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Episode 3: The Descent

When all this is explained, it will be over.

No. This is just the beginning.

How can you say that'?

Didn't you want to stay out of this?

- Watch Andreas. - What will you do?

- Tell an ex-colleague she's involved. - She doesn't know'?

You have to make up beds for all three of us tonight.

He's old enough to sleep over by himself?

- And I need a key. - You know where to find it.

Well, come on in.

Andreas, you take Peter's old room. Eva, you take the guestroom.

I'll get towels and toothbrushes. Then we'll have something to eat.

- Hello. - Hello, Peter.

Inger Marie's asleep.

Could you please just tell her that Peter needs some help?

- But she's asleep. I can't... - Hello.

I need help. I must show you something.

We don't work together now. I won't and I'm not allowed to.

It's just a trade-off. I have to show you something now.

Your husband thinks you work too much'?

My ex put his job above everything else. I left him.

So I deserve being told off.

But you can't be party to my private life.

Inger Marie... Vibeke...

- Nice to meet you. - Congratulations.

Didn't you search our newspaper's offices'?

I forgot to say... We've worked a bit together since.

Yeah, I guess we've worked a bit together.

Who tipped you off about Age Haugen?

- I've got many sources. - Who'?

You don't know.

I'll bet my job on it being one of these two names.

You know how to tempt a woman.

- There. Now give her your PC. - If I don't know it, how can she?

- Email and chat code. - Can't you hack it'?

Yeah, but I can ask too.

Why don't you go and have a chat and leave me to it'?

- How long did she put up with you? - Why do you think we were together?

- Were you dumped'? - It lasted three years.

Since I quit the News Desk. We've been digging into my brother's case.

We agreed that I was to be dumped.

You should try again. Just change a little bit.

- Change the two most annoying things. - And what two things might they be'?

- I've got him. - That's for you to find out.

The chat supplier's IP address. Then I can track the address -

- that mainly used that signature. That person is...

- Yeah, but why'? - He wanted to be found out.

- Why did he kill himself? - My brother did too.

- And he was my anonymous source. - Your brother?

They both did the same thing.

No one investigates a suicide.

- They wanted to be found out'? - Yes.

- And they used us as... - Their executioners.

- They had to kill themselves. - Why did Haugen sign the mails to me'?

- What's this attachment'? - I couldn't open it. Can you?

No, it's a corrupted file.

Yes... Well, I have to go. Will you drive me home'?

What about our deal?

- Meet me tomorrow at noon. - What for'?

- You'll see tomorrow. - How generous of you.

Peter, could you stay a while? I'd like to go through this.

I'll take a cab.

- See how jealous she was? - Still conceited?

That corrupt file is video-encoded. I can open that easily.

- You copied it'? - I copied her entire hard-disk.

I feel there's something seriously amiss with that woman.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Whose child was that'?

I have no idea.

You have to go to Andreas.

Come with me.

It's the children that are under threat, not me.

Get going now.

Go!

In the kitchen, the living-room, the library, landing and hallways...

There are 14 pictures of you here, Peter, and only one of Daniel.

One picture.

What's the matter?

I don't think we have to stay here.

Hello...

If suicides could be predicted, they wouldn't happen.

- You talked to VG'? - Yeah. We need a plan for Friday.

- Don't waste your time. - Just trying to be prepared.

You don't know what might happen before Friday.

Like what...'?

"Minister Was Haugen's Best Man"

- Okay, VG has chosen another angle. - That's not news, it's the easy way.

- Do you know something we don't'? - Not yet.

What do you think we should do?

- This is why they sell more papers. - Our circulation is bigger.

Out!

On second thoughts, stand by the door.

They don't have to sack good writers or have them buy their own coffee.

I was told we had a lead on this story, but he was best man?

- We have the important stuff. - Did we know this?

Of course. That's why I don't work there. We have a proper story.

- What do we have now'? - We'll have it soon.

This has links to Verés' suicide, which gives us the biggest scoop...

