01x01 - Episode 1

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The lights went out.
The lights on the bridge went out.

- I'm on my way. It went black for...
-...45 seconds.

- I'll take a look.
- No, I know what's going on now.

THE BRIDGE

EPISODE 1

- Saga Norén, Malmö County Police.
- Copenhagen Police.

- Do you know who she is?
- Yes.

Excuse me. A woman insists on
speaking to the person in charge.

- Is she in Sweden or Denmark?
- I don't know.

She's Swedish, and the car came
from Sweden. I assume I'm in charge.

- Saga Norén. Can I help you?
- When will you let traffic through?

- It might take up to two hours.
- I haven't got two hours!

- Back up.
- Is someone's life in danger?

There's a heart for my husband
in Copenhagen.

He needs a heart transplant.
Let us through.

He'll have to wait.
I can't let anyone through.

- What's happened?
- Is there no other way through?

There ought to be
another way through.

- No one's answering any questions.
- Let me pass, please.

The Oresund Bridge to Denmark
is closed.

According to the police it will...

- It's Stefan Lindberg.
- Hi, it's Veronika.

- Sorry, did I wake you up?
- No, you didn't. How are you?

I can't sleep.
I've got a stomach ache.

- I see. How are the boys?
- They're asleep.

They don't understand
what's about to happen.

- Can we meet up?
- Now?

Of course.
Do you want me to come over?

- No. I'd rather go to your place.
- OK.

- I can go to the office.
- I'll see you there.

Give me everything from
when the car came on to the bridge.

One camera records at a time.
They're started manually.

My colleague
might have recorded something.

Hello! Stop! Stop!

- Stop! Stop!
- I allowed it.

- Why? This is a crime scene.
- I'm fully aware of that.

- We've got enough bodies.
- He wasn't dying.

- Are you a doctor?
- No, I'm a police officer.

- What's your name?
- Martin Rohde.

- Rohde?
- R, O, H, D, E.

- Have you got an ID?
- It was an ambulance.

The Chairman
of Malmö City Council is dead.

- What evidence was destroyed?
- Probably none.

Thank you.

Hello. Hi. Finally.

I wont operate on Goran, Charlotte.
I had wine with my dinner.

- At what time? Are you drunk?
- No, but that doesn't matter.

You promised to see us through this.

- Morten Krag is a very good surgeon.
- Better than you?

I'll decide
who my husband's surgeon is!

- I wont forgive you if it goes wrong.
- What if I do it and it goes wrong?

Then I'll never forgive myself.

- We're done, you can move her.
- You can take her away.

Bloody hell.

The autopsy on Kerstin Ekwall
is being performed.

- And the recordings?
- They'll deliver them tomorrow.

- What about the press?
- They know.

The radio said that it was a woman.
They don't know who it is.

- And the family?
- I'm on my way to see them.

You'll wake them up, and there
are children there. Tread lightly.

In what sense? Oh. There aren't
that many ways to say it.

- Just tread lightly.
- Listen, Hans...

She was chopped in half.

- Right above the hips.
- What the hell are you saying?

She was due to attend a conference
in Copenhagen this morning.

- Have you got more computers?
- No.

Are you taking them?
The children's as well?

- When did you last talk to her?
- She called yesterday.

- Do you know what time it was?
- I don't know.

Around half past six in the evening.

- Was she threatened?
- By whom?

I didn't say that she was,
I asked you.

Not really. She was a politician,
there were some calls and emails.

- Has she upset anyone lately?
- Lately...

She wanted to charge for
library loans. Some disapproved.

- That's foolish.
- Sorry, what?

Reading becomes a money matter.
Social differences will grow.

- Is that why she was...?
- We don't know why.

It's unlikely
that library fees caused it.

Why? Why did someone do this?

Can you think of something personal?
Was she in debt? Did she use dr*gs?

Did she have an affair?

Saga Norén.

Can't we talk on the phone?

I'll be there in twenty minutes. Bye.

August?

- Were you on the bridge?
- Yes.

- What happened?
- A m*rder, the Swedes will handle it.

- Did you check on August?
- Yes.

- Is he asleep?
- Yes.

You promised to talk to him.
He's become a night owl.

Do you want me to
wake him up now?

- He got up at three o'clock today.
- I'll have a word with him tomorrow.

- Does it hurt?
- Yes.

- Do you know the cause of death?
- I can make a qualified guess.

She d*ed six to eight hours ago.

Yes, she called home at six thirty
and was dumped just after midnight.

There's something else.

- What?
- Take a look.

No livor mortis on the ears.
That's consistent with the bleeding.

Petechiae on the conjunctivas.

The face is swollen.

She was strangled
and cut in half after death.

