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I think another car was involved.

I may know whose car it is.

Why did you follow her?

Peer manipulates people.

We must take him in as soon as

possible and not take any chances.

Think about your boys, Daniel.

- You're f*cking with my head.

- No, I'm not. They are.

It's all going to hell.

Anette was a person who

embodied her ideals.

She stood for something.

She was a fighter.

We Daniel and I

We've been friends

since we were young boys.

And when you met Anette,

she became the same.

A friend.

Anette Noreide was

the victim of a witch hunt.

The victim of a press

that hunted her down.

The victim of

an Economic Crime Authority with

a desperate need to assert itself.

The victim of

so-called whistle-blowers.

People who believe a lie is true,

as long as

it's labelled "misconduct".

The police concluded that no crime

was committed. The press has

apologised. They will "repent"

as they say.

But

None of this will bring Anette back.

Here are her husband

and her children.

They have to carry on living.

She's suing us.

Ida Waage is suing us.

Let her try.

She doesn't stand a chance.

No. We won't let it go to trial.

None of us needs this now.

Least of all Peer.

WITCH HUN

You're suing B&G?

I was fired for whistle-blowing.

I'm suing them for unfair dismissal.

You're tough, I'll give you that.

Will you testify?

Me?

You can reveal everything.

Everything they've tried to hide.

If you testify, this could be

much bigger than my whistle-blowing.

You can present everything.

All your evidence against Peer Eggen.

I can't. I'm bound by professional

secrecy. They won't let me.

I'm still asking you.

We can force the Economic Crime

Authority to reopen the Eggen case.

You can take down Peer Eggen.

If only it were that simple.

Are we going to let these criminals

get away with it?

Are we?

Will no one be held responsible?

It's not just Eggen.

There's so much more.

There's public interest,

politics, jobs.

Jobs?

I see.

Ola thinks

I still have a strong case.

If it all goes to hell,

at least I've tried.

- Hi!

- Hi, your shoes!

Ten million!

B&G is offering you ten million

if you don't go to trial.

What are you talking about?

It's crazy.

- Nothing has been settled yet.

- What do you mean "settled"?

They know she has a strong case.

- They're scared.

- Ola, we haven't discussed it yet.

- He doesn't know?

- No.

Apparently I don't.

Tore, sorry if I stepped

in something here.

I'll call you.

I filed a lawsuit.

You sued them

without asking me first?

It was hard to find the right time

to tell you.

- You and my bloody alcoholic brother.

- He's not drinking now.

What were you thinking?

Did you think I wouldn't notice?

Ten million indicates that we're

on to something here.

That's totally irrelevant.

You should have asked me.

I know.

But I know what you would have said.

You say the same thing all the time.

"We must think of the consequences.

We have to accept the way it is."

But I don't want to accept it.

I can't.

This isn't just about you, dammit!

Think about your family.

Look at what's happening.

Look at the children.

Jonas is unemployed.

And depressed.

Emma always has a stomach ache.

Constantly! And look at us.

What's happening?

What has happened to us?

I just don't want it all

to have been in vain.

That B&G get away with their lies.

That Peer Eggen gets the last word.

I have the invoice.

I have all the documentation.

They have the best lawyers.

They have Pedram and all that.

- It will all come up again.

- There are many possibilities.

- Jonas could testify.

- You keep Jonas out of this.

Am I the only one here,

who wants our life back?

A family that actually functions?

You don't seem that interested.

Don't talk like that.

You should have asked me.

I'm asking you know.

So they've offered to settle?

Ten million is a lot of money.

That's peanuts for them.

I want you to call Ola.

And tell him

that you accept their offer.

Then I want you and I to forget

that this ever happened.

- Okay.

- Good.

- How are you?

- I'm fine.

- That was quite a storm.

- You could say that.

I read some of the comments.

Nasty stuff.

Thank you.

- Let me get straight to the point.

- Yes.

I have followed your work.

Your unique experience

with these media processes

- makes you very interesting to us.

- Okay.

You may consider us the enemy.

But we're basically in the same

business. We're communicators.

The PR sector is a legitimate

part of our democracy.

We're voices in the debate.

Isn't that what you want to be?

I suppose so.

I have seen many minority girls

threatened into silence.

It would be a shame

to see your voice disappear.

Think about it.

We'll keep in touch.

Well, isn't this nice?

Waiting to be fed?

Uncle Ola mentioned a trial.

Yeah. That's not going to happen.

