1 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:50,508 One more glass...? 2 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,117 Pour it up. I've drunk stronger men than you under the table. 3 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,814 - Germans can't take much. - I've partied with all nationalities. 4 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,890 And more than that? 5 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:13,175 - So we're heading in to me? - I don't think so. 6 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:18,184 - Why not? - I don't have time for that reward. 7 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:29,833 - So, how have you been? - Why, fine. 8 00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:37,125 - You haven't changed, Dagmar. - I can't say the same. 9 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:47,158 Play something cheerful. A samba. Can you dance samba, Willy? 10 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,171 - Let go. Someone could come. - Not at this hour. 11 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,422 Can't you hear that people are still awake? 12 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:04,615 - The good life. Just like that dancing salon. - Yeah.. they have someplace to go. 13 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:09,744 - You only have one thing on your mind. - No. This isn't natural. 14 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,492 You live at home. Your mother can't stand me. 15 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:17,260 Sure she can. See for yourself how easy it is to find a crib. 16 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:22,310 I've started up four chains and all of them have failed. 17 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:27,885 - Things will work out. - Yeah, when I get my basic pension. 18 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:34,594 - But what matters is that I love you. - I just wish I could appreciate it more. 19 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:37,166 Kiss me, Kalle. 20 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:44,325 - Let go. Someone's coming. - Dammit! 21 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:54,654 - She was in a hurry. - She seemed strange, no? 22 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,405 And then that goddamn light. 23 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,704 - Let it go. - What? 24 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:17,310 What you were thinking about. He's not worth it. 25 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:22,065 - There's no he. - There always is. 26 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:28,657 A man who's seen as much as I have won't be fooled so easily. 27 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:33,222 - Can I interest you in a sketch? - No thanks. 28 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:39,863 It's really nice. Sunset over the castle. Only 10 crowns. 29 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:45,325 Signed by the artist. See how beautiful it is. 30 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:49,121 Here. Keep the sketch. 31 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,750 Olavsgatan 13, 5th floor, Brink. We'll be there. 32 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:51,062 Nobody may enter, or touch anything. 33 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:10,286 - The ambulance is here. - Just pick her up. 34 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:15,264 It's not normal for women to commit suicide like this...? 35 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:21,903 Sleeping pills and gas are the regular ways. But she wanted to be sure. 36 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:26,455 Yes, and it went faster, I reckon. 37 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,188 She's in there. 38 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:37,144 Svensson. Does a writer named Wikner live here? 39 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,472 - Just across the hall. - Here's the death certificate. 40 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:45,174 Take the keys and bring them to the station. 41 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:08,462 Inspector Lövgren. May I come in? 42 00:10:08,560 --> 00:10:11,268 Please. 43 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:18,270 Anders, can you come out? A man wants to speak with you. 44 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:24,015 - I don't have time. Tell him to get lost. - He's from the police. 45 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:28,700 The bigger the reason. I haven't done anything. 46 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:35,495 - I have a letter to Mr. Wikner. - Just throw it in the slot. 47 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:39,230 Impressive man, don't you think? At least he does. 48 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:44,344 - You seem unaware of what happened here? - Who shot whom and why? 49 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:50,448 Nobody was shot. But your neighbour, mrs. Brink, has committed suicide. 50 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:57,723 She hanged herself. Get out of bed so we can continue our conversation. 51 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,921 - Have you lived here a long time? - For three years together. 52 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:07,535 I had the apartment before we got married. 53 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:14,423 Pardon my tone. I didn't know it was so serious. You had a letter. 54 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:19,384 We found it on her desk... it's addressed to you and your wife. 55 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:25,454 There's no doubt it was suicide, but we want it confirmed. 56 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:41,214 She writes: "Dear neighbours..." 57 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:46,475 "I have just decided to end my meaningless existance." 58 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:50,361 "I have no relatives nor friends who are close to me- 59 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:55,430 - which is why i wish, in my right mind- 60 00:11:55,520 --> 00:12:03,007 - to testament all my belongings to you, author and wife Anders Wikner." 61 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:08,094 "Do what you want with it. Sell what you have no use for." 62 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:13,184 "Money for the funeral can be found in my bankbook in the bottom left drawer." 63 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:18,344 "Sorry for the inconvenience. Stockholm 22/10, 1949. Dagmar Brink." 64 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:23,640 She writes that she didn't have any close friends. Weren't you? 65 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:28,101 - No, we didn't know her. - It's quite unusual. 66 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:33,719 To me, this is settled. It might be trickier for you, though. 67 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:38,545 The testament is not legally valid, since it isn't certified. 68 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,862 But unless any relatives make any claims, I wouldn't worry about it. 69 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:49,013 I'll take the keys so the estate administrator can come to me. 70 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:22,174 - A fuse must have gone. - There's no lamp. 71 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:27,230 - Do you think...? - Probably. 72 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:33,229 - Shouldn't we wait until tomorrow? - We're here now. 73 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:43,673 - That should make it more pleasant. - Pleasant is hardly the right word. 74 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:48,920 The desk is nice. We're keeping it. So you won't have to write in bed. 75 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:53,711 Nobody's going to make me write one word outside of bed. 76 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,726 The kind of books you'd expect. Mostly poetry. 77 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:02,551 Boye. Gullberg, Södergran... 78 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:08,045 - Should we keep the radio phonograph? - If I don't have to hear the radio... 79 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,318 There's lots of records. Both modern and classical. 