01x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

[BLEEP, RADIO STATIC]

WOMAN: Marius, reports are coming in
that Ørum's cows have run off again.

Over.

MARIUS: Can't you call him? Over.

No one's answering the phone.

I'll call your wife and tell her
you're running late. Over.

It's fine, Jytte. I'll stop by Ørum's.
Over and out.

[DOG WHINES]

[SIGHS]

LIVER PATE
CHEESE

[RAINFALL]

POLICE

ISLAND OF MØN, 1987

[HANDBRAKE CLICKS]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

Ørum?

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

- Ørum?
- [COW BELLOWING]

[KNOCKING]

- [POP MUSIC PLAYING]
- Ørum? Your cows are on the loose again.

♪ Don't be a cold heart ♪

♪ I know I want you back... ♪

Ørum?

[FLIES BUZZING]

[FLIES BUZZING]

[DOG BARKING]

Come on. Quiet. Quiet!

[BARKING CONTINUES]

Ørum?

Hello?

[SONG CONTINUES PLAYING]

Oh, my God. God damn it.

[GASPING]

It's Marius. Police!

[FLIES BUZZING]

Hello?

[DOOR CREAKS]

[FLIES BUZZING]

[GASPS]

Hey. Hey.

[GASPS]

[WATER DRIPPING]

Oh...

Hi...

Hi.

[GASPS]

- [BOTH PANTING]
- MARIUS: Wait!

[RINGING TONE]

JYTTE: Emergency services.

It's me. I need an ambulance
to Ørum's farm right now.

- What's happened?
- I have three dead people.

- No!
- And a badly injured boy.

He's still breathing.

- Is it the older boy?
- No, it's not him.

- It's the youngest of the boys.
- Okay.

- One of the two foster children.
- What about the other foster child?

- [CRASHING SOUND]
- The girl?

I don't think she's in here.

- Send everything you've got! And fast.
- Yeah.

- And start looking for Ørum.
- Get out of the house, Marius!

[DOOR CREAKING]

- [SQUEAKING SOUNDS]
- Police.

Hello?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

- [GASPS]
- [DOOR CREAKS]

[FLIES BUZZING]

[LOUD RATTLING]
- [GASPS]

[SIGHS]

There. Ohh.

[SIGHS]

Easy, now. There you go.

Oh.

There you go.
Don't be afraid. I'm from the police.

My name is Marius,
and I'm here to help you.

[SIGHS] You're Astrid, right?

Right. Do you live down here?

[MARIUS GRUNTS]

THE CHESTNUT MAN

COPENHAGEN - PRESENT DAY

- [SIRENS WAILING]
- [CHURCH BELLS RINGING]

[BIRD CHIRPING]

TUESDAY, 6 OCTOBER

[GASPING]

Sh, sh, sh, sh.

[BLEEPING]

- Ah. You have to leave now.
- Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

Hey!

See you.

- [BIRD CONTINUES CHIRPING]
- [SIGHS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

- WOMAN: What do you want on the other?
- CHILD: Slices of chocolate.

WOMAN: We agreed that we should
eat healthier food, right?

[MAN TALKING IN DANISH ON RADIO]

We'll start tomorrow.

- Did you pack your schoolbag?
- Yes.

- Mm?
- And don't forget the carrot.

Le, please get ready, okay?

The teachers get so angry when we're late.

- I have to hand in my family tree today.
- Yeah?

And you didn't help me.

- Grandpa said you were all done.
- The leaves are missing.

Well, you should have thought of that.
Let's go.

Remember, look both ways
when you cross the road after school.

- My family tree is boring.
- No, it's great. Stop it.

Hassan has many more pictures on his.
I only have you and Grandpa.

- And Grandpa's not even my real grandpa.
- If you count Bunny and Birdie, it's five.

- The others don't have animals on theirs.
- Only because they're not as lucky as you.

What about Sebastian?

- What about him?
- I know he sleeps at our house sometimes.

Even if you think I don't.

Right, but we're not together.

Great. You know what?
Then we'll invite him for dinner

- if you think that'd be nice.
- [BELL RINGS]

- Can I add him to my family tree?
- No.

Hurry inside. Come on.

Grandpa will pick you up later. And soon,
it'll be me picking you up every day.

- Okay. Bye!
- Bye!