She's settling.

Yeah. That's probably best.

Yes.

- Did you watch the funeral?

- Yes.

- What a miserable g*ng.

- Use your strength on something else.

You like to say that.

I've used my strength

on the opposite.

On what?

I've been a jerk to Ida.

Don't worry about that, Jonas.

She could've had a chance.

If I had testified.

I could have testified about

what they did to Ida and me.

That Pedram and I

hid a lot of documents.

I know quite a bit.

Well done, Ida! Come on!

Come on, mum!

- Fight back!

- Come on!

Mum?

I just don't want anyone to hurt you.

So I try to protect you,

and you end up standing alone.

Ida?

Screw that settlement.

Ten million. What's that?

Peanuts.

We don't need it.

Are you serious?

Let's do it.

Nice to see you back in court.

I'd advise your client to settle.

No one wants to hurt anyone.

Ida makes her own decisions.

Not always good ones, evidently.

This is a civil case between

Ida Waage and Biermann & Gude.

The plaintiff claims unfair dismissal

after whistle-blowing.

Counsel for the plaintiff

is Ola B. Waage.

The defendant is represented

by B&G's managing partner,

Poul Kloumann, and board chairman

Jan Gunnar Askeland.

Kloumann rejects

the claim of whistle-blowing.

He maintains the alleged

improprieties never took place.

That is correct.

Waage, you may address the court.

- Hello.

- Hi.

A double latte, please.

So Here to lie in court?

I've been summoned.

I'm not happy about this, if that's

what you think. I feel like sh*t.

That's how it is at B&G.

You constantly feel like sh*t.

Maybe that's why

I liked hanging out with you.

Latte is ready now.

First they tried to pressure her

by putting you on the Eggen team.

Before B&G was raided, you were sent

out with documents and hard drives.

- What did you think about that?

- I thought it had to do with Ida.

But it wasn't until I had read it in

the business paper that I was sure.

What happened?

I was framed. Jan Gunnar told me

to copy some documents.

He denied that later.

Then I was accused of stealing

the documents. And I was fired.

In retrospect, I see that they

fired me to pressure Ida.

Thank you, Jonas. Nothing further.

Kloumann?

This situation where you allegedly

were asked to make copies

Were there any witnesses?

Yes. Birgitte Bugge.

But she'll probably deny it.

Let's not speculate

on future witness statements.

She's also worried about reprisals.

That's the problem with B&G.

Everyone is petrified all the time.

That's why I didn't dare say anything

when you

went after Ida.

You want to stay on the inside.

Any maybe support your family?

No. Kloumann.

Thank you. I have nothing further.

Hi. Was that okay?

Did I talk too fast?

You couldn't have been more clear.

- Good.

- Fantastic.

Okay.

Just to make it clear:

Are you afraid of me?

No.

Are you afraid of anyone at B&G?

No.

Are you afraid of telling

the truth here today?

- No.

- Are you afraid of reprisals at B&G?

I'm not afraid of you or anyone else

at Biermann & Gude.

I'm not tied to anyone.

Can you tell the court what happened

on 11. April at our office?

Jan Gunnar asked Jonas to fetch some

Statkraft documents from the archive.

What?

Jan Gunnar asked Jonas to fetch

some Statkraft documents.

Perhaps you misunderstood

the question?

No.

I understood.

You have previously said that

Jan Gunnar didn't ask for them.

Yes. I lied.

I realised straight away

it was related to

Ida Waage and Yes.

We were all scared of

getting involved.

The witness is making claims

that can't be documented.

I'm willing to let her continue.

Yes. I lied that day

in order to keep my job.

But

I can't lie in court.

Jonas has done nothing wrong. He was

used in the witch hunt for Ida.

It was painful to watch and

I want no part of it anymore.

Does the defendant have any

further questions for this witness?

Are you and Jonas Waage

in a relationship?

No.

No, I mean

We were good colleagues.

At one point I suppose there was

perhaps kind of

kind of a flirt but

At one point?

Was it perhaps

the night before April 11?

When he stayed over at yours?

Where did you hear that?

Sorry to pry,

but please answer the question.

Did Waage stay the night at yours

from April 10 to 11?

Yes, he did.

Then I would say that you were

in a relationship.

Could it be that

you're sitting here lying?

To help your boyfriend Jonas Waage?

We were not a couple.

- You just slept together.

- Kloumann!

Sorry, let me rephrase that.

Do you have feelings

for Jonas Waage today?