80 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:15,741 - Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. - How did you know? 81 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:22,440 By her looks. She has underlined a poem by Södergran. 82 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:26,941 I shall be silent for the rest of my life 83 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:33,423 A speaker is but a yapping stream, turning on itself 84 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,951 A lonely tree I shall be on the plains 85 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:41,461 The trees in the forest die, yearning for storm 86 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:48,023 I shall be sound from top to toe with golden streaks in my blood 87 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:54,304 I shall be pure and innocent like a flame licking its lips. 88 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,956 - High ideals. - Yes. 89 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,887 Why did she kill herself? 90 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:09,222 I would like to find those responsible for her death. 91 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,542 - Maybe it was her own fault. - No, and I'm going to figure it out. 92 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:18,795 - How are you supposed to figure it out? - "Girl with hyacinths". 93 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,761 - What do you mean? - It's her. From the newspaper. 94 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:27,591 - Who painted this? - Can't you tell? Elias Körner. 95 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:32,425 Elias Körner... So we'll start with him. 96 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,760 DEAD 97 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,146 DRUNK 98 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:39,451 Hello... anybody home? 99 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,901 Hello...? 100 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:52,710 - What is it? - I'd like to see Mr. Körner. 101 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,976 - What's going on? - Some man wants to talk to you. 102 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:02,599 - My throat is dry. Come back later. - He says to come back later. 103 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:08,415 - How much later? - When his throat isn't dry. Bugger off. 104 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,487 Morning. 105 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:31,608 Hey, there... wake up. Here's one crown. 106 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:37,729 Orders from Körner. Go out and buy three litres of milk. 107 00:17:55,480 --> 00:18:02,159 - Mr. Wikner wants to see the banker. - Don't know him. Ask what he wants. 108 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:06,911 - It's about Dagmar Brink. - Let him in. 109 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:29,039 Wikner? You may sit down. Please keep it short. 110 00:18:29,120 --> 00:18:35,583 - I'm expecting a visit. - I saw you on Dagmar Brink's funeral. 111 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:40,965 - Yes, so what? - Do you know why she killed herself? 112 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:45,182 No, I hardly knew her. 113 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:50,389 I went to the funeral because I'm an old friend of her mother. 114 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,678 So I saw - in the parish registers. 115 00:18:53,800 --> 00:19:00,218 With what right are you prying in other people's private lives? Go away. 116 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:05,878 As you wish. Don't let me bother your guilty conscience. 117 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,327 Stop! 118 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,132 Sit down. 119 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:20,176 I only met Dagmar Brink on one occasion. 120 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:25,184 It was new year's 1946 in this room. 121 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:33,177 I was looking at a man shoveling snow on the roof across the road. 122 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:39,959 I thought: "Hell knows, if you're not enjoying yourself more than I am". 123 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,085 Then the buzzer rang. 124 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:53,390 A Mrs. Brink wants to see the banker. Dagmar Brink. 125 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,837 Tell her to come in. 126 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,237 - Good day, Mr. Banker. - Good day. 127 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,781 Please sit down? 128 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,766 What can I do for you? 129 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:30,615 As you know, my mother died 10 years ago, and since then I've taken care of myself. 130 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:36,244 It has been rough. I was hoping that it wouldn't have to come to this- 131 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:42,703 - but now I need 5.000 crowns. And I have nowhere else to turn. 132 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:48,984 - Excuse me, but why ask me? - You're my father. 133 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:57,642 I'm sorry, but neither of us can be sure about that. Unfortunately. 134 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:04,486 My mother was, and she never lied to you nor to me. 135 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:10,534 Dear Mrs. Brink. I regret to tell you, that when your mother and I were together- 136 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:15,959 - she was unfaithful. She admitted it herself. 137 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:21,349 Yes, once. When you were abroad for 6 months in the beginning of your relationship. 138 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:27,414 - She told you the day you came home. - You're very well-informed. 139 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:33,624 - Then you also know I forgave her. - Yes. But two years later, when she got pregnant... 140 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:38,709 ...you took that forgiven mis-step as a reason to break up with her through a letter. 141 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:44,319 - You abandoned her when she needed you most. - I gave her 5.000 crowns to open a hairdresser's salon. 142 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:49,600 Listen to yourself. It was a loan, and she paid back every nickel. 143 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:55,938 You accepted them anyway, and those are the 5.000 crowns I'm asking for now. 144 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:05,498 Honestly, I can't see why I should give you any money. 145 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:10,424 But for the sake of your mother, I'll write you a cheque of 1.000 crowns. 146 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,491 - I said 5.000. - And I said 1.000. 147 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:19,544 - I still have that letter. - What letter? 148 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:25,238 A farewell letter to my mother, written one month before you got married. 149 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:31,499 To a lady "of your own class". Unfortunately, it's dated. 150 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:38,512 - Blackmailing is a felony. - You'd be worse off than me. 151 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:43,100 What are my guarantees that this situation won't happen again? 152 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,750 You'll get the letter back. 153 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:02,519 Here you go. I'm glad that your mother didn't have to live through this. 154 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:08,744 Yes, and that's thanks to you. Good day, Mr. Banker. 155 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:17,271 That was my first and only encounter with Dagmar Brink. 156 00:23:17,360 --> 00:23:24,528 - Do you think she was your daughter? - I hope that she wasn't. 157 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:28,565 Then why did you attend the funeral? 158 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:34,022 - Attorney Ryhner is here. - Send him in. 159 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:37,887 I'm afraid I'm busy. Good day. 160 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:31,617 Applauding that would be charity. 161 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:35,885 - Is it Miss Wiklund? - Formerly. 