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.
A 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.
The police begin their investigation, and Ida knows it's just a question of time before Eirik shows up at B and G's door and the latter realises that she's a whistleblower.
After 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.
Ida 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.