Mord efter mord: kapitel 08 Mord nach Mord: Kapitel 08 Murder after murder: Chapter 08

Den næste uge skete der ikke noget. The following week nothing happened. Selv om alle på rejse-holdet sled i det fra tidlig morgen til sent ud på natten, kom der ikke noget gennembrud. ||||||worked hard||||early|||||||||||breakthrough Even though everyone on the travel team worked hard from early morning until late at night, there was no breakthrough. Iben holdt møder med pressen hver dag. Iben held press meetings every day. Hun sørgede for at lyde positiv og glad hver gang. |made sure||||positive|||| She made sure to sound positive and happy every time. Det blev sværere og sværere, men hun var god til det. It became harder and harder, but she was good at it.

Når hun var alene, var det som om hun så ham alle steder. ||||was|||||||| When she was alone, it was as if she saw him everywhere. Men det var aldrig ham. ||it was||

For første gang i sit liv havde hun svært ved at sove om natten. For the first time in her life, she had trouble sleeping at night.

Mandag aften kom hun igen sent hjem. Monday|||||| Monday evening she came home late again. På vej op i lejligheden tog hun som sædvanlig posten med. ||||||||as usual|the mail| On her way up to the apartment, she took the mail as usual. Der var vist mest regninger. ||probably||bills Apparently there were mostly bills. Iben skulle lige til at smide dem på kommoden, da et brev uden afsender fangede hendes blik. |||||throw|||the dresser|||letter||sender's address|caught||gaze Iben was about to throw them on the dresser when a letter without a sender caught her eye. Hun åbnede det. She opened it.

"Møgso." "Piece of shit." "Scheisse." "Damn it."

Det var over-skriften. |||the headline It was the headline. Bogstaverne var klippet ud af en avis. The letters||cut out||||newspaper The letters were cut out of a newspaper.

Neden under stod der: Below||| Below it said:

"Opskrift. Recipe "Recipe.

Sådan vil du dø. This is how you will die.

Du vil ikke se, hvor slaget kommer fra, men med ét vil alt blive sort. |||||the blow||||||||| You will not see where the blow is coming from, but suddenly everything will turn black. Når du vågner, er du bundet. |||||tied up When you wake up, you are bound.

Jeg vil tænde en mængde stearin-lys og..." ||light||number|candle wax|| I'm going to light a bunch of candles and…”

Derefter fulgte en præcis beskrivelse af, hvad morderen ville gøre ved hende. |"followed"|||description||||||| Then followed a precise description of what the murderer would do to her. Det svarede til de rædsler, som de tidligere ofre var blevet udsat for. It||||horrors|||||||subjected to| It matched the horrors that the previous victims had been subjected to. Alle detaljer var med. All the details were there.

Det var lige til at få kvalme over. ||||||nauseous| It was almost nauseating.

Leo, Asger, Stine, Bjarne, Jakob og Iben. Leo, Asger, Stine, Bjarne, Jakob and Iben. Alle havde de læst brevet. |||had read|the letter They had all read the letter. Igen og igen. Again and again. Nu sad Bjarne med det. |sat||| Now Bjarne sat with it.

"Ja," sagde han for mindst tiende gang. ||||at least|tenth| "Yes," he said for at least the tenth time. "Der er ingen tvivl. |||"No doubt." "There is no doubt. Det er ham. That's him. Dels kender han alle detaljer. Partly, he knows all the details. Dels minder sproget om alt det andet, han har skrevet." |"reminds of"|||||||| Partly, the language reminds him of all the other things he has written.

Jakob rejste sig. Jakob stood up.

"Nu må der altså snart ske noget. "Now something really needs to happen. Det er sgu ikke til at holde ud. ||damn||||| It's unbearable. Vi må lokke ham frem." ||lure|| We must lure him out."

"Hvad tænker du på?" "What are you thinking about?"

"Du er mest til at løbe om morgenen, Iben, er det ikke rigtigt?" "You prefer to run in the morning, Iben, isn't that right?"

"Jo, når det er muligt, starter jeg med en løbetur om morgenen. "Yes, when possible, I start the day with a run in the morning." Og gerne en lille en om aftenen."

"Har du løbet om aftenen her på det sidste?" |||||"lately"||| "Have you been running in the evenings lately?"

"Nej. jeg er jo blevet ret sent færdig hver aften." I've finished pretty late every night."

"Nemlig," sagde Jakob. "Exactly," said Jakob. "Det er jeg sikker på, at morderen også ved. "I'm sure the murderer knows that too." Han holder øje med dig. He's watching you. I morgen kommer du også hjem ret sent. Du går op i lejligheden og venter en halv time. Så tager du løbetøjet på og går ned. Then you put on your running clothes and go down. Er du med?" Are you coming?

"Ja." Yes.

"Du vinker hen til vagterne, så de kan se, du vil løbe en tur." |wave over|||the guards||||||||| "You wave to the guards so they can see you want to run."

"Ok. Men...?"

Iben forstod ikke rigtig, hvor Jakob ville hen. Iben didn't really understand where Jakob wanted to go.

"Men vagterne sover. |the guards| “But the guards are asleep. De ser ikke, du vinker til dem. ||||wave|| They don't see you waving at them. I stedet løber du alene ud af byen. Instead, you run out of the city alone. Bilen bliver holdende. |remains| The car remains parked. Det vil være en kæmpe chance for morderen. It will be a huge chance for the killer. Han vil prøve at få fat i dig. He will try to get hold of you. Du tager ruten langs skov-brynet. ||the route|along the edge|| You take the route along the edge of the forest. Hvis du løber ind i skoven, vil han få mistanke om, at det er en fælde." |||||||||suspicion||||||trap If you run into the forest, he will suspect it's a trap.

"Okay."

"Allerede i dag sørger vi for at have mænd skjult langs ruten. ||||||||||along the route| "Already today we make sure to have men hidden along the route. Hver eneste meter skal være under opsyn. ||||||supervision Every single meter must be under supervision. Men uden at nogen ved det." But without anyone knowing."

"Tør du?" "Dare"| "Do you dare?" spurgte Leo og så på Iben. asked Leo and looked at Iben.

Hun havde aldrig været mørkeræd, men alligevel løb det hende koldt ned ad ryggen. ||||afraid of the dark||||||||| She had never been afraid of the dark, but still a chill ran down her spine. Langs skov-brynet i mørke. Along||||darkness Along the edge of the forest in darkness. Han kendte skoven. He knew the forest. Han havde holdt øje med hende, uden hun havde set ham. He had kept an eye on her without her seeing him. Men på den anden side - vente-tiden var slem. ||||||||harsh But on the other hand - the waiting was tough.

"Jeg er parat," sagde Iben. ||"I am ready," said Iben.|| "I'm ready," Iben said.

"Godt."

Leo gned sig i hænderne. |rubbed||| Leo rubbed his hands. Bjarne nikkede. Bjarne nodded.

"Jeg tror ikke, han kan nære sig. |||||"control himself"| "I don't think he can contain himself. Han skal nok komme. He will probably come. Han regner os for fjolser." |considers|||fools He considers us fools.

Jakob så hen på hende. Jakob looked at her. Iben undrede sig. |Iben wondered.| Iben wondered. Det så ud, som om han smilede til hende. It looked like he was smiling at her.