162 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,141 Is it about a lawsuit or an old debt? 163 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:44,878 - You lived at Olavsgatan 13, no? - Yes, but I've paid the rent. 164 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:50,649 - Can we go somewhere and talk? - Yes, I'd like a gin and tonic, thank you. 165 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:54,111 There's a pub downstairs. 166 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:06,495 That one is mine. Put the bottles on the table, we're not going swimming. 167 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:10,367 - Where is Ekberg? - The manager went to the ticket box. 168 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:14,702 1/ If he asks, it's 2 2 in mine and 7 2 in his. 1/ 169 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:20,620 Farewell to sense and sanity, as my husband likes to say. 170 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:25,431 But when it comes to him, there's not a lot to bid farewell. 171 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:33,799 I knew Dagmar Brink, but I don't have anything special to tell you about her. 172 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:39,461 But we met in a funny way, of course. 173 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:43,736 It was on a Christmas eve, just before I married Viktor. 174 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,891 It was 1946, and we were sitting down here, the whole ensemble. 175 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,141 Ekberg owns both this pub and the theatre. 176 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,478 It's a tradition that we celebrate Christmas here together. 177 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:59,800 We sat over there. We were living it up. Laughing and singing. 178 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:05,126 Viktor was a bit cranky, because I had just passed him one sausage. 179 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:10,309 But that was the only quibble. Nylander recited "Clown Clopopisky". 180 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:15,304 As he always does after four shots. But nobody listened to him. 181 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:22,000 Except Viktor, who felt sentimental. And then Dagmar Brink came in. 182 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:28,645 And did his best circus number, and stood on his head, and then... 183 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,517 And that's it. 184 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,880 Are you alone? What will it be? 185 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,721 - Just the daily menu. - Sandwich or dinner? 186 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:55,255 - Sandwich. - Anything to drink? 187 00:26:55,360 --> 00:26:58,637 Mineral water. 188 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:15,245 14 years old I believe that I was Just a girl and so happy because 189 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:21,863 Not a suitor as far as I could see But that was all the same to me 190 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:35,381 - What's the matter? Are you crying? - As a matter of fact I am. 191 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:39,076 - But why? - Look at her over there. 192 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:44,605 Like a lonely little sparrow. With no sheaf. 193 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:49,926 - It's not that bad, I think. - Oh, you have a heart of stone, Hugge. 194 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:56,759 Look at us, with our hams and sausages and our pâté. 195 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:03,434 She's nibbling on three dry sandwiches and drinking water. 196 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:11,128 - Invite her over here, then. - Such a good person you are. 197 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:18,646 - Why are you crying? - I'm thinking of "Clown Clopopisky". 198 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,508 You're drunk. 199 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:26,201 My name is Gullan Wiklund. I'm sorry to impose- 200 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:31,839 - but you looked so lonely. Wouldn't you like to sit with us? 201 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:37,245 - Sure, but I don't know anyone. - We're just revue actors. 202 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:43,294 - And it's Christmas. Come over to us. - Thank you. 203 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:48,695 Don't mind Viktor. He's had a few drinks too many. 204 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,878 Make yourself at home. 205 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:01,564 - There's a letter here. - A letter? Oh, it's from my friend! 206 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,611 I have a friend, if you see what I mean. 207 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,646 It shall be interesting to see what kind of figures he's treating me to this time. 208 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:14,016 He's sweet and nice but not very generous. 209 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:18,501 You'll be lying there. It's very comfortable. 210 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:25,379 I'll be...? A cheque for 1 000 crowns! 211 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:34,073 Now he's so over the hill that he can't tell how many zeroes he jots down. 212 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:37,807 Light some candles and make it cozy. 213 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:42,711 Excuse me. I'll just read what he wrote. 214 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,417 Well, I never...! 215 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,188 What is it? 216 00:29:56,760 --> 00:30:02,939 After eight years. Farewell on grey paper. "Thank you for the time we've shared." 217 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:07,495 "As you understand, you can no longer count on my financial support." 218 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:12,391 And guess what his excuse is? He's become a grandfather. 219 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:18,659 I bet he's found someone younger and prettier. "I've become a grandfather!" 220 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:24,284 Well, that's just great. Who will pay for the apartment? 221 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:30,857 - Do you want to take it over? - But what about you? 222 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:34,061 Don't worry about me. 223 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:51,076 Viktor, it's Gullan. The answer is "yes". 224 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,990 I said, the answer is "yes". 225 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:02,486 Don't cry over that. Now he's crying over that too. 226 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:09,592 Yes, you know that I love you. Yes, I do. Go to sleep. 227 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:16,775 So Dagmar and I lived together, until I married Viktor. 228 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:22,478 We didn't see each other much. She got a job at Ritz' bar and I was at the theatre. 229 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:26,702 - One could never figure her out. - In what way? 230 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,508 - Can I pay? - One moment. 231 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:34,055 There was something rather odd about her. She was difficult to reach out to. 232 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:39,144 She was locked inside her own head. But we were very different, of course. 233 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:44,031 - You don't know from where she came that Christmas? - No, she never wanted to say. 234 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:49,445 But I overheard the address when she called the moving company. 235 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:54,584 It was Höglundsgatan 37. I've forgotten the name. 236 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:10,637 Come in, god damnit! 237 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:19,215 - What the hell is it? - I wanted to see Mr. Körner. 238 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:27,057 Elias, the idiot who tricked me into buying milk, he's here. 239 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,668 - So it's him? - Yes. 240 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:47,416 That was damn funny. 