MAN: [ON RADIO] Today is
the first Tuesday of October,

thus, the Parliament's opening day.

The principle character today will neither
be the Queen nor the prime minister,

but most likely the minister
of social affairs, Rosa Hartung.

She's returning to office
after she last year lost her daughter

in a tragic event,
namely the savage m*rder...

- [BRAKES SCREECH]
- ...that held Denmark's attention.

The case entailed a thorough report
on security regarding preventive custody...

- Moron.
- ...since the perpetrator

had been previously penalized...

- and already...
- I have a meeting with Nylander.

- He's already in a meeting.
- Oh, you can't be serious.

- Mm.
- He canceled our last two meetings.

I'm afraid I can't do anything.

Yeah, but...

- Nylander!
- We were promised more resources.

- You've been assigned another resource.
- The guy Europol don't want?

- Seriously?
- Do you have a minute?

- No, I don't have time now.
- Yes, he has. It's fine.

- We're done.
- No, we're...

My department solved the Hartung case.

- And we were promised more resources.
- Mm-hm. Mm-hm.

If that money is allocated elsewhere,

the commissioner
will read about it in the press.

- You can tell him that.
- We'll talk about it later. Again.

Good morning.

Whatever this is about,
it'll have to wait until next week.

Okay, but I've decided
to apply for cyber crime.

Why'd you do that?

Well, because they have an opening
that I'd like to apply for.

- Is this about working hours, Thulin?
- No.

We can discuss that.
Or is it something else?

- Huh?
- No, no, there's...

You're a great detective.
I want you in my department.

Why would you want to work with the
IT nerds from nine to five and rot away?

I've made my decision.

I would really appreciate
if you could give me a reference.

Ah... We'll have to see. It won't be now.

Take this in the meantime.
A dead woman in Husum.

And take Hess.

- Hess?
- Yes.

The guy Europol offloaded on us
till they decide what to do with him.

Get going. Genz is already there.
He's waiting.

Get going.

Cyber crime? Seriously, Thulin?

NEWSREADER: But at the Parliament's
buildings, the flags are raised.

As usual, it's a special day

when Parliament reconvenes
on the first Tuesday in October.

Shortly, the staircase behind me will be
packed with journalists and photographers,

and then all the ministers
and MEPs will start to arrive.

But today is also very different, too.

Today, there is one person in particular
that everyone is waiting to see.

That is, of course,
minister of social affairs, Rosa Hartung.

Rosa Hartung is back at her ministry

following the death last year
of her 12-year-old daughter,

who was abducted and k*lled
by the perpetrator Linus Bekker.

- Last spring...
- MAN: Vogel speaking.

Hi, it's Liv. I wanted to let you know
everything is ready for her arrival.

I've made sure there's
plenty of her favorite coffee.

Sounds good, Liv.

- Uh, when will you be here?
- I'll call you from the car, okay?

You haven't left yet?
- No. It's okay.

It's just dragging on a bit here.
I'll call you.

Uh, is the minister all right?

MAN: Rosa? Darling?

They're here. They're waiting outside.

Rosa?

[FOOTSTEPS]

- Have you eaten?
- [VIDEO GAME PLAYING]

Are you ready?

We'll go when Mom's left.

I'll go on my bike.

I'll give you a lift.

Everyone else bikes.

We'll do what we usually do. Where's Mom?

I don't know.

Rosa?

The car's waiting. Vogel is here.

[SIGHS]

[ROSA SIGHS]

I can't remember her smell anymore.
It's gone.

Sweetheart.

Steen, I... I don't know if I...

- [SIGHS]
- You can do it.

She would have been proud of you.

Right?

BOY: Come on.

[ROSA CLEARS THROAT]

- When do you finish today?
- I'll pick up Gustav.

- One day at a time.
- Exactly.

We'll take one day at a time.

- Morning, Frederik.
- Morning.

- Meet our new driver.
- Yes.

- Hello.
- Hi.

- Rosa.
- Jacob Rasouli.

- Please.
- Thank you.

GUSTAV: Dad! Let's go!

[INHALES]

[CRUNCHING]

How long are you here for?

Uh, just a couple of days, I think.

So you're based in The Hague?

Uh, no, I move around a bit.

