The Glass Dome (Glaskupan)

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THE GLASS DOME

- They look so sad in the drawing. - Mm.

-Here. -Thank you.

Who are they?

It's Mummy, Daddy and me.

Oh. You look nice.

This one here?

I didn't draw that one.

Okay.

Who drew it?

Ecki.

Why did Ecki draw that?

Did he say?

No.

Which colour will you choose?

Ah, pink, is it? That's my favourite.

And mine.

And Grandma's.

But not Daddy's.

-My daddy's is blue. -Ah.

What do you think is Ecki's favourite?

I know that. It's red.

How do you know that?

Because he painted his arm with it.

Here. In red.

Some flower.

-Could you have a look at something? -Mm-hmm.

So many girls have gone missing over the years.

Why did you tie these ones here to Ecki?

-They were never found. - No.

But at that point in time, you were very convinced

that there were at least three others before you,

based upon those drawings you found.

And these matched, in terms of age and appearance.

They had the same build too. Same long, brown hair.

And you all disappeared in the exact same way.

Near your homes, zero forensic evidence.

It was like you'd vanished into thin air.

We weren't randomly chosen, then.

He was watching us.

He would have seen our routines and how our lives worked.

Let's play around with the idea that Ecki has got Alicia.

So, you think that for 20-odd years, he took a break?

That's entirely possible.

It's like any addiction.

There are periods of active abuse and periods when they're clean.

But the addiction is chronic.

And what's different here is that he has altered his M.O.

- Mm-hmm. -It's like he wants to show off this time.

Something must've happened in his life recently that has thrown him off balance.

Something that has offended him.

Something like what, though?

I don't know.

I just know if I didn't follow what he told me, or if…

he was ignored in any sort of way…

he really hated that.

He took it as a personal insult.

What made you aware of that?

He went totally crazy.

He'd thump the glass, and I'd scream back.

It became like a power struggle between us.

Sometimes I would use that to psych him out a bit.

But I knew when I had to give in, and I never crossed that line.

And so he had to feel in charge, so I backed down for him to feel that.

I had to…

really… show that I was sorry.

Boost up his ego.

Why have you never said any of this before?

Can I borrow your car?

I've taken back my rental.

You can use Ann-Marie's.

Consider it yours.

WELCOME TO GRANÅS

This morning, the police released information

that there may be a connection between the recently reported sabotage

against Svea Vanadin's mine and the abduction of Alicia Kamran.

Ten-year-old Alicia disappeared from her home on March 5th.

-The police are investigating… - Let's have another.

…as a possible kidnapping.

Hi, Tomas.

How's it going?

Well, Valter has locked every window in the house,

so I'm living the… high life.

-Sounds like him. -Yeah.

I'm short on time.

-So what did you want to talk about? -Right.

I, uh…

I've made a profile on Ecki.

Okay.

How sophisticated.

Hmm.

"Deficits in attachment and social interaction."

"Exposed to totalitarian power with… sadistic elements of violence."

"Clear preference in choice of victim."

"Specific fixation/fetish,

possibly related to early trauma, experiences, or fantasies."

Mm. That's all based on myself

and the other girls that Valter linked to the investigation.

Hmm.

-Have you gone through Valter's material? -

No.

Must be over ten years now since anyone looked at that.

You should really look.

Alicia matches the profile.

"Fixation/fetish"?

Girls with long, brown hair.

I'm sure the hair's important.

It was almost like this ritual for him when he cut off mine.

Why would that be?

Someone might have had a big impact on him.

Someone he sees as beyond reach.

And he wants power to dominate her, maybe punish her.

Is it sexually motivated?

No, it's all about power.

He enjoys having that.

And he enjoys running this investigation, I think.

Uh…

-What do you mean by that? -The clothes.

The sabotage at the mine.

The video. The fact he was in my room.

All of that is communication from his side.

I think it's aimed at you. To hamper the investigation.

-Some kind of power trip, then? -Yeah.

-More coffee? -Oh, yeah. Thanks.

-There you go. -It was very nice.

Thank you.

Right, so you're thinking that this here… Ecki,

is guilty of murdering Louise and abducting Alicia?

And what do you have?

That all this shit going on in Granås is no more than some coincidence?

Isla gave us a description.

A tattoo.

A red flower painted on his arm.

Did you ever see that?

Do you recognise this?

I think that's a bit small.

Hmm.

And this one here?

- -No, I think it was more red.

Uh, was it… a flower you've seen before?

I didn't recognise it.

I'll be back soon.

If you like, you can draw some more.

How's it going?

It's just a nightmare.

- Aino. -Huh?

Shall I can come out to you so we can have a chat?

- Okay. -See you soon.

-Hi, Isla. - Hi.

That's a nice drawing. It's really good.

-But it's horrible. -What? Why's that?

I'm trying to draw like him, but my one's stupid.

No, that isn't stupid. Let me see.

It's really nice.

But you have to practise too. Like you're doing.

When you practise, you get better and better.

Here you go.

Thanks.

John Wayne Gacy had at least two victims that he never confessed to.

Yeah.

He didn't want to be associated with them.

And the same goes for Gary Ridgway, and Bundy, and Samuel Little.

Yeah, exactly. Because the more skilled they got, the more ashamed they felt

of their initial attempts, right?

They didn't want to admit that they had acted clumsily

with their very first victims.

They didn't want to acknowledge them in the body count.

Makes sense.

Looking forward to seeing you as soon as possible.

-You too. -Take care.

You too, Raúl. Bye.

- - Valter?

Got a second to talk about the case?

Yes, what is it?

I think there's at least one other victim missing there.

Nah, I wouldn't have missed that.

That's because you were just looking at that.

But that… is perfection.

Ah.

No one is perfect on the first try.

So, if there's a mistake on there, we have to find it.