241 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:56,529 Did you hear? Elias Körner, laughing. Have a sip. 242 00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:01,135 No, I'll be back later. 243 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:08,682 Too posh to drink straight from the bottle? Goddamn clean-cut... 244 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:15,679 Clean-shaved philistine! Get out of here. 245 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:21,341 Don't come back. 246 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:27,431 He was right. You are a clean-cut philistine. 247 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:31,366 But you write like an analphabet. What does it say here? 248 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:36,145 An analphabet can't write at all. But you're one, since you can't read. 249 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:43,329 Yes, what does it say? It's not easy when you're writing in bed. 250 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:47,695 - "Anthropomorphizing", it says... - What does it mean? 251 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:51,805 Anthropos means human and morph figure. It's Greek. 252 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:56,494 - Nobody will get that. - Yes, those who are supposed to will. 253 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:03,685 - Ah, what is it now? - Find something to drink. We're having a visitor. 254 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:10,439 Is it impossible to get some peace of mind here? Not even a bottle to yourself. 255 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:15,780 - Good evening. - Step inside. 256 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:23,573 Anders... this is Captain Brink. Dagmar's former husband. 257 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,845 Wikner... please come in. 258 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:34,735 I saw your names in Dagmar's death notice. 259 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:40,893 It's none of my business... but how did she die? 260 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,687 - She... - Killed herself. 261 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:50,615 - Yes. - I almost knew it. 262 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:56,559 - So you know why she did it? - No, not at all. 263 00:34:56,680 --> 00:35:02,165 But I'm not surprised. She was that kind of person. 264 00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:07,975 She was different. Hard to get close to. 265 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:14,799 Even though we were married for 4 years, I wasn't sure what she thought or felt. 266 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:22,088 - But I suppose this doesn't interest you. - Quite the opposite. 267 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:26,865 Her persona is very interesting to me. 268 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:32,024 It's hard to think about the fact that she could have been alive- 269 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:37,229 - and the two of us married, if I hadn't opened that letter. 270 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,677 It was a few months after we got married. 271 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:46,046 I came home early one day. We lived out in the suburbs. 272 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:52,014 There was a letter to Dagmar. It was sent from Paris. 273 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:56,205 She was at the dentist's in town. Shortly before dinner she called. 274 00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:00,940 She said that she'd be late and that I shouldn't wait for her before eating. 275 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:05,580 I had already been glancing at that letter for a couple of hours. 276 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:11,199 So I gave in to the temptation and opened it. 277 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:17,061 It was a love letter from someone named Alex. 278 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:21,575 It was all too evident that they had loved each other- 279 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,196 - and that he still did. 280 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:31,419 I was sealing the envelope when I heard the door open. 281 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:44,127 - Hi. You ate, I suppose? - Yes. 282 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:50,769 So where's the "thank you for dinner"-kiss? Or is there none because I wasn't home? 283 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:59,684 Let me look at you. Did something happen? Has Adelsvärd taunted you again? 284 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:05,119 No, but it was a bummer having to have dinner by myself. 285 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:11,424 That's the sound of a newly-wed. Can you tell that I'm swollen? 286 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,831 No... be quiet, please. 287 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:19,989 According to L'agenzia Stefani, German vanguards marched into Paris today- 288 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:22,697 - through Port St. Denis. 289 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:26,766 When the Germans entered Paris, the city streets were empty. 290 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:31,830 Most remaining inhabitants stayed inside or in the shops. 291 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:36,301 The blinds were drawn, and deadly silence... 292 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:40,656 - What are you doing? - It's appalling. 293 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:44,310 No worse than when they entered Brussels, Amsterdam or Warsaw. 294 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:47,831 - They're vile. - But damn good soldiers. 295 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:52,011 That rotten and corrupted France needs some cleaning up. 296 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:56,455 - You sound like a nazi. - I admire them, as an officer. 297 00:37:56,560 --> 00:38:02,534 But I don't sympathize with them. Please, let's not discuss politics. 298 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:05,911 No, let's not. 299 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:13,357 - Dagmar...? - Yes. 300 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:23,584 Could you answer me honestly? Have you loved someone before me? 301 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:30,519 - Why are you asking me that now? - I know so little about you. 302 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:34,287 Enough not to have to ask that question, I think. 303 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:40,499 You can love someone without a relationship coming out of it. 304 00:38:40,720 --> 00:38:46,864 I don't know why you're bringing it up, but I'll give you an honest answer. 305 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:51,005 I have never a loved a man before you, Stefan. 306 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:56,745 I don't understand why she lied to me that time. 307 00:38:56,880 --> 00:39:00,885 And you never told her that you had read the letter from Alex? 308 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,926 That would have equalled divorce. 309 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:08,397 She would have forgiven me cheating on her- 310 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:12,776 - but never reading one of her letters. 311 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:17,830 I burned it the same evening, but it didn't help. 312 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:22,745 I couldn't forget that she had lied to me. 313 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:27,551 It changed everything between us. I couldn't trust her anymore. 314 00:39:27,640 --> 00:39:34,103 And she could tell... well, I'd better be going. 315 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:39,061 Thank you for listening. It felt good to speak out. 316 00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:44,519 - I haven't done that before. Good night. - I'll follow you out. 317 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:50,545 - Do you think she was unfaithful? - Do you? 318 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:54,327 - No. - Why not? 319 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:59,231 - She wasn't that type. - She lied about Alex. 320 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:02,950 Not necessarily. We can't know for sure what that letter said. 321 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:07,745 A jealous and suspecting man is not to be counted on. 322 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:12,631 But I do know, that she loved Alex. 323 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:18,295 Do you? How could you know? 324 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:22,895 - I'll tell you tomorrow. Sleep now. - You're joking. 