There Are Murders (2025) s01e03 Episode Script

1
No one can know about us.
You understand that, right? Ebba?
[kisses]
- I hope you haven't told anyone?
- I think I have to go.
We're not done talking.
- Ebba…
- [doorbell rings]
BASED ON THE ÅRE MURDERS: HIDDEN IN SNOW
BY VIVECA STEN
[tense music playing]
[doorbell ringing]
[Lasse] Hey, did you call the police?
- No, I didn't. I didn't call anyone.
- Fuck! Don't lie to me!
- Let me go!
- Hey, what are you doing? Shut up!
[Ebba] Let me go!
Shut the fuck up!
- [Hanna] Police! Open the door!
- [Daniel] Now!
- [Hanna] Open the door!
- Be quiet.
[Hanna] Police!
Police! Open the door!
- Lasse, open up!
- [door handle rattles]
If you've told anyone about us,
I will send all your disgusting fucking
nude photos to everyone at school.
- Get it?
- [Hanna] Police! Open up!
Teachers, students.
Everyone will know what a cheap,
disgusting fucking slut you are, huh?
[Ebba] Stop it!
[Ebba yelps]
[Ebba] Help!
[Daniel grunts]
- [Ebba yelps]
- You'd better stop screaming.
Hey, shut up, unless you wanna end up
like your little friend Amanda. All right?
Stop it!
- Police! Open up!
- [Daniel] Move!
[Ebba sobbing]
- [Ebba] Help me!
- [Lasse] Shut up!
[Ebba] Help me!
[Daniel] Police! Let her go! Let her go!
Ebba, open the door for Hanna.
Hands behind your head! On your knees!
[Ebba panting]
[Daniel] The suspect is secured.
[stirring string music playing]
THE ÅRE MURDERS
HIDDEN IN SNOW PART 3
[music fades]
Is it my fault that Amanda's dead?
Did Lasse kill her?
We don't know yet,
but we're going to interrogate him.
We'll see what he says.
Ebba, none of this is your fault. Okay?
[muffled electronic music playing]
[Amanda] Where did you get it?
The bracelet. Where did you get it?
- Where the fuck did you get it, Ebba?
- [door opens]
- [music volume increases]
- [Amanda] Hello?
You got it from the
Ken doll, didn't you?
The bracelet's from Lasse.
Why would a teacher
give you jewelry, Ebba?
Okay. First, he started
texting me for a few days.
After some time,
he started asking me to send him
some pictures, you know?
- Nudes.
- What?
I mean, that's fucking illegal.
That disgusting fucking Ken doll,
he'll go down for this!
But listen, it's not your fault, Ebba.
Don't feel guilty, okay?
- [Wille] Drama queen!
- Shut the fuck up, Wille!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I know what to do.
Give me your cell phone.
I'll text him, okay?
- Don't.
- I will.
[music fades]
I don't know, uh,
how it began, but he…
he wanted me to send him a few pictures.
So I did.
He said
that I looked pretty.
And I…
I really liked hearing that.
[sniffles]
Then we, uh,
we went to his place and slept together.
He said that he was in love with me
and that he…
was crazy about me,
so he couldn't help himself
because of the way that I am.
That's what you and Amanda
were talking about?
He gave me a bracelet,
and I was wearing it that night.
I don't know how,
but she could tell that…
that Lasse had given it to me.
After the party, he just showed up.
[breathes raggedly]
And he cried, and, uh,
he said that he loved me.
And then he slept with me.
I'm glad you're telling me all this.
It's good to get it out.
Otherwise…
you'll suffocate.
[Daniel] Amanda wanted to report you for
having a relationship with a student,
and you probably wanted
to stop her from doing so.
[electronic music playing faintly]
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID.
DON'T TOUCH HER AGAIN, CREEP.
YOU'RE GETTING REPORTED FOR THIS!
WHO ARE YOU?
[Amanda] You found the phone? Great.
So now you can finally call your family.
That little fucking whore.
[party guests whooping and humming]
I didn't do anything to Amanda.
I was with Ebba. You can ask her.
Right, but Ebba doesn't
remember anything about that night.
She was too drunk.
So that won't help you.
[uneasy music playing]
[Daniel] We found these at your place.
This expensive watch was in this envelope
that says, "Merry Christmas." Mm.
We found a matching
envelope at Amanda's.
It was full of cash.
I didn't touch Amanda.
