Acquitted (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - The Disclosure - full transcript

All families are fucked up.

Please, Finn.
Have a glass of wine with me.

- Mum, what are you doing?
- I just wanted to tidy up a bit!

What the... Tidy up?
You've lit the garage on fire!

You don't take this to court unless
you're 100% certain you'll win.

There was
a note of concern about Karine.

- I opened an investigation.
- I can't find any record of Karine.

I don't understand.
Did someone remove it, then?

- Do you see it?
- Karine Hansteen.

It's evidence. You do know
you may have to testify in court?

William Hansteen, you're charged
with the murder of Karine Hansteen.



I have to ask you to come with us.

William Hansteen,
how will you prove your innocence?

- That's enough.
- Eva, do you support your husband?

Otto Haudemann has a reputation
of defending the guilty.

What do you have to say about that?

This is a gross
miscarriage of justice.

Over the next few days, regardless of
what you're calling me, I'll prove

that William Hansteen is innocent.
Innocent.

This will be interesting.

- Why are you doing this?
- You don't turn down the Karine case.

This is a real case with real people.

Says the woman who wants to imprison
a father for killing his daughter.

Without a shred of evidence.

- I have evidence.
- Okay. I look forward to this.



The most important thing now
is to get answers.

What happens in Lifjord
now that people have to take sides?

It's a stressful time
for such a small community.

- Aksel! Aksel Nilsen!
- Aksel Nilsen, do you feel redeemed

now that Hansteen
is being prosecuted?

What's it like being back in court
now that you're not on trial?

What do you say
to the people of Lifjord?

- Have you been heard, Aksel?
- Eva, good luck.

- Will the truth finally come out?
- What do you think of Haudemann?

You have to wait in the witness room.

They'll come to get you
when it's your turn.

Aksel.

Could you...?

You can still withdraw
your testimony.

There are things you don't know.
Aksel, things you don't want to know.

But it has to end now. Otherwise...

- It's not up to me.
- Aksel.

The court is in session.

Hi, Eva.

The waiting game is hard.

I get why you
haven't responded to my texts.

I just wish you wouldn't
get caught in the crossfire.

It's not your fault.

You deserve so much better.

I have nothing more to say to you.
I hope you understand that.

You were the first officer
on the scene

after Hansteen's suicide attempt.
Can you describe what you saw?

I wanted to get
an overview of the situation.

The ambulance had just left with him.

Eva Hansteen was distraught.

She said: "He killed her.
He killed my baby."

When I asked her what had happened,
she said that he had shot himself.

"He confessed to killing our daughter
and then he shot himself."

Both Eva and William Hansteen
deny any such confession.

If so, they are lying.
I remember everything word for word.

- How can you be so sure?
- Because...

Because...

Karine called me that night.

This is new to the defence.
I ask for an adjournment.

This is new to me too.

I'll allow it.

The victim called you
the night she was killed?

Yes, a couple of hours earlier.

She cried.

She sounded completely hysterical.

Claimed she feared her father.

She said it was incest.

She said it over and over again.
"It's incest. It's incest."

Karine called you and talked
about incest. She asked for help.

What did you do?

I didn't do anything.

I'm not proud of it.

But I was alone at work,

and it was a busy Midsummer Eve.

I thought it was drunken drivel.

Later, when we found her...
Of course I thought about it.

But all the evidence
pointed to Aksel, so...

I truly believed he had done it.

What do you believe now?

William killed Karine.

And I did nothing.

Thank you.

Did you do it? I swear to God,
I'll kill you if you touched her!

- Don't say that.
- Did you do it?

No, of course not.

She called the police.

Why did she call the police?

William, look at me.

Then what is it?

Why do you look so bloody guilty?

I never touched her.

But there's something
you need to know.

Oh my God, there's more.

- Amina?
- It took longer than expected.

- I'm sorry you had to wait.
- I heard you were good.

- Kristoffersen was good.
- Okay.

Wait, it's stuck. I'll help you.

I'll open... There.

Hi there.
I didn't know you had company.

I don't believe we've met.
You are the boyfriend?

Aksel.

- So this is your credible witness.
- Otto, you're harassing my witness.

Nice trick, by the way.
You knew about that phone call.

If you say so.

- Do you know him from before?
- Yes.

Will that be a problem?
That you know each other?

No. Not for you.

Hi.

No, relax. I haven't been drinking.

- Helene came home by herself.
- I said I could drive her...

She told me about... I don't think
she should be at the trial.

- Please, not now.
- I say it for her sake.

- I don't want to talk about it.
- It's your daughter.

Bloody hell!

- Can you please get it together?
- He can't have done it.

- He can't have done it.
- Stop it.

Has it crossed your mind
that he may have molested her too?

You claim Hansteen
confessed to Karine's murder

- the night he shot himself.
- Yes.

At first,
I thought it was Eva Hansteen.

I went to her house to confront her.

But then William arrived.

