Unit One (2000) s01e06 Episode Script

Request for Assistance
A-15/00
Gilm, Roskilde
08.15, Sunday March 19
Good morning, darling.
Where's Mum?
- Isn't she up yet?
- No.
She probably stayed
with Grandma and Grandpa.
Should we call her
to say good morning?
- I want to talk to her.
- She may still be in bed.
Hi, Grandpa.
- Hi. Did you sleep well?
- Yes.
- Is Mum up yet?
- I want to talk to her.
- But Mum's not here.
- Yes, she is. Dad says so.
Listen
Let me have a word with Dad.
- Hi, Tom.
And thanks for last night.
Isn't Ulla home?
- Isn't she with you?
- No, we drove her home.
But I thought she stayed
overnight with you.
Alice and I dropped her off
on the main road.
It was about
30 last night.
Are you still there?
Roskilde police
are looking for Ulla Englund
who was last seen
Saturday night.
They're interested in
the driver of a red car
seen in the vicinity
of her home.
Contact Roskilde police
UNIT ONE
Gaby speaking.
Hi, IP.
Episode 6
Yes.
Just a minute.
It's just a tradesman
hanging some shelves.
I'll call Johnny.
- Okay, see you.
- That's that.
- Is it done?
- Are we off somewhere?
Yes. To Roskilde.
A woman's been missing
for six days.
The local police are stuck.
May I use your shower?
I'm not sleeping at home.
I live in the truck.
I'll get you a towel.
Here you are.
Why did you say you'd call me
when I'm right here?
Hi, Gry.
Come inside.
I'm just packing.
Sit down.
How are things at home?
Ingrid doesn't answer the phone.
I'm living with my mum
at the moment.
- Tobias is with Lars.
- I see.
She keeps on saying
she's just tidying up.
She's said that for two weeks.
Ever since
Ever since Dad's funeral.
Tobias misses her.
Will you talk to her, Gaby?
Ingrid?
Hi.
- How did you get in?
- The door was open.
I'm sitting here
This is his diary
from our first trip to Tuscany.
He writes beautifully.
Perhaps
that's a bit too personal.
I had a visit from Gry
this morning.
But why?
I think your children
want to come home.
Yes, and they will.
But I must sort this out.
And how are things going?
- We're going to Roskilde.
- We?
Me and Johnny.
He's hiding in the kitchen.
- Hi, Johnny.
- Hi.
Come inside.
You know how these cases
can drag out.
I thought
- You might want to be briefed?
- No need.
- Tell me if you want a hand.
- It's just
and his clothes
I'll drive the mobile office
to Roskilde, then I'll be back.
I'd better get a move on, then.
So
It was nice of you to come.
- Say hi from me.
- Yes.
The flowers!
Is there anything at all
I can do for you?
No.
Yes. Don't tell the others
how I'm feeling.
It's hard enough.
If they start
trampling around
in my feminine sensitivities
I couldn't handle that.
And especially not IP.
He'd come around all the time.
Roskilde Police Station
09.30, Saturday March 25
Cheerio.
Gaby, our record-keeper.
Welcome.
This may resemble a station,
but it's really a boys' school.
So I see.
May I sit here?
- Where's Fischer?
- Car trouble. Mille's driving.
Let's get going.
Ulla Englund, teacher.
Turned 30 on Saturday.
Celebrated at Sagafjord,
a harbour restaurant.
All guests insist she wouldn't
disappear of her own free will.
She's a happy and popular girl.
Married to
Here with the children,
Emilie
And the son Magnus.
around midnight.
Her parents took her home at 2.
They dropped her here
200 metres from her house.
No sign of her since.
The only positive aspect,
if any,
is that the parents saw
a red car parked here
when dropping her off.
It's lights went out quickly.
They didn't see the make.
We put out a bulletin on Monday
to all media.
- Without any result.
- Wasn't there an earring?
Yes.
That's right.
They found this earring here.
Ulla wore it at the party.
So she made it that far
on her way back to her house.
Everything points to the fact
that we're dealing with a crime
committed by a stranger.
- All yours, IP.
- Thanks.
We hope we can help you.
LaCour takes the crime scene.
Interviews, Fischer.
He's coming.
You're talking about Rome again?
I need to get away for a while.
Helene and I talked about
going away for Easter.
She'd bring her au pair
to look after the kids.
- Shouldn't I come too?
- What do you mean?
Nothing.
- You're always busy.
- I'm busy right now.
Ingrid's just buried her husband.
Should I take leave now?
No,
and before that, something else
and now it's Roskilde.