[Daniel] Okay, then explain this to me.
How did Amanda know that Ebba's bracelet
was a gift you'd given her?
I'd been hearing a lot of, uh,
rumors about Amanda.
What rumors?
That she was selling
lots of cheap stuff.
[Daniel] What kind of stuff?
Some watches, jewelry…
booze, and vintage wine.
All kinds of stuff.
So, you know, I talked to her.
I said, "Hey, I don't know where
you're getting all this stuff,
but if they're stolen goods,
you can get in a lot of trouble."
I think that scared her a little
because she listened
and gave that to me.
[scoffs]
So you didn't buy it from her?
- [Lasse] No.
- [Daniel] No.
So, uh, she suddenly
left these expensive bottles,
this Patek Philippe watch,
as well as this bracelet,
over at your place?
- Mm.
- And then you gave the bracelet to Ebba?
I was with Ebba all night.
Well, Ebba's not so sure about that.
But on the other hand,
Ebba said she was too drunk
to consent to sex, Mr. Sandahl.
She is sure about that.
She has texts from you dating back to
when she was 14. You were grooming her.
Frank, I think you should tell your client
that things don't look good for him.
[Raffe] Ebba's confirmed
that Sandahl left at 7:20 a.m.
- Sorry.
- But we don't know what time he got there.
[Anton] He probably didn't show himself
before everyone went home,
so he would've had
time to murder Amanda.
Yeah. So we can't write him off yet.
We'll keep him here.
What about Fredrik Berg's alibi?
The technicians haven't finished
examining the GPS in Berg's car.
[Daniel] What's taking so long?
Some kind of delay
in the transport to Östersund.
This is a murder investigation.
It needs to be prioritized.
Tell that to Grip next time you see her.
Short-staffed.
[Daniel] Let me know
as soon as they call.
[Anton] Of course.
There's still something
that doesn't add up.
The stolen goods, the money, Amanda…
It's just…
I don't know.
I'd like to call Lena again. I think.
Okay. Hmm?
[phone ringing]
- I'll, uh, be right back.
- [Daniel] So?
Raffe, the next thing we should do…
Hanna Ahlander.
Hi, this is Karin Ström
from, uh, Stockholm City PD.
HR department.
Uh-huh.
Is this, uh, a bad time?
- Or can you talk for a minute?
- No, it's fine.
[Raffe] Petty theft
and things like that.
I promised to, um, get back to you.
Uh, I have good news.
Okay.
The investigation regarding your actions
has been closed.
That's a relief, right?
So you're welcome to come back to
your post here in Stockholm in February.
Awesome. Thanks a lot.
Good. Bye, Hanna. See you.
[sentimental music playing]
- That's good. It's probably a good idea.
- Sure, we'll keep it going.
[Anton] What about the search group?
[music fades]
Hey.
What's this?
What? Now you're
going through my things?
I know for sure this is all very costly.
This whole facade
you're trying to keep up.
- How much do you owe this time?
- You know what?
Stay out of this. I know what I'm doing.
Why hide these debt collection letters?
I'm just trying to help you.
Don't you understand that?
- And I'm trying to protect you, okay?
- How? By keeping these things from me?
I'm gonna handle it.
Annika.
Is there something else
you haven't told me?
[uneasy music playing]
Hey.
What have you done?
Look at you. You had no right
to go through my stuff like that.
You know what it's like
being married to a fucking lapdog
breathing down your neck every day?
You're pathetic!
You think you're better than me, Bosse?
Well, you're not, huh?
So just shut up! You
[Bosse gasps]
You know what? I'm leaving
before I do something stupid.
[music fades]
[sniffles]
[pills rattling]
[exhales]
[phone ringing]
[sniffles]
[sighs]
[phone ringing]
[clears throat]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Hi, uh, Lena.
This is Hanna Ahlander, Åre PD.
Sorry, I hope I'm not disturbing you.
I was just wondering if I could ask
some questions if you have a minute.
[uneasy music playing]
It's regarding Amanda's teacher
Lasse Sandahl.
Hello?
I can't take it anymore.
[disconnect tone]
BERG'S CONSTRUCTION LTD.
[machinery whirring]
[door opens, closes]
What do you want?
What I want
is you to confess to
killing my daughter.
[Fredrik] Get out.
Get the fuck out.
Now. Leave me the fuck alone.
Just get the hell out of here.
Hey! What the hell?
That's not funny. Put that down.
