Borgen (2010–2013): Season 2, Episode 9 - Privatlivets fred - full transcript

- Birgitte.
- Cecilie.

- Phillip says you're a pediatrician.
- Yes.

Fønsmark is here.

You won't get
preferential treatment.

Nor will you.

You only got those papers because
you're shacking up with Kasper.

Using them will have consequences.

Anything wrong, Laura?

I won't take the pills.

We have talked about that.
You have to.

- Call an ambulance.
- Your daughter is seriously ill.



You're both going to have
to change your lifestyle.

"Success is not final;
failure is not final.

It is the courage to go on that counts."
- Churchill

In her opening speech
Nyborg expressed her animus

against the former government's
privatization of health care.

She prefers a national health service.

Let's hear what the PM said.

Instead of spending money on tax cuts

to impel Danes to buy
private health insurance, we say:

Let us spend that money
in favor of the public health system

instead of giving tax advantages
to those who prefer private hospitals.

The PM means that private hospitals
contribute to the declining quality

of public hospitals because...

Sanne, where's Kasper?



- Here he is.
- I have to go now.

I am coming.

Hi, Sanne.

Okay.

Hi. "No problems".

"No problems"? Limp over here, will you?

- Birgitte...
- Drop the excuses. I've been informed.

You invite the spin doctors
to your annual coordination day.

You play indoor football.
You wear boxing boots

on artificial turf.

- Yes. It's a team-building thing.
- Two torn ligaments.

- A couple of months like that.
- No. One month.

Rehabilitation.

Don't play sports.

You're not cut out for it.

- You have lousy motor skills, okay?
- Yes.

You're cut out to sit behind your desk
and use your head.

Right.

See the irony? We need to get
a major health care reform passed.

- Right.
- Thank you.

Whoops!

EPISODE 19
PRIVACY

Yes. It's my assessment
that Laura needs long-term therapy

to change her negative thought
patterns and remove her anxiety.

And phase out the medicine
over the longer term.

- I'm afraid there's a 50-week wait...
- You must be kidding.

- Yes.
- Really? That's a whole year.

Psychiatry has suffered a lot of cutbacks.
But there are alternatives.

The private hospital Liseholm
specializes in cognitive therapy.

They have a program for girls
in Laura's age group that is a success.

How does it work?

The girl moves in and undergoes
a two-month therapy program

ending with a three-week process,

in which the girl is gradually
discharged and returns home.

Yes, but... can we get her in?

My patients
are admitted right away.

You should know that the
treatment is fairly expensive.

- A private health insurance covers 85%.
- Laura, what's going on, sweetie?

What's keeping you?

Call off the press conference.

The conference room is crammed.
What about your meetings?

I don't know...

- The Minister of Commerce rang...
- Stop by my place and brief me later.

- I'll handle the conference.
- Great.

Thank you.

- You'll call her.
- Hi, Phillip.

Okay. Bye.

How did it go?

They suggested this place
called Liseholm.

Okay.

I've only heard good things.

Hm.

What else did they say?

Look, I...

I'll only be...

- I don't know when I'll be home tonight.
- Sure.

I love you.

- Need your crutches?
- No. I'll wait till they have left.

So that's why Katrine
has free access to the PM.

Sleeping her way to the top.

Hello, people. The PM won't make
today's press conference.

- Damn.
- But you didn't make the trip in vain.

You are the first reporters ever
to be stood up by Birgitte Nyborg.

That's news in itself, wouldn't you say?

Thank you for coming and sorry.

Word has it Solidarity's going to force
the government to make concessions.

- Any comment?
- I can't speak for the government.

But the PM would say
she takes no heed of rumors.

I thought so.

Bye.

Has the PM got her sights
on an international post?

That's all for today.

You and Kasper had better
go public with your relationship.

What do you mean?

You know how reporters gossip.
I heard Ruben going on about you.

- What did he say?
- Never mind that.

You might lose your job, if Torben
hears about it in the wrong way.

- See you.
- Yeah.

Hand me my crutches, will you?

Damn it!

Don't you want anyone to know?

I'm not going to hand the Express
the headline "Ministry on crutches".

Oh. Hey.

