"Perhaps I'm naive to think I wouldn't lie in my first hundred days..." "What has happened?" "l can't tell you" "Who were you talking to?" "l can't tell you" "See?" "It will be a difficult evening" "We can stick to personal stuff" "You lost a baby three weeks ago." "What about that?" "It was three weeks since we last had sex because I was so busy" "What if we had a few regular days?" "Tuesdays and Saturdays?" "I'm having scheduled sex sessions with the Prime Minister?" ""Hence it comes that all armed prophets have been victorious..." ""...and all unarmed prophets have been destroyed"" "Jesus Christ" "Let me see if I've got this right" "You want quotas ensuring 50% of board members in Danish companies are women" "lt's old news, Bent -lt just sounds a little drastic 45% lt will say 45% in the bill." "It's a mere technicality" "A board of seven can't have 50% women I don't get it lt's simple maths" "45% will enable boards to have a mixed composition" "Will you enforce it?" "We hope that won't be necessary" "But it might be -l agree" "Listen to me" "This has been part of our Cabinet policy from the very start" "l thought we might moderate it" "No" "We're introducing it tomorrow." "Pernille?" "Surely this falls under my ministry the Ministry for Social Affairs and Gender Equality I see it as a political economy initiative" "Yes, it's not a simple gender equality issue" "Gender equality is not simple" "This was just to brief you" "The final bill may look different" "Let's call it a night" "Thank you" "Ask Bent" "Why wasn't I informed?" "Don't oppose the bill the night before a press conference" "Your Permanent Secretary wasn't exactly thrilled" "Permanent secretaries are opposed to anything that changes the status quo" "So I must worship only you" "No, thanks" "What's going on between you and Henriette?" "You keep looking at her" "How do you mean?" "You don't see her as a minister I see her as a hot minister" "Shall we go through the press release again?" "It's 10:30pm, Kasper." "You should get a life" "Good night, Sanne" "Good night" "Bye" "Bye" "Men Who Love Women" "Dad, where's my notebook?" "I have no idea" "Well?" "It screams state regulation lt is state regulation" "You're in for a beating" "Yes" "What will they attack?" "You, for proposing it lt's Henriette Klitgaard's bill" "She's a woman, too, and is what?" "38?" "She's got a PhD in Market Economy and an MBA from Princeton" "How do you know?" "I worked with her at Simtech." "She was an intern lt's Henriette's show today" "They will rail against your feminist agenda" "When women become executives, they must apologise for being women" "They must be overly skilled and promise never to favour women" "Men don't force you to beg for their approval I've never asked for a man's approval" "How do I look?" "Fine" "The back?" "Fine from the back, too" "Thanks" "We expect to have the bill passed before the summer break" "Thank you" "Thank you, Henriette Klitgaard" "Any questions?" "Will this be compulsory for boards in the public sector, too?" "The Danish laws apply to everyone" "To the Cabinet and Parliament, too?" "Repeat that" "To the cabinet and Parliament, too?" "My party meets the quota" "How Parliament is made up is decided by voters I'm not messing with the constitution" "You're both highly educated leaders" "That makes the bill rather redundant" "May I?" "Only 5.1 % of top executive posts are currently held by women" "The people elected our Prime Minister" "They must be far more progressive than the corporate world" "And sit down" "Pedal hard" "I said sit down" "Excuse me." "I'm Benjamin, the new instructor lf you want to do your own thing, please sit at the back" "You are ruining it for everyone else" "OK, but I don't think that's true" "And bring water next time." "It's unhealthy not to drink anything" "ls that your breakfast?" "Yes" "l can help you with your diet" "Wow." "Thanks I eat croissants to clog up my veins, not to stay healthy" "I need the number I need to fill some time..." "Well, get him to ring back, for God's sake!" "Get Klitgaard in for an interview" ""The Clit"" "What?" "That's what they call her" "She's the Business Affairs Minister" "Have you seen her CV?" "This lady is a former model" "Four degrees from foreign universities..." "A mother of three and not yet forty I bet she can't cook" "The most interesting thing is she's the only minister who wasn't voted into Parliament" "The Prime Minister headhunted her from the corporate sector" "Let's do a segment about that" "We'll put her to the test tonight." "At 6:00pm or 8:30pm?" "I'll take her on the six o'clock news" "What will make the best TV?" "What?" "What's best in