Nobel (2016) s01e04 Episode Script

Yes.
-Hello.
-Hi.
I'll put these on.
-Would you like some help? -No, I've just started using them, so I'm not used to this yet.
Are you going to say something? How are you? Well, I'm alive, at least.
There's a lot of fuss with surgery and wounds opening up.
The physiotherapist says that I'll be able to ride again.
-That's good.
-There we are.
I should've come sooner.
I'm sorry.
It's nothing to be scared of, it's just a couple of legs.
Everything else works.
Could you help me up? I have to make sure I don't fall backwards.
Thank you.
-Should I help you with the pants? -Yes, please.
There, you're good to go.
Where you at the Concert Hall? At the Concert Hall? No, I wasn't there.
I saw your name on the guest list.
You haven't been here since you got back.
You haven't even called me.
And you're wondering about the Concert Hall? -No, I just asked if you were there.
-Johan invited me.
I didn't go, because I thought it'd be nice if you called first.
If this happened to you, would you I just think you should've called.
Whatever.
-You're here now.
That's nice.
-It's just that -It's all different now.
-How do you think I feel? I have no idea how you feel.
But you're here because I've been so angry at you.
Okay.
I'm not supposed to cry.
But fuck.
You put yourself and everyone else in danger.
-You lost your legs.
-Yes.
I just don't know how to react.
I'm sorry.
Just show up.
Visit me and say hi.
THE AFGHANISTAN ASSIGNMEN IS IN THE NEWSPAPER.
COME TO THE FORTRESS NOW.
The Norwegian Ambassador and the Foreign Minister are here.
We will escort them and Rolf Inherad from "Oil for development" tomorrow.
Adella joins us as an interpreter.
She's interpreted for him before.
I know everyone's tired, but this is what we're trained for.
But if someone has a problem with a new assignment, tell me tonight.
There will not be consequences if someone doesn't take part.
Since Jon Petter is away, Erling will lead the patrol.
-What will happen to him? -He will not return to active duty.
We're suddenly a very small patrol.
And another thing We've been notified about a lot of hostile activity in the area.
The minister is ignoring our threat assessment.
Salaam.
-Who is that with Heydar? -Farouqui, the province governor.
-Is he Taliban? -40 per cent.
He can do whatever he wants.
This is the oil field.
It's not Ekofisk, but it can provide the whole province with energy.
Will a Norwegian company extract it? No, that's not cost-effective.
It will be a local company.
-And the trade agreement? -That's national.
We're conferring with the Minister of Power.
Heydar is the landowner's uncle, who you'll have lunch with.
-Should I come? -Next time, Rolf.
Today we're only concerned with politics.
Salaam.
You're wanted.
-What's going on? -We'll have an unannounced guest.
He understands English, but prefers to speak Dari.
Nine-eight.
Mullah Ahmed just joined the meeting.
We will enhance security measures.
-Salaam, Mullah.
-Salaam.
He says that there's a breeze.
-Should we just stand by the cars? -Yes, for now.
For boys.
We don't need international cooperation.
Sharif says that oil and gas belongs to the landowner.
Everyone has to do their part in order to obtain peace.
If everyone can accept the oil agreement Norway offers, the Zamani family will also support it.
They need a guarantee from the Taliban that they can extract the oil in peace.
If not, forget it.
They'll get more profit from the deal with China.
Mullah says: "We'll see.
" What are you doing here, and what do you want? What are you giving us? What's in it for us? Money.
Warriors in an asymmetrical war always need money.
How much will we get? You said that we all agreed.
Nine-eight, get the gear ready.
We're getting the hell out of here when they're done.
Is there any way to solve this without financing Taliban's warfare? Then we won't have peace after all.
I'm going back to the Embassy, I need to make some calls.
-Three-two-Alpha.
-Reading you.
The minister has a private errand.
It'll be quick.
A bonfire.
-I see it too.
-It's the Taliban.
