- G'day, Novak. - G'day, Hjalmar.
- G'day, Volmer. - G'day, Hjalmar.
Hjalmar!
It was Novak's idea. I wouldn't betray you.
Rumour has it you're quite good.
You can do the trade this evening.
- I only buy from the man himself. - It can probably be done.
50 now and 5%, if the deal goes through.
Vaesel, find some animals you can torment.
Your lips are dripping with sweetness, my lovely.
- Under your tongue, is honey and milk. - You are a mite, what do you know about it?
Stay away from him. He is bad company.
I'm not.
In about half an hour. 16 Adelgade, the gate.
Good evening.
I need some booze.
- You can get that at the grocers. - He doesn't have that much.
- Thirty cases - Fine, but I need more next week.
Tomorrow night, half past eleven, Kastrup Road.
If you're not there, we'll drive off.
You get it from Sweden, right? There must be several hundred thousand.
Curious, eh?
Do you want to you settle in cash or check?
Cash. On delivery.
All right.
What the hell are you doing? Get that camera.
Stop him!
Who are you working for?
The Social Democrat!
(Hums''lnternational'')
Bjarne! What happened?
- Something good. - I can see.
- Where's the story? - I ran into problems.
- The Academic Orchestra anniversary? - There is a black market in Adel Street.
- The royal couple were there. - Not in Adel Street.
- What should I tell Gylling? - That we finally have a story.
What is that?
- A smashed Leica. - It will be deducted from your salary. Fine.
- I must have it in about 20 minutes. - About 30? No.
- All right. So long. Goodbye. - Refer to wash the face.
Why did't you just ask us?
Yes, Bjarne, who knocked-off brands in Adel Street.
Was the royal couple there, who came on camera?
German precision engineering destroyed by beginner journalist. Impressive.
Journalists should not take pictures. How often do I say it?
- Why doesn't he come out and drink a beer? - There's us, and there is Vissing.
Excuse me, do you want to have a beer with us?
No thanks.
- Anything else? No!
-Yes. Have you read my story? -Yes.
What do you think?
You have much to learn, but I am not sure you want to.
- Mom, it's Sunday. - People still need clothes anyway.
And you keep going when you have a widow's pension.
I don't need you to tell me that each morning.
- I don't say it every morning. - Yes you do.
I've sewn your coat. The sleeve was nearly torn off. Thanks
Is it normal to come to blows on the Social Democrat? No
Almost every night you come home and smell like a brewery.
I was at Kronborg, took a whore, bought on the black market, and gotten beaten up.
No, at least don't wear that one.
Here. Hey, you've hit.
- You've been in a fight? - But I got a really good story.
- If it was up to me, you'd be... - ... in a bank.
- Or a regular job. - It is normal job.
Ole has sent a postcard. From New York.
I have written to him. I miss him.
That he should come home.
- Why did you do that? - He's your brother.
He has had ten years to come home. Why should he come now?
Because I asked him to.
Sure, Mom. Just don't expect anything.
I'm going to work. Have a good time.
Good morning, everybody. For today's tasks.
- Hiort, would you start? - Devaluation.
The Liberals say it's the weakening economy. We say that that unemployment is falling.
There is an interview with Trade Minister Krag at 12pm.
- Jochumsen. - I'll speak with the Trade Union president at 2pm.
the Danish sports federation has a meeting at 9.45.
And then I quote from a boxing match in Aalborg.
Aaberg again, going to travel.
- Good morning, Madsen. - I am still on the black market story.
No, you are going to interview George Vanbjerg who wrote this book.
I can't ... I've just discovered a black-market warehouse ...
Vanbjerg is one of our most respected business leaders. And he expresses the right opinions at the right time.
- I'll speak to Taulov about this. - That was all. Good luck.
Gentlemen!
Language ... remember the language.
- Why can't I continue with the story? - You got a job.
Academic Orchestra anniversary. I've also written about-
- Allotment association, dance classes for older people.
