Unit One (2000) s01e02 Episode Script

Request for Assistance
A-21/99
Well
I'm here to tell you who
the new chief of Homicide is.
We got a lot of applications
from the best people.
And when it came
to the final decision,
you were in the top three.
I suggested you
as most suitable
But someone was better.
Maybe so, but
you got the job.
- Congratulations, Ingrid.
- Thanks.
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
Ingrid, it was a risk
appointing you,
the first female
chief of Homicide.
You're well known abroad
as an internal investigator.
It's not going to be easy.
I suggest you be humble
in the job.
And cooperate.
I'll present you
to the chief.
She wants to congratulate you.
- Okay.
- Well
Talking of luck
In return, I managed to get us
a rise in our bonus.
- A good rise. For everyone.
- Okay.
Ulf, what do you mean by
"in return"?
I had several meetings
with the chief of police.
So she upped the budget
in return for me
being chief of Homicide.
- Not in so many words.
- Really?
Absolutely not.
Good, then.
Why is she always
so stubborn?
Local Pub, Horsens
21:11, Friday November 12
We're still waiting.
What's going on?
Remove the empties.
Jesus Christ!
Hello?
Hi.
Hang on.
- Dad
- Yes, my dear.
Phone.
Johnny here.
Why in the woods?
Okay.
See you.
Have to go.
Can't it wait?
Shut up!
- Dad
- Yes.
- Can I have another cola?
- No more.
Sure, my dear.
- You've been drinking.
- Just shut up.
Boller State Forest, Horsens
00:37, Saturday November 13
UNIT ONE
EPISODE 2
- Yes?
- It's Ulf.
Hang on.
Ingrid.
Ingrid
A homicide in Horsens.
They need our assistance.
Okay.
I'll brief you later today.
- Tell me now.
- Why?
I want to leave before
the local chief messes it all up.
I didn't hear that.
Andersen sends his regards.
He looks forward to
your cooperation. Understood?
- Where are Fischer and LaCour?
- Is Mum leaving?
- That's right.
- Great. Let's go, then.
- We can't.
- She won't let us?
Yes.
Yes.
Yes. See you.
- That's why you got the job.
- But he wants me to fail.
- You won't.
- Won't I?
Hey.
When it really counts,
no one's better than you.
Silly you!
Does Tobias know I'm leaving?
And he's upset?
- Want me to call his dad?
- I suggested fishing.
- No way.
- Come on
It's too cold to go fishing.
- Please answer it
- It's for you.
- IP.
- Hi!
We're off to Horsens.
An assassination.
- Five shots from a 12-gauge.
- Reloaded three times!
The forensic team's there.
Ulf said the locals
have a theory Hold on.
Okay.
Go fishing, then.
You guys!
Sorry.
I'll leave soon.
Bye.
Why don't you come too?
We could stay
at a hotel.
And what am I going to do
while you work till midnight?
- What about clean shirts?
- I'll buy some there.
- And the mobile office, Gaby.
- Sure.
It needs a clean.
It's in a state.
- The new driver?
- I have his number.
- Excellent.
- Okay. See you.
It's Gaby from Unit One.
Could you
I have to leave now.
Hey
Want to meet up again?
See you.
He was sweet and lovely.
- So many are.
- It's not serious, then?
when you go?
- No.
- What if you did something?
- Never.
- But if you did
What would he do
if you went with someone?
He'd consider it my problem
and ask me to leave.
Exactly.
He'd ask you to leave pronto.
That's what women
like to hear
- Hey
- Awake?
- Can't sleep for your chatter.
- Grouch.
Well, some idiot
just ruined my weekend.
Horsens Police Station
11:05, Saturday November 13
This is bar owner
John Poulsen.
Well known to the police,
with a long criminal record.
The shot to the heart
was probably fatal.
But he was repeatedly shot
from close range.
- Any theories?
- Yes.
John Poulsen owned
a local pub
where you can buy
most things
including speed,
in competition
with a biker gang.
And the gang leader,
Grue, he threatened Poulsen
a few times.
- But
- It's not business.
It's emotional.
It's too violent.
Jealousy, revenge, hate.
But it's not business.
It's too messy. This killing
isn't professional, it's personal.
Let's focus
on the Poulsen family.
