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We might want to check with Nina first. This is quite a serious accusation.

Erika hasn't been in touch with Malin for three days.

And now they're using the same bullshit about connection issues.

There he is!

Hi Stefan! Bea Farkas, Dagbladet.

I've been trying to reach your colleague Malin Johansson–

–and apparently there's been some kind of connection problem.

Are you spying on me or what?

"VasaCom employees kidnapped in Afghanistan." How does that sound to you?

-Let go of the door, please. -Five minutes.

I said let go of the door!

Well, that went well...

Stefan, can it wait?

Bloody hell, Aksel. Dagbladet is on my back about Malin Johansson.

Up!

Up!

Walk.

Down!

No, no, no, no, no!

Listen carefully to what I have to say. We've kidnapped her.

If you want to keep her alive, continue with the agreed payments.

You have 48 hours.

He's demanding we continue the payments. They're lining up their demands.

The decision stands.

-We've got until tomorrow, otherwise... -Turn it off.

-They're not bluffing! -No.

But if we give in to their demands, they'll just ask for more next time.

She's worked for us for almost ten years. We have to take responsibility...

We never should've agreed to their demands.

Now Dagbladet's breathing down our necks. We've got no choice.

For fuck's sake, she's a mother of two!

-Was there anything else? -She's a lesbian.

Yeah, and what the hell does that matter?

Sorry, but I'm very uncomfortable with her here.

-You'll have to get used to it. -With all due respect...

-...why is she here? -She's our new head of communications.

Pay.

We inform the police, we say we're shocked, we promise to increase security.

-Pay, but we have to pay. -Pay? And fund terrorists?

But it mustn't get out, or it will get impossible...

It's ten years too late to start worrying about terrorist financing now.

We really don't have a choice, do we? We can't just let her die.

Dad?

BLINDED

-Karim! You're new on business, right? -Yeah.

-Shadia. -Karim. Nice to meet you.

I've got something for you.

-How are you settling in? -Good morning.

-Good morning, good morning. -Yeah, so far so good.

A few of us are going out for dinner tonight, if you're up for it.

I'm working a bit late tonight, but I'd love to another time.

See you!

VasaCom called, we can go there at two o'clock.

-Thanks, Sandra. -You're welcome.

We'd like to start by saying we're sorry for being a bit aggressive last time.

It's okay, I understand people can get a bit overeager sometimes.

So, I understand you had a few questions about our 5G project in Afghanistan.

Yes, if we begin with the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021–

–most Western companies pulled out and left, but you chose to stay.

Yes, we're confident in our security. But you did meet, you and Nasari.

Jawad Nasari, who's been the subject of multiple bribery investigations?

-Why did you choose to work with him? -Well, investigations are a good thing.

We value transparency, and as far as I know he's never been convicted.

Nasari is a highly skilled agent. He knows the culture, language, and so on.

Including the Taliban, for example?

You really want to push your own narrative, don't you?

But okay, fine. Let's test your theory.

Suppose we were paying the Taliban. Why on earth–

–would they kidnap one of our employees if we're giving them what they want?

Maybe you stopped paying? You knew we were investigating you.

All due respect to Dagbladet, but we're not that scared.

We've obtained information that confirms–

–you were pressured by a rebel group in Congo in 2013.

Where did you get that from?

-Is it true or isn't it? -Of course not.

I'm going to say that you personally tried to get a Christian Möller–

–to deliver a bag of cash to that rebel.

Two Congolese technicians were beheaded–

–after you refused to shut down your project.

That wasn't our responsibility.

Those technicians were hired by a Congolese consul.

You hired a local agent after you kicked Möller out.

Did he pay the rebels after the bodies were found?

It feels almost redundant to sit here answering your accusations.

Huh? It sort of sounds like you've already written your story.

The Congo incidents has a lot of parallels to the project in Afghanistan–

–so I'd really like you to answer the following question:

Has Malin Johansson been kidnapped?

Malin Johansson has been the victim of something terribly tragic.

Right now, we're conducting diplomatic negotiations–

–to ensure she can return home safely, okay?

And what do those negotiations look like?

I'm not going into detail. I can't jeopardise our safety.

Here. This is everything concerning Jawad Nasari.

All transfers. You can check for yourselves–

–that not a single krona went to anything other than his own fees.

That's complete rubbish. They got cold feet and paid everything.

We can go through it, but there's a risk–

–the bribes didn't go through the agent this time.

Should we maybe check with Nina? If she wants to publish the Congo piece?

We've got solid coverage and it could buy us more time on the Afghanistan parts.

Yeah, but the engineers were from a consultancy in Congo.

