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- Is there something you can do? - She's not responding to treatments.

If anything, she got worse.

Make sure he doesn't call me dad. What if my wife had heard him?

What the hell are you?

You want this? There you go.

Is that what you think I'm doing? Killing innocent people?

Silverhöjd seems to be full of vermin.

The Thörnblads have always been at the center of things, for better or worse.

You need it.

She's here because I allow it. Something happens, she comes back.

Stop!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EMMA ERIKSSON, 9 YEARS OLD!

- What's happening? - Eddie!

- Turn off the music! - Is he dead?

Eddie!

Eddie. Eddie!

- Call an ambulance! - Help me! Someone call an ambulance!

You'd better throw that note away and forget about the whole thing.

You know I can't do that.

What does it say?

They're some kind of instructions.

For what?

A trade of sorts.

Eva, you need to listen to me now.

If nature gets a hold of you, it will never let go of you.

This is my daughter!

I'm going to do this, with or without your help. Okay?

What kind of trade?

Well, it's...

It's hard to translate literally.

But it means you can trade your daughter's life for someone else's.

Whose life?

It just says, "the other girl."

Regardless of your thoughts about what I've told you

you have to realize you cannot do this

because if you concede to these demands...

...someone else will suffer through what you've been through.

What else does it say?

No, I can't... I can't let you do this.

Wait.

Olof... That message is my one chance to find the person who did this.

But you have to promise me you won't concede to these demands.

I promise.

"If the trade is to take place, the other child must be pure."

You understand the meaning?

Does it say anything about how it needs to happen?

It's supposed to take place at the next culmination of the full moon.

That's tomorrow, at midnight.

Honey? Daddy will be back soon.

Don't go anywhere.

Hi.

What have we got?

Eddie Olsson. The younger brother.

He... fell over the railing there, and...

Okay. Drunken accident?

No, his throat was slit.

The man in the pickup truck.

We need to catch this guy now.

- Any witnesses? - They're all inside.

- Is Wass here? - Upstairs.

- Hey, are you any good with children? - I don't have any children.

My daughter's in the car. You think you could look after her?

- Sure. - Thanks.

Okay.

- Who is this fucking maniac? - Maybe that will tell you.

- He's getting sloppy. - Send it to the lab ASAP.

- I guess he came in this way. - Or someone jumped out.

Olsson wasn't alone in here. He was with someone.

Who?

Esmeralda.

I saw her. She was all bloody.

- What's Esmeralda's last name? - I don't know.

- How do you know her? - I go to school with her.

But she almost never comes to class.

She knew we'd never invite her.

It was Eddie who wanted to...

You want a glass of water?

- Does she know Eddie? - He, like, had the hots for her.

Even though I told him she was a freak.

I heard she killed her foster father.

Don't believe everything you hear. You know where she lives?

- Solberga. - What's that?

It's a foster home just outside of town. Here you go.

Whoa, wait.

I bet those fucking tree huggers did it.

It's not like them to use these methods.

They usually stick to flyers and protests.

When can this equipment be up and running again?

Hard to say.

The engines are severely damaged.

I'd say a month or more, if they're even fixable.

We can't wait that long. The forest needs to be cleared immediately.

Then you'll have to replace them.

Shouldn't we do as they say? Resolve it peacefully so no one else gets hurt?

No, we'll do the exact opposite. We'll get new equipment this very afternoon.

I've got a meeting later with GeoTBS.

I'll get them to greenlight that we go ahead as planned.

We must not give in to these threats.

You realize the danger our children will be in? They've already taken Anton.

I'm well aware of the risks, Jeanette. That's why Storm is here.

Storm? He's the biggest risk of all.

- I thought we'd get rid of him. - Trust me, Storm knows what he's doing.

- "Pee Emma"! - You stink!

- What are you doing? - You stink!

Give me back my hat!

Your hat stinks.

- Here's your hat. - What, are you going home?

"Pee Emma"...

"Pee Emma"!

Hi. I'm Eva. What's your name?

Emma.

- What's the matter? - They think I smell like pee.

It's not me. It's that yucky gunk.

I don't want to put it on me.

- But Mommy says I have to. - Why?

Is it a secret?

I've got a secret, too.

I'm a cop.

What? But where's your police uniform?

Because I'm a secret cop. Promise you won't tell anyone.

I promise.

Hey, now that I've told my secret, maybe you'll tell me yours?

Mommy says the gunk protects me from the monsters.

- What monsters? - The ones living in the woods.

The ones that took Anton.

Can't you catch the monsters and put them in jail?

I don't want them to take me.

No one's going to take you, Emma. I promise.

Go play now, before they start missing you.

Bye!

Damn it!

Son of a bitch!

Esmeralda feels lost.

She has never felt loved or wanted, and...