Hi.
- Hi, Lund.
- Well, case almost solved?
The bikers?
Not our main lead.
Let's get going.
- Mind if I start?
- Okay.
- Fischer and LaCour?
- On the way.
Just one more day
- We didn't get that.
- No, unfortunately we didn't.
We would have nailed him.
Just half a day more
- Should I ask Ingrid?
- Why?
So you can get back
on the case.
No way,
I'm not going back now.
Maybe you want to go back?
Why?
The redhead.
- Who?
- You know who.
- Oh, her
- When did you last get laid?
- Shut up.
- Before or after 1980?
We receive the report at 23.18.
That's the closest time
we've got.
Four minutes later,
the first police car arrives.
When the ambulance gets there
they look at him and say
"Get a hearse instead."
Soon after, Mr Lundgaard
is kind enough to disturb me
at the mayor's party
Excuse me,
but it's already in the report.
True.
But the forensic team
deserves credit. Well done.
Morning.
LaCour's responsibility is
the crime scene and forensics.
Fischer deals with
the victim and family.
- IP
- The rest.
The reports, all of them,
are handed to Gaby.
Why not arrest Grue?
- On what grounds?
- He threatened the deceased.
There are other possibilities.
Next meeting at 8 a.m.
It's Sunday today I know.
- Why are you so certain?
- I just am.
He'd have handed you the case
if you'd waited.
No time.
Andersen used to be a good cop.
But now he's old.
- Dinner at the mayor's!
- Learn this.
You don't advance
by trampling on other people.
Okay. Apologise on my behalf
and say I'm an ambitious bitch.
Come on, IP
Isn't it all about three things?
Cooperation, cooperation,
cooperation.
- You're right.
- Of course.
You are an ambitious bitch!
Right on time.
- Isn't that Johnny Olsen?
- Apparently.
Look, it's the real Johnny Olsen.
You're right.
Is this your first trip?
Yes, got the truck last week.
- So now you're a truck driver?
- That's right.
- Hi.
- Allow me.
Thanks.
- You left the message?
- Yes.
I'm impressed. It's really clean.
It needed it.
Sorry for the delay.
I'll call for you
to pick it up later.
Plenty of time.
- I didn't introduce myself.
- No need.
Okay.
I have to say, this mobile office
really surprises me.
- Why not introduce him?
- Come on
It's Johnny Olsen.
It can't be all work.
IP
Ever been jealous?
- Still grumpy!
- I'm not.
went to a party once
and he started dancing
with a woman from work
I could have killed her.
Exactly. You do crazy things
when you get like that.
Look.
An old,
alcoholic pub owner.
Married to a lovely lady.
A guy moves into the basement.
A real hunk.
- No.
- She might think so.
Three months later
she becomes pregnant.
Okay.
Then he's jailed for violence
Once released,
he moves back
and works as a bodyguard
for the deceased.
A young man lives
with a young woman
married to an old drunk.
Maybe they wanted to get rid
of the bastard?
- See what I mean?
- Yes.
- And the bikers?
- They'll have to wait.
LaCour is at the crime scene.
I'll interview the bodyguard
and the "grieving" widow.
It's going to be tough.
And it takes time.
We need to talk to Kim too.
Is he here?
Check out the basement.
That's where he lives.
You worked at the pub last night.
- And someone phoned John?
- I don't know who called.
How old
is your daughter Camilla?
- Nine.
- Was she there too?
- I'd like to talk to Camilla.
- Why?
She might know who called.
She's at my dad's.
I don't want her to see me
like this.
last night.
He was killed because they knew
you were out of town.
I guess so.
- So who are they?
- I've no idea.
You protect him.
He's killed on your first day off.
He was afraid of someone.
Who was it?
Are you afraid too?
I'm not afraid of anything.
Okay.
- Did you hurt yourself?
- It's nothing
Nikolaj hit me
when I tried to put on his shoes.
- How old is he?
- One.
How were things
between you and John?
Good.
You're not telling me the truth
about the scratch.
John hit you, right?
But
I forgot to pay the GST.
We had to pay a big fine.
He was okay.
He looked after me.
What's going to happen now?
This is soundproof.
- Been living here long?
- Three months.
- Plus a few years ago too.
