Siege 55Seizoen 1

In 1992, the first murder for hire in Finland's history, by Ilpo Larha, led to a hostage and siege situation that lasted 55 hours after escaping from prison. The story follows these events when DCI Esko Heinonen conducted the negotiation.

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6 Episodes

Taxi Driver
A1
Taxi DriverAn inexperienced officer is summoned to negotiate with a ruthless hostage-taker.
Explosives
A2
ExplosivesThe hitman threatens to blow up the whole apartment building if the police don't deliver a getaway car.
Contract Killing
A3
Contract KillingHeino faces pressure from above to end the crisis.
Trial
A4
TrialAn unprecedented murder-for-hire in Finland excites the press, and Ilpo sees this as an opportunity for publicity.
Escape
A5
EscapeEsko Heinonen suddenly gets an opportunity to try to save the hostages, but is the risk too great? Less than a year earlier, Ilpo begins his life sentence in Katajanokka, but swears that he will escape at the first opportunity. The big-mouthed youth soon has violent enemies and has to come up with surprising ways to survive the clutches of his abusers.
30 Minutes
A6
30 MinutesIlpo makes one more big demand before he agrees to surrender.