- Any news?
Well
Is there somewhere we can
We're convinced
your wife didn't disappear
of her own free will.
We're talking about a crime.
We're treating it as homicide.
- So you
- It sounds brutal,
but no one commits a crime
without leaving tracks.
- You left her around 12?
- Yes.
The kids were tired and Ulla
asked if I'd take them home.
I said yes.
We'd been celebrating
since 7 that morning.
It had been such a
Iovely day.
Do you have that video
you promised me?
- We took turns.
- I'd like it back.
- Of course. We'll copy it.
What shall I tell the kids?
The first thing they ask is
"Where's Mum?"
And it's the last thing
they say at night.
Prepare them
for her not coming back.
Yes.
We must plan this holiday.
With a man who hasn't got time
to sleep with his wife?
Your point being?
We haven't slept together
for seven weeks.
- Are you keeping score?
- Yes.
Okay.
- Thomsen here.
- It's me. Listen
I'm calling because
I need a holiday.
- What about America?
- What?
- Perhaps an FBI course?
- Bloody hell.
Interrogation techniques.
We must move you upwards, eh?
If Mille lets you go.
I have to consider Ingrid too
after her loss.
Won't she be returning soon?
Hopefully. Is it a deal?
- See you.
- Yes.
He's talking promotion.
I can't ask him now.
I'm sorry. Okay?
- Catch you later. Bye.
- Bye.
Bye. See you.
Great girl.
My wife.
- Lucky you.
- What would you know?
You don't know shit.
So butt out!
All right.
He's in a hurry.
He's helping Ingrid
with some boxes.
- We saw her.
- How is she?
She's fine.
She's packing and
She's not coping at all.
I promised not to tell.
How can I work without a car?
I couldn't care less,
as long as it's drivable.
I'm holding.
Car
Tomorrow? What time?
Thanks a lot.
The video
Scene of last sighting
12.30, Saturday March 25
She drops her earring here.
No signs of a struggle or
that she was dragged along.
Or was lying down.
And here
stiletto heels that stop
there!
She takes her shoes off.
Right here.
She takes them in her hands.
And then
I go back towards the red car.
In my stockinged feet.
But why do I go back?
Is it someone I know?
- Is that Ulla?
- Yes.
Hey?
- Who's that Romeo?
- An immigrant teacher.
He was at the party.
Got anything on him?
He's going for it. He's dancing
like fucking Bud Spencer.
Here he is.
His name's Maurice Azoulay.
Azoulay
French passport.
Born in Morocco.
Grew up in Denmark.
- When did he leave?
- 15 minutes before Ulla.
Does he have an alibi?
He went home to bed.
Hello.
I'm LaCour, Homicide.
- I'm Ulla's dad, Tom Petersen.
- Yes.
Thanks for coming.
Was it up there
the red car was parked?
Yes.
We dropped her just there.
Why didn't you drive her home?
I've asked myself that question.
But she insisted on walking
even if she did complain
about her stiletto heels.
I can get so angry with her
and with myself for not driving
her the last few metres.
Could she have agreed to meet
the person in the red car?
Why?
- These things happen.
- I can't imagine that.
But she insisted on getting out.
No, no, not Ulla.
That's inconceivable.
- Is that all?
- Yes, it is.
- IP here.
- It's me.
- LaCour
- It doesn't stack up.
There are no signs
of a struggle.
And
There's something intimate
about this.
- I think she knew the person.
- Someone she'd agreed to meet?
Perhaps she waited
for her parents to leave.
Right.
Could she have agreed
to meet him?
- Maurice?
- They danced all evening.
Let's check him out.
The Sagafjord Restaurant
14.45, Saturday March 25
- She was so happy.
- Yes.
Remember her that way.
She danced all night with
- Maurice?
- Yes, Maurice.
Yes.
- We didn't get a look-in.
- I see.
- Excuse me.
- What's he like?
Maurice?
He is
He's lovely.
I don't know what to say.
They're colleagues,
Maurice and Ulla?
- And good friends.
- Okay.
And no more
than just friends?
No.
She'd never do that.
No way.
Are you sure?
Whose car is that?
The red one.
It's Skipper's.
But he's never here so
What's on your mind, Bodil?
Something about Maurice?
He's got nothing to do with it.
He's the sweetest guy I know.
But?
Skipper's wife studied
with Ulla and Maurice
and Maurice uses their car.
I'm not saying
he did Saturday night.
- He's got the key?
- No.
I have.
The spare key is in the till.
Was the key here
when you left Saturday?
