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Dispatch to all units.

It's confirmed that three officers and two civilians are dead.

An intensive manhunt is underway across large parts of Zealand.

13-0-13, copy that. Over.

13-0-13. Go ahead.

HIDE AND SEEK

13-0-13, copy that. Over.

I just heard. Awful.

Where is he?

Tactical team's on its way--

Where is he?

Where?

Hougård's vehicle has been located at a truck stop off exit 39.

But don't…

Come on!

What's up?

They're on foot now.

The area's locked down, and the K-9 unit is on it.

Sandra, call her partner Lena. Find out if she knows where they are.

And make it quick. She must know something, okay?

I don't know where Peter is headed. I wish I did, but…

So Ditte never mentioned a family place?

-No. -Come on, Lena. Think.

We found her car at an exit on the E47 highway near Tappernøje.

-Ring a bell? -No.

Sure? Nothing at all?

-Did Ditte ever talk about that place? -No, she never mentioned it.

They talked to a cab driver. He dropped them off at an inn in Præstø.

We've alerted local units--

Præstø?

Yeah?

Their wedding reception was at an inn in Præstø.

Peter. Peter, please.

We can fix this together.

We'll always be a family. No one can take that from us.

No, you're wrong! We'll never be a family again!

Because you ruined it by choosing to be with a whore!

Do you understand?

No, what happened with Lena was just… I should've stayed with you, Peter.

I should've stayed with you.

Are you not hearing a word I'm saying?

It's over. It's finished.

Do you hear me? You ruined it.

Think of our girls.

They can't live without us.

We'll figure something out. We'll run.

We'll get the girls and leave the country.

We can do that.

I know you're just fighting for me.

For the girls.

For our family.

Right?

Yes.

Listen to me.

Honey.

You're just fighting for me,

for the girls, and for our family.

Yes.

-Yeah. -I'll make some coffee.

Can you set a table meanwhile? We'll make a plan.

-What are you doing? -Just looking for coffee.

There must be some somewhere. Give me two seconds.

Hurry up.

What's going on?

Counting to one, counting to two

The hen is wearing no socks or shoes…

Peter? That's not funny!

Counting to three and four is a breeze…

I'm not playing that game again.

Eggs become scrambled If you give them a squeeze

Counting to seven, eight, and nine

Nothing will grow In these buttonholes of mine

Counting to ten, the last one must stand

Everyone else put on their nightcaps

FOUND YOU!

Ready.

Execute.

Found him!

Go home.

Get some rest.

-I don't need to. -There's nothing else you can do here.

Has Le been told?

I've notified the family.

-Le, looking forward to Christmas break? -Yeah. You?

-Just a sec. -Where are you going?

Why are you here?

Le, I need to tell you something.

What happened?

You know you're the best thing we have, right?

And…

Tell me what happened.

There's been an accident.

And

your mom was involved.

But…

I want to see my mom.

She didn't survive, Le.

VESTEGNEN HIGH SCHOOL

Want me to come in with you?

No need. Just nice to know you're here.

Of course.

I've never been fired before.

Yeah, what happened yesterday wasn't exactly ideal, Marie.

Have you talked to Bo?

Bo called this morning.

He told me he's romantically involved with a senior student.

-Silja? I told you so. -We've acted on that.

Bo's no longer employed here as a teacher.

So he could have been seeing Emma too.

Bo only had a relationship with Silja.

We don't know that.

He was a chaperone the night Emma disappeared. He likes young girls.

And I've read what he wrote--

Several people saw Bo being picked up by his wife that night.

They gave statements to the police back then.

I really shouldn't comment on the case, but he had an alibi.

But… yeah.

We need to find a way to move forward, so…

Strictly speaking, after your outburst yesterday,

we should suspend you.

I'd hate to lose you completely,

so… we've decided to put you on paid leave.

-If you agree, of course. -Of course. Thank you.

Then I suggest we put you on sick leave until Christmas.

We'll handle the paperwork--

Oh, sorry for interrupting.

Marie, there's something you need to hear.

It's breaking news everywhere.

They caught him.

All the media are saying they caught the man who killed Emma.

What?

They're saying the man who went crazy at the Agency of Family Law

is the same one who murdered the other stalking victims.

And… Well, Emma too.

Preliminary forensic reports state

that Peter Hougård first struck Ditte Kølster with the axe, killing her,

then shot himself with the rifle.

Our investigation shows he was being treated for depression and PTSD.

And a call to what we thought was his workplace revealed

that he'd been dismissed months ago.

Do we know if he was the one stalking Zara Solak and Andreas Lund?

It appears so.

The axe matches the murder weapon in Zara Solak's case,

but we're waiting for DNA results to be certain.

Sandra, any progress?

We haven't found Peter Hougård's or Ditte Kølster's phones,

but I'm going through his computer,

and there are tons of altered photos of Ditte.

He was obsessed with her.

I haven't found any of Andreas Lund or Zara Solak yet,

but there are a lot of hard drives, so it'll take time.

Still, that means we're missing a link to Emma Holst.

