The Lawyer (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - Episode #1.9 - full transcript

Who is that?
Why is she with Dad?

She disappeared
when your parents were murdered.

-I will be in Copenhagen Thursday.
-It's too late.

They're going abroad.

They must not board the plane.

She was arrested
carrying a small amount of heroin.

They can hold her for three days.

The police found a weapon
in her car.

Heroin alone
doesn't warrant a prison sentence.

The weapon belongs to Simon Nielsen.
Therese asked him for it.

Acknowledge that it was you who
placed your weapon in Therese's car.



You hit me.
Did I deserve that?

I'm not well. Cancer.

-The treatment is working.
-I will stay with you.

-Ayala is locked up for life.
-Do you want to start a gang war?

Bogdan has been arrested.

No one must know that we're siblings.

What do you know
about my parents' death?

Martin Anker worked for Thomas.
Jarnu murdered them.

Thomas had nothing to do with it.

THE LAWYER

Are you smoking on the sly?

-I found them in Therese's room.
-Like father, like daughter.

And now Therese
is on a dirty mattress in a cell.

-It's my fault.
-No.



Get in. Get in!

Stop! Hands in the air!

Calm down. Thomas, it's me.

What the hell are you doing here?

I didn't breathe a word about you
to the police.

-You know that.
-You are wanted.

You are putting me at risk
by coming here.

I just want to help Therese.

How did you get out?

I drank bleach
and escaped from hospital.

You're insane.

Who framed her?

I get the gun,
but she would never take heroin.

Markos...

I need your help.

Find out who framed her.

Give him a few thousand
and a phone.

Hello. Frank Nordling.
I'm here to see Patricia Staaf.

-Hello.
-Hello.

-Am I interrupting?
-No, we've just finished.

Can we...stay here?

Yes, you can stay here.
That's fine.

Bye.

Hi.

How are you?

I feel like a child.

It's good that you've got protection.

Markos Jez wasn't after you,
but still.

They...questioned me yesterday.

But I didn't say anything about you.

Sara.

That's right. Sara.

And then I said that Brian...

looked me up.

What's it called?

The office.

And then he was your...

-Your...
-My boss, Svend-Erik Wisén?

He asked about you
and about us.

He seemed...

nervous. Scared, I mean.

Has something happened?

No, nothing.

He probably just wanted to show
that he cared.

That's good. All is well.

Just answer the questions.

Don't get tangled up
in lengthy explanations.

No.

If there is something
you don't understand

you just say you don't remember.

Therese, keep your hands on your lap.

I won't survive another night, Frank.

Frank?

Frank?

I can't promise anything, Therese.

But there's a good chance you get
to sleep in your own bed tonight.

3 of June Therese Waldman was
arrested outside Tinto in Copenhagen.

On her person was a substance
containing three grams of heroin.

A loaded CZ 75
was found in her car.

Waldman resisted arrest violently.

Sentencing
for the possession of narcotics

falls under the law of
euphoric substances.

The weapon offence
should be considered serious,

as the weapon was loaded
in a public place.

It was a danger to the community.

How does the defendant plead?

Therese denies the crime.

I would like to present
further evidence.

This is from an expert witness.

What the hell is that?

Therese Waldman
has the diagnosis bipolar, type 1,

for which she takes medication.

Your honour,
this should be disregarded.

It is irrelevant to the case.

The disease cannot rid Therese
of guilt from the crimes

which she stands accused of.

But my client
has denied the allegations.

We will not claim
diminished responsibility.

Has the defendant been diagnosed?

Yes, but it is irrelevant.

It is for me to decide
whether something is relevant.

It would be pertinent
for an expert to decide

whether this
may have affected events.

The prosecution's new witness
will be heard.

Proceedings will resume
at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

This should give the defence team
time to read the report.

The prosecutor will give you a copy.

Thank you, all.
We will see you again tomorrow.

You said
that it would be over after today.

The prosecutor
is trying to surprise us.

So, am I going back to custody?

I said that I didn't want my illness
to be discussed.

Therese, it's only until tomorrow.
Okay?

-Did you get a suspended sentence?
-Things will resume tomorrow.

