Vares - Pimeyden tango (Vares Tango of Darkness)

Wonderful!

A rising star Harry Koivikko and his band.

MEN'S TURN

WOMEN'S TURN

The nation is mourning! Tango singer Harry Korvikko murdered.

POPULAR SINGER SLAIN Tango singer Harry Koivikko murdered.

TANGO OF DARKNESS

SIX YEARS LATER

- Our system is rotten. - Why?

Veikko "Silver" Hopea is being released on furlough.

You talking about me? Huh?

Hands off, fucker.

Following Wing a suspected adulterer ...

Wasn't my dream job.

There was also the danger of having to dance with someone.

I knew the vocalist from way back. Aaro Vartio.

Singer Aaro Vartio was also managing a beauty queen/singer wannabe.

And he was Mrs Vehmanen's dance partner's business partner.

Turku's music world seemed as lowly as its underworld.

Thank you very much. We'll take a little break.

Then it's the women's turn.

Sorry. Look who's here.

A former child star. I didn't know you like to tango.

No way, I'm working here. And you?

Same here. But my work is done for the day.

Look at this photo.

Let's switch bars. -In keeping with the tango theme. Dreamland.

DREAMLAND BOARDING HOUSE

What are you working on? -Sexy Donna and her boyfriend Aaro Vartio.

The singer we just saw.

Their true love ended the best way. How?

They fought and broke up. Who cares about happy endings?

Divorce and death sell more than weddings and love. -True.

What about your love life?

Guess who I saw the week before last? Who?

Nuokku. What? He's still alive?

Who knows for how long. He was flush with money.

We have a deal... My taxi's here See you at the Tango Festival.

Waiter. -Yes?

- Bring me booze. - What kind?

Doesn't matter.

Anything goes

/ dislike spying on adulterers ...

as much as informing the results.

I have a teleconference in 30 minutes. -This won'! Take long.

This case was indeed odd.

Engineer Vehmanen seemed to look for bed news.

What the hell? Is this all? Yes.

So Kaarina is only dancing with this bastard?

I have no evidence of any intimate contact.

Well, get the evidence!

That's what I'm paying you for.

Are you sure about this?

That's why you were chosen.

See you on Monday. I said, see you on Monday.

Right.

My motorcycle.

I have unfinished business in Turku. Could you give me a lift?

No can do. Only one seat.

"Only one seat."

Stop!

Stop.

Your rear wheel is dragging.

Only one seat, eh?

That deadbeat reporter asked of you. Did Ruuhio say where he was going?

No, but he was in a hurry.

You're sitting at the wrong table. Unlike you, I'm a gentleman.

Well, well. Our regular table has customers more worthy of it.

Have you harnessed your professional skills for drinking beer, Jussi?

I'm looking for Ruuhio. Have you heard anything from him? -Yesterday.

He was rambling about meeting some guy called Nuokku.

Who is Nuokku? An oldschool musician.

Ex-roadie and bass player. Now an alkie and a druggie.

Everybody knows him except Luusalmi who apparently only knows women.

At my age, you have to prioritise.

Where's Ruuhio hanging around? Probably with that taxi driver.

I'm leaving. You're acting childish.

It's nothing compared to Ruuhio and his girl!

Hey, Einstein. Better keep your big mouth shut.

Now I've seen everything. Jussi Vares is jealous.

You have one new message.

Vares, I have a major scoop. I know who killed Harry Koivikko.

I'll only talk face to face. Call me to set up a meeting.

This is Anna's answering machine. / can '2' come to the phone right now.

Please leave a...

Sweet dreams.

Hi.

Can you get me a gun?

Will this do? For this purpose.

Riku, the number plates. It's fine as it is.

Fucking condom on a car.

Fuck.

I had nothing to do. I decided to follow Kaarina Vehmanen.

But all I could think about was Ruuhio and his messages.

His disappearance and Nuokku's appearance were connected.

Nuokku, Whose real name was Arto Kielo ...

lead a dangerous life.

In the underworld and in a fantasy World fuelled by intoxicants.

If Ruuhio had figured out Koivikko's murderer, he was in danger.

