Chapter 102
Half an hour later the mountain hotel is completely surrounded and cordoned off. The police patrol cars are at the front, the snow scooters at the back.
A large group of onlookers has gathered and been moved away.
Hanna has just walked in a wide circle around the outside of the entire complex with Leffe to get an overview.
There is no other damage apart from the broken pane of glass in the door, which suggests that Mogren got in that way.
However, there is no way of knowing whether he is still in the main building itself.
He could be anywhere.
So could Filip.
Hanna’s stress levels are making her pulse race, and all her senses are on full alert. Leffe is doing his best to help, but fear and confusion are written all over his lined face. This kind of intense mental pressure is hard to handle.
It is more than challenging for everyone involved.
As they head back to Daniel, who is talking on the phone, Hanna wonders how they are going to communicate with Mogren. Somehow they have to get him to talk to them. Trained negotiators are on their way from ?stersund, but it will be hours before they arrive.
It could be too late.
By this stage Mogren must be aware that the police have tracked him down. He only has to glance out the window to see the cordons. At the same time, it is essential that he doesn’t become so stressed that he does something stupid.
It is a very fine balancing act.
The most important thing is to help him to act rationally, to give up and hand himself over. Without anyone getting hurt.
The priority is to get Filip out, then to prevent Mogren from harming himself out of sheer desperation.
Another death must be avoided at all costs.