Episode 1 Lilyhammer

This programme contains strong language.

Things will never be the same without him.

No.

Our people, er...

..I know they don't get along that good.

They'll be OK.

Look. Frankie,

I know you don't like me because the Commission passed you over.

You being my brother's underboss,

you think you should have been the next in line, I understand that.

As a matter of fact, I like you, Aldo.

You're just not qualified to be a Boss.

You're a bean-counter. You belong on Wall Street, not with us.

What are you trying to say?

Everything's money with you, Aldo.

You got no respect for our thing. You got no soul.

That's why your brother, Sally Boy, rest in peace,

never gave you more than his taxes to do every year.

Yeah, well, I'm the boss now.

You better make sure your people keep in line.

Don't worry about my people.

But you'd better worry about yours.

Hey, Boss.

Jimmy. Whaddaya hear, whaddaya say?

Couple of those FBI guys were in here. They left a card.

Golf buddies of yours?

They're trying to convince me my life's in danger.

You? You're the only guy I know whose life isn't in danger.

Didn't everybody know everybody loves Frankie the Fixer?

Tell me about it.

DOOR CLOSES

FOOTSTEPS

GUN COCKS

GUNFIRE

I'm going to give you the cocksucker. But I've got some demands.

For starters, I don't want to relocate in the US.

It ain't safe around here no more.

So what are you thinking? A sunbed in the Bahamas?

Nah.

Melanoma is for the old school wise guys. I'm thinking Lillehammer.

-Lily-what?

-I think it's in Sweden.

Close enough.

Why the fuck would you want to go there?

Didn't you see the Olympics in '94? It was beautiful.

Clean air, fresh white snow, gorgeous broads,

and best of all, nobody but nobody is going to be looking for me there.

Listen, you give us Aldo Delucci,

and we'll send you to the goddamn North Pole.

You got a deal!

'Just minutes ago, the District Attorney's prime witness,

'former underboss Frank "the Fixer" Tagliano,

'gave a shattering testimony against his boss, Aldo Delucci.

'Inside sources say Tagliano is the last person

'anyone would have expected to testify.'

'And now sports with Mike Mitchell.'

Here's the file to your new identity

and the address to your new house.

We had to give you a back story with a Norwegian father.

From now on, you're Giovanni Henriksen.

You're a restaurant owner, with no criminal record.

Henriksen? You couldn't find a more complicated name?

If you get into any, and I mean any trouble with the police,

you are on your own.

Don't worry about a thing. I'm a brand new guy over here.

Yeah, right.

HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS

MUSIC GETS LOUDER

Do I have your attention? Just nod.

This is what happens next.

You are going to go out there, you're going to give the man his hat back,

-and you're going to shut that shit off. Yes?

-Yes.

Here's your fucking hankie. Go do the right thing.

HIP HOP BLARES

Excuse me?

Er, just a little bit.

You look a little Arab-ish in the face.

Well, I'm an American.

Tell you the truth, I fell in love with your Olympics.

I wasn't sober until one year after.

Here we are.

-That place?

-Yep.

Are you sure that's the house?

Yes, sir.

Here you go. Keep the change, all right?

Welcome to Lillehammer.

This one's for you, Lily.

ALARM BEEPS

What the fuck?

Excuse me?

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Oh, erm, the sheep head. It's my dinner.

Oh, you're going to eat this?

Oh, ja, ja, ja. It's very good. Nam-nam.

For a minute there, I thought I was going to have to

give Johnny Fontaine a movie part.

Er...OK.

-You must be the new neighbour.

-Yeah.

Laila Hovland.

Hi. Giovanni Hankrinsen.

Hankrinsen, is that Indian or...?

No, no, erm, it's, it's...Hendrixen.

My father...was Norwegian. Er...

Call me Johnny.

Oh, are you in the postal service?

Oh! No, I'm the...

I'm Chief of Police.

Oh!

OK.

What the fuck?

# Oh, the good life... #

Fucking amateurs.

# ..Seems to be the ideal

# Mmm, the good life

# Lets you hide all the sadness you feel. #

How you doing?

