01x02 - Der Verdacht

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What did people say when I

decided to move to Concordia?

I think you can guess.

They thought I was insane.

"Nuts".

- I recall "mad".

- "Bonkers".

"You must be crazy."

I thought about cameras

in the bathroom,

in the bedroom when

I'm with my boyfriend.

We're watched, but not to

spy on us, to keep us safe.

I'm a journalist.

I was covering political protest

and got thrown in prison.

I was labelled a dissident,

because someone reported me

for something I didn't say.

We know what it's like to feel fear,

to be bullied, online and offline.

To have someone

target your child.

As a journalist, you know,

words might be used against you

or fake words might

be attributed to you.

The abuse of power, it

lives in the shadows.

In Concordia, the cameras mean

there are no shadows to hide in.

The AI means that can't happen.

If there is something your

child doesn't want to tell you,

but you need to know

- you'll be told.

- The system supports us.

And we all support each other.

So call me insane.

- So call us nuts.

- Mad.

So call me crazy.

Hey.

- What are you doing out here?

- I couldn't sleep.

Are you okay?

I'm glad you're back.

So, what's the feeling at HQ?

It's a first for everyone.

But they're managing?

Those I've spoken to are.

And outside the

building, in the streets?

I mean, it's different

for everyone.

It feels like the longer someone's

been here, the harder it is.

The more it feels like things

have been turned upside down.

Well, anything like this

was bound to cause a ripple.

I'd say it's more than a ripple.

People are strong. They adapt.

- Who else knows?

- That Oliver hacked into the system?

We were all in the room together:

A.J., Mathilde, Juliane, Thea.

Which means Fatemah knows.

How often do they talk?

Thea and Fatemah?

I don't know. It hasn't come

up. I assume she's checking in.

Why are you asking?

She'll be arriving tomorrow, and I think

the fewer people who know, the better.

We can't keep it from Fatemah.

No, and we shouldn't. She's

been with us since day zero.

So, she has every right

to send someone in.

Sorry.

But things have a tendency to

spiral if you're not careful.

So, we need to be

careful. You know?

Control who hears what when.

Thanks.

We're still digging, but right now

there's no evidence to indicate

that Oliver triggered

false alerts for anyone

but the women he dated.

So far.

What is that supposed to mean?

It means I find it hard to believe

this stopped with spying on four women.

That kid got lucky. Stumbled

on some bug in the system.

He got lucky four

times, at least.

Concordia was not hacked

by some 23-year-old incel.

- It's impossible.

- He did it.

You saw the same footage I did.

I'm sure he'd have bragged

about it on hacker forums.

I've got an off-site analyst

who can scan these communities,

see if he picks up

anything on Concordia.

We don't want to use

anyone from the outside

until we've exhausted

our resources.

I'm not going to tell him why.

And he's not going to ask.

It's standard in any corporate

investigation we undertake.

Still, I would hold

off for the moment.

Give us time to dig

in deeper ourselves.

Why not do both?

If we pick up any chatter,

it could give us a clue to the

exploit he used to hack the system.

It could also reveal followers

or customers, corporations,

even countries.

Thea is right.

We can't forget what a

valuable asset we have here.

We're sitting on a gold mine of data:

20 years of footage for every resident.

Protecting that data

is just as important

as the immediate well-being

of our residents.

Mathilde, check

Oliver's finances.

See if he was getting

outside payments.

It's possible he got in over

his head and tried to back out.

Maybe it was an accident.

Maybe Oliver did get lucky.

But whatever got him k*lled, we

need to get to the bottom of it.

Thea, bring in your guy.

Oliver had started spending a

lot of time outside of Concordia.

Leaving at night, coming

back early the next morning.

If you're asking me where

he went, I don't know.

Once Oliver got his own place, there

was no way I knew where he was,

unless he told me.

Did he ever mention anyone

he might have been visiting?

He was very private.

Other than people at work, he

never really mentioned anyone.

Did he ever talk about his life here,

about Concordia, in a disparaging way?

No.

Why would you ask that?

We're not suggesting

that he did, Cathy.

We're just trying to understand

as much as we can about him.

Doesn't the system do that?

In town, yes, but it doesn't tell

us what he was doing once he left,

which is why we're asking you.

