"The police are searching for Robert Zeuthen's nine-year-old daughter, Emilie who disappeared earlier this evening from her home." "What are you doing to find her?" " Sarah Lund, who is this?" " The gin' is all right." "I'm collecting a debt." "How much do you think she's worth?" "We found tyre tracks up on the road." " Have you seen this girl?" "She's nine." " I bloody well haven't seen her!" "I asked you about the tattoos, but your mind was on the Chief and the OPA job." " It's a little girl we're talking about." " Mum, where is Emilie?" " What have you told Carl?" " Why didn't you let me take her home?" "He said he'd give her back for money." " How much?" " As little as possible, at first." " What do you think Emilie is worth?" " The highest amount discussed." "A comment on the kidnapping?" "The family have my deepest sympathy." " No one knows how this will play out." " It's about a nine-year-old girl." "There's a crisis, and you fall in love with the leader of our support party." " Of course we'll point to you." " We agreed to spare the family." "Your Minister of Justice and Special Branch had a meeting about the kidnapping risk." "I trust Special Branch and the police will bring the girl home safely." " Mum, we're not coming" " Mark wants you to leave him alone." "I'm investigating the Zeuthen kidnapping and the murders on the ship." " You had a meeting with the mate." " Yes." " Which case did he testify in?" " Let's wait, I don't have the details." "Lund speaking." "The family will pay you 10 million Kroner." " Where do you want us to bring it?" " I think you should bring it" "The notes are unmarked." "Untraceable." " Sarah?" " It was my son." " I missed the train." " You see bus 14?" "Throw the money in" "The next time you consider paying peanuts for a girl's life, then consider this." "THE KILLING Ill" "THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10" "The victim is 44-year old Peter Schultz, assistant to the Public Prosecutor." "The perp must have surprised him and hid in the building till after closing time." "He went via the loft, and opened several doors with a lock gun, then onto the roof through a window on the west side." " Get the press further back." " He must have gone across the rooftops." " Description?" " Nothing, he was wearing a hood." "He came in the same way he went out." "The cameras only cover the entrances." "The assistant public prosecutor was last seen 90 minutes before closing time." "He went to the toilet after the hearing." "No one saw him after that." " And the money?" " No one on the bus took it." "You spoke to the perpetrator." " Will he call?" " I need a car." " What?" "Yes, I suppose he will." " You're not sure?" "And the prosecutor?" "The mate from the Zeeland ship contacted him recently." "He and the other two crew members testified in a case we should look into." " Why haven't I heard about this?" " There wasn't time." "We'll go and search the place where the girl was last night." "I need a car." "You're not going anywhere before I get the phone." "Give it to me." "Bring the victim's office staff in for questioning." "I want to know everything." " He has to call back." " We spoke on and off for 90 minutes." " How could you not trace his phone?" " He's calling over the net via London." " Yes, but if you'd been quicker..." " He kicked a man off the courthouse!" "And it wasn't me who stopped on the platform to say hi to the family." "So, he's gonna be a dad." "Congratulations." "Why don't they go?" "With a desk job at OPA you'll have more time to be a grandma and such." "It's an odd way to find out." "He may just be keeping it quiet to begin with." " She was heavily pregnant." " Yes." "She's probably the one who doesn't want him to say it." "Yeah, it must be her, because it couldn't have anything to do with you." "If there's a problem." buy a present." "Go congratulate them and speak openly." " Stick to subjects you know about." " You know nothing about me and my life." "I remember once waiting on Ryesgade, with all my things and very little explanation." "It was a rash decision for us to move in there together." "Maybe, but it was a little late to find out after we'd paid the deposit." "Is it because I awe you money, or what?" "When you're struggling with something emotional, you tend to do a runner." "Well, then, it's probably good that nothing came of it, right?" "The Minister of Justice and Special Branch are here." "The rest of the committee are close." "Regrettably, this old bank branch was the only bug-proof place Special