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I'm lost. Where's Julia Ahola's room?

Room two, over there.

OK, thanks.

CHESS STORY 1/2

-How is the city doing? -Our financial statement is coming out.

We're in the black for the first time.

Have you decided?

Congrats.

It's no mean feat in this town.

Just let me know what you've decided.

Thank you.

That's the only thing left of the chemical factory.

It's been demolished?

Neither of us knew about Dad's project. It came as a surprise.

Are you going to come clean about it?

I'm not going to destroy the company.

Not because of something Dad did.

So I only have one option.

To destroy all evidence. But I need help with a name that pops up in the papers.

What name?

Mikkis.

He's signed purchase orders to Russian suppliers.

I won't help you.

I became mayor to get away from all that.

Is it even possible not to make this public?

I don't know.

I don't know who knows what. That's why I need help.

There's nothing I can do.

You can trust me.

I can't tell you.

I need to know who the source is.

I need to know who inside the concern knows about it.

Call me once you have that information. Have a nice day.

Quit staring.

Julia is in the hospital. Can't your work wait?

Speaking on the phone while packing doesn't make me a bad mother.

Tell me what's going on and I can help you.

You're not alone.

If you want to destroy some old data, I'm good at it.

How much did you hear?

I'm able to draw conclusions. Use me.

Don't get your own hands dirty, use mine.

You're even more stressed out than me.

Julia is in good hands.

Her prognosis is good.

Let's not worry too much, OK?

My guess is that Kia had septicemia.

A virus or a bacterium entered her body.

I don't want any outsiders to hear about Kia's death.

Why not?

We need to get ready.

For what?

For Lasse Maasalo.

People respond to loss in many ways. I don't want to see his reactions, either.

There's nothing unusual about this?

Based on my examination, no.

-Is that from the day before? -Yeah.

-Can you pause the video? -Sure.

-Thanks. -No problem.

Ahola.

Kari Sorjonen.

You visited the children's ward in the central hospital yesterday. What for?

My daughter Julia is there.

We saw each other, remember?

But why did you visit another patient's room?

I got lost.

Why?

Do you know whose room it was?

There was a girl in there.

Has something happened?

I can't tell you that.

Hang in there. For your daughter's sake.

For Julia's sake.

And thanks.

Kia's death will probably cause a reaction.

When someone close to Lasse suffers, he makes others suffer.

Now he has nothing to lose.

But this wasn't malpractice. No one is to blame.

I wouldn't count on it.

We haven't heard from Maasalo since Christmas.

All of Finland has been on alert.

We've asked everybody he knows.

More bad news.

I've heard nothing from Europol since the rejection letter.

I understand if you want to start looking for new jobs.

Our funding will end in four months.

If there's no news by the end of this week, I'll have to go upstairs and say

that we'll close down.

How much time do we have?

Four months.

I'll raise the department's alert level.

And notify all units of Lasse Maasalo.

The doctor will see you now. Room three.

Are you able to walk?

PRIMARY NURSE

I was told to wait, but my stomach hurts like hell.

Take a seat. There are a few people before you.

Is this a pandemic?

Salonen is coming over here.

The woman with a nose bleed, they suspect it's something more serious.

Two new ones just came in.

What does the local CID do?

They do have detectives.

Investigating what exactly?

Domestic violence,

petty theft,

public intoxication...

You've already made other plans. Russia?

How about you?

Back to Helsinki?

I'll need to discuss it with Janina.

She has plans of her own.

I need to let Katia go.

Where?

Set her free.

EMERGENCY WARD

INTERNAL MEDICINE WARD

Kari Sorjonen,

Serious Crime Unit.

The bleeding symptoms, any idea what's causing them?

There are four patients with similar symptoms.

Abdominal pain, nosebleeds.

An infection, perhaps.

Could I have a word with the patients?

Internal medicine ward, A9.

Thank you.

-When did the symptoms start? -A week ago.

I got stomach cramps.

They didn't pass, they only got worse. Today my hands started shaking

and my nose started bleeding.

Toni told me to see a doctor.

Have you been abroad lately?

Eaten in restaurants?

Been in any contact with unusual substances?

Why are the police asking these things?

Don't get scared.

I'm just a policeman.

Diagnosing diseases is for the doctors.

But do you think it's possible this might be a poisoning?

Oh fuck! Ouch!

Can I help?

-A new patient for you. -Where does it hurt?

Your stomach?

Let's get him onto the bed.

One, two, three.

Could it be a poisoning?

A pandemic, maybe. No one leaves until we find out.

-Excuse me? -We're sealing off the ward.

I'm just visiting.

