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Marius, we've had a few calls that Ørum's cows have escaped again.

Did you call him? Over.

There is no reply.

I'll tell your wife you are delayed. Over.

I'll swing by Ørum's. That's okay, Jytte. Over and out.

LIVER PÂTÉ CHEESE

ISLAND OF MØN, 1987

Ørum?

Ørum?

Ørum? Your cows have escaped again.

Ørum?

Be quiet now.

Ørum?

Hello?

Damn.

Holy crap.

It's Marius, from the police!

No…

Police, Jytte speaking.

It's me. Please dispatch an ambulance to Ørum's farm.

-What happened? -I have three dead victims.

And one injured boy, who's still breathing.

-The oldest boy? -No, not him.

It's the youngest. One of the two foster children.

Where's the foster girl?

Send everything you've got! And launch a search for Ørum.

Just get out of the house!

Police!

There… Quiet. Easy now.

There you go.

Don't be afraid. I'm a police officer.

My name is Marius, and I'm here to help you.

You're Astrid, right?

Do you live down here?

THE CHESTNUT MAN

COPENHAGEN, PRESENT DAY

TUESDAY, 6 OCTOBER

You need to leave now!

See you.

-What do you want on the other one? -Chocolate.

We agreed to eat healthier, right?

We'll start tomorrow.

Did you pack up for school?

Remember the crispy onions.

Le, come on. Get ready.

The teachers get annoyed when we're late.

I have to hand in my family tree today.

-You didn't help. -Grandpa said you were done.

The leaves are missing.

You should have thought of that earlier. Come on.

And look both ways when you go to after-school club.

-My family tree is boring. -No, it's great. Stop it.

Hassan has way more photos on his. I just have you and Grandpa.

-And Grandpa's not even my real grandpa. -Five if you count Bunny and Birdie.

-The others don't have animals on theirs. -No, they're not as lucky.

What about Sebastian?

What about him?

I know you sleep together. Even if you didn't think I knew that.

Yeah, but we are not together.

Fine. Then we'll invite him for dinner tonight if you'd like.

-Can I put him on my tree then? -No.

Hurry on in. Grandpa will pick you up later.

And soon I'll be picking you up every day.

-Okay. Bye! -Bye!

It's the first Tuesday in October, which means Parliament opens today.

But the focus today won't be on the Queen or prime minister,

but on the minister of social affairs, Rosa Hartung.

She's returning for the first time since her daughter was murdered last year.

All of Denmark followed the case which lead to a review

on safeguarding and indeterminate sentences…

Idiot.

…as the perpetrator had a previous record.

-I have a meeting with Nylander. -He's already in a meeting.

Not again! He's canceled on me twice already.

Sorry. There is nothing I can do.

But…

-Nylander! -We were promised more resources.

-You just got a new employee. -The guy Europol doesn't want? Seriously?

-Do you have a moment? -Not now.

-That's okay. We're done. -No, we…

When we solved the Hartung case, my department was promised resources.

If that money goes elsewhere, the Commissioner will read about it!

-Tell him that. -We'll talk about it another time. Again.

Good morning.

Whatever it is, it'll have to wait until next week.

I've decided to apply with NC3.

Why did you do that?

They've posted a position I'd like to apply for.

-Is this about your hours? -No.

We can talk about that. Or is it something else?

-Is it? -No, it's not. No.

You're a great investigator. I want you in my department.

You can always join the IT nerds later

and be bored stiff working 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

I've made my decision.

I'd really appreciate it if you could give me a reference.

We'll have to see. I can't do it now.

Take this file for now. A dead woman in Husum.

-Bring that guy, Hess. -Hess?

The Europol guy they saddled us with while they decide if they're firing him.

Off you go. Genz is waiting. He's been asking for you.

Come on.

NC3? Good grief, Thulin?

The flags are already flying here at Parliament.

It's always cause for celebration

when Parliament reopens on the 1st Tuesday in October.

Shortly, the stairs behind me will be packed with reporters and photographers

as all the ministers and members of Parliament arrive.

But today is a lot different than usual.

Today, everyone is waiting to see one particular person.

I'm of course talking about social minister Rosa Hartung.

Rosa Hartung is returning to her ministerial post

after her 12-year-old daughter was abducted and killed

almost a year ago by Linus Bekker…

Vogel speaking.

Hi, it's Liv. Everything is ready for her arrival.

I made sure there is plenty of her favorite coffee.

Sounds great, Liv.

-When do you think you'll be here? -I'll call you from the car.

-You haven't left yet? -No, but it is okay.