And now I am writing about an unimportant book.
I had completely forgotten.
''The Decade of Peace.'' See, that you get it read.
And give me the interview for tomorrow.
You are not a crime reporter here. That's Mr Vissing's job.
I just want to write about something important that means something.
And that is happening right here and now.
We stand at a crossroads and must vote soon.
As a journalist I can help people choose.
- Between Good and Evil? - Yes, or true and untrue.
Write book about it.
But outside office hours. Otherwise it's like this. Understood?
Bjarne Madsen?
Davidsen. Head. I will lead you to the director.
Do you know Oxford House? It is founded by Harald Vanbjerg.
He died in 42
His son Georg Vanbjerg leads the company forward with great success.
300 employees, manufactures uniforms for the merchant navy, the police and ...
- And the Danish defence force. - So you're in favour of the North Atlantic formation?
A strong defense provides peace and democracy.
- And a tidy profit? - It runs around.
We work using the latest ideas about organization and management.
The fashion department.Despite rationing,
- We can showcase the very best in contemporary fashion.
- I like the white one. - It is also very beautiful.
- Everything all right, Kitty? - Yes thanks.
Pardon me - Now tell me what you think.
- I don't know anything about clothes. - You can still say what you think.
- You are very beautiful. - Thank you.
Pardon - I'll take the fox.
So we are at the director's.
Here, such a young man.
- Thank you for coming. - I had no choice.
- Have you been ordered to come here? Something like that.
- My book told you nothing? No!
- May I ask why? - I haven't read it.
Thanks, Danielsen.
- What concerns you? - Professionally speaking?
Take a seat.
- I want to reveal the black market. - Why?
I think it is more organised and powerful than most people realise.
- Why are you here? - Sorry, but I'm interviewing you.
You haven't read my book. How are we going to talk about matters?
- I'm a journalist. - Let me tell you a thing.
All people are basically only concerned with themselves.
I try to overcome this by opening myself to you.
All conversation is based on this model.
In addition, we must be honest.
Is that what you say when workers demand higher wages?
Dialogue. Not manipulation.
I take my employees very seriously.
You are socialist, right? I am too.
- You're a capitalist. - They are not mutually exclusive.
Socialists need to talk together across boundaries and position differences.
I don't believe in force, but in dialogue between people.
After two world wars, it is the only way forward.
- It's all in my book. - You see it as a model for society?
Now we are starting to talk.
You could call it a vision for society.
I got no answer as to why you are here.
- It's my job. - No. Why are you really here?
- I had no choice. - Shall we talk about my book?
... in criticising the police in the gravest fashion.
That's because there is something to criticise.
The government does not want attention directed to the black market.
Because of security considerations. We don't want scandals.
There is something called freedom of the press, Minister.
Bjarne?
- Is that the Justice Minister? - Yes. And it is nothing to do with you.
- What happened with Vanbjerg? - There wasn't much of a story.
- What is the Justice Minister doing here? - He sits on the board.
Why is the government talking about the black market?
- Dad is having lunch on Saturday. Can we go? - What did they talk about?
Proffessor Schott from the Freedom Council is coming. I aired it that you might come.
- I can't. - Bjarne. You have a big problem.
- Do I? - Yes, you are blind.
About life. A sweet girl is trying to make contact.
But oh, no ...
So long.
(Phone rings in Vissing's office)
- Hello. - Is this Vissing? Yes.
It's Walter. There are two corpses found north of Charlottenlund.
We're coming.
Are you from homicide? We were called down from Elsinore.
Yes, Copenhagen will take over the case. What have we got?
Two men bound together. They have something heavy on their legs.
They were certainly not meant to be found.
One has been married. He has a ring on his finger.
Good observation, officer.
Otherwise we have no identification. The corpses are quite decomposed.
- And then there's ... faces. - What is wrong with them?
They are gone.
Get out of the way.
- Ramsing, police detective. - Pedersen.