325 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:28,974 Believe what you want. You won't hear it tonight anyway. Turn off the light. 326 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:34,233 Good night. 327 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:38,980 - Anders, coffee's ready. - I'm on my way. 328 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:43,905 I wonder if that Elias Körner is sober today? 329 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:48,176 Hi... did you sleep well? 330 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:57,751 - Must you read the paper at the table? - If I don't, you will. 331 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:03,575 - Are you in a bad mood? - No. But I've been dreaming about that damn Alex. 332 00:41:03,640 --> 00:41:07,725 So, will you tell me now? Hey? 333 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:11,821 Will you tell me now? 334 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:20,326 It was in the beginning of our relationship... February, 1947. 335 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:25,919 As usual, you had been too lazy to walk me home. 336 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:29,900 - Can I come in for a second? - Not now. I was on my way to bed. 337 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:33,471 Oh no, you weren't. 338 00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:44,255 - What's this supposed to mean? - I don't like to pry in other's business. 339 00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:50,544 But when it comes to suicide, I consider it my obligation. 340 00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:55,227 Can't we sit down? 341 00:42:55,840 --> 00:43:00,631 You sit. I prefer to stand. 342 00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:05,436 Why did you want to do it? 343 00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:09,685 Why would I tell you? I don't even know your name. 344 00:43:09,800 --> 00:43:14,135 Britt Söderberg. Advertising director at Langes publishing company. 345 00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:18,780 - I live across the hall. - Dagmar Brink. 346 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:24,576 Please, Miss Brink. Sit down. 347 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:29,741 Mrs. Brink. I was married once. 348 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:34,980 Drink this. It's calming. 349 00:43:41,320 --> 00:43:48,488 So, won't you tell me? Not for my sake, but for your own. 350 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:54,858 There's nothing to tell. I just can't take it anymore. 351 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:23,445 I'm sorry... it's over now. 352 00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:36,497 I'm of the hopeless kind, that asks too much of life and people around me. 353 00:44:36,520 --> 00:44:41,060 I want them to be good, and real and kind... 354 00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:47,806 ...and when they aren't, I take it very badly. 355 00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:53,035 And I never learn. After each strike, I get up, naive and hopeful- 356 00:44:53,120 --> 00:44:59,094 - with the same demands. And then I take the next strike. 357 00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:04,701 I'm like one of those dolls you played with as a child- 358 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:08,726 - with a leaden weight under the feet. 359 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:14,495 But it happens that they break. 360 00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:20,464 Surely there's someone who hasn't let you down. 361 00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:26,105 Yes, one... but that day might come- 362 00:45:26,200 --> 00:45:29,830 - and then I don't want to be around no more. 363 00:45:31,240 --> 00:45:37,953 - So it's over for now? - Yes, the doll is back on the feet. 364 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:43,655 - Ready for the next strike. - Try accepting life as it is. 365 00:45:43,720 --> 00:45:46,918 And not having so high expectations? 366 00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:50,511 And you have one. Isn't that enough? 367 00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:55,351 - We can never have each other. - Don't be so sure. 368 00:45:55,440 --> 00:46:00,720 No, in this case I can be completely sure. 369 00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:06,600 I'm going to bed now. Thank you for coming over. 370 00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:12,245 - You don't have to worry. You can go. - I'd rather see you in bed first. 371 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:16,894 Can you take a sleeping pill? Go to bed. 372 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:20,550 Then call for me and I'll see you to sleep. 373 00:46:20,680 --> 00:46:23,741 As you wish. 374 00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:35,663 I'm done now. 375 00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:41,990 - Did you take the sleeping pill? - Yes. 376 00:46:42,120 --> 00:46:45,716 - Can I take care of the others...? - No. 377 00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:52,419 - Should I stay here until you're asleep? - Yes. I would like that. 378 00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:58,855 Fall into slumber like a sweet little girl. 379 00:47:03,440 --> 00:47:08,060 - Can I hold your hand? - Of course. 380 00:47:18,720 --> 00:47:23,385 It's been a long time since I went to sleep like this. 381 00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:33,440 Now the church bells are chiming downtown. Can you hear them, Alex? 382 00:47:34,680 --> 00:47:37,252 Sleep now. 383 00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:44,094 It's good to be alive. Don't you think? 384 00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:46,693 Yes. 385 00:47:48,080 --> 00:47:53,189 Never leave me, Alex. Promise me. 386 00:47:55,240 --> 00:48:02,033 I love you so much. All too much. 387 00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:30,147 Why did you never tell me this? 388 00:48:30,280 --> 00:48:34,900 I thought it was none of your business. 389 00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:39,665 So she lied to her husband. But it doesn't make sense. 390 00:48:39,760 --> 00:48:43,356 - It doesn't fit with her character. - I don't think so either. 391 00:48:43,480 --> 00:48:47,485 Alex was apparently the love of her life. 392 00:48:47,600 --> 00:48:50,911 How could she be so sure that they could never have each other? 393 00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:53,908 Maybe he was married, or dead. 394 00:48:54,040 --> 00:48:58,614 But she feared that the day would come, when he'd let her down. 395 00:48:58,720 --> 00:49:05,263 No, dead he wasn't. 'Til later. See you at dinner. 396 00:49:06,680 --> 00:49:11,015 This is what she looked like when I got to know her. 397 00:49:11,120 --> 00:49:19,506 Well, it's how I saw her. I called it "Girl with hyacinths". 398 00:49:20,440 --> 00:49:26,823 That was stupid. I should have called it "Miss Lonely". 399 00:49:28,720 --> 00:49:36,298 The first time I saw her was at Ritz' bar. It was the spring of '45. 400 00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:43,807 She played there. Never had I seen a person who looked so lonely. 401 00:49:44,200 --> 00:49:50,344 Well, not counting the mental patients on Beckonberget. 402 00:49:50,400 --> 00:49:55,998 But that's another story. I was at the beginning of one of my cycles- 403 00:49:56,080 --> 00:50:00,165 - and I had been staring at her all night long. 404 00:50:49,680 --> 00:50:54,960 - Can I buy you a glass of red wine? - I'm on my way home. 405 00:50:55,040 --> 00:51:01,264 No, don't be. For I'm asking you in the nicest possible way, little Miss Lonely. 406 00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:08,352 Sit with me for a while. You see, I'm just as lonely as you. 407 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:11,483 Come here. 408 00:51:14,640 --> 00:51:19,669 You don't have to say anything. I just want to look at you. 409 00:51:19,760 --> 00:51:23,606 I know that you think that I'm a creepy bloke. 410 00:51:23,720 --> 00:51:30,058 How could a fair and tender fairytale princess like you... 411 00:51:30,120 --> 00:51:38,096 A fairytale princess who plays swing... Just a thought. 