02x09 - Without a Shadow, part 1

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She said Sorjonen will solve this anyway.

-Look at him. He doesn't need forcing.
-You're not thinking.

Where's the box?

On the chair in front of the chest.

-Alright, let's go.
-Okay.

I don't think we'll need those.

We need to stay in control.

Into the trunk.

How is it going in there?

-Everything okay?
-I got this.

I just need to know what's going on.

I don't think we'll need those.

You don't visit people empty handed.
Mom taught me.

-Didn't she use to make biscuits herself?
-You want to start baking?

What if she screws up?

Lena does what she promises.
I wouldn't worry about her.

Niko! Niko!

The paper can only be from you or Johanna.

You answer for your own backroom deals.

The paper only indicates our dad. And his
dirty linen needs to be washed in public.

-It doesn't work like that.
-It's the only choice!

We'll talk later.

-I'm not going to be Paul Degerman.
-Not now, I'm late for a meeting.

A sibling quarrel? "You answer
for your own backroom deals."

Hey, you got what you wanted. We have to
get rid of a sponsor and build that place.

But I'll never approve the way you
went about it. It's at least as ill*gal.

And just so you know, I knew nothing about
the sponsor, or what you're capable of!

-You left me no options.
-It was just city politics.

I draw the line at putting
people's lives at risk.

Yoo-hoo?

Janina?

Hi.

Hi. There are some guys here.

-Who are they?
-Something to do with Dad's work.

-Kari isn't here yet?
-No, but I sent him a message.

-Hi.
-Hi.

-Valdek Laakkonen.
-Pauliina Sorjonen.

-This is my brother Nikolai.
-Nikolai.

-You're here to see Kari?
-Yeah.

How do you know him?

Janina told us he might come home late.

Thanks for letting us wait here.

We already went through the practical
details, so it's basically a done deal.

-When will you leave us?
-In November.

So I need a replacement.

Preferably someone
who knows the ropes already.

Niko?

Start digging for that inner bureaucrat

that I've been trying to
destroy for the last couple of years.

-Hi.
-Hi.

-You've been to the grill.
-I have. I had a long day.

-Your visitors are waiting.
-Visitors?

Deal with them quickly, would you?
I'd like to get some rest.

Hi.

-What are you doing here?
-We need your advice.

I'd rather talk about my cases at work,
not at home.

This is about something else.
Would you like a sugar bun?

I just ate, thanks. What something else?

Our mother went somewhere with Maria.

-Your little sister?
-Yeah.

I received this.

"Hi boys.

I'm in Poland on business.

Maria is with me.
I'll call you once I get things sorted."

-She isn't answering anymore.
-Mom didn't send this.

-Who then?
-You need to find that out.

Why?

Mom and Maria are in trouble.

-Has someone taken them?
-Or hurt them.

Dad's case was left unfinished.

The one who attacked your father
was caught.

The case was closed.

And how the f*ck does that mean
it wasn't left unfinished?

We came here because
we know you can help us.

Mom would have called us.

Try to find out
where she's gone yourselves.

How?

If you suspect a crime, report it.

We went to the station.

Taina Henttunen
told us this isn't a police matter.

If an adult says she is abroad
on business...

it doesn't interest the police
if that's all there is to it.

Taina is right.

But that's not all.

She wouldn't
have left like this voluntarily.

I can't start investigating it at home,
in my free time.

Why not?

Because people are allowed
to disappear if they want.

And I promised to see you out and start
spending the evening with my family.

We did as we were told,
tried to find suspicious stuff.

We tore open her old safe.
We think she's in trouble.

Kari.

Could you just do what I asked?

What did you find?

Mom was supposed to spend Christmas
with Gran. Yet she was actually in Russia.

This just tells me she hasn't told
you everything in the past, either.

Now you're in our home,
and I've had a long day.

Just hear us out.

My wife and daughter
also want some peace and quiet.

Let us explain this!

I'm sorry, but we're really worried.

-Worry tomorrow when I'm at work.
-This won't take long!

This is our free time.

So I'm asking you to leave now!

Dad!

Get the hell out of here!

-He laid his hand on me first!
-Shall I call the police?

I'm okay.

f*ck! He screwed up Dad's case, and
he's not going to do anything now, either.

-Get me a washcloth, Janina.
-We're not leaving!

We're not going f*cking anywhere
until you help us!

Take it easy, Valdek. I hear you.

-Good!
-Calm down.