The...

word is out.

Birgitte isn't...

About us.

You and me?

It was naive of us to think
no one would find out.

I'm scared it'll get us into trouble.

But we never leaked anything
to each other...

- We have.
- Once.

Once is enough.

Birgitte won't think it a problem.

You're one of her closest advisors.
I'm a temp. I may be out of a job soon.

He's not going to fire you.
You're his star.

- I can't get a job anywhere else.
- Oh, you have your crutches.

Yes.

I bet she's the new UN
high commissioner for human rights.

Oh, come on.

She's the Danish PM. The UN?

The UN is a toothless debate club
without any real influence.

Not an attractive post at all.
It just isn't.

- Sure it is.
- No, it's not.

- She's ahead in the polls.
- That is exactly why.

- I don't buy it.
- I heard her daughter's ill.

Great. I heard it was her aunt.

Look, if no one's got a story,
let's just get back to work, okay?

Speaking of... Torben?

Ulrik.

Okay!

- I don't want to go, mum.
- Magnus.

- Remember this?
- Yes.

It's a beautiful place.

It may not be for long.

He said two months.

Sure, but...
Let's take one day at a time.

You're not staying,
if you don't want to.

If you don't like it you come home.

- How old am I there?
- About ten months. Laura was five.

It was before you got divorced
and Laura went mad.

Let's go get some dinner.

- Yes. Good idea.
- Yes.

- See you.
- Sure.

I need to talk to him about the
press conference. I'll be two minutes.

- Hi. Hi, Laura.
- Hi.

Hi.

How did it go?

Solidarity is going to make you pay for
their vote for the health care reform.

Okay.

Speaking of the devil...
It's Anne Sophie. Hello, Anne Sophie.

What do we need to work out
to make you vote for our reform?

I was wondering that.

How are you?

Fine.

Good answer.

No one understands anyway.

When I was 13, I spent
a month in a mental hospital.

Don't tell anyone, okay?

Okay, Kasper. I have to meet with
Anne Sophie within the next 48 hours.

- The bugging case still annoys her.
- She has to get real.

She cornered herself
with her stupid remarks on terror.

You're the PM.

That makes no difference
to her.

We just have to prevent any rumors
about losing our majority.

Sure.

- Bye, Laura.
- Bye.

By the way, Birgitte...

I'm dating Katrine Fønsmark,
and I've moved in with her.

- Wow.
- She's not a reporter at home.

- But you're still a spin doctor.
- Of course.

If she happens to hear anything,
she can't use it.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

- Thanks, Kasper.
- Bye.

Hi.

Where are you?

I am right here.

Hi.

The PM gives us her blessing.

What did Torben say?

Not a whole lot.

- You didn't tell him.
- No.

There wasn't a free moment. Everyone
went on about the PM's cancellation.

I'll tell him tomorrow.

Her daughter is suffering
from serious anxiety attacks.

- You shouldn't tell me.
- No, I know.

But maybe I needed to tell you.

When I was Laura's age...

I know that look.

I love you.

- Where do you want to eat?
- In front of the TV.

You cripple.

Phillip?

Hello.

- You must be Laura.
- Hi.

Lisbet Kofoed. Hello.

Hi, I'm Line. I'm a nurse.

Would you like to see the room
before we talk?

No.

No.

I understand, Laura.
You don't want to be here.

Would you like to tell me how you feel?

You... you don't understand.

Excuse me?

- You don't understand anyway.
- Sweetie, you don't know that.

Or maybe you're right.
Maybe we don't understand.

If that is the case, I understand.

Let me try to describe
how I think you feel.

You feel as if you're behind
a glass wall out of contact

with your parents and your friends.

You have trouble breathing when
there are too many people around.

You find it difficult to relax
and to fall asleep.

You're afraid your heart will
stop beating if you let go.

You're exhausted in the morning
and awake at night.

You don't want to take your
medicine because you feel it's weak of you

and you feel you're
letting down your parents.

I'm just guessing.

I'm good at guessing because there
are others who feel exactly like you.

I try to help some of them here.

If Laura stays here,
I think she will make great progress.

Often a change of scenery is enough

to break the pattern of thought,
and that's a big step.

