I'll Let You Know When I Get There

Lore & Background

After leaving Bennet Ahmed unconscious in the rain, Stan Larsen arrives home to find Mitch showing him Rosie's pink shirt, disproving their assumptions about Ahmed. At the police station, Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder lie to Lieutenant Oakes about the Somali girl disappearing, claiming she is probably with family in Canada. Linden admits her error in judgment about Ahmed. Oakes informs them that Ahmed has been admitted to the hospital. Later, Linden regrets discussing the case with the Larsens. She receives a phone call that Stan Larsen has turned himself in to the police.

At the marina, Regi Darnell informs Linden that she caught Linden's son Jack and three friends smoking and drinking. After an argument, Linden storms out with Jack and checks into a motel. The next morning, Linden and Holder review evidence, focusing on a keychain's bird symbol and the mosque's Quran. They interview a cab driver who picked up Rosie at Ahmed's apartment and drove her home. Video footage shows Rosie arriving home at 10:37 p.m. under no apparent duress, and the lights in the Larsen apartment go off, indicating someone is inside.

At the Larsen residence, Terry reveals that she and Belko Royce have keys to the apartment. In the garage, Belko tells Holder that on Friday night he was home with his mother, Bev. Holder remembers that Belko's hands were "shredded." At Belko's apartment, Bev greets them, and in Belko's bedroom, Holder spots a collage of Larsen-family photos, including many of Rosie, taped to the ceiling. Belko admits to witnessing Stan beating Ahmed but confesses to being inside the Larsen apartment when Rosie arrived, hiding because Mitch did not like him upstairs. He says Rosie was on the phone saying "Adela, I'll be there" before she left again. Linden later finds a ferry named Adela and a sign for the Wapi Eagle Casino, whose logo matches the keychain found with Rosie's body.

Reader's Guide

This episode marks a critical turning point in the first season of The Killing, redirecting the investigation after the false lead of Bennet Ahmed. The revelation that Belko Royce was inside the Larsen apartment on the night of Rosie's murder and his collection of Larsen family photos introduces a new, more personal suspect. The episode also deepens the personal struggles of Linden, who moves her son into a motel, and Mitch Larsen, who discovers financial troubles in the family business. The introduction of the ferry Adela and the Wapi Eagle Casino logo connects Rosie's keychain to a specific location, setting up the next phase of the investigation. The episode received mixed reviews, with critics noting the show's slow pace and the audience's investment in a case that had seemingly reached a dead end. Its viewership of 1.97 million was higher than the previous episode.

Did You Know?

• Brendan Sexton III, who played Belko Royce, said that Joel Kinnaman roughed him up during an interrogation scene and he 'got pretty banged up'.
• The episode was co-written by series producers Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin.
• The episode was watched by 1.97 million viewers, higher than the previous episode.
• The ferry seen at the end of the episode is named Adela, and its destination is the Wapi Eagle Casino.