"IN YOUR HANDS" "I only graduated from seminary last year." "It's a long course." "Then Kristian phoned   to say he was ill,   was going on leave, and that I should apply to stand in for him." "He's my former teacher." "A prison priest   has to help the prisoners with the guilt they bear." "And to help them   to find absolution." "Yes, Anna." "He certainly recommends you." "He thinks you are extremely good." "Supportive, committed." "But it's not our usual practice." "What isn't?" "Appoint newly qualified priests for prison duty." "How about that film, then?" "Or you could get some sleep before you go to work." "My sister phoned." "She's pregnant again." "Yet again?" "Did she pendulum herself to see what sex it was?" "Maybe she'll purge my aura or get her shaman to cast his bones for me." "OK, Anna, OK!" "You're horrid." "Item: one transferee." "Kate Kristoffersen." "Now, behave yourself!" "Ask them to retrain you as a nanny." "What's all this?" " Or another job with babies." "Cut it out." "That looks splendid, Kate." "If you hurry you'll be in time for breakfast." "What do you want?" " A bowl." "They're over here." "Thanks." " You're welcome." "What's your name?" " Kate." "What are you in for?" "I'm Lizzie and I'm innocent, too." "None of us has done a thing." "You're Kate?" " Yes." "I know someone who did time with you at Vestre." "I've heard things about her." " You're worse gossips than my mum." "They said she detoxed in 24 hours without even cold turkeying." "Great!" " It's impossible." "It takes a week of chucking up and crapping all over yourself." "I'm sick of hearing about junk." "More coffee?" "Yes, please." "Every time you see a door you'll think of your keys..." "Hi!" " This is Åse." "And Anna." "Kristian's stand-in." "I've put Kate Kristoffersen into 367." "Good luck!" " Thanks." "Have we got bad breath?" "Good morning." "Good morning... this is Anna, our new priest as of today." "Hi!" "If there's anything you want to talk to me about, just come to me." "Or if there's anything I can help you with." "Get ready, now!" "Workshop in ten minutes!" "Take it easy!" " Ten minutes!" "Hi." "Thanks." "I'd better get on with my work." " Thanks for your help." "You're welcome." "She came in this morning, right?" " Because of pusher trouble." "What kind?" "I suppose she got in their way." "This junk stuff makes me sick." "I've started getting letters." ""Hi, cunt." "We're going to cut you up." "And your wife."" ""And your little kids ...See you soon!"" "Wow!" " Upset them and they send you this." "Or they get their lovers to." "Great job, eh?" "Hey!" "Are you about to pray or something?" " I wasn't, actually..." "Because I've got to do the cleaning." "Hi, I'm Anna." "Marion." "Are you sure you understand this?" "What do you mean?" ""She is an ordained priest and spiritual counsellor..."" "Put it back!" "Goodness me! "Her duty is to dispense the Word of God   and to minister the holy Sacraments in the Congregation..."" "I don't understand a word of it." "I'm going to bed." "No!" "I can't concentrate." "That's OK." "Is something the matter?" "The way they looked at me!" ""Is that what they mean by a priest?"" "Come on!" "They're used to Kristian." "He looks like a good old-fashioned priest with white hair and specs." "I so much want to preach on something relevant to their lives." ""Preach"!" "I don't like the word." "You'll be a great priest, man." "You only say that because you want sex." "Yes." "He is really ill." "Kristian." "He's at a clinic in Germany." "OK..." " They say it'll take a miracle." "For him to recover." "It'll take a miracle for me to recover, too." "The Devil created night shifts, I can tell you." "See you." "Wake me up when you get home, all right?" "I will." "Why don't you just give it up?" "Can't Jossi give her some?" " Jossi refuses." "Why?" "She's been shagging for dope though she owes Jossi a bundle." "She'll have a lousy night." " Jossi is a cow." "It's 9.30." "Time to go to your cells." "Keep your shirt on!" " You, too, Lizzie." "Chill, man!" "We've loads of time." " Now, then!" "Some water?" "...Good night." "Good night, all." "It's nearly 9.30." "Lizzie, where are you going?" " For a pee." "Be quick, then." "Marion?" "Go back to your cell." "Are you off now, too?" " The next shift is due on now." "How about a beer?" " Another night, maybe." "OK." " Yes." "Please help me!" "Please help me..." "Good morning..." "God can see through all our crimes and all