‘Sure, maybe he did. The problem is that the marks on the floor don’t match the divan or any other piece of furniture in this flat. Which would indicate that he relatively recently replaced a different piece of furniture with this one to add to the trans look. Which might not be what I would spend energy on if I were about to kill myself.’ Stubbs and Fabian both stood back up. ‘So yeah, there’s some strange things here. I hardly think, though, that they would be enough to start a whole investigation. Besides, you’re missing the most crucial component: the motive.’ She spread her hands. ‘Also, I think your watch is slow, because according to mine, I’m two minutes late and really do have to go.’

If there was one thing he did have, it was a motive. But he couldn’t tell her about it. At least not yet. Instead, he walked Stubbs to the front door, thanked her for her input and promised to visit and bring pastries the next time he was in Malmö.

As soon as he was alone again, he went back into the hallway to look at the framed photograph of that boy in a dress helping his mother hang laundry. And of course it was Elvin as a boy, and his mother. He even recognized the dress from the pictures of his sister.

And yet he was convinced that was far from the whole truth when he took the picture off its hook, fetched the album with the two missing photos and left the flat.

15

Lilja was sitting by one of the illuminated islands in Molander’s lab in the basement, eyes glued to the four screens on which harassed-looking passengers were scurrying up and down the platform of Bjuv Station.

Four CCTV tapes running simultaneously, showing that even a small town like Bjuv had a rush hour full of backs and faces, prams and rollators struggling to alight or board before the doors shut again and the trains pulled out.

Staying focused watching one tape was challenge enough. Watching all four at once without missing anything important was virtually impossible, but it would take too long to scrutinize each one in turn.

At least she knew what she was looking for.

Because somewhere in the crowd of passengers, she should be able to spot the man in the beige Sweden Democrats jacket. If not on this particular train, then on the next one or the one after that.