Blood Sacrifice (2026) s01e04 Episode Script

[phone vibrating]
[car door closes]
[engine starts]
POLICE
[whispers] What the fuck?
[suspenseful music plays]
ARE YOU THERE?
I'M HERE
GIVE ME ALL POLICE OFFICERS
ACCUSED OF EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE
EXCLUDE ALL FEMALE STAFF
AND MEN OF FOREIGN ETHNICITY
16 LEF
AND ON DUTY THE NIGHTS OF THE MURDERS?
EMPLOYEE FILE
SWEDISH POLICE AUTHORITY
ADDRESS
VÄDERVÄGEN 3, 183 55 TÄBY
LAST NAME: PALM
FIRST NAME: ANDERS
Fucking idiot.
[ticking]
[indistinct chatter]
[dial tone]
[exhales]
[Alfred recording]
You've reached Alfred Berg.
Please leave a message.
I'll get back to you.
[beeps]
[engine shuts off]
[cell phone rings]
Dad?
[Alfred] I think I found
the son of a bitch.
He's at Roslags Näsby station.
[Thomas] Roslags Näsby?
-[call ends]
-[Thomas] Dad?
[tires screech]
[grunts]
[ammunition rattles]
[voice over PA] The 117
with service to Stockholm Östra
is delayed by approximately eight minutes.
[suspenseful music plays]
[phone rings]
112, what's your emergency?
[man whimpering] Please.
Please, come here!
You need to come here now!
Uh, a bit slower, please.
[whimpering]
[man] If you don't come, we're gonna die!
That's Hamrin.
Okay, listen. Don't dispatch anyone.
No one's allowed to go there.
-[man 2] What if it's not a recording?
-He's trapping us.
[exhales nervously]
Mother fucker.
[music fades]
[train clacking]
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE
[suspenseful music plays]
[Alfred] Anders Palm? [breathes heavily]
Stay where you are.
Drop your gun.
I said, drop your gun!
-[Thomas] Dad?
-[gun fires]
[music stops]
[Thomas panting]
Put that away.
Put it away.
If anyone asks, I fired the shot.
-Okay?
-[panting]
[sniffs]
[operator] 112. What's your emergency?
I need an ambulance.
-[operator] What happened?
-We got him.
We got the 112 murderer.
[operator] Okay. What's your location?
Is anyone hurt?
[Thomas] Roslags Näsby station.
Gunshot wound to the abdomen.
[operator] Place him on his side
with the gunshot wound facing down.
[Thomas] Yes. He's alive.
We did it, Dad.
It's over.
BLOOD SACRIFICE
[news anchor] Very few details have been
released about exactly what happened.
[news anchor 2] On Friday night,
a man was arrested as a suspect
in the now infamous 112 murders.
[news anchor 3]
The suspect suffered a gunshot…
Hopefully, more will be
revealed about the situation…
Lucas Lind is scheduled
to comment on the investigation.
[cheering and applauding]
Okay.
[applauding and cheering stop]
We got him.
-[man] Woo!
-[woman] Right!
All right, first things first,
it's vitally important
that we keep this discreet.
Okay?
Not even family can know.
We can't let the identity
of the suspect get out to the public yet.
Or what he does for a living.
Are we clear?
-[man] Yes.
-[man] Yup.
[Thomas] Good.
Leave no stone unturned.
Find everything
linking Anders Palm to the murders.
We found blood and a knife in his car.
Forensics is doing their job.
What we need to do
is comb over his police records.
The file he's got with HR,
his time sheets and shift schedule,
I want his background, his shoe size,
what he does in his off hours…
Search his personal belongings and line up
everyone he's ever met to interview them.
I want everything we have on him. Hm?
[cheering and applauding]
Right. And great job, all of you.
Excellent work. Thanks.
[Natalie] Shall we go
through Anders' file?
[Thomas] Yeah.
[Natalie] He's in the ICU
at Karolinska Hospital.
He had surgery to stop internal bleeding,
and they've induced a coma.
So we need to wait a few days
before we can ask him why he did this.
