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Morkeland (2024)

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Morkeland (2024)

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Practice?

Internship, Ulrik.

I haven't spoken since elementary school.

It can be hard to believe

that you can do something...

- when you have been outside

the labor market for so many years.

But you know what?

You can do it. It's

important to show that

you're ready for work.

You have been unemployed

for five years now.

I just want to work as

what I am: a journalist.

That's the great thing. You're going on a

four-week internship at your old workplace.

- Newspapers? - And.

And who knows what it might lead to?

The parliamentary

election seems to be more

shocking than several

experts had predicted.

When the election was

called three weeks ago.

The measurements point to a

dead end between the blocks.

This means that small parties can have a

big influence on who ultimately becomes...

A party on the far right, De

Nationale, with Anne-Grethe Hulsig-

- looks set to play a decisive role

in the formation of the government.

The EU forces us to have open borders

so that violent illiterate people...

They are quota refugees.

While real Danes see their welfare...

Fan!

Abdel again. Can you put me

through to the minister? It's important.

It's easiest if you send an email.

ABDEL YASSIN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

I want to speak to the minister.

They're not finished

with the meeting.

I have something

important she needs to read.

The minister is in the

middle of an election campaign.

Give it to me. Go home

and take the day off.

Hello. I have an appointment for a biopsy.

Ulrik Torp.

Keep gaping.

So, yes. There.

Most often it is a harmless cyst.

But of course we'll

see if it's cancer.

How soon can I get an answer?

It depends on the

pathologists' workload.

That no one gets sick

or takes parental leave.

So, in two days, right?

At least ten days, maybe longer.

If it is malignant, I have

read that it progresses quickly.

If you get an appointment in 10-12

days, a doctor will talk to you then.

It has been an intense election

campaign. There are only three days left.

Anne-Grethe Hulsig, The nationals

are at the barrier. Will you come in?

The nationals are the right choice

for Denmark. So, yes - we're in.

According to the opinion polls, you don't

seem to be able to get over the hurdle...

- Were you at the dentist? - Yes.

- And? - Yes, it went well.

If we don't get into

parliament, I will resign.

It's going to be exciting today.

What the hell do we

have...? Is there no...?

You could be the deciding factor in a

referendum on Denmark's EU membership.

It is crucial for Denmark-

- that we no longer

stand in the shadow of

powerful EU states but

stand on our own two feet.

Who will take the Center

Party's climate action?

I can do that.

Are you done with

the grain storage?

Yes... Or, I miss...

Then it's easier

for me to take it.

Emma takes it.

- Oh my God... Torp?! - Yes.

- Ulrik! - Hi, Bente.

- You need a hug. - Hey, you.

This is Ulrik Torp, a former journalist.

One of the best before the wave of layoffs.

Are you coming back to us?

Yes... I don't actually know.

Ask someone

else, for f*ck's sake.

I'd talk to the editor.

- Hello, Moll. - Hello, Torp! Come in.

I thought you were one of the interns.

They must ask how to wipe your a*s.

But they're the only

ones we can afford.

And me. You

brought me here, right?

We were under pressure,

and then the election came.

How are things at home?

Good, thank you. My

daughter is getting married.

Oh, congratulations!

My son-in-law is

running for De Nationale.

- Damn! Then I'm sorry. - I'm still here.

You were supposed

to speak to the minister?

Yes, I've been

waiting for 20 minutes.

I'll see what I can do.

Should I sit on Borgen?

We already have a

political editorial team.

You take everything

else. A m*rder in Hvidovre.

Take Simon with you. That

way he can learn basic journalism.

Have you been to

a crime scene before?

Only once. I mostly

covered politics.

They are searching the area.

We'll see if they want to talk to us.

Is the body still there?

It's at the forensics.

- Yes. - We'll call you in half an hour.

- Hello. - Hello. Long time.

It's Simon, also from Dagbladet.

Are you back at your old job?

We are actually both interns.

Have you found anything?

The victim was k*lled with a g*nsh*t

to the neck on his way home from work.

The family has been

notified, so you can

write that it was Abdel

Yassin, 28 years old.

We're looking for witnesses

who saw Abdel yesterday.

It sounds like an execution.

Could it be g*ng-related?

It's possible.

Isn't that prejudiced?

He leaves behind his wife Sara

and their six-month-old child.

- Have you found the m*rder weapon? - No.

Traces of a perpetrator?

Female perpetrator...?

No.

Have you checked

the surveillance cameras?

Broken.

Abdel Yassin has a brother who has

several convictions for drug offenses.

- Go? - Google.

It concerns a brother of the deceased.

He is in prison. His first name is Nasir.

I'll connect you to

the correctional service.

You're just sending

me around the system.

Hang in there.

Torp! We're waiting for

the article about the m*rder.

Give me two minutes.

