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[ImperialBlether]

It's on tonight! Get your herrings and your jumpers and your tattoo of Troels on show and join me on the sofa for series 3 of The Killing.

PS Calling baddie "the kidnapper" not killer in spite of committing 5 (6?) murders, oh thrice yyy SmeggingAroundTheChristmasTree same in our house!

Trusting old Donkeys thought Borch was just reiterating what Lund told him and everyone following the shooting incident at the bridge.
I do agree Special Branch are up to their necks in this whole case and Brix is just a scapegoat so the police take any flak leaving SBranch aloof and out of public scrutiny.

Anything is worth considering .
Did either foster parent fit description of fake policeman asking Louise's schoolfriend questions about events 3 years' ago? Didn't she say to Lund & co he was dark and a bit shorter than Borch?

Don't know. I thought foster dad seemed a bit weird, as well as foster mum, but he seemed genuinely upset at Louise being murdered, and as if it was news to him.

It's too obvious if Ussing is either the deadbeat daddy or the perp, isn't it. But I fink, it's all political. Someone has actually orchestrated the murder to incriminate Zeeland and bring the Government down.

Oh and visualarts I thought Zeuthen had given Reinhardt the toy safari car to get Maja out of the room while he went off to Police HQ because he knew she'd try and stop him otherwise? But agree, Reinhardt is suspicious.

Thanks to redcups for directing me here from the other dead killing thread. Must admit I'm not a proper Killing fan - didn't watch any of the second series because I was still fuming about the lame ending of the first and the completely unecessary way they killed off the brilliant Meyer. Really love the Lund character tho and the atmosphere of the thing is so addictive - was up til 2 last night catching up on the iplayer eek!

Think it's either got to be Reinhardt or the ex-wife's fiance. As someone said earlier it's got to be a character we've already seen by now. Both those would explain how the kidnapper managed to get to Emilie and the gentle way he put out his hand to her when they were leaving for the second meeting with Lund and the dad.

Reinhardt is too tall, I think. The fiance, yes, I think he could be a candidate. He has the motive for wanting to get at Zeuthen.

Also they made a point of saying that Carl had gone to the grandmother's - i.e. the fiance isn't looking after him so would be free to come and go. He's going to need a more substantial motive.

Are we certain the perpetrator is working alone?

True Donkeys - could be Reinhardt and fiance in it together. In fact fiance might have deliberately engineered the relationship with the ex while she was vulnerable, all part of some bigger plan?

I've been thinking about this waaaaay too much. I think I've gone off the deep end with my theorising, but the main gist is - I truly believe that Reinhardt is Louise's murderer, the one who precipitated all this. And I bet he's done it before (and since). I think, without any evidence apart from the fact that he creeps me out, that he's a paedophile.

Still wondering about the PM's son. This series has a major theme running through it of parents letting their children down (Lund & Mark, Mark and his unborn child, Zeuthen & Emilie, Louise and her unknown father) and I'm pretty sure that the PM and his son will another strand. I think the son isn't dead, although judging by the way he's discussed I think he's at the very least mentally ill. I think he's very much involved in this case. He probably knew Louise in some capacity. He may even be the kidnapper, but I appreciate this may be a leap too far!

Borch knows something. I think special branch already know a lot more about Louise than they're telling. They may even know who the murderer is, and are protecting them for some obscure reason

Every time someone comes up with a likely candidate I think it's plausible. So if it's true they don't give the secret to all the cast until the last minute, imagine working on set and wondering.

PS Smegging re: royal pregnancy announcement, mentioned elsewhere on MN, proudly told DD spreading good tidings that you & at least one other MNer on a topic I follow are expecting any day cue blank look from her but wishing you a speedy happy delivery. Still here I see?

PM's called Kristian Kamper, by the way. His brother is Kristoffer Kamper. The actor who plays him is apparently better known as a stand-up comedian in Denmark. That must be a bit like watching Eddie Izzard in a serious role - discombobulating, to say the least.

Yes, still pregnant. Booked in for induction on friday, as these cramps aren't doing much. I'm very fed-up. If I keep going till friday I may miss episodes 7&8 on saturday, I won't be able to come on here till I've caught up!

frankly might be right, very cruel to hurt Maja if the intended victim/target of revenge was Robert.

Just caught up. I did have a glimmer of hope for the little girl but am worried about the remains. You wouldn't put a sheet over a bag filled with junk would you.

Quite surprised that Sara does not wear a t shirt or vest under her jumper. Must be a bit itchy.

I was thinking about it being itchy too Clara.

I have just watched episode 5 again on i-player. Carsten, the fiance, can't be the perpetrator because he was with Brix at the police station when Lund and Zeuthen were going to the rendezvous with the kidnapper. He could still be an accomplice, I suppose. I can't remember where Borch was, but he was also occupied elsewhere.

I think it could be someone that we haven't seen yet......

Looking again at the package that the perpetrator shot - it didn't look like the shape of a nine year old girl, so perhaps it was one of the missing pigs. Presumably this was stage managed by the perpetrator because he knew Zeuthen was watching, so this was to make him suffer.

Just caught up - marking my place so I can catch up with thread later.

Just found this thread . I watched Episodes 1 & 2 again last night and noticed a couple of things. On the Medea, Victor sees the smoking cigarette in the ashtray... Borch smokes, I think? Also, there is a brief glimpse of the killer and (it may be a shadow) but it looked like he might have a beard? After the kidnapping, when the kidnapper is on the phone to Sarah you get glimpses of him from the back and side (with the lower part of his face hidden by his hand). You can see that he has short, dark straight hair. It didn't look like Borch or Carsten, who both have longer, wavy hair. Probably a complete red herring, of course... and there may be more than one killer. I personally suspect the PM's brother is involved somehow...