Well, let's see what we have here.
- Fucking hell, what? - Yes, fuck me.
Go away.
- Where's he from? - A colleague from Copenhagen.
Bjarne Madsen, what are you doing here?
- He is a journalist. - HC Vissing, from the Social Democrat.
- What has occurred here? - We can't speak to the press.
You have just spoken to my colleague.
I understand.
You steal my story. You lie to gain information.
You know nothing about the crime reporting and never will.
You are ignorant, unintelligent and rude.
Have you thought what's going to happen to the poor cop?
Do you think about those that get in your story?
I loved your father. Excellent trade unionist.
It's only out of respect for him I do not get you fired.
But the worst thing is now that I can't write the story.
Is the Vanbjerg story finished?
''Behind the Director's humane message resound accusations of being a collaborator.''
''Once again we managed to silence them.''
- What does this mean? - That he was a collaborator.
Oxford House was closed by the Resistance.
And opened again. ''Director Vanbjerg purified ...''
How could he keep his company running during the war?
It's about Vanbjergs visions, not Bjarne Madsen's.
- I didn't write anything about them. - It's not always about you.
Do as you like.
But then what about us two ... We'll go to the movies.
... when he gets a bite, he prefers not to reel in immediately.
No, he feeds the line out and until it gets tired.
I have learned a lot. The good ones must have the same technique.
- Oh hello, darling. - Good evening.
You look expensive today, Jenny.
- What would you like to have? - A cup of coffee, please.
- Who is she? - I don't know.
- Nothing strong. - No, something a little weaker. A manhattan.
- Say hello to my old war buddy. - Hello. Jenny Christensen.
I just came to say ... You did the right thing.
Now I'm touched.
The trick is to not to write if you have nothing.
The other day when I wrote about the black market in Adel Street, I got beaten up by two guys.
I saw them on the beach yesterday. They called Ramsing and Pedersen.
They are police detectives. I've got it confirmed.
As far as I know, you are not the crime reporter here at the paper.
Don't you think it's weird?
Yes. Thank you.
- What's the date? - 7th November.
The bodies were found here in the Sound.
They stayed in the water for a month and can't be identified.
A month ago, the Coast Guard in Karlskrona received an emergency ca-
- That two Russian fishermen were swept overboard here east of Gotland.
Current conditions make it likely that they have been swept from here-
- to north of Bornholm and up into the Sound.
Bjarne Madsen, The Social Democrat.
- Were there any particular characteristics? - No. We are work ...
- In addition to the bodies being decomposed. - Didn't you hear it the first time?
you didn't understand. Were there any particular details or characteristics?
- Which newspaper are you from? - The Social-Democrat.
I see. Are there any more questions?
Klausen, Extra-magazine. How long were they before they were found?
- I told you to shut up. - He's lying. Gordan is lying.
- I was there. I saw them. - What did you see?
-Would you like to know? -Yes.
Only if I can be in on story.
Tell me ...are you blackmailing me?
- Yes. - All right. Come on out with it.
- Their faces were gone. - Yes, they couldn't be identified.
Their faces were shot away, as if to would remove their identity.
Why are Russian fishermen wearing a coat from Oxford House?
Tailored, Persian lining. I saw the label.
Come on.
Hello, hello.
- They spoke yesterday on the phone. - Was it him?
- What do you have for me on those two? - I can't say anything.
- What about Ramsing and Pedersen? - I must go. Now!
Goodbye again. He said nothing, but he knows something.
This can be huge.
This with the prevailing currents should be up in the introduction.
The business with the faces must be kept out, we know nothing about it.
Our good relationship with the police must not be jeopardised. Rewrite it.
Have you gone completely mad?
- Should't you write what you see? - Who says that you saw correctly?
And it means what you say? Did you have any comments from the two officers?
I saw them, whether the Justice Minister likes it or not.
This is revolver journalism of the worst kind.
It does not belong on a paper in the labour movement.
