The first 200 lines.
Despondency breaks off its course.
Anguish breaks off its course.
The vulture breaks off its flight.
The eager light streams out.
Even the ghosts take a draft.
And our paintings see daylight.
Our red beasts of the ice age studios.
Everything begins to look around.
We walk in the sun in hundreds.
Each man is a half-open door, leading to a room for everyone.
The water is shining among the trees.
The lake is a window into the earth.
There's a noticeable difference.
Because you're relatively young,
because you're reasonably healthy,
it is likely to take hold more quickly.
How long?
That's difficult to say.
There will be moments of disorientation
and possibly some more acute episodes.
But it is time to start making some adjustments, Kurt.
It's time to tell people.
Hi Linda, I spoke to...
Linda, I spoke to the doctor, and, uh...
I spoke to the doctor.
I had to, um... I had to...
I got a call from the, um...
I had to speak...
I wanted to just give you a chat...
What is it?
Have you got a minute?
Yeah, yeah.
Come on in.
What's up?
Um... Hang on.
What's up, what's up?
Hans's dad's gone missing.
When?
What happened?
Sunday morning.
Haåkon got up for his walk...
and left the house before Louise got up.
She heard him go, but he didn't come back.
What time?
6:00 a.m.
He does it every day.
And where does he walk?
Sit down, sit down, come on.
Past the lake, into the woods.
The back of their place.
It's a kilometer and a half there and back.
And has Louise told the police?
Yeah, they've looked.
I mean, I suppose whatever the usual search is, but...
Has Hans gone up?
No, she told him not to drop everything if he was busy,
but he's upset, Dad, he's worried.
Most people don't stay lost.
90-odd percent of them come back by themselves.
Can you go up, Dad?
See if you can help?
Sure.
Sure, I'll give Louise a call.
Thanks.
But I'm suspended, though.
I can't arrest anyone.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
You tell Hans that.
Tell him his dad will be fine.
I love you, Dad.
I love you.
Why don't you go and pick up Klara?
It'll be fine, sweetheart.
Thank you.
Bye.
Oh, hello.
Hello, Mr. Wallander.
I can take your bag.
Oh, I can... I can take it.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Louise?
Oh!
Oh, Kurt.
I thought it might have been...
There's a policeman down over the lake.
Ytterberg.
I've told him you're coming.
How are you?
This is so kind of you, but really, I'm...
Please don't worry about me.
We'll find him, Louise.
Yes.
And no sign?
Thanks.
Wallander?
Ytterberg.
Good to meet you.
They're calling it a day.
The Navy sent a team to dredge the lake.
He's not in the forest.
The dogs couldn't find him.
He's not in the water.
His wife doesn't think he has any enemies.
What do you think?
Suicide?
Accident?
Be my guest if you want to look into it.
We're not a big station.
Another mind on this would be...
Here's my card.
Thanks, um... Sorry.
Let me know if you find anything.
Of course.
You're fine, you're fine.
You're 55...
56... 57, 58, 59, 60, 61.
Come on, you're fine, you're fine.
55, 56...
Good morning, Louise.
Are you a breakfast person?
I'm diabetic.
You're not fat.
Well, I was wondering
if Haåkon would have kept the cards from his birthday.
Does he usually do that?
Oh, I doubt that.
Now, what does a diabetic eat?
Just some fruit, some cereal, or... Oh.
You don't have to, it's fine, it's fine.
Just help yourself.
Haåkon's friend Sten called.
He's waiting to hear from you.
And, uh, there's his address.
Okay, uh, sorry...
Do you like Klara's kindergarten?
Yeah, the teachers seem nice.
Doesn't Linda want to stay at home?
Or doesn't Hans earn enough?
It's not a matter of, um...
You know what, I'll make this call, if I may.
Thanks.
Excuse me.
Excuse me, Sten Norlander?
Yeah.
Wallander?
Yeah, I think Louise said to give you a call.
Yeah, she did.
Linda's dad.
Right.
Yeah, I can see it.
Never met her, but...
So, you weren't at Haåkon's birthday party.
My sister was sick.
Plus it's not my kind of thing, so...
Was there anything on his mind recently?
Anything troubling him?
Would you say he was depressed?
Yeah.
Like about 60% of the population.
I mean, he was a brooder.
All this stuff just lately...
Putin sending subs into Swedish waters,
whether or not we should do anything,
whether or not we identify them, provoke an incident.
It'll have brought it all back again.
The submarine incursions from the '80s?
Pretty much torpedoed the both of us.
You think somebody's killed him?
Why would somebody kill him?
They wouldn't.
He didn't kill himself, though.
You want to come out?
No, thank you.
Can you remember the last thing that he said to you?
I don't know.
Probably something about boats.
Not much else to talk about.
I don't think either of us have ever done much else.
Wallander.
Hi Kurt, it's Lennart.
Are you all ready for tomorrow?
Sorry?
The internal affairs interview.
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, no, fine.
You'll be there, right?
Yeah, 10:00 a.m., Kurt.
All right, okay.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Okay.
Bugger.
Bugger, bugger, bugger.
10:00 a.m.
Did you discuss the submarine incursions?
The idea that the government
had purposely let the Russian submarines go?
They did purposely let them go.
We were out on the archipelago.
We were scrambled.
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