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No injuries to the skull?

And we don't have the arms.

That's just absurd.

Why the hell did he say she hit her head if it's not true?

He must've been convinced we'd never find her body.

And when he hears we're raising the sub he makes up a story -

- about why we'll find traces of blood in it.

The problem as I see it is that this doesn't change a thing.

We still don't have any compelling evidence.

But there were no skull injuries, so his story is verifiably untrue.

Yes. It is.

But only until he comes up with another story.

And that is his prerogative.

First, he put her ashore. Then he buried her at sea in one piece -

- after she hit her head.

Now she didn't hit her head and wasn't buried in one piece.

He keeps changing his story.

It's the rules.

An accused is entitled to change his story again and again.

The question is: Can we rule out an accident?

Can we rule out suicide?

And can we even prove homicide?

What happened? What's the cause of death? What's the motive?

- We don't know. - Exactly. We don't know.

And the burden of proof is on us.

The wind is at 9 meters per second. A northbound, 1.5 knot current.

The water is 7 degrees, and that gives us good visibility.

I need at least two men per jackstay and please stay close to each other.

It's cold and we're all getting tired -

- so look out for each other.

Questions?

LUST, JEALOUSY, REVENGE, PROFIT, EXTREMISM, EXPULSION, POWER

So back to the beginning. What do we know?

We know she died in a homicide or an accident.

What about suicide? Is that out of the question?

It's like solving a puzzle with half the pieces.

Okay. So let's look at the half we do have.

We have torso, legs and head with no injuries.

We have pieces of the pipes used to weigh her down.

They match those found in the accused's workshop, in other words premeditation.

We have panties, pantyhose, a knife and some clothing.

We have books indicating the accused was fascinated by criminals and crimes -

- and statements describing him as sexually deviant.

We know that he invited three or four other women to go sailing -

- and that they all declined.

We know that the journalist by chance called him for an interview -

- sailed out with him and vanished.

But what does all that prove?

That he killed her, dismembered her and tossed her in the sea.

No. It shows she was cut up and tossed in the sea, but not that she was killed.

We found the head. There were no injuries on it.

And his story constantly changes. Isn't that enough pieces?

No. Not necessarily.

Right.

Musa and I have a meeting with the IT investigators tomorrow.

They're working on his private computer and may find something.

Does he know we found the legs and head?

Yes.

- And he didn't change his story again? - No.

- Has anyone in his circle come forward? - No.

Some of them must know something.

Jens here.

Let's call a press conference.

I want to share our latest finds with the public.

Will you take care of it?

Great. Thanks.

If we tell the media there are no injuries to the skull -

- and that he lied about that, too, maybe his friends will talk to us.

And maybe he has something new to add.

Good morning.

We're here to update you on what the press is calling the Submarine Case.

Yesterday, with the help of divers from The Royal Navy Clearance Unit -

- we performed a number of dives.

And during the morning hours we retrieved a bag -

- containing Kim Wall's clothes.

A sweater, a skirt, shoes and socks.

In the bag there were also a knife and weights to weigh down the bag.

Around noon we found a leg.

Then another leg. And shortly after a head.

And it has been determined that the skull has no fractures -

- and that there are no signs of blunt force to the skull.

Cecilie's phone, Anders speaking.

Hi, Anders, this is Jens, Cecilie's dad.

Hi. Cecilie can't come to the phone right now.

I see. I've tried to call her many times.

I see. I didn't know that.

Will you tell her to call me?

Sure. I sure will. Bye.

We're putting pressure on him to give us an explanation -

- that will hopefully be closer to the truth.

And to get those around him who still believe in him to talk to us.

It's been two months now.

Naturally, we're relieved that you have...

... that you have... found...

But I don't understand why we don't know more.

Every time you find something -

- he changes his story. And now it turns out he lied again.

And it doesn't seem to have any consequences for him.

How will we ever know what happened?

I wish I knew.

- But you're still diving? - Of course.

When the weather permits.

Are they looking for the phones?

Well... finding the phones isn't our main priority.

And why not?

If you find the phones, maybe we can find out what happened.

I understand.

The question is if it's even possible to find those phones.

Or if they've disappeared in the sand on the seabed.

I'm good to go, Jarl.

Yellow buoy up!

So?

I found something.

- So 200 meter? - Yes, from the center line. 219.

I hear you found the saw?

What's wrong?

- Something's wrong with the track. - What do you mean?

We found the saw down here.

But that can't be.

According to our radar tracks, the sub never sailed down here.

- How far is it from the track? - Over 200 meters.

How much does it weigh? Could it be carried 200 meters by the current?

I asked that very same question.

We bought an identical saw, sailed out and tossed it in the water.

- And? - It went straight to the bottom.

If we're to find the arms, we need details about the sub's route.

- We don't have any. - Then we'll have to get it.

I told VTS in Malmoe we'll be there tomorrow.

I have a friend up there. We'll look at the radar images -

- second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, till we have the details.

