Zemich. What is Zemich up to?
- I won’t speak with you. - Your husband is dead.
I am Volmer Olsen.
Crime of that extent doesn’t exist in our small country.
I’ll open up the first real jazz club in Copenhagen.
He is charged with the murder of Rudolf Novak and Volmer Olsen.
The søfyrbøder is in Hjalmar's gang.
I won’t stop here.
Evil powers.
- The name of Volmer Olsen's driver. - That information would be as valuable as gold.
Don’t you know why he wanted to see you?
- He called and asked you to come? - If it was him.
- What do you mean by that? - Forget it.
- It's a lie! - You must realize that your silence can be misunderstood.
- What are they doing here? - Answer me. How do you know him?
You are all corrupt.
Police Lawyer Dam Jensen. Bjarne Madsen? Will you come with me?
- Is my colleague accused? - That is the procedure for suicides.
I’ll come with him. Otherwise, we’ll call for a lawyer.
I have read your articles. You seem to be well informed.
Does your relationship with Weasel have something to do with it?
They say Weasel committed suicide. Why would you like to know about our relationship?
- In order to determine the motives. - Weasel was murdered.
It was policemen who did it, and you know it.
The entire police service is corrupt.
I'm only here for you to figure out what I know.
Your colleague must be careful with his words.
We used Weasel as a source for the Sound murders.
- Did you figure out anything?
- No, he was killed before we got to the bottom of it. - Who did it?
The officers Ramsing and Pedersen, they took Weasel in for questioning.
It wasn’t a pretty sight.
Ramsing and Pedersen work for Svend Aage Hjalmar.
I hope you’re aware of the seriousness of your accusations?
- You should be bloody careful.
- They can not go and accuse people. - He knows something.
Sergeant Pedersen is an honest man, that has served in the Corps for 14 years.
- Ouch ... - Is something wrong?
Ouch, for fu...
Get hold of a doctor. He might have gotten a shock.
- Unbelievable! - What is it? A cramp?
What now? What are you doing?
- Close the door. - You’re not touching his papers.
He’s coming.
- The doctor will be here soon. - If you don’t need me, can’t I go home?
- Yes. - I’ll make sure he gets home.
Vissing, can’t you control him?
- I understand we used the deceased as an informant? - You get more out of them alive.
What have you got then?
"It is regrettable that Sergeant S. Pedersen -"
"- has handed Hjalmar his war collaboration docket."
“ Hjalmar is presumed to have paid 5 000 crowns for it."
"This is strictly confidential." Signed by the chief of police.
It says that a cop was bought off by Hjalmar.
Pedersen!
- Sergeant Pedersen, open up. - I’ll shoot!
- I'm going to an interrogation. - Get hold of Gordan.
Ramsing. I have kids.
- Can’t you understand? - Pull yourself together, Pedersen.
- May I ask for an explanation. - I was picking him up for questioning.
- Questioning about what? - The black market case.
Pedersen. It's me. Gordan.
- I’ll shoot. - No, Pedersen, you won’tt.
We don’t have anything to be ashamed of, after all we've been through.
We have reason to be proud. I know what sacrifices you have made.
Everything we promised ourselves when we were in Buchenwald.
Do you remember what we said to each other
We return to our country and our families.
We show that we never abandoned them, whatever they say about us.
We never fail. And we never fail each other.
- I want to talk to you ... now! - Yes.
They have summoned Ramsing and Pedersen for interrogation?
Shouldn’t I be informed? Regarding what?
The journalist, Bjarne Madsen, found a dead man who was linked to the black market.
- What does it have to do with Pedersen? - He brought the deceased in for questioning.
- There are rumors about their interrogation methods. - Nonsense.
- What does the report says? - That all is well.
Then we must surely assume that it is.
You don’t think that ... No, no, Dam.
Pedersen is unstable. He will be suspended.
I propose that we postpone the investigation of Ramsing and Pedersen.
Do you agree?
Then that’s settled.
Thank you, my boy. It shall prove valuable for us all.
Gordan, do you still insist that you don’t know anything about Hjalmar?