They weren't even employed by VasaCom. Plus, it was ten years ago.

Exactly. And they were Congolese, not Swedish.

-Oh! There's the card. -Come on, it's a solid story.

And it'd be a shame if it got blocked just because I cracked it instead of you.

A years-old story that someone could claim was just an unfortunate incident.

The real story is that VasaCom has known about this all along, but carried on.

How are we going to prove that? How useful is the interview?

If we publish the Congo story, they'll shoot it down in a millisecond.

It's much better if we hold onto it so we can back up the Taliban collaboration.

These bastards are shutting down school after school–

–and fucking marrying off little kids.

Is it really Afghan schoolgirls you care about?

Bea!

We're looking into it. There have been serious failings in the security work.

The driver who was supposed to take you–

–turned out to have posted some very nasty things on social media about gay people.

Everything suggests you were kidnapped because you have a same-sex partner.

And you know we have a very strong LGBTQ policy at VasaCom.

But we're struggling to be heard by the authorities down there–

–because they themselves persecute marginalised groups.

We need to be realistic about whether the driver will be arrested.

But we'll arrange a good trauma therapist for you.

We'll drive you home to Erika and the kids, so you can be together.

It's so strange, this isn't what should happen with real gold.

Yeah, really.

Coming? I'm starting without you.

I need to tell you something.

I'm not proud of it, but…

I've…

I've…

I've pawned… your gold earrings.

The new ones I got are nickel. We need the money!

And your shoes and bags in the basement, I didn't want to touch them. I'm sorry…

-Is our financial situation that bad? -It's in free-fall. Fuck!

-I'm an idiot. -But sweetheart…

Aksel promised you some kind of reward, didn't he?

Yeah, that's right.

Fuck's sake…

Hey, Aksel!

-Can I come in? -Mi casa su casa.

-How did the meeting go? -The bid's in. Well done!

I want to thank you…

…with this Keith van Holstmann from 2002:

"Death in Car 3." I had it in my office in Beijing–

–but I found a landscape by Paul Haast I thought fit better.

So it's yours.

Nice. Really interesting.

Yeah. I think we'll probably need to take that one down.

That'll be a brilliant spot.

And then there's this…

Oh!

150th anniversary. Seven courses. Open bar, you name it.

Only the top tier invited. And you two.

So, shall we hang it up?

Fuck me! Malin's already done an interview — yesterday.

Well, that's the whole news angle gone. Fuck's sake! Look.

Shouldn't I be keeping my eyes on the road?

Fucking tabloids. "Hate crime"? Listen!

"Hate crime against female engineer Malin–

–released yesterday and returned to Sweden."

"At a press conference, VasaCom expressed deep regret over the incident–"

"–and voiced support for the LGBTQ community."

What the hell is this bullshit?

-Wasn't it linked to bribes? -Yeah!

-Should we turn back, then? -No, fuck's sake! I need to talk to her.

Have you wound yourself up properly and got the adrenaline going?

Just shut it!

I didn't know if I'd ever make it home.

-You don't have to say more. -No, but it's just…

-It's just so awful. -It really shakes you.

Of course you know to be careful over there–

–but we're so used to how it is back home.

Yeah, but I don't quite buy that story.

What do you mean?

I think VasaCom bribed the Taliban–

–and then stopped paying, maybe because they knew they were being investigated.

And what happened to Malin was them trying to get their money.

"Bribe the Taliban"? What are you talking about?

It was VasaCom who got her released.

Same kind of thing happened in Congo in 2013.

These are horrible images–

–but I still think it's important to see reality as it is.

No, God, I don't want to! No, take them away, I don't wanna see that.

What proof do you have for your claims?

There's quite a bit that suggests I'm right.

"Quite a bit that suggests"? Are you seriously just sitting here speculating?

I... I'm sorry.

-Bea? -Yeah?

I probably shouldn't be showing you this–

–but we filter all the emails when something stands out.

They're saying you're running some kind of campaign against Allah.

I need to speak to Security about it.

Eh… if I took every nutcase who's written to me seriously–

–I'd spend all my time being scared.

If this becomes an issue, they'll shut the whole fucking investigation down.

Please, just don't say anything about it.

Welcome!

Bjarne Rasmussen, BIAB, Aksel's right-hand man.

That's right! Welcome!

-Hi! Stefan Tibast. -Christina. Pleasure!

They used to run the power lines above ground.

But now they're buried underground. One thing's for sure...

Right then, let's thank Hugo Andersson for his fascinating stories.

So, you worked here from 1943 to 1972.

And last year, on your 100th birthday...

