02x05 - Cat's Cradle, part 1

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-What's in your bag?
-My swimming gear.

Let me take a look.

Don't!

Your money?

Where's your money?

-Lend me your phone.
-I don't want to.

Your phone!

-Or I'll wait for you at the stop.
-I can get off at the same stop.

Three against one is pretty unfair.

I'm sure you know what you should do.

You can stay. Give me your phone.

What the f*ck are you doing?

You can't take my phone.

I've got your dad's number now, Toni.
Bully this guy again, and I'll call him.

-Should we let this one go?
-He's got my ten euros.

-Thanks.
-You're welcome.

f*cking commie hippies!

Stop that! And don't come near me,
I'm still mad at you.

Liina, stop!

What I said last time was wrong.

-So it was.
-I made a mistake.

I came here...

to apologize.

Do you believe me?

Is it still true? What you said.

That I like you, you mean?

Did you wipe it off?

Are you ready?

That was funny when I was a kid.

-I'm going.
-Bye.

Sorjonen.

This is Laine, patrol division.
I'm at the sand castle.

There has been a sh**ting.

I'm not at work.

Call Lena Jaakkola at SECRI.

-I will, thanks, bye.
-Okay, bye.

-What?
-Are we going?

-Neither of us can manage...
-Mom's health.

Yes,

but we can influence her mood
and be as supportive as we can.

Aren't we?

The news.

It's just that you're not very good at it.

You might think you are,

but it actually looks like
you were just sulking.

In my world, actions speak
louder than words.

I'm sure Mom appreciates
your efforts in the kitchen...

but they do give her food
in the hospital.

Ouch!

I took time off.

A month off work won't result
in a miraculous healing.

Why are you like this?
Are you covering for your mother?

Anybody would take time off
if their wife was seriously ill.

That doesn't make you a martyred saint.

The first time,
I just wanted to work all the time.

It was selfish, I admit,

but it felt like...

the most important thing
in my life was being stolen from me.

So you can imagine what losing your mom
at my age must feel like.

And your dad.

Words are needed, too.
Mom can't see inside your head.

Nobody can.

But Mom has the right to.

Who is this?

Klaus Lassila.

Based on the exit wound,
a large caliber r*fle.

And who was this Lassila?


His girlfriend works here.



Demolish the statue, sift the sand
and find the b*llet.

Taina will go ballistic.

The distance is at least a kilometer.
The harbor is windy.

And yet...

...just one accurate shot.

An experienced shot?

And the motive?

The sh**ter had to lie here waiting,
not knowing when the victim would arrive.

And like you said, hitting a target
from this distance is very difficult.

Maybe the sh**ter just shot the first
one who came to the right spot.

Randomly?

Yeah.

Risto?

Are you home, Risto?

Are you okay?

The damned slipper.

Risto. You have to keep
the heating on at night.

Bronchitis, for example,
is no piece of cake at your age.

-The damned slipper.
-I'll find them for you.

I can't get out of bed
without my slippers.

-Vera?
-Yeah?

When did you come here?

Hello, this is breaking news.

A sh**ting incident has occurred
at Lappeenranta's Sand Castle.

A young man was k*lled.

He was shot dead as he arrived
at the sight at 10 this morning.

The police have sealed
off the harbor area.

People are asked to avoid...

You shouldn't have to hear this.

I've heard all sorts in my life.

Our reporter Jaana Erkki is at the scene.

Jaana, what do we know about
the events at the moment?

Thank you.

-What are they?
-Antibiotics and pain K*llers.

The inflammation needs to be treated.

Come here.

I want you to know

I think we've become closer.

You haven't stayed off work,
but your attitude has changed.

Let's hold on to that, okay?

I was supposed to boost your morale.

Things always work out somehow.

Not always for the best.

Honey.

Why is this happening to you?
I don't get it.

Of all the people in the world.
It's not right.

Am I taking this too seriously?

I am. I won't let my cells boss me around.

Hi honey.