Do you have feelings

for Jonas Waage today?

Yes. Maybe, but

Thank you. No further questions.

Waage?

- Any questions for the witness?

- No.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

Thank you. You may step down.

The court is adjourned for today.

We will reconvene tomorrow at nine

- Why didn't you say anything?

- Come on. Like what?

They had a relationship.

Don't put this on Jonas.

And don't put it on me.

- This is your responsibility, Ola.

- Ida.

No thanks.

Everything's going to hell.

Is that why you're here?

Yes, you could say that.

No, I can't do it. Suspended or not.

If I do it, I'll never work

as a police officer again.

Ida has lost her job too.

I know.

She made her choices, I'll make mine.

You know I didn't really

want to involve Ida in this.

You came to me.

You showed up at my door

with your kids.

I would never have given you

Ida's name if you hadn't done that.

This was just as much

your choice, Eirik.

And now she's sitting there,

alone against the world.

We all want to be heroes

in our own lives. Do the right thing.

But we can't bear it.

Sorry I'm late. May I approach?

Can we just get started?

We have a new witness.

I know it's late,

but it's within the rules of court.

I'm sorry,

but it's too late for that now.

It's Eirik Bråthen.

Police investigator Eirik Bråthen

wants to testify.

Bråthen will expose us to open court.

- He's bound to secrecy.

- He obviously doesn't care.

- Call Peer.

- No, let's leave him out of this.

Peer doesn't need to know Bråthen is

testifying in a case involving him?

That's as confidence-inspiring

as when you exposed me and the board.

I had to find a solution.

We could have done that together,

if you hadn't been such a fool.

Call Peer and set up a meeting.

And kiss his a*s until

sh*t comes out of your mouth.

Damn.

Do we have a situation again?

Yes, you could say that.

But it can be resolved.

He can be rendered harmless.

He's made an endless

number of mistakes.

Several of his colleagues

are sceptical of him.

We have hostile witnesses

and documentation, so

whatever he brings, we can handle.

Great.

We're looking into closed doors

and it looks promising.

So it's under control?

Absolutely.

We've also come up with

a new settlement proposal.

Then I'm happy.

You didn't have to drive up here

to tell me that.

No.

All right, then. Let's get to it.

Jan Gunnar?

Come here.

Give me your phone.

What are you doing?

Eirik Bråthen is never

going to testify.

Behind closed doors?

How would that look?

Who's this?

A way to clean up.

It's you or Bråthen.

Courvoisier Le Centenaire.

A gift to the Norwegian people

100 years after the dissolution.

I have consulted with Ida.

She's not interested.

You haven't heard our offer.

Not everything is for sale, PK.

Do you think you're doing a good job

for your client?

Yes, I think it's going pretty well.

You increase your offer

with every round.

It's sad that you gamble

with such things.

PK.

I will not compromise.

This is serious.

Your problem is

that you are a theoretician.

When it comes to doing the job

building a line of evidence,

arguing a case, convincing a judge

You've never managed that.

You don't have the stamina.

You never have.

We're driven by the same mentality.

The winner takes it all.

But putting Ida in the pot

like you're doing now

Your own sister-in-law.

That's

Not even I would've done that.

Shame we have to settle

this in court.

I have to get going.

Can I have your name, date of birth

and occupation?

Eirik Bråthen, investigator,

Economic Crime Authority, 12.05.67.

When you testify,

you must tell the truth.

It's a criminal offence to knowingly

make false statements.

Or to conceal any facts

known to be material.

Do you promise to tell

the whole truth and conceal nothing?

I do, upon my honour.

Waage.

Eirik Bråthen.

Your investigation led to the

Minister of Justice being charged.

Can you confirm

that you received a tip in February

regarding possible

money laundering at B&G?

Bråthen?

No.

Excuse me?

No, I did not receive a tip.

Let me ask you again,

and remind you that you

You are aware that you just swore to

tell the truth, under oath?

I am aware of that. And I say no.

You did not receive a tip?

No.

What was that?

I'll call you.

Call me? Are you serious?

- What's going on?

- I can't discuss it now.

You lied in open court!

Damn.

They are five and eight years old.

- Eirik?

- We're done.

- Can we talk?

- We're done.

Did they threaten you?

I can make it public.

- Eirik!

- Where would you write about it?

- Start a blog?

- I don't know. Wait a second.

- We have to make it public.

- There's no point.

Can't you accept that and shut up?

- What do we do now?

