Witch Hunt (Heksejakt)

-Are you sure... -Absolutely. They'll be here.

You're drinking a 1998 straight from the bottle?

Cheers.

I need to get out of the Munin field.

I have to free up some assets.

I need financing.

Okay?

Three or four billion kroner.

-But we have a plan... -Statkraft.

Twenty percent. Give or take.

Are you serious, Peer?

Statkraft isn't for sale.

Do you know something I don't?

Nothing indicates a change in policy.

With good friends, you can always find a solution.

Friends communicate.

You're talking risky business.

Parliament has to okay it, and then it gets listed...

-We can't... -I'm a big fan of communication.

Why are you telling me this?

Perception, Jan Gunnar.

When Statkraft comes up for sale,

we can't have any skeletons falling out.

You're saying you want to clean out your closets?

I have faith in you.

-Why aren't you firing? -Not into the herd.

Wait.

One of them always wanders off.

See?

There she goes.

Isn't she beautiful?

Yes.

Stupid fool.

WITCH HUNT

Hello!

Ida, the Eggen sculpture is here.

It's here?

I'm trying to figure out what it is.

It's a gift from Eggen.

Sure.

Is it a nice gift?

It's a nice gift.

According to those in the know.

Excellent work on the budget.

How did you manage to minimize that IT upgrade?

I gave them a stern look.

You saved us a bundle.

-Ida? -Thank you.

-There were some skills involved. -Sure. Three, four percent.

She is so beautiful.

And you... You're in the picture too.

There you are. Jan Gunnar is bitching about some invoice.

I'm so sore!

I can hardly walk.

-Help me! -You played a half period.

It was madness.

Totally insane.

What invoice?

From Klant Consulting.

I said that's your job. He seemed stressed.

He read me the riot act.

That's great. Excellent. Let's go for that.

Yes. Great.

Bye.

-Yes. -This invoice you sent.

From Klant Consulting. Something is missing.

It's fine.

Where are the accounting records?

It's a consulting firm we use.

I can't pay 450,000 euros based on that.

I'm telling you it's fine.

Okay?

The auditors need more.

I understand, but can't you be a little flexible?

We have paid them before.

Things are a little crazy here now. I'll get you those records.

That isn't how we're supposed to do things.

Live on the wild side for once. For me.

Okay?

Will I get those records today?

I can't tell you exactly when, but you'll get them.

Good. Okay.

You look pale. Have you stopped eating again?

Coffee is very nourishing.

Jonas, can you help me write a memo for that hearing?

-For the Eggen case? -Yes.

Sure. Of course. I'll take care of it.

Fuck, I have to deliver some documents for PK.

Make up an excuse.

I could do that first and come back...

-I need it now. -I can do it.

No, wait. We're still discussing this.

-When do you need it? -By 3 p.m.

-You'll have it by 2 p.m. -Thank you.

Sorry. That's the name of the game.

-It's okay. I'm swamped anyway. -Stop being so nice.

-Is that a problem? -Not if you're happy being a trainee.

Minister of Justice Anette Noreide, you caused outrage with your proposal

to grant more government insight into businesses.

Were you prepared for this backlash?

We are in no way removing the prohibition against evidence.

We are just clarifying it.

The prohibition against evidence means

that the attorney-client privilege inhibits law enforcement.

Yes, and I want to make it easier to investigate economic crime.

We can't allow certain individuals to hide behind professional secrecy,

as in the ongoing tax case against Peer Eggen.

Let me reply to that.

Jan Gunnar Askeland, you represent Peer Eggen.

I find it astounding that our Minister of Justice,

a former lawyer, would attack my client in an ongoing case.

I find that scandalous.

-That was beautiful. -I'm not talking about guilt.

But the investigation into this case and others has been complicated...

Can you turn that off?

This was documented this week by Dagens Næringsliv.

Didn't we agree on a low media profile?

That bitch is barking up the wrong tree.

We can't let her litigate the case in public.

Just give it time. It will blow over.

Peer was furious. He told me to act.

Peer?

Peer is a client, not the manager of this firm.

True, but he represents more than half our revenue.

Are we ready for Tuesday?

The witness is a problem.

The captain who claims he was ordered to move the rig.

Have we discussed a settlement?

I'm sure as hell not placing that call to Eggen.

We stick to the plan.

Okay.

He's your client.

-Hi there. -Hi.

-That Christmas bonus... -Christmas? Give me a break.

My wedding went over budget.

That's because you flew in half of Tehran.

I generate a lot of business.

There are new rules, and I can't make any exceptions. Sorry, Pedram.

Sorry.

By the way...

-Klant. -Yes?

What is that?

I don't know.

-Klant Consulting. -We don't do business with Klant.

No?

Klant? Sounds like a venereal disease.

Jan Gunnar says the Eggen team uses them.

He's mistaken.

Everything goes through me.

-So you don't work with Klant? -No, we don't work with Klant.

Hi. Have you been out with Felix?

Sorry, I totally forgot. I've been busy with this...

Where's Emma?

How do you find a foreign-registered company?

What kind of company?

They've invoiced us, but I can't find a damn shit on them.

Maybe they don't want to be found?

You think?

I don't know. Why do you ask?

Never mind.

-Come on. What is it? -It's nothing.

Nothing as in nothing?

Or nothing as in your sacred duty of confidentiality?

If I told you, I would have to kill you.

Then I guess that's settled.

Let's leave it at that.

I feel like we're on top of oral proceedings.

And the questioning?

Can anyone give me something I can use?

Would you please excuse us?

Fine, give us five minutes.

Time is of the essence.

So you haven't been informed of the latest development?

What do you mean?

Our troublesome witness in the tax case.

-The captain. -Yes?

He's no longer on the witness list.

I wasn't aware of that.

I am.

I may be old, but I still have my contacts.

-Has he changed his statement? -He's no longer of interest.

Okay.

-That's... good news. -Isn't it?

But my question is:

Isn't it a little too good?

I'm not quite sure what you're implying here, but...

I hope it isn't what I think it is.

We're attorneys, Jan Gunnar, not cowboys.

And that applies no matter who the client is.

Of course.

Excellent. Then we agree.

Hi. Could you get me a printout

of all the Eggen team's incoming and outgoing invoices for the past year?

Really?

It's for the audits. I need an overview.

Thanks.

I've worked on that case for a year. We can't give up now.

That witness was our entire case. Without him we have nothing.

Find a new witness. Get a continuance.

On what basis? I'm not pursuing a case I can't win.