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Tim points to a dirty coffee machine standing in the corner. "You can make your-
self a cup of coffee if you feel like it. I'm back here at eight o’clock tomorrow
morning. Maybe I’ll have some bread for you too.”
As soon as Tim has left, Jano turns off the lights in the workshop, and lays
down on the couch, rolls around for a bit, while pulling the two blankets up to
him. He can hear an old engine coughing outside the house, as Tim’s Volvo is
fading away. Gradually he feels the anxiety from earlier making a comeback in
his system, as he begins to tremble - his body shivers. He picks up his cell phone;
17 calls missed.
Chapter 15
THE HUNT ON JANOKOVIC
Sunday, February the 27th
The old hospital in Helsingør, formerly called Helsingør Hospital, lies desolate.
The big boring concrete block, which screams economical and political
compromise, radiates its depressing architectural style outwards. Everyone who
looks at it wonders why it has ever been built in the first - and by whom.
As they drive off Klostermosevej at a high pace, Karin deftly manoeuvres the
brand new royal blue Volkswagen Passat to the left and they drive off Esrumvej,
towards the hospital's main entrance. Usually it is Olina who is the driver, but for
well-known reasons not today. They turn left again and Karin slows down as
they drive off the hospital's access road, which has only just been cleared of
snow. The hospital itself, which is located at the front of the road, is a large, grey,
blocky building divided into different sections.
"How long has the hospital been closed for?" Asks Olina.
Karin answers. "I think about 10 years now. It’s a real mess.”
The hospital's grey-brownish concrete, the closed windows and the silence of the
place emphasise the emptiness and meaninglessness of it, symbolising the entire
Kräsen affair.
