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- Is she asleep? - Yeah. For now.

Ah, that's good.

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Hello?

Sofie, is that you?

What? Andreas, what are you doing?

It's her again.

Hey, just come inside.

Yeah.

COUNTING TO ONE, COUNTING TO TWO I WONDER IF HIS FIRST SON IS SLEEPING TOO

HIDE AND SEEK

POLICE WITHOUT LEADS, DAUGHTER HEARTBROKEN

Jon?

Jon, please wake up.

Jon!

- Good morning. - Good morning.

I need to change his catheter. Could you please wait outside?

You could also go home. We'll call you if anything changes.

Right. Thank you.

- Le! - What?

- Oh. - You forgot it again.

Sorry.

And you'll go with Esther after school, right?

- Yeah, I will. - Okay. Where?

Can you please stop commenting on all my posts on Insta?

- Ah, I don't do that. - You do.

Not on all the posts.

"You look so wonderful." You said that on all of them.

- But I think you do. Isn't that allowed? - No.

- Okay, right. Then I won't. - See you.

See you. Wait, wait, wait. Take this with you.

- It's raining. - I don't want it.

- No, no. Take it, take it. - I don't want it. No.

I love you.

Naia!

Hi.

- Hi. - Hi.

- I was in the neighborhood and I thought-- - Really? Just in the neighborhood?

- Yep. - Okay.

And I just wanted to, um… …ask about the investigation.

- Well it's… it's going fine. Yeah. - Yeah?

I'm going there now, so…

Okay. The news say you've got no leads.

Yeah, yeah, but isn't that what they always say?

Do you have anything?

Foldager asked us to set up a task force.

- Okay. - Mmm.

- And who'll be leading it? - I will, together with Skovbjerg.

- Skovbjerg? - Yeah, the young guy.

- Young guy? - Very young.

- Okay. - He's actually okay.

- Yeah. - So…

- Okay. - Yeah.

What, um… are you thinking?

I…

I was thinking that I'll be here for a while,

so if, um… there's anything I can do to help,

I'll be happy to do so. Just let me know.

- But aren't you supposed to be on leave? - Right, right, but I'd like to help.

- If you need it. Just call me any time. - Okay.

Mm.

Right. Say hi to Le.

ALIBI? MADSEN, EX-HUSBAND JAKOB HØJER, BOYFRIEND

ZARA NEXT DOOR/CRIME SCENE

- I got the forensic report. - Yes?

No foreign DNA on the body.

The only signs of struggle was in the kitchen.

They only found the victim's blood. No match on the fingerprints.

What about the surveillance footage from the bus?

Nothing. It wasn't working.

And her digital footprint, have we been through that?

No, 'cause we only just gained full access.

Who are you?

Sebastian Heydari from Western Copenhagen Police.

I got the Emma Holst files.

- It's fine. Just find a spot. - Thanks.

The house next to Zara's has been empty for three months due to mold.

The owner lives in Málaga and knows nothing,

and the neighbors have neither seen nor heard anything.

Don't we have two witnesses who saw a van?

Uh, yes. They thought it was someone working at the neighbor's.

Yeah? This is the third time I'm calling.

Wouldn't it be a smart idea to check the remaining dash cams, then?

No, listen. No, no. No! No, 00-49. What…

What I just said.

I'll do that.

- Thanks. - Okay, listen.

This is the third time I'm calling you to talk about this.

If I have to call you one more time to ask… No, you know what? It's fine.

- Hi. - Hi.

There's no way I can work with Skovbjerg.

We need to find someone more experienced.

Skovbjerg is our best bet. Or Tolnov?

She's just closed another homicide.

Look, I know Hess isn't much of a team player.

He's also at Europol.

Yeah, but it was his suggestion. He says he's available.

He's a really good detective,

and he can lead a task force.

You've worked together before, right?

Uh, yeah.

Let me think about it.

Foldager speaking.

Good morning, and welcome to Breakfast Meeting.

Today, we're making…

- Hi, there! - Hey, Signe!

- How nice. - Thanks for…

Wasn't the job interview today?

They canceled.

- No! - I brought croissants.

- If you've got time for a coffee? - Sure. I'm not first shift.

- Nice. - Thor, breakfast's ready!

…chat with you. Did you know that…

Thor! Aren't you getting up?

- No class until noon. - Oh.

- Okay. - No need to worry.

Just let him be, Mom.

But you're going to come to Molly's game later, right?

- Yeah. - Hi.

Hey.

- Mom, I'm off. - Oh, don't forget your lunch.