- How long has she lived here? - Since she was little.

She was found abandoned in the woods when she was two years old.

- So we don't know who her parents are? - No.

No one ever claimed her.

And no one's adopted her all these years?

Sure they have. Many families tried, but there was always trouble.

- What sort of trouble? - They'd say she's violent.

She'd always plead her innocence, but no family would ever keep her.

You want to sit down, Ida?

What do you think? Was she innocent?

I've never seen her use violence on anyone but herself.

- Self-harm? - She cuts her arms.

We've confiscated many knives.

- What kinds of knives? - Mostly kitchen knives.

Would any of the kids know where she is?

She's not very popular. They call her a freak. Their words, not mine.

- The only one she talks to is Linus. - Linus?

Hi, Ylva. Göran Wass from the National Bureau of Investigation.

We need your help.

Thanks.

Well, isn't this nice and... homey?

Well?

- I assume you realize what's happened. - Yes.

And it'll get worse if we don't act, and soon.

What can we do? They don't grow on trees, you know.

No, not on trees.

So you don't know where she is?

- You haven't spoken to her? - No. Why would I have?

I don't know...

Seems as though you're rather good friends. Right?

Were you dating?

If I was dating someone, I wouldn't want that person to get hurt.

- Okay. But we're not dating. - Right, okay.

But maybe you still don't want her to get hurt?

And neither do I, Linus. I just want to talk to her.

She maybe saw who killed Eddie Olsson, which could mean she's in grave danger.

And I can make sure she's safe.

I don't know where she is, okay?

Okay.

But if you happen to talk to her, could you ask her to call me?

I'll leave this right here.

Right. Thanks a lot.

Bye.

COPS ARE HERE, ASKING ABOUT YOU. WHERE ARE YOU?

Hi, it's Tom. I missed your call.

Yes. Yeah, I know, but it's...

Hi, honey. You're ready to go? Thanks a lot.

Yes?

Sure, sure. She can do that? We had a deal.

Yeah, I can be there in fifteen minutes or so.

Yes. Okay, great. Bye.

All right, honey. Just one more thing, then we're done. Put your seat belt on.

I'm going to Rissajaure.

Petra's lawyer has been dogging me. Refusing to talk to her doesn't help.

- I hope you realize that. - Our deal means nothing?

The deal meant you had to provide a safe environment for Ida.

- You've clearly failed to do so. - It won't happen again.

Given everything that's going on here, and given your particular job

can you honestly say this place is safe for a girl with Ida's needs?

- Coffee? - No, thank you. No, I'm good. Thanks.

I need to be with my daughter, and she needs to be with me.

I understand that. But my advice to you, as your lawyer

is to let Ida go home, and pick up where we left off when this blows over.

Petra will never yield again.

No. You tell her I'm planning to stick to the deal we made.

- Ida's staying with me. - Then that's on you, Torn.

- You know where I stand. - Yes.

Thanks for coming. Here's the situation.

GeoTBS will give us the greenlight any day now, and I've ordered new equipment.

They've escalated this conflict. We need to respond in kind.

Is that smart? We don't know what they'll do if provoked.

We need to stop coddling them.

We won't give in to pressure.

We're smoking these bastards out.

They'll regret ever starting this.

Go and get your kids.

Keep them inside. Do what Storm tells you...

Keep them safe.

Then Storm will do what he does best.

And this will be over in a matter of days.

And what about Anton?

You go home and look after Oscar instead.

Anton will soon be back home with you.

I know it smells bad, but it's for your own good.

Josefine, calm down. Calm down.

We'll keep going later.

There, there...

There, there...

Shouldn't you get something to eat, Olof?

- You've been sitting here all day. - I'm fine.

It's nice to see someone keeping you company.

I saw you with Eva Thörnblad this morning.

- What did you hear? - Nothing. I wasn't eavesdropping.

Maybe you should read about the world out there, too? And not just old books.

You're listening to Radio Silverhöjd. Welcome back.

You're not drinking the water?

Today's topic: ls Silverhöjd targeted by terrorists?

An official warning has been issued after sewage-treatment plant samples

showed the tap water in Silverhöjd could be toxic.

What do you think is going on? First caller: Asta. Can you hear me?

Yes. The water is green. I couldn't make my morning coffee.

What are we paying taxes for if things aren't handled properly?

And all these murders?

I'm afraid to go out and buy water. What is the government doing?

What is the government doing? The city is in shock after another murder.

A 17-year-old boy was knifed to death at a graduation party downtown.

And now they're saying the water is poisonous.

Terrorist attacks or not, something's not right in Silverhöjd.

MISSED

That's what she said. I've never heard of it. Have you?

I hope she knows what she's doing, or we have a problem.

Why won't you let me talk to someone? I know why the water is poisoned!

Everything's under control. I'm keeping you posted.

