03x09 - Chess Story 1/2

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I'm lost.

Julia Ahola's room?

Room two.

- This way?
- Yup.

Thank you.

CHESS NEWS: PART 1

- How's the city going?
- We're publishing the budgets.

For the first time, we are active.

Have you made a decision?

Congratulations.
It is a success for this city.

Just tell me your decision.
You don't have to talk about the content.

Thank you.

Here was a chemical plant.

This is what's left.

It has been demolished.

None of us knew
anything about Dad's plan.

It was a surprise.

Do you want to clean up this surprise?

I won't destroy the company.

Not for something Dad did.

So there is only one way.

Destroy any information.

A name often appears,
so I need your help.

What's the name?

Mikkis.

He signed purchase orders
from Russia for the plant.

I won't help you.

You know I became mayor
to get away from all this.

How could you not
make everything public?

I do not know.

I don't know how much others know.

That's why I need help.

There is nothing I can do.

I guarantee maximum confidentiality.

However, I can't reveal it to you.

I can't find out who
knows anything about

the plant if I don't
know who the source is.

I just want to know who
knows within the company.

Don't call me until you
have this information.

Thank you. Good day.

Don't stare at me.

Julia is in the hospital.
He can't wait for you to finish the job.

I settled and was on the phone.
Not for this I am a bad mother.

I can help you if you
tell me what's going on.

You don't have to put
up with all the stress.

You want to get rid of some information.

I am good at this.

What did you hear?

I can reason.

Use me.

There is no point in getting your
hands dirty when you can just use me.

Of the two, I'm not the most stressed out.

Julia is in good hands.

The prognosis is good.

Let's not worry about it, okay?

I believe Kia had a septicemia.

A virus or bacterium
that entered the body.

I don't want any stranger
to know about Kia's death.

Why not?

We have to prepare.

For what?

For Lasse Maasalo.

There are several ways
to react to losses and

I don't want to find
out how Lasse reacts.

Are you sure there
is nothing strange?

According to the first analyzes, no.

- This is from the day before?
- Yup.

Can you stop the video?

Yup.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Ahola.

Kari Sorjonen.

Yesterday you went to the hospital.

Pediatric ward.
I'd like to know why.

My daughter Julia is hospitalized.

We met there.

Should remember it.

But why did he go to
another patient's room?

I entered the wrong room.

Because?

Do you know which room he entered?

There was a girl.

Did something happen?

I can not answer.

All right.

Well, hold on.

With his daughter.

With Julia.

And thanks.

Kia's death is likely
to cause a reaction.

When someone near Lasse
suffers, Lasse makes others suffer.

Now he has nothing to lose.

But this is not medical negligence.
It's nobody's fault.

Do you want to count on that?

We have no news of
Maasalo since Christmas.

The whole of Finland is on high alert.

We checked family members.

The bad news is not over.

We had no news from
Europol after their rejection.

So I understand if you
want to look for other jobs.

We have funds for another four months.

But without any
news, next week I

will have to go to
the upper floors...

to say that we close.

How long do we have?

Four months.

I will inform them that we
are raising the alert level.

I will inform the units
on the Maasalo field.

The doctor can receive you. Room three.

Can you walk?

Excuse me.

I had to wait, but my
stomach hurts a lot.

Sit over there.

There are few people waiting.

- Is it a kind of pandemic?
- They sent me to call Salonen.

That lady with a bloody nose...

They fear it is something serious.

We have two more
with the same symptoms.

What does this local criminal unit do?

They have investigators.

What kind of crimes are they investigating?

Domestic violence.

Shoplifting.

Disturbing drunkenness.

You have something else in mind.
What's this? The Russia?

And you?

Are you going back to Helsinki?

I think I need to ask Janina first.

He already has his plans.

I have to let Katia go.

Where is it?

Street.

EMERGENCY ROOM

INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT

Kari Sorjonen.

Serious Offenses Unit. Good morning.

These bleeding symptoms...

Do you know anything about it?