journalistic terms?" "What do you mean?" "You've got..." "She's a female minister launching a feminist bill" "Do we pair her with a woman and go for girl power?" "Or should I take her at 8:30pm?" "She looks great" "You've got a point" "Girl power?" "We postpone the story so a man can interview her?" "It's about symbolic value lt's a story about favouring women." "You are both women" "Pairing her with you would be overkill" "Since when did gender interfere with our reporting?" "We don't..." "This case is all about gender lt's all about equality" "You won't let Katrine take it because she's a woman?" "Come off it!" "lt will work lt's grotesque I'll gladly take her" "What will it be, then?" "What should we do?" "Ulrik, 8:30pm" "Great" "No!" "We expect to pass the bill before the summer break" "Aren't quotas more for lost causes?" "Bloody hell!" "He's good!" "Quotas are useful in areas that don't self-regulate" "You have quotas for students, and students are not lost causes" "Take that, Ulrik" "So if I have understood you correctly women need a bill to get ahead?" "We need a bill to break down the closed systems of the corporate world so highly educated women don't have to wait for things to change" "OK..." "Some issues must be legislated" "We legislate on maternity and paternity leave" "The royals embrace gender equality." "It's nothing to be scared of, Ulrik" "Henriette..." "She has him eating out of her hand" "That girl is sizzling hot, so I don't really give a shit" "The carrot is tax benefits for those companies that quickly let women onto their boards" "The stick is harsher taxation for the companies that won't" "We may even take away their right to operate in Denmark" "Hopefully the carrot will be enough" "Give her hell, Ulrik!" "We look forward to finding that out." "Thank you" "Now, from quotas and bills to speeches and battle songs" "Today is Women's Day" "Our reporter has hit the streets, wearing a bra" "Hey." "Long day?" "Yes" "Katrine?" "I want to apologise for this morning." "I didn't mean to criticise" "lt doesn't matter" "You can eat whatever you want I'd like to go home now, if you don't mind ls it that hard being famous?" "What?" "You can't even chat to a lowly fitness instructor?" "I came to apologise, and you're treating me like a stalker" "That's a bit far-fetched..." "l'm not lf you really want to know I didn't recognise you this morning I don't really watch TV" "l prefer the other news anchor..." "Ulrik" "Ulrik, yes." "Ulrik Mørch" "Why do you like Ulrik better?" "He gives people a chance" "Hey, Benjamin" "What are you eating?" "Coco Pops I was no match for his pester power yesterday" "Do you want the headlines?" "Go for it" ""Violent protests in Burma"" ""The National Bank raises interest rates"" "OK" "Who's that?" "A minister in Mum's cabinet" "Why isn't she wearing any clothes?" "This is where it all begins" "ONE FOR THE BOARD, BOYS?" "Hi" "Hi" "Hi." "Good morning" "Good morning" "l got you the breakfast deal" "Thanks" "No croissant for me" "Are you ill?" "No, I'm just trying to eat wholesome food" "l really just want some water" "Water?" "Are things that bad in the TV industry?" "Staff meetings are starting to resemble stag parties" "At my job it's more like hen parties" "That Business Affairs Minister, Henriette, is hot" "She's enough to give a girl an inferiority complex" "Pernille Madsen feels the same way" "Well, it ought to come under the Ministry for Gender Equality" "My lips are sealed" "She's furious about it" "But that's confidential, OK?" "Now tell me about yourself" "The facts or what you want to hear?" "What do I want to hear?" "That I'm celibate" "And that I miss an old friend" "And I don't mean Ole" "I liked Ole" "But you like the thought of being hard to get over, too" "Nonsense I did some modelling when I was 21 ." "I needed the money" "Of course" "Are there more?" "I was never Miss Wet T-Shirt I only worked for the big agencies, and I did a lot of lingerie shoots" "Let's meet and work out a press strategy for your modelling past" "Rune can handle it" "Of course he can" "The media is onto this, so coordinate any announcements with us" ""Let's work out a press strategy for your modelling past"" "That's not what I said" ""l'd so like to help you with your press strategy"" "You know..." "Birgitte, I'm not flirting" "You are flirting" "l'm not flirting" "You are so flirting" "Sanne, am I flirting?" "Not with me, you're not" "Pernille Madsen wants to meet with you" "She's being very persistent -l'll ring her" "Pernille Madsen has got a point" "As Minister for Gender Equality, she should be in on it" "Do you agree?" "Fire her I can't stand Pernille Madsen" "Why