our guilt." "But that doesn't absolve any of us of responsibility." "On the contrary." "The burden is all the greater,   because the knowledge that guilt is in all of us   means that each of us bears everybody's guilt,   and we must all bear the knowledge of one another's burden." "God sees that we are other than, and more than our actions." "The truth is that to God no human is inhuman." "Amen." "Thanks!" "Aren't you meant to have a helper?" " Yes, as a matter of fact I am." "I'd like to be your helper, then." "The old priest had one called Bodil, but I think she died." "Right!" "If you'd like to, that'd be great!" "Do priests really believe Jesus could walk on water and wake the dead?" "We regard it more as a metaphor,   a picture showing that faith can do great things." "So you don't really believe in it." " We do!" "We believe that for God anything is possible." "Can I put these down here?" " Yes." "But sometimes making do with just believing is very difficult." "I believe in it." "And I know somebody who can do it." "Do what?" "Perform miracles." " Oh?" "The new girl." "Kate." "She can." "OK?" "They say she saw something really amazing one night." "I mean... she received a visit from God." "And he talked to her." "Oh?" "She has cured me." "I sat beside her and then..." "There is something about God and her." "Shall I make some coffee?" " I could do with a cup." "Only two?" "Come on!" "Want a job?" " A job?" "You can take over from Kiki as my stash." "I'm not interested." " You're not interested?" "I'm clean." "Kate helped me." "She can do stuff like that." "I'II be your personal officer while you are in prison here." "If you need anything or have any questions, just come to me." "Now, the rules for doing up your cell..." "I haven't moved anything." " No." "But we have rules." "Fire precautions." "Maybe you don't want to move things round?" "No." "All right." "If you have any trouble of the kind you had at Horserød " " I'd like you to come to me." "I'd like a day's supervised leave." "To go to my sister's wedding." "What lovely handwriting she has!" "I'II have to phone her to check she's invited you." "Hi, Michael." " Hi." "Nice to see you." " Thanks." "I'd have sworn it wasn't possible." "But you're pregnant." "Without our help." "Congratulations." "Thanks." "We can hardly believe it." " I can see why." "Now, what stage are you at?" "When was your last period?" "Do you remember?" " July 1983?" "That's certainly a few days ago." " It's a bit..." "It's a bit mixed up." "I can check my diary at home." "No, we'll find out when we scan you." "Now, now!" "You're over 35   so we'll offer to test your placenta or your amniotic fluid." "What do these tests show?" " Any fetal chromosome defects." "We call it..." " We don't want it, do we, Frank?" "Do the tests show if it's a boy or a girl?" "Yes." "Should I buy football boots?" "Or..." " Do you want to know?" "If so, we'll tell you." "Isn't that how it's done?" "That's how some people do it." "It's quite usual." "Shouldn't we?" "All right, we'll have one." "No, it's a non-smoker." "Two stations to go." "Hey!" "Hey, you can't do that!" "I can't do it." " You can't what?" "I... c... can't sit there at her wedding with them all staring at me." "Let's find somewhere to sit down and talk this over... we've time." "Yes." "Can't we just stay here?" "No." "I can't do that." "I have to file a report on how you did at the wedding." "There are a lot of rumours about you." "I'd rather not talk about it." "No." "Oh, no, what is it this time?" "You don't know anything about computers, do you?" "I was thinking..." "I've begun to think again now I'm feeling better, right?" "We've loads of time to think in here." " I can imagine." "Specially Saturdays and Sundays." "They're dead." "So what have you been thinking?" " All kinds of stuff." "About God and Jesus and my conscience, right?" "Mum's side of the family was really religious." "Maybe that's why I've been thinking about it so much right now." "They don't want to see me any more." "Marion, I have access to everyone's files in here." "Everyone knows why I'm here." "I killed somebody." "I have tried to feel sorry, but... you can't." "You feel bad about not feeling guilty?" "It was my boyfriend, right?" "Although..." "He was always beating me up." "I don't like talking about it." "Yes, it's hard." "What is?" "Forgiving oneself." "It's hard." "Very hard." "That's what it's like when we do things that are irrevocable   or wrong." "But God forgives you." "You think so?" " Yes." "It was nice talking to you." "We can talk for longer if you like." " No, that'll do for now." "You're a good priest, I reckon." "Thanks." "How is Kate getting on?" " Have you talked to her?" "No, not really." "Her and God have got something going." "They really have." