There Are Murders (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

1
[electronic music plays faintly]
[electronic music plays loudly]
[grunting]
[phone line ringing]
- [phone buzzing]
- [man moaning]
[both moaning]
Oh, Harald!
[voicemail] Hi, uh, this is Harald.
Uh, I can't answer right now,
but please leave a message.
- [beep]
- Hey, Dad, it's me.
[both moaning]
AMANDA MISSED CALL
[moaning continues]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Hold on.
I can't hear you.
[electronic music fades]
[car horn honks]
BASED ON THE ÅRE MURDERS: HIDDEN IN SNOW
BY VIVECA STEN
[car horn honking]
[stirring string music playing]
THE ÅRE MURDERS
HIDDEN IN SNOW PART 1
[woman] I hate him, Lydia.
I can't let it go.
[Lydia] I understand, honey.
It'll be all right.
I know this sucks right now,
but we'll figure it out.
Christian can't just throw you
out of the apartment.
There is something called
the Cohabitation Act.
Look, will you just trust me on this?
I do this for a living, Hanna.
It's good you're going away for a while.
You should focus on something else.
I texted you the key code to the cabin.
Feel free to use the car.
- I'm exhausted.
- Keys are in the hall.
And try and get your mind off all this.
Grab your skis,
get outdoors, distract yourself.
- There's so much that you can
- You know I'm not going there to ski.
Well, okay.
[phone ringing]
Fucking asshole.
[sniffles]
Come on.
[frustrated grunting]
[GPS voice] You have arrived
at your destination.
[keys jingle]
[gentle piano music playing]
[man on radio] Good morning, Åre.
Happy Lucia.
Slopes will open soon
for those who dare to defy the cold…
[woman] Kalle, we need to get going.
Amanda.
[sighs]
Amanda?
Amanda, you're gonna be late.
[sighs] I swear, that kid.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Amanda didn't come home.
- Huh?
- Yeah.
- I guess she must've slept at Ebba's.
- [sighs]
- I just hate it when she does this.
- Take it easy. It's Lucia.
- [doorbell rings]
- Hey! [giggles]
- Oh, Mira! Hi!
- [dog barks]
No! Ludde! Get back here!
[Ludde barking]
[sighs] Come in. What are you doing?
Go and get changed.
It starts in half an hour. Hurry.
Uh, Harald… forgot his phone.
I, uh, went to work early today,
and, uh, you know.
- I saw it on his desk and thought…
- Right.
Harald!
- Mira's here. She brought your cell phone.
- Yeah.
Sorry, it's total chaos here.
- Oh, don't worry.
- With Lucia and all that, it's a lot.
And I thought you were Amanda.
- You did?
- It's crazy. We're so late.
Oh, here.
Oh. Hi.
Well, um…
- Fredrik found it yesterday in my car.
- Hm.
So I… I think he knows.
Ah. So we'll have to
be more careful, right?
No, Harald, this…
- We have to stop doing this.
- Mira.
Really. You should have seen
the look on Fredrik's face.
Okay, let's… let's talk about this
in private later. Not right now.
Honey, uh,
unfortunately, Ludde just ran off,
and I can't go after him right now.
Can you take care of it?
We're running super late.
It's crazy.
Oh, by the way,
are you and Fredrik coming to the mixer?
- Yeah.
- [woman] That's great!
- Yeah.
- See you then.
All right. [chuckles]
[woman] Kalle!
Hurry up! Come on! We gotta go!
I was thinking, um,
maybe we could meet for lunch, and
No, Harald.
No, no.
No, I have to go.
[Harald groans]
[Ludde barking]
AMANDA MISSED CALL
[pensive music playing]
[barking continues]
[bell ringing]
[in Swedish]
Bright in the dark of night ♪
Comes forth with candlelights ♪
Santa Lucia ♪
Santa Lucia ♪
[in English] You, eternal ray
of infinite light…
enter our hearts
and drive out the night.
I stand here before you
as in days bygone
with a candlelit crown
and a solemn song.
[moans softly]
[car horn honking]
[Hanna] Come on, back up!
Great.
[police siren chirps]
[sighs]
- Hey.
- Hi.
- It's a one-way street.
- Okay.
- So you gotta back up and make a right.
- Okay, I'll back up. Great.
