Bäckström (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript

The world's best murder investigator, Evert B?ckstr?m!

-Where did you find it? - On the island of Of?rds?n.

It's a woman, Asian. She was murdered.

The question is: What is her name?

Toivonen and the others are sticking with robbery.

We are doing something more important.

Have you started looking again?

It's not her. She died in the tsunami 15 years ago.

Jaidee?

Jaidee...

Good morning.



I'll just go and buy the paper.

Stay in bed.

B?ckstr?m? Are you with us?

B?ckstr?m!

So ... According to the testimony of the widower, Daniel Jonsson?

- found ...

- found ...
- My apologies.

Then Jaidee was found dead in their bungalow the day after the tsunami.

She was identified by Daniel, the hotel staff and her mother.

DNA samples were taken, which matched Jaidee's profile in the police register.

So the question is ...

Who the hell is the woman on Of?rds?n with a bullet hole in her head?

We should pick this Daniel up and hear what he has to say.

-About what?
- How his wife can die twice.



No, only ...
We should definitely not open up old wounds unnecessarily.

The tsunami is a sensitive subject.

- There may have been something wrong with he DNA sample.
- On the skull?

- Not likely.
- But possible?

While you're cackling, I'll put the squeeze on Daniel a bit more

No, we're not going to squeeze anyone.

I gladly follow B?ckstr?m here, I must say.

It is common for the perpetrator to be someone in the family, isn't it?

- You learn that from the beginning.
-Olsson!
-Shut up.

The grown-ups are talking.

We need to find out how the body ended up on the island of Of?rds?n after the tsunami.

I've got a contact in Bangkok I can check with.

The body could have been flown to Sweden after being shot?

- and then end up on the island.

Or it may be twins, but maybe it ...

Thanks for all the good suggestions, but hold off for a bit.

We continue with our other tracks. Niemi orders a new DNA sample.

No, I don't.

I had to nag them for the first one.

There's probably a
three-month backlog.

I have my reputation to consider.

Ok, I'll call them then.
So you don't have to.

How about the rest of you?
I expect you to do as I say.

Then we follow up the list of missing persons.

And Niemi continues to search the island for the murder weapon.

We'll meet again tomorrow before lunch.

Let's go!

-Okay? - Okay, then let's go.

At the eco squad she solved all her cases.
Mrs 100%.

This is not an eco crime investigation,
but a murder investigation.

As far as murder investigations are concerned,
she's Mrs 0%.

Just like you and you.

If you want to change that,
you do as I say.

Do a background check on Jaidee and Daniel Jonsson.

Where did they meet? How did they live?
What happened to Jaidee's body?

And where is Daniel Jonsson?
He'll be fucking interrogated by me.

- I'll check it.
-Carlsson!

- Toivonen, get rid of that bitch. -Who? Carlsson?

No, Hwass. Your fucking prosecutor. She's useless.

This just came in. A shooting.

Do you mean this useless nobody should solve
the murder mystery of the century?

At the robbery site. Is there a connection?

Check it out. Take B?ckstr?m.

- I have my own investigation.
-I can manage.

I have to sign this
before you can go on on TV.

While I'm considering if I feel like it-

- you can prove how simple a case it is.

Then you can go back to the murder mystery of the century.

- Can you check out a Hwass? - It's B?ckstr?m!

- A little discretion.
- Can we take a selfie?

Absolutely. Come here.

Come on! Is that everyone?

- What's the deal with Hwass?
- She doesn't know her place.

- This is my investigation.
- So that's what it's all about?

Fuck it, how messy it is here

You can extend the barriers ten meters.

Twenty meters. And call Technical.

- Shall we say fifteen? - Yes, if that makes you happy.

- Jari Virtanen, 46 years old.
? Old lag.

He was in a devil of a hurry.
He was getting away from something.

Not a robbery.
A shitload of cash.
So purely an execution.

Bang, bang.

In a completely exposed place.
Must have been quick.

But why?

Check out the colour.
Same as the robbery.