- I don't know.

Is your lawyer delayed?

Sorry, I don't know.

I suggest you call him.

I've tried, but

- Maybe we should go and check.

- We can't.

This is not ground for postponement.

The trial is basically over.

The evidence has been presented.

We have enough for a verdict.

What about our closing argument?

As your lawyer is indisposed,

there will be no closing argument.

- Oh my God.

- But you're welcome to speak.

- I can speak?

- Yes.

If you want to.

I'm not a lawyer. I'm not prepared.

No way. I can't do it.

For it to be a whistle-blowing case,

there must be wrongdoing.

Censurable, or ill*gal, incidents.

There is no evidence that any

such thing has occurred at B&G.

What has been documented

beyond reasonable doubt

is that Ida Waage violated

her duty of confidentiality

and removed classified documents

from the building.

This constitutes a severe violation

of the interests of her employer.

The grounds for the dismissal of

Ida Waage are therefore just.

And a consequence

of Waage's behaviour.

Ida Waage is in other words

no whistle-blower.

She let her emotions

get the better of her

and vengeance eventually

became her motive.

Ida Waage claims to have discovered

censurable conditions.

But the fact of the matter is

that she was the problem.

The court will now retire

to deliberate

Wait a moment.

- Excuse me?

- May I say something?

I understand that I have

the right to speak.

Yes, you may present an argument.

I got an invoice on my desk.

Since then, I've been asked

to keep my mouth shut.

I have been squeezed out.

I have been accused of

being a r*cist.

I have lost my job.

My children have suffered.

If I'm honest, your honour,

I had decided not to say any more.

I would finally come to reason.

"Give up, Ida. There's no point.

Just shut your mouth."

But where would we be then?

If regular people can't speak up?

Who makes the decisions then?

Is it you?

Your honour, the plaintiff

is attacking

I'm speaking up now,

because so much hasn't been told.

Waage, stay in your seat

and address the court.

I understand. I'm very sorry.

Your honour,

I stand here speaking today,

because our country's

Minister of Justice

who was about to confess

to corruption, is dead.

I stand here because investigator

Eirik Bråthen was threatened

to lie in the witness stand.

Excuse me

I stand here because the entire

Norwegian press has chickened out.

I stand here because everyone

who could have supported my claim

have been gagged.

Censored.

I'm the only one left.

And in this case

PK

and Jan Gunnar

it's my word against yours.

What I'm saying is uncomfortable.

I understand that.

It's uncomfortable

for the whole of B&G.

For Peer Eggen,

I'm sure it's uncomfortable.

Maybe it's uncomfortable

for everyone?

No one wants to believe

these things happen.

That politicians actually

are corrupt.

That lawyers,

who administer Norwegian law,

abuse their confidence so grossly.

We don't want to believe

that such things happen.

But they do.

If we don't speak up

then that's what happens.

The verdict is in.

Our unanimous decision is

that the employee has not

violated her duties

or breached her contract

and that her termination

is therefore invalid.

The court has determined

that the employee

alerted management

of censurable conditions.

And that her employer

did not do enough

to shed light on said conditions.

The court observes that

the plaintiff, in a remarkable way

has taken public responsibility

in a very demanding situation.

The employer is sentenced to pay

3 million kroner in compensation

as well as 350,000 kroner

in legal costs.

This court is now adjourned.

You still write well.

But?

We've already covered that case.

- This is speculation.

- Have you read the verdict?

- Of course I have.

- It implied that Eggen

This isn't an Eggen case.

Or a Noreide case.

Or an economic crime case.

It was an employment lawsuit

and it's over.

So it ends with Biermann & Gude

- getting a slap on the wrist?

- That's how it ends this time.

You're still young.

You're sharp.

You get too heated sometimes.

But you are talented. You know it.

Many employers could use you.

Have you talked to Evelyn Bang?

I think you should consider it.

I think my lunch break is over,

Martin.

Welcome.

Would you like to order some drinks?

Uncle Ola. We have a visitor.

Take your shoes off!

Fantastic air up here.

Are you enjoying yourself?

Yes, they're great people.

- Thanks for inviting me back.

- Of course.

Once I find a good quality,

I never let it go.

And Statkraft?

What about it?

Can it be saved?

Yeah, we'll just wait

till next spring.

It'll be fine.

You look much too sober. Come on.

Noreide.

What happened there?

We didn't have anything

to do with that, right?

What do you think?

This is Norway.

That doesn't happen here.