Branch could find." " Who is the victim?" " 44-year old assistant public prosecutor." "The ransom wasn't picked up." "They don't know where the girl is." "The Treasurer wants a meeting, but we must react to Ussing's attack." " Kamper, I can explain." " Then you'd better get started." "Zeuthen's daughter has been kidnapped." "A public prosecutor has been murdered." " Ussing says you've discussed a threat." " The others will be here in a minute." "If they watch TV, they'll accept that the Justice Minister has begun." "I understand your anger, and we're investigating where Ussing got it from." " I just want to know if it's true." " Well, if you'd let me explain..." "I met with Special Branch, because we'd received this anonymous document via our email." "The sender was untraceable." "It calls itself an indictment, but it's a long outburst of anger against the state and the government." "It's a mix of leftist rhetoric and doomsday prophecies." "The state and the government are proclaimed lackeys to big business, and the sender concludes that the guilty must be called to account." " Is Emilie Zeuthen mentioned?" " No, but Zeeland is, several times." "So you figured she was in danger?" "No, Special Branch made a risk assessment." "She was way down the list." "Not least because the document was sent right after you called the election." "We focused on protecting the politicians." "This may indeed have been the perpetrators intention." "We couldn't have predicted the danger to Emilie Zeuthen." "Had we known, we would have acted." "Zeuthen supports us." "It still doesn't explain how Ussing got the information, and not I." "He claims it was put in his pigeon hole at Christiansburg." "We're investigating." "Special Branch have only just discovered, that the document was sent from the computer used on the Zeeland ship." " We contacted you, but you were busy." " I interrupted the election meeting." "Is the girl alive?" "We don't know if he'll call again, but we're checking several leads." "There's a possible connection between the murders and a certain police case." " Do you know anything about that?" " No, it's news to me." "Then you should look into it, because we look bad now." "There was a threat." "I want this material scrutinised, so that it's clear, that you had no reason to believe that it was aimed at Emilie." "Agreed?" " Thank you!" " I'll head back to the Ministry." "So, the Minister will deny this?" "Yes, but he won't say anything concrete before he's run it by me." "Do Special Branch know who gave Ussing the info?" "No, but they're investigating." "And they think the kidnapping may be connected with an old police case." "The Justice Minister didn't know but he's looking into it." "Is there any toast?" " We need to focus on the campaign." " I've said, there always has to be toast." "There's the kidnapping, and the Centre Party has cancelled our common events." " You need to speak to Rosa Lebech." " There's nothing more I can do." " We had a meeting, she didn't show." " She's in Horsens, we can swing by." "No, damn it!" "We won't come creeping to any party leader - not after that stunt." "Tomorrow you'll speak to 2,500 people at the biggest debate on this tour." "We need the Centre Party, and your extracurricular activities are secondary." "You've promised the electorate to fight for a broad majority." "I can't let the Treasurer wait." "We have to clarify where we stand." "The minister can meet us in Horsens, then." "We'll talk on the bus." "The Centre Party is our priority now." "All fight, let's do that." "Thank you." " But he said we would get her back." " We're investigating what went wrong." "So, you don't know this prosecutor?" "No, please explain what's happening." "The perpetrator didn't take the money." "Maybe the amount was too small." " And then he killed the prosecutor." " When is he going to call again?" "We don't know, but we think we've found the place where Emilie was last night." " Where?" "What's happened to her?" " We're looking into it." "We'll tell you as soon as we know more." "I'm sure he'll call, Maja." "Preferably today." "Exactly." "Thanks." "I'll call you back." "Is there anything I can help with?" "So you know where she was last night." "We'll tell you more as soon as we're sure." "Mr Zeuthen, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave." "It's not appropriate that you're in here, so if..." "We've found hair." "She's likely to have slept on the mattress, if she slept." "She's been given food and books, and she had a small lamp." " What