Veronika

We have got a match on Tomas' heart.

What would you think about letting dad get his final rest?

That job came up out of nowhere, and I applied to it just because.

- Okay? - Was that all?

- Please, can we talk? - No.

Why are you talking to the police?

They ask about Nils. I've never said anything about you, Jesper.

It's done. No one will be able to find him.

Jesper and Älgen are doing business with the Red Vipers.

They just met up and a suspicious bag changed hands.

My boss wants to talk to you.

The 46-year-old man who was in custody for the brutal murder

of a twelve-year-old boy in Älvsbruk, was released on Wednesday.

It is still unclear if the police have a new suspect in the case.

So far, they have been very tight-lipped.

The victim's father, speedway star Tom Björklund, is still missing.

It is unclear whether there is a connection between the two cases.

Get out.

Nassir Hakim, welcome.

I'm Kenta.

- Nassir. - Have a seat.

Your investigation...

it's becoming a bit of a problem for us.

We do not want this situation to escalate.

And I don't think you do either.

So I've sent word to my coworkers.

They have promised to report to me

as soon as they hear anything new about Nils' murderer.

You don't believe me?

Johan Lind.

Mårten Åhlund. Peter Bergwall.

Do you know what they have in common?

Hm.

- Three convicted pedophiles. - And...

Who have all been murdered in various prisons.

By whom?

- I don't know. - Right. Exactly.

You know...

we are not fond of men who harm children.

- Okay? - Yes.

We're on the same team here, at least in this matter.

Thanks for the ride!

Good lord, what's in your bag? Looks like you're moving out.

Didn't you hear?

I'm moving into the basement of a piercing studio.

What are you doing later? Meeting up with anyone?

Uh... no.

- Check out some shops maybe? We'll see. - Okay.

- Okay. - Liv, can I please have a hug?

Okay. Quickly.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

- Hi. - Hello.

- Everything good? - Yeah.

[rattling

- It's blocked. - What?

It's blocked!

ROSPIGGARNA SPEEDWAY HALLSTAVIK

What address is it?

Can I please have everyone's attention?

Hey! I think we're making a mistake by only focusing on the Red Vipers.

Okay. Did something happen?

No. But even if the guys in the workshop owe them money,

why would they take Nils and kill him more or less immediately?

The Red Vipers is an organized gang. I don't think that they work that way.

I want to start over.

Take a new approach. See if we missed something somewhere.

Nassir, I think we have something.

We just got a mobile phone with the speedway club's logo on it.

Okay.

It was just a few blocks from Nils' house.

The technicians are looking at it now.

Okay. Great.

Go through all the statements again. Any possible relation to Nils.

All of it, however insignificant it may seem.

Okay, come on now.

Nassir? Do you have a minute?

Where have you been?

It doesn't matter.

Let me decide what matters and what doesn't.

I'm not completely stupid.

- No, I haven't said that. - Good, then tell me where you were.

I can tell there's something.

Yesterday we agreed about the biker gang being our main lead.

Now you're saying to just throw it all away.

I have met the leader of the Red Vipers.

Okay, hold on. What are you talking about?

This morning they were waiting by my car and asked me to come see the leader.

I went along and talked to him.

Are you crazy?

It went well. And they have nothing to do with this.

Okay? So just because he says that they are innocent

then we should just believe it?

There are obvious links between the Red Vipers and Tom.

Yes, exactly. But there is a big difference

between rigging matches and murdering children.

Please, it's organized crime we are talking about.

Exactly. They don't work like that.

Do we even have the resources for this?

If we are talking about a lack of resources,

maybe you shouldn't have called in technicians yesterday

for your illegal raid.

Without a search warrant, it doesn't matter. It's wasted.

Yes, I know. And I apologize. I acted in the heat of the moment.

But I don't think they killed Nils. I don't.

Can you just let me do my job?

Book it for next week.

And then we will just have to redo it, I wager.

- Hello. - Hello.

Okay. By the way, I can do it.

- Okay. - What we talked about. Okay? Good.

- Hello, Veronika. - Hello. Do you have time to talk?

You know what? I'm just about to see a patient.

- But can we talk in about ten minutes? - Okay.

I know I haven't always been all that present in our family.

And that you have been the source of security.

But I want you to know that it's different now.

It is.

I promise you that I will do everything I can for our children.

Liv. She is so wise.

She understands so much more than we might think.

Sometimes it feels like she sees right through me.

And that I'm only her mother because children happen to have parents.

And Simon...

To be honest I don't think he thinks that fly fishing is that much fun.

It's probably mostly your thing.

But I know he will remember your moments by the river all of his life.

He will miss you so very much.

Both children will.

And so will I.

But I know that you don't want it to be like this.

And neither do we.

I think we all need to move on.

Yes, I think so. I will ask them to supplement the tests.

- Can you come? - Has something happened?

- Please, can you come? - We'll talk more later.

- What happened, Veronika? - He moved.

Okay.

I've been talking to him for over a year. I have not had any reaction.

And then I told him that I'm thinking about letting him go.

And then he moves.

Okay, how did he move?

I held his hand and he moved his finger.

Was it a controlled movement, or more like a muscle spasm?

Please. He moved.

I understand. But you know it can happen.

Muscle contractions can happen at any time.

Veronika. This is not a sign that Tomas is about to wake up.

I felt that he was trying to communicate with me.

I felt it.

And I absolutely will not do anything I may regret.

Veronika, what's happening?

- -

I doubt that the Red Vipers has anything do with the murder of Nils.

What?

- Are you okay? - Sorry, I just have to...

Hey. Is everything okay?

It's... it's probably just the heat.

Okay.

We have to go through all the statements again

so you might as well go home and do it from there.

- Are you sure? - Yes, absolutely.

- Are you okay to drive? - Yeah, sure.

Are you sure?

- Okay. - Thanks.

SIGNS OF A PATIENT WAKING

...TO REACT TO LIGHT OR TOUCH AND THEN GRADUALLY START TO WAKE

Simon?

Hello?

Simon?

- Mum. - What?

Why are you just sitting here?

- Uh... I must have fallen asleep. - With your eyes open?

What time is it?

What's going on?

Nothing, sweetheart.

I have to go to Tomas. I'm going to water the flowers.

And he has his rehab as well.

You're unbelievable.

You said we would pull the plug.

Yes, I know I said that, but I'm not quite as sure about it anymore.

He won't wake up.

You don't seem to understand, but everyone else does.

I understand it, and it's my dad.

- He's gone. - Liv...

- He's gone! - No, he isn't.

He is not actually gone. He's not dead.

Yes, he is. He is to me.

But I need to think a bit more about this.

I don't give a shit about your thoughts, and Simon feels the same way!

And you can't take him to Dad's flat all the time.

It's completely insane. It's fucking Munchhausen by proxy.

Simon.

Simon.

- Simon. Come back. - Hey. Hey.

Let him be for a moment.

There, there.