" Want to buy it?" " Not in this life." " How many are you?" " Just me." "Room enough, then." " I'm tired of hotels." " You are interested, then." "How much and how long?" "What?" "Ml5 have informed Intelligence about a suicide attack against Danish Iraqis." "A big Iraqi wedding in Nørrebro is a possible target." "The leader's called "The Dane"." "I just need to know if this is what you want." " It's a crisis." " That's what I mean." "We must decide." "Ziad Melhem." "He's got 200.000 kroner to buy a car in Sundby." " I'm not told about a terrorist threat?" " You are now." "Don't wrap me in cotton wool." "The black Mercedes is on its way." "He's on the bridge now." "Ziad's a wedding guest." "He's marrying the bride's sister later this year in Baghdad." "Michael!" "There will be an investigation." "It's out of our hands." "We can't protect you from the media." "We erred on the Dane's profile." "We've identified him." "He's a Dane?" "He escaped so the threat is still there." "Hallgrim..." "Good evening." "Do you want to talk to Sam?" " Intelligence knows everything." " It's too late." "He's gone." "Sam checked out at 12.30." "after the shooting." "Has he returned his hire car?" "I'll check." "Let's have a beer." "Sam's a renegade." "He was suspended." "What?" " Was he dumped by the CIA?" " A month ago." "Why wasn't it circulated?" "I asked them." "I can't find out why they withheld it." " The embassy's embarrassed." " He still has his badge." "We're checking out his movements." "Beer?" " Gin." " With tonic." " I'll bring it over." " Marie says you've got a great house." " Why was he suspended?" " He interrogated an Arab." "He didn't survive." "The Arab." " So?" " Interpol gave him a "red corner"." "We hope to stop him in time." "Thanks." " How's Michael?" " He's staying with Marie." "I see." "Why did Sam identify Ziad as The Dane?" "He's ill." "He wanted to show he knew more than he did." "I think the whole thing is a storm in a teacup." " What?" " The threat." "We get 50 a year and 49 aren't serious." "No Danish-Iraqi event is scheduled." "I may have seen Høst at the airport this evening." "I've asked them to check the surveillance tapes." "Høst is actually my problem." "Information has been coming in since we ID'd him." "The network calls him an emir." "They call him "The White Prince of Denmark"." "He's not here to kill some random Iraqis." "For him it has to be worldwide and in prime time." "Know what my daughter said?" "How can we allow killings in the name of God?" " Isn't it the worst kind of blasphemy?" " What did her wise dad tell her?" "That terror is to Islam what the Ku Klux Klan is to Christianity." "Check this." "You were right." "Sam hasn't returned his car." "He may still be in Denmark." "THE EAGLE a crime odyssey" "I don't know what my son's on about." "Always business..." "He's invited you down here but he has no time." "We hadn't seen each other in years and... we met by chance in Berlin and what did he do?" " He talked work on the phone." " That's his job." "He's not employed by the telephone company." "If he'd been..." "If he'd been a tradesman." "he'd have sold a house every time he'd fixed it up." "I like moving." "I promise I won't turn up and beat a path to your door." "You won't be able to keep that promise." " Hi." " I thought you'd left for Stockholm." "No." "She's got something very important to tell you." " That's enough." " I'll call a cab." " What?" " You're going home." "Oh, well." "I can take the harbour bus." "Fine." "But perhaps my son would offer me a glass of champagne?" "Stop it!" "Why?" "Because I'm going to be a grandfather." " My word." " And you're going to live here." "Can't you give it a rest?" "Thank you." " Congratulations, my boy." " Goodbye, Dad." "What does Maja say?" "I haven't told her yet." "I'm sorry, I have to make a call." "I won't rest till then." "You had to check one Berlin flight." "Why didn't you call me?" "I can't wait for that." "Get someone to email it to the department at once." "You're doing it again." "Running out on a pregnant woman." "I didn't know you were expecting." "You've learnt nothing." " You died and were offered a new life." " I'm working." "You dare not wake up next to her." "I'm checking the surveillance tapes." "I'll make her breakfast." "Everything's fine." "I'm turning into another Eigilsson." "I could ask myself if I'd live with her if she wasn't pregnant." "I won't interfere but it sounds like a pertinent question." "What are you doing here?" "I'm trying to get some sleep." " It's so slow." " The mother-in-law..." "She's moved in to help with the boys." "How is Elin?" "She's making plans for the future." "Mostly... to keep our spirits up." "She knows the truth." "Do you know how long you've got?" "A week, a month, three months..." "We should never have married." "I was the one who insisted." "When