- I don’t have time for this. - The Police Director knows him.
And you haven’t received a note from the police director?
About a cop that received 5 000 crowns for letting a Hjalmar docket disappear.
The officer is called Pedersen and is from your department.
Where did this information come from?
- I don’t know what you're talking about. - Can we talk to Pedersen?
- He’s on sick leave, indifinitely. - Obviously.
- What have we done to deserve this treatment? - Why won’t you comment?
I would politely request that you don’t come back to my department again. Goodbye.
- What are you two nosing around for? - Haven’t done enough harm now?
- Can’t we do our work? - You can get your ass kicked.
Where were you when we were in Buchenwald?
You are all insane. You have lost your minds.
For twenty years I have come here, to the Police Headquarters.
Haven’t I always been fair to you?
I've always treated you fairly. I can’t recognise you.
I've never experienced anything like this.
- G’day. - Where's Bjarne?
What do you want?
I thought, Lisbeth is such a person that would come here.
Young, following the fashions, beautiful.
- The young, rich and beautiful. - And I’m that kind of person?
Imagine something totally new. A place for young people.
Raw. No decorations. Candles in bottles. Bebop from the U.S..
Not as in Johs Johs is “out”.
- Out? - Out, outmoded, passé.
- What are you looking at? - On it. You are adorable.
I had forgotten how beautiful you are.
Would you like to perform here? Reading poetry to jazz?
... there sailed a boat with two
the boat tilted, and Lisbeth she screamed, oh! ...
I don’t think so.
Those who say happiness can’t be bought, are lying.
- Nice, yeah? - Do you want to borrow it?
- Go ahead. - Thank you Svend Aage.
- Who is this beautiful young lady? - Mademoiselle is an actress.
- Svend Aage. Lisbeth Gordan. - Ah, Gordan.
So that’s the explanation. What about some breakfast?
- Do you drink schnapps madam? - If you don’t have anything else.
Then we can finalize our arrangements Ole.
And of course, the money.
And the place is yours.
With this contract you won’t get any trouble with the authorities.
- What are you calling it then? - It will be called, Harlem Club.
- Miss ... nice coat. - Yes.
Let's get something to eat.
Let me introduce Ole, the new owner of...
- Harlem Club. - Beautiful. Greta, two more.
Yeahyeah.. I’ll do my best.
Not there. Ole and the lady are sitting up here.
Hit the Robber instead. We aren’t too serious about table manners.
Red, snaps!
Dig in. Eat all you can. We have enough.
You as well Svenne. Krølle, send him some pickles.
Damn it, he needs some pickles, the tall beanpole.
Cheers for Ole and Lisbeth Gordan.
I don’t understand what I was thinking.
You and your methods. I depend on a good relationship with the police.
- You were about to get beaten by them. - I don’t want to ruin the good relations...
…I’ve spent years building with the police.
I started out as a printer. Did you know that?
When I read the books by others, I thought: I can write better.
- Vissing. - Do not interrupt me.
So I wrote one novel after another.
But there were, no one that would print them.
Then I was hired at Kolding Folkeblad as their crime reporter.
It was in 1930. There was poverty and unemployment all over.
There I observed the work of the police. It inspired respect.
Do you understand? Do you know what respect is?
- Vissing, there has been a war. - One must keep things separate.
Then I came to Copenhagen.
Then I met a girl. She was so pretty. She was lovely.
She was just mixed up in something bad. She was a criminal.
She went to jail. But there were just that...
She had become pregnant.
I didn’t see her for many years. It was incompatible with my work.
She was a criminal, dammit. One must keep things separate.
Lisbeth!
Bjarne?
- I wanted to see you. - How nice.
- How was it? - It went well.
Do you want to go for a little walk?
Have you seen? Isn’t it just beautiful?
- How is it? - Get in.. We’ll go for a ride.
- If the two of you want to be alone ... - Little brother!
You’re driving. It’s an automatic. Just yank the rod.
- Come on, Bjarne. - Ok.
I'll show you how the niggers drive.
Lean back. “Loose”.
Lisbeth, you move right up to him.
Little brother, now you put your arm around her. Come on!
