" Abraham!" " No!" "Abraham's pact is about not being willing to sacrifice your children." " You sent a video of a dying child." " If you involve the police, I'm dead." " And my children and your nephew." " He can keep his dad's stuff." "But I want your mum's diary." "He's a thief like his dad." "Andreas!" "Andreas!" "I just wanted to apologise on behalf of the paper and myself." "Tell me if you need any help." "I've got resources." "Inger Marie tried to find out where Lied's fortune came from." "I can too." " How?" " It's best you don't know." "There are loads of documents here." "I'll send them." "This had to happen, so it doesn't happen again!" "We create enormous wealth." "I chose you." "I'm the only one here who knows who everybody is." "The files show what Gisle Eie made from insider information over 25 years." "If there are more, this is huge." "Go to Vibeke's." "And you have to find Andreas." "He's all I've got." "Peter Verås is wanted for the murder of the woman found an hour ago." "His Highness wants to push Peter off a cliff." "Tomorrow night his wild speculations go to print." "Call." "I'll help you." "She was killed because she found something in Bergen." "She said something about a professor." "She found something thanks to him." " She walked straight into the road." " Something terrible has happened!" "Eva Verås is out of the game." "Chapter 6:" "DAY OF JUDGEMENT" "What do you take me for?" "You think I'll accept this?" "Wherever the evil in you comes from, it won't triumph!" "Bad things happen to bad people!" "It wasn't me!" "It was me." " Peter said that it was you!" " It was me." "Don't hit me, Daniel." "It was my fault." "How much sleep have you had lately?" " Do you have any food?" "He's unwell." " Only drinks, I think." "Wait." "Nuts, we've got lots of nuts." "There you go." " What did you promise Lied?" " Nothing." "He said he'd help me with anything." "Seems he meant it." " I haven't cared for many women." " I know." "Both of them dumped me." "One of them's dead, the other's in hospital." "We're going to find that boy." "What about Eva?" "Well, she..." "I'm sure she'll be fine." "Look, have some nuts." "We're about to land, so fasten your seatbelts." "Bergen's waiting." "Fasten your seatbelt." " How's she doing?" " She has a punctured lung." "And we removed her spleen." "I have to put a guard on her room." " Can this only be locked from here?" " Yes." " Her things." "Nobody touched them?" " No." " Are you sure?" " Plastic bags aren't burglar-proof." "Jokes are not what we need right now." " We'll put an armed guard outside." " Is she dangerous?" "Just don't talk to anybody." "Get Eva in here." "Hello, it's me." "I'm at the hospital." " She'll live, no thanks to you." " We have nothing to talk about." "Shall I act like you?" "Leak that you denied her the protection I demanded?" " I'd be careful about threatening me." " Do you think this was an accident?" "How did anyone know she was there?" "You leaked it." "I'll prove it to everybody." " Like the State Attorney." " You wouldn't dare." "I sent you a mail, copied to the whole world." "You wanted attention, now you've got it." " What the fuck happened?" " I don't know." "You had your chance." "Explain why she's still alive." "Do you know how much shit I'll get for this?" "I'm sorry." "Scram." "Then we have these two." "We've got new numbers." "They're registered to Lied Invest." " What if the professor won't meet us?" " We talked while you were asleep." " Do you know him?" " Stellesnes?" "We've clashed in many a debate on TV." "It's been a long time." " What's this?" " Inside." "He's wanted for murder." "You met Andreas Verås?" "I'm his uncle, as you know." "He was abducted after he saw you." "Vibeke's been killed, they blame me." " What's that got to do with me?" " The killers studied here." "Under you." " How...?" " I saw the video." "Of your students." "Gisle Eie and a cunt you really liked: my brother." "NHH Business School isn't perfect." "I love the flaws and pomposity of this school." "But some realised things were taking a wrong turn." "I was one of them." " You didn't feel any responsibility?" " I did." "I alerted Financial Crime." "They sent Vibeke." "What more could you ask?" "Mathiesen, calm him down or I'll leave." "You're going nowhere." "You're wrong." "It's not my job to stop him doing anything." "I don't know who did this." "I promise, nobody here is a killer." "No, but violence can be bought if you have enough money." "Some people with enough money studied here." "Tell us everything you told Vibeke." "We're on." " What did he say?" " It's getting out of control." "Time's running out." "Peter's with Mathiesen, the guy who was fired." " Fired?" " It doesn't matter." "Our sources will find them for us." "Our employer has given us free rein, whatever the cost." " Here's the address." " Whose?" "The