Irene Huss - Nattrond Page #3

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overhearing your conversation.

Linda has been calling Sverker

virtually 'round the clock lately.

- Why isthat?

- I guess she needsto talk.

And so she calls you? Her boss?

My husband is good

at "validating" people, as they say.

That goes forwomen in particular.

- So she was here that night?

- Yes, she was.

She...

Well, she wastroubled.

- What do you mean?

- There were conflicts with patients...

- It was about Folke Bengtsson.

- The janitor?

- What about him?

- He was molesting her.

We might as well be truthful.

He shouldn't be around

regular people. He needs help.

He's unstable. Which isn't that odd,

considering his background.

- What about his background?

- He's Tekla's son.

- The nurse who hanged herself?

- I can't let you do this...

I'm sorry, but it worries me

that she's missing.

I really think you should look for her.

- Fredrik speaking.

- So was she at herflat?

No, she's not here.

- Find anything? What are you doing?

- Feeding a bird.

- Not now, Fredrik.

- Okay, I'm on my way.

I've been looking through those files.

- Did Tekla have a son?

- Yes, a "bastard" asthey used to say.

Being an unwed motherwastough...

Wasthat why she killed herself?

They say it was because Dr Lwander

broke offtheir relationship.

Sverkerhad just been born.

Hilding Lwander

was quite a ladies' man,

but it seems he wanted

to be a good father and husband.

- What about the boy?

- An orphanage.

Poorbaby. And poorTekla.

Are you starting to believe me?

Well, it's such a fascinating story.

The story of an era...

She wasthere again, last night.

Do you mean that you saw her?

The doorto Ward 8

is always kept locked.

And every night,

the dooris open again.

And only Dr Lwander, the janitor,

and myselfhave the keys.

Couldn't it have been one ofthe men?

- Why do you believe it's Tekla?

- That's where she hanged herself.

- Here? At the hospital?

- In the old linen closet.

- I'll check it out.

- Just don't go there alone.

There you are.

Listen, I might have a lead.

Hello.

- We're looking for Folke Bengtsson.

- He'll be back soon.

Do you mind if we wait here?

- Are you an electrician?

- Yes.

- Have you fixed the wiring?

- Well, I've been able to repair...

- Afixture is flickering on Ward 8.

- So turn it off.

I'll go give Jonny a call.

Do lights have

to have a reason to flicker?

No, the whole damn system here

is falling apart.

- So where are you offto?

- Home.

Right. Thanks. Bye.

Andreas Svrd's

boyfriend has an alibi.

- So what do we do about Linda?

- I called Fredrik.

She wasn't at herplace.

- Does Folke live here?

- Apparently.

Send reinforcements,

we found the weapon. Bye.

- Do you think he's still here?

- I have no idea. - Folke?

Go on, show yourself...

I'm waiting for you.

No! For Christ's sake, no!

- Did he put up a fight?

- Not at all.

Yes, it's Linda Svensson.

I recognise herfrom the pictures

she had up on her refrigerator.

- Is it suicide?

- Why take your clothes offthen?

Do you think

she jumped up and hanged herself?

- Get anything from the rope?

- It's Folke's rope.

Forensics confirms it.

- And we found her clothes, too.

- Where?

In a bag stuffed under Folke's bed.

It contained herwallet, some ID and...

He strung her up at the very same

spot his mother used 40 years ago.

Hi...

- Where have you been?

- Far, far, away.

Hey... I haven't

slept a wink all night.

Neither have I.

Honey, I'm just not up to it.

Hello, Yvonne.

I'm on my way.

It's a sex crime. There's evidence of

intercourse, and she put up a fight.

- Well, he strung herup.

- She was already dead by then.

- Look, finger marks.

- Right...

She wasn't murdered there,

the abrasions on her heels

show that she was moved. Dragged.

You know, some people are turned on

by choking their partner during sex.

- Any trace evidence?

- Semen. Skin cells under her nails.

I've sent the trace on to the lab. And

the fibres found on the first victim

match the cord around her neck.

So it could be the same killer.

- When did she die?

- The same night as hercolleague.

Does this look familiar?

We found it at your place. Do you

know what it was doing there?

The blood

comes from Marianne Svrd.

And we found clothing that

belonged to Linda Svensson.

And the halyard, the rope,

used to hang her.

- Why was all that under your bed?

- I don't know.

Do you know why you went

to hide up in the attic?

We have a evidence that you raped

and strangled Linda Svensson.

And that you murdered

Marianne Svrd. Isthat so?

Come on, help me out here.

Help yourself, too.

Unless you give us

some reason not to,

we'll pursue

the line that you're guilty.

I can't just sit around

and do nothing.

Let's say he comes in here,

dragging Linda.

Her shoes, her clothes,

a length ofhalyard...

- Sounds pretty messy.

- Exactly.

That's why

he dropped her mobile phone.

And Marianne passes by...

...and seesthe phone

and puts it in herpocket.

Then he runs upstairs and hides.

Marianne looks up and sees Linda,

and walks up here.

Then he grabsthe fire axe.

And runs down here

and bashes her overthe head.

She tumbles downstairs

and ends up here.

And he comes after her

and strangles herwith the halyard.

The same one

he strings Linda up with.

Linda wasthe intended victim.

And Marianne

just happened to pass by.

- Where was Linda raped and killed?

- Probably not at Folke's place.

Because then he wouldn't have

taken the long way to get here.

Why string her up at the very spot

where his mother died?

Here:
Bengtsson, Folke.

Served three years,

1871 to 1874, for rape.

The victim's name

was Gunilla Strm, age 18.

She was a nurse, at Lwanderska.

Any comments from

the psychological work up?

No, it just says that there was

no evidence ofinsanity.

Followed by the sentence.

There some guy here

who claims he's Folke's lawyer.

Fredrik, run a check on Gunilla Strm.

Gunilla Strm.

- Hello.

- Hello, I'm Stellan Vik.

- I'm Irene Huss.

- I heard that Folke's been arrested.

- You're his lawyer, right?

- I'm helping him with a civil suit.

"Stolen Childhood"?

We represent children who

have been mistreated in foster care.

We also support adults

with the same background.

And you help yourmembers

sue for damages, too?

Folke is one ofthose members.

His particular case is one ofthe

most promising ones we have.

- Could you tell me more?

- At ten, he was sent to an orphanage.

His mother died.

I presume that you know the story?

Not in detail.

He was subjected to gross neglect.

He was admitted to the hospital

for malnutrition when he was 11.

In home after home he was exploited.

They made him work.

He was beaten and mistreated until

he was legally of age and could leave.

He's entitled to huge sums of money.

And it looks promising.

- Who are you suing? The state?

- Yes.

What happened to Folke

once he was of age?

He was employed as a janitor

at Lwanderska Hospital.

As long ago as that?

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