[somber music playing]
[exhales deeply]
[thunder rolls in distance]
YOU'RE NOT POSTING, VIGGO?
HELLO?!
[somber music intensifies]
[door beeps, opens]
[Kat] Cecilie!
Cecilie!
-[Kat] Hey. -Hey, what's the matter?
[Kat] The, uh… [sniffs]
The police, they just called. They found a body. A woman.
-[Cecilie] Oh no. -And--
-[Cecilie] Is it Ruby? -I don't know, but they…
They want me to see the body. They want me to come and see if it's Ruby.
And I can't. I can't. Oh God, Cecilie.
I didn't even see my mom's body when she died. [cries]
-[Cecilie] Can't Rasmus do it? -No, he had to go to Stockholm.
I can't do it…
-I've never seen-- -Just… Hey.
Katarina. Calm down, come on. Come here.
[Kat crying]
-I can't do it. I can't look at it… -Honey, it's okay.
[exhales sharply]
[Kat sniffles]
Can we just… Please. We can just ask Angel to do it, can't we?
-I… -It's just… But why not?
-I can't make her do that. -But why not? Please.
-It's asking way too much. -It's asking too much of me too.
Okay?
[whimpers]
I can't do it.
[sniffles]
Can… I just need you to help me.
Please? I can't do it. Please.
-Okay. I'll do it. -Thank you.
[somber music playing]
[Kat sobbing]
[opening theme music playing]
[opening theme music fades]
SECRETS WE KEEP
[rain pattering softly]
-Mom? Can I tell you something? -Well, I have to go now, sweetie.
We can talk when I pick you up from school.
And Grandma's watching Vera, so it'll just be the two of us.
[door shuts]
[thunder rolls in distance]
-Hi. -Hi.
What are you doing here?
Well, Katarina said she can't do this today.
So… can I do it instead?
Yeah. That's fine. It's this way.
You can stand over here.
[coroner] Are you ready?
[sighs]
[somber music playing]
[sniffles]
Hmm.
[Cecilie] Why does she look so bloated like that?
She was in saltwater.
[Aicha] Do you wanna sit down for a minute?
No. No, it's fine.
-[Aicha] You sure? -Yeah.
[Aicha] Okay.
Thanks.
Hmm. So what do we know?
Cause of death was drowning.
-Hmm. -But she was fit and healthy before that.
Was she pregnant?
Yeah. She was, yeah. So you knew?
-We knew there was a chance. -Hmm.
How long?
I can't say exactly. Pretty hard to tell, but… I'd say…
Um… between five and eight weeks.
How long's she been dead?
Well, she was in the water, so we probably can't know for sure.
But at least a couple of days… or a week.
Could she have died the same night she left the Hoffmans?
-Yeah. -Any sign of force?
[scoffs] Listen, you're gonna have to wait for the autopsy report. Okay?
-It'll be done tomorrow at the earliest. -Hmm.
But right now…
there are no real signs of trauma, no.
But can't we test the DNA of the fetus to figure out who the father is?
Sure, we can. But you'd have to find him.
[Aicha] Right.
[Cecilie crying]
[gentle music playing]
[sniffles]
[Aicha] You okay?
[breathes shakily]
So, was she pregnant?
Yeah.
God.
[thunder rolls in distance]
[breathes shakily]
I…
[ominous music playing]
Aicha, I don't know when he came home.
I don't…
I took a pill that night. It knocked me out.
I don't know when Mike came home.
So are you retracting Mike's alibi?
-[thunder rolls in distance] -[sighs deeply]
Yeah.
Okay.
[sobs]
[cries]
[vacuum whirring]
[Cecilie] Angel?
Angel?
[vacuum stops]
[pop music playing from headphones]
They found her.
Is she dead?
[sighs]
[thunder rolls in distance]
[sniffles]
[Angel] Hello.
[in Tagalog] Ruby is dead.
[sobs]
Yes…
[sobs]
[tense music playing]
[reporter] Police just identified the body of a 22-year-old woman
as a Filipino citizen named Ruby Tan.
Apparently, the young woman worked as an au pair for financier Rasmus Hoffman,
whose residence is just behind me.
Tan has lived in Denmark since April.
The police have yet to release a statement about the cause of death.
[tense music continues]
[line ringing]
[voicemail] You have reached Mike. I can't come to the phone.
Please text me, and I will get back to you.
[sobbing]
[Darna] Shh…
[line ringing]
[Mike] Hey kiddo, what's up?