412 00:51:38,920 --> 00:51:43,824 How could she find me anything but ugly and repulsive? 413 00:51:43,920 --> 00:51:47,357 Look at my nails. 414 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:54,839 It looks like drunk snails tried to crawl in under them to hide. 415 00:51:54,880 --> 00:52:02,048 But they failed to do so. My poor little snails. 416 00:52:03,640 --> 00:52:10,399 To be sickened by oneself and hate oneself - yes, that is easy. 417 00:52:10,440 --> 00:52:17,153 "That is very easy." Do you know who wrote that? 418 00:52:17,200 --> 00:52:21,422 If you will model for me I'll tell you. 419 00:52:21,520 --> 00:52:26,584 There are so many pretty things I want to tell you about, little Miss Lonely. 420 00:52:26,680 --> 00:52:35,111 Let me paint your portrait. It's quite an honor to be painted by Elias Körner. 421 00:52:35,720 --> 00:52:43,412 One day I will be up there with the big names... the big and lonely. 422 00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:47,310 Let's settle it. 423 00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:52,691 You will come to my studio... 424 00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:58,694 Höglundsgatan 37... 425 00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:03,300 Monday 24th... 426 00:53:03,960 --> 00:53:08,375 Let's say at 11? Then this cycle will be over. 427 00:53:08,480 --> 00:53:13,430 You will be surprised at how different I am. 428 00:53:13,520 --> 00:53:17,981 - Say that you will come. - On one condition. 429 00:53:18,080 --> 00:53:25,283 - Which one, Miss Lonely? - That you get rid of the snails. Good night. 430 00:53:38,760 --> 00:53:41,377 So, what do you think? 431 00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:47,965 - Artistically, it's excellent. - Don't you think it looks like you? 432 00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:55,777 Yes... and yet not. I'm not that deep and mysterious. 433 00:53:56,240 --> 00:53:59,108 It's more of yourself than of me. 434 00:53:59,240 --> 00:54:04,269 Oh no, you're exactly that lonely girl. 435 00:54:04,360 --> 00:54:12,223 The one who waits for something that she knows will never be. 436 00:54:13,720 --> 00:54:21,048 No, you don't know it yourself, or you don't want to admit it. 437 00:54:40,640 --> 00:54:45,101 Isn't it beautiful and soothing... 438 00:54:45,200 --> 00:54:49,285 ... to look at a rainy town through a window...? 439 00:54:49,400 --> 00:54:55,408 Soaking tin roofs... a lonely umbrella in a doorway- 440 00:54:55,480 --> 00:55:00,544 - and the huddling pigeons on the windowsills. 441 00:55:01,760 --> 00:55:04,093 Rain... 442 00:55:06,720 --> 00:55:10,646 It makes me think about my mother. 443 00:55:11,520 --> 00:55:15,571 I guess I wasn't what she had hoped for. 444 00:55:17,160 --> 00:55:22,144 - Were you often lonely as a child? - Yes. 445 00:55:24,440 --> 00:55:27,421 So was I. 446 00:55:52,120 --> 00:55:56,455 So she quit her job at Ritz and moved in here. 447 00:55:57,520 --> 00:56:03,039 We didn't want to get married. Neither of us believed in marriage- 448 00:56:03,120 --> 00:56:09,378 - and deep down we both knew that it wouldn't last anyway. 449 00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:15,823 But we never admitted it to each other. Poor soul. 450 00:56:17,400 --> 00:56:24,159 She didn't know what was coming. What I was like at my worst. 451 00:56:26,400 --> 00:56:33,000 We were happy on and off. There could be months without me touching a bottle. 452 00:56:34,200 --> 00:56:40,208 But then it came. I could be away at daytime and she had to run around town- 453 00:56:40,280 --> 00:56:43,478 - only to find me in a reeking watering hole- 454 00:56:43,600 --> 00:56:48,470 - or with booze pushers in some basement in Old Town. Or at the police station. 455 00:56:48,560 --> 00:56:53,134 It can't have been nice to take care of me at those moments. 456 00:56:53,240 --> 00:57:00,079 Would you like to undress and wash a stinking, unconscious carcass? 457 00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:03,902 She did that. 458 00:57:07,840 --> 00:57:15,122 After three cycles in a year, she was as washed up as I was. 459 00:57:20,360 --> 00:57:23,387 Come and eat. 460 00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:27,692 - I can't. - You will try. 461 00:57:27,840 --> 00:57:31,811 - You and your nagging. - I'm not doing it for myself. 462 00:57:31,920 --> 00:57:36,005 Then why don't you get out? Realise that I'm a lost cause. 463 00:57:36,120 --> 00:57:41,559 There's no use in fighting it. I just end up pulling you down with me. 464 00:57:41,640 --> 00:57:46,965 Why don't you leave, before it's too late? 465 00:57:47,720 --> 00:57:51,487 - I love you. - It's just something you tell yourself. 466 00:57:51,600 --> 00:57:57,255 Nobody can love me. It's just pity. And I don't want that. 467 00:57:57,320 --> 00:58:03,658 You and your Good Samaritan-inclinations. Your compassion chokes me. 468 00:58:03,720 --> 00:58:11,002 I can't stand the look in your eyes. That eternally forgiving look. 469 00:58:13,560 --> 00:58:17,782 - It could be so good. - Yes, if you left. 470 00:58:17,880 --> 00:58:23,285 - No, if you did. - So that's what you wanted. 471 00:58:23,360 --> 00:58:28,105 You want to put me in an institution, but you can forget about that. 472 00:58:28,200 --> 00:58:33,264 I know all about those places and their meddlesome nurses and doctors- 473 00:58:33,360 --> 00:58:39,049 - who have so many patients that they can't even remember your name. 474 00:58:46,760 --> 00:58:53,143 There's a doctor in Switzerland who has opened a clinic with new methods. 475 00:58:53,200 --> 00:58:57,820 He has cured all his patients, but it takes half a year. 476 00:58:57,920 --> 00:59:03,405 And that's where you want me. Who will pay for that trip? 477 00:59:03,480 --> 00:59:07,167 It costs no more than 8.000 crowns. 478 00:59:07,280 --> 00:59:11,536 No more than 8.000 crowns? Where the hell would I get that? 479 00:59:11,640 --> 00:59:15,611 Can't you get an advance down at the salon? 480 00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:21,125 I have a fixed salary of 500 crowns a month. It's hardly likely. 481 00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:27,424 But if you can get the last 5.000, I'd be happy to go. 482 00:59:37,360 --> 00:59:39,852 - Do you promise? - Yes. 483 00:59:48,200 --> 00:59:52,001 - Where are you going? - Never you mind. 484 00:59:58,440 --> 01:00:01,797 - What are you looking for? - A letter. 485 01:00:03,080 --> 01:00:07,131 I hope I won't have to use it. 486 01:00:07,480 --> 01:00:14,478 Whether you believe it or not, she came back that same afternoon- 487 01:00:14,520 --> 01:00:20,039 - and laid out five of those bills in front of me. 488 01:00:21,520 --> 01:00:28,802 I wondered where she got them from. She wouldn't tell me. 489 01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:33,785 There was nothing to do but pack up and leave. I had made a promise. 490 01:00:35,160 --> 01:00:39,700 I came home after six months, disgustingly sound and healthy- 491 01:00:39,800 --> 01:00:42,543 - choking on fresh air... 492 01:00:42,680 --> 01:00:47,471 With rosy cheeks, bursting with creativity. 493 01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:53,895 The happiest months of our life together followed. 494 01:00:54,760 --> 01:01:00,165 We hardly went out at all. We stayed home at evenings- 495 01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:06,783 - listening to radio and reading books. Once in a blue moon we went to the movies. 496 01:01:07,600 --> 01:01:11,230 I didn't touch a bottle. 497 01:01:11,360 --> 01:01:17,175 I never met any of my drinking buddies and I painted like a maniac. 498 01:01:17,240 --> 01:01:24,033 Allow me to show you one of the results... 499 01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:32,634 - Well, what do you think? - I'm not an expert, but... 500 01:01:35,400 --> 01:01:39,201 - A tad banal, isn't it? - No it isn't. 501 01:01:39,320 --> 01:01:46,352 It's as mindblowingly banal and devoid of life as a painting could ever be. 502 01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:51,839 But I didn't see it. I just kept painting. 503 01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:56,255 And suddenly it was Christmas. 504 01:01:56,360 --> 01:02:02,823 Lacking money, as usual, I brought a couple of paintings to one of my regular customers. 505 01:02:02,880 --> 01:02:09,719 He was a know-it-all, and he told me the truth. 506 01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:15,609 It was quite a scene. I told him to go to hell and left. 507 01:02:16,040 --> 01:02:22,640 I walked out on the street, leaned some of the paintings against the concrete wall- 508 01:02:22,680 --> 01:02:29,962 - and looked at them. It struck me that the man had been absolutely right. 509 01:02:33,880 --> 01:02:38,454 It was early one Christmas morning. 510 01:03:24,560 --> 01:03:27,621 Is it Kjell? It's Dagmar. 