The doctors think they can
wake him up Thursday at the earliest.
-[woman] The prosecutor just arrived.
-Who'd we get for it?
[woman] Edvin Ceder.
That guy's well connected.
[woman] Oh, by the way. Um…
we found a cassette case
tucked away in a bin over at the station.
We must've missed it
during the first sweep,
but forensics is taking a look right now.
Okay.
Thanks.
-Thomas.
-[Thomas] Hm?
You got the right man.
Okay?
[exhales]
[indistinct chatter]
Hi.
-[Edvin] Thomas. Hi, buddy.
-[Thomas] Edvin. Hi.
-[Edvin] How are you?
-[Natalie] Hey.
-My name is Natalie.
-Edvin Ceder. Nice to meet you.
There he is. The man of the hour.
[Thomas] I'm sorry I'm late.
-I think this time we'll let it slide.
-This once.
-Absolutely. Really great job.
-[Thomas] Thanks.
This looks good. Mm.
I want us to agree on something.
We can't mention
that he's with the police.
Let's hold off
on releasing that to the media.
Of course.
-Excuse us for a second.
-Sure.
-I wanna see him in the hospital.
-Let's talk about that in my office.
Everything's in order, right?
Thomas, is there anything you want to…?
That you wanna tell me?
What're you insinuating?
The first patrol officer
said Alfred was there.
Yeah, well, we happened to be together.
Very well.
Protocol says that
I should be off duty now.
While this is all…
under investigation, right?
Hey, don't worry.
Something tells me our investigation's
all wrapped up now, Thomas.
-[sighs]
-[ominous music plays]
[Lucas] We can confirm that we
have detained a suspect involved
in the "112 murders."
The suspect's recovering from his injuries
and is being treated after he'd suffered
a gunshot wound by police on the subway.
[reporter] Did you arrest this individual?
We'll make a formal arrest
when our suspect becomes conscious.
What about the suspect,
is there any information you can share?
[Lucas] We will not be sharing anything
regarding the suspect at this moment.
But I'd like to say,
on behalf of the Stockholm Police,
as well as the victims' families
and the entire community,
that we are very grateful
to Thomas Berg and his team.
What the fuck are you doing
smiling about all of this?
[Lucas] …from day one.
After last night, we--
[Alfred sighs]
[can pops open]
[music fades]
[loud metallic thud]
[distant door slams]
[Thomas] Hey!
[indistinct TV chatter]
[keys jangle]
[Charlotte] Are you okay?
[sniffs]
Honey, you shot a man last night.
It would affect anyone.
Yeah, but I didn't shoot him.
[Charlotte] You didn't? Then who…?
[light gasp] You're kidding.
[Thomas] Alfred found him.
Alfred pulled the trigger.
So how did you handle it?
I said that I shot him.
So now both of us are in trouble.
-I'm sure he'll love that.
-[Thomas] Hm…
So when he wakes up,
he's going to say
it was Alfred who shot him.
But you two caught him, right?
Mhm.
You stopped the 112 murderer.
There's nothing else
that you need to do right now.
You'll find a way to explain it later.
[Bonnie] Daddy?
[Thomas] Hey.
Mommy said that you finally caught him.
Yeah, honey.
We caught him.
Do you think that you could
read another story for me?
Weren't you sleeping? Hm?
[Bonnie chuckles lightly]
[Thomas] Okay.
But don't tell your mom.
You want this old one?
Okay.
[grunts]
[Groan] You're not too big for this book?
-Nuh-uh.
-"Nuh-uh."
[Bonnie chuckles lightly]
Okay.
Let's see then.
Here.
"A long time ago, there was a big group
of bullfrogs who were best friends."
"The lily pad smiled at them
and made everybody so happy
whenever the frog was…"
[continues indistinctly]
[tender music plays]
WEDNESDAY
[Max] Why didn't you tell me
it was a cop when I first came to you?
You know it was a sensitive situation.
I'm a detective, Thomas.
I know how confidentiality works.
-But you gotta understand we were--
-You lied to me, Thomas.
But we caught him.
The guy won't kill again.
You were on the team.
