Equinox (2020) s01e01 Episode Script

1
Here they come.
Hi. Here you go.
Knock yourselves out.
Falke, you have to give me that book now.
I need that book. Falke.
Falke. Give it to me now.
-Come.
-I want to go inside.
Astrid. Hi.
Good to see you.
Oops.
Do you want to know a secret?
It is very secret, so come closer.
Life is one big disappointment.
-Do you understand?
-Let go of me!
Ida, you cannot go. You have to stay here.
-You're insane. Move.
-Ida, no. Listen. Ida.
I hate you!
Get out of here.
I said, get out of here.
It's just me.
Are you upset?
I'm not upset, Astrid.
This is the best day of my life.
What do I have to be upset about?
I don't know.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
-I just don't like it when you're upset.
-No.
Here.
Take this.
It suits you better.
It's pretty, right?
Yes.
It's exactly your size.
Now, run along.
-Hey, Astrid, is Ida inside?
-Yes.
Thanks.
Some say that life is understood
backwards, but lived forwards.
It is something Kierkegaard said.
What do we have here?
That has to be
Denmark's youngest graduate.
You look so lovely, honey.
Is it Ida's? It actually suits you.
Hey! Two minutes!
Try to enjoy it a bit.
Suddenly it's over.
Time goes by so terribly fast.
And then you'll look back on this day
as the day
when your life began.
I really don't think so.
Yes. The future is at your feet.
Look.
I am so proud.
The two of you are the best thing I have.
My little girls.
Hey!
Let's get on board. We have to go.
We have a schedule.
Ida. Stay here.
-Not now.
-I beg you, Ida.
You have to listen.
Wait. Lene, stop.
-Stop.
-You must not go.
Lene.
What are you doing?
You're suffocating her.
Thanks for stopping by.
THE FUTURE AWAITS
-Oh, no.
-We have found the graduation truck.
The driver was unconscious,
and the kids were gone.
-No!
-Lene, you have to calm down.
-Take it easy.
-We have patrols out looking for them.
-Do you know what time?
-We don't know when.
We only know
that they are all gone, and it seems
that they have gone somewhere together.
Calm down.
Why the hell didn't you listen to me?
They've gone to a party.
They are teenagers. You have to relax.
They are somewhere, right?
It is over now.
So it was said that a broken mirror
meant seven years of bad luck
because it was thought
that it was your soul which was broken.
But the explanation behind
this superstition probably is
that mirrors
were incredibly valuable back then,
and it was a way to scare servants
into taking better care of them.
You are listening to
The Voice of the Night,
a program made by me and you, out there,
where everything and nothing can happen.
Now is the time for you to call me,
take me by the hand,
and tell me how you feel
about superstition.
We have a caller on the line. Welcome.
Hi. It's Ghita.
Hi, Ghita. Your radio is turned on
right next to you again.
Please turn it off when you call us.
Hi.
Hi, crab.
Hi.
That is so nice. Is it for me?
It's not quite done.
It needs more glitter.
You pour it all over it.
It is just perfect.
Where is the crab? Here are the pincers.
Crab, crab, and then the crab is ready.
What are we doing?
-Crab
-Crab
-Hi, Dad.
-Hi, honey.
Can I watch iPad?
Yes, for half an hour, okay?
-Hi.
-Hey.
Wow. You look great.
-You smell nice.
-Thank you.
-Is it because you're going out?
-Yes, it is.
How lovely. Where are you going?
-Wouldn't you like to know.
-Yes.
It's just because
I saw you in town with that woman.
Your…
-Your girlfriend, or is it…
-No.
-No, we've just had a cup of coffee.
-Okay. Yes.
It's just a very small town,
and I also live here, so if you're…
We've just had a cup of coffee.
Aren't you going out tonight?
You moved…
-What? A year ago?
-Yes.
We are not doing this, okay?
-We are not doing this.
-Why not?
I miss you.
-You're doing it because I'm going out.
-That isn't why.
-Yes, it is.
-That's not why.
It's not fair.
You were the one who wanted this.
I don't know what I want.
I got you.
-You're so stupid.
-You're so easy.
You didn't get me.
