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So we'll check our database and see if anyone looks like this guy.

I'll have a description issued in France, Poland and Europol.

-That's the kidnapper? -Yeah.

-Any idea who he is? -No.

The murdered girl in France is Danish. Victoria Svendsen.

Her residence is listed as Kragebakkegård on Lolland.

-Did we trace the phone? -We can't trace it in Germany.

The French will get info from European phone companies.

The car drove directly to Paris. We tracked the signal to this building.

I've never seen her.

My partner Fabien lives here with me.

This is a bag from a Danish supermarket.

We need you to come down to the station.

I want my children! Let me go!

What have you done?

She is going into labour.

Her waters haven't broken yet, but she is almost fully dilated.

Push, you can do it. Push, you can do it.

Her heart rate is dropping. Come on, push harder. Harder.

I'm going to puncture the amniotic sac.

-What's happening? -Lie still. It's all right.

The waters are breaking but she'll need a little help.

-Anaesthetic, please. -I don't want to.

-Anaesthetic. -No, I don't want to.

Now push!

I need to make a little incision but you won't feel anything.

You won't feel anything.

She is coming.

Here's the head. Push harder.

Due to Danish police's interest in the case,

this interview will be in English.

-Any objections? -No.

The signal from Victoria's phone was traced from Denmark

directly to your home in Paris.

We will analyse the DNA of the Danish shopping bag,

and if we find that she brought it, then we'll know.

-What did you do to her? -Nothing.

Is this guy an acquaintance of yours?

-No, not an acquaintance. -But he was there.

So what happened?

Victoria's telephone was switched off past nine

while we assume she was in the apartment.

That was the last sign of life we have.

Her body was found two days later...

...in a marsh just outside Auxerre.

-We have nothing to do with that. -We'll see.

Your apartment is being searched as a crime scene

and you're being charged as an accomplice.

So if you don't agree with that, I suggest you tell us what happened.

All right. Nothing happened.

-That guy switched off her phone. -Why?

She wanted to take a picture of Leó. Our son.

He got angry and took the phone from her.

They spoke. I didn't understand them.

-Did they speak Danish? -Maybe. I don't know.

What was Victoria doing in your apartment?

That's... That's Leó's mother.

So who is this guy? Leó's father?

No, I'm Leó's father. This guy works for Bliss. I don't know his name.

"Bliss"? What's that?

It's a Danish provider of surrogate services.

"Surrogate services?" What do you mean?

That Victoria was a surrogate mother?

-Yes. -She was 18 years old!

It came as a shock to us.

We never saw her before. We had no idea she was... that young.

Victoria gave birth seven weeks before her trip to Paris.

-You questioned the foster parents. -They said nothing about it.

-The authorities must've reacted. -She was of age, almost 19.

It was likely a homebirth. She named the Frenchman as the father.

She had a Danish passport made for the baby,

and transferred the custody to the French father.

We'd better bring the foster parents in for questioning.

We've always dreamt of becoming parents.

But it's difficult for gays to adopt,

and surrogate mothers are illegal in France.

How did you get in contact with Bliss?

We found Bliss online through a forum for childless people.

-How did you communicate? -Via the site.

The mother would be Danish, and the baby would come with Danish papers.

Leó's birth certificate.

And Victoria's declaration of transfer of custody

with the Danish authorities.

-So how did it happen? -In the hotel.

We booked a room ourselves and flew to Copenhagen.

I gave my semen and made the first instalment.

40,000 euros. Cash. And the receipt for the room.

-Who received the money? -The nurse. It was only her.

She dealt with the formalities

and a week after, the result was positive.

And no alarm bells went off?

We realised we were in a grey zone, but we didn't have any other options.

-What was the name of the nurse? -Aveline.

That's all?

No phone number? You had been in contact with her, right?

No, everything was online.

But they were on top of things and good at communicating.

Discretion was a price for doing it this way.

We had to live with not being part of the process.

They kept us updated and sent us scan photos.

We could follow from a distance and write to Victoria. She seemed mature

and wrote about the joy of helping others passing it on.

We offered to stay in contact, so she could see Leó grow up.

She will always be his mother, right? As a part of his identity.

-What did Victoria say about that? -I think she would have liked to,

but the guy you showed me earlier said no.

You should see this. From the lab. It's about Victoria.

-Welcome. Please, sit down. -Thank you.

-Coffee? -No, thank you.

Why didn't you tell us that Victoria had a son?

That can't surprise you.

It says here that the child was born at your place.

-Two months ago. -That can't be true.

The evidence is quite tangible. The child is called Leó.

I don't know what to say. It can't be true.

-Could she have been pregnant? -That seems highly unlikely.

Leó's French father paid 80,000 euro for Victoria's effort.

-You didn't notice that either? -Hell no!

That's a huge sum.

That might be distracting, or it might stimulate a lack of attention.

-You're suggesting we were involved? -Oxlev.

One moment. What?

-It's Rolf. -Rolf?

Victoria was never pregnant. Forensics precludes it.

Victoria can't have been Leó's mother.

-Who is it, then? -No idea.