We have had four patients
with similar symptoms.

Stomach pains, nosebleeds...

It could be an infection.

Can I speak to those patients?

Department of Internal Medicine, A9.

Thank you.

- When did the symptoms start?
- A week ago.

I had cramps and...

I thought they would
pass, but they got worse.

Today my hands started to shake,

the nose has started to bleed

and Toni told me to go to the doctor.

Have you recently traveled?

Eaten at the restaurant?

Have you been in contact
with any unusual substance?

Why are the police interested?

Don't be frightened by this question.

I'm just a cop.

I can't diagnose diseases.

It is the doctors' job.

I'd like to know if you
think it could be poisoning.

Oh, f*ck!

Can I help you?

- A new patient.
- Where does it hurt?

Does your stomach hurt?

Let's make him lie down.

One two Three!

Could it be poisoning?

Salonen talked about the pandemic.

Nobody can leave
until we know more.

- What does it mean?
- The ward will be quarantined.

I am visiting.

Nobody goes out until we
know it's not contagious.

WARNING! BIOLOGICAL RISK

AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY

- I'm cold.
- Let's measure the temperature.

Get the protective gear.

The dog, Neppu.

I left it out.

Do not worry.
We deal with her first.

Hello.

Hello.

Is everything okay there?

Yup.

More or less.

Almost.

Thanks for asking.

And you?

Well...

That's why I called.

They closed a ward here in the hospital.

I'm stuck here.
They suspect an illness.

You're sick?

No, not me.

It's just a precaution,
but I can't go home now.

It's a bad excuse
to work overtime.

Maybe it was an excuse.

If it's a disease, promise

to keep me updated.

I promise you.

And keep your promise.

I always keep my promises.

Sometimes with a little delay, true, but...

Hello.

Hello.

The lobby was cleared
and all visits canceled.

Explain the situation to
Niko, I can't get out of here.

I will talk to patients.

Ok I will.

Hold on.

Thank you.

From here.

Come.

Come!

Come in!

From here.

What is that?

And I work.

Hey! Where did he find you?

Did he find you in a cardboard box?

Hello.

He needs some water.

Then give it to him.

And food.

Take some'.

How did you keep
me alive as a child?

I taught you to find the fridge.

Did he train us to find the fridge?

Yup!

Hi, dad is not at home.

It does not matter.

I...

Sorry if I came without warning.

We think Pauliina has left some
documents here that could serve us.

Which documents?

Maybe some of
the ones you took or

the ones that Pauliina
had brought home.

Do they exist only on paper?

We have digital
copies, but not of these.

They concern the project of the
Pauliina hotel, which you probably know.

Pauliina would like to see it completed.

Do you think I could find those documents?

What do they concern?

An investment
company, Lesnoi-Zitel.

I can see if I can find them.

- Okay, do this.
- Okay.

- Let me know if you find anything.
- All right.

Thank you.

And thanks again for everything.

Pihla lives...

here.

At least three of the
patients live right next to her.

Why don't they tell me anything?

I do not know.

They are busy with patients.

Is Pihla okay?

The sooner we find out what it

is, the faster
they can heal you.

Do you live in the center?

Yes, but I'm practically at Pihla's.

With the garden it is better for the dog.

I go to see.

What happens?

What's going on there? Is it Pihla?

TIME OF DEATH

The first patient died.

There are four of them.

Who is dead?

An elderly woman.

He was already weak and
didn't handle the symptoms.

The hospital has alerted
public health authorities.

Investigate.

How long will you have to stay there?

Until it is proven
that it is poisoning.

The victims all live in the same
area or had been there recently.

It's Lasse.

Maasalo?

Maasalo is k*lling the
inhabitants of Lappeenranta.

What makes you think it's Maasalo?

Maasalo doesn't even
know that Kia is dead.

And if you did, the

symptoms started a week ago.

He couldn't have done it.

I believe that Kia's death
was not a coincidence.

I asked HP to conduct a
more thorough autopsy.

