is... There will be pickled herring and all that.

Like always, Mum.

- Only no Santa. - No Santa for the kids?

- Maya is terrified of Santa. - Really? That's new.

- She's never acted scared before. - She's always been frightened!

Really?

- Where are you going? - I'll be back soon.

Well... That's it, then.

Mummy, smoke!

Oh...

Mummy, do we have to make a new one'?

No, this will be fine.

We do, Mummy. We need a new one.

- Hi, here's more stuff for the drive. - Thank you. I'm sure it will be useful.

- What charity is it this year? - Our Estonian twin town, J6hvi.

Were you aware that Lovisa was having an affair with Henrik Lagerman?

No... Who told you that? It can't be true.

- Why not? - Lovisa is seeing Axel.

- Axel Sjéstrém? - Yes.

I thought Axel and Henny were a couple.

I don't know anything about that.

What could Lovisa possibly see...

What could Lovisa see in Lagerman? He must be at least 20 years older.

- Do you know Lovisa well? - I know most of the young people here.

But no one understands how important it is to take care of the youngsters!

They are our future, but we don't even have a small youth centre.

If it weren't for our church activities, they'd have nothing.

- How would you describe her? - Lovisa?

She's ambitious.

Sensitive. Very well-liked.

Axel's seeing Henny now, but he and Lovisa used to be an item.

She broke up with him this autumn, I just spoke to his mother.

Fjéllbacka Herring sacked him at the same time.

He works at Arvidsson's Garage, so I'm on my way over to see him there.

Do you know the way? Good.

Hello?

We're full up... But you're welcome back after Twelfth Night.

Oh, I'm looking for Axel Sjéstrbm.

Well, he was supposed to be here at eight.

So if you see him, tell him to get over here.

- Has he done anything wrong? - No.

- We sing in the same choir. - Choir? Axel's in a choir?

What the hell does that sound like?

He has some sheet music I need to borrow.

This is Patrik, he's a tenor.

In the choir?

Axel has a locker in back, so...

- Go and have a look. - Thank you.

He's supposed to work all Christmas.

- Find that sheet music? - Yes. Thank you.

- Who knew about Henrik and Lovisa? - Possibly no one.

This is Fjéllbacka, there are no secrets.

- Let's see... That one's nice. - I want something more "Disney-like".

280 for the regular trees. 500 for the Nordmann Fir.

- They don't shed and they're pretty! - They sure are.

- They're selling like hot cakes! - It's very nice.

You can picture Chip & Dale in this one. We'll take it.

- Patrik... - All she wants to do is leave.

She hasn't had a life of her own here. Do you think she knew?

- Possibly. - Excuse me...

- Are you taking that one? - Yes.

But there are other nice ones in the back. - Erica?

Excuse me... Hello, I'm Erica. I was at church on Lucia too.

- Hi... - I'm so sorry for your loss.

I have to ask you... Do you recognise her?

- Her name is Lovisa Holm. - No.

- She was supposed to be Lucia. - Really...

She's missing. I think she and Henrik knew each other.

- Henrik knew everyone. - Well...

What do you want? Are you suggesting something?

You know nothing about me and Henrik!

- What happened? - I asked her about Lovisa.

Where's our tree?

Just taste some.

No, Maya, please...

Maya, could you turn that off?

Hello.

You were market leaders for ten years. You've acquired local competitors,

and Fjéllbacka herring was on the brink of bankruptcy.

Correct.

- Only Henrik came back from London. - You know it all already.

On the night Henrik was killed, a huge amount of herring was stolen.

Am I being accused of something?

Where were you the night before yesterday?

At work. I work all the time.

Everyone knows that I work late when the others have gone home.

Just go out and ask.

- Hi... - Axel is missing!

I think he might be involved.

Does he often take off like that? Without telling you?

It happens. He's been acting so weird lately.

Crabby and irritable.

Why didn't you tell me he used to be Lovisa's boyfriend?

If you want our help, you have to be straight with us.

He's still in love with her.

Did you know she was seeing Henrik Lagerman?

What about Axel?

I told him.

Even though I promised Lovisa not to tell a soul.

But ever since we were kids, any guy I ever liked...

It never mattered, they'd fall in love with Lovisa.

And when Lovisa and Axel broke up, he and I got together.

But all he could think of was Lovisa.

I figured that if I told Axel about Henrik and Lovisa,

maybe he would stop wanting her.

Do you have any idea where he might be?

There's this boathouse, a small shed, down by the harbour,

where he and Lovisa use to go. I don't want to go there alone.

Everything will be all right.

- What are you doing here? - Why do you ask?

Get up.

- Stand up! ' stop it! La)' Off me!

What are you doing here?

- What's all this? - She left them behind.

And didn't miss them?

If I knew where she was, I'd tell you.

Where were you on the night of Henrik's murder?

This is serious, don't you get it? No answers means you don't leave!

I was with Henny.

Axel says he stayed with you on the night of Henrik's murder. Is that true?

Is that true?

No.

Where were you?

I went to Lovisa's flat.

I thought she might be there.

- What next? - I went to see Fia Lagerman.

