03x03 - The Vulture

[bunniefuu]

Allow me to present the former
minister for sports: John Vedén.

As a former minister for sports
l take great pleasure -

- in presenting this year's
contribution to Swedish sports.

Sweden is a country
which loves playing -

- and loves its sportsmen, -

- and this is
one fantastic marriage.

This year we've collected ...

... two billion kroner
for the sports!

- You were great, dad.
- lt's a shame it's all hypocrisy.

- What is?
- That is.

We make it sound as if
we should be commended -

- for funnelling money
from gaming to sports.

- And you don't think you should?
- No.

lt's a cynical way of covering up
what it's all really about.

The truth about gaming.

lt's ready. Here it comes.

- He's taken leave of his senses.
- Do you think he dares publish this?

Do we dare take a chance?

- The cab is on its way.
- Are you off to the countryside?

l think so.
We have to empty the freezer.

Vedén residence.

lt's for you. Karin Lindgren.

John speaking.
Has something happened?

Okay, l'll be there.

- Be where?
- At the head office.

Once in a while you feel
a bit like a puppet.

- Can we share the cab?
- Yes, no problem.

l need the Vulture.
Get Hasse to fetch him.

He is to be in my office
in 1 5 minutes.

lt's come to a head now.
l need those damned fish.

Jack, help me out here.

Come on.

g*dd*mn it.

- He wants to talk to you.
- Who?

- The Tick.
- But l'm in the middle of a game.

l'll be right back.

Why doesn't it turn?
You can't control this thing.

They're going to change this
into owner-occupied flats.

- Damn it.
- One krone in the jar, granddad.

But nothing is happening
when l push the buttons.

- We can swap if you want.
- Sure.

- lt's probably a good investment.
- Yes, if you have the money.

Why doesn't it turn?
Then you'll just have to take a loan.

From whom? The bank won't help me.
lt's no use turning your body, dad.

l won again.
You want to race again?

ln a while. l have to rest a little.
Of course you can get a bank loan.

h*w? Hopefully l won't have
any income for the next five years.

- Five?
- Yes. lf l study psychology.

- But the college of education, then?
- That was my second priority.

- h*w much would this cost?
- A million maybe.

This flat?

Sometimes you're just way off.

Owner-occupied flats
are used as a social purge.

Get rid of those without money.
Downtown is supposed to be clean.

- Haven't you fathomed that?
- No. l mean, yes.

Dear me, but you'll need
someplace to live.

l'm sure you'll work this out.

- When will the school let you know?
- Around Christmas.

- Would you like some coffee?
- Yes, please. One million?

Lena is a field agent.

Furthermore she's a computer expert
and comes from the Malmø police.

l'm Oskar Bergman. 29.
Surveillance.

l've been working here
for 1 1 months. Welcome.

You've worked with
Gunvald and Martin previously?

Yes, but not here.

Well, hi there.
Are you here already?

We've bought a cake to throw you
a little welcoming party.

Look at this.

Not bad. Oberg makes the coffee.

- l'll get it.
- l have some things to take care of.

- Wettermark speaking.
- Can l take the rose?

- lt's for you.
- Thanks.

Oberg.
l'll call you back at once.

Excuse me.

WlTNESSES HAVE SEEN A MAN JUMP
FROM THE LlLJEHOLM BRlDGE

- John didn't come home.
- Last night?

Yes.

He's not answering his mobile phone,
and the office doesn't know anything.

He was to meet with a publisher
at ten, but he never showed up.

But we shared the cab
and let him off on Sveavägen.

He was going to a meeting.
Didn't he go there?

Yes, but they don't know
where he went afterwards.

- Malin is really worried.
- What about you?

Well ...

You don't think that he ...

- What?
- Well, that he's having ...

- That he's having an affair?
- Yes.

No, l certainly don't think so.

No, me neither.

But it hasn't been that long.
Maybe he got some important work.

John always lets me know.
You know that. He always does.

- Wasn't he the minister for sports?
- Yes.

And now he's what? Disappeared?

l don't know if he's disappeared,
but his family is a bit worried.

- That's none of our business.
- Not yet.

You think he's been
the victim of a crime?

l have known John and Annika
for many years.

He's a most conscientious
kind of person.

He's in the social democratic
executive committee, -

- and he has heavy duty assignments
in Sweden and abroad.

Besides, he's a real family man.

He simply isn't the type wh*
doesn't come home or leave a message.

l read that someone had seen a man
jump from the Liljeholm Bridge.

- Has he been found?
- No.

- l'll contact SPAN.
- Martin ...

Discretion. l promise.

- What has that got to do with us?
- Formally speaking, nothing.

l just wanted to tell you.
Oberg asked me personally to ...

