Request for Assistance A-6/00
Nakskov 09.33, Wednesday February 2
- What's happening? - She's been hit in the head.
What happened?
- There was a man... - Did you see him?
You stay here.
- I ought to go with her. - She's in good hands.
- Let me go. - No, we need you.
Who was he?
Did you see him?
Good morning.
I couldn't go with her!
Vibe Nielsen, she lives upstairs.
Gustavsen... Inspector.
Your problem?
- I want her bathrobe. - She's all alone...
Will you get her statement?
Please get changed. Try to remember all you saw.
- She said she saw a man! - Question everyone.
Cordon off the area.
- I'll contact Unit One. - Why?
- Her clothes are bloodstained. - I don't have enough people.
Is your problem Fischer and that Ingrid woman?
UNIT ONE
EPISODE 4
That smile makes you look like Victor in the morning.
- Are you okay? - No.
Your shoulder?
Sucker!
- Is Mille working yet? - She can't get her act together.
- A problem? - Not for her.
LaCour here. Hello, Ingrid.
Okay.
Really?
Yes.
A woman suffered a blow to the head...
She died in the ambulance. And you're not going.
- Why not? - Graff's on the case.
- Graff? - Yes!
Give me the phone.
- Ingrid speaking. - I thought we were a team?
- Is this Ulf's idea? - It's my decision.
- Meaning Ulf's. - It's not personal.
What is it, then? You know he should have been fired.
You say you can work with him professionally.
But I can't. Isn't that personal?
- Okay, you're in. - That's what I wanted to hear.
I make a decision. Ulf calls.
Another decision. Fischer calls.
- Back to the first. - The first was right.
Wars start when one man fears correcting a wrong decision.
You know what...
- Does your head still hurt? - It's not so bad.
- You want more kisses? - That's right.
Tell me what she's really like, your brand-new... assistant.
Yes, you should worry. So if you don't hurry home...
I will.
So much for that opening night. We had seats for the opera.
I've got the reports from Unit One.
- Are you alone? - Kirsten's working.
I'm glad she's working again. Now...
Britta Jensen, 65, a widow, is hit from behind.
Vibe Nielsen, 37...
first-floor tenant.
She'd known Britta for years.
Vibe was like a daughter to Britta.
Why does she do it? To provoke me?
What?
Ingrid! We agreed Fischer shouldn't go, now he is.
No discussion at all with me! I can't take him off the case now.
- She thinks he's good. - He is.
But we know, deep down, Fischer feels Graff was guilty.
- The prosecutor didn't agree. - Yes.
And so the case is closed.
I want no trouble. If she can't control him, you'll have to.
Got it? I don't want any problems with the locals.
Do you need a stand-in for the opera tonight?
Are you interested in opera?
Yes, I love La Bohéme.
- It's Carmen. - That one too.
- Would you mind? - No, not at all.
- Does she do it on purpose? - Who?
- Ingrid! - No. Why would she?
Women!
Nakskov Police Station 10.00, Thursday February 3
Forensics spent hours at the crime scene.
They'll send their report as soon as possible.
Sorry I'm late.
- Hello again. - Hello.
We're lucky to have here today an expert in bloodstains.
Boysen...
I wouldn't say an expert. It's my passion.
I once did an experiment with a live pig
that was hit on the head...
Thank you, Boysen.
I'll shorten it so even Gustavsen can follow.
The blinds... Turn on the machine.
Thanks.
I tested it. If you get hit the way our old lady was,
bloodstains form a pattern like this on the perpetrator.
Here's Vibe's bathrobe.
Let's go a bit closer.
Can you see this? They're almost identical.
Thank you, Boysen.
We've arrested Vibe Nielsen.
She pleads not guilty. No murder weapon, no motive.
We have no evidence.
Plenty of work for you.
She says she saw a man.
- Graff? - We've talked to everybody.
No one's seen such a man.
A drug-type in his twenties.
Two people say they saw a blue van.
Unimportant! They disagree about the time.
