Bäckström (Swedish TV series)

This article is about the Swedish TV series. For the related American TV series, see Backstrom (TV series). For other uses, see Backstrom.

Bäckström
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Kan man dö två gånger?, Den sanna historien om Pinocchios näsa, and characters created by Leif G. W. Persson
Screenplay by	Leif G. W. Persson Jonathan Sjöberg Dennis Magnusson
Directed by	Jonathan Sjöberg Amanda Adolfsson Manuel Concha Andreas Öhman David Berron
Starring	Kjell Bergqvist Agnes Lindström Bolmgren Pekka Strang Filip Berg Peshang Rad Rolf Lydahl Elvis Stegmar
Original languages	Swedish, English, Finnish, Russian, Spanish
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Running time	43 minutes
Production company	TV4
Original release
Network	C More Entertainment
Release	23 March 2020 (2020-03-23)

Bäckström is a Swedish television crime drama series, which was broadcast on C More Film from 23 March 2020. It is based on Leif G. W. Persson's book series about police inspector Evert Bäckström. An American TV series, Backstrom (2015), is based on the same character, but transposed to Portland, Oregon. For the Swedish show Evert is depicted by Kjell Bergqvist, across three seasons of six episodes each. Although season one's action is largely set in Stockholm and its surroundings, filming began in Gothenburg in March 2019 with Jonathan Sjöberg and Amanda Adolfsson directing three episodes each. Sjöberg was also the main scriptwriter with Dennis Magnusson. Evert's colleagues are Ankan (Agnes Lindström Bolmgren), Toivonen Pekka Strang, Kristian (Filip Berg), Adam (Peshang Rad) and Peter (Rolf Lydahl). Evert mentors his pre-teen neighbour Edvin (Elvis Stegmar).

During the first season, which is based on Persson's Kan man dö två gånger? (English: Can You Die Twice?), Evert's team investigate the death of Jaidee (Sandra Yi Sencindiver), who supposedly died in Thailand during the 2004 Asian tsunami. However, Edvin found Jaidee's skull, with a bullet hole, on a Swedish island. Evert has to contend with various suspects, including his celebrity TV rival, the lawyer Tomas (Jens Hultén), scout leader Haqvin (Johan Widerberg) and Jaidee's husband Daniel (Linus Wahlgren). Season two, based on Den sanna historien om Pinocchios näsa (2013, English: The True Story of Pinocchio's Nose) has Evert discovered at Tomas's murder scene. Besides solving that crime, Evert searches for a unique child's toy and musical box, shaped as Pinocchio, while obscuring its significance from his colleagues and enemies. The third season is based on Persson's characters with its action mostly set in Palma de Mallorca (Palma), Spain. Evert hopes to resolve the murder of his first love, Sally.

Premise

Season one:

In mid-2019 Edvind brings a human skull to Evert, which he found on Ofärds Island. Toivonen wants Evert to investigate an armoured car robbery but Evert refusues: he only does homicides. Ankan takes on the robbery case while also assisting Evert. When Evert brags on national TV to his rival, Tomas, that the robbery is simple, he annoys both Ankan and Toivonen. The latter appoints Hanna to supervise Evert. Toivonen also assigns injured policemen, Olsson and Olzzon, to assist Evert. With Peter's help Evert find's the rest of the skeleton inside an overgrown root cellar – its been there for eight years. DNA analysis determines that the remains belong to Jaidee. However, Nadja has discovered that Jaidee died during the 2004 Asian tsunami, in Thailand. Jaidee's corpse was identified by her husband Daniel and her DNA checked by a Swedish police team led by Hanna's father.

