The Glass Dome

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Glass Dome.

This article mentions abuse, violence, and suicide.

Her goal is to ensure that Alicia is returned home to her family safe and sound.

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However, Tomas (Johan Rheborg), Lejla’s uncle, does.

Shockingly, it’s Valter who shows up at the glass dome and asks for the phone.

It turns out he was the one who had kidnapped Lejla, Alicia, and several other girls.

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The Glass Domewas written by Camilla Lackberg and directed by Lisa Farzaneh and Henrik Bjorn.

Butgiven how great a liar Valter is, it makes sense that he wasn’t suspectedof being the kidnapper.

Only Tomas really knew what kind of dark secrets his brother was hiding.

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The Glass Dome, released on April 15, 2025, follows criminologist Lejla as she joins the search for her friend’s missing daughter while confronting the trauma of her own childhood abduction.

His father frequently hit him, and Tomas, while his mother did nothing.

The girls Valter abducts all have dark hair, just like his mother.

In a way, kidnapping and then killing the children is his method of regaining some sort of control.

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Lejla’s case, however, was different.

Valter spent months watching her before kidnapping her.

This worked for a while until Lejla discovered that he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

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The girls' bodies are removed from the water by the police and returned to their families.

But it turns out it was also Valter behind this murder.

Yet Valter knew that her mother wouldn’t rest until she found her.

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Does The Glass Dome Finale Set Up A Season 2?

If there were to be a second season, then it may be about Lejla investigating other kidnapping cases.

Valter and Lejla both have unresolved traumain the miniseriesthat shaped their lives.

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At its core,The Glass Domeis a tale about not taking things at face value.

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