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It is a special art to give power to his rivals -

- and then sit back and watch them fail.

My grandfather talked about, that there is a body somewhere.

A corpse?

Darling, what's bothering you?

I miss my brother.

Good morning.

What time is it?

It's a little over seven, I think.

Coffee in bed? What are we celebrating?

I have to tell you that. Now you have to see.

"Elverkilde votes for" to preserve the historic Morildværk."

"Almost 65% of the municipality's residents paid tribute to the memorial -

- there stands as a symbol on Elverkilde's prosperity."

Then I guess I should congratulate you.

Yes, damn it.

65% is not just a mandate.

That's a resounding yes. for our entire existence.

I help the press department. Should I wait for you?

No, I'm staying here. Today is your day.

Speech to the Chamber of Commerce tonight.

Do you want to hover a little?

Taking your victory lap?

What...

What's wrong with you?

Sorry.

Sorry. I just need to wake up a little.

See you.

- Hi, Alex. - You sound out of breath.

- Who won? - Who won? Haven't you been following?

- No, I've been working late. - The proposal was voted down.

Kalle posted the article about it failed project in Skåne up yesterday.

- Editorial meeting in half an hour. - I'm on my way.

- And? - It's Ellenor.

Can it wait?

Robert Gade has made an inquiry. to our press department.

Let's get a press release out. to all of them.

Something in good style. Without hovering.

- It's not about the vote. - So what?

Some case files, he has found in the national archives.

Something about Johannes Gade and Vitus Felding.

A case that had to go to court, before Johannes Gade disappeared.

Carl?

I'll take it when I get in.

Okay, see you later.

Honey, this could fall. both Carl and Mona.

- It's best if I take them. - What are you going to do with them?

Why are you so loyal? against the old tyrant?

They want to start a war, where you are the only sure winner.

It's not bad. to have life insurance.

Life insurance is for people who who are afraid of dying.

- And you're not? - No. I'm afraid of losing.

But I do what it takes to to win when it's Carl and Mona.

I'm more skeptical about you.

... otherwise it is not a fair coverage.

A fair coverage? A river in Skåne ten years ago.

So you're running the story on election day. I can't refute it now.

Alex called you...

Do you call yourself a responsible journalist?

Or are you part of Carl Felding's PR department?

You influence a democratic election. You are letting the river die.

A political career is completely destroyed.

And no one ever dares try again. And you just stood there and watched!

Shut up!

Karen!

Karen?

- I fought against that article. - Shut up.

I have to show you something, that can help the case.

- Don't you think it's too late now? - Hold that up. Karen ...

You lost the first round.

The opponents have used all their ammunition. A river in Sweden.

Mona Berg, there drinking sjätt at the expense of the Folketing.

It's only just begun.

- My great-great-grandfather, Johannes Gade. - "Who's afraid of Johannes Gade?"

My great-great-grandfather in 1914 filed a case in the High Court -

- against Vitus Felding, the founder of Felding Textile.

But the case is never brought to trial. Someone has made an effort to -

- to erase all the tracks, both from the lawsuit and Johannes Gade.

I have been to the High Court's archives. And there I found -

- a table of contents about the files -

- as the warring parties would be used as evidence in the case.

"Right of first refusal to Hjalmar Pontoppidan" land on Morild Heath."

What does that mean?

Apparently, my great-great-grandfather before 1914 had paid for a pre-emptive right -

- to the piece of land where Morild Lake and the Morildværket plant is located today.

When Pontoppidan dies, Johannes Gade is not in the country.

He is a socialist. and works in Brussels.

In Johannes' absence, Vitus Felding has visited Pontoppidan's widow -

- and pressed her to to sell the land to oneself.

Then Felding starts with to build the Morildværket.

Gade then says: "Oh, I had a right of first refusal to that piece of land."

Then Vitus Felding says: "You live not in the country, so it is obsolete."

- But Johannes doesn't accept that. - No, definitely not.

He is a socialist. He says:

"A privately owned hydroelectric power plant? Never in my life."

The means of production must not owned by Vitus Felding.

He has his right of first refusal, so he files a lawsuit.

But before he can bring the case to trial, Johannes Gade disappears without a trace.

Then World War I breaks out. The world has been upside down for four years.

When the world becomes itself again, The Morildværket is there.

Therefore, no one in Elverkilde has any interest in -

- to take a keen interest for Johannes Street.