The French parents seem just as surprised as us.

Have Neel check the hotel where Moreau gave his semen.

You'll be taken home. Bye.

They've been allowed to go home.

There's no evidence indicating that Victoria was killed in the apartment.

I still can't figure out why Victoria pretended to be the mother.

DNA confirms Victoria is not Leó's mother. But there's something else.

-What is it? -It's Leó.

You can call me if you need anything.

-Thank you. -Goodbye.

Wait! Just a moment.

I'm afraid I can't let you take the child.

-Pardon? -What? What's the problem?

We may have broken the law on surrogacy, but we're devastated.

I know. But DNA tests show that you're not the father.

-What? -What are you saying?

-It appears you were lied to. -That's not true.

The DNA test is conclusive. Bliss sold you someone else's child.

If you need time to say goodbye, then that's fine,

but I can't let you leave with Leó.

-No. He's our son. -We're leaving, get out of my way.

-Get out of my way. -You have to hand him over.

There's nothing we can do.

It seems Victoria has been used to "launder" someone else's baby.

The foster parents are quite upset.

They don't know why she would claim to have a child.

Nothing on her PC points to contact with the kidnapper.

Did you check the hotel in Copenhagen?

There are no traces of Bliss. Moreau booked and paid for the room himself.

-What about video surveillance? -It was deleted after 30 days.

French police have created a false ad to lure out Bliss.

I think there are more children. Bliss wasn't just created for Leó.

Where would the children come from? A baby theft will get noticed.

Well, it happens. The culprit is the same one who took Minna.

Minna was 11 months old. No-one would believe she was new-born.

I don't know.

-For now, three babies are missing. -Three?

It seems that Victoria went somewhere else before France.

She used her credit card in Gedser just before she went to France.

She bought towelettes and a dummy.

Gedser? Could she have been in Poland?

Ask the foster parents whether they know where Victoria was then.

Yeah?

I just had a long talk with Karol from the police in Tworóg.

There are several cases of missing children

and quite a few dealing with illegal adoption.

Poland has some of the strictest laws on abortion in the world

which sends many unwanted children into circulation.

You don't need a fake surrogate mother

-if the real mother agrees to it. -I don't know.

It sounds like an interesting environment for baby trafficking.

-Could be. -Are there indications

that the perpetrator had connections to the area?

It's possible that Victoria went to Poland before France.

Well, there you go.

I'll fly to Tworóg tomorrow and see if Leó can be traced to the area.

-Yeah. I'll meet you down there. -Goodnight.

-Hello. -Hi, it's me.

Are you still in France?

No, I... I'm home for a very short time.

I wanted to drop by and apologise if I fucked it up for you yesterday.

-I didn't mean to hurt you. -How did it go?

-We found a boy. -What boy?

The guy that took Minna back then...

He also took an infant boy.

What about the car you mentioned? The one on the ferry?

I'm going to Poland tomorrow. The boy might be from there, I think.

I don't know what to say.

Don't say anything. I don't know if that's the case.

I'll call you if there's anything new.

-Yes... Yes. Bye. -See you.

The foster parents confirmed

Victoria wasn't home the weekend before Paris.

She could have been on a detour to Poland.

We've been through all cases of missing children

-from the last ten years. -Nothing fits the baby from Paris.

You see quite a few cases

of women giving up their children for adoption, for a fee?

Polish law doesn't allow trafficking. Adoption is a grey area.

There have been amendments to the law.

Abortion is permitted only in rare cases,

so quite a few get into trouble.

-Any cases of organized trafficking? -None that I know of.

In theory, Leó could be a victim of trafficking of unwanted babies.

Could we get a closer look at some of those cases?

What is this? What does it say here?

A birth clinic. Apparently, there have been some allegations.

Women have accused the clinic of stealing their babies.

-This clinic is in Stalowa Wola? -Yes.

Isn't that where the stolen car from the ferry was found?

A woman claimed they had taken her newborn twins.

False accusations, it seems.

Still-born babies. Women who miscarried.

Here, drink some.

Where is she?

Don't move. You have got fresh stitches.

My daughter, I want to see her.

I am really sorry.

Where is she?

She didn't make it.

That's not her.

-Let me go. -Stay here. You mustn't get up.

Leave me alone.

There were complications due to your fall.

-There was nothing we could do. -No, that's not true.

-There is no access to the ward. -My daughter's in there.

-I want to see her! - Your little girl is with God now.

She was so beautiful and so tiny, but she wasn't ready for life.

No, it's not true. I heard her, she was alive.

-You took her. -We've told you to stay calm.

Give me the key.

-You need to rest now. -Let go of me.

Open up! Julita, open up!

Hello? I'd like to report a crime.

You've got to help me. My child has been stolen.

In Mandorla.

At 34 Rozwadowska Street. Yes, Sisters Of Sacred Mercy Birth Clinic.

I know how it sounds. But you have to believe me.

Can you please come as quickly as you can?

Julita, open that door and let me in, please.

Hello? It's me again, Julita Sienko.

Yes, from Mandorla. When are you going to send an officer?

But why hasn't anybody come yet?

