Irene Huss 6: Guldkalven

Johannes?

Johannes?

What have you been up to? You're filthy.

- lt looks like blood. - The ball rolled under the car.

- What car?. - The one over there.

The Gold Digger

His name is Philip Bergman, also known as the Gold Digger.

- Where was he found? - ln the boot of a car in Bergsjon.

Miss? Hello!

Keep the noise down.

- What's the most expensive? - Courvoisier XO lmperial.

Fill it up.

One more thing.

A blow job.

- Would you contact the next of kin? - Would l...

This is his girlfriend's number. Her name is Sanna Kaegler.

l'm in the country, but l'm on my way home. What is this about?

Of course, we can meet at home.

Yes. Bye.

Hi. What's up? Good to see you.

What's this? What the hell?

A piece?

- Don't point it at me. - l just want to have a look.

- ls it loaded? - Always.

Cool.

Put it down.

Keep the noise down or leave.

Of course. l'm very sorry. We'll keep it down.

- What the hell is wrong? - They're idiots.

Why did you come along?

His throat was cut. Five broken ribs.

Cuts and bruises all over his body.

- So he'd been beaten up? - Well, what does it look like?

- When did he die? - Between three and five a.m.

Four fingers are missing. They were removed with nippers or scissors.

Maybe plate shears. Are you with us?

Take this now, and then run along.

- l'm leaving. - Stay here.

Go on then, you bitch.

- l'll get it. - Let's sit down.

When was the last time you saw Philip?

Tuesday of last week.

We were splitting up, so...

Have you heard from him since then?

Yes, l talked to him on the phone last Saturday.

What did you talk about?

Practical stuff.

l've just moved in here.

- Hi? - Hi.

- Fredrik Stridh from the police. - Stefan Wermling. Hi.

lrene Huss.

Stefan is a good friend.

What's happened?

Philip is dead.

They think he's been murdered.

We won't interrupt, but we need to know how we can reach you.

- You have my numbers, right? - Yes.

We need yours too.

Yes, okay.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Thank you very much.

- Good friends, right? - That wouldn't be exaggerating it.

We'd better take a closer look at that Stefan Wermling.

l heard on the news that the Gold Digger has been murdered.

- l had to tell his girlfriend. - Dammit.

That net poker gang was at the restaurant last summer.

Bergman sprayed champagne all over the restaurant.

And somebody was waving a gun.

ln the restaurant?

Yes, it was awful.

- Who was waving the gun? - l think it was Bergman.

Ask Josefin, she knows. They gave her 5,000 in tips.

Mum? What would you like for your birthday?

- l don't know. - lt's next week, you know.

- Yes, but l'm trying to ignore it. - 38. Soon to be 40.

- That's not funny. - Life begins at 40.

- Bullshit. - According to Dr. Phil.

You're past 40, dad.

- Didn't you have a crisis? - No, l handled it rather well.

- How? - He bought a remote control plane.

How mature.

Great.

Four severed fingers.

lf you were all thumbs too, it would be all over.

This is Ellinor Hansson from the fraud squad.

She has a lot to tell us about Bergman and his gang.

Philip Bergman, Thomas Bonetti, Sanna Kaegler-

- started the net poker company Cyberdealer.

They were quoted on the stock exchange.

The three of them became multi millionaires.

But all of the plans and projections were entirely unreal.

The shares tumbled, Cyberdealer went bankrupt.

- Those damned crooks. - Didn't you buy those shares?

Sold Sandviken and bought Cyberdealer.A real own goal.

We're investigating those two. Suspected of several crimes.

Manipulating the exchange, insider dealing, fraud.

And Sanna Kaegler?

Sanna was responsible for the technical side. She has a degree.

She's from a wealthy family, so she put in some money at the beginning.

And she was Bergman's girlfriend, as you probably know.

Listen, have you come across someone called... Stefan Wermling?

He was on the board of Cyberdealer. He wasn't a suspect.