about semen, fingerprints?" " They don't know yet." " Why didn't he take the money?" " Maybe he saw us coming and bolted." "Borch." "Yes." "She scratched her name into the wall with a plastic fork, She fell all alone." "Asbjorn, maybe you should go for some fresh air." "Who the hell would do this to a child?" "The building opposite has video surveillance." "They'll set up a feed." "Asbjorn, let's go have a look at that." "Lund!" "Robert Zeuthen refuses to leave until he's spoken to an investigator." " We'll tell you, but you must leave." " You said that he accepted my offer." "You've spoken to him." "You must know why he didn't take it." "He used the words 'small change'." "Is she alive?" "We assume so." "A prosecutor called Peter Schultz - mean anything to you?" " No." "What's she been doing here?" " Did you meet the three dead sailors?" " No..." " Have you heard of any of them?" "Did he do anything to her?" "Not as far as we can see." "I would like to see where she's been." "I would like to see it!" "She's had light and food." "He also gave her books to read." "She tried to scratch her name." "That's a positive sign." "Please don't touch anything!" "She loves Little Monkey Reader." "How could he know that?" "Borch asked me to tell you that the surveillance feed is up now." "Thank you." "The camera is on the building opposite and covers the drive." "It's no good, you can only see half of the building." "Stop there." "Go back." "No." "May I...?" "Look at that." "What the hell is that?" "Is it a car'?" "You can see the license plate." "It looks like a Transporter." "No, it's too high." "It's a campervan." "An old one." "Look here, the lights look like something from the '80s." "Can you tell what make it is?" "No, but I'll find out." "We've tightened security at all bridges and borders." "All police districts have been asked to stop campervans." "I want to know the prosecutor's movements for the last 48 hours." "What's our status?" "We've instituted a search." "We're checking all campervan registrations from 80-95." " Will you bring me a cup?" " 4,000 campervans, it might take a while." "Asbjorn is getting us the model." "Did anyone see a case arrive?" "Many of these '80s models look the same." "It's an alcove camper." " It's either a Burstner or a Fiat." " Where does one hide a campervan?" "A camp site." "Many open during winter." "It's better than living on the street." "Then go ask." "Who lives there?" "Where did a campervan check in this evening?" "You spoke to the public prosecutor." "What did he tell you'?" "About a case involving a child found dead in a harbour somewhere in Jutland." "It must be the connection between him and the crew from the Zeeland ship." "I asked for that case hours ago." "We also need to discuss this." "The perpetrator sent it to the Ministry of Justice two weeks ago." "Do you know anything about that?" "Of course, but we didn't know it was from him until this evening." " What is it?" "Let me see." " It doesn't mention an old case." "Management is on my case, so, I'd appreciate if you and Special Branch speak up a little sooner next time." "Due to budget cuts, they've joined all the smaller archives." "There's a problem finding the case." "But the assistant public prosecutor's office assistant has arrived-." " Is the phone battery charged?" " We'll do the interview now." "Then I'll try to explain to management, what the hell happened here tonight." "When was the last time you saw the assistant public prosecutor?" "Peter, he left the office at 3. 15pm to prepare for court." "He said he'd be back." "That's why I waited, until six o'clock or just after six." "The assistant public prosecutor had a meeting with a Zeeland sailor," "Victor Macijevski, from the ship MEDEA." "It wasn't a meeting." "He came unannounced." " Tell us what you remember." " He was untidy." "And of course I told him, that he had to call ahead." "Then Peter came out, and he found time in his busy schedule to talk to him." " What did he want exactly?" " It was about witness compensation." " There must be more than that." " Peter didn't say any more." " You must know which case it was." " Yes, I need to look in the archives." "Schultz mentioned a dead child." "The mate and his crew found the body." "Now, tell us!" "We're talking about a little girl's life." "Concentrate now." "What did the mate say?" " I don't know anything." " This is important." "You know something." "There..." "Didn't it strike you as odd, that he came, and asked for witness compensation in the amount of 