Open the door, Julita. The police are here.

This is the police. Open up, please.

Okay. Thank you, they are here now. Thank you, Officer.

The police would like to speak to you, Sister.

What can I do for you, Officer?

As I said

we help young pregnant women,

who don't have the necessary means.

But why is this of interest to the Danish police, Officer?

Do you send children to other countries?

It's not up to us where the children go.

Some of them go to international adoption, yes.

To France, through a company called Bliss?

I don't know that company.

There are three government-approved adoption centres in Poland.

We work for the Catholic Adoptive Guardian Centre.

We follow the Hague Convention adoption rules.

All adoptions are documented and subject to annual revisions.

And what about this one? Sienko, Julita.

She accused you of showing her a dead child that wasn't hers.

That's five years ago. Sienko.

-Miss Sienko? -Yes.

-Thank you so much for coming. -The poor girl has lost her child.

We tried to save it but it was still-born.

That's not true. They've taken my baby. I heard my baby.

We all know how much it meant for her to become a mother.

-No one can blame her now. -No, she is lying.

They sedated me and took her away, just like they took Irenka's twins.

Dear child, we understand your grief and pain.

-We are here for you. -Are you?

Where is she then? Why can't I see her?

They are hiding her. You have to believe me. I heard her.

-Where is the child? -In the infants' ward.

-But they won't let me in. -This is a serious accusation.

Where is the infants' ward?

Follow me, gentlemen.

Each child gets a number with their date of birth.

This is medical documentation with adoption declarations

signed by each mother of their own free will.

-Irenka's twins. -No, these two are orphans.

They were delivered through our baby hatch a week ago.

They are getting light therapy for jaundice.

That's a boy. Little Kacper.

-You're hiding her. -Come here, my child.

Number 49, born yesterday. Where is she?

We had prepared the cradle. Sadly... Here is the death certificate.

No.

It's not true, it's a lie.

-You have to believe me, please. -Calm down, please.

Where is the child now?

We wanted to spare you the pain, after everything you've been through.

She is very cold. Why is she so cold?

She must be in a cool store until the funeral day.

Why didn't you show her to me before?

You were in shock.

That's not her.

That's not her. Her hair is black. This is not my child.

But it's normal for their hair to be dark when they are born.

I am terribly sorry. Your child is dead.

No, she is alive. That's not her.

She's alive. She's alive...

They have taken her. You have taken her.

Do you remember her?

Yes, she was that pretty girl

who had a puerperal psychosis.

Yes, that's right.

The poor girl's baby was still-born

and she got a psychosis.

Many women accuse Mandorla of having taken their babies.

We're helping many women.

But pregnancies don't always end the way everyone hopes for.

We all react differently to losing a child. Denial is not uncommon.

Where do the babies come from?

-What do you mean? -The babies that are not born here.

-Some are delivered anonymously. -By whom?

By mothers who don't feel capable of raising their own children. Why?

So anyone could just deliver a baby here?

Not anyone has a baby.

-What does a baby cost? -What do you mean?

What do you get for a baby when you sell them for adoption?

We don't sell children.

We are a non-profit organisation. We help unfortunate, vulnerable women

find good and safe homes for their children.

This Julita Sienko, was she going to give up her baby for adoption?

-Her baby died. -Oh, yeah. You said that.

If it had survived, would she have kept it or given it up?

It's so long ago. I really cannot answer that.

Prayer is starting now, so if there is nothing else I can do for you...

Is that Mandorla's emblem you have there in your rosary?

It belongs to our order, Sisters of Sacred Mercy.

I want to find Julita. I think she's on to something.

-Are you sure it's here? -1506.... Sorry, 1506 should be here.

Sorry? Do you know Julita Sienko? She's supposed to live here.

We're looking for Julita Sienko. Does she live here or nearby maybe?

We've just moved in. It was empty for many years before that.

The house has been empty for years. They just moved in.

-Sorry. -Thank you.

It's Karol. Yes?

Hey, mister.

Is that for me? Thank you.

Your colleagues in Denmark have discovered something.

Victoria called her mother the week before she went to France.

From a pay phone at a gas station.

The same gas station where the witness saw Minna five years ago.

So let's go.

Julita, my dear child, that's horrible. What will you do?

I'm going to find out what happens to the children at Mandorla.

And I'm going to find my daughter.

But you can't be sure if they lied to you back then.

And if the baby they showed you...

No one who gives birth at Mandorla takes their children home, no one!

I need to hurry before they give her away for adoption.

-Good evening. -Hurry up.

Here are the twins. And here's a sweet little girl.

The call came from the payphone at 12:24 p.m.

-There she is. -Yeah.

She bought diapers.

Could we see the outside camera, please?

This must be where she calls her mother.

That's him. That's the guy.

-Danish license plates. -Yes.

-Where is he going? What's there? -Not much.

-Some woods and an old convent. -A convent?

Yes, Sisters of Sacred Mercy.

A convent of the Sisters of... Sacred Mercy.

That's the order that runs Mandorla.

Subtitles: Tage Poulsen & C.B. Muller Oneliner