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We have heard two witnesses testify that the accused, Ronnie Asgaard -

- was not in Copenhagen, but in a summer cottage in North Jutland -

- when the murder took place and therefore cannot be the perpetrator.

The testimonies must be dismissed, since witnesses recognized the accused -

- on the CCTV footage we've seen.

Furthermore, we have text messages -

- that were sent from the accused's phone to the deceased's phone -

- in the weeks preceding the murder. Allow me to quote.

"I'll fuck up your life, man."

"Don't sleep too soundly."

"I know where you and your whore are hiding."

Message after message, right up until the murder -

- and then they stopped.

Although witnesses testified -

- that Ronnie Asgaard was not in the apartment in Copenhagen -

- it is the opinion of the prosecution that it has been proven -

- that Ronnie Asgaard shot and killed 18-year-old Brian Ottesen -

- on the morning of Sunday 23 March.

Shots like these can only be premeditated.

So it is proven beyond any reasonable doubt -

- that the defendant, Ronnie Asgaard, is guilty of murder.

- Aren't you the head of homicide? - Yes.

That is, I headed the investigation.

- It was my boyfriend who was killed. - I'm so sorry.

How long does the jury usually take?

It's hard to say.

Do you think he'll be found guilty?

I don't know.

How far along are you?

- 34 weeks. - Congratulations.

He didn't even know he was going to be a father.

We've reached a verdict.

The court finds that Ronnie Asgaard is not guilty -

- of killing Brian Ottesen.

Please take your seats.

I can inform you that the verdict was not unanimous.

One judge and two jury members found the accused guilty.

However, the other members found -

- that the case wasn't proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Did you notice when he looked up?

I know he did it.

So do I.

But I guess we couldn't prove it.

- Will you appeal to the High Court? - I'll see what the verdict is based on.

If the CCTV footage and threats aren't enough...

... I don't know what it will take.

I hate to lose.

- See you, Jakob. - Right.

Greece's refugee camps are strained...

- Good morning. - Have you seen my mug?

- Your mug? - Yes.

- Did someone steal your mug? - Very funny.

Here it is.

- Coffee? - That would be lovely.

Thanks.

Busy?

I hope not.

I am... apparently.

I probably won't be home till after 16:00.

I can buy the fish.

Good. Don't forget that your daughter is bringing her boyfriend.

- Bye. Have a good one. - You too.

- See you later. - Yeah.

... private submarine. It was reported missing at 2:30 last night -

- by the boyfriend of a person on board. The owner...

Nero, come here.

Rufus, come.

That road is much nicer than the one near the amusement park.

- Yes, it's very beautiful. - It is.

I take that route because that's where all the deer are.

Good morning.

Let's get started.

24-hour report, 10 August 2017. A possible rape in Brønshøj.

A 15-year-old girl, intoxicated, doesn't remember much -

- but a phone video shows three boys having sex with her.

- Who has bingo? - I got it at about 04:30.

- But Bellahøj police are taking it. - Any arrests?

We interviewed the boys, but haven't charged them.

They say she was in on it.

Yes, of course she was.

- Nikolaj? - Yes. I have an odd one.

At about 01:00, a young man reported his Swedish girlfriend missing.

She's a journalist. At 19:00 she put out to sea on a homemade submarine -

- to get an interview and didn't return as planned.

- A homemade submarine? - She was to interview the builder.

- Just the two of them? - As far as we know.

What's the status?

The Royal Navy Clearance Unit was called in.

That's in case they're at the bottom of the Sound and need rescuing.

- Worst case? - They run out of oxygen.

Right.

- Musa, do you have anything? - Yes.

Two or three connected shootings.

In Mimersgade, Tingbjerg and Odinsgade early this morning.

A person wearing a North Face jacket was shot. He has no connection to gangs -

- but was shot in a drive-by shooting.

- Jens Møller. - It's Jakob. You called me?

- Any news in the Ronnie Asgaard case? - No. Not yet.

I'm waiting to hear from the state prosecutor.

It's not as if we have tons of evidence.

- Right. - I'll get back to you.

Pull.

Jens.

Hi, Nikolaj.

Right, the submarine.

Right.

Okay. And everyone on board is fine?

As well as the journalist? Glad to hear it.

Have a good weekend.

Pull.

Pull.

Hello?

Hello?

- Hello? - It's Jens again.

We got a report that the sub has sunk.

- Sunk? - Yes.

It sank very quickly. Shortly after contact was made.

What about the people on board?

It's reported that the builder of the sub was rescued.

And the journalist?

No reports on her.

Our colleagues at City ask if they should arrest him.

- For what? - I don't know.

Ask him to go voluntarily for questioning and examination.

- And if he refuses? - Then we know something's wrong.

Roger. I'll ask them to take him in.

- I'll be right there. - Fine.

He says he put her ashore at 22:30, but her boyfriend last heard from her -

- when she texted him at 20:00.

- Where did she go? - What do you mean?

Didn't he see where she went on shore?

- Have the dogs been sent to Refshaleøen? - Two units are already there.

