Murder Mindfully (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

1
[quiet rock music playing]
POLICE
[rock music swelling]
[officer 1] Fuck.
- [man screams]
- [hard thud]
[officer 2] Police! We're coming in!
Let's go!
MURDER MINDFULLY
- [rock music stops]
- [tape rewinding sound]
[voices play rapidly in reverse]
[rewind sound stops]
[children chattering]
[children laughing]
There's my girl. Hey.
Hello, Papa. I'm playing.
I want it to look like our trip.
This is the big lake.
The lake?
[Emily] Mm-hm.
[ethereal music playing]
[Björn] I was touched to see
that our lake house weekend
made its way into her playtime.
[breathing deeply]
[Emily giggling]
[chainsaw roaring]
I was a tad jealous that she got
to live in blissful ignorance
of the bloodier, smellier,
chainsaw-ier elements of that weekend.
Hey, is Mommy here?
She put me in charge.
[chuckling] Okay.
[upbeat music playing]
She did?
Really?
Haha, I got you!
- [chuckling]
- [upbeat music stops]
[Katharina] We still haven't heard back
from 25 kindergartens.
And five flat out rejected us.
Hmm. But there's still time
to sign her up.
We only have three days.
And the last kindergarten
that I had hope for passed on us too.
"Dear Mrs. Diemel,
unfortunately, we will not
be accepting your daughter, Emily."
"We came to this decision due to the fact
that your husband once threatened us
when his client wanted" Uh.
"to make our school one of his brothels."
[Katharina] Mm-hm.
Yeah, okay.
- Katharina, I can explain
- Björn, listen.
The things you do for Dragan
are between you and him.
I don't care about Dragan.
Think of Emily.
I had no idea we'd have this much trouble
finding a school for her.
I need you to fix this mess for me.
You owe it to our daughter
to work your magic on them.
[contemplative music playing]
Make them see things
from your point of view.
That's what your good at.
Convincing people.
[Björn] Hm.
Yeah.
You can consider this an ultimatum.
Emmy gets a spot by next week
or we go live with my mom.
There are plenty
of good kindergartens where she is.
[cell phone ringing]
- I mean it.
- [contemplative music stops]
You have three days.
- [alert on cell phone]
- Make this thing right,
or I'm leaving.
[upbeat music playing]
[Björn sighs]
I only just recalibrated my work-life
balance, via a murder.
Now a damn kindergarten
is screwing the whole thing up.
[sighs]
[upbeat music continues]
[cell phone ringing]
[cell phone ringing]
LIKE A FISH IN WATER
DAY CARE CENTER
[Franjo] Your friend Franjo,
Untired's founder.
I have something special
to share with you all.
- It's our new sandal! Whoosh! [chuckling]
- [upbeat music stops]
Ah. Aren't they awesome?
And the best part,
if you use the code "FRANJO FOR YOU",
- you'll get 20% off
- Hey there. Do you have time to talk?
No.
You're not welcome here.
Um, listen, my name is
Yeah, I know who you are.
And you know what?
I'd rather eat factory-farmed meat
than let you and your pals
turn this place into a brothel.
Sorry, but
[contemplative music playing]
[sighs]
[doorbell rings repeatedly]
What?
Okay, I think we got off
on the wrong foot.
I want to see your kindergarten
grow and blossom.
In fact, I want my kid
to come to school here.
[snickering]
Forget it, suit.
You can't buy me off like your hookers!
I'm not here for me.
I'm here for my daughter, Emily.
Hmm. Not if she takes after her pops.
Apples don't fall far
from trees, and so on.
Toodles.
[door slams]
[upbeat music playing]
[Björn] A quick sleuth revealed
that the school's directors did more
than just educate young minds.
These losers also transformed old tires
into sustainable streetwear.
A few more clicks, and I'd pieced together
a pretty clear picture
of how these entrepreneurs
got the job done.
Apparently, their sweat shops wasted
three times as many resources as they
[clears throat] "up cycled."
And their work with kids
didn't stop at the school.
You can't get those low prices
without child labor.
