10. The Castle Ruins
Greger Stehn, a cranky old man, lives in a shack with his two four-legged friends despite having 20 million crowns in his bank account. For no apparent reason, Stehn suddenly has his fortune paid out in cash. Shortly afterwards he is poisoned - there is no trace of the money. The poison is botulinum, a mass destruction agent that is also contained in tiny doses as an active ingredient in anti-wrinkle creams. Stehn's body was found by Louise Selander, a woman who lives alone and deals in cosmetic products. She lives in a luxury apartment block built on the same property that Greger Stehn became rich from selling. The surgeon Johan Haartman, head of a beauty clinic, also lives in this apartment block. Using the surveillance video from the savings bank, Inspector Wallander (Krister Henriksson) discovers that Haartman witnessed old Stehn withdrawing all his money. The surgeon is in serious financial difficulties and uses botulinum for cosmetic operations. But would he be stupid enough to use this particular poison to kill, which immediately draws suspicion of murder to him?
Linda and her colleague Stefan Lindman find out that Haartman is having an affair with his neighbor Christine, the wife of savings bank director Per Bergdahl. Old Stehn was his customer. When Haartman, his wife Barbro and his son Robin are also poisoned with botulinum, Wallander interrogates the banker. Bergdahl confesses that he knew about his wife's relationship and wanted to ruin Haartman out of revenge - but he is not a murderer. Wallander is baffled, because there is no coherent motive between the murders of Stehn and the Haartmans. It is also a mystery why the murderer spared the Haartmans' baby and returned to the crime scene to change its diapers. Linda intuitively realizes that everyone is on the wrong track.
Actors
Kurt Wallander - Krister Henriksson
Linda Wallander - Johanna Sällström
Stefan Lindman- Ola Rapace
Ann-Britt Höglund - Angela Kovács
Martinsson - Douglas Johansson
Nyberg - Mats Bergman
Svartman - Fredrik Gunnarson
Lisa Holgersson - Chatarina Larson
Ebba - Marianne Mörck
Music: Adam Nordén
Photos: © Lars Høgsted