No.
It wasn't there.
Red Opel Astra 1.6.
Registration Got a pen?
- Yes.
- The number's OS 96605.
Great.
I'll now politely ask him
to talk to us.
He'd be most welcome.
- Hi.
This is Maurice.
He may have used a red car
Saturday night.
- Registration
- Yes.
Could Forensics check it out?
- Coffee?
- Thank you.
Maurice Azoulay's helping us
in our preventative youth work.
But who knows?
We need the car for
a reconstruction when it's ready.
- You're moving fast.
- Let's see.
- How's Ingrid going?
- I don't really know.
I've called and emailed her,
but she doesn't respond.
She may have gone away.
Just a minute.
IP here. Hi, darling.
No, sorry.
I won't be back tonight.
Saturday, March 25.
The time's 20.08.
Interrogation
of Maurice Azoulay
regarding Ulla Englund's
disappearance.
DI Fischer present.
My pronunciation's okay?
- Yes.
- Fine.
Well
Azoulay
Ulla's girlfriend Bodil tells me
that Ulla was fond of you.
- She visited you a few times?
- Yes.
- Often?
- Two or three times.
- Alone?
- Yes, alone.
- Is it a sin to visit a colleague?
- No.
Unless that colleague
disappears without a trace.
Got a girlfriend?
That's none
of the police's business.
You left the party
in Skipper's red car?
Yes?
- Why didn't you say so earlier?
- It wasn't important.
We were looking
for a red car
but you didn't think
it was important?
I wasn't out there.
- Why did you take the car?
- To visit friends on Sunday.
You went straight home
Saturday?
I'd like an answer.
I went straight home
Saturday night.
Police reconstruction
20.50, Saturday March 25
Good evening.
Thanks for coming.
Gaby Andreasen
Alice and Tom Petersen.
I know this is unpleasant,
but we must get it right.
Gaby goes with you and sits
where Ulla was sitting.
Drop her at the same spot.
- Can you manage?
- Of course.
I'll sit in the other car.
See if you recognise it.
In the back on the other side.
- You and Ulla left the party.
- What?
According to Bodil
you were gone for half an hour.
- We needed some fresh air.
- Were you drunk?
No.
A bit.
You dance all night,
then you go out for some air.
Am I wrong in presuming
you wanted to kiss her?
It wasn't like that at all.
You were dancing close,
she was happy, egging you on
- Did you make a date for later?
- No, I wasn't out there.
Perhaps without her knowledge?
You sat in the car
working yourself up?
No.
Cut the lights
when her parents showed?
You watched her walk
down the road.
You called to her.
She climbed into the car.
But she got cold feet.
She's married with kids
and you think "What the hell?
"She's been coming on all night
and now she plays chaste."
Things happen quickly.
It's not your fault.
That's not the car.
When she got out of the car
I turned and looked back at her.
But I couldn't see her
for the waiting car.
I could this time. I saw Gaby
over the roof of the car.
It was a much bigger car.
- You get lots of pussy, eh?
- Please stop.
- Did you fuck her first or
- Stop!
You've fucked all the others
and now you wanted her.
But she wouldn't play ball.
It's damned annoying
and you got angry, eh?
I was with a guy
that evening.
I'm gay, damn you.
Happy now?
Negative ID on the car.
Well, isn't this going well?
It's 21.45.
Interrogation terminated.
We're finished. You can go.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
You sit there and abuse me
and then you just say "sorry".
It's my job.
- You were hard on him.
- I know.
- But he provoked me.
- Is it because he's gay?
- What?
- You're homophobic.
I'm not.
You suppress it
without knowing it.
I don't like Jewish comics.
Am I anti-Semitic?
You pay 100 kroner less
for shoes here.
- What do you want them for?
- Running.
- You can't run.
- Hi. Is this a bad time?
I went to see Ingrid.
She's in a bad state.
- You saw Ingrid?
- She's worse than this morning.
You saw her this morning, too?
I'm sorry, IP.
She feels like shit.
I wasn't to tell.
I've been asking every day
and you said nothing!
- What's wrong with her?
- I was helping her and
one of your colleagues came.
Madsen
He's investigating
- Yes.
- I'll go and see her.
Fischer, do you want
to see Mille?
Too late.
- Sure?
- Quite sure.
- Why don't you go with him?
- Because it's too late now.
Typical Ulf.
He gives you leave,
but does he give us extra staff?
So four people do
the work of five.
You're sweet, IP.
But you're too transparent.
They took a video
of the birthday party.
