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[police chatter over radio]

[thunder rumbles]

[thunder rumbles]

[man] Stand back!

[Reza] Kurt.

[man] I need you to stay behind the tape.

Kurt.

Let us do our job, man.

[Osei] Wallander.

Katja Nilsson, student.

She's a witness to the hit-and-run.

A witness?

She was seen on the CCTV from the club, talking to the killer.

I never saw any statement.

I didn't get a chance to bring her in.

You and I have a lot to discuss.

[horn honks]

- [Osei] What you got? - Wallet found on the victim, sir.

What about her phone, Rez?

Nothing yet, but we're looking for it.

[indistinct chatter]

[cell phone ringing]

[Reza] Kurt!

Fuck.

[Kurt] Stop! Police!

[car horns honking]

[woman yelps]

Stop! Police!

Hands above your head!

Turn around! Slowly!

[gunshot]

[grunting]

[man grunting]

Hey! Police! Don't move.

Ah! Fuck!

Shit!

Freddie, he's gone round back!

- You all right? - Kurt's down! Go on!

You all right, man? Fuck.

- Hey. - Yeah. [grunts]

Easy.

Control, priority call, unit two.

Officer down. We need medical assistance.

Fuck!

[radio chatter]

[theme music plays]

DO NOT CROSS

- Hey. You're up. - Hey.

Yeah, I've been on the phone all night.

We think we might get a different result on appeal.

Isn't that great?

Great.

[Mona] How was your night?

Kurt.

Kurt?

Hey.

- God. What happened? - [sniffles]

- Come here. - [Kurt] I'm fine.

[Mona] What happened?

[Kurt sobbing]

[Mona] It's okay.

This is not your fault.

What happened to her is not your fault.

You find the guy that did it. That's who's responsible.

Maybe Osei's right.

I'm reckless, Mona.

I should've stayed away. I should never have gone back.

No.

If anyone's fit to be a police officer, it's you.

You care.

You really do care about people.

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

Fuck! All right! Fuck!

[panting]

- What? - [Kurt] I've been calling you all night.

Katja is dead.

[Rask] Oh, God.

Killed.

Jesus Christ.

Kurt, there's nothing I can do.

[panting]

I'm off the case.

- What? - Osei sent me home.

[Kurt] No. He can't do that.

He's made himself really clear.

I put one more foot over the line, and I'm gone for good.

I'm so sorry.

[Kurt] You've suspended Rask?

Detective Inspector Rask has been advised to take a few personal days.

While IA turn her career inside out? They're setting her up.

Right now I'd worry about my own career if I were you.

I read your report on Katja Nilsson.

Standard operating procedures exist for a reason.

You canvas the area,

located and identify witnesses, take preliminary statements,

and you bring in eyewitnesses for formal interview immediately.

If you don't like being lectured, then stop behaving like a cadet.

Last night, you managed to lose control of the situation

not once, but twice.

I take full responsibility for my actions.

Tell that to Katja Nilsson.

Why are you here?

Why do you wanna do this job?

I genuinely have no idea.

Pull it together.

This unit will function as a team.

That's not a request. It's not an invitation.

It's simply the way it's gonna be.

We still have a killer to catch, and we're a man down.

I'm bringing in some new blood.

Officer Abd Al-Rahman.

- Reza? - He's earned his spot.

Let's see, maybe he can rein you in,

show me if there's anything worth salvaging.

Bring him up to speed.

Yes, sir.

[door closes]

[sighs]

♪ These people are my heroes ♪

♪ From distant sky ♪

♪ They light me up with flying clouds ♪

♪ This ever gets me high Like a cold blunt smoke ♪

How do I look?

- You cleaned up all right, didn't you? - Yeah?

So you went with a purple tie.

It's a good choice, I guess.

So this is it, yeah?

- [Reza] Yeah. - Moving up in the world.

I try.

You got this.

Thanks, Fred.

Now get out of here before you make Mama cry. Go on.

- Come visit us in the trenches sometime. - I will.