not?" "She's a stale old man-hater" "She's a butch, angry bra-burner with hairy armpits I just can't stand her" "You should talk to your therapist about it" "Come the revolution those women will be lined up against the wall first and shot" "You asked, I answered" "You're such a flirt" "I'm glad you had time for a chat" "Labour doesn't see why you chose Henriette to pitch your bill" "Party leaders can come to me about it" "We are. I'm Deputy Leader" "Why hand a gender equality issue to the Minister of Business Affairs?" "I want to shift the focus of the debate, Pernille" "My choice of ministry was tactical" "She has the respect of the corporate world" "That makes us less vulnerable" "You think so?" "She's a former lingerie model" "They would never have dug up pictures like that of me" "Apart from that why don't you keep your own promise about gender equality?" "What do you mean?" "The Coordination Committee has only two women on it I assume you are thinking of yourself" "The Minister for Gender Equality has never been on the committee I've got a lot of clout in the Labour Party" "We'd hate to create unrest in the government" "Birgitte, you owe me for favouring Henriette with this bill" "What do you want?" "Access to all related meetings" "And to be first in line for the committee at the next Cabinet reshuffle" "The very first in line" "It was nice talking to you" "We've been approached by Crohne" "Crohne?" "Of Crohne lndustries" "He wants to meet with you" "How about at six this evening?" "It's hard to set up a meeting with the Prime Minister, isn't it?" "And yet you offer him a meeting the day he rings" "We always meet with Crohne" "We?" "This office" "l know Hesselboe met with him" "They were on good terms" "According to the press Crohne dictated the government's corporate tax policy" "Crohne is one of the most powerful people in Denmark" "ls six OK, Prime Minister?" "No, I'm eating dinner at home" "l can be here at eight" "Good" "How did you do in the test?" "Fine. I got an A" "Great!" "Congratulations" "Thanks." "I got an A in the last one, too" "Can I play my computer game?" "No, sweetheart." "This is family time" "Have you got any homework?" "Run along, then" "Can I practise the piano?" "l promise to wear headphones" "OK, that's great" "Who the hell invented the concept of quality time?" "Sick bastard" "You have been away a lot" "They will be all over you on the sofa tonight I've got a meeting" "OK" "Guess who with" "Who?" "Joachim Crohne" "OK" "He's used to influencing our country's legislation" "My Permanent Secretary insisted" "Of course" "He's a member of the same corporate network as Crohne's CEO" "ls he?" "Corporate Group Number 3" "Oh, I see ls that a bad thing for democracy?" "Ministers shouldn't get intimate with people in the corporate world" "Really?" "Do we have to get a divorce, then?" "I'm not a CEO. I just teach" "I get jealous watching you doll yourself up for another man" "Jealous of Crohne?" "He's about 600 years old" "You always liked mature men" "Hurry home" "Good evening" "Evening" "This way" "We fully understand that as our first female Prime Minister you feel compelled to fight for women's rights" "However, it has always been an executive right for directors to pick their board members lt still is, only now half of them have to be women" "When a symphony orchestra chooses a new violinist they place a screen on stage behind which the candidate plays" "At the end they choose the best" "Not the best man or the best woman but the best violinist" "But nobody picks board members that way" "We do" "OK" "Then how do you explain why the number of women executives hasn't changed in the last ten years?" "Women are better and more highly educated than men and there are more and more competent women to choose from" "Good things come to those who wait" "How long must they wait?" "It took women almost seventy years to get the vote" "Many boards are made up entirely of men" "They call in one of the old boys when they need a new member I think you know that is how it still works in most places" "We will not be forced to give up our freedom of choice" "This country's laws apply to all Danish companies" "Exactly" "So this could result in the Crohne Corporation moving its activities abroad" "I sympathise with your proposal" "Let me assure you that we are a billion dollar corporation up against tough competition" "We can't risk our companies being run by incompetents because of state intervention" "ls that a threat?" "Not at all" "Your job is to make a stand" "The rest of us have to live with the consequences" "As such, we have to take our precautions" "Take some time to think