Now they have their own lovely, cheap hydroelectric power.

It's been a very long time. How can that help the river now?

The lawsuit has been a threat against the construction of Morild Lake.

A threat against the construction of the Morildværket plant.

But the Morildværket is there.

And now the story is that Elverkildes prosperity is based on the Morildværket.

It could be, that behind that tale of wealth -

- is hiding there a story about a crime.

Yes, a crime against nature.

People are interested just mostly for humans.

All of this can lead to a rethinking of the lake's future.

- Despite the result of the vote. - Then we haven't learned anything.

I'll have to get it under control. all this. I'm going to get Emma.

Johannes Gade disappearance was investigated.

The old police chief confirms this.

But all documents regarding Johannes Street -

- has apparently disappeared from Elverkilde's archives.

Even that page in the church register -

- where Johannes Gade's birth should have been built, has been torn out.

I have an appointment tonight. down at the police station.

And I thought, if you wouldn't join.

Because four eyes see better than two.

- But what if everything has been removed? - So you start from the beginning.

Starts in 1914. Really old-fashioned journalistic excavation work.

So one hopes that someone has put something wrong in a real folder.

That's an exciting story, Robert.

But I've said it like it is.

Okay.

The way people avoid me, is the most difficult.

As if something is wrong. Or contagious.

Or... I don't know.

It's nothing. you want to talk about.

Adam, you haven't been here. the last few times. What do you think?

To be completely honest -

- then I can't see, how this is supposed to help.

Our parents are not coming back. We are the adults now.

Sorry.

Adam, just keep going. You say you're the adults now.

I broke up with my boyfriend. last week.

Or she broke up with me.

Actually, I'm not. absolutely sure.

I didn't choose this life. It shouldn't affect her.

Everyone else can still choose their own lives.

My father is dead.

Therefore, I have a responsibility now.

We all have that.

Adam?

Hey.

I just wanted to say sorry. for the way I showed up.

- I hope not... - It wasn't your fault.

It probably happened anyway. Believe me.

- Do you miss her? - It's only been a few days.

Yes, but isn't it always? Are the first few days the worst?

That's how it always is for me.

Always? How many have you broken up with?

An 11 piece.

12, if you count my French boyfriend Jean-Pierre with me.

And then there are seven, who broke up with me.

So you've had 19 boyfriends?

No, I've had one. And he was the one who broke up with me.

Jean-Pierre?

It was a completely ordinary Peter.

- Do you want to continue? - Yes.

The case was dropped, when Johannes Gade disappeared.

But in the documents, Robert Gade has sent, you can see the extent of the matter.

Johannes Gade had a right of first refusal on Morild Heath, which was bypassed.

A right of first refusal 100 years ago. A lawsuit that never comes to fruition.

When Johannes disappears, the case cannot be prosecuted.

Because there was never a case. He runs away to avoid disgrace.

Robert Gade doubts that. the truth of.

The truth?

I ask myself, whose page you are on.

- I didn't know there were pages. - There are sides to all life's relationships.

And dismisses journalist from Copenhagen -

- comes up with a story about his family has been cheated by Felding -

- which the authorities have never ordered other than sharing his wealth.

Then you stand there trembling lower lip. I expect more from you.

Funny. Ingrid tells me that too.

Then maybe you should listen to her.

Write to Kalle in the newspaper -

- that if they want to ride along so loose accusations, so...

- Are you here? - Yes.

If they want to ride with so loose accusations -

- then the next letter is, they get from our lawyers.

"In that regard, we reserve the right to -

- to defend our brand with the full weight of the law of defamation."

"Attempt to damage Felding's brand are met with claims for compensation."

It was a simple request. How is that defamatory?

I don't know. What the hell are you doing -

- but that stops now. Otherwise we won't have a newspaper tomorrow.

It doesn't surprise you, that Felding responds with threats?

I'm surprised you're starting this. all this without consulting me.

Do you just want to smash everything?

Or are you looking for me? Is it personal?

I'm just trying to do my job. Ask all the stupid questions.

Maybe a little fewer of them.

Absolutely. Fewer questions. And especially about Felding.

Danny is a good friend of the house. Usually We don't let journalists in here.

Finally, let's avoid transparency.

We just shouldn't read stories. in the newspaper tomorrow.

This is all I could find. from 1913 until 1920-21.

There isn't much. Either people were more law-abiding -

- or you couldn't bear it to write everything down.