-Over there as well.
-Everyone, get back in the vehicles.
-Johansen, could you request a plane? -Give me the binoculars.
Excuse me.
We have to go.
-What is it? -We don't want to take any chances.
Copy.
We're not on station for another 35 minutes.
Ninie-eight, the vehicles will be a hundred meters apart.
What's going on? -What is it? -It may be an ambush.
Nine-eight, vehicles two and three will stay, car one goes up ahead.
We need a better overview.
-Nine-three-two-Alpha.
-Responding.
Could you scramble a drone and give us an overview? Three-two-Alpha, we have a drone overhead already.
Notify us of any activity within a twenty kilometre radius.
Five vehicles in your direction, 18 kilometres behind you.
Copy.
Keep us posted on the vehicles' position.
Copy.
Hostile vehicles closing in.
They have weapons in all cars.
Copy.
Over.
Nine-eight.
Vehicle two and three, come closer to us.
-Drive to the riverbed for cover.
-Copy.
Get the gear out.
-Distance? -650 metres.
-13 kilometres.
Over.
-Copy.
There's a situation.
Wait in the car.
-What kind of situation? -A possible ambush.
-Three-two-Alpha, twelve kilometres.
-Copy.
No visible weapons.
Yes, it's urgent.
Three-two-Alpha, ten kilometres, closing in fast.
Copy.
They're assessing the situation now.
Could you get Riiser to the car? -Three-two-Alpha, the minister wants you.
-Copy.
I'll call you back.
What's going on? The situation is critical, to be honest.
There's pressure from behind, and the only exit is past an uncontrolled house.
-What can we do? -Not much without visible weapons.
Get us out of here.
-Three-two-Alpha, nine kilometres.
-Copy.
Six to seven minutes, guys.
-Eight kilometres.
-Copy.
Johansen, any visible weapons? -No, but they're getting ready.
-Ready for what? I don't know what, but something's going down.
To the wall.
Get back to the vehicles.
-Seven kilometres.
Closing in fast.
-Copy.
-Do you have visible weapons? -Negative.
Let's take them out.
Three-two-Alpha, six kilometres.
Come on! Three-two-Alpha, four kilometres.
Damn, it felt good to kill.
No activity on target.
Three-two-Alpha, three kilometres, closing in fast.
Nine-eight, load the cars, we're leaving.
-Could you check his arm? -Come with me to the tent.
-Good job, buddy.
-What happened? -You'll never know.
-Be nice.
Blow yourself while shitting.
-Erling, can we talk? -Later.
-Do you promise? -No.
DAMN, IT FELT GOOD TO KILL This is out of context.
We don't worry about language in war-time.
This, on the other hand kilometres, over.
It was put online this morning.
This will be harder to justify.
-Any visible weapons? -No, but they're getting ready.
I don't know what, but something's going down.
-Any visible weapons? -Negative.
Let's take them out.
Was the reporter allowed to film? -There was no reporter.
-Stolen footage? How'd he get it? -He stole it.
-Equipment should be locked away.
-I was in the hospital.
-And the day after? -We said it was stolen.
-I always have my camera.
Did the reporter send anything in advance? I got an article this morning.
This mission was not mentioned.
-We have a right to answer.
-Not to breaking news, which this is.
Damn, it felt good to kill.
It's an unfortunate comment, but that's happened before.
Opening fire before being shot at is generally not allowed.
-We escorted the minister.
-We know, but we can't say that.
I'll contact the Ministry, and you'll stay here for now.
The reporter probably won't name names, but we'll take no chances.
Thank you.
The Defence Minister has made a statement.
"The minister disapproves, and will assemble an ethical counsel.
" "It's important to address the bad culture of unacceptable language.
" It's important to stress that what we've seen today, is just a small aspect of a very professional organization.
The Defence Minister places blame downwards.
Precisely.
Well -How do I relate to the soldiers? -You don't.
This is a subculture.