[chuckles] Hey, look at this guy.

First day. Thought I'd make an effort.

You look great.

- New one? - Yeah, it is, actually.

[exhales]

[chuckles]

Look, uh, I heard about Rask.

Is she okay?

I don't know. I haven't had a proper chance to talk to her yet.

It just kinda feels like I'm stepping in her grave a little, man.

No, no, no, listen, we need you.

- It's great to have you here. - Yeah?

She'll be back.

All right. So, are we gonna catch this bastard or what?

[Kurt] This is our man.

Katja spoke to the killer here,

then led Elias down the alley from outside the club.

[Reza] Do you think she was in on the killing?

[Kurt] No, I don't. She was short on money.

He probably paid her, but why did she hide it from us?

Maybe she didn't trust us, thought she'd be an accomplice.

What?

- Nothing. - No, come on, man. Seriously, what is it?

No, it's just,

you know, we waited a long time for this.

Yeah, we did.

Look at you getting soft on me.

Feels good, man.

So what do we have?

We don't have a lot.

There's so many questions. Why use an unmarked police car?

How did he know Elias was gonna be at the club?

How did he know he was meeting his brother?

Or maybe he followed him,

you know, waited for the right opportunity,

and then improvised.

He just doesn't strike me like the kind of guy

who, you know, sits around and hopes for the best.

No, he knew where Elias would be.

He knew he'd be meeting Sören.

Are we saying that the killer was someone Elias knew?

I believe we are, Detective.

DO NOT CROSS VIOLATION IS PUNISHABLE BY LAW

It's clear.

- You think it was the killer who broke in? - Or Sören.

Uniforms have already been through here. What the hell are we looking for?

Anything that could tell us something about Elias's life.

I mean, I thought this guy was living on handouts.

How could he afford all of this stuff? Xbox, games, the fantasy stuff.

This place doesn't look like it's been touched.

[Kurt] Hey.

You jammy bastard.

What's that? A secret stash?

He spent his whole life bouncing around foster homes.

I guess you learn how to keep things safe.

- Everything all right? - Yeah, it's just the doc's checking in.

[Osei] We need Sören Fager's new identity.

And his current address.

I thought it was made clear...

The criteria, yes, for releasing that information,

are perfectly clear,

but now we have a dead girl and...

Sören was with his brother the night he was killed.

Either he's involved in the murder, or he's a target himself. Take your pick.

[Reza] Another examination?

Is that necessary?

Okay, all right.

[heavy breathing]

Rez, are you okay?

- I can't breathe, Kurt. - [Kurt] Hey, hey.

I'm here.

Want me to call an ambulance?

- No! - [Kurt] No?

No, no. No.

Listen. Listen, I think you're having a panic attack.

Okay? So just try to breathe in and out, steady pace.

Everything's gonna be fine, Rez, I promise you.

[Reza] Thanks, Kurt.

- You should talk to someone, Rez. - I will.

- There's no shame in asking for help... - I said I will.

I'll get it looked at, I promise, but this stays between me and you, yeah?

- [car door opens] - Kurt, I'm serious.

Not a word to anyone.

[Modin] Ah! So it's true!

Detective Abd Al-Rahman.

- Nice suit. - [Reza] Why, thank you.

Elias's phone.

We finally managed to mine the data off the SIM card.

There's a few stored numbers.

Uh, I've used an algorithm to fill in the blanks.

Nothing to get too excited about. A couple of pizza places, taxi firms...

What are these numbers?

Those are a couple of calls to Social Security.

- [Kurt] What about these? - [Modin] Yes.

That is a series of calls we couldn't identify. Sorry.

[Osei] Detectives.

Modin.

Good news.

With the evidence from the club,

Holmgren was forced to release Sören Fager's new identity.

His alias is Vincent Smed.

We've got the address of the halfway house he's been at.

Wallander, go with uniform and bring him in.

Hi, I'm Detective Kurt Wallander.

Staffan. Parole officer for some of the residents here.

We're looking for Vincent Smed.