One hand on wheel, the other around the lady.
This is how the negroes drive.
- Could you watch my ride? - Certainly, Sir
I spoke with your father today. He doesn’t like me.
He is going to.
Bjarne and Lisbeth, come up here.
- Good evening, madam. - Nice to see you again.
- This is my beloved little brother. - Well, the young scribbler. Good evening.
May I introduce Lillian Olsen?
Svenne, get lost. The scribbler must be seated properly.
Pour him some champagne.
Do you know what my brother says Svend Aage?
That you are the biggest gangster in town.
That’s quite careless handling of the truth.
- Svend Aage says it's a lie. - Weasel had a quite different story.
He was also killed.
That’s how it can turn out when you can’t shut up.
Were there others who couldn’t shut up? Volmer Olsen?
Rudolf Novak?
Nono, lets be nice to each other.
You aren’t protected just because you’re a damn scribbler.
- Is that a threat? - No, lets enjoy our time together.
It sounds like a threat.
Let me tell you something, little brother.
When I walk down Adelgade, people come and greet me.
If they lack money or have any trouble with the police, I help them.
They trust me.
I'm not afraid of you.
You aren’t protected just because you are Copenhagen's biggest gangster.
I'll tell you something, scribbler.
When you get tired of writing dirty lies, then come to me.
I have a reputation of paying well. Right boys?
And I'm not the biggest in Copenhagen.
I'm the biggest in Denmark.
- Is it here? - Yes, this is where I live.
Shut up!
Miss Lisbeth.
I think you are ...
Lisbeth! We have dinner guests.
Dad, I want to introduce you properly to Bjarne Madsen.
And his brother, Ole Madsen.
- Ask the young people to come inside. - Yes, you can of course sit in the kitchen.
- We came in another errand, Mr ...? - Gordan. My lady.
Ole Madsen at your service.
My little brother came to tell that he is head over heels-
- and without intent has lost his heart to your beautiful young daughter.
Even my poor people skills tell me that your daughter-
- reciprocate those feelings.
On my brothers behalf, I ask for your daughters hand.
Lisbeth!
Good evening gentlemen. Drive carefully.
Gordan! We’ll drive carefully. And you can be sure we'll disappear from your life.
But how far would we get? To the garden gate, or the kitchen?
We don’t fit in here. My little brother will never be accepted.
I can tell you one thing. I’m not going to sit in the kitchen.
I know your kind, Ole Madsen. One of the master race, right?
Did you hear him? I’ll never be free of that.
- What are you doing with Hjalmar's car? - Just borrowing it.
- What is your business with Hjalmar? - Nothing, okay?
"I am not going to sit in the kitchen." What bullshit!
It wasn’t bullshit. Now she knows that you are serious. Right, little brother?
- Why did you come home? - I missed you.
And it took you ten years to figure that out?
I know I did some shit.
Some shit? You were a Nazi, Ole.
- You were a Nazi! - I was sixteen years old.
You were old enough to to think it over.
The great blacksmiths’ son, a Nazi. Not good for the union election, right?
- Dad tried to save you. - You were twelve. You didn’t know him.
He was a very large man, who struck hard when he was sober enough.
He was very small, Ole.
Each day he got smaller.
Eventually he disappeared in front of our eyes.
- He asked for you. - Everyone else forgets.
The whole world is starting to forget. Why can’t you?
- Well, are you here? - Yes, here we are.
- Can you lend me some money? - How much?
- A hundred. - I don’t have that much.
I have.
See you.
- I just wanted to say goodnight. - Good night, Dad.
Lisbeth, I ...
When you say Lisbeth with that tone, I know there’s a scolding coming.
I have to speak with you about Bjarne Madsen.
- He isn’t a good acquaintance. - He will be.
Yes, I’ll stay of out it, but he writes for the Social- Democrat.
About my work and police work. Things that aren’t true.
You must understand, that you can’t hang around with someone that publicly slander me.
lngvar!
The Minister of Justice is about to leave.
- It has been a pleasure. - Thank you for a nice evening, ladies, and Gordan.
Get home safe.