Edvind suspects his scout leader Haqvin and finds photos: one shows Haqvin yachting with Jaidee, another links Daniel, Haqvin and Tomas. Evert starts a relationship with publicist Tina. After visiting Thailand, Evert believes that Jaidee and Daniel formed a threesome with bar girl Jada. When Jada died in the tsunami, Daniel and Jaidee used the opportunity for insurance fraud. Thereafter Jaidee posed as Jada. By mid-2011, Jaidee wanted to leave Daniel. Tomas advised Daniel to stop Jaidee as they would both face fraud convictions. Tina betrays Evert to her Russian mafia debt collectors, who want him to stop investigating their robbery. Although wounded, Evert survives the encounter. According to Evert, Daniel shot Jaidee, dumped her corpse on Ofärds and disposed of the rifle in a nearby sea trench.

Cast and characters

• Kjell Bergqvist as Evert Bäckström: homicide detective inspector, TV celebrity show Spaning (English: Reconnaissance) panellist, has unsurpassed success in solving cases, disparages superiors, colleagues and rivals
• Agnes Lindström Bolmgren as Annika ”Ankan” Carlsson: Evert's former protégé, serious crimes unit detective, Evert's second-in-charge
• Pekka Strang as Pentti Toivonen: Finnish-ancestry, raised in Södertälje, Stockholm Police Chief, Evert's and Ankan's boss
• Filip Berg as Kristian Olsson: uniformed police transferred to Evert's unit, attempts to woo Ankan
• Peshang Rad as Adam "Olzzon" Oleszkiewicz: uniformed police transferred to Evert's unit
• Małgorzata Pieczyńska as Nadja Högberg: Russian-born forensic pathologist
• Rolf Lydahl as Peter Niemi: crime scene investigator, forensic scientist. Separates from wife
• Elvis Stegmar as Edvin Kostić: Slobodan's son, Evert's neighbour and protégé, amateur sleuth, sea scout. Attempts to reconcile Evert and Tina. Holidays with Evert in Palma
• Victoria Dyrstad as Clara Nord: police detective, Ankan's love interest, Nationella operativa avdelningen (English: National Operations Department) (NOA) agent, separated from Ankan, jailed as murder suspect
• Jens Hultén as Tomas Eriksson: high society lawyer, Spaning panellist, Evert's rival. Killed in season 2 (seasons 1–2)
• Helena Bergström as Teresia "Tussan" Carlsson: Ankan's mother, Eugene's love interest. Returns to Palma, Miguel's lover, becomes Evert's lover (seasons 2–3)
• Helen Sjöholm as Tina Bonde: celebrity manager, including Gurra, Tomas and Evert; becomes Evert's love interest until she betrays him. Saves Evert's life by killing Boris, jailed. (seasons 1–2)
• Anders Mossling as G Gurra (Gustav G:son Henning): high society collectables broker, Evert's associate, star of TV show Antique Dealers (seasons 1–2)
• Arbi Alviati as Boris Borovskij: Russian mafia, "Tsar" Ivan's henchman. Killed by Tina (seasons 1–2)
• Lisa Lindgren as Programledare Spaning (English: Reconnaissance presenter) / Lisa Kvarnström: host of celebrity TV show, Spaning (seasons 1–2)
• Lars G. Wik as Sven "Nudeln" Severin (English: "Noodle" Severin): Lost property officer, demoted for accusing Evert of theft. Dubbed "Noodle" by Evert after he seduced Sven's wife. Seeks revenge against Evert (seasons 1–2)
• Baxter Renman as Unge Evert (English: Young Evert): nine-year-old boy, Sally's neighbour and best friend; finds her corpse (seasons 2–3)

