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-You there! Stop! -Kari Sorjonen, police.

-There's a curfew. -I'm with the Serious Crime Unit.

Light weapon. Sensitive trigger, too.

How certain are you that the shooter is using one of these?

Pretty certain. It's a Finnish Sako TRG, army weapon.

-You have somebody tracing the gun? -Susi.

Three dead.

How is Janina coping?

Hasn't left her room all weekend.

You should probably be at home.

Up here he can place himself above others.

Look for a victim, undisturbed.

Pick out someone.

Sealing off the center, the harbor, and the administrative square

is turning Lappeenranta into a ghost town.

A ghost town created by the police!

-This image is spreading around the world. -We're trying to save lives, not tourism.

How about catching the shooter?

You have the whole police force after this madman.

Drop it! This is pointless!

The shooter is responsible, not the police.

The family is getting smaller too fast.

And Elias was too young.

All the banal expressions suddenly seem spot on.

Life goes on, live for the moment...

get things done while you're still here. And so on.

Good night, Robert.

I'm going to fetch Mom.

They're discharging her now?

You've been there for 72 hours.

The room is beginning to smell. Come with me, honey.

It's nicer at the hospital.

That the hospital is nicer was meant to be ironic.

Janina.

This is a little scary.

Should I be worried?

I think...

I didn't even care for him.

Or, I liked him, but it was never any deeper than that.

I should have left him at some point.

Liked him or not, it has nothing to do with what happened.

Most people never have to face death like that.

Death has become something we try to get rid of as quickly as possible.

But facing it can be a good thing.

I think it's good to let...

everything really stop for a while.

Come out when you're ready.

Not before.

Lappeenranta police urge people to stay indoors

and avoid public spaces and gatherings.

The sniper terrorizing the city managed to escape the police on Friday evening.

Three victims have been shot dead, and the shooter is still at large.

The last victim was killed at the candle parade on Friday evening.

You didn't seriously consider seeing a therapist after all?

I've been a little busy.

I'm gathering strength to face my wife upstairs.

All the more reason for it.

It frustrates me when they can't follow my thoughts.

Explaining things to someone unable to understand them is frustrating.

It's not an intelligence contest. Their job is to help you.

Karoliina Lahti. She's good.

Give her my best and she'll see you straight away.

I'm fine.

Sure, but you've been seeing things that aren't there.

I'm functional.

Functional?

-That explains a lot. -Explains what?

Pauliina told me you hadn't visited her all weekend.

Are you cheating on her?

HP, you know me.

I do. So, are you cheating your wife with your work?

The doctor said Pauliina needs a break from me.

Leave these corpses and run to your wife. There's nothing for you here.

What did you and Klaus Lassila do? You, Klaus, Katriina--

Kari!

Go.

POLICE URGE PEOPLE TO STAY INDOORS

-How is she doing? -Not too good.

You have to help her.

Janina is your responsibility now.

I'm not able to speak to her, or you.

You both just look at me like I was talking gibberish.

And talking gibberish is no good.

-We have to get you sorted. -This takes up all my strength.

-You have to take care of Janina. -She's a smart girl, she'll be fine.

I don't...

Janina is your responsibility.

Take a look at these too.

I was surprised to hear you're discharging her already.

-She had some symptoms only last week. -The symptoms may reappear.

Everything is going well now, but who knows about the future.

Tomorrow, next week, next month, a year from now.

But getting back to normal will help.

-Can you be more specific? -About what?

We're still trying to figure out what normal is.

You'll get more advice later,

but since her immune system is weakened,

I suggest you practice caution for now.

Kari.

I'm sorry but we need a word with Janina.

Tell them to go away.

We only just came from the hospital.

Well, everybody does things their way,

but in this situation, some people might

tell the police to get lost, to protect their daughter.

We don't want to give that family any more grief.

Janina.

Let your legs relax.

When you've done that, you can get out of the water.

My shift ends here. Have a nice evening and good night.

-Thanks. -Thank you.

The afternoon shift has ended so everybody can get home before curfew.

I'd really like Pekka to have some more physiotherapy in the mornings.