…two teaspoons of baking powder…

- God, Mom. - You should be happy.

You have a mom who cares enough to make you lunch.

- …two large eggs… - There.

…four tablespoons…

Bye, sweetie.

…of course, some extra…

…for the pan.

I didn't bring up the crop top.

Just saying.

- Not easy. - …baking powder or baking soda.

And salt, in a large bowl. In a small…

I was a bit worried about you the other day.

- This will give your cake that nice… - I'm okay.

It's just… the case and Emma's…

Then we mix it all with the dry ingredients.

- Yeah. It's just a lot. - I get that.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to try to focus on something else?

Yeah, I will.

The bank's just been putting pressure on me.

Why? What are they saying?

I've known all along that I have to sell the house.

- And Michael needs his share. - Mm-hmm.

If I want a decent price for it, I have to fix some things and paint everything.

- …to make it perfect. - Emma's room as well?

Voilà. Here we have it.

- Yeah. I'll get started. - Frederikke Aaskov.

You're standing outside the Copenhagen Police headquarters.

Let me know if you need anything, okay?

Even though the police haven't said anything yet,

rumors have been swirling all morning that it might be the same perpetrator

who killed the high-school student Emma Holst two years ago.

This is partly based on that the deceased, Zara Solak,

was being stalked in the time leading to her death.

This was also the MO with Emma Holst.

But when we tried to get a comment

from Detective Chief Inspector Foldager earlier this morning…

Surely the police would have contacted you

if it had anything to do with Emma.

- They're just speculating. - Yep, you're right.

Andreas?

- Do you have a minute? - Yep.

- Have you checked your email? - No, I had a meeting in town. Why?

Have a seat.

This one was sent to everyone in the company.

Read the text.

"Counting to three and four is no fight."

"Andreas screws around, and his kid's out of sight."

- It's the stalker you told me about? - Did everyone get this?

Maybe you should report it to the police, Andreas.

I've already done that. Several times. They don't do a damn shit.

Then maybe take some time off

and get this sorted out.

It's already affecting my personal life. I won't let it affect my work too.

Right. I'll send out an email saying it's a malicious prank.

Let's hope people will forget it soon.

Yeah. Thanks. Thank you, Carsten.

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COUNTING TO SIX, COUNTING TO SEVEN,

ANDREAS WHORES AROUND MAKING BABIES WITH A THIEF

This fucking stops right now.

It's one thing that she's threatening me and keeping me from seeing Lukas.

She's not going to spy on you and the kids as well!

But can't we just ignore her?

Honey, pack your things and go to your parents' summer house, okay?

Uh, but the kids are asleep.

Just hurry up, okay?

Okay. I'll leave as soon as they wake up.

Presumed marks from a taser

and traces from zip ties on wrists and ankles

plus tape across her mouth.

Other abrasions confirm that the deceased was dragged down stairs.

Cause of death is a blow to the skull.

- Probably with a hammer or an axe. - Naia?

- Have you settled in? - Yes.

This is an unusual case, given the parallels to the Emma Holst case,

so I've asked Mark Hess from Europol to lead the investigation.

I imagine most of you know him?

- Yeah. - Thanks.

And I'm up to speed on most of it, so, um, are there any news?

Naia… NC3?

Yeah. Both the ex-husband

and the guy Zara was having an affair with, Jakob Højer, have alibis.

But do they have the strongest motives?

We've been through their communications.

And both were emotionally steamrolled by Zara,

but the GPS confirms their alibis.

Okay, and dating apps?

Yes. We're checking everyone that Zara was in contact with on Tinder.

We had the same theory with Emma Holst.

Jealousy, misogyny, violence against women.

And nine times out of ten, the victim knows the perpetrator.

Yes, the stalking itself was carried out in two phases.

First, extreme surveillance with photos and videos,

and finally, the counting rhyme.

We're, of course, trying to find surveillance tapes

from the places where the videos were made.

The stalker sent this to Zara with no caller ID.

And how much technical knowledge does it take

to cover the traces of those emails and videos?

It's not that hard, actually. You can just watch tutorials on YouTube.

Okay. Right, so… Emma Holst.

She was stalked, though not to the same extent as Zara Solak,

and the murders are not similar.

Zara's murder seems staged.

She was placed in a nest.

And we need to figure out what the perpetrator is trying to tell us.

With Emma, it seems much more like the perpetrator acted in a fit of rage.

But both women received this. A counting rhyme.

So we need to go through every stalking report

received by the police

within the past two years since Emma was murdered.

But… that's several thousand.

Yes, it is.