Well

he was happy at work,

proud of what he did,

but I think he was hoping to move

into something more creative,

still with computers.

There was a a course

at the university.

- Azeem, you remember?

- In game design.

He asked me to write

a recommendation.

Yeah, but I didn't think

it was a good idea.

Why?

He was already spending so much time in

front of a computer at work, at home.

He said he didn't have time

for anything else, for friends,

except for the

ones he met online.

I kept saying to him that he should

go out and meet real people

but he said they were

just as real to him

as anyone he met at

work or anywhere else.

Do you know if he ever met his

online friends in real life?

Yeah, well, if he

did, he never told me.

We won't trouble you any longer.

Hey, why didn't you ask her?

- About what?

- About the women Oliver dated.

She said not to tell her anything

he wouldn't have wanted her to know.

We can't not ask her something, if

it could help find his m*rder*r.

Oliver's right to privacy

didn't end with his death.

Any footage we see, as well as anything

we learn from it, must be protected.

And so must his mother.

If that means not

telling her something

that may change the way

she feels about her son

It's not for us to tell her.

When did this happen?

Within the last six months.

Oliver was considering a course

in game design at the university.

If he visited, he may

have been caught by CCTV.

There's nothing to see

that late at night.

It matches the distance.

But he was gone all night.

Maybe he was meeting someone.

It's a big campus.

With lots of cameras.

Exactly. We don't have the

people to cover all that.

Start with the Game

Design building.

Hallways, entrances. Okay?

Fine. I'll keep you posted.

Great. Thanks.

You found these on all

four women's phones?

Yeah.

Oliver must've used the system's

machine learning against it.

Taught it to report drug dealing

when it picked up that image.

I'm not seeing anything to do with

drugs here, let alone dealing them.

Why didn't Oliver's

activity trigger an alert?

Why didn't the system

catch him before this?

He wasn't messing with code.

Feeding new data into the system

for machine learning

is part of his remit.

There wouldn't have

been anything to flag.

The GIF he used, does

it mean something?

Our AI ran it against all his

online activity inside Concordia.

And found this from

six months ago.

Oh, f*cking hell.

That was close. Okay.

A survivor and with one

whole k*ll. Impressive.

- I'm just trying to stay alive.

- Alive and not much else, Ronald.

My handle is Roald, not

Ronald. It's Norse for ruler.

- And what's Norse for one k*ll?

- Yours is TheHunter.

- Is there a more generic handle?

- 18 kills. I hunt. It fits.

Whatever.

- Bye. I'm looking for my Concordia Clan.

- Wait, wait, wait.

Did you say Concordia?

Wanna chat private?

- Yeah. Okay. So

- Your clan are all dead.

Fantastic.

- Still, what do you want?

- I was gonna go to uni in Concordia.

- Look out.

- sh*t. f*ck, f*ck. One on the right.

- Are you sh**ting?

- One on the left.

Got them both.

Thanks for the help.

Yeah, well, I was saving

a*mo for the next wave.

Yeah, sure.

So, you didn't get

into Concordia?

- That's awkward.

- Actually, I chose Gothenburg.

I wasn't into all that

meditation and kombucha bullshit.

And seems nobody in

Concordia is good at gaming.

Why exactly did we need to

chat privately about this?

I'm just kidding. Chill.

So, where's your base?

- In Spiral?

- No, your base in Concordia.

- Obviously Spiral.

- Charming.

- My base is the Ice Pass.

- What's going on in the Ice Pass?

I haven't been there in ages.

Yeah, not much is

going on there.

- I just I just mod it.

- Mod?

What, like, new

wallpaper, home decor?

Exactly, I planted flowers.

Flowers suit you, Roald.

Get down. You're

completely in the open.

Any idea how long these

two were playing Spiral?

It looks like they spend the next

four weeks together in the game.

Blowing away enemies

and levelling up.

Modern-day romance.

The AI has also flagged this

from one of their later sessions.

- He's almost dead. Push. Push. Push.

- Now! Go! Go! Get him.

- He's one shot.

- f*ck.

- Okay, I'm finishing him.

- Sick.

Nice shot.

- f*ck, yeah.

- You're getting better, you know.

That's the nicest

thing you said to me.

- Don't get used to it.

- I would never.

Down to ground level? We

could hit up the tunnels.

- Yeah, sweet.