Season one only

• Livia Millhagen as Hanna Hwass: former Financial Crimes Unit, Deputy Chief Prosecutor appointed to lead Evert's investigation, Erik's daughter
• Linus Wahlgren as Daniel Johnson: Foreign Affairs diplomat, aspirant ambassador, Jaidee's husband, Tomas and Haqvin's friend
• Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Jaidee Kunchai/Jada Jing: Thai-born, Swedish resident, Daniel's wife. Declared dead from December 2004 Asian tsunami in Thailand. Actually killed in mid-2011. Assumed "Jada Jing" identity after tsunami until her death
• Johan Widerberg as Haqvin Furuhjelm: inherited fortune from his arms dealer father, completed law degree, sailor, Edvin's scout leader, Daniel and Tomas's former friend
• Johan Kylén as Gerhard Rönndahl: MiMi's husband, restaurateur
• Vee Vimolmal as Naphaporn: restaurant chef, Gerhard's love interest
• Victor Gadderus as Slobodan Kostić: Edvin's father
• Staffan Göthe as Erik Hwass: Hanna's father, former head of National Criminal Police, which supervised identification of Swedish tsunami victims
• Sahajak Boonthanakit as Akkarat Bunyasarn: Bangkok police Chief Inspector, assists Evert
• Hanna Ullerstam as Anna: Daniel and Jaidee's accountant
• Lars Andersson as Roland "Stålis" Stålhammar: former policeman, Evert's contact

Season two only

• Lola Zackow as Jannicke Svenzon: news reporter
• Marcus Vögeli as Martin Hansen: personal trainer, Sanna's foster brother and accomplice
• Malin Crépin as Sanna Svärd: lawyer, Martin's foster sister, Tomas's colleague and domestic partner
• Stephen Rappaport as "Dubrovnik": art dealer, offers to buy Pinocchio
• Jens Ohlin as Ronny "Eugene": aspiring writer-poet; Tussan's love interest
• Michael Segerström as Cornelius: lawyer, Tomas's colleague
• Sergej Merkusjev as "Tsar" Ivan: Stockholm Russia mafia boss, pursue's Pinocchio
• Peder Falk as Baron Hans Ulrik von Comer: art dealer, king's former friend, Tomas's associate, rival for Pinocchio
• Vega Distner as Sally: eleven-year-old girl, Evert's childhood friend, murdered
• Anna Sise as Lucy Nyström: Nike's mother, electric bike owner
• Adja Krook as Nike Nyström: Lucy and Tomas's daughter, connects with Tomas in his last months
• Jaqueline Ignacio as Ms Anoo: Tomas's major creditor
• Robin Stegmar as Hannes Nyström: Lucy's husband

Season three only

• Julia Marko-Nord as Xenia Wall: NOA boss, supervises Palma undercover operation
• Mira Lydahl Bodell as Alice: Peter's daughter, befriends Edvin, Spanish-speaking
• Thea Sannert as Sally: Evert's friend, murdered (Note: second actress to portray same character)
• Srdjan Nedzipovski as Miguel Romero: Palma-born, undercover policeman, Tussan's clandestine lover
• Léonie Vincent as Jennifer p.k.a. "Eliza": Xenia's undercover agent in Albert's gang as Iris's driver
• Görel Crona as Iris Gripensköld: Sally's cousin, reclusive Palma resident, works with nephew Albert
• Lia Boysen as Beatrice: Tussan's Swedish-born friend, funds Tussan's golf club project
• Mattias Silvell as Karl Mellerud: Swedish celebrity chef, money launderer, drug dealer, works with Albert
• Nikos Poursanidis as Ricardo Costa: Miguel's cousin, runs nightclub as front for money laundering and drug dealing
• Panos Koronis as Detective Morales: Palma's police, investigates Miguel's murder
• Yannis Kokiasmenos as Padre Buñuel: local priest, Miguel's confidate
• Kjell Wilhelmsen as Lasse K: money launderer, works with Karl
• Christoffer Aigevi as Albert Örn: Swedish-born drug lord, based in Palma, works with his aunt Iris
• Francisco Sobrado as Stångberg: Stockholm restaurant owner
• Maria Nefeli Douka as Ana Costa: Ricardo's wife

Production

Bäckström was produced by Yellow Bird Productions for C More and TV4 in co-production with Film i Väst and ARD Degeto. Banijay Rights distributed the series internationally. The first season's directors are Jonathan Sjöberg and Amanda Adolfsson. Sjöberg is also the main scriptwriter while Dennis Magnusson has co-written two of episodes. Georgie Mathew is the producer. It consists of six episodes, based on Leif G. W. Persson's books Kan man dö två gånger? (2016) (English: Can You Die Twice?) and parts of Den som dödar draken (2008) (English: The One Who Kills the Dragon). It was filmed in Gothenburg and Bangkok.