Nobody leaves until we're sure this isn't contagious.

-I'm cold. -Take his temperature.

We need protective clothes.

I left our dog outside.

Don't worry about that. We'll take care of you first.

Hi.

Hi.

How are things?

I'm good, mostly.

Thanks for asking.

How about you?

Well...

That's why I'm calling, actually.

They sealed off a ward in the hospital.

I'm stuck here. They suspect a disease.

Are you ill?

No.

It's just a precaution. But I'm not able to come home yet.

That's a real lame excuse to stay at work.

If it were one.

If it is some disease, promise me you'll keep me posted.

I promise.

I'll hold you to that.

I always keep my promises.

Sometimes a little late in the day, but...

Bye.

Bye.

The lobby is empty, no visitors allowed.

Tell Niko about the situation.

I'll interview the patients.

OK, I will.

Hang in there.

Thanks.

Come on.

Alright, get in.

Get inside, come on.

-What's that? -Work.

Hi! Did she find you in a cardboard box too?

Hi.

-He needs water. -Give him some.

-And food. -Get him some.

How did you keep me alive?

I trained you to find the fridge.

She trained me, did she?

Yeah.

-Hi. Dad's not home. -That's OK.

Eh...

Sorry to drop by unannounced.

Pauliina once mentioned she had some papers over here that we'll need.

What papers?

Among the ones you cleared out of her office. Or maybe she'd taken them home.

They haven't been digitized?

Not these documents.

They're connected to that hotel project of Pauliina's.

She would have wanted us to complete the project.

So, do you think we could find those papers?

What were they about?

An investment company called Lesnoi-Zitel.

I'll see if I can find them.

-OK... let's do so. -Yeah.

Will you let me know if you find anything?

-I will. -Thanks.

And thanks for everything.

Pihla lives...

here.

Three others who have fallen ill live almost next door.

Why don't they tell me anything?

I don't know.

They're busy dealing with patients.

Is Pihla OK?

The sooner they find out what this is, the sooner they'll be able to treat you.

Do you live downtown?

At Pihla's place, mostly.

A yard is nice when you have a dog.

Excuse me, I'll take a look.

What's happening over there?

What's happening? Is it Pihla?

They lost one patient. There are four others.

Who died?

An elderly lady. The symptoms were too much for her.

The hospital has notified the health authorities.

When will they let you out?

Once someone proves this is a poisoning.

All the patients live in the same area.

This is Lasse's doing.

Maasalo?

Lasse Maasalo is killing locals in Lappeenranta.

Based on what?

He doesn't even know Kia is dead.

And the symptoms started over a week ago.

The timeline doesn't fit.

I think Kia's death was no coincidence.

I asked HP to perform a complete autopsy.

Let's not jump the gun.

This might be an infection,

Kia died of septicemia and patients fell ill long ago.

I believe Kari is right.

Thanks.

We can't know that.

I'd react now. The city is in danger.

We can't react yet.

Kari, we won't react yet.

Kari!

I wouldn't want to say this,

but you're probably right.

Meaning?

I've never seen anything like it.

Her inner organs were corroded.

Caused by the same thing as this?

I'll know after an autopsy on the dead patient.

Let's hope not. Whatever it is, it wreaks havoc on the body.

Kia was the first victim.

Whose victim?

Lasse killed his own daughter.

Didn't he do everything he did for Kia?

He's a psychopath. Now he killed his own daughter.

How?

I just don't want

you to be alone right now.

You could stay with the Jaakkolas.

Why?

I don't think you should be alone.

After all that's happened to you.

And I'm not able to come home.

Kia is dead and you're stuck in a hospital filled with critical patients.

Please don't tell me Lasse Maasalo is back.

I won't.

But he is?

But I want

you to stay with the Jaakkolas, OK?

-You don't need to be afraid. -But I am.

You're in danger.

He doesn't want to hurt me.

He's got nothing to lose now.

He might do anything.

You should show his picture on the news and...

Kari Sorjonen. The pathologist wants to see you downstairs.

They've opened the victim?

You need these.

Thanks.

Talk to you later.

Bye.

MOM'S OLD PAPERS

If journalists contact you, tell them to call me.

Officially, we're investigating environmental damage.

How are things over there?

Chaotic.

Patient care is based on guesswork.

One dead?

Two.

Two?

Kia Maasalo was the first victim.

Lasse's own daughter.

If he was ready to kill Kia, there are more horrors ahead.

That's conjecture, not a fact.

Kia hasn't lived in the right area.

Kia was poisoned in here.

How?

I'm on it.

Where do we start?

