"I found this in the basement." "It's full of weed." "I'll take care of it." "Thanks, Hjørdis." "Oh, hi." "Did the police notify you about things at the school?" "What kind of things?" "I figured it hadn't been reported, so I wanted to brief you." "I always wanted to be a principal." "Now that I am, I find it very hard." "It's the mayor." "Alice has heard rumors about our problem." "A group of boys are selling weed at the school." "Do you know them?" "I can't help you." "Nice." "What is going on?" "There's a fire in the basement, in a computer room." "Kareem?" "Kareem's in a coma because of asphyxiation." "We won't know his condition until he wakes up." "Hi." "Hi." "This is crazy." "Do you think one of the teachers did it?" "No." "It was probably a cigarette, or something like that." "I was answering emails until 3am." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Good morning, Hjørdis." "How is everything?" "Fine." "What about Kareem?" "He's still in a coma." "His lungs..." "The smoke has to..." "It'll be fine." "Did you visit him?" "Not yet..." "I'm going to, of course." "I've just been..." "There's been a lot of stuff... here." "Sure." "Everybody." "Good morning." "I just spoke to Alice, and the decision to close the basement stands." "That's all I wanted to say." "Good morning, Helle." "Good morning." "I know you're under a lot of pressure right now, Helle, but the basement..." "Helle?" "Hello?" "Helle?" "I'm not feeling too well." "What happened to Helle?" "Is she sick?" "I don't know, but she sure poured a lot of coffee." "How long do we have to wait?" "I have to pick up the kids." "We're waiting for Rasmus, but let me begin." "Helle's on sick leave, due to stress." "We don't know when she'll be back, so that's the reality of the situation." "What about the parents?" "They're asking if a gang burned down the school." "That's why it's important that we have an emergency meeting." "As vice principal, I'll speak to the parents and hopefully calm them down." "That's a very good idea, Jonas." "Hello, everybody, and sorry I'm late." "Speaking of vice principal, we need to talk about that." "I have to pick up the kids..." "Yes, but I think we're done." "If you could please stay two more minutes." "Rasmus, how is Helle?" "She's..." "Thanks, Rita." "Under the circumstances, she's better." "She needs some quiet time now." "It's correct, normally the vice principal takes over in situations like these." "But in our case, the school doesn't have a vice principal." "Say what?" "Some administrative tasks have been neglected under Helle's leadership." "How stressed out has she been?" "It's a small school, and the position as vice principal is mostly just a title." "It hasn't been top priority, but at the education administration we usually appoint a principal from another school or we choose someone from the faculty." "So my advice to you is to continue as usual and keep up the spirits." "And I'm sure everything will be fine." "That's all." "Thank you." "Jonas, If I could have a quick word with you in Helle's office?" "Of course." "And Rita, if you could please join us." "OK." "Thanks for a good meeting." "Don't you want to...?" "Thanks, but my legs are fine." "Alright." "So, what's up?" "Well, you're the obvious choice because of your position at your previous school." "Yes." "But here's the thing." "Helle's recommended someone else." "And that someone is you, Rita." "Me?" "Yes." "That's absurd." "Apparently, Rita and Helle have done good work regarding inclusion children and Helle would like that to continue, even if she's not here." "And she just told you that before she called in sick?" "If you question my impartiality you can take it up with the temporary principal when one's been appointed." "These are Helle's recommendations, and we're going to honor them." "Right, Rasmus, but it takes some..." "I have to..." "Of course." "You need to think." "However, I need an answer soon, so let's talk tomorrow." "Congratulations." "Rasmus?" "This is really bad timing." "Ever since I met you, you've told me and then Helle how we should run things." "Now, here's your chance." "Right, but my life is a mess right now." "Your life's always a mess." "Godammit, how I don't miss you." "Your life's always a mess..." "I really don't miss you." "...because you fix everybody else's lives, so you don't have to sort out your own." "Whoops." "A women's magazine fell out of your mouth." "Rita..." "All these years when you knew better, did you want to be in charge?" "Or did you just want to be Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary?" "Do you see me as a person who takes the easy way out?" "No." "Not until