- The police explanation is a little shallow. - So we know that the bodies were Danes.
How do you know that? I can only ask questions.
The Sound murders.
I must convey greetings from director Vanbjerg.
He would like to repeat the conversation.
- Can't Jochumsen do it? - Vanbjerg wants to talk to you.
- When Vanbjerg says jump, we jump? - You are about to learn that.
Thanks for last time. We are as good at enjoying ourselves together.
We should do some more.
- We could get married. - Yes. On Saturday?
I can't. You're not the man of my life.
Her name is Lisbeth Gordan.
The new girl in Danish films. She gets good reviews.
- Gordan! - How about a trip to the theatre?
We could eat at Josty and stroll down Frederiksberg Alle.
A little drink or two and then we could ...
- Bjarne! Don't you ever listen? - What!
He's coming home. Ole's coming home.
- On Tuesday. - It can't he.
Yes, he is. He writes nicely. Do you want to listen?
''Dear Mom. Thank you for your letter. Always thinking of you.''
''Coming on a DC3 on Tuesday from Hamburg. Ole.''
- Do you think he will stay all Christmas? - How should I know?
Bjarne, there's a weeks ration of food.
It shouldn't be like that. We must have the best here.
How should it be?
You always liked your brother.
You were always right behind him when he was going somewhere.
I was a little boy and didn't understand anything.
I didn't understand why he had gone and why father was angry.
Why they shouted Nazi pig at him in school.
Not before dad died.
Not before the Germans came. Then I could see what it was.
People change. We all do.
Do it for my sake, Bjarne.
Then let him come home. I don't care.
Vaesel?
- Hello, Madsen. - Vaesel says you two know each other.
A bit, yes.
We live in good times.
My heart has always been with the Socialists.
Stauning got my first and only vote.
I would have voted for Hedtoft.
Vaesel wants to tell us little about the black market.
You have only touched the surface.
- Ask about what interests you. - About what?
About how it can be done.
Don't pose yourself that question?
And what have you arrived at?
- The police are involved. - We know nothing about that.
Is there perhaps someone and pulling the strings?
A man is rich enough. A man who is powerful enough.
I don't know. Is there?
haven't you heard of a used car dealership on Old Kongevej?
With an partment in Queen Farms. Very nice man.
Does the name Svend Aage Hjalmar mean anything to you?
Never heard of him.
Can you tell me why you've never heard of the aforesaid person?
We had no idea he existed.
In the darkness the devil lurks, for he is hidden.
- Someone is covering for him. - Maybe.
- Is it the police? - Can you prove it?
Could I do it, so that I was end up on a beach somewhere.
- Is Hjalmar behind the Sound Murders? - Maybe.
- But you know nothing? - Maybe.
- One man pulling the strings? - A spider.
A spider in the middle of a web.
Meet me tonight at the corner of Adelgade and Dr. Tværgade at 10pm.
It fits together. Why were Ramsing and Pedersen at the beach.
They are paid by Hjalmar. The spider.
Now I think that you need to relax a little. He told us what we wanted to know.
You draw conclusions too hastily. We have no idea who he is.
Vaesel knows everyone.
He was arrested in 47 and just released.
He would have voted for Hedtoft, but prisoners have no vote.
- Police don't know Hjalmar. - We don't either.
In 38 he was arrested for assault on a guest in a pub.
I called to get his case. It doesn't exist.
They have nothing on him.
We know there is a black market. Traded openly. There is violence.
Assaults. Murders. Bodies on the beach. And I am sure these are all related.
I could get people who'll swear that they've seen Minister Krag do it.
Vaesel's name is Harry Pihl. He got 2 years for selling drugs.
I've seen two policemen stand guard at a black-market warehouse.
This is one of the biggest stories.
If you can't see it, then you're a fucking ...
ldiot?
- Hiort? - Meat prices are still rising.
- Nielsen? - Protest march of unemployed.
- Aaberg? - Rally in Holstebro.
