About this episode
In this episode, Lena teams up with Oslo detective Aksel Karlin to investigate the brutal murder of British citizen Rose Smith in the icy waters of a fjord.
The body of a young woman, Rose Smith, lies in the icy waters of the fjord. Who put her there? Forensics suggest a brutal killing. When it emerges the victim is a British citizen, Lena is teamed up with hotheaded Oslo detective Aksel Karlin to investigate Rose’s death. Clues from Rose’s online life reveal she was onto something, and a startling new video suggests a connection with Lars Vikstad - son of powerful landowner Henrik Vikstad. Lena must confront troubled relationships new and old as the secrets of Wolf Valley begin to stir, revealing just how dark its shadows truly are. The second episode of a compulsive Nordic noir in which old legacies and dark purposes are drawn together in an isolated valley town. LENA - Amrita Acharia MAGNUS - Eirik Knutsvik HENRIK - Øystein Lode INGRID - Eva Eklöf AKSEL - David Menkin ANNETTE - Sarah Whitehouse EVA - Ingvild Lakou DINESH - Raj Ghatak PIA - Charlotte Melén VIDAR - Sigurd Myhre SARA - Ronja Haugholt ROSE - Stephanie MacGaraidh BENGT - Christopher Dane JAMES ADDINGTON - Peter F Gardiner LENA’S MUM - Ingvild Lakou YOUNG LENA - Mackensie Sutherland All other parts played by the cast Written by Charlotte Melén Composer - Marcus Aurelius…
People in this episode
Guests: Amrita Acharia, Eirik Knutsvik, Øystein Lode, Eva Eklöf, David Menkin, Sarah Whitehouse, Ingvild Lakou, Raj Ghatak, Charlotte Melén, Sigurd Myhre, Ronja Haugholt, Stephanie MacGaraidh, Christopher Dane, Peter F Gardiner, Mackensie Sutherland
Topics covered
- murder investigation
- Nordic noir
- forensics
- secrets
- relationships
- isolation
- dark pasts
Keywords
- murder
- investigation
- Nordic noir
- forensics
- secrets
- relationships
- fjords
- dark past
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Wolf Valley
Places: Oslo, Wolf Valley
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