-From the waterworks. -And?

All the flats have at least the same source of tap water.

One thing at a time.

Lena and Jänis, pay a visit to the waterworks.

Susi can assist the health authorities.

I was really scared.

I tried to stay calm. I pretended I was able to think and function,

but it was rabies, it's a scary disease.

But at least the doctors could tell me

that there was a cure and that I was medicated in time.

Now there's no known cure.

So you're sure the same poison killed the patient and Kia?

I don't know. I have no idea what poison it is.

Or how it's spreading.

Until they find out what it is, being scared is all we can do.

More victims will die?

And there will be more of them.

What's this?

Work.

What was your role in it?

I didn't have one.

This was a chemical factory.

Your name is in the papers. You ordered stuff from Russia.

It's no chemical factory.

But?

You don't want to know.

But I can destroy all traces of the project.

Paul would have wanted me to do it and you to let me do it.

Is this why

I was his main beneficiary?

Not just that.

He hated women. I only got the company because you ran his secret projects!

-What does it matter? -Who am I married to?

Get the hell out of here.

We need to be on the same side.

Fine, destroy the evidence.

As legally as you can. And never tell anyone about it.

How penetrable is the water supply system?

You'd have to be a professional and know what you're doing.

But it's not impossible?

Vandalism using the water supply system is our worst fear.

But we've taken care that's not easily done.

It might be some kind of a bug, but I doubt even that.

-Hello. -Hi.

Look, here.

The water circulates in a closed system.

Purified water from nine stations is pumped into the water network.

The thick ones are the main water lines, the thin ones are distribution lines.

-The affected live around this area. -Well...

The lines branch out nearby. There are power lines and woods over there.

But drinking water can hardly be tampered with.

I thought you'd want to see this with your own eyes.

Aha.

How did they dig this hole?

The land is still frozen.

We need someone who knows if the pipes have been messed with

and someone to take photos.

I'll call Niko.

Take a picture and send it to Kari.

Come over here! I found something.

Degerman?

It's their eagle.

There's more over there.

Susi! Get your camera

and call forensics. I think we found the cause for all this.

And call Kari. Tell him the Degermans have poisoned the water, not Lasse.

Printing these isn't our first priority.

I'm sorry. I thought I'd be out by now.

But although it's been proved this is a poisoning case, they haven't let me go.

There's nothing I can do about that.

What papers did he want?

He mentioned the Kannas hotel and casino project.

He wanted Mom's old papers.

He wasn't telling me the whole truth.

Janina! You were supposed to go to the Jaakkolas' place.

I think this is important.

Do you remember the refuge case?

I do.

Anneli Ahola gave Mom some papers. She blackmailed Robert with them.

Pauliina?

I think I found them.

What's in them?

I'll leave them here.

You can see for yourself.

But now you need to go to the Jaakkolas'.

Promise?

Good.

You don't have any symptoms?

No, I'm fine.

How about you?

I'm fine too.

Buy some bottled water.

And don't drink tap water, OK?

POWER OF ATTORNEY LAND SALE CONTRACT

Here are all the city's classified casino project documents.

If there's something wrong with the city, it's in these.

This is my gift to you.

What was that paper you used to turn Robert's head about the refuge with?

A power of attorney.

Paul Degerman authorized Anneli Ahola

to use Russian money for the Kannas project.

What's so unusual about that?

It was a package deal. And the sums were huge.

It's an old land deal.

In Nuijamaa.

Or Rautjärvi.

If I remember correctly, four of those were made.

Have you continued the Lesnoi-Zitel investigation?

The land deal case.

Lesnoi-Zitel?

I'm about to get some information on the land deals.

We came here with Julia.

She's had some breathing issues. We keep coming here for tests.

Sorjonen.

Sorjonen.

You're free to leave.

You were right,

there has been a regional poisoning.

And we need this room.

Five minutes.

Thanks.

Hi.

This isn't for you.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Did you sleep well?

Any nightmares?

No, why?

You kept tossing and turning.

Oh?

I had

this dream in which...

I was studying in Helsinki.

And somebody had committed a crime.

Of course.

No, I was watching TV. They mentioned the crime on TV.

You were on TV too.

Had I done something?

You were talking about the crime.

You were saying smart things on TV.

What did I say?

I can't remember.

You're planning to go to Helsinki?

Yeah.

I've applied for a rental flat for the summer.

Does Lena know?

I haven't told her.

It'll be hard for her.

But not for you?

No.

FROM: HELSINKI

TO: THE HAGUE

CONFIRM BOOKING

The cause of the epidemic hasn't been revealed.

Is that to keep people calm?