Episodes

Season one

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Based on	Original release date
1	1	"Episode 1"	Jonathan Sjöberg	Leif G. W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Kan man dö två gånger?	23 March 2020 (2020-03-23)
Armoured van stopped by four thieves. One holds guards hostage. Others blow open van's rear door. Thief removes selected cases; another grabs moneybag. Guard sets off dye bomb and runs; other guard's shot. Evert refuses robbery investigation. Edvin ran away from scout camp after finding a human skull on Ofärds Island. Evert asks Ankan to join his investigation but Ankan remains at robbery scene. Edvin describes skull: East Asian, adult female. Edvin directs Evert, Ankan and Peter to skull's site. Peter finds .22 calibre bullet. Evert requests more personnel to search Ofärds. Edvin's parents holidaying in Croatia. Evert annoyed when Toivonen assigns two injured uniformed officers, Kristian and Adam. Evert estimates death occurred 5-10 years earlier. Evert advises Edvin to use nightmares to help sort his memories. Evert describes finding Sally's corpse. Kristian and Adam research possible victims. Haqvin recalls being on Ofärds in childhood but cannot remember when last there. After Evert denigrates robbery investigation on TV, Toivonen appoints Hanna to supervise Evert's investigation. Evert and Peter find rest of skeleton in a root cellar, confirming her death is not suicide. Gurra details Haqvin's rich playboy life. Nadja: skull's DNA is Jaidee's, but Jaidee died in Thailand in December 2004.
2	2	"Episode 2"	Jonathan Sjöberg	Leif G. W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Kan man dö två gånger?	23 March 2020 (2020-03-23)
2004: Daniel wakes Jaidee; he leaves to buy newspaper. Daniel sees tsunami approaching. Present: Hanna vetoes Evert's decision to interrogate Daniel. Hanna orders another skull DNA test. Nadja contacts Akkarat about Jaidee's death. Ankan and Evert attend Jari's corpse; he's been shot dead. Ankan finds blue dye on Jari: he's an armoured van thief. Adam investigates Gerhard, who reported MiMi missing. Evert misdirects Ankan as he questions Stålis, who names Jari's former cellmate, Boris as his accomplice. Evert tells Ankan "Tsar"'s behind robbery. Peter's forensic team find canned sausages on Ofärds. While Evert's on Spaning, Stålis retracts his accusation. Gurra updates Evert on Hanna's clean work history. Evert meets Tina. Tomas tells Hanna that Evert's corrupt; advises Hanna to dump Evert. Kristian outlines Daniel and Jaidee's romance and business dealings. Daniel raised by his stepfather; both liked sailing. Nadja: Jaidee's body was cremated; not returned to Sweden. Evert and Ankan interview Daniel, who confirms Jaidee's tsunami death. Reading body language, Evert disbelieves Daniel. Evert and Edvin prepare dinner for Tina. Hanna asks Tomas for evidence of Evert's corruption. Clara to Ankan: Boris under surveillance. Anna describes Jaidee's funeral, remembers seeing Jaidee's infinity tattoo. Hanna prevents Evert from further questioning Anna.
3	3	"Episode 3"	Jonathan Sjöberg	Leif G. W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Kan man dö två gånger?	30 March 2020 (2020-03-30)
Bangkok: Evert meets Akkarat, who has already contacted Jaidee and MiMi's relatives. Akkarat introduces former bellhop, who describes finding Jaidee's corpse in collapsed bungalow. Daniel became overwrought over her death. Evert dines with Akkarat's family. Stockholm: Ankan and Clara tail Boris. Ankan places tracker on his car. Adam hypothesises: Gerhard killed MiMi for stealing from restaurant. Edvin learns Evert's in Thailand. Edvin photographs case board: notices canned sausages, which Haqvin liked, were discovered. Kristian assigned to lost property for subverting Hanna's instructions. Adam meets Severin, Kristian to Adam: Gerhard pays money to MiMi's family. Bangkok: Evert and Akkarat meet MiMi's family; they are being paid off. Evert finds tattooist, who worked on Jaidee's symbol. Jaidee's mother confirms seeing daughter's corpse. Evert and Akkarat collect hotel's logs for night before tsunami. They trace Jaidee's last day to a nightclub. Stockholm: Ankan tracks Boris to warehouse; "Tsar" expected there on Wednesday. Hanna notifies NOA's chief of Jaidee's anomalous DNA result. Chief tells Hanna that Eric supervised Swedish identifications after tsunami. Hanna asks Ankan for evidence of Evert's corruption. Adam and Kristian arrest Gerhard. Bangkok: Evert phones Tina: tells her of an impending raid. Evert realises Jaidee was impersonated; someone else died instead of Jaidee.
