01x04 - Extraordinary Rendition

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You said yourself that the
Foreign Ministry is full of idiots.

<i>Listen, Mariana.</i>

<i>Come into the office before</i>
this turns into a serious issue.

<i>The longer you wait,</i>
the worse it gets.

You always told me
not to over analyze.

I never thought
you'd take it this far.

How do you see this ending?

How do you envisage the future?

<i>I can see you and John</i>
<i>going to prison.</i>

<i>And the two of you won't be sharing</i>
a cell, if you get what I mean.

Nice that you
can see the fun in this.

I get it. You're tired.

Emotional.

<i>Mariana, you're a good cop.</i>

<i>Don't let this ruin things.</i>

So offer me a way out.

What do you mean, "a way out"?

<i>If you promise he won't</i>
<i>be extradited we'll come in.</i>

<i>Of course I can't promise that.</i>
How could I?

You're clever, Ewert.

I'm sure you'll find a way.

Can't believe we're doing this?

Neither can I.

Alright, so what now?

I called a friend.
There's a place we can go.

Yeah, and then what?

I don't know.

We'll have to figure that out.

I don't want any of this
to come back to you.

It's a little late for that.

CELL 8

- Ruben Frank?
- Uhu.

Agent Hutton, FBI.
May we come in?

Do you know this man, Sir?

- What is this?
- We were hoping you could tell us.

- What are you talking about?
- This is your son, right?

My son is dead.

Mr Frey, I know
this must be difficult for you,

but we have reason to believe
your son may be alive.

He died in prison.

Yes, but a man claiming to be your
son has been arrested in Stockholm.

Stockholm?

Wisconsin?

Sweden, sir. It's in Europe.

Yeah, I know where
g*dd*mn Sweden is.

What I don't know
is why you two g*ons are here

telling me some story about my son.

Haven't you taken
enough from me already?

We mean no disrespect, Mr Frey.

Is that right?

You could have fooled me.

A man invites you into his home
and this is how you repay him?

Has every scrap of decency
evaporated from this country?

We understand. We just wanted to
know if you'd heard from your son.

I hear from him
every night in my dreams.

You wanna talk about that?

We'll let you know
when we have more information, sir.

Yeah, you be sure not to do that.

Please explain how the journalist
got hold of the information.

We're looking into that.

Do you realize what a
difficult position this puts us in?

The minister has already
approved the Americans' request.

This makes us
look like we just cave in.

No, I don't think so.

Best case scenario this goes to
court. Then we have to manage that

while the world press
fights over the scrap.

So reject their request.

The law is on your side.

What an excellent suggestion,
thank you.

I'm aware of the legislation,

but we have
our duties towards other nations.

And are those duties reciprocal?

Put the lid on this.

No interviews, no leaks,

no sources involved with
the investigation, understood?

Sure.

Where is the American now?

He's under surveillance 24/7.

Excellent.

Right, so what
do you think they'll do next?

No idea.

Let's hope
they check out the penal code.

Incredible how that journalist
got hold of the whole story.

I mean, great timing for us.

They're hard working,
those journalists.

It's your padel partner, isn't it?

You're right.
I'm just useless with names.

Whose place is this?

Don't worry. We're safe here.

We'll hide out here until
we know you won't get extradited.

Alright.

- I can take that.
- Thanks.

Are you sure abut this?

Yes, it's a family friend's place.

They just don't use it anymore.

You know...

when I was in prison
I used to imagine being on the run.

Hiding out in places like this.

I always thought
it sounded kind of cool.

But now...

I just want a normal life.

With you.

Just do everyday sh*t

like get a cat.
Or something like that.

We're never gonna have that, are we?

They're gonna send me back.

We don't know that.

Hey.

Listen...

I'm sorry, I don't want to but...

I'm so grateful, but I f*cked up
my life. I can't do the same to you.

I've already made my choice.

Yeah?

Alright.

Alright.

<i>In an hour the US ambassador will be</i>
<i>meeting with the Swedish government.</i>

<i>He'll make his case</i>
<i>in the strongest possible language.</i>

Strong language, yeah.

Yeah, I'll give you some strong
language. What was your name?

<i>Bednarek, Sir.</i>

Now will you listen to me,
Bednarek.

Someone needs to get on a plane and
remind those Volvo driving hippies

<i>that this is the law of the jungle</i>
<i>and the lion wants his cub back!</i>

If nobody of significance
in our government will do that,

maybe I should.

<i>I'd urge you to be patient, Sir.</i>

<i>The wheels of diplomacy don't</i>
<i>always turn as fast as we'd like.</i>

I've waited five years for this.