Darling, I just need to nip to the loo.

-Christina! -Hi!

I came up here. Too much talking down there.

I get it. You're so popular. Everyone wants to do business with you.

But now you're here. You wanted to talk to me?

No, I just thought I'd be annoying like everyone else–

–and follow up on that lovely offer you gave me, about investing.

It was a long time ago. Now I have to find my wife.

I see.

A bath belt for dogs.

No, not a "bath" belt, a treadmill you can lower into the bath–

–for dogs with rheumatism.

I know it sounds mad. You wouldn't think they could get it, right? But they can.

And when they do, you have to drive them–

–back and forth to the rehab clinic, and it costs a fortune.

So I thought: Why not just make one you can have at home?

You could do cute little bottles of dog shampoo too, and these adorable little...

Have you done the numbers?

Done the numbers?

No, I've just come up with the best idea ever.

Sorry, Aksel.

What is it?

Montagne Media. Looks like someone's hacked their system.

And?

The French offered nine kronor.

-Nine? -Nine.

Excuse me! You're meant to go this way. Come on.

-This way. -What's going on here?

I'm a senior exec at BIAB and a guest of Aksel Bonnesen.

Aksel!

Nice to get some air.

You just cost me 240 million, you absolute clown.

What? Why?

The French bid was nine!

But it was Kajsa who said...

Your access card!

You can't be serious. Come on, Aksel.

Hang on. According to Swedish labour law...

You can wipe your Swedish arse with labour law!

-Have a nice evening! -You too!

Things got a bit heated last time. That was unnecessary of me.

I've no right to question your motives.

Oh, I overreacted. Sorry.

I've got nothing. I found nothing in Jawad's records.

Malin's interview gave nothing. Tibast's gave nothing.

All I've got are a bunch of circumstantial bits. It's all crap.

I've been thinking about what you said, about them not paying in cash.

Maybe it's goods?

-Or services. -Mm.

-Right, I'm off. -Good night.

J-A? VasaCom manufactures goods in Sweden and ships them worldwide.

-Good morning! -If they wanted to transport something...

...a bit under the radar to Afghanistan, how would they have done it?

-I'd need to talk to Bjarne. -Yeah, he's over there.

-Oh, for fuck's sake! -Hi, Bjarne!

-What are you doing here? -I called BIAB.

I'm not with that fucking shithole of a company any more!

-Yeah, bye! -It'll take two minutes, tops. I promise.

BIAB handles some procurement for VasaCom, right?

Do you know if you dealt with their logistics?

Please, just leave.

For real, Bjarne...

Are you really going to let them kick you out like that?

What? Come on, Bjarne.

So BIAB suggested an eco-friendly shipping company for VasaCom.

Then Rasmussen got an email from Stefan Tibast himself–

–with instructions to hire a Southeast Asian shipping firm–

–called Pacific Marine Corporation.

They do a lot of runs down to the Persian Gulf, Qatar, and Bombay.

According to a guy I spoke to in Gothenburg–

–they're dodgy and treat their staff like rats.

What the hell is this clown doing on the board?

Hello! Hi! Sorry.

There's something wrong with my car. Could you maybe take a look?

It sounds really weird. It's rattling and it feels scary to drive.

-Yeah, I get that. Sure, I'll have a look. -Thanks!

I'm about to wet myself, do you mind if I just nip to the loo?

-No problem. -Thanks.

-Thanks! Did you find anything? -No, I can't hear anything.

This isn't a normal engine, this is electric.

So it might just be that the curlers are low on charge.

Alright. Take care!

Yeah, one of my colleagues actually helped develop this. These are radio-phones.

We used them in our defence forces until about 10-12 years ago.

These are satellite nodes. This is top-of-the-line kit.

It's like GPS, but way, way better. Especially in remote areas.

Very powerful, reliable in combat.

-Basically, we're talking about weapons? -Yes, yes, yes.

This is high-tech equipment used for military operations.

One of Sweden's most prestigious companies has made a habit–

–of bribing its way forward, risking the lives of its employees–

–and delivering advanced military tech to Islamist groups.

Bloody hell… How do you want to proceed?

We'll compile everything and highlight the pattern.

But we'll need at least 5,000 characters, maybe 6,000.

-Do you have the paragraph? -About Erik Söderberg?

I've got all the names. Copy it down so we've got it.

I can't even read this. You write like a muppet.

"VasaCom is one of Sweden's largest and most prestigious companies–

–with over 13,000 employees."

"So VasaCom's significance for Sweden is enormous."

"We've had a handful of cases, but no convictions."

30,000 shares in just a few hours.

