Fortitude (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript

Will the report
give final approval

for the glacier
hotel project or not?

What if something
was found up there

and we had to protect it?

Your prognosis is now
final stage palliative care.

You can go back to
the mainland, Henry.

Hey, I know you!

Your name's Jason.

Frank, come
here, he's all better.

♪ The river did come to me ♪

♪ Straight into my arms ♪



♪ I tried to caress it ♪

♪ But it ran through
my fingertips... ♪

♪ Water will keep
running, rivers will turn ♪

♪ Water will keep running
and rivers will turn ♪

♪ Water will keep
running, rivers will turn ♪

♪ Water will keep running
and rivers will turn. ♪

I chose a life of crime in a
town where there's none.

I studied criminal
law on the mainland,

came to Fortitude, and
married a policeman.

And we live on the
one place on earth

we're guaranteed a quiet life.

Our honeymoon was a
night of thrills and magic.

Eric took me up onto
the glacier in a tent...

Or more a bivouac, really.



And the temperature
fell to minus 30.

So that night,

we saw the most spectacular
Aurora Borealis I'd ever seen.

"The fireworks of the
gods," as we called it.

The heavens singing.

You can actually hear them,
you know, the Northern Lights,

outside the city.

And now we are building
a hideaway in the ice.

We are building a hotel
hewn into the glacier itself,

where lovers of the wilderness,
lovers of the Northern Lights,

or just lovers

can witness the wildest
things they'll ever see

from the safest place on earth.

I'm quite proud of
that line actually,

so I don't mind if you want
to use it in your brochures.

And here it is.

Excavation scheduled to
begin in two weeks' time,

and in six months,

we'll be ready for
our very first guests.

So thank you, and enjoy.

Sheriff Anderssen for you.

Dan?

Hildur.

Charlie Stoddart's dead.

What?

I'm sounding the bear warning.

Keep all the delegates
in the building!

Bear attack?!

Search the perimeter
of the property...

Prints, spoor, or blood trail.

If you see the
bear, shoot to kill.

What about him? Go!

You'll stay in the
back of the car

until the officers return.

You think a bear did this?

For your own safety.

♪♪

Hey!

The bear trail should lead
from the back of the house.

Don't let the dogs inside.

I'm dying of liver cancer!

What?

I'm dying of liver cancer.

Thank you.

Get out of here!

Before you set off the alarm!

In the Research Center,

we have equipment which could...

could significantly improve
Liam's chances of recovery.

Equipment?

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
can increase the viability

of reversibly damaged cells

by preventing hypoxia
and reducing edema.

Um, okay.

If that's what he needs, yes.

It's a research center.

It isn't set up
to treat patients.

It's experimental,
and there are risks.

Well, do you think
you could get Liam in?

We could make an exception.

I'd need a signed consent.

Hello?

I don't expect
you to understand.

If a bear came in the house,
you'd be the first on its list.

Now, I'm going to keep you safe.

I have responsibilities
like you cannot imagine.

It's all right.

I love you.

Have you searched
the grounds for the bear?

Yes, of course.

You can't hear them
coming, you know.

Dan?

Oh my God.

Look at the wound
pattern, Margaret.

This wasn't done by a bear.

Oh...

Hildur.

Oh my Christ, Dan.

Hildur, listen to me.

We have a very
serious problem here.

I don't think this
is a bear attack.

He's alive.

He's still alive!

He's arresting.

Cardiac massage.

Just put as much pressure
there as you can, yes?

Paddles, paddles, paddles!

Charging!

Clear!

Where's Charlie?

What's going on, Dan?

You shouldn't be here.

There's nothing you
can do here, Henry.

Go home.

Let me take care of this.

Go home.

Petra?

What's happening?

Professor Stoddart's been
attacked and left for dead.

At first, we thought it
might have been a bear.

What?

But now it looks like a murder.

So full forensics.

Murder forensics,
not bear forensics.

It's awful in there.

Go on, get in.

Hey, Mr. Sutter!

What now?

What's going on?

What are you doing out here?

Looking.

The hell are you looking for?

You're driving my dog nuts.

Hmm?

What were you doing
earlier this evening?

What?

Something wrong?

You were doing
something you shouldn't.

Yeah?

Five minutes
while I get my gear.