One of them
says it was in the morning, the other, the afternoon.
- Let's find that car. - Why worry?
I'll have a confession soon.
- If she survives. - What did you say?
- I was talking to Gaby. - I wish this case was that easy.
What object was used as the murder weapon?
A blunt instrument.
She only had 15 minutes to hide the weapon
and the dogs couldn't find it.
Why does Vibe call while Britta is still alive?
Why not wait till she's dead?
Nothing's that easy!
Look, she may be the one. But maybe she's not.
LaCour, scene of the crime, Fischer, interviews...
- Reports to Gaby. IP... - The rest.
What's my job, then?
- Have you got two minutes? - Yes, sure.
That sure went well.
Sorry. Just a moment. Didn't I offer my hand?
He was just paying you back.
- If I had busted him, maybe. - But you didn't, okay?
Should I start a fan club?
Do you realise what a great job Graff did?
He finished at midnight. 32 interviews...
- Reports... - Should I apologise for Fischer?
I'd expect that of him.
- It's you. - Me?
Whatever happened exactly,
since then Graff has worked like a horse.
- You should use him. - What? Of course I will.
Good to know.
But I don't respect him. And I never will.
And neither will you.
- Had a nice holiday? - Yes.
- Where? - Sweden. Skiing with my boys.
And your wife?
Are you crazy? That would have been disastrous.
They're only ten and twelve. They beat me downhill.
- Morning, good to see you. - Morning.
Well...
I'd better get going.
No temptations here?
Everything has its charm.
I'm off to Hamburg now.
I'll drop in on my way back.
Bye.
The coffee's ready. See you!
You've called Kirsten and IP. We're out.
Leave a message and we'll get back to you.
Hi, well... It's only me.
I'd hoped to catch you.
I'm working in Nakskov. I'll call you later. Bye.
What about the locals' snap arrest?
They sure were fast.
With respect to Boysen, all they have are the bloodstains.
- Let's hear her version. - Yes.
- Let's get Vibe here. - Yes.
And the man she saw? Was that a thief?
Get a relative to check for stolen items.
- Hello, Gaby? - What?
- Are you okay? - Sure.
- What? - The crime scene.
- A relative must check it. - Yes.
Crime scene 10.55, Thursday February 3
I'll call you tonight.
- She's on her own a lot. - Yes.
- Couldn't she get a job? - Mille's always liked
to do things on her own.
Why not go home tonight?
Someone has to watch him. Hi, again.
- Hi. - Found the murder weapon?
Not yet. The two witnesses who saw the blue van that day...
There they are.
Great!
Nakskov Police Station 14.22, Thursday February 3
Hello, Vibe.
I'm IP Jørgensen, Detective Chief Inspector.
Interrogation of Vibe Nielsen.
Charged with the murder of Britta Jensen.
Today is February 3, the time is 10.43.
Interrogation conducted by IP Jørgensen.
I haven't slept at all.
- Can you get me released? - That's not my decision.
- Have I seen you on TV? - It's possible.
Now I know...
The woman who was killed, that's when I saw you on TV.
- What's so funny? - It's nothing.
Yes, tell me.
Well, I was watching it with Britta
and we both agreed
that it's not often you see such a good-looking man.
At your age, I mean.
Thank you.
Oh, Britta...
- Can I go back to Copenhagen? - Yes, if your job's done.
And what about our dinner tonight?
Gaby!
- Still with Mr Boring? - Boring?
How did you get blood on your clothes?
It was when I came down...
I nearly bumped into the man...
and she was there, on the floor.
I just wanted to help her.
But I lost her.
There was blood everywhere.
- What's your opinion? - Most unlikely.
- But is it impossible? - No, it's not.
The phone rang?
Yes, it kept ringing. Britta didn't answer.
It was my boyfriend Arne.
He told me to call the police.
He called twice to tell you.
No.
Yes.
Here's a copy of the phone bill.
I'm so tired.
How much was your rent?
Nothing. She was my best friend.
- And her husband? - Yes, Karl too.