Hey, Dad? Um… Mom forgot about me.
[Mike] Sorry about that.
We forgot to figure out who'd pick you up.
Uh, where'd you stay last night?
Well, at home. I got up early.
[tense music fades]
Wanna order some food?
-Hmm? -Yeah.
Angel shouldn't work when she's sad. You understand that. Yeah?
[reporter] The police have new information about financier Rasmus Hoffman's
recently deceased au pair.
However, the case has raised a debate about whether the au pair system
actually promotes cultural exchange, or if it merely acts as a pipeline…
-[Mike] Hey. -…for cheap foreign labor.
-The spokesperson for the-- -Uh…
What are you doing here?
Viggo called 'cause no one came to get him.
Oh God, sorry.
[Mike] It's all right. We talked it out.
We're all a little rattled, and your mom has a lot on her mind.
But the good news is, we bought enough food for a small army.
Guess we kinda got carried away, huh? [chuckles]
Viggo, your dad and I have something to discuss. Go upstairs.
-Okay. -[Cecilie] Go on. It's all right.
[Mike sighs]
It was me. I had to identify Ruby.
I was right.
She was pregnant.
You are their suspect right now, Mike.
Is that right?
Hmm.
What did they say?
I need you to tell me if you did it.
Cecilie, stop.
Okay?
Why can't you answer?
Stop.
You never fucking answer me, Mike?
-Did you get her pregnant? -No! Of…
-I'll never believe another word you say. -Cecilie, calm down.
-I didn't sleep with Ruby, you know that! -You need to leave, Mike.
[ominous music playing]
[footsteps receding]
[door opens]
[door closes, beeps]
[Kat] Hey, darling?
[Kat] Cecilie?
[breathes shakily]
[gentle knocking]
[Kat] Cecilie?
[door opens]
[ominous music fades]
[Kat] Hey, honey. Just wanted to check on you.
[Cecilie sniffles]
Was it that bad? Oh…
-[sobs] -Oh, darling. This is all my fault.
I should have never asked you to identify her. It wasn't right
-[Cecilie cries] -[Kat kisses]
[whispers] It's alright, honey.
Her mouth was all… You should have seen her mouth.
Honey, you can't think about it. Just don't think about it. Okay?
[Cecilie sighs]
You do know… that Mike had nothing to do with it.
Right?
And he's very, very worried about you.
We should've taken better care of Ruby.
[Cecilie sniffles]
[water running]
[Cecilie sighs]
[Kat] Here you go.
[whispers] Here you go, honey.
Go ahead.
You need to rest.
[ominous music playing]
-[cries] -Yeah, it's been such an awful day.
It's awful, but we need to move on.
We need to help each other.
To be strong for the kids.
[Cecilie sobs]
Think about our kids.
-All right? -Yeah. You're right.
That's good.
There you go.
If we fall apart, they fall apart. And we can't have that. Right?
-Thank you, Kat. -We're gonna take care of you, okay?
-Thank you. -Hmm.
[ominous music intensifies]
WHY AREN'T YOU RESPONDING?
[Angel in Tagalog] Sure, we can go to church on Sunday.
Hold on a second, Darna.
[in English] What are you doing here?
I need to tell you something.
Not right now, Viggo. I'm busy.
[upset] I really need to tell you something.
Viggo, not right now, okay?
[Angel in Tagalog] Hold on a second, Darna.
The ceremony starts at noon. We can meet up afterwards.
We're all close to her, after all.
[line ringing]
[voicemail] You reached Mike. I can't come to the phone.
Please text me and I will get back--
[somber choir music playing]
[somber choir music continues]
-[Aicha] Hi. -[receptionist] Hello.
Aicha Petersen, North Zealand Police. Is Mike Winther-Jensen here?
-Is he expecting you, or… -[Aicha] No.
Let me check.
Unfortunately, he's in a meeting. You can wait here.
-No. Is the meeting this way? -[receptionist] Well, yeah. Uh, no. Ma'am!
-Is the meeting in here? -[receptionist] Ma'am, please!
Hey! You can't go in there!
[indistinct chatter]
-[somber choir music stops] -[man] What can we do for you?
Hi, Aicha Petersen from the North Zealand Police.
-I'd like to speak to Mike Winther-Jensen. -What is this about?
-Take over, will you? -Huh?
-Uh, sure. -Thanks. It'll be a minute.
-Uh… -[scoffs] Apologies. Um… you got it.
[clears throat]
[man] I'm sure it's nothing. Just some questions. That's all.