- [man] What are you doing?
- Get out of here! Get out!
You're going to tell me what you did.
You found out about me and Mira.
And then…
- What did you do?
- For fuck's sake, you fucked my wife!
You've ruined everything, Harald.
I guess you got what you deserved.
- [nail gun fires]
- [grunting]
[groaning]
- Raffe?
- Yeah?
We got a call.
Come on.
[Fredrik] You show up and destroy
my family for a few fucks with my wife?
You know what?
I think it fucking serves you well
to pay for this, you jackass!
- [grunts]
- Police!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- Man, put it down!
Harald, put that thing down!
I'll put a nail in his head!
Tell them what you did!
Tell them!
I never touched your daughter!
I never touched her!
- I wasn't even here!
- Harald. Harald, listen to me.
I wasn't here. I
wasn't in Åre that night.
The GPS in his car confirmed it.
He was in Sollefteå all night.
[Daniel] We also have three people
that confirmed he slept there.
It's not him.
He couldn't have killed Amanda.
[nail gun thuds]
[Fredrik groans]
I told you I didn't kill Amanda.
I did poison your cute little
dog, though, you fucker.
Lena?
Lena?
Lena?
[Lena] Mm?
- [Hanna] Hey.
- No.
- [Hanna] Lena?
- No, I don't want to.
- No, go away. I don't want to.
- Come on.
[melancholy music playing]
- Come on, Lena.
- No.
- [Hanna] Get up!
- No. Stop it.
- [Hanna] You have to wake up.
- [Lena groans]
[Lena groans]
You have to throw up.
You have to get it out.
[retching, coughing]
[Lena coughing, retching]
[Hanna] There you go.
[Lena groans]
[Lena] No.
There.
That's better.
[water stops running]
[medic 1] Okay, we're almost all set.
We'll pack up and be on our way shortly.
[music fades]
[medic 1] Okay. Yeah.
- [medic 1] Can you hand me that?
- [medic 2] Oh, okay.
There you go.
I'll grab the bag.
Okay, shall we?
Yeah.
Sorry, I don't mean to pry,
but, uh, did you hire Fjällstäd?
Mm-hmm.
Okay. And can you tell me
the person who comes to clean for you?
Zuhra, that's who.
- Zuhra?
- Mm-hmm.
How long has she worked here?
A long time.
Amanda cared about her very much.
[medic 1] Lena, are you ready?
All right.
Okay.
[pensive music playing]
FJÄLLSTÄD CLEANING LTD.
OWNER: CEO ANNIKA RISBERG
[doorbell ringing]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hanna Ahlander, Åre PD.
Oh.
You're with the organization
Missing People.
- Yeah. Yeah, that's right.
- Huh. Oh.
Yeah, it's such a horrible tragedy.
I'm looking for Annika Risberg,
the CEO of Fjällstäd.
Oh.
I dropped by her, uh, office,
but she wasn't there.
So, uh, I looked up her address.
Yeah, that's right. She's my partner.
- Oh.
- She's not home, but…
- Oh.
- Is there anything I can…
Uh, no. We, uh…
We're just going through
a few different, um, reports of theft
made by tourists.
We're talking to cleaning services.
- I see. Wow.
- Yeah.
Well, no worries.
Tell Annika to give me a call.
- Yeah, absolutely.
- Okay. Great.
Good luck.
[uneasy music playing]
[Hanna] I've been looking for, uh,
Annika Risberg, CEO of Fjällstäd.
[Daniel] Uh-huh.
Turns out her partner is Bosse
from Missing People.
Okay.
Listen, Fjällstäd had the exact
same stamp on their company card
as the envelope we
found in Amanda's room.
There's a cleaner
who works at Fjällstäd named Zuhra.
She and Amanda knew each other.
She also cleans at my sister's place,
and she had a black eye the other day.
Okay.
So what are you thinking?
Guess it's a long shot, but
I think there's a chance
she steals stuff for trafficking.
I don't know.
I'd like to talk to her.
Well, I've heard that… [clears throat]
…lots of seasonal workers
are staying at Tjärnen's Vacation
Village while they're renovating.
- Okay, I'll go check it out.
- No, no, let's go tomorrow.
Listen, go home, sleep,
and we'll go tomorrow.
- There's a big storm coming.
- [sighs]
Okay.
Yes. See you tomorrow.
Go home, Hanna.
Okay. Bye.