- You talked to Peter? Don't be naive. - But he pointed out...

The minister is our priority. 3,000 % focus on him.

That's what matters. A minister always beats finance.

There's no conflict here. Lied and the minister.

Haugen and Verés. I think we should keep our options open.

As long as you get your priorities right.

And stay away from Peter. The lawyers will handle him.

Now get out.

Find out what Peter does and doesn't know.

- Peter doesn't trust me any more. - I'm sure you'll get it out of him.

We shouldn't have left him at Tore's.

No... I agree. But we have no other option.

Hello?

What do you know about Abraham?

Abraham was the patriarch of Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Then there's no need to snoop in my private things to learn more.

No... Sorry.

I should have warned you.

I am a priest, I live alone, and I'm programmed to use big words.

Capital letters...

Breakfast will be served soon.

Forgive an old man. I'm stubborn, not grumpy.

"You're made to live alone," my wife used to say.

- There you are. - I'm sure it was well meant.

Why did you leave Peter's room untouched and not my dad's'?

- What did your dad tell you? - Nothing.

You were mostly a non-subject. Well, I realised that you were stubborn.

I never managed to make it up to him before I lost him...for ever.

Make up for what?

I'll tell you when we get to know each other. These things take time.

Daniel took everything with him when he moved.

He was angry... Very angry.

That's why there are mementos of Peter here and not of your dad.

There. Now all I have to do is press "Send".

You want to call the police? We are the police.

Why did Haugen choose to cry on your shoulder?

- I protect even my dead sources. - He contacted you between 12 and 4'?

The thing is, he had no mobile coverage.

- He must have had a hi-tech phone. - He was here, being questioned.

- He had no equipment, he was filmed. - And we think you're full of shit.

- Or: We don't believe your statement. - That's not my problem.

- Why should we believe you? - When we know you're full of shit?

- Who took that'? - Who's the woman?

- A source. Unconnected to this. - She's your sister-in-law.

She is a source. And she shouldn't suffer because Haugen was sick.

- She doesn't deserve it. - That's for us to decide.

Do what the fuck you want to me. But if you pull her in to make news...

...you'll get more attention than you bargained for.

Are you going to give us a yellow card? You work in Sports.

You're forgetting to ask the important question.

Who took the picture?

Who said we don't know'?

You've got enemies, sending photos to CID's biggest celebrity hunters.

- Come here. - Why do you suddenly care?

My gut feeling is, you're a lousy boyfriend, but no crook.

Those two aren't blessed with gut feelings.

- What do you think? - I don't tell journalists that.

- Hi. - Hi.

I searched all night. No match for any missing children.

I extended the search... To Europe.

Open the mails Haugen sent Inger Marie.

Check the time of the mails and video. He couldn't have sent them.

He was being questioned by the police and had no PC or phone.

He couldn't have sent them.

- But why should...'? - Somebody's pretending to be Haugen.

To give us more information than Haugen planned to.

His mail account has been used after he died.

I can't see by whom, only that it was used and that this was sent.

A mail fragment. A "yes", but not what was said yes to.

- Can you find out'? - With time.

Oh, shit!

A thank you kiss for your great brain.

- Can I tell Inger Marie'? - No!

Exactly that. Notes, documents, emails, transcripts.

- Search and read, search and read. - And you?

I'm going to search in places where you can't.

- You could have changed jackets. - Slag me off later.

We're meeting Tom Lied who worked with Haugen five years ago.

I think they got rich on the banking crisis.

- They had government insiders. - The Minister of Justice?

Lied is smart. I'll do the talking.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Yes...'? - We have a 12.30 appointment.

-12.30'? - I assumed you'd be late.

Your 12.30 appointment is here.

Do pretty girls make you blush?

- I don't recall Lied being handsome. - The PR manager.

Former DN news desk. Lied tripled his salary.

Hello, Peter. Inger Marie, congratulations.