-I'll let Simon work the keyboard today.
-Okay.
Is that okay with you?
Welcome back. We have a caller on the air.
Hi. Do you know the feeling
of spitting over your shoulder…
-That won't help you.
-Hello, who is this?
If they want you, they'll take you.
-Who is this?
-There is another reality.
A reality behind the one we're in.
The connection is a little off.
-Do you have me on speaker?
-Can you hear me?
I was there, Astrid. I was there.
Unfortunately, I think we have to…
It will happen again.
…move on to the next caller.
Don't hang up. It's me, Jakob.
Jakob Skipper.
It's like the magical coin I gave you.
Nothing disappears entirely.
-What magical coin?
-Don't you remember me?
I knew your sister, Ida.
And I know why she disappeared.
Who is this?
What you call superstitions are real.
It's all in the book.
-We have to meet.
-Who is this?
I was there. I saw when they disappeared.
-What do you want from me?
-I know what happened then.
Hello?
No, put him back on.
Put him back on.
-I wasn't supposed to cut the line?
-No, call him again.
What the hell? Call him.
Call him again!
-I don't know his name.
-Why didn't you take down his number?
-The caller. What is his name?
-I don't know.
-Fucking amateur!
-Astrid! What's going on?
THREE GRADUATES FOUND
BUT WHERE ARE THE REST?
JAKOB SKIPPER,
AMELIA GEISLER AND FALKE GRAVESEN
21 GRADUATES STILL MISSING
What are you thinking about, dear?
I don't think Ida will come back.
I also miss her.
I miss her all the time.
But no one has given up, okay?
-Hi. What's going on?
-Hi.
Thanks for coming. Is Vera with you?
-Yes, she's in the car.
-Okay, can we…
-Can we go for a walk?
-Yes.
Thank you.
I have to find out what happened
when Ida disappeared.
Okay.
So I've decided
to do a radio program about it,
and I'm going back to Copenhagen.
You never wanted
to talk about your sister,
and now you want to make a show about her?
I have to.
-It'll only be a couple of weeks.
-But what about Vera?
I'll come back.
I feel bad for Mom.
Yes, I feel bad for all of us.
Lie down, okay?
LOCKSMITH
There are my keys
to the municipal coffers. See you.
-Hi.
-Hi. Is this 106?
Yes. How can I help you?
Are you Jakob Skipper?
I'm Astrid.
I think you may have tried to contact me.
No.
-You're not Jakob?
-No.
Okay.
-I found his address.
-He just uses this address.
Okay.
Do you know where I can find him?
I have no idea.
It's because I'm making a program about…
I don't want to participate.
Take your things and go.
He tried to call me a couple of days ago.
What did he want?
I don't know.
My sister was one
of those who disappeared.
-What was her name?
-Ida.
-They were dating.
-Yes.
I remember her.
Kevin?
-Could you mind the shop?
-Yes.
Let's go in the back.
Jakob is my kid brother.
He just has a c/o address here.
So I don't think I can help you.
-I haven't seen him in forever.
-Do you know where he could be?
He could be anywhere.
Jakob is what you could call "searching."
After what?
What did he say when he called?
He said that he saw them disappear,
among other things.
He didn't see anything.
You've got my word.
Don't believe everything he says.
-Why not?
-They ruined him.
The rumors. The newspapers.
They blamed the whole thing on him
and the two other survivors.
Amelia and Falke. Did they stay in touch?
I don't think so.
When did you last see him?
It's been a long time.
I'm sorry.
Okay, if you hear anything
or if he shows up, would you call me?
Sure.
-What was your name?
-I'm Mathias.
-Thanks.
-No problem.
Bye.
Bye.
Hi.
Hi, Buster.
-Hi, honey.
-Hi, Buster.
-Hi.
-Hi, Dad. Aw.
Come on in.
-Hi, Buster, honey.
-Come on up.
-Yes.
-Hi. It is good to see you.
Hi. Come in.
They always say
Bornholm is a sunshine island.
But every time I'm there,
it's raining cats and dogs.
Yes. We actually also had snow one day.
-Did you?
-One day, yeah.
We haven't.
We built a snowman for Vera
with a carrot and everything.
