Henning Mankell's Wallander The Revenge Episode, Free on Amazon Instant

We were poking around Amazon.com, something we are wont to do on occasion, looking for something new to watch this evening and stumbled upon the Swedish television version of Henning Mankell's Wallander.

It probably isn't fair to say we merely "stumbled upon" it, as we did feature the second season of the series earlier this week, now available on DVD.

But what we did "stumble upon" was that the first episode of this second season, "The Revenge", is available for free to download from Amazon Instant. (We've since "purchased" it ourselves and will watch it on our Kindle Fire later tonight. However, we need to point out that prices can and do change without notice. Please confirm the price of this and any episode of the series before completing your purchase.)

Here's a brief synopsis of the 90-minute episode: Kurt Wallander has made the dream of his life come true. He has bought a house by the sea. He takes long walks with his faithful companion, the Labrador Jussi. Kurt feels more content and in harmony with his life than ever. All of a sudden the calm in idyllic Ystad is broken by a powerful explosion which makes the entire town go black. What has been blown up is the only transformer station in Ystad.

The explosion is followed by several other deeds. Military is called in and a state of emergency is proclaimed. Ystad starts to look like a war zone. But is it sabotage or an act of terrorism? There is chaos and chased by media, Wallander fumbles in the dark, looking for terrorists or perpetrators.

This episode is in Swedish with English subtitles.

Here's a trailer for the season as a whole, from the producers: