Svein Finne, ‘the Fiancé‘, stepped out of the shower andstood naked in front of the mirror in the empty changingroom at Gain Gym. He liked the place, liked the view ofthe park, the feeling of space and freedom. No, it didn‘tscare him the way he had been warned that it would. Helet the water run off him, let his skin evaporate the mois-ture. It had been a long session. He had grown accustomedto that in prison, hour after hour of breathing, sweating,
giving all he had. His body could handle it. Had to han-dle it, he had a long job ahead of him. He didn‘t knowwho the person who had contacted him was, and hehadn‘t heard from him in a while. But the offer had beenimpossible to turn down. A flat. A new identity. Andwomen.
So when Rakel Fauke had come for an examinationand Steffens realised she was Harry Hole‘s wife, he hadnaturally been very curious. What did this Harry Holehave that made him so able to influence Anders? Couldhe teach him something he could use to approach Andersagain? And then he had discovered that the stepson.
Oleg, reacted just like Anders had when he realised thatHarry Hole couldn‘t save his mother. It was the same.
endless paternal betrayal.
"Simple,‘ Ståle said. ‘If he‘d informed anyone in thepolice of what he was planning, and the police hadn‘talready intervened, then what happened in the auditor-ium would de facto have been a police interview. A policeinterview way outside the rules, in which the personbeing questioned wasn‘t informed of his rights, and inwhich the interviewer lied intentionally in order to mis-lead. And then none of what Smith said today could havebeen used in a trial. But as it is now ...‘
Katrine Brotthil
‘You ought to wear a suit more often,‘ she said.
‘And the council should grit more often,‘ Harry said,
pretending to slip again.
She laughed and held him tight. Felt the hard yellowfile he had folded and stuffed into his inside pocket. ‘Isn‘tthat Bjørn Holm‘s car, and a very illegal piece ofparking?‘
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‘He mentioned you, anyway. A Harry Hole.‘
"What did he want?‘
‘He sent us a picture of a pool of blood and asked us toestimate how much it was. He said you‘d done that basedon a picture of a crime scene, and assumed that those ofus who attend accidents are trained to do the same. I hado disappoint him.
‘Interesting‘ Steffens caid and nickadhair off his
computeryet. Maybe they were in touch by phone.‘
"Hm. Let me know if you find anything else.‘
‘Will do.
Harry went back downstairs.
Bjørn Holm was standing in the hall talking to one ofthe forensics officers.
"One little detail,‘ Harry said. "Take DNA samples fromthat water pipe.
‘I‘M SURE,‘ HARRY SAID INTO the darkness of thebedroom.
‘Motive?‘ Rakel said, curling up beside him.
"Othello. Oleg was right. First and foremost, it‘s notabout jealousy. It‘s about ambition.‘
‘Areyoustill talking about Othello? Are you sure youdon‘t want to close the window, it‘s supposed to be minusfifteen tonight
‘No.‘
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