BABY CRIES

-Giovanni Henriksen?

-Yes.

So...

..you lived in New York all your life, huh?

That's right.

# Start spreading the news! #

I was there once, you know, in the Big Apple.

And you have some background from the restaurant business?

Yeah.

Pizza delivery.

I had a very successful bar in New York, you know.

So I know all about it.

I just need you to make a few moves, so I can get a local licence.

HE LAUGHS

We have to have some reality checker, you know?

To start a bar is a very complicated process.

Oh..."complications."

That's what you call it here?

Same thing where I come from.

I've brought a little something

for that purpose.

Take care of whoever you got to take care of.

No, no. It's just so everybody can wet their beak a little bit.

Do you want me to call the police?

-What?

-Should I pick up the phone and call the police?!

Take it easy!

All right, maybe you do things differently here.

I apologise.

OK.

Maybe we should put this on the account for cultural differences.

Cultural differences.

Blank sheets, OK?

OK, OK. Blank sheets.

Thank you.

What the fuck..?

Lamb.

What are you doing out here by yourself?

All right, take it easy.

Take it easy.

SHEEP BLEATS Where you going?

Come here! Hao!

I found her on the road, and I'm looking for the owner.

-Oh, hi!

-We never said hello on the train.

Yeah, yeah. Giovanni. Call me Johnny.

My pleasure. I got lucky!

-That's a nice kid you got there.

-Yeah.

Is the father around? I'd like to meet him.

Uh...no...he's not living here.

-So...

-Oh.

Well, small town.

Maybe we run into each other again, you know?

-Yeah?

-Yeah, have a little coffee.

OK. Thank you.

HE LAUGHS

Come on. Let's give it shot.

Come on. Yes, please.

-Thank you!

-HE LAUGHS AWKWARDLY

HE SPEAKS IN DUMMY'S VOICE

Do I talk to you, or talk to the dummy?

My strong qualities?

I'd say observation is one of my finer qualities.

Observing you,

I'd say you look a little stiff.

CLASS LAUGHS

Two minutes, please?

What's that?

It's a six-month daily course

for immigrants that struggle to...

adapting to Norwegian society.

Six months? You've got to be joking.

Wait a minute.

Are you telling me that I have to spend half a year

learning how to be a fucking immigrant?!

Do you want me to call the police, and tell them about the bribe?

OK.

Hey, mister! Mister!

Do you want to come for a beer?

A Fredagspils with us?

Nah, thanks. I've got to pass.

It's a big TV night.

Sure. OK.

On second thought...

One drink...what the hell!

-Sure?

-Yeah.

-OK!

I only get 340 crowns per day from NAV.

Do you want to come and play...er...

..er...dart?

No, thanks, I'll stay here and hold the table.

-Hi.

-Please!

Oh, my pleasure!

Friends?

More like business associates.

OK. So what kind of business is that?

HE LAUGHS

It's that obvious, huh?

Well, I'm not going to be at NAV too long.

Just getting some information.

I'm opening a nightclub, actually.

Oh. That's nice.

Yeah. And you? What do you do?

I used to work in Oslo,

and I hope to get a job here.

But it's not so easy in this kommune. So we'll see...

Well, there's a lot of new foreigners in town

so maybe they'll be hiring soon.

SHE LAUGHS

To teachers.

Skal.

THEY GROAN AND LAUGH

Nice place you've got here.

I used to be in the bar business myself.

I'm moving to Alicante.

We should talk.

150.

150?

Sorry, I have to go. Something just happened.

-There's been a wolf on the farm.

-I'll take you.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah.

Keep it.

Jonas!

HE SOBS

We're going to get that wolf.

It's OK.

HE LOADS GUN

SHOT FIRES

Whoa, whoa! Why are we sitting around talking, when we should be out

killing this fucking thing?

Bullshit! Are you kidding me?

What are we waiting for? I'm telling you right now,

I'm not going to... KNOCK AT DOOR

Come in!

SHE CLICKS SHOTGUN OPEN

Excuse me, but aren't people allowed

to defend their own home in this country?

