Witch Hunt
Catching up on Witch Hunt?
Don't want to miss an episode anymore? Set up a free alarm and receive an email when new episodes are available. Handy!
43:25Ida Waage is a trusted CFO in one of Norway’s biggest law firms, Biermann and Gude, when a suspicious invoice lands on her desk. Ida discovers that the invoice is an attempt to launder a money transaction on behalf of the firm’s biggest client, the billionaire Peer Eggen, one of Norway’s richest and mightiest businessmen.
44:15
Ida chooses to warn the other leaders in the firm. The consequences are swift and brutal, and reach a crescendo when Ida is accused of harassing her employees in a humiliating meeting. Ida realizes the accusations are fabricated, and decide to bring the matter to the managing partner, Christian Gude.
44:03A shaken Ida discuss the case with her brother-in-law and lawyer, Ola, who advise her to bring the case to police. Ida’s husband, Tore, is against it, saying that the risks are greater than the rewards; her situation could worsen, not just for herself but also for her step-son Jonas, who also work for B & G.
42:35The police begin their investigation, and Ida knows it’s just a question of time before Eirik shows up at B & G’s door and the latter realises that she’s a whistleblower. Meanwhile, the case is about to spiral out of both Ida’s and the Eirik's control. The young and ambitious journalist Aida Salim has been digging around E...
44:18Minister of Justice Anette Nordeide is the subject of a witch hunt for the press, but denies any knowledge of her husband’s business with Eggen. Convinced that the truth is still out there, Aida keeps digging and discovers that Ida has to be the police source. Ida, terrified after receiving threats, refuses to talk talk to...
44:17After Ida’s public confession the pressure hardens on Norway’s Minister of Justice, Anette Nordeide. The press is hunting her, and she is under full criminal investigation. Her house is searched, and it’s discovered that the invoice real purpose was to cover up a transaction between Minister of Justice and Eggen.
44:11Ida and her allies realise that Anette Nordeide’s death has changed everything. The limelight shifts from the original case to the popular minister’s tragic death. Public opinion wants someone to blame, and Aida is the subject of cruel speculation. From being the journalist who found evidence of economic crime, she and the...
44:46Ida is about to give up when help comes from an unexpected place. Ola, the brother-in-law and attorney, feels Ida’s tragedy is his fault, has struggled with alcohol and been in conflict with both his brother and his sister-in-law throughout these events. Now he gives Ida a chance to fight on. The police case might be dead,...