A typical Danish girl
with friends and family,
mother to two lovely kids.
I'll leave it here.
Perhaps you'd look at it?
What about Madsen?
What did he want?
They found the guy
At first he admitted it.
But later on
he withdrew his confession.
He'll be released tomorrow.
No forensic evidence.
How can I tell Tobias
that a guilty man walks?
No
- Here.
- Thanks.
He'll find it hard
to understand.
Hi, I'm home.
Hello!
Kirsten?
I thought you were staying
in Roskilde.
- I had to see Ingrid.
- How is she?
- Feeling bad.
- Of course she is.
You've got shoes on.
Get me some cigarettes.
- I thought you'd quit.
- I've started up again. A bit.
- Please?
- Okay.
I'll just go to the toilet.
- Yes?
- IP's back.
- Are you expecting visitors?
- No.
- There's a tray in the kitchen.
- I was hoping I'd see you.
Who is it?
Ulf.
- I thought so.
- It's not what you think.
Really?
He's constantly ringing to talk.
He's lonely.
And afraid
of his coming retirement.
Please!
I'm glad you came back
so I could get rid of him.
- Did you cancel Ulf?
- Yes, while you were out.
Call him back.
Tell him the coast is clear.
I'll find a hotel room.
08.50, Sunday March 26
- Hi, Madsen.
- Aren't you in Roskilde?
Officially.
Where's the driver?
- Outside.
- I'd like to see him.
- While you're not here?
- Exactly.
What's going on?
I'm being let out in an hour.
I knew the guy you hit.
I nabbed his radio
but that's it.
Sadly for you he was married
to a woman I value a lot.
But I couldn't care less
about you.
As if I care.
These new guns we've got
are a bit peculiar.
There's no manual safety catch.
Not even a click.
Or any resistance.
Only a silent transition.
Look, I'm cocking it.
And the next thing oops!
- You're splattered on the wall.
- You're insane.
I'll claim self-defence.
You grabbed me, took the gun
and it discharged.
It's a pity,
but they'll believe me.
Got anything to say?
It was me.
I didn't mean to hit him,
but he was just standing there!
If you pull a fast one,
remember I'm out there.
I have no chance
of forgetting you
because I work
with that woman.
Every day I have to look at her
and see how unhappy she is.
- Do you understand me?
- Yes.
Madsen!
It was me.
But it wasn't deliberate.
Who was that crazy geezer?
Who?
you can't do this to me.
I said "a car".
- Would it pass an inspection?
- It's seen better times.
- Yes, before the war.
- This is emergency stock.
Are you calling me
an emergency?
- You've been busy.
- I checked all the red cars.
A red van has been seen.
Sunday morning at 3. Here!
- Three kilometres away.
- Dutch numberplates
- Spotted all over the place.
- And the driver?
Two
A man and a younger woman.
- Could the woman be Ulla?
- It's possible.
These police have a problem
with cars. Where is it?
- When was it last seen?
- Yesterday. South of town.
Amazing.
- That's enough. Enough!
- I'll get another one.
- Hi, there.
- How are things?
- Just a moment, darling.
- I can't hear.
I've had an idea.
- Do you still want to travel?
- Of course.
Victor and I could come
with you to New York.
- We could stay with Helene.
- Is that wise?
Listen, darling,
I'll ring you later.
Please open the door.
It's the police.
IP here.
Thanks.
What's the local force doing?
Fischer spotted the couple
in the red van.
- And the girl?
- Definitely not Ulla.
- Ingrid?
- Hi.
Good to see you.
Welcome back.
- You left this.
- Nice of you to return it.
I've watched it back and forth
five times.
It looks like
any other party video
but it's much more.
It looks as if the camera
was passed around.
out of view and he's filming
what's he looking at?
wife dancing with another man.
This is a portrait
of a very jealous husband.
Jealous enough to kill her?
Ulla may very well
have got home that night
Are you saying she walked home
in stockinged feet?
She took her shoes off.
She'd been dancing all night
and wanted a warm footbath.
Good grief!
Oh, well.
I need to break them in first.
- Any news of Ulla?
- No, I'm afraid not.
What now?
I'd like to introduce myself.
Ingrid Dahl
I've been away
but I'm back in charge now.
Yesterday it was someone else.
I hope you keep tabs.
Lovely plot.
- Did you fix it up?
- Yes. Together with Ulla.
May I have a look around?
Go right ahead.
I have a few questions.
Yes.
Since my report,
I've answered questions
from four different officers.
It's about your report.
You thought Ulla was
at your in-laws'
but found out she was
dropped off late at night?