Focus on what really matters.
You chose Natalie over me.
-Oh, come on--
-And then…
And then you have
this epiphany that I'm valuable,
and you messaged me like it was nothing.
I was the one who found Anders Palm.
In the end, I gave you the info,
and you still ignore me.
Okay, you're right.
I'm grateful you found him.
I really am, okay?
And I do need your help.
Max.
This is confidential,
but we have reason to think that…
he's responsible
for the murder of Marina Jonsson.
In Söderhamn.
The guy the police brought in claims
that he saw an officer present there
at the time of the murder.
I need someone to go there,
have a conversation with him.
See if he's able to confirm for us
that Anders was there.
Hey, we need this case closed
as soon as possible.
I need my best guy on the job.
Okay?
[Max sighs]
[man] This is nice.
[John] What's that?
[man] You know, it's just good not to feel
like I'm solo parenting in the mornings,
now that you caught him.
And I'm relieved…
I don't have to worry
that I might actually end up a widower.
And today's the day?
You'll talk to HR,
it'll get the ball rolling finally,
you'll start the process?
Yeah, I told you I was gonna do it,
and I meant it, sweetie.
Okay?
Yeah, Anders was my partner for,
let's see, three years and counting.
Almost four.
Go on.
With what?
What else should I say?
Was the man strange?
No more than anyone else.
Did he lose his temper?
He got violent a couple of times, sure.
How much shit
did he talk about the police force?
A lot.
But we all complain
about our jobs, don't we?
Did he ever have
a problem with anyone here?
-[man] What do you mean by "problem"?
-Any sort of vendetta towards an officer?
Not that I know of. Nah.
I thought about it.
If he had a problem
with anyone on the force,
he probably would've
mentioned it to his partner.
[Thomas] Did he ever
talk about his personal life?
[man] Sometimes.
He's divorced. Lives alone.
His daughter's off at college.
He probably talked about her the most.
He wanted to reconnect with her.
Yeah.
He used to say he wanted…
a better relationship.
[Thomas] So you never saw Anders
do anything suspicious on shift?
[man] No, but Anders did have
a tendency to wander off on his own.
According to his official timesheets,
he was on duty
every time a murder happened.
And he was on duty with you.
[deep breath and sigh]
[scoff]
Of course.
Um.
Anders, um…
He would fake a lot of his timesheets.
-Fake it how?
-[man] He'd change them after the fact.
Management would get on him
about submitting his timesheets.
When he finally handed them in,
he just copied mine.
-[Thomas] Copied yours?
-[man] Yeah.
And you never alerted your supervisor?
[man] Do you even remember
what it was like to make your rounds?
I'm not gonna snitch on my partner
over his timesheets.
Yeah, call me old-fashioned, but um…
I always felt
this obligation to look after him.
[ominous music plays]
[exhales]
[sniffs]
[sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
[music fades]
[Thomas] Find anything?
[Natalie] Not yet.
There were no cameras at the, uh…
crime scene.
-Well, stick with it all right?
-[Natalie] Mm.
Chief Lind wants to talk to you,
by the way.
-Now?
-[Natalie] Yeah.
[Thomas] Well…
I don't know what to say.
[Lucas] I'd suggest, "Thanks."
Might be a good start.
If you want. [light scoff]
[Thomas] Yeah.
Thanks.
It's surprising.
[Lucas] It's a step up the ladder,
is what it is.
-An unexpected one.
-[Lucas] I don't think so.
This might be
the most important investigation
we've ever had come through here.
And we'll be defined by it,
either for better or for worse.
Hopefully just for the better, right?
Cheers.
Cheers.
Thomas, do you realize after moving up,
you're going to be
a higher rank than your dad was?
[light chuckle]
[Lucas] You deserve it.
-Oh, I'm not sure if I do.
-[Lucas] Why not?
Do you think I should
rescind my recommendation for a promotion?
If you don't deserve it, I mean.
That's what I thought.
Cheers.
[exhales lightly]
[birds chirping]
[knocking]
[whispers] Dad, open up. Come on.
