01x07 - Episode 7

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Based on real events. Details have
been adapted for dramatic purposes

and all place and character names
are fictitious.

What are you doing?
You're supposed to build it at E.

Over there.

Hampus, can you come and help?

Move all these things.

Don't just stand there.

Can you come and help?
Do you hear me?

Hello.

I have a question.

What... Are you all right?

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Now move that, Hampus.

-Hello.
-Hi.

-How are you?
-Fine.

I think it would be a good idea
if you went to the riding arena.

Now.

-Lotta, put that down.
-We're going to jump.

-We're going to jump!
-Go up to the house, you hear me?

-Hi. You'll ride with me today, okay?
-Okay.

Right, we're not jumping today,

so put all this away
and we'll fetch the horses.

Enjoy! A free riding lesson
from the great Tommy Lundh.

He's world famous.
And bloody infamous.

Right.

Please...

RIDING IN DARKNESS

-What if this place is wrong for me?
-It isn't.

-Their website says it's religious.
-Stop arguing.

I know I occasionally drink
too much...

You're a f*cking alcoholic!

But you drink too, more than...

Stop arguing.

This place costs a bloody fortune,
so stop moaning.

Hello!

-Are you Lotta Lundh?
-Yes, that's right.

-Welcome to Drevnäs. I'm Ingegerd.
-Lotta.

-Hi, I'm Tommy.
-I'm Ingegerd.

-Well then, I'll say goodbye here.
-Yeah. Okay.

Take care now, darling.

And do what Ingegerd says.

Come with me.

Bye.

Have you drunk anything today?

No.

Blow in this.

Take a deep breath.

Keep going.

Good.

Thank you.

-Have you taken any other drugs?
-No.

All right. Please put your bag on the
bed and open it up.

-Why?
-I need to look in your bag.

Make sure you don't have contraband.

Why would I?

Because you're an alcoholic.

Thank you.

I'm not an alcoholic.

Honestly...!

Thank you.
I'll also need your mobile phone.

Why?

-We collect phones.
-But why?

So you can focus on the right things.

No. Sorry, but no.

I run a riding school with 80 pupils.

We have 25 horses to feed
and tend to and call for a vet,

and all that's my responsibility.

I have to be able to take
and make calls.

Full stop.

You can leave here
right away if you want.

You won't get any money back, but...

These rules of ours exist

so that you can focus
on your treatment while you're here.

We also don't want you leaving
the grounds, so no little excursions.

-Here.
-Thank you.

Look, take these weeks
and focus on your problem.

Then you can run your riding school
the rest of your life.

-Okay?
-Okay.

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Hello. Have a seat.

Today we're going to talk
about denial,

as a follow-up
to the lecture this morning.

But first,
we have a new face with us.

Would you like to introduce yourself?

My name is Lotta.

I run a riding school
with my husband.

Why are you here?

I drink a bit much sometimes
and I want to tackle it

before it becomes an issue.

And...

I just want to say I'm not sure
if this is the right place for me.

I don't get drunk every day,
I don't do drugs.

I live a good, well-ordered life,
so I don't know if I fit in here.

I don't mean that all of you
are down and out. But...

Well.

Excuse me, does any of you
have a phone I could borrow?

-Sure.
-Thanks.

I'm just going to step away a bit.

Hi, you've reached Tommy Lundh.
Leave a message.

Hi, Tommy, it's Lotta.

They've taken my phone
in case you've tried to call me.

We need to talk about this.
This isn't going to work.

I'll call you later.

Is it okay if I make another call?
I'll make it quick.

Hang on.

-Victoria here.
-Hi, sweetheart, it's Mum.

-How are you?
-Fine. You?

I'm okay, I guess. Look... This is
silly, but I need to get hold of Dad.

I'm in a rehab centre
and they've taken my phone.

Rehab? For what?

For...or against dr...dependencies.

Alcoholism and drugs.

I was hoping you could phone Dad
and ask him to contact Drevnäs.

-Hello?
-I'm really happy to hear that, Mum.

-Hear what?
-That you're dealing with it.

-Well, could you call Dad?
-I guess I can.

But I haven't talked to him
in a long time.

I'm really proud of you, Mum.

-Okay, bye.
-Okay, bye.

Are you done with that?

I went out to borrow a phone
and talk to my daughter.

You know that's against the rules.

I wouldn't have gone
if I had my phone.

Your rules create these problems.

Why can't you treat your patients
like adults?

Did you get hold of your daughter?

Yeah.

-Did you tell her you're here?
-Yes.

What did she say about that?

Good.

I'd like you to start writing
your life and drug history.

Write what your life
has been like up to now

and what your relationship
with alcohol has been like.

Why you're sitting here with me,
quite simply.

One more thing:
Sunday is visitors' day.

Is there anyone you'd like to invite?

No.

Think about it.

If you want to call someone,
you don't have to sneak off

and borrow a
phone.

You can ask me
and I'll let you use yours.

"It's no problem quitting drinking.
I've done it lots of times.