-Really?
-Yes.
-Did you change the Bornholm dialect?
-Stop!
-You always say that.
-Bornholmian is the weirdest dialect.
Sorry, but it's weird. It is.
I have a grandchild
who speaks Bornholmian.
She doesn't speak Bornholmian.
-She and I spoke on the phone.
-She doesn't speak Bornholmian.
"Jeg kjør ne' i byen."
That's what she said.
That is Bornholmian.
It was a joke.
You think it's cute, but it's very weird.
How long are you staying in Copenhagen?
I don't really know yet.
-It's so nice to have you here.
-It's so great I can stay here.
-It is very nice.
-Are you here for work?
-Yes, it is.
-What are you doing?
I am developing a program.
What is it about?
About back then.
What?
I would like to do a…
Try to investigate what really happened.
I need to try.
To understand…
I thought I might contact Amelia.
-You know, Ida's friend who…
-No, don't do that.
-You have to stop right now.
-Dad, that is up to me.
No, you have to stop. Right now.
Don't start stirring that up.
You have no idea what you are setting off.
-But I have to try.
-No.
I don't want it.
-Stop it.
-That is my decision.
It is not your decision.
That case has been closed.
Oh? Did they find Ida?
WHAT ARE THEY HIDING?
THE THREE GRADUATES WHO DIDN'T DISAPPEAR
IT IS UNLIKELY THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING,
SAYS INVESTIGATOR HARALD BIRCH
You serve for a lot of years
and go through lots of cases,
but nothing like this.
A whole class of graduates
disappearing without a trace.
-Then they show up.
-Jakob?
And Amelia and Falke.
We only had those three to pursue.
Twenty-one students don't just vanish
into thin air without anyone seeing it.
I kept insisting that they had to know
something, that they had seen something.
You can sit there. But there was something
they just weren't saying.
-Yes.
-We just didn't get very far.
-Why did you close the investigation?
-I didn't.
I was taken off it.
They said I couldn't manage it,
and was obsessed, and didn't see things
clearly anymore, but that was bullshit.
So I copied all the tapes and left.
I can't do it anymore.
It's over, I'm done.
You can have everything I've got.
This conversation…
It's off the record.
-Of course.
-It's important.
Yes.
It has been a long day, and you've been
sitting here for many hours, Jakob,
but please, tell us everything
from the beginning once more.
We were driving, the truck braked,
and then the others were gone.
-And what did you do then?
-We walked.
-Left the scene of the accident?
-Listen.
We were in shock.
We didn't know what the hell to do.
You didn't consider
calling the police at all?
Everything was chaos.
We didn't think that far.
-Why don't you believe me?
-It just sounds a little unlikely.
I fell and hit my head.
I passed out. I don't know what the hell…
He had no bruises or cuts.
-And he hadn't hit his head.
-You think he's lying?
I think he was forced to lie.
If he was in on it,
or if they blackmailed him, I don't know.
But he isn't innocent.
Here we have Amelia Geisler.
This is right after the accident.
I was sitting in the back. At the end.
I felt really bad. I had to throw up.
And then what happened?
And then suddenly
the truck braked hard, and…
Yes.
I was on the floor
thinking I was going to die.
And your best friend, Ida, was also
among those who disappeared, right?
Yes.
Do you remember what you did
after the truck braked hard?
I looked up, and then Ida was gone.
They all were.
Yes, except you three, right?
I don't know why. We don't know anything.
We haven't done anything.
-Why did you run?
-She seems genuinely sad.
-We panicked and ran.
-Sad is one way to put it.
Contrite is another.
Here we have Falke Gravesen.
I was scared.
-Why were you scared? What had you done?
-Nothing.
Listen. You can tell me.
I know you haven't done anything.
But Jakob? Did Jakob do anything?
-He started it.
-Started what?
-All of it. He brought us there.
-Jakob?
He convinced us.
-All of you?
-Yes.
But mostly Ida.
-Ida?
-That's Ida Agerskov.
Who disappeared.
She didn't want to. And I didn't want to.
-But they just said I had to.
-Had to do what, Falke?
-I don't know how it all fits together.