What do you say, Laura?
Would you like to give it a try?

I would like to see the room.

Great.

Come with me then.

I need to talk to you about something.

Mm.

I'm dating Kasper Juul, the PM's
spin doctor. I thought you should know.

- That's all.
- Have you gone mad?

Are you aware
of the possible consequences?

Are you?

- You can't date her spin doctor!
- But I am, and we've moved in together.

Do you want me to clear my desk?

I hope you know the mess
you're getting yourself into.

If I suspect any pillow talk
between the two of you, you're out.

Is that clear?

Yes.

So, are you going to have kids?

I don't know.

Okay. But what do you think?
Are you or aren't you?

- No. Not right now.
- Okay.

But when you are...

or when you start trying
do let me know, will you?

I need to know
I have enough people on duty

to make this paper work
at least adequately.

But congrats.

Thanks.

Katrine, listen here.

We're moving the interview with the
health minister to the News at 8:30.

Ulrik's going to do it.
It just makes for a better flow.

- What do I get instead?
- I'll tell you.

The editing boys are finishing up
a story on second-hand smoking.

- What's up?
- Wow, what a cool story.

I am looking forward to
presenting that. I really mean that.

Birgitte!

- Birgitte!
- Pull over.

- Did you get my e-mail?
- Yes.

You want me to cut the tax advantage
twice as fast as we agreed.

It's as bad as in America. We never
should've had those tax advantages.

Still, families now budget for them,
so we can't just cut them overnight.

We're talking private property rights.

- Only high-income groups'll suffer.
- We're phasing them out gradually.

Don't you want your health reform
to go through?

- Is that a threat?
- We're not giving it away for free.

That's your style, isn't it?

We are not just parliamentary
cheerleaders to all your bills.

So, do you want to get
your health reform passed?

Yes, Anne Sophie.

I am going to.

We've met plenty of your demands.

This is one too much. No.
If you want to topple a PM,

you've supported until now, then
opt for Lars Hesselboe instead. Okay?

Good morning.

Kasper, step into my office.

Right.

Lindenkrone just laid
more demands on me.

I closed the discussion,
but we need to word the bill

in favor of their views, even though
she didn't get what she wanted.

- I'll whip something up.
- Good.

And...

Laura just got admitted

to a private psychiatric hospital
called Liseholm.

It's going to cost a fortune, and we
need to find out how to pay for it.

It would be foolhardy to use
Phillip's private health insurance,

seeing as our reform bill declares
war on private health insurance.

I agree.

- I don't want this to hit the media.
- We'll keep a lid on it.

But it's a scoop. The PM's daughter
is in a private hospital

the very thing you oppose.

Who stands to gain from it politically?

The opposition.
Only it's not Hesselboe's style,

unless he really wants to score
political points on Laura's illness.

You never know.

- I won't have my family smeared.
- The risk is there.

I can't guarantee protection
from the media.

You have to.

Yes.

I don't want to lose
our fine public health system

in favor of conditions
like those in America.

Birgitte Nyborg doesn't want
health care American style.

- Will she ban private hospitals?
- No.

She wants to cut the tax advantages
of private health insurance

to avoid having taxpayers
support private hospitals.

The health reform is in keeping with
the government's battle of values.

Plate.

Looks nice.

Good. The black things
are blueberries, not olives.

- Can I eat in front of the TV?
- No, we eat at the dinner table.

- Can I have a Coke?
- Sure. How was school today?

We talked about Laura
being in hospital.

Kirsten said
it was like being at boarding school.

Alex said his big brother
is at boarding school in Roskilde.

What did you say about Laura?

Just that she's in Liseholm
to get well.

Nothing else?

Sure?

Is Dad going to sleep over again?

He doesn't live here, so I don't think so.

- Bummer.
- What's on tonight?

- "All About Wine".
- Off you go then.

- Alex' dad hosts that show.
- Okay.

I don't want to miss that then.

Hey there.

- Guess what.
- What?

I told Torben today.

You did? And?

His main concern was whether
we were going to have children.

- He has no worries then.
- Why not?

- Because we're not having kids.
- Okay? And why not?