[Staffan] You're too late.

He isn't here.

He up and vanished yesterday. Not a word to anyone.

I have reported it.

Is that unusual?

Absconding? Yeah. It breaks the terms of their parole.

If they're caught, they face more jail time.

Any idea why he might risk that, just getting up and leaving?

No.

[Osei] Yes?

[Kurt] Sören absconded last night.

[Osei] I heard, from Probation Services about ten minutes ago.

We're playing catch-up, Detective, again.

- [Kurt] We could use Rask's help. - She'll be back when she's back.

Until then, report directly to me.

Yes, sir.

[Kurt] It must have been Sören that broke into Elias's apartment.

Why? Why risk leaving the halfway house?

Maybe he thinks he'll be safer on the move.

Or he's on the warpath,

trying to find his brother's killer himself.

Listen, if we don't track down one of these guys soon...

- More revenge attacks. - Yeah.

Brilliant.

[Kurt] The answer's gotta be in the past somewhere.

Back to square one.

Hey.

- This is gonna require some coffee. - Yup.

[Kurt] All right.

Jörgen Moberg, 46.

Family man, no record.

Found dead in the sauna.

[Reza] School swimming teacher.

Oh, coached several youngsters to national level.

That's right.

Mentored underprivileged kids in his spare time.

I mean, the guy's a saint, pretty much loved by everyone.

Rask was putting together a list of people who knew Moberg.

We've spoken to his wife, Sara.

Let's call the others, see if we can figure out who might wanna avenge him.

[sighs] All right.

Yes. We're investigating a possible murder of Elias Fager,

and we're trying to track down old colleagues of Jörgen Moberg.

Yeah, that sounds great.

Please do call me if anything else comes to mind.

- [Reza] I see. - Thank you.

I wanted to talk to you about Jörgen Moberg.

...thing? No?

Okay. Thank you.

But I believe that you ran an after-school club together.

[Reza] Yeah, he's here.

I'm not gonna be able to make it back today.

Hey.

Moberg's daughter, Alexia, did you find out where she's living?

I called, left messages, and she hasn't replied yet.

[Kurt] I'll call her mum in the morning.

- Hungry? - All right.

Mm.

Sauce?

Thanks.

Come on, man. We just started.

[Kurt] Hi, Sara. This is Detective Wallander.

I'm sorry to bother you, but we're trying to get in touch with Alexia.

I'd appreciate if you could call me back. Thanks.

[doorbell rings]

[doorbell rings]

I tried to get in touch with Alexia Moberg, but she's not picking up.

I can't find an address.

[Rask] You think she had something to do with Elias's death?

We need to talk to everyone who was close to Moberg.

[Kurt] Rask, these are the case files.

I'm just keeping my hand in.

- If Osei finds out... - Who's gonna tell him?

Did you call Sara?

I tried.

Okay.

- No, I'm... I'm not sure that's a good... - Come on.

That's why you're here, isn't it? Hi, Sara.

Yeah, I'm sorry, I know. I just...

I have a question. I need your help. Thanks.

[Rask] Alexia runs a tech company in the city, but she lives in Limhamn.

The company owns the property. That's why it's not listed.

She enjoys her privacy for obvious reasons.

You can send her my regards.

[Kurt] I will. Thanks.

[Reza] Rask, really?

We're here, right?

[doorbell rings]

[door opens]

[Kurt] Alexia Moberg?

This is about Elias Fager.

We're from the police.

My mum said you'd be coming.

Come on in.

[Reza] So, there's nothing that comes to mind?

[Alexia] No. I really don't have anything more to tell you about Jörgen.

I'm sorry.

Can you think of anybody who might be inclined to try and avenge your father?

No.

What about students or colleagues, maybe?

No.

You knew Elias at school.

Everyone knew him. Him and Sören.

I'd try to avoid them.

You and Sören had a run-in.

It was a long time ago. I can barely remember.

Everything I remember, I've already told the police.

Your father disciplined Sören in front of the whole class, didn't he?