- And how long will that take? - I don't know.

I'm done with this. We need to find it all.

We start out searching for buzzwords.

Such as killing, submarine, sex, words like that.

We search his files and browser history -

- and if there's a match we'll see where that takes us.

That way we slowly but surely dig deeper into the data.

You could help us by categorizing the buzzwords by motive.

We're already doing that. I'll send you the list when it's done.

You can add anything we may have overlooked.

- What if he's erased files? - There'll be traces of them.

How so?

Once something's been on a hard drive it's practically impossible to erase.

So, what do you do if you want to erase something?

- Use a bathtub or a hammer. - When will you see a result?

With no matches it'll be quick, but if we do find something -

- and we start digging, it could take a while.

How long is a while?

Weeks.

Or months.

They're searching for words like sex, submarine, killing.

- How far are they? - Not very.

It's apparently harder than you think.

It looks like your plan worked.

I just talked to the defense attorney.

She says her client has decided to tell the truth about what happened.

He wants to be interviewed tomorrow.

What did he say?

After careful consideration, he has decided to tell the truth.

And he explained that she didn't die from an iron hatch hitting her head.

And that he cut her up as she was too heavy to carry up the sub's tower.

So he admits to dismembering her?

And the cause of death?

He says lack of oxygen, asphyxiation or carbon monoxide poisoning.

Something about engine trouble and faulty valves.

It was a long technical account -

- but the hatch slammed shut when he was in the tower -

- and she was at the bottom of the sub.

A vacuum occurred preventing him from opening the hatch -

- and when he finally managed it, he crawled back down and found her dead.

- And then he dismembered her. - Yes.

Or... no.

He tried to lift her, but with no luck.

Later in the evening he decided to cut the body into smaller pieces.

Afterwards, he decided to commit suicide -

- which he postponed... or regretted.

And the pantyhose and panties?

He believes that her clothes came off when he struggled to get her up.

And he says he didn't notice.

Every time you find something, he changes his story.

We need to find the arms.

Next he'll say she committed suicide by slashing her wrists.

And that he swore never to tell her parents.

We have to rule out everything but homicide.

- Oh, still here? - Yeah, I had nothing better to do.

I talked to the submarine expert, Ditte Dyreborg.

I'm meeting with her to go over his latest story.

Whether the hatch can get stuck, or it's just another lie.

Good. It would be nice if we could disprove that.

- See you tomorrow. - Yes.

Hi, this is Cecilie. I can't pick up, but leave a message. Bye.

Hi, Cecilie. Dad here.

Please call me back.

Talk soon.

We sat all day with a sheet of tracing paper on the radar screen.

Drawing dots every time the radar registered anything.

From 19:30 when they sail out -

- until 10:22 when the sub sinks.

Minute by minute by minute by minute.

There are over 600 dots.

Has it changed the route?

Yes. In the southern part of the track in particular. Look.

The huge turns here we knew nothing about.

And it fits with the spot where we found the saw.

- And you're considering going out here? - Considering?

They're good to go.

I had an interesting conversation with submarine expert Ditte Dyreborg.

What did she say?

That it was correct that a vacuum would occur -

- that would prevent the hatch from opening -

- but she didn't understand how he managed to open it anyway.

In her opinion, that is impossible.

Okay. So if he's truthful about the accident, the hatch couldn't be opened?

Yes.

It would take a long time to neutralize it so the hatch could be opened.

How long?

- At least an hour. - What was her analysis?

Well, we didn't have all the drawings -

- and the condition of the sub after having sunk leaves pretty big gaps.

So her conclusion is?

That he is definitely lying his ass off.

The glitch he claims happened -

- would have caused strong heat, which would have created the vacuum -

- but the dead body would also be visibly impacted by the heat.

I've asked Technological Institute to examine it and possibly confirm it -

- in their official report.

Does she agree with Lars Møller that the sub was sunk on purpose?

- Yes, she had no doubt about that. - Jakob will be pleased.

Jens here.

What?

Hi, Jakob. Jens here.

I'm calling to tell you that an hour ago they found an arm.

No, just one of them.

Right...

We'll sure as hell find the other one, too.

Marker buoy on the surface!

Diver on the surface!

Yes! Yes!

Alright!

- Alright! - Yes!

Good job!

Yes!

I just spoke to the parents.

They asked me to thank you and your men for your efforts.

It means the world to them to be able to bury their daughter.

Usually, after a day at sea...

... spirits are high and lively.

The men talk about what they're gonna eat and drink...

... and who they'll be making out with.

But today, after the adrenaline rush wore off...

... no one said a word.

They were quiet.

Good job.

Well, we did our best.

Here's hoping it's enough.

Klaus here.

Hi Klaus. It's Jens.

Hi Jens.

Talk to me.

The cause of death is not to be found on the arms.

No signs of suicide, no defensive wounds, nothing.

Okay.

Right... So the question is what the hell happened.