- I'll draw up the agenda. - Agenda...'?

- You've followed Paragon for days? - Not followed...

Alarm bells ring when your ilk drop by the Town Hall.

People not liking my boss doesn't mean he's done anything wrong.

My God, how glorious! Two journalists...! Hello.

- Peter. - Hi.

- I brought Peter Verés, if that's ok? - Of course. Congratulations.

I'll just get changed. Could you look after our guests, Fredrik?

- A drink? Coffee'? Tea? - Coffee.

Coffee. Good! I'll have a drink myself.

Are you okay? Did you get coffee?

- Yes. This is a nice office. - Thanks.

- Do you need another PR manager? - Send me your CV.

This was to be a portrait interview, but your name has come up lately.

My name often does. It's tragic, of course.

How do we portray me fairly? I could write something myself.

Worth a try as you brought a sports journalist. Or are you taking photos?

- You're from Fredrikstad? - Qrmen, outside Fredrikstad.

- Same thing to a Vinderen girl. - Not many would check me out.

Oh, they would, they just wouldn't tell you.

- Wow, cakes and everything. - Oh yeah.

So... You're from the outside, you said?

Outside Fredrikstad and the outside here.

- It's my great weakness and strength. - Strength in what way?

Age Haugen, RIP, taught me one thing: Norway is a small country.

- But he was wrong. - Wrong?

Please don't repeat every word I say.

He thought that if you know someone, you know the shortcuts.

You don't need shortcuts in a small country, but an overview.

- How do you get that'? What's... -...the method?

The secret? The talent? You've had an impressive career progression.

Thanks. There's no secret. I've got an overview.

And I do the opposite to most people. Because most people are wrong.

Accept the status quo, and you'll only benefit the few.

- Who are they? - The Devil's biggest trick...

...is supposedly to make everybody think he doesn't exist.

- My favourite movie. - It didn't disclose its sources.

It was Baudelaire. But I think he was wrong too.

Do you like French poets, Vinderen girl'?

Could we have an insight into who invested in Lied Invest 5 years ago?

Is the portrait interview over?

The start-up capital. You suddenly had a lot of money'?

- Can you keep a secret? - Yes.

- Me too. - I thought you didn't have any.

- I said I don't have a secret method. - Let's ask a question he will answer.

- But what happened to Haugen's plans? - Let him rest in peace.

- Did you know his brother? - Daniel'?

Propriety himself? No. It seems I wasn't the only one.

What is it about men?

Yeah, what is it about men?

I have to take this, I'm sorry.

- What do you want? - You asked me to call you.

I see... You don't say.

My brother and Haugen knew each other. What did they have in common'?

Money, I'd say. An unfortunate take on money.

- Cardboard boxes, I tell you... - Are you sure?

Sure'? Yeah, cardboard boxes and documents and...

- Mail it to me. - I've got nothing.

Great, thanks.

I'm sorry. I have to look at this attachment I just got.

Yes... Yes, here it says:

"Somebody positioned within the apparatus of government" -

- "with insight into the banking crisis, was a partner of Haugen."

- Is that your method too'? - What'?

- To cooperate with government people? - No.

I don't deal with politicians because they don't understand politics.

If they don't understand their own business, how could they get mine?

- So you don't know anything? - No.

No ties?

What I do is difficult.

So if we found otherwise, you would be surprised?

Horrified.

What were we doing there? He revealed nothing.

- I made him feel safe. - And why not'?

- He lied and denied everything. - Lied about what?

Haugen and Lied cooperated illegally with a minister during the crisis.

- You can prove this? - Soon.

- By pretending to get it mailed? - I'll find proof. When we find it...

- If you find it... - This is your fault.

- I've got three days because of you. - You claim falsely to have proof.

If I find it, we have it on tape that he's lying and denying everything.

Listen...

What's happened to you?

If you think I'm stupid, Peter, you should know that I act stupid.

Of course.

- Hello'? - I don't know who's posing as Haugen.