And that was when he confessed?

He cried and said
he didn't mean to do it.

He didn't mean
for her to fall like that.

And then Eva left to get the shotgun.

If I hadn't stopped her,
she would have shot him.

If I had known what I know now,
I would have shot you myself.

I'm sorry. I know I'm not supposed
to say that, but what he's done...

Can we go back
to the actual confession?

- How did it go?
- He cried. Your husband.

That was perhaps not ideal.

He appears guilty as fuck.

- So, when is it my turn?
- Maybe you should not take the stand.

I want to testify.

Maybe your testimony
will tank the whole case.

It will be fine. Trust me.

- William is innocent.
- You seem very sure of that.

We went to bed together that night
and he slept next to me.

What about
Kristoffersen's allegation?

Finn Kristoffersen
has no credibility.

Neither as a criminal investigator
nor as a private citizen.

Can you please elaborate?

I've known Finn for years.

We've been in close contact
due to the investigation.

It was a hard time. We...

We became close.

He exploited the situation
and made advances on me.

- Advances?
- Yes.

He's been in love with me
and, at times, quite insisting.

In my situation...

I'm not asking for sympathy,
but I was vulnerable.

- I can't see the relevance.
- We had an affair.

- Pardon me. The two of you were...?
- In a sexual relationship. Yes.

- I'm sorry. Is this relevant?
- It's highly relevant.

It shows how credible
Kristoffersen is as a witness.

- I'll allow it. Please continue.
- Thank you.

He took advantage me
in a vulnerable moment.

I made a mistake.
It should never have happened.

I have been very clear with
Kristoffersen on that. Very clear.

- You broke it off?
- Yes. He's been desperate ever since.

My mobile phone
is full of text messages.

"I love you."
"I can't handle this silence."

The mobile
has not been registered as evidence.

- Haudemann?
- Fine, we don't need it.

What do you have to say
about his allegations?

They're lies. Obviously.

He's jealous and angry,
and he wants to hurt me and William.

He wants to destroy us.
If this were true,

he would have come forward
22 years ago.

Not now.
To think that he would go this far...

Thank you, Eva.
I'm done with the witness.

Sahir, do you wish
to cross-examine the witness?

Not at the present moment.

- Is it true?
- It wasn't like that.

- Is it true?
- Calm down.

- Don't say calm down to me!
- It's true, but...

- Bloody hell!
- Aksel, listen. Karine called me.

- It's true. All I said was true.
- That doesn't matter now!

You've ruined everything!

- I'm really sorry.
- You're sorry?

I apologise. I'm sorry.
Aksel, I'm so sorry.

Amina, come over here.
Don't sit there by yourself.

Hi.

I should have seen it. I even asked
him to his face if he was lying.

- He lied straight to my face.
- Everybody lies all the time.

The question is who is best at lying.

Perhaps. But there is the truth.

There is an objective truth.

Yeah.

What happens next?
Do we even stand a chance?

Honestly?

No. Lie to me.

Of course we are going to win.

Hey. We have your mother, too.

Yes, I know.

It's just that...

If I get her to testify,
I'm not sure it'll be a good thing.

You only have to tell the court what
happened the night of the murder.

Go away.

Don't you want to help Aksel?

- Yes, but... I don't remember.
- You saw William, right?

- I have a headache.
- Mum.

- I can't remember.
- Please.

- I can't remember.
- Calm down, mum. It'll be fine.

You don't have to do
anything you don't want to.

She has to leave.
Can you tell her to leave?

Nobody can force you to do anything.

Okay, mum? Hey.

Then we're back to square one.
Her testimony was one of the reasons

- I went to trial.
- What do you want me to do?

I can't threaten her.

No.

- It was necessary.
- To sleep with him

- or tell the whole world?
- William, don't.

How many times?

- How many?
- One.

- I understand you.
- Don't say that.

A whining, pathetic cripple like me.

William, I did it for our sake.

I'm fighting for us.
Don't you see that?

William.

Is it worth it?

I am certain of it.

William.

Eva and Kristoffersen.
I didn't see that coming.

- Do you want anything to drink?
- No.

Maybe I should leave this place.
Start over somewhere new.

Maybe somewhere close to Tim.

I don't know.

Hey. Jesus Christ.

Here you go. Here.

- Erik?
- You didn't testify last time either.

What?

Who else do you have but us, mum?

Who else do you have
but Aksel and me?

Are you angry with me?
What is it?

I don't understand
why you can't take the witness stand.

Just tell them what you know.

- It's for the best.
- You can help him.

- But you don't want to.
- He's so much like his father.

Why do you keep saying that?

Aksel isn't worse than you and me.

- I came home, didn't I?
- Yes, you did.

If you're not there for Aksel now,
he won't be the only one you'll lose.

- Erik.
- Then you'll have no one left.

I mean it.

- Inger.
- You don't have to say anything.

I know it was unforgivable.
The whole situation.

