" Stop the plane." " You must sit down." "It's a red van." " Is there something you haven't said?" " I would never hurt her." "Your husband is making a mistake." "Theis hasn't done anything." " Where is Kemal?" " He took a taxi." "A little after 10, the doorbell rang." "It was Nanna Birk Larsen." "She came to return some books." " I think he's lying." " Search the apartment and cellar." "You haven't even suspended him yet." "Did Eller stand you up?" " I'd like you to come back." " You didn't trust me." "They found the girl's bike outside the teacher's home." "If Kemal never drove the car, he wouldn't recognise it." " Maybe from another context." " That's not very likely." "It damn well isn't him." "I met with the police." "I won't suspend him yet." "Why didn't you suspend him?" "I'll distance myself from you." "You asked for this document." "Your credibility is also at stake." "The Centre Party has taken credit for my role models." "The group is meeting tonight." "They want to vote on finding a new candidate." "He was here." "You think he did it, don't you?" "He's finished." "We wait." "Just like last time." " Do you remember?" " Don't talk about that anymore." "You suspected him." "And he held my hand right there." "Everyone defers to your needs." "Look." "The medical examiner thinks he's done it before." "I don't care about your case." "I need your help." "I'll call later." "You threw out building waste." "Not till Saturday?" "What was it then?" "An old carpet." "He carried her." "She was covered in black plastic." "His friend was waiting." " What did he look like?" " One of his kind." " Kemal had a helper." " He was an Arab." " What's that in the background?" " Evening prayer." "Kemal's father frequents a mosque in the area." "I'm going there." "THE KILLING" "The cell phone belongs to Mustafa Akkad." " We don't have a description." " When did he call?" "35 minutes ago." "You'd better wait outside." "It's a mosque." " I'll be discreet." " That would be nice for once." "God bless you and give you peace." "God, hear our prayer." "Peace be with the prophet Muhammad and his posterity and disciples." " Is Mustafa Akkad here?" " He left about 15 minutes ago." " Where to?" " I don't know." " I'll have a look round." " Take your shoes off." "Where does your son know Mustafa Akkad from?" "I don't have a son." "May God forgive me." "Many years ago they were friends." "They arrived at the same time." "But it didn't mean anything to Rama." " Do they still see each other?" " No." "No one sees him." " Do you know where I can find him?" " No." "It's very important that we find him." "I think he rents out garages." "Perhaps you can find him there." "What garages?" "SUNDAY 9 NOVEMBER 7:20 P.M." "Give me some gloves." " Only one garage isn't rented." " Okay." "Lund..." " Are they here?" " Yes." "What did they say about cancelling the election meeting?" " They sent 200 people home." " Who called the meeting?" "Officially Knud." "But I doubt it." "This waste of time is ridiculous." " Don't underestimate them." " I don't." "I'll brief them." "But they should damn well know better." " Any news from the police?" " No." "Good evening." "Sorry about the delay." "We're campaigning, as you know." "This meeting wasn't called with proper warning, so let's make it short." "That's true." "It's an impromptu meeting." "On the other hand, the situation with the press..." "Fine, Knud." "Could we get to the point, please?" "What's on the agenda?" "To be quite frank, you are, Troels." "Okay." "Tell me about it." "We're all very fond of you and the work you've done." "But lately your judgment and veracity have been called into question." " That's rubbish!" " If I may..." "Evidence seems to point to the fact that the teacher may be guilty." "Not suspending him indicates that Troels wants to give the impression that he's protecting the innocent, but he's actually protecting himself." "Secondly, Kemal's file wasn't handed over to the police." "Why not?" "Is Troels hiding something?" "Thirdly, confidential information has been leaked from this office." "Very confidential information has been revealed to the wrong people." "Furthermore, we're losing voters and parliament isn't supportive." "So I'd like to ask:" "Do you have the situation in hand, Troels?" "Is that it?" "Isn't it true?" "Everything about the file, the police and information?" "It's taken out of context." "If Troels doesn't withdraw