 The man asked about her travel plans, and she told him that she was expecting to catch a train to Riihimäki.The man offered Meriläinen a ride home, and because she was under the influence of alcohol, she agreed.He then walked her to his car, which Meriläinen later stated in the interrogations was a light-coloured passenger car, not a station wagon, probably an elder Mazda or Datsun.