I look at the boys now..." "I've never watched them play soccer." "Perhaps because they play handball." "I talk too much." "What's happening?" "I saw Høst at the airport." "Maybe." "Possibly on the 20.55 Berlin flight." " They haven't had time to check." " Haven't had time?" "It wasn't a priority and I wasn't sure." "Something's happening now." "It's unedited." "They must show the Berlin passengers." "Yes, but where?" "Who did you talk to about Sam yesterday?" " My embassy contact." " He should be sacked." "She..." "And why?" "Sam Johnson was kicked out of the CIA a month ago." "He left his hotel but didn't return his car." "He may still be here." "We should circulate information to the hotels." " And then it's time for coffee." " Maternity coffee." " Oh, shut up." " Good luck." "It's pure hell." " Peace be upon you." " And upon you." "You can't wear this, Amina." "They've seen you without it." "It will cause suspicion." "This is yours." "It's like any call." "Key in 'unlock' and then 'star'." " And then key in 1." " Yes." "There." "We'll come at once." " We've got him." " Look at this." " You were right." " I'm standing there." "Look who's keeping an eye on me." "Look what happens here." " Sam's warning Høst." " They know each other." " What are they planning?" " Let's ask Sam." "He's in his room at his new hotel under an assumed name." "Tell Holsoe." "I'll get hold of Intelligence." "Ditte has to search his room after the arrest." "Is this Stræde's home?" "Please wake your dad." " And call Nazim." " Holsoe?" "We've got him." "Reception." "Nanna here." "Am I going the way of the devil?" "Who is the evil one?" "The Jewish-American conspiracy." "Who are his brood?" " Those who give in to him." " Do you?" "No." "Is God's way the same as the devil's?" "Never." "Whose way do you choose?" "We are all with you." "What you're doing is great." "The more infidels you take with you, the better." " But I'll miss you." " We'll meet again." "Right?" "Hi, Amina." "Hi, Meha." "Hi, darling." "I think we're all here." "I hope we'll have a nice trip to Skâne Zoo." " Start the bus, darling." " We're off." "We arrived too late, Hallgrim." "He's gone." "I checked at reception." "No one saw him leave." "See you." "Drat, eh?" "I don't think you'll find anything." "I'll check, just to be sure." "What?" "Nothing." "Someone in Forensics asked if I'd ever seen a man who'd had a sex change." "When I saw the body." "I could see it was a man but... when I saw the other side." "half his brain had been shot off." "Then the medical examiner said "Look, it's a woman."" "Why are you thinking of that?" "I saw the murderer being arrested." "He was shattered." "He said when you kill someone else you kill yourself." " Michael..." " That's what he said." "Listen to me." "In your debrief you can say what you want." "But don't talk to the prosecutor without your lawyer present." "I wrote out the notes they asked for." " When?" " When you were showering." "Let me see." " You can't see the case." " Give them to me." " What's this?" " Protecting you." "Avail yourself of every opportunity." " I only wrote what happened." " You can't assess that." "These are not nice." "friendly colleagues." "Don't talk before the prosecutor's case is revealed." "Then tell the truth." "Look at me, Michael." "Agreed?" "Yes." "I've got the Ml5 report on Høst." "They think he was behind the attack on the Tangier synagogue last October." "42 killed." " A working-class Dane turning Muslim?" " Yes, but..." "Of the 1.2 billion Muslims in the world." "only a fraction are bastards." "You're early." "He won't be here till 9.30." "Did you forget the psychologist's debriefing?" " We'll have to cancel." " Fine with me." " It isn't." " Doesn't he have a phone?" "Michael's feeling really bad." "I heard him crying all night." "A debriefing is normal procedure." "Høst is in Denmark, working with Sam." "I don't know on what." "Frandsen says the threat is still on." " Yes." " Against whom?" " Don't know." " I'll have a look." "Michael, you're not at work." "Have I been suspended or what?" "No, but take some time off." "That's not up to you, damn it." "We're sure he's working with Høst?" "Stræde, it's me again." "How far did you get?" "They gave him a report?" "What on?" "Call me." "Bye." "Sam and Høst!" "That's an unholy alliance." "Limited only by one's imagination." "Try to get hold of the CIA." "They owe us for all this mess." " What do you want?" " Send Sam's fingerprints to my computer." "I think his prints are sitting in the dot on the 'i'." " You've lost me." " Sam took a shower recently." " And?" " The mirror steamed up." "And someone, presumably Sam." "wrote "9.30, Ofelia" on the mirror." " What does it mean?" " I don't know." "Bye." "Ofelia?" "Yes." "Stræde." "How do you spell it?" "Will you send it across to me?" "Send it encrypted." "Thanks." "Five