[PHONE PINGS]

I'm part of a task force
in Amsterdam, Lisbon, Marseilles,

- Paris, Budapest, various places.
- Mm.

- How long have you been posted?
- For five years.

- Five years?
- I'll just borrow this.

Most liaison officers
are only posted for two years, right?

Uh, okay.

Would it be okay with you
if I head off at some point?

- Uh, what do you mean?
- I need to sort out some things.

[LAUGHS] Sure, you do that.

Hey, could you pull over here?
I'd like a cup of coffee.

- Okay, we'll get that on the way back.
- Right.

[RADIO CHATTER]

Hey, uh, I'm just gonna call my partner.

MAN: I'll ask them about security.

Yeah, please take a step back.

MAN: The victim is Laura Kjær, aged 37.

Worked as a dental nurse
in central Copenhagen.

It would appear she had gone to bed
and was caught off guard.

The door to the basement
has been forced open.

Her ten-year-old slept in their room
upstairs, and awoke to an empty house.

He got dressed, made breakfast for himself
and waited for his mother.

When she didn't turn up,
he went next door.

The neighbors went back to the house,

found it empty and heard a dog barking
in the playground.

She found the victim and called us.

The neighbor also informed us

that the victim and the boy
went to the playground almost every day.

The dad died of cancer
a couple of years ago.

That's the new partner in the photos.
Hans Henrik Hauge.

He's at an IT conference in Roskilde.

- He's been informed. He's on his way.
- THULIN: Any witnesses?

MAN: Not yet, but we're asking
around the neighborhood.

- What about the boy?
- He's with the neighbor.

- Did he see or hear anything?
- I don't believe so.

We tried talking to him, but he seems
a bit slow. He didn't say anything.

He's being assessed for a diagnosis.

APPOINTMENT
ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSIS

- Do you wanna talk to him?
- No, I'll do that later.

Just make sure he's okay.

- Anything stolen?
- Not that we can see.

[TRAIN APPROACHING]

Hey, Genz.

- Hi.
- How fat have you got?

Not far. Due to the rain.

Can you say anything about the ime?

[CLEARS THROAT]

The rain started at around midnight.

My guess is it happened around that time.

Unfortunately, there are no signs
of footprints in the ground,

They would have been washed away.
Do you want to see her?

There are barely any signs of struggle
in the house, and her feet are clean.

My guess is that she was sedated
in the house and then carried out here.

[DISTANT THUNDER RUMBLING]

Judging from the lesions, she woke up
out here and tried to defend herself.

- Right up to the point of amputation.
- Amputation?

- [TRAIN PASSING]
- GENZ: There.

It's a bit unusual.
That's why I suggested it should be you.

Freight trains often run here at night,
and the neighbors live some distance away,

That would explain
why no one heard anything.

- Did you find it?
- The hand?

- Mmm.
- No, not yet.

HESS: Could it be a dog?

- That took the hand?
- GENZ: Excuse me, who's that guy?

Genz, this is Hess.
He's with us for a couple of days.

Genz is the head of forensics.

- Hi, welcome.
- HESS: Thanks.

I suppose it could've been a dog.

- I'm afraid that's all we have now.
- What's that?

A chestnut man.

Wanna question him too?

THULIN: Bring it along just in case.

[CAMERA SHUTTER WHIRRS]

[FAINTLY] First is a chat
with the other ministers over breakfast...

[GROWING CLEARER] ...a service at the palace
chapel, and then the opening itself.

Rosa?

Rosa?

I'd like to meet
with Liv and the others first.

- We'll do that before the opening.
- Hm.

And afterwards, you wanted
the first meeting to be with Bukke?

- Uh, Jacob, we'll take the back entrance.
- No, no, that's fine. Let's stop here.

We might as well rip the Band-Aid off.

[ALL YELLING]

Welcome back.
Would you say you'll do it again?

- MAN #1: Rosa! How does...
- Thank you.

MAN #2:...innocence claims...

WOMAN: Are you and Steen...

MAN #3: Is your husband with you today?

MAN #3: What about Steen?

As you all know,
this past year has been difficult.

And, uh... my family and I are very grateful
for all the support we have received.

But now, it's time to look forward.

And I am very pleased with the trust
the prime minister has shown me,

which means that I can
fight for what's important to me,

social work and children's rights.

That's my focus now.
I hope everyone will respect that.