-I don't think it's him. -What?

I think someone else did it.

The shooting at the Agency of Family Law was impulsive.

The stalking victims were carefully planned.

And why first an axe, then a rifle?

Why not just shoot Ditte with the rifle?

-Everything points to Hougård. -No.

But until we have hard proof, our task is to connect the victims.

That's it for now. Everyone clear?

Good. Thanks.

Sandra and Hess, come with me.

It's from when you found Andreas Lund.

There's a text message too.

"Wanna come down and play hide-and-seek?"

Did you know that Thulin received a threat from the suspect?

No.

I checked every surveillance camera in the area,

but none covered where the video was recorded.

She never mentioned a threat?

I said she didn't.

If I'd known, I'd have pulled her off the case.

If Hougård sent it, we can't rule out that he had a motive to kill Thulin.

No, I…

Sorry.

Are you okay?

Just a headache.

-Take some time off. -I don't need to.

-Talk to a psychologist. -I'm fine.

We'll keep you updated.

I can still work.

You should hand this to her family.

What's that?

The things from her car.

Marie Holst called. She insists on talking to someone.

Thanks. Bring her in.

Want me to talk to her?

No.

Go to Le and Aksel, and drop this off.

Then go and get some rest.

Marie Holst, are the rumors true?

-Did you know Peter Hougård? -Marie! Look here!

-No comment. -No comment at all?

Give her some space.

I'm Sandra Lindstrøm Jensen.

I'm here for moral support. I'll wait here.

That's fine. Come with me.

Yeah, thanks.

I get why you came, but the press jumped the gun

in linking the shooting at the Agency of Family Law

to the murders we're investigating.

And to Emma as well.

We can't confirm anything.

Our focus is on figuring out how Emma and Peter Hougård knew each other.

So…

you're not sure if it's him?

We're awaiting the final evidence, but our leads point in the same direction.

What kind of leads?

I'd rather not get into that until the DNA is confirmed.

Here's my number.

-Will you call me when you know? -Yes.

I'd rather not hear about my daughter's killer from the press.

Of course.

I'll call you.

MOM

JUNE 12, 1992

REQUEST VHS IMPORTANT! HIDE-AND-SEEK?

I came

to drop this off.

It's hers. Naia's things.

Is Le here?

No.

She's at her friend Esther's.

Did you hear he's dead?

The guy who did it.

Let me know

if you need anything, anything at all.

Yeah, we just need

a bit of peace.

Are you all right?

I'm really glad you came.

Of course.

-Thanks for being here. -Of course.

-See you. -Yeah.

-He was giving things away. -He was never there.

No, that's the thing. So…

Hey, Michael.

You're here?

Yes, I took Molly in for her braces.

Damn it!

I completely forgot.

It's fine. I went with her.

Yeah. I'll call her.

Mom, she's at practice. It started half an hour ago.

Right.

God, today's been completely insane.

I had a meeting at the school, and Signe told me

the police had a breakthrough in Emma's case, so…

so we went to the police, who aren't even sure if the suspect…

Stop. Marie, stop!

I heard. It's just rumors.

The kids are worn thin.

They can't take it anymore.

All this with Emma, if it doesn't stop--

How do I stop it?

I can't protect them from reality. It's everywhere.

No, you could set some boundaries, so it doesn't take over.

-I am doing that! -No, you aren't.

You keep making empty promises.

We lost one child, but we still have two, and you're neglecting them.

I don't know how I'll…

I can't…

let it go.

No, but you have to.

You called?

Are you okay?

Naia ordered some VHS tapes for a case. Can you check on that?

Uh, yeah. Right now?

Yes, now. Naia thought it was important.

Yes, of course.

You're here?

Easy, Le. Easy. It's gonna be okay.

No, it won't!

My mom is dead!

What do you want me to do?

They want me to live with Aksel.

Can't I just stay with you?

Just in a hotel room nearby or something.

That'd be nice.

But, Le, you need a real family.

So do you.

Or are you gonna leave again?

AUTOPSY REPORT

This is Kvistgård.

If the back of the head is missing,

you can't rule out that an axe was used as well as a gun, can you?

I'm right in the middle of--

Can you tell if Peter Hougård could've been hit

with the same axe that killed Ditte Kølster?

I'm not sure I understand--

Didn't you write the forensic report?

Good. Could you have been wrong?

Could Peter Hougård have been knocked out, or even killed, before Ditte Kølster,

and somebody staged it as suicide?

You couldn't find impact marks on his skull, right?

-Since the back of the head was gone. -Of course. But I can't--

So technically, it's possible someone else was there?

But there is no visible evidence pointing in that direction.

But it's possible?

-I feel confident that-- -Don't feel, answer.

Is it possible, yes or no?

Technically, yes, it is--

Did you find blood anywhere else?

Most of it was concentrated in the banquet hall.

But we did find a little blood out by the front door.

And is that Hougård's blood? Do you know?

No, we don't know that yet.

Any signs of a struggle anywhere? Could he have been knocked down?

By who?

A third person. Could there have been a third person?