EVERYTHING'S OKAY
SORRY, SLEEPING AT WORK
[Zuhra] Hello?
[Hanna] Hi, Zuhra.
I work with the police. Can I come in?
[Zuhra] Yes, of course. Come.
I was, uh, promised good pay.
I wanted to send money to my mother.
But then, uh, my passport was taken, so…
Thank you.
I owed money for the
tickets to come here.
For the rent for this place.
For, uh, the food.
Even for toilet paper, so…
Zuhra, could you
tell me about the money in the envelope?
I had to, uh,
take things from the house.
Amanda caught me.
She sold the things I took
and sent the money to my mother.
[chuckles]
She said it was like
Robin Hood. [laughs]
Soon, I'd be able to go home, so…
[phone ringing]
Hello? Wait.
You found the phone? That's great.
But you have to hide it somewhere
so that your boss can't find it. Okay?
And I promise
I will get your passport back, so…
Amanda, this is not a game.
We have to stop this.
But why… why? Did something happen?
It's not safe, okay?
The boss found out what we are doing
and is very angry.
Amanda, you're a very kind girl, but
I don't want you to get into trouble.
- Uh, no.
- [disconnect tone]
Zuhra.
[electronic music playing faintly]
[sighs]
She always wanted the best
for everyone, you know?
[Hanna] Hmm.
[vehicle approaching]
Yeah.
Are you expecting anyone?
No.
[vehicle door opens, closes]
[door rattles]
[banging at door]
[unsettling music playing]
- [man] Zuhra?
- [banging at door]
[man] Open the door.
[banging at door]
- [door bursts open]
- [man grunts]
- Back off!
- [Hanna] Take it easy.
- Back off!
- [Hanna] Okay. Take it easy.
- [Zuhra] Hanna.
- [man] I knew it.
[Hanna] Put the gun down.
Put the gun down!
My colleagues know that I'm here.
Put that down.
Okay. I just wanna talk.
[gun cocks]
[both grunting]
[both grunt and pant]
Are you okay? Were you hit?
I… No, my arm.
[car engine roars]
[Zuhra groans]
You're fine.
It's okay. It's okay. You're fine.
Zuhra, I need to go,
but I'll call for help. Okay?
[Zuhra] Okay.
This is Hanna Ahlander, Åre PD.
I need backup immediately.
I'm in pursuit of a gray pickup
southbound towards, uh, Gunnilvallen.
Uh, the suspect is
identified as Bo Lundh.
[uneasy music playing]
[music subsides]
[tense music playing]
[car engine revs]
[loud thud]
- [glass shatters]
- [metallic clattering]
[stirring music playing]
[wind whistling]
[uneasy music playing]
[wind whistling]
[whimpers]
[grunts, groans]
[grunting]
[whimpers]
[breathing heavily]
[wind whistling]
[Hanna groaning]
[Hanna panting]
[Bosse] Fuck.
Stupid fucking phone.
[wind whistling, howling]
[groans]
[phone ringing]
[groans]
- Yeah, hello?
- Hi, this is Eva Berg from Östersund.
We've received a request for backup
from Hanna Ahlander.
She's following a suspect
identified as Bo Lundh.
We've already sent two units.
Where exactly?
[wind whistling]
[breathing heavily]
[uneasy music playing]
[Bosse] No, no, no. Fuck.
[officer] Hey! Stop the car!
I said stop the car!
Stop the car!
- Hey! Get out of the car right now!
- Don't move!
Turn off the vehicle,
and put your hands up now!
Hands on the steering wheel.
[indistinct radio chatter]
[dispatcher] The suspect was trying
to flee the scene,
but he got stuck in the snow.
[phone line ringing]
[automated voice] The person
you're trying to reach is not available.
Please leave a message.
- [Daniel] Where's Hanna Ahlander?
- I don't know. I haven't seen her.
Bosse, where is she?
She's out of her fucking mind.
She tried to run me off the road.
- Where is Hanna?
- I don't know.
- Where is she?
- I don't know where she is. I don't know.
[Daniel] Fuck.
Come with us.
[dispatcher] Okay. Roger that.
- No, no, no.
- We're bringing the suspect in now.
[wind whistling]
Hanna!
This is Daniel Lindskog.
I need an ambulance to Gunnilvallen.
Hanna!
[Daniel breathing heavily]
Hanna.
Come on.
Come on. Lie down
here. Stay close to me.
Hanna, don't fall asleep, okay?