I thought you were attached
to your local hobbies.

I suppose you can go hunting
from Tikkurila, too.

A nice bunch, but they're all adults.

You seem happy that I leave.

I've never been too enthusiastic
about SECRI in the first place.

And if SECRI equals you,
I'll be happy to visit you in Helsinki.

You're not interested?

What makes you hesitate?

Kari.

You solved the sh**ter case and
Taina gave you the Hans Eiskola case.

They were preparing you for the job.

I don't have a vote,
but I expressed my support for you.

Thanks.

-Have a nice day.
-You too.

JANINA: Help! 2 home intruders!

What the hell?

They know them?

Probably, since Janina didn't call 112.

If someone is harassing Kari,
they're in trouble.

-Who's driving?
-I am.

I don't like people touching me.

Was that an apology?

f*ck.

Who is it?

Don't you know?

Kolja. f*ck.

It might be the postman
or something. Put that away!

Janina, open the door.

Send them away and come back.

-Wait.
-No I won't.

-You can't come in.
-I'm in already.

-Katia.
-What?

-You really have to go.
-I need someone to complain to.

I can't let you in right now.

In here, both of you.

Katia was just about to leave.

Get in here and close the door.

Close the door, now!

Sit down in the corner.

On that chair.

I'll help you when I'm at work,
but this has nothing to do with my family.

Let's forget all this and deal
with the matter tomorrow.

-You said the police aren't interested.
-You have new evidence.

You can prove your mom
didn't leave willingly.

-You just want us to leave.
-Yes I do.

Kari means that he'll be
able to help you better at work.

-But you'll use this against us.
-I just promised to forget this.

If you leave now, this never happened.

How can we trust you'll help us?

You can trust me.

Valdek! There are three cops outside.

Sit down and stay put, all of you.

You, too!

Who called them?

They're here on other business.
My colleagues are bringing me work.

-This has nothing to do with you.
-Shut up.

-To the door.
-Niko?

Let's call first to find out
what's going on.

That policewoman is on the phone.

Why don't they come to the door?

-What are we going to do?
-Answer it. Turn the speaker on.

Hello, Kari? What's the situation?

Taina, you're on speakerphone.

We're alright over here. Seppo Laakkonen's
sons are here, their mother is missing.

Why the f*ck did you tell her we're here?

f*cking idiot.

Hello.

If you try something,
my brother will sh**t Sorjonen!

Let's calm down!

Nobody is sh**ting anybody!

Everything was going fine.
I need ten minutes, okay?

Are they armed?

Everything is fine. Ten minutes.
We need to discuss our next move.

Katia is here too, but we're all alright.

There are at least two men inside.
Seppo Laakkonen's sons are in there.

They threatened the family with a g*n.

-Katia is in there.
-What?

I promised Kari ten minutes.

-What do they want?
-I don't know yet.

Let's move the cars further.

-Are they okay?
-Kari said so.

Ten minutes. Move the cars.

Check the brothers' backgrounds.
We'll be smarter then.

You can leave,

through the backyard if you don't want to
exchange pleasantries with Taina.

This is your last chance to leave
before this turns too serious.

-What about Mom and Maria?
-I already promised you.

Don't listen to him!

He's lying, like he was
about the other cops.

-We could get out of here.
-Kolja, f*ck.

Use your own head.

Even if we did get out,
they know who we are.

They'll catch us and charge us with
trespassing or whatever they feel like.

It'll be fine.

Not if you've got a suspended sentence.

Only my boss and two colleagues
know about this.

Shut the f*ck up!

Sit down.

And keep your f*cking
mouth shut for a change.

It was you. It's your fault they're here.

-Janina didn't do anything.
-Is that so?

Let go of her!

Shut the f*ck up! Shut up!

Put the g*n away.

You're not in charge.

Put it away!

Sit down.

I'll take that.

It hit the wall. We're okay.

What happened?

What happened?

Kari. We need to know what happened.

I'll start looking into
the boys' case over here.

Don't report the g*nsh*t.

We don't need to make this
any more complicated.

Will you do what they want?

I'll try to help them.

We have to be sure you're safe.
That the threat is gone.

We're positive.

Kari...

We still have to monitor you.

A shot was fired inside. Where are you?

It's my family that's being threatened,
so this is my decision.

Taina? Two hours. Two hours is enough.

Alright.

Send Niko or Lena to the
Laakkonens' place to take a look.

-I'll tell them.
-Thanks.