- Before going to jail
- I met a friend.
- Name?
- Jeppe. It was his birthday.
His mum and stepfather.
They held the party.
We got pissed. Jeppe got into
a fight with his stepfather
Always happens.
The cops came.
But I'd passed out by then.
Nothing came of it.
No reports, I believe.
I'll bet.
Kim
Do you "look after" her
sometimes?
She's a hot woman.
Are you saying,
the day after he was killed,
I'm fucking
my best mate's wife?
It wasn't my intention.
I don't care
about their personal problems.
Could be him.
I'd say they're in a relationship.
Maybe.
But she seems
to be really grieving.
- Having second thoughts?
- No.
Maybe she's just pretending
to mourn.
I get out
Crime Scene
14:33, Saturday 13 November
I move away from the car
Does he always talk to himself?
No
Then I can't get to this point.
I move
I move to this spot!
No, I would have been hit.
Instead I move to this spot.
Poulsen gets out
and leaves the door open.
Then he moves to that spot.
And then the shots.
I want to get away,
but I move to that spot first.
Otherwise I can't get
to that spot.
I see he's dead.
And then I run.
Trainers.
Gumboots.
Size 11 - 12.
Trainers.
Gumboots.
Trainers.
It's LaCour
Please bring some tape.
You saw Kim last night.
Where?
- What time?
- About 10, 10.30 p.m.
- Okay.
I'd just dropped off a passenger
and then I saw Kim.
He looked as if he needed a taxi.
I hoped he wouldn't pick me.
I didn't want to drive
a psycho.
You don't like Kim?
As bodyguards, Kim and Jeppe
believe they own the whole city.
What kind of shoes
was he wearing?
Trainers?
I think so.
- IP.
- Yes?
The police visited Jeppe's mum
last night.
Both Kim and Jeppe were there
at the time of the killing.
Damn.
Ingrid is not going to be happy.
Waste of time.
You don't like Kim.
So you want
to get him in trouble.
- It was Kim.
- Impossible.
Located 50 kilometres from here.
He couldn't drive to Horsens
in five minutes.
- Yesterday?
- Or the day before.
It looks like a conspiracy.
Two people.
"Trainers" is the person
that Poulsen picks up.
"Trainers" leaves the car first.
He knows that "Gumboots"
is hiding in the forest.
"Gumboots" shoots Poulsen.
Then they both run to this spot,
where a boat is waiting for them.
Excellent.
The mobile office.
- Ingrid's idea?
- Yes.
Not bad.
Got a few things that might
be of interest to you guys.
Apparently Grue was set
to collect a gambling debt
300,000 that Poulsen
didn't want to pay.
Grue is known to be
a violent loan shark.
Grue and his gang
are located here.
The crime scene is here.
Nobody saw a car
leaving the crime scene.
It's possible
they had a boat waiting here,
motored to this spot,
and had a car waiting here.
Last night witnesses saw
an old blue Opel Record
leaving at great speed
in the direction of Nebel.
Apparently Grue owns
a similar blue car.
Interesting.
Though the lady
might not like this
I still believe you need
to put Grue's photo up here.
- Am I interrupting?
- No.
I got the local newspaper.
It's on the front page.
Thanks.
I guess the guy who was killed
owned this pub?
- Anything else?
- Sorry, no.
Wasn't that
Sure.
These are the shell cases.
Off to Ballistics.
- Okay.
- And
A gift from the forensic team.
"Trainers" may have left
blood traces in the car.
- We'll get the DNA profile?
- Sure.
- Hi, IP.
- Bad news.
Kim has an alibi. Plus,
Andersen's got some new leads.
Poulsen was stupid enough
to owe Grue 300,000 kroner.
And Grue has a blue car,
like the one witnesses saw.
- Maybe they used a boat.
- True.
LaCour found tracks.
- Should have got him sooner.
- Get Fischer to do it.
- Get some local backup too.
- Okay.
Hey.
I want Grue.
If you could deliver
the invitation.
Kim's got a good alibi.
Really?
Andersen believes
Grue had a strong motive.
A 300,000 kroner gambling debt.
It's strange.
I've never been so sure before
that it's personal.
The new truck driver
- Isn't it Johnny Olsen?
- Right.
Who is Johnny Olsen?