I decided it was high time Dragan
sent his crew some instructions.
[writing]
STAR LAWYER
[upbeat music continues]
[children chattering]
[Björn] The upside
of meeting at a playground
was the level of privacy provided
by the incessant screams,
squeals, and giggles.
You could plan a murder there
and no one would be the wiser.
But there was a downside.
Two grown men without kids stick out here
like a couple of a drag queens
in a mosque.
[upbeat music stops]
- [child] Ready or not, here I come!
- [Björn] Nice spot.
I love watching children play.
I find it quite peaceful.
Yeah. If only they were quieter, right?
- [Björn chuckles]
- Silence can be louder than noise.
So, lawyer, why'd you wanna meet?
I assume you've already heard
that Murat was gunned down?
I was supposed
to meet with him that evening.
Something tells me I'd be dead
if I'd showed up there on time.
Do you think it was Boris?
Then who?
Sascha?
- Okay, listen.
- [intriguing music playing]
For the past few weeks,
Toni's been fucking up.
His numbers have been way off,
but he's saying it's on Boris.
Dragan told me he thinks Toni's skimming
our product and selling it on the side.
That's why Dragan and I went to that lot,
to try to catch those two dealers
who we'd got tipped off about.
But when we got there
they were waiting for us,
they knew we were coming.
The guy had a hand grenade.
- Who tipped you off about the parking lot?
- Murat.
And who would benefit most
if Dragan and I both blew up?
Toni.
[Björn breathing deeply]
But then why did someone shoot Murat?
- I'm not sure.
- [intriguing music stops]
Maybe he had too much to say.
That would mean Toni must've somehow
known what Murat said to me on the phone.
Yeah, I wouldn't be shocked
if you were bugged.
I mean, Toni brags all the time
about having a cop on his payroll.
Or some shit. [sniffs]
[exhales deeply]
Hey.
Should I hit up Walter for you,
to get you a bodyguard?
Mm. Nah. We can wait on that.
First I'd better talk to Dragan.
For sure.
Um
Speaking of
Dragan has a special assignment for you.
Here. For you.
- For me?
- Mm-hm.
[intriguing music playing]
"Brothel plan switch to a takeover
Parent initiatives."
"Instead of the brothel, go for
DAY CARE
day care."
[Björn] Mm-hm.
"More details from
star lawyer."
Ah, just "lawyer".
What's with this shit?
[music becomes tense]
What's up with Dragan? Did I slam his head
when he got into your trunk?
- [intriguing music continues]
- [both chuckling]
[mumbles]
[Sascha] For real though, what the fuck?
What about Boris
and our day-to-day business?
Shouldn't he be giving us
orders about all that?
He will, he will, but you know how he is.
Dragan will always do his own thing.
He likes to take action,
and we can't just ignore his commands
just because there's other shit
to do, and, um
Yeah.
Plus, it's not a bad plan.
It can take years to get approved
for a permit for a brothel.
We might as well bide our time maintaining
the kindergarten till the permits come.
[intriguing music stops]
Right.
If Dragan thinks we should,
then we'll annex the kindergarten.
I'll arrange a meeting there tonight,
nail things down.
I hope that's just a metaphor. [chuckles]
Time will tell.
I am curious though. I imagine Natascha
is going to be all in for this new idea.
Even though she wanted
to work in the new brothel.
Finding a day care has been
a pain since she works days.
Now she can send the kids
to this new school.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
Who's looking after them now?
[chuckles faintly]
Alex! Lara!
[child] I'm coming!
I'll be in touch, lawyer.
[intriguing music playing]
- You two hungry?
- [Alex] Yeah.
- Are you really hungry? Yeah?
- [Alex & Lara] Yeah!
[child, giggling] Yeah!
[Sascha] I'm starving.
[exhaling deeply]
[Björn] Apart from me,
I could only think of two people
who'd have wanted to kill Dragan
in that parking lot.
Boris and Toni.
Neither option was promising.
I needed face time with Boris
and to test Toni's loyalty.
[computer voice] How can I help you?
Send a message to Toni.
What would you like to say?
Hi Toni. Björn here.