In the best case,
this will be over quickly.

Hostage situation.

Lena's daughter Katia is also inside.
The kidnappers have a g*n.

They are m*rder victim Seppo Laakkonen's
sons Valdek and Nikolai, 28 and 24.

Both have been convicted
of some minor drug offenses,

and Valdek is on a
suspended sentence for as*ault.

-Has the NBI been notified?
-I promised Kari I'd wait a while.

Niko is in charge of the operation.

Jenna and Susi,
find out if the neighbors are home.

Seal off the house
and make sure no one crosses the line.

This is unnecessary,
we haven't done anything.

Why are you doing this?

Do you have to obey your brother?

I don't think you like this, either.

This was my idea.

Most of them are from Dad's study.

He was collecting some material.

Restaurant receipts
and contract documents, apparently.

But in Russian. I don't speak Russian.

We can try.

Mom spoke Russian to us,
but we haven't used it since we were ten.

Put Anna-Katarina's papers on one side
of the table and Seppo's on the other.

Where are you going?

Into the kitchen, to get some materials.

-What materials?
-Painter's tape, markers.

Okay, go ahead.

Tell me about Anna-Katarina.

She and Dad met about fifteen years ago.

Our biological mother had just died.

They had divorced before that.
We were living with Dad.

What k*lled her?

A tick.

She got to the hospital too late.

Meningitis.

I'm sorry.

Seppo was involved in
land deals when they met.

Anna-Katarina was working at the
Degermans' property company.

I need to know the people involved,

so I have to talk to
Anna-Katarina's friends and--

You're staying here.

Put it on speakerphone.

Kari?

Did you find anything out?

They've left in a hurry. She bought two
tickets to St. Petersburg a week ago.

What did I tell you?

That proves she bought
the tickets herself.

She wouldn't disappear without a word.

Contact customs and Russian authorities.

It's you who has to do that, I'm sorry.

I'll call customs and the local police.

Is Katia...?

Everything is fine over here.

Tell her...

I will.

What's that?

A memory palace.

The people involved are in the middle,

the material on the victim on the left.

Other case material is on the right.

This is what you wanted me for.

Some rummaged folders and open drawers.
Hard to say if anything has been taken.

These are land deals.

They belong
entirely to Degerman Property Ltd.

Anna-Katarina Laakkonen
is in charge of those.

An old land deal in Nuijamaa,
or Rautjärvi.

I think we did four of those.

I need a phone.

What for?

-Who are you going to call?
-I'll put it on speakerphone.

If you're right about your mother,

this might be more complicated
than I thought.

-Niko.
-I have a job for you.

Let's reopen the Laakkonen case.

I need all the material
connected to the case.

-Everything?
-Everything.

Customs only know she crossed the border.
The police are checking other stuff.

-This material is from the warehouse.
-Niko.

Krista Metso.
She wants a word with someone.

Niko Uusitalo, Serious Crime Unit.
Lena Jaakkola.

I'm Johanna Metso's mother.
She used to work here.

We worked together.

I haven't been able to reach her.

I've tried calling her and sending her
text messages. I even knocked on her door.

Mäkeläinen, I have a job for you.
Wait a little.

-When did you last speak to her?
-A week ago. About a week.

Both women are out of reach,

and both of them have worked
for the Degermans.

Did you call the mansion?

We're on our way there, actually.

A coincidence?

There's this Sorjonen guy who once said
there are usually no coincidences.

Keep me posted.

There's a bag outside the front door.
Bring it to me.

If you feel like escaping,
think about the others.

What happens to them is up to you.

I don't know about Johanna.

All these boxes have been brought here
so I could get at least

some kind of an idea what
is going on in this company.

This is just the main company's material.
Then there's the concern administration--

Who would know about Johanna's shifts
and holidays?

About where she is?

The whole place is a mess.

We got new office chairs a month ago,
but I only heard about it today.

Johanna was supposed to babysit our Julia.

She never came or answered my message.

She's your babysitter?

Keeping the kid alive when I'm away
is security work too.

Does she still have the same address?

Yeah.

Thanks.

I don't understand these.

All your father's papers have
the same headline. What does it mean?

It's about permitting something,
some place, I don't know.

Where are you going?

I need your help, Katia.

Could you let them loose?

There are four of you. Only two of us.

You have a g*n.

At least release Katia.

She can translate the documents.
So we can move forward.

Okay.

-How are you doing?
-I need to take my pills soon.

