The worst episodes of Bron / Broen
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- 01
The police recieves a ransom note for the release of Hans. They successfully locate him, but when they are about to rescue him they found his kidnapper shot, and Hans has been kidnapped again. Are there more people after Hans? At the same time Moretn Anker is shot to death and there are details in all the murders that makes the police think there are a connection. Also, all the victims have connections to the blogger Lise Friis Andersen. Can she help set a trap for the perpertrator? Saga is feeling more and more frustrated - Hans is abducted and her mother keeps pressuring her both physically and mentally. And Saga's new boss is not as forgiving as Hans was.
- 02
A woman found brutally murdered at Peberholm. The victim is Margrethe Thormod, Director of the Danish immigration service in Copenhagen. A possible motive could be the scandal around a deportation proceedings, which recently hit Margrethe personally. Henrik Sabroe begins investigating the macabre murder with his new colleague Jonas Mandrup.
- 03
A famous danish gender debater and owner of Copenhagens first gender neutral kindergarten is found murdered at a construction site in Malmö. Saga is forced to work together with a new danish colleague, who is having a hard time accepting Saga for who she is.
- 04
In a hostage drama, Saga almost makes a mistake, but they are successfully apprehending the suspect who is taken to interrogation. Linn is keeping an eye on Saga and thinks she should take it easy and process everything that happens to her. Meanwhile, a fourth spectacular murder is discovered. Saga and Henrik realize they don't have the right suspect. Saga and Henrik are getting closer to each other and Henrik gives Saga a cold case to read, about three missing persons: a woman and two little girls.
- 05
An elderly couple is found murdered outside of Ystad. They are connected to an artwork and both have burnt symbols in the mouth like the previous victims. Through an e-mail address they are finally able to track down the suspected killer and the hunt begins on both sides of the bridge.
- 06
The hunt for the murder intesifies and Saga and Henrik are sure about the identity of the murderer, but are their theories correct? The investigation makes a new turn and meanwhile Saga gets a new visit by the internal affairs. Sagas identity as a police officer is threatened.
- 07
When Saga is absolved of all charges and released, Henrik gets her involved into the ongoing investigation. Saga is able to work again, but started suffering from panic attacks.
- 08
Saga is forced to leave the investigation and her old colleague Rasmus takes her place. Henrik demands that Saga returns to the investigation. Together Saga and Henrik realize the connection between the victims, and who the perpertrator is.
- 09
Taariq recognizes a car related to the case. He wants to push the owner for money, but is himself accused of robbery. Saga fears that will be more murders and Henrik's efforts for the homeless girls ends up in disappointment.
- 10
Another spectacular murder is found with the same aesthetic details. The suspicions is being directed towards a danish blogger, Lise Friis Andersen. She have openly expressed disgust towards both victims but denies the allegations.
- 11
Lillian discovers that all victims have the same burn mark inside the mouth. It would seem that the perpetrator is punishing his victims for something. But what? Saga notices Linn meeting her mother and realizes they are talking about her. Linn continue questioning Sagas acting and limits her authority, which makes Saga doubt herself. Maybe she isn't as good as Hans always told her? But Henrik shows that he is on her side and they are now a team. Linn starts investigate Sagas past.
- 12
The hunt for the perpertrator continues. Saga and Henrik finds crucial clues that leads them on track, but is there enough time?
- 13
Saga and Henrik finds a connection between the victims and some art at a museum. And all the art is owned by Freddie Holst, a famous and successful danish businessman. Meanwhile, a fifth murder is discovered. The investigation is becoming more complicated and Linn is placing even greater demands on Saga. Henrik eases his heart and tells his secret to Saga.
- 14
Saga and Martin investigate the killing of the eco-terrorists. Saga rules out suicide. They learn there must be a leader still alive out there who has been pulling the strings all along. They track him to aCopenhagen-based IT company, but he seems to have gone underground. Are new attacks being planned? Are there more terrorist cells? Martin hits it off with his Danish colleague Pernille, but is it more than just friendship?