But I know where they'll be tonight.

I found mail fragments. The sender accepts an invitation -

- to the autumn party of that Treschow tonight.

The person who sent the video of that child will be at that party.

No. No, no, no way.

The man I think pressured Daniel and Haugen will be at that party.

I can't bring you with me.

I'd just be seen as Daniel's widow. It's taken me 5 years to move on.

- For Andreas' sake? - Over 100 guests are invited.

- All you have is half an email. - It's not much, but it's all I have.

May I have a look at your books'?

Looking at books is one of the nicest things you can do in life.

- Why did Dad get into finance? - To annoy me.

But God was the first economist, so I forgave him.

- Though above all he was a socialist. - Dad...'?

- God. - Yeah...'?

I'm going to the library. Do you want anything?

No, I've got enough to read here.

- You alone won't have the overview. - I just hope to trigger something.

- Inger Marie could help you. - That won't be possible.

- But Eva's going. - I could come and help.

No need. I'll just look for some ripples in the water.

- There may be none. - So nothing escapes your eagle eye'?

- I've smelt burning fuses before. - And you've lit some.

- Don't create any upsets. - Upsets...?

Wrong word. I have faith in you.

The 7th Commandment: You shall not steal. Those are for visitors.

- You can't go up there now. - He'll see me.

- Hi. You didn't answer my call. - Budget time.

They all want more, and we have less than ever.

I need the number of the artist who painted the donated picture.

- The one your son donated'? - Celebrities like him are unlisted.

- Have you got it'? - Yes. But why dig that up now'?

Let's call it an attempt to understand my own family.

"My Memories Evy Verés"

- Hello'? - I think I found what you wanted.

- Signatures? - Yeah, Lied and Hjorth.

- Hjorth...'? - The minister.

Yes, I know...

- Get the documents out of Paragon. - We have photos.

No, I need the originals. Borrow them.

- The dragon's here. - Be creative.

I don't deal with politicians. They don't understand politics.

- He's lying in print. - In mono.

- It'll be printed in black and white. - Lied and the minister...

- I planned to vote for him. - Like all of Norway.

We have this the day before the party conference.

- I'm so excited I'll go into labour. - Not in here, please!

Well, look at this... Eva, you came.

Well, there are worse escorts, though not in Norway.

How does Mathiesen like you mingling with high society?

There are worse people to mingle with, though not in...

Please don't ruffle any feathers on a night like this.

I'll be good. I'll set a new standard of politesse.

That sounds boring. I don't mind minor scandals.

Say what you want, it helped to make them feel the heat.

It's crucial you keep your mouths shut. This will be printed in 2 days.

- The minister will be confronted...'? - Tomorrow morning.

As if this wasn't enough...

This is a picture from an Italian paper a year ago.

- What's this? - A visit to Rome by the minister.

It's not on the official schedule. Yes, that is Yvonne Haugen.

- With Mister Morality. - This won't precede our story?

- It's not related to our story. - Two front pages won't hurt.

- This won't be printed tomorrow'? - We haven't worked weeks for this!

- I said I'd keep Yvonne out of this. - Who cares'? The photo was sent to me.

It's about politics and morals. A politician with no morals.

You can't write it yet. The minister must have his say, meanwhile...

Meanwhile?! Fuck it, we're not going to turn into a tabloid rag!

Put the two things together. It's fucking simple!

First the crime, then the moral of the story.

Unfaithfulness isn't news, but if you can pin one thing on him...

...you can show the flaws in his character.

- Others may have this photo. - Then it's not exclusive.

If you let Jensen loose with this, media history will savage you.

There is a correct order to do things in, and a fucking bad one!

I haven't gone for Jensen's suggestion. I wanted to air it first.

You have to air suggestions before making a decision.

I agree with you. You write the stories as they stand.

Nobody will use the Rome story to prove their point. Get out now.

- See any guilty parties'? - All of them.

But maybe not the ones we want. So I may have to pull a fast one.