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "How long have you been there?" " Only a little while." "Hi." "Hi." " Hi." "I'm sorry we got off on the wrong foot." "That's all right." "I'd like to ask..." "Have you had an epiphany of some kind?" "You've heard rumours, maybe?" "No need to talk about it unless you want to." "Have you?" " I haven't had an epiphany in that way." "It was more..." "It came gradually." "So if your experience was different I'd like to hear about it." "I'm not crazy." " That's not what I think." "I..." "I was pregnant, it turned out." "That's what I said." "Could you see?" " Or else I'm good at guessing." "Anna?" "Anna?" "If you go into a cell, tell us first." "Oh, I'm sorry." "We need to be told first." "Karsten, may I ask you something?" "I should ask Kristian but that's difficult now." "And you've been here for ages." " Yes." "There's quite a bit of talk about miracles." "And supernatural things." " Yes." "We don't call them miracles but speed psychoses." "Oh?" "After a while on drugs they start seeing gods and angels   and hearing trumpets..." "let us know if you go into their cells." "Yes." " OK." "They keep talking about miracles." " Miracles..." "They think one of the prisoners has supernatural powers." "Her hands..." "It's sad." " Why sad?" "They're so wretched   and they think a magic wand will solve their problems." "That sounds lovely." "Yes, it's probably just me." "It really does sound lovely." "Shall I show you something else lovely?" "Yes!" "Priest sex!" "Let's move the chairs and stand up to sing!" "That's what we'll do." "Come on!" "Where can I find the wisdom" "To properly understand?" "We can do better than that." "I was thinking..." "I don't understand what it means." "Which bit?" " The chorus." "About the grass." ""The smallest blade of grass fills me with wonder."" ""Where can I find the wisdom to properly understand it?"" "Somebody is wondering..." "About a blade of grass?" " Blades of grass are great." "Blades of grass?" " Yes, Marion?" "It's just that Danny and me used to have a garden." "The guys all used to pee on it   in summer." "So..." "There were yellow patches everywhere." "But the grass grew back all the same... right?" "Yes." "It's fantastic." "Life is a gift of God." " Why isn't Kate here?" "She doesn't have to come." " But you're in the same business." "I'm clean." "You've got to help keep my stash." " I want no more to do with it." "No." "But you owe me and I'm tired of waiting for my money." "So help to keep my stash till you've paid up." "Hi." "I just dropped in." " Yes." "I'd like to chat." " Yes?" "Or to confess, or whatever it's called." "Yes." "I just haven't anywhere else to go." "That's quite all right." "Would you like to sit down?" "No, thanks." " Sorry." "I..." "The thing is, " " I have feelings for one of the prisoners." "Feelings?" " I don't know if it's love." "But I've feelings for her." "And now I have also held her hand." "You've held her hand." " It's forbidden." "For officers and prisoners..." "Laws do tend to get in the way." "But love is not easy to control." "I know it's wrong." "Is it serious?" "Love can never be illegitimate." "But if it's serious... perhaps   you should consider getting a new job." "So... you had better figure out if it's serious." "You don't have a TV." "No." "You can watch mine if you want." "There's this really good magician on later." "I've brought you a present." "A thank-you present." "For what?" "For making me clean." "I haven't done anything." "It's nothing special." "It's not brand new, I'm afraid." " OK." "Thanks." "Jossi says I've got to help with her stash." "I don't want to be busted for Jossi's dope." "But I can't find a good hiding place." "I'II help you." "Look, that's the head." "And this is the spine." " Oh, my goodness!" "Let's see what stage you're at..." "I'd say you are 15 weeks pregnant." "It's 15 cm long." "Look at that!" " It's moved over there." "It's tumbling around." " Zooming about." "It's looking at us." " Maybe it is!" "Goodbye and thank you!" " Don't forget this!" "The blood of Christ..." "The blood