To have us look for a politician
wh*'s an acquaintance of her?

No, l've already informed SPAN.
Don't get all steamed up.

Yes? Oh, hi.

l'll take care of that.
That's fine.

l'll call you soon. l have to go.

- Where are you going?
- On a surveillance assignment.

- Of whom?
- Surveillance has something for us.

Here he comes.

Rewind.

And freeze that frame.

Zoom in, please.

- Was that the fellow?
- Yes.

- h*w often have you seen him there?
- l think this is the second time.

But we've seen him in
other gambling dens around town.

- Who's running it?
- Frank Boder.

He has a couple around town
and a whole lot of gambling machines.

- When was this filmed?
- Last night. Just after four.

- And you had absolutely no clue?
- Not at all.

l'm still in chock. Did we find
the guy wh* jumped from the bridge?

No.

- ls something wrong?
- Yes.

- Have you found dad?
- No, l'm afraid not.

ls your husband
interested in games?

- Games?
- Yes, does he enjoy gaming?

No. Why are you asking?

Because he's been to several
ill*gal gambling dens in Stockholm.

- John?
- Yes.

Unfortunately. We saw him leave one
on a surveillance camera.

He must have been there for work.
To discuss something.

My God. You're not thinking that John
would be involved in such things?

l know this is unpleasant, but we're
trying to find your husband, -

- and he did visit those gaming dens,
and that's rather disconcerting.

- l'd like to check his computer.
- Why?

There might be a connection
to his disappearance.

- Do you believe her?
- That she didn't know?

Of course. She had no idea.
You could tell.

But won't you sense it
if your husband gambles?

Apparently not.
John can be pretty ...

l don't know ...

- l had no idea.
- But you're not married to him.

- When did you let him off?
- About 1 1 .30 p.m.

Have Oskar meet me
at the social democrats' office.

lsn't it better to ask Klingström?

No, l want her to go through this.
She's good at that.

We've been wondering, too.
We've tried to get hold of him.

We were to have a conference call,
but we haven't heard from him.

We can usually reach him.

But he was here last night, right?
You called him.

Yes, we were preparing
for the commission meeting.

- He's in the ...
- Yes, we know that.

l just have to ask ...
What was he like when you met?

He was just as usual.

He'd had people over for dinner,
so he was a little ...

He wasn't quite sober,
but it wasn't anything that ...

- h*w long was he here for?
- Half an hour.

- Might something have happened?
- Like what?

Do you know of anything that might
be connected to his disappearance?

No, unfortunately not.
lt really is most odd.

Thank you for your time.

Just one more thing.
Wasn't it quite a peculiar time?

- h*w do you mean?
- Your meeting.

A quarter to midnight.

No, not to us.
As we work with the entire EU, -

- we're on alert 24 hours a day.
Just like you, l presume.

- Did he leave on his own?
- Yes.

- He called a cab.
- l see. Thank you.

- Preparing for a meeting?
- At a quarter to midnight.

With an inebriated Vedén.

- Martin, h*w did it go?
- Well. They didn't say much.

- Strange.
- What?

The silence. Usually we'd have had
several calls from the party.

''What are you doing?''
''You have to see to this first.''

After all, it's one of their topmost
office-holders wh* has disappeared.

- And you haven't heard a peep?
- No. Not even on the grapevine.

They know that l know John.
But there's just a complete silence.

Why is that?

- Shall l call for help?
- Hi there.

- What are you doing?
- l'm here with her.

- And wh* is ''her''?
- Simone. What's his name?

- Vilhelm.
- Hello.

- ls that your ...
- No.

Hell no, that's just my niece.
l'm babysitting.

- You?
- Yes.

- Doesn't Martin ever babysit?
- Well, yes.

She's cute.

- Who? Simone?
- Yes.

- Why haven't you had any children?
- Because l'm a cop.

- So is my dad.
- Exactly.

And h*w much fun was it
growing up with him as a dad?

Vedén rode directly from the office
to the Casino Cosmopol.

He paid with his credit card.
The payment was made at 00.30 a.m.

l checked his bar bill,
and he did some heavy drinking.

- He left on foot an hour later.
- We can't see that he took a cab.

He might have taken
an ill*gal cab, a bus or the train.

Then he walked to the gambling den
which he left just after four a.m., -

- and then he vanished
into thin air.

l think we have to pay
that gambling fellow Boder a visit.

Yes?

l'm a little busy right now.

Don't get so excited.
l'll be there.

- Was it dad?
- Yes. He can really be a pain.

- Who?
- Nobody. Do you have to leave?

We have to talk to someone.

- But what about me?
- Yes, what am l to do about you?

She can come home with us,
and you can pick her up later.