Yes.
- Then you called the police?
- Yes.
- That's my problem.
- Why?
- She wasn't back home.
- No, but had it been me
I'd have been afraid something
had happened on the way.
- That she was lying out there.
- I went out looking. Later.
Bath salts.
She goes over here.
Facing forwards.
Like this.
He could have come in
without her noticing.
She'd danced with Maurice.
Did you call him?
No.
You didn't think
she might be at his place?
With him?
She's not like that.
Neither was my husband.
But if he vanished after
dancing all night with a woman
I'd call her before the police.
- But you didn't do that?
- No.
Because you knew
where she was?
What are you implying?
- That I'm involved?
- Am I implying that?
I thought
I was saying it straight out.
- Are you from the police?
- Yes, I am.
- What are you doing?
- You found your way?
If you have no more questions
I'd like to tend to my kids.
- Your colleague's waiting.
- Yes.
Come on, darling.
We'll see what Magnus is up to.
I think you're right.
I went in too hard.
It was stupid of me.
Anyway, I think you're right.
After some very good work
by the police
they've found the red van.
Driven by a Dutch photographer,
with a female model.
They told me
they'd talked to Ulla.
They take photographs
and sell hash.
They're not squeaky-clean
and Saturday they got lost.
They saw Ulla
and she helped them.
- Guess what else.
- What?
They saw Ulla walk back
to the house and go in.
Perfect.
- 3811. Whose number is that?
- Her girlfriend Bodil.
- His own number is not there.
- Any luck?
We've got his mobile calls
from Sunday before noon
while he was tidying up.
He made lots of calls
to family and friends.
Probably to check on Ulla.
- But
- His number's not there.
He doesn't call home.
Not once.
Why didn't he call to check
if Ulla was there?
Because he knew she wasn't.
Not bad.
My next question
- You know the area?
- Intimately.
Where would you dump a body?
You're here!
Your kids are asleep
and you've got
a maximum of half an hour.
Thanks.
Out by the weir.
They've found a body.
It may be her.
A woman in a plastic bag.
Yes. He could have done it
in half an hour.
It's Ulla.
Strangled with her own stocking.
We'll pick him up.
I've been lucky on this case.
First it was Azoulay,
then I get a Ford Escort
instead of a car
and now I'm a passenger.
- Are you okay?
- His car's gone.
I'm afraid something's wrong
with my son-in-law.
I spoke to him
half an hour ago.
He sounded incoherent.
He said you'd been here.
Tom.
We agreed I'd look after
the kids, but they're gone.
- I searched the house.
- Tom
We've found Ulla.
Yes. She's dead.
Yes.
Yes.
That piece of information
I'd expected it.
So that was what
you talked to him about.
No wonder he appeared
so confused.
He doesn't know.
Why did you come, then?
You think he did it.
He's got the children.
Where could they have gone?
A special place?
Here. Share it with Magnus.
I love wine gums.
Here.
What are you doing, Dad?
P12, P12. We need assistance
in Boserup Forest.
Meet us at Blsbakke Street
and
Boserup.
What are we doing?
Dad?
Daddy, listen to me.
We'll just sit here.
Dad, what are you waiting for?
There!
- Stop!
- Open up.
Open up!
Stay there.
Come to Grandad.
Come here.
- I'm sorry, Tom.
- Come on, boy.
The way
she hung around his neck.
She'd been with him.
I was sure
she'd been with him.
When she eventually got home
She took her stockings off.
She
She thought I was being silly.
She had her back turned.
I took her stockings and
The bag was in the garage.
Can you give me a lift?
No, I can't.
I see.
I thought you'd moved out.
I promised Mette I'd help her
with some accounts.
She's not going to England?
No, she realised it wasn't on.
I haven't seen the boys
for a whole week.
- But I could drop you off.
- No, I'll work something out.
I could drop by later.
Why?
To check the shelves.
We've moved back home.
It's not up for discussion.
- I don't need to cook, then?
- Have you ever?
- Hi, Mum.
- Tobias.
Hi, darling.
It's great to have you two back.
It's great you're back at work.
I wouldn't mind a normal job
in any old
boring police station.
- Drop Homicide?
- And always be home?
- So we could be together.
- You're too cool for that.
- You're the coolest mum ever.
- Yes.
his confession.
his confession.
He was charged with his wife's murder
and the attempted murder of his children.
Because of a lack of forensic evidence the
jury acquitted him of his wife's murder,
but he was given a 5-year
suspended sentence for the
attempted murder of his children.