Hello?

- Hello! - Hello.

Are you Ulrik Torp?

Have I taken your place?

No. We read some of your

articles at the School of Journalism.

- They were good. - Thank you.

- Katrine Tabor-Nielsen. - Tabor-Nielsen?

- Bye, g*ng. - See you, Bente.

- Welcome, then. - Thank you.

- Do you have a deadline? - Yes.

Let me know if you

need a fresh pair of eyes.

You're welcome to take

a look if you have time.

That's good. Just move the

g*ng-related thing up in the title.

It's not confirmed.

No, but do the police

have any other theories?

- Okay. - Do you want some coffee?

No... Well, or...

Yes, please, that's fine.

Yes.

Has the family history caught up? Police

suspect g*ng connection behind m*rder

Just smile. And don't talk politics.

Mother-in-law! Father-in-law.

I'll call you "Papi" from now on.

I thought you were lost.

We couldn't find a taxi.

You're going to get some bubbles.

Come on! The gift table is in there.

- So exciting. - Yes.

- "Papi"? - The.

- Hello! I'm thirsty. - Yes.

Yeah... Here you are,

standing and cuddling.

I'm actually standing

and cuddling, yes.

It's a party, right?

You should be happy when your

daughter has married the man she loves.

I'm happy, old lady.

We have Papi there.

- Hello! - Honey.

Have you shown the new kitchen?

I've looked at it.

Is that true? We also

got a blender like that.

One we've dreamed of, right?

- What are you saying? - Boiling water.

That's smart.

Of course, it costs a little more,

but good quality comes at a price.

Like the champagne.

Do you like it?

It's delicious.

Otherwise, I have a wine cooler. Pinot

noir, Barolo, take whatever you want.

Anne-Grethe, then? Did

she come with the kitchen?

Dad...

We can't talk politics, can we?

It's okay, Julle.

No, but...

I know that I myself will

probably not get into the Folketing.

I'm doing it to support Anne-Grethe

and show that I stand behind her.

With her, things

will be in order.

"On things"? What is that?

Including hundreds of

thousands of bureaucrats

in Brussels who want

to decide everything.

33,000. Bureaucrats in Brussels.

There are 33,000 of

them, slightly more than the

number of employees in

the municipality of Aarhus.

It doesn't matter

how many there are.

Right?

We should have a

referendum on the EU. People

have the right to

decide for themselves.

Yes. It's going like

clockwork in the UK.

Why not ask people

what they want?

Complex questions cannot

be answered with a yes or no.

But today went great, didn't it?

What is the alternative

then? Dictatorship, or?

No, only you know what is best for people.

How much research

did you do on the faucet?

How much thought have

you put into the kitchen?

You have done more thinking

than the average voter.

- who will say yes or no to

something that can change society-

- and not just if there

is cold or hot water.

If your party gets over the barrier,

I'll offer you twelve bottles of Barolo.

I'll go in and see if

anyone wants more to drink.

Kanon.

ORAL CANCER

Torp? A woman is

waiting at the reception.

Okay. Who?

I don't know what you're doing.

What is it?

We probably need IT support.

Hello.

- Are you Ulrik Torp? - Yes.

Are you the one who wrote this?

Yes.

Can't we go over here?

How can you write

like that about Abdel?

That he died because

he was a criminal?

I'm sorry.

Do you know what the worst thing is?

Not that all other newspapers

are running your story now.

The worst thing is that

when our son gets older

and wants to know

more about his father...

then it's your

story he finds.

The police think...

My husband was not a criminal. He

worked at the Ministry of the Interior.

He hadn't seen his brother in seven

years. He had nothing to do with him.

Hello, wait!

Of!

I want to watch the

story again. Can we meet?

- Moll! - Thank you.

Can we talk?

Good job with the

Hvidovre m*rder.

Expressen has picked it up and is running

a series about the threaded connection.

But what if we're wrong? I'm

afraid... I just spoke to the widow.

With the widow? You just started

and already we're getting sued.

She's not suing us.

But something is wrong.

Abdel worked at the

Ministry of the Interior.

Many do.

Why would anyone want

to execute a young man

who works for the

Department of the Interior?

It was a regular execution.

He was perhaps like his brother.

They haven't had any

contact in seven years.

Moll?

Yes, Simon?

It was just that

interview thing.

Exactly. Otto Brathenberg.

Good, good, good!

It's today. Torp can come with you.

Abdel and his brother had

no contact. Why execute him?

A civil servant. And just

before a general election.

I don't know. But thanks

for your help with this.

Why are you interviewing

Brathenberg? Do you know who he is?

Yes. According to

Wikipedia, he has been one

of the giants of Danish

politics for 40 years.

There aren't many of his kind left.

- His kind? - His kind of politician.

Excuse me. We're going

to meet Otto Brathenberg.