-It's just taking a little while. -Is the minister okay?

Rosa? Sweetie?

They're here. They're waiting for you.

Rosa?

Did you eat?

And are you ready?

We're leaving as soon as Mom's gone.

I'd rather ride my bike.

No, I'll drive you.

Everyone else is riding their bikes.

We'll follow our normal routine. Where's Mom?

I don't know.

Rosa?

The car's outside. Vogel's here.

I can't remember her scent anymore. It's gone.

Baby.

Steen, I don't know if I…

You can do it.

She'd have been proud of you.

You know?

Come on!

-When do you finish today? -I'll pick up Gustav.

-One day at a time. -Exactly.

One day at a time.

Say hello to the new driver.

-I'm Rosa. -Jacob Rasouli. Here you go.

Dad! Come on!

How long are you here for?

Probably just a couple of days.

-Okay. You're based out of The Hague? -No, I move around a bit.

I'm part of a task force in Amsterdam, Lisbon, Marseilles,

Paris, Budapest, here and there.

-How long have you been posted for? -Five years.

-Five years? -I'll just borrow this.

Most liaison officers are only posted for two years, right?

Oh? Okay.

Is it okay with you if I slip away at some point?

-What do you mean? -I need to sort out my apartment.

Sure, you do that.

Could you pull over here? I'd like a cup of coffee.

-Fine, we'll grab it on the way back. -Sure.

Let me just call my partner.

The victim is Laura Kjær, 37 years old.

Dental nurse at a practice in central Copenhagen.

It looks like she went to bed and was caught off guard.

The lock on the basement door was forced.

Her ten-year-old son was asleep upstairs and woke up to an empty house.

He got dressed, made his own breakfast and waited for his mom.

Then he went to the neighbor's.

The neighbor came to the house, which was empty.

She heard a dog bark in the playground, found the victim and called us.

The neighbor said

that the victim and her son went to the playground almost every day.

The father died of cancer a few years ago.

Her new partner is in the photos. Hans Henrik Hauge.

He's at an IT fair in Roskilde. He's been informed and is on his way.

-Witnesses? -Not yet, but we're going door to door.

-And the boy? -He's with the neighbor.

-Did he see anything? Or hear anything? -I doubt it.

We tried talking to him, but he wasn't really with us. He didn't say a word.

He's being assessed.

APPOINTMENT ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSIS

-Do you want to talk to him? -No, later. Make sure he's okay.

-Did they steal anything? -Not as far as we know.

Hi, Genz.

How is it going?

Not great. The rain compromised the scene.

Time of death?

It started raining around midnight, so I'm guessing it was around that time.

If there were footprints on the ground, they've been washed away.

Want to see her?

There's barely any sign of struggle in the house, and her feet are clean,

so I think she was drugged in the house and then carried out here.

Judging by her injuries, she woke up out here and tried to defend herself.

-Right up until the amputation. -Amputation?

There.

It's quite unusual.

That's why I felt you should investigate it.

The freight trains run past all night,

and the neighbors are far, which explains why nobody heard anything.

-Did you find it? -The hand? No, not yet.

Could it be a dog?

-That took the hand? -Sorry, who's he?

This is Hess, he's here for a few days. Genz runs the forensics institute.

-Welcome. -Thank you.

Yes, it could've been a dog. That's all we have, sorry.

What's that?

A chestnut man.

Should we question him too?

Bring it just in case.

You meet with the ministers over breakfast

before the church service and the official opening.

Rosa?

Rosa?

I'd like to see Liv and the others first.

Let's do that before the opening.

And I know you'd also like a meeting with Bukke?

-Jacob, just take us around to the back. -No, it's fine. Let's stop here.

We may as well get it over with.

Rosa, what's it like being back?

Do you still hope to find your daughter?

Rosa, should violent offenders be given harsher punishments?

As you all know, this past year has been difficult.

My family and I are grateful for all of the support we have had.

But it's time to face the future.

I'm pleased with the confidence shown in me by the prime minister

in allowing me once again to fight for what I believe in

as minister of social affairs.

That's what I'll be focusing on. I hope you'll all respect that.

Thanks.

If you hand me your coat, I'll get the coffee on so we can get started.

Thanks, Liv.

The flowers are pouring in. The PM sent a card.

She is expecting you later today.

Yes, it'll be nice to get started.

We've redecorated, but we've not hung the pictures in the corner yet.

They'll hang them wherever you want.

First, we need to line up meetings for the afternoon.

My work email was down when I checked earlier.

It still is. The Permanent Secretary is looking into it.