people who will give you an I D to access the hospital." "What about the boy?" "I'm so looking forward to going home to Denmark." "There's no point staying here." "I don't think he has any idea where Andreas is." "I have files showing insider trading stretching back more than 20 years." "Loads." "How would you organise it if you received tip-offs over several decades?" "How do you buy and sell shares without raising suspicion?" "Unfortunately it's all too easy." "There are two steps." "One: you receive the tip-offs." "Two: you buy based on those tip-offs." " How do you do that?" " You set up front companies abroad." "And front companies for the front companies." "If the info is sensitive because of who gave the insider information..." "Those in senior positions with knowledge of big companies." " And over 20 years..." " 25 years." "That must add up to a massive amount." "It can't be easy to hide that." "All you need is access to the biggest country in the world: abroad." "This is like a tree, only in reverse." "The branches nourish the roots." "Don't go after the tipsters." "If you know the buying tip-offs of one, you'll see a pattern." "Then you'll find the trunk, the wealth manager." "He's the brains of the network." "Find him, you find them all." "It sounds easy, but you need someone who can interpret the data." "That's Vibeke." "NHH ACCEPTS CHEATING" "What's this?" "Something your nephew and Vibeke found." " I forgot to put it away." " What's it about?" "There was a Nordic share competition." "NHH sent two teams, one team won." " Your brother's team came second." " Were they bad losers?" "Your brother claimed the winning team cheated." "He said the "Daddy boys" received tip-offs." "The Student Union office was set on fire." " Rumour had it that was the reason." " My brother was a suspect?" "Who else?" "One other person:" "Gisle Eie." " What are you doing?" " Daniel and these guys rebuild too." "The office was set up again in the 90s." "It's owned by the company norco." " That tells me nothing." " Gisle Eie was chairman." " How do you know?" " I know." "That's where Andreas is." " How do you know?" " They rebuild what they tear down." "Peter Verås, suspected of murdering Vibeke Haglund, is still on the run." "The police warn that he might be dangerous." "They ask the public not to approach him." "I'LL PHONE IN 20 MINUTES." "BE ALONE." "PETER IS WITH ME" " You think this is the best way?" " Yes." " Not the easiest way, but the best." " Are you good with the police?" "Better than you." "But let's not argue about it, Inger Marie does that job." " So she's taken over your job?" " Yes." "That's why she needs success." "I'm not suited for this job." "You're well suited for the job." "Are you by yourself?" "Yes." "It was the wrong way to get the job." "Never mind." "You would've landed the job sooner or later anyway." "I'm still sorry." "OK, how are we going to do this?" "Tell the police that you know where Andreas is." "I doubt they'll dispatch any officers if they know I made the call." " Peter's wanted, I'm on their radar." " Where are you?" " In Bergen." "Hotel Victoria." " In the lobby?" " In my room." " And Peter?" "Nearby." "If you don't know, you won't be lying to the police." " What room number?" " 314." "Opposite where we think they're hiding Andreas, in Torggata 5." "It may take time to convince them." "I don't even know if they're available." "Hurry." "I believe Peter in this case." " ONE HOUR" " Me too." "Could you give me an hour?" " Yes." "Inger Marie?" "Let's find that boy, OK?" "Say hello from me." "Peter isn't registered, of course." "Mathiesen has booked just one room." " Try Anne Lina Mathiesen." " Who's that?" "Mathiesen's wife." "He's in charge of her credit cards." "Room 414." "Peter Verås is in room 414." " Is the photographer ready in Bergen?" " Yes." "With Peter under arrest as well as Mathiesen, people will have to agree that Aftenavisen cleaned up." " Are you OK?" " Don't pretend that you care." "He must be found soon." "20 minutes to go." "Be patient." " Hello." " Hello." "The key..." "Here's 414." "That's where Peter Verås is." "Follow me into 314 on my signal." "The deal is we go in with you." "Listen." "Don't phone me again until it's all over." "We'll go in, in 10 seconds." "Now." "Team 1 heading for 314." " Our people?" " Right behind." "Team 1 in position outside 314." "Team 2 in position outside 414." "Hands up!" "Lie down!" "Door right, door right!" "Clear!" "Room 414 is clear." "Empty." " Secure the exits." " You're out of order!" "Shut up!" " There's a camera here." " What?" "Check that laptop in the corner." "There's a camera here." "Does anybody know where it goes?" "It's streaming to my lawyer and to a friend." "And they're prepared to post this anywhere!" "Shit!" "We have to let him go." "Let him go." "I presume somebody in Oslo is