Isn't it important to inform the public of the entire case? It's not a subculture, and we can't inform the public.
-They were escorting me.
-I see.
-That should not be made public.
-No.
We can't tell anyone that I met Mullah Ahmed, or that he or his opposition in the Taliban tried to kill me afterwards.
-May I ask why you tempted fate? -No.
Let's move on.
-Who was in command? -Patrol leader Erling Riiser.
This just keeps getting better.
Special Operations Forces wants to meet.
What do we do? We'll meet them.
-There you are.
-I'm sorry, we're very busy.
The US Secretary of Defence is coming to hear about "the Norwegian way": Norwegian humanitarian work in war areas.
I thought we could go through our presentation.
I really don't have time now.
Should we let him think we're as aggressive and imperial as them, or give him a humanitarian alternative? -How about a reality check? -So I can't speak frankly? -I'll call you later, Hektor.
-Alright.
He's a bit eager, but he's done wonders with Fruit for Life.
A bit too eager.
Why is the Secretary of Defence coming? -To meet me.
-Okay.
Have a seat.
If I didn't say it the last time, I'll say it now: Thank you so much.
And a special thanks to Johansen, who was hit.
It was spectacularly well done.
How's the arm? -It's good, thanks for asking.
-Johansen, Hanefi, Bakkeli.
Take the pizza and wait outside.
Riiser, you'll stay.
The Ministry has sent us to war, but are turning their backs on us.
I'll be blunt: Are you with us or against us? -With you.
-Good.
What do we do? The Defence Minister and the reporter will be on the news tonight.
-They want you to send a soldier.
-We didn't know.
-You do now.
-Riiser would be great on TV.
Special ops soldiers are anonymous.
They can't be on TV.
There's one special ops soldier who won't be on active duty again.
Jon Petter? You can't do that.
I don't want to reveal Jon Petter's identity and make him a target.
-He's been discharged.
-He lost his legs.
But he's smart and eloquent.
His injury will look good on TV.
We have no idea if he can handle an interview on TV.
I've visited him, he seems fine.
What do you think? I agree with Erling.
I don't think Jon Petter's ready for this.
Erling, if Jon Petter can outsmart the Minister of Defence, who's stabbing you and the patrol in the back, we'll regain the trust of thousands of soldiers and their families.
I'm certain that he can do it.
-They want me to clean up the mess? -Yes.
"Yes, no, I don't know, no comment.
" I can't come off as an idiot in front of the Minister.
No way.
I have to be smarter than that.
-Stop talking crap.
-Copy.
-What's in it for me? -Not much.
You're supposed to remedy people's impression of the Special Forces.
Okay.
Forget it.
Okay.
I don't understand what's happened.
You said to fire when they didn't have visible weapons.
-Who did you escort? -The Foreign Minister.
-Yes.
That's what no one can know.
-Correct.
-What about Adella? -She's on assignment.
What kind of assignment? You're asking me to go on TV as a national cripple, for your sake, and you still can't tell me anything? She's guarding Wasima Zamani.
Is Wasima Zamani in Norway? -Why's Adella guarding her? -Someone tried to kill her.
In Norway? Oh my God.
-She can never catch a break.
-Sharif Zamani tried to kill her.
This is just insane.
Why was Zamani in Norway? -That's what I'm trying to find out.
-Okay.
I have to do this myself.
-What will happen with Zamani? -With him? -He's dead.
-Well, that's good.
I killed him.
-Tell them I can't do it.
-That's fine.
-At least I tried.
-Yeah.
Adella says she's called, but you don't answer or call back.
-Is that true? -Yes.
-Why? -Because my back hurts.
I have blisters on my stumps, phantom pains in my ankles and I never get more than three hours of sleep.
I will never get naked in front of a woman again.
Or ride again.
The army's discharged me.
I've lost everything.
When someone asks me how I'm doing, I answer: "Fine.