No Danish.

Excuse me, we were

supposed to meet...

He's here.

- Otto? - Is that him?

- Otto! - Torp, how nice of you to stop by.

Simon is doing the interview. What

did you want to talk to us about?

I would like help sending a

message to the Center Party.

It's faster than writing a submission.

Yes, if you are on the board

of the newspaper in question.

You've become meaner. But not

dumber. Taste and tell me what you think.

Look here. My little hobby, you could say.

It only works with labor from all over

Europe - thanks to the open borders.

It will stop the Center Party if they

join forces with the National Party.

Not sure that De

Nationale will get in.

What happens then?

Then Hulsig will be yapping about

election fraud. Like another little Trump.

"Another little Trump".

Did you catch that?

Yes.

- How do they taste? - Fantastic.

No politician dares to be unpopular

these days. They want clicks and likes.

They post everything they do online,

whether they eat sandwiches or cake.

Hulsig can even hold a rally

where there are useful idiots-

- who attacks her, making everyone feel

sorry for her. It's all about emotions.

We could have been standing

on the deck of the Titanic.

No one would have tried

to plug the hole in the hull.

Everyone had just asked each other

what they felt while the ship was sinking.

And the ship is really sinking,

Torp. She's dangerous, damn it.

You don't accept

gifts from sources.

They're tomatoes.

That's it. It's a whole box. A

tomato is a gesture - a box is a gift.

Hulsig has never been a milkshake.

Voters know exactly what she

thinks and what she stands for...

Are you home on Friday night?

Or are you at the newspaper?

Julie and Jonathan want to come to dinner.

What do you say?

Julie and Jonathan

want to come to dinner.

That she could be with

someone from De Nationale!

No, but he's also just a human.

Are you sure?

Maybe not with your von oben look.

He's worried about the world. He says so.

I'm worried too. But I still won't

vote for De Nationale. Am I brave then?

No. You're a sour old man.

Would a sour old man do this?

I don't know.

- What? - Nothing.

Aren't you even allowed

to kiss your wife anymore?

Yes, you get that.

You can also talk to her.

I thought we did.

About having De Nationale for dinner.

So, so...

So, old man.

So, old man, now it's time for food. It

went ping. Ping, then it's time for food.

So yeah. And then

we'll sleep. Sleep, sleep.

Anne-Grethe?

How long had your husband worked

at the Department of the Interior?

For just over six months. He got the job

almost at the same time we had our son.

- Is he sleeping? - Yes.

It's nice here. It wasn't like this at

home when my daughter was little.

How old is your daughter now?

27. She just got married.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

I have a son-in-law that

I have to learn to love.

No one is quite good

enough for your little girl.

No.

My dad feels the same way.

Can you tell us a little about how

Abdel was feeling before what happened?

He had a lot to do because

of the election, and...

There was... something that frustrated him.

He said he would meet...

Spang and Johansen.

Spang and Johansen? Were they colleagues?

- No. - Okay.

He also talked a lot about her. Not

that we were her core voters right away.

No. Do you recognize

the phone number?

No.

Can I keep it?

Did Abdel have a computer?

Yes.

It's not here.

Could it be at the

Ministry of the Interior?

I'm sure it was here before.

It's been here all along. Sorry, I can't...

During the election

campaign, many people

ask: What are you for?

What are you against?

Then I want to say that I

am not against anything at all.

I am for Denmark.

A few days ago we witnessed...

- to yet another brutal m*rder

on Danish soil. A g*ng m*rder.

Just a few kilometers from here.

- I don't recognize my Denmark. - No!

Should we have the Swedish permit? No!

Are we going to suffocate

in political correctness-

- where you're not allowed to talk

about the real problems? No thanks!

No thanks! We're going

to be the worst nightmare...

Hello. Are you going to watch this too?

No, I was on my way to

the Ministry of the Interior.

But we can become even stronger.

No Nazis on our streets!

Satan, here they come.

We give the Danes a voice...

No Nazis on our streets!

We will get our Denmark back...

- Come on. - ...like it used to be.

Hulsig's control creates more violence!

Hulsig's control creates more violence!

Excuse me, do you have a meeting?

- Hello! - Hello...

What the hell have you run into?

Democracy.

Okay.

I just wanted to

borrow a bathroom.

Around the corner.

"I feared for my life!"

Demonstration derailed

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ABDEL YASSIN

Can I help you with something?

Ulrik Torp, Dagbladet.

You're not allowed to be here.

I am sorry for the loss of your colleague.

There must have been

something about a g*ng fight.

Where is his computer?

The police must

have confiscated it.

Do you know what Abdel was

working on before his death?

I can't give out that

kind of information.

No...

But I have what I need. Thank you.

I cannot comment on

an ongoing investigation.

You've seized his computer. Do you

suspect the m*rder is related to his job?