Why is Engells checking my email?

I'll let him explain all that.

Let me make that coffee.

Liv? Hey, what's going on?

You've received so many lovely emails.

I don't get why anyone would write that other stuff.

What stuff?

From what the Secretary said, it was a threat.

About your daughter.

Get the names of the children from the playground

and the dog walkers in the area. Thanks.

Okay.

Check the bins when you search the area for the murder weapon.

Astrup, check their computers, iPads and phones, please.

I'm sorry. I had another call.

-So? What should I do? -I don't know. What can you do?

Let me in, goddammit!

I need to talk to Magnus!

How long have you known Laura?

Hans Henrik?

What are you doing in the garage?

-They found her on the playground? -We'll talk about that in a bit.

Answer me. How long have you known Laura?

About a year.

-I moved in after New Year's. -Where did you meet?

On the internet.

I saw her profile and sent her an email, and…

When did you last see her?

Yesterday morning.

Before I left for the fair in Roskilde. I'm an IT consultant.

Did you speak yesterday?

Last night after dinner…

I called her.

Nothing was out of the ordinary.

How did she die?

Why won't you tell me what happened?

What did you talk about?

Nothing really. We…

-We talked about Magnus. -Why didn't you drive home for the night?

I was supposed to be there until tomorrow afternoon.

-My boss said we had to stay. -So, there were others?

Yes, everyone was there. I went back to the motel around 9:00 p.m.

Did anyone see you at the motel?

-I'd like to speak to Magnus. -Let's just finish this first.

You were engaged?

On which hand did she wear her ring?

-The left one, I think. Why? -Why did you change the locks?

-We didn't. -Yes, you did.

The barrels are brand-new,

and there was a locksmith's invoice in the drawer.

The locks were changed yesterday at 3:30 p.m.

Why did Laura change the locks yesterday afternoon?

Magnus, he…

He's lost his keys a lot.

They're assessing him for autism.

I want to speak to Magnus now.

Where is he? I need to see him.

Please let me see him.

-He's hiding something. -Who? Hess?

Hauge, the victim's partner. We can't confirm his alibi.

He didn't know the victim changed the locks before she was killed.

Okay.

-Do we have enough to charge him? -Not yet.

-We've no evidence, and I'm not sure. -Then work on it.

-Call me after pathology. -And my reference?

Talk to you later!

Get a mouth swab and prints from the partner.

Check his car too, all right?

Let's get copies of all communication between him and her.

Texts, emails, likes on Instagram.

Would you open the door?

And everything from the dating site they used when they met.

Got it.

-Which one was it? -I don't know.

I'll swing by pathology later.

He's resistant to stress, huh?

-Did you find the hand? -No, sadly not.

But do you think her partner did it?

I don't know.

Naia? When are we going for that run?

Call me when you've got news.

The threat was received on your work email early this morning.

The police were informed, and I spent the morning--

I want to see it.

-You really don't have to-- -Show me.

The police are checking the servers.

To see if they can find out who sent it, but so far…

The pictures also had a message saying: "I hope this hurts. You deserve to die."

Those are Kristine's Instagram photos.

We closed her account right after…

That's one of the more worrying factors about this.

It means that whoever sent it has been interested in you for a while.

I've had hate mail before. It's some poor soul, and it means nothing.

The police think you need bodyguards.

No more bodyguards. I don't want Gustav to be scared again.

-The police feel that the sender-- -You'll have to fix it.

If that's all, I'm off to my meeting with the PM now.

Of course.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

You've reached Steen Hartung.

Leave your name and number, and I'll get back to you.

Sorry I didn't make the meeting. Did I hear something about a threat?

They used Kristine's photos.

-Which photos? -From her Instagram.

What?

I'll take care of it. Just go to your meeting with the PM.

Rosa.

It is so good to see you.

Kristine?

Hi, sweetheart.

So? How did it go?

Don't pick me up again.

The whole car stinks.

Gustav…

I'm really sorry.

-I mean it. -You're not the only one missing her.

Just drive.

She received around 50 blows all over her body.

Weapon was a blunt instrument with a rough, granulated surface.

Like a garden tool or…?

Well, I'm don't know. Perhaps.

-Any signs of sexual assault? -No.

Unless you're thinking along sadistic lines.

She was beaten very badly

before the blow to the eye killed her.

Her hand was severed several minutes before.

What with?

Some kind of saw. Circular saw, jigsaw…

Battery powered considering the location. With a diamond blade.

And her partner? Did you find anything on him? DNA?

-Any indication he did it? -I'd like to help.

