Backstory
- Leon killed Mette. This was a crime of passion, committed in the woods (same as those where Nanna flees) in a fit of jealous rage when Mette tells him its over while they are on a walk together.
- Leon is distraught after the murder and plans to give himself up to the police but talks to Vagn first.
- Vagn talks him out of confessing and helps him dispose of Mette's body.
- In the process Vagn takes the black heart necklace (unbeknownst to Leon)
- Vagn makes sexual advances towards Nanna in her early adolescence. Nanna resists and Vagn desists when he realises how much he is risking.
- Nanna tells no-one of Vagns advances but does refer indirectly to them in an essay she writes at 16.
- Nanna treats Vagn differently following the event but this coincides with teenage angst and becoming more distant from the rest of the family as well so it's not noticed.
The murder:
- Nanna does not use Leon's taxi but the one in front of him on the taxi rank.
- Leon recognises her, follows the taxi and calls Vagn when he finds out where she is, asking Vagn if he knows whats going on.
- Vagn comes to the flat and rings the entrance bell. Nanna doesn't let him into the flat and they have a heated argument that flares when Nanna screams she will tell Theis about Vagns advances.
- This flips Vagn. He puts on gloves and convinces/blackmails Leon to help him get into the flat.
- Leon impersonates a police officer. He rings the bell and tells Nanna he has a report she is being assaulted and must see her to verify all is OK.
- Nanna doesn't recogise Leon, since he only works occasionally for her father, isn't in company clothes and she doesn't have much to with his workers anyway. Leon uses his taxi id as fake police id.
- This exchange starts outside the building and is heard by a passer by.
- Leon gets Nanna to open the door, Vagn pushes past him and Leon immediately leaves.
- Vagn beats Nanna up in the flat but does not rape her there. His main concern at this stage is to keep her quiet. He ties her up and takes her, in Hartmanns car, to one of Birk Larsen's unused warehouses.
- Vagn meets Leon the next day when they need to do the office move, saying nothing about what has happened.
- The guy at the place they are moving meets them both and they start the job. The office guy goes to the new location to sort things out. Vagn tells says he will be organising things at the old office while Leon will do the transport and help at the new one.
- He needs to get back to Nanna but the office move is a 2 man job. So Leon gets his brother to come and help him, so Vagn can leave.
- Leon's brother is long distance truck driver, not a businessman.
- Vagn goes to Nanna and works himself up into more of a rage as she continues to resist/accuse him. This triggers the rapes and he blames her this predicament and the hurt she is causing to her family. He can't bring himself to kill her directly though, so he ties her up in Hartmanns car.
- He drives this car to the office to sign off the work as completed.
- He then copies the way he and Leon disposed of Mette's body causing Nanna's death.
- He places the black heart necklace in Nannas hand as insurance in case the body is ever discovered.
- Vagn is questioned as a possible suspect right at the start. Leon also appears and is questioned as routine along with all the other employees. He and Leon alibi each other, neither mentioning Leon's brother (who no-one has seen apart from them)
- The office guy confirms the move took place and mentions how pleased he was by it since it was a big job even for 2 people.
- The taxi driver comes forward to say he had Nanna as a passenger as in the series.
- The passer by who saw Leon getting entry to the flat comes forward. This gives a false lead into the police service and gives scope for red herrings including those of tampering with Nannas phone.
- For most of the series Vagn is ruled out as a suspect. Leon is never even considered as a possible suspect.
- Leon starts to become of interest once Lund starts investigating Mette's disappearance. Circumstantial evidence (working for the removal firm, fitting a rough description of Mette's boyfriend) leads to Lund wanting to question him to get some more information.
- The chance meeting of Leon+Lund at Vagn's flat never happens.
- Instead Lund goes to Leon's in connection with Mette's disappearance.
- Leon is close to the edge already, combination of knowing the likely truth about Nanna, his role in that and the continuing guilt about Mette.
- He doesn't crack when Lund sees him but she can sense something is wrong, but this overlaps with the news that Mette's body has been found.