- Who's he? - Magnus Roos, venture capitalist.

Sold his shares after the stock exchange flotation.

Suspected of insider dealing.

- Magnus Roos. That's interesting. - Why?

We found a calendar at Bergman's.

Bergman was meeting a Roos the evening before yesterday.

So Roos was the last person to see Bergman alive.

As late as Friday, Bergman contacted me and wanted to cooperate.

We were supposed to meet yesterday afternoon.

- So somebody silenced him? - You have to find out, right?

Who would have the most to lose if Bergman talked?

Probably Bonetti. They were as thick as thieves.

lrene and Fredrik? You'll go?

No.

Hello?

The plan is to have a Scandinavian Masters here in five years.

lt's very nice here.

- Do you play golf? - Yes, a little.

- Do you play golf? - What?

- Do you play golf? - No, l stick to croquet.

Did you meet Philip Bergman last Sunday?

That was crooked.

Yes, l met Philip Bergman.

We had dinner at Fiskekrogen and parted at 11, as friends.

The staff can confirm it.

- What did you talk about? - A lot of stuff. Potential projects.

Did you know that Bergman was going to cooperate with the fraud squad?

No.

- What about Cyberdealer?. - l put a bit of money into it.

- How much? - Ten million.

- How much did you make? - 22.

Jonny?

Our colleagues have found Thomas Bonetti. Murdered.

That's too bad. Would you like to see the club-house?

Hi. Sanna Kaegler? l have a packet for you.

Stop it.

- Are you done with that? - Yes.

lt's Stefan.

What?

Sanna, calm down. What's happened?

l received a finger today, too.

At the office.

- We have to go to the police. - No.

No, Sanna, we definitely can't go to the police.

l can't take it anymore.

l'm out of money. lt won't work.

l know it sounds awful, -

- but can't you talk to your parents?

l won't involve them in this.

But we have to figure something out, and we can't go to the police.

Look what happened to Philip.

lrene.

They found a tube with a severed fingerin the garbage bag.

- lt must be Bergman's. - Two rather brutal murders.

Four severed fingers. Organised crime?

l've thought about something Krister said.

The Cyberdealer gang was at Glady's last summer.

Somebody was waving a gun.

- He didn't seem like the type. - No, it's worth checking out.

- ls it hard to keep that moustache? - Yes.

- You've got stains on your stomach. - Do you know what an apron is for?.

- Do you know what the chef said? - Tell me.

- That hurt. - lt was supposed to.

- Hi. - Hi, honey.

- How are you? ls something wrong? - Oh no.

- Hello! - Dammit.

Josefin? Can l have a word with you?

Yes.

Krster mentioned a gun.

l thought l saw a gun.

Why didn't you call the police?

l wasn't sure, and then they quietened down.

And you got 5,000 in tips?

lt didn't have anything to do with that.

l thought the best thing would be if l could get them to leave.

- You should have called us. - Maybe. l've been around, so...

Who had the gun?

Bonetti. Then he handed it to someone who put it in his trousers.

- Was it Bergman? - No, he wasn't a part of the gang.

- He seemed to be Bonetti's friend. - What did he look like?

l think he was Yugoslavian. Tall, dark, fit.

Could you identify him in a photo?

l think so.

But the next time someone waves a gun, you call us.

No matter how big the tip is.

- l have to work late tomorrow. - l thought you were doing lunch.

The other chef is going to the doctor's, so l promised to help out.

But just till seven or half past. Was Jossan of any help?

Yes. She's coming to the station tomorrow to identify someone.

- Who is Jossan? - She runs the restaurant.

Don't you run it? lt's your restaurant.

She's the boss in the restaurant and handles the guests and so on.

That sounds stressful.

You have to be able to keep all the balls in the air.

- Did l say something wrong? - Oh no.

She'd have to be a rocket scientist to be a head waiter.

- l didn't say that. - No, okay. lt just sounded that way.