- Thank you.
- [ALL YELLING]

[CAMERA FLASH WHIRRING]

Yes. [SIGHS]

- [SIGHS]
- Let me take your coat.

And I'll make some coffee,
and then we can get started.

Thanks, Liv.

- They keep coming.
- [CHUCKLES]

There's a card
from the prime minister as well.

You're expected later on this afernoon.

Sure. It'll be good to get started.

We've had the walls painted,

and the pictures in the corner
haven't been hung yet.

But they will be, of course, if you wish.

Yes. The most important thing now
is to prepare the meetings this afternoon.

My work email was down
when I checked earlier.

It still is. But the head of department
is looking into it.

Engells? Why is he looking at my mails?

I think he'd rather tell you that himself.

I'll go make that coffee.

Liv? Hey, what's going on?

[SIGHS]

You received so many nice emails.

I don't understand how
anyone could write something like that.

Write what?

I gathered from Engells
that there was a threat.

To do with your daughter.

THULIN: Kragh, get the names
of the kids at the playground,

and check the local dog walkers as well.

- HESS: We should move forward as planned.
- Sure.

When you look for the m*rder weapon
in the gardens, check all the bins.

HESS: Yeah, I don't know what to expect...

Astrup, check the family computers, iPads,

- mobile phones, please.
- Yes.

Okay, I'm back. I had another call.

- What's up? What can I do?
- I don't know. What can you do?

MAN: You need to let me in!

- Let me the f*ck in!
- Whoa, whoa. Stand back.

I need to talk to Magnus!

How long have you known Laura?

Hans Henrik?

- [CLATTERING]
- What are they doing in the garage?

- They say she was found in the playground?
- Let's not talk about that now.

[FOOTSTEPS]

You need to answer my questions.
How long have you known Laura?

- For about a year.
- Okay.

- I moved in shortly after the new year.
- Where did you meet?

Online. Um...

I saw her profile and sent her a mail.

[THUMPING]

When was the last time you saw her?

- Yesterday morning.
- Okay.

Before going to Roskilde
for the conference.

- I'm an IT consultant.
- Mmm.

- Did you speak with her during the day?
- Last night after dinner, I, um...

I called home.

- Everything was normal.
- THULIN: Hmm.

How did she die?

Why... why won't you tell me what happened?

What did you talk about
when you called her?

Nothing in particular. We...

talked about Magnus.

Why didn't you drive home to sleep?

- I was supposed to be there tomorrow.
- [HESS COUGHS]

- Management wanted us to stay.
- THULIN: You were with someone?

HAUGE: Yes, with everyone.

- We went back to the hotel around nine.
- [BANGING]

Can anyone confirm
that you didn't leave the motel?

I'd really like to talk to Magnus.

Of course,
but we need to finish here first.

- You were engaged?
- Yes.

On which hand did she wear her ring?

- Left, I think. Why?
- Why did you have the locks changed?

- We haven't had any locks changed.
- Yes.

The locking devices are new, and, uh...

there was an invoice
from a locksmith in the drawer

showing they were changed
yesterday at 3:30.

THULIN: Why did Laura change the locks
yesterday afternoon?

Magnus, he, uh...

He's lost his keys a few times.

He's being evaluated for autism.

I'd like to talk to Magnus now.

Where is he? I need to see him now.

Can I please see him?

[RINGING]

NYLANDER: Yeah?

- THULIN: He's hiding something.
- Who's hiding something? Hess?

Hauge, the deceased's partner.
His alibi can't be confirmed.

And he didn't know that the victim had
all the locks changed before the m*rder.

- I see. Do we have enough to charge him?
- Not yet.

We have no evidence,
and I'm not entirely sure.

Then get sure.
And call me when you've been to forensics.

- So you haven't written my reference?
- Talk to you later!

- [RADIO CHATTER]
- [CROWS CAWING]

We'll get a mouth swab
and prints from the partner.

And I'll check his car too, of course.

Great. I also need all communication
between him and the victim.

- Texts, mails, every like on Instagram.
- Yeah. Sure.

- Could you open the trunk?
- Plus, uh...

Plus everything from the dating site
they met through.

- Um...
- [CLEARS THROAT] All right.

[LOCK CLICKS]

- What's it called? Do you know?
- I don't know.

