03x07 - Aika pysähtyy

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Part 38: Time stops
In March 1993

We should probably go.

You're all welcome to
Helena's memorial in Kaukovaara.

I'm not going there.

I can't.

But...

Hey, listen...

It's better that way.

We just go.

I can give you a ride.

Thank you.

Remembering Helena and the little one with love.
Eeva and Stig.
You left behind longing and unspeakable sorrow.

Remembering Helena and the baby with longing.
Risto, Liisa and Osmo.

Look this... main building was
Kari's and Helena's joint.

Erkki has no share on this.

What?

You mean Erkki isn't inheriting Helena?

I know it.

They had a marital agreement.

Jaakko told me.

Everything Helena had, now goes to Kari.

Sure thing.

The trouble starts when Kari becomes
a partner in the hotel.

Aren't the new slopes
on Helena's land also?

Stop it.

I'm sorry.

I go help Stig.

There’s a bit more space over by the library
and it’s a bit more comfortable to sit.

Thank you.

Eeva, could I bring you some coffee?

Thanks, but I can get it myself.

Erkki doesn’t seem to be here.

Yeah, where is he?

Erkki wanted to be alone.

A Finnish man cries alone.

Everyone needs space for
their own sorrow.

But everyone also needs
comfort and empathy.

We are told to cry with those who
cry and mourn with those who mourn.

And that is just as important as rejoicing
with others when there is reason to.

Yeah.

Both just seem to
be too difficult things.

Did Erkki go home?

I wonder how he’s managing there alone.

He’ll manage.

If we go that way with Stig?

I suppose Jaana can fit in your car?

We’ll come later to Leppävaara.

Just let him be in peace for now.

I’m heading to the hill.

Have you seen Erkki?

No, at least I haven’t.

Damn.

I’ll be right back.

Well, did you find Erkki?

Yeah, yeah. He was
sleeping. Everything’s fine.

Oh, what a relief, thanks.

I’ll go make you some coffee.

No more coffee, we’re leaving soon.

Stigu is waiting in the car.

Well?

I didn’t see him.

The house was completely dark.

I didn’t want to knock too much,

in case he was sleeping after all.

We'll go now, before
the roads get stucked.

Come dig us out tomorrow
if we don’t show up.

What was that?

What?

Did you hear that, Antti?

The wind rattled something.

Good morning.

Morning.

Morning.

Well, goodbye then.

Bye-bye.

Don’t worry too much about Erkki, mom.

Risto promised to go talk to him.

Better not to go with a whole crowd.

I wish you could have stayed longer.

Well, soon we'll move here completely.

Bye-bye.

Bye, bye, bye.

Drive safe.

And enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Once it gets lighter.

Yeah, we’ll drive carefully.

Yeah.

Greetings to Jaakko.

I'll tell, I'll tell.

And come visit in the spring.

And try to hang in there.

We'll try.

Of course.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

I wonder, how's Erkki?

Don't worry about him...

Come for coffee.

I'm going to the woods for a bit.

Why are you wading
through the snow there?

Just going to see if there's
any sign of a hare.

Make sure to come back
in time for dinner.

And try to get Risto to
persuade Erkki to come, too.

Yeah.

Dad. At least six bottles of
Koskenkorva are missing from storage.

That's what I was afraid of.

Where he could have gone?

Terrible.

Well, hello.

Antti, damn.

Well, hello, hello.

So, you got into ice fishing after all.

Listen, there's no day when I'd sit for hours
on a frozen lake by a tiny hole.

Come on, it's good for your lungs.

In the fresh air.

And it clears your mind.

Yeah, sure.

You had a tough day yesterday.

Yeah.

It was.

A tough day.

Managed to get out without Mom noticing.

Well, did you find Erkki?

No.

What?

He apparently has started drinking.

No.

Several bottles are missing
from the liquor storage.

What do we do now?

Work.

We have to take care of
everything until Erkki shows up.

What do I tell Annikki and Antti?

Of course, a man takes his
r*fle when he goes hunting.

Yeah.

There are bears around here too, so
it's good to have something for protection.

I agree.

Erkki has always been like that.

Even as a kid, he ran
off when things got tough.

There he used to sit on top of the
Urja hill many times, from morning till evening.

I bet he’s still sitting there now.

Thinking about where to go from here.

Yeah.

Laughed enough for a long while.

When things like this happen.

Mm.

Losing a wife and child.

Mm.

But Erkki is such a tough outdoorsman, he’ll manage
in the wilderness for a day or even two.

I think so too.

Let’s move to the other side.

Let’s take the glasses with us.

Jaakko’s here.

Eeva, will you take?

Yeah.

Oh, hi.

The place is packed!

Hi, hi.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

So?

How did it go?

I’m really sorry I couldn’t be there.

Your own fault.

Why were you working so much?

Sweetheart.

You know perfectly well that

I have to take every single
job opportunity that comes my way.

There were plenty of
mourners there already.

Erkki completely understood
your situation.

It was a beautiful ceremony.

But horrible.

Even Kari was really shaken.

Is that any surprise?

Helena was his only close relative.

Kari suddenly got hit with
a whole heap of problems.

How so?

Unless...

Kari has an heir and doesn’t make a will, the
state will get a pretty big share in the end.

Risto!

Have you seen Erkki?

No.

At least he hasn’t been
seen around here today.

I really hope what I’ve feared
for so long hasn’t happened.

What?

Come on.

That he’s started drinking, of course.

He was seen last night, speeding like a
maniac on a snowmobile through Mäntylä’s yard.