It's an ugly case, but I've got nothing.

-Genz? -Could you stop by please?

-You need to see something. -I'm on my way.

Sorry, it took me a while.

-Any news? -Why did Europol send you home?

Was it bad policing or alcohol or something else?

I just need to talk to my boss.

So you're stuck here until they want to see you again.

This means jack shit to you, so you're just here doing as little as possible.

-Am I right? -Yes, and I need to sell my apartment.

Hi Thulin.

So? What have you got?

-I thought you'd be alone. -Any news about the hand?

-I need to know that we can trust him. -He's not here anyway.

No news about the hand.

But…

I dusted the playground for prints, in case he touched anything.

I checked the chestnut man too.

And?

And…

Normally, we're looking for ten points to identify. I only found five.

But…

-It's still enough to call it evidence. -Of what?

Of this fingerprint being identical

to Kristine Hartung's.

Kristine Hartung?

Rosa Hartung's daughter?

I thought it was a mistake.

-Kristine Hartung is dead. -Yes, that's the problem.

It must be a mistake. The print can't be hers.

-No, I ran the test three times! -How old are the chestnuts?

According to our expert, they could be several years old.

Who's Kristine Hartung?

Do not visit the Hartung family! That case is closed.

Then how do we ascertain

how her prints ended up on a chestnut man in Husum?

All kids make chestnut men, and fingerprints last for a long time.

But we need to ask the Hartungs if there could be a logical explanation--

The print is there purely by coincidence.

They've suffered enough.

Yes, I know what they've been through. I'm just saying--

Focus on the partner.

Got it?

Good. We'll talk later.

-What's up? -Nylander said no.

-Why? -We're not allowed to go there today.

Rosa Hartung just returned to work. It's her first day in Parliament, so…

We have to wait.

And do we wait?

Suddenly, Lin gets up, the beautiful one advocating for shopping hours.

Anyway, she gets up and starts insulting the PM.

Half of the auditorium boos at her…

She gets so angry, she accidentally breaks her glasses.

No, thanks.

So you had a good day? I saw your missed call.

The day had a few challenges, but I made it.

We'll make it. Don't you agree?

It's Liv.

Hi, Liv.

Yes, go ahead.

Steen Hartung?

Sorry to bother you. We're from the police. May we come in?

What's this about?

It's probably best if we step inside.

-Please. -Thanks.

-I think maybe your wife needs to be here? -No, you can just talk to me.

What do you want?

It's a quite unusual, but today at a crime scene,

we found an object bearing your daughter's fingerprints.

What do you mean?

What kind of object?

The print was found on a chestnut man.

But it's hard to say how old the chestnuts are.

We think it has no bearing on Kristine's investigation.

We're not absolutely sure, but we'd like to find an explanation.

-I'm sorry, I don't understand this. -Do you recognize the name Laura Kjær?

No.

She lives by a playground in Husum. At Cedervænget.

Perhaps your daughter knew someone in the area or had a playdate?

No, we don't know anyone in Husum. What's this all about?

-May I have a glass of water? -Sure.

We're just sorting out a few details.

As I mentioned, it may be nothing.

If it's nothing, why are you here?

-What's your theory? -No theory.

We're trying to establish whether it's random or if it's connected

to an ongoing murder investigation.

Murder?

Who was murdered? Let me get this straight.

My daughter's print was found on a piece of evidence?

Let me stress that this changes nothing in your daughter's case.

-We just need to understand how-- -She sold them by the main road.

Every fall.

With Mathilde from her year group. They had a little stall…

They baked cookies, made lemonade and sold their chestnut men.

Were they like this one, using twigs instead of matches?

-Yes. -Do you know who may have bought them?

Was it primarily parents or was it their friends?

No, it could have been anyone.

You don't recall Kristine selling--

That's what we thought. I'm glad we got that confirmed.

Thank you very much for your help.

-Will you let yourselves out? -Yes. Thanks.

I told you I'd handle it.

-They're adults. -You can still be considerate.

Are you okay?

-Ready to eat? -Sure…

But someone was killed…

And I don't understand the chestnut man.

They said it had no bearing on her case.

Steen Hartung just called.

I explicitly told you not to visit them.

I know, but we were nearby.

We managed to confirm that the print is probably coincidental.

Should I note in my reference that you defy orders?

It's down to me, but Hess isn't working out. I can't do it.

-Can't he do something else? -No.

Interview the partner, get some evidence.

-Yes, but… -Thanks!

Sebastian?

I'm sorry…

-Isn't anybody home? -Sure, there is someone.