[Alfred] You've reached Alfred Berg.
Please leave--
[Thomas] Where the hell are you, Dad?
[suspenseful music plays]
Thank you once again for your cooperation.
Obviously, I wanna see the person
who killed Marina brought to justice
as much as you do.
I know that.
And finding him will get me out of here,
isn't that right?
[music fades]
The officer you… You…
You helped describe
for a police sketch a while ago.
Do you think you'd recognize him
if you saw a photograph?
Absolutely.
Well if you would do that for us,
it would help us a great deal.
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I would recognize the guy
the moment you showed me.
Sorry, could you
remind me your description of him?
Uh… [sniff]
He was white.
Six feet tall or so.
Beard. Darker hair.
[ominous music plays]
So, um…
-Was it…?
-Was it this officer?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
-It was him.
-You're absolutely certain?
[man] It's definitely him.
Hm.
[music fades]
[door opens]
Oh, hey. There you are.
Huh? [coughs] Ladies and gentlemen,
allow me to present the great detective,
Thomas Berg.
The man who worked by himself
from day one to get this case solved.
-Dad.
-[Alfred] And it's all thanks to him.
It was his heroic work and nobody else.
The lone wolf did it, right?
You're the spitting image of Hercules.
Congrats. Congratulations.
I knew that eventually I'd regret it.
How stupid of me.
To think you could be grateful
that I stuck my neck out for you.
Yeah, that's really big of you.
Thank you so much.
You know, Pop, most fathers
are actually supportive of their sons.
They want them
to make a name for themselves.
Can you believe it?
-[Alfred laughs]
-But not my Dad, of course.
No. You want me to be just like you.
But not not as successful
so I don't overshadow your career.
That's not something
I need to worry about.
-Oh, really?
-[Alfred] Hm.
No, not that I know of.
You're jealous of the fact
the media is praising me.
That I'm a better officer than you were.
And more respectable.
You know that's horse shit, right?
[Thomas] Everyone's had enough
of your little theories.
You couldn't even keep the job.
We both know you weren't fired
for "inappropriate language."
You assaulted a guy
after he saw you planting evidence.
You ever think it's 'cause
he murdered his daughter?
You jeopardized the investigation.
Walked free 'cause of you.
-I'd do whatever it takes.
-But that makes you a bad cop.
-A good dad is what it makes me, Tommy.
-Really?
A damn good dad.
You deadbeat. When were you a good father?
Oh, shut up!
-[both grunting]
-[loud thud]
-What the hell is your problem, huh?
-Let go of me, you fucking idiot!
[woman] Stop it!
-The fuck's your problem, Dad?
-[Alfred] You're insane!
[grunting]
Sorry that I didn't call.
I just can't get ahold of Thomas.
[door slides closed]
He asked me to do a follow-up interview
of Viktor Falk in Gävle.
You…
…interviewed Falk?
[Max] Yeah, I…
I know there's a link
to the Söderhamn murder. He told me.
He sent me up there to see
if Falk recognized Anders
from the night it happened.
Okay. Umm…
Thomas must've had a good reason
to tell you about all of those suspicions,
but the progress--
No progress has been made.
Falk… He didn't recognize Anders.
He picked out my brother-in-law,
who's been dead for two years.
Falk has his own agenda.
Sure, it would've been helpful if he'd
identified Anders, but it's not crucial.
Come on…
Another thing.
When we found shoe prints from
the Rolander and Bengtsson crime scene,
they were a size 43.
Anders wears 46.
Max…
You've got nothing to prove.
You're retiring soon. Just…
take it easy.
Hm?
[sighs]
Hey.
What was that all about?
Max?
What's wrong?
Don't like being left in the dark?
What'd you say?
I was working this case,
and you got me kicked off.
What's your problem?
We're all working on it.
What do you mean by that?
-The case is closed.
-It isn't.
Max, what's going on?
Anders isn't the murderer.
[door closes]
[suspenseful music plays]
[telephone rings]
[music fades]
[door opens]
[John] Hey.
Judging from the look on your face,
I assume paternity leave
isn't the reason you're talking to HR.