HESS: I'll, um...
I'll stop by forensics later.

Okay.

He's not one to get stressed, is he?

- Did you find the hand?
- No, I'm afraid not.

Do you, um... think it was the partner?

[SIGHS] I don't know.

Naia?

- Yeah?
- Are we going for that run soon?

Call me when you have something.

The threat was sent to your work account
and was received early this morning.

The intelligence service was informed
straightaway and I spent the morning...

I'd like to see it.

- There's no reason for you to bother...
- I'd like to see it.

Yeah. [SIGHS]

[CLEARS THROAT]

Intelligence services
are examining our servers as we speak.

They're trying to find out who sent these,
but so far...

[ROSA SIGHS]

The photos were accompanied
by a message saying,

"I hope this hurts. You deserve to die."

Kristine's pictures from Instagram.

Which we shut down right after...

Yes. And that is
what is a little worrying.

It means the person who sent the email

has been interested in you
for quite some time.

I've received hate mail before. It's some
lost soul. It doesn't mean anything.

Intelligence services believe
you should have a bodyguard detail.

No more bodyguards.
I don't want to scare Gustav again.

- But the agency believe the person who...
- You figure it out.

If that's all, I would like to go
to my meeting with the prime minister.

Of course.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

[RINGING TONE]

You've reached Steen Hartung.
I can't come to the phone.

- Please leave a message.
- [BEEP]

Hey. Uh, sorry
I missed the meeting with Engells.

What's this about a threat?

- They've used Kristine's photos.
- Which photos?

- From Instagram.
- What?

- [SIGHS]
- Don't worry about it.

- I'll take care of it.
- It's this one.

VOGEL: Just attend your meeting.

Rosa.

It's so lovely to see you.

[SIGHS]

Kristine?

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

- Hey, buddy.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

So, how'd it go?

Don't pick me up anymore.

[SIGHS] The whole car reeks.

Yeah.

Gustav...

I'm sorry.

- I... I really am.
- You're not the only one who misses her.

[STEEN SIGHS SHAKILY]

- Just drive. [SNIFFLES]
- [ENGINE STARTS]

MAN: She received around 50 blows,
covering most ofher body.

A blunt weapon
with a sort of rough surface.

What could it be? A garden tool, or...

Ah, I don't know. Perhaps.

- Any sign of sexual as*ault?
- No.

Unless you're thinking
something sadistic.

She was beaten, really beaten...

before the blow to the eye
that k*lled her.

And the hand was cut off
several minutes before.

With what?

PATHOLOGIST: Mmm...

A saw of some kind.
Circular saw, a plunge saw...

Likely battery operated, considering
where it happened. With a diamond blade.

And what about the partner?
Do you have anything on him? DNA?

- Anything else that points to him?
- No. I'd really like to help.

This is f*cking bad. I can't.

[PHONE RINGS]

Hey? [SIGHS]

GENZ: I have to show you something crazy.

- Do you have a minute?
- I'm coming.

- HESS: Hey.
- Hey.

It, uh, took a bit longer.

What's up? Any news?
- Why were you sent home from Interpol?

Was it poor police work,
or drinking too much, or what was it?

Uh, no, I just need
to talk it out with my boss.

So you're forced to stay here
until they want you back.

But it's not really your thing,
so you're just passing time

and doing as little as possible.

- Is that correct?
- Yeah.

- Hm.
- And I need to sell my flat.

- [BLEEP]
- [DOOR UNLOCKS]

- [BLEEP]
- Hi.

- Hi, Thulin.
- [KNOCKS]

[BLEEP]

[MURMUR OF VOICES]

Okay. What do you got?

Hey.

Uh...

- I thought you'd come alone.
- Is there anything new about the hand?

First, I need to know if we can trust him.

Yeah. He's not here anyway.

Okay.

Nothing new about the hand.

But I dusted the playground for prints,
in case the perpetrator touched anything.

And then I also dusted the chestnut man.

THULIN: And?

And...

Normally, we look for ten points
to be able to identify it.

In this case, I could only find five.

But...

- it's still enough to confirm it.
- THULIN: For what?

That this fingerprint is identical

to Kristine Hartung's.

- Kristine Hartung's?
- GENZ: Yeah.

Rosa Hartung's daughter?