And the other half?

The lower body is much paler.
A lot paler.

It's not coherent with the bleeding
or how the body was placed.

There's brown discoloration.
Frostbite?

It feels different. Frostbite.

Not frostbite, deep-freezing.

For about a year, I think.
I've never seen anything like this.

I don't know who they belong to.
They're not Kerstin Ekwall's legs.

- So everyone's here, then.
- Yes.

Hi, Sebastian.

I don't know what to do.

I'm worried about tomorrow.
I had to see you.

Can't you just pay the rent?

They can't evict the children.
Can they? Their friends are there.

I paid out money for the rent.

- Why did you bring the children?
- Soren wasn't there.

I can't manage.

- Can't you make an exception?
- No. You know I can't.

- Please.
- There are guidelines. I'm sorry.

Charlotte Soringer? I'm Frederik
Henriksen, hospital administrator.

- Goran had atrial fibrillation
- They managed to stop it.

- He's too weak for surgery.
- Too weak?

- But there's a new heart.
- It will be given to someone else.

Anders said
that you need a new CT scanner.

My husband's business is doing well.
He's willing to donate a CT scanner.

We're cancelling for his own sake.

He'll die without a new heart.
I want both parties to benefit.

Pass my offer on
to the proper authority, please.

- Hello? Is this Martin Rohde?
- Yes.

- It's Saga Norén from the bridge.
- Yes, I remember.

- Were you asleep?
- I tend to doze off around this time.

- There were two women.
- You found another one.

The lower body
belonged to someone else.

- Have you found half a body?
- I don't know.

It could be more than a year ago.
The legs have been deep-frozen.

- Can you look into it? Now?
- First thing tomorrow morning.

Can someone else
look into it straight away?

- I'll call you back.
- When?

- Do you have to get up'?
- Yes.

Missing woman, Caucasian,
at least a year ago...

- How old?
- Adult.

- And life in general is OK?
- Yes.

- What about you?
- I'm fine.

- So you'll be f*ring blanks.
- Was it in the staff news bulletin?

- Is everything working as it should?
- It will in time.

It can't be much fun.

- What do you mean?
- You've heard about castrated toms?

A wild predator turns into
a chunky sleepyhead. Just like that.

They're castrated,
that's not the same thing.

Let's see what we've got.

Two women k*lled a year apart.

One was deep-frozen.
They were dismembered.

And assembled on the bridge.
Someone wants to make a statement.

- Saga Norén.
- It's Martin.

The lower body is Monique Brammer,
I think. A missing 23-year-old.

- Can you email the info?
- I'll be right over.

- Why do you want to come here?
- She's Danish.

I was first on the scene.
Everyone's still asleep here.

- Do you mind if I come over?
- Yes.

Make sure I'm allowed in.
You've got my details.

Martin Rohde has probably identified
the second body. He's coming over.

- Is that a problem?
- Yes...

No, no.

If half of the body is Danish,
we have to cooperate.

I'll schedule a meeting
at half past five.

- Can you be ready by then?
- Yes.

It finally worked out.

- What did you just sign?
- Formalities.

- Whose is it?
- What?

The heart. Whose is it?

A man's. He's 25 or 26
and had a motorcycle accident.

- What's his name?
- I don't know. Does it matter?

No, I guess it doesn't.

- I'm scared.
- It will be fine.

Anders will operate, they're all
highly skilled. It will be fine.

I can't imagine life without you.

- I need to take Goran with me.
- Don't worry. You'll make it, honey.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Hi! An early breakfast?
- No thank you.

- An email would have been faster.
- Yes, but not as pleasant.

- Where are you going?
- I'm coming in with you.

If it really is Monique Brammer,
we both have responsibilities.

Go straight on,
turn left, and register.

- Good morning. Coffee?
- No thanks, I've already had some.

I'm Martin Rohde.
I'll be working with Saga.

- Thank you. You need to register.
- I also need a card.

- My name's Felicia.
- Nice to meet you.

- That's it. This is for you.
- Thank you.

- And one of these is for you.
- Thanks! Ooh, Danish.

- See you later.
- I hope so.

- Where's Saga Norén?
- To the right. Bye!

Excuse me.

- Sit down.
- I'm afraid I can't.

- You make me nervous.
- OK, I can stand still.

- Why can't you sit down?
- My nether regions hurt.

- I had a vasectomy yesterday.
- Right.

I've got five children
with three different women.

- Have you got children?
- No, why would I want to?

- I've never heard anyone ask that.
- Many should have.

Not you,
I'm sure you're a wonderful dad.

- Why aren't you off sick?
- I can't afford it. August moved in.

Well, it's not really about money.
It was a small procedure, I can work.