No. Listen...

You've confiscated his computer.

There was no computer there.

Take care of your internship, and

I'll take care of the investigation.

- Okay. Thank you. - Thank you. Bye.

The police had to go

out to the De Nationale

election campaign

in the capital today.

The party leader was giving a speech to

a large crowd when counter-protesters...

Simon, come and take

a look. Someone had

cleaned Abdel's office

and taken his computer.

- But he had hidden this. - Who are they?

- I don't know. - No year?

No. I need your

help with something.

Yes. Just two seconds.

This is Katrine Tabor-Nielsen.

Have you looked at my questions?

I have made chutney.

At Brathenberg's

tomatoes. It's just a small...

I wanted to thank you

for your help with the

interview. I'm glad

we've become friends.

I want you to do research for me.

Find everything on Spang and Johansen.

Spang and Johansen?

That sounds like a law firm.

An analysis institute or a consulting firm.

Abdel worked on

parliamentary elections.

And there are

parliamentary elections now.

Can I quote her? Of course, I understand.

- We'll keep it between us. - Of course.

- And thanks for... - ...chutney.

Thank you, we will do that.

This is the Solhaven

nursing home. Telephone

hours are Monday

to Friday, 9am-4pm.

If you are a relative, you can call...

Who is it?

I would like to know that too.

Come, I'll show you something.

I always go up here

when I'm stuck on a story.

It has been empty for eight months.

You have to know good hiding

places when you get a permanent job.

You look like you need it. Alcohol.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

I shouldn't have written the article about

Abdel and the connection to the brother.

It was both lax

and unforgivable.

Yes, it's something

we all do every day.

Click bait and play with words.

It only irritates people when they're

on the commuter train or at the dentist.

Don't chase the story because

you have a guilty conscience.

I don't have a

guilty conscience.

Are you sure?

You've got the color back in your cheeks.

I've always had color on my

cheeks. Big, red apple cheeks.

You looked like the living dead before.

Are you flirting with me, Tabor-Nielsen?

Sorry, that wasn't...

It's Ulrik.

I haven't found anything

about Spang or Johansen online.

But we have found an Eskil Spang Johansen.

I got some help from Emma.

Don't forget to thank Emma.

- Thank you, Emma. - You're welcome.

Emma found this.

It's a crazy story.

Look here, he was...

an official at the

Ministry of the Interior.

- Hi, Emma. - Hi, Tom.

Everything okay?

It's fine. Have

a good evening.

What did he work on?

Elections and referendums.

Like Abdel Yassin.

Yes, like Abdel Yassin.

It says he had a wife.

Did you find anything on her?

Yes, her name is

Martha Spang Johansen.

I'm going to the nursing

home. Wondering Moll...

I'll come up with

something. Good luck.

Good morning. Polling stations

have opened across the country.

We will take the temperature

of the different constituencies.

Later we greet De Nationale who are getting

ready for tonight's election vigil...

It's a m*rder case from October 1972.

Yes. If you find anything on it,

you can call me at this number.

Fine, thank you.

Can I help you with something?

I'm going to visit

Martha Spang Johansen.

We would like you to call first.

Visiting hours are one hour after lunch.

- Are you related? - Yes, I am.

- Martha Spang Johansen? - Yes?

Can I ask you some questions?

Yes, of course. Come in.

I sit and watch the bird.

Ulrik Torp, journalist

at Dagbladet. I want

to ask you some questions

about your husband.

My husband?

He was at the Ministry

of the Interior, right?

It's a handsome bird.

It's not completely healthy.

- Is it a photo album? - Yes...!

- Can I watch with you? - Yes.

Look. He's Karl-Alfred.

He was a handsome

man, wasn't he?

Very. You look happy.

Here we have traveled to Lake Como.

They had two weeks of vacation.

What was his name again?

He was also at Kastellet.

At the Citadel? Did your husband

work for the intelligence service?

Yes, I also said that to the

nice young man who was visiting.

Till Abdel? Abdel Yassin?

I also brought a photo with me.

Yes, look! There's my Eskil.

- And there's Karl Hulsig. - Karl Hulsig?

Is this Karl Hulsig?

He was a demanding man.

The others in the photo?

Do you know who they are?

You are a nice boy coming to visit.

Are you feeling well?

- Yes, I do. - Very well, then.

Excuse me, but

what are you doing?

We're sitting and

looking at photos.

I've looked in Martha's medical

records and she has no relatives.

You have to leave, or I'll call the police.

Martha should have had a

new diaper many hours ago.

Abdel Yassin was not k*lled

because his brother was a criminal.

Yes, but what's new?

In the referendum

on the EC in 1972...

the civil servant Eskil Spang Johansen

was k*lled under similar circumstances.

Both worked at the

Ministry of the Interior.