It was when he died, she asked me to move in.
How did you get to know her?
I was their foster-child during the holidays.
- I see. When was that? - From when I was 16.
You've lived there up until now?
Jan!
Get her to the hospital.
How ironic if she died here.
Gaby! Call the hospital.
Just lie down.
- Check the washing machine. - Hey, watch out!
Maybe someone got in this way. The latch was off.
- It's an AEG. - AEG?
That blue van belongs to a repairer.
- Ask Graff to call Forensics. - Yes.
Hey, Graff...
Was the window locked last night?
Don't think so.
Then you'd better call in Forensics pronto.
Gaby, would you check all local washing machine repairers?
AEG. It's a blue van.
Gets in this way.
Nothing here.
Walks up the stairs.
And then I see her get up. Walk down from here.
Hi. This is Britta's niece. Here to check for stolen items.
My condolences. LaCour, Unit One.
We were invited over for dinner tonight.
A thief! No way. It's typical of Vibe.
- Is it? - She's completely insane.
Sometimes she was like a child. At other times...
She manipulated my aunt.
- Why not ask her to leave? - My aunt tried, many times.
She was too comfortable here.
So Vibe stayed here for many years?
- It's all about sex. - I beg your pardon?
She had a relationship with my uncle. It was no secret.
She could make him do anything.
Once he paid for her driving lessons and a car.
- Did your aunt know? - Yes. Everybody knew.
She had many boyfriends. Always older men.
Right now his name is Arne. The love of her life.
Before him, Vagn, Torben...
Vibe was sex-mad.
Why does she faint?
She's asked how she knew Britta.
Then she feels sick.
It's hard for her to say "I was their foster-child."
Then, with her eyes closed, she seems to remember things.
- Why foster care? - Maybe she had trouble at home.
Check if there's something in her background.
- Is it a bad time? - Not at all.
I missed you yesterday.
- You sound really happy. - Yes, it all went well.
Ulf called. I had no idea he liked opera.
He knew Carmen by heart. Did you ask him to go with me?
Me? No, never.
Baby, don't call me tonight. I'm going straight to bed. Bye.
Vibe's dad spent three years in prison for incest.
It began when she was ten.
At 13, he was putting her up for rent.
Her mother got six months as an accessory.
Vibe testified in court and then moved to Nakskov.
Britta and her husband knew the family.
- That explains why she fainted. - Does it explain a murder too?
Yes, that's good. Keep searching. Good.
That's good. Let go now.
- What's that? - Britta's wallet.
Thank you. Give it to me. Thanks.
- Found anything? - Yes, I think so.
Britta's wallet was by the lake.
- I'll get it to the lab. - No. I'll do that.
Thanks.
Britta's wallet. Maybe you should check it.
Before it goes to the lab.
There are signs of a break-in through the window.
She did a big shop.
She'd have got some change, but the purse is empty.
That points to a break-in.
I spoke to her niece at the house.
Britta had invited the family to dinner.
It was to be salmon.
Vibe had sexual relations with Britta's husband.
Okay.
He died suddenly last year. Vibe seems to go for older men.
She was molested at ten. Maybe that's why?
I'd like to check up on her former boyfriends.
- How did the husband die? - I'll look into it.
This is Fischer, Unit One. Are you Henrik Larsen?
Yes.
- Are you driving the blue van? - Yes.
I'm right behind you.
Please pull over. I need to ask you some questions.
Sure.
Nakskov, interview 15.45, Thursday February 3
Did you fix a washing machine for Britta Jensen?
No.
Can you turn that crap off?
But I didn't.
Moonlighting? Without your boss knowing?
Someone saw you there. Tuesday, late afternoon.
I don't care if you moonlight. What were you doing there?
I see.
I'll tell you.
On Tuesday you find out about all the money she has in there.
You think about it.
You return, she sees you and then you hit her.
- No, damn it! - You hit her hard. She died.
- Shit! Will you tell my boss? - So you were there?
- Why were you there? - I forgot my tools.