200-300 kroner'?" "Yes, but that's what Peter said." " I could have misunderstood the mate." " We have to go." "Misunderstood - what do you mean by that?" "When he arrived, he told me he wanted to change his testimony." "And then he went on and on about his conscience." " Change it to what?" " I don't know." "But when he'd gone, Peter told me it was about compensation." "That's all." "He hung up." "Hello?" "If you give the phone to anybody else, it means you dun'!" "care about the girl" " Do we understand each other?" " Yes, I'm sorry." "I'll call tomorrow for a new offer." "Hopefully, you'll grasp the seriousness." "Was it necessary to kill the prosecutor?" "It's a debt." "I won't be fobbed off with what Zeeland spends on oil every day." " Why him, and why the three sailors?" " Do you have children, Lund?" " I asked you if you had children." " Yes." "A boy or a girl How many do you have?" "A son." "Then you know a child's worth." " I'll call tomorrow." " How do we know the girl's alive?" " It's important." "Where is she?" " Maja worries enough because of you." "Any business you may have with her, you can tell me." "He called, and he sent a photo." "I've called in some experts." "We'll meet them when they land." "Maybe they can help." " You saw the place where she'd been." " Yes, but only brieﬂy." "It was just a room, nothing special." "How do they know that she's been there?" "She had scratched her name into the wall." "Part of her name." "The first couple of letters." "E-M-I." "Things suggest that the kidnapper was quite familiar with Emilie." "The police would like to know, if we've noticed anything unusual, or could have overlooked something." "So, you think it's us?" "No." "I'd like us to go through the procedure and maybe figure out..." "Here are all the rules you force us to follow, point by point, and your security guards keep dropping by whenever they please." "You've harassed us from day one." "We've complied, and now you've messed up." " Don't you dare blame Maja!" " Stop it, Carsten." "No, you've wept buckets over that idiot and the whole situation." "He hasn't listened to you once." "You can't accept that she's left your golden cage." "You've punished her for it ever since." "I would like you to leave." "They must be updated before landing." "Make sure you pick them up in Kastrup." "We can't wait for anyone." "Call if there's a problem, I'll leave my phone on." "Your head of security will have a conference call with the advisers, so they'll be up to speed when they land in four hours." "The negotiators who helped us last year in Somalia, are also coming." "They've sent several scenarios which I will go through with you." "We need to discuss the investigation." "Things have appeared in the press..." "Do you think that I've been unreasonable with Maja?" "No." "Why?" "On the contrary, I think you've been very understanding." "She's the one who refused to receive alimony," "I wish things had worked out better for you." "But she didn't understand the firm particularly well, so..." "Thanks." "I'll look at the files myself." "See you at the firm in a few hours." "I want to get to the bottom of this," "If the government have made errors, and the PM has lied to help his election campaign, let's find out." "Adjust the agenda, so I won't look like a lame duck in front of 2,500 people." " I have a conference call in a minute." " We just need a word." " You've abused my trust." " It's a misunderstanding." "Let's talk." "There'll be no alliance." "Sorry I didn't call you." "I was looking at alternatives." "Ussing has the wrong end of the stick." "The Justice Minister will explain." " Always explaining." "I'm not convinced." " What did you imagine here?" "A girl was taken from her home." "A sick individual is killing people." "And you expect to get all the details, maybe to help your campaign?" "It's a fact that you pressured me to rush through the alliance." "I haven't put any pressure on you." "We agreed to back this policy tonight." "You didn't." "You could have trusted me." "I used to, but ifs impossible." "If we can't trust each other politically, how can I look you in the eye afterwards?" "Karen, can we have two minutes?" "Two minutes, Karen." "Of course." "Shall we go outside?" "What's happening?" "The Treasurer is downstairs." "It's being drawn out." "We'll have to figure out what to do." " Your brother's obsessed by the girl." " Relax." "You're worried about Lebech." "It's not just that." "He cancels meetings and takes her disappearance personally, and you and I both