- ls that alright?
- Sure.

Great.

And h*w may l assist
the authorities?

The law says you can only have
five Jack Vegas machines.

Am l to assume
that those are ill*gal?

There's no harm in assuming.

You know John Vedén?

- Yes, the politician?
- He's a customer here.

- Yes, in the restaurant.
- Cut the bollocks.

We know what you're doing and that
Vedén uses your ill*gal machines.

- Do l need a lawyer?
- Won't the wiz behind the bar do?

When was the last time
you saw him?

We don't register our customers.

But we do.
He was here last night.

- h*w did his gaming go?
- Why don't you ask him instead?

We can't.
He has disappeared.

- What a shame.
- Why is that?

Are we done?

We've only just begun.

We might meet again.

- What did you expect?
- l don't know.

Maybe he feels
a bit under pressure now.

lf he is to feel anything,
we have to shove a g*n up his arse, -

- and l guess that's too early.

- h*w did the surveillance go?
- Fine.

l have to take care of some stuff,
so if there's nothing else ...

- Do we have any murders?
- No.

l thought not.
l'll see you. l'll call.

Mum says dad has taken
a timeout.

lt can be cold up there.

- lt's delicious.
- You don't want me to heat it?

lf you knew h*w much
lukewarm crap l've eaten, -

- you'd understand that this is
a veritable gourmet meal to me.

- Do you know what dad told me?
- No.

That he's never been
to your place.

No. That's correct.

h*w long have you
been working together?

l don't know.

- A thousand years.
- But why hasn't he ever ...

We're both cops, we chase the same
murderers, and then we go home.

- Each to his own?
- Exactly.

- That sounds lovely.
- He's got his and l've got mine.

But what is it you've got, then?

- Are you grilling me or what?
- No. ls it bothering you?

lnger. Hi, dad.

l'm fine. h*w about you?

ls Gunvald there? Where is he?

Say what? He is?

Well, give him my regards.

What do you mean ''why''?
l think he's nice. Don't you?

Okay. Sure. Bye.

What was that all about?

What was what all about?

He said something,
and then you said: ''He is?''

So, what am l?

Touchy.

h*w was he able to hide it from us?
Where did he get the money?

h*w could he ...

lt's so terribly embarrassing.

A stranger tells you what your
husband has done behind your back.

Right in front of Margareta.
l just wanted to melt away.

He's been a member of
the government for God's sake.

He might at least
think about his reputation.

And the party.
lmagine if this gets in the papers.

Malin, where are you going?

Hi, this is Malin. Leave a message,
and l'll call you back.

Hi, it's mum. Where are you?
Can't you please ...

Dear Malin, won't you please
come home or call me?

l'll wait up. Hugs.

- Did they find the guy wh* jumped?
- No, l just talked to them.

- ls the witness reliable?
- They said he was.

Has anyone besides Vedén
been reported missing?

Yes, but they don't match. They're
looking for Vedén in gambling dens, -

- but l don't think they're
likely to find him there.

No. He might have
a gambling debt.

- Could that be the reason?
- What do you think?

Well, there's a lot to chose from.
Unwillingly or willingly missing.

Still alive or dead.
Accident, suicide, crime.

And if we assume
that it's a crime?

Then we need a motive
and a perpetrator.

We have no victim, and we shouldn't
be investigating this case.

That really cheered me up.

l want to talk to you.

- l suppose it's about your dad.
- l knew about it.

- About his gaming?
- His addiction.

That he was a gambler.

He is.

- Does your mum know as well?
- No.

And l'd rather that she
doesn't find out. Not yet.

Have a seat.
Can l get you anything?

l was looking for some stamps
in the desk drawer one night, -

- and then l found a ...

- What is it?
- A membership card.

My father was a member of
an association for gamblers.

- Did you confront him?
- l staid up until he came home.

He came home late. Mum was asleep,
and then l showed him the card, -

- and then he told me.

After a while.

- When did you find it?
- About a month ago.

And for h*w long
had he been gambling?

l don't really know.
A long time, he said.

But he told me he'd get out of it.
He promised me.

He claimed that it had been
a long while since he'd gambled.

The recording of dad
coming out of a gambling den ...

When was that shot?

Last night.

Dad ...

His councillor is Sven Borglund.
l must talk to him.

- Here?
- That's up to him.

We get new members
more or less every day.

Terrible tragedies.

- What kind of gambling is it?
- All kinds of gambling.

The present supply is huge.

But right now l'm most scared of
the Jack Vegas machines.

They've turned into a drug.

- And it hits everybody?
- Not everybody.

lt might actually be properly called
''a lower class movement''.

Besides, ill*gal machines
abound everywhere, -

- and they're run by criminals.