You can follow me.
[man] Sorry about that. As I was saying, we'll go through…
Showing up at my office is totally inappropriate.
[Aicha] Well, you know, you could just start picking up your phone instead.
[Aicha] I need to know where you were on the night of August 6th.
-When Ruby disappeared. -Uh, I was here.
Okay. Well, your wife seemed to think you were home.
Although, she walked that back.
Oh, perfect. I told her and now I'll tell you. I was here.
Were you here all by yourself, or with colleagues?
The system registers when I use my key card.
There's also cameras. I can show you if you want me to prove it.
-Sure, if you can. -Okay.
Once you've seen it, will you leave me alone?
I dunno yet. Sorry.
It wasn't me. Okay?
I didn't touch Ruby. I didn't impregnate her.
If you want me to stop bothering you, come to the lab and do a DNA test.
We can have the results today.
-All voluntary. -[scoffs]
Why don't we let that decide how many more meetings I crash?
[in Tagalog] Is Gabriel home?
[Mae] No, he's at school.
Of course, I forgot what time it is.
Angel?
Hmm?
When can you send more money?
What do you expect me to do? Steal?
You think money's just lying on the ground here?
Are you having a problem?
What's the matter?
I'm sorry, it's…
My friend here, that girl Ruby…
She's dead.
[Mae gasps]
What happened to her?
I don't know.
It must be hard for you.
I wish I was there to give you a hug.
[sniffles]
Thanks.
I miss you guys.
[birds chirping]
There you go.
What's this?
The result of my DNA test.
Happy now?
[inhales deeply]
I'm clearly innocent.
Yeah.
[scoffs]
You think this is a fucking joke, Cecilie?
[Cecilie sighs]
She barges into a meeting at my fucking office
and demands to know where I was the night Ruby disappeared.
You know my partners hear that, Cecilie?
-You know that? -[sighs]
-We could lose everything! -Look, just calm down.
All I told them was that I didn't know where you were that night.
[ominous music playing]
I'll never be good enough for you, will I?
Stop for a second.
You know how it feels to wake up every fucking morning ashamed?
Huh? Not knowing if you're worthy of life.
Huh?
Of course you don't. The way you just amble through the world…
[Cecilie scoffs]
-Everything is so easy for you. -Stop it.
[both grunting]
You have no problems 'cause you are a good fucking person.
-You've convinced yourself you're a saint. -Okay. That's enough!
Ruby is dead.
How the fuck are you this self-obsessed?
Of course, it was so awful when they gave you the mouth swab.
The victim of a fucking DNA test.
[ominous music intensifies]
[gentle choir music playing]
[children laughing]
[teacher] Morning, everyone!
Let's all sit down and be quiet, please! Thank you.
Put your phones away! Now.
Hey. Sit down, guys. Sofie, phones away, please.
Quiet down, everyone.
Okay, textbooks on the table, please.
Viggo. Put away your phone.
Okay.
Viggo. I'm not telling you again.
[somber choir music playing]
[teacher] Put it away now.
You hear what I said?
Hey, what's up with you?
[phone ringing]
This is Cecilie.
Yeah, hi Cecilie. This is Kalle.
-Kalle? -Yeah, uh, Kalle Hansen. Viggo's teacher.
Ah, hi, Kalle.
[coroner] The DNA test wasn't a match.
And there's nothing in the autopsy to suggest foul play.
-[Aicha] Her skull is fractured, right? -[coroner] Yes. In a few places.
But they found her with her hair caught in a boat propeller.
So you don't think she was injured prior to her death?
I can't rule it out right now.
There are no obvious signs of that, though.
[Aicha] Okay. Thanks.
I think we need to keep looking at the Hoffmans.
I read the report. Nothing points to homicide.
Well, we can't rule it out until we find the rapist.
-Actually, we can, Aicha. -Just look at this, okay?
She has severe head injuries, we can't rule out--
Ruby was pregnant.
Maybe she goes to the host father and asks for help. He turns her down.
She doesn't know what to do. She doesn't know where to go.
And her priest makes it clear where he stands on abortion.
On top of that, she knows she can't go home to her fiancé
with a baby on the way.
So she leaves the home in despair,
makes sure her phone is off, and drowns herself at Bellevue Beach.
I just don't believe it was suicide.
Every new detective hopes their first case is gonna be some grisly murder.
That's not the reason, Carl.
Even if you're right, and Ruby…
There's still a man out there responsible for her death.
-It's our obligation to find him. -Our obligation…
is to make sure this doesn't turn into a media circus.