There are about four million fingerprints in there, so we'll see.

-What about tire tracks? -Sorry?

Tire tracks, if a third person showed up

at the inn after Peter Hougård and Ditte Kølster.

Did you check the road for tire marks?

Yes, but it's asphalt, so right now it's too hard to see.

Has anybody talked to the neighbors?

Ask your colleagues.

We need to get that checked 'cause we can't--

Did anyone talk to the neighbors?

I don't know. Sorry.

Can I help you?

Mark Hess, Copenhagen Police.

I'm driving around, asking people if they've seen anything unusual.

I haven't. My son might have. Kevin.

Kevin?

Mark Hess, police.

I'm investigating what happened up at the inn.

Have you seen anything unusual the last couple of days?

Up at the inn?

No, not really.

You didn't see a taxi pulling up at the inn the day before yesterday?

No. Sorry.

You didn't see anything?

Well, there was a car parked further down the road.

But it was down here by our gate.

-Out here? -Yeah.

A car you hadn't seen before?

I didn't recognize it. We get a lot of thieves here.

Damn Polish workers. You gotta hide your tools.

-A neighbor-- -Okay. Could it be this one?

Picture isn't great, but maybe you recognize the rims.

-I can't tell. -Or the shape of the car?

No, sorry.

Did you see the make?

Just a regular car.

Nothing special.

Did you see the license plate?

No, I didn't.

Could anyone else have seen it? Your mom, maybe?

No, I was out here alone. Just me.

It might be on the hard drive.

Not sure if we can see that far, but maybe.

You have surveillance?

Yeah. On the whole property. We're not taking chances.

You've got to help me.

Have you slept?

No. I've been reviewing CCTV footage.

Are you at a computer? Can you access the material?

Yeah, give me a sec.

-Good. Do it now. -I'm getting it out.

Check the clip starting with "115."

Can you see the car following Peter Hougård?

Hello? Are you there?

Do you see it?

Can you see it?

Good. Compare it to the image I'm sending.

Sending.

-Did you get it? -Yes, just got it.

That was caught on a surveillance camera near the crime scene.

The rims. Look at the rims.

-See how it looks like the same car? -I mean, I don't know.

They're the same color, but it's hard to tell.

-Are you sure? -Yes, it's the same car, Sandra.

You have to help me.

See if you can make out the plate or the model,

or where the hell it's going.

Yeah. Okay, I'll try.

Good.

Should we take a look?

Take what you want. The rest will be donated.

See if there's anything you want.

Do you want this?

-Can I have it? -Of course.

Isn't it a little big?

But you'll grow.

Should we keep her computer?

Yes, I think we should.

The police stopped by… with a picture of Peter Hougård.

-Don't think I've ever seen him. -Me neither.

I googled him.

Some IT engineer from Vallensbæk. How would Emma know him?

Tinder? I don't know.

Look at this.

She refused to put her name on the back since everyone else did.

Where'd she get that from?

Yeah, I don't know either.

Well? What did you find out?

Nothing yet, but you need to see this.

No. Do what I asked. Check the car. Can you just do that?

-I will, but you really need to see-- -No, you…

Are these…

Yes, the tapes Naia requested.

Listen.

There was a…

-There was a third person at the inn. -What?

Ditte Kølster and Peter Hougård were not alone.

The killer followed them and staged it to look like a suicide.

I have photos of the car. I spoke to the pathologist.

I went to the scene to talk to the neighbors

whom nobody bothered to talk to.

I've watched the footage--

I told you to take a few days off.

Sandra, show what we found.

-Peter Hougård didn't kill Emma. -He did.

Then why wasn't Ditte Kølster laid out in a nest the way Zara Solak was?

We got the DNA results back.

We found both Emma Holst's and Zara Solak's DNA on the axe.

It's him.

No. It's planted. The axe was planted.

No. It was planted.

A gray car drove off from the Agency of Family Law--

-You've had a rough couple of days-- -Listen to me!

This is important.

There is zero proof that Peter Hougård stalked Andreas Lund or Zara Solak.

None of the photos they received are on his computer.

What about the counting rhyme? Hide-and-seek?

There's no connection between Peter Hougård and Emma Holst.

Sebastian, you were on this case.

-Hess, stop. -What is the connection?

I just want to know. Where's the link?

There is one.

Peter Hougård was the assistant coach at one of Emma's soccer games.

I tried to show you.

This photo was found at Peter's place. That's Emma. That's Peter.

I checked it. It's not altered.

It's a coincidence. Listen to me.

-Hess, go home. -No, you're wrong.

-You need sleep. -I hear what you're saying. I do.

You don't care.

You just want the case wrapped so you can put it on your shiny résumé.

Isn't that right?

Yes, speaking.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That was…

Foldager. Head of Homicide.

Emma's DNA is on the murder weapon.

It's him.

Come on, Staal. We know you killed the boy.

Have you ever seen a cuckoo chick throw a baby bird out of a nest?

It's

brutal.

But that's its nature.

Subtitle translation by: Nicklas Rasmussen