- I'm here about the missing journalist. - Come in, Maibritt.

You can sit over there.

- Where were we, Nikolaj? - He didn't see where she went.

But he says he texted his wife after he put the journalist ashore.

Maybe her boyfriend was jealous because she went sailing with another man.

- Could he have waited for her on shore? - I doubt it. He has an iron-clad alibi.

He was with their friends all evening. It's been confirmed.

Jens Møller.

Yes.

Okay.

And she's quite sure?

Good. Thanks.

A navy expert says the sub can only sink like that if it's done on purpose.

- What about the sailors who found him? - He asked them to stay nearby.

He went inside the sub, came back up, jumped in the water -

- and then the sub sank.

Jens Møller here. Yes. Listen.

Charge him with murder right away.

Do it. Thanks.

Musa and Nikolaj, prepare for interrogation.

- So he's being charged with murder. - Yes.

- On what grounds? - That I think he killed her.

Why do you think so?

Because he returned alone. And the sub was apparently sunk on purpose.

Apparently?

What else could I charge him with?

- Has anyone been inside the sub? - The diving unit is there now.

Okay. He has to be arraigned at 10:30 tomorrow at the latest.

By then I'll need more hard evidence than your gut feeling.

See you.

Yeah.

It's me.

No, I'm afraid I had to go back to the office.

A case has come up.

We don't know yet. Maybe it's nothing.

No, I'll be home tonight, I just don't know when.

Tell Cecilie hi from me and say that I'm looking forward to seeing her.

Thanks, honey.

She was put ashore here. She and her boyfriend live in a commune over there.

The accused has a workshop nearby.

We'll start searching here and here. Then we'll go west.

Here are some restaurants. We're getting the footage from their CCTV cameras.

How far is it from his workshop to her residence?

About 200-300 meters.

- But they didn't know each other. - I don't know anything about that.

It's City. I have to get it.

Maibritt.

- LM. - Møller. Long time.

- Your divers have been down at the sub? - Yes, a couple of my men.

- But no survivors? - No.

No knocking, nothing to see through the porthole, no sign of life.

- You didn't go inside? - No, the entrance is narrow.

I'm not gambling with my men's lives where there isn't any sign of life.

- So the journalist could be inside? - If so, she's not alive.

Didn't he say she disembarked on Refshaleøen?

I've just been there. No sign of her.

- We have to raise the sub fast. - Why?

The accused is being brought before a judge early tomorrow.

Okay.

It's lying at 10 meters mid-current. Probably weighs 60-70 tonnes.

- Full of water. - Can't you raise it?

Yes, but it won't be easy.

I guess not.

No...

I'll see what I can do.

LM. Listen up.

I need your help...

The missing journalist's parents heard about the murder charge on TV.

- Didn't we inform them beforehand? - No. Weren't we looking for her alive?

Yes.

They don't understand how we can file a murder charge and look for her alive.

Tell them to call me if they have any questions.

Did you catch that? Yes.

- Jens Møller. - Hi. My name is Joachim Wall.

- It's my daughter who's missing. - Hi, Joachim.

- Do you have time to talk? - Yes, of course.

We don't understand what you're doing.

You have charged him with murder.

But you don't know if Kim is still alive. What's going on?

It's too early to draw any conclusions.

I see, but...

Is she alive or...?

I mean... is there hope or...?

Are you still in Copenhagen?

Yes, we're still here.

He didn't put her ashore there.

Go back.

When can you and Nikolaj question him?

His attorney has to get back from Jutland, so tonight or tomorrow.

- Where is Nikolaj? - He's working on a timeline.

Call him and ask him to come here.

Right. We're afraid she's dead, but we hope she's alive -

- and is sleeping it off after a night on the town.

If she's dead, it was either a natural death, an accident, suicide or murder.

The motives for murder are lust, jealousy, revenge, profit -

- extremism, exclusion, and excitement.

90% of women murdered by men are due to jealousy or lust.

Jealousy requires that they knew each other. Lust doesn't.

Did they know each other?

The journalist's boyfriend says they didn't, but they live near each other.

Maybe she lied to her boyfriend and lived a double life.

We've seen it before. Can we rule out that the boyfriend was jealous?

He has a strong alibi for that evening.

And she's a journalist, so he's used to her talking to all sorts.

That's what we know until we've talked to the suspect and salvaged the sub.

I've been informed that we can question him at 23:00.

- Right. - It'll be a long night.

Maibritt, you have to be here at 06:30 -

- and help out at the harbor with raising the sub.

- I'll tell the parents what we know. - Why are you meeting them tonight?

Because they found out from the press that we're charging him with murder.

And they're the last people we want against us.

- Right. You get the coffee. - Okay.

NATURAL DEATH, ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER

It's strange because the Swedish police said everything was fine -

- and that they were both well.

Then they called back and said he was the only one rescued.

We didn't understand and still don't. What do you think happened?

It's too early to say, but we're looking high and low for a sign of life.

- Have you been inside the sub? - No. It's too risky.