Want to share your dad's
home-cooked lunch with me?

-If you like.
-Yeah.

Is this the sh**ting victim
from the harbor?

Sorjonen?

-I thought you were on household duty.
-No.

Pauliina's treatments continue.

I come here every day, so...
How did that happen?

I only discuss the case
with the investigating officers.

-Who? Lena?
-Kari, I...

-I can't discuss the case with outsiders.
-Outsiders?

You're off duty.
Do you want to get me in trouble?

There wasn't much on the news,
just where and when it happened.

It doesn't seem like an altercation or
a heat of the moment kind a thing.

-You really want to get me in trouble?
-You're right. It's not my case.

I have to follow the corpse.
Give my best to Pauliina and Janina.

-I will.
-And leave this to us.

I will.

Seems like an exceptional case.

Yes.

Which naturally means
exceptional responsibility.

Shall I let Sorjonen continue his leave?

The media already know about the case.
They're going to follow the investigation.

People want quick answers and results.

Including me.

So, are you up for the job?

-I believe so.
-Believe?

I'm ready.

Good.

Go take charge.

Lassila's girlfriend says
he had no enemies.

His workmates and classmates

mainly seem shocked and surprised.

''He wanted what's best for others.''

This supports the worst case scenario.

We checked the b*llet's point of origin.

It looks like the victim was randomly
chosen. So, the victim isn't the point.

The k*lling is.

In which case,
it's unfortunately possible that...

there will be more victims.

Carry on.

The local radio said this might be
biker g*ng related.

Lassila had no bike or even a license.

We have to control the media, too.

To stop those kinds of theories
from spreading around.

And to look for new eyewitnesses.

I wouldn't inform the media yet.

Those decisions are mine.
Since the media will play a role in this.

But Taina is probably right,
we should wait.

What have you found out?



An experienced shot with good nerves.

An older male.

We've asked for
the local hunting clubs' membership lists.

What if Niko is right
and this isn't an isolated incident?

Mr. Detective in Charge is going
to make sure it will be.

The sh**ting has raised
worries nationwide.

Several local schools have closed
early and sent their students home.

The police are still quiet
about the details.

People are requested to remain calm.

At this stage, the sh**ting isn't
considered an act of terrorism,

but the possibility
hasn't been ruled out, either.

According to eyewitnesses,
the victim was a male in his twenties.

Hello?

Janina, are you home?

Hi Kari.

I heard on the radio
what happened this morning.

-You've got a tricky case.
-All cases are tricky.

-Who's in charge?
-Niko is the detective in charge.

You're possibly dealing
with a narcissistic psychopath.

Kari stop.

He kills to get attention.

You should control the media.

News will just provoke him.

Niko is doing just fine,
so you can stay where you are.

I will.

There has been a sh**ting
at Myllysaari beach.

-The victim was a young woman.
-Sooner than I expected.

The police have just arrived.

Our reporter is at the scene.

The police are here,
guiding the scared crowd.

A local dog walker saw the sh**ting.

Tell us what happened.

The victim fell down
from a diving platform.

These tire tracks.

Niko!

You can see the jump tower from here,
but not the other way around.

They're writing tomorrow's
headlines already.

"Can we rule out terrorism?"
How can we answer that?

Kari said we shouldn't give a psychopath
the attention he wants.

Kari is involved?

I told him to stay at home.

Once you're done here,
start finding eyewitnesses.

In the park, at the beach, anywhere.

Second victim, Katriina Ahonen, 22.

We couldn't find more eyewitnesses.

-Threats? Enemies?
-It's the same as with Klaus.

No one can believe anyone
would want to hurt her.

We need to find a link
between the victims.

The link will give us a motive,
which will give us the culprit.

What if there isn't one?

Then we'll go through
all CCTV footage once more,

and get more officers to interview
the victims' friends and families.

According to experts, the Lappeenranta
sh**ter's victims seem random.

Mayor Robert Degerman,
what do we know about the sh**ter?

Our best officers are on the case.
The investigation is in good hands.

