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"Bliss"? What's that?

It's a Danish provider of surrogate services.

What do you mean? That Victoria was a surrogate mother?

DNA tests show that you're not the father.

-What? -Bliss sold you someone else's child.

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

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

-You didn't notice that either? -No!

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

-I think there are more children. -Where would children come from?

I'd like to report a crime.

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

-What is this? -A birth clinic.

Apparently, there have been some allegations.

Women have accused the clinic of stealing their babies.

Sienko, Julita.

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

The poor girl's baby was still-born.

No, she is alive.

They have taken her. You have taken her.

-Can I help you? -No, I...

-Where are you going? -To see a friend.

-At the convent? -No... what convent?

The Lagowski Convent. There's nothing else here.

Where are you going?

I must have taken a wrong turn, I'm sorry.

Thanks so much for your help.

So, Victoria should have picked up Leó in this convent?

According to the bishopric in Opole, they run an orphanage.

They're also the ones behind Mandorla.

You're still preoccupied with the car from that ferry...

When do you plan on telling me what it is you are chasing?

Good evening, sister. Can we come in?

That's terrible. How old was she?

Eighteen.

-Poor child. -Do you recognize this man, sister?

I don't meet many outsiders here, officer.

If only everybody lived like we do.

Ask her about the orphanage.

You run an orphanage here, don't you?

We care for foundlings in need of a caring home and love.

This little boy came to France a month ago.

-Can you tell us if he has been here? -Do you know this boy?

The murder victim most likely picked up Leó in the vicinity.

We have tracked the suspect to this area several times.

I'm sorry I'm not much help, but the evening prayer is about to start.

Do you keep records of the children you have cared for?

Of course, but it's confidential.

Where is he going? Hello!

Excuse me? Do you speak English?

Do you know this little boy?

Anna, Nikola, kitchen duty.

We use a licensed adoption agency.

If you want to know more, please contact the Catholic Adoption Centre.

-What are you burning? -It's our spring cleaning.

We're burning brushwood and waste from our production of baskets.

It's getting late and we don't like having everyday routine disturbed.

-What is this? -Birth dates... Children's.

They're old annual protocols containing confidential information.

-It's evidence. Why do you burn them? -Because they're obsolete.

They concern children that no longer live here.

All the information has been passed on to the Catholic Adoption Centre.

Do you have the ones from five years ago?

I'll have to ask you to leave.

-Why can't we look around? -We don't have anything to do with this.

If you want anything from us, you'll have to talk to the bishop.

We've been asked to leave. We'll have to come back with a warrant.

Thank you for your visit.

They're burning the evidence. Coming back in a few days won't help.

I need a warrant.

Can't you make a call? There must be something you can do.

It takes more than a phone call. These things take time.

Rolf... Careful you don't catch fire.

Yes?

We've traced licence plate from camera footage at petrol station.

Oliver Lassen, 28, from Brøndby. We're on our way.

Don't go alone. He's a murderer and possibly a kidnapper.

SWAT is coming along this time.

Good. We're on our way back home.

Police! Get down!

All clear!

Hey! Stop!

-Praise be to God. -Praise the Lord.

My name is Dorota. I've come to join the convent.

Do you have an appointment?

I'm here on a sister's recommendation from Stalowa Wola.

How did you get here?

I've walked from the bus station since the morning.

I'll have to ask Mother Superior. Come.

Hello.

-Are you all right? -Yeah.

-Did you trace his phone? -Take your pick. All prepaid.

He hasn't had a registered phone in years.

The cross symbol was from a Polish convent.

Nuns? He doesn't seem like the God-fearing type.

-He likes shooting. -Yeah, and now he's armed.

He took my gun.

This is how a conductor of international baby trafficking lives?

Anything on Bliss or lost children?

No, he took his laptop. No personal papers -

but we found this behind the couch.

-Victoria? -On a date with her killer.

He works part-time as remover, grew up in Vestegnen, parents divorced.

-Do you speak English? -Oh, yes. Sorry.