his candidacy," "I propose that a meeting be called for a vote of no confidence." "Let's not lose out heads." "Are you kidding?" "It's not up to you." "According to the regulations, a majority of votes allows it." "It's up to the constituency." "There has to be another way." "We're here to find another way." "But this one gives us more problems." " Hi." " Hi." " Anton's bike had a flat tire." " I see..." " Did you finish the demolition job?" " Yes." "It's none of my business, but..." "We're worried about you." "And we only want to help." "Have you thought about getting some help?" "Pernille was sleeping when we came, and the boys were all alone." " We're doing what we can." " I didn't mean it like that." "The police called." "You should call this number." "Thanks." " Where is Pernille?" " She needs to get some sleep." " She doesn't care about the house." " That's not it." "The police called." " Theis!" " Where is she?" "Let her have some peace and quiet." "You'll wake the children." "I just want to talk to my wife." "Okay?" "They've got him." "The teacher." "They found evidence." "Mustafa Akkad says, "I'll go to the police."" "You say, "No, keep your mouth shut, or you'll regret it."" " What does that mean?" " Nothing." "Am I under arrest?" " Is he your accomplice?" " I want to leave now." "Did you use one of his garages?" "We had a look at one of them." "We found an odd room." "Like a cell." " It was quite unusual." " I don't know." "I've never been there." "Really?" "That's interesting." "The crime lab found your fingerprints there." " I helped him clean the place up." " Listen." "A witness saw you and Mustafa that Friday at 1:30 a.m." "You carried something that looked like a body." "You put it in the car and drove off." "You're wasting your time." "Nanna had left long before that." "She's never been in that garage." "And you said you hadn't either." "I'd like to talk to my lawyer now." "We're just following regulations." "They don't say we should be idiots." "If one person calls for a vote, then we vote." "First of all, I'm not covering for Kemal." "In Denmark you're innocent until proven guilty." "You're not guilty because the press says so." "Regarding our role model program..." "Yes, ours." "It's not only mine." "Our group has worked hard and long to put this together and Kemal has fought for it." "Should I suspend him because the press has convicted him?" "Of course not." "We need to give him the support which he's given us on the street." "Yes, there have been problems in the office regarding information that has been leaked." "But that's to be expected in a campaign against Bremer." "And regarding parliament..." "What did you expect?" "You chose me because you had confidence in me and my opinions." "My opinions have always been a thorn in the side of parliament." "We must not falter." "We must believe in the goals we have set for ourselves." "And I promise you that if we stick together the voters will come back." "Do you mind if I turn on the news..." "The police say that Nanna was probably held captive here." "No comment." "Plenty of people are commenting on this." "According to the police" "Hartmann's role model can be linked to this garage." "However, the teacher has not yet been suspended." "Now to Iraq..." "That isn't proof." "Who votes for a meeting of no confidence tomorrow?" "It was the news." "Shouldn't we wait to hear the truth?" "It's 5 against 5." "It's up to you, Knud." "Well, if it helps calm things down..." "We'll call a meeting tomorrow night." "I'm glad you came." "I want you to look at some pictures." "We found some things in the garage." "Perhaps you'll recognise them." "No." " Was she there?" " We don't know for sure." "Just look at the effects." "What about this?" "She has one like it." "You're sure?" "You're sure she has one like it?" "Yes." "It's Nanna's." "Nanna has one of those." "Thanks." " Where is he now?" " He's in custody." "He's under arrest until we've finished our investigation." "What do you know?" "She and Kemal might have been lovers." "Apparently they met in his apartment after the party." "Then he drove her to this place and then he drove her out to the woods on Sunday." "Thanks." "The police found something in the garage." "Let's go see." "No, stay here." "Figure out what we should do with the group." " And get hold of the regulations." " They're right." "If they have a majority, you would have to withdraw." "Suspending