Don't you talk to me about patience.

<i>This man m*rder*d my daughter, made</i>
<i>a mockery of our justice system.</i>

<i>Now you want to let him</i>
<i>while away his time</i>

smoking joints and playing chequers

in whatever f*cking summer camp
those people call a prison.

<i>Nobody anticipates that outcome.</i>

Bednarek, you'd better get
those wheels of diplomacy turning.

And mark my words, I'm holding
you personally responsible.

<i>Sir, I'm...</i>

Can you believe how badly

the liberals have damaged
this country's reputation?

We can't even get our so called
allies to send a m*rder*r home.

Ed, please let's not
get dragged back into this.

Oh, we're in it
whether you like it or not.

Okay?

I'm just tired, honey.

I am so, so tired.

I still think about her every day.

I just think we need to be careful.

With what?

Of bringing him back.

Of bringing it all back.

We've only just started to move on.

I don't think
I'll ever be able to do that.

Not while he's alive.

Sir.

What is it?

Sir, the senator's office
says he's in meetings.

Meetings. Let's see
how many meetings he has

when he doesn't get
my endorsement for reelection.

Everything alright?

Yeah. She's just sick of it all.

I don't blame her. So am I.

You know, there are ways
to accelerate the process.

We can get Frey onto US soil.
It changes the picture.

How is that gonna happen?

He's not exactly
going to buy a plane ticket.

Sorry, I'd rather not
answer that question, sir.

All I need to know
is whether you have

an appetite for a creative solution.

John?

You know, I could get used to this.

It's all pretty amazing.

I feel like you gave this to me.

And I'm not just talking about
bringing me here.

The last five years
I've been living like a ghost.

Hiding from everyone. There, but...

not there.

So you decided to date a detective?

Yeah, I was scared at first.

Then I thought
there was kind of poetry to it.

Hiding in plain sight.

You could have been
a truck driver for all I cared.

They're away a lot.

And they tend to be very hairy.

I can't believe you know everything.

You know me.

Or maybe I can't believe
you're still here.

Why wouldn't I be?

I love you.

Love you, too.

Considering the media attention the
situation is impossible for them.

There'll have to be a compromise.

Meaning what?

The death penalty becomes
a prison sentence in Sweden.

That means life in prison.

<i>Yes, but we're talking</i>
<i>premeditated m*rder.</i>

<i>With good behavior</i>
<i>he'll be out after 20.</i>

You and I had an agreement.

You'd be coming in
if he got to stay in Sweden.

<i>That was on the condition</i>
<i>that he walks free.</i>

<i>Or at least that</i>
<i>he gets a proper trial.</i>

- <i>Or did I miss something?</i>
- Do you think there are options?

<i>Hey? What are you going to do?</i>

<i>Escape to the north of Sweden</i>
<i>and hide in a hut?</i>

You know me better than that.

I've spoken to the prison
to confirm we're hearing him.

But I can't
keep doing that forever.

<i>Do you understand what I'm saying?</i>

<i>Thank you for trying. Speak soon.</i>

Hold...

Alright...

so what choice do we have?

You know,
at times I wish I was guilty.

Wish I deserved it.

That's not how guilty people think.

Well, I guess you've seen a few.

That's how I know
you're not one of them.

But I do need to ask something.

If you didn't do it, who did?

I don't know.

I heard Dad had a lot of enemies.

To strangle someone
takes a certain kind of person.

It's anger and hatred.

It's personal.

So... when it happened...

I was involved with some people.

The night that she was k*lled

we were supposed to do a job.

- What kind of job?
- I don't know.

They didn't say, but...

I was the driver and on call...

But I didn't answer.

Beth, she...

She convinced me not to.

She said I had a choice about
the kind of future I wanted to have.

And I guess she was right,
because...

I don't know, 'cause if I'd taken
that call she'd still be alive.

Would they do that
to get back at you?

I don't know. Maybe.

And you told this to the police?

You don't understand.

Where I come from they'd made up
their mind about me a long time ago.

If you call the cops,
they're gonna make you life worse.

Not better.

I believe in the law.

I made my career on it,
draw my politics from it.

That's not just me speechifying,
that's what I feel in my heart.

How has it failed us so badly?

It seems to me that the law and
justice can be two different things.

Yeah.

If Alice found out
that would be the end of it.

Not gonna happen, Sir.

If he turns up here,
what am I gonna tell her?

That you don't know.

The people I use
are experienced and discreet.

Yeah, they'd better be.

Can I ask you a question, Dex?

What would you do?