watching." "You're probably at my former employer's, or they're at yours." "For the record, Inger Marie, you've received a mail from me." "It has a link." "Please click on it." "All this material is with another newspaper." "They'll put it on their website in one hour." "What do you want?" "You have 58 minutes to raid the house next door." " We need more time." " 57 minutes." "The video shows that Aftenavisen and the police won't rescue this boy." " Time to correct that?" " Forget the pension." " We'll send in the lawyers and..." " What if the boy's next door?" " Eva Verås?" " No." "There is no Eva Verås here." "Oh, yes, there is." " How was the flight?" " I hope you don't have to pay Lied." " Did you talk to him?" " He's here." "Good." "Get hold of the files, and I'll find the boy." "Yes." "I love you too." "OK." "Bye." "Women are crazy." " Does Eva have a police guard?" " Aren't you in Bergen?" "I was." "Could you remove the guard?" "I need 10 minutes." "Remove?" "You know everybody's looking for you?" "It's possible, but I must be able to defend it later." " What's it worth?" " I can give you everything." "A lot of people are looking for you." " What do you want?" " To get something that's mine." " She was almost killed." " That's why I'm here." "Her son took something that's mine." "How you disappoint me, Peter." " Disappoint?" " Yes." "You're sick." "Are the papers right in what they say?" "Was it right, the way you treated Daniel?" " Did you kill somebody?" " Why did you treat Daniel that way?" "I was naughty too." "There's a difference between mischief and theft." " And murder." " I didn't kill anyone." "You did." "You killed something in him." " You and your mother..." " Keep mum out of this." "You know what you are?" "You're the devil on earth." "If you go into that room, you'll see what kind of sons you sired." "I never want to see you again." "Never." "We're going in." " Hello, Peter." " Get the guard back, quick." " What's happening?" " They're here now." "This way, please." "Ready." "We're going up." "Basement stairs." "We're going down." "Nothing found." "We're coming down." "Negative." " What's happening?" " He's not there." "Sorry." "Are you there?" "Andreas isn't there." "Are you there?" " You're coming with us." "Now." " What?" "Yes..." " Verås set off Ullevål's fire alarm." " They know where you are!" "Go!" "All units to Ullevål Hospital." "There are three main driveways, four pedestrian paths, 54 buildings." "Here are the files." "My man's ready to track them." " I'll stay here." " Where shall we meet?" " I need your number." " It's in your new phone." "Phone me when you know more." " Yes?" " You got a camera phone?" "Yes." "I'm ready." " Sure about this?" " Mangas Coloradas." " He was beheaded by the bluecoats." " He achieved a lot before that." "OK, you're on." "Hi, I'm Peter Verås." "I have a message to you who don't want to be found." "I have what will nail you." "But I'm willing to do a swap." "If you harm what is dear to me, I'll hand it all over to the police." "You're not going to harm anybody." "You're not going to do anything." "If you do, I'm going to find every fucking one of you." "I didn't kill anybody." "I didn't do any of what's been written." "What I've done is fuck with you as a journalist." "You're hunting in packs, chasing the wrong people and the wrong things." "And for one reason.: to get the attention of as many as possible." "To be a good paper used to be about not just what you printed, but also what you chose not to print." " Turn that off." " I'm talking to the one you want!" "It's a fucking scoop!" "Get the fuck out, you bastard!" "Your things will be taken to your home." "Mangas Coloradas!" "Look it up, you brownnoser!" "Look up 'journalist' too, while you're at it!" " Get me out." " The area's blocked off." "They won't check your car." "Go to the crematorium exit." "Tom Lied is one of them." "I gave him the files." "We found Andreas' bag in the flat in Bergen." "Who else knew you were there before the police came?" "Tom Lied." "Well, just..." "Just get going." "You'll become a hero." "We both have a selfless wish to get rid of Tom Lied." " Yes." "He's done terrible things." " That doesn't surprise me." "This is Jarl." "What do you want him to do?" "Check names and purchase orders linked to Tom Lied." "He probably got insider tip-offs from Gisle Eie, Åge Haugen and my brother." " Food?" "Drink?" "Anything?" " Food, please." " I'll get Indian." " Thanks." "It's Tom." " You bastard." " I've realised a couple of things." "Where's Andreas?" " Time's running out." " What?" "They took the files." "Who?" "Who?" "Who?" "Abraham..." "Hello, you've reached Christina Borch..." "NHH HOMEPAGE" "INTERNSHIPS" "JON STENSRUD INTERN AND TEACHER 1982-86" "I am getting so bored with the Verås family." "All I want is for Andreas to live." "That's all I want." "Not