the teacher would win a few votes." "Yes." "I realise that." " What about Knud?" " He is in the pocket of Bigum." "We'll meet with them individually." "Make room in my schedule." "I'm sorry to bother you." "Troels, could I have a word with you?" "Alone?" "Okay." "Make it fast." "Being stabbed in the back by your own people sucks." "Bunch of cowards." "They're no match for you." "That shouldn't bother you." " I'm a bit busy." "Get to the point." " Fine." "I can get you out of hot water." "Some of your group have been to see me." "Bigum wants to cooperate." "They'll vote against you, and salvage the remains." " So you bought them a round?" " No." "There's no reason to celebrate." "The city needs you." "You're a bundle of energy and an asset." "I'd hate to see you founder because you got tangled up in some stupid case." "Do you have a suggestion?" "I have." "Yes." "Forget about being elected mayor." "Suspend the teacher, and calm things down in your group." "Then I tell your group that they're no good without you." "Then the vote will turn out to your advantage and we'll be back where we started a week ago." "You and I will work together, and with a bit of luck" "I can use you as my Mayor of Education for the next four years." " Why do you want to help me?" " You needn't answer now." "The answer is no." "Don't you want to sleep on it?" "I want to be able to sleep." "So my answer is no." "You can't possibly believe that the man is still innocent?" "Oh well." "You have till tomorrow." "Sleep well." "Do we have enough to arrest Kemal?" "There's the blouse, call and witness." " That's more than enough." " Right." "Book him." "Call Hartmann." "Tell him where we are." " Talk to Hartmann." " No way." " See you tomorrow." " I'm not talking to Hartmann?" "Lund?" " I want to talk to you." " Talk to Meyer." "I want to talk to you." "What did you find in the garage?" "Apparently that's where Kemal held the girl captive." " We're charging him." " Then he has to be arraigned." " Tomorrow." " When?" "I think he's guilty." "If you don't want to suspend him, then that's your problem." " You think he's guilty." " Yes, at the moment." "Right now I can't see how he couldn't be." " Lund!" " No doubts at all?" "The hospital called." " What about?" " There's been an accident." "It's Bengt." "He hit a guard rail on his way to Sweden." " He's been extremely lucky." " What do you mean?" "He should have been in bed." "His blood alcohol was 0.12." " I'd like to see him." " Not until he wakes up." "I want to see him." "I'll see what I can do." "Wait here." " Is there anything I can do?" " No, but thanks for..." "No problem." "I think I need to be..." "If it's okay." " Of course." " This way." "DAY 8" "MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 7.03 A.M." "You're right." "He's done it before." "How are you feeling?" "They said you only have a concussion and a broken arm." "I was so pissed off with you yesterday that I decided to drive home." "I don't know why I'm so..." "I read the file." "It wasn't a crime of passion." "We can talk about that later." "He has an MO." "Like a recipe he follows." "We studied previous cases." "None of them is similar." "Because the victims haven't been found." "That's why he dumped her in the water." "It turns him on that only he and girl know where and when it ends." "To him that's intimacy." "Like a love affair." "So how is he?" "Okay?" " Yes." " What about you?" "Let's check young women who've disappeared in the last 10 years." " Here and all over the country." " There's something else..." " I want to check Kemal's CV." " That's just it." "We had to let him go." "We didn't have enough evidence to charge him." "Her parents recognised the blouse." "We couldn't prove it was Nanna's." " What did the lab say?" " They need to do further tests." " We have plenty of evidence." " Like what?" "Like a witness who saw Kemal carry the girl to his car." "He changed his mind." "He's not exactly sure what he saw." "He says he never said the things you claim he has said." "Then we'll interview him again." "He clearly said..." "Possibly, but not anymore." "The only evidence you have is an inconclusive phone call." "Imagine what the judge had to say." " The witness isn't Lund's fault." " Find Mustafa Akkad." "Go brush your teeth." "Now." "We have to go soon." "I'm going to clean up Nanna's room today." "I'll return her books to the high school." "I'll ask