of Christ..." "The blood of Christ..." "The blood of Christ..." "It only goes round once." "Our crucified, resurrected Saviour, Lord Jesus Christ,   who has now given us His sacred body and blood   and absolved us of all our sins." "May His strength thereby preserve us   in true faith unto everlasting life." "Peace be with you!" "You look pleased." " Yes." "My computer's playing up and there's a file I want to look at." "Come here." " What a clapped-out old thing!" "Which file did you want to look at?" "I don't know her surname." "Kate." "Kate Kristofferson." "Why her file?" "I just want to look at it." "And maybe a couple of others." "Here it is." "She was a drug addict at the time." "And it says her baby died of thirst?" "She left her alone for four days." "Left a little girl in her flat?" "If you and I were on drugs we'd be unpredictable, too." "And then she threw the baby into a dustbin." "She probably thought she'd only be gone for a moment   and then she took drugs and forgot." "Anyone serving time for harming a child   gets hunted like an animal." "They usually end up in voluntary solitary confinement." "Yes." "Anna?" "It's very important that none of the other inmates find out." "Of course." "Hi." "I happened to be passing." " Yes." "Are you all right?" "I've been given a present." "By Marion." "Very nice." "What if it was my mum's 60th birthday next week?" "I'll show you what we found." "Then we'll talk about what happens next, all right?" "The amniotic fluid test revealed a "translocation",   i.e. an abnormality." "Look... these are the chromosomes." "This bit has come off this chromosome and tagged on here." "You can have a chromosome defect like that and be healthy." "It may mean nothing." "What matters is whether it's been passed on from a parent   or whether it is a new occurrence." "I don't understand." "If it's a new occurrence the fetus may be damaged." "So we're going to do blood tests   to see if one of you has the same defect." "And if one of us has?" " That will be great." "There'll be nothing to fear." "And it's the most typical." "In 90% of all cases   one of the parents has the defect." "And what if we haven't?" "There'll be a 5 to 10% chance that there's something wrong." "What if we're among the 10%?" "In the worst case, the child will be retarded." "It may have an unusual appearance." "Or slightly stunted growth." "Or it may be born with deformities." "So we'll test your blood, all right?" "The results will be ready in a week." " Yes." "Obviously." "Right." "Frank, say something." "When my sister was pregnant the first time   they said there might be something wrong but there wasn't." "That was nice." "But maybe we're not that lucky?" " We're beautiful, young, and lucky." "Say it again." "We are beautiful and we are lucky." "Again." "You are beautiful and I am lucky." "I've got a business going." " I know." "So stop playing Jesus and making my customers think they're clean." "I don't want my lovely kids going short while I'm inside." "And for that I need my business." "Don't cross me." "Isn't this a great job?" " Sure." "We spend the day cleaning up after hookers and junkies." "There's a good feel about the place right now." "Oh, yes, it's really great." "Have you received any more postcards?" "It's because It's because of my kids." "They're threatening my kids." "They are bastards." " Not all of them." "Just wait till you've been here five years." ""Happy Birthday, Mum", then." "Thanks." "We don't have to stay here." " It's all right." "OK." "You could tell me what you saw on TV last night." "I don't really remember." "I surfed." "Something on space travel." " Space travel?" "Tell me about that, then." "Yes." "Where shall I start?" "It doesn't matter where you begin." "I'd almost forgotten things like that." "What things?" " Ordinary things." "Like having coffee somewhere." "Or talking about space travel?" " Talking a lot about space travel." "I'd better get that report done." "What's that nice warder called?" "The one with the lovely hair?" "He's not that old and he's got lovely hair." ""Henrik Butterlocks." Why?" "It says neither of you has abnormal chromosomes." "So there is a 5 to 10% risk   that something about your fetus isn't as it should be." "But you can't say any more than that?" "No." "So it may have an unusual appearance and be   retarded?" "What you have to decide   is whether to continue the pregnancy or to terminate it." "If you decide