about it I'd like to hear your response within 48 hours" "I know my way out" "They have?" "I thought it was Monday" "Please sit down" "Fine" "I just met with Crohne" "He's threatening to move his activities abroad if we pass the bill" "Christ!" "I warned you" "We must take this seriously lt's an unreasonable response to a bill he doesn't know in detail I think it's a reaction to the presentation of the bill I'm sure he can differentiate between the presentation and the product" "Maybe the bill goes too far" "We could have given them two years' warning and made it 30% women" "So much for gender equality!" "What do you mean?" "If we say 30% women we'd be admitting men's first claim to the boards" "Are we talking about equality, or are we not?" "Thank you, Henriette." "I think we get the point" "We have to change our policy, Birgitte" "We have to, Birgitte lt's bad PR to withdraw a bill just because of a little resistance" "Crohne accounts for 1 1 % of the Danish gross national income 1 1 %, my friends. 1 1%!" "And when Crohne says, "Jump" the corporate world says, "How high?"" "So we should let Crohne dictate the law of the land?" "No, but that's just the way it is" "He's stronger" "We stand to lose 1 70 billion kroner" "Not to mention a lot ofjobs" "It's going to be fun pitching that to the business dailies" "Crohne has given us 48 hours." "Let's act as if nothing has happened" "Play it tough" "Yes" "We can't give up at the first objection raised" "Agreed" "Beware, Birgitte -l'm sorry, Bent I can't let Crohne rattle my cage I am not saying that..." "We may have to make certain concessions" "Maybe we can generate public opinion and force him to give us a better deal" "Nice shoes" "Louboutin is a genius" "Oh, you know about shoes, too?" "Read fashion magazines, do you?" "No, I'm just a know-all" "What is that tattoo on your ankle?" "It's the Chinese sign for "woman"" "As if there was any doubt!" "It's more to get know-alls like you to reveal their ignorance" "Dropping your pen on purpose was unoriginal" "But thanks for the compliment" "Have you got a moment?" "Of course" "Poor Henriette" "The press is having a field day lt's getting to her" "Do you think?" "She's very strident" "But then there is a lot of talk about her at Borgen among journalists and spin doctors" "People are talking about her being easy with men lt must be hard for her" "We must not take it too seriously" "No, but..." "Do say if you need me to relieve her of any of her duties should things come to a head I don't see any reason to change anything" "Let's not listen to idle gossip" "Of course" "But what should I tell the press?" "TV1 wants to interview me tomorrow" "They want to hear how I feel as Minister for Equality about her taking over my area of responsibility" "You can't I have to." "My own party is asking the same question" "You can't reveal our internal strife like that I'm sick of being on display like this" "PerniIle, I'm your boss." "I forbid it." "Call it off" "That's masculine leadership if I ever saw it" "l thought we talk things over" "We did, and I've made my decision" "Kasper, come here" "Door" "How did TV1 get wind of the conflict between Klitgaard and Madsen?" "Find out" "Katrine, it's me again." "Please pick up" "Ring me, for God's sake" "Katrine" "We need to talk" "What's wrong?" "It's confidential" "Benjamin is my spinning instructor." "This is Kasper" "Hi, Benjamin." "Now spin off and let the grown-ups talk" "Hey!" "Watch it!" "l need to talk to you now" "I'm sorry... lt's OK. lt's not a problem" "Nice talking to you" "See you" "Don't talk to people like that" "Are you seeing him?" "Stop it" "Did you invite Pernille Madsen in for an interview?" "I told you about the conflict between her and Klitgaard" "That's not why. I'm doing it because there's a good story there I told you in confidence." "I told you that" "Pernille Madsen is not going on the news I love it when you bully me" "That's nothing compared to a Cabinet crisis, Katrine" "Goodbye" "This is why I left you" "Your world ends and begins with you" "Your priorities, your agenda, your secrets..." "l have no secrets" "You have nothing but secrets" "Come off it!" "Crohne's threatening to pull out of Denmark if we pass the bill" "Of course." "He's a tough old bastard" "So you think he's being tough by blackmailing the Prime Minister?" "No, but I told you you were in for a beating" "Come here" "Darling, I've got 48 hours" "What are you doing?" "Learning all about Crohne" "I guess you need to take it seriously lt's not just the gender thing lt's because you're meddling with the way he runs his business lt's just a gambit" "Exactly lt's like when people