Yes. That's what we need to find out.

So suicide is off the table.

Mmm.

So we're down to homicide, right?

Yes, maybe.

Maybe we have enough to get him convicted for homicide.

He'll get off with 14 years in prison and be out in eight or ten.

In order to obtain a life sentence or psychiatric placement -

- we must have homicide plus something else.

But I don't have to tell you that.

Rape?

Yes. That'll work.

But to convict him of rape we need evidence.

And that it happened before she died... or that it was planned.

If it happened spontaneously after she died -

- it's only...

Indecent interference with a corpse and necrophilia.

That won't cut it.

We have to ascertain what happened that night, Jens.

And we will...

... by establishing motive.

SUICIDE

Cause of death was not found on her arms -

- so we'll just have to wait for Forensic team's final conclusions.

Do you have ten minutes?

Yes, of course.

Until now we've found seven texts about impalement of women.

Impalement? What do you mean?

That's a good question. They're texts of a sexual nature.

Fantasies about impalement.

The penetration of flesh with a sharp object.

Skewers, pencils, knives, awls, needles. Have a look.

How many stab wounds were there?

Seventeen.

- Do you think there's more like this? - I'm afraid so.

We've gone over the accused's browser history -

- such as websites he's visited, words he's searched etc.

- May I? - Of course.

Beheaded.

Agony.

Girl. Three words the accused used on multiple searches.

The latest being 18 hours before the sub sailed out.

- Don't you spell agony without the 'r'? - The typo is the accused's.

In spite of it, the search turned up quite interesting results -

- such as a so-called snuff video of a woman being decapitated.

Is it real?

In our assessment it looks very real.

- Did he watch it? - Yes.

As late as 18 hours before sailing out with the victim.

We also found three animated movies with the same content on his computer.

So, cartoons.

Decapitation and impalement presented in a sexual context.

I'd like to see those films.

I strongly advise against it.

Could he have tried to copy the video he'd seen?

Was it all planned?

Contrary to usual practice he brought the saw onboard.

That contradicts his story about trying to carry the body up the tower.

If he didn't have any use for the saw why did he bring it?

It turned out that he tried to invite three other women that same day -

- and that they all declined.

When they declined, he seemed to give up. He doesn't text anyone else.

But then his phone rings.

It's the Swedish journalist who has requested an interview in the past.

She'd like an interview. And then his plan is back in motion.

Is it correct that nothing indicates that they knew each other beforehand?

- Yes. - So we agree on that.

Then we needn't pursue jealousy -

- revenge -

- and expulsion.

Does anything indicate it was for profit?

No.

Does anything indicate a religious or political motive?

A satanic sacrifice or a political statement or terror?

No.

Lust. He had semen residue in his underpants.

He's known in the Copenhagen sex clubs. Leading up to the killing, he watches -

- a snuff video of a woman being decapitated.

That all points to a sexual motive.

Power.

He may have wanted to manifest his power because he felt impotent.

His projects were in trouble, he canceled the trip -

- and his company was about to go bankrupt.

Maybe that was his trigger point. He lost that part of himself.

The power. The control.

The panties and the excerpt from the Amager Man's book tell the same story.

He wanted to prove himself by copying that video.

He wanted to prove that he could get away with it.

It gave him a rush.

Power.

ACCIDENT - HOMICIDE LUST - POWER

- Jens? - May I come in?

What's going on?

Beheaded. Agony. Girl.

We have a motive.

We have a motive.

If Forensics find decapitation to be the cause of death, we've got him.

And if they don't?

Then it'll be more of an uphill battle to prove he tried to copy that video.

The worst part is how random it all was.

She tried to get an interview with him earlier this year.

She didn't and forgot all about it. Then she suddenly remembers -

- calls him and sets up an interview.

She knew nothing.

But he knew exactly what he was doing.

He brought all the tools. She didn't stand a chance.

She did nothing wrong. She was just curious -

- trusting and happy and brave.

She was exactly as we want our children to be.

- Hello? - Hi, it's Dad. Can I talk to you?

- Hello? - I'll come down.

- Hi, sweetie. - Hi.

- I've been calling you. - Yes, I know.

- You didn't call back. - No, there's been a lot going on.

I'm sorry I couldn't make it last time. I couldn't...

- It's fine. - You know how it is.

Yes, I do.

Maybe that's why I didn't call you back.

What do you mean?

You would have apologized and told me how important the case was -

- and I'd have said okay, although I didn't mean it.

What do you want me to say?

I don't know what you should say. You don't have to say anything, it's...

I'm about to have my first child, and I'm really scared, and I...

I just can't handle being let down again and again.

So tell me what you expect?

I'm your daughter.

I need love and attention and the feeling that...

... the feeling that I'm important to you.

You are important to me.

Listen, a young woman was murdered.

She was tossed in the sea. What the hell do you want me to do?

I don't know.

And as long as you don't know either, please don't call me.