Spang Johansen

was part of a group-

- who were agents in the intelligence

service. One of the men was Karl Hulsig.

Anne-Grethe Hulsig's father.

This is Eskil Spang Johansen.

I'm going to cover a

parliamentary election today.

This guy is Karl Hulsig.

Where did you get that?

Abdel's office.

What were you doing

at the Interior Ministry?

- My job. - You want your job back.

But now I need you for silly things

that we both think are below your level.

That's why you're here.

Take care of the interns.

- How did it go at Brathenberg's? - Good.

Is there a journalist

in Simon, do you think?

At least he can Google it.

It's a start.

Then there are more people

than Emma who know computers.

Abdel's computer is missing.

The department says the police have

taken it. The police have not touched it.

Do you think someone

is deleting evidence?

Yes. What's on that computer?

What do the police think?

They're not saying anything.

Don't blindly follow any conspiracy theory.

See you tomorrow.

I'm going to talk to

Anne-Grethe Hulsig.

You don't have a story yet.

You want to ask questions to the party

leader, who already hates the media.

She will just say "fake news".

- Are you afraid of her? - No.

I'm afraid she will enter the parliament.

I want to ask Hulsig if she knows

why Abdel had a photo of her father.

I want to find you a permanent job at

the newspaper. You're one of the best.

But I can't save your

career if you k*ll it yourself.

Go to the editorial office and follow the

election with the others. Have a few beers.

But leave Hulsig alone!

If I had told you you were

going to be the boss then...

Then I would have

told you to go to hell.

See you.

Polling station surveys point to

Hulsig entering the parliament.

She should be in a good mood now, because

so far the election has gone well for her.

We're just missing the last few... As

you can see, the atmosphere is great here.

The atmosphere is great in the

tent. But the atmosphere hasn't...

Papi? What are you doing here?

Are you going to deliver

Barolon personally?

Dagbladet wants a comment from Hulsig.

It will probably be published online.

I can take you to Anne-Grethe.

Should I? We'll just have a beer.

Now I think something is

happening. I'm going there.

According to the polls, you're just over

the threshold. Time to open the champagne?

From reliable sources we

know that in several places-

- people have felt threatened

and have not been able to vote.

Otherwise they would

have voted for De Nationale.

Do you have coverage for

that? Ulrik Torp, Dagbladet.

I said people

have felt threatened.

So you don't have

any coverage for that?

- It's a feeling. - So...

Abdel Yassin? Do you feel anything for him?

I don't know what

you're referring to.

Spang Johansen!

Do you want to be

Minister of Integration?

Get rid of him.

One at a time. I want

to say that it looks

like the Danes have

made the right decision.

You! Hello! What

are you doing?

What I'm doing?

How can you support that woman?

You don't know her. Do

you even know who she is?

I am proud to support her.

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your

narrow-mindedness. And

you've saved 12 bottles of Barolo!

- Papi... - Papi?! Stop saying "Papi"!

How can you be part of that circus

and demand to be taken seriously?

By whom then? By the voters or by you?

It looks like Hulsig

is reaching over the

barrier. She sees herself

as a freedom fighter...

Ulrik! Come and have a beer.

Is there something to celebrate?

Yes, democracy.

- Here. - Thank you.

What is it?

It was in the printer.

It's not mine.

So here you sit. The old wise

journalist and the young data genius.

Dare we say: "the

beautiful genius"?

Get out of here.

I'm just giving

you a compliment.

No, you're offensive

and it's disgusting.

And?!

Ulrik? Have you eaten anything?

What is it?

Some kind of pasta

salad. Probably Bente's.

Now it is ours.

Were you at the Nationals?

Hulsig knew who Spang

Johansen was. I could see it in her.

Come and see this!

- They're not coming in. - Which ones?

The national ones, Torp.

We have news that will come

as a surprise or shock to many.

There has been great certainty

today that De Nationale will enter.

But the latest survey shows that

they will not get over the barrier.

They must stop with polling stations.

She must resign as party leader now.

Then she leaves the sinking ship.

The party was going down anyway.

She can always come back with a new batch.

- Hello. - Are you going home too?

Yes... You're not 50 anymore.

Yes, but...

Thanks for tonight.

Thank you for tonight.

See you.

The shock of the evening is the Nationals'

poor results and threatening dissolution.

We're going to Tim Dalby at De Nationale's

election vigil, or what's left of it.

Oh, damn it!

Mette? I thought

you were sleeping.

Where have you been?

I've been to book club...

At a vigil with my book

club. Didn't I tell you?

Where have you been?

At the editorial

office on election vigil.

Hello!

What is it? You smell good.

I don't know.

You're really packed.

I'm really busy. Are you going to

watch the election or go to bed?

No, it was...

Previously, Hulsig said this:

From reliable sources we

know that in some places-

- people have felt threatened

and have not been able to vote.