Yes. At first,
I thought it was a mistake too.

- THULIN: But Kristine Hartung is dead.
- Yeah, yeah, that's it.

It must be a mistake.
It can't be her prints.

GENZ: It's not a mistake.
I tested it three times.

THULIN: How old are those chestnuts?

GENZ: According to the expert, anything
from a few weeks to several years old.

Who is Kristine Hartung?

NYLANDER: You're not going to visit
the Hartung family! The case is closed.

But how are we gonna figure out
how her prints ended up

on a chestnut man in Husum?

All kids make chestnut men,
and fingerprints can last a long time.

Yeah, I'm just saying that we need
to talk to the Hartungs to figure out

- if there's some natural explanation.
- The natural explanation must be

- it was left there by coincidence.
- Yea h.

- Those people have suffered enough.
- Yeah, I know.

I know what they've been through.

- But I'm just saying...
- Then focus on the partner.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

- Great. Talk to you later.
- Okay.

- So, what?
- Nylander said no.

- Why not?
- He doesn't want us to go there today.

Rosa Hartung has just gone back to work.
It's her first day back in Parliament, so...

we'll have to wait.

Is that right?

Suddenly, Lin... You know,
the pretty one with the Retail Act...

gets up and starts hurling verbal abuse
at the prime minister.

Half the members of the chamber
start booing her.

[LAUGHING] This gets her so angry that
she ends up breaking her glasses.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

No, thanks.

So you had a nice day?
Uh, I noticed you'd called.

Sure, there were a few challenges,
but I made it through.

[CHUCKLES]

We'll make it. Don't you agree?

[PHONE RINGS]

- It's Liv.
- [CHAIR SCRAPES]

Hi, Liv.

Yes.

Go ahead.

Okay.

Yeah.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

- Steen Hartung?
- Yes.

Sorry to bother you. We're from
the homicide division. Can we come in?

What's this about?

I think it's best if we step inside.

- Yes.
- Thanks.

THULIN: Maybe your wife
should be here as well?

STEEN: No, you can just talk to me.

- Okay.
- But, uh, what do you want?

This is quite unusual,
but when examining a crime scene today,

we uncovered an object that has
your daughter's fingerprints on it.

What do you mean?

What kind of object?

The print was found
on a chestnut figurine.

The problem is that it's hard to say
how old the chestnuts are.

This doesn't affect Kristine's case,
and we're not completely sure,

but of course,
we'd really like to find an explanation.

STEEN: I'm sorry, but I don't understand
what you are saying.

Have you heard of the name Laura Kjær?

Uh... No.

She lives near a playground in Husum.
At Cedervænget.

Perhaps your daughter
knew someone in the area,

- or she had a playdate?
- [HESS COUGHS]

No, we... we don't know anyone in Husum.
Wh... Please tell me what this is about?

- Can I have a glass of water?
- STEEN: Of course.

- [CUPBOARD DOOR OPENS]
- [GLASS CLINKS]

We're just trying
to sort out some details.

Like I said, it's probably nothing.

It it's nothing... then why are you here?

- What's your theory?
- HESS: We don't have a theory.

We're trying to establish
whether this is random,

or whether it's connected
to a m*rder we're investigating.

A m*rder?

Which m*rder? I... I need to understand.

Are you telling me my daughter's
fingerprints have surfaced as evidence?

I must stress that this changes nothing
in relation to Kristine's case.

- We're only trying to understand how...
- She used to sell them by the main road.

Every autumn.

Um, with Mathilde from her class.
They made a stand and...

baked cookies, and made lemonade
and then they sold their figurines.

And were they like this one,
made with twigs instead of matches?

ROSA: Yes.

Do you have any idea
who bought them off the girls?

Was it mostly parents, or girlfriends. or...

- [SIGHS] No, it could have been anyone.
- THULIN: Okay.

- And you don't recall Kristine selling...
- That's what we thought.

This has been a great help.

Thank you very much for your time.

- Will you let yourselves out, or...
- THULIN: Yeah. Thank you.

Yes. [CLEARS THROAT]

[DOG BARKING]

- I told you I'd take it.
- They're adults.

- They have a right to know.
- You can still be considerate.

- [CAR ENGINE STARTS]
- [ROSA SIGHS]

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

ROSA: Yes.