- How old are you, by the way?

- You think I'm some 50-year-old creep?

- Yeah, that was my fantasy.

Ideally a middle-aged r*cist, sexist,

living in his parents' basement.

Well, I'm 22, not r*cist or

sexist, and I have my own place.

Look at you, showing off.

I'm 22 as well. I have

a flatmate, though.

Loser.

Want to chat offline? Then I

can check if you're actually 22.

- Yeah. That'd be cool.

- I'll send you an encryption key.

I don't trust the regular apps.

Then a dramatic drop-off

in both their game play.

Five months ago.

Around the time he started

leaving town at night.

I can see you now, love.

I was just thinking of you.

Hi, Mum, I didn't know you

knew how to work the tablet.

Is Alex with you?

I'm not incompetent, you know.

I did keep you in

one piece, after all.

I know. Just that broken arm.

After climbing in that tree

I told you not to climb.

- It was a bike, Mum.

- I think I'd know.

Mum.

Hey, you're online?

I didn't break your tablet computer,

if that's what you're thinking.

I'm not thinking anything.

Your father invited him over.

Albert.

It's Alex, Mum.

That's what I said.

So

How are you doing, Thea?

- Everything good?

- Just say if you want your tablet back!

- That was a lot.

- No, no, it's okay. It's all good.

It's been up and down the last

couple of days, to be honest.

You didn't tell me.

No, I

I didn't want to worry you.

But she had another

episode over the weekend.

sh*t, Alex.

I'm so sorry you're having to

deal with this on your own.

How's Talon?

He's he's just

confused by it.

It's hard when she doesn't

act like the Nana he knows.

For me, too. And you. All of us.

I just don't know what to

sh*t, gotta go. Love you.

Love you, too.

- You sound concerned.

- I am, Fatemah. Very.

The footage the Court of Review agreed

to release is connected to a crime.

It's in everybody's

interest to have it solved.

Yes. But we never had to go to

the courts to unlock footage

or give the police access to it.

But the only one compromised

was Oliver Miller.

For now, yes.

My point is, it could

expand if we aren't careful.

It could become his mother, friends,

people he works with, lives near

They could all become

people of interest.

I sent you Thea for a reason.

I understand that.

You need to understand this is

different than your other investments.

You don't have to be

concerned about my investment.

I'm in this for the

long haul, Juliane.

I believe in you, what you've

done and what you're going to do.

You're building a

world for the future.

Everybody involved is

lucky to be a part of it.

I'm on my way to the airport now.

See you first thing tomorrow.

We found a student in Gothenburg

that Oliver Miller was visiting.

Elodie Cailleux, 22 years old,

studying political science.

She plays under the

handle TheHunter.

She's all yours.

Hey, Karyn.

Thank you for meeting with us.

- Is it okay if I ask you some questions?

- Yeah.

So you saw Elodie

leaving Saturday morning.

- Can you tell me what time that was?

- I'm not totally sure.

Was it early?

Well, she'd been out the night

before and came back late.

And then I thought I heard her leave

the apartment early that morning.

Did she say anything?

How did she seem?

I didn't see her.

I wasn't up then.

I wasn't

I didn't pay attention.

Hey, it's not your fault, okay?

Did you know Oliver well?

Well? No.

He slept over in

Elodie's room sometimes.

She would never have

done anything to him.

She's only a person of

interest at the moment,

but we do need to talk to her.

Well, that actually

means a suspect, right?

Her nickname is Mouse.

- She's not like that.

- And TheHunter?

Her gaming handle?

For that you think she's some kind

of hunter? That makes no sense.

Have you tried to contact

her since she left?

Yes. I texted her about

whatever Normal sh*t.

None of the messages

went through.

I don't know where she is.

- Okay if I look around?

- In my room?

Yeah, both your rooms.

Go with her.

Well, okay. Whatever.

I'm not involved in this.

We know, Karyn. We know.

So, we tracked Oliver's

overnight trips

to a campus at the University of

Gothenburg visiting Elodie Cailleux,

a 22-year-old political

science major.

Avid gamer, no criminal history. Last

seen a few hours after the m*rder.

The police triggered

an Interpol red notice.

Do you think he might have

told her about what he did?

- Or done it for her?

- That remains to be seen.

If there was a financial link

between them, it's not apparent.