- Do you know h*w much they make?
- No.

Four billion kroner. Black money.

We're looking for
a person wh*'s missing.

John Vedén.

He's a gambler, and we know
that he's come to you for help.

Yes.

What do you know about him?

l am bound to secrecy.

- Not formally, are you?
- No, morally.

Those wh* come to us are given
a guarantee of confidentiality.

That's a prerequisite for us.

l understand that.
And l promise to respect it.

Vedén was in a really bad state
once in a while.

He could become
totally obsessed with gambling.

- lt was particularly hard for him.
- h*w do you mean?

Well, he's in
the Social Democratic ...

- Yes, we know that.
- lt must have been terrible.

- When was the last time you saw him?
- Last night.

At what time?

He called here and woke me up.
l sometimes spend the night here.

l guess it was
about half past four.

What did he want?

- l always find a way to solve it.
- But this is a lot of money.

l know that.

l know it is.

l thought the tide would turn.

And other things
have happened which ...

l'm under a hell of
a lot of pressure. From all sides.

That's why l'm here.
l couldn't control myself.

lt was just ...

l had to get my nerves
under control.

You know ...

ln which sense
do you feel under pressure?

l've done something that a man
in my position simply can't do.

They'll hang me for this!

What is it you've ...

l've received threats as well.

From whom?

l don't know.

l was told to beware of
''the Vulture''.

- Did he say wh* he owed money?
- No.

- Did he say h*w much it was?
- 340,000.

- A lot, then.
- Yes.

And he was supposed to
beware of ... the Vulture?

Yes.



About an annual income. And you think
it's connected to his disappearance?

What do you think?
lt was four thirty in the morning.

He was knackered, and he'd ended up
in a mess he couldn't handle.

And at five thirty somebody jumps
from the Liljeholm Bridge.

- And the man hasn't been found?
- No.

But the witness claims that a car
crossed the bridge at the same time.

And Vedén claimed
he'd been receiving threats.

Hi, Martin.

- h*w do you like them rags?
- Well, they're very ...

lt's tango.
l saw a note in 7-Eleven.

Tango classes on Thursdays.

lt's my third class tonight.

What do you think about my shoes?
''Dancing shoes''.

And the wig?

That's just for my own vanity.

You know, Antonio Banderas.

Sure, a little.
But isn't it difficult?

Hell no. lt's just a matter of
going with the flow.

Hold on, l'll show you.

Long, long and short,
together, long.

Long and short, together, long.

- Long and short, together, long.
- No no ...

Please ...

- May l call you Carmencita?
- Damn it!

The former minister for sports
John Vedén has disappeared.

He left his home Sunday night,
and was last seen on Sveavägen.

Vedén participated in
last week's sports gala, -

- where he presented a cheque.

l'm of the opinion that John Vedén
didn't disappear willingly.

l think he was
the victim of a crime.

- Kidnapping?
- lt's not economically attractive.

- You believe he was m*rder*d.
- Maybe, but we have no motive.

- What about the gambling debt?
- And the Vulture.

None of the other departments
have heard of him.

- What have we got to go by, then?
- Not much.

We know that Vedén went to an ill*gal
gambling den run by Frank Boder.

He amassed a debt of 340,000 kroner
that night, maybe in that very place.

- l guess that's quite probable.
- Yes.

Maybe it's time for
that g*n up the arse after all.

No. l think we need to
track down that Vulture.

- h*w is his computer coming along?
- l've asked for assistance.

- h*w will we find that Vulture guy?
- We begin with the gambling world.

- Gunvald, you take Cosmopol.
- Why go there?

Because we know he was there Sunday,
and maybe the Vulture was, too.

The Vulture ... Sure thing.

- Does he come here regularly?
- We don't know.

lt's quite a peculiar nickname.

- So you wouldn't have forgotten?
- The Vulture? l doubt it.

- l can ask the others.
- You do that.

Are you leeching on my game?

Damn c**t.

- Do you know when the Vulture comes?
- What Vulture?

Hi.

You don't usually
come here, do you?

- No, not very often. Do you?
- Oh yes, l'm always here.

Well, not when they're closed.
Then l'm not here.

Otherwise l'm here.

They used to be closed on Sundays,
and then l went to the pub.

But it was so rowdy down there.

But now they're open
on Sundays again. That's nice.

Last year l was here
on Christmas Eve.

- You were here on ...
- Yes.

lt was really pretty here.
They'd put tinsel on the machines.

- You don't say.
- Yes. And you got a free game.

Yes, it was really nice.

- Was anyone else here?
- No.

Someone came and went again.
And then someone else came.

- But he was a vulture.
- A vulture?

- You like them or what?
- No, but ...

