Contents
Chapter 36 - Monday. The Photograph.
Overview
Police leadership secretly delegates the hunt for Harry and Sven to Waaler, granting him wide latitude until midnight. Waaler’s network coerces a journalist and a telecom technician to track Harry. Forensics finds Sven at Frogner Park on Saturday, and Harry secures a Prague photo implying Waaler met Sven—plus a startling hidden clue.
Summary
Before dawn, senior officials meet at Police HQ about Harry Hole removing suspect Sven Sivertsen from custody. The Divisional Commander agrees to keep the disappearance secret until midnight, giving Tom Waaler authority to use “unconventional” methods. Bjarne Møller, uneasy, observes Waaler being tacitly endorsed.
Simultaneously, Forensics’ Bjørn Holm canvasses Japanese tour groups for Frogner Park photos. Crime reporter Roger Gjendem is threatened by a policeman to lure Harry into revealing his location, with Roger’s imprisoned brother used as leverage.
At Telenor, Klaus Torkildsen is blackmailed into covertly monitoring Harry’s mobile and contacts. Beate Lønn coordinates photo intake; she finds Sven photographed in Frogner Park on Saturday at five, which corroborates part of his story but not an alibi for Barbara’s murder. Harry, exhausted and under pressure, demands proof of Sven’s claim: a Prague photo with Waaler.
After a scuffle, Sven calls his pregnant girlfriend, Eva Marvanova. Beate warns Harry their lines and email are being recorded, so she cannot receive anything. Using a different computer and a decoy phone, Harry has Eva email the Prague photo to an alternate address. The image shows Sven with a man from behind who appears to be Waaler—but something else in the photograph shocks Harry, suggesting a disturbing, calculated connection.
Who Appears
- Harry HoleFugitive inspector; pressures Sven for proof, evades tracing, secures the Prague photo, and notices a disturbing implication.
- Tom WaalerLeads secret hunt for Harry and Sven with carte blanche; likely appears in Prague photo with Sven; uses coercive network.
- Bjarne MøllerAttends crisis meeting, uneasy as leadership grants Waaler authority and keeps the escape secret.
- Divisional Commander LarsChairs meeting; allows secrecy until midnight and tacitly authorizes Waaler’s unconventional plan.
- Head of Kripos (Torleif)Supports Waaler’s plan and helps contain news of Sven’s disappearance.
- Beate LønnForensics lead; gathers tourist photos, finds Sven at Frogner Saturday, warns Harry their communications are monitored.
- Bjørn HolmForensics officer; collects tourists’ Frogner Park photos to aid the investigation.
- Sven SivertsenSuspect held by Harry; reluctant to expose Eva, calls her; appears in Prague photo with a man likely Waaler.
- Eva MarvanovaSven’s pregnant girlfriend; emails the Prague photo that links Sven to a man resembling Waaler.
- Roger GjendemAftenposten reporter; threatened to set a trap for Harry via his imprisoned brother.
- Klaus TorkildsenTelenor technician; blackmailed to monitor Harry’s phone and associated contacts.
- Unknown policeman with sunglassesEnforcer who threatens Roger, leveraging his brother’s vulnerability to coerce cooperation.