know why." "I feel really sorry for him." "But it won't do, and you're his brother." "You need to talk to him." "Right?" "How long have you been in love with him?" "With my brother - how long'?" "What are you talking about?" "I'm not in love with him." "Here we go." " What're the police saying?" " They've resumed the dialogue," " and received a photo of Emilie alive." " I'm pleased to hear that." "Why haven't you told the Justice Minister to ﬂat out deny Ussing's claims?" "We wanted to make sure." "He says he hasn't ignored anything." "We're damaged in the eyes of voters and Zeeland." "He'll hold a press conference tomorrow when everything's been checked." "We can't afford to wait!" " We could lose to the Centre Party." " But we won't lose." "Tomorrow is the most important event of this election campaign in Jutland." "The Centre Party still wants an alliance, awaiting the Justice Ministers report," " Well, that's fantastic." " Yes." " What did you concede in return?" " Well, nothing is free in this world." "But I haven't raided the budget, if that's what you're afraid of," "Ussing will also be informed tomorrow." "OK." "I'll report to the group." "How did he swing that around?" "Yes, and why isn't he wearing a tie?" "Asbjorn is off to Slagelse." "They've been to all the camp sites in Copenhagen." "And the trace?" "Didn't you say they'd become better at tracing calls?" "Special Branch has sent a team to London to examine the IP-protocols." " We're on it Where are you?" " Talk to you later." "Come in, it's open." "Hi." "Sorry about the noise, we're almost done." " Do you live upstairs?" "I'm Eva." " No, I'm here for Mark." "Is he in?" "No, he went to drop off some rubbish." "Oh!" "Are you Mark's mother?" "Yes." "Sorry." " Sarah." "Hi." " Hi." " Do you know when he'll be back?" " No." "It's OK to stay a while." " Would you like a cola?" " No, thanks." "We're renovating, as you can see." "We got the place cheap, because the former owner went bankrupt." "Luckily, they wanted tenants who could see the possibilities in the project it's really nice to meet you." "Mark hasn't told me much about you." "You've become a bit of a mystery." "Not that he's spoken badly of you." "I asked him if I could meet you, so you could see my stomach and..." "He didn't think it was the right time." "We've had a lot on our plates." " Eva?" " Yes." "Take a look at these, I found them in a container." " Hi." " Hi." "Has something happened?" "No, I was just in the neighbourhood, and I wanted..." " What do you want?" " Nothing." "It's just been so long since we've seen each other." "It's quite a project that you've taken on here." "If you need any help, just let me know." "No, thanks." "We'll manage." "So you haven't spoken to grandma?" "Yes." "Yes, but she..." "I didn't know..." "She didn't tell me, that you were having a baby." "I saw you by chance down the..." "Well, congratulations." "Thanks." " I'd just like to help, with anything." " I think we have most of it covered." "We could use a place to sleep for a few days until the ceiling is done." "Yes, great." "Just let me know." "There's a key right by the door." "There's a potted plant and underneath it..." "You can just..." "It should have been taken in." "It's sensitive to frost." " I just haven't..." " Mum, we'll manage." "See you." "Your phone is ringing." "You'd better go and answer it." "Yes." " Lund." " No camper on the sites in Sjelland." "On the other hand, that case turned up." "The Zeeland mate and the other two found that girl in West Jutland." " So, it was a girl?" " Yes, 13 years old, an orphan." "She lived a chaotic life in foster care, until she ran away from home, and was found dead in the harbour." "The local police invest/gated the case." "They called it a suicide." "The assistant public prosecutor felt it was solved." "Is there an autopsy report?" "Not a word about physical violence." "It says, "Foaming around the nose and mouth, liquid in the lungs."" "Signed by Coroner Lis Wssenlajerg, Department of Forensic Medicine." ""Conclusion, death by drowning."" "Where was the autopsy performed?" "Forensics." "Copenhagen." " Odd, a body found in West Jutland." " Yes." "I'll send you the report- We'll speak to the coroner tomorrow." "Did you go see your son?" "Are you talking?" "Are you friends?" "See you tomorrow." "FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11" "DAY 3" " Is he having a boy or a girl?" " We didn't get that far." "If he wanted to change his testimony, he must have known something." " Do you want a