The police are yet to comment
the shootings. Have they informed you?

No specific instructions.
We'll continue as normal.

A candle parade in the victims'
memory is being organized.

A dog walker saw a fast-moving
Range Rover in the area.

Could be.

Good job, Luhta. Try to find
a match in the vehicle records.

We'll do that, alright.

The news are based on the
comments of outsiders.

We better make some kind of announcement.

I was ready to do that a while ago.
But let's do it now.

Who's going to write it?

It's the detective in charge's
responsibility. Anything else?

There's no two without three.
Anybody could be next.

And we can't stop people
from moving around.

Kari.

-Kari.
-Yeah?

You can't spend the whole night there.
Go home to sleep.

I can, this is a damned good chair.

It won't help me if you develop
lumbago or something.

It's so quiet at home.

Enjoy your freedom from my nagging.

Your nagging is one of the best things.

Just a little nag, please.

Go home, good night.

Okay. I'll go.

Good night.

The treatments are working.

That's good.
Let's hope they keep doing that.

Well, they're far from over.

I've been thinking about the future, too.

I got an idea how to use my inheritance.
I remembered what you said...

and came up with a sensible solution.

-Tell me.
-Not yet.

Come on, you already started.

All I can tell you is that I had you
in mind when I made the decision.

Janina?

-Did you hear that?
-What?

I forgot my keys.

-Why aren't you at the hospital?
-Mom sent me home.

This situation is affecting me.
I'm starting to forget things.

-Hi.
-Hi.

-How were things at the hospital?
-Pretty good, considering.

-Good.
-How about here?

I forgot I was supposed to meet someone.

-At ten?
-Yeah, I'm already late.

-Sorry. Call you tomorrow, bye.
-Bye.

Bye.

Did you see us?

These are always in your pocket.
You don't forget things.

Aren't you a bit young to be doing ''it''?

I'm just the right age.
And my life is hard enough as it is.

-You just don't like Elias.
-He's a little bit too much of a Degerman.

He's not the same as his family.

And he's not your wife's ex-boyfriend.

You should get to know him better.

Can I make myself at home first?

-Go ahead.
-Thanks.

CITY IN TERROR -
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM?

Elias wasn't able to calm your mind?

It doesn't work like that, apparently.

-He's focused on himself?
-No, he's been wonderful.

You know, you'd think that...

a person would want to open up
when they're sick...

but...

I think my Mom is just
trying to hide her real feelings.

I understand better now what
it must be like with your mom.

We're doing better a lot better now,
actually.

-We've been going sh**ting.
-sh**ting?

We've had time to think about
different solutions, right?

You sound pretty patronizing.

-We don't mean to.
-But you think I'm a youngster.

You are.

Which of you has run
a successful business?

We run a city.

Because of all the stuff going on,
I'm sure you're in a hurry

to be able to tell people something
positive. But I'm in no hurry.

Elias, listen--

Your view of Lappeenranta,
I have to say it's quite optimistic.

Russians aren't waiting to fly over here.

Your inheritance is a nice nest egg.

You need to use the money.

You don't want to depend on the city.

If I'm in, you won't need the refuge.

You can buy valuable real estate
at a low price

and get your share of our profits.

In exchange for my involvement...

I want the old administration building.

The refuge would take up three floors

and a cultural center two.

And the hotel complex would rent it?

I'd rent it.

Against the Russian
investor's contribution.

And how much would the rent be?

One euro.

I think it's a deal we can make.

Let's show Pauliina and Janina
factories aren't the future.

Let's do that.

I have no idea what to say
in the announcement.

Aren't you going home?

We keep getting material on the victims
and crime scenes and everything,

but the more we know,
the weirder the whole case seems.

That's how it goes.

First we're lost,
then some little detail helps us forward.

Except if you're Sorjonen.

No one is Sorjonen.

Sorjonen is Sorjonen.

You do good work. The rest of us will
help you and keep our fingers crossed.

Stop that!