Am I speaking to the same
detective who was out here?

DS Littlejohn, investigated
the Pettigrew death?

No, no, please listen.

Listen, Billy Pettigrew
wasn't eaten by a bear.

He was murdered.

Now Professor Charlie Stoddart
has been murdered as well.

The Governor is responsible.

Her sheriff killed them both.

Hey!

Hey!

Somebody!

Hello?

Natalie should've
been there too!

He thinks she was
invited to dinner too.

I know where she
lives and I'm on my way.

Find her and
bring her in, Ingrid.

Swabs, clipping, fingerprints.

She's not a suspect, is she?

Ingrid, it's important
we can rule Natalie out.

Okay, I'm on it.

♪♪

Would this be something
you could feed to a rabbit?

Uh-uh.

A human being?

You could feed the
rabbit to the human being

and not bother
buying the aubergine.

That's not an option.

There's a bear in town, Carrie.

Where's your dad?

He's at work.

Sometimes, a bear
comes into town

and then the police have to
carefully usher him out again.

There's 3,000 of
them and 713 of us,

so I tell you, if those
bears ever get organized...

Excuse me.

So, if you'll please
gather round.

Governor.

I've just spoken
to Dr. Allerdyce.

It was too late to save him.

Charlie Stoddart died
on the operating table

five minutes ago.

Governor Odegard,

I was hoping that we'd meet your
husband before we left tomorrow.

Is that going to
be a possibility?

No, I'm sorry,
Eric's indisposed.

Nothing too serious, I hope.

No, he stood in a bear
trap, but he'll be fine.

What?

The pulse.

Yes?

It's right here.

Yes.

When you found him, you
felt for a pulse, didn't you?

Yes.

Here, at his throat.

And his wrist.

Here.

Yes.

You looked into the man's eyes,

face to face, like this.

Yes.

Nothing.

There was nothing.

He was dead when I found him.

No pulse, no pupil response.

He was dead.

You're sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

Okay, gently.

Connected.

Mom?

Hey, kiddo, I'm here.

You're going to be all right.

The doctor's looking
after everything, okay?

Mom, where is this?

Where am I?

Shh, you stay down.

Don't worry.

Hold him down.

Liam, this isn't going to hurt.

It's gonna be all right.

Move out of the way, please.

Natalie?

It's me!

It's Ingrid!

♪♪

Dan, Natalie isn't home.

Her snowmobile is gone,

and it looks like she's
packed clothes for a trip.

She might have done a runner.

Groups of four!

Line up and listen
to Chief Anderssen.

Fast as we can now!

Come on, fast as we can!

Can we handle this?

Or you?

Do we have the resources,
or should I request assistance

from the mainland?

I can handle this.

You were drinking.

Hildur, I was off duty.

If the murder team come
over from the mainland,

they'll be looking at
you, Hildur, won't they?

Charlie wouldn't
give you the glacier.

Our missing girl's name

is Natalie Yelburton.

29 years old.

You all have her picture.

Many of you know her.

Friends of hers.

Before you leave here,
you must understand this:

Natalie Yelburton
could be a victim...

Missing, lost, abducted.

You have to ask
yourself the question:

if she is worth the
risk to each one of you

that this search entails.

Myself, my team,
we have a job to do.

We signed up for this.

All of you, look
out for one another.

Okay, let's go!

Come on!

Let's go!

Move it out!

Hello?

Anybody?

I'm looking for Chief
Superintendent Dan Anderssen!

I have brought back
your fucking rifle!

Hello!

Dan Anderssen!

Motherfucker.

I just thought you should know

they've got a
treatment for frostbite

at the research center,
and I've brought Liam here.

I just thought you should know.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello, is everything okay?

Traditionally, they used wee.

Old lady's urine.

Oh, God, you've
got to be kidding me.

But nowadays, it's
fermented in ammonia.

Well, that's progress.

You have to wash the fish
thoroughly in fresh water

before you cook it,

or you could burn
your esophagus.

I bet.

So do you cook this, um...

Lutefiske.

Lutefiske.

Lutefiske.

For your husband?

Once.

He wouldn't eat it.

So what do you do?

Wait, let me guess.

Travel industry?

You know, the one thing

that I don't understand
about Fortitude

is how the people there
endure the dark months.