today." "So, where are you gonna go?" "Molly has a spare room I can rent." "When will you pick up the rest of your stuff?" "Molly's room is furnished, so I was hoping I could..." "I want it gone." "OK." "I'll stop by my mom's and ask if I can leave it in my old room." "Well, then..." "Hi." "Hi, honey." "Is something wrong?" "No." "Nothing is wrong." "How lovely." "You should call first, so I can make you some dinner." "Yeah, well..." "Fuck it." "We'll buy pizzas." "If it's OK, I would like to stay over." "OK." "For a while." "David and I broke up." "Oh, fuck." "Are you alright?" "Yes, yes." "It's fine." "I'm the one who did it..." "OK." "You know what?" "We'll put up the lounge bed in your old room." "Are you ordering pizzas?" "Sure, I'll do it." "Number 22?" "No onions." "No onions." "Hi, Molly." "I'm staying at my mum's for a few days." "Call you tomorrow." "Lucia." "Many years ago, a woman in Italy had her eyes poked out." "That's why kids in Scandinavia have candles in their hair December 13th." "Let me rephrase that." "Lucia was an Italian saint who became the symbol of the Christian light in the world of darkness." "In Denmark, we celebrate this along with winter solstice." "You know what that is?" "No." "Winter solstice is the darkest day of the year." "It's a beautiful celebration that even though this is the darkest day light is returning." "As always, the fourth graders will be doing the Lucia parade." "Hurray!" "Yeah." "This is the song we are going to sing." "Let's practice together." "Don't we need the right garlands and the candles?" "And the costumes." "Sure, but we can practice without them." "No!" "OK." "What enthusiasm." "Nice." "I'll go and get them, then." "Meanwhile, you can color Saint Lucia." "Where is the box with the Lucia stuff?" "Oh!" "Granola bar with cranberry." "That's what Hjørdis likes." "Hey, Steffen?" "Do you know where the box with the Lucia stuff is?" "Um, no, I don't know." "Wait, I think that sort of stuff normally sits in the basement next to Rita's room." "Rita's room?" "OK, thanks." "Which burned down." "Let me ask you, what is the difference between a folktale and a fairytale?" "Niklas, please put that away and try to give me an answer." "Um, I don't know." "Could you sound any more indifferent?" "I am indifferent." "Anybody else?" "What is the difference?" "Yes, Marie." "A fairytale has a known author." "A folktale is passed on orally and written down." "Exactly." "That's right." "The brothers Grimm wrote down folktales but aren't necessarily the authors of them whereas H. C. Andersen came up with his fairytales on his own actually some of the best in the world." "But apparently, Niklas finds it more interesting to read about induced comas." "Yes." "And it sort of is." "It is important you remember that it's part of his treatment." "An induced coma is a kind of anesthesia, so the body and brain can recover quickly." "Hey." "It'll be alright." "He'll be OK, right." "We'll skip the Grimm's." "And then I thought you guys could write to Kareem." "He would really appreciate that when he wakes up." "Do that." "Niklas, maybe you and I should have a little chat." "Is there something you would like to tell me?" "Something you might have told your mom?" "Hey, you are not allowed to have your phone turned on." "OK, just a couple of minutes." "Did something happen with Kareem?" "They still can't say anything." "And hi." "Hi." "What are they saying about his condition?" "They won't say anything until he wakes up." "Until then, they can't see if he has..." "If he is still himself." "It'll be alright." "What are the police saying?" "It seems it was one of the pupils, but the person didn't know Kareem was inside." "But it's still their fault." "Yes." "Try not to think about it." "Are you gonna come visit?" "I think Kareem would like it." "Yes, sure." "I just have..." "A lot is happening at the school right now, so..." "But..." "I have to get back." "I'm in the middle of a class." "Call me, if anything happens." "OK." "Maybe David was boring, but he sure taught you how to cook." "I was thinking the same thing." "Could you get any more food in your mouth?" "Sure." "Do you want me to try?" "No, Molly, that's disgusting." "Why do you guys always have to be so gross?" "We are not gross." "We are your siblings." "Give me some, then." "Yuk!" "We have the same germs, don't we?" "Jeppe, don't you want some of my spit, too?" "I'd rather not." "So, what do you think?" "I don't know." "You know Mom." "She can be a bit weird." "She doesn't sleep either." "I can hear her at night." "How are you?" "You should be the one crying and not sleeping." "I'm fine." "Are you sure?" "Yes." "I'm fine." "When