go all in in a poker game" "They may not have a good hand, but it will cost you to find out" "Pokerjust isn't your game" "Why not?" "You can't bluff." "You're a girl." "Am I wrong?" "Definitely, yes" "Girls bluff all the time" "Really?" "I just need to check something" "No, darling" "Look lf you must work, go into the other room" "All right" "Good night" "What's this?" "lt's oatmeal" "With grated apple" "Yuck lt's called healthy food." "You should try it before you turn eighteen" "No way" "Yes way" "Coco Pops is for weekends" "Your minister has put it about a bit" "Get dressed" "OK" "MY MANY MEN" "Did you finish your work last night?" ""Henriette Klitgaard had a sure plan for getting ahead" ""She carried it out on her back"" "Very well written" ""Several of Henriette's acquaintances say..." ""...she targeted powerful men and made them her sex partners"" "They can't write that about a minister" "They make her sound like a whore" "Laugesen is at the helm of Express" "They're unscrupulous" "But it's libel" "Perhaps she was an easy lay" "What's that supposed to mean?" "Nothing" "What?" "Have you been with her?" "Stop it" "When you worked together, you slept with her, didn't you?" "It was seventeen years ago" "You slept with my minister" "And so what?" "And you've been concealing it" "We don't talk about all the..." "All the what?" "The people we were with before we met lt was at a Christmas party" "We were drunk" "My Minister of Business Affairs!" "She was a 21-year-old intern, then" "OK" "Go through my list of ministers, and list those you've screwed□" "OK?" "Of course" "Thanks" "Good morning" "Yes I don't know where they got this from, but it's over the top" "They have spoken to some of the men from your past" "Can't you see?" "It's a classic case of chauvinism lt's OK for men to bed lots of women." "But if a woman does it, she's a whore" "Well, did you?" "What?" "Bed lots of men" "We have to come up with a response" "Right?" "If we're going to sue, we need to know the truth lt's personal" "Not after 120,000 people have read about it I didn't sleep with all of those men I've had a perfectly normal amount of boyfriends and flings" "At the odd Christmas party!" "So..." "Laugesen hates this Cabinet and me" "This time, you took the flak" "Laugesen is acting under orders" "Who ran the story?" "Three papers within the last twelve hours" "First Express" "Then the free newspaper, CITY" "Express is owned by CPH Press which in turn is owned by city Media which publishes the free paper" "Stars and Royals is published by Orion House which is owned by?" "Which is owned by Crohne Media" "Joachim Crohne" "Precisely lt all adds up" "Good work, Kasper" "Only we can't use it" "We can't prove a thing." "We'd be shooting ourselves in the foot" "lt's a great story" "We're not going to use it" "We focus on the politics" "You're shocked by these personal attacks I mean it" "How do we deal with the press?" "We don't respond" "We get Henriette live on the news tonight" " TV1 or TV2" "Let the Ministry of Business Affairs handle it but run everything by me" "l'll set up an interview" "No, I'll handle it I'm well connected I'm very sorry you have to go through all this" "l mean that -l guess it's part of the job" "No" "Now what?" "A gift" "At what price?" "No price." "It's a gift" "Tell me what it is, and I'll see if I want it" "An interview with Klitgaard" "She has refused to comment so far." "Why this sudden urge to go on TV?" "Katrine, please don't think that I always have a hidden agenda" "Quote of the day, Kasper!" "Well?" "Really?" "OK" "Of course." "OK, Bent" "No" "OK." "Yes" "Am I interrupting anything?" "No" "Klitgaard will be on at six with Laugesen" "Together?" "The network thought it would be too tame to have her on her own so Laugesen is going on to represent Express" "Klitgaard must not mention our talks with Crohne" "l agree" "Thanks, Sanne" "The Metalworkers' Union" "That's tomorrow" "The Commissioner of the Faroe..." "High Commissioner" "She's incompetent" "Yes, but she's got a great arse" "Klitgaard must not reveal anything" "She must keep things on a personal level" "Sejrø just spoke to the Confederation of Danish industry" "Five of our largest companies are backing Crohne's threat lf he pulls out of the country, so will they" "So you're withdrawing the bill?" "They're putting pressure on us" "This is confidential." "Don't tell Klitgaard" "Make sure she stays in line" "Coordinate with her adviser" "Rune Holm is an amateur" "But you aren't, Kasper" "meeting in PROGRESS" "Rune, let's make sure your minister doesn't mess up tonight" "Yes, let's" "How did you get so arrogant?" "Practice makes perfect" "Where's