I mean, the isolation, the cold,

the desolation, the loneliness.

Oh, it's never lonely.

No?

Well, the people who live there,

most of them share
an understanding.

What about?

You look out for
the wind chimes.

Okey-dokey.

Am I going to have a lawyer?

You haven't been
charged, only arrested,

so you're not
entitled to a lawyer

unless or until you are charged.

What if I need legal help?

I can give you any legal
advice you might require.

I thought you said
you were the governor.

I'm also a trained lawyer,

and the chief of
police on Fortitude.

You two have it all sewn up.

Sound?

You need to record all of this.

I know!

Is it recording?

I think it's recording.

So why can't we hear
what they're saying?

I don't know, I'm not a
fucking computer expert.

Is that how you got
that head wound there?

Okay.

So is it recording?

I slipped...

Now we can't hear
what they're saying again.

Ingrid, this is
crucial evidence.

It better be recording.

Where's the manual?

It is recording.

I don't know.

I think it might
still be recording,

we just can't hear it out
of these stupid speakers.

I hope so.

Red light, red light, red light.

What did you think
you and the Professor

were going to talk about?

About the work I was doing
here and at university, and...

Actually, he mentioned something
about an environmental report

that he had written.

He was going to talk to
me and Natalie about it.

But I don't know

apart from that.

Thank you.

It's not him, is it?

No.

The boy was
kneeling on top of him

and there wasn't a speck of
Charlie's blood on him anywhere.

But until we have
somebody else in custody,

I'm not letting him walk.

It'll create panic,
like we've lost control.

I wasn't going to let him go.

And what about
the girl, Natalie?

She's not at home.

Her snowmobile's missing.

Yeah.

Gotta find her.

Oh!

How long?

They can't say yet.

They have to allow as much
tissue to recover as possible

before they can
make any decisions.

About amputation?

Yeah.

Where were you?

Where did you go?

Jules, listen.

I know what you're thinking.

I don't know what to tell you.

I don't know what to say.

I don't know what happened.

I think what happened is

you went out to be
with another woman.

Is that right?

Listen, Jules...

Oh, my God, you were.

Go.

She can have you.

Just go.

Sheriff.

Elena.

Where were you last night?

What?

Did you meet anyone last night?

No.

Do you know Charlie Stoddart?

The man who was killed?

Yes.

Did you know him?

No.

I didn't know him at all.

Okay.

Would you like a drink?

Danny.

How did London get
the news so quickly?

Look, I have 100% confidence
in the Fortitude Police,

but if London are kind
enough to offer us this level

of assistance and
experience, then obviously...

Every consideration.

Yes, thank you.

Up here?

Yes.

Do you need a hand?

No, I'm good, thank you.

Great.

Chief Superintendent
Dan Anderssen,

let me introduce Detective
Chief Inspector Eugene Morton.

Hi, Gene.

Dan.

Here, I have a...

This is a commission rogatory.

It's a cross-border
memorandum of understanding

between Oslo and London
that formalizes my role

as a representative
for the interests

of the family of
the murder victim.

Right.

Ever since they opened
the research center,

there's been this accord.

Not with me.

DCI Morton is a forensic expert.

He can provide
invaluable analytical skills...

Skills and experience
he acquired

working with the FBI.

We have skills.

I'm sure you do.

And also with the
International Aviation Authorities

Air Crash...

Investigation Unit.

Right.

We don't have an air crash.

I've told DCI Morton

that we will extend
him every consideration.

All right, if you'll excuse me.

Yeah.

I've never felt cold like this.

My ears actually hurt.

And I've never
seen a polar bear.

I've never eaten lutefiske.

What?

Lutefiske.

What about it?

I've never eaten it.

I've never tried it.

But there's always a
first time for everything.

And you've never conducted
a murder investigation.

All right, I'll make
a deal with you,

Chief Superintendent Anderssen.

If I'm right,

I'll leave in a day or two,

but if I'm wrong,

I'll be on the next
plane back to London,

no questions asked,
no recriminations.

What are you talking about?

Outside Professor
Stoddart's house.

I bet there are wind chimes.

You know, in the home counties,
they have a similar signal.

Pampas grass in the garden

means that swingers live there.

That's not something
we have in Fortitude.

