The WORST episodes of Acquitted

#1 - Homecoming

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2015

After having success in Asia, businessman Aksel Borgen is asked back to his hometown in Norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart.

#2 - Doubt

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/30/2015

#3 - Split

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2015

Aksel will have to stay in Lifjord until he finds a new leader for Solar Tech. A conflict arises in the Hansteen family and Lars' loyalty to his mother is tested when he is offered the job as CEO. Aksel's family was hit hard when he disappeared and he is trying to fix things. Tonje seems to be Aksel's only friend in the village.

#4 - Fight

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2015

#5 - Escape

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/2015

Aksel discovers more people have been lying to him about the night of the murder. He is deeply conflicted and determined to leave Lifjord, but for his son's sake, he decides to believe in his own innocence.

#6 - Settlement

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/13/2015

Aksel is still looking for the person who took the nude photos of Karine. His suspicions towards Per Olav increase when Aksel finds out he is beating his girlfriend, Åse.

#7 - Reconstruction

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/6/2015

After receiving revealing images of Karine, Aksel wants to find the killer. Solar Tech must fire some employees and Lars will be forced dismiss his friends. Eva continues to look for evidences against Aksel, and now she doubts about Tonje's testimony. And the more Aksel looking for Karine's killer, the more people think he is guilty.

#8 - Disclosure

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/23/2015

When Angeline and her son Tim came to Lifjord, Aksel had no choice but to tell her about Tonje, Karine and his past, but he omitted some parts of it. Everything is fine for Solar Tech, but when Lars makes a mistake, Aksel asks Angeline for help. Eva looks for evidences that the police may have missed, something that can lead the investigation towards Aksel.

#9 - Lies

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/2015

The police are searching for Aksel’s bloody t-shirt from 20 years ago. Aksel still can’t remember anything from the night Karine died, but confesses to the murder anyway.

#10 - The Confession

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2016

Lifjord is left shaken after William's suicide attempt, while Aksel is impatient for the world to know the truth about Karine's death.

#11 - The Hunt

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2016

After the trial's outcome, Aksel is furious and insists on fighting for the truth until his final breath. Karoline tries to get him to realise that he can't win this fight.

#12 - The Conspiracy

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2016

Aksel turns directly to Eva with his suspicions of incest, but she denies everything. He then goes to Kristoffersen and accuses him of ignoring the obvious out of consideration for the powerful Hansteen family.

#13 - The Motive

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/2016

It is now Aksel's word against Eva and William's, and there are few signs that Aksel will be believed. Aksel challenges Eva to tell the truth but gets nowhere.

#14 - Truth

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2015

As Aksel reconciles with his past and hometown, Angeline returns to Lifjord. Tonje and Aksel are still caught up in an affair, and Aksel realises that he's going to be forced to choose between his two lives.

#15 - The Murderer

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/2016

While Lifjord is shaken by another tragedy, Aksel calls the police and demands his brother's release. The only people with a motive for killing Helene are William and Eva, who knew the truth and could expose their lies.

#16 - The Betrayal

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/2016

A crushed Erik returns after several hours of searching for Helene, who has vanished without a trace. He blames Aksel for pushing her too far, and fears that something has happened to her.

#17 - The Disclosure

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2016

The court case is about to begin and open up old wounds for everyone involved. Eva has hired a hard-hitting defence lawyer who stirs up public opinion against Aksel.

#18 - The Verdict

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/2016

Shock overwhelms Lifjord after William's revelations. Aksel is convinced that he is lying. When Karoline encourages Aksel to take the stand and give his own account of what happened the night of the murder, he refuses.