What do you mean by ''vulture''?

Someone wh* waits beside you
while you're playing, -

- and then when you leave,
they take over the machine.

When you've overfed the machine.
No, you wouldn't like vultures.

No no.

Do you know anyone
wh*'s called the Vulture?

A particular person.

l suddenly got
a craving for coffee.

- Would you like a cup?
- Sure.

l live right around the corner.

So, what are you doing?
Are you on early retirement?

No, not yet.

- What do you do, then?
- l do investigative work.

Really?
What kinds of investigations?

All kinds.

But then l heard about ''the Vulture'',
and that's quite a peculiar name.

- And when you described vultures ...
- No. l have to disappoint you.

There was a guy wh* played down there
wh* we called Pancake.

But you don't really have
that much contact with other people.

h*w come you're there so often?

What else would l do, what with me
being unemployed and single?

Sure, l have a son
wh*'s move away from home.

He's studying. We don't have
very much contact with each other.

Might l offer you
a glass of bitters?

Sure, that's always a treat.

There.

Well, cheers, then.

Cheers.

Hold number five.
There's one more one the right.

l promise you, Hasse.
They will come.

Double it.
Hold that one. Damn it!

Just do as l say, Hasse.
Then you'll milk that machine.

Shut your trap.
You're talking all the bloody time.

- Some woman is asking for you.
- For me?

For the Vulture.
What the hell do l know?

Come on.

God damn it.

Come on.

- A keylogger?
- A hidden surveillance programme.

And you've found it
in Vedén's laptop?

lt's transferred everything
he's written to two files -

- that we found encrypted
on his laptop.

Lovely.

- And where did it end up?
- On an ftp-server.

- And there it is now?
- No.

But the one responsible
for the lP address -

- of the server in question is CCO.
Computer Cross Over.

A small computer company
working with information safety.

Can l have that?

You're good.

lt was your ftp-server.

CCO had fixed it to
an lP address belonging to you.

That may very well be.
We have lots of servers.

We also know that you downloaded data
from a computer via a keylogger.

That computer
belonged to John Vedén.

- h*w do you know about that?
- Why did you do it?

lt must have been when we tested
a new surveillance programme.

- Which ended up in Vedén's laptop?
- That may be.

And from there you picked up
a couple of rather large files.

That's what we call
''ill*gal data intrusion''.

We want you to give us
the unencrypted files. Now.

You must know that l get worried
when you're away all night.

With dad being ...

We were going to Sarkö this weekend.
We have to empty the freezer.

- The freezer isn't a priority now.
- But everything is a mess now.

Mum, dad hasn't
disappeared on purpose.

- He would never do such a thing.
- But he lied to us. He said nothing.

- But l knew!
- What did you say?

That l knew about it.

h*w long have you known?

For a while.

This is too much. Why didn't he
tell me anything about it?

- Maybe out of consideration.
- Consideration?

- What have you done behind my back?
- Nothing!

Malin, will you please stop?

Wait up, Malin!

h*w are you doing?

l've read it all one more time,
and it's completely ...

l can't fathom why that silly little
company CCO downloaded it.

- l know why.
- What's that?

That silly little company's
customer's ledger.

One of their biggest customers is
the Social Democratic Party.

What's that?

That is the script of a book.
A confession by John Vedén.

lts contents are extremely sensitive
to the Social Democratic Party.

ln part because he confesses
his own gambling habits.

That in itself is a liability.

And because he reveals the party's
dependence on gambling returns.


are financed by money from gambling.

Without those means
they'd collapse.


reacted to this before now?

l guess such enormous sums
bring critical voices to silence.

- And now he breaks that silence?
- Yes.

And thus he became a great liability
to the social democrats.

- Why is that?
- l think they got hold of this.

- h*w did they do that?
- They took it from his computer.

The party did?

Persons within the secretariat.

So you're implying -

- that the party has a hand
in his disappearance?

l'm just presenting what l know.
l've come to no conclusions yet.

That CCO fellow?

Can't we grill him a bit
and make him confess?

What was that?

We have no solid evidence -

- that someone from the party
took it, but we know they did it.

lf he admits, the party will have
their trousers down their heels, -

- and then we can
question them about Vedén.

Get them to admit
that they're behind this?

Forget it.
Don't forget the Geir case.

What's that?

Their Minister of Justice was taken
with his trousers down his heels -

- in a brothel, and the
prime minister put a lid on it.

To get that party to admit to
anything is absolutely impossible.

They've found
the guy wh* jumped.

Welcome.

- Where's Mats?
- Do you know him?

l've known him for twenty years.
Has something happened?

He was bitten in the ear
by a polecat. He's on sick leave.

h*w did that happen?