She wasn't my daughter, Sir.

Let me know when it's done.

What about your family?

My Mum died a long time ago.

Dad's still alive.

- Did he know?
- Yeah.

I called him once
just to hear his voice.

Must be hard knowing he's there.

I try not to think about it.

What about
the people that helped you?

- Do you ever hear from them?
- No, they had their own reasons.

You know, if we're gonna go back
we don't have much time.

The government thinks
you're in custody.

If they find out you're not...

it may not be that easy.

Well...

Maybe this...

Maybe I can stop running.

I can go do my time here.

Get out...

Spend my life with you.

Hey...

Twenty years, I'll still be young.

I want you, I'm just scared.

I know.

I think it's the best thing to do.

Yeah.

Okay, I like Mariana
as much as you do,

but this is insane.

I've prepared a national warrant.

If we want to find them
we need to act fast.

f*ck sake, Ewert.
What exactly did she say?

An American is here
claiming to be

the father
of the suspect from the boat.

What the hell is going on?

This can't be happening.

- Mr Frey?
- John's dad.

My name is Ewert Grens.
This is Sven Sundkvist.

Hi. Sven.

- Mrs Frey?
- Hanna Klein, John's attorney.

- Hi. Sven.
- Hi.

- We'd like to see my client.
- Sorry, that's not possible.

Detective, we have come a long way.

John has a right to
legal representation.

And you have a license
to practice law in Sweden?

So...

Let's take things slowly, shall we?

John is in custody
at a secure location.

We were told he was here.
I just wanna see my son.

Yes, of course.

I can make a request for you to see
John on compassionate grounds.

In the meantime I suggest you rest.
You must be tired.

We'll rest when we've
seen my client, thank you.

As you wish.

Mr Frey, I'll see you
in a short moment.

No, it's fine.
It's fine. I expected this.

Ewert, we're coming in.

We'll set off soon,
so we'll be there in a few hours.

Just make sure
the press isn't there.

I think it's better
if we come to you.

Why?

There's someone here who John
ought to see before it all starts.

What is it?

Mr Frey, you sit in front with me.

Are you just passing by?

Something like that.

Dad, this is Mariana, my girlfriend.

- Hi.
- I thought you were a cop.

I'm both. Nice to meet you.

- Good to see you.
- Yeah, you too.

Let's not stand out here
in the open. Let's go inside.

Listen, John...

Once you're back in custody

you'll be in the hands of
the Swedish legal system.

And I'm afraid Ms Klein's authority
doesn't apply there.

And I can't guarantee how much
access your father will have, so...

Well, I thought you'd like
to see each other first.

Thank you.

And thank you, Ms Klein
for bringing Dad here.

It's just so great
seeing you guys together.

Look, we need to be prepared.

We can't rely on Sweden
not to extradite

and if I know Finnigan, he will
fight to get you back to the US.

He can't change their minds, right?

- That's not our decision to make.
- Whose decision is it?

With all the publicity
around John's case,

it's become almost impossible
for Sweden to send you back

without risking a political scandal.

That doesn't mean he won't try.

I just want us to have
every option covered.

Okay?

Okay.

I knew Sweden was liberal,

but being guarded
by your girlfriend was a new one.

So is getting sentenced by
the father of your alleged victim.

The government didn't sentence John.

Refusing to pardon someone
is almost like a sentence to me.

How much do you know about the case?

As much as I could find online.

Is it really as bad as it looks?

What you may not know is that

Governor Finnigan has been
corrupting the system for years.

In John's case, the justices

who should have
stopped Finnigan's interference

they were all appointed by,
you guessed it...

the Governor himself.

It's personal for him, sure,
but it is more than that.

He's used the death penalty
to win election after election.

In his first term as governor he
expedited all deferred executions

and he's been
ramping it up ever since.

There are more
death penalty sentences now

than at any other time
in the history of the state.

How can he get away with that?

Get away with it?

People love it.

But John getting away
makes Finnigan look weak.

And I would have
taken his case anyway, but...

let's just say Finnigan is not the
only one for whom this is personal.

Hey.

Let's do this.

Good. John, you're going with me.

- For real?
- Yes, it's for real.

It might be good if it at least
appears that I'm in charge.

I'll travel with you,
if that's alright.

John and I need to
run through some things.

- It's them. It's them!
- Drop the weapon!

- Put it down.
- Hands on the car.

John!

Come on, let's go!

Go, go!

Go, go, go!

We need some serious back up.

- Where are you?
- We're heading north on road 86.

The vehicle is
a black V Class Mercedes.