Congratulations.
There's your connection.

- Then it's not a robbery anymore. - No, and no mystery.

It is an open book that I've finished reading.

As if you've ever read a book.

Excuse me. Do you know where Gerhard is?

Excuse me!

Wait!

Police!

Hello!

Fuck!

- Who are we looking for? -St?lis.
- St?lis? Who's that?

Roland St?lhammar. Old cop.
Size of a house and totally bald.

You check on the off-licence.
I'll be looking upwards.

Hello, St?lis

What's up? - That wasn't nice.

What cat's piss do they have here?
- Hello! Two Czech.

- Do you want something else?
- Yes, racing certainties.

I can give you a little each-way bet
if you tell me what it's about.

I'm not going out naked.

Jari Virtanen was
shot this morning.

Everything suggests a
settling of scores..

He was involved in the security van robbery.

- You should go now. - No...

just relaz a little.
We're sitting here like two old colleagues.

- There's nothing suspicious
?As long as you don't make a scene.

No, exactly.

What do you think that bastard Finn's
was doing in the last race?

What?

Sharing a cell with a Russian stud for 18 months.
Boris Borovskij.

Borovskij? Isn't he with the Tsar?

And you're sure?

We thank you for that.

We've got Ankan there!
Cheers.

He didn't want to chat.

- You could have said that before.
- Then you'd have made a fuss.

- Did he come up with anything?
-Yes.

Virtanen shared a cell with Boris Borovsky.

Russian gangster whose gang leader goes by the name "Tsar".

They are behind the robbery.

Then the case is solved. Whoopee. And you're welcome..

You can take the credit, but tomorrow we concentrate on the skull.

Can you not talk about it on TV?

Aww shit.

- Then all the bone remnants were secured. -Good.

Here's something. Get a torch
- Coming

Is it the weapon?

No...

Pilsner sausages.

Hey! I was starting to worry.

I tried to call you, but you didn't answer.

What? -Have you forgotten?

Did you forget? The time?

Two miles at 1.45. There you are!

We should have had dinner today. Ten kilometres ago.

You've got that backwards.

"Hey! Shall we see each other?
I'll cook Steak Rydberg."

"I can do tomorrow."
"Yes, sure, Dad. Seven o'clock?"

Well, Can't you at least look at me?

Are you talking to me?
It sounds like you're grilling a tax dodger.

I'm not still with the eco-squad.
I'm investigating a murder.

I thought I ...
I might get some tips.

Of course. Exciting.

Can we see each other tomorrow as we said?

... the world's best murder investigator: Evert B?ckstr?m!

And our star lawyer Tomas Eriksson.

Regarding the security van robbery ...

The man found murdered in his car.

I myself have managed to tie him to the security van robbery.

- It's a breakthrough. - It was news.

- Damn idiot ... - Tell me more.

No. Except that I know who is behind the robbery.

So are you close to an arrest?

Excuse me...

Is that the tip phone?

So you are close to an arrest?

If someone has said A then you should say B.
Do you agree with that?

Yes, I am inclined to agree. We do this after the advertisement.

Excuse me...

We have to go to commercial break.

- Yes ... Then we will be back soon. - Three, two, one, zero!

What do you mean, , take it back?
You said it.

I was wrong. It wasn't them.

-What's happened? -Nothing.

-Bullshit. Who's threatened you?
-I don't know anything.

- Is it Boris?
- You'll get your money.

Fuck the money. You place me ...

Hell...

- We're starting in a minute.
-Coming.

So you know who is behind the robbery?

For security reasons, I can't go into it right now.

So it's the robbers who are behind the murder today?

He has nothing.

If someone has said A
then you should say B.

I'll write down the name here

- then we'll see eventually.

This is exciting!

So. There ...

Another phenomenon that has increased exponentially this year -

?Is identity theft, ID hijacking.
What do you say, Tomas?

The problem is the technical sophistication.

So there! To be opened when everything is cleared up.

... who is not up to date.

In the usual order.
- You were trying to be funny.