"The first time, I stayed sober
for several weeks.

"Then I decided I'd been so good
I'd earned half a glass of wine.

"Half a glass of wine became a
bottle.

"My boyfriend drank too, and...

"He beat me up.

"The next day I had a pick-me-up
because I felt sorry for myself."

That's all I wrote.

It's so good to see you!

Was the drive okay?

When you stop drinking,
you see things much more clearly.

It can be very painful.

It's not just the alcohol I've
escaped.

It's my husband, too.

It's as if I've been seeing the world
through his eyes.

He's done horrib...

He's done horrible things
and I've protected him.

Has he done horrible things to you,
too?

Believe me, I'm not a victim in this.

You can be both.

-Hello?
-Hi, it's Mum.

Hi.

I'm at a rehab centre.

Good.

We can have visitors here.

-When are you coming home?
-I don't know.

-I can't go home now, anyway.
-But you'll be home for Christmas?

Not Christmas. Maybe New Year.

I have...a lot I'd like to say
to you and to Vickan.

-I have to go now, Mum.
-Right... Okay.

-Goodbye, Agnes. I miss you.
-Yeah.

Goodbye.

"When I was 15,
I switched riding schools.

"I came to Heddesta,
which is outside of Gothenburg.

"The riding instructor was handsome,
charming, and amazing with horses.

"All of us girls had a crush on him.

"He arranged a lot of parties,

"for example when we had been
to a riding competition.

"At one of these parties,
I drank alcohol for the first time.

"I got drunk, and it was
the best feeling in the world.

"It felt like I was myself,
more myself than ever.

"My best self.

"In a short time, I had found
the two great loves of my life.

"One morning I woke up
hung over, on the living room floor.

"I looked at the clock and it was
10:30.

"My daughters must have seen me
before they left for school.

"I got up and looked at
the coffee table,

"which had a
half-bottle of schnapps

"and a plastic bottle with
a bit of leftover soft drink in it.

"I had an idea.

"Soon I'd created a new drink.

"We can call it a Lotta Special.

"Alcohol has been my very worst
friend for many years.

"I've failed my parents.

"I've failed my friends.

"I've failed our pupils
and the stable girls at our school.

"I've failed my children,
and I've failed myself.

"But the two things
that have harmed me the most,

"my husband and alcohol,
I've never failed them.

"I've been utterly faithful to them."

"Lotta Special"...

For f*ck's sake!

-Could I have one?
-Do you really want one?

-Schnapps...
-...and a flat soft drink, gag.

How old did you say you were
when you started riding there?

Fifteen.

How old were you
when you met your husband?

Fifteen.

I'm so proud of you, sweetheart!

It's all right.

I love you, Lotta.

Substance abuse and dependence.

Are they the same thing?

-Yes, Annie?
-No, they're not.

What's the difference?

Dependence
doesn't have to be abuse.

Hi. Sorry to interrupt,
I'd like to have a word with Lotta.

No, you can't. You're not
allowed here. Please leave.

Ah, sorry. I'll wait out there, then.

So, what is the difference
between abuse and dependence?

What are your thoughts?

There's different kinds
of dependence.

Such as?

-Co-dependency.
-That's right, co-dependency.

You can't just show up here.

-Visiting days are on Sundays.
-I was looking at a horse nearby.

Is everything okay?

-It's good.
-I told you, didn't I?

I said this place would be good
for you.

But it'll be nice to come home,
won't it?

I think I'm going to stay
an extra week.

Aha. I haven't heard anything
about that.

Now you have.

Then I'll have to talk to them.
I'm not paying for extra time.

It won't cost any more.

Well then. It'll be nice
to have you back.

It's been a hell of a lot of work
running the place on my own.

I'm not coming back.

I'm not coming back to you.
I want a divorce.

-Is that so?
-Yes.

What'll you do,
work in a supermarket?

-Why not?
-You can't do anything.

I can.

No. You have no education outside of
Heddesta. You know nothing.

You're nothing without me.

I'm nothing with you,
that's the issue.

So bloody stupid!

-We'll talk about this at home.
-I won't change my mind.

You'll not get a penny from me,
be damned sure of that!

It's all in my name,
the farm and the riding school.

You're the one who will suffer most.

So watch your back.

-Hi!
-Hello, sweetheart.

I'm glad you could come. They aren't
mad at your work for leaving?

-No, absolutely not.
-Good.

You cut your hair! It looks great.

It was nice to get rid of all that
hair.

-Anyway. Frida is already upstairs.
-Okay.

Take this and take the lift up to 12.
She'll be there.

You look great, Mum.

-Yeah, I couldn't get rid of that.
-No.

-Did Vickan make it?
-Yes.

Have you heard from Molly at all?

No.

I think she still lives in England.

I keep thinking
I should get in touch with her...

...but I'm ashamed.

So damned ashamed.

I don't know what I'd say to her.

Here.

Thanks.

The place looks great.

It does, doesn't it?

It's going to be all right.

I want to apologise to you.

But I don't know
how to say it for it to...

