Brønshøj is the Copenhagen-area home of Egil Poulsen’s widow and the destination of a crucial lead in Department Q’s search connected to the VW Kombi. In its garden, the old van has been left on blocks; in Egil’s former office, files about his peace movement friends and the events he attended may still be waiting to be examined.

The Poulsen House and the Kombi

The van was thought to have belonged to Egil Poulsen, a committed peace activist until the mid-1980s. His daughter, Kitte Poulsen, told investigators that her last sight of it was during a Christmas visit, when it was standing on blocks in the garden of her parents’ old house in Brønshøj. The detail turns the place into more than a family address: it is a physical link between a vehicle that had long eluded investigators and the people who may explain its history.

Records and the Investigation

Kitte also believed that files concerning her father’s peace-activist friends and the events he attended remained on the shelves in his old office. She knew nothing about the man called Frank, but the surviving papers offered Department Q a way to investigate the network around Egil rather than rely solely on recollections. Carl Mørck and Assad were eager to go to the address; Assad cautioned that they would have to wait until the following day.

The Visit

The investigation brought Carl Mørck and Assad to the airport, where they recognized Dagmar Poulsen, Egil’s widow, from the description they had been given. Tired after a twenty-hour flight, she initially listened to their explanation with skepticism, then accepted their offer of a ride home to Brønshøj. The journey marks the transition from a clue reported at a distance to a direct approach to the house, its stored vehicle, and the possible records inside.