to go through with it and the baby is handicapped   we can talk about the support available " " and what kind of life it will lead." "Isn't it too late for a termination?" "No." "We'll recommend termination to the authorities." "It's a formality with this translocation." "But for your own sakes I wouldn't wait too long." "The decision is entirely up to you." "I am available if you want to talk to me or for whatever else I can do." "How do you do it?" " How do we do what?" "If you remove the baby..." "How will you kill our baby?" "I'd like to know how you do it." "It's our baby and my body, so I've a right to know." "We use a suppository called Cervagem." "We insert it into the vagina." "It makes the uterus contract." "And the baby comes out?" " Yes." "Is it alive?" "No." "Why not?" "Because the contractions suffocate the fetus." "You say fetus, I say baby." "Funny, isn't it?" "Go home and talk it over." "I'II arrange a new appointment." "You'll get a new appointment soon." "We'll get a new appointment." "Come on." "Those knives don't go in the dishwasher..." "I've told you a hundred times." "Is it because you want me to decide?" "Is that it?" "Say something, Frank." "I don't know what to think." " Then find out!" "Yes." "Frank, say something." "I don't know how I'II feel if we have a baby that's sick and poorly." "Nor do I know how I'II feel if you have an abortion." "I don't know how I feel and I can't figure it out, OK?" "I'll tell you what I think." "I mix with junkies and murderers   who have loads of healthy, bouncy babies." "And all I ask   is why this has happened to us?" "Why couldn't Why couldn't couldn't..." "There's a woman there who left her daughter   and when she came back " " she'd died of thirst." "Frank!" "It isn't fair." "Frank!" "You keep walking away from me!" "It isn't fair!" "Kate Kristoffersen has requested an interview." "I'll wait outside." "Hi." "Hi, Kate." "I don't really know what I want." "No." " I just felt like a chat." "Maybe you're not feeling too good?" " A chat?" "What about?" "Will you teach me how to pray?" "Of course." "Come up here and sit down." "This is how it starts:" "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name." "Thy Kingdom come." "Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name." "Thy kingdom come." "Thy will be done in heaven as it is on earth." "Thy will be done in heaven as it is on earth." "Give us this day our daily bread." "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." "Give us this day our daily bread." "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." "What do you want of me, Kate?" " What?" "I am not very well." "I We'd better do it another day." "I'm sorry." "Anna?" "Anna?" "..." "I've just been talking to Kristian's wife." "He won't be coming back, I'm afraid." "If you're happy here   perhaps we could make it a permanent arrangement?" "Any questions?" " No." "Are you happy here?" "They're not too hard on you?" " No." "I am always the last to know." " Can I get on home?" "Of course." " I'm not feeling well." "Well, that's fair enough." "Hi." " Hi." "Can I help you?" "I don't know if you remember me and my boyfriend." "Oh, yes." "We did laugh, didn't we!" "Could I see my baby again?" "You'll need an appointment." " I haven't got one." "I have a couple waiting outside." "They say there may be something wrong." "I'm sorry to hear it." "Something to do with the chromosomes." "But they don't know what, so..." "I just can't do it without an appointment." "I'II be quick." "It won't take long." "Or I'II wait till later." "I can wait outside." "The fact that God created us   does not absolve us of responsibility." "We are responsible for what we do." "I suppose..." "I don't know if anybody had expected a drop to drink?" "We could do that instead." "Or we could just call it a day." "I'II say it again: if you're feeling bad go and see Kate." "Everyone who's been to Kate has received help." "You should try it." "It wouldn't do any harm." "What harm could it do?" "Tilt it, tilt it!" "Or it'll stick." "Now you can brown it." "This one must be yours." " I've got one." "Want another?" " Yes." "Remember that delivery man who used to come to our street?" "It was a dead easy job." "He took you..." "He took you to a cemetery." "You strung him up stark naked in the back of his van, got out,   had a few ciggies   and then "happen to find him" by getting back in." "It was as easy as pie." "All he wanted