- Where? - In the basement.
I think. But I was late, and everybody was asleep
so I left again.
- Was the window open? - I don't know.
I wasn't inside the house.
- What else did you see? - Nothing.
Yes, when I ran to the car I saw some guy.
- What did he look like? - A typical junkie.
You're not allowed to park here, you know.
Here's our burglar.
Two sets of prints on the purse. Britta's and Finn Andersen's.
He's 26. Nicknamed Shrimp. Been in jail three times.
One conviction for violence.
A local junkie.
Print him out and start looking.
It's Ingrid. Vibe Nielsen. How is she?
Please sit down.
Have you spoken to my boyfriend?
He must be worried by now.
He knows where you are.
Are you feeling better?
I felt sick because I hadn't eaten or slept.
Listen...
The man who broke in...
Is he in one of the photos?
Sorry, it was just a joke.
It was him.
Once again...
Who?
Him.
He had a tool in his hand. A long screwdriver.
And it had blood on it?
It was covered in blood.
And former boyfriends... Torben Melby.
Died very suddenly six months ago. No autopsy.
Vagn Birk. He's disappeared. Nobody knows where.
Take her.
- Did she pick him? - First she fools around,
then picks out the junkie.
Something's wrong. I don't like it.
Why am I not going home? You know who did it now.
Just go with him.
Gaby speaking.
Just a moment.
IP... It's Ulf.
Your opinion. Any problems with Fischer and Graff?
- No, no problems. - Anything else?
Vibe has identified the junkie she saw at the house yesterday.
So it wasn't that easy.
Will you be going to the theatre tonight?
- Yes, the stand-in must help. - I see.
- Do you mind if I get a smoke? - No, I insist.
Fischer called. The driver of the van identified the junkie.
He'd left his tools there. They're gone now.
- That fits with Vibe's statement. - Yes.
I can't explain, but letting her go scares me.
She won't be remanded.
We could submit the reports after the preliminary.
Then she'd remain in custody based on Boysen's theory.
- Yes. - Give me Ingrid.
Sure, just a moment.
Ingrid.
You're considering keeping information from the prosecutor?
- I just have this feeling. - Sorry, you have what?
I can't explain. But she seems very unbalanced.
- I'm afraid to let her go. - It's not up to you.
- And you will follow procedure. - Of course.
Surely you would never, even in your wildest dreams,
keep information from Gustavsen?
You weren't meant to hear that.
Thank you.
- Call me after the hearing. - Of course.
Jesus Christ!
He gets in through the window, she surprises him...
- Whack! You know him? - They call him Shrimp.
He was relocated here so now we're stuck with him.
Forget Vibe briefly. Could he have done it?
He'd kill his mother for a fix.
There's no doubt that Shrimp has been inside the house.
So I no longer see a reason to keep Vibe Nielsen in custody.
What about the bloodstains on her clothes?
It's unlikely she's being straight. But not impossible.
There's a difference between unlikely and impossible.
- Let's bring him in. - You go along.
We keep the charges against Vibe.
- Whatever. - Come on!
So I say "You too are charged with Jensen's murder"?
Say we want to talk.
Shrimp knows his rights.
Drop the charges against Vibe.
- So was it a boy or a girl? - A boy, thank you.
He'll be one year old soon.
I know you were just doing your job.
And you did a good job.
- No hard feelings? - No.
LaCour?
Keep checking out Vibe.
Look into her finances, her relationship, and find her ex.
Nakskov Police Station 17.20, Thursday February 3
Vibe, I've missed you.
It's not a pretty picture. So many are from Copenhagen.
They sure know how to use the system.
Why not go into politics?
Anyway, they don't know shit. Let's go.
Had your wife not given birth
I'd have confessed to something I didn't do.
- You felt he deserved to die. - He killed that girl.
- He deserved a trial. - Bingo!
Let me go, you're hurting me.
Janni... Shrimp's girlfriend.
- Have you seen Shrimp? - No.