I showed her pictures of Lovisa and Henrik I had taken.

Henrik was a jerk. She had the right to know.

- How did she react? - What do you think? she was overjoyed.

- Come on! - What?! I didn't do anything!

I just wanted him to keep his hands off Lovisa.

She's too good for him. That bastard didn't even want her.

- Are you coming inside? - No.

- Where are we going? - I need to talk to her.

Fia Lagerman.

- Can't it wait until tomorrow? - No, I'd like to do it now.

Hello?

She's gone!

- What are you going to do? - Check the next flight to London.

Right. Sure, I'll do it.

We have to turn around. The cops told me to.

I can't stand being here! You can always call me, right?

You knew that you weren't allowed to leave.

Why did you deny knowing about the relationship between Henrik and Lovisa?

- Did you know before Axel told you? - I had my suspicions.

He was always working late. Looked at me differently.

He didn't look at me at all!

He drank at night to avoid being with me.

We'd been trying to have kids and...

For a long time. I thought there was something wrong with me,

but there wasn't anything wrong with either of us.

He told rne he had broken off with her. I said I wanted a divorce.

But you didn't leave him.

No.

Your passport.

- Can I give you a lift? - No, I'll be fine.

What did she think? That they would live happily ever after in London?

I really understand if she did it.

Mum...

Good night.

- Can they be in the car? - I don't know.

- We'll just use socks instead of mittens! - Hurry up, Daddy.

Hang on, don't go...

- We've got to go! - Bye...

Erica speaking. Hello, Henny.

Hi.

Is it okay if I go in by myself first?

Hello, Lovisa. I'm Erica.

A lot of us have been looking for you.

Your mother will be so glad that you're back.

Would you like to call her?

I'll do it.

Erica... I told her about Henrik.

She didn't know.

Why didn't you show up at Lucia?

Had something happened?

You went to Uddevalla... What did you do there?

Could we do this tomorrow? Can't you see that she's tired?

Lovisa, we need an answer. What did you do in Uddevalla?

- I went to see a friend. - Who was that?

Her name is Saga Andersson.

She's on the same swim team as...

Did you do anything else?

Nothing?

You had an affair with Henrik Lagerman.

He was found dead the day after you left town.

Oh my God... Of course Lovisa has nothing to do with that!

Did anything in particular happen between you?

Was he the reason you left town?

No.

- What do you think? - I don't know.

But she doesn't want her mother to know what she did in Uddevalla.

- Are any more documents required? - No, just signatures.

- Then I'm no longer needed. - No, you've done your bit.

What's going on? Ylva?

Then I'll take these papers over to her and get them signed today.

Thank you, I appreciate that.

What's going on?

What was he doing here? Tell me.

I accepted Ulla Lennartsson's offer.

West Coast Herring is taking over.

You can't afford to buy me out, I own 51 percent.

- You've got to give us some time! - I don't have time!

Don't you get it? You're selling our lives!

I'm sorry.

I brought you some tea.

Honey...

You know that you can tell me anything, don't you?

Go see that our guests have enough to drink.

I've given you my word to take care of you and the child.

I won't let you down. I promise.

Do you understand? Do you?

Greger?

Greger?

- What are you doing in here? - Just wanted to check on the salmon.

What do you think? Nice, isn't it?

Bye!

Hello!

Missing Lucia Home Again

- Hello. I'd like to have a Christmas ham. - Right here.

- Is it uncooked? - Yes, it's the bone-in kind.

Just brown the topping when it's done. Much nicer than the supermarket kind.

- What else do you have? Cheese... - I have cheese.

Be careful that it doesn't get too close. That icing needs to dry some more.

Yes, you're right...

- So we're supposed to forget about it? - That's not what I said.

I just figured we could delegate a little. She wants to help.

So she doesn't just want to be the boss?

We don't have the time. We can't even take care of our own kids!

- Don't change the subject! - Grandma says we aren't having a tree.

No I said: If you haven't bought one yet, then it's high time to do it.

Of course we'll have a tree. It's on the list.

There are only a few days left, that's all I meant.

That gnome! It's adorable!

We've had it on the table since 1978.

I bought it in Orsa. It's just adorable!

All that stuff in that box in there, just take whatever you like.

Mother... We're going to the boat house. We'll be back soon.

Speak up for yourself! Don't just be a sourpuss.

I'm not a sourpuss. Other things simply have a higher priority.

- Fine, then we'll have roast lamb. - Lamb?

- No, my mother doesn't like lamb. - And that's all that matters, right?

You can't embrace change!

We're supposed to have that disgusting cabbage and all that...

I like my mother's Christmas food. She's made it for me all my life. I like it.

Maybe you think that gnome jar is grotesque, but to me, it's Christmas.

Christmas was so important to my folks.

So I promised myself to give my kids a Christmas that was just as special.

But I can't manage...

A girl went missing and you put your effort into that,

instead of being a housewife. I think your parents would be proud.

Where's the bench? It's been here since the 70s.

I sit on it when I feed the birds.

- So this is a life or death matter? - It is. There are hundreds of them.

Maybe someone moved it.

Want to buy some Christmas herring?