[coffee machine whirring]
You're right, I'm quitting.
Of course you are. I get it.
I kept holding off,
thinking I might feel different
once we finally caught the guy, but…
Little bit anticlimactic?
[light chuckle]
Honestly, I wasn't
expecting the killer to be Anders.
The guy wasn't employee of the month,
I get that, but looking at his records,
things feel off.
He loved the job.
I just…
You what?
[sighs]
I don't believe it's him.
I don't either.
Whoever did this has an ax to grind.
[door opens]
-[woman] Persson?
-[John] Yep.
[suspenseful music plays]
So let's see here, John.
You're looking to move on.
It's just been very challenging
over the past few weeks, um…
The worst part of this is…
it's really been affecting my family.
[woman] Yes,
it's been a very difficult time.
It won't take long.
Just fill out this form.
Make sure to include
the reasons behind your resignation.
It's important for our statistics.
Once you've filled it out,
all you need to do is hand it in,
and we can begin the process.
[grunts lightly]
[woman] You can come back here
as soon as you're done.
Again, thank you.
-[music fades]
-[medical equipment beeping]
Hey. I've got this for you.
-Oh. Okay.
-It's for the the back of your head.
There you go.
I just wanna check a couple things.
Eyes forward, chin up.
[Alfred exhales]
Good. Now follow my finger.
-Okay. Good.
-[Alfred coughs]
Sorry. It's…
Rosa bubbla.
-Rosa…?
-Rosa bubbla.
A fruity gin seltzer teenagers drink
on cruise ships to Finland.
-[groans]
-Oh, it hurts there too?
-Yes.
-Oh, give it a few days.
Mm.
[nurse] But…
You seem to be just fine.
-Yeah?
-[nurse] Yeah.
The aggressor was a senior, so…
[laughs] Is that right?
'Kay, you're good.
You two heal up now? You're free to go.
-Yeah, thanks.
-Okay. Bye.
Thanks. [inhales]
[Alfred groans]
[light chuckle] No, thanks.
I think this is
the same hospital Anders Palm is in.
[Thomas] Mhm.
[nurse 2] His vitals look good.
If he remains this stable,
we're going to wake him up in two days.
I'm sure you're looking forward
to getting some answers out of him.
[Alfred] Hm…
[nurse 2] His daughter…
She arrived from Oslo yesterday.
-Does she know what he's been accused of?
-[nurse 2] Yeah.
She's swears he's innocent.
She says he was
at the station to pick her up.
And that the two of them
were going on a hunting trip.
[sighs]
Thank you.
[Alfred] The knives they found
in Anders's bag from that night…
Has forensics come back
with anything on that yet?
Unfortunately, I can't discuss
the case with you anymore.
This was your theory.
And I'm fucked now.
[sighs]
[Alfred scoffs]
I think there's something strange
about those heads.
[haunting piano music plays]
[Alfred] By the way,
did you send me a postcard?
[Max sighs]
[kisses]
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY REPOR
SECURITY PROTOCOL WAS NOT FOLLOWED.
[music continues]
IMPOSSIBLE TO SLEEP.
LONG-TERM STAFF SHORTAGE
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
THREATENING SITUATIONS
[indistinct TV chatter]
FACING TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES ALONE
SEVEN DEATHS
[woman on TV] What can we do as a society
to ensure that we protect
the ones who keep our families safe?
The police union has released no statement
in regards to the 112 Killer.
FORM FOR COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS
ABOUT THE POLICE AUTHORITY
1.15 A.M. VIOLENT ARGUMENT IN AN…
[breathing shakily]
[quivering]
[music fades]
THURSDAY
-Hey.
-Hey.
Sit.
Listen, uh…
We have the results from forensics
about the blood
on the knives in Anders' car.
Okay.
It wasn't human blood.
It's elk blood.
There are no prints on the cassette tape,
and nothing was found
during the search of his home.
You should try doing some detective work
instead of taking pictures for the media.
And I'm not the one
who's saying this, Thomas.
It's coming from my members.
-[phone vibrating]
-It's coming from them?