Roger that.
Special forces are on their way.

- How long?
- They'll be 45 minutes.

Who the hell are they?

Careful!

Don't f*cking k*ll us.

Stop moving. Just stop.

There!

Reverse, reverse.

Move it. Move it!

Police! Stop right there!

Diplomatically speaking,
the fact that the American

has left the country
makes for a complex situation.

If you repeat that
in Swedish I might get it.

Are you saying
you intend to do nothing?

A person has been kidnapped from
Swedish custody in broad daylight.

It's clearly a military operation.

It infringes our sovereignty

not to mention the fact that
we've failed to protect this person.

Had Frey been a Swedish national
things would have been different.

What kind of message
does this convey?

If we refuse a foreigner,
they can just be picked up?

It sounds like you're talking
about an innocent refugee.

This is a man, prosecuted
and condemned for m*rder by the US

whose rule of law we accept.

The law forbids us from extraditing
those at risk of being ex*cuted.

Allies or not.

"At risk of being sentenced to
death" it says in the penal code.

The sentence has already been
passed, making that irrelevant.

Are you joking?

- Excuse me?
- Have you no spine?

With all due respect...

I had a weapon
pointing at my head.

And you're telling me the
government will do nothing about it?

In this instance, no.

Had it been any other country
than the US you would have acted.

We're done here.

Did you notice that? She didn't
have the guts to say I was wrong.

- What was that?
- John Frey

just landed in MacArthur.

I thought they said there was
nothing more they could do.

I guess they changed their mind.

I love this g*dd*mn country.

ARLANDA AIRPORT

- I'm so sorry.
- You did everything you could.

As I said, Finnigan is not
someone you can underestimate.

I hardly think we were
underestimating him.

That's beside the point now. We'll
have to fight this in the courts.

But that already failed once.

No, it never played out.

I'm as convinced as I ever was that

we're going to show the world
who Edward Finnigan really is.

I really hope so.

I might call, if that's okay.

Yeah, I'd like that.

- I'll keep you updated.
- Thank you.

We're not doing this
for retribution.

We've learnt that forgiveness is
the most powerful kind of healing.

We're doing it for the memory
of our daughter, Elizabeth,

and in the name of parents
of victims everywhere.

You see Jenny, I feel that it's
the foundation of a fair society

that justice is seen to be done.

And that criminals pay a fair

and proportionate penalty for
their crimes. I've always felt that.

And what happened to Beth...

has merely
strengthened that conviction.

Putting politics aside,
how have you been coping personally

with the reopening
of such a terrible wound?

Thank you for that question.

It will give me no satisfaction
when John Frey is put to death.

Nothing will bring
our little girl back.

<i>Or fill the void</i>
<i>that's been left in our lives.</i>

<i>Can you give us any insight</i>
<i>into Frey's repatriation?</i>

<i>Neither the State Department,</i>
<i>nor the Swedish government</i>

<i>will confirm the terms of the deal.</i>

<i>We're just glad</i>
<i>that justice will be done.</i>

<i>What about the circumstances</i>
<i>of Frey's initial escape?</i>

<i>That is worth</i>
<i>looking into very carefully.</i>

<i>We have the FBI investigating</i>
<i>what happened there.</i>

<i>We're sure</i>
<i>they'll get to the bottom of it.</i>

<i>And anyone</i>
<i>who helped Frey will be punished.</i>

<i>Governor, Mrs Finnigan, thank you.</i>

<i>Thank you.</i>

He's back. John Frey is back!

Good to see you back, brother.

How was it to die?

Should've k*lled Finnigan
when you were out.

Hey, missed you, John.

Hey. We'd have done it too.

Help me out here, bro.

Rock 'n' roll, Frey!

C'mon guys, leave the kid alone.

- Open cell 8.
<i>- Opening cell 8.</i>

Courtesy of the Governor.

- Open cell 8.
<i>- Opening cell 8.</i>

Was that all?

Well, what do you want me to do?

I don't understand
how they knew our location.

Special forces.

Probably hired by the CIA.

It's hard to believe it's over.

Well, it isn't quite over.

I've had some questions about
what we were doing out there.

That's my fault.

- I'll take the hit.
- I've already dealt with it.

How?

I said
you were following my orders.

Thank you, Ewert.

You were just
trying to do the right thing.

And ended up
behaving like an idiot.

- I don't know what to say.
- No need to say anything.

It didn't work.

You're on leave, while
an investigation is carried out.

And how did you fare?

I received a written warning.

Without me you would have been
sacked and prosecuted by now.

No need to say you did warn me.

Mariana...