Charlotte to come along." "Can you manage that?" "Yes." "I don't think you should go back." "I've made up my mind." "I'm going back to work." "I've been released." "They realised that they made a mistake." "Let's buy a baby carriage today." "Please stay home." "You haven't slept at all." "While I was lying in the cell," "I thought about how much I love my life." "I won't let them change that." "The other teachers will find it odd." "I don't care what they think." "The important thing is that you believe me." "Why was there blood on your T-shirt?" "I've already explained that to you." " Why did you throw it away?" " I cut myself on a Stanley knife." "The blood couldn't be washed off." "I'm going to work as usual and then we'll buy a baby carriage later today." "Okay, beautiful?" "So what happens in the case now?" " I don't really know." " How long will he get?" "I don't know." "Maybe the sentence isn't as important as getting him convicted." " Will you return them for me?" " Yes, of course." "They said you could hand them in in the office." "I'll call you later." "I'll call you." " Why did you release him?" " We couldn't charge him." " We didn't have enough evidence." " How much do you need?" "She was in his apartment, at the party and in the garage." " It's not enough for the judge." " What if you don't find more?" "I just saw him." "He was going to work." "I'm still working on the case." "I understand..." "Don't tell me you understand." "Don't do that." "Lund here, hang on." "Make sure Theis Birk Larsen is under surveillance." "Do we have an interpreter?" " Why?" " We found Akkad." "He was dumb enough to come back for money." " Has he said anything?" " It's all Greek to me." "He's coming in." "See you." "Bye." "Off you go." "Hi." "Want some coffee?" "Just half a cup." " How are you?" " Fine." " How was your weekend?" " We're busy in our summer cottage." " Rama, would you come with me?" " Can we talk over coffee?" "No." "You have to leave." "As far as I know I haven't been suspended." "There'll be a terrible fuss." "I'm asking you to leave." "Perhaps you think I did it as well." "Sorry, but I have a class now." "I think we should talk about what's been going on lately." "I'm sure you've heard a lot of rumours." "But I hope you believe me when I say that I had nothing to do with it." "Is there something you'd like to ask me?" "Is there something you'd like to say?" "Anything at all." "Okay." "Let's get back to work." "Karen Blixen." "Lisa, where are you going?" "Hey!" "This is why we have to talk about it." "Lisa." "They'll get him." "They just don't have enough evidence yet." " We have to believe that." " You don't even believe that yourself." " I'm going over to the house." " Yes." "Go to your damn house and hide." "Isn't that what you always do?" " That's what you did with Nanna." " What the hell does that mean?" "When she wanted to talk, you'd say, "Not right now." Then you'd leave." "No." "That's not true." "Why did she have so many secrets?" "Why didn't we know about her life?" "Because she was 19 and an adult." "And because you two stuck together." "We had to, Theis." "You weren't around." " You let her do anything." " No, I didn't." "And it didn't bother you at all." "I couldn't sleep till she was home." " But I wouldn't take it out on her." " And look where we are now." "Yes, there will be a vote." "Where did you hear that?" "No, he's not withdrawing." "Troels will win." "We'll issue a statement as soon as the result is known." "Bye." " How did it go on the street?" " Lots of people came to see me." "I don't know if they'll vote for me." " The press got wind of the vote." " Of course." "The group is coming one by one." " Because Kemal was released." " Why?" "At least it's good news for us." "Yesterday he was guilty." "Today he is suddenly released." "It doesn't make sense." "Who says Sarah Lund always knows the truth?" "We have to believe they know what they're doing." "Knud Padde is your third visitor." "Focus on him." "She seemed so sure." " The case hasn't been solved." " But Kemal is apparently innocent." "But the damage has been done." "No, it hasn't." "If you go with Bigum, then the damage will be done." "Troels, I want you to stay, but..." "Why not let it go?" "If only you could convince me that you'll win the election for us." "Can you do that?" "It's your decision in the end." "If you have more confidence in Bigum, then you should go with