Because we work around the clock.
Not a life for kids.

- Kids deserve to be taken care of.
- Absolutely true, Kasper.

But who says we're going
to work around the clock for ever?

Dream on.

Don't tell me how to live my life.

What exactly are we debating?

We're not debating anything.

You sound as if we
already talked this over...

I think.

I just don't get it.

Do you want kids now?

I'd just like to be able...

to imagine a future
that you hadn't already mapped out.

You know...

none of us knows
what the future holds.

If we had a baby,
maybe we wouldn't work as much.

Maybe. But it's a principle of mine
to disregard hypothetical questions.

I see. Some principle.

- What did you do today?
- I had breakfast with the others.

Group therapy wasn't really my thing.

Hang on. Magnus, it's on the couch.
Get dressed, okay?

I'm back.

I don't want to talk
in front of everyone.

I understand. So what do you do?

I'm going to see a psychiatrist
and then Creative Workshop

and then we have
Body and Movement at 4.

Wow.

They're keeping you busy.

Sweetie, I'm so happy your first night
went well. Let's see how it goes.

Let's take one day at a time.

- I'll stop by later.
- Okay. See you, Mom.

- Did I stand you up?
- No.

I just didn't think this could wait
until we're in the office.

"She wants to cut tax advantages of
health insurance for common people

and yet the PM admits her daughter
to an expensive private hospital."

She is spending 100,000 kroner...

- Oh, come on!
- I've got a handle on it.

We'll put a lid on it. It's just
Laugesen's personal vendetta.

Hesselboe hasn't commented on it,
and I honestly think he's above it.

- How did they get wind of it?
- Well, I've kept it a secret.

- What?
- Nothing.

- No, it's too far-fetched.
- What?

We told Magnus and he...

told his school mates about the place.

- I can't imagine the parents...
- Sold the story to the Express?

- You'd be amazed at some people.
- So I can't talk about Laura?

Hypocrisy is pretending
to hold a certain belief, view

set of values, feeling or
standard that you in fact don't.

Birgitte Nyborg wants
to cut tax advantages

because the evil private
hospitals steal the best doctors.

Yet, she spends a fortune

to have her own daughter
side-step the waiting list.

If that isn't hypocrisy,
I don't know what is.

- He doesn't mince words.
- We have to take a stand.

This has nothing to do with politics.
It's about Nyborg's daughter.

Sure it has to do with politics.
Her health reform is about to be passed.

I agree with Torben. This is about
the PM's daughter and nothing else.

- What's with the solicitude?
- We're talking about a kid here.

Simon, can we get a comment
from inside Parliament?

I bet Hesselboe wants to go on TV.
He rarely does these days.

- When do you need it?
- I've got room at 6.

Wait. If you're fast,
we'll run it in the News at 12.

If not, Ulrik will run it
in the News at 8:30.

Yes.

- Torben...
- Yes.

Yes. What's up?

Are you taking me off
every government story?

No.

Maybe you're afraid I can't keep
my work and my private life apart.

Oh.

I don't work that way.
You're jumping to conclusions.

- Close the door on your way out.
- Okay.

Is it hypocritical to send
her daughter to a private hospital?

I won't comment on
her private life but I find it astonishing

that she's out to stop common
people from using private hospitals

when she herself uses them.

Many thanks.

- That's all we needed.
- Great.

- I need to talk to Birgitte Nyborg.
- In here.

Group therapy in ten minutes.

- Hi, Kasper.
- Hi.

I'll go and see about
the group therapy thing.

Okay.

I need to talk to Laura's doctor.

- How are you doing?
- Hm?

How are you doing?

Did I ask you that before?

- How did you get well?
- Who says I did?

I started talking to people...

and realized that maybe
I wasn't as crazy as I thought.

They say you don't have
to do group therapy

if you don't want to.
But you have to do something.

- She wants to discuss that with you.
- Okay.

Kasper and I are going to go for a walk
in the garden.

Let's go outside.

If Hesselboe enters the debate,
you have to respond.

That's just the way it is.

What's my story then?

Your daughter is ill, and so you had
to admit her to a private hospital.

But you still wish to strengthen
the public health system.