- Risky for whom? - The divers. The entrance is narrow.

If you can climb up and down, you can swim in.

I promise you that we're doing everything we can.

We're raising the sub tomorrow morning.

Do you think she's inside?

We don't know.

But you suspect him of murder?

Yes, but that's a technicality.

When you're arrested in Denmark, you have to be charged with something.

Otherwise, they have to let you go.

- So there's still hope? - Yes. Until we...

Until we know something for sure, there's hope.

There's something I've wondered about. How the hell can it sink?

We don't know.

How is it possible for a submarine to sink just like that?

We'll know more tomorrow.

I'm an old diver myself.

And a friend of mine is a professional diver and very familiar with the Sound.

So if we can be of any help, please let us know.

Thank you. It's good to know.

Do you have children?

Yes. As I said -

- don't hesitate to call if you have any questions.

Find my daughter.

Just find her.

- Thank you for your time. - Of course.

Hi, you guys. Hi there.

There you are. Good boys.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Sorry I'm late. - It's good to see you.

- Hi, sweetie. - Hi, Dad.

- Long time no see. - It is.

- Wine? - Please.

- Did you have a look around? - Yes. It's a great house.

- It's big. - We haven't unpacked everything.

- No. - That would be an exaggeration.

There's something I...

Or we would like to tell you.

Hi, Nikolaj.

I see.

Okay.

What's he like?

What did he say about us not seeing them on CCTV? Right...

When do you expect to be finished?

Talk to you later.

Right. I'm sorry.

We wanted to say...

... that I'm pregnant. You're going to be a grandfather.

My goodness.

- That's fantastic! - Yes.

- When are you due? - In February.

- She's 12 weeks along. - Sorry.

Why didn't you tell us earlier?

I wanted to -

- but then we had the first scan.

- And that's... - Excuse me.

Yes, Nikolaj?

Yes.

He's sticking to his story.

Maibritt will be there when they raise the sub. We'll see what happens... Bye.

- Oh, they left? - Yes.

- Have you seen Jens? - No.

Jens?

He requested to be re-interviewed.

- When? - Just now. In court.

His arraignment is postponed. When he heard we were raising the sub -

- he asked to be re-interviewed.

He said that if we raised the sub, he was eager to tell us something.

- Right. - They're bringing him here now.

We've prepared IR 5 for him.

IR 5

He just explained that...

... she's dead.

- How? - It was an accident.

The hatch hit her on the head.

Okay.

- So the body is in the sub. - No.

He said that he buried her at sea.

- He did what? - Buried her at sea.

He threw her body in the sea.

How did he say it?

Very calmly.

He wasn't fazed by the situation?

No, he seemed rather serene.

Okay.

Tell me exactly what he said happened.

Here you go.

They climbed the tower to get fresh air. He went first. When she was on the way -

- the hatch slammed shut and hit her on the head.

He heard something fall to the bottom of the sub.

When he finally managed to open the hatch -

- he saw her lying down there bleeding.

He climbed down and saw that she was fitting -

- and realized she wouldn't survive.

- Realized she wouldn't survive? - Yes.

It was so gruesome that he planned to sail to Bornholm and commit suicide.

But he changed his mind and wanted to say goodbye to his cats and wife.

Okay. Stop there. Why did the sub sink?

He didn't have an explanation.

Why didn't he help her or call for help?

He felt that it was all over and he had lost everything.

Did he say where the body was?

He said he dumped her body in the sea between Avedøre Power Station -

- and Falsterbo in Sweden.

Come again. Why did he throw her into the sea?

Because it was so gruesome that he wanted it to go away.

Yes.

What are you thinking?

He made up a story that explains why we'll find blood in the sub.

And why her head is injured.

We say it's murder. He claims it was an accident.

- Will that be his story in court? - Yes.

Get hold of the Swedes and have them notify the parents -

- that she's probably dead before the press gets hold of it.

Yes.

We'll wait and see what the sub tells us.

Diver 1 is ready. Current is too strong.

Sending diver 2 in as well. Diver 2 is in.

Forward. Over.

He's in. Stand by.

Pulling forward.

More line, more line.

The current has caught the line. More line, more line.

The current is too strong. We have to try again.

No. It's not as easy as we thought.

The sub is too heavy for the crane to lift.

Our first attempt failed due to change of weather.

Right.

I'm back from court.

Involuntary manslaughter. Four weeks for involuntary manslaughter.

- What did he say? - That it was an accident.

- Did the judge believe him? - Nope.

But I don't have enough evidence to refute his story.

What if he's telling the truth?

Maybe it was an accident.

What would you do if a journalist suddenly died while she was in your car?

I don't know.

No.

You certainly wouldn't throw her in a ditch, drive your car into the sea -

- and go home to say goodbye to your cats.

No.

- Any news about Ronnie Asgaard? - We're not going to appeal.

I guess we have to let him get away with it.

We're ready to give it another shot.

Ready to lift! Keep your distance.

Ready to lift.

The current is very strong. Very strong.

Forward!

Good job!

Keep your distance!