months ago Intelligence gave Sam a report on an Amina Mernissi." "She lives here." "Do we know her?" "We sure do." "We've had some fun with Amina." "Her criminal record stretches from here to Baghdad." "Amina Mernissi." "Born 12 April 1985 in Iraq." "Danish citizen." "She's a rough one." "Drug pushing, robbery..." "Selling "Gucci" handbags, violence..." "But I hear she's now a convert." "We're not visiting Kronborg." "But we can see it from the ferry." "We'll have lunch at the zoo while we look out on the water..." "A late night, eh?" "What are Sam and Høst working on?" "Sam requested a report on a converted Iraqi criminal." " Shit." " Any link between Høst and Amina?" " I'll find her." " Good." "I think I know where she is." "She's on a bus on her way to Skâne Zoo." "How did you find her?" "Via the Danish/Iraqi Children's Association." "They've arranged a bus trip to Sweden for the kids." "Amina Mernissi is one of the tour leaders." " Could it be a namesake?" " No, it's her." "The probation system got her the job after her release." " She's on a bus full of children?" " Yes." "They left Flintholm Station at 8 a.m." " 17 minutes ago." " And the route?" " Via Elsinore or the bridge?" " I don't know." " Is there a chairman?" " Erling Lange." "He's on the bus." " A vice-chairman?" " His wife drives the bus." " Shall we call them?" " No, they might panic." " I'll get a helicopter up." " Anyone else?" " A treasurer." " Get him." " Her." " Get a description of the bus." "Say there's a family illness." "Find an excuse." "Do it." "I'll do it." " Give him a break." " Here, Hallgrim." "I'll call the number." "Her name's Lone Mortensen." "Yes, she's..." "Sorry." "Don't apologise." "We'll make coffee." "The zoo's here." "If they take the bridge they'll be here." "If they go via Elsinore..." " It's either..." " The motorway or the coast road." "Are you still feeling sick?" " Do you want some water?" " Ida..." "leave Amina alone." "Go and sit down with Dad." "Thanks for your help." "No, thanks, I'll manage." "The bus is a '7 5 Leyland." "Cream-coloured, green roof from Tejn Tourist Service." "The registration's unknown." "They'll use the coast road." "Enough." "Alert Emergency Services along the route." "I'll take Elsinore." " I'll take Gentofte." " Lyngby." " There's a traffic copter in the air." " Can you redirect it?" " Amina knows Høst." " You're kidding." "Very well indeed." "It says so in the report Sam received." "They met on the internet in prison." "Religious-political emails galore." " That doesn't sound good." " Good." "Gentofte's on standby but they're in Sunday mode." " Lyngby too." " All's well in Denmark." " An answering phone in Elsinore." " Wake the commander." "He's my cousin." " Your what?" " Yes." " Cousin Frandsen." " My uncle's a cop too." "Elin was... is senior assistant in the federation." "My son might join this shitty job too." "They've located the bus." "There's visual contact now." "There it is." "Why don't we stop it?" " If it's what we fear..." " It is." " She might detonate the bomb." " In a built-up area." " Bad for real estate prices." " How come we're so sure?" "Could one of those cars behind be her controller?" " Bloody hell!" " What?" "My mother crosses the Sound every second weekend." "Midway they all shop for cheap menthol cigarettes." " To save a few bob." " The Ofelia is a ferry." "It leaves at 9.30." "The time he wrote on the mirror." " Check if they booked." " Yes." " Driver No. 2 has seen the copter." " Holsoe to helicopter." "Subject may have seen you." "Take action." "Roger." " Spool back and zoom in on him." " Yes, I'm on it." "Høst." "Why hasn't a seagull shat on him?" "The association's booked on the Ofelia at 9.30." "Why is he so close to the bus?" "He'll press the button if Amina loses her nerve." " He'll trip it if we stop him." " How about a marksman?" "We can't fire across the road." "Killing him may trip the bomb." "We know all about shooting." "don't we?" "And we don't really know what's on that bus." "They'll trip the bomb when the ferry's opposite Kronborg." "That's why Høst is here." ""The White Prince of Denmark"." "If the bus is the means to blow the ferry up we've got some more time." "What do we do, Hallgrim?" " I hate it when he does that." " Shut up." " Holsoe, can you get another copter?" " Yes." " Will Høst keep that distance?" " It's rather risky for him." "His distance to the charge may be limited." " How limited?" " 200 metres." " Is Lars still in Nivâ?" " Who?" " Your cousin." " He's there." "Is he clear-headed enough to drive?" "There are roadworks further on." "Only one lane from here... to here." "They're regulating the lights." "The bus will be there in 20 minutes." "Tell Lars to wedge himself between the bus and Høst." "Stop Høst overtaking him before they reach the roadworks." " That's Lars." " At the lights he