- When Lund leaves Leon goes on the run.
- Option: Lund returns to Leon's flat and searches it. Well hidden, she finds a picture of Mette, Leon has kept since he loved her despite killing her.
- Evidence is now pointing towards Leon as Mette's killer which leads Lund to suspect he may also be involved with Nanna.
- The passer by who saw the "policeman" at the flat picks out Leon's picture as the person he saw.
- Lund questions Vagn again about the office move. He confirms Leon was there but says he left towards the end leaving Vagn to finish up and get signoff from the office manager. The timing seems to make it possible for Leon to get back and rape/dispose of Nanna.
- Leon phones Lund, close to breakdown. Admits of being responsible saying "I killed her" and is obviously cracking up. He claims others are also guilty but won't say who.
- Leon also phones Vagn. Though he tells him he won't give him away it's clear to Vagn that Leon is a danger. He knows where Leon is likely to be.
- Leon returns to the place where he murdered Mette (and Nanna fled so the woods in the opening sequence every episode) and commits suicide.
- He leaves a note but Vagn finds him first and takes it.
- The case now looks closed. Leon admitted to killing Mette, was seen at the flat, had time to commit the crime and killed himself where she died. His claims others are involved are put down to him being in denial. The necklace is seen as final proof he is some sort of serial killer.
- Only Lund has concerns. Leon killed Mette but if he also killed Nanna why did he keep saying "I killed her" not "killed them" and why no suicide note.
- Leon's brother comes on the scene. He has been trucking abroad, tracked down and informed of his brother's death. He mentions he had been helping out with the office move on the day of Nannas death.
- Lund challenges Vagn about Leon's brother asking why he didn't mention it. Vagn says Leon probably needed some help his end, that's all. He didn't mention it and that would make sense if it meant he could get away quicker to deal with Nanna.
- The creepy teacher who had Nanna's essay (about the affair with a married man) during the early part of the series now comes forward. He says he has been researching more essays in connection with language development and had found Nanna's. (It hadn't been noticed before since her teacher at the time had left)
- He simply says he thinks the essay may be of interest. Lund take it but then gets interupted by Leon's brother who mentions that Leon had a storage locker that he used since his flat was small.
- Lund decides to check this and brings along Meyer>> events leading to Meyer's death.(Storage contents could be:Leon had a diary where he wrote up everything about Mette's killing including Vagn's role. Also mentioned there he was glad Mette would always have the necklace he had given her so he could not have put it with Nanna).
- Lund now knows someone else is involved but is arrested herself.
- She still has the essay and reads it while awaiting questioning. This rings warning bells that someone in the family may have tried to abuse Nanna. She calls Pernille who is obviously upset but also sufficiently aware there may be some truth in Lund's suspicions. She mentions that Nanna had some old essay books from around the time that were not in her room as they had been tidied away and boxed up with othe family junk/momentos. These have just been and moved to the new house already.
- Following Bengts intervention and her freedom on parole Lund goes to the new house. She meets Vagn there and has her "Sara 84" moment with him.
- It's clear Vagn knows she knows. But this knowledge pushes him into acceptance its only a matter of time before everything comes out. His only choice now is how this will go down.
From here could segue with show end but I prefer:
- Vagn threatens Lund and asks for her phone/car keys. Lund is worried but recognises this means he doesn't necessarily intend direct harm as in this case he could just take the phone anyway. She hands over the phone and Vagn leaves, locking her in.
- Lund breaks down the door but in the meantime Vagn has gone to Larsens birthday party.
- Lund goes to nearby house and uses phone to call Pernille and warn her, literally at the same time Vagn drives off with Theis.
- Pernille drives to new house to meet up with Lund, Lund calls police but they are still more concerned with tracking her down now they know Bengt's forgery.
- Lund and Pernille catch up with Vagn and Theis as per the show.
- Theis kills Vagn.
- The police arrive shortly after. The series ends leaves unresolved what happens to Theis, it depends on Lund's word, she could tell the truth but also could say it was a matter of self defence following a struggle.
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