As the story begins, we watch a fight between a woman and a man, perhaps an unknown assailant, in what turns out to be a lover's quarrel. The man leaves in a hurry, but someone returns later to small yacht. Louise Dyrander, the lady inside, had thrown a bottle after the first man left. We watch as the horrified Louise receives an unwelcome visit that will end her life.
The police is alerted to come to the dock area where they find a lot of blood, but no trace of Louise. The man who fought with Louise turned out to be Micke Petterson, a married man living in a commune outside Ystad. Kurt Wallender is puzzled by what he finds, there are children all over that belong to many of the couples living in a sort of commune. Micke is taken away for interrogation. He denies having anything to do with Louise's disappearance. Micke tells about how Louise has kept her horse in their care, but Kurt tells him point blank he knows he was having an affair with the woman.
One name surfaces during the investigation: Oskar Ung. Linda Wallander is shaken because Oskar was her lover. They met in a rehab place where he was detoxing and she was being treated for depression. Evidently, Linda has not gotten over Oskar. Even though she had her brief relationship with Stefan Lindman, it is clear she still feels something for Oskar.
The tide brings in a small boat in which the bloody remains of Louise Dyrander lies. In going over the contents of her purse, Nyberg finds a sort of pendant with a red line drawn in it. Anki Hedman, the wife of another member of the commune is killed at the stable Above the place where she is found someone painted two parallel stripes on the wall, something that leads the investigating team to believe she is the victim number two. Later, one of the children of another member comes home with three red stripes painted in his sweater.
Wallander and his team get lucky when the five principals of the group are tied to an unsolved heist where the money was never found. There is a man that had a brush with Stefan that evidently has some reason for going after the commune. This man is the missing link from the unsolved mystery and he has reasons for coming after the people that double crossed him.
Stefan Apelgren directed this chapter in the 'Wallander' series, which was written by Nicklas Rockstrom. The episode has a lot going on to keep the audience trying to solve the puzzle it presents. Krister Henriksson makes a good Kurt Wallander. Joanna Sallstrom, who plays Linda, has the best moments in this installment when she has to confront her past and a man she clearly loved during a crisis in her life.
The police is alerted to come to the dock area where they find a lot of blood, but no trace of Louise. The man who fought with Louise turned out to be Micke Petterson, a married man living in a commune outside Ystad. Kurt Wallender is puzzled by what he finds, there are children all over that belong to many of the couples living in a sort of commune. Micke is taken away for interrogation. He denies having anything to do with Louise's disappearance. Micke tells about how Louise has kept her horse in their care, but Kurt tells him point blank he knows he was having an affair with the woman.
One name surfaces during the investigation: Oskar Ung. Linda Wallander is shaken because Oskar was her lover. They met in a rehab place where he was detoxing and she was being treated for depression. Evidently, Linda has not gotten over Oskar. Even though she had her brief relationship with Stefan Lindman, it is clear she still feels something for Oskar.
The tide brings in a small boat in which the bloody remains of Louise Dyrander lies. In going over the contents of her purse, Nyberg finds a sort of pendant with a red line drawn in it. Anki Hedman, the wife of another member of the commune is killed at the stable Above the place where she is found someone painted two parallel stripes on the wall, something that leads the investigating team to believe she is the victim number two. Later, one of the children of another member comes home with three red stripes painted in his sweater.
Wallander and his team get lucky when the five principals of the group are tied to an unsolved heist where the money was never found. There is a man that had a brush with Stefan that evidently has some reason for going after the commune. This man is the missing link from the unsolved mystery and he has reasons for coming after the people that double crossed him.
Stefan Apelgren directed this chapter in the 'Wallander' series, which was written by Nicklas Rockstrom. The episode has a lot going on to keep the audience trying to solve the puzzle it presents. Krister Henriksson makes a good Kurt Wallander. Joanna Sallstrom, who plays Linda, has the best moments in this installment when she has to confront her past and a man she clearly loved during a crisis in her life.