[Britta] Yes.
[Lucas] What happened to your face?
[indistinct background chatter]
[suspenseful music plays]
Oh, fuck.
[Lucas] Nobody's saying that you're wrong.
We're just saying there's no proof.
Anders wakes up in the morning.
We'll interview him,
and then by tomorrow afternoon,
you'll have a confession from him.
For Bengtsson and Rolander.
And for Söderhamn.
-[Britta] For Söderhamn?
-Yeah, for Söderhamn.
[knocking]
Excuse me.
I'm gonna have a conversation
with one of your members.
[whispering] Fucking idiot.
-What is it?
-Look, I found something on the cameras.
It couldn't have been Anders.
-I'm not certain who it is.
-What?
It's hard to see, but, um…
The cassette tape
was dropped off by another officer.
Anders was already in the hospital then.
-[cell phone ringing]
-[Natalie] Uh… Hang on.
[grunts]
-Not now, John.
-[John] It's important.
Thomas, hang on.
[John] The call on Friday night
didn't come from the train station.
But we saw a phone there, it must--
[John] The phone at the station
doesn't work. The call came from Hemfosa.
-Are you sure?
-[John] I'm positive.
It was just confirmed.
I think Max is right.
Max?
[suspenseful music plays]
-Fuck.
-[Thomas] Try again.
-[dial tone]
-Do you have his wife's number?
-[Thomas] Hey.
-Hey
[Thomas] Uh, is Max home?
No.
He left early this morning.
Do you know where?
What did he say again?
Hemfosa, I think.
Thank you.
-[John] Hey.
-What d'you have, John?
-[John] I got a match.
-Put it on speaker.
[John] I found one cop in Hemfosa.
Peter Johansson.
Born… Uh… 1973. Six feet tall.
He's been on sick leave since March
after he made an internal complaint.
[sighs]
Dammit.
[Thomas] What is it?
It says he never returned his uniform.
I'm sending you his photo now.
[cell phone beeps]
[John] It's him, right?
He matches the descriptions we got.
-[Natalie] Yeah, it's obviously him.
-[Thomas] Show me.
All right, John.
I need an address. An exact address.
-Yep. Sending it to you now. Bye.
-[Natalie] Thanks.
EMPLOYEE FILE
SWEDISH POLICE AUTHORITY
[exhales]
-I don't have my gun on me.
-It's okay, I have mine.
I'll cover you, all right?
[birds chirping]
[knocking]
[man] Hello there!
[Thomas] Police.
We're looking for Peter Johansson.
[man] Peter? I don't know what to tell ya.
The other cop already
came around here looking for him.
But he isn't here.
Where is he?
These days he's always
in his shop working.
Spends every day in there.
Out in the woods.
I'd look out there.
[music fades]
[Thomas] Careful.
[clattering]
-[screech]
-[Natalie] Look at this.
The shoes.
From the crime scenes.
[eerie music plays]
[Natalie] Fuck.
Max!
[music fades]
-[woman] Welcome in.
-Thanks.
[woman] Thank you.
[echoing chatter]
[choir music plays]
[Thomas] Max!
[Natalie] Max!
-Max!
-[Natalie] Max!
[Thomas] Max!
Max!
[Thomas] Max!
[Natalie] No, no, no, no!
[music builds]
Oh, what a fucking cliché.
[Natalie panting]
[grunts and quivers]
[Natalie quivering and crying]
[retches]
[cell phone ringing]
[sighs and mutters]
[Natalie gags and retches]
-[cell phone continues ringing]
-[Natalie whimpers]
[ringing stops]
[Max breathing shakily] Thomas.
Thomas. Please, you've gotta help me.
Oh, God. Thomas,
he says he's gonna kill me.
He says he's gonna kill all of us.
[whimpers]
He's gonna kill us all.
Oh God, help me.
[eerie music plays]
[Max crying]
[man] Alfred!
[footsteps approaching]
[music fades]
[man] It's been a while.
Remember me?
Peter Johansson.
Yeah. Hey.
Hey.
[soft melancholic music plays]
[music fades]