I want to know if other women received anything similar,

so let's start with the Copenhagen area and move out from there.

Yes, we'll do that.

One more thing. The media are already speculating,

so I've promised Command to keep a very low profile regarding Emma Holst.

We just barely avoided a formal complaint,

so we can't officially confirm that we're looking for a link between the two cases.

- Of course. - Copy.

- What's your plan? - I'm going to talk to Emma's family.

- Thulin? - Yes.

- Go with Hess. - Yeah.

I just wish the parents would take some responsibility as well.

Don't you think you'd get further talking to the students?

So they'd give up their phones voluntarily?

Yeah, okay. Define voluntarily.

- Bo. - Thanks.

- So you know… - Thanks.

…we've posted the date for the end of the open house on Instagram.

We hope a lot will turn up.

- And your talk is first. - Okay.

Guess I'd better find something to lure the beautiful young people into the fold.

- Into the fold? How old are you, Bo? - Old enough.

Listen, Marie…

- It's Thor, he hasn't been to school. - But his class doesn't start before noon.

No. His class started at 8:15.

I'll talk to him.

I know, it's, uh… difficult, now everything's being brought up again.

- Yeah. - We'd love to help him, but…

- He's risking not passing his final exams. - Anders, excuse me. Hello?

Yes, speaking.

When?

Just a second.

It's the police. They want to talk to me. I have to go.

Oh. Okay.

- When will you be back? - I don't know.

Okay, Marie. Please take a look at these photos.

Yes.

And see if there's anyone here that you recognize.

Well, uh, I've seen her on the news.

But…

We would like to know if any of these people might have known

or had some sort of connection to Emma.

This guy, for instance.

Could Emma have met him in town or at the school or…

I don't think I recognize any of them.

But I didn't know everyone that Emma knew, of course.

She was a very social girl, and outgoing, so…

Is it true that Zara Solak was being stalked in the same way Emma was?

We don't know.

But it could be the same perpetrator?

We can't say. Unfortunately, it's too early to know.

I was the one reporting it back then. The stalking.

Emma wasn't too bothered, but I found it unsettling.

Uh, I thought it was Omar harassing her.

Omar?

Uh, her ex-boyfriend.

- Okay. - I sort of, um… accused him.

And did Emma find a new boyfriend after Omar?

- Or… - No. She was enjoying being single.

But it was hard for her to free herself from Omar. Uh…

Okay. Yeah. Thanks for your help, Marie.

Mm… what happens now?

Uh, well, now we continue investigating the murder of Zara Solak.

What about Emma?

If you think it might be the same perpetrator,

you have to look at her case as well.

Yes, but like we said, we're not sure.

- And we're not at all… - It's been two years!

You still haven't found him!

- Excuse me. Just a second. - Of course.

Thor!

Everything is fucking all about Emma around here!

Thor!

- I'm sorry, it's just… - No, no, we're sorry.

But maybe…

- Can I see the photos just one more time? - Yes.

- Sure. - Thank you.

I… I just really would like to help you.

So this can… finally stop.

We think it might be the same perpetrator as in Emma's case.

No, we… we're looking into the possibility that it might be the same--

We're pretty sure that it is.

Look, here's my phone number. Just call me if you think of anything,

or if… well, if you need help with something.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Foldager told us not to confirm a connection.

She lost a child.

Yeah, but you gave her your phone number. You're giving her false hope.

- No, she has a right to know. - Yeah, you seem to think so.

- Your head is still up your ass. - It must be nice, doing the right thing.

- What are you saying? - Must be nice doing the right thing.

- You never do anything wrong. - Right thing?

- What the hell? - No mistakes allowed.

- I take my responsibilities seriously! - So do I!

- That was taking things seriously! - You just leave when the going gets tough!

Remind me how you ended our… relationship?

- By text. - I had to leave.

What was I supposed to tell Le?

I'd like to explain it to her.

No, forget it. I mean…

So why… why are you even here?

Well, not to fight with you, anyway.

Yeah, Sandra. What's up?

- Are you having fun? - What do you want?

We are reviewing the stalking reports,

and one of them is similar to the other two.

Okay.

It has been reported several times, actually as recently as yesterday.

I don't know. Maybe it's nothing. It's from a man.

- A man? - Mm.

Where are you? I just got here.

- Aren't you overreacting a bit? - She's threatening you!

- Shouldn't we involve the police then? - I've tried that already. It doesn't help.

- And what if it isn't her? - Who else could it be?

Yeah, exactly. Then it'll be warm when you arrive.

Yeah. I love you.

I love you too, honey.