-Did he kill them?
-Who?
-Your classmates.
-It was just the four of us.
-Who?
Ida, Jakob, Amelia, and me.
-What about the others?
-They weren't there.
-Weren't they in the truck?
-I'm talking about the island.
What island, Falke?
-The one from the book.
-What book?
-Jakob's book.
-So are your classmates on the island?
No, it was just us.
I don't understand
where you're going with this.
I don't know. I don't get it either.
I think we did something wrong there.
-What did you do wrong?
-We ruined it.
Everything else went bad after that.
What is he talking about?
What is this island?
We investigated it.
We also found
the island he was talking about.
But there were no traces
of the missing kids.
This is a case where it is almost
impossible to have a theory.
Were they killed, buried?
Did they run off with a cult or kidnapped?
What happened?
The only thing I'm convinced of
is that those three know something.
That won't get you anywhere.
I'm looking for Lars Geisler.
Doesn't he live here?
Try Tove's.
-Tove's?
-Tove's pub.
Further down the street.
Okay. Thanks.
Lars Geisler. Does he hang out here?
-Lars? Doesn't ring a bell.
-No?
-Doesn't ring a bell, no.
-Okay.
-Sorry.
-Is it Laden you're looking for?
He's down there.
Laden? You've got visitors.
-Can I ask for another beer?
-Yes, of course.
-No glass for that one either?
-No, thanks.
Excuse me, are you Amelia's dad?
Would you like a beer?
I don't know if you remember me.
Astrid, Ida's sister.
I would really like
to talk to Amelia.
She isn't here.
-She disappeared.
-Oh, I didn't think…
I thought she was left behind.
Do you know where she is?
-Do you not understand me?
-I'm asking…
Do you not understand what I'm saying?
She isn't here anymore.
Is she dead?
Yes, you could say that.
Do you want to know a secret?
She had it coming.
You always fuss over her.
Stop it. She's not eating.
She's not sleeping.
It isn't normal. This isn't Astrid.
-She wants attention.
-No. She's upset like us.
She's not well. She needs help.
She's not being examined.
Nothing is wrong with her.
How can you say that?
Am I also insane?
Stop it. How could it hurt
for her to talk to someone?
A child psychologist.
Astrid.
Astrid.
Astrid.
Astrid!
Astrid!
You're sleepwalking. Astrid, wake up.
You're dreaming.
Wake up, darling.
Come here.
Come.
I saw them.
Saw them how?
In the dark.
It was a scary place.
It is called an episode when you get…
But it was real.
It probably felt real, but that's
how it is when you miss someone a lot.
I'll protect you. I promise you.
I am here by your side.
Always.
Many of us have spent a long time
putting this behind us.
It hasn't been easy. You have too.
Yes.
Is it difficult with you and David?
That's not really relevant.
I understand it isn't easy
with a small child.
Dad, Jakob Skipper called me.
That explains it.
He called me live on the radio,
and he said that he saw them disappear.
I hate to say it,
but Jakob Skipper is sick.
-Something is wrong…
-Yes.
It already was back then.
Yes, but it can't be a coincidence
that he calls now
and says he knows something.
I have just watched tapes
of the interrogations,
and there is something he's hiding.
-Listen.
-I can see it in his face.
Listen, darling. I know how you feel.
-Yes, but…
-I know how you feel.
I've gone down that rabbit hole
many times.
Right?
But you have to accept
that no one knows what happened back then.
Yes.
And we have to live with that.
Right?
Come.
SEE YOU TONIGHT!
DAD
Buster?
Hey. What's up?
What's up?
No!
-Remember your boxes.
-Yes.
Let's go.
Astrid?
Astrid, class is over.
-Astrid speaking.
-What did he say when he called?
-What?
-Who is this?
What did Jakob say when he called?
-Tell me.
-Mathias, is that you?
You said my little brother had called.
But what did he say?
Well, he said that…
What?
It doesn't matter. He's dead now.
He's killed himself.
-What?
-He jumped.
-What?
-My little brother is dead.
When did it happen?
It doesn't matter.
-You can stop looking for him.
-When did it…
Subtitle translation by:
Toke Lasvill-Andersen