- Should we eat?
- Yeah...

But I... but someone was k*lled...

And I don't understand the whole thing
with the chestnut figure.

ROSA: They said
it's got nothing to do with us.

NYLANDER: Steen Hartung just called.
I specifically told you not to go.

I know, but we were in the vicinity,
and we managed to confirm

that the fingerprint
was most likely a coincidence.

Should I note in my recommendation that
you do the opposite of what you're told?

It's my fault, but things aren't working
with Hess. I just... I can't do it.

- Don't you have something else for him?
- No, I don't!

- Interview the partner, get some evidence.
- [SIGHS]

- Yeah, but... [SIGHS]
- [BEEP]

Sebastian?

Hi!

Uh, I'm sorry, uh...

Was no one home?

Sure, there was someone. [SIGHS]

- But the old timer wouldn't let me in, so...
- Oh!

Typical Aksel. Hi.

- Hey.
- Flowers and ice cream. That's amazing.

- You just forgot, didn't you?
- No, I didn't.

I was really looking forward to this.

Give me all your nines.

- Go fish!
- [GROANS]

- THULIN: Hi.
- Hi.

- Hi, Mom.
- Hi, sweetie.

- LE: Mmm!
- This is, uh, Sebastian.

Le and Aksel, Le's granddad.

He's an ex-police officer,
which explains why he's a bit... Yeah.

Well, you know, I didn't mean to be rude,
but you never know.

No, that's not a problem. No worries.

- Hi. So you must be Le.
- LE: Hi.

- Mm-hm.
- SEBASTIAN: Mmm?

[THULIN CHUCKLES]

Thank you for the invitation.

I'll put the ice cream away.

SEBASTIAN: Okay!
Your mom's run off with the ice cream.

LE: Mmm?

SEBASTIAN: How about we say
these flowers are for you?

- LE: Thank you.
- SEBASTIAN: You're welcome.

- Wanna see my room?
- SEBASTIAN: Sure. I'd love to.

- This way.
- SEBASTIAN: Okay.

[BIRDIE CHIRPING]

- [AKSEL CLEARS THROAT]
- I know it's late. [SIGHS]

But I was assigned
to a rather special case.

Ahem.

Don't give me that look, okay?
I spoke with Nylander.

[SEBASTIAN AND LE TALKING]

- Did you get the reference?
- Listen, the victim had her hand cut off.

- Any pictures?
- No. See you tomorrow. Bye.

- What about food? Food?
- Yeah. The freezer. Casserole.

Thanks.

[DISTANT SIRENS WAILING]

[WOMAN SHOUTING NEXT DOOR]

[ELECTRICITY HUMMING]

[WOMAN CONTINUES SHOUTING]

NEWSREADER: Rosa Hartung returned
as minister of social affairs today.

She's been on leave for the past year

- since tragically losing her daughter.
- [PHONE ALERT]

ROSA: As you all know,
this past year has been difficult.

And, uh... my family and I are very grateful
for all the support we have received.

But now, it's time to look forward.

And I am very pleased with the trust
the prime minister has shown...

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

[DOOR OPENS]

[MUSIC THUMPING NEXT DOOR]

- Yes?
- Who are you? And what are you doing here?

I live here. It's my flat.

It's okay. I am a police officer.

Mark Hess.

Nehru. I'm the caretaker.

[SIGHS] What do you need the flat for?

- Surveillance or something?
- No. No, I'm just going to paint it.

- And sell it.
- Sounds like a good idea.

Hey, by the way,
do you have any masking paper?

Yes. Uh, and... and if you need
an estate agent, I know someone too.

Five minutes.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[MUSIC THUMPING NEXT DOOR]

BODY NOT FOUND
WHERE IS KRISTINE HARTUNG?

DISMEMBERED AND BURIED

WHERE WAS SHE TAKEN?

I think that, uh... my dog might be
the oldest Labrador in the world, right?

In the end, I had to jump into the water
fully dressed. I mean...

- Well, great that you saved it.
- [LAUGHS]

- Do you want to see my family tree?
- No, no, not now.

- Okay.
- ♪ Or if in fact... ♪

- Then I'll just show you something else.
- ♪ She is the one... ♪

♪ Angels stand beside her ♪

♪ As she's swimming in a sea of sorrow ♪

♪ Singing "We shall overcome" ♪

- ♪ If prayer is the savior... ♪
- [SIGHS] Did you have a rough day at work?