For ten years, he's been living under the radar, but you have to see this.

He lived in Brøndby, just across from the nursery when Minna disappeared.

Let's check the journal from the fire.

There are 47 children in this journal.

I wonder if they were all given up for adoption the official way

or if some of them slipped through the cracks.

The baby from Paris isn't in there? What about Minna?

Urszula, September 7. That's got to be her.

Who? Your daughter?

Your daughter?

No, of girl who said Mandorla took her baby.

She made complaint the next day.

What has this got to do with your daughter?

-You didn't know? -No, I didn't.

What happened to her?

You lost her.

She was taken.

Does... Does that say "Bliss"?

It says "Bliss" right here.

Translation is: "Bliss payment to be deducted from Les Trois Cigognes."

Here we are, Les Trois Cigognes.

A French private clinic specialising in fertility treatments.

A fertility clinic involved in illegal trafficking of babies?

They may be able to tell us who Bliss is.

Someone must have tipped off nuns. They were burning this as we arrived.

Right. I'm on my way, back to Paris.

-I'll come with you. -French police can handle it.

I'll come anyway.

Rolf, look at this.

I understand he thinks his daughter might be victim of Bliss trafficking.

It wasn't trafficking. It was an accident.

-I don't think he agrees. -I'll talk to him.

À bientôt.

-Bye. -Bye.

Didn't I make it clear this wasn't about your daughter?

Claire can have you cut off the case.

Don't go off a ledge and make me replace you a second time.

Right.

I'm sorry I told her about your daughter.

It's all right.

-You spoke with Melanie? -Yes.

It's weird Victoria didn't talk to her sister.

She calls her estranged mother, but doesn't talk to her sister.

Check up on it. I'll go home and pack for Paris.

You think that's a good idea?

If not for me, we wouldn't have traced the babies to Poland. See you.

Right.

Have I seen you before?

-I don't think so. -Where did you say you were from?

-From Stalowa Wola. -Mandorla? That might be it.

I was helping with the parish work. They recommended applying here.

I guess we'll have to see if this is a place for you, then.

Cornelia will help you get settled. Now, have your soup.

The blankets are in the cupboard.

-You can fetch water from the scullery. -Thanks.

Morning prayer starts at 6.00.

After breakfast, you can help in the convent garden.

-I could help with the children, too. -You'll start in the garden.

And then, we'll see.

We'll save the smoothest ones for next year's plants.

They can go in that other bucket.

When you're done, you can plant garlic between the strawberries.

I'll be right back.

Can I see the little one?

It's true enough. It's not you seeing double.

Irenka's twins...

You know them from Mandorla?

They've grown.

As long as you agree you're here as an observer

and stay in the background...

I don't need a bull in a china shop.

If not for me, you wouldn't know the clinic.

That may be, but you're emotionally involved.

This isn't just any old fertility clinic.

Nicolas Beaulieu owns it. His wife, Madeleine, is chairwoman.

-And who is she again? -A writer and rising political star.

Known for her Catholic values

and severe standpoint against gay marriage.

And le droit d'avoir un enfant, the right to have a child.

It's a big issue, and she is strongly against surrogacy because of it.

If husband's clinic covers up baby trafficking and illegal surrogacy

it would be controversial.

More than controversial. It's bordering on improbable.

I have a razor-thin mandate for a search warrant -

so I advise you to restrain your personal involvement.

Hello. I'd like to talk to Nicolas Beaulieu.

He's with a patient. Can I take your name?

Inspector Bobain, CID.

I cannot interrupt him unless it's urgent.

-This is a leading fertility clinic? -They would know what it takes.

-What do you mean? -It's how they had their daughter.

She's their poster child. It was all over the media.

Darling, your fever has gone down. You'll be fine tomorrow.

-Madame Beaulieu? -Yes.

I'll be right with you.

-Yes? -The police want to see Mr Beaulieu.

-What's this about? -Can we talk in private?

I have a board meeting. Can my husband handle this?