Let's not run. The food agency
is assessing the risk of contagion.

Kia died of septicemia and

the patients
arrived much earlier.

I think Kari is right.

Thanks, Lena.

But we still can't know.

I would react, the city risks contagion.

We still can't react.

Kari, we won't react yet.

Kari.

I don't want to say it, but...

you're probably right.

Meaning?

I have opened many bodies, but
have never seen anything like it.

The interiors were corroded.

Could it be the same thing?

I have to do an autopsy similar
to the deceased patient to find out.

I hope not, because whatever it is,

it's really serious.

Kia was the first victim.

Who's victim?

Lasse k*lled his daughter.

Didn't he do everything for Kia?

He is a psychopath.

Now he has k*lled his daughter.

Such as?

I don't want you to be alone.

You could go to the Jaakkola.

Because?

Because I think you
shouldn't be alone.

After all you've been through.

And I can't be there now.

Kia is dead and you
are stuck in the hospital

because patients
have severe symptoms.

Don't tell me that Lasse Maasalo is back.

I will not do that.

But it is so?

But I want...

you go to the Jaakkola, okay?

You do not have to worry.

I'm worried.

You are in danger.

It has nothing against me.

But he has nothing left to lose.

It can do anything.

You should send his photo on
TV and everywhere to search for it.

Kari Sorjonen?

Coroner Lund would
like to see you downstairs.

Did they do an autopsy?

It will need protection.

Thank you.

Hey, see you later.

Hello.

OLD MOTHER THINGS

Press contact requests
can be sent to me.

The official story is that we are
investigating an environmental risk.

Kari, what's the situation over there?

Chaotic.

The cures are tentative.

One dead so far, right?

Two.

Two?

Kia Maasalo was the first victim.

Lasse started with his daughter.

If he was ready to k*ll Kia, we
should expect other horrible things.

It is a conjecture, not a fact.

Kia is not tied to the
area where others live.

Kia was poisoned in the hospital.

Such as?

I'll find out.

Where do we start from?

- The aqueduct.
- Yup?

Tap water connects the
apartments and cases.

Okay, one thing at a time.

Lena and Jänis, go
check the aqueduct.

Susi, you can help
the health authorities.

I was really scared.

I tried to stay calm and act

like I could think
and work, but...

it was anger.

It is a frightening disease.

The only difference is that
the doctors had convinced me

that there was a cure and that
I had taken the drugs in time.

But now there is no way to save yourself.

So the patient died for
the same reason as Kia?

I do not know.

I have no idea what kind of poison it is.

Or how it spreads.

The food agency is investigating,
but now we can only be afraid.

That some victims will die?

That there will be other victims.

What is this?

A job.

What was your role?

Nobody.

It was a chemical plant.

Your name is on almost every document.

You were ordering from Russia for them.

It is not a chemical plant.

And what is it then?

You don't want to know.

If you were smart, you would take care of
cleaning up the last trace of the project.

Paul would have
liked you to let me do it.

- Is that why I'm the main heir?
- No...

We didn't get along, she
hated women, but she left me

the company because my
husband managed his secrets.

- Who cares?
- Who am I married to?

Get out of here.

We have to be on the same side.

Ok, get rid of it.

In the most legal way possible.
And never tell anyone.

Would it be difficult to
infiltrate the aqueduct?

You need a professional
who knows what he's doing.

So isn't it impossible?

Your questions on the
sabotage of the water system...

It is our worst fear.

But we make sure that doesn't happen.
You can't go in there.

It may be a microbe,
but this too is unlikely.

- Hello.
- Hey.

Now look here.

Water circulates in a closed system.

We have nine sewage
treatment plants and the

purified water is
pumped into the network.

The big ones are the main pipes.

The small ones are
the distribution ones.

- The people involved live here.
- Well...

The pipes are divided north of the area.
There are a forest and power lines.

I don't think it's related
to water or was intentional.

I thought you wanted to
see it with your own eyes.

Sure.