- Wow, wonder how much there is? - I don't know... Lots of barrels.

Someone saw a truck here on the same night as Henrik died.

Marked "West Coast Herring".

Ulla or one of her employees dumps herring in the harbour

because Henrik refuses to sell.

When Henrik, who was drunk, discovers them,

he falls to his death in a scuffle. What do you think?

- Hello, we're looking for Ulla. - She isn't in yet.

- Her car is out front. - She likes to keep it here.

- Where does she live? - Galérbacken. Right before the hotel.

- What can you tell me? - TOD between midnight and 2 AM.

- COD? - A heavy blow to the back of the head.

They called from the lab. The analysis of those letters is ready.

They weren't printed on Ulla Lennaflssofls printers...

They originated at Fjéillbacka Herring.

You knew that Fia was going to sell her shares to Ulla, didn't you?

- How did you feel about that? - It hardly matters now, does it?

Here...

Did you have an appointment with Ulla yesterday?

No, I have nothing to do with that deal, so you'll have to ask Fia.

We found Ulla this morning, murdered.

Why did you send threatening letters to Henrik?

- What are you talking about? - The printer in your office was used.

And you have access to all the computers, laptops and stationary.

My dear... We've been so worried!

- What about you? - I'd like to stay.

Let's continue.

- I said I was sorry. - So stop following me!

Lovisa!

- I didn't mean to... - You went to the cops.

I'm sorry. Axel?

Lovisa!

Hi...

All right if I sit down for a while?

What did you do in Uddevalla?

I think it's better for you to say it.

I had an abortion.

My appointment was the same day as the Lucia event.

He told me he loved me.

That he would get a divorce.

What's the matter?

The police were here.

They know where those threatening letters came from.

What have you done?

Ylva...

Henrik wouldn't listen to you.

- I did it for us! - He was my brother.

Good Lord, what have you done?

And Ulla Lennartsson!

You have an hour to turn yourself in, or I will call the police.

And I never want to see you again.

- He's a bit busy right now. - We weren't close.

She was very forceful...

- It's for you. It's important. - Excuse me.

- It's Ylva Lagerman. - Hello, it's Patrik.

- I talked to Bjérn. He confessed. - Confessed?

- Really? Where is he? - I don't know.

- Is Bjérn here? - What? No.

- Do you know where he is? - The boat house, I think.

515m!

915'“?

Bjérn, you have a daughter to think of.

Hand over the rifle, Bjfirn.

I worked at the factory for 25 years and it meant nothing.

Why did you send those letters?

I wanted him to go back to London.

Leave us alone.

Stop!

What?

What did you do?! What did you do?!

I didn't kill anybody.

I'm sorry, so sorry...

- It was you, wasn't it?! - What?

- Stop it! - You're sick! Sick!

I thought you cared for me!

Wait!

- Lovisa! What's going on? - He's stalking me.

- Who? - Axel.

He gave me baby clothes for Christmas.

I mean, how sick can a person be!

Even humble graves deserve a little dressing up.

Lovisa told you she was pregnant.

Many people confide in me. It's part of the job.

You gave her a Christmas present.

I donated this, remember? To the charity drive.

Well, it's Christmas.

Sorry, I'd better tend to the bells. It's almost time for the service.

It would be upsetting if I were late. Do excuse me.

Who was Astrid? She was only 17 when she died.

Is she the girl in the story? The Lucia who killed herself?

A relative...

Who was she?

She was my mother.

She passed away the year I was born.

She never found out what happened to me.

The woman who came for me was meant to neglect me until I died.

That's what they did to unwanted babies. "Angel makers" they were called.

But she didn't have the heart to do it, or maybe she didn't dare...

I was taken to an orphanage.

Originally, they planned to bury my mother

outside the churchyard, in unhallowed ground.

But that was going too far...

After all he had done to her, consensus had it

that she had not taken the plunge of her own free will. It was an accident.

Lovisa came to me, told me about Henrik Lagerman's betrayal.

Same story...

So many years later.

He used her. Toyed with her for a while...

Until he tired.

I went to see him. To talk.

To make him go after her.

It was his duty, his obligation.

- It was not my intention to kill him. - Elias, let's go downstairs...

- Ulla Lennartsson was there. - Elias, please!

I didn't see her, it was dark.

I know what you did.

She ordered me to get Ylva

to sell her share of the factory, or she would go to the police.

Please don't tell me any more...

Well...

I cannot turn back time.

Even though that is my only desire!

I just wanted to make sure history did not repeat itself.

I did not want Lovisa to meet the same fate as my mother.

No! No!!

NO!!

I didn't have any gift wrap...

It's not as fancy as your mittens, but...

Wait! One last customer... I'd like a Nordmann fir, please.

I'll let you have this one for 50 kronor.

- It's not a Nordmann fir, though. - It's all I have left. And cheap.

This is fun.

Olof and I were young and in love and we wanted to travel.

We went to Italy, to Palermo...

But we were so broke that we couldn't afford a hotel.

So we camped out on a friend's balcony.

It was so romantic. We sipped Chianti and gazed at the stars...

- And had pizza. - That's right.

How long were you away?

Two weeks, something like that...

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