He fell asleep with his head
in the cage. He'd been partying.

- Would you like something to drink?
- Yes, please.

- Anything special?
- Sure, why not?

Hi, dad.

h*w are you doing?

- Trouble at work?
- No, l just get so very tired.

lt feels rather futile now and then.
You try to help people, and then ...

- And then what?
- l don't know.

lt just seems as if nobody cares.

People chase each other,
and then we have to sort things out.

And Mats has been bitten
in the ear by a polecat.

- h*w are you doing with the boys?
- Fine. l'm picking and choosing.

- h*w are things with you and Lena?
- h*w did she enter the conversation?

You worked together, lived together,
broke up, and now you work together.

- h*w is that?
- Fine. h*w about Christmas?

So you're not happy about Lena?
Why is that? Because you ...

- lnger ...
- Yes?

l am your parent. No matter
h*w good our relationship is, -

- there are things you don't
want to discuss with your children.

- Emotions or what?
- No.

Or yes. ln a way maybe.

- What are we doing here?
- Surveillance.

Sure, but we're in homicide.

Are we solving a m*rder case?
No. So what the hell are we doing?

Sitting here on the lookout
for a bloody vulture.

No ...

So, h*w are things?
h*w are you and Martin doing?

Are you hugging?

No.

What's it like?

- lt's different.
- h*w so?

l'm not particularly sensitive.
Not when it comes to my work.

l'm usually able to handle it,
but he shows so clearly that he ...

- That he what?
- Has problems.

He's always had that.

And if he doesn't have any problems,
he'll call me and get some.

Have you ever been happy?

Dear me, Martin.
You're not pulling any punches.

- ls that where we are tonight?
- Yes. But have you?

Yes, once.

But it's one hell of
a long time ago.

l was gawking about
down at the Eriksdal baths.

There were lots of naiads
splashing about in the pool.

Quite a few very pretty pieces.

And then there was Diddi.

Alabaster girl with curly hair.
She looked like an actress.

And l just sat there ogling.

Suddenly she slides out of the pool
and stands right in front of me.

l'm sitting there.

She just stands there
staring at me.

And l thought: ''Hell,
we can't keep this up forever.''

So l got up and jumped
into the pool.

Fully clothed and everything,
but l sank like a rock.

And you know what she did?
She jumped in and pulled me out.

She pulled me out.

Then we were together for two years.
l guess those were my happiest years.

But it ended, didn't it?

Well, ended and ended ...

She stopped swimming, and l got
a job with the postal service.

You might say that we
went our separate ways.

What about you?

Now l've laid my soul bare to you,
and you just make like a clam.

What kind of attitude is that?
After everything l've offered you.

- No, hold on a bit.
- Let's just forget about it.

This is as far as we can track him:
He left his home with the Obergs.

We know when he arrived at and left
the head office on Sveavägen.

Here.

We know when he arrived at Cosmopol,
and when he left the casino.

We know when he was in
the ill*gal gambling den. Here.

- lt's on ...
- We know.

And he left there just after four.

We also know when he arrived
at the gambling association.

- Four thirty.
- Here.

He left it half an hour later.
What did he do afterwards?

Had a date with a vulture.

Nosing about h*w?

She's walking about
and asking for the Vulture.

- ls she some old girlfriend?
- He's never had any girlfriends.

What did she look like?

- Blonde. Around 40 years old.
- Okay. Thanks.

Goodbye.

- A waste of time?
- You don't know what it's about.

Exactly.

Hello.

l'm looking for the Vulture.
Do you know him?

- Do you know when he'll be here?
- ls it someone wh* plays?

- Yes. Do you know any vultures?
- You don't know those people.

- What are you doing?
- Marking it.

- Why are you doing that?
- l just bloody won on it.

- h*w are you marking it?
- With the date and time.

- Why?
- What kind of simpleton are you?

- Haven't you done this?
- No. Why?

So you went
spend money on it again.

- So you never play it again?
- No.

You're one odd fellow.
Are you Polish or what?

No.

Dumb bloody machine!

- Didn't you just mark it?
- Yes, why?

Did you see a blond woman
wh*'s asking about the Vulture?

No.

Yes, Oskar.

h*w many were they?

Where is Lena now?
l'm on my way. Call Martin.

There. There she is.

l think.

- Have you seen the Vulture?
- He popped by yesterday.

He scored big time on this one,
so l guess he's out partying.

- Do you think he'll be in later?
- l have no idea.

- Are you asking for the Vulture?
- Why?

- We ask the questions here.
- l'm a cop.

Hold her!

Police!

Police!

What the hell was l supposed to do?
They pointed g*ns at me.

Bloody hell.
l guess l'm in big trouble now.