Her father, Erik Hwass, was the head of the National Crime Bureau.

She made a legal career herself. No family, no hobby.

She's staking everything in the Justice Department.

You have to dig some shit out.
She must have screwed up somewhere.

-Nothing I can find.
- You're fucking useless.

-Gurra! -Hello!

This is Tina Bonde, my PR agent and angel.

No, you are my angel.

?Evert "Waterhorse" B?ckstr?m.
- I know him.

You are the one who lures
women to ride on your back

Then you drown them.

- Isn't it like that?
- It's just a myth.

You pig!

What the hell?!

-Who was it?
- Some fucking maniac obviously.

The wife of one of B?ckstr?m's colleagues.
Severin, yeah?

Not horse, a pig?

What can you do? Her old man is impotent.

"Noodles" Severin.

Are you having a good evening, detective?
- Until the killjoy showed up.

I was so curious about the envelope that you were playing with.

What does the B stand for?

Where the fuck did you get that from?

B ... As in the bluff? Or the bluffer?

Yes, yes, let him play.

Give it to me and go to hell!

B as in B?ckstr?m, simply.

Have a nice evening.

Maybe you need help with your image anyway?

- Can I offer a shower.

Eriksson?

Why, look, the prosecutor!
Are you out and about?

Shouldn't you call a taxi?

We're taking a taxi.

How well do you really know B?ckstr?m?

He's a lazy and corrupt bastard
who shouldn't babble shit on TV.

- Are you working on the robbery?
- No, a murder.

But not the one we expected.

She turned out to have drowned in the tsunami.

The identification was wrong,
but B?ckstr?m wants to drag in relatives.

It is a little insensitive to re-open wounds before we know anything.

Insensitive? It's a nightmare.
Especially if it reaches the media.

We're here to do the test again

- and maybe consult with our police who were out in Thailand.

You don't want to go there.

The Swedish tsunami police are heroes.

If you jump on them, it'll be political suicide.

If B?ckstr?m is the problem, he can be got rid of.

-Got rid of? - Isn't that what you want?

There was no typical
Swedish tourist meets bar girl story.

They lived together in Sweden
and started up companies.

Then Daniel applies for a job
as a commercial attach? in Bangkok.

Jaidee's family: Dad's dead.
He was a senior military officer.

The mother was a housewife.

She was an only child,
so the twin theory collapsed.

- And Daniel?
- Shouldn't we wait for Hwass?

Who's that? - Go for it.

Daniel's dad is unknown.
The mother marries a widower -

- who adopts Daniel when Daniel is eight.

When Daniel is ten, his mother dies.

He doesn't have a criminal record.
No weapons license.

He has a very promising diplomatic career.

- Where is he now?
? With the Foreign Ministry.

He is expected to become Ambassador to Lithuania.

Mi-Mi! -
- Wait, shh ...

Shortly before she was reported missing, a theft took place.

Weekly takings and valuables.

Then Mi?Mi disappeared
and Gerhard took back the theft report.

Today when I was at the restaurant,
the chef ran away, which is States...

Shh.

What do we have here?
Bullen's pilsner sausage.

The jar definitely ended up in the basement
long before the body.

It has nothing to do with the murder.

When all is said and done,
the sausage will matter.

- Jaidee's body.
-Yes?

It was never flown to Sweden.

In fact, it was the only body that wasn't.

I have tracked down Jaidee's and Mi?Mi's families
if you want to contact them.

No, call the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs

- and say that the police are
looking for Daniel Jonsson.

- Meeting adjourned!
- That's what we shouldn't do.

Now it's lunchtime.
ome on, Ankan.

It was accurate ...
Didn't you hear?

- What the fuck are you doing?
- It's time to hear the joker.

A little curious?

-Hello. Daniel. ?Annika Carlsson.

Don't you have a secretary who handles the coffee?

I can manage this myself. Here you are.

I'll turn this off.

- Oh, that wasn't funny!
- Was it worse than cop coffee?

I wonder if you shouldn't get a secretary after all.