So we're gonna tell the press that there was nothing suspicious
about the circumstances of Ruby Tan's death.
Then trust me, they'll start calling it a suicide before you know it.
[tense music playing]
[tense music fades]
[Rasmus] How can I help you?
Well, the autopsy is all done. We're releasing the body.
Hmm. Good.
Her family wants to bring her body home as is.
If, um, the insurance will cover transportation for Ruby.
If not, we'll pay, obviously.
Her family shouldn't have to worry about that.
For logistics, talk to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if you need help.
That's all right. Uh…
My secretary will make sure there are no problems.
The Catholic church Ruby attended is holding a memorial service.
-She's coordinating with them too. -Great.
The press won't stop bothering us, so…
I expect you to clarify that she committed suicide,
so we can squash the rumors.
Uh, we never do that.
-Yes, but-- -We're not allowed.
Okay, but you have to. Or these fictions will stick.
You… you don't seem to understand
the damage this gossip's done to our family.
We don't announce that to the public, okay?
No, but…
but I need you to make it clear I was not involved in this at all.
I have nothing to do with her death or her pregnancy.
Well, technically, I can't prove you weren't involved in either.
Well, in that case, I should just offer to do a DNA test.
Like you did with Mike.
-You serious? -I'm serious.
And once you realize there's nothing suspicious about her death,
I would like you to go to the press and make a statement
that her host family is just heartbroken, bereft over her suicide.
And after that you'll ask the press to please…
keep their distance and be cognizant of our privacy.
Thank you.
[ominous music playing]
[Kalle] So, Viggo was, um… he had his phone out during class.
And, uh, when I took it from him, I saw a video.
[Cecilie] Okay.
And it appeared that Viggo had filmed your au pair naked.
-I'm sorry? -The video is in a group message that…
some other boys in the class are on and um…
and the thread went back a few months, um…
They're sharing very inappropriate material.
Okay, the other boys, who are they?
Well besides Viggo, it's, uh, Oscar, Ferdinand, Carlo, and Wolfgang.
I called a meeting with all the parents. They'll be here in a half hour.
I wanted to talk to you first.
-Okay. -Will Mike be joining us?
-No. -Okay.
But… I want you to know the school takes this very seriously.
May I see the video?
[inhales deeply] Yeah.
["Work" by FVN playing on the phone]
♪ My hair and my pussy ♪
♪ And that’s hard work ♪
♪ Work, work, work, bitch, work ♪
♪ So it looks like it be all eyes on me ♪
♪ Being in my present is their fantasy ♪
♪ These bitches funny Should be into doing comedy ♪
♪ Could I take him if I would Sis, probably ♪
♪ When I walk Then they talk, make a buck… ♪
[inhales deeply]
Uh, this isn't our au pair.
[ominous music playing]
[woman] It's in here, right?
[woman] So they were playing with their phones?
[man] Something like that.
[woman 1] I've told him a thousand times.
-[man] So, you got detention too? -Yeah.
-[man clears throat] -[Kat] Okay…
[clears throat] Hi, hon.
So what? The boys shared videos, or…?
Yeah, they shared some awful videos.
-You didn't know? -No.
[Kalle] Thanks for coming on such short notice.
[woman 1] Mm-hmm.
[Kalle] So today, I confiscated a phone, with messages and videos
on a group thread which all of your boys are in.
Uh, where they're sharing pornographic material.
So I called the parents, and the, uh… Parents Association representatives.
I also called Dorte, whose daughter Mille was in a video shared on the thread,
so we could address this together.
[man] When you say pornographic material, what are we talking about exactly? Like…
[Kalle] Well, we're talking about actual explicit pornographic material.
[Dorte] And what about the video of Mille?
-[Kalle] That one isn't pornographic. -[Dorte] But that's still very sexual.
I mean, these boys filmed Mille's butt and shared it.
That's still sexual.
-[Dorte] Of course, it's sexualization. -[Kalle] Uh…
-[Kalle] I-- -[man] Sorry.
If the boys just shared some naughty videos they found on the internet,
does the Parents Association really need to be involved?
I actually saw some of the videos on Carlo's phone, and it's not just that.
Do you know your kids are getting a totally skewed view of the world
when they're being waited on by au pairs all day?
Viggo shared a naked video of his au pair.
[Dorte] Oh, God. That's disgusting.
She was Oscar's.
-[woman 2] Is that the body they found? -[Kalle] Yes.
And Oscar, uh… shared the video in late May.