I've got some news from Dragan.
He is at Schillerstrasse 41,
on the second floor. With Ms. Bregenz.
Ring three times. And be sure
to keep this close to the chest, okay?
Be well, Björn.
[computer voice]
Would you like me to send this?
Yep.
Message delivered
- [intriguing music continues]
- [distant siren blaring]
[music stops]
- [distant explosion]
- [bottles rattling]
And here is the statement
signed by Mr. Sergowicz.
[man] Mm-hm.
Well mm
You go.
Yeah. Well, Diemel.
Thank you for your time and for the
- Excellent work.
- For the excellent work
you've done for us over the years.
[faint, tense music playing]
Thank you.
[gentle rock music playing]
- [faint moaning]
- What happened to her?
[music fades]
Ms. Bregenz collapsed to the floor.
[man] Call someone.
- [Doro shudders]
- [woman] Drink this.
- Doro, If you want to pass the bar exam
- [intriguing music playing]
you'll need to be able
to present evidence
without breaking down and sobbing,
now, won't you?
[shudders faintly]
[man chattering]
Anyone can see that Ms. Bregenz
is on the floor here.
- [shuddering]
- I need more info.
- [Doro] She got a call from the police.
- Ah.
- What about?
- An ambulance is coming, Ms. Bregenz.
Because someone threw a grenade
into her apartment.
[intriguing music stops]
[exhales]
[shudders faintly]
Well, then, I think you'll pass that exam.
[gentle rock music playing]
- [cell phone ringing]
- [music fades]
[cell phone ringing and vibrating]
- Hello?
- [Toni] Guess who it is?
Hey there, Toni, what's new?
- I wanted to talk.
- [elevator bell dings]
Okay. We can talk.
[people chattering]
SHAMELESSNESS
Björn!
First, you don't take my calls.
Then you send me a goddamn
text with location on,
just begging to be hacked into?
[tense music playing]
Tell me, has the pressure
been messing with you?
Pressure?
You're seeming tense. I think that
you need to take a deep breath.
How about I squeeze your lungs
until you have no breathe?
[breathing deeply]
[meditative music playing]
[Joschka] Some people
express themselves very brashly,
- while others adopt a more tactful tone.
- Hmm.
These more reserved people have trouble
with brashness and feel put off by it.
When you feel someone is being
brash and impertinent,
you may want to defer to their anger.
But you'll get a better response
by standing your ground.
Speak clearly and firmly.
Maybe that will look like,
"I hear your request,
but it won't be possible
for me to make that happen."
Hmm.
I hear what you're saying,
but before we dive into that,
could you please explain to me
why there was an explosion in that Bregenz
woman's apartment right after I texted?
It's not a fucking mystery.
Everyone knows Boris owns a fucking cop.
And he must've intercepted
your idiotic text.
It's time we struck back at him.
[scoffs] That's not up to you, Toni.
I see.
Lawyer thinks he's above it all
'cause he's a big shot,
while I'm deep in the trenches.
Listen up.
If you don't put me in contact
with Dragan tonight,
you'll be face down in the lake
along with your daughter
with ten pound weights
in your pockets, understand?
- [breathing deeply]
- [cell phone rings]
- Shithead, what now?
- [dramatic music playing]
He shouldn't have said that.
In the last few days,
others have died for less.
I don't have time for this shit.
Let me get this straight.
You want me to tell Dragan that you don't
give a shit about his orders
to keep your goddamn head down
and wait for him to make the call.
You want him to drop what he's doing
and talk to you immediately.
And you believe tender-hearted
Uncle Dragan, who famously loves kids,
would sit by while you killed my child?
That about does it, right? Yep.
Ah. If you want to tell
your boss what to do,
then may I suggest that you just chop
off your dick now, put it in a bun,
and season it to your liking yourself.
'Cause otherwise, Dragan will get
to pick when he serves it up.
Do you understand?
[dramatic music stops]
[exhales quickly]
- I'm gonna need Dragan
- Repeat that.
- I'm gonna need Dragan to
- Mm-mm.
You don't "need". You "would like".