Being outrageous.

Twice on the same day.

- That's a lot. - It may be every day now.

- Are you in love'? - A distant admirer.

It's a deep and genuine affection I hope will be reciprocated.

Then you must stop seeing others. And you must give.

This is a charity function. Give what is in a journalist's heart to give.

- That's not much. - I'll take what I'm given.

And more, I hear...

Hello?

Hello? Andreas?

This is a joyful day for us!

I like friends. And I like up-hill struggles.

But I don't find enough of either, which is bad for my character.

However, let's appreciate what is of real value: Friendship.

Please let me introduce my newest addition -

- to the endangered species "Friends of Fredrik":

Tom Lied! He will ring my bell today.

Theodor. That's my new nickname given to me by Fredrik.

The cuddly teddy Theodor.

Raise your glasses to Fredrik and tonight's charitable cause:

The children's village in Malawi.

For every krone you donate, I'll donate two.

I've already donated 10 million, so we must find more villages.

Here's to Fredrik, here's to tonight.

Cheers!

Andreas, you're not here. I'm driving out to find you.

Please call me.

Well, I... I have been asked for a donation by Tom Theodor.

Loyalty was mentioned, and in this company I will come up short -

- both in generosity and loyalty.

What would I give to a good cause?

Loyalty is not about something good.

Real loyalty is to do something you wouldn't normally do for somebody.

That is, to sacrifice something of yourself or of somebody else.

Real loyalty is to cross your own boundaries from light to darkness.

And speaking of the many gifts of God...

Abraham...

...one of God's favorites, was asked to sacrifice his son...

...to show his loyalty to God.

That's a lot, Teddy Boy.

But was that without anything in return'?

Did Abraham get "kickbacks", as you call them?

He entered into a pact with God: He would only accept one God.

Then his family would gain control of a land of milk and honey.

And he would get money for sacrificing his son's life.

Money. A child.

I don't ask what you will sacrifice. That's up to each individually.

But for whom.

Peter!

I'll say like my mother used to say: I liked the speech.

- I felt a calling. - Make another one, or I'll get bored.

Cheers.

Come to the kitchen in 10 minutes

I know who you are.

Your brother was a thief. A stupid, common thief.

Who killed himself because he was a coward.

Okay. Is that what you wanted to tell me'?

It seems somebody should tell you that you're not wanted.

You're pathetic, that's what you are.

Obviously not just pathetic, as you seem provoked.

It's dangerous to pretend to know things.

- People can die from that. - Who am I talking to?

I just wanted to warn you against going public again

So you're here? He's calling from the landline here.

There are so many weirdoes here. You must have an opinion.

- Or you wouldn't have phoned me. - You're out to lunch.

- Where's the landline? - Top floor by the canteen.

What's the link between Haugen and Daniel 5 years ago?

The video you sent. Who was the child?

There's a reason you sent that to me in Haugen's name.

You have to go back further, 25 years...

...to understand this evil.

And what was that'?

I know nothing about it. You're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I got him!

His car, at least.

I took a picture of the car.

It's been leased. Through a company, probably.

I have to go home to find out.

Peter?

Hello.

- She's with us. - Us...'?

- You, us, we. - Peter, help her out.

Vibeke and I were together for 3 years. She investigated your husband.

If you wait here, I'll go and find out if anyone knows who owns the car.

Hello. There's someone who wants to talk to you. Come with me.

There you go...

One of the most important things money can buy. Violence.

Why is nobody doing their job? I expect someone to get in touch.

You were only supposed to call in an emergency. This isn't one.

You don't seem to realise how serious this is judging by the last two days.

I called you now, didn't I?

Yes.

And you said I should be doing my job.

My job... Do you know what that is?

My job isn't to do what you don't want.

It's to do what you can't even imagine.

Horrible, gruesome things.

Don't you worry about my job, you don't have the stomach for it.

Don't you have children to take care of?

Subtitles: Tone Sutterud