4	4	"Episode 4"	Amanda Adolfsson	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Kan man dö två gånger?	6 April 2020 (2020-04-06)
Evert returns to Stockholm, meets Tina. Ankan coordinates warehouse raid: it's fruitless; "Tsar" was warned. Tomas tells Hanna that "Noodle" witnessed Evert's stealing. Evert and Tina have sex. At work, Evert airs his body swap hypothesis for insurance fraud. Evert and Hanna question Gerhard. MiMi stole and left. Gerhard: Naphaporn became chef. MiMi's alive in Denmark. Ankan follows Evert to Russian restaurant. Boris enters after. Hanna's notified DNA matches Jaidee. Anna: Daniel and Jaidee wanted threesome with tall, dark Asian woman. Ankan shows Toivonen photos of Evert and Boris entering same restaurant. "Noodle" tells Hanne that he refuses to tackle Evert, again. Hanna views video of Evert taking art works from crime scene. Toivonen suspends Evert; uniformed police escort him out. Edvin tells Ankan about Haqvin's preference for canned sausages. Akkarat informs Evert of bar girl, Jada, who left nightclub with Daniel and Jaidee. Edvin breaks into Haqvin's room at campsite: finds photos. Haqvin chases him. Evert learns that second skull DNA test matches Jaidee. Evert surmises that Daniel and Jaidee both survived tsunami but their sex partner Jada died wearing Jaidee's jewellery and infinity tattoo. They swapped identities for Jaidee's life insurance. Daniel supplied Jaidee's comb. Someone kidnaps Edvin.
5	5	"Episode 5"	Amanda Adolfsson	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Kan man dö två gånger?	13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)
Edvin, on cellphone, provides clues for Evert and Tina. Edvin escapes kidnapper's car. Kidnapper steals Edvin's backpack. Evert and Hanna listen as Edvin describes his ordeal; supplies his phone's photos. One shows Haqvin and Jaidee on yacht. Tina overhears Evert and Hanna argue about Evert stealing artwork. Hanna updates team on Jaidee's DNA, Daniel's fraud. However, Daniel's away on business. Clara's team reports Boris does not contact "Tsar". Evert gives Tina his door's passkey. Evert and Edvin go to scout camp. Hanna learns "Noodle" did not send video. Stålis to Ankan: someone else betrayed her raid. Police interview Daniel's stepsister, Sara. Sara remembers Daniel joined scouts. Hanna finds Tomas sent video; his client defraud insurance items, which Evert collected. Camp's caretaker shows Haqvin's room to Evert. Ankan questions restaurant staff: Evert met woman; Boris sat elsewhere. Edvin lures Haqvin to his yacht. Evert confronts him about knowing Jaidee. Haqvin denies killing or burying Jaidee. He escapes but caretaker knocks-out Haqvin. Caretaker identifies Daniel, Haqvin and Tomas as former friends. Hanna confronts Tomas. Tomas has Edvin's backpack. Evert surprised by Russian mafia: accept bribe or die. Evert feigns cowardice, knocks down Boris, shoots others. Tina returns Evert's passkey and leaves.
6	6	"Episode 6"	Amanda Adolfsson	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Kan man dö två gånger?	20 April 2020 (2020-04-20)
On Spaning, Evert re-enacts fighting off mafia. Evert returns to investigation; directs Ankan to continue robbery investigation. Kristian and Nadja detail how Daniel and "Jada" travelled same flights until mid-2011. Haqvin claims photo of him and Jaidee was from 2004. Evert learned Ankan reported him to Toivonen. Police detain Daniel; he's represented by Tomas. Flashback: young Daniel, Tomas and Haqvin pledge loyalty to each other. Present: Tomas asks for evidence of Daniel's crimes. Insurance fraud crimes are time-barred. Evert and Hanna question Daniel's stepfather, who confirms Daniel borrowed boat and lost stepfather's rifle. Haqvin admits seeing Daniel and Jaidee in mid-2011. Heard Jaidee, Tomas and Daniel arguing over money. Jaidee wanted to see her mother. Peter to Evert: Daniel's boat destroyed. Peter reveals trench search due tomorrow as Tomas, Daniel and Haqvin leave. Police stakeout dive location; catch Daniel surfacing with rifle in bag. Flashback: Daniel and Jaidee argue, she prepares to leave. Present: Daniel confesses to hiding her body and rifle but not to killing Jaidee. He claims Jaidee killed herself. Ankan to Evert: Tina betrayed him to Russians. Court finds Daniel not proven of murder beyond reasonable doubt. Daniel's convicted of unlawful burial. Evert allows Tina to leave.