And I want to cut tax advantages
of private health insurance.

We can't accept waiting lists
of up to 50 weeks.

- Exactly. And go emotional.
- How do you mean?

Don't just stick to the facts. You're
the mother of a sick daughter, too.

I'd suggest you say

that you're PM for part of your life,
but a mother throughout your life.

That's tacky.

- Not if you say it.
- I really don't want to.

- Where's Laura?
- She did group therapy after all.

Kasper Juul just called.
The PM wants to do a live interview.

Great work, Pia.

She wants to meet the allegations
of hypocrisy regarding her daughter.

Let Ulrik do it at 8:30.

- We have agreed...
- Easy now.

If we do it in the News at 6,
we can run the reactions at 8:30.

Much better.

And as for the reactions...

- Thank you for coming.
- Thank you.

I'm going to lead up to the interview,
and then we're on.

Four, three, two, one. You're on.

Still, you want to strengthen
the public health system

and yet you use a private hospital.

I can't split it up like that.
My daughter is very ill.

Many Danes are
in the same situation as me.

The long waiting lists forced us
to find an alternative.

You've been PM for three years.
Why haven't you alleviated the situation?

But I have.
Look at all the bills we've proposed

and you'll see we've tried
to better the situation.

It takes time to correct Hesselboe's
long favoring of private hospitals.

- You blame Hesselboe?
- No.

But Lars Hesselboe wanted
a different Denmark than I do.

We do not want to weaken
the public health system.

We want a strong
public health sector.

This case has caused quite a stir.
Laugesen attacks you fiercely...

- Oh!
- He calls you a hypocrite.

Do you understand that sentiment?

If I'm a hypocrite for wanting
what's best for my daughter,

as well as a strong public
health sector, then I'm a hypocrite.

I'm sure the voters agree
that I can take care of my child

and oppose a state-funded
privatization of the health sector.

It does raise the question

if politicians should have higher
moral standards than the rest of us.

What is your opinion?

Politicians should have higher
moral standards, and I think I do.

But I'm also morally obligated
as a mother

to do what's best for my daughter
under the given circumstances.

That's why I'm looking forward to
our health reform of which I'm proud.

Anne Sophie, you've heard me refer
to the health situation in USA.

I was showing my appreciation for
your support, but I want your yes

before we vote on the reform.

Was that a yes?

Thanks, Anne Sophie.
Talk to you later.

Solidarity is on board.
We'll pass the reform on Tuesday.

Perfect.

Well done.

I've got it.

- Who the hell are you?
- Hi, Laura!

Look this way.

How are you, Laura?

Face this way.

Nice place your mom found for you.
Don't you think?

Great, Laura.

Just one more picture.

I've arranged an interview
with Weekendavisen.

- It's Liseholm. I have to take it.
- Of course.

It's Birgitte.

What?

I'm on my way.

- Michael.
- To what do we owe the honor?

Trespassing is punishable by law
when a person enters a property

in a non-public place.

Or not leaving after you've been told to.

I know the law, and I'm sure you know

that cases of public interest
override those principles.

Seriously?

You seriously believe public interest
warrants sending a paparazzo

to terrify Laura and trigger
a new anxiety attack?

- She was on the mend.
- We didn't want to terrify anyone.

Run the photos
and face the consequences.

Should the courts find the Express
guilty of breaking the law,

we'll be happy
to print an apology on page 18.

Thank you.

Hi, sweetie.

Hi, sweetie.

Fuck, this is insane!

They're all over the place.

Maria, get away from the window.
Maria, Stefanie and Sophia, get away.

Put down the ball. Get away
from the window, please. Sit down.

This is so ridiculous.

Maria, sit down.

Stefanie, go on downstairs.

Good morning, Kasper.
How is Laura?

Give us something.

What's the hospital fee here?

How long is she staying?
Say something.

I'd like for you to consider whether
you find this decent press coverage.

Okay?

- Give us something.
- Oh, come on!

Give us something!

Hi.

Are you okay?

Yes.

Here.

Phillip is going back to town.
Will you help him avoid the press?

- Sure.
- See you.

Hey, Phillip.
Let me escort you to your car.

Sure.