Hi Vera. Any spare change for a good cause?

We're collecting money to buy wreaths for the victims.

We know.

This is really horrible for all of us.

Thanks.

It's alright. We're here to protect you.

What are you thinking about?

I think the shooter has a pattern.

It's going to emerge.

The victims aren't random. They're connected.

Investigator's anxiety?

No, I'm not investigating, I'm just participating in conversation.

Discussing the matter with my wife,

like everybody else in every home in Lappeenranta. I'm striving toward normal.

Shouting to me from another room is normal?

I'm trying to sleep here. You can discuss it with yourself.

ELIAS STRÖM - HOME PAGE.

Why didn't my daughter trust you? What kind of a relationship is that?

Photographer boy.

Were girls your trophies?

I remember that you hurt Janina more than once.

Did you hurt others as well?

-Sorjonen. -Evening.

-It's 3:30 AM. -Is it?

-Going home? -I only just got away from the place.

I need to get some air.

You should go home.

For your own safety.

You need a ride?

No thanks.

The police just told me it's not safe out there.

It's not a long way.

You're Emilia, right?

-I thought you wouldn't remember. -You haven't aged that much.

Thanks?

Have you ever thought about me since?

A straight question.

Sorry.

I want to say how sorry I am about how things--

Don't be. It won't change anything.

-What was his name? -Helander.

We couldn't find his DNA. No charges, no conviction.

And no justice.

Petri was caught later...

for a similar offence. He got 28 months.

-I didn't know. How much later? -Three years.

You knew what he was.

You let him walk around free for three years.

-But your solution was quite extreme. -My solution?

It was me who did it?

I always thought I was driven to it.

If you'd just waited a while--

Don't put the blame on me.

I was the victim. You really think I was to blame for what happened to me?

No.

None of it was your fault.

I just had to get away.

You had to end it.

Vera.

What are you doing, Vera?

I have kids.

You can't do this to me.

Jaana?

Jaana!

Jaana!

Jaana.

He moves weirdly.

Look at his arms.

What use is the curfew if he breaks into homes?

It makes it easier for him. No eyewitnesses.

He was possibly seen in the parade.

I've been emailed sightings of e.g. an Asian looking man,

and a Russian speaking boy.

WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN

I just wanted to get away.

Kari?

How is it going?

Fourth victim.

A mother was shot in her own kitchen.

The shooter broke in, used a pistol. The MO changed completely.

In fact, the shooter has been consistently inconsistent.

One shot from a roof, one from a car, one in a crowd,

and now a break-in.

There are too many variables.

That just proves these aren't random shootings.

And the shooter is willing to take risks to complete his mission.

What is the mission?

Find the link between the victims and you'll find out.

Couldn't you just find it quickly before we lose more lives?

Niko, no one solves these alone. I like studying these,

but I'll let you deal with the media and take responsibility.

What will you tell Pauliina?

That you asked for Janina, and I told you to leave.

You have no personal things in here.

This is my workplace.

It's not always about professionalism.

What exactly?

Therapists avoiding their own background.

This office is your hiding place.

You're safe here.

That's true for a lot of people.

What about you?

Did you know I'm a trained psychologist?

So why are you so defensive if you know how this works?

Never ask too many questions.

Let the suspect speak. Lead them toward the trap.

-We call them clients. -I'm a patient.

-And we have no traps. -Of course you do.

People are mysteries.

I never want to reveal everything, even to myself.

You have to make them spill the beans.

Let's start by discussing why you're here.

My head.

It has a will of its own.

Maybe it's hard for me to accept my wife's illness.

Maybe I'm going crazy.

I think we'll be able to find that out.

Janina.

I'm tired of shouting through the door.

Open this fucking door or I'll break it down!

Do you mind if I open the window?

I'm cold.

It's twenty degrees outside.

I was there too.

It's not just that.

All this is just too much.

I think you're just...

feeling sorry for yourself.

-What did you say? -That I cared about Elias, too!

We never talked about it, but you knew I did.

I didn't hear anything.

One moment Elias was just...

My hand was in his...

and then...