Looks like we'll break the record before the week's out.

I just want to say, cheers to Bea and Karim! Cheers!

Nina! Are we doing shots?

-Cheers then, party prince! -I was just getting peanuts.

-So, what now? -What do you mean?

This went really well!

I'll take a bit of credit for putting you two together.

A bit? Come on, take all the credit while you're at it.

Can I get a Gambrinus, please, and eight Jägers, double shots.

-So, that thing we talked about. -Here it is.

Okay, great! I'll read it and talk to foreign affairs, then we'll see.

I just want to have a word with her first.

They've got kids together, and I've got some… unpleasant stuff.

-I don't know how serious it is, but… -Unpleasant?

It's bloody awful that they're making threats like that.

-Rapp, Rapp, Rapp! -Yeah! Didn't sound like that last night!

-Cheers! -Cheers!

Do you have any comment?

Were you or the board aware of–

–the projects in Afghanistan and the Congo?

No, of course not. It came as a shock to all of us.

What's happening now with the Afghanistan project?

That's not for the board to decide.

We'll now appoint a new CEO and make sure it's the right person.

I haven't been this fucking hungover since DreamHack 2016.

I'll give you 500 kronor if you shoot me in the head.

I'll do it for free. Pussy…

Hey, that drink we talked about…

-What drink? -What do you think?

I don't know, you're the one who's been hesitating.

Hesitating how?

-Are you hitting on me now? -Maybe.

Okay.

Okay to the drink or okay that I'm hitting on you?

You bastard!

You bastard! You son of a bitch!

Police!

Police! Police!

Help! I got a gunshot wound… There's a person in there!

Stay back! - Man down!

Go! Keep securing the floor!

Help!

Hi, I'm Ahmed. I'm a doctor here at the hospital.

Here's the situation. Karim is in intensive care under observation.

We assess that his condition is relatively stable.

As for Nina…

…unfortunately, we weren't able to save her life.

I'm sorry.

We did what we could. The baby survived, against all odds.

Anders is with them now.

We don't yet know if this was a terrorist attack.

We can't comment or speculate further.

A verified video online shows the perpetrator leaving the crime scene.

It's no coincidence. If you write about the Taliban, this kind of thing follows.

Media speculation about links to Islamist groups.

Here's Tim Holsén, editor-in-chief of the controversial Nordic Media.

Sadly, this was expected. Islam is about submission.

"Just look at every country where Islam…"

-Hi. -There's a nut missing here somewhere.

We have to pull this together.

Here.

Have a drink.

No one could've predicted this. Not you, not anyone.

Do you have his article?

-Hi. Are you Mehdi? -Mehdi.

Hi. Bea.

-I don't know what to say. -Neither do I.

-Did you find anything in his apartment? -I took some photos.

-Did you know about this? -He didn't say anything to me.

-Was my brother the target of the attack? -We believe so.

But half the police force is out looking for him now, we hope he'll be caught soon.

The one who did this doesn't represent God.

-Nor any congregation or mosque either. -I know.

-Take care. -Bye.

-112, what's your emergency? -I see the man who shot up Dagbladet.

He's heading up the stairs toward Stjärn Square, by the new Eleonora building.

He's running down Eleonorabacken now. He's armed.

Police! Stop!

Drop your weapon! Stop or I'll shoot!

You left it here. Yeah, here it is.

Come, I'll help you with it.

I was wearing this when I met Bela.

-Please, can I organise some home care? -Over my dead body!

Come, I'll pour you a pálinka so you can handle the funeral.

We continue with coverage of the fatal shooting at Dagbladet.

The police have now released the identity of the perpetrator.

Jamal al-Hafiz travelled from London to Sweden ten days before the attack.

According to sources, the motive appears to have been a divorce involving his wife…

Nina... would've wanted me to begin by saying…

…that right now, we are all being tested.

Our values, our openness, are on the line.

It's easy to conclude that we've been too open, too patient, even naïve.

But I want to remind everyone: This horrific act was not driven by ideology–

–but by a ruthless, selfish, small-minded coward–

–who couldn't accept change in society.

My connection to Nina is...

Well, now it's getting harder...

My connection to Nina is also deeply tied to this paper.

It was where we met for the first time.

In the newsroom. You were brave, strong, beautiful.

What the hell is he doing here?

I was an old wreck.

You haven't heard? He bought Dagbladet.

You will always be in our hearts.

He may have succeeded in frightening a nation, but he hasn't silenced us.

Dagbladet will be out tomorrow.

And the day after that.

And every day after that.

Subtitles & translation: nrjrita Made in Sweden