Otherwise they would

have voted for De Nationale.

We haven't been able to confirm

it, but she stands by her statement.

How are we to understand

that, Vagn Eriksen?

It's a desperate last resort

from a desperate woman.

- I disagree. - How so, Otto Brathenberg?

Hulsig understands the political game.

She speaks directly to her own

voters when she victimizes herself.

But she certainly knows

how popular it makes her.

I wouldn't be surprised if she

actually wanted to lose the election.

Nobody wants to lose

a general election, right?

You don't think so. But the

Nationals are a small party-

- which Hulsig has promised

to resign from if they lose.

She may come back with a new batch.

Stronger and with people's sympathy behind

her. It's a perfect scenario for her.

Simon? Are you watching TV?

Where are you?

The national results differ

from the polling station surveys.

- I think Hulsig has... - I'm in a bar.

- Simon? - Can we do it another day?

No, we're going out and

driving. When are you ready?

We're going to catch Jonathan before work.

Call the paper and tell them we're out.

As a journalist, you must be

able to work at any time of the day.

Even when you've been drinking.

Ulrik...

Can you stay here?

- Good morning. - Ulrik? Good morning.

- Dad? - Hello. I need Jonathan's help.

Or us. This is Simon.

Can I use the bathroom?

- Yes, come with me. - Great, thank you.

To the left here.

Here? Thank you very much.

- So, go ahead. - Thank you.

- Smart with that crane. - We think so too.

I don't understand what to do.

You know most of the people

who sit and receive votes, right?

They receive local figures

from other constituencies?

They are then sent to

the Ministry of the Interior.

I need the local numbers

that are counted manually.

Before they are

reported digitally.

Yes, but do you realize

how many there are?

Yes.

- Okay. - Seriously?

- Yes. - Dad...?

- What is it? - Come with me.

You owe Jonathan an apology. And me one.

Why do I owe you an apology?

Because you... You don't

respect my choice of husband.

You can keep walking

around and being a grump.

It's not certain that anyone

will be able to hang out with you.

- Have you talked to mom? - Yes.

Yes. Actually, I have.

I have to go to work.

"774 votes for De Nationale. Thank you."

Simon, check Ringkbing-Skjern. I have 774.

The Ministry of the Interior says 743.

It's never easy to leave what you love...

- but I promised to leave my party

if we didn't enter the parliament.

And I intend to keep that promise.

Good day, Simon Iversen

from Dagbladet here.

No, I do not sell subscriptions.

- What happens now? - I'm going home now.

I'm going to listen to my favorite song

"No surrender" by Bruce Springsteen.

It has always given me support

when life has been difficult.

Then I know that

tomorrow is a new day.

Thank you.

Doesn't anyone see that it's

pure acting? It's so obvious.

No, there's nothing to worry about.

But it doesn't hurt to double-check.

Hello, Simon Iversen from Dagbladet.

It's Ulrik Torp. Yes, that's right.

Do you have a calculator?

You have one in your phone.

Four percent. Exactly four percent

of the votes have disappeared-

- from the manual vote count to the figures

on the Ministry of the Interior's website.

Those votes would have

been enough for the parliament.

I'll call Emma.

If someone has manipulated

the numbers, she will find it.

There is more to the

internet than just Googling.

- Hi, Emma. - Hi, Simon.

Yes, I'll call you.

- Election fraud? - Yes. Don't tell anyone.

Do you think

Anne-Grethe is involved?

Well...

Why would she cheat to lose?

See the bigger picture.

- Could it be a mistake? - Hardly.

Are you going

to write the story?

Yes, but I need

more concrete evidence.

How is that even possible?

That's what I'm

trying to find out!

By the way, that thing yesterday...

What I said... I didn't mean it.

- It's okay. - No, it's actually not okay.

I want to apologize to you.

Don't do it.

We're related. So

we sometimes argue.

Yes...

I have to make sure to clean up

here, otherwise Julle will be upset.

I'll help you.

Simon, we're leaving now.

- Now, then? - Anything from Emma?

No, I'll call her.

Hi, Simon. Yes, you were right.

Tell Ulrik that their

firewall has been breached.

I can't explain that. He didn't know

he had a calculator in his phone.

I need more time to see if

they've tampered with the system.

I'll call you in five minutes.

Turn around, damn it!

Fan!

COPY THE DATABASE

Hello?

Anyone there?

We've examined your son. He

seems to be okay. But you were lucky.

He's not... Where is the car that hit us?

From what I understand, they

haven't been able to locate it.

It's wanted, but talk to the police.

Yes please.

They haven't found

the other car, have they?

No.

Emma...

Oh, damn! Tom! I was so scared.

Sorry, I thought you were Tom.

Do you understand that?

