02x02 - Ik word geleefd

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Tomorrow's the board meeting.

I usually leave that to Patrick, but now...

Jacqueline.

Don't worry. I can take over.

And Alex is coming along.

Why?

Why not?

He's not a child anymore.

What he did with Crazy Lulu
was phenomenal.

A born entrepreneur.

Eleonore.

The family is worth
one and a half billion.

The Vandael Group has a yearly turnover
of 800 million.

And the boy is 18.

So? Henry the Eight was also 18
when he became king.

Yeah. Married six times
and m*rder*d two wives.

It's not that bad.

I'll handle that board meeting.

Alex is going to do a great job,
I'm sure about that.

HIGH TIDES

Louise. That's twice you haven't been
to doctor Maenhout.

Because of Emilie's wedding.

Come on, Louise.

Did mom send you?

"Jan, say something."

Medication alone isn't enough.

Eline Maenhout is one of our best
psychiatrists. She knows your journey.

It's thanks to her
Emilie and Charles worked out.

So you want her to teach me
how to lie about my feelings too?

They're happy now.

-You don't understand.
-We do.

They're pretending.

You can see that, right? That's exactly
how we're supposed to be here.

I miss energy. I miss enthusiasm.

I'm being lived by a f*cking pill

and the illusion
that everything is okay and calm.

I feel empty.

But those lows, and those bad moments,
you don't want to go back to those, right?

-I do.
-Louise, you almost died.

As long as there are highs,
I'll take those lows as well.

I know that I have to be careful.
I want to be careful.

What's going on here?

I can feel more than this,
this endless numbness.

-I want to feel more than this.
-This again? Really?

That's enough, Louise.

Louise!

There you go. It will work faster now.

AZ ZENO HOSPITAL

-Hi.
-Hi.

Are you in a lot of pain?

No pain.

What happened?

Two dealers.

Yeah...

I thought so.

You were going to quit, Anouk.

-I can't just quit.
-Of course you can.

You can have a better life.

I know that, I know you.

I'm not hanging with those rich assholes
to make something of my life.

-Hi.
-Hi.

That's a fast reunion.

-Yeah, what are you doing here?
-I go where Jacqueline goes.

Mrs. Vandael.

She would love to meet you.

Because Olivia likes you so much.

So...

Apparently, she only had one other nanny
that she liked that much.

-She happened to be Dutch as well.
-Yeah.

She has a type.

Melissa? Olivia is calling for you.

Ciao.

Are you the new nurse?

-Good that you're here. They're waiting.
-Yeah.

You know that I'll be using
a bunch of lawyers. Right?

You haven't changed a thing.
More ambitions than brains.

-Darling.
-Grandma.

-Hello, Alexander.
-Hello.

Great to see that you got up before noon.

Thomas here helps me with all my business.

Financial and private issues.

So I would like him
to join us from now on.

Coffee?

I've seen enough.

-Let me buy you a coffee at Rubens.
-Yes.

Thank you.

-Here you go.
-Thanks, honey.

Kiss?

Another one?

What have we here.
Looks like a serious hangover.

Do you think Angelique noticed that
someone puked in those fancy flower pots?

I wonder who it was.

I don't know that you're talking about.

Alex, your dad was there.

Yeah, so?

-He seems alright.
-Alright?

Come on, "he fell down the stairs".

-Must have been some really high stairs.
-What?

Come on, Lex, nobody believes that story.

Why not?

I don't know. Maybe because everyone in
Knokke saw your dad eating Christine out?

Alright, that's enough.

I think because your dad is too rich.

Yeah, Matti.
Too rich to fall down the stairs.

You have an empty skull.

Make yourself useful
and go get some more beers.

No more service.

No more drunk Jacques behind the bar.

No more Crazy Lulu.

Knokke isn't what it used to be.

This is unheard of.

Come, Victor.
I'm not carrying everything on my own.

After us, the flood. Bye.

Where's Louise?

I don't know. I'm not her assistant.

When I was young,

I thought that money
was everything in life.

And now, at my age,
I'm certain that's true.

When Patrick brought Eleonore home
for the first time, I asked her:

"Are you in love with Patrick
or with his name?"

And madame put her purse
under her arm and left.