We want to show compassion,
but you have to give us something.

Give us something.

- woman] Give us something. Come on.
- People want to know.

Try to tell me
what's going through your head.

We're going to move sports indoors so
they won't be hounded by the press.

If Laura doesn't feel up to it,
she doesn't have to.

- Yes. Laura is in a bad way.
- Yes.

She needs to be here,

but our phone's been busy
because of reporters all morning.

Relatives can't get in touch,
and that can't be.

- Of course not.
- It's too stressful for the patients.

For all of us.

Yes, I understand.

We just don't have the resources.

I hope you can make it settle down.

Yes.

I have to think of the other patients.
We depend on discretion.

You don't have to elaborate.
I understand.

This week's top story is still
that of the PM's mentally ill daughter.

- There's no beating that story.
- "The fucking PM neglects me!"

Her daughter had a nervous
breakdown during the peace talks.

Has Nyborg taken care of
her child during the past three years?

- Did she see it?
- Yes. Don't go in there now.

Birgitte, we need to talk.

I despise the people behind this.

They're hurting a child. How the hell
do they justify that to themselves?

Having a job like that is low
and disgraceful.

They're all rats! They went through
our garbage can this morning.

My bodyguards found some men
rummaging about.

- The Express?
- I don't know who they were.

I don't know what they hoped to find.

Laura's pill jars so they can write
their trash. What's the point?

Huh?

Who benefits from it? Who reads it?

What do people get out of it?

I'm minister for the press.
I protect them and their rights,

so they can write their destructive
crap and ruin people's lives.

All done?

We need to talk strategy.

I have here today's menu
at Liseholm. Lunch:

An elaborate buffet and apple pie.

Dinner:

Grilled salmon,
sauce hollandaise, bulgur salad

with tomatoes and fresh-made
bread with garlic-parsley butter.

Ordinary Danes may have
a bad taste in their mouths

but our PM's daughter hasn't.

Bon appetit.

- He makes me sick.
- Pia's going soft on us.

- He's unbelievable.
- He just went on about garlic...

Okay. Let's get him in the studio
for a talk about press ethics.

And their pursuit of the PM's daughter.

And let him rant on unchallenged?
We can't get hold of the PM's Office.

No, they call us instead.

It's Kasper Juul.

Ulrik Mørch speaking.

Okay.

Sure.

We can do that.

Great.

Bye.

They're going to put all relevant
info in the case at our disposal.

He asked me to meet him
at the PM's Office.

Great. Just don't believe
everything he tells you.

Juul is going to twist it all
to their advantage.

You're afraid of sending me out
on my own?

- This is Ulrik Mørch.
- Welcome. I'm Sanne.

Hi, Sanne.

Kasper is waiting for you
in the Hall of Mirrors.

- Hi, Kasper.
- Ulrik. Thanks, Sanne.

So, Ulrik.

I don't know how you'll angle this.

- And you don't need to tell me.
- I won't.

Great.

I suppose you'll be interviewing
Laugesen about press ethics?

We're willing to give you everything.

Birgitte wants to comment,
but she doesn't want to talk to Laugesen.

Okay.

We may be able to persuade
Laura's psychologist...

to give her take on it.

How does it affect the patients?

How stressful is it for the hospital?

We may be able to...

get the nurse who was with Laura
to make a statement.

Is that too tabloid for you?

Don't worry about that.

It's a nice angle
on the invasion of privacy issue.

The nurse you have in mind...

will the nurse work on TV?

Charismatic. Decent woman.

She's outraged by the way
Laura has been treated by the press.

Mm.

You'll get problems with your boss.

- He'll think you got that angle from me.
- Have you got that nurse's number?

I'll have Sanne get it for you.

As the PM, Nyborg has to expect
to be the object of public interest.

That's just how it is.

In a democracy,
the media watches those in power.

Some may find that cynical,
but the PM ran for public office.

Her decisions affect
people's private lives.

The Express protects the weak
by monitoring the powerful.

It's hardly our job
to protect the PM.

That is the job of other people.

Does that justify this interest
in the PM's children?

We aren't interested
in the PM's children.

But your front page pictures
aren't of the PM...

Those pictures show
the PM's hypocrisy.

