The Angel Maker (Englemageren)

No, stop! No!

Let me go! Help! Hel...

THE ANGEL MAKER

Why are you up already?

I only just got up. I didn't want to wake you.

Are you going to work today?

Yes.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

She was found like this earlier this morning.

Someone went to a lot of trouble to put her in exactly this pose.

The victim was placed like this immediately after dying.

The offender fixated her in this pose until rigor mortis set in.

She was most likely killed somewhere else, but the autopsy will determine that.

Of course.

- What is this place? - A home for troubled young women.

She was placed here for a reason.

Is there a reason why the site wasn't cordoned off?

I'm just the pathologist.

But if you must interfere in my work -

then take a look at the victim's hands.

Get it to the Department of Forensic Medicine asap.

Who found the body?

Grethe Othman.

The woman over there. She owns this place.

You're welcome.

Emilie.

She is Emilie Olsen.

Well, she was Emilie Olsen.

She...

She stayed here for a couple of weeks a few months ago.

Why was she here?

She needed a time-out.

The girls who come here need a break.

Some have been fighting with their parents.

Others have violent boyfriends, drug problems or...

- And you help them here? - Sometimes.

I'm not a psychologist or a social worker -

but my door's always open.

Have you received any threats or unusual inquiries lately?

Besides the body placed outside our front door?

Yes, besides that.

Our home protects young women.

Threats are a weekly occurrence.

But nothing that might... prepare us for this.

Who would do something like this?

One last thing.

Is this place associated with the church?

We help everyone.

I personally believe that it's irrelevant if God exists -

as long as we act as if he does.

This always happens when you relocate us.

I know NC3 are swamped.

I understand, but I can't wait two days for an IT specialist.

Okay. Okay!

Good. Bye.

- Laura speaking. - This is Sandra Munck.

- Hi, Sandra. - How are you?

- Fine. - Good. Listen...

I've been given the go-ahead to call you in -

- for a minor job if you feel ready, that is.

We need to open a memory card. Can you come in?

Sure. Send me the address, and I'll be there in an hour.

Sounds good. And you're sure you're up to it?

Yes. See you.

Good. Bye.

That was Sandra Munck. She asked me to come in and help with a minor job.

Jesus Christ, who makes you work now?

Please stop, Mark.

You and I haven't talked for more than two minutes since you....

And now you take off as if everything's back to normal?

It's just a minor job.

Okay. Fine.

- You must be Laura? - Yes.

Hi.

Jesper, head of the investigation.

How much do you know about the case?

Not much. Sandra just asked me to look at an SD card.

The police are quiet about 21-year-old Emilie Olsen who was found dead earlier.

Witnesses say her body was carefully placed -

outside a home for young women.

- Laura is here. - Hey, Laura.

- Good to see you again. - You too.

- You've met Jesper? - Yes.

Sit down.

Laura was top of the team back in Copenhagen.

You wanted me to look at a card?

Where's it from?

We just want it opened as fast as possible.

Okay.

There's a code.

It may take some time.

Fine.

ANGEL MAKER

Okay...

No digits, no special characters. It's designed to be easily cracked.

Angel maker. That's an old term for a child murderer.

play-me.mp4

Look at the camera and say your name.

- Look at the camera and say your name! - I'm the angel maker!

No, no...!

Sandra, what the fuck is this? Where did you get this card?

Laura, can you stay on and help?

Are you sure you're ready?

- Sure. - Good.

Look, I need to understand something. She's a cyber expert, right?

Laura is a violent crime investigator, specializing in cybercrime and profiling.

But this isn't a cybercrime case to be solved behind a computer.

We don't know that yet.

No, but we know that she's on official leave.

You do also know that I can hear you although I have my back to you, right?

I'll go see Emilie Olsen's parents.

Good. Take Laura with you.

It's not that I doubt your competence.

No, of course not.

Listen...

Emilie was tortured and killed like on that video.

She was then carefully placed -

- like this in front of a place called the Sun Home.

A home for troubled young girls.

But what... what do you think?

That our offender is organized and mission-oriented, but not chaotic.

And he craves attention.

No doubt about that.

That's also why he left the video for us.

Yes, most likely.

- Helene Olsen? - Yes.

When can we get Emilie?

When can we get Emilie home so we can bury her?

We're working on it and we're doing our best to speed up the procedure.

- Of course. - Did...

Did Emilie have a boyfriend? Was she seeing anyone?

She wasn't really into that kind of thing.

Okay.

Emilie stayed at the Sun Home and that's also where we found her.

Why did she stay there?

Well, we...

We fought a lot at one point.

Living at home isn't easy when you're 21. I think she needed to get away.

Right...

Can we see Emilie's room?

Of course.

- This is it. - Thanks.

- We'll just have a look around. - Right.

She's got a lot of pricey makeup for a girl who isn't into that kind of thing.

These shoes are worth a fortune.

I didn't take you for a shoe expert.

No, but... my wife.

She's got the cheapest laptop but a webcam worth 7,000 kroner.

All these clothes are designer.

She must have gotten money from somewhere.

What is it?

Holy shit.

We'd better have another word with her parents.

- Do you know anything about this? - About what?

- What the hell is that? - We found it in Emilie's room.

No way! You didn't find that in Emilie's room!

Frederik... honey...

- That's not Emilie's. - We don't know, do we?!

We haven't talked to her for a year! She shut herself off from us.

Well, we're done here, so...

We have to seize Emilie's laptop.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I don't get how she can lead a double life without her parents knowing.

Give me a few hours with this -

- and I'll compile a list for you of everyone Emilie's been in contact with.

FDF.

What?

I was a boy scout.

For real.

Guinness Book of Records for building the world's largest milk-carton raft.

- Ever met Johan before? - I don't think so.

He's a bit odd. Not much sense of propriety.

- Hello, Johan. - Hi.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Johan. - Laura.

We got the tiny room today. My colleagues have a double autopsy next door.

Well, where would you like to start?

- The floor is yours. - Okay.

Well, long story short...

She was strangled with a bag that obstructed her airways, making her faint.

But she shows signs of resistance. Abrasions on legs and elbows.

He easily overpowered her and moved her to a place where he hung her by her arms -

- and slit her open from her lower body to her navel.

But she was fortunate.

How?

She undoubtedly suffered a great deal.

The pain has been excruciating.

But he cut the aorta to the legs early on.

It runs along the spine and divides into two below the navel.

So she bled to death very quickly.

See these short stab wounds? Dak, dak, dak...

They indicate that he tried to keep her alive for as long as possible.

You get used to it. It's just the cranio saw next door.

We call it the screaming nun. It's pretty harmless, actually.

It doesn't rotate like a saw. It just oscillates. Just an inside joke.

The scan shows brain damage in the fetus.

At this stage, we can't say how extensive it is.

But considering your age, Laura, the odds don't look good.

What does that mean?

Are you suggesting an abortion?