26. The Witness
Wallander is slightly injured in a bomb attack aimed at his colleague Katarina Ahlsell. The courageous prosecutor wants to put a stop to the gangster Filip Pasalic, who is in custody. The modern-day slave trader has become rich and powerful by exploiting temporary workers from Eastern Europe. One of his accomplices is the shady foreman Zoran, who is working with illegal workers from Lithuania on a prestigious project for the mayor of Ystad. The conditions on the building site are murderous and two of the workers die in an accident. Twelve-year-old Natalia witnesses how Zoran makes the body of her brother Jonas disappear. Zoran now also wants to kill Natalia, but she manages to escape. A tip-off from the distraught girl leads Wallander to the building site, where Zoran has in the meantime removed all traces.
The detective has barely started investigating the foreman when a second car bomb detonates. This time Wallander only survives because his dog sniffed the car. Katarina is overcome with fear. After the intimidated witnesses in the trial against Pasalic revise their statements, the prosecutor resigns and turns her back on Ystad. Wallander, who has been in love with her for some time, is devastated.
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