croissant?" " What?" "No, thanks." "Didn't get that far?" "Does that mean, that you didn't talk about it?" "Isn't the sex of the child an obvious question to ask?" "We were a bit pressed for time." "Lis Vissenbjerg?" "Thank you." "If I were about to become a granddad..." "Look, I know you mean well, but I'll be all right." "Excuse me, Lis Vissenbjerg?" " You signed it, so you must remember." " Give me a minute to skim through." " Why was the autopsy performed here?" " That's an insignificant formality." "We're looking into a connection between this case and the Zeuthen kidnapping." "The people who were killed may have been instrumental in closing the case." "The perpetrator seems to have been rather unhappy with the outcome." "Yes, it was a little unusual." "Due to cuts, there was a bottleneck." "I was asked to perform the autopsy." " Did you speak to the public prosecutor?" " Not at all." " There were many injuries to the body?" "Yes, all incurred post mortem." "It had been in the harbour for a while." "No signs of anything criminal." "And no one disagreed, no one felt motivated to avenge the girl's death?" " You'll have to ask the investigators." " Well, now we're asking you." "As I recall, she was an orphan who lived with several foster families." " Did the three sailors give their DNA?" " No, because they weren't suspects." "As I've said, there were no signs of any crime." "But you state here, that the girl's hymen was broken." "She was 13." "If you have kids that age, you'll know that it can easily happen." "Excuse me." "Borch." "You said, the body showed no signs of injuries before death." " What would you call this, then?" " An expression of her mental state, and a possible indicator of motive." "She cut herself in several places." "Asbjorn..." "Sorry." "Asbjorn has found a camp site," "I think we're going to have to..." "Thank you for your help." "Call me, if you remember anything else." "Robert, we can't postpone this." "We need to make a decision." "The status is that everyone agrees to keep down the amount, and refers to lessons learned from other kidnappings." " How is Call doing?" " He asks about her, about you." " He may become greedy and stall." " We can't risk angering him again." "That's why we must agree on an amount, before he calls." "I'll pay anything to get her back, but only if you agree with me." "I do." "This sounds like an amount that's considerably larger, than the one the experts have recommended." "There are also practical problems." "Our own banks don't hold that much money in cash." "He would want this amount in another currency, so we would need Frankfurt." "That would take time, and they may not insure such a large amount of cash." "If you go there in our own plane, we'll be taking the risk, and it will be done within a reasonable time." "What amount do you have in mind?" "As you can see, there was no reason to believe that Emilie was in danger." "Next time you find something in your pigeonhole, you might think twice." "The fact is, that the threat was left unanswered." "It seems somewhat rash, if your Justice Minister thinks that producing the indictment will excuse him." "If there are no more questions, let's bury the hatchet." " There's no reason to fight tonight." " What is it you want to know?" "What's the use?" "The Justice Minister spends 30 minutes investigating himself, and the connection between the kidnapping and an old police case isn't mentioned." "Did you find that in your pigeonhole too?" "The police are doing what they can." "Let's do what we came here to do." "I want it out in the open." "They've had many skeletons in the cupboard." "I've informed you of every little detail in this case from the beginning." "If you're so unhappy with the government, then you deserve each other." "I haven't spent years tidying up the government to listen to accusations." " We need to discuss tonight's agenda." " I'll leave that to you." "Zeuthen will pay a high ransom." "They're not sure they can get the cash in time." "Offer our help if they need it." "Let's just get out of here." "I also have something at stake here." "If you can't take time to close the gaps..." " There are no gaps." " of course we can," "The Ministry of Justice will answer any question you may have." "OK." "Do you know the amount and what to say?" "Yes, I know." " Did you find the old investigator'?" " We're on it Focus on the camp site," "An old campervan checked in late last night." "It matches the description, but it left a couple of hours ago." "Why didn't we hear about it until