The Search for the Missing Man

This thread follows Department Q’s hunt for Frank, from an anonymous-looking photograph through a chain of witnesses to a final encounter with the man under a new name.

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A Face without a Name

The Photograph A Blurred Image Carl and Assad find a poor enlargement of a man exiting a light-blue Kombi in Habersaat’s house. A Purposeful Clue The handwritten instruction to Carl suggests that Habersaat believed the photograph mattered more than he could prove.

Witnesses Recall Frank

A Name Emerges Former Students Inge Dalby and witnesses from Bornholm describe Frank as handsome, charismatic, and involved with several women. A Wider Circle Their accounts show that the man moved through communes and alternative communities, leaving no simple official record.

The Peace-Van Connection

The Vehicle Identified Egil Poulsen’s Van A public appeal leads investigators to the Kombi’s former owner and activists who remember a young man called Frank the Scot. A Limited Breakthrough The vehicle confirms Frank’s presence and movement, but the witnesses still cannot give a reliable current identity.

A Name and a School

From Frank to Atu Kazambra’s Recollection Albert Kazambra remembers Frank’s manipulative interest in hypnosis and his ambition to build a spiritual movement. The Swedish Lead His notes identify the Nature Absorption Academy on Öland, giving Department Q a destination at last.

The Academy Encounter

A Suspect Found Public Recognition Carl and Assad attend an academy assembly and recognize Atu as the man in the old photograph. Conflict Begins Pirjo recognizes the investigators and reacts with hostility, initiating the confrontation that ends in captivity and electrical torture.

May 1, 2014

May 2–8, 2014

May 12–14, 2014

May 14–15, 2014

May 16, 2014