And now she's running the Vandael Group.
She did good.

Never in my life.

Over my dead body.

I'm glad you're back.
Now Louise can stop whining about you.

About me?

"Is he angry? What is he doing?
Where would he be?"

All day long.

Do you miss her?

No.

Is she still taking her meds?

I think so.
She hasn't tried to drug me again.

How is she doing?

Back?

Like I said, too occupied with you.

And...

Did you hear anything from Daan? You know.

Is he still seeing Louise?

Why would I hear from him?

Don't you all know each other?

f*ck you, Alex.

Come on.

That smells good.

Yeah.

Like coconut and gasoline.

How come?

There's gasoline in it.

Really?

It starts smelling
like an F1-circuit here.

They won't bite.
Or do you prefer smaller, like Louise's?

Well, well.

That looks cozy.

Were we planning to meet?

No. Am I not welcome here?

Yes. Of course, sit down.

I'll change first.
Margaux, can I borrow a bikini?

It'll fit, right?

Mom?

Dad scares me.

Oh, honey. You don't have to be scared.

-Yeah, he's growling.
-What?

Really. He's growling.

That's not possible.

He's growling, I swear.

What is this? I'll take a look.

Patrick?

Well, well.

Are you starting to talk again?

No, honey. It's nothing.

He was growling.

Don't growl at your daughter.
Or you'll have to deal with me.

Watch this instead.

Here's the remote.

Great inspiration for our interior.

You got a lot from your list, right?

-That's true. We were spoiled.
-Yeah...

We have to leave in 30 minutes.

-Hi.
-That'll be without me.

Hi.

Why aren't you coming with me
to Christine?

Didn't I tell you?
I have to bring Charles to that heliport.

It's about your wedding.

Yeah... Not really.

It's more of an art project
of Christine and... What's his name?

-Daan.
-Daan. Right.

Yeah...

Do you want me to come?

I have nothing else to do.

Yeah, perfect.
You also know more about it than me.

Right?

Fine.

-We'll leave in 30 minutes.
-Great.

Well, I'm curious

to see the apartment.

Will she stay here?

I'm not sure. Maybe.

Melissa!

-Hi.
-Hi.

Hello.

I wanted to see what you did
with my studio.

Of course, come in.

Yeah.

-Different from a caravan.
-Yeah, I'm sure.

Although you always bring that vibe
with you.

Fun.

It's nice.

That's not enough.

I know, Melissa.
I can only withdraw small amounts.

Vandael Group is already
under investigation by the tax authority

and by the accountants internally.

The price to keep my mouth shut is higher,
you know that.

The price to get Patrick to talk too.

It's easier to write off his recovery
than hush money for the nanny.

This isn't Dallas, girl.

It's the same for us.
Even if you wanted it differently.

Alright.

Would you like me
to send you my cleaning lady?

See you later, honey. Have fun.

Do you think it's still working
for Patrick, down there?

-Down there?
-Yeah.

I don't know. But Eleonore can do
what she wants now, right?

Hopefully for her.

Look, look.

-Lex.
-Lex!

Lex.

-You have to come. Police.
-Come with us! Police! Ambulance!

-What?
-Matti, use sentences.

-Ice cream man.
-Ice cream van.

Damn it, Matti.

-What the f*ck is this?
-Come on.

-What's this?
-Can't you see?

-Yes, but...
-Hurry, before the mother returns. Come.

-Mother?
-Come, help. Help.

-Don't ask questions.
-Come on.

What's going on?

I'll take this one. You grab that one.
The ambulance. Didn't your head hurt?

Come on, calm down.

Make you sure you don't lose
your bag of coke in that police car.

Look baby. This one's for you.

Hurry up.

Who's idea was this?

-I don't know anything. Come.
-Is this stolen or not, Victor?

-Stolen...
-Is this stolen?

-Victor.
-Stolen, stolen...

-Let's go.
-Hurry, hurry.

Let's go. Let's race!

-Borrowed indefinitely.
-First one at Zwin. Go!

Wait for the police.

Beautiful.

Victor and I. We had a moment.

Daan.

Your work is amazing.

Yeah, it's really beautiful.
You're really talented.

-Well, thank you.
-Congratulations.

I like that one.

