Terribly Happy

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In the bathroom of his new home marshall Robert takes an unidentified medication, looks at himself in the mirror, then dumps the rest of the bottle in the toilet. (0:06)

Dr. Zerleng tells Robert, "I thought you might need some more pills, just to settle down." (0:13)

Town bully Jørgen tells Robert, referring to his wife Ingerlise, "She hasn't been right in the head since she had Dorthe." (0:18)

Jørgen strikes his son Knud hard on the head. (0:19)

Dr. Zerleng tells Robert, referring to Ingerlise, "I've given her a sedative." (0:27)

Robert asks Dr. Zerleng, who is holding a syringe, "Do you have any more of those pills?" (0:40)

Dr. Zerleng tells Robert, "I prescribed Ingerlise a lot of medicine." He hands Robert a prescription bottle bearing her name and says, "She's been in Tønder Hospital before with an overdose." (0:52)

Funeral for Ingerlise. (0:56)

Robert tells Jørgen, "The quack's got some pills that'll see you through this." (1:12)

Jørgen asks Robert, "Are you still popping pills?" (1:14)

Both drunk, Jørgen tells Robert, "You were sent to the nut house. Three months with unsteady nerves." (1:17)

The police chief asks Robert, referring to Jørgen, "Did he seem depressed?" (1:28)

The police chief tells Robert, "but if we say Jørgen Buhl killed himself, and call it suicide, we'll close the case there." (1:31)

Bereavement | Physical Abuse of Child | sedative | suicide