are you moving in with me?" "It's gonna be the greatest." "I think I might stay here for a little while." "Just until she feels better." "OK." "But we don't tell her, alright?" "Tell her what?" "That we've grown up." "You had to try it." "I'm sorry about the other day." "What?" "The thing with Rasmus." "If Helle recommended you, that's fine." "OK." "I don't need to get it." "No, actually, you don't." "But I can also see that you don't get it." "There is a lot of stuff I don't get." "For instance, that half open shirt." "You've always been funny." "That's not your problem." "No, my problem is half open shirts on pale male torsos." "Your problem is that you question your own judgment." "Who says I don't?" "Have you accepted the job offer yet?" "You don't trust the voice telling you you're gonna be fine, and I understand." "You've just sent a student to the hospital, right?" "What other mistakes will you make?" "Where will you go wrong the next time?" "It's not my fault that somebody set the basement on fire." "No matter how you choose to look at it, you made some decisions without listening to others and now Kareem is in a coma." "I made decisions because, as opposed to you, I have hair on my chest." "Go ahead and tell yourself that." "Hey, Jonas!" "I have a meeting." "Just very briefly." "The Lucia parade." "Who do I talk to about finances?" "The principal." "It's all very confusing at the moment." "I can't help you." "It's important." "It's tradition." "It makes people happy." "There will be candles." "Listen, we have an emergency meeting today about the problems at the school." "Your little parade can't be a priority." "Little parade?" "Hi." "What are you eating?" "Sausages." "I had to." "We were out of pineapple." "OK." "Don't criticize me." "I'm very emotional right now." "Jonas was very contemptuous about my Lucia parade." "There won't be a parade." "I just told my fourth graders." "I'm sorry." "So are they." "I just wish I could sleep and it would all go away." "Yes." "Are you kind of tired these days?" "Yes." "And you eat a lot?" "Is that a problem now?" "Why is everybody out to get me?" "Maybe you're pregnant." "No." "I'm definitely not." "Uffe and I always use something." "Always." "Except for that one time here at school when I was dressed as you." "Well..." "Lubricant." "Lubricant." "IUD." "IUD..." "This fellow." "Here you go." "And it's not too old?" "No." "They normally work." "OK?" "Yes..." "I'll be waiting." "Yes." "Hjørdis?" "Yes?" "Are you done?" "Yes." "What does it say?" "I haven't checked yet." "There is actually a lot of interesting reading in here." "Did you know that Morten loves Jannie big time?" "OK, OK." "So what, then?" "Is it good or bad?" "It's good." "OK." "What does that mean?" "That it's positive." "Hjørdis?" "Yes." "Are you happy?" "Yes." "No." "I always assumed I would be happier." "I want to be happy." "Yes." "Congratulations." "Yes, yay." "Thanks." "Wow." "Wow." "What's up." "How's your brother?" "I don't know." "The doctors tell me to speak to him." "He can hear it." "Ward room 407." "What?" "Room 407." "Didn't you come to visit him?" "Yeah, sure." "Today is just not that great." "So why are you here?" "I just thought I could drop by and get some more." "Take this shit." "Make sure I never see you again." "You're sick." "Hi." "Hi." "What's going on?" "I think it's time to see if we can wake up your brother." "Now?" "Yes." "We'll take him downstairs where we wake up patients from induced comas." "What if he isn't ready?" "Don't you think it's better to let him stay?" "We'll take good care of him." "Not yet." "The other doctor said he needs time to rest otherwise he might get brain damage." "We'll do our best." "You have to let me work, OK?" "Just leave him, OK?" "You can do this." "Just do as always, except saying you're the principal instead of the teacher." "Thanks, Hjørdis, but I haven't accepted yet." "Come." "You have to greet them." "Yep." "Wait." "Said?" "Is everything OK?" "What?" "Said, slow down..." "I don't understand what you are saying." "No, they are not gonna kick you out of the hospital." "That's..." "Said, I'll be right there." "Yes." "Is he alright?" "We'll know soon." "They are about to wake him." "Jonas?" "Great." "Are you ready?" "I have to go." "What do you mean?" "They are about to wake up Kareem." "Yes." "Well, it's good for you to be there since you are involved." "What?" "I'll take over." "Great." "Let's go." "No, I'm not leaving." "I have to go inside." "We're taking a walk." "Calm down." "Let go." "I am calm." "Try to relax." "I'm here to help you." "Let go of me." "Take your hands off me." "Said!" "Said!" "I'll take it from here." "He