-Tomorrow?
-Yes.

-She won't get sent to prison?
-I hope we can avoid that.

It's tough for her in there.
Really tough.

I've moved in here for a while.

Markos Jez is probably
out of the country, but...

What's happened to our wall?

Waldman didn't murder our parents.

Their murderer is dead.
Jarnu was shot.

Dad wasn't involved in corruption.

-Let's stop this.
-No.

Dad knowingly got himself
involved in something lethal.

He got Mum murdered.
And nearly us, too.

I don't believe it.
Blanka has many reasons to lie.

This hunt for justice
has ruined my life.

I need to get my job back.
I need to get my son back.

Frank, I'm really sorry that I have
got you involved in this.

But I have to stop now.

Waldman ordered
the attempted murder of Patricia.

Her life will never be the same.

But you're giving up. Great.

I'm going to get Waldman.

How can you even think
that our Dad was taking bribes?

POLICE KILLING

What are you looking at?

-Hello.
-Sorry, we're full.

I just want to ask a question.

My girlfriend had some problems here
a couple of weeks ago.

Were you working Thursday
two weeks ago?

I work every night.

Therese.

Do you know Therese?

She was with someone else that night.
You may as well know.

Someone gave her drugs that night.
I want to find out who.

It was a mad night.

A policewoman from Sweden
came to have a snoop around.

Suddenly the place
was full of Danish police.

I didn't get back home
until eight o'clock.

What did
the Swedish police woman look like?

Around 30, dark hair, nice arse.

Forget Therese.
She's not worth it.

-What?
-Forget Therese...

Do you have a problem?

Do you have a problem?

Bipolar type 1
causes manic episodes,

often followed by
periods of depression.

Lithium can reduce
the effects of the disease.

Associated illnesses are common
in bipolar patients.

Drug misuse, for example.

Both sedatives and stimulants
are used to self medicate.

Is cannabis one of those substances?

Waldman has been sentenced
for cannabis possession.

Therese's earlier convictions
are irrelevant.

Let me rephrase.

What kind of drugs are used
to self medicate?

-Cannabis.
-Anything else?

Yes, heroin.

Heroin can have a calming effect
during a manic episode.

Heroin. Thank you.
No further questions.

I borrowed Therese's car that day.
The weapon fell out of my pocket.

I put it in the glove compartment
and forgot about it.

You forgot about a weapon?

I was in a rush.
It was a busy day.

You said earlier that you borrowed
the car after Therese's arrest.

Why did you say that?

I didn't want to admit
that the weapon was mine.

Therese shouldn't suffer
for something she hasn't done.

She didn't know
that the weapon was there.

-No further questions.
-Thank you.

Any questions from the defence?

No.

I would like to
address the defendant again.

Let's adjourn
and meet again in 15 minutes.

It's my Mum.

She hasn't seen her Mum
in many years.

Please let them have a chat.

You can have one minute.

I only have two minutes.

I'm not here to make a scene
and I'm clean.

You don't have to believe me,
but I have changed.

Sure...

Take that job in Boston
and take Liam with you.

You'll only stay a few years, yeah?

That way I can put right
all the mess here.

-Wait, what's happened?
-Said, I'm a total catastrophe.

I have put Liam through things
he shouldn't have to go through.

I need help
in order to be his mother.

So... Take that job in Boston.
Just go.

-Do you mean that?
-Yes...

But I want to see him
in the holidays.

Of course.

Where shall I meet you?

What do you suggest?

Somewhere neutral. Gothenburg?

No, let's meet in Copenhagen.

Well, we'll see.

You haven't changed much.

You have grown old.

Therese contacted me.
She's all grown up.

No wonder she wanted to find me.

What would I have done?

-What do you want?
-I want to be here for Therese.

I'm here for her.

I'm the only one she's had
since you left.

It wasn't my choice.

I don't want to talk about the past.
I want to make peace.

-For Therese's sake.
-No one is going to upset her.

She doesn't need to hear
all that shit about me.

Life is too short to fight
about things that are forgotten.

Of course she can see her mother.
Peace?

Therese?

Therese?

Therese...