him." "Only one person can win this election for us, and that's Troels." "Once we've won, Troels won't forget who backed him." "I need time to think about it." "I'll call you." "What the hell are you thinking?" "When we checked the mileage logs and talked to the police..." "Are we quite sure Kemal hasn't used that car?" " Of course we are." " What's the big deal about the cars?" "The police think Kemal had previously driven the car the girl was found in." "Shall I get our next visitor?" "I have to make a call." " Is there something you know?" " About what?" "I wasn't there when the police asked." "You couldn't know." "What do you mean?" "Early in the election, Kemal was in charge of an event." "He drove some young people to it." "All the municipality's cars were taken." "So I let him borrow one of ours." "It was just for the afternoon." "Was it the same car?" "I don't know." "We have so many." "Was it the same car?" "That's what I'm looking into." "But I think so." "Check it out." "Now." "Rudi and I are going to the house." "Are you coming?" "Is there something I can do?" "You know how much she meant to me, don't you?" "You and Pernille have always been there for me." "This isn't fair." "I'd like to be alone now." "You're sure you don't want me to wait for you?" "Knud said he'll back you if he gets on some committees." "Once this meeting is over, let's have a meal and some wine." " Did you find out about the car?" " Yes." "It was the same one." "Call the police and tell them that Kemal has driven that car." "Hang on a minute." "We've got a meeting and a vote." "There won't be any vote." "There won't be any committees." "I'm withdrawing my candidacy." " No, Troels." "Listen..." " That's the way it's going to be." "Write a statement to the press." " Stop it, Troels." " It's not your fault." "It's not an issue for discussion." "I defended a man, who committed a terrible crime." "If you do this, Bremer will win." "Yes." "Then that's how it will be." "Let's get this over with." " Am I early?" " Not at all." "Come on in." "Welcome." "I don't know how long it will take." "You go ahead and eat, Mum." "I have to go now." "That's fine." "Mark can go to hockey practice." "I have to go." "Bye." " He won't say a word." " We'll put the screws on him." " What is it?" " Are we sure he's involved?" "Yes." "Why?" "He has a clean record." " He has a job and four kids." " So what?" "Something doesn't fit." "He could have removed every trace." "But he didn't." "Shall we go in?" "Here's the thing." "If you don't start talking, you're going to a cell." "Is that what you want?" "The court doesn't care what you promised Kemal." "You'll be deported." "Policemen will meet you." "They may smile, but they won't be nice." "You have children, don't you?" "Don't you want to see them grow up?" " He'll take them with him." " You will?" "Okay." "Without knowing if you can support them or if they can go to school." "Perhaps the authorities will take custody of them." "It's not what you think." "Rama is a good man." " He just did something stupid." " Tell us." "I went to his place." "He knew that the girl would be coming by." "I said I didn't want to have anything to do with it." "But he needed a place to use." "When I came, the girl was ill." "She could hardly walk." "We carried her to the car and drove her to my garage so she could hide from her family and the authorities." " Afterwards I left..." " Wait." "What are you talking about?" "The girl who Rama helped." "What girl?" "The one from his father's congregation." "Abu Jamal's daughter." "She had run away from home because of an arranged marriage." "He was only trying to help her." "He hid her in my garage." "He found another place on Sunday." "I don't know where." "Excuse me, but Rama didn't come home." " I'm not his babysitter." " He went to work at the school." "They asked him to leave, and no one has seen him since." "He won't answer his phone." "I've left several messages." "Don't worry." " Do we know where Birk Larsen is?" " Last I heard he was at his house." " Check if he's there." " I just did." "Listen to me now." "I haven't done anything." "I've told you everything, for Christ's sake." "Your daughter was only there for a minute." "Then she left." "I helped another girl that night." "But I couldn't tell you." "Your daughter came by." "I know I should have told you before." "It's the truth." "His phone." "Call her." "Yes." "Stop it."