Hi. Sorry to disturb you this late.

-I have some problems.
-I'm in the middle of something.

You probably know I'm covering
for you at SECRI.

Lena told me.

Told you what?

That she trusts you and you're doing fine.

-Are you being ironic?
-No.

I can't find a link between the victims.
No motive for k*lling them, nothing.

-I can't help you.
-Can't or won't?

I only know two people have died.
That's not enough to go on.

Okay.

What if I tell you everything
we've found out so far,

and you help me out,
tell me what I'm missing?

-In secret?
-Between us two.

You're off work, but this wouldn't
mess up your life, or mine.

I can't leave Pauliina alone
in the hospital.

You can work from home.

I'll do the leg work. Do we have a deal?

Where are you going?

To get the three cardboard boxes
I brought with me from the car.

The T-cell therapy has been
working as planned.

The statistics are on our side?

Her k*ller cells have been working fine.

Now we're boosting
the treatment with drugs.

Everything looks as good as can be
expected at this point.

We have no reason to worry?

Nothing is definite,
but we can now consider discharging you.

Good.

That's good.

I'll just...

pop out...

to get that coffee. I'll be right back.

I thought the master detective
preferred basements.

What's Heikkinen doing here
in Lappeenranta?

Working on a big case?

I'm surprised you're not in charge.
It's a big mystery.

-I have more important things on my mind.
-Have you?

The cartridge found at the second crime
scene was a home loaded one.

Regulating the amount of gunpowder
gives you the best possible accuracy.

We're talking shop?

Based on the striations on the first
b*llet, I'd say the r*fle was a Sako TRG.

-What do you think about the sh**ter?
-The profile?

You've never been interested
in my theories.

Now I am.

You once called me a simpleton
in front of our colleagues, remember?

-We were having a fight.
-Sorjonen...

You do think I'm simple.

You kept taunting me about it.
That's why I think you're a bit arrogant.

Can't we let that go?

There's a lot at stake here.
Locking horns is no good.

Only the genius detective can solve this?
That's exactly what I'm talking about.

There isn't much to build a profile on,

but looking your victim in the eyes

before blowing their head off takes guts.

-A hunter? We've already had a look.
-Why not?

But sh**ting ducks and sh**ting
people are different things.

Army? Someone who's shot g*ns in the army?

The rear of the car was toward
the direction of the shot.

Using the trunk as a platform would
make the sh**ter vulnerable.

A possible accomplice

might have worked
as a driver and a guard, too.

-Two culprits instead of one?
-One culprit sounds more natural.

But you just...

The crime scene justifies that theory.
You can't ignore anything.

And all theories should be questioned.

I need a theory that'll help me forward.

I don't believe the victims
were randomly chosen.

-Based on what?
-It wouldn't make any sense.

What if it doesn't?

Too much sanity may be madness
and the maddest of all,

to see life as it is
and not as it should be.

-Shall I put these on again?
-That's Cervantes.

Behind all madness there is sanity.
Find a link between the victims.

-Then you'll solve the case.
-But there is no link!

You're looking at it the wrong way.

Home loaded b*ll*ts speak of proficiency.
Accuracy takes practice.

Heikkinen thinks the sh**ter is into g*ns,

and this is the only place for it.

If the people here won't talk, get a
regular customer to ask questions.

Yeah, but Heikkinen?

NBI's Heikkinen, ballistics expert.

We've contacted his lab,
but the results take time.

Go ask him personally.

But he's in Vantaa.

I have to go now.

Double check everything.

PRIVATE

Heikkinen.

National Bureau of Investigation.

DS Niko Uusitalo, are you in
charge of the investigation?

What can you tell the scared citizens?

All issues will be dealt with
at our press conference.

When?

They're all here.

What's on your mind?

Hallucinations.

Nightmares?

No, I met someone yesterday
who couldn't have been there.

You did? That's not unheard of.

-Stress symptom?
-Probably.

-You don't think I'm crazy?
-No. You're not crazy.