- Yes, then this day is over. - Good night, Uncle William.
- What do you day, William? One more? - I'm not saying no.
It seems, I was a little indisposed yesterday.
- What is this? - Novak was killed in Øresund.
He worked with Meyer during the war.
The guy from the Eremitage murder?
Meyer smuggled gold across the sound. He landed 2 tons of gold in Denmark.
- For who? - For senior SS people.
But then came peace, and Meyer still had the gold.
The resistance guys wanted to arrest him-
- but he escaped to the Eremitage, where they eliminated him.
The leader of the resistance group, a certain Zemich ...
He disappeared without a trace after the murder. As well as the gold.
- What's wrong? - Wait a minute.
Weasel said that information about Volmer Olsen was as valuable as gold.
We have four dead people... Meyer.
Rudolf Novak ... Volmer Olsen.
Weasel.
Hjalmar, Ramsing, Pedersen ...
Good. There must be a connection between Meyer and Zemich.
And Meyer and Novak.
Novak knows Volmer Olsen.
Hjalmar knows Novak and Volmer Olsen.
Does Zemich know Hjalmar? "Valuable as gold" Is that it?
Unless it's all a big lie.
Bjarne Madsen, the Social- Democrat.
Good morning director Vanbjerg.
Yes, the same to you.
Well I'll come then. Of course. Goodbye.
I’m going to a reception in Oxford House.
Vanbjerg donates 16 millions. To an education training fund.
Dear all.
We are prepared to face the future. Prepared for a new era.
May I ask the Minister of Justice to come up here to-
- as President of the Youth Bureau committee-
- Receive the check for 16 million crowns.
Ladies and gentlemen. Dear Vanbjerg.
We are gathered here today to look towards the light-
- after having spent half a century in darkness.
But we mustn’t forget all the young lives that ended so abruptly-
- for us to stand here as free citizens in a functioning constitutional state.
Young people whose ideals were larger than life.
The same ideals underlie Georg Vanbjergs Youth Fund.
With this cheque for 16 million the director has presented us with-
- we can start rebuilding the Danish educational institutions.
Build colleges and nurse Denmark's most important resource, youth.
Education is the way forward.
It is with the one we must assert our national characteristics of the next 50 years.
Hi, Dad.
- Is it your secret lover? - It's just Uncle Vilhelm.
- Just uncle Vilhelm? - One of dad's friends.
- Come here. - For what?
- Are you there, Lisbeth? - Yes, I’m coming.
Good afternoon.
Thank you for coming on such short notice.
- It’s ok. - I have to say, you are doing just fine.
So many important men. And then that coat.
- Come here. How old are you? - Twenty-two.
At your age, I played tennis at day and chased girls at night.
I had to pay for that later.
- Your father died. - Yes. I had to find work.
Have you ever lost anyone?
My father. He died when I was twelve.
I suspected that. We have much in common.
Do you have siblings?
- A brother. He went out sailing. - You were alone with your mother?
That's why you have such a backbone.
Was your father the famous Sigurd Madsen? The union man?
- And your brother was a Nazi? - How do you know?
Don’t worry. It will stay between us two.
I can really not afford this one.
I have kept an eye on your work for the Social- Democrat.
The double murder would’ve never been solved without you.
- The Police officer that gave the statement said... - Gordan.
Between the two of us. That man is corrupt.
- Nobody will say anything. - Neither will I.
- You have heard something? - I know something.
But we sew the uniforms for the police.
Can I count on your discretion?
Here is a bill for S.Aa. Hjalmar, Dronningegården 7.
I stumbled across it. He gives gifts that are purchased here.
- But without paying? - Do you see the order number?
In the order register, I found that it was ordered by lngvar Gordan.
Picked up by his daughter.
Further back, suits for Gordan. Evening dresses for the lady.
- Are all the bills for Hjalmar? - Yes.
My head advised me not to look further into it.
I do not want my name associated with him.
- What about this one? - It can theoretically not be used.
Isn’t there a return receipt with Gordans signature?
It was Lisbeth who picked it up.
Pardon
Gordan daughter. It was she who picked up the coat.