No big withdrawals or deposits, and

his spending didn't change either.

Anything more on

the security breach?

We have a team running scans

for intrusions and backdoors.

So far, nothing.

A.J., when can you be sure there

are no further security issues?

- 24 hours.

- Good.

What's the line with

Hanna till then?

We keep this under wraps

until we know what's what.

We need to run the expansion

announcement test tonight.

- And what do we tell the people here?

- Why tell them anything?

Because the system which is

meant to keep them safe isn't.

- It will after we complete our review.

- If they find out before?

- That's not going to happen.

- The road map's the same as with Hanna.

Once we find who's behind the

breach, we tell the residents.

- And that it's fixed.

- A.J., Mathilde, you should get started.

And if we could have

the room, please.

The Kopwitz referendum

passed by a majority.

Narrow, but still a majority, because

Hanna Bremer pushed it through.

And her opposition

is determined.

They'll use anything they can

to overturn this referendum.

It's a risk, I agree.

But going forward with Hanna

withholding something so important

seems fundamentally wrong to me.

Do you think she'd want to know?

Why wouldn't she?

If you tell her, she'll have to

decide whether to go public or not.

If you don't and it comes out,

then we're to blame, not her.

As for the people here,

I agree with Noah.

Better to let them know once

the problem's been solved.

Fatemah, people come here,

because they believe in us.

That is our currency.

Their trust in our promises, and

one of those is total transparency.

Once we compromise that,

we risk Concordia becoming

everything we didn't want it to be.

I know you understand that.

I envy your passion, Juliane,

and I wish I shared it.

- You do.

- In part.

But I grew up in a world in

which change seemed impossible.

I didn't have the luxury

of being transparent.

Which is not to say

that I don't understand

how important

transparency is for you.

Only to say, to preserve

it in the long term,

you might need to

compromise in the short.

The motive for the

m*rder is still unclear.

The police haven't found any

link to intelligence services

or corporate espionage agencies.

Nor any connection to

Oliver's job at Concordia HQ.

Anything else I should know?

No.

Concordia coming to Kopwitz is not

some bridge or motorway project.

My political career

hangs in the balance.

The opposition would do

anything to see it fail.

I know, Hanna.

But your political capital

will always be safe with us.

See you tonight.

See you tonight.

- There you go.

- Thanks.

It was not easy to

get hold of this

Thanks.

It took a lot of calls,

a lot of pressure.

Surely that's no

problem for you.

Thanks.

I'm surprised a social media

giant like ONA Software

accepted our court order

to hand over user data.

I don't know if I should

be relieved or worried.

What are we doing here?

We need to stay here for a bit.

Why? You said we

had to keep moving.

I know what I said.

What are you not telling me?

The Gothenburg police.

They've been sharing your

name, your photo, everything.

- f*ck.

- Yeah.

Can't we wait until night

and then just keep going?

We have to be extra careful now.

He'll tell us when

it's safe to move.

He? Who? Leon?

Yeah.

I know it's a lot coming at us,

but all we can do is

listen to him carefully,

and do exactly what

he wants us to do.

Okay?

Bennu, Denpo, Gawa,

Valentina, Ivan, Victor,

and finally, Abraham,

Kekoru and Moses

we welcome you.

Some of you have been here before,

for others this is a first.

Every month, we celebrate

our newest arrivals

and today we welcome

families from New Zealand,

Ethiopia, Moldova and Myanmar.

And in just a few days' time

we welcome the German

city of Kopwitz as well.

So many, many new

beginnings to celebrate.

Let's raise a glass and

welcome them all warmly.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

Cheers.

Welcome. Cheers. Come.

Thea, may I introduce

Dr Peter Blom?

He was an early and vocal champion

of Concordia and sits on our board.

- Nice to meet you.

- And you.

Peter has led most of

our medical initiatives

and he's been working

on our Genie programme,

the future of healthcare:

a pinhead-sized microchip

embedded under the skin.

No need for replacement.

It can predict the usual

diseases, ailments,

cancer, heart disease, dementia,

but can also go much further.

The intent is for it to work

hand in hand with Concordia AI.

Using the data you have

to provide real-time care?

360-degree holistic life

care for residents here

and in all the expansion cities.

It's all in the early

stages of development.