needs to calm down, or he can't stay in this department." "No, and he will." "I'll take it from here." "Hey, Said, calm down." "I am calm." "I just need to see my baby brother." "And you will." "Let's sit for a moment." "It's OK." "Hey." "Relax." "Said, look at me." "Take a deep breath." "Thanks." "Of course I'm here." "Rita, I can be a better person if you'll help me." "Now he is awake." "Everything is fine." "Come." "Yes." "Just for a couple of minutes." "Kareem has trouble talking." "He is sore in his respiratory passages because of the intubation." "Hi, baby brother." "Hi." "Hi, Kareem." "We're very happy to have you back." "Hi, Niklas." "Hi." "I would like to visit Kareem." "How nice of you." "I want to play some music for him, but I'm not sure he can hear it." "He's awake." "He's awake?" "Hey, Niklas?" "Do you know how your mother knew that somebody was selling weed in school?" "How should I know?" "Listen." "You can tell me, and I understand if you told her." "I'm not a rat." "I don't even wanna talk to her." "Look, I saw you buying from the gang and not a lot of people know somebody was selling weed." "What?" "Actually, only one person knows." "Of course they are safe and we are taking precautions." "They wont be more safe just because you say "of course"." "Young kids have been here at night unsupervised, selling drugs." "Are we gonna wait while another gang starts hanging out in the basement." "Listen." "There hasn't been a gang hanging around in the basement." "A small group of children has been spending some time down there." "Which children?" "Why?" "Let's talk about which children." "That's irrelevant." "No, it isn't." "It is the inclusion children and they don't belong here." "It should be obvious, that it's not going to work anymore." "It isn't the inclusion children who are selling weed." "It's the immigrants." "The immigrants?" "All of them?" "If you can prove that my son has done more than homework, come and see me!" "Yes." "Easy." "Easy." "Let's all keep a friendly tone of voice." "Don't you have to be at the meeting, Hjørdis?" "No, I'm staying here with you guys." "It's just a bunch of grown-ups fighting anyway." "Yes." "Are you sad that the Lucia parade was cancelled?" "I get that." "It's too bad when you were excited about being the Lucia bride." "My mother says the school is dissolving." "Is it?" "No." "It's just..." "We are just having a few problems." "It seems bad right now, but it'll get better." "Oh." "That's right." "A small light." "What is it?" "I have an idea." "How can a principal go on sick leave without us hearing about it?" "If Helle isn't the principal, then who the fuck is?" "There will be a temporary solution to the problem." "I'm probably gonna take over." "We don't need anything temporary." "We need to feel secure." "We need action, Jonas." "Yes, and there will be action, which is..." " What the fuck is happening?" "That's so typical." "Calm down." "Hello, everybody." "I just wanted to let you all know that I have other great news." "I just spoke to Rita, who is Kareem's teacher and Kareem is awake now and doing well." "That was very good, kids." "Very good." "Jeppe?" "I hear you, but I think it's the right thing to do." "It would be fun, but..." "Can't you wait a while before your rent out your room?" "Just until she is doing a bit better." "Mom is here." "I'll call you later." "See you." "Bye." "Hi." "Molly says hi." "I just spoke to her." "Apparently so." "Who needs to get better?" "Is it me?" "It's only because you barely sleep." "I thought it would be good if I stayed." "Molly can rent out her room to somebody else." "Are you taking care of me, Jeppe?" "What are you doing?" "Are you kicking me out?" "Yes." "No, wait a minute, Mom." "Stop it." "I'll call Molly and you'll go there." "You broke up with David because you wanted to experience stuff." "You can't be sitting here taking care of your old mom." "I'll just stay a bit until you sort of..." "I'm 44." "That means I'm old enough to take care of my self." "Are you?" "Yes." "Otherwise I have to learn." "Look what a mess I made packing." "You have to help me pack." "You know I'm sloppy when I do it." "Yes, you are." "Look, it is all wrinkled now." "Come here." "Good morning, girls." "Good morning, Rita." "Good morning, Jonas." "I just need to borrow the phone." "Have you talked to the mayor recently?" "To brief her on what's been going on at the school?" "Like you did the last time." "Hi, Rasmus, it's Rita." "I just wanted to let you know that I accept the offer." "I'm saying yes." "OK." "How great." "That sounds good." "Talk to you soon." "Bye." "You are in my chair, Jonas." "Sandra Pedersen BTI Studios"