[sighs] God. It's… it's not my car, so…
What the…
Whose car is it, then?
My sister's.
Or my brother-in-law's, actually.
- Can I see your driver's license?
- Yeah.
Ugh.
I left it in my car, so…
Yeah.
Can you please step
out of the car, then?
- Hi.
- [woman] Hey.
Oh, right. [clears throat]
I forgot.
POLICE
Huh. Welcome to Åre.
Just back up and make a right.
Thanks. Take care.
All right.
[vehicle horn blaring]
Yo! I'll just back it out.
[gentle instrumental music playing]
[music fades]
[knocking on glass]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Is Amanda here?
Uh-uh.
[Harald] Huh. Uh…
She didn't sleep here?
Uh… She didn't sleep at home?
I thought she was here last night,
uh, at the party.
Mm-hmm.
But… she left.
Well, where was she going?
I have no idea.
And when did she leave?
Uh, late. I'm not really sure.
[Harald sighs]
Well, someone has to know
where the hell she is.
Maybe she went to see Viktor.
Who's Viktor?
I don't know.
Who's Viktor, Ebba?
I'm not really sure.
All I know is that his name is Viktor.
She didn't send you a voicemail
or a text? Anything?
- [Ebba] No. Mm-mm. No.
- Snapchat or whatever?
Uh, well, if you hear from her,
tell her to call us. Right away.
- Okay, Ebba?
- Yeah.
[stirring music playing]
No. No, no, no. Fuck.
[music fades]
What happened?
Hey. No, no reason to worry.
Daniel Lindskog, Åre PD.
- This is my colleague, Anton Lundgren.
- Hi.
I called them. I
couldn't wait any longer.
Usually, people who go missing
come back within a day or two.
With the weather,
we're not taking any chances,
and we already have an APB out on her.
I talked to Ebba, and she said that
Amanda left sometime during the night.
And I didn't see her e-bike over there,
so she must've taken it with her
when she left.
Ebba says she went to Viktor,
but she doesn't know who he is.
Viktor? Is that a boyfriend?
Mm… No.
Well, I've never heard of him before.
- Have you?
- No.
No, uh, Amanda doesn't have a boyfriend.
[Harald] I got this, uh, last night.
Um, I didn't have… my cell phone,
um, because I, um, left it at work.
Typical me.
[Amanda] Hey, Dad, it's me. I, uh…
- Here.
- I don't feel like staying longer.
Can you pick me up?
Or something? It's not like I'm wasted,
but I'm not calling Mom
just to have her lecture me.
Yeah, you know.
Just call me or…
- Love you.
- [beep]
Why didn't you tell me about this?
- [Harald] You were at church.
- What?
[Harald] The phone was at work.
[Daniel] Okay.
We're gonna find this Viktor.
And then we'll coordinate
a search with mountain rescue.
So we'll need a piece of
Amanda's clothing for the search dog.
Uh, sure. I'll go and get it.
[stirring music playing]
[exhales sharply]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[Hanna] Oh, what the fuck, Christian?
CONGRATULATIONS
POS
[phone chimes]
AMBER ALERT SEARCH FOR AMANDA, 17 YEARS
ENTER PASSWORD
CONTACT THE POLICE
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
[wistful piano music playing]
There's a young girl missing up here.
She disappeared the night I got in.
[Lydia] What? What do you mean?
I got an Amber Alert
about it last night.
Hanna, you're in Åre to take a break.
You shouldn't get involved
in anything like that right now.
All right?
Hanna.
No, I know.
Hey, listen to me. I know you.
Yes.
- Look at me.
- What?
It's going to be all right.
They'll find her, don't worry.
Yeah, I know that. I know that.
- You do?
- Yeah.
Just try and get a little rest.
Mm.
[Lydia] Hmm?
SEARCH IN PROGRESS
[sighs]
Hey.
Hi. What's your name?
Hanna Ahlander.
[woman] Hanna Ahl… There you are.
Welcome. There are vests over there
and sticks.
There will be a briefing shortly.
Keep an eye out for that.
Thanks.
[man 1] Listen up, everybody.
May I have your attention?
We're going to do a quick briefing.
Our task here, folks,
is to find Amanda.
Amanda has dark, long hair.
She was last seen wearing
a blue puffer jacket.
Let's keep going
as long as there's daylight, okay?
