The Snowman

Mom, Mom! Uncle Jonas is here!

No, it's not Tuesday today.

But he is. He's here.

So, after the Germans surrendered,

when did our king return to Norway from exile?

Um...

June 7th, 1945.

And on what date, did the Norwegian Parliament...

hold its first election after the war?

Um...

- - July 6... - Don't guess.

Uh...

August...

On what date...

did the Norwegian Parliament, hold its first election since the war?

Uh...

August... August 12th, 1945.

You have to help him more.

I'm going to tell your wife, that he's your son.

And then she can tell the rest of your family.

Then you'll never see me again.

Stop! Please!

Wait!

No!

Jonas!

No! Jonas! No!

Jonas!

Mom!

Mom?

Mom, come on, we've gotta get outta here!

Mom, come on!

Open the door!

Mom, come on! Open the door!

Mom!

Mom!

No!

Don't leave me!

No!

Shit.

Morning.

Fuck it!

Piece of shit.

Harry Hole?

Hello.

Dry rot, throughout the whole building,

and I'm afraid we've found some mold...

behind the walls.

Aspergillus, toxic,

and pathogenic.

Yeah, your landlord let me in to spray the apartment.

I'm gonna have to take all these panels off,

and this is above your bed. Jesus Christ.

Is there anywhere else that you could stay?

The air in here is so bad, you're actually killing your house plants.

I'm not disturbing you, am I?

You are familiar with Emanuel Vigeland.

The brothers' work was, most likely influenced by their father,

who turned to drink, had an illegitimate child with a younger woman.

You can clearly see in, each artist's case, the...

the recurring themes of love, perverted and betrayed...

from version 3.6 to version 4.0,

allows you to manually push the data...

back to the server, using the cellular network.

To the central police server, here, every 12 hours.

We've also done some work, on the fingerprint scanning software.

So, you will notice, a significantly faster...

opening time, after scanning your fingerprint.

But please make sure, that your fingerprint scans...

are done cleanly, and clearly from the start.

If you are experiencing a high number of false scans,

this is probably because your fingerprints were scanned incorrectly from the start.

That must be nearly a whole week of mail this time.

Did I miss anything while I was away?

My uncle died.

Close, were you?

A leave of absence has to be formally requested, in writing.

Doesn't matter who you are.

Backdate it,

but I can't keep covering for you.

I'm dealing with it.

I need a case to work on.

I apologize for Oslo's low murder rate.

Let's, uh, stick to the uncle story.

You scared my clients away.

I didn't forget Oleg's birthday. I got him concert tickets.

What did you do?

We took him for a pizza.

Oleg misses you.

He doesn't get along very well with Mathias.

What about you?

I'm not going to answer that.

He wants to meet his real father.

I don't think he's ready for that.

Thank you for walking me back home.

See you at the game.

Tell Oleg, I'm sorry I missed it.

Hi!

The snowman.

What?

Snowman!

I'll take a picture.

Beautiful, honey.

Mum!

- Hi. - Hi.

Hello.

Can I borrow your scarf?

- You want my scarf? Here. - -

I told you, I had to leave by 8:00.

And I told you that I had to help one of my students.

No, thanks.

It's the smoking room.

Yeah, but it's the only place I can concentrate, so...

I'm, um... I'm Katrine Bratt.

Harry Hole.

I know who you are. We, um... We actually studied your cases at the academy.

I didn't know they date back that far.

Yeah, you're up there with the legends, so...

I don't know who you are.

No, I'm new. I, um... I transferred from Bergen.

Actually, they've put me in your office.

Okay. Bye.

Mom?

Mommy?

Mommy.

Okay, where can I drop you? I'm on a call.

It's okay. I'm in no hurry.

So, why don't you have a car?

I don't have a license.

Missing persons?

Yeah, it's a woman. The call just came in.

So, there's a little camera on the other side. You're aware of it.

Right.

Would you like to walk me through what happened?

Well, I saw Josephine in the garden in her pajamas.

And uh, I thought, "What is she doing out in this cold?"

So, I came over, to check.

And she said she couldn't find her mother.

I tried calling the father, but apparently, he's away on business.

How long has she been missing?

Two days.

She said she was going to visit a friend, and she never came back.

Why did you, come to me? I've been suspended.

Because you're a friend.

And you're a great detective.

But I don't want anyone knowing about this just yet.

Not yet. I don't wanna go to the police.

Can you tell me, what, was your wife seeing anyone?

I, uh, checked her credit card bills.

She's been to see a pregnancy doctor.

Well, that... That's great news, Frederik.

We haven't shared a bed in three years.

This is Birte Becker. Please leave a message.

This is Birte Becker. Please leave a message.

This is Birte Becker.

Hello, Mr. Donkey.

Can I sit down?

It's a nice place you've got here, Mr. Donkey.

Did you do this by yourself?

My mom helped me.

Was she in a good mood when she got home?

Mmm.

And what about your dad?

He was grumpy again, cause Mommy was late.

Did she call to say she'd be late?

My dad doesn't want me to have a phone.

She didn't phone the house?

Is he grumpy often?

Has your mother been upset lately,

when your father's been grumpy?

Have you ever seen her cry?

No. But I saw Daddy cry.

When?

A few nights ago. He saw me, too.

What did he do?

Locked himself in the bathroom.

Where was Mommy when he was crying?

She'd gone out.

Oh...

Shit.

Yeah, is this Filip Becker? Yeah, I'm gonna have to call you back.

I better go. Thank you.

He cried last week.

Why did you build the snowman facing the house?

I didn't build the snowman.

This is Birte Becker. Please leave a message.

This is Birte Becker. Please leave a message.

Do you want a coffee, or something?

No.

Look, you're not gonna try and sleep with me, are you?

No.

Okay, good.

She'll show up. She's having an affair.

She left her coat and her handbag in the house,

and the front door was open.

Even if you're having an affair,

you do not leave your child like that.

And, Harry, she's not the only one.

Look, this is Hege Dahl. Missing two weeks.

Similar age, young children. Unhappy marriage.

Talk to the husband.