accelerates in reverse." " He torpedoes Høst." " That's my Lars." "All he's going to do is delay him." "Sure." "While Lars delays Høst." "500 metres ahead a workman stops the bus." "We puncture its tyres and it won't get further than... here, where we'll be waiting." "If the driver loses control?" "We must get the children out before she trips the bomb." " Who's the couple?" " Erling and Henriette." " Any more?" " He's a biologist..." " Give me their number." " You're going to call them?" " What if panic sets in?" " The helicopter's coming." " I talked to the CIA about Sam." " Yes?" " It was like pulling teeth." " Talk to Marie." " It seems risky." " We must stop the bus before the ferry." " What did the CIA say about Sam?" " He'd interrogated Høst in Jordan." "Surprisingly." "he let him go suddenly." "Why?" " Money." " Høst bribed him?" " The other way around." " How?" "Sam made a deal with Høst to use him." " Sam has money behind him." " Whose?" "Now it gets nasty." "The Milton Foundation." " Great." " What fund is that?" "A mountain of cash managed by Milton himself." "He's an oil mogul and very nasty." "Compared to him." "Bush is a pink social democrat." "He'd throw 200 missiles at Iraq and turn it into a parking lot for the US army." "To get his snout in the oil?" "The more anger towards the Arabs, the better." "And now they'll blow up the Ofelia ?" "Yes." "That will go worldwide." "There must be a photographer on hand." "Is Sam already in Elsinore with a video camera?" "It's worth checking." " I'm in front of him, cousin." " Fine." "When you say "hard core"." "you mean it?" "He's a psychopath." "Just stop him." "Lisbeth wants you home again." " I presume she does." "Over." " Drive safely." " Say hi to Elin." " Yes." "Bye." "I'm so sorry." "Bloody hell." "That's my fault." "Sorry." "I was lighting a cigarette..." "Sorry." "I'm in the wrong." "Got something to write with?" " Shit!" " What is it?" "We've got a flat tyre." "Erling here." " Hallgrimsson." "Special Branch." " Yes?" "Listen carefully and believe what I say." " The puncture wasn't an accident." " Erling." " Put the phone down and help me." " Just a moment." " Are you there?" " Yes." "We suspect Amina Mernissi is carrying explosives on the bus." "What?" " How is she dressed?" " I don't know." " In close-fitting clothes?" " Yes." "Does she have a bag?" " Yes." " Leave it there." "Get all the kids out and run to the beach." "We're ready to help." "You must manage this." "Yes." " Have you understood me?" " Yes." "Now." "We've got a flat tyre." "Everybody out, children." "We've got a flat tyre." "You too, Ida." "Come on." "Special Branch." "Amina's carrying explosives on the bus." "Your husband's getting the kids out." "It's serious." "Do you understand?" "Take the children and run as fast as you can to the beach." "I can't." " Ida's in there." " Hamide, Nahi and Ida!" "Who doesn't want ice-cream on the ferry?" "Come on." "Come on." "We have a ferry to catch." "We have a flat tyre." "Come on." "Ida." " Aren't you going?" " Out!" "Run now!" " All the children are out of the bus." " What about Amina?" " She's still inside." " Get away." " I'm going in there." " No, Hallgrim." "Get away." "May I ask you something?" "Aren't you a Muslim?" "If God wants it, I'll do it." "But it can't be..." "God's wish." "The children are gone." "You won't board the ferry." "If you press it now... then it will be suicide." "Doesn't the Koran forbid that?" "Isn't that haram ?" "That's haram." "It won't mean anything at all." "It's haram." " I'll bring her out now." " What is this?" "Wait!" "Yes." "I understand." " Good morning." " Morning." " Shit!" "We forgot to call Thea." " I understand." "The psychologist will be here soon." " He was cancelled." " What?" " We cancelled him." " Why?" "It's over." "It went well." " Did they get them all out?" " Yes." " Please fill me in." " Amina too?" " Yes." "But Høst is dead." " Høst?" "I'm sorry we didn't call you but things moved so fast." "Danish Police Run Amok" "The prosecutor will see you on Wednesday." "You and Marie should take a break." "You both need it." "Now please brief me." " We'll take it from here." " What?" "End of discussion." " Sam's going to the Americans?" " Not my decision." " But you agreed?" " I had to." "He urged Michael to shoot." "Do we ignore Michael?" "He's admitted that." "He's an accomplice to a terrorist plot on Danish soil." " Why not prosecute him in Denmark?" " Ask higher up." " How high up?" " All the way to the top." " I've had it." " Go home and get some sleep." "Great work." "Are you making fun of me?" "When he gets to the USA." "they'll find another use for him." "You've got a bigger problem." "Frida." "Hallgrim." "You must decide." "Yes." "Yes what?" "I'll take responsibility for the child." "but not for Frida and me." "It wouldn't work." "Hi." "You got off early."