- See you soon. - Yes. Bye.

- Hey, Thor. What's up? - Hey.

- Hi, Thor. - Hi. What are you doing?

How are you?

I feel amazing.

- Hey, Thor! Are you coming to class? - Coming!

EMMA FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

Let's go!

Thor?

Why aren't you at school?

Hey. What's going on?

Easy now. Easy now.

- Hi, Thor. - Easy now.

Hi.

- Easy now. - Do you wanna come inside?

Come on.

Hello? Yes?

Hi, this is the receptionist from your hotel.

Okay. What's up?

Well, I'm afraid that your bird… your bird is chirping.

Chirping?

Yes. You can see it here.

- I don't know if you can see it? - I can see it.

Several guests have actually complained already.

Right, okay. You know what? Have you tried putting a towel or a sheet over it?

Then it thinks it's night and shuts up.

But it's a canary. It doesn't just need food and water.

It needs company as well.

Okay. I'll fix it.

- I'll sort it out. - Okay.

- You will come get it before you leave? - Thanks for calling.

- We were informed that he was here. - Sorry. He left a while ago.

Could we have access to the company email server?

Yeah, sure. Of course.

Andreas has no idea who might have sent it?

He thought it might be his ex-wife, but he wasn't sure.

He also talked about someone he dated once, but…

Did you try to call him?

- Yes. He's not picking up. - No. He constantly changes his number.

But I can usually get hold of him through his wife.

Hi, Annika. Carsten here. Yeah. Have you spoken to Andreas recently?

Yes. The police are here right now,

and they would very much like to talk to you.

- Yes. Here you go. - Thank you.

Hi, Annika. This is, uh, Naia Thulin.

I hope she can help you.

I usually stay out of people's private affairs, but…

- If this email reaches any of our clients… - Yeah. Could I see the picture?

Yes. Yes, of course.

Of course, it impacts him. There's some text as well.

Andreas is at his summer house.

The counting rhyme.

Let's go.

- Thanks. - Yep.

Okay, that's it!

Fuck's sake, this stops right now!

What the hell is your problem?

This is fucking insane!

Sofie?

Sofie!

Can't you see how sick this is?

FOUND YOU!

Andreas!

Yeah, Sandra. We need two teams ASAP.

One at the summer house and one at their home with Andreas' wife.

Come on!

- Hi. - We made it.

- Hi, sweetie. - Hi.

- So do you guys want a snack? - Um, no. Thanks.

Anja! Pick it up! Come on, faster!

No! Let's go!

The police stopped by with some questions.

- Other side! - Yeah. Thor told me.

Pressure!

He turned up at my place, very upset.

- Hey, hey! - Okay.

Come on.

I told him we just agreed not to let the case take up so much of our time.

- I'm glad you said that. - Yes, come on!

Come on, take the shot!

He finds it difficult at your house.

Stay on her!

That it's too much about Emma.

Yeah.

Ronja, forward!

Yeah. I'm going to… to clear her room.

That's a good idea.

It's for the best. For all of us.

- Don't lose the ball! - Yeah.

Don't lose it!

No!

Come on, girls!

Oh, wow, sweetie. Do you think you've got enough?

- Stay on! - I ran into Omar.

- Pass the ball! - Omar? Is he here?

Yeah.

- Oh. - He works the snack bar.

- Okay. - I got them for free.

That was nice of him.

Yes! Way to go!

- Did you see that? - Nice!

That's how it's done!

- Molly scored! - Uh, yeah!

- Did you see it? - Yes. Way to go!

The GPS signal shows that his last location before his phone was turned off

was at your parents' summer house in Køge.

Do you have any idea where he might have gone?

No.

Um, he's not here, not in any of the common areas

or at the neighbor's.

Is there somewhere he might have gone?

Or people he might have…

…he might have gone to see?

No.

Can you… can you think of anyone Andreas might have fallen out with?

Well, only his ex-wife, Sofie.

She hates him.

She won't even let him see their son.

- What's her last name? - Sorry. It's Foldager.

Um, Antonsen is her last name.

- Do you have her address? - Yes.

Yes, okay. Well, see you soon.

- Come in. - Yeah. Bye.

HEY, NAIA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET DINNER SOMETIME?

UM, WHO'S ASKING?

What did Foldager want?

Um… Just a second. Hello?

Oh, it's you! Um… Hi, Bjørn. Um…

Yeah, I… Listen, I'm working right now.

Um… Can we… can…

Yeah. Can we talk later?

Yeah, okay. Yeah, bye.