Yes, it's not as complicated as it looks.

It's just data from our online newspaper.

So...

- I'll hurry. - No problem.

Has Tom had a migraine again?

I don't know.

Do you usually

stay here this late?

I set my own hours.

Is Louise the one

who sets the work shifts?

Yes, exactly.

Oh, no!

How stupid.

So clumsy. Do you have

something to wipe with?

Otherwise we'll have

to... I'll get some paper.

Emma?

Emma!

So... What happened?

A simple algorithm.

A guy at Danske Bank did

the same thing a few years ago.

He took a few cents from the customers'

accounts. No one noticed anything-

- but when you added it all

up, it came to several million.

- I've never heard of that. - No one has.

How do you know that?

Whoever did this had

someone at the ministry.

Someone with access to

Statistics Denmark or KMD's servers.

Is that proof? Is that enough?

That was enough to m*rder Abdel.

They took the computer, but

they don't know I have it here.

I have everything

on the hard drive.

Now you can write the story.

It ends here.

What are you doing?

It's too dangerous

for all of us.

You can at least go to the police.

And say what? That a

ghost driver ran into us?

That Emma encountered

a fake cleaner when she

hacked the Ministry

of the Interior's server?

That it's all a political conspiracy?

I don't take responsibility for this.

Someone has manipulated

the parliamentary

election, we have the

story and you don't care?

Get out of here! I'm neither your

friend nor your father! I'm nothing!

When were you planning to tell me?

I found this when I was washing your pants.

I called the hospital. They tell you quite

a lot when you're married to the patient.

You've been there to have a

lump in your jaw examined.

They think it might be cancer. Don't

you think your wife should know that?

I haven't lied to you.

No, because you

don't say a word.

You could probably have lived your entire

life without telling me important things.

There's a lot I can't tell you.

It's not about

work, it's about you.

Do you have someone

else? Are you cheating?

No!

So you've just given up?

- Barolo? - Yes.

Your son-in-law keeps his promises.

They don't know if it's malignant. Yet.

Do you want to come

with me? To the hospital?

Yes, of course. What

the hell did you think?

I haven't given up.

I don't have that.

Try to get hold of the party secretary.

A new laptop. Until

you get a real one.

Thanks.

Sorry, Simon. You're right,

the story needs to be written.

But I have to be

the one writing it.

Here.

Hulsig's home address and telephone number.

She parks in the parking

garage on Khlers All.

Tack.

Moll, I need to talk to you.

I have something

to bring you too.

Can I trust you?

You think I've sold out.

Stay away from Hulsig when I

ask you to. And take care of yourself.

Do you promise?

Someone has

manipulated the vote count.

Anne-Grethe Hulsig is behind it.

Damn it! You're

obsessed with that woman.

Abdel Yassin discovered it.

That's why he was m*rder*d.

Can you prove it?

I have this one.

You need to be a little more specific.

Yes.

I thought you were going

to leave me alone now.

You'll bounce back soon.

I'm going to show you something.

Who are the men in this photo?

- Where did you get that? - Who are they?

My father's friends

from Kastellet.

Did they work for

the intelligence service?

Were you from Dagbladet?

Why do you have that photo?

I found the photo in Abdel Yassin's office.

The young official who was m*rder*d.

Dad broke up with

me when I founded my

party, the year before

his brain hemorrhage.

- Do your research. - How did you do it?

Did what?

Lost the election.

You think it was on purpose.

Yes. To become a martyr.

And come back with a new party, stronger

and with the people's sympathy behind it-

and with growing distrust of the system.

I have proof that you

tampered with the votes.

Speak out now, or read about

it in tomorrow's newspaper.

You know all that because

you found an old photo?

You're going to tell me

everything you know about the

election fraud, and I'll

tell you about the photo.

They always met at our house.

I used to sneak downstairs to hear what

they were talking about. It was exciting.

Like secret detectives.

One evening they were no longer friends.

Eskil had done something wrong.

- Spang Johansen? - Yes.

Did you see what happened

to Spang Johansen?

Dad didn't know I was awake.

Who are the other

men in the photo?

I only remember one of them.

He died a few years ago. It was Jrgen.

Jorgen Tabor-Nielsen.

Now it's your turn.

- You're welcome. - Thank you.

Dagbladet, it's Torp.

Yes please.

Okay. Did he know Abdel?

Is he being charged?

Keep talking. She's listening.

Do you have evidence against him?

I found Jrgen Tabor-Nielsen's obituary.

He was in the intelligence service

and has a daughter - Katrine.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Simon? The police have arrested

a suspect in the m*rder of Abdel.

Do they know who

it is? Is there a motive?

Not at all.

I think it's... a commissioned work.

- A contract k*lling? - Yes.

They're turning off here.

Follow, but from a distance.

They're stopping at

the Congress Center.