Season two

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Based on	Original air date
7	1	"Episode 1"	Andreas Öhman	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Den sanna historien om Pinocchios näsa	28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)
Russia, Easter 1908: Prince Alexei finds Pinocchio-shaped musical box. Alexei bleeding, Nicholas II screams. Stockholm, present: Kristian and Adam arrive at crime scene: Evert, holding gun, Tomas dead. Two days earlier: Evert refuses working with Tomas on Spaning. Evert called to death scene. Peter: its suicide. However, Evert reveals killer hiding in blanket box. Evert shows headline: solved in 60 seconds. Ankan interviews Boris, who briefly responds: whoever lies, dies. Witness observes Tomas assaulting Hans. Ankan and Clara dine with Tussan and Eugene. Ankan films Tomas begging Tina for help. Toivonen assigns Hans's assault to Evert. Evert notices Peter has marital problems. Tina practises shooting gun. Evert orders Ankan not to question Tina. Tomas asks Anoo for more time. Ankan intrudes, Anoo leaves. Tomas to Ankan: considering new agent. Ankan hears tune on Tomas's phone. Boris escapes transfer vehicle; helped by motorcyclist. Ivan and Boris toast to Pinocchio. Evert accuses Tina of colluding with Tomas and Ivan. Evert finds Tomas dead in his home. Goes to drinks cabinet, finds Pinocchio in carton. Collects another gun with cloth. Counts bullet holes. Kristian and Adam enter. Evert orders: call Peter and Ankan. Flashback: Nicholas orders cursed Pinocchio destroyed.
8	2	"Episode 2"	Andreas Öhman	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Den sanna historien om Pinocchios näsa	28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)
Evert and team analyse crime scene. They find three of four bullets fired. Tomas assaulted and strangled. Kristian finds dead dog. Evert invites Peter to stay with him. Toivonen removes Evert from case due to threatening Tomas. Gurra describes Hans spurned by king. Evert takes Hans's assault case. Various celebrities eulogise Tomas. Hans claims head wound caused by bicycle accident, denies visiting Tomas previous night. Tomas's neighbour saw visitor arrive last afternoon. Ankan queries Sanna: afternoon visitor could be Martin. Evert trashes Tomas's reputation to waiting media. Peter asks Edvin about Sally's death but Evert cuts him off. Martin to Ankan: took icons to Tomas, later drove Cornelius to gym. Adam and Kristian unlock Tomas's home; they hear noise and stop two teens stealing beer. Tina denies any involvement in Tomas's death. DNA evidence shows Tomas assaulted Hans. Gurra tells Evert: Pinocchio's worth SEK 300 million. Evert and Ankan return to Tomas's. Evert cannot find Pinocchio. Hans frightened by message. Lisa fires Evert from Spaning for denigrating Tomas. Evert believes Hans stole Pinocchio. When Evert arrives Hans falls onto his taxi, dead. Murderer drives off. Tina tells Ankan: it's all about Pinocchio. Ankan searches Boris's room, he drew Evert as Pinocchio.
9	3	"Episode 3"	Andreas Öhman	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Den sanna historien om Pinocchios näsa	7 March 2022 (2022-03-07)
