Wallander 01: Before the Frost (Wallander - Innan frosten) Page #2

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Those birds had probably

feasted for two weeks running.

- They were fed to make them docile?

- Yes.

Why go to all that trouble?

And why resort to murder?

This can't be

the work of any ordinary hoodlums.

Here... l just found this.

over by where the swans were torched.

That will be all.

You're taking care of yourself,

it shows.

l should damn well think so...

- How do you feel?

- Great.

- Great...

- l hear a ""but"".

- Want me to be honest?

- No.

whisky...

l really miss whisky.

Everything has a price.

Maybe l could find a replacement?

Replacing one habit with another

doesn't solve the problem.

You never know...

lt might, temporarily.

And this one...

There. Now for the last one.

- l'm bushed, let's walk.

- Sure.

l never expected you

to come back here.

Why did you?

l missed Kurt.

Right...

No. l could have worked

up north in Boden.

- Only who wants to live there?

- Hopefully, the people who do.

When will you graduate?

We're counting on you, you know.

- Who would that be?

- Everybody.

The whole lot who slept around

and partied while you studied.

You're the best. So when will

you be the new computer wiz?

This autumn, l expect.

l only have a few exams left.

- Lund University, right?

- Yes, l have a room there.

- When do you graduate?

- This autumn.

- You do have a boyfriend.

- No, l don't.

- How about you?

- Hell no, l'm a lesbian.

Come on, l'm only joking.

Here they come...

Hi there!

Look at how she's grown...

- l'm Linda.

- Jrgen. Are you the cop?

Why don't you frisk me?

- Welcome home.

- Thank you. - Cheers.

Lord, that was good.

lsn't she just adorable!

- Cootchy-coo...

Look...

They certainly aren't made to order.

- Don't you want to hold her, Anna?

- No.

- Why not?

- l don't feel like it.

- Why?

- Because...

l think it's sick. lt's strange

that there's no dad in the picture.

lt was a conscious decision

on my part, you know.

lt wasn't a father l wanted...

Having to go to Denmark

was a pain, though.

Dads are over-rated, anyway.

- How can you say that?

- lt's true.

Your dad hasn't been around

for 25 years, and you're doing fine.

- How would you know?

- Dads cause trouble.

- They take off and leave you grieving.

- She's a wonderful little girl.

- The product of insemination.

- Come on, Anna...

ls it right to create

human beings artificially?

Knock it off!

Julia isn't artificial.

- l gave birth to her.

- Right...

But you didn't want to deal with

a father, so you used a sperm donor.

ls that natural?

No wonder the world's

in the state it's in.

Anna!

What the hell is bothering her?

Anna wasn't very nice...

l'm going home.

- l'm going home.

- Why?

Anna?

Hi, I'm in Lund right now,

but please leave a message.

lt's me, Linda.

l just wondered where you were.

Call me when you hear this. 'Bye.

- Hi.

- Hi...

- Has something happened?

- No...

- Why are you here?

- l'm on my way to Lund.

l'm going to

see the medical examiner.

About Birgitta Medberg's autopsy.

l thought you might like to go along.

lt's one thing to discuss

something in class,

and another to see it in real life.

- You can learn a lot.

- Right...

Sure.

l'm just going to get dressed.

We haven't heard

about the fingerprints yet,

but Birgitta Medberg was definitely

in the wrong place at the wrong time.

- Have you spoken to Mom?

- No.

- Why should l?

- You have a daughter together.

l called her six months ago.

And she said she was doing fine.

Good.

- Are you seeing someone?

- A woman, you mean?

No, that chapter of my life is over.

When would l find the bloody time?

- What was the time frame?

- lt's hard to pinpoint.

But given her bleeding,

sometime on the 24th.

- And the time of death?

- The day later. Around 4:30.

She tumbled down into the ravine

and met her death the next day.

The cause of death is fairly obvious

if you see the wounds.

Her face, or rather,

what once was her face,

is one massive fracture

from her nose to her ears.

The wounds are more consistent

with being in a car accident.

lf l'd gotten there sooner,

she might still be alive.

Either that, or you'd be dead.

Wait a minute, could you pull over?

l just want to check something.

- Where are you going?

- l'll be right back.

But, Linda...

She's quit school. Anna.

Over a year ago. Someone else

has moved into her old room.

That's a box full of her stuff.

She hasn't said a word about it.

- You had a lot of ground to cover.

- She lied and now she's disappeared.

- Want to report her as missing?

- Very funny...

Wait a minute... Could you do

something else while we wrap this up?

No.

Take a break, l want you out of here.

- Listen...

- Get out!

- Well, what time is it?

- lt's...

- Wasn't he supposed to be here?

- Yes, l guess he's been delayed...

Any news about the fingerprints?

No match in Denmark and

we haven't heard from Norway yet.

- What about the feed?

- lt's available everywhere.

The Bible, on the other hand...

Nyberg found traces of the fuel

used on the swans on it.

- Were there any fingerprints on it?

- Not the same ones as on the rock.

- Do we have the Bible here?

- lt's being translated.

lt contained notes in Hebrew.

- When do we get the translation?

- Tomorrow.

Well then... that's all we have.

Absolutely nothing.

We can't just sit here

twiddling our thumbs.

lt's me again.

l wanted to check if you were back.

Call me when you hear this.

Linda, come have a look.

Let me show this to you.

lt says 76 kmh,

that's kilometres per hour.

Now watch this.

Seriously, what are we doing here?

A woman's been murdered,

and here we are bothering people.

- l'm trying to show you this thing.

- All right...

- Am l supposed to...?

- Hurry up, the guy's speeding.

Show me how it's done.

- l'm a cop and it's urgent.

- Stop the car and lose the smile.

- Didn't you hear me?

- Get out of your car.

ls this your car?

- Hand me the Breathalyzer.

- What the hell...

- Please blow into the mouthpiece.

- Are you serious?

Stefan Lindman... You're going

to start working here, aren't you?

You can leave, l'll write a report.

That went well.

Hi, l'm Stefan Lindman.

- We were expecting you sooner.

- This bloody traffic cop...

Watch your language.

We use a civil tone.

Now take this...

lt just arrived

and it appears to be interesting.

lt's at the far end...

...on the right.

There you are. Didn't they

tell you when to show up?

Sorry, l was held up by

an over-zealous traffic officer.

- l thought you were understaffed.

- We are.

That doesn't mean

you can break the law.

Ann-Britt Hglund, l presume?

- We have an lD.

A Norwegian man, Torgeir Langaas.

The man who appears to have

murdered Birgitta Medberg.

The prints found a match in Norway.

Only the man

had been declared dead back in 1995.

- Dead?

- He was a passenger on the Estonia.

l don't get it, did he survive?

Many people had themselves

declared dead at that time,

in order to go underground.

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