511 01:03:27,760 --> 01:03:33,279 Merry Christmas... I suppose Elias isn't with you? 512 01:03:34,200 --> 01:03:38,456 So he isn't...? We had decided that we... 513 01:03:38,560 --> 01:03:43,100 Oh, here he is. Say hello to Maja. 514 01:03:48,120 --> 01:03:52,740 Merry fucking Christmas! 515 01:03:54,080 --> 01:03:59,519 And Christmas tree and tinkering lights... 516 01:04:00,840 --> 01:04:04,607 And nuts... and raisins... 517 01:04:05,320 --> 01:04:11,738 And Christmas Pig with an apple in his mouth. 518 01:04:12,840 --> 01:04:18,404 And a sheaf, and Christmas presents... Well, isn't that dandy. 519 01:04:19,080 --> 01:04:26,408 "To Elias, my love, from former Miss Lonely." 520 01:04:27,520 --> 01:04:35,178 What can it be? A home-knit scarf or a pair of slippers? 521 01:04:35,200 --> 01:04:40,889 And I know what's in this package. It's a nail cleaner. 522 01:04:46,600 --> 01:04:51,220 And children singing on the radio. 523 01:04:56,080 --> 01:05:00,950 Why don't you say something? Say that I'm an asshole, a scumbag. 524 01:05:01,040 --> 01:05:06,149 5.000 crowns shot to hell. Where did you get them, by the way? 525 01:05:06,240 --> 01:05:10,541 Is little Miss Lonely a blackmailer? 526 01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:16,944 Such cruel methods against old lovers to make the new one healthy- 527 01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:22,029 - so he can... paint many new paintings. 528 01:05:27,080 --> 01:05:31,871 That one got its worth. Now I can breathe again. 529 01:05:31,960 --> 01:05:35,727 Do you understand what you have done, in order to make us "happy"? 530 01:05:35,840 --> 01:05:38,867 You have crippled me as a painter. But I'm not dead just yet. 531 01:05:39,000 --> 01:05:43,574 I wasn't put on this earth to make us happy, but to paint. 532 01:05:43,680 --> 01:05:47,151 And that's what I'll do. 533 01:05:56,600 --> 01:06:01,391 So what now? Now it's no good anymore. 534 01:06:01,480 --> 01:06:05,485 And little Miss Lonely is departing. 535 01:06:05,600 --> 01:06:13,178 Just go already, and take the scarf, and the nail cleaner... 536 01:06:13,640 --> 01:06:18,999 And the marzipan pig and your goddamn church made of plaster. 537 01:06:19,080 --> 01:06:22,357 I'm through with you, and your kind. 538 01:06:22,480 --> 01:06:27,384 You inane wretches with your false notions of happiness! 539 01:06:27,480 --> 01:06:32,350 What the hell do you know about happiness? You who don't even know suffering. 540 01:06:32,440 --> 01:06:34,966 Good for you, that you don't even realise- 541 01:06:35,120 --> 01:06:39,831 - how damn hollow and empty your lives are. 542 01:06:39,920 --> 01:06:43,470 Because if you did, you would kill yourselves! 543 01:06:43,600 --> 01:06:47,935 Good riddance, little Miss Lonely! 544 01:06:52,240 --> 01:06:59,329 I drank for two days straight until I passed out. 545 01:07:01,960 --> 01:07:05,761 When I woke up, she had fetched her things and left. 546 01:07:05,880 --> 01:07:12,138 On the table laid the keys and a ring I gave her sometime. 547 01:07:12,480 --> 01:07:20,172 The only gift I ever presented to her. We never saw each other again. 548 01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:31,795 You think that I was a bastard, of course, and that we shouldn't have parted like that- 549 01:07:31,880 --> 01:07:36,830 - but that is also the only thing that I regret. 550 01:07:37,040 --> 01:07:43,139 I like my snails. We belong together. 551 01:07:43,920 --> 01:07:47,800 Now there's a meaning to what I do. 552 01:07:47,920 --> 01:07:54,144 - The portrait isn't for sale? - No, it isn't. 553 01:07:54,960 --> 01:08:02,083 It's my best work, but that's not why I want to keep it. 554 01:08:02,120 --> 01:08:06,535 But wait. I made a couple of sketches before that. 555 01:08:06,640 --> 01:08:09,917 I have them somewhere here. 556 01:08:11,960 --> 01:08:17,399 This is the best one. Take it. 557 01:08:20,800 --> 01:08:25,022 - It's too kind of you. - I don't want money. 558 01:08:25,120 --> 01:08:28,591 It wouldn't feel right. 559 01:08:31,560 --> 01:08:35,406 - Who is it? - Willy Borge, he used to be popular. 560 01:08:35,520 --> 01:08:40,094 - Dagmar has one of his albums. - I can't believe it. 561 01:08:40,200 --> 01:08:43,921 I know that guy. We went to secondary school together. 562 01:08:44,040 --> 01:08:48,375 - He was a sleazebag even then. - Did he take some girl away from you? 563 01:08:48,480 --> 01:08:52,656 Oh God, no. That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. 564 01:08:52,760 --> 01:08:56,845 - When was he popular? - Around the start of World War Il. 565 01:08:56,960 --> 01:09:02,888 - And she had a whole album of his? - Yes, so? Lots of girls do. 566 01:09:03,080 --> 01:09:09,839 - What are you after? - Borge, Willy. Advertising assistant. 567 01:09:10,760 --> 01:09:14,390 - It must be him. - Oh, you can't call him up. 568 01:09:14,520 --> 01:09:19,015 There's no harm in trying. 569 01:09:23,200 --> 01:09:28,719 Is it the Willy Borge who went by the nickname "The Pea"? 570 01:09:28,800 --> 01:09:33,545 - Oh yes, it's "The Pea" speaking. - I just wanted to ask you a question. 571 01:09:33,640 --> 01:09:37,782 You never knew a girl named Dagmar Brink? 572 01:09:37,880 --> 01:09:45,083 I can't explain over the phone. Can I come over to you? 573 01:09:46,040 --> 01:09:47,508 I'm on my way. 574 01:09:47,680 --> 01:09:52,391 I first met her at one of those awful charity concerts at Blue Hall. 575 01:09:52,480 --> 01:09:57,509 It was in 1943. I performed there. One used to be a popular singer. 576 01:09:57,600 --> 01:10:01,571 She was selling some sort of badge... One moment. 577 01:10:07,360 --> 01:10:13,368 This is a good one... tonight? Well, it's hard to say now... 578 01:10:13,440 --> 01:10:17,070 There could always be a better offer, you know. 579 01:10:17,200 --> 01:10:22,605 Can I phone back...? No, I just mean... 580 01:10:22,880 --> 01:10:27,215 This could take a while. 581 01:10:31,480 --> 01:10:34,188 I know. 582 01:10:34,520 --> 01:10:39,675 I don't mind them being stupid, I just wish they talked less. 583 01:10:40,360 --> 01:10:45,389 Come again? No, I don't have a girl over here. 584 01:10:46,080 --> 01:10:50,905 Why must women always be so jealous? 585 01:10:55,960 --> 01:10:59,431 Great, she's crying. 586 01:11:08,200 --> 01:11:12,171 Guess I'll have to pull the plug. 587 01:11:13,560 --> 01:11:17,941 Dagmar, you said... well, long story short- 588 01:11:18,040 --> 01:11:21,670 - I bought all her badges, and when the soirée was over- 589 01:11:21,800 --> 01:11:26,465 - I suggested that we should go to my place and listen to my latest recordings. 590 01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:29,303 Well, I don't think they're any more romantic than you do- 591 01:11:29,440 --> 01:11:31,966 - but the girls usually like them, and that's the main thing. 592 01:11:32,120 --> 01:11:37,479 I made sure to always give them an album as a present. 593 01:11:37,560 --> 01:11:41,031 This album contains my best recordings. I would be happy- 594 01:11:41,160 --> 01:11:46,030 - if you would take it as a memory of this evening. 595 01:11:46,480 --> 01:11:52,488 - Like how many girls before me? - None, Dagmar. I swear. 596 01:11:52,560 --> 01:11:57,021 Deep down I'm a very lonely person. 597 01:11:57,120 --> 01:12:03,993 Lonely, and an incurable romantic... which is why I'm lonely, I guess. 598 01:12:04,400 --> 01:12:09,111 Our generation is afraid of romance. 599 01:12:09,200 --> 01:12:16,152 We'd rather jump out a window than acknowledge our need for tenderness. 600 01:12:16,200 --> 01:12:21,855 - Maybe we don't have a need. - Sure we do. Don't you? 601 01:12:21,920 --> 01:12:27,279 I suppose I do... but I don't feel it for just anyone. 602 01:12:27,360 --> 01:12:31,695 - You mean me...? - Among many others. 603 01:12:31,800 --> 01:12:37,774 - How long have you been married? - Three years. 604 01:12:37,840 --> 01:12:41,641 - Why are you unhappy? - I should go now. 605 01:12:41,760 --> 01:12:46,585 No, don't. I won't ask any more questions like that. 606 01:12:47,600 --> 01:12:51,856 - Are the walls thin here? - No. Are you going to scream? 607 01:12:51,960 --> 01:12:54,213 No. 608 01:13:45,840 --> 01:13:51,734 - Continue. You play well. - There's no continuation. 609 01:13:51,800 --> 01:13:56,420 - Why is that? - I lost my inspiration. 610 01:14:00,520 --> 01:14:03,422 What was his name? 611 01:14:03,640 --> 01:14:07,896 You're mistaken. There was no him. 612 01:14:10,560 --> 01:14:16,158 That's what's wrong with you. You have never really loved anyone. 613 01:14:16,240 --> 01:14:21,725 - Haven't I? - Not happily, at least. 614 01:14:22,720 --> 01:14:26,236 I can see it in your eyes. 615 01:14:38,320 --> 01:14:44,419 - Will you call for a car now? - I could make you so happy. 616 01:14:44,480 --> 01:14:46,972 Call now. 617 01:14:51,080 --> 01:14:56,405 Believe it or not - I called for a car and even drove her home. 618 01:14:56,480 --> 01:15:00,326 To the suburbs... I, who never drive girls home. 619 01:15:00,440 --> 01:15:03,638 So it wasn't one of your more successful nights. 620 01:15:03,760 --> 01:15:08,175 Quite the opposite. You'll think I'm crazy- 621 01:15:08,280 --> 01:15:13,230 - but I'm glad that nothing happened. It remained a nice memory. 