6th jan work - The Bridge Introduction

main character:

name - Saga Norén

role - introduced as a member of the Malmö County Police Department in the first episode of the series. lead homicide detective in Malmö. has knowledge in forensic pathology.

type of investigator - hardcore investigator 

methods / personality - Saga was written to be a woman completely lacking in social skills. she is perceived to have Asperger’s Syndrome due to her emotionally detached tendencies and perceptions of problems in the world around her. minimal use of makeup, leather trousers, olive green military coat. blunt, nearly always telling the truth even if it risks hurting her or others. unintentionally rude or insensitive. direct and logical. finds it hard to empathise but not malicious (AS?)  expresses emotions differently. strict adherence to rules, greatly devoted to her job. doesn’t like physical contact retreats away from strangers or ‘outsiders’.

history/childhood/background - sister Jennifer committed suicide at age 14. in series 3 she is informed that her father is on his deathbed by her mother. when young her and her sister Jennifer always got sick because of her mothers FDIA. she had her mother and father jailed on false sexual assault charges to get them away from her sister. 

other important characters series 1 and 2 

- Martin Rohde. lead homicide detective in Copenhagen.

- Hans Petterson. police commissioner in Malmö. later married to Lilian.

- Lilian Larsen. police commissioner in Copenhagen.

- John Lundqvist. IT expert for Malmö police.

- Jens Hansen / Sebastian Sandstrod

- Mette Rohde. wife to Martin

- Gabriel Flores Jair. pathologist for Malmö police. 

- Rasmus Larsson. Swedish junior police detective.

important plot points from series 1

body found on Øresund bridge which connects Copenhagen and Malmö (the border) so investigation falls under both police force. body is not one corpse but two halves of two different women. upper half belongs to Swedish politician, bottom half belongs to Danish prostitute.