I was there, too.

-Put that on, we're going out. -I'm not going anywhere.

-Put it on. -Get the fuck out!

Get out!

Calm down!

Janina. I'm not leaving before I get you out of bed.

Vera.

Do you need help?

I'd rather take care of this myself.

Soldiers take care of themselves.

Calmly. And carefully.

Thank you, sir Major.

Are they victims or culprits?

For you, everyone is guilty until proven innocent.

That was over a year ago, Kari. You can't hold a grudge forever.

You imprisoned my daughter.

That's my job, isn't it? I prosecute, you defend the victims.

You need victims. Without them, there wouldn't be a Kari Sorjonen.

Hey.

-It's not my fault these things happen. -Don't play the victim.

Can't you go away? I mean, you're not really even here.

Elias' day care group.

This wasn't there before.

-Where did it come from? -I wouldn't know.

Katriina. This is a picture of Katriina.

All this started a long time ago.

The shooter might be in this picture.

You should accept your own weaknesses, not just those of others.

If I make a mistake, someone might die.

At work. It's different at home.

Is it?

I keep seeing old acquaintances.

People I've let down by making mistakes.

These encounters...

are reminders of the times...

when I've lost control.

-Where do you meet? -Not in the real world. Inside my head.

The visions are...

quite vivid.

I relive the cases.

-What are the encounters like? -What?

Are they friendly, accusatory,

or something else?

I think they're trying to make me understand something.

They're trying to tell me something.

Dad.

I want you to solve this.

It might reveal some unpleasant things about Elias.

Even so.

I thought you wanted me to stay out of it.

Are you coming?

We all want you to solve this.

Yes we do.

I will solve this.

Hi.

Are you okay?

How was Janina?

I don't want to trouble her. She's devastated.

Aren't we all?

I've got one more job for you.

I told you I didn't want to continue.

You don't have to shoot. Just keep your ears open.

I can't believe you're giving me this here, of all places.

Look around you.

Do you want to help these people?

Do you want to help Janina?

I do.

Alright then. Put the card in your pocket.

Niko. Niko!

Kari.

Kari!

Hey! Tell me.

That's what Heikkinen meant, that I used to be an office bully.

And Emilia.

I knew who did it but couldn't catch him. She killed herself.

-And Eve took my daughter away. -What are you talking about?

The common denominator for the victims is the thing that keeps moving.

-The shooter was bullied. -They went to different schools.

They didn't have to be in the same place, they've gone to different schools.

In this country, it's the bullying victim who's moved to another school.

The shooter kept doing that. His victims are bullies.

From different day care centers, elementary schools or high schools.

Where are we going?

To get all possible material on all the victims.

I can't find it. Not one common name or face.

-It's got to be here somewhere. -It does.

Okay.

He has to be a good shot, a man able to carry through this kind of an operation.

Army background, probably.

Why can't we find him already?

-What did you say we're looking for? -A man able to--

We're looking for a woman.

Yeah, that might be a woman.

Most school shooters are boys who hate the world,

but girls make it personal.

So now we need a local female hobby shooter...

who has changed schools.

There can't be too many of those.

Then...

My consulting is done.

There is one person who fits the criteria.

Vera Rissanen, social worker.

-And we have the address? -We do.

SHOOTER - VERA R

You're doing really well.

Even a blind chicken etc.

Stop that.

Don't doubt yourself.

Stay here.

This is field one. Move the people out of the way.

To all units:

Let us know if you're close to Saaritie 18, Taipalsaari.

I can't.

I just can't do this.

I know you're trying to help...

but this just isn't my thing.

-I don't like shooting either. -You don't?

Why are we here then?

Mom thought we should come here. She suggested this.

We?

Well, bringing you here was my idea.

You're more approachable than me.

You might even get a few words out of the club owner.

You have a good reason for it.

The police are looking for Vera Rissanen.

Rissanen, 24, is wanted in connection with the shootings in Lappeenranta...

Vera Rissanen.

We heard she used to come here.

She used to come here all the time. She was talented.

-You taught her to shoot? -No.

No offense, but whoever did taught her too well.