...cover everything.

Maybe:
"I'm sorry I was a terrible mother."

-You don't have to.
-I do!

I should have
taken you and Agnes and left.

But...

Don't blame yourself for what he did.

Tina told me
that he bought Krusse back.

Mum and I
went out to the farm together.

In part because
I wanted to see Krusse again.

-He's missed you.
-Yes.

And in part because I felt sorry for
Dad.

That he'd be spending Christmas
all alone there at Heddesta.

I suggested a quick visit.
A bit of Christmas dinner.

Hand over some presents,
then go home.

Mum was sceptical.
But she didn't want me going alone.

-Did it turn out nice?
-Yes, great.

Here is your Christmas present.

My, my.

-Merry Christmas.
-Well, thanks.

It's soft...

Very soft.

Oh, wow, check this out!

-Isn't this nice!
-Quite.

Fancy.

Really nice.

-It's perfect, you can grow into it.
-Check this out!

I can wear this in Marstrand.
For the regatta.

Go down for a morning dip,
say hello the millionaires.

You know what?
This calls for something else.

That's what I think.

Who wants some?

-None for me.
-No, I certainly hope not.

-But you'll have some, right, Vickan?
-No, thanks.

Oh hell... The youth of today.

There.

-Here you go.
-No, thank you.

-You can take a sip.
-No, I'm fine. Thank you.

Well then. I'll just have to be
a two-fisted drinker today.

Merry Christmas!

What did you think?

The Christmas show was a hit.

Annelie said it's never been better.
There are pictures on the website.

I had a look at your blog,
by the way.

There's something wrong with it,
the pictures don't show up.

I just see some symbols and crap.

You should talk
to some computer experts for help.

I know how
to post photos on a blog, Dad.

Huh. Strange that it looks like crap,
then.

Okay.

What, you don't believe me?
I can show you.

-I think it's time for us...
-You're not going anywhere.

I have some things
to discuss with you.

I want you to stop
badmouthing Heddesta.

-I haven't said one bad word about...
-Oh no?

Hasse and Debbie
have taken their horses.

But you "didn't talk to them"?

They can board their horses wherever
they like. Maybe you insulted them.

-Did they say that?
-I haven't talked to them.

I'll k*ll anyone
who trashes Heddesta.

Let's go.

Can I ask you something? Why would
I ruin a business I'm taking over?

You've been getting a free ride
your whole life. Yes, you have.

If I went away for a day
you ran the business...

-...into the ground.
-Mum, let's go!

You lay here on the couch,
helpless.

Yet somehow you think
you've got a right to this farm!

And the riding school.

Let me tell you something.
When I first came to Heddesta,

it was an abandoned farm.
There was nothing here.

For five years
I worked my fingers to the bone.

I built this up to one of the best
riding schools in the country.

Then you come along
and are all over me like a wh*re.

You know what? If there's anything
I regret in my life,

it's that I didn't tell you to go
to hell the first time I saw you.

I wish you had, too.

What the hell are you doing?!

Stop it, stop it!

-Hello.
-I want to report an as*ault.

-When did it occur?
-A few hours ago.

-Do you know the assailant?
-Tommy Lundh.

He's my father.

You've reported your father
for as*ault.

Yes. And he said he'd k*ll my mum.

I didn't call the police yesterday.

I didn't want to spend the whole
Christmas holiday on Tommy.

-I don't think he's worth it.
-No.

But then, late last night,

the neighbour at Heddesta called me.

He said to lock all the doors and
windows because the devil was out.

Tommy had called him, drunk,
and said...

...that he would k*ll the whole
village. Including me.

And this morning I discovered
my car's front tyre was flat.

And there was blood on the wing.

We'll look into that.

So he's apparently found out
where I live.

Is there anything else you want to
say, that you feel we've missed?

No.

The prosecutor will review these
interviews and decide on charges.

-It should take about a month.
-Okay. That's good to know.

-Thank you for your time.
-Thank you.

-We'll talk again soon.
-Yes.

-Is this all right?
-Of course. Just take this.

-So, what does it look like?
-This is the first one.

Victoria.

-This is Hampus.
-Hi. Great to have you here.

-Let's get you a microphone.
-I'll get one.

And... Would it be okay...

-...if we took a picture for my blog?
-Of course.

-It's such an honour to work with
you.

Thanks.

Today I got to work
with Hampus Järring.

OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR

Everything Agnes and I have said,

and Mum has confirmed,
is worth nothing?

Yes, but I can't take a case to court

that I don't think will result in a
conviction.

He beat us
when we were seven, eight years old!

-You mean that's not a criminal act?
-It is.

-But it was too long ago.
-This is a joke.

-It's pointless to go to the police.
-The charges I have submitted...

...are ones that will get a
conviction.

The as*ault last Christmas
with Lotta as the wronged party

and the unlawful threat
reported by the neighbour.

And you will be called as a witness.

Hello.

Wait here and they'll call you in
shortly. You two come with me.

-Are you going to be okay?
-Yes, I'll be fine.