now?" "The site manager doesn't answer after 10, and we only heard about it this morning." " What's the site manager saying?" " Sarah, they've traced the call." "It came from here." "They will identity the number." "It was made with a mobile via the camp site's Wi-Fi connection." " Has Zeuthen made an offer?" " They're offering 100." " What does the site manager say?" " 100 million?" "Yes, if that's at all what he wants." "What does the site manager say?" "There must be payment records, etc." "The guy doesn't know what he's doing." "I'm not one to keep an eye on people." "We're almost full. 216 lots, shared between campervans and caravans plus four new cabins." "Not asking questions helps business." "I help people in desperate need." "They've lost their home, the bank is on their back, they have a bad credit rating." "We're looking for someone who checked in and out." "Someone must have seen him." "Ask around." "He paid over the net, and dropped the voucher into the mailbox." "Peter Schultz." "He's used the assistant public prosecutor's card." " Where was the campervan parked?" " Lot 64." "It says on the voucher." "But you haven't seen the driver or this girl?" "And you have no idea, where they may have gone?" "Leave people be, that's my motto." " Hello?" " Tell me what you've got" "The family is willing to pay 100 million kroner." "It's up to you how it's paid." "They just want Emilie back now." "Fine, I want it in Euros, 500 Euro notes." "It has to fit into five bags." "No GPS, no ink cartridges." " I don't want any problems." " How do I know I can trust you?" "You don't know, but be ready with the money on highway E47, the bridge by exit 16, at 4pm." "I'm not sure they can get the money that fast." "4pm, Lund." "He accepted the offer." "We need to examine a highway bridge, and find out, if Brix and the others listened in." "He says we have a deal." "We can't wait for you to track him via London." "They traced the call on the GSM net." "He's within a 10 km radius of here." "The report covers all meetings held between the Minister of Justice and Special Branch before and after the kidnapping." "I'd feel better if I could get it from Special Branch" "Special Branch have been involved all along, and they've made no objections." "I'd like it from them." "Better hurry up, if we're announcing an alliance tonight." "I'll see if I can get it in time." " Any news?" " Yes, there's an exchange under way." "Zeuthen has to find the cash in time, so we'll cross our fingers." " Are you letting it get to you?" " Yes, it's a nine-year-old girl, and she's not the daughter of just anybody." "But ifs more than that, isn't it?" " Do you have a minute?" " Yes." "I've received a status from Special Branch." "Ussing has just made a statement." "He's threatening consultation and inquiry debates after the election." "Never mind, let him talk." "I contacted the Ministry of Justice." " I spoke to that lawyer, the redhead." " I don't have time for this." "She said, she may have seen the old police case before." "She wasn't sure, but when I mentioned the Zeeland sailors..." " The Ministry's not aware of the case." " Lebech has no more objections." "We need to speed up if we want to make the announcement before the debate." "Good." "Let me know, when he gets in touch." "Bye." "It's called The Mudhole." "There's 3050 illegal eastern European workers here." "They've tried sending them home, but they keep coming back." " His phone's transmitting, so he's here." " OK, let's search the damned place." "Brix says to follow the plan and wait for the perp to call." "If the girl's down there, let's go." "I agree with Brix." "We can't risk her or any others getting hurt." " Why is he using a traceable phone now?" " Maybe he couldn't get a signal." " You'd better get going." " The highway bridge makes no sense." "But you'll go." "And when he calls, you'll say that everything's fine." "We'll take him when he moves to pick up the money." "Sarah, go now." " Any news from Zeuthen?" " No." "Keep the Zeuthens at a distance." "We don't want to worry them further." "Put this on." "We can't be close by, but we'll be listening in." "Do as he says." " Whatever he asks for." " What about the old case?" "I spoke to the investigator." "He confirms the coroner's statement." "We'll have to try something else." "We're ready." "Get going, Lund." "You have two minutes." "Take good care of the money, and yourself." " What's happening?" "Time's running out." " He'll call." "Please wait in the car." "They're doing what they can." " Lund." " It's