Try to stay awake.
[wistful music playing]
[Hanna moans]
Hanna. Hey.
[weakly] I… I shouldn't have come here.
It's okay. Bosse is in custody.
I sh… I should have listened to you.
- [Daniel] No.
- I…
I don't…
I don't really have a knack for
following orders.
Stay close.
Hanna… Hanna, what
happened in Stockholm?
- Tell me.
- Okay.
A woman…
was… was murdered.
She…
Her… her husband
was… a… policeman.
Two colleagues gave him an alibi.
I was sure they were lying. They…
I tr… I tried to investigate them, and…
and I was reported for harassment.
Hey.
- Hmm?
- Did the husband really kill her?
I don't know.
There's a chance I went too far.
Uh, there's no way to tell, really.
[Hanna moans softly]
Don't fall asleep. Okay?
Hey.
Stay awake, okay?
I'm here.
They're coming soon.
[Hanna moans softly]
[Daniel] Amanda sold stolen goods
from the houses to help Zuhra.
She was on to you, right?
Bosse, look, forensics has your car.
Just tell us now. You might as well.
[doorbell ringing]
[banging at door]
[Bosse] Hi. What is it?
- Give me Zuhra's passport.
- What?
- [Amanda] Give me her passport.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
What you're doing is slavery,
forced labor, human trafficking.
I don't know
where you got this from but leave.
Give me her passport.
- Hello! Your partner is a criminal!
- Sh! You'll wake up Annika.
Stop it! You're drunk,
and you're being stupid.
Get out of my house now!
I won't let you get
away with any of this.
[Bosse] Wait!
[gulps, sighs]
Annika…
wrecked Fjällstäd completely.
There were nothing but debts all around.
So I took charge of
the company's finances…
to try and fix it.
First, I wanted to, uh, reduce
personnel costs, naturally, but…
it went too far.
Human trafficking.
[Bosse] Hey. I'm sorry.
Listen, Amanda,
let's talk about this, okay?
I can drive you home.
I mean, it's freezing outside.
Hey. Look, I know your dad. Come on.
Just put the bike in the back.
I'll drive you home. Okay?
Okay.
[Bosse] Um,
I'm sorry if I was dismissive earlier.
I, uh, had just woken up, so, um…
But we can fix this, right?
Um, I live in the other direction.
We're gonna talk a bit first.
[uneasy music playing]
[music fades]
[Bosse] You have to understand that
I'm doing Zuhra a favor…
because she wants to work more
and to send, um, money to her family.
Then give me her passport.
Sure.
Absolutely.
I can do that.
Then we forget this.
Okay?
Amanda?
No one else needs to know
anything about this. Right?
Good.
That's settled. Okay?
[Amanda] It's so fucking typical.
What?
Guys like you think
they can get away with anything.
- No.
- Sure, you do. It's obvious.
But this time, you're seriously screwed.
Fucking son of a bitch.
Amanda. Amanda, wait.
- Am No! Amanda, wait!
- Let me go. Let me go!
- Amanda, calm down. Amanda, calm down!
- What are you doing? Help!
Sh! Shut up! Fucking
- Help!
- Shut up!
- Help! [whimpers]
- I said shut the fuck up!
Calm down!
You've got it all wrong, Amanda!
Amanda. Amanda!
- [grunts]
- [shrieks]
- Ow! [grunts]
- Help!
[grunting]
[gasping]
- [Bosse grunting]
- [Amanda gasping]
[gasping stops]
[breathing raggedly]
Amanda.
I was afraid of
what people were going to say about me.
Everyone would have lost
all respect for me.
And Annika,
she would have killed me for it.
Fuck.
[sniffles]
[knocking at door]
- [Daniel] Hey.
- Hey.
I've got your stuff here.
[Hanna] Oh. Thank you.
Can I see?
Okay.
Could be worse, right?
[Hanna chuckles]
[exhales sharply]
Is he detained?
Yep. He confessed.
And you were right.
He moved Amanda to the lift to make sure
she would be found, so high-five for that.
[Hanna chuckles]
[Hanna] Hmm.
[wistful music playing]
- You okay?
- Yeah.
I'm all right.
It was…
it was first-degree frostbite, um,
but you found me in time.
So…
[Daniel chuckles]
What do you think about…
staying a little longer in Åre,
applying for a job here?
I can provide references.
If you need them.
[music fades]
[melodic pop music playing]
[music ends]