What?

Which way?

Somewhere there in the
middle of nowhere.

It doesn't look good.

It's pretty much there.

Excuse me.

Hello. How's it going?

Well, it's so-so. It's crazy busy.

I'll get you assistance for tomorrow.

Thanks. Hey, by the way, where's Erkki?

What do you mean?

Annikki called and asked.

What did you tell her?

I think I said I haven’t seen Erkki
and that he’s away on business matters.

Good. Right, that's that. Lasse sends
his regards. He called yesterday.

Sign here, please.

I've said that once an
alcoholic, always an alcoholic.

It seems the boy's career as the
master of the slope is soon over.

Erkki will come back and take control.

He needs time to grieve.

Imagine what it feels like to
lose your wife and child.

Well, I lost my only sibling.

And I still didn’t start drinking.

I think it's best to take control into
our own hands before everything falls apart.

But Risto and Riitta are there.

They don’t understand anything
about running a business.

Risto even ran a successful company
into bankruptcy in no time.

This is about Helena’s entire estate, and no one
can stop me from looking after my own interests.

Don’t rush into things.

You need to give Erkki
time. And yourself, too.

Riitta!

Riitta!

Yeah?

Erkki went past Mäntylä on a snowmobile
and ended up in the forest.

What?

So he went to the old bog.

Well, at least he has his g*n with
him since they’ve seen bear tracks there.

What g*n?

Why didn’t you say anything earlier?

Dear God, what are you doing?

Riitta.

I’m sh**ting at those bottles.

Come on, Erkki, leave here with me.

How did you know I was here?

Oh, right.

Eino k*lled himself here.

You are…

You are a fine woman, Riitta.

Have I ever told you that?

Let's...

Let's go.

You’re coming to the
evening shift tomorrow.

Alright.

Urja Ski Resort.

What condition is he in?

Should I come there?

Well, if you can keep him there, then…

Thank you, Riitta.

Just wanted to tell you
that Erkki has been found.

Or rather, he came back.

He went to Paljakka to
take care of some things.

Why did he leave
without saying anything?

Guess it was urgent and important.

Well, that’s that, then.

Now everything is back to how it was.

Yes.

Always...

...only work was on my mind.

Work.

Work.

Work.

Then...

And then suddenly, the
other one is gone.

You just can't grasp it.

Can't grasp it.

Don't you have anything else to drink?

Just drink this juice

- Mom.

So, you woke up after all?

I'll go put Leena to bed.

Erkki?

Erkki?

Erkki?

What?

No worries, it's me.

Listen, I'm taking Leena
to Grandma's now.

And then I'm going to the office.

But you stay here.

Alright?

There are some sandwiches and
juice on the table.

Risto can bring you some
food during the day.

Rest up.

Yeah. Riitta, thanks.

Let's go now.

Thank God Erkki was found.

Hey, don't put so much.

There's no appetite
when you're hungover.

Imagine if the frost had gotten worse,
he could have frozen out there.

Are we still sh**ting snow today
or leaving it for tomorrow?

Let’s leave it for tomorrow.

Erkki will probably be here then too.

Good.

By the way, for a hangover,
broth would be the best.

Here’s some broth.

Send my regards.

Yeah, will do.

Erkki!

Erkki!

Thank you Riitta
I can't...

Hello.

Hello.

Are you looking for Erkki?

Yes.

He left about an hour ago by a taxi.

A taxi, huh?

Yeah.

Goodbye and thanks.

?

So, you lost the gas station then?

Seems like there's a sign on the door.

Yeah, it is.

It's one damn, when have
to get gas from Ristijärvi.

That's right.

Fill it up... Luckily, we
can fill us up here.

Indeed.

Look, Metsola.

Metsola himself.

Soon all the Metsolas will be here.

Hello.

Hello.

Have you seen Erkki?

Well, you're not late by much.

He just came by, had a couple
of beers, and left without saying anything.

Oh, damn.

Well, he sat here, took
few beers, and left.

I don’t know where he went.

Bye.

Even though you're
heart is crying.

Why doesn’t anyone tell
me how things are?

Do you think I don’t
understand what this is about?

Erkki isn’t on a business trip.

He has started drinking.

I’m not exactly mentally
deficient, am I?

- Yeah, nothing else, thanks.

Yeah, bye.

Erkki has withdrawn 11,700 marks from
the company account in total.

The last withdraw was in Sotkamo.

He has probably already
emptied his own account.

What do we do now?

If he keeps this up,
soon everything will be gone.

We’ll just close the account.

Erkki might come back if and
when he runs out of money.

Yeah.

You talk to Heikkinen.

No.

I’ll go there myself.

His personal bank card has
been returned here to us.

He either entered his PIN
incorrectly or forgot it.

The machine swallowed the card, and
the bank sent it back here.

And after that, he
started using company checks?

Apparently.

This was cashed at
Hotel Tulikettu in Sotkamo.

When?

Last week Friday.

Could Erkki still be there?

Let’s call and ask. Here’s the number.

Wait a minute.

It seems that...

Exactly. This is
his second-to-last check.

Hello? Does Erkki Metsola live there?

He left the day before yesterday.

And you don’t know where?

Nothing else. Thanks. Goodbye.

Thanks for your effort. If
you hear anything, call me.

Of course. Hopefully, Erkki is found.

See you the day after
tomorrow at the drawing course.

Thanks. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Heikkinen.

Yes?

Yes?

Risto!

Now I know where Erkki is.

Erkki, hey.

Let's go home.