" I can finally eat pizza and watch TV without feeling guilty.
So, yeah I'm not going to call her.
Would you go on TV if the army reinstated you? If you could be there in uniform, with a medal, is that worth anything? -They've never reinstated anyone.
-That's not what I'm asking.
Think about it.
NRK News has gained access to unique footage from an assignment in Afghanistan.
No visible weapons, but something's going down.
-Any visible weapons? -Negative.
Let's take them out.
Damn, it felt good to kill.
Rasch, you stayed with these men in Afghanistan.
Do you understand their behaviour? Yes, to a certain extent.
They're in extreme situations.
They lose their own soldiers, and that affects the psyche.
It's important that the press is present to document it.
What do you, as Defence Minister, think about this news? I think it bears witness of a culture we don't want to be associated with.
More openness is important.
That will start a discussion about our presence in Afghanistan.
We may risk revealing bad culture, but we can handle that risk.
Rasch has seen footage of soldiers who open fire without being subjected to any real threat.
Is there any way to justify what is seemingly an execution? There's probably a military explanation.
When young men are given guns, something happens to their psyche.
One of the soldiers you were with in Afghanistan is joining us.
-We'll let him get situated.
-Just one second.
-Jon Petter Hals, welcome.
-Thank you.
You were a soldier in the Special Armed Forces.
What's your view on the information that's been revealed today? I'd like to say that war and peace are two completely different things.
If a man, during peace time, throws acid in a woman's face, cuts off her breasts, and gathers his friends to stone her to death, most people would say that he deserves prison.
There's no doubt that you experience extreme scenarios in Afghanistan.
But there are rules describing when a soldier can and can't use weapons.
I wasn't finished.
It's against human nature to kill.
That's why most murders are crimes of passion.
The soldiers in the Special Forces are trained to kill.
We never act out of anger.
In such a scenario, we would not kill the man.
-What if the woman died? -We wouldn't kill him.
It's war, not peace.
We'd kill him if he pointed a weapon at us.
I find it odd that Hals claims the soldiers are practically unfazed.
But in this video, you're clearly marked by the gravity of the situation.
Not acting out of passion is not the same as not being human.
There's a difference between basing the operation on emotions and dealing with feelings later.
There are protocols for that.
The press needs to be present to report on ethical violations.
The video shows how the patrol proceeds with force.
It looks like they are slaughtering their way through a valley.
Those are your words.
The camera doesn't show what's behind the soldiers.
What is behind the soldiers? The Norwegian government's war policy.
Please elaborate.
Our warfare is symmetrical.
In other words, our reaction should be equal to the threat.
The patrol leader who chose to open fire, made the right decision.
Rasch, do you recognize the threat the soldier mentions? I recognize what's in front of the camera.
Behind it is a military assessment which I'm not qualified to make.
I'm just making the footage public to discuss any ethical violations.
You keep saying "ethical violations".
You shouldn't be so cocky when you speak about ethical violations.
The cameras we have on our helmets It would be nice if you gave back the one you stole.
Did you steal a camera? This is a bold statement from Hals.
He's a soldier, I'm a journalist.
My job is to reveal the truth so that it can be discussed.
Is this footage from a stolen camera? -My job as a journalist -Answer the question.
My job is to reveal the truth.
Whether the law has been broken, is for the courts to decide, not Hals.
We will investigate this case.
We need to know what happened before we make a statement.
-Copy.
-It looks very brutal.
Special ops soldiers are not afraid of losing face.
We save lives.
We're an anti-terrorist group.
So you can't relate to this war-culture at all? Of course I do.
We're soldiers.
Thank you both for coming.
I'm good.
Thank you.
Humiliated and stripped.
Soon, you'll receive something interesting.
Wait, listen to me.
I have a story for you.
Now.
So I have to talk to you.
Now! I'll stop by your office.
Bye.
AFGHANISTAN SOLDIER SUSPECTED FOR OSLO STABBING