Tell them about your plan.

-My plan?
-Yes.

We want to print some photos
in large format and the best quality.

Oh, that's fun.

And sell them here.

-Sell them here?
-Yes.

-Christine, sorry, but I don't know...
-That's a great idea.

Honey, everyone has to agree to it. Right?

-I understand your doubt.
-Yes?

But I also took a lot of pictures
at the party

that show everyone very natural and raw.

-I can show you?
-Great.

-If I may.
-Of course. Yeah.

This one, for example.

I really like that the faces
are a bit unrecognizable.

-Yeah.
-I like that one.

Yeah?

I'll discuss it with dad.
And with Marie-Ange and Albert.

Aren't you forgetting Emilie?

Oh, yeah.

Do you have any more
of those blurry pictures?

-Emilie. She looked beautiful, right?
-She was gorgeous, yeah.

-The dress. Everything was perfect.
-Yes, really.

I'M IN AN AMBULANCE, HELP!

I only smoked two cigarettes.

It's really beautiful.
You did a great job.

Thank you.

Not an easy family, the Vandaels.

One's a lot, but four?
That's totally crazy.

-How do you do it?
-You can say that alright.

How did you end up with Jacqueline?

I...

I used to work for a family friend,

and Jacqueline needed someone.

It all went very quickly.

So you're doing it for the money?

You don't? Out of passion?

For the pool.

I get that.

Did you know Claudia,
that former nanny of Olivia?

No, I've never met her.

But apparently she was suddenly... gone.

I guess it was an affair,
knowing the stories around Patrick.

She probably got paid well.

Why?

-You know her?
-No.

Would it help if I take a look
in the accounts?

Why would you do that?

Why not?

Maybe you can tell me
what happened to Patrick.

That's why you're here.

Yeah.

Jacqueline just wants to know
what happened to her son.

She'll have to ask him.

I'm not sure if vegetables can speak,
but we can try.

Or she can ask Eleonore.
She runs everything here.

I don't know how long that will last.

Alright. Thank you for the coffee.
I think I have to check my accounts.

Yeah.

-Left over there?
-Yeah, I'll walk you out.

I'll convince my mom.

That's sweet. That would be amazing, I...

I've been dreaming about this for years.

I get that. Me too. Seeing your own work
in a gallery must be crazy.

Yeah.

Your drawings will get here too.

No. My creativity is being eaten
by a little pill.

Well... Creativity lies in so many things.

Not in me anymore.

You have to feel something,
to make something.

Hey... Things will be fine.

Shall we celebrate my exhibition?

What did you have in mind?

A walk on the beach?

Spicy. You have to stop being so wild.

-I even brought my cool box.
-You're going too far.

Next time we have to go play tennis,
Christine.

Ta-tu-ta-tu-ta-tu!

Make way, emergency!

I am slipping away.

Come on.

Police escort.

Do you know where we are?

Well?

This is where you gave me
that shark tooth.

The one you didn't want at first.

You thought it was childish.
You laughed at me.

I cry now about the things
that used to make me laugh.

This is also where you ran away.

Sorry.

Does Anouk...

know that you're here with me?

No.

I didn't even know myself
I would see you.

I miss you.

-I'm here.
-Here, yeah.

Not with me.

Not anymore.

Not yours anymore.

That's different.

Louise.

Don't.

Why not?

Because this isn't a game.

Hold me.

Please.

Sorry.

-Lex, where did you go?
-Are we going out tonight?

Oh, no. He has to go to bed early.

He has a board meeting tomorrow.
He's important now.

Shut up, dude. Just because you
always vomit, doesn't mean I can't drink.

Okay.

Alright. Casino Club it is.

FROM ALEX:
COMING TO THE CASINOCLUB TONIGHT?

GRAND CASINO KNOKKE

Powdering your nose?

You'll need more
if you want to dance all night long.

Louise isn't here.

Since when are you so rude? Hey.

-That's not how I know you.
-Maybe you don't know me.

They say you've only f*cked one girl
in your entire life.

DO YOU HAVE COKE?

YES

HOW MUCH?

COFFEE TOMORROW?

WE CAN CATCH UP

Hello, sweetheart.

You're not averse to it either.

The same can be said for you.