Tell him the police are here and it's important.

If you'll excuse me...

-Hello. Nicolas Beaulieu. -Inspector Bobain.

-Mr Larsen, an observer from Denmark. -I see. Welcome.

Please have a seat.

So what can I do for you?

We're investigating a murder.

A young Danish girl in Auxerre, last month.

A homicide? I see.

Are you familiar with a company by the name of Bliss?

No, I can't say I am. Not really. Why?

Then perhaps you could tell us -

about your business with an order of Polish nuns.

-The Sisters of Sacred Mercy. -What business would that be?

They're suspected of organized trafficking of babies for surrogacy.

We're a fertility clinic, Inspector, we don't deal with surrogacy.

So is there a reason why your clinic appears in the convent's accounts?

Well, I really wouldn't know.

We often support charitable organisations,

by sending financial donations or medical supplies.

Sorry.

-Hello? -It's me. Am I interrupting?

We're in the middle of something. I'm in Paris.

That's funny. I'm in Prague, but I'll spend the night in Paris.

-You want to meet up? -Of course.

I need to talk to you about something.

I'm staying at Pullman by the Eiffel Tower. We could meet in bar later.

Hello?

Are you there?

Yeah, sure. I'll call you. Bye.

It's a nice drawing.

Emma is ill today, so she's come to work with her mummy.

Okay. She's really cute.

-How old is she? Five? Six? -Five. She's tall for her age.

-Yeah. -She has the most beautiful hair.

Yeah.

This note says that payments to Bliss will be covered by your clinic.

It doesn't look like a donation.

I can't explain the books of a Polish convent.

Then we need to see your financial records.

-You can't do that, can you? -Yes, we can. I have a warrant.

We'll be discreet, but you'll have to close for a few hours.

You can't refuse.

We need their DNA. It's not their daughter.

I understand that. But we're just a clinic...

For your own good, cooperate with the police.

-What are you doing? -It's not their daughter.

We're here to find a business deal between this clinic and Bliss.

Maybe the daughter is the connection. Look at her! She's not theirs.

-Blue eyes, red hair. She looks like... -Who does she look like?

Who? Your daughter?

Leave. Go back to the hotel. I'll meet you there.

-I'm sorry, what's the problem? -There's no problem.

Can we go in your office?

Julie, the projector isn't working. Can you come in for a moment?

Oliver is from Brøndby. Victoria is from Falster. He is 28, she was 18.

There's no convergence between their online activities.

-I think she's lying. -What do you mean?

-Is it this guy? -I don't know him.

-Look at the way she's sitting. -Are you sure?

-She appears calm. -Exactly.

Her sister's been gone a week. She should be worried sick.

Did she tell you his name?

Did she say where they were going?

She's thinking about her answers.

To a cottage. He picked her up while I was at school.

-Do you know where? -No.

Why would she lie?

This is what I could find on Melanie. She's really been around...

According to the national register, she's given birth three times.

All three times with fathers with French names.

Melanie must be the one who got Victoria involved in the trafficking.

It makes sense that she didn't want to talk about it.

Tell Rolf that I've gone down to talk to her.

I'll take this. Thanks. See you.

-Hi. -Hey.

-Hi. -Hi.

-What are you doing? -Having a beer. You want anything?

I've actually reserved a table in the restaurant.

-Are you in a hurry? -I'm flying home tonight.

What a shame.

I need a DNA sample checked in the morning.

-I'm flying at 7:50 a.m. -I'd better leave tonight.

I need to talk to you and understand what's going on.

Okay.

-A number of leads point the same way. -Here in France?

It would seem that a network steals children -

and whitewashes them for adoption.

Do you think...? Is it even possible...?

I don't know.

But as long as the opposite hasn't been proved...

Apart from Minna, we know about one woman whose child was stolen.

We're trying to locate her. She might be able to help us.

But that can't be true. It can't.

-Would you like something, madam? -Just water please.

Why can't they analyse your DNA sample here in France?