your adviser?" "Since you insist on handling the press for me we might as well talk one to one ls that a problem?" "The Prime Minister wants you to avoid certain issues tonight" "You must not mention her talks with Crohne" "You cannot use the argument that Crohne owns Express" "Don't mention Crohne" "Why?" "Laugesen has a way of making people say things they normally wouldn't dream of" "So I stick to saying we're going ahead with the bill?" "Don't mention the bill, either" "What?" "Keep things on a personal level l don't understand ls there something you're not telling me?" "Has Birgitte changed her mind about the bill?" "Stick to our agreement" "You want me to go up against an unscrupulous bastard who's peddling blatant lies about me?" "Nobody tells me anything -lt goes..." "lt goes with the job" "Yours or mine?" "One day, you can tell me what it is like to have no morals" "Act like a professional, for God's sake!" "Now what?" "What the hell are you doing?" "Are you dropping the bill?" "Yes, for God's sake!" "You have a meeting now" "You can see yourself out" "Tell it how it is" "How many am I up against here?" "Thank you." "I love easy women" "But it's hardly fitting for a minister" "Michael Laugesen why should the public take interest in the minister's sex life?" "The public has a right to know about the morals of their politicians" "Morals?" "Your allegations are unfounded" "None of your men have denied them" "Maybe because all of this is beneath them" "Or because it's all true" "Let's leave that debate for now" "Michael, in an interview last month you talked about your college days" "You said, "l spent all my time..." ""...doing as many women as possible"" "Are the rules different for men?" "You hate women being on top I love beautiful women being on top" "And in all positions" "Let's stay on track..." "Does your crusade to discredit me as Minister of Business Affairs serve other purposes, too?" "Please elaborate" "Yes, please do" "The corporate powers-that-be are dead against my proposal for putting more women on Danish boards" "She can't do that!" "Maybe not everyone knows your paper is owned by Crohne Media who want the bill dropped" "What an absurd allegation" "No more absurd than your story" "Let him answer" "I'm afraid our time is up" "The nerve of her!" "She didn't let him answer" "Moving on, some celebrations..." "What did you say to Klitgaard?" "I told her to be careful" "Did you say we may drop the bill?" "l can't remember how I phrased it" "For God's sake, Kasper!" "Crohne will be here within the hour" "He'll say we're accusing him of leaning on the Cabinet" "He is!" "But we can't say that, Kasper!" "What were you thinking?" "The Permanent Secretary and Finance..." "Have Klitgaard come in tomorrow." "Never mind her plans" "What was that interview with Klitgaard about?" "Crohne will sue us!" "l'm sure he can be dissuaded" "Of course, if we drop the bill" "lt's our most sensible option -lt's our only option" "No, it's not lt implies that Crohne will carry out his threat" "He'll be here in an hour" "How much do we know about him?" "Let's hear the facts, Kasper" "Denmark's most powerful businessman is a holder of the Grand Cross" "He founded the Crohne Foundation which restores Danish landmarks finances hospital wings and the new National Museum of Art" "Thank you, Kasper" "Niels Erik..." "Doesn't Crohne play bridge with the Queen?" "You know him well, don't you?" "He has been known to, every third Thursday" "And he gets invited to new year receptions and royal balls?" "And what do they sing each morning at Crohne's head office?" "Denmark, My Native Land" "What is this?" "Jeopardy?" "No, I'm calling..." "Crohne's bluff" "Look at him" "He's the most powerful and richest Dane alive" "He has a knighthood." "He hobnobs with the Queen" "He makes huge donations to national causes" "The man is going on seventy ls he going to end his days by leaving Denmark over a few women joining his board?" "In Denmark l was born" "'Tis there my home is lt's a huge gamble lt's a calculated risk" "Come on, Katrine." "Let me give you some feedback" "You just did, Torben" "You let your guests argue it out" "You're set on crucifying and killing off Laugesen lt was a bad interview" "Sharp questions and answers" "You didn't do that" "l did" "No, you bloody well didn't" "As anchor, you need to distribute the verbal blows evenly" "Christ, it's the director." "He'll be phoning to give me an earful I bet Laugesen has complained already" "And whose fault is that, Katrine?" "Torben..." "Your feedback is only concerned with who makes a mistake I get carried away sometimes." "I know that" "But I always