- 15
As the investigation grows, some new leads are opened and four individuals wearing animal masks carry out a new attack and then post a video online where they again claim responsibility. Saga and Martin try to track down the new group, who are busy planning yet another attack. Saga has a hard time getting used to living with her boyfriend and feels she needs to be alone. She decides to check into a hotel, a decision she will soon come to regret. Martin goes back to visit Jens in prison and this time he exceeds his authority.
- 16
Saga and Martin re-interview witnesses in the case and suspect someone within their own group has been doctoring information in their reports. But they need to gather more evidence before they can be sure. Laura, the key witness, regains consciousness and, despite feeling exhausted, finally manages to help piece together a composite sketch of the perpetrator.Martin visits Jens in prison yet again, but will he ever achieve his aims? Saga tries to find a solution to her co-habitation problem, one that is not to Jacob's liking.
- 17
The inquiry into Tommy continues and Solveig still refuses to cooperate. She talks neither with Saga nor Jonas. The question is how long they can keep her in holding if they do not obtain any evidence. Lillian is still under pressure from the management to find the culprit, and now it seems that there is a leak in the department. In the meantime Saga makes a breakthrough in the search for Henrick's family.
- 18
The murderer makes his presence known and chooses sharp-witted tabloid journalist Daniel Ferbe to act as middle man to communicate with the outside world. The murder on the bridge was only the beginning, and the purpose of that heinous act was to draw attention to the unpleasant truths and problems in society that most turn a blind eye to, the first one being that 'we are not all equal before the law'. Saga and Martin now realise they are dealing with a ruthless killer.
- 19
Henrik and Saga suspect that Taariq and the missing expert on left-wing radicals is hiding something, and collaborate to reveal them. They disagree on how to handle the homeless girls who still refuse to give up their identity.
- 20
Henrik believes he found the connection between all victims and an unexpected finding ends up on the investigation board. At the same time, the crack between him and Saga is greater than ever.
- 21
A woman is found murdered in the middle of Oresund Bridge, exactly on the border between Sweden and Denmark. Saga Noren from Malmo CID and Martin Rohde from the Copenhagen police department are called to the scene. What at first looks like one murder turns out to be two. The bodies have been brutally cut off at the waist and joined together - the torso of a high-profile Swedish politician and the lower body of a Danish prostitute. The Swedish and Danish police need to cooperate in a race against the clock, desperately searching for a murderer determined to go beyond all moral limits to get his message across.
- 22
The homeless man's survival becomes a race against time and depends completely on the four landlords' willingness to pay what the murderer demands. Saga and Martin have understood that they are dealing with someone who has really thought through his crimes, planning them down to the smallest detail. They wonder if they can catch the murderer off balance by doing something he doesn't expect.
- 23
The murderer has groomed a number of schizophrenic people over a long period of time, convincing them to commit carefully synchronised violent crimes in Malmo and Copenhagen on the same day. With the third truth, the murderer wants to highlight the cutbacks within mental health care, which has been reduced to 'a pat on the back and a jar of pills'. Saga and Martin manage to find a break in the case, a teenage girl who has run away from home. Could she be the witness that ultimately leads them to the murderer?
- 24
A coastal tanker leaves the Oresund waterway and is headed straight for the Oresund Bridge. When the coastguard board the ship they discover there is no crew and three Swedish and two Danish youths are chained below deck. Saga Noren of Malmo County Police is put in charge of the case and contacts Martin Rohde, who is still haunted by the death of his son. Together they embark on investigating the case.
- 25
While Saga and Martin are quarantined, someone posts a video online where four individuals wearing masks use signs to claim responsibility for the plague. This coincides with several reported deaths as a resultof eating, among other things, poisoned apples. Saga and Martin are quick to connect the two cases. And they realise this is just the beginning.
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