We cooperate. Some of it is done here, some of it is done at home.

I need to tell you something.

-Why aren't you answering your phone? -I'm actually...

Gendarme said you're meeting your ex. I know exactly what you're doing.

-And you're coming with me right now. -No.

You took daughter's DNA! Are you out of your mind? Camera caught you.

-A client saw you. -Who is she?

Come with me now,

if this entire investigation isn't going to collapse!

I'm sorry. I'll explain later.

We give Thee thanks, Almighty God, for this meal and all Thy benefits.

Let us better serve You and the people around us.

We ask You this in the name of Christ, our Lord, Amen.

Just keep in mind that the young ones can do it themselves.

We don't have to do everything for them.

How about the youngest ones? They don't eat here?

No, they're still bottle-fed.

And it's more quiet in the infant section.

-What is it? -It's a baby journal.

We monitor their condition, if they are eating and growing -

-the way they are supposed to.

How many babies are here?

Six at the moment, including the twins.

The last one was born on September 7th.

Number 49. I call her Urszula.

She's an angel.

I always get melancholic when the time comes.

What do you mean?

She's meeting her new parents tomorrow.

The agency will pick her up tomorrow.

So soon?

-Can I see her? -She's asleep.

They'll pick her up early tomorrow morning.

Her new parents are waiting for her far away. It'll be a long journey.

God bless.

Hey! What are you doing here?

I promised to check on Urszula.

Why? She just fell asleep.

Dorota, here you are.

We need to talk to you. You have lied to us.

It was you. You got lost in the forest.

-No. -What are you doing here?

Listen to me, please.

It's my child, let me go!

-She's my daughter! -The Lord is testing you!

I want my daughter!

No, please!

Let me out, please!

Open the door!

Open the door!

She's not their child.

-Hand over the DNA sample voluntarily. -No.

-What's the problem? -I'm afraid it's personal.

Go on. Hand over the sample. Hand it over and tell it like it is.

I think she might be mine.

You think you are father of Madeleine Beaulieu's daughter?

What is this?

He lost his own daughter.

Just look at her. She's not theirs. I think she's mine.

Excuse me...

Madeleine Beaulieu is here. She has something to say.

Six years ago, when my clients realised they couldn't have children

they agreed to use a surrogate mother from abroad.

What is she saying?

Madeleine Beaulieu admits to having used surrogacy.

But they always acted within the French law.

Given my clients' reputation, and the fact they have come here voluntarily

-I trust you'll treat this with discretion.

She's not the mother of the daughter.

-But you're not the father either. -How do you know that?

-Get him out of here. -How do you know that?

-Did you go through Bliss? -It was done through a Canadian agency.

A Dolores Hatfield was inseminated with the semen of Monsieur Beaulieu.

-Why didn't you tell us? -Show him out and find that DNA.

Come on. This is a private matter. Hand it over. Let's go.

What is your connection to Bliss? I can see you know them.

-Just tell me your connection! -No, wait. He's right.

I'd rather say it here than read it in the press.

You're right.

We tried with a surrogate once before.

When we found out I could never get pregnant -

we tried a Polish organisation that helps young pregnant women.

Mandorla. -Yes.

We donated medical equipment to them

and hoped it would stay unofficial.

That was a mistake.

It was arranged through independent Danish surrogacy agency, Bliss.

-What about the baby? -The baby never came. I mean...

The baby came.

It just wasn't... that.

What do you mean?

She wasn't ours.

She was not a new born.

How old was she?

About a year, I think. She was big.

And she was dark-skinned. Just... just not our baby.

She looked Middle Eastern and had that big birthmark and was crying...

-Is it her? -Oh, my God.

Yeah... That's her. Yeah.

-What happened to her? -I don't know.

I guess they took her back to Poland.

-I don't know. -Thanks.

No! Leave her!

Leave her alone. Can't you hear me? She's my daughter.

Leave her!

Subtitles: C.B. Muller & Tage Poulsen Oneliner