Yes ... What is this about?

Well, we are in the process of investigating a case.

It may come as a shock,
but it connrcts to ...

We are investigating the security van robbery.

You may have heard of it?

Yes, I know about that.

It may not come as a surprise
that the trail leads to the Baltic States.

Since you're about to
take over as Ambassador -

- you may be able to help us -

- with your contacts and your expertise.

-I understand. -Thank your.

Carlsson is handling
the investigation.

She probably has some more in-depth questions.

I'll help, naturally.

Right ... We ...

How do you view crime
in the country in general?

In Lithuania?

What does your family think about moving to Vilnius?

It's a dull place. It may not be much fun.

Well ... No, I'm single.

Oh. I thought ... You have a wedding ring.

Oh yes. I'm a widower.

Okay. I'm sorry.

Was it recently that your wife ...?

Jaidee ... No, it was 2004. In the tsunami.

Seeing that we're afraid of corruption
among the Vilnius police -

?we're still trying to find alternatives ...

- Were you there? -- Sorry?

Were you there when the tsunami came?

Mm. I was there.

Do you have feelings of guilt?
They remain with many people.

It is quite common for a survivor
to have feelings of guilt.

That isn't our purpose here.. But the case is important.

That's okay.

I miss talking about her.

That's normal among relatives.

Many people get insecure
and think that I don't want to talk about her.

It becomes as if you've lost the one you love over again

Does it feel as if she'd died twice?

To answer your question:
Yes, I feel guilty.

But I also feel a responsibility to live on as well as possible.

It's something that I struggle with every day.

Ok...

Carlsson ... You had a little lesson in grief there.

I recognized it, because I have ...

... experienced something similar.

My Sally ... Clearly preserved in memory.

But I'm not going to
burden you with that.

Now we have established contact.

Carlsson will be in
touch with you ...

regarding other issues
with the Baltic States.

Just one little thing before we go, if it's okay?

Do you talk to Jaidee?

Do you go to the grave and talk to her?
I've done it with Sally.

No, Jaidee is buried in Thailand.

Sally? Who the fuck is Sally?

Sally is a cat I had one summer when I was a kid.

I felt like an idiot!
Don't take advantage of me like that!

It's our damn duty to exploit ourselves and each other.

Thanks to you and to me a little -

- we know that he was lying about where she was buried.

Why would he do that?

Body language, Ankan!

Did you see how his
jaws started to move?

He got a dry throat from lying.

He leaned back.
His eyes started to look towards the door

- the escape route.

No, I saw a decent guy who is probably mourning his wife.

That's because you let yourself be blinded by your emotions.

This is about Hwass, isn't it.

It's your emotions about her that are blinding you.

You're so damn determined
to be in the right...

- that you don't
notice your flaws.

You're not going to answer that, are you?

Potatoes. I forgot to buy potatoes.

What?

-So. Now let's mash the potatoes.
- What is "mash"?

You do it with this.
First, lput in a knob of butter.

Good.

Then you pour in the cream.

Now you can mash. But carefully.

No, no ... You should mash properly.

That was what my dad, the top policeman, taught me.

You should mash until it splashes up to the ceiling.

Is that why you wanted to be a police officer?
Because your dad was one?

Or not?

Keep mashing.

- Hello.
- Hello. Welcome.

- Did I get here too early?
- No absolutely not.

- I can take that.
- I don't know if it'll be all right.

Excuse me. So.

I'm sure it'll be fine.

I ... We're having sausage, so I like to have a beer.

Sausage? Look at that!

-How nice!
-Thanks.

I'm having a little renovating done.

"To Sally"...

Edvin!

Well hi! - I didn't know you had children.

No, Edvin is a neighbour.
He is also my closest associate.

Come and say hello.

Hi. I won't bother you.

No it's fine. We shouldn't ...

On the other hand,
maybe we should?

Maybe we'll have to work together,

so we thought we should get
to know each other.

We start there.

- Is it okay if he stays?
-Of course.

You can have something to eat,
then you can go.