-The major took her here. -And he taught her?

Risto? Don't blame him, he was a nice person.

But he was pretty poorly at times.

What was Risto's full name?

The police!

The police! Hands where I can see them!

Risto Sailaranta?

-Has Vera Rissanen been here today? -I can't remember.

This woman, Risto. Has she been here?

You have no respect. I'm a major!

-Do you know this woman? -Of course.

Where is she? Has she been here today?

What have you taught her?

Everything is fine, Risto. It's alright.

We can turn off your TV for you.

Niko.

I found Vera's diary. It's written as a fairy tale.

-Excuse me? -Every bully is one story.

There are nine stories and four dead main characters.

-Five are still in danger. -Send me the names.

I will.

We found guns and ammunition and an empty explosives box.

Does she have a bomb?

Is our Vera in trouble? She wouldn't hurt anyone.

-She's shot four people, with your guns. -No, no.

Vera wouldn't do that. She's so kind.

She's murdered people.

You've helped her and will be charged, sir Major!

Just call me Risto. What was it you wanted to talk to me about?

Uusitalo.

I tried to contact the last five targets.

I spoke with one. He'd been invited to Lönnrot comprehensive.

Sounds like a trap.

To Lönnrot comprehensive, as fast as you can.

She was a victim throughout school.

Why didn't anyone interfere?

Why don't teachers, parents, anyone ever interfere?

Some people dream about a family or a career.

Some get their dreams bullied out of them.

Why did you go so far?

Those in power took my wife...

and my child. They kept trampling over us.

So did you, Kari.

And revenge solved that?

It was no revenge.

Neither is this. It's about teaching a lesson.

It's about correcting a wrong, about balance. About justice.

Your priorities are not in balance right now.

Trigger in her left hand. Might explode if she releases her grip.

-Hostages have explosives around them. -Understood, over.

Possibly a dead man's switch, Semtex. The hostages are tied together.

-We can't shoot, we can't charge inside. -What can we do?

Negotiate.

-Hello. -You can't negotiate. It won't work.

Vera won't surrender.

But she hasn't set the bomb off yet, either.

-What is she waiting for? -How many hostages?

-Four. -She's waiting for a fifth one.

Men or women?

-Three men and one woman. -She's waiting for a man.

-That's your chance. -Okay, wait a moment.

Lena.

I need your help.

Are you sure?

Are you?

Allu Laakkonen, upper elementary.

Vera isn't herself now.

She's not the same Vera who takes care of old people.

This Vera wants to destroy.

The victims aren't people to her. She has no empathy toward you.

This is field three. Target is moving, not in sight.

Yeah?

Allu Laakkonen.

-Hey, what is this? -Get in there.

-Take it easy. -Keep walking.

Field three. I have a visual.

Field three, ready.

-Why are you wearing an earphone? -I spoke to my girlfriend in the car.

I needed this.

Don't be submissive. Don't try to be nice.

Take it off.

Vera is a bullying victim. Bullying is her weak spot.

Bullies have always had power over her.

Use that.

You were the worst one, Allu. You'll be the first one now.

You think so, you fucking cow?

What did you say?

You heard me.

Or are you deaf too,

not just ugly

and fucking stupid? Look at yourself!

Flat-chested fucking cow!

Fucking yuck!

Put that fucking gun down and stop embarrassing yourself!

Stop!

-Hands where I can see them! -Drop the gun!

Take her hand! Right hand.

-Left hand ok. -Right hand ok.

Secured.

Night barbecue?

So?

Lots of mosquitos out here after the rain.

Are there?

I thought we could celebrate that the outdoors are safe again.

Stop taking everything I say so seriously, Sorjonen.

We'll stay here beside you without you pushing yourself to the limit.

What are you doing?

You're spying.

-The grill is open, let's eat. -Are you serious?

If we only have time to get together at night, that's what we'll do.

The job is done and life goes on?

All of this is your fault.

You should have stopped me and Elias, not tell us to go.

Isn't it your job to prevent these things?

And it was your fault Lasse Maasalo kidnapped me.

Everything is not fine.