- Probably the last one. - I'm sitting upstairs. No accidents.

I couldn't stand the thought of, that it should be old cases -

- that made people to change one's mind about the river.

The best.

It had to be for the right reasons. And you think that's funny?

You're a biologist. You just forgot. to study the human animal.

- Then you should study medicine. - Or journalism.

Humans possess an exceptional degree of resistance to reason.

What have you found?

Johannes Gade has been seen -

- together with two German immigrants the same night he disappeared.

Two German workers who are employed ... Do you know where?

- At the Felding factories. - You look a bit alike.

September 1914. World War I has just begun.

Many Germans flee the country borders to avoid the trenches.

Vitus Felding, who is the director of the factories -

- hires all of them, he can get hold of. And two of them -

- a Uwe Kamp and a Herbert Weber -

- is seen together with John Street -

- September 28, 1914.

They are being questioned, when Johannes Gade disappears.

And now something strange happens. The two Germans claim an alibi.

Do you know who gives that alibi? The director himself. Vitus Felding himself.

He says that the two Germans spent the whole evening -

- and the night with him in the guesthouse -

- because the next morning must participate in the search for -

- a runaway breeding stallion.

Why is it here? in the police archives?

This painting hung her at Herstedgård.

Carl donated it to the museum.

William Aamund. "Michael's Day". Painting, 1914.

Michaelmas is an old holiday.

Someone posted a receipt. from an auction house in 1920.

In 1920, Vitus Felding bought this painting by William Aamund -

- for 2000 kr. That's a lot of money in 1920.

What is ...

Michaelmas Day is a public holiday. It's something about harvest...

Johannes Gade disappears on September 28th.

- When is Michaelmas Day? - I can find out then.

I remember, that there were two men in a dinghy.

That's it on September 29th.

So my great-great-grandfather, Johannes Gade, disappears on September 28, 1914.

And the next day, early in the morning, then the painter William Aamund paints -

- a picture of two men, that comes ashore from the lake.

Are you calling the police?

No, you'd better just go upstairs.

Hey, Aya. Sorry I'm calling so late.

- You're not at the museum now, are you? - Yes!

I want Adam in. as an observer at the meetings.

Charlotte will meet you at the hotel. And arrived on time.

She doesn't want to stand and entertain. Chamber of Commerce Association.

- Has my car moved forward? - It's ready.

You, I would appreciate it if you wanted to help Adam here for the first time.

Of course.

I'm sorry if I was a bit pointed here earlier.

But there have been some tough times. months with my brother and the vote.

You should know, that I have always seen you as...

I see you as an absolute integral part of Felding's future.

It takes many years, before Adam is in position.

You will still be needed here. I need you here.

I need you.

You are family.

You must never doubt that.

I'm glad you say that.

Hey. Right?

Not?

Sorry.

So where is she?

I have no idea. There lies 23 lakes around Elverkilde.

The landscape has changed. really crazy the last 100 years.

Could there be something behind the picture?

Can we take a look?

Whoops. I'll be right back.

Carl, where are you?

The bridge was up.

The bridge was up? How old are you?

A little too old for a bad excuse.

Now the association is waiting for its big man, and I'm running out of small talk.

So try asking about something related to golf. Then you should try to see.

About golf? Golf anecdotes?

So I'd rather stand naked on the table and sing the Norwegian national anthem.

There is nothing written.

Do you have anything else lying around? about this picture?

- Diaries, notes or records? - No.

But the family donated his works to the Charlottenborg Art Collection.

You could try to hear them.

How far away are you?

Carl?

Carl?

Yes, five minutes.

Okay.

Not.

Where are you actually going?

I'm just going to Copenhagen. and digging in old archives.

Okay. Are you coming home late?

I promised mom that you would watch her interview from Washington.

I'll probably do that.

- She's cool, right? - Yes, very much. See you.

Father, I don't think so, I want to go to Washington.

I would like to stay here. Together with you.

And Agnes and Danny and all the others.

Okay.

Yes? Okay, see you later.

"Damn Renoir."

"A disgruntled devil on my neck and us here by the lake."

"Then my rescue rowed ashore."

"Two Felding Germans in a dinghy."

"At first I was annoyed."

"Then I discovered the eternal motif "'Fishermen on the Sea of ​​Galilee'."

"And precisely on Michaelmas morning, when it "The wicked will be cast out of the kingdom of heaven."

Where the hell, William Aamund?