You can show Tina around.

Make yourself at home.
I'll sort the sausage.

Are you a police officer?

No. I ... look after celebrities, you might say.

-Do you have kids?
Are you married? - No.

Do you want to get married?

Yes, I hope I'll meet the right man.

There is nothing
seriously wrong with this.

It's lovely.

I met Nilsson.
Did you know that Sofia has had twins?

Yes, I saw that on Insta. Great news.

They were so happy about grandchildren. Two at once.

It's not too late yet.

Yes it is.

How is it going? I remember my first murder investigation ...

It's going brilliantly.

- Who do you work with at the police?
- B?ckstr?m.

Congratulations!

Then you're in luck.

Just lean back. Watch and learn.

He solves everything he brings in.

You said B?ckstr?m is corrupt.

Like a barrel full of shit.
But nobody wants to hit it ...

... in case it splashes.

Give me an axe with a long enough handle

Naphaporn! Let's have a straight talk!

-Naphaporn
-Talk! I've had enough of talking!

- Everything is just, Mi-Mi, Mi-Mi!
- Calm down!

I'm not going to calm down!
You're just lying!

She's dead! Soon I'll be dead and gone.

And you in prison! You can rot like the cabbage head you are!

-Where were we?
?Boris Borovsky.

He's been lying low since he came out.

We have a stakeout at his latest address.

I would love to knock on that door.

I have to take this. But ... Ugh!

Good morning!

What are you doing here?

I was going to thank you for last night.
I bought coffee.

- I can walk with you.
- Walking is not my thing.

It's a wonderful day.
Lovely weather.

Yes, super-wonderful. But it is strange for you to just show up.

You can call first.

- I tried.
- Please don't

- I promise to call ...
- Maybe we can have some late lunch?

-Today? Gladly.
- Is it black?

Yes, and one with milk.
I didn't know how you wanted it.

See you later.
- Drive.

Okay, check it now.

Olsson.

Completely crazy.

Nadja? What the hell was so important?
I have a lunch meeting.

- Jaidee's body ...
- Who is she?

Now I've dug a little and found Jaidee's friend Anna.

Now she's here.

My contact produced information about Jaidee's body.

She was buried in Thailand.
Not only that, she was cremated.

- It means ...
- Sod all.
What kind of contact?

Akkarat Bunyasarn. Inspector.

Well. And he saw with his own eyes that she was buried?

No but...

...she.

How did you know about Jaidee?

I was a finance manager at the company, but we became close friends.

We used to celebrate Christmas and New Year out in Thailand.

- Did you stay at the same hotel?
- In a regular hotel room.

I wanted to give them some space.
That's why I cleared out

- Did you attend the funeral?
- Yeah, but ...

It was so surreal. Like it was on film.

- So you don't remember much?
-On the contrary.

I remember everything.

I remember holding her hand.

And that I couldn't let go.

Because then ... everything would be true.

But I let go and it came true.

As waves come.

Jaidee is dead, Jaidee is dead ...

Did you see the corpse? You saw the body?

And...

The long hair and hand ...

The tattoo on the wrist.

What was it? Co-op brand?

No, it's an "infinity sign". A symbol of eternity.

We made one for each of us.

What's going on here?

Who's this?

This is Anna. Jaidee's girlfriend that I found on Facebook.

I said that we should not do that.

B?ckstr?m wanted help. I did what you asked for too.

-Diligently. But can't you listen?
-Yes.

Listen carefully. Pick up your stuff and get out of here.

- He did just what B?ckstr?m said.
- Do you want to follow him?

Got something to say?

B?ckstr?m?

I have to pee.

Evert...

Evert!

There's a flight to Thailand every afternoon.

Remember business class for me.

Screw that!! It's taxpayers' money.

Then it will surely be a little urgent.

Can you fix it?

Arlanda, fixed rate.
Pedal to the metal.

- No, no slops. Can I have a beer?
-Certainly.

Uncle, it's from Sweden.

Hello?

English subtitles by jeremys and faxeholm1234