They're as harmless as if they were
taken at a premiere or a concert

attended by the PM and her children.

You think it's harmless to
photograph Nyborg's sick daughter?

Yes. Those pictures didn't make her sick.

We'd like you to see this.

How exciting.

We're playing baseball, when a
photographer starts photographing.

When a young girl suffers
from anxiety

she doesn't benefit
from feeling hounded.

This may worsen her condition
and make our job more difficult.

A patient suffering from anxiety

mustn't be made to feel afraid.

This is a different version. Do you
still think you're protecting the weak?

This was taken out of context.
We protect the weak. That has its price.

And on that note I'd like
to thank you for coming.

- Alright, Ulrik! Great.
- That'll teach the bastard.

You're so smart I want to fuck you!

Sorry.

That wasn't fair.

We're on soon. Feel free to stay.

- But it may look a bit strange.
- You're unprofessional.

Totally unprofessional.

Today the government is going to
present the health reform package...

Nyborg wants to focus more
on the public health system.

The abolition of the tax advantage
on private health insurance.

I took the ball today.

What?

At group therapy.

I took the ball and began talking.

I just thought I'd let you know.

Lisbet Kofoed
wants to talk to us.

Listen.

It doesn't look as if
the media interest is waning.

We've had a meeting
with all the nurses and doctors.

The other patients' parents
are deeply concerned.

It's affecting their children.

People get photographed.
They get questions about your daughter.

- It's going to pass.
- Maybe so. But when?

Just today between 30 or 40 reporters
have called us.

We've spoken to our lawyer,
and we can't ban the press.

This is a public park
and there is public access to the clinic.

The police won't help us.

They say...

it's a difficult assessment.

And I have to say
we just don't have the capacity.

It pains me to have to ask you
to find another place for Laura.

But...

she's grown really fond of this place.

- And you think she's better, don't you?
- We do.

Yes, and that's why it pains me,
but I must think of our other patients

and the clinic.

I'm very sorry.

- Maybe we can do something.
- I have to think of our other patients.

I am very sorry.

Perhaps we can do something.

I can't imagine what.

You're a very public figure.

I just don't believe it!

I am very sorry.

Please give me 24 hours
before we have to take Laura out.

As long as I'm the PM,
the press won't agree

to leave Laura alone.

Of course not.

Not now that the case has gone from
being a private to a political issue.

Thanks. Please stay on for a while.

Is there any precedent of...

The PM got her
reform package passed

despite the turbulence
surrounding her.

And Lars Hesselboe seems
to have called a truce?

Let's see for how long. He's going to
ask his spokesman to use this advantage...

Has Nyborg weathered the storm?

It's difficult to say.
But the government is a success.

A PM will always be subject
to extreme public pressure.

Thank you, Torben Friis.

H.C. Thorsen is here.

Show him in.

Hello, Birgitte.
Congratulations on the reform.

You pulled it off.

Thank you, and you too.
But that's not why I asked you here.

How did Torben take the news?

He says I can sleep with anyone I like.

As long as it's not
the mediocre Channel 2 reporter.

- How's the leg, Kasper?
- It's going well, thanks.

I'm next in line to join
the band Limp Bizkit.

I'm glad you haven't lost faith
in our press conferences.

Before we begin...

the PM wants to say a few words.

Hello.

I'm sorry I had
to cancel the press conference on Tuesday.

I won't deny that am astonished to see...

just how brutal the press coverage of me

and what should remain
my private life as PM has become.

It's vital for my family
to overcome these hardships

and for the government
to get peace to work.

And so I implore you, the media

to respect my daughter's need
to be left in peace to get well.

However, a PM can't avoid
the attention of the press.

This story has become one
of public interest.

This has lead me to make the difficult,

but necessary decision,

to obtain leave as PM in order
to focus on my family and daughter.

Vice PM H.C. Thorsen will be
taking over my official duties.

- How long will you be on leave for?
- That depends on my daughters well-being.

Will you call an election?

No, I don't.

This is only about me,
the PM, not Parliament.

Birgitte Nyborg...

I will take your questions now
should you have any.

H.C. Thorsen,
how is this going to work...