- You can't sit down.
- I can.

- I drove here.
- Pretend that the chair is a car.

Yes.

- No one wanted to solve the case.
- What do you mean?

Monique Brammer
was reported missing.

Two prostitutes and a neighbour were
interviewed. The case was shelved.

It fell between two stools.

She disappeared, or she was k*lled.
They didn't find a body.

The case was
supposed to be shelved.

I'm surprised it took two weeks.
Come with me.

Do you think I should?
I tried painkillers, but...

- Two computers?
- They know who it is now.

- Will Saga handle the case, Hans?
- Yes.

- That's good.
- And a Danish police officer.

- Does he know that she's a bit odd?
- If not, he'll soon find out.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

- This is Martin Rohde.
- It's Rohde.

Not as when you say "fur".
Rohde, Foure...

- Have you read the file'?
- Most people have just arrived.

Half of two female bodies were found.
One was Kerstin Ekwall.

The other one has been deep-frozen.
Martin?

It's probably the 23-year-old
Monique Brammer from Copenhagen.

A prost*tute and an addict
that went missing 13 months ago.

Do you want me to repeat that?
A bit slower?

Monique Brammer, 23 years old.
A prost*tute and an addict.

She went missing 13 months ago.

- Right.
- The investigation was inadequate.

- Don't you agree?
- Yes. It was terrible.

But we found blood traces
in her apartment.

The samples are on their way
and can be compared to the body.

Before the bodies were dumped,
the power was cut for 48 seconds.

Their trying to trace the signal.
Can you help them, Gry?

- How was it done?
- Someone accessed a computer.

Can you show me the fourth picture?

Use all the people you need. Gry?

Here's Ekwall's mobile number.
Get the phone records.

Check her computers.
Talk to John about passwords.

Anne?
Find out where she was abducted.

She left work half past six.
She had a car. Find it!

- Were they dumped from her car?
- No, a black Cadillac Escalade.

The image where the bridge
is seen from above.

- John can find the license number.
- What? Sure.

- What are you doing?
- I had an idea.

The orange line the body was on...
We discussed where she was.

Here's the Swedish-Danish border.

One half is in Sweden,
one is in Denmark.

- It's millimetre perfect.
- Tell me everything about the line.

Take paint samples.

Power cut, body halves, a politician.
We'll be in the public eye.

- Hi. Is Veronika at home?
- Yes.

- What do you want?
- I would like to talk to her.

- You can talk to me.
- I would if you were clean.

- What? I am clean.
- Hi, Veronika.

- Isn't it enough to have us evicted?
- The landlord did that.

- You're not helping.
- I'm trying. I'm trying really hard.

If you had been more dependable,
you wouldn't have to move.

- That was bloody stupid.
- Soren! Stop it!

What the hell?

Stop, you bastard!

Stop! Come out!

Soren! Stop it, Soren! Stop it!

- I hate that bloody bastard!
- Soren!

He's caused trouble all along.
It makes me so angry!

Let go of me.
Go to hell, you bloody idiots.

- How's the operation going?
- It hasn't started.

- Why? He was prepared hours ago.
- I don't know.

I'm afraid I have to go.

- Don't you know where he is?
- You probably know better than me.

We'll call you if we hear from him...
Let's go.

- I'm sorry about all of this.
- Stop apologizing for him.

He's an adult
and makes his own decisions.

Maybe you should do the same?
Soren put you in this position.

You spend your money wisely,
but can't if you're not given any.

You don't get the chance
to care for your boys.

- He hits you and the children.
- Hardly ever the children.

Hardly ever? That's not good enough.

He shouldn't hit any of you.

You can get your life back on track.
Just you and the children.

Leave your husband
or nothing will change.

Think about it.

- Anders? What's going on?
- We've got a problem.

The donor was declared brain dead,
and a nurse spoke to his father.

The father changed his mind.
We can't have the heart. Goran!

Wasn't that the turn-off?

- Stefan? Wasn't that the turn-off?
- No, not today.

- Where are we going?
- You'll see.

Johan was nicknamed "The old bag".
He d*ed a month ago.

No wife, no children, no debts,
no assets. The house was all he had.

It went to the local council.

It's Soren.

Come.

- Step inside.
- What about the children?

They can stay outside a while longer.

- Where are we? Why are we here?
- Just go inside.

- Crime scene and meeting place.
- Have you worked here a long time?

- More than ten years?
- Yes.

- Are you from around here?
- From Malmö? No.

I'm from Copenhagen.
I was born there.

No wonder Ingmar Bergman
and Lars Norén are from Sweden.

- Are you related to Lars Norén?
- No.

We need to find the meeting place
and the crime scene.

Where did the perpetrator
meet the victim?