Jo.

Men unlicensed killing of wild animals

is strictly forbidden in Norway.

Sorry, Lily.

URN SMASHES

HE KNOCKS ON DOOR

So, you guys really know how to find this wolf or what?

Are you guys in or out?

Well, we're in, but, uh...

maybe it's a bit dark now?

Yeah, it's real cold.

Oh, I see.

What do you mean, "I see?"

You talk real big,

but when it comes to down to it, you're chicken.

HE SPITS

Is this really necessary?

Just look at the snow.

THEY LAUGH

There's something wrong with these things!

TRACKER BEEPS

TRACKER BEEPS

Yeah, real funny(!)

You fat fuck, you.

WOLF HOWLS

Could have been in the Bahamas.

Or Fort Lauderdale.

No.

I've got to go to a place where if your dick freezes off,

you don't even notice it for three days.

I'm telling you...

TRACKER BEEPS

TRACKER BEEPS QUICKER

CRASHING

SHOT FIRES

Ow!

HE SCREAMS IN PAIN

SHOT FIRES

Did I hear a shot?

Well, look who I ran into

while you kids were playing cowboys and Indians.

How about that, eh?

One more rock should do it, huh?

WATER SPLASHES

Shhh!

CRUNCHING >

MAN'S VOICE:

We got to get out of these woods.

SHOUTING CONTINUES >

I used to go fishing with NAV here.

SHOT FIRES

I found it.

That's a good idea.

HE COUGHS

Whoa, there's booze in that!

Yes, homemade.

Some Norwegian cuisine I could learn to love!

Why don't you call room service?

What did you do back in the States?

I had a restaurant. A little bar.

..getting rid of evidence...

Are you kidding?

Have you ever seen the Cooking Channel?

It can get pretty rough.

Ja!

HE LAUGHS

-Johansen?

-Yeah?

THEY LAUGH

That's interesting.

Look who's here.

Be cool, OK?

Follow my lead.

Oh, hello!

Just out enjoying your lovely scenery.

Illegal hunting?

Yeah. That's crazy.

We didn't see any of that.

We really don't have anything to say,

because we didn't see anything.

Now that we've cleared up that little misunderstanding

why don't we all go inside? Have a drink?

Always good to help the authorities.

Especially when they're neighbours.

How you doing?

I think we do.

Yeah, well...

that's my appointment.

The real question is, what am I going to do with them?

Is this blackmail?

Definitely.

Where I come from, these kinds of pictures

could be a problem for a public official.

But maybe that's just cultural differences?

Could be a problem here as well. Absolutely.

OK. So, uh...

how about I make the pictures disappear,

and you do a little something for me?

Is this about the Ny sjanse course?

I can get you out of it. It's no problem.

Nah, I'm going to take that course.

And this is going to be my teacher.

She's not working here, you know?

Is that going to be a problem?

No! No, no, no.

All right, so now all we've got to do

is take care of the licence for my sports bar.

You know, uh...as I said,

that's a very complicated...

I understand.

Wait, wait, wait!

I can...call a guy.

Listen, last time you mentioned something

about financial motivation.

Yeah, I did.

But now, this is all the motivation we need, pally.

-Make that fucking phone call.

-Yep.

So, what do you think of this joint?

Looks nice.

Good enough to own?

Of course it's good enough to own!

What do you think?

Well, I bought it.

I need a partner, and I'm thinking about you.

Me?

You bought it?

HE LAUGHS Yup!

Take a look.

Nothing. You sign at the bottom,

and you're a bar owner.

You are not shitting me right now?

-I take that as a yes.

-You bet your ass it's a yes!

Torgeir Lien.

I'm a bar owner now!

Congratulations.

Thank you, sir!

Why don't you pour us a little celebration libation?

Sure, Giovanni!

Look at me, I'm a bar owner!

Call me Johnny.

OK, I'll call you Johnny!

To new beginnings.

To new beginnings.

-And an early fucking spring.

-Yeah.

-Skal.

-Skal.

"To my number one fan - Frank."

Somebody I used to know.

-In another life.

-OK.

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