I have explained it to Helene.
She seemed to understand.

I think you should go to her.
She needs you.

The court is in session.

Administrator,
I have one final witness.

William has been lying
the whole time.

He said he went to bed,
but that's not true. He...

- I saw him.
- You saw William that night?

I was at their house. Karine had
asked Erik to take pictures of her.

What kind of pictures?

Porn photos. She was like that.

Eva didn't believe me.
She said I was hysterical.

- And William?
- He got angry.

Very angry. Very angry.
He could get like that.

He was angry? With you?

With Karine. He and Eva had a row.

He had been drinking.
He drove off to find her.

I saw the car.

- What did you do?
- I went home.

- I went home, to bed.
- And then Karine was found killed.

What did you think?

I thought
that William had killed her.

You are aware
that what you're saying

could have exonerated
your son Aksel 20 years ago?

- I have to ask you to answer.
- Yes.

You let him get convicted.
He spent one year in prison.

- I was afraid.
- Of William?

When she died...

Eva said I had to keep mum
about being at their house.

Did Eva Hansteen threaten you?

She said that if I said anything
about the photos, they'd arrest Erik.

He was so young.

He was only 14 years old.

I have to ask for the court
to be adjourned until tomorrow.

The court is adjourned.

Mum.

How many times have I told you
not to keep anything from me?

- We thought...
- You made me look like an amateur.

With all due respect,
I don't give a fuck how you look.

- How serious is it?
- Serious enough.

- Everyone knows Mai-Britt is ill.
- That made it even more credible.

They don't have any evidence.

It's not the first time someone's
convicted on circumstantial evidence.

- Are you saying he'll be convicted?
- Everything's possible.

It should have been an easy win.
Can we get some coffee here?

And a bite to eat. We have a long,
long evening ahead of us.

- There is a solution.
- What do you mean?

- We have to tell the truth.
- No.

William, enough is enough.

We're going crazy, the lot of us.

Okay, shoot.
Tell me the whole God-awful truth.

You want to know something funny?

You know everything about me,
but I don't know anything about you.

- It's in the nature of the case.
- The nature of the case? Okay.

- No.
- No?

It's not real, Aksel.
It's just the situation.

You're feeling all alone
and want someone to hold your hand.

How do you know that?

Because I know how it is to be alone.

Hi.

- Are you okay?
- Can I sleep here?

I can't stay there any longer.

Okay...

I'll borrow this.

Fuck. This is weird.

It feels wrong. I think.

- Yeah.
- Please.

Just for tonight.

Well, okay.
I have an army blanket somewhere.

It's Aksel's.
He was in the army, not me.

Let's see.

I think you can use it
on the North Pole. It's...

Helene?

Well, then...

Okay.

Hi.

- Is everybody ready?
- Lars?

- I'm just going to...
- No.

Go in. I'll be right there.

- Are you drunk?
- No.

- No.
- How...

What in the... I'll call you a taxi.

No. It's an important day.
I want to be here.

You're going home.

- It's non-negotiable.
- Inger has left me.

- Lars. Let's not talk about this now.
- Perfect timing.

She can't take
any more of this madness.

She doesn't know what to believe.
What are we to believe?

Lars, go home before
you say something you'll regret.

Of course. Full loyalty.
Full fucking loyalty.

Stop it. Try to get it together.

Oh my God.
You can't even stand straight.

I'll call you a taxi
and you'll go home.

The court is in session.

Haudemann, the floor is yours.

I call William Hansteen to the stand.
He wants to adjust his testimony.

Administrator, this is news to me.

The defendant has the right
to expand or specify his testimony.

You may take the stand.

William, you have asked
to take the stand again. Why?

Mai-Britt Nilsen
told the truth yesterday.

She did indeed come to our house.

She showed us a side
to our daughter Karine

that we didn't like
to be confronted with.

My wife and I didn't always agree

on how we should deal with her.

We had been to a party that night.

Then the telephone rang.

It was Karine. She was hysterical.

She had found out something
she was not supposed to know.

My big secret.

She threatened
to tell the whole world about it.

I panicked and yelled at her.
I can't remember exactly what I said.

Anyway, I decided to go look for her.

I heard her voice
long before I saw her.

I had been able to recognise that cry
since the moment she was born.

I saw the last strike.

How she fell against the rock.

That sound. He started to run.

I remember I picked up a rock.
I was like a wild animal.

I was ready to kill.

Then I saw who it was.

Aksel. With blood on his hands.

Let me clarify this to the court.

What you're saying is that you,
with your own eyes, saw Aksel Nilsen

- kill Karine.
- Yes.

I have to ask you. Why haven't you
come forward with this before now?

It's been 20 years. Eva's long
been convinced of his guilt,

- but you have defended him.
- I tried to protect him.

- Why?
- Because...

I love him.

Because...

Because...

he's my son.

Subtitled by
Ann Cathrin Valle Bjelkåsen