Summary

Chapter 85: Vienna. 14 May 2000.

On a plane heading to Vienna, Harry recalled the details of Signe’s murder. A guard at Akershus Fortress had found her. Her lifeless body was found slumped across one of the projector lights. Her spine had been smashed – the guard could see her entire spine. Aune felt that if they were dealing with a serial murderer, he was on the point of losing complete control. The murderer seemed to have some overall plan that he felt compelled to see through. There were no clues at crime scene. Mosken accounted for his time but his alibi needed to be checked out.

Helena Mayer was a widow with two grown children. She worked as a teacher after the war before her retirement. Harry and Fritz, a Vienna police officer, visited her flat. She confirmed that she knew Gudbrand Johansen...