Um…

- What's up? - Nothing, um…

Foldager wants us to come back to interview Zara's ex-husband.

Yes, but I would like to talk to Andreas' ex-wife. She lives on Amager.

It's right on the way, Naia.

Right?

- Shouldn't we go? - Who's, uh, Bjørn?

Yeah, who's Bjørn?

Damn, you were good!

- You have to come see me next time too. - Yes, we will.

- Do you think we're good luck? - Yeah!

Thor, Dad and I were just talking

about you maybe spending a little more time with him for a while?

Thank you. No problem. Have a nice day.

How about both of you go with Dad now?

Maybe you could spend the night there?

How about that?

- Mm-hmm. - That's fine.

- Good. See you tomorrow, then. - See you.

- Bye. - See you.

- Yeah. - Bye.

Bye.

Hey, Omar.

What do you want?

Have you talked to the police as well?

About what?

I've never hurt Emma.

I know that.

It's just… they asked if Emma was seeing someone else back then.

She knew you wouldn't let her date someone like me.

No, that's… that's not true.

Whatever.

Omar, was she seeing someone?

Did she find someone new after you?

Why don't you ask her friends?

I'm asking you.

I think so.

Why haven't you said that before?

I told the police back then.

Who was she seeing?

I think he was married.

Um… No, I would've… I would have known!

You really think so?

You're probably the last person she would tell.

- Hi. - Hi!

- Is, uh… is your mom home? - Yeah.

- Can I talk to her? - Sure… Mom!

Well, I don't talk to Andreas at all anymore.

I mean, we only communicate through a lawyer.

So you can't think of any place he might have gone,

or people he might have reached out to, or…

Honestly, he's probably just screwing someone new.

I mean, that's what he usually does when he loses interest and reality bites.

So…

Was it a… was it a bad divorce?

He just left… one weekend.

And… ruined Lukas's life.

- How long were you married for? - 12 years.

But, yeah, he started focusing on his career

and made a lot of money.

And then when Lukas was diagnosed,

I was just totally on my own

and had to fight for the right treatment for him,

while his dad was busy starting a new family with a new woman.

Right. But you can't…

You can't think of anyone who might be stalking Andreas?

Um, he's a narcissist

and a sex addict,

so…

it's probably just some bimbo with big boobs

whom he promised all sorts of things.

Are you talking about Dad?

Yeah, well, it doesn't matter, sweetie, okay?

- When can we finish it? - In a minute.

Okay? I promise. Yeah.

Lukas, would you like to show me your room?

- Sure. - Yeah.

Off you go.

You seem to know a lot about Andreas's new life?

Look, Lukas hasn't seen his dad for six months

because his dad prefers to spend time with his new family.

- Wow, you have lots of figurines. - Mm-hm.

- Is Batman your favorite? - One of them.

Right, and who's his enemy?

Hmm…

This guy, I think.

Is he his archenemy?

- One of them, at least. - Who are the others?

There's, um,

Iron Man…

Lukas!

Does he fight him often?

Hmm…

Not every day, but kind of often.

Yeah?

What's his superpower?

His superpower is that he can be in two places at once.

But it's hard taking care of everybody at the same time.

Thulin!

Send backup to Jyllandsvej 101!

Hey, hey! Hold the door! Hold it!

Andreas? Andreas? Hey, look at me.

Look at me. Look at me, Andreas. Andreas.

Dad! Dad!

Dad!

- Is Le up there? - She'll be home later.

- Okay. - Unless she stays at Esther's as usual.

It's probably a good idea not to be alone right now.

Yeah.

See you tomorrow.

- Naia? - Yeah?

I know that you…

that you probably find it weird that I'm… suddenly here.

Um… Yeah.

My brother is, um… my brother's pretty sick.

- Jon? - Yeah.

And, um…

he's in an… an induced coma right now.

The doctors don't know if he'll make it.

I'm really sorry to hear that.

Yeah… Apparently he… he started drinking again.

Okay.

So…

Well, then you can hope that he'll quit after this, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

But yeah, that's, um… that's why I'm here.

- And to take care of his bird. - Yeah. Yeah…

Yeah. Yeah.

I heard it's good to talk to people who are in a coma.

- The hearing is the last thing that goes. - Yeah.

- So he can hear what you're saying. - Yeah.

It's good you're there for him.

- See you tomorrow, okay? - Yeah.

Yeah.

I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT KISS…

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Hi. I, uh… I was actually just about to text you back.

I've just received a text that might be from the stalker.

Stay put.

WANNA COME DOWN AND PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK?

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY SØREN SVEISTRUP