622 01:15:13,320 --> 01:15:17,621 - I don't have too many of those. - Was that the only time you met her? 623 01:15:17,720 --> 01:15:21,350 Oh no, but it was another year until we met again. 624 01:15:21,480 --> 01:15:27,624 I had done a tour for the conscripted and arrived at the train station, pissed off. 625 01:15:36,280 --> 01:15:40,695 - Dagmar, why are you standing here? - I just said goodbye to my husband. 626 01:15:40,800 --> 01:15:45,545 What a coincidence. Let's spend the evening together. Is this your bag? 627 01:15:45,640 --> 01:15:50,965 This month has been a drag and now I'm making up for it. 628 01:15:52,760 --> 01:15:58,358 How do you like my cocktail cabinet? Snazzy, eh? 950 crowns. 629 01:15:58,440 --> 01:16:01,421 But then again, it was a limited edition. 630 01:16:01,560 --> 01:16:05,110 - What would you like to drink? - I think I've had enough. 631 01:16:05,240 --> 01:16:09,291 But a glass of champagne at least? I'll get it cold in a minute. 632 01:16:09,400 --> 01:16:14,225 - Not for me. - As you please. 633 01:16:25,080 --> 01:16:30,189 So how long will your husband be gone? 634 01:16:31,520 --> 01:16:36,925 Forever... we're getting divorced. We decided it today. 635 01:16:37,000 --> 01:16:42,109 You don't say...? Well, that can happen. 636 01:16:42,960 --> 01:16:47,216 - I guess it feels strange? - Yes. 637 01:16:47,720 --> 01:16:51,725 - I'm glad I'm not the reason. - But you are. 638 01:16:51,840 --> 01:16:54,662 What are you saying? 639 01:16:54,800 --> 01:17:01,183 When I came home that night after the soirée, my husband was waiting for me. 640 01:17:02,560 --> 01:17:06,702 Oh, darn. Well, there you go. 641 01:17:06,800 --> 01:17:11,101 One figures what he must have thought. 642 01:17:11,200 --> 01:17:14,511 He should have known me better. 643 01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:19,886 But he never trusted me. I wonder why that is? 644 01:17:19,960 --> 01:17:25,649 So you were modest for nothing that time. 645 01:17:25,760 --> 01:17:31,040 - Not for me. - I mean for his sake. 646 01:17:31,120 --> 01:17:35,501 A more cynical man might say that we've got one on hold. 647 01:17:35,600 --> 01:17:40,425 That's what I was thinking about when you appeared at the station. 648 01:17:40,520 --> 01:17:46,744 You don't say? Are you sure that I shouldn't put that champagne on cooling? 649 01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:53,798 - No, but will you call for a car? - What are you saying? 650 01:17:53,840 --> 01:17:58,414 I'm sorry to disappoint you. It was a mistake to come over here. 651 01:17:58,520 --> 01:18:01,877 Dagmar, you can't walk out on me again. 652 01:18:02,000 --> 01:18:07,439 I have missed you. I've been thinking about you every day. 653 01:18:07,520 --> 01:18:13,778 - Don't you understand that I love you? - You know that's not true. 654 01:18:13,840 --> 01:18:18,995 There's just one person you've always loved. Yourself. 655 01:18:20,520 --> 01:18:23,718 Why would you hurt me like that? 656 01:18:23,840 --> 01:18:30,258 Don't be melodramatic. It doesn't suit you. Call for a car now. 657 01:18:33,640 --> 01:18:39,375 There was nothing left to do, but at least she had to drive herself home that time. 658 01:18:39,440 --> 01:18:45,858 - And you gained another memory. - You can have too many of those, too. 659 01:18:45,920 --> 01:18:51,928 - She was a peculiar girl. - Why? She didn't love you. 660 01:18:52,000 --> 01:18:57,155 Actually, she did, and that would manifest itself later. 661 01:18:57,240 --> 01:19:04,033 Don't tell this to anyone, but the reason that she took her life was- 662 01:19:04,080 --> 01:19:08,984 - that she was unlucky in love with me. 663 01:19:09,080 --> 01:19:13,256 The night before it happened, a friend called me. 664 01:19:13,360 --> 01:19:17,582 He had found two fine ladies at Aldon's Bar. 665 01:19:17,680 --> 01:19:21,367 I hurried down. One was a redhead. 666 01:19:21,480 --> 01:19:24,757 Dagmar playing there didn't bother me at all. 667 01:19:24,880 --> 01:19:29,989 The females were lookers. Two Swedes who had just returned from abroad. 668 01:19:30,080 --> 01:19:33,926 We sat a couple of hours and filled ourselves up. 669 01:19:34,040 --> 01:19:37,807 When Dagmar finished playing, the redhead yelled at her- 670 01:19:37,920 --> 01:19:43,200 - because they went to school together, and we kept going at my place. 671 01:19:43,280 --> 01:19:47,126 - Wasn't it atrocious? - It wasn't that bad. 672 01:19:47,240 --> 01:19:52,224 - Bénédictine or cacao? - Is there no cognac? 673 01:19:52,320 --> 01:19:58,419 I got by quite well. My German has always been good. 674 01:19:58,480 --> 01:20:04,738 - So you worked for them? - Yes, it was that or hell. 675 01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:11,138 It's easy to sit here and frown and talk about opportunism. 676 01:20:11,200 --> 01:20:16,935 - Here's a cognac. - I've always liked Germans, anyway. 677 01:20:19,480 --> 01:20:23,485 - What did you work with? - This and that. 678 01:20:23,600 --> 01:20:28,061 Nothing for your clean little fingers, I can assure you. 679 01:20:28,160 --> 01:20:34,760 But when you're knee-deep in shit, you're not afraid to touch it after a while. 680 01:20:42,480 --> 01:20:45,097 - Another glass? - Pour it up. 681 01:20:45,240 --> 01:20:47,983 I've drunk stronger men than you under the table. 682 01:20:48,120 --> 01:20:52,000 - Germans can't take much. - I've partied with all nationalities. 683 01:20:52,120 --> 01:20:54,794 And more than that? 684 01:21:07,240 --> 01:21:11,245 - So we're heading in to me? - I don't think so. 685 01:21:11,360 --> 01:21:16,879 - Why not? - I don't have time for that reward. 686 01:21:22,400 --> 01:21:27,555 - So, how have you been? - Why, fine. 687 01:21:31,080 --> 01:21:36,599 - You haven't changed, Dagmar. - I can't say the same. 688 01:21:39,880 --> 01:21:44,420 Play something cheerful. A samba. 689 01:21:44,520 --> 01:21:50,118 - Can you dance samba, Willy? - As long as I'm holding you... 690 01:21:57,320 --> 01:22:01,894 - I'm crazy about red hair. - Even if it's fake? 691 01:22:02,000 --> 01:22:04,788 - I hope they'll leave soon. - Are you sleepy? 692 01:22:04,920 --> 01:22:10,575 - No, are you? - No... do we really have to wait? 693 01:22:10,640 --> 01:22:17,240 - It would make a better impression. - Right now, I'd like to make a bad impression. 694 01:22:17,280 --> 01:22:19,932 In that case... 695 01:22:31,320 --> 01:22:36,600 We had barely closed the door before she stopped playing. 696 01:22:36,680 --> 01:22:42,495 When we returned, she was gone. And the next day, dead. 697 01:22:42,560 --> 01:22:46,782 - It's unfathomable. - That's the story. 698 01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:51,500 She may have loved me from the beginning without knowing it. 699 01:22:51,600 --> 01:22:57,528 When she saw me in someone else's arms, she realised and it was too late. 700 01:22:57,760 --> 01:23:03,199 I should put the plug back in. There could be an order on the way. 701 01:23:03,440 --> 01:23:10,643 - So the mystery of Dagmar Brink is solved. - Poor Anders. Are you bummed? 702 01:23:10,680 --> 01:23:15,630 Yes, I am. I wish that I had never got involved in this story. 703 01:23:15,720 --> 01:23:20,055 Humans never cease to amaze. Or disillusionise. 704 01:23:20,160 --> 01:23:25,724 A woman who I thought was one in a thousand... 705 01:23:25,800 --> 01:23:31,125 - ...was just a run-of-the-mill person. - I don't think she was. 706 01:23:31,200 --> 01:23:33,908 Then again, you haven't met Willy Borge. 707 01:23:34,040 --> 01:23:39,195 If you kill yourself over him, you're an average person at best. 708 01:23:39,280 --> 01:23:44,844 The mystery that never was is solved. We've found out everything of importance. 709 01:23:44,920 --> 01:23:48,971 There's nobody left to ask. I'm having a cup of tea. 710 01:23:49,080 --> 01:23:51,982 - There is one. - Who? 711 01:23:52,120 --> 01:23:55,022 The red-haired girl she went to school with. 712 01:23:55,160 --> 01:23:59,700 Whatever she knows doesn't change anything. I never heard her name. 713 01:23:59,800 --> 01:24:06,183 - I'd like to get ahold of her. - Call Borge. "The plug" is connected. 714 01:24:22,880 --> 01:24:27,102 My name is Mrs. Wikner. My husband forgot to ask about something. 715 01:24:27,200 --> 01:24:30,921 The red-haired girl who was at your place with Dagmar... 716 01:24:31,040 --> 01:24:33,077 What was her name? 717 01:24:37,440 --> 01:24:41,070 - What did you call her? - Alex. 718 01:24:41,200 --> 01:24:46,070 Her real name was Alexandra, but I forgot her last name. 719 01:24:46,160 --> 01:24:50,416 It doesn't matter. Sorry to bother you. 720 01:25:12,400 --> 01:25:17,885 Alex, I love you so much. All too much. 721 01:25:20,400 --> 01:25:24,167 We can never have each other. 722 01:25:24,480 --> 01:25:27,621 There's just one, who hasn't let me down. 723 01:25:27,760 --> 01:25:33,085 But that day might come. And then I don't want to be around anymore. 724 01:25:33,160 --> 01:25:37,040 Did you find out her name? 725 01:25:39,080 --> 01:25:42,437 No, he had forgotten.