- He is your boyfriend? - I don't know, he never calls.
- Shut up. Where is he? - No idea.
- What's his number? - All I've got is this one.
So what's your number? I can call you when I find him.
What's your number?
- I thought I was free. - Just a few questions...
If you don't mind.
Someone withdrew 20,000 from Britta's account.
The same amount is now in your account.
- But she gave me the money. - Why?
For no reason.
That's a lot for no reason.
She said I should buy a house for Arne and me.
At first I was to inherit her house.
But I said no because of her niece.
Why didn't you wake me? I'm going to work.
- Arne cleans toilets. - You know I don't.
You smell like you clean toilets.
- Do you want coffee? - Yes, please.
She has a great sense of humour.
Please leave her be. I know it's your job,
but we all make mistakes, so lay off.
She gets very nervous when you ask questions.
She's a great girl.
The best thing in my life.
Doesn't seem to be the love of her life.
- But he's head over heels. - We've heard that one before.
- And Shrimp? - I've been looking all day.
The station, the bus terminal, he's gone.
I've got his girlfriend's number.
- Then tap her phone. - Done.
- Without a court order? - Jan, you're so naive.
- So the law's just a guide? - We'll get it tomorrow.
As for Britta's dead husband,
the doctor said it was food poisoning and a weak heart.
- Right. Any autopsy? - No.
- What does Forensics say? - That it could mean anything.
- You still think it's Vibe. - Yes. She's schizoid.
She was abused as a child. Her revenge is killing older men.
And Britta?
Revenge on her mother who allowed it to happen.
It's a classic textbook case.
Søren?
- Am I interrupting? - No. We're done.
- Did you call? - No. I just missed my wife.
- Hi, Jan. - Hi, there.
- I'm going back to Copenhagen. - No! We were going to dinner.
- But now Søren is here. - It's okay.
- Let's all go to dinner. - Yes!
No. Thank you.
Yes. Søren's finished his book. And you need company.
There's one condition. No talking shop.
- Who did it? The junkie or Vibe. - That's how we are.
- I saw you talking to Jan. - Sitting next to a doctor
means a free consultation or he'll be disappointed.
You mentioned your headaches?
- What did he say? - The usual. Talk to your doctor.
- And this time you'll do it? - Yes, I will.
They think they've found the car that hit me.
It wasn't reported stolen. The owner was away.
I don't care any more.
Tobias got all excited though...
- Why did you come? - I missed you.
Please stop it. What's so difficult for you to say?
We've been together six years. You always call before you come.
- Have you met someone? - Of course not.
- Then what? - I shouldn't have come.
You're busy. Sorry.
- What is it, then? - I just got this strange feeling.
What?
That I wouldn't see you again. Or Tobias, or Gry.
It only lasted a second, but I panicked.
- Søren. - Yes.
You worked late last night? Till 4 in the morning?
Come here.
You crazy darling.
Ulf, I have to get up early.
Thank you.
Don't you think about me?
Ulf!
Morning.
- Have you been playing? - No.
- It was a chicken. - What?
Those frozen chickens I drove to Hamburg?
When we unloaded, one fell on my foot.
Far out! Tackled by a frozen chicken.
How's the case?
Fine.
Thanks.
Hi. What's up? How was Hamburg?
Have you been in a fight?
I should start playing again. I have more injuries now.
Are you leaving?
It seems you're getting closer so I think I'll stick around.
Why is it so bad taking a holiday with your wife?
Ingrid.
We're getting divorced.
- How do the kids feel? - They're not exactly happy.
But being happy alone is better than being miserable together.
- And what about you? - Me?
With your boyfriend. You're never home.
There's no boyfriend.
Who told you that?
Morning.
- Shrimp called Janni. - Okay.
- He wants her to get him a fix. - Good.
No, she's refusing unless he turns himself in and he won't.
Shit!
- Graff's gone to see her. - Graff's there?
Morning.
I've found Vagn Birk, Vibe's ex.
- Where? - In hospital, with poisoning.