No, it's... it's fine.
It's over soon, so...

♪ So is the nature of belief... ♪

LE: I made these at after school today.
You can have them.

Ah, that's funny. Chestnut men.
We made those when I was at school.

Is that an old Labrador?

LE: No, it's a horse,
but we can make a dog if you like.

SEBASTIAN: [LAUGHS] I'd love to.

- Do you have any matches?
- Mmm.

You just snap the tip off,
so they have no hands.

SEBASTIAN: Aah.

There we go.

LE: Mommy...

Mommy...

Mommy, come and join us.

- I think I have to leave.
- SEBASTIAN: Now?

LE: Really, Mom?

- Yeah, it's Aksel.
- THULIN: Aksel? It's me.

- I'm so sorry to call so late.
- [SIGHS]

But, um, can you go over
and look after Le?

There's something
I really need to look into, and...

- I'll be there in 15.
- [HANGS UP]

You can't stay here.
You really need to leave now.

HESS: I'm not leaving
until I talk to him.

- If you don't leave, I'll call security.
- I'm staying here.

Excuse me, what are you doing here?

Huh?

I need to talk to the boy, but some moron
decided he can't have any visitors today.

Yeah. That's me.

I didn't want to stress him more today.

Naia Thulin.

So what are you doing here?

We'll be quick.

- I'll talk to the boy.
- Yeah. Sure.

THULIN: Hey, Magnus.

[VIDEO GAME MUSIC PLAYING]

I'm sorry to disturb you. Um...

We're from the police. We would like
to have a word with you, if that's okay?

[FIGHTING SOUND EFFECTS]

[CHARACTERS YELLING AND GRUNTING]

Magnus, could you turn that off
for a moment?

Isn't that the faction called "Accursed"?

You're really good at it.

Mmm.

Magnus, if you'd just take a short break?

I have a mission here,
just like in the game,

that I was hoping you could help me with.

I can't solve it myself.

[CONTINUES PLAYING]

Can you help me?

[SWITCHES GAME OFF]

Take a look at this.
I have some photos here.

The mission is,
you have five seconds to look at them

and tell me if something in them...

is unusual or out of the ordinary.

Are you up for this?

It's a difficult mission.
You'll need all your skills.

Okay. Let's begin.

What about it?

You haven't seen it before?

Are you sure the chestnut man wasn't there
when you went to the playground yesterday?

- Magnus?
- Are you certain it wasn't there?

Have a good think.

Please, have another look.

Is my mom not coming back?

No, she's not, Magnus.

Your mom is... in a good place now.

In heaven?

Yeah, in heaven.

[CHILDREN'S CHOIR SINGING IN DANISH]
♪ Chestnut man ♪

♪ Come on inside ♪

♪ Chestnut man ♪

♪ Come on inside ♪

♪ Do you have some chestnuts? ♪

♪ For me today? ♪

♪ Thank you very much... ♪

HESS: Nylander has got
to reopen the Hartung case.

That's not gonna happen.

If the chestnut man was put there
in connection with the m*rder,

then the fingerprint isn't a coincidence.

It might still be a coincidence.

The two cases
aren't necessarily connected.

- You still believe it's the partner?
- I didn't say that, but he has no alibi.

♪ ...for me today ♪

♪ Chestnut man ♪

- ♪ Thank you very much ♪
- ♪ Come on inside ♪

♪ Chestnut man ♪

- ♪ Thank you very much ♪
- ♪ Come on inside ♪

- ♪ Chestnut man ♪
- ♪ Chestnuts ♪

♪ For me today... ♪

- The Hartung case was investigated.
- HESS: Was it?

Yeah. The perpetrator confessed.
He was convicted.

- He's in jail. The case was shut.
- And you're fine with that?

I'm not going to tear
a whole other case apart,

just because
I'm struggling to solve this one.

♪ Come on inside ♪

- ♪ Chestnut man ♪
- ♪ Chestnuts ♪

- ♪ Chestnut man ♪
- ♪ For me today? ♪

- ♪ Do you have any chestnuts ♪
- ♪ Thank you so much ♪

♪ For me today? ♪

♪ Thank you very much ♪