Why? lt was damn lucky
that you got here in time.

Who was it?

Superintendent Margareta Oberg.

- Two of them are seriously hurt.
- l should hope so.

Don't be silly. You know there'll be
an internal investigation.

And then that attitude
will be entirely inappropriate.

- What was l supposed to do?
- Presumably exactly what you did.

But you have a history of violent
arrests which isn't very flattering.

And that attitude will just make it
easier for them to get at you.

- Will you defend me?
- l have to talk to Klingström first.

You do that.

l really appreciate
you being here.

Of course l'm here.

- Because you're the boss?
- No.

- Why didn't you say something?
- About what?

You know. You've been feeling
uncomfortable with me all along.

- Why did you bring me on the team?
- Because you're a brilliant cop.

Whom you have
certain issues with, right?

Yes.

What are we to do about it? Martin.
l thought we parted as friends.

We certainly did. Absolutely.

But to me it was a failure.

That we left each other?

That l was unable to
make a relationship work.

lt wasn't exactly
the first time in my life.

lt confirmed my fears.

lt took me quite a while
to get over it.

- To accept it, but ...
- And then l came along again.

Yes. But, Lena, this is all
just my own bloody issues that ...

And you got scared
and stuck your head in the sand -

- like the old ostrich you are.

Something like that, yes.

Are you back together?

- h*w are you doing?
- Okay. Thanks for showing up.

That's my job. l leave it to others
to look for vultures.

- That guy wh* knew the Vulture ...
- Yes?

He might know where he lives.

Have you found him?

Not yet.

lnternal affairs called me.

l'm to be interrogated.

- l'm sorry.
- No, you're happy.

lf l hadn't shown up,
you wouldn't be sitting there.

Smile a little.

Did Oberg talk to you?
About the sh**t-out.

Yes, this morning.

- And?
- l told her what happened.

- And what did happen?
- She doesn't much fancy you, eh?

- So what do you think?
- About you?

- About Oberg?
- She's a true boss.

She said she was going to
back you up all the way.

Here he is.

lt wasn't me wh* ...

You were the one wh* told them
l was in there, you f*cking c**t!

The Vulture. Tell us his name,
his address and what he looks like.

- Spill it, then we'll leave. Got it?
- l don't know ...

He's just called the Vulture.

- What does he look like?
- He has bright red hair.

- Age?
- About my age.

He's skinny,
and he's got really bad teeth.

- Where does he live?
- l have no idea.

- Does anyone know?
- Maybe the Tick.

- Who is he?
- Answer her. Who the hell is he?

You can buy on tick from him
when you've lost on the machines.

- Did he owe money to the tick?
- Yes. The Vulture is a real loser.

What is his real name?
The Tick.

- Hasse ...
- Frank Boder!

Come along. We've got a connection
between the Vulture and Frank Boder.

- The Vulture owed him money.
- So he could put pressure on him.

We guessed that Vedén
owed Boder money.

Boder sent
the Vulture after Vedén.

But why would Boder get rid of Vedén,
if he owed him 340,000 kroner?

Maybe he threatened him.

He may have threatened to shut down
Boder's ill*gal activities.

- Who's he?
- The Vulture.

We got a description.

That might very well be
Sebastian Manly.

Get me the address and phone number
of Sebastian Manly. l have to go.

h*w did you know his name?

Hasse has been talking.

Yes. That means that
they'll get to him very soon.

No no.

Right now he's at La Blanca.

l know that,
but that isn't your problem.

Bring Timo along.

Do it in his flat.

Let me have those fish. Come on.
God damn it.

- Hi there. h*w are you doing?
- l'm not winning.

You don't say.

We wanted to go to your place
and have a chat.

Come on!

- Did you find Vedén?
- Would that be a good thing?

Your government helped introduce
the Jack Vegas machines in Sweden.

- Yes.
- And Vedén was opposed to that.

He was one of
the prime motors behind it.

Despite the fact the he was
a gambler. Did you know that?

Yes.

- And that didn't concern you?
- No.

Did you consider Vedén
a political liability?

l don't understand the question.

Wasn't that what the meeting
last Sunday was about?

- What?
- About what Vedén knew?

- lt was about ...
- Matters of strategy, yes.

Do confessional books
fall under that category?

- May l ask why you're here?
- We're investigating the Vedén case.

And you are important factors
in that investigation.

Police!

He's got a pulse.

Before he disappeared
he said that he'd received threats.

From the Vulture.

And that's what people call you.
Did you threaten him?

Maybe somebody did it
using your name.

We think that Frank Boder
might be involved. Do you know him?

We think that Vedén was indebted
to Boder. Were you indebted, too?

And you couldn't pay him back?