Drive by.

What's going on at the

Convention Center, Simon?

They're having some

kind of awards ceremony.

Till Otto Brathenberg.

Today I would like to

take the opportunity to

thank the committee behind

Democratic Conversation-

- for this honor and

this great proof of trust.

Democracy doesn't come for

free. I've experienced that myself.

Both in my political career,

but certainly also in my marriage.

I am Winston Churchill's salig:

"Democracy is the worst

possible form of government."

"If we ignore everyone else."

Tack.

The media has already found the bar, I see.

It was a Churchill quote.

Then you get to drink.

You didn't drink. Cheers.

We'll go somewhere where we can talk.

Should we have a democratic

conversation about how

you've been spying since I

wrote the article about Abdel?

Come on.

Your father started a group of men from

the intelligence service with his views?

Empty your pockets.

Are you afraid I'm

recording the conversation?

Was it your father who

shot Eskil Spang Johansen?

We all have a responsibility.

Dad taught me that. Most people

just want to think about something else.

And Brathenberg, then? Where

does he come in? He's not in the photo.

It's because I took it.

Katrine, can you just...?

Tack.

Where did you get it?

Abdel Yassin's office.

You must have missed it.

I took it with my old Leica.

Who are the other men in the picture?

I can prove that you

cheated with the vote

numbers so that the

National Party didn't get in.

The nationals have never

been a threat on their own.

But they are the first step

in a dangerous development.

Weird parties like that

pop up every five years.

And each time we have averted disaster.

So this isn't the first time?

Nationalism has

always lurked in Europe.

Every time it shows its ugly face, there

becomes less Europe, and more hatred.

Just think of Italy, Poland, Hungary.

My father survived the concentration camps.

He fought and he drank.

As I grew older, I understood

why he was the way he was.

Yassin's son will

never know his father.

We are not the bad guys.

It's him from the archives.

- Are you sure? - Of course.

You k*lled Abdel because

he was about to discover

that you were going

to cheat in the election.

We have made

decisions for the powerless.

By undermining democracy?

- To defend it. - It's a paradox.

People are sitting at their computers

at home and feeling a little better-

- by hating those who have a

different faith, sexuality or skin color.

They think the world is a mess. And

then someone like Hulsig comes along.

She offers simple

solutions in a complex world.

Where it takes effort to

understand things and take a stand.

If people take democracy for

granted, they don't deserve it.

Can I quote you there?

What should he do?

We need someone like you. We

need someone who can see the context.

Someone who sees

things before they happen.

The first thing we ask for...

is to not continue with your story.

Then I'm not

much of a journalist.

An intern.

Yes, but it doesn't have

to continue to be that way.

So I can get a permanent job at Dagbladet?

If this one turns out to be malignant, you

need to get the best possible treatment.

Was he the one who k*lled Abdel?

When this comes out,

the election will be re-run.

What do you think

will happen then?

Then Hulsig enters the parliament,

with more votes than before.

A wave of sympathy washes over her.

People forget her hateful politics.

Do you want to see

the next generation grow

up in a Denmark

characterized by De Nationale?

We actually agree, right?

There he is.

We have to do something.

An important message: A fire

has broken out in the building.

It's on fire! Get to the exit!

Go out the door immediately!

An organization has been

opposing democracy for 50 years.

Brathenberg and a group from

the intelligence service are behind it.

The hard drive.

What are you talking about?

Moll, give me the hard drive.

Have they threatened you?

When you were supposed to take

care of the interns, I didn't mean-

- that you would hack

into the Danish state.

Do you realize what the punishment

would be for something like that?

What have they offered you?

You've gotten used to pointing

fingers from the outside.

It's not a big sacrifice to be angry

when you have nothing to lose.

You can't stay here.

Ulrik, don't write the

story. It's not worth it.

Ulrik!

I can come with you. Now.

The best.

You shouldn't do that, Simon. Thank you.

See you.

Yes, so... I want to start by saying

that it was a good test answer.

We have not found any signs of cancer.

We can remove it with local anesthesia.

Or it disappears on its own.

So if it's not too much trouble,

I suggest we leave it at that...

Abdel was m*rder*d in cold blood.

breach of the Ministry

of the Interior's firewall.

Otto Brathenberg claims to

call his methods democracy...?

It doesn't end here.

I continue.

Now you know what it

was... Abdel was doing.

That is dangerous knowledge.

So... Now mom is ready.

Come on, let's go.

The government commission will investigate

whether there is any basis for the rumors-

about fraud in the recent

parliamentary elections.

Police are investigating

the m*rder of Yassin, who

was k*lled shortly before

the parliamentary elections.

- has connections to the

issue of alleged election fraud.

A question we never thought

we would ask: Is it possible...

It is impossible to

cheat in Denmark. We

have one of the safest

systems in the world.