If we don't do something now, it will only get worse.

- More children will be taken! - Are you Olof?

Göran Wass. Hi.

- Gran. - Wanted to get something off your chest?

Yes. A lot, to be honest!

But no one here will listen to me.

I'll gladly listen. Follow me, and we'll talk in private.

Come on in.

This isn't what we expected to hear.

I'm sorry, but the readings...

Börje... I have neither the time nor the money to beat around the bush.

We need to use explosives, and we need to do it very soon.

But that would be far too risky.

Just one explosive in the wrong place could be disastrous.

The only thing you need to be concerned with is this:

How much is this worth to you?

How much... are you expecting to find?

A lot, actually.

- I suppose I could look it over... - Could you?

It seems as though there have been some minor...

Hey, Holmström, can you make sure Börje gets home?

Sure. Come with me.

When can we expect a decision?

It shouldn't take very long. A day, at most.

- That's great. - You coming?

- Finally. - Hi, Gerda.

Call a board meeting ASAP.

Nicklas has been committed and they want to keep him. Help me.

Come with me this afternoon. The doctor would listen to you.

I can't risk being seen up there. It'd raise questions I can't answer.

- You'll let them take Nicklas? - Listen, Gerda.

Big things are happening here. We're about to start detonating here.

This will be an open provocation. I need to make sure my kids are safe.

That's exactly what I'm asking you to do.

If you love Nicklas, you'll be at this meeting at 4 PM.

I'm sorry, Gerda.

Here. Have some more banana, sweetie.

There, there...

- Hello... - Hi.

We were in the area, so... Coffee?

Definitely. Come inside.

Thanks for sharing, Olof.

I'm just glad someone's willing to take my warnings seriously.

Please don't share this with anyone else. Let me do it.

- Great. Britta, will you show Olof out? - Yes. Come with me.

- What was it this time? - I want to call a press conference ASAP.

- Is that such a good idea? - Yes.

- No milk? - No, sorry.

We need to find Esmeralda. She may have witnessed the murder.

If he beats us to her, I don't even want to think about it...

You don't think she could have done it?

No. Jeppe and Eddie had their throats slit the same way.

I can't see why she would kill a cab driver.

How are you guys doing?

It's... kind of hard right now, what with everything going on.

Petra wants Ida to go back home.

Part of me wants her to be here all the time.

Another part of me sees Petra's point.

But I fear that if I let her go now I'm not sure...

...if or when I'll get to see her again.

No matter what, she'll always be your daughter.

How did you handle it? Losing Josefine?

Poorly.

Going home without her...

Just facing the fact that I'd never get to see her again...

Good thing I had my job. I don't know if I'd be here otherwise.

Ida!

Ida? Ida!

- Ida! - Where is she?

- Check outside, I'll go upstairs. - Okay.

Ida!

The girl is sad. The girl is sick.

She's vanishing.

- This will be our little secret. Okay? - Ida!

Let's go down and see Daddy.

Ida!

Ida!

Tom. She's right here.

You can't disappear like that.

I got so scared.

I guess we should... You want to go, honey?

Thank you.

- She was never in any real danger. - No, I know, but I...

If you really believe this girl is Josefine, don't give up hope.

We will find her.

- Well... Bye. - Okay, bye.

Goodbye, Ida.

Bye-bye.

- Eva. - This is Gustaf Borén.

- Is this a bad time? - No, it's fine.

Great. Let me get to the point.

I would like to propose to buy you out from the company, Eva.

Okay?

I know Thörnblad Cellulosa is an old family business.

You wouldn't want to hand it over to just anyone.

But I assure you, Eva, I'll look after the company-

- and I'll make sure your father's legacy is well-looked after.

I'm really not the least bit interested in following in my father's footsteps.

- You'd be doing me a favor. - Splendid.

I'll have Hedman draw up a contract.

We'll call you when it's done. Does that sound okay to you?

- Yes, definitely. - Okay. Take care. Bye now.

No, I want to listen to that!

Who is Nicklas, Dad?

I just want to say I stand by my assessment.

Nicklas belongs in a home where he'll get the psychiatric care he needs.

What you're doing to him, you call that care?

It's for his own, and other's, safety.

I respect that you're Nicklas's mother, but it clouds your judgment.

If it's my professional assessment that you can't care for him at home

I'll demand that he stay here.

You know what he needs? He needs to be at home, and feel loved and safe.

And who sees to those needs when you're not home?

Will you hire someone to look after him in your absence?

Yes, maybe I will.

Here. Take a look at this.

With a home equity loan, Gerda could hire someone part-time.

Part-time? It's not enough.

- Help me! - I'm sorry.

You can't just barge in!

Gustaf? You'll have to excuse us, we're in a meeting now.

I need a word with you, Erland.