So you were supposed to k*ll Vedén
to get rid of your debt?

Did you do it?

You didn't k*ll Vedén?

Now we know that he was to rid
himself of his debt by k*lling Vedén.

- Which he denies having done.
- Do we believe him?

Martin? Do we believe him?

l don't know.

You'll have to excuse me.

- Sylvie ...
- Hi.

- l've talked to your son.
- Sebastian?

h*w do you know wh* he is?

l'm a police officer, and l'm sorry
l didn't tell you the last time.

- l saw his picture at your place.
- Has he been arrested?

No, he's in the hospital.
He's been assaulted and battered.

l think he needs you.

Poor, little Sebastian.

l know it's a disease.
That's not the problem.

But his addiction must have
started somewhere.

He lives in that world.

He's always worked to provide
more money for sports and gaming.

l guess it's a milieu
with lots of gambling.

l suppose he got dragged into it.

But still.

- Something must have been lacking.
- What do you mean?

Here. Between him and me.

- He must have missed something.
- Mum, you can't blame yourself.

You've been ...
What good would that do?

- Do you know what's the worst?
- No.

The worst thing is that l may never
get a chance to ask him about it.

He was being picked on.
lt began in elementary school.

His dad was a drug addict
and sometimes popped up in school.

He was behaving oddly
and made a mess of things.

Of course Sebastian
wasn't feeling well.

But l never realized
that it was this bad.

He didn't eat anything, and they said
that he was undernourished.

He was so very lonely.
l think so.

He was lonely.

- ls it true that he was a vulture?
- No.

That's good.

He had this in his pocket.

- What's it for?
- The trailer, l guess.

- Which trailer?
- His dad's. But he's in prison now.

Police! Open the door!

Clear.

Dad!

l don't give a sh*t. The contract
goes for the entire basement.

The landlord knows that.
He knows what we'll use it for.

lf he gives you any trouble,
Timo has to ...

Hello.

Did l disturb you?

What's the matter?
lt's me. John Vedén.

l'm sorry about accosting you here,
but things went out of hand.

l had to go underground after
that night at your establishment.

Everything just became too much.

l want to apologize for the things
l said about shutting you down.

l wasn't in my right mind.
l was drunk.

l'll pay you back what l owe.

- Does anybody know you're here?
- No.

l've kept out of sight
and scraped together the money.

- l've got them here.
- Good.


you won't demand any interest.

When you left, l told you
to beware of the Vulture, didn't l?

Yes, you might have. After all,
l was rather ... The Vulture?

Yes. Didn't he contact you?

The Vulture? No. Who is he?

That's odd. l had given
the Vulture an assignment -

- that he told me
he had accomplished.

Which had to do with me?

l told him to k*ll you.
Call it what you will.

You mean that you ...
And he told you that he'd done it?

Yes.

- Apparently he lied.
- Yes.

Or else he didn't.

- You got the money.
- That's not h*w things work.

You know too much.

Besides, you're already dead.

According to the Vulture
and the media.

And still here you are. h*w the hell
can we solve that equation?

- Police! Drop the knife!
- Turn around!

Turn around!

l'm calm.

- Did you get what you ...
- Yes, we got it all.

- l'd like to go home now.
- Sure. We'll drive you.

No, the Vulture was no m*rder*r.

lt's one thing to be a delinquent
and something else to k*ll a man.

Boder forced the Vulture out
the night Vedén had threatened him.

So the Vulture was to k*ll Vedén.

But he couldn't.

So instead he chained him up
in some trailer?

The Vulture was in big trouble
now that he hadn't k*lled Vedén.

Presumably he lied to Boder
and said that he'd done it.

- And he didn't dare let him out?
- No, exactly.

Two members of the SDP
have been suspected of data theft -

- from the previously missing
John Vedén's laptop.

The spokesman of the party
denies all allegations.

The case has been likened to
the Watergate scandal in the USA.

l was struck by this idea
when l showered last night.

The mixing fitter in a shower
has two taps, right?

One for hot water
and one for cold water.

- Did that strike you last night?
- Yes, the mixing.

Half and half. lt's perfect.
That's what struck me.

And do you know what we're
going to do? We'll make a system.

- A system?
- Yes, a gaming system.

We'll bet on horses.

We each stake half the money.

Are you following me?

l'm an optimist,
and you're a cop. You see?

lt all fits perfectly.

We'll bet 500 kroner each.

That would put a little gilt
on our usual gloom.

lf we win we could go to Bulgaria
and drink ourselves senseless.

Sure, that sounds like
a brilliant idea.

- Are we going to do it, then?
- Okay.

Cheers.

Martin?

- A shot?
- Certainly so, Martin.