So, that's it. Good luck to all of us.
Let's go find Amanda.
[stirring music playing]
[man 2] Hey! I found
something over here!
[man 3] We recognized it immediately.
Amanda usually rides it to school.
A few kids from Amanda's class found it.
Thank you.
- And you are?
- [man 3] Oh, sorry.
Lasse Sandahl, Amanda's teacher.
Bosse, can you concentrate your search
on this area before it gets too dark?
- [Bosse] Yeah, of course.
- Okay.
Anton.
[Daniel] This doesn't look good.
Yeah. Someone definitely hid it here.
Right?
Maybe, uh, someone saw something.
I'll go ask around.
We have to find Viktor.
[woman 2] Yeah.
Have you done this before?
No.
[Hanna] I really hope we don't find her.
I hope she's somewhere safe, you know,
just trying to stay under the radar.
Are you from Åre?
Uh, no, Järpen. A short drive from here.
Do you know Amanda?
Yeah, I know who she is.
What's she like?
Amanda?
[woman 2] She's the sweetest ever.
But she has bad taste in guys.
How so?
[sighs] I don't know.
I wouldn't wanna gossip.
No, of course not, but…
What is it?
[sighs]
I was dating Amanda's
boyfriend last year.
He's a seasonal worker.
I was hoping he wouldn't come back.
[sighs] When he's drunk,
he can get really mad.
[Bosse] Thank you, everyone.
We'll continue tomorrow
when there's daylight.
Thanks again.
[woman] Let go of me!
Bosse, we can't stop now.
We have to keep searching, all right?
I'm really sorry, but it'll be
pitch-black in a few minutes.
- You heard him.
- Get off me.
Come on.
He says it's going to be dark soon.
- My girl is still out there somewhere.
- Lena, it's too risky.
Stop that. No!
Please, we can't leave her out there.
[Harald] You heard him.
You have to keep searching.
- It's getting dark.
- You have to No, it's not dark.
- [Daniel] We can't. It's too dangerous.
- [Lena] What? It's not dangerous.
- It's not dark!
- You're not listening, Lena.
- No. Come on. Hey, it's okay.
- What the hell?
- Let's go home.
- [Lena] Get off me!
Why aren't you doing anything?
- Hey. Lena! Lena! Lena! Hey. Sh.
- [Lena sobbing]
Lena, come here.
I know. It's okay.
It's okay.
Hmm?
It'll be okay.
Amanda might have a boyfriend. Viktor.
Yeah?
You checked my badge, right? Yesterday.
- Oh yeah, sure.
- [Hanna] Oh.
[Anton] We're looking for him.
No one knows who or where he is.
[Hanna] He's a seasonal worker.
His name is Viktor Malm.
Turns out he, uh,
got a warning for assault
when he was a teenager.
- Viktor?
- I walked with his ex.
Last year, he rented a place in Björn…
I wrote it down.
Björnänge?
Right, Björnänge.
- Uh, thank you.
- [Hanna] Mm.
Uh, anything else?
Uh, no, no, that's it.
- Well, you know where to find us.
- Right.
[car engine starting]
[woman 4] That was frustrating.
[officer] Uh…
Yeah, I know. We'll try again tomorrow.
You're right.
Absolutely.
Lieutenant Grip?
Yes?
Hanna Ahlander, Stockholm PD.
I was with one of the search parties,
and I just wanted… to say hello.
I know this might sound a little
unusual, but I'm on a leave of absence.
So if you need people,
I'd love to discuss
a temporary post here in Åre.
How about right now? I'm hungry.
- Absolutely.
- Mm.
[TV playing indistinctly]
- Hi.
- [woman] Hi, honey.
- Did you find her?
- [Daniel] No.
I'm gonna eat something,
shower, and then head back.
- It's so awful.
- Yeah, I know.
[exhales sharply]
It all hits closer to home
since we had Alice.
It's so much worse when they're kids.
Yeah, I know.
So you have a house here?
- No, but my sister does.
- [Grip] Oh.
Do you spend a lot of time here in Åre?
As a kid, yeah, but, uh, not lately.
So tell me a little bit about yourself.
Well, um…
I've been with
the Domestic Violence Unit in Stockholm
for the last three years, actually.
But it gets a bit, uh,
overwhelming with
those kinds of, um, crimes.