I've spoken to Copenhagen.
You'll cooperate on the deaths.

Here's info about your authority.

I know what applies to me
in Denmark.

- Can I have a word with you, Saga?
- Yes.

The report you filed
against Martin...

Yes, there's only one.

What do you suggest I do with it?

Don't you think
it will affect your cooperation?

- Do you think so?
- I think there's every chance.

- Will he dislike me?
- That might happen.

Because of my report?
It doesn't have to affect the case.

He let an ambulance through.
No life was in danger.

- I'm supposed to file a report.
- I’ll handle the report.

- Yes, that's fine. Fine.
- I've got the car's license number.

It belongs to Daniel Farbé in Malmö.

- The journalist?
- Yes, he's a journalist.

- Do you know who he is?
- Yes. I read his column.

It's entertaining.

- You made me jump.
- I worked all night.

- I'm done for the week. Berlin next.
- You work all night.

Then you get down in Berlin.
How do you manage?

Get down?
How many children have you got?

Children that suck the life
out of you.

I haven't got children. No one says
"get down" any more. No one.

- Have fun.
- I will.

I downloaded
"Elephants in the Desert".

What do you want, Ake?

A hug, an award, an applause?
Would you like one?

- They're really cool. I like them.
- Yes, they were cool.

What?
Two weeks ago you really liked them.

And now you like them.

My daughter...

- She danced all afternoon.
- Sorry, I have to answer.

We'll have to continue this later.

You and the boys will disappear.

Your paperwork
and your debts are gone.

You can make a fresh start.
Do you understand?

You can make a fresh start.
There's cash and a mobile here.

But you can never see or talk to
your husband again.

He's their dad.
I have to let them see him.

Why? Why do they have to?

To get another b*ating?
To be scared and broke?

Let him spend everything on dr*gs?
He'll ruin everything for you again.

People like him ruin things.

You don't know me.
Why are you doing this?

Because I can.

Bloody hell.

- Here's my car.
- Do you think it's him?

He kept a body in a freezer
and k*lled a politician.

- He wouldn't use his own car.
- Nice car.

- Are the Swedish police paid well?
- No, the same as in Denmark.

Don't jump to conclusions
about my wages based on my car.

Maybe it was a gift?
Maybe I inherited it or had savings?

I hope your professional conclusions
are more valid.

Read this.
It's Daniel Ferbe's latest column.

- The one that's a good writer?
- No, I said he's entertaining.

- Are you coming?
- Yes.

Hello? What's going on?

- Saga Norén, Malmö County Police.
- A Cadillac has a b*mb in it.

Is it a black Escalade?
It's tied to a double homicide.

- Is the guy trying to k*ll himself?
- I don't think he was involved.

No, you're not going
anywhere near the place.

Help! Help!

- Take it easy.
- Please help me!

- Help me! Get me out!
- Calm down.

- Help me!
- The windshield is wired in.

The side windows are
connected to the electrical system.

The glass seems OK,
but there are wires everywhere.

We've got his contact details.

- What's going on?
- My mobile!

- Yes?
- Saga Norén, Malmö County Police.

I need to know whether you were
on the bridge last night.

- What?
- Were you on the Oresund Bridge?

I was working.
I was here all the time.

- How will you get me out?
- I don't know, that's not my job.

- Do you know Kerstin Ekwall?
- Who?

Daniel? Did you do anything
apart from turn the key?

No. Everything locked.
The countdown started.

- Hello?
- I'm talking to the b*mb guy.

Chairman of the City Council
Kerstin Ekwall.

- Have you written about her?
- No, I don't know.

- Have you been tipped off about her?
- No! What is this?

Get me out! Please!

Does anyone else
have a key to your car?

- No, I don't know.
- Can you reach it?

I don't want to die. Please.

- I don't want it to end like this.
- Daniel? You need to talk to me.

It skipped a minute.
What the hell did you do?

It was three, now it's two.
It was three.

Come one, hurry up.

Where are you going?
Stay here! Please!

Please! Come back!
Where are you going?

You need to talk to me.
Daniel? Daniel?

Is it a big b*mb?

- I think so.
- You're not religious, right?

You're an atheist?

Everything will just stop. The body
won't have time to register pain.

- Are you sure?
- Don't look at the clock. Listen.

Do you know how come your car
was used to dump two bodies?

- No.
- Think about it. Focus.

- Who did this to you?
- I've slagged so many people off.

Daniel? Are you still there? Hello?

It's clean.

Sorry about the drama, it's hard
to make oneself heard today.

I assume I have your attention now.

Our part of the world would be
wonderful if we solved our problems.

I would like to
point out five in particular.

This is only a beginning. We've got
interesting times ahead of us.