-[woman 3] God this is so fucked up… -[Kat] Huh…
[sighs]
[inhales deeply]
Well, can I see the video? The one we're discussing.
Can I see this thing or not? Jesus, someone just--
-Here. -[Kat] You have it? Thanks.
[Kat clears throat] Thanks.
[Kat clears throat]
["Work" by FVN playing on phone]
Mm-hmm.
♪ And that's hard work, work, work, work ♪
-[Kalle] You know… -Okay, I mean…
Oscar's not the only one who's sharing videos.
Yeah, but he instigated the whole thing. It wouldn't exist without him.
And how do you fucking know that?
[woman 1] I've seen the thread, and your son's the one pushing this stuff.
He had to repeat a grade. I think it's fair to say he's troubled.
[woman 1] Yes, I totally agree.
Hold on. Who the fuck put you in charge?
-[Kat] Huh? -[Kalle] Let's keep this civil.
-[Kat] What a waste of time! -[Kalle] Please.
Listen, I'll speak to the dean.
You should talk to your sons and tell them to keep their phones at home.
[Dorte] This is digital abuse. The police needs to be involved!
Hold on. What the hell is this?
All of our boys were involved in that thread.
Oscar wasn't the only one.
All our kids watched these videos. What the hell is this?
-Oscar has to be expelled, right? -[woman 1] He should be.
How the fuck can you be so fucking self-righteous! Huh?
-You're all cowards. -[woman 1] You're being dramatic.
[Kat] You're a bunch of hypocrites. Your kids are guilty too. Remember?
And I get all the blame here, huh?
Katarina. Oscar shared sexually abusive material.
There have to be consequences. It's for his own good.
Stop shaming my son, you fucking hypocrites!
-[man] You okay? -[woman 1] You okay?
[Kat] For fuck's sake! I'm done with this shit.
[Kat sobs] Cecilie!
[sobs]
Cecilie, I can't deal with this right now.
-What the hell were you thinking? -I'm just…
-What? -You can't hit someone like that.
Yeah, but you heard all that shit he was saying.
-You punched him. -Yeah, but why didn't you speak up?
-And say what? -I don't know, but you…
Oscar filmed Ruby without her consent, Katarina.
How could I defend that?
Yeah, but it wasn't just Oscar who did it, Cecilie. You get that, right?
I thought you said you didn't use the nanny cam anymore.
We don't. I don't understand…
Don't lie to me. I could tell it was filmed from above.
I don't get it. I don't know. Maybe Oscar and Viggo turned it on--
-Viggo? -Yeah.
Oh, come on, they're attached at the hip, those two.
You know… I don't think they should hang out anymore.
I'm sorry, what?
-You heard me. -What?
[breathes shakily]
[ominous music playing]
[sighs]
[Oscar] Get back here, Viggo!
[Oscar] Just stop!
[Oscar] Viggo!
[Viggo grunts]
[panting]
Don't say a word about that video. You fucking hear me?
-Yeah. -I'll fucking kill you. I swear.
Okay?
[Viggo pants]
[Cecilie] What the fuck?
[Kat] Hurry the fuck up. Let's go.
-[Kat] Now! -[Oscar] Mom, stop.
[Kat] Knock it off. Don't argue with me. Get in the car. C'mon.
-[Oscar] I don't want to! -Get in the car right now, Oscar!
Get in. Get in.
Cecilie doesn't want you around anymore.
We have to respect that.
[Cecilie] Viggo?
Viggo?
[somber music playing]
Viggo?
[Cecilie] Jesus…
[Cecilie] Viggo?
Honey?
What's going on?
Huh?
Viggo?
You have to tell me what's going on.
Hey. We have to talk about this, all right?
Honey. Look at me, please.
Tell me what's happening.
Oscar, uh… he showed me a video.
Okay.
On the group thread?
Not that one, no. He only showed it to me.
Okay.
He said if I ever told anyone about it, he'd kill me.
[exhales sharply]
And what happens in the video?
[somber music fades]
Come here.
He's not gonna hurt you, okay?
How do you know?
[leaves rustling]
[thunder rolls in distance]
Can you hold me really close to you?
Of course, honey.
Like this?
Closer.
[gentle music playing]
There.
[thunder rolls in distance]
[tense music playing]
[thunder rumbles]
[tense music building]
[gasps]
[screams] Just leave me alone!
Fuck you!
-[thunder rolls] -[tense music stops]
[somber music playing]
SECRETS WE KEEP
[somber music stops]