Bjarne, you must be on the campus at 2pm.
Senior Consultant Erik Olsen defended his dissertation on intestinal flora in children.
Vaesel.
Good evening, sir.
- Where is your colleague? - He couldn't come.
They are a businessman. At Volcano. Are you in?
We never saw each other. They were at Kronborg.
- They were looking for something special. - Something special?
- Use your imagination. - Are you interested?
No thanks. I don't want anything.
I ask the questions. You listen as well as you can.
If anyone find out that you're a reporter ...
- Yes. - Good. Come on.
They're all here. Carlo manages the gaming tables.
Gambling. Bookmaking.
Red: counterfeit money. Arms Smuggling.
Curly selling goods at street level and manages inventory.
And Sofyrboder. His cutters ship the goods.
An old communist, by the way.
Inside the bar, Svenne.
Hjalmar uses him to draw money in.
Sick motherfucker. Stabbed his commander on the Eastern Front.
Svend Aage Hjalmar. He beat up his first man when he was twelve.
Nobody does anything without Hjalmar's knowledge.
And beware.
Arthur, Hjalmar's right-hand man
- Always sits there and stares.
Vaesel, old boy. Are you already out again?
How about yourself?. You went down for 7 years.
Svend Aage fixed it.
- Who the fuck is that? - Just down from the Kronborg.
Ah? I must tell you about a trip in the country. Esrom.
- Well, you just come from the Kronborg? - Yes.
My name is ... Erik.
- Count Eric. - Excuse me.
Esrom municipal office. Knocked-off brands for 40 000.
Svend Aage sold them fo Kr 8 a piece.
- They're Herlovians right? - Unfortunately.
Excuse me a moment.
- Hello, Red. - Vaesel, fucking hell!
What the hell are you doing here, you salacious bugger?
... a merchant from Haderslev came up to Svend Aage with four gold bars.
Old jew gold.
The boys took him on a drinking binge. When he came back, the gold was gone.
I know Svend Aage. At the moment it's cars. Dollar Grin, no?
- Fancy a dance? - I'm not Herlovian, understood?
Bjarne? What are you doing here?
Where have you been? A girl like me is entitled to respect.
Come!
I am not as you think Bjarne.
Inside me lives an innocent girl who dreams of the one.
- They say that you're a reporter. - Who says?
I do't care. I said it was a lie.
Are you listening at all?
Bjarne!
You can spare the time.
Svend Aage removes everything when there is a party.
I was just looking for a light.
Here it is.
- Who are you? - Can't one be a little on their own?
- Of course. I'll go. - No, stay.
- Are you married. Yes. To Hjalmar? No!
With one of the others downstairs?
My husband is Volmer Olsen. Do you know him?
- Have you seen him? No!
- What's your name? - My name is Bjarne.
You are at least honest. Not like the others.
They say he has run away with another.
Not my Volmer.
He loves me.
He loves our children. They miss him.
I thought I could trust Svend Aage.
What has Svend Aage said?
I had to find a new man because Volmer's not coming back.
- Have you talked to the police? - They do nothing.
- Dav, Novak. Dav, Volmer. - G'day, Hjalmar.
- How long has he been gone? - Volmer drove down to the ship.
They went on board. He sat and waited.
- Who was waiting? - Volmer's driver.
The ship came back without Volmer.
He then ... blood trail.
He saw .... blood stains.
- Blood stains? - There were blood stains.
On deck, the driver said. And where did they come from?
- I went to the police. - Who did you spoke with?
- Two of Hjalmar's friends. - What's your name?
- Lillian. - Where does she live?
5 Queen Street. Can you help me?
Maybe.
Tell me that you can help me. Say it.
- Say, you can help me. - I'll try.
Bjarne? What are you doing?
He also tried to jump you?
You run around and ask questions. I don't care. I want you.
I want to be treated properly.
Listen to what I'm saying Bjarne.
Arthur Næslund. I have a message from Zemich.
He needs a favour.