Healthcare workers and the police are working in close cooperation.

We need to gather more information before any press releases.

Does the tap water ban apply to the whole city of Lappeenranta?

The precaution will be in effect until we have more information.

Where is the poison from?

I won't hazard any guesses.

Citizens are instructed to buy bottled drinking water

and to keep calm and wait for new information.

Nice to see you get some sleep.

I was pretty tired.

I'm sure you were.

Are you here to check up on me?

I've...

helped Janina.

I've taken care of her.

I sent her to Lena's place so she'd be safe.

You don't need to prove anything to me.

What then?

You wanted to ask me something.

Will it work?

Give it a go.

What were the land deals between the Degermans

and the Russians about,

and what does that have to do

with the poison...

Maasalo used on his daughter and others?

Maasalo?

He

must be behind all this.

He was the best chemist in town.

The Degermans had a chemical factory.

That simple?

Think further.

Maasalo wants to take revenge on everybody,

including you.

And now that he's lost his daughter he...

I don't want to...

That terrifies me.

What are you going to do?

He's probably been planning this

since I took his daughter out of Oulu hospital. He has a plan.

No.

-He does. -No, that's the wrong way.

How wrong?

If he stays one step ahead of you, you'll lose again.

You need to get ahead of him, be ahead of him.

Good morning.

It's no coincidence the water pipe was dug up on the Degermans' property.

Maasalo shouldn't be your only suspect.

The same substance killed Kia.

How did he do that?

Mikkis helped.

Mikkis?

How?

I haven't reached that far yet.

I need you to take charge of the investigation.

And to head SECRI for a while.

I'm going to the Hague.

What for?

I'm trying to save us. But I need you to be in charge over here.

Promise?

It's not that hard.

You think Mikkis can pull it off?

Hard to tell.

Most of the documents contain Mikkis' or Dad's name.

But what's important, there are no papers with our names on them.

Is your marriage falling apart?

I haven't had time to think about that.

Mikkis' name keeps appearing in surprising places.

If the factory caused the water issues, we have to come clean about it.

If that's the case, we'll think about it.

The papers contain both our names.

How do you know that?

I gave them to Pauliina once.

You did? What for?

It doesn't matter.

I spoke to Janina and she promised to give them back to us.

Janina?

-She promised. -Why did you have to ask for them?

She promised.

I thought I was in a mess earlier.

But it was nothing compared to this.

Now it feels like...

at any moment,

everything might end.

CITY HALL

The vessels contained isopropanol.

The Food Authority is examining if it might have caused the outbreak.

If swallowed, isopropanol paralyses the central nervous system,

causes vomiting, unconsciousness

and finally death from respiratory failure.

We've investigated that area before.

The Russians bought the land from the Degermans at a high price.

And a part of the deal was

Lesnoi-Zitel's involvement in the Lappeenranta casino project.

We went through the hospital's security tapes.

Who had access to Kia Maasalo's room?

The only visitor apart from the nurses was...

Mikkis Ahola.

You still believe Maasalo is behind all this.

You said you believe me.

I do.

Mikkis had the opportunity to poison Kia.

We know

Mikkis is connected to both the Degermans and the land deals.

Now we need to connect him to the isopropanol.

And Maasalo.

Mikkis will do that himself, I just don't know how yet.

Let's bring Mikkis in.

03:35 P.M.

I've got one more favor to ask you.

Two hours.

Same place.

Aren't we going to the hospital?

What shall I tell Julia?

Tell her how it is. That I'm going on a business trip.

Say it in a nice voice, it'll be fine.

Where to?

Finland or abroad?

Are we OK?

We will be, soon.

We're almost there.

Trust me, I'll sort things out.

I've as good as sorted everything out.

We're not that close right now.

Trust me. I want to fix things between us.

-I'm doing this for you both. -For us?

You and Julia.

We'll discuss our relationship when you're back.

Listen...

MAIN ENTRANCE

Sorjonen.

HP called us about the poison.

Hold on.

Lena.

Yeah?

It's not isopropanol.

What then?

No one knows.

But something worse, apparently.

There's something else too.

Tell me.

The hospital informed us two patients have died.

I should come here more often,

darling.

There are problems at work.

Your dad left town to fix things.

Things have been a bit difficult between me and your dad.

And...

I promise I'll try to visit you more often.

I'll come tomorrow, too, OK?

Can we agree that after this, I'm done?

What you asked me to do was no small thing.

But I did what you asked.

Fine by me.

What's that?

I promised I'd help.

Everything has been done with this syringe.

With its help, we can agree...

that everything has been done.

Thanks.