I think the coat fits you. I think you should keep it.
- Can I have this? - Yes, just keep it.
Goodbye. Thank you.
- Walter wants to talk with us. - Right now?
- What is the date? - December the 13th.
There he comes.
I must get away out of here.
People have become insane.
There’s tobacco, liquor and a something for the wife. They always have a clamp you.
- What about yourself? - I drink. Who doesn’t drink?
Then you say yes to a loan. And the wife and kids are happy.
- Suddenly, they want a favour. - Like making a case go away?
Prevent further investigations, falsify customs documents ...
- Stand guard. - Stand guard?
- Yes, for smuggling and robberies. - For whom?
For Hjalmar.
- And at Police Headquarters? - It's the Crisis Officers.
- What about Gordan? - He knows what is going on.
- How many cops are in on it? - There are clues everywhere.
Criminal-, crisis-, immigration- officers. Customs.
- How far up the ladder? - I don’t know.
- Hjalmar something big going on. - And the police are in on it?
That’s what the man said. It's out in the North Harbour.
I’ll quit. My wife has left me.
At 9. pm in the North Harbour.
- Hello. - Hello, Ole. I'm glad you came.
Sorry to be late. I was waiting for a plumber.
- Three hours! - The car. Is it all right?
Yes, it runs like a dream.
- What is it Svend Aage? - It’s probably a misunderstanding.
You didn’t try to cheat me on purpose. Right, Ole?
Some of your dollars were fake.
False. It is obviously a mistake.
Right, Ole?
But my dollars aren’t fake.
My dollars aren’t fake. Have you swapped my dollars with those?
Easy now, Ole.
Relax now. Sit down.
You're not the first to have been screwed.
You owe me 25,000. That is all.
But you're flat. Am I right?
If you work for me, is your debts will soon be settled.
You’ll benefit like the rest here. We'll still be good friends.
- How much is that? - A few thousand, plus the loose change.
Ole, I’m giving you a chance.
Hjalmar receives a shipment of cars tonight. American.
Rumors were swirling at Police Headquarters. They’ve handed out money there.
Come on.
It’s officers’ cars from the American zone of Berlin.
- There he is. - The big one?
And Ramsing. And Pedersen. I thought he was on sick leave.
But beware, Madsen.
Hjalmar by the car. There are Ramsing and Pedersen.
Hjalmar alone. Who are those three?
It's Arthur. That one is called Sven.
The two cops are working for Hjalmar.
- Is there more? - The police chiefs know.
This shows that Sergeant Pedersen is bought off by Hjalmar.
Vissing, you wouldn’t present this, if you wer...
- It's 100% right. - Do you have anything specific on the chiefs?
Our source believes that the chiefs are directly involved.
This isn’t going to pass quietly. We’ll print it.
- Mom? - He’s leaving.
- Where? - He is indifferent to it all.
- Where are you going? Ole? - To a hotel.
- Is he in trouble? - No.
- Is he? Answer me. - He’s not.
Let it be now mom. I’ll come by often to visit you.
Sooner or later, one has to leave home.
Mom, Ole will sleep here tonight and move tomorrow.
I'm afraid of this.
Take care of yourself, Ole. I’ll go to bed now.
- What are these pills? - They lighten the mood.
Sit right down.
Sit right down!
- What is it? - What does it seem like?
This photo is on the front page tomorrow.
The reason you’re not in it, is because I took them.
- Can’t one import cars? - It’s smuggling.
- There were police and everything. - They are bought. By Hjalmar.
Dammit, I couldn’t know about that.
Bjarne, dammit.
I'm creating jazz club. Denmark's first real jazz place.
Don’t avoid the subject.
I had to help Hjalmar unload some cars.
There’s no more to it. It's over.
Damn, you can’t take a piss without going to Hjalmar first.
I open my jazzclub. You nab Hjalmar, and work your way into Parliament.
It is damn well done by two boys from the wharf.
- I guess it is. - Come here.
Little brother.
We open the fucking club on New Years Eve. You invite Lisbeth.
Then we go into the 50s together. You and me.
Meyer smuggled