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"The most important thing is that we stand together, united as a nation"

The Prime Minister has completed his "speech to the nation".
Tom turns of the radio, flows back in his stream of consciousness.

He has really pushed to get the meeting with Inge-Lise, even though

doesn’t have time, because no stone should be left unturned. He has now been
close to losing his life twice, in relation with his work the investigation around

Gustav Kräsen. The first time, last year, when some of Gustav Kräsen's people

managed to kidnap him, and now again yesterday, where he might as well have
been killed when the helicopter crashed.

From experience he knows that such a spectacular case will be something
that will be remembered for many years to come, and the people who solves it

would gain hero status. But the thought, though appealing, isn’t sufficient to keep

him engaged. He’s had enough of the job, he’s fatigued physically and mentally,
and money as well isn’t that big of a motivator for him. When this case is over, he

will do his resignation and take some time off to think about his life and

spiritually grow. There is no shortage of offers from the private business world
either. Everywhere they want him, either a speaker or a lucrative high exec

positions, as a head of security or and advisor.
He continues out through Hellerup until the city is left behind him the

ocean appears on his right side. If only it was a bunch of idiots they were up

against, but it's not. It’s the opposite. The attack yesterday where the mighty
Kronborg Castle was the scene of a historically violent event, which in addition to

the 6 lives it took, could easily have gotten even more out of hand. He rips of a

piece of his bandage care that’s shielding his left ear. Luckily his hearing is intact,
it was gone after the first explosion, but had luckily returned gradually.

He pushes down on the accelerator a little harder and the car obeys,
making him move faster the thick layer of snow, as the two-lane Strandvej

becomes a four, and Hellerup disappears behind him. Further out in the direction

of Charlottenlund, through the fishing town of Skovshoved with the old half-
timbered houses. One thing is clear though; before the weekend is over he must

find out Gustav Kräsen's Danish connection, and he is close. He can sense it.