- Johnny Olsen?
- Yes.
Biker clubhouse, Nebel
15:33, Saturday November 13
Grue, it's the police.
Come on out!
Okay, break down the gate.
Gaby.
- Did you look at the report?
- Yes.
"Car dealer Nielsen drives home
his son's girlfriend"
Why drive through the forest
at that hour?
- You're right.
- Check out the database.
You should have seized him
this morning, but she refused.
Women in the police force
are fine, but not as chiefs.
You're an old fogy, Lundgaard.
Really?
It's a female conspiracy.
First a chief of police,
then a chief of Homicide.
Appointed by a female!
How long will she last?
Six months?
Thanks.
Grue's escaped.
We'd better start a search.
Any other ideas?
Make a decision!
Are we going after Grue
I don't have enough.
I still need to
match the murder weapon.
Plus interview the daughter.
LaCour could talk to her.
Okay.
Ingrid, we have some info
on the car dealer. Take a look.
Interesting.
He might not be
a "decent" family man after all.
Bloody hell!
This one's mine.
What about Grue?
You search for him.
Interview of first witness
15:49, Saturday November 13
I tried to talk to your son's girl.
She's still in shock.
Obviously.
Why make a detour
via the forest?
We were just chatting away,
and suddenly I realised
we were driving
towards the beach.
Hardly a detour.
Why the need to pee
so soon after leaving?
My thoughts, exactly.
Women!
Sorry.
- So she was squatting there
- She went behind a tree.
Excuse me, it's in the report.
Why don't you read it again?
What happened to your lips?
Young girls
They found me not guilty.
Not guilty!
Wonderful luck.
- 1975.
- I was only 19.
- Dad, it's almost sold.
- Good work.
Why didn't you drive her home?
We decided he'd had too much
to drink, so
You decided.
Maybe.
Your customers are waiting.
I guess the interview's over.
Listen carefully,
you have two choices.
We talk now
or I'll have a chat to your son.
Either way, I want to know
what happened in the car.
We found a boat at the fjord.
- Might be the one they used.
- Good.
The time of murder's been
moved back 40 minutes.
Ingrid suspected the car dealer
wasn't telling the truth.
He stopped and tried
to get into the girl's pants.
The old pig.
She hears the shooting
and runs away in panic.
He wastes time ensuring
she won't tell the son.
Then he realises
someone's been shot.
- Then he dials 000.
- Okay.
The time of murder
has moved to 22.35.
Check if Kim
Cool, she'll never quit.
I'm on my way.
- Talk to Jeppe too.
- Will do.
We're leaving now.
Fast!
Start timing.
The time of murder has been
moved by 40 minutes.
The car dealer jumped the girl.
They heard the shots,
he panicked
and wanted her to lie
Damn!
Find my blue flashing light.
to check on Kim's timing
but I have a local cop
following us.
We're at fuck!
Turn it on!
Just add ten seconds
and we should be fine.
Smoke?
Interview of daughter
16:30, Saturday November 13
Hi.
- Is it yours?
- Yes.
It's very cute.
- What's its name?
- Bear.
- Who gave it to you?
- My grandfather.
Let's talk about your dad.
He's dead.
Right.
You were at the pub last night?
Someone called your dad.
Who picked up the phone?
I did.
Was it a man or a woman?
A man.
Did you recognise the voice?
Try to remember.
- Who are you?
- Hello.
LaCour. Unit One.
You should have asked me first.
- Nobody answered.
- I was asleep.
I need to talk to you too.
Where were you last night?
Here. Watching TV.
- Any witnesses?
- No.
How was your relationship
with your son-in-law?
He was much older than her.
Jeanette always managed
to meet the wrong men.
- What do you shoot them with?
- What?
The ducks.
- I've got a licence.
- Okay.
Could I have a look at the gun?
Okay.
Could I also borrow
your gumboots?
I brought Danish pastry.
Thanks.
- I've good news and bad news.
- Good news first.
Kim could have made the drive.
Then I still think
Kim is "Trainers".
And I'm guessing his old mate
Jeppe fits "Gumboots".
The bad news.
They can't find Jeppe,
but they've found his folks.
- Okay.
- Now the really bad news.
This is yesterday's pastry.