take a critical stance toward my guests" "Katrine, you're ranting" "Hey" "How about some interval training?" "What?" "Let me teach you how to run -l've been running for fifteen years" "ln women's races?" "And junior handball" "Show me tomorrow, then -l am not sure if I can..." "Weren't you going running tomorrow?" "OK. I'll pick you up at 8:00am" "See you then" "OK" "I never said I was going running tomorrow" "He's gorgeous" "l bet he can't even spell "lQ"" "He's mad about you" "That guy's name is "Yes, please" -ls it really?" "Repeat after me, "Yes, please"" "Well, have you got an answer for me?" "No" "Do you need more time?" "No, the answer is no" "You run this country's largest company" "We make the laws" "We must not confuse those two things" "That's a very nonchalant attitude considering the consequences" "The consequences of giving in to you would be far greater for democracy" "It's going to pain me to leave Denmark after a lifetime here" "But you won't" "You're not going to move 10,000 jobs just because of three women" "Oh, no?" "What am I going to do, then?" "You're going to reveal yourself to be a modern leader adjusting to new initiatives ahead of others because you won't let the law force you out" "That way you'll also get the most competent women for your board" "And what do I get in return?" "The Prime Minister's gratitude" "The environment taxes are going to hit our plants hard I'd appreciate more time for the transition of our production" "Another two years" "Not bad" "Thank you" "But you won't make a Moderate out of me just yet" "Your wife just beat the most powerful man in Denmark at poker" "Oh?" "Congratulations" "Thanks" "Let's celebrate" "No." "Sleep tight" "Good night" "Good morning" "Morning" "Good morning" "Morning" "What's going on?" "Large envelope, sent anonymously." "We got Special Branch to check it out" "A bomb?" "Maybe" "Good morning" "Good morning, Kasper" "Good morning" "We have a problem" "Henriette Klitgaard lied on her CV" "What?" "We just received a copy of her CV from Who's Who  along with proof that she hasn't got the degrees she claims" "Does it hold up?" "Yes I'm afraid so two universities deny her having gone there" "She never got her PhD" "Who sent it?" "l'm guessing Crohne" "Not personally, but some of his people" "Birgitte, this is recognition of your settlement lt's the weapon he'd have used against the Cabinet" "Do Express have this?" "Probably" "But Crohne won't allow them to use it I've given her my personal support I know" "Come in" "Are congratulations in order?" "Yes, we'll get the bill passed" "So I should congratulate all women" "Sit down" "I'm sorry I let my temper get the better of me on TV" "Yes, well, that's not what I want to talk about" "Do you know the rules of amnesty?" "Anyone guilty of a crime can avoid punishment if they turn themselves in" "Let's just say, I'm telling you you can confide in me about anything you think you ought to have told me about yourself" "Anything?" "No" "You have nothing to confide, even if it will spare you the consequences?" "About your past?" "If you're referring to my encounter with your husband..." "That's irrelevant." "This is the Prime Minister talking" "This is far more important I have no idea what you mean" "I'm awfully sorry because that forces me to ask you to resign" "These degrees aren't what has made me a minister" "lt was a long time ago" "You lied ln public, to the Cabinet and to me personally lt was necessary in the beginning to get me the right jobs lt's a trifle" "l've been a good minister" "Yes" "But I can't have a minister lying to me" "That minister will have to resign" "This isn't necessary" "Believe me, it isn't" "We'll find a nice way to do it" "This won't get out I suggest you send me your resignation this afternoon" "I only did what hordes of incompetent men have always done I embellished the facts" "Yes, but I don't need an incompetent man I need a competent woman" "Minister of Business Affairs Henriette Klitgaard is resigning due to the smear campaign against her" "She says she's resigning because of her family" "The media campaign has been a shocking experience I've realised that this job comes at too high a price I cannot and will not subject my three children my husband and myself to it any more lt's all changing at the Ministry of Business Affairs..." "Mum!" "Hello, sweetheart ...PernilIe Madsen" "Pernille Madsen also gains a seat on the Coordination Committee" "Hi, Mum" "Hi" "Have you had a nice day?" "Fine, thanks I'm looking forward to continuing your work" "Henriette Klitgaard was obviously moved today I have become so fond of all of you." "It's hard to say goodbye"