hungry?" "Is Andreas alive?" " I don't know." " Is he alive?" "You went too far." "You were warned." "You even had to drag Tom into it." "We thought you'd go to him." " But you came straight here." " Now listen..." "We'll get the files you gave to Tom, then you'll tell us all you know." " Did you blackmail my brother?" " No." "He came to me." "He said it was our duty to mess up the buddy system." " With insider trading?" " Yes." "We were going to beat them at their own game." "How painful to try and prove your brother's innocence, just to find he's our driving force, a visionary." "Visionary?" "You burn children." "Your brother claimed no one was willing to sacrifice their children." "He was right." "With that one exception." " But it showed people it was serious." " You kill." "Only that whistle-blower and his kid." "No one else." "Except poor Tom." "The others killed themselves, because they wanted out." "We only set the date, time and place." "The irony is that Daniel never wanted to kill the boy." "He didn't know the boy had gone to the cabin." " But you knew?" " He changed." "After he had a child." "Both having and killing children changes you." "He wanted out." "There was only one way, he'd designed it himself." " Then why take Andreas?" " Because Daniel put you on the trail." "And rules are rules." "You're wrong." "Gisle Eie was the whistle-blower." "He sent the case in my brother's name." "And the video of the child." " You killed Vibeke too." " That wasn't my idea." "They're here." "Don't move!" "My phone was in the car." "It's traceable." "Put your gun down, ma'am." "I'll shoot if I have to." "Let's fucking leave." "Fucking crap country." "Several people have been arrested suspected of having set up a group that engaged in extensive insider trading since the mid-90s." "All are former NHH Business School students." "The group has been linked to several suicides amongst financiers..." "Thank you." "Thank your mum." "What will happen now?" "They..." "They're arresting everybody." "Everybody?" "Many said that they were happy this is over." "You were right all along." "They blackmailed dad, that's what they did, right?" "They blackmailed him." "Are you sure you want to talk to him?" " He's my father's father." " Yes." "And a lot more besides." "You ended up in a wheelchair?" "No, my body and I just disagree about the best way to get around." "My body has allied itself with the doctors, in a rotten conspiracy." "Listen..." "You've experienced some terrible things." "Yes." "I'm sorry, I didn't know how..." "I didn't know how serious it was." "You called this a diary?" "She wrote the strangest things." "It's a journal about the sick things you did to Dad, but never to Peter." " There are many sides to this." " No, there aren't." "I want you to listen to me." "No children are alike." "God knows mine weren't." " You think...?" " I always knew he'd end up like that." "No, you always hated one of your sons, it says." " First, he just made me uneasy." " Don't you see...?" "He made me very uneasy, and I was proved right." " When I was young..." " Words can't describe this." "It can't be explained or excused." "You can't abuse children." "Don't blame me for what he did." "I'm not blaming anybody." "Dad was nothing but good to me." "Nothing but good." " What did you tell him?" " Nothing he didn't know already." " Shall we take mum out?" " Yeah, let's do that." "THE MONEY HAS DISAPPEARED 5 MONTHS LATER" " Will you make the Birken ski race?" " I hope not." "But you promised to take part." "A promise is a promise." "Unemployed?" "No, I'm on holiday." "You gave that to Vibeke." "She was holding it, it was covered in blood." "I'll bet Stensrud got confused when you pointed the gun at him." " My brother recruited you, didn't he?" " You look tired." "Get some sleep." "I think about that poor guy who burnt to death with his child." "He'd alerted the Financial Crime Unit." " The buck always stopped with you." " That's just unfounded stories." "Have you heard the story about the girl who thought she was paranoid because no one believed her?" "You employed her and destroyed her to gain control." " You even had a key to her flat." " She gave me that." "Every time she got close to the truth, you made her think she was sick." "Well, all stories have an ending." "She found you out." "As did I." "Your brother was always after money, I presume you're the same." "Then why did he kill himself?" "You don't kill your own children, do you?" "Enjoy your holiday." "Tomorrow you can hear the story on all the channels." "She'll run." "Financial Crime will find her and the money." "She has no future." " When will you start working for us?" " At VG?" " Yeah." "News." " No, I'll do sports." " Don't be daft!" " It'll be a good job." " Where?" " At VG." " Sport isn't important." " That's not the point, it's fun."