- I would like
- Mm-hm.
for Dragan to please send me orders.
Good job. And for now, you should just
be patient and wait for his commands.
If you can't manage that,
you can use a grenade as a suppository.
Björn!
[Björn sighs]
If Dragan's alive and you're in touch
with him, then forgive me.
But if you're making this up,
and he's dead or in the wind
you're as good as dead.
Your daughter, too.
[dramatic music continues]
[Björn] Somehow, ever since
I embraced mindfulness,
my life was getting threatened
with alarming frequency.
[car engine revving]
[tires screeching]
[dramatic music stops]
- Hey.
- [Nicole] Hey.
You good?
Yeah. So, what do you think went down?
Well, as you know,
we weren't the first ones here.
All I got from the SWAT guys was that they
saw a hand grenade roll in from outside.
- A hand grenade?
- [Nicole] Uh-huh.
[Möller sighs]
Hm. Did they spot who threw it?
No.
[cell phone ringing]
FORENSICS
Yeah?
Egmann.
Why, d'ya find something?
- Yes?
- Sorry.
Yeah?
What?
Sure, send it to my desk. We're
wrapping up at the Bregenz place.
What's up?
Come on.
This could open up the whole case.
- [intriguing music playing]
- [chuckles]
Hey, I tried calling you.
- My cell might be compromised.
- [music stops]
I sent Toni a test message
pretending Dragan was at my colleague's.
Not too long after,
a grenade was thrown through her window.
Yeah. That's how I looked.
So, what
Who did it? Toni or, uh, Boris?
Whoever dreamed up a stunt like that
is impulsive, plus a bit of an idiot.
Boris is neither of those things.
- Toni fits the profile.
- Mm-hm.
I'll run it by Dragan tomorrow.
- Are we all set for this meeting?
- Yeah, I'd say so.
Then let's go.
Lawyer?
I've got something to ask you. Or, uh,
something that you could ask Dragan.
So, I was thinking
Now that we're, you know,
planting our flag in this school here
Mm-hm.
I'd be down to try heading up
the new company.
I think I'd make a good principal.
Yeah, why not? Of course.
Actually, it's funny, 'cause that's
what Dragan had in mind too.
- Yeah?
- Mm.
- Yep.
- [contemplative music playing]
This'll be good.
I'm glad it all worked out.
[doorbell rings]
DAY CARE
[contemplative music continues]
- [Nicole] Yeah.
- [music stops]
- Think it's the same ring?
- I'd bet you anything.
[Möller] Mm.
Um, test the DNA to confirm.
I would be shocked if we find out
it's not Dragan's finger.
But how did it wind up
at a damn restaurant?
See these marks here?
Apparently, they're from a beak.
My guess is a bird just found it.
Birds do that.
I don't think we're just looking
for Dragan, but also his murderer.
- [clicks teeth] Yeah.
- [intriguing music playing]
[music stops]
[man] How can we assist?
FAIR X ECOLOGICAL 100 % HANDMADE
We wanted this sit-down
to clear up misunderstandings.
You know me, of course,
but I'd like you all to meet
the gentleman to my left here.
This is Sascha Ivanov, the new official
head of Like a Fish in Water.
[contemplative music playing]
[all laughing]
- Look guys, he's our boss.
- I mean, really.
[Franjo] God, look at him!
[laughter continues]
Sure, okay.
Starting when?
Right now.
- In about like, mmm 20 minutes?
- [intriguing music playing]
Hey, I'm sorry, but we don't have time
for this kind of shit.
Hold up.
Here's what's going to happen.
We're prepared to buy all your shares
in Like a Fish in Water Limited
at 150% their valuation.
The kindergarten will remain open.
It's in good hands.
All you'll have to worry about is
how you'll spend your windfall.
Have any questions?
Or can we call in the notary now?
All right then.
If you want a fight, no problem.
We can hold our own. Which you'll learn.
Our social media followers are fierce,
these folks don't play.
- You'll take on a shitstorm
- [intriguing music stops]
- like none you've ever seen. [chuckles]
- [man] Mm-hm.