The weapon that the police found
in your glove compartment...

How did it get there?

Simon left it there.
That's what he said.

-When he borrowed your car?
-Yes.

-When did he borrow it?
-The same day.

Why did he borrow it?

Why did Simon want to borrow
your three month old Mercedes

worth over 500 000 Danish kroner?

I don't know.
He needed it, so I lent him it.

-You must be close friends.
-Yes.

Very close friends.
Does he not have a car?

-I don't know.
-No?

You don't remember
that he has a yellow Toyota,

despite your close friendship?

Could the prosecutor please
simply ask questions,

instead of being sarcastic
about the witness statement?

I remind the prosecutor
to adhere to asking questions.

So Simon borrowed you car,
even though he's got one himself.

-Did you pick up the car afterwards?
-After what?

-Did he drop it off?
-Yes.

-At your house?
-Yes. No...

-Yes or no?
-No.

-Did you pick it up?
-No.

Please tell us what happened.
Speak into the microphone.

-I can't remember.
-Are you sure about the day?

-Yes.
-There's a lot you don't remember.

Is that because you were high?

We shall have to interrupt
proceedings if the prosecutor

cannot follow protocol.

So Simon dropped off the car
on Tuesday?

-Yes.
-Speak into the microphone.

On the Tuesday?

Yes.

You said that Simon borrowed your car
on the Thursday.

The day you were arrested.
Which day was that?

It was...

You never lent your car to Simon,
did you?

It is your weapon, isn't it, Therese?

You kept it in the car,
for protection.

You live in a tough world, don't you?

You are surrounded by weapons,
drugs and violence.

You wanted to be able to protect
yourself, didn't you?

The court finds it proven
beyond reasonable doubt

that Therese Waldman is guilty
of class C drugs possession,

as well as
possession of offensive weapons.

The punishment will be
a one year custodial sentence.

We will appeal.

We'll talk about that later.
I need your backup for a meeting.

Unarmed. You are confident,
even without a weapon.

Thomas, I can't...

Shut up! I don't give a shit
about your bloody lawyers' code.

I need your support now
that Bogdan is gone.

I heard about your daughter.
I'm sorry.

This war is hard on us both.

But it was your decision
to take the Lithuanian from me.

I gave him an offer.

He accepted. It's business.

Okay, what do you want?

I agreed to meet you,
in order to explain something:

I will not back down.

Loss doesn't make me weak,
it makes me furious.

So, I'm not backing down.
Come on, Frank.

Here's your pass.
I also need to check your bag.

Yes.

Can I do anything for you?
Do you need anything?

-No.
-Let me know if I can do anything.

I have been thinking about you
every day.

-Have you?
-Yes.

So why I haven't you been in touch
for ten years?

If you were thinking about me,
you could have...

Maybe sent a postcard?

-I did what was best.
-Best for whom?

Did you meet someone else?

Do I have lots of
half siblings in Croatia?

-No.
-You just got bored with being a mum?

You don't know everything.

You'd had enough and buggered off.

-You don't know what it was like.
-I was three years old.

Therese...

How can you abandon
a three-year-old?

Thomas would have beaten me to death.

-Daddy would never do that.
-The last time it happened...

was because I didn't turn off
the alarm fast enough.

I had been up all night.
You were ill. I was exhausted.

I didn't hear the alarm.

He tore the clock-radio from the
wall socket and hit my face with it

until it broke.

I had to leave.

He would have killed me.

Your father is a dangerous man.

Then why did you
leave me alone with him?

You never gave me a chance.

I'm going on leave for a while.
Taking a back seat.

Tell Waldman that, if you like.

But it's not because I'm scared.
I'm curious.

Curious about what?

His closest ally who managed to get
his enemy out of prison.

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

I shall sit back
and watch things unfold.

I think
you'll bring Waldman down for me.

Drive.

Help! Help!

I'm on to it.

The police is here.

Excuse me.

Thomas Waldman?

It's okay.

What's happened?

-What is it?
-It's...

It's Therese.
She hanged herself in her cell.

She's dead.

She is... She's dead.

Can we stop now?

There was supposed to be an envelope.