How did they dig?

The ground is frozen.

We need someone to tell us if
the pipes have been tampered with.

And someone who records everything.

I'm calling Niko.

Let's take some pictures
and send them to Kari.

Come, there is something here!

Degerman.

This is their eagle.

There are others.

Susi! Get the camera!

And call the scientific.

Maybe we have found
the cause of everything.

And he also calls Kari, Susi.

Tell him it was Degerman who
poisoned the water, not Lasse.

Now we can't think
of printing these.

I'm sorry, I thought I could leave,

but I need the agency's permission.

The coroner has shown
that it is a case of poisoning.

I can not do anything about it.

What documents were you looking for?

He talked about the
hotel and casino project.

He wanted all of mom's old papers.

I don't think he told the whole truth.

Janina, you didn't have to come here.
I told you to go to the Jaakkola.

I think it's important.

Remember the refuge case?

Yup.

Anneli Ahola had given her mom
some papers to blackmail Robert.

Pauliina?

I think I found them.

What do they contain?

If I leave them...

Maybe I can leave them here.

For you.

But now you have to promise
me that you will go to the Jaakkola.

Do you promise me?

Well.

You don't have any symptoms, do you?

No, I'm fine.

And you?

Me too.

Get bottled water in the store.

Don't drink from the tap, okay?

ATTORNEY

LAND PURCHASE AGREEMENT

SIGNATURE

Do you want to read all the secret
contracts of the casino project?

If something is wrong with
this city, it is in these documents.

It is my gift for you.

What was the document
you used to make Robert

change his mind about
the refuge project?

It was a power of attorney.

Paul Degerman authorized
Anneli Ahola to use

the funds of a Russian
investment company

in the hotel project.

Explain. What was strange?

It was an exchange agreement.

And the numbers were huge.

An old purchase of land

in Nuijamaa or Rautjärvi.

I think they made
four such agreements.

Are you still investigating
the Lesnoi-Zitel case?

The case of land purchase.

Lesnoi-Zitel?

I will get information about
the agreement otherwise.

We are here with Julia.

We have breathing problems,
we must always come here.

Sorjonen?

Authorities say he can now go.

He was right.

It was a case of poisoning
in a neighborhood.

And we need this room.

Five minutes.

Thank you.

Hello.

Yup.

It is not for you.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Did you sleep well?

Nightmares?

No because?

You turned around often.

Oh yes.

I had a dream where...

I was studying in Helsinki, I think.

And there had been a crime.

Obvious.

No, I was watching television
and so I learned about the crime.

You were on television.

Had I done something?

No, you were talking about crime.

You said smart things.

What did I say?

I do not remember.

You will go to Helsinki.

Yup.

I asked for an apartment for the summer.

Does Lena know?

I didn't tell you.

It will be very hard for you.

But not for you?

No.

BOOK YOUR FLIGHT

FROM: HELSINKI, FINLAND

A: THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS

The cause of the
epidemic was not disclosed.

To prevent panic among residents?

Healthcare staff, local police
and rescuers are collaborating.

We are now
collecting information

and have not made
any statements.

Is drinking tap water still
prohibited across Lappeenranta?

It is a precaution taken by the authorities
until we know the cause of the epidemic.

Is there any hypothesis on
how water was poisoned?

I don't want to speculate at this point.

Residents are
advised to drink bottled

water and calmly wait
for more information.

It's nice to see you
sleep every now and then.

I am quite tired.

I bet.

Did you come to check on me?

I'm...

helping Janina.

I took care of her.

I told her to go to
Lena to stay safe.

You don't have to prove anything to me.

Then why?

You wanted to ask me something.

It works?

Give it a go.

What was...

the land agreement between
Degerman and the Russians?

And how it is connected...

with poison...

that Lasse Maasalo used with
his daughter and the others?

Maasalo?

There is...

him behind everything.

Maasalo was the best chemist in town.

The Degerman had a chemical plant.

It's that simple?

If I were you, I would go further.