[Grip] Yeah, that's very understandable.
[Hanna] So I took a leave of absence
for two months.
I needed a change of scenery.
[Grip] Here in Åre, we often borrow staff
from other districts during high season.
I'll just cut to the chase.
We're short-staffed, and I've got
a really bad feeling about this case,
so we could definitely
use your help right now.
But you're on leave, right?
Don't you need to rest?
Uh, no. I can start right away.
I wanna start right away.
Good.
These types of transfers usually
take a week with all the paperwork,
but maybe you can start working
in the meantime.
Perfect.
[gasps]
[speaking Russian]
[in English] I… I'm cleaning.
- Uh… Yeah, yeah. Okay, sorry.
- Huh?
- Hi, I'm…
- Okay.
- [both laugh]
- Uh, I'm Zuhra.
Oh, uh, I'm Hanna.
- It's my sister's house.
- Oh.
[laughs]
Uh, I come back another day for laundry.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Of course. Yeah.
- Ah.
- Yeah.
Do you want me to pay, or, uh…
- No, it's…
- Should I give you a ride or something?
- It's taken care of.
- Okay.
- Okay, good night.
- Yeah, good night. [laughs]
[car engine idling]
- [wistful string music playing]
- [phone buzzing]
[gasps]
[phone continues buzzing]
[Lena] Amanda, where are you?
Amanda!
BERG'S CONSTRUCTION LTD.
[Grip on TV] Amanda had
her electric bike with her
when she left the party two nights ago.
- [Mira] Hey.
- Mm.
She was last seen…
They aired the entire press conference
on the local news just now.
[Mira] Oh.
…with the search effort.
We scouted areas…
It's the guy you work for, right?
The father, I mean?
I guess… he won't be
coming in to work for a while.
…found her electric bike.
What?
I mean, will you start working
with someone else?
Uh, what are you talking about?
- Sorry, I'm just wondering.
- Yeah, well, his daughter's missing.
Everyone's looking for her,
and you're sitting here
wondering about my job?
They describe their relationship as
close and say that there hadn't been
any major arguments or conflicts
leading up to her disappearance.
Amanda was always a sweet, obedient girl
who rarely caused any trouble.
They had open lines of communication
and trusted each other deeply,
which makes her sudden disappearance
all the more perplexing.
[wistful string music continues]
[Kalle] Ludde!
[Amanda's voice] Hey, Dad, it's me.
I, uh… I don't feel like staying longer.
Can you pick me up?
Or something? It's not like
[Kalle] Ludde, please!
Come here!
Ludde, come here!
Papa! There's something
wrong with Ludde!
Dad, hurry!
[Anton] I'm trying to get in touch
with Viktor Malm.
He signed a short-term lease
for your apartment last year.
[man] We haven't found her.
[Daniel] And you're sure?
[Anton] Do you know
where he moved after that?
- [man] You're not listening.
- [Daniel] Thank you.
[man] What I wanna know is
if ever you met with…
- Sorry, I'm gonna have to hang up.
- I'll call you back.
Okay. According to the phone carrier,
Amanda's phone last pinged to a
cell tower at 2:14 in the morning.
After that, nothing.
Viktor Malm's phone, on the other hand,
has been active
for a couple of days in Såssjön.
I know that area, actually.
There's a cabin
that's kind of abandoned up there.
- You know where it is?
- Yeah, sure.
Let's go.
[Daniel] We have it on record
that Viktor got a warning
for assaulting his former girlfriend.
There's a chance Amanda's being held
in the cabin against her will.
We're going to the cabin right now
to check it out.
[unsettling music playing]
- [man] I'll go around back.
- Okay. You breach, I'll cover you.
[Anton] I see two people.
No clear visual to the right.
[man on radio] I'm at the back door. Go.
[Anton and Daniel] Police! Police!
- [woman screams]
- Show me your hands!
- [Anton] Hands where we can see them!
- Don't move.
- What are you doing?
- Where's Amanda?
[door slams]
What's happening?
Where is she?
How the hell should I know?
Who's Amanda?
[Daniel] Get dressed.
You're coming with us.
[unsettling music continues]
[switch clicks]
[motor whirring]
[unsettling music intensifies]
[music fades]
[wind whistling]
["Ta dig tillbaka" playing]
[music ends]