Yeah.

Look, I really have to be getting on now, so if there's nothing else...

No, I believe that's it.

Thank you for your time.

Did you notice? There weren't any pictures of her dad.

Yeah.

On the other hand, do you have any pictures up of your dad?

No, but I don't like my dad.

[echoing] I beat him with a broom, broke his nose.

I'd been drinking.

I hit him, but I don't remember locking anyone in a fucking sauna.

I told you, you fucking bitch! We beat him up, and he deserved it!

[water running]

[water stops]

[gasps]

[exhales shakily]

You look different.

I just wanna... I just wanna talk.

- Okay. - [Sören] Okay?

Okay.

[Rask breathing shakily]

Uh, we've been looking for you.

Yeah, well, you found me.

We... We need to talk about my brother.

Yeah.

I saw him.

The night he died.

He wanted to tell me something. Don't know what it was.

- I need your help. - [Rask] Okay.

- I need your help. - Yeah. All right, Sören. Let's talk.

We can talk about whatever you want.

- [grunts] - No! Fuck!

Get off me, you fucking...

- No! - Please.

- Fuck! Fuck! - Just...

- Just shut up! Please! - Fuck!

[Sören] No!

- Hey. - [Kurt] Hey.

You all right?

Mia's here.

- We've been finishing some work. - I should go. It's late.

No, stay. I'm off to bed anyway.

Oh, we've got some food left if you're hungry.

It's like I'm banging my head against a brick wall.

- It can't be all bad. - No, it's not.

It's just days like today feel like one step forward and two steps back,

and this whole investigation's just been...

- I'm sorry, I... I can't talk about it. - Must just make it all the harder.

How's it going with you two?

Yeah. Yeah, I think we're making good progress.

This one's got the patience of a saint.

And is keeping you up too late. I'm gonna head off.

Yeah, I hope tomorrow goes better for you.

Thanks.

[Mona] How are you gonna get home? Are you gonna be all right?

Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[shudders]

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to do that. I didn't want to hurt you.

I just need you to listen to me.

I'm listening.

My brother's gone.

And I, uh... I need you to find out who killed him.

We're doing everything that we can.

Are you?

Because you had nothing but hate for me and my brother.

That's not true.

- That's not true. I was just doing my job. - You called me an animal.

You called me an animal, didn't you?

Didn't you?

[Rask] I did.

I think I'd already decided

that you were responsible for what happened

before I ever set foot in that interview room.

- Yeah. - But Elias was so young.

And I thought I was doing the right thing.

But I should have done more for you, and I'm sorry.

[whimpers]

[whimpers]

[whimpers]

[sighs]

[Sören] You're gonna help me find out who did this.

[clears throat]

"I thought of you again today."

"It's so sad that people are afraid of you and your brother."

"If only people knew how beautiful you were on the inside."

"Thank you. You saved my life."

"I am eternally grateful to you,

"but you understand that this must remain our secret."

"Forever."

Uh, "I love you."

Look at the date.

This is a few months after I went inside.

Who was he trying to save? Huh?

Elias was trying to tell me something.

What was he... Was it this?

- I don't know. - Come on! You're the detective!

I don't know!

- Where did you get these? - [Sören] At his flat.

Who is this?! Who is it?

I don't know. Elias, he never mentioned anybody else to me.

He was my brother.

He should've told me.

I swear to you

that I will do everything I can to find the man that killed Elias.

Well,

you find him.

Because if I find him, I'll kill him.

I'll rip his fucking throat out.

[door opens]

[door closes]

♪ A friend indeed ♪

♪ Come build me up ♪

♪ Come shed your light ♪

♪ It makes me shine ♪

♪ You get the message ♪

♪ Don't you ever forget it... ♪

- This can't end well. - Nope.

I'll drink to that.

♪ Until we die ♪

♪ If it wasn't for you ♪

♪ I'd be alone ♪

♪ If it wasn't for you ♪

♪ I'd be on my own ♪

♪ Don't wait till I do wrong ♪

♪ Don't wait till I put up a fight ♪

♪ You won my heart ♪

♪ Without a question ♪

♪ Don't wait for life... ♪

[phone vibrating]

[Rask] Hi.