-But the old-timer wouldn't let me in… -No. Typical Aksel.

Hi.

-Hey. -Flowers and ice cream. Fantastic.

You forgot, didn't you?

No, I didn't. I was really looking forward to this.

-Give me all your nines. -Go fish!

-Hi, Mom. -Hi, sweetie.

This is Sebastian. Le and Aksel, Le's granddad.

He's a retired police officer, so he's a bit…

I didn't mean to be rude, but you never know.

No, that's not a problem. No worries.

You must be Le.

Thanks for having me.

I'll put the ice cream away.

Oh, your mom's run off with the ice cream.

How about we agree that these flowers are for you then?

-Thank you. -Here you go.

-Do you want to see my room? -I'd love to.

-It's this way. -Okay.

I know I'm late, but I was assigned to a special case.

Don't give me that look. I did talk to Nylander.

-Did you get a reference? -The victim's hand was cut off.

-Any pictures? -No. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye.

-What about food? -In the freezer. Goulash.

Thanks.

Rosa Hartung returned today as Minister of Social Affairs.

She's been on leave for the past year since tragically losing her daughter.

As you all know, this past year has been difficult.

My family and I are grateful for all of the support we have had.

It's time to look ahead.

I'm pleased with the confidence shown in me by the PM.

Who are you? What are you doing here?

I live here. It's my apartment.

Don't worry. I'm a police officer.

Mark Hess.

Nehru. I'm the caretaker.

What's with the apartment?

-Surveillance? -No, I just wanted to paint it.

-And sell it. -That sounds like a good idea.

By the way, do you have any old newspapers?

Yes, and if you need an estate agent, I know one of those too.

Five minutes.

BODY NOT FOUND WHERE IS KRISTINE HARTUNG?

DISMEMBERED AND BURIED

WHERE WAS SHE TAKEN?

I think I must have the oldest Labrador in the world.

In the end, I had to jump in after him fully clothed.

I'm glad you saved him.

-Do you want to see my family tree? -No, not now.

I'll just show you something else.

Bad day at work?

Everything's fine. It's almost over, thankfully, so…

I made these after school today. You can have one.

How funny. Chestnut men. We made those when I was in school too.

It is an old Labrador?

No, it's a horse, but we can make a dog.

I'd love to. Do you have any matches?

Snap off the tip, so they don't have hands.

There we go.

Mom?

Mom.

Mom, come and join us.

-I have to leave. -Now?

Really, Mom.

-Yes? -Aksel? I'm sorry to call so late.

Can you watch Le? Just for an hour or so. I have to do something.

Sure. Give me 15 minutes.

You can't sit here. You need to leave.

Then I'll have to get security.

What are you doing here?

I need to speak to the boy, but some moron promised him no more visitors today.

That was me.

He's been through enough today.

Naia Thulin.

So what are you doing here?

We'll be brief.

-I'll talk to the boy. -Sure.

Hi, Magnus.

Sorry to disturb you.

We're from the police. We'd like to talk to you if that's okay?

-Could you turn that off for a minute? -Is that the faction called "Accursed"?

You're good at it.

Magnus, could you take a short break?

I have a mission for you just like in the game.

I need your help to solve it.

Would you like that?

Look at this, Magnus. I have some photos here.

You have five seconds to tell me

if something in the photos isn't as it should be.

Are you up for it?

It's a difficult mission. You'll need all your skills.

Let's start.

What is it?

You haven't seen it before?

Are you sure the chestnut man wasn't at the playground yesterday?

-Magnus? -Are you certain it wasn't there?

Think carefully.

Magnus, have another look.

Is my mom not coming back?

No, she's not, Magnus.

Your mom's in a good place now.

In heaven?

Yes, in heaven.

Chestnut man

Come on inside Chestnut man

Come on inside Do you have some chestnuts

For me today?

Thank you…

Nylander has to reopen the Hartung case.

Forget it.

If the chestnut man was planted at the time of the murder,

the print is no coincidence.

Could be. Or the two cases may be unrelated.

-You still think it's the partner? -I didn't say that, but he has no alibi.

Come on inside Chestnut man

Thank you Come on inside

Chestnut man

Come on inside Chestnut man

For me today Come on inside…

-The Hartung case was investigated. -Was it?

The perpetrator confessed. He's locked up. Case closed.

And that's fine?

I don't want to tear another case apart because I'm struggling to solve this one.

Come on inside Chestnut man

Chestnuts For me today?

Do you have any chestnuts For me today?

Thank you

Subtitle translation by: Harry Darkins and Helle Kaiser-Nielsen