Hans chased upstairs; either jumped or pushed to his death. Pinocchio's tune plays on Hans's phone; received threats each hour. Gurra details Pinocchio's provenance from Fabergé's presentation to Nicholas II to Swedish king in 1958. Ankan mentions Pinocchio; Evert dismisses it as irrelevant. Team focuses on Russian icons. Nadja discovers icons sent from Helsinki. Gurra describes Toivonen's ancestor guarding king's Finnish guests, Blåfields, when Pinocchio disappeared. Evert queries Toivonen about current Blåfield: Sigge. He owned icons, later at Tomas's. Evert and Toivonen meet Sigge and bodyguard, Aapo. Edvin describes how Pinocchio stopped lying to become real boy. Martin concerned upon learning Hans died. Evert uses Sigge to demonstrate liars' traits. Martin phones Ankan for help but she's diverted as Clara throws surprise party. Evert to Sigge: Tomas had Russians steal Pinocchio from van. Hans blackmailed Tomas, phoned Sigge who had Aapo threaten Tomas. Martin messages Ankan: tell you about Pinocchio. Ankan leaves party as Eugene recites banal poetry. Tomas waved gun at Aapo and Sigge. Tomas and Aapo struggled with gun, shots fired, one hit Aapo's vest. Tomas injured but alive. Car crashes into Martin's car but he escapes. Ankan arrives at scene, hears shots. Shooter runs off, Martin seriously wounded.
10	4	"Episode 4"	Manuel Concha	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Den sanna historien om Pinocchios näsa	14 March 2022 (2022-03-14)
Sanna to Ankan: do not know about Pinocchio. Clara and Ankan argue about her guilt over Martin. Ankan to Evert: Tina mentioned Pinocchio. Cornelius: Tomas in debt but recently more cheerful. At law firm, Ankan finds Tomas's electronic diary: met "N" on last day. Tomas owed Anoo millions. Kristian tails Anoo to restaurant; Anoo meets Cornelius. Ankan asks for Anoo's DNA. Kristian plucks Anoo's hair. Anoo: Tomas had repayment plan. Anoo's DNA does not match crime scene. Adam recalls bike abandoned near Tomas's home. Evert insults "Noodle" for hiding bike's details. Lucy claims bike stolen; her DNA matches crime scene. Lucy and Tomas had been lovers before marriage to Hannes. Nike confesses meeting Tomas on night he died. Flashback: Nike shows Lucy's diary to Tomas. Lucy became pregnant but never told Tomas. Nike met Tomas weekly. Lucy followed Nike, argued with Tomas, they left. Present: Ankan reads Tomas's email from "Dobrovnik": agree to SEK270 million. "Noodle" to Jannicke on TV: Evert at Tomas's death scene; Evert steals artworks. Gurra details "Dubrovnik" returning next day. Evert and Tussan meet; Tussan's returning to Spain. Edvin arranged Tina and Evert's meeting. Boris message to Evert: Give us Pinocchio or die, you have 24 hours.
11	5	"Episode 5"	Manuel Concha	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Den sanna historien om Pinocchios näsa	21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)
Evert receives hourly threats; Pinocchio's tune plays. Boris tails Evert. Ankan and team monitor "Dubrovnik" entering hotel room. Evert updates Gurra. Carla bugs "Dubrovnik"'s room. Ankan and Evert attend auction. "Dubrovnik" receives call, meets Gurra. Evert becomes desperate: begs Tina to contact "Tsar". Tina tells "Tsar": Evert does not have Pinocchio. "Tsar" wants Pinocchio to bribe Russian president, gain amnesty and return. Tina gives Evert bad news: deadline remains. Peter and Edvin created diorama of Sally's environs, where she died according to police reports. Evert overturns diorama; after ranting at Peter, he