What, sexual infidelity?

Pampas grass.

How did the dog die?

I shot it.

Do you have another one
of those suits I can use?

No.

Officer?

DCI Morton.

Hi.

Hi, London Met.

I'm here to assist
with the investigation.

Chief Anderssen wanted you

to take me down to
the station straight away.

Really?

Yeah.

Chief Anderssen said that?

Yeah, yeah.

He also said that
you're the best officer

to bring me up to speed.

Shall we?

Sure.

Okay.

Just straight down there.

You could not have been
more helpful, thank you.

My pleasure, sir.

Hi, I'm meeting
Trish Stoddart in...

She's in Dan's office.

Yes, good, thank you.

Oh!

So who are you really, then?

Let me introduce
myself formally, Trish.

I'm Detective Inspector Morton
of the Metropolitan Police.

But you're an American.

Yes.

So can you tell me
what the hell is going on?

Well, I hope so.

I mean, that's why I'm here,
to find out what's going on

and to look out for your best
interests in the investigation.

What investigation?

Nobody's told you?

Told what?

I've been told to wait.

Dan needed to speak to me.

Okay.

Well, um...

Your husband Charlie is dead.

What?

What?

Somebody or something
assaulted your husband

in your home.

At any rate, while they were

searching the premises,

it turns out your
husband was still alive,

unbeknownst to them.

He was left?

Yes.

For how long?

An hour.

And as soon as they found
out, they called an ambulance,

they got him to the
hospital, but it was too late.

And he died.

Dan's here to talk
to you about it now.

I'm very sorry.

I thought you knew.

I think we can rule
out the grieving widow.

Look, I need a room.

Um...

Please, can you
just get me a room?

I've messed everything up.

I heard something
happened to Liam.

Is he being flown out?

It's much worse than that.

Liam is too sick to be moved.

Oh.

But look, just... please
just give me a room.

We can talk about this after.

There are no rooms.

You can use my room.

Hi.

Starting without me?

Who are you?

DCI Morton.

From London?

Mm-hmm.

30 degrees softens up the
dried blood just about right,

and you don't want to
use too much pressure,

because you want to
make sure not to wash away

any secondary contaminants.

Are you okay taking notes?

So you're here to help?

That's right.

From London? Mm-hmm.

But he was only declared
dead 12 hours ago.

Mm-hmm.

So...

So how could you have
got here from London

to help with the post-mortem

if you would have had to
leave when he was still alive?

"If you would have had to leave"

Your English is very good.

Okay, it's already apparent

that more than one
bladed implement was used

in the attack.

The striations here in
the ribs and the sternum

suggest a cleaver,

these long incisions here

are some sort of
stabbing implement,

and then these
triangular punctures

that are all over the torso,

those suggest a third
assailant, and maybe...

Maybe...that this is some
kind of ritualistic murder.

Ritualistic murder?

What kind of ritualistic
murder would you say involves

a potato peeler?

Hmm?

Get out of here.

I can't do that.

Shall I continue with the
post-mortem examination, boss?

Please, Petra.

Actually, let me
take you through it

from the very beginning.

With this degree of entry,
cardiac output would be impaired

and blood flow to
and from the brain

severely compromised,

and this would mean that
the pulse at the victim's throat

would be barely perceptible.

Pupil dilation response
was next to zero,

and so he appeared dead.

Hildy.

What's the matter?

What, no one's told you?

Told me what?

Charlie Stoddart's
been murdered.

What?

I saw him on the
floor, and he was...

He was all...

He was completely split open.

Come here.

That's terrible.

Jesus Christ!

I know who did it!

Where are your cigarettes?

Right there.

Where?

They're not in your jeans.

Try my jacket.

Hey, what the hell is this?

That's mine.

They've got a man in
custody, but they're still looking.

This Professor's
chest was hacked open.

Imagine that.

Jason.

Jason, pick up, Jason.

For Christ's sake, Jason,
what have you done?

You know that
Jason isn't capable

of doing anything like that.

Then I have to speak to him.

You shoot to stop,

just like you would a bear.

I should have been
there, but I was with you.

Trish, we might have
found something incredible.

Something that's going to
cause a hell of a lot of trouble.

Is this what got him killed?

He was already inside the house.

Dan was already there?

Yes.