I have some food for you.

Here you go. That's it...

We need to ration it.

What is this? Is it a mountain?

There's something in front of the mountain?

Yes, I'll be home soon. I just need to finish up at work.

Make sure the girls stay inside today. It's important.

I love you, too. I'll see you soon. Bye-bye.

Hi.

Thank you for coming.

This had been left in the car.

Take this, Gerda. If all goes to plan, it's just a drop in the bucket.

And hey, Nicklas. Take care of your mother now.

Thank you so much.

Let's go home now.

He had a paint job, so we're now looking for a red pickup truck.

What we found in there suggests he acted alone.

No traces of Anton or the girl.

- You should have that looked at. - It's just a scrape.

What were you doing up here?

You have searched through Silverhöjd, but maybe not in the most obvious place.

Point taken. What would you have done if he had still been in here?

I'd have told him off.

- You should have called this in, Eva. - I had a hunch.

- I'm armed. - Don't forget we're on the same team.

I need to know you're avoiding unnecessary risks.

Call me next time you decide to do something stupid, okay?

- Okay? - Yes. Okay.

I'm telling you, it's not looking good...

They're not wasting any time. I'll have to deal with them.

Stay here. Stay here.

- Hi. May I pass? - No, you have to stay there.

Alright. Okay...

Let's roll.

Are you ready? We're going live right now. Hello.

Hi. Swedish Television. Have you made any arrests?

- No, no arrests. - We'll be live in five seconds.

- Here's your pie, Olof. - Thank you.

Anton's disappearance, the murders, the toxic water, are these related?

- No, these are isolated incidents. - Ulla? Could you turn this up?

The murders are unrelated to Anton.

And to even suggest a correlation with the toxic water is beyond stupid.

- These wild speculations don't help. - What the hell is he saying?

Excuse me, I need to go back to work.

Göran Wass of the National Bureau of Investigation.

We'll be live from the press conference. Back to the studio.

The press conference is in 30 minutes.

- So we'll extend our broadcast... - Ulla, I'll see you later!

- Wass is here. I can't find Tom. - This won't look good.

- He's criticized enough as it is. - You gave him the day off.

But he was supposed to be reachable. Try his phone again.

- Still busy. - Damn it!

Sorry I've dodged your calls, but I'm calling to say you're right.

Maybe Ida shouldn't be here now. You're right about that.

Could you at least give me the day?

I've taken the day off. Can you come tonight?

A train comes in at 10 PM from Stockholm.

Yeah... Yes, we'll meet you at the station.

Hey, I missed the beginning.

Mind if I turn this up?

All right, let's begin.

- Thank you. - Please be seated.

I want to welcome you all.

Tom Aronsson is not here. Does that mean Göran Wass is now in charge?

It means Tom Aronsson has more important things to do right now.

First off, we're in a highly sensitive stage of the investigation.

We can't share everything we know.

Having said that, I will now take questions...

- Don't listen to him! - Olof...

He knows the truth, but he won't reveal it.

He knows why this is happening.

- This is nature's revenge. - Olof, calm down.

That's why Anton is missing. If we just stand by, it'll happen again.

The balance must be restored.

- The toxic water is just the beginning. - Olof...

Why won't you let people know the truth?

- Help Viktoria get him out of here! - We'll talk later.

- Nature is trying to tell us something. - Lies!

Don't you see? If you don't listen, there'll be a disaster.

Get him out of here! I apologize. Some start to the press conference...

Let's try to keep going. Gran is previously known to us.

He's not doing very well at this time. But let us continue.

Calm down. Easy, easy! Mom is here.

Here...

Honey, honey... Mom is here.

It's going to be all right, honey.

There, there... Easy.

Should I take it?

- There you are! Hello! - Hello.

- Hi! Let's go home. - Here's her backpack.

Okay, honey. Give me a hug?

Take care now.

Thank you.

It wasn't me who killed Eddie.

Can you help me?

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY MISSING IN SILVERHÖJD

You were put in the Bureau to handle situations like these.

And I'm doing my best.

And yet it keeps happening.

The truth is not in danger of being revealed.

Olof Gran is but a lone madman in people's eyes.

A lone madman who could bring the truth to light.

So, what are we going to do?

What we should have done seven years ago.

He's become too great a liability.

Here you go.

You've got more honor and conscience than any human being could ever have.

Cheers.

You didn't need to go that far. I could have talked to him.

- You think he would have listened? - Yes.

Don't forget why you're here.

The end justifies the means.

What about Eva Thörnblad? Is she a potential threat?

That's for me to assess, not for anyone else.

It's going to be all right.

Can't you catch the monsters and put them in jail?

- What monsters? - The ones living in the woods.

The ones that took Anton. I don't want them to take me.

No one's going to take you, Emma. I promise.