There you are.

DAD

Are you okay?

Give me the car keys and your gun.

I have known her since she was 12.

Close the door.

Everything is in order
with the Spanish notary.

I am the registered owner now.

I can't do this anymore.

We now control Thomas' companies.

We have achieved our goal.

I'm handing in my notice.

I will get my things tomorrow.

I know who you are, Frank.

And I know who your sister is.
Sara and Frank Anker.

The children
of the murdered policeman.

You suspect Thomas was behind it?

How do you know that?

That's not important right now.
What matters is

that if I can find out who you are,
then Waldman can do so, too.

But you won't tell.

How can you be so sure?

You are a good person, Svend-Erik.

Do you think
I didn't know where you were?

How did you get in here?

Does it matter?

I'm here now.

-What did you say to her?
-I told her the truth.

Okay.

You killed my daughter.

Your sodding life style killed her.

I should have killed you
a long time ago.

Fuck!

I need to borrow this.
It's urgent.

-What's your PIN?
-1438.

-What?
-1-4-3-8.

Okay.

It's me. It's Blanka.

I need your help.
Thomas found me at the hotel.

Stay there. I'm coming.

-What's happened?
-What did you find out?

Sara Khalil was called Stenmark
before her marriage.

-The rest is confidential.
-Confidential?

Your guy confirmed it
and wanted more cash.

-How much does he want?
-I'll find out.

Sara was adopted.

Her grandmother, Maria Stenmark
adopted her as a ten-year-old.

Her biological father was Danish.
Martin Anker.

He worked for
the Danish police force.

He was killed by a car bomb in 1995.

What do you think the connection is?

-What do I do with Sara?
-Kill her.

-What's up?
-Waldman was trying to kill her.

We need to get her to Croatia.

Frank is my brother.

Yeah.

I know that.

I haven't been totally honest
when it comes to your parents.

Thomas drank a lot and was
on steroids. He was violent.

Thanks.

When Therese was three years old,

I contacted a counsellor
at the hospital.

She convinced me to leave him.

I couldn't take Therese with me,

but the counsellor brought me
to a women's refuge.

My mum worked as a counsellor
at the hospital.

She showed me pictures of you.

When I saw you,
I realised who you were.

Did you know our mum?

Eva helped me.

She was a good woman.
I was fond of her.

Thomas would have found me
and killed me.

Eva said to tell the police
all I knew

in order for Thomas to get
ten years in prison.

She put me in touch with your father.

Therese and I were meant to
be able to start afresh,

without living in fear of Thomas.

But Jarnu Marcon
must have followed us.

Thomas instructed him to find me.

I was on my way to see your parents
that day.

Who placed the bomb under the car?

Bogdan probably built the bomb...

But I'm pretty sure
that Thomas placed it.

He told me he would do the same to me

if I tried to contact Therese.

I have a ticket for the 8.35 flight
tomorrow. That might work.

Does she have her passport?

Let's book it.

Frank!

It's me.

I was certain no one followed us.

Go in there. Shut the door.

Thomas.

What are you doing here?

Am I disturbing you?

No.

Are you alone?

Yes.

No ladies here?

Frank, I just wanted to say
that it would have been fantastic

if you and Therese
had found each other.

You would have taken care of her.

Shall we step outside
and get some fresh air?

Shall we?

I know where we're going.

Frank!

That way.

Thomas, where are we going?

Stop here.

This is fine.

Bogdan showed me this place.

He came here to chill out.

Listen. Isn't it amazing?

Do you believe in karma, Frank?

Do you believe that
you have to repay your actions

for better or worse?

No.

I do.

If you treat others like shit,
they'll come back to you one day

to kick you,
while you're rolling in shit.

Therese paid for my sins.

What are we doing here, Thomas?

Who the fuck are you?

Since you came into my life
everything has gone to shit.

Jason, come here.

Give me my gun.
Give one to Frank.

-Are you sure?
-Give him one!

-Here.
-Forget it.

I have just found out who the cop is

who has been making things
difficult recently.

Markos told me.

She is the daughter of a policeman.

A policeman I knew
more than 20 years ago.

Sara Khalil.