Yeah, I'm sorry. I know it's late.

Could you, um... I need you to come and meet me, please.

Yeah, it's important.

♪ Don't wait till I do wrong ♪

♪ Don't wait till I put up a fight ♪

♪ You won my heart ♪

[Osei] I've called it in.

- Are you okay? - I'm fine.

He didn't hurt me.

We'll get him.

He broke his parole. There's already a warrant out for his arrest.

Okay.

You need to see these.

Someone was writing to Elias

after the Moberg attack.

Sören thinks they have something to do with all of this.

- Who are they from? - I don't know.

Neither does Sören.

Oh, I'll get Wallander on it.

Come on. This is my case.

I can handle it. You know me.

You need to keep out of it.

I understand how hard this is, but you're too close.

We're going to be under even more scrutiny now.

I can't have you anywhere near it.

You realize how much you have on the line here.

If the original case was flawed...

[police chatter over radio]

[Rask] Thanks.

Figure out how this guy got in here.

- Are you all right? - [Rask] Uh, yeah.

Sorry I didn't pick up.

[Rask] Sören found these in Elias's apartment.

What is it?

Love letters.

A teenage crush?

Maybe. Who knows?

[Osei] I'm off.

- Stay with her. - I will.

- [door closes] - [sighs]

- [Rask] Large one? - Lovely.

- Cheers. - Thank you.

[Rask] I don't think he came to hurt me.

I genuinely think he didn't know where else to go.

Sören said Elias had something to tell him.

Hours later, he turns up dead.

What could Elias have known that he wanted to tell Sören?

I don't know.

[Kurt] The letters?

Kurt, what if I missed something?

Sören admitted to the murder.

No, he admitted to attacking Moberg.

His DNA was all over the body and the crime scene,

but he says that his memory of the evening was patchy.

He was drunk, high, he was young.

[Kurt] You're saying he didn't do it?

All I'm saying is there's new information on the table.

Did you see Alexia?

Yeah, we did.

[Rask] And?

[Kurt] There's something she's not telling us.

- Morning. - Morning.

[door closes]

How you feeling?

I'm okay.

- Sorry to make you do this. - It's not a problem.

All right, let's go through what happened last night, step by step.

Take your time.

I was getting ready for bed.

I was really tired. It'd been a long day.

I didn't notice anything unusual.

I was on the couch in the living room. My back was to the door.

I was watching something. I had my headphones in.

That's why I didn't hear anything.

I looked up. Sören was in the room with me and...

It's all right.

Take your time.

[exhales]

I'm glad it was you.

Sorry?

Afterwards, I'm glad it was you that came.

Of course.

It's good to see you.

I know it's been a long time.

I couldn't talk to you then.

Taking this job, coming to Malmö was a coward's way out.

- I can't even imagine what it must've... - Stop.

I can't do this.

It's too late.

I have a family now.

I'll send someone in to take your statement.

Sure.

[door closes]

He's nice.

- What's his name? - Maverick.

Yeah, he's wonderful.

I've told you all I know, Detective.

I know you wanna put everything behind you,

but I'm afraid there's some more questions I need to ask you.

I think I have nothing else to say.

You haven't told us everything, have you?

We need your help, Alexia.

If there's anything you haven't said about your father,

it's extremely important that you tell me now.

This investigation is about more than Elias Fager.

A few days ago, a young student, Katja Nilsson, was killed.

There's a connection between the murders, and if we don't have all the information,

if we don't have the big picture,

more innocent people could die.

I'm sorry, I...

Listen, think about it,

and if you change your mind, please get back to me.

[horse neighs]

Detective, wait.

I should've told someone this before, but I couldn't.

I couldn't do it to my mum. It would've destroyed her.

Jörgen was not a nice person.

What do you mean?

He was a monster.

[theme music playing]