leaves. Gurra enters "Dubrovnik"'s room and sells something, then leaves. Ankan and Kristian tail Gurra. Carla and Evert follow "Dubrovnik". Gurra goes to farm, "Dubrovnik" stops at roadside rest area. "Dubrovnik" collects phone from picnic bench. Carla arrests "Dubrovnik". Evert drives off in "Dubrovnik"'s car. Ankan and Kristian stop Gurra, who carries portable record player. Boris enters Evert's building to set bomb. Peter tells Edvin that Evert misremembered Sally, allowing him to deal with her death. Evert approaches meeting point without waiting for Ankan. Evert enters shipping container, seller drives off. Evert follows. Ankan and team arrive, container's empty. Evert approaches his building; bomb explodes on his floor.
12	6	"Episode 6"	Manuel Concha	Leif G. W. Persson, Dennis Magnusson, Jonathan Sjöberg	Den sanna historien om Pinocchios näsa	28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)
Evert rushes upstairs, yelling for Edvin. Peter and Edvin safe on upper floor. Evert goes to hotel. Evert tells Ankan: Russians want him dead. "Dubrovnik" describes Pinocchio: priceless Fabergé music box. Tomas's accomplice asked same price. Kristian and Evert check gym's CCTV verifying Cornelius and Martin's alibis. Evert checks CCTV of gym's rear: Cornelius and Martin leaving. Cornelius was cheating on his wife, using Martin as alibi. Ankan confronts Evert with his lies: knew about Pinocchio since Tomas's death. Evert and Ankan visit Martin. Martin can only blink; they learn Martin returned to Tomas's: Pinocchio gone. Ankan and Evert evaluate death scene; deduce that Sanna took Pinocchio. Ankan drives Evert to Tomas's funeral. Upon approach, Sanna grabs Nike at gunpoint. Sanna shoots Ankan's vest. Evert arrests Sanna. Ankan, Evert and Toivonen search Sanna's place. Ankan finds storage keys: gives them to Evert so he can save himself. Evert phones Tina: tell "Tsar" he has item. Evert and Boris enter storage area, open locker. "Tsar" collects Pinocchio; Boris prepares to kill Evert. Tina kills Boris, defending Evert. Cornelius becomes Tina's lawyer, Jannicke gets an exclusive: Tina's life story. Ankan and Tussan reconcile. Tussan leaves Eugene. Lisa welcomes Evert back to Spaning.

Season three

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
13	1	"Operation Palma"	Jonathan Sjöberg	Leif G.W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg, Dennis Magnusson	24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)
14	2	"Dolores"	Jonathan Sjöberg	Leif G.W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg, Dennis Magnusson	24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)
15	3	"Costa"	David Berron	Leif G.W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg, Dennis Magnusson	24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)
16	4	"Bäckströms blodröda (Bäckström's Blood Red)"	Jonathan Sjöberg	Leif G.W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg, Dennis Magnusson	24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)
17	5	"Vän eller fiende (Friend or Foe)"	David Berron	Leif G.W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg, Dennis Magnusson	24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)
18	6	"Örnen har landat (Eagle Has Landed)"	Jonathan Sjöberg	Leif G.W. Persson, Jonathan Sjöberg, Dennis Magnusson	24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)