18. The Cellist
Kurt Wallander is a passionate music lover and owns a large collection of records. He is particularly fond of the Russian solo cellist Irina Konchalevska. He doesn't miss her concert in Ystad. As Wallander is about to congratulate the virtuoso on her moving performance, a car bomb detonates in front of him. Irina is critically injured. Wallander learns from a colleague that Irina is to be the main witness in the trial of the suspected murderer Yuri Rina, who killed her boyfriend Alexander. However, Yuri is not just any small-time gangster, but the son of the Russian mafia godfather Leb Munchin, known as "the ghost".
In hospital, Irina narrowly survives a second attack by Munchin's killers, who also almost kill Wallander's colleague Pontus. Wallander wonders why the powerful underworld boss is apparently sparing no risk to free his son. As the police's investigations reveal more and more of the mafiosi's intimate secrets, Wallander recognizes the motive more and more clearly. Finally, he puts all his eggs in one basket and forces the mafia boss to meet him in a Russian chapel.
Actors
Kurt Wallander - Krister Henriksson
Katarina Ahlsell - Lena Endre
Karin Linder - Stina Ekblad
Nyberg - Mats Bergman
Martinsson - Douglas Johansson
Isabell - Nina Zanjani
Pontus - Sverrir Gudnason
Svartman - Fredrik Gunnarson
Ebba - Marianne Mörck
Photos: © Nille Leander