Interview regarding Kin's Alibi, Arhus
16:45, Saturday November 13
And then Kim and Jeppe
arrived at 6 o'clock for dinner.
We should have started at 6,
but it became thanks.
Later.
It was 7.
You were pissed again.
You made me nervous.
I'm always nervous
when Jeppe visits.
They always get into a fight.
- They stayed all night?
- Yes.
Well, they borrowed our car.
- My car.
- His.
They wanted to get
some more booze.
10 o'clock, I think.
- How long were they gone?
- 15 to 30 minutes.
- Are you sure?
- I'm sure
- You're sure it wasn't longer?
- Yes.
- Did you doze off?
- She didn't sleep.
- She was just drinking.
- I was nervous.
- It was my fault?
- No.
He started it.
He wanted to fight.
And then
when they returned
They got into a fight
and then the cops came.
At 23.20?
Yes.
Just wondering
Is your car an Opel Record?
- Blue?
- How did you know?
We'd like to talk to Jeppe.
Where is he now?
Gran Canaria in Spain.
They came for dinner,
before driving to the airport.
Thanks, Fischer. See you.
Jeppe is in Gran Canaria.
Check his travel agency.
And when he got a return ticket.
Another thing.
They didn't stay all night.
They went for a drive
in Jeppe's stepdad's car.
- Okay.
- A blue Record!
What?
Grue drives a blue Record.
Kim and Jeppe borrowed one.
That's funny.
The score is one all!
- A beer, please.
- Sure.
- Johnny Olsen, right?
- Right.
It's on me. Johnny Olsen,
Danish international!
Just after
the Championship Cup.
- How many games?
- 37. And then
I remember, bad injury.
Not too good, right?
A lot of things happened here!
It's big news.
The owner was killed last night.
These guys
The "grieving" widow
and Kim, the bodyguard.
They've had fun for years.
Fischer?
"Call Signe."
Any idea who wrote this?
- The redhead.
- You gave her my number?
She asked.
I can't believe this.
You must have been so drunk.
- Sorry.
- You need a break.
It's here.
The list of all stolen weapons.
- Have a look.
- Hansted?
Okay,
can we reach a conclusion?
- IP.
- Don't know.
- Gaby?
- Kim and a mate.
I agree. And the mate is Jeppe.
- Ditto.
- Details?
Kim and Jeanette are lovers.
Poulsen wasn't nice to her.
They could easily
have made the drive.
His mum was too pissed
to remember.
I agree,
Poulsen wasn't nice.
He wouldn't go to the woods
with a stranger.
Let's get Kim.
Arrest him?
Charge him?
- Yes!
- That's too early.
- We need more proof.
- I want his blood sample.
- What about Andersen's theory?
- I don't care.
Fine,
but isn't it a bit risky
making an arrest
on the first day?
It's not.
You could have been huge,
like Elkj'r.
You'd have been rich then.
- One more?
- Sure.
The time is 19.07.
You're under arrest.
Jeanette,
did you kiss him goodbye?
You won't see him for years.
Where are you going?
Interrogation
of Kim Boager Hansen.
Charged with
killing John Poulsen.
The time is 21.30
on 13 November 1999.
Present,
Chief of Homicide Ingrid Dahl.
You tried to escape.
- Why?
- I'm always chief suspect.
It isn't you, then?
No.
Did you get the scratch
stealing the weapon?
No, I got it from
Some guys at the pub
got pissed.
- Where were you Friday?
- I've told you.
- At Jeppe's mum's.
- All night?
Yes.
She says you borrowed their car.
True.
It was Jeppe's birthday
and we went to buy more booze.
- How long were you gone?
- 15 minutes.
I don't think you went for booze.
I think you went to Horsens.
You took Poulsen to the forest
and Jeppe was waiting for him.
I don't care what you think.
You're too busy guessing.
Don't guess. Get the guy
who killed my best mate.
Was Poulsen your best mate?
Is that why you stayed there?
He wanted me to scare people.
I'm very good at that!
You met Jeppe
at the children's home?
Apparently
you saved his life.
No.
Guys tried
throwing him out the window.
I was angry.
I guess your best mate
is Jeppe, then.
Was John a good dad?
- None of my business.
- Why didn't he want the boy?
- It's not my business.