I sometimes have interesting
conversations with the cadavers.

-They reply to you?
-No. They're dead.

But I had a proper discussion. He replied.

You should see a professional.

That's why I'm here.
You crack skulls open, too.

Would you like some whisky?

ROOF

Do we need something else?

No.

This is fine.

I'll go home then.

Good night. And thanks.

Good night.

ROOF

Who is it?

-Hi.
-Hi.

It's short notice, but Grandad is
doing poorly again, so would you mind?

-I don't mind.
-You don't?

-Of course not.
-You're an angel.

Here we go.

I'm sure you'll love this.

The stories are a bit scary,

but in the end, the wicked
get their comeuppance.

The first chapter

is about a boy who used
to feed snow to little Vera every recess.

That boy's name was Klaus.

"This was the worst day of my life.

The day before was the worst until then,

but this one was worse,

and tomorrow might be even worse
than this one.

At least if Klaus keeps his word."

The police were here already.

Twice, actually.

I read the report.

They asked about Klaus' friends
and people who didn't like him.

But I have to see a person's
background myself.

We've answered all possible questions.

People like to put pictures on display,
family pictures.

But you have no pictures of Klaus. Why?

There have been some pictures
in that spot.

Why did you take them away?

Eh?

Did Klaus take them away himself?

Before he started his studies,
he took all his old pictures away.

He was ashamed of them?

Maybe he just tried to erase his old self.

Klaus went to Lönnrot elementary.

Who was his teacher?

I need to do something.
Do you want something from the canteen?

I'm fine.

-I haven't seen him.
-Doesn't ring any bells.

-How long have you been coming here?
-A couple of years.

-You don't like g*ns, do you?
-Excuse me?

I've noticed you haven't fired
any shots lately.

I've seen what g*ns can do.

That's why.

Sounds like a healthy approach. Your mom?

Yeah.

She's really good.
She doesn't do this to relax.

She does this for a living.

sh**ting is about control...

...balance, accuracy.

It's quite beautiful, actually.

I could show you that side of it.

Thanks, but I don't think
I'm going to keep this up.

I understand the pressure to ban
the parade is high...

...but imposing a ban on public gatherings
would be a mistake.

Taina.

The police would like to warn people
against gathering in public spaces.

This is not a ban but a warning.

We're responsible
for keeping the public safe.

This sh**ter wants us to lock
our doors and stay home.

Spreading fear is what they want.
I'm going to attend the parade myself.

Unity and hope are what we need just now,
and a candle parade can give us both.

Who's with me?

Who's there?

Show yourself!

Show yourself if you dare!

Is that a good idea?

Everybody with a bit of empathy
are coming.

Everybody with a bit of sense are
staying home with their parents.

The statistics are in the citizens' favor.

You can't calculate that.

-Well?
-You look great. Shall I get your jacket?

Yeah.

Can we pretend you're still seventeen,
so I can order you to stay in?

I'll take care of Janina. Promise.

We can't live in fear.

You're right. I'm afraid all the time.

Everybody needs the support of others.
Go. That's an order.

Big guy.

Boys will be boys.

King of the school.

You wore a bikini.

Took a selfie for Instagram.

Climbed the highest tower.

Niko.

You'd have found a link
between the victims,

if one existed now or in the recent past.

Either there isn't one, or we
have to expand our perspective.

However, all victims belong to
the same personality type.

We're on the ramparts now.
We have to focus on this.

-I'll pop by tomorrow.
-Alright.

Thanks, bye.

This is number one.

Tell the reporters to keep their distance

and let the people demonstrate unity.

The killings have raised
nationwide concern.

LAPPEENRANTA REMEMBERS
VICTIMS OF SHOOTINGS

You said once
I could give up my inheritance

or help others with it.

Yeah?

I thought I'd spend it on
that refuge project of your mom's.

I just made a deal
with Robert and the city.

-You're going to do it?
-We are.

Help!

Help!

Somebody help!

Help!

Help!

Somebody help!

Somebody help!

Help!