We have to tell them about us.

Personal stuff.

The more they know about us,
the harder it is for them to hurt us.

-Your illness, for example.
-Has Kari taught you that?

We should trust Dad.

I want to help him.

Power of attorney. Whatever that means.

Maybe you should read further.

They're their father's sons,
you should ask them.

Valdek?

Do you know who this is?

A relative of Mom's from Russia.

His first name was Baran.

-Baran Valtserov?
-Yeah.

How come?

Coming here today and letting things
get out of hand was really stupid.

But your suspicions about
your mom may be accurate.

-I'll call the maintenance company.
-There's no time.

Good evening. We received an alarm
notification, is everything okay?

I just forgot to switch the thing off.
Everything is alright, thanks, bye.

-Does that work?
-Usually, yeah.

If not, we've got ten to fifteen minutes.

Looks like she's left in a hurry.

There's not even a pin code on this.

Johanna's phone is switched on. Wait.

She's in Taipalsaari...

in the middle of the forest.

-What's the situation?
-No changes as far as we know.

Katia is translating material for Kari.

But there is something new.

Kari found a link between Anna-Katarina
Laakkonen and Baran Valtserov.

Call the NBI.

How about Johanna?

We tracked her mobile.
It's in Taipalsaari.

We have to organize a search.
I'll take Susi and Jenna with us.

You think Johanna is where her phone is?

We have to make sure.

My colleague Vera Niemi
joins the conversation.

-The situation remains unsolved.
-Who's the negotiator?

I am.

This is Vera. I'm coming, too.
I'm experienced in these situations.

Heikkinen can tell you
what will happen next.

You heard the lady.

So Anna-Katarina is still alive?

I don't know yet.
Everything okay, Pauliina?

I'm fine.

Go ahead and take them.
I didn't know you were ill.

It's fine.

Some of your mother's papers were
found in your father's archive, right?

So?

Couples don't always tell
each other everything.

Sometimes because they're
trying to protect each other.

Most of them are from Dad's study.
He was collecting some material.

These aren't Seppo's papers.
They are connected to my work.

Why were they in Seppo's archive?

-Who is it?
-Olavi Perttu.

Hello.

We have a proposition. If you come
out right now, we'll let you go.

There will be no consequences
if the Sorjonens have no demands.

-We don't.
-The NBI are coming.

Once they take over,
I have no control over what happens.

What do you say?

You should take the offer.

f*ck!

f*cking Valdek! Why can't we negotiate?

You think they'd let us go?

We make our decisions together.

I'll tell you what's going to happen next.

Either Taina lets you go,
and we can negotiate this.

Or the NBI comes, and there will be no
negotiating. What do you want to do?

-How much time do we have?
-Ten, fifteen minutes.

I've entered the house through the
basement door often enough.

I could do that again and bug the place.

We have people outside, listening in.

But it isn't working.
Five minutes and I'll be out.

It's quite risky.

This is the last moment.
We have to act for ourselves.

Don't try to solve the situation.
Bug the house and come straight out.

Do you want to know what my dad is like?

He will never leave a case unfinished
once his interest has been aroused.

Right, Mom?

He's still trying to solve a maths
problem he was given as a kid.

You got him interested already.

He's going to find your mother
and sister no matter what.

He'd do it even if you told him to stop.

Janina is right.

If Taina is willing
to let you go, you should go.

I talked with Janina.

What for?

She said Sorjonen will solve this anyway.

Look at him. He doesn't need forcing.

You're not thinking!

I got mad because
he wasn't looking for Mom. Now he is.

Don't let a teenager twist you
around her finger.

I'm afraid of the
National Bureau of Investigation.

Okay.

I hope you're getting along with
the FSB and Andrei Fedor these days.

If Anna-Katarina and Maria
are still alive, they're in Russia.

Leave it to me. I'll take care of it.

Niko, they're here.

Thanks. Check the rapid response unit.

Tuomas Heikkinen.

-You took your time.
-We hoped to solve this quickly.

-You look tired.
-Long hours.

We're taking charge.
You can get some rest.

I'm staying. These are our men,
and Sorjonen is my responsibility.

Taina.

-The bug is in place.
-Come out quietly.

The NBI are taking charge.

-Wait. I need one minute.
-Niko.

How is it going in there?

-Everything ok?
-I got this.

I just need to know what's going on.

What if she screws up?

Lena does what she promises.
I wouldn't worry about her.

Niko! Niko!