If Maasalo wants to take
revenge on everyone,

wants to take revenge on you.

If he lost a daughter,

will want...

I do not want to...

This scares me.

What will you do?

He probably planned everything.

I took your daughter to the Oulu hospital.
He has a plan.

No.

- Yes.
- No, it's wrong.

Why "wrong"?

He will beat you again, if you
always give him an advantage.

You have to get over it.

You have to anticipate it.

Good morning.

It cannot be a coincidence

that a pipe has surfaced
in the old Degerman soil.

Maasalo cannot be the only suspect.

Kia Maasalo died of
the same chemical.

How would he do it?

Mikkis helped him.

Mikkis?

Such as?

I haven't gotten there yet.

Kari, I have to ask you to
take responsibility for this case.

Indeed, the whole
unit, for some time.

I go to the Hague.

What will you do in the Hague?

I will try to save ourselves.
You will have to deal with things here.

Do you promise me?

It is not that difficult.

Do you think Mikkis can do it?

Something can do it.

Most of the documents contain
the name of dad or Mikkis.

The important thing is that
there are no documents with ours.

Is your wedding over?

I didn't have time to think about it.

Mikkis's name has
appeared in surprising places.

Authorities need to know if the
plant is causing water quality.

If so, we will think about it in due time.

The documents contain our names.

How do you know it?

I gave them to Pauliina some time ago.

To her?

Because?

Who cares?

I went to ask Janina and she
promised to bring them to me.

- Janina?
- He said he will.

Why did you come back to ask them?

He promised to bring them.

A few days ago I
thought I was in trouble.

Nothing compared to this.

Now it seems...

that everything can end.

At any time.

CITY HALL

The chemical in the barrel
was isopropyl alcohol.

The food agency is checking whether
it may have caused the disease.

If ingested, it paralyzes
the central nervous system,

causing nausea, vomiting
and then unconsciousness.

It can lead to death if it
causes respiratory failure.

We have already dealt
with this neighborhood.

The Russians bought land
from Degerman for a lot of money.

Part of the deal included

that Lesnoi-Zitel paid funds
to the Lappeenranta casino.

We looked at some
videos from the hospital.

Who had access to the ward
where Kia Maasalo was hospitalized?

Aside from the nurses,
the only visitor was...

Mikkis Ahola.

Do you think there is Maasalo behind?

You said you believed me.

I believe you.

Mikkis had the
opportunity to poison Kia.

We know...

Mikkis is linked to the Degerman
and the land agreement.

Now we have to connect
Mikkis and isopropyl alcohol.

And Maasalo.

Mikkis will connect to Maasalo.
I still don't know how, but...

Let's take Mikkis.

TUESDAY APRIL 2

I need another help.

Two hours.

Same place.

Shouldn't we have gone to the hospital?

What will I say to Julia?

Tell her the truth.

A business trip. Say it in a
beautiful voice, you will understand.

What trip?

In Finland or abroad?

We're OK?

We will be fine soon.

Very close to being okay.

Trust me, I'll fix everything.

It's pretty much all right.

We are almost there.

- We're not that close.
- Trust me, I want to fix things.

- I'm doing it for you.
- For us?

For you.

And for Julia.

When you come back, we'll talk
about what's going on between us.

Listen to me...

Sorjonen.

HP has news on the poison from the agency.

Wait a moment.

Lena.

Then?

It was not isopropyl alcohol.

What it was?

Nobody knows, but
apparently something worse.

And other bad news.

Tell me.

The hospital says
two patients have died.

Ok.

I should come more often.

Treasure.

We have a bad situation at work.
Dad went to take care of it.

I don't know if you noticed it, but
dad and I are having a hard time.

IS...

I promise you that I will
try to come more often.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Ok?

Do we agree that after
this it will all be over?

You asked...

very much.

I did it.

Of course, it suits me.

What is that?

I promised to help.

With this syringe, it will be all over.

With this syringe, we can say...

that everything is over.

Thank you.