"The Killing": Linden and Holder Quiz

Answer: Stephen

While Linden always refers to her partner by his last name of "Holder," the audience sometimes has the opportunity to hear his first name from the lips of others. Stephen Holder is played by Joel Kinnaman. "The Killing" first aired on April 3, 2011 on AMC and was based on the Danish television series "Forbrydelsen," which translates as "The Crime."

Answer: Meth

Holder began his career in law enforcement as an undercover narcotics officer. During the course of his work, he became addicted to meth. He joined Narcotics Anonymous to fight his addiction, and was reassigned as a homicide cop. Holder continues to struggle with his addiction on and off throughout the series.

Answer: His sister

Holder was largely raised by his older sister Liz, and lived with her and his nephew for some time. Actress Marin Ireland plays Liz Holder. AMC cancelled "The Killing" in 2012, but it was picked up for a third season by Netflix.

Answer: District Attorney

Holder begins dating District Attorney Caroline Swift in season 3, and together they have a child they name Kalia. He asks Caroline to marry him and she says yes, but at the end of the show we see the couple is no longer together, though it is unclear whether they were married and divorced or never went through with the marriage. Caroline is played by actress Jewel Staite.

Answer: A rare coin

Holder carries a great deal of guilt for the way he treated his family during his addiction. He snuck into his nephew Davie's room to steal a prized rare coin his nephew had saved up for, and his nephew awoke and saw him. The audience sees Holder reaching out to try to be in his nephew's life again after he gets clean, but his sister is reticent to let him be involved.

Answer: no

He makes an aborted attempt once, in a moment of grief, when Linden is comforting him. Holder is deeply upset because an informant of his was killed, and he blames himself for not answering her calls. Linden pulls away, and he apologizes. Holder later quips, "I'm not gonna try and kiss you again, Linden. Unh uh, you missed your chance, Linden." At the end of the series, the pair shares an embrace, but they never kiss on the show.

Answer: Seattle

The show was filmed in Vancouver but set in Seattle. Developed by Veena Sud, "The Killing" aired a total of 44 episodes.

Answer: Sarah

Sarah Holder is played by actress Mireille Enos. Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman teamed up again to play rivals in the television series "Hannah" in 2019.

Answer: false

Linden is the single mother of a son named Jack, whom she often neglects for her work. Their relationship is strained, and eventually he goes to live with the father who abandoned them when the man tries to reconnect with his son. Towards the end of "The Killing," Linden finally does move to Chicago to be near her son for awhile, until he goes to college. Jack Linden is played by Liam James.

Answer: false

Linden was given up by her single mother, who did not feel fit to raise her, and grew up in the foster system. She went from house to house and had a tendency to run away. This lead to her never feeling like she really had a home. She later tells Holder, "I never had a real house to grow up in. You know, home. I never belonged anywhere. And all my life, I was looking for that thing, you know. Thinking that it was out there somewhere. That all I had to do was find it.

But I think, maybe, that home was us.

It was you and me, together in that stupid car, riding around, smoking cigarettes. I think that was everything."