- I'm going to the hospital. - What?
Vibe's ex. Poisoned.
Are you going to sleep?
Yes.
But before that...
Not now.
The old Graff case. What was that about?
- There never was a case. - But what happened?
A junkie died during a Graff interrogation.
Graff knows first aid, but he did nothing.
So he just let him die?
He admitted to Fischer that it was better he died.
Better for society.
Then what?
I was away and Fischer's son was born.
When we both returned Graff had a new lawyer.
And the case got closed.
Interview of witness 09.50, Friday February 4
Hello.
- What happened? - Nothing.
- Did someone hit you? - No.
Take it easy. I'm not going to hurt you.
- Who hit you? - Nobody.
Has Graff been here?
Beat it!
Janni...
You do know where Shrimp is, don't you?
And you've told Graff? Janni?
If you've told him you've got to tell me too.
It's not very good to leave him alone with Shrimp.
In my mother's summerhouse.
He beat me up, you know...
Come here.
You really need to pull yourself together.
Answer me! Did you do it?
- Wait. You hit her with this? - Yes.
- Did you hit her repeatedly? - I don't remember.
- I really need something. - Coming up.
- Send a doctor to No. 7 Blaa St. - What are you doing?
Shrimp is suffering major withdrawals.
- I'm getting a confession! - What are you up to?
A confession? Look at him! He'd confess to anything.
- What did you do to Janni? - Shut up!
No. Not this time.
- Hi. - "Do you like oysters?"
- I beg your pardon? - Remember that soapie?
Or how about Johnny's chicken?
Britta bought a big frozen salmon the other day.
But there's no salmon
to be found anywhere in the house.
So I got this on the way here.
- You think that Vibe... - It's the perfect weapon.
And afterwards you can eat it. Which I think she did.
If she'd thrown it out
the smell would have attracted every fox for miles around.
IP, Shrimp is ready. He's had a sedative.
But you told Graff you hit her. Was it with this?
- No, I didn't hit her at all. - What did you use it for, then?
Nothing. I just wanted a fix.
Interrogation of suspect 12.20, Friday February 4
The window was open.
And then what?
I'm just getting into the house
when suddenly I hear moans coming from someone.
I get shit-scared so I grab that thing there.
I walk up the stairs and find the old lady dying.
And the young woman just sits there staring at her.
Then she sees me and smiles. She smiles! Totally crazy.
- What? - LaCour.
Vibe's wanted for attempted murder.
Vagn Birk is in hospital. Very weak.
She must have poisoned him.
He said she was watching while he bled.
Why the delay?
The doctors first thought it was rat poison
but new tests show traces of a blood-thinning medication.
Let's go pick her up. She's a lunatic.
I've killed her.
Let's get her up.
- I'll call an ambulance. - Vibe, it's over now.
Who's taking care of me now?
I am.
- You are? - Yes.
Mum said I should move in with Arne.
You mean Britta?
Mum told me to go see Dad, but never looked at me.
She sat at the table. Never turned her head.
One day a friend of my dad's was on the bed.
He was the first.
Dad said I liked it.
- Are you okay? - Please kill me.
- Good job. And thank you. - You're welcome.
A close call for you and IP.
Yes, for a second I thought that was it.
You know the episode with Shrimp's girlfriend...
Could we forget about that?
It's not my call. The case is pending.
Graff is good.
- He always knew who did it. - Yes.
It sure makes you wonder.
What does that mean?
Maybe he's been there.
Seen someone die without doing anything.
My advice to you is to keep the case open.
- We're going home now. - Of course.
You two, finish the reports.
You, close up everything. And find a train.
I'm going with Johnny. If it's okay?
- IP... Drive carefully. - Yes.
- Driving in circles isn't safe. - Stop it!
Bye, guys.
Vibe Nielseen confessed to the murders of Karl and Britta Jensen and the attempted murders of Vagn Birk and Arne Kjeldsen.
She committed suicide in prison from an overdose of medication.
The police never found out how she got the pills into the prison cell.