I've weathered enough shitstorms that to
me, they're just not much of a threat now.
- Oh?
- Sorry about that.
I'd also like to say sorry
for what's coming next. [clicks teeth]
You've got us quaking in our boots
- [man gasps and groans painfully]
- [dramatic music playing]
Good.
Since I apologized in advance
for that little incident,
why don't we get this show on the road?
You broke my goddamn nose.
I'll call the cops!
You can certainly call the police now.
But if I were you,
I'd probably erase your hard drives.
Wouldn't want the cops to see
all your Nazi propaganda.
- Huh?
- What? Huh?
[Franjo] Wha Our hard drives
are spotless, and highly protected.
With a tight firewall.
- Hm?
- True. The firewall is tight.
It took some time, but I still managed
to install a few fun things.
On that desktop over there,
you'll find a folder.
"Sieg Heil Little Goosie."
Wanna go take a look?
Uh, what? You must be joking.
Oh, no. That folder's chock-full of shit.
- Sascha, some more water?
- Thanks.
[water pouring]
SIEG HEIL LITTLE GOOSIE
[constant tone on computer]
- [Franjo] Um, guys?
- [dramatic music stops]
- [computer bleeping]
- Uh Um
Holy shit.
- Oh, jeez!
- Please delete it.
[Franjo] Yeah, I'm trying!
- Hey, fellas, come back. We can fix this.
- [man] What's going on?
Come on, let's all sit down.
[dramatic music playing]
You have a choice right now
as to how this meeting's gonna end.
Sit down, please.
First option is, you call the police,
you share your side of the story,
- and then, we share ours.
- [computer bleeps]
How we caught you brainwashing kids
with slews of Nazi propaganda.
And then we'll see whose version
the media ends up liking best.
And what is, um, option two, then?
Actually, I haven't finished
telling you the first one.
The press is sure to dig deep
into your school's views on politics,
and then we'll direct them
toward Taruk, and his story.
Wait, who's Taruk?
Your employee of the month?
No?
A seven-year-old kid
in a sweatshop in Bangladesh.
He does great work
assembling your upcycled shoes
for just about 11 cents a day.
I'm sure all your followers
are bound to eat this up.
- You guys might even go viral.
- [Björn] Mm-hm.
Your kindergarten might see a drop in
enrollment, or, more likely, close down.
[man] You can't do this to us!
Can? Yeah.
Must we? No.
- There is always the second option.
- [man shudders]
And is it better?
You transfer all your shares
to the Sergowicz Kindergarten Company.
Kindergarten will go on as always. You'll
keep half of your shares' valuation.
and continue to have kids
turn tires into ugly footwear.
But you said we could that we could have,
well, um, uh, 150% of our shares.
That was before the Nazi propaganda
was found on your computer.
Right, right. We're gonna need time
to talk this through.
You think you can come
with your mafia tactics?
Well, you guys don't scare us!
- [hard thud]
- So, do we have a deal?
[groaning]
- Yeah?
- [man, weakly] Yeah.
[groaning faintly]
[snaps fingers]
[man groans]
[shuddering] Okay, well, then, um,
option two, yeah.
- We'll do that.
- [Björn] Perfect.
That's that.
It has been a pleasure
doing business with you.
[door opens and closes]
[contemplative music playing]
[door opens and closes]
Why'd you click on that folder?
[Björn] Whenever I wrap up
a successful contract negotiation,
I always feel that rush marathoners get
- when they cross that finish line.
- [cell phone ringing]
Exhausted, but in a good way.
Full of endorphins.
Hello, Katharina.
So, I've got good news for you.
- [Sascha grunting]
- [Katharina] Yeah?
I'm gonna call you back, 'kay?
[Björn gasping]
[man speaks Russian]
[car tires screech]
[person gasping]
- [car door opens]
- [person grunts]
[car door shuts]
- [tire screeching]
- [car drives away]
[soft rock music playing]
Will I find some hat space? ♪
And is that what I need? ♪
When I'll share my pillow ♪
Will I find it in-between? ♪
[choir singing]
[music fades]