Vares: Private Eye Page #3

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It'll be our toast of reconciliation.

Then I'd like to ask you

diplomatically to f*** off.

Vares and I need to talk business.

- You son of a...

I'm sure you understand.

- Son of a...

Was that necessary?

- Probably not. I'll apologize later.

Anyway,

what I found out from the police -

was that the victim is

a 22-year-old woman.

A brutal homicide.

The body was decapitated.

But her hand was cut off recently,

which is pretty interesting.

Where did they find her?

- In the woods on Ruissalo island.

What do you think?

I have no clue.

None whatsoever.

Nothing?

- Nothing at all.

If this information

turns out to be valuable -

you owe me a favor.

Keep that in mind.

Hi.

I'm a little busy.

I'm in the bar.

Come get me. I'll wait outside.

What is it?

- Get in the car.

I thought we...

- Don't think. Just get in.

Arto saw you at the university.

What were you doing there?

Work stuff.

- Something to do with Arto?

I didn't go there

to look for your husband.

You're not going to tell him

about us, are you? - Are you crazy?

Not that I know of.

You want to go for a ride?

How's your back?

- Really bad.

Advantages to being married.

This is Arto's.

Maybe I should get married.

- You should at least consider.

I was thinking of moving

my practice here. - Oh.

Pampering for stressed-out people.

- I see.

Hardly anyone ever comes here.

Wouldn't this make

a great meditation room? - Yeah...

Come.

Hop up.

What?

- Wasn't your back hurting?

Yes.

- Get up on the table then.

You can pay me 60 euros per hour.

But no happy ending this time.

You're tense as

an overstretched rubber band.

Sh*t...

- Relax.

That's it.

I saw Paavo with a woman today.

- So?

They seemed to be having a good time.

Kerttu called me

a couple of days before she died.

She wanted to talk

about family problems.

We were going to meet

after I got back from Nice.

How did Kerttu get along

with her stepdad?

Asta said Paavo was jealous

of Kerttu's modeling -

and boyfriends.

When Kerttu died,

Asta's imagination went wild.

Are you saying

Paavo murdered his stepdaughter?

You should at least check his alibi.

So you're investigating

the Kerttu Malmsten case?

Have you found anything?

- Not really.

A hell of a dead end, isn't it?

- Yes.

I'll get straight to the point.

- Okay.

Kerttu's stepdad, Paavo Keinonen.

- Yes?

How carefully did you check his alibi?

Let me see.

I think we did everything

by the book.

Yes.

The design team at the shipyard say -

Paavo got to work at 9 AM.

He had breakfast with Kerttu

before he went to work.

He left work at 7 PM.

The time of the murder was 4:15 PM.

The body was found 4:50 PM.

He couldn't have

sneaked in and out of work -

and killed Kerttu?

It wouldn't fit in the time line.

How did you get the exact time

of the murder? - It was in a photo.

The photo was at the crime scene.

It was taken with a disposable camera.

The murder happened right before that.

There were no fingerprints

on the camera? - No.

Arto and Laila were in Nice

on the day of the murder, right?

Yes. They took a morning

flight to Stockholm.

So they couldn't have done it.

I have one more request.

A little bird told me

you recently found another body.

To the harbor.

Near the storehouse.

- Okay.

That'll be 14.60.

- I don't have money. Wait here.

Don't you...

Wait, I know you.

You're the whore who kicked

my face. Turn the engine off.

Don't even think about leaving.

I know where you work.

Hi. Where's the money?

I'll kill you! I'll kill you!

I'm sorry it's so late...

I shouldn't have come...

That's okay. Come in.

What happened?

But if we hate someone, -

the hate is partly

directed at ourselves.

The hand was cut off after she died?

- Two days ago.

A heart-shaped necklace

has eaten into the skin -

and left a beautiful scar here.

A biopsy showed silver in the skin.

I assume that whoever cut the hand off

took the necklace.

The chain left marks on the skin.

The hand was cut off

with a knife and -

the bone broken like a match.

- I see.

Any chance of finding out

if she was pregnant?

Maybe.

Why do you ask?

Sometimes you have to take

a shot in the dark.

Silver?

Hi.

- Hi.

How much are these?

- 234 euros.

I can't afford it.

Will you buy it for me?

A little over 200.

I need a receipt.

- Sure.

PAAVO KEINONEN,

MOGUL:

It's me, Vares.

I have a hunch whose body it is.

The DNA testing is a piece of cake.

I'll send a messenger to your house.

The lab can test it right away.

Everyone has an alibi

for the time of Kerttu's murder.

But where were they

when Pirkko was killed?

Who was the woman

Laila saw with Paavo?

How much time

did I have to find her?

How can I help you?

Paavo Keinonen?

- He's not available at the moment.

Okay. Thanks.

What's your name?

- Jussi Vares.

Are you a journalist?

In a way... See you.

Minna.

Vares, what are you doing here?

- I like ships.

And?

I came to see Paavo.

Oh. Why?

- I have a couple of questions.

What questions?

- Basic questions.

You can ask me, and I'll ask Paavo

and then I'll tell you.

It doesn't exactly go like that.

Will this ever lead to something?

- Not necessarily.

You suspect Paavo?

- No.

You have a reason to suspect him?

- No.

This is going exactly the way

Paavo said it would.

He tried to stop me.

He said I and the whole family

would suffer.

He said old wounds would open.

I made...

I made a huge mistake.

I shouldn't have hired

a private detective.

I'll pay you a week's salary;

then you're free to go.

Goodbye, Vares. My assistant

will show you the way out.

Chin up.

At least you got a week's pay.

There's something strange

about this case.

I think I'll stick around until

I catch the guy with the knife.

But he might have already left town.

I have a show tonight.

I don't have much time for this.

Stop.

MURDER VICTIM IDENTIFIED

LAST MESSAGE TO MOM

Ruuhio, for f***'s sake.

- The police told me that -

they had ID'ed the girl from the DNA.

You expect me not to write about it?

Did her family know before it was

in the paper? - I have no idea.

Did it even cross your mind?

Jussi, I serve the public.

I serve my readers.

Our editor-in-chief

breaths down my neck.

You have new information?

You just screwed up

the most important lead in my case.

I know, I should've called you.

I'm sorry.

But we'll do business as usual, okay?

Call me.

"But we'll do business

as usual, okay? Call me."

It's a bit too early for me.

- You're no longer employed.

You got fired.

You don't need a sober head.

Vares!

Hi. - Remember that bad trip

I told you about?

Yes.

- That's her. The same girl.

It wasn't a trip. It was real.

This girl.

That guy came to my place

with her head under his arm.

The guy who's staying

at your place? - Shh.

The smelly one?

- Yes.

It was real.

Are you high? - No. I'll

swear on a stack of Bibles.

The same girl. The same guy.

Anna?

You're still there?

Wait there, okay?

This is Lahtipoika?

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