Either he was in hiding or in real trouble.

Mrs Kaarina Vehmanen didn't quite fit the image of an adulteress.

She 'd been with her cheap gigolo at restaurants and dance halls ...

but / had seen no signs of any emotional attachment...

or even sexual heat.

A gentleman gets up when a woman is talking. -Don't shout at me!

You're sadly mistaken, mister. You will adhere to my rules.

We are not dating...

and we most certainly will not sleep together!

May I help you? I'm interested in record contracts.

We'll meet tomorrow, as agreed!

Goddamn guy.

Kaarina Vehmanen seemed somewhat unstable.

What was she paying him for ...

if she loudly declared that she didn't want sex?

Hi, Anna. -Jussi, I need to see you right away.

Here. Don't worry.

It's hard not to.

Somethings amiss. Janne wouldn't take off like this.

Men tend to take off every so often.

Yeah, but this is different.

I've never seen Janne so excited.

He said that in a week he'd be the best-known reporter in the country.

Did he explain? Not in so many words.

I'm not a psychic but I know he meant that tango singer's murder.

Every reporter, cop and private eye wants to solve that murder.

Do you know Nuokku? Who doesn't?

Well, I don't, but...

Apparently, Janne met Nuokku a few times.

Nuokku had material about the case. Do you know where it is?

No.

It doesn't matter. I must climb upstairs to sleep.

What if I dropped Janne's house key in your letter box in the morning?

Could you look his place over?

Of course.

I decided to forge! Vehmanen for now and focus on Ruuhio.

I decided to forge! Vehmanen for now and focus on Ruuhio.

In order to find Ruuhio / needed to find Nuokku, or Kielo

I know Nuokku, but I mostly move in different circles.

When was the last time you saw him?

I don't know, two weeks ago. He had plenty of money.

He paid off many of his old debts.

He owed a lot to some really nasty people.

I don't need to know more. Where can I find him?

Wherever the meth heads hang out. You know that's not my scene.

Thanks again for the info. Can I help you in anyway?

I could use some work.

I could ask Alanen or something. Thanks.

Oh, I almost forgot. Veikko Hopea has been spotted out and about.

Don 'I take this personally.

He can't be out of prison yet, can he?

No way. That's what I thought.

Be careful.

I don't believe ve in karma, but if Veikko Hopea was out...

karmic law was hanging heavily over me.

Oh Christ. It's been six years since the brutal murder of Harry Koivikko.

Still, Women's associations made pilgrimages to the murder scene.

It's tragic to be so popular after death

I should charge for this.

Everybody wants to see this room, but no one wants to sleep here.

So the pilgrims don't pay? On the contrary.

They don't come in and no self-respecting salesman stays here.

Sometimes, some Russian whore rents this for an hour. That's it.

Not much of a living, this.

Where exactly was Koivikko's body found?

He was found right there.

Did you see it yourself? Naturally.

I found him.

Were the curtains open or closed?

Open.

Is there a back door?

Sorry. I have to return to the reception.

The murderer had been phenomenally lucky.

No one had seen the murderer enter or leave.

There were no ringer or foot prints, not to mention DNA residue.

The emergency exit' was blocked b y beer cases.

The murderer must have used the front door.

How are you? Fine. As long as I don't complain.

My ticker is still erratic.

A few days of sick leave left.

My doctor ordered me to drink only half-cups.

I can't smoke anymore, but luckily I can drink some.

You wanted to know about Harry Koivikko. -If you're up to it.

The Vice Unit police officers were the first to arrive on the scene.

Homicide detectives arrived thirty minutes later.

There were already damn many on-lookers.

I can't help but wonder at how fast word travels.

And the victim? On his back on the floor.

In a pool of blood.

Several stab wounds in the mid-section of the body.

He had died instantly.

Any signs of a struggle? None.

It was a blood bath. We came to the conclusion...

that Koivikko knew his murderer.

But that's as far as we got.

The case is still open. Maybe the focus of our investigation was wrong.

And Koivikko's band members?

All of them had alibis. We checked.

Most of them were with their women.

After a long tour, home life seems like bliss.

The murderer could be a woman.