Morkeland (2024) Movie Script
1
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 fuck'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 ass.
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 murder 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 killed with a gunshot
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 gang-related?
It's possible.
Isn't that prejudiced?
He leaves behind his wife Sara
and their six-month-old child.
- Have you found the murder 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 murder.
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, gang. - 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
gang-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 gang connection behind murder
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 murder.
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 murder
on Danish soil. A gang murder.
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 gang 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 murder 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 murder 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 killed
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 killed 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 kill 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 murder 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 murdered.
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 murdered.
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 murder of Abdel.
Do they know who
it is? Is there a motive?
Not at all.
I think it's... a commissioned work.
- A contract killing? - 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 killed 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 killed 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 murdered 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 murder of Yassin, who
was killed 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.
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 fuck'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 ass.
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 murder 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 killed with a gunshot
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 gang-related?
It's possible.
Isn't that prejudiced?
He leaves behind his wife Sara
and their six-month-old child.
- Have you found the murder 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 murder.
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, gang. - 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
gang-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 gang connection behind murder
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 murder.
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 murder
on Danish soil. A gang murder.
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 gang 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 murder 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 murder 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 killed
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 killed 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 kill 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 murder 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 murdered.
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 murdered.
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 murder of Abdel.
Do they know who
it is? Is there a motive?
Not at all.
I think it's... a commissioned work.
- A contract killing? - 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 killed 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 killed 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 murdered 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 murder of Yassin, who
was killed 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.