was to be "found out"." "Then you gave him a blow job and pocketed 800 kroner." "You got 800?" "You never got 800!" "I did." "Did you get more?" " No, I got 700." "Hey, that's really mean!" "You got 800!" "Men are bastards." " Not all of them." "If Kim wasn't a bastard you wouldn't be in here." "Aren't you going to the warder's office for coffee?" "What do you mean?" "You're getting all lovey-dovey with Butterlocks, aren't you?" "What?" " Is there any more juice?" "And you'll rat on the rest of us if he asks you to?" "I've no idea what you're on about." "I keep away from slags who sleep with screws." "I'm not sleeping with anyone." " Stop spoiling things, Jossi." "Chill out, Josephine." "Be seeing you, Miss Snout." "Yes, do take a pancake!" "The stupid slag!" " Don't mind her, Kate." "Hello." "We don't know what we want to do." "Whether you carry on or terminate, we will understand full well." "What do people usually do?" "Just over half of them decide to terminate." "I'm sorry I can't be more specific." "Chromosome defects can be harmless." "The baby could be normal." "But at worst it may be severely handicapped." "I think we I think we'd better get rid of it." "That's the decision many people make and it's easy to respect." "I'II contact the authorities, and request   that they process your case at once   so we can make an appointment as soon as possible." "I'd like to know if it's a boy or a girl." "Are you sure you want to know?" "Yes." "It's a girl." "I know this is a terrible strain." "I'II book you in as soon as possible." "Yes." "Yes." "Well?" " Yes." "That's me done for today." "Have you had a good day?" " Yes." "I think there's a good feel about the place." "I know you do." " Most of them are easy enough." "Very touching!" "Does that mean that one of the prisoners   is so easy to be with   that it's becoming a bit of a problem?" "I'm not sure what you mean." " Oh, I think you do." "In fact we are duty-bound to report anything   even resembling a relationship between an officer and a prisoner." "But I'd rather not." "So let's say you'll deal with it in the next couple of days?" "They phoned." "They can fit us in at 9.30 tomorrow morning." "Then it will be over and done with." "Yes." "I'd like us to tell everyone it was a spontaneous abortion." "That the fetus died and..." "It died and it came out." "I want to hear you say that's all right." "That's all right." "You'd better phone the prison to say you won't be in tomorrow." "I'II phone them." "Now." "Right." "I'm on nights so I'II go straight to the hospital in the morning." "Right?" "Right." "Good morning, Josephine!" "Good morning, Tina." "Good morning." " No!" "It's not my fault I've got appendicitis." "Up you get!" "You want to earn your wages, right?" "Come on!" "What's going on?" "What do you want?" "Yes, what do I want?" "What's this about your hands?" " I don't know." "You don't know!" "No, neither do I. I don't know anything   except that I've got a sick baby inside me." "OK." "OK?" "I thought you might be able to help me." "You and God." "Please will you help me?" "Please!" "Kate!" "Just what do you think you can do?" "You can't help me with anything." "Do you think God just says to heck with what you did?" "I know what you did." "You left your daughter and she died of thirst." "You did, damn you." "What's going on?" "You must ask us first!" "Anyway, aren't you taking the day off?" "Find something sensible to do!" "What was all that about?" "It was about her baby." " Her baby?" "It's a little girl." " What was she shouting about?" "Anyway there's another thing." "I've asked them to assign a new personal officer to you." "We won't be going on any more outings together." "So..." "Good morning, Kate." "There's just one rule you need to know." "Child killers don't have breakfast with us." "The kitchen is too dangerous." "You can so easily get hurt." "Somebody's been on the toilet all morning." "Really?" " Do something about it!" "You want me to piss in the sink?" " No." "Hey!" "Hey, open up, will you?" "Open up!" "What the hell did you say to her?" "What did you say to her?" "What the hell did you say to her?" "Henrik, stop it!" "Stop it!" "It won't help, Henrik." "You bitch!" " Stop it!" "What happened?" " I'll deal with it." "Get out, damn it!" "Do you realize the time?" "We're 20 minutes late." "Yes." "Let's get it over and done with." "Yes." "Let's get it over and done with." "Subtitles by Jonathan Sydenham"