- But why?
Isn't he a sweet kid?
How did you feel
when John was beating her?
I have my rights.
I don't have to say any more.
The time is 21.41.
Interrogation terminated.
Kim, one more thing.
- We need a blood sample.
- What for?
That's for you to work out.
Good night.
- I miss you.
- I miss you too.
Sorry about this weekend.
- How is Tobias?
- Asleep, we leave early.
And the forecast is fine.
Hey
What's going on?
Gry is checking out
a dress of yours.
- Which one?
- The pink one.
- Your daughter is in love.
- What's his name?
Dad!
Gaby's here.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
And you've been together
for six years?
It's not always like this.
But right now it is.
Let's go for a drink.
- Come on.
- Sorry.
Tell me?
I was nine too
when my dad died.
He was in the police force too?
Yes. And my grandad
and uncle also.
Would you prefer
a man as your boss?
Johnny Olsen,
why did you go to the pub?
- Just happened to
- It's not on.
We investigate.
You drive the truck.
- What's with your eye?
- A fight at the pub.
Let me have a look at it.
Don't worry.
Poulsen wasn't sure
if he was the boy's father.
Everyone at the pub knows
that Kim's the father.
Good night.
Where were we?
If you'd prefer a man as boss?
I couldn't tell the difference.
Sleep well.
Morning.
Was it a late night?
No, not too late.
- Any male candidates?
- No.
Ingrid here.
Okay.
- Well?
- Andersen called Ulf.
Horsen Police Station
07:30, Sunday November 14
Hi.
Can I still stay at the hotel?
Of course.
- I ran into Ulf at the cinema.
- Ulf, at the cinema?
I ran into him
just as I was leaving.
- Aren't you happy to see me?
- I am.
I'll book a room
- Lucky you could come with Ulf.
- Yes.
Please meet
our deputy chief constable.
She doesn't agree with
the evidence.
- We have a problem.
- Ingrid, right?
She wasn't my idea.
There you are.
Could we two have a moment?
You're not handling
this case well.
Don't forget,
you're representing Unit One.
You work with the local police,
not against them.
- That is my goal.
- Really?
Why did you make an arrest
when Andersen was against it?
Jeppe escaped to Spain.
Kim might have done the same.
Only if he had
a guilty conscience.
I've heard about your indictment.
It's very shaky.
You haven't heard everything.
Two days before the killing,
a 12-gauge shotgun was stolen
from this house in Hansted.
Nothing else was stolen
from the house.
Blood traces were left
from a broken window.
The owners had been
foster-parents to
Kim Boager Hansen.
The same day,
a local officer in Hansted
booked a speeding car.
Driving the car
was Kim Boager Hansen.
Also in the car
was his mate Jeppe.
The officer noted a scratch
on Kim's arm.
They have a relationship
and he could be her boy's father.
Kim's got a financial
and emotional motive
for killing Poulsen.
"Undoubted." "Could be"
The judge won't release Kim
until we've got his DNA profile
and checked
if he stole the weapon.
And if it's Kim's blood
in the car.
I'll do my best.
Then it was correct of me
to pay a visit.
- The judge granted 72 hours?
- No comment.
- You moved too early?
- No comment. Excuse me.
TV. Coffee machine.
Microwave. Fridge.
When I'm tired, a bunk bed.
Okay.
Also a bunk bed here.
Maybe I should sell my house.
Got it all.
What else do I need?
- How is your eye?
- Fine.
Do you always
get into fights?
Do you always
ask silly questions?
Just give him his dummy.
And a kiss from me.
Two days. Maybe three.
- Any news?
- Hang on.
- I'll call later.
- Thanks.
We might get
the DNA result today.
When we get the result,
I'll shout us all dinner.
- And a beer.
- Me too.
Ingrid, I'm sorry to tell you.
Your local hospital called.
There's been an accident.
Tobias?
It's your husband.
He's been hit by a car.
But if he's out of theatre,
I want to know what happened.
Thank you.
The blood from the house
and from the car match.
But the DNA doesn't match
Kim Boager Hansen.
Shouldn't we inform Andersen?
Well, now they'll crucify her.
Hi, honey.
I'm sorry.
Why can't I ever leave you
on your own?
It's okay.
To be continued