If things go well, we'll be discussing

this more frequently in the near future.

Interesting choice.

A rare piece, not easy to find.

My lucky day.

Our lucky day.

You knew I would come, surely.

Seemed likely someone would.

What are you looking for?

The title on my card

says crisis containment,

but it's not really what I do.

Nine times out of ten my job is

to save people from themselves.

If there was something you needed

to know, I'd tell you, believe me.

Being naturally sceptical

is helpful for my work.

It's nothing personal.

Why do I feel like you

already know all this?

It's a look behind the curtain.

Most people don't

get that opportunity.

So

what do you see?

It confirms what I know. What

the media love to talk about.

Mother at 18, widowed at 21.

And then leaves

East Germany at 22.

Creates Concordia at 34.

That's the part where the media start

to tell their own version of the story.

Concordia wasn't just my dream.

It was Magnus' dream, too.

Noah's stepfather.

For Magnus, transforming the city

he grew up in into something new

and for me

Well, you know that part.

The media seem to think

the single East German mother

angle gets more attention.

That's the narrative

they forced into truth.

Does seem an odd turn.

Child of an oppressive

surveillance state

sets up a full

surveillance town?

Strange and sometimes

powerful things can happen

in response to a

great collective pain.

The Skällrea school sh**ting

is central to your story.

That story has been covered more

than I care for, if I'm being honest.

Your town is centred

around a memorial to it

and it could have been worse

from what I understand.

If the other student hadn't

picked up the dropped g*n?

That's what they say, yes.

Another narrative perhaps.

Taking life, even to stop others

being taken, that marks someone.

Their name has still

never been released.

Thea, I understand why it

might seem strange to you

that my dream would be Concordia

after where I came from,

but

the problem is never

the technology.

It's the intention of

the people who use it.

People don't usually start

out with bad intentions.

Shall we?

What was Elodie's

relationship like with Oliver?

I never thought she felt

the same way about him.

What makes you think that?

She saw one other person.

- Was it a woman?

- Yes.

Did you ever talk to her?

Not really. They were

always hiding away.

It was like she was trying to keep

her to herself or keep it quiet.

Obviously impossible

in a flat this size.

Never got a name,

before you ask.

Anything specific you

remember about her?

I think she was

German for the accent.

Red hair, hipster haircut.

I never got why Elodie

bothered with Oliver.

It just seemed so obvious

that she wasn't into

him as she was with her.

Did this woman

know about Oliver?

She must have. They

never overlapped.

She always seemed to leave

right before Oliver arrived.

It was too frequent

to be a coincidence.

Elodie's roommate said

that the girlfriend

would always leave

before Oliver arrived.

Here we go.

Is that Karyn?

Can you zoom in?

No, I can't zoom in.

No facial recognition either.

It's a student dormitory.

But that's definitely not Karyn.

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Hey, is everything okay?

Got it? Okay. Thanks.

- Hey, all set?

- Yes. All set.

Ole.

Ole! How's the

upstream to Kopwitz?

Ole!

- Sorry?

- The upstream? It's ready?

Yes, everything seems

to be working fine.

Okay.

Alright, everyone

in position, please.

Cameras.

Sound.

Okay, I think we're ready.

Okay, let's start.

No, this isn't right.

We need the live feed to

be playing over there.

But that's just

for the projection.

If the live feed is there,

the statue is in view.

It'll get in the way.

The statue is a memorial

to the children we lost.

Their tragic deaths

gave birth to Concordia.

That's why I want it over there.

That's why I always want it in view.

And on the day, no seats.

It's meant to be

casual. A family event.

Okay, let's check

the intro sequence.

Ah, very good.

Looks great, right?

Juliane?

- Hanna, can you see me?

- I can see you. Hello.

Our technical team is just

making final preparations.

Okay, sounds good.

We want to have the memorial

in the foreground and then

We trust in Concordia

that our footage,

our data, our rights

are safe and secure.

They're honest about

the usage of our data:

how it's gathered, what is gathered

and how we benefit from it.

- What's going on?

- Juliane?

No one ever really sees that

footage unless there is a reason to.

What's it like living in

Concordia in one word? Secured.

Secured.

What

Can you hear me, Juliane?

Cut the power, for f*ck's sake!

Disconnect the main.

Disconnect the main! Ole!