Lis Vissenbjerg from Forensics," " Can we meet?" " Can I call you back later?" "The autopsy report is not correct." "The cause of death was questionable." "It's possible, the girl was killed" "But the assistant public prosecutor said that there was pressure from above." "I'd lose my job, if I didn't obey." "I have some papers for you to see," " Hello?" " Yes." "Where are you?" "I just spoke to the coroner." "She says, the girl's autopsy was tampered with." "She wants to show us something now." "We can deal with her afterwards." " What else is happening?" " Nothing, He's not calling." "We're wasting time." "We've been made." "It's important to hear out the coroner." "Sarah, listen, I'm hanging up." "You stay where you are, OK?" "Yes." "OK." " What the hell is happening?" " Lund is leaving." "She'll answer the phone if it rings." "She gave the money to two colleagues." "Get a female officer up on the bridge." "Find out what the hell Lund is doing." " Has he called?" " Not yet." "I'm going up on the bridge." "Get back into the car." "Everything's OK." "It's me." "Lund left." "We don't know why." "Wait with the ambush and be ready to pick up the girl." "What's that about an ambush?" "What's happening?" "Renewed support for the government has been generated, as the Centre Party now points to Christian Kamper as Prime Minister." "The announcement is a decisive victory for Kamper, here brieﬂy before today's debate in Conference Centre Middle Jutland." "Some papers accuse Ussing of exploiting the situation." "The polls will show it." "I'm sorry, you got so angry earlier." "I'm only doing my job." "That's all right." " Which one of us goes first tonight?" " You go first." "Hi, good to see you." "You'll probably lose office because of all of this, so I want you to know, that it isn't personal," "Thank you." "The way things look, you'd better worry about your own campaign." "It's not the first time you've finished behind your Justice Minister." "Congratulations on the alliance." "Let Ussing dig his own grave." "We have the Centre Party, ignore his provocations." " But what does he mean?" " No idea." "We need to talk." "Your Justice Minister knew about the old police case." "It went by his desk during the investigation." "He asked for it." " Can it wait?" " Wait." "He signed the revision documents." "Have a look." "He said nothing when the sailors and the assistant public prosecutor were killed, and according to Special Branch, he hasn't explained why his ministry received the indictment." " I've tried to get a hold of him." " 2,500 people are waiting for you." "Special Branch suspect someone of leaking the information to Ussing." "They're going to question an official, who may have a motive." "Jens Lebech." "Rosa Lebech's ex-husband?" " We need to get back to Christiansburg." " Not now." "You're going in there now." "We'll cancel the tour." "Book a ﬂight." "We'll go, as soon as I'm done here." " Where the hell is Lund?" " Keep watching." "We'll do without her." "Excuse me." "We have a problem." "Zeuthen's car is on its way here." "I don't bloody believe it!" " This wasn't part of the deal." " You're putting your daughter at risk." " Is she down there?" " We can't be sure he'll give us Emilie." "There's a car coming." "It's headed towards the campervan." "Get back in the car." "I'm sorry." "Don't let them go anywhere." " Excuse me, Lis Vissenbjerg?" " She's around somewhere." "He doesn't care about the money." "I'm on my way in to see the coroner." "I don't care." "I'd just like you to answer you phone." " A man has entered the campervan." " He won't call about the money." "Get him to talk for as long as possible." " Lund speaking." " Sorry about the delay Are you ready?" " Yes, the money is right here." " lean'!" "hear any traffic, Lund." "No, I left brieﬂy." "I can be back very soon." "No, I've changed my mind." "Don't waste your time on that" " Of course, I'm on my way." " The deal is off" "I can get more out of it than that" "What do you mean?" "I want to know if that's the campervan." "Right now." " Niels, damn it." "Is it the one?" " It's the one." "Where the hell is Zeuthen?" "Where is Zeuthen?" "Stop!" "Police." "Stay calm!" "Stay calm!" " Borch, tell me." "Do you have the girl?" " It was the fight campervan." "In it was a confused Eastern European and a mobile that forwarded the call." "Sarah, give me a minute." "Sarah?" "The tracing techs say the call came from a landline at Forensics." "If you're still in the building, get out of there, now." "PARTY LEADERS' DEBATE"