The Worst Episodes of Darkness: Those Who Kill

Unaware of who he really is, Louise gets far too close to Peter. But the terrible truth lurks beneath the surface. Karina tries to find new evidence for the investigation on her own, and an earlier clue resurfaces, moving the case forward. Peter sorts his life out and gives Johannes a message that his son has a hard time coming to terms with.

Director: Goran Kapetanović

Writer: Bo Hr. Hansen

Three years on, Louise has moved to Aarhus to make a fresh start, but the past catches up with her when she meets Frederik again. He involves her in a new case in which a disabled woman has been found dead. Frederik thinks she was murdered, and the ensuing investigation seems to suggest that the dead body is a part of a larger pattern.

Director: Jesper W. Nielsen

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Louise and Frederik discover a connection between Bjørn and Alberte, who both grew up in the Breidablik commune. Louise visits the commune undercover in order to assist the police in their investigation and quickly notices the charismatic leader, Jon, who has a special relationship with Alberte.

Director: Jesper W. Nielsen

Writer: Christoffer Barfred Krustrup

Louise tries to get closer to Jon. Alberte becomes jealous and challenges Louise’s cover story. Meanwhile, Frederik discovers that one of Jon's old friends, who also owned Breidablik, perished in a mysterious fire.

Director: Jesper W. Nielsen

Writer: Iben Albinus Sabroe

Louise and Frederik put pressure on Jon to accept responsibility for his actions, but once again he takes advantage of his relationship with Alberte. Louise decides to confront the past.

Director: Jesper W. Nielsen

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Alongside her partner Frederik Havgaard, new criminal profiling teacher Louise Bergstein takes the case of a gang member gunned down on his release from jail. Meanwhile, an ex-criminal is dragged back into his old ways.

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Forensic evidence concludes that the same person killed Patrick and Pernille. As Louise and Frederik probe the link between the victims, an old gang-related double murder emerges, suggesting a potential quadruple killer.

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In their search for Kim, a clue leads Louise and Frederik to Sweden. Meanwhile, Kim hides with his stepdaughter in a remote cottage. Louise and Frederik track Kim down, only to discover yet another devastating crime.

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Under interrogation, Kim confesses to the old double murder and the killing of his girlfriend, but not to the murders of Patrick and Pernille. Dismantling Kim’s alibi, Louise has reason to come up with a new theory.

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A revelation from Kim’s stepdaughter puts the spotlight on Kim’s old gangleader, Robin. Meanwhile, Kim is warned to keep silent, and an attack on Robin’s gang hints at an imminent gang war. Robin flees with his family.

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Louise believes Robin was killed by the same murderer as the other victims, but Frederik suspects his death was a stand-alone gang murder. However, Louise convinces Frederik that a fatal car accident links the killings

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With Louise's world falling apart, the case is taken over by Jacob, Frederik’s second-in-command. Jacob is determined to track down the killer, but must also contend with Louise - who soon discovers a shocking new lead.

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Alongside Jacob, Louise tries to prove Gunnar’s guilt and uncover his motive. It appears that the loss of his daughter in a car accident and the driver's short sentence was the catalyst for Gunnar's murderous campaign.

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Louise is determined to continue working as a profiler and when a couple is found brutally murdered, she takes on the case. She assists Detective Inspector Frederik Havgaard, who believes he knows who the killer is.

Director: Mads Kamp Thulstrup

Writer: N/A

Louise locates Bjørn’s little sister Maria. Maria's caseworker suggests that Louise mentor the young woman, who is faced with the prospect of having her child taken away from her. Meanwhile, Bjørn is in hiding.

Director: Mads Kamp Thulstrup

Writer: Iben Albinus Sabroe

The police hunt for Bjørn is intensified. Following a search of Pelle’s home, Frederik and Louise uncover truths about Bjørn’s past, and a decision is reached on the forced removal of Maria’s child.

Director: Mads Kamp Thulstrup

Writer: Christoffer Barfred Krustrup

Another crime is committed. Frederik is convinced that Bjørn is the perpetrator, but Louise's investigations point to a different suspect. Bjørn turns to Louise and shares a secret with her that might close the case.

Director: Mads Kamp Thulstrup

Writer: Iben Albinus Sabroe

Jan Michelsen is investigating the disappearance of a young woman called Julie Vinding from a Copenhagen suburb. Six months later, Jan is the only one who believes that she is still alive. Jan finds a ten-year-old case from the same neighbourhood where a 17-year-old girl, Natasha, disappeared on her way home from a party. Jan discovers the remains of Natasha in a lake. She was murdered. Suspecting a link between the two crimes, Jan brings in an expert on serial killers, Louise Bergstein.

Director: Carsten Myllerup

Writer: N/A

Jan and Louise’s investigation into Natasha’s death leads them to suspect Anders Kjeldsen, a man who has been arrested before for violent crimes including rape. Trapped in a basement, Emma tries to comfort a traumatised Julie, but soon needs comforting herself.

Director: Carsten Myllerup

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Jan and Louise find an unsolved murder case in Sweden that has similarities with Natasha's, although this one has an unusual signature: the victim's ring finger was cut off. Louise doesn't believe that the murder has been committed by Anders Kjeldsen. Meanwhile, on a farm that Anders Kjeldsen stayed at as a child, the police make a gruesome discovery. Stine is forced to help Anders with the women in the basement, who are planning to escape.

Director: Carsten Myllerup

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Louise realises that Anders Kjeldsen does not kill alone but has a partner who is the dominant of the two. In the basement, Emma tries to persuade Stine to help her to escape.

Director: Carsten Myllerup

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Jan and Louise find a dress belonging to Natasha – the first victim – which Anders Kjeldsen had hidden. That same night, Anders tries to kidnap another woman. Stine Velin attends her big brother Mikkel's 40th birthday party and reveals a dark family secret.

Director: Carsten Myllerup

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Jan and Louise find Anders Kjeldsen. Louise fears that Stine’s family is in danger and places them in a safe house.

Director: Carsten Myllerup

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Five years ago, Alice Ejbye's 18-year-old son Markus was murdered by a serial killer who was never found. Alice is now seriously ill and asks criminal profiler, Louise Bergstein, the daughter of her best friend, to help solve the case. At the same time, elsewhere on Funen, a man named Peter Vinge receives a fatal message from his wife Masja.

Director: Jonas Alexander Arnby

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A young man has been found in the woods, tortured and stabbed to death. Profiler Louise Bergstein and the head of the investigation Karina Horup try to find evidence for whether the murder can be attributed to a serial killer who, after a five-year hiatus, may now be active again. They slowly work their way towards the killer's highly unusual motive. Meanwhile, Peter Vinge struggles with being a single parent to his son, Johannes, and looks for his next victim.

Director: Jonas Alexander Arnby

Writer: Per Daumiller