Morild Lake.

Marbaek Deep.

Marbaek Deep. The picture with the two Germans.

It is painted at Marbæk Dyb.

Before the river was discovered, it was deepest point, which is created by dead ice.

If I were to divorce with a corpse, I would choose that.

I know the coordinates, because there we measure oxygen depletion.

- It's only ten meters long. - Is there anything left after 100 years?

It is cold and fire-poor at the bottom. So maybe. We'll find out.

- Shouldn't we meet out there? - I'll come as quickly as I can.

There. Marbæk Deep.

Shut up.

You have diving equipment. Shall we? Why not call the professionals?

And say that we believe, that two men in a painting from 1914 -

- killed your great-great-grandfather?

A little peek. Aren't you coming with me?

That's the worst hand, I've seen you play.

Exciting.

You can learn a lot about marriage by watching a couple play bridge.

Promise me, that you don't look too closely.

It's all about trust.

Yes, or if to be honest with your partner.

Or just keep the mask on when you draws a disaster hearts.

You must excuse me.

Well, there he disappeared.

Yes, there he went.

I look at him.

We're just waiting.

Carl, what's going on?

There are some out on the lake.

And then what?

There are rules for motorboats. on Lake Morild.

Are you serious?

They must then comply with the rules.

Carl, look at me.

Look at me, Carl!

That's enough. That's enough.

You're not telling me the truth.

Can you tell me, What's happening right now?

There are rules for...

Fine. Now we go in, sits us down and smiles.

And then we play The idiotic game is over.

- Is it deep? - Is ten meters deep for you?

And for most others, who have not practiced free diving.

One last time.

You said that too. half an hour ago.

Now I think so, You can call for someone.

There is also something, that look like bones down there.

Do you want to hear something wild?

It's the same strength.

Shut up, what is that? we inherit?

Minus four in both eyes. 100 years of misery.

At Morild Lake there was today found the remains of an old corpse.

The discovery was made by two locals -

- and the case is considered as a possible criminal case.

Bones have been found at the bottom of the lake today.

The police will not confirm, that they are human bones.

But everything indicates that they have been there for a very long time.

The body has been lying in the lake for a long time, and one of the local speakers...

Have you been following along?

John Street disappeared without a trace in 1914 -

- in connection with a lawsuit between himself and Vitus Felding.

It could be, Carl disappears without my help.

Now let's see.

What about Mona? She still hopes for re-election.

You win on political substance. It can't be difficult.

Robert Gade, what happened?

What are we drinking?

- This one. - Don't we have a Chablis?

- It's not cold. - Then put some ice in.

Old-fashioned digging work.

Suddenly I was in the High Court archives with an old lawsuit -

- about the right to the land in that river valley -

- which was flooded and transformed into Morild Lake.

To examine the find more closely.

The police can't say anything. about the identity of the person -

- or whether It's an accident...

Did you know about it?

The best.

Was that why you promised your Dad, that there was always water in the lake?

Carl?

That doesn't mean anything. They're all dead.

It's been so long. Today's news. Forgotten tomorrow.

Storm in a glass of water.

Storm in a teacup?

You know, Carl... This is the calm before the storm.

And you should be allowed to do that. to enjoy on your own.

Funny. You've always had a feeling, right?

Haven't I always said, that Carl has secrets?

Ingrid?

Ingrid?

I've changed my mind. We drive directly to Borgen.

You have called Ingrid Christensen. I'm not on the phone...

No, I ordered it. over three quarters of an hour ago.

Yes. Okay.

Yes, but thank you for that.

The pizzas will be here in 20 minutes.

- Has anyone seen Adam? - No, it's been a long time.

Well, there you were. Aren't you coming up to the rest of us?

Because.

I would like to to finish it.

It will probably take 30 years. I understand. none of what Dad wrote.

If anyone can figure it out, then it's you.

I could never figure it out. to do something that could harm you -

- and your future in Felding.

You should do what you want. Don't think about me.

I know that, Mom.

Then maybe I have one last little wish.

- Can I give you a hug? - Of course you have to.

Frederick Fielding, Elverkilde Museum.

Record a message after the tone, Then I will return.

It's me.

I know, You can't hear me, but...

... I just need to tell you anyway.

It'll all work out.

I love you.

Rival originally means: One who shares the river with another.

That tells us something.

That since the beginning of time We have fought over water.

Lyrics: Karl Wagner Danish Video Text