02x02 - In vuur en vlam

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- Wouter.

- Is anyone else inside?
- Wouter. Wouter Is still inside.

- Wouter. Where is he?
- Upstairs.

- Which floor?
- Second.

Is he asleep?

Are you all right?

Is everything all right?

- Where's Ines?
- Inside.

Don't go back in.

Ines.

You're not going back in.
There's still someone in there.

Mummy.

Mummy.

Mummy.

Mummy.

Mummy.

An innocent, endearing ritual,
nothing more.

What's the thinking
behind that ritual?

The thinking is irrelevant.

Can you control your thoughts?

Of course.

Then don't think of a white bear.

Wegner's bear, 1987.

By suppressing a thought,
it becomes inevitable.

By suppressing a thought,
it becomes inevitable.

Can you think of a way of stimulating
your integration with the world?

My last attempt
was a complete disaster.

No group therapy this time.

simpler, something
millions of people do each day.

Feign interest in their interlocutor?

Take the bus.

Quite simply, using public
transport to get from A to B.

Cognitive behavioural therapy.

Think differently about a situation
by experiencing it consciously.

Amazing that
I don't have to explain.

I'd say the chances
of success are limited.

lf I remember, less than 20%.

Doubt is the driver of failure.

What do you think?

Leave your car at home for a week.

Can you manage that?

I think so.

Right.

Jasper?

You don't have a car, do you?

Arson in a student house.

How was it at Mum's?

Fine. We went to Oostduinkerke
for a couple of days.

How nice.

Was it nice weather?
Did you go to the beach?

No, wheels and beach don't mix.

Sure it was arson?

Accelerant found
in three different places, so yes.

Annelies, I just...

The landlady and her son
are waiting.

Annelies.

Annelies, hang on.

Jesus. Annelies.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

- Here.
- Thanks.

Everything was in order.

The fire brigade
had recently inspected the place,

it was judged to be perfectly safe.

Right, OK.
How's your arm?

Well, it hurts a bit.

- How is Ines?
- It's too early to say.

They're keeping her in a coma
because of the pain.

Well, you're not a suspect,

but I would like to ask you
a few questions, if that's OK.

- You live on Koningsstraat, right?
- Yes, that's right.

- You were quick on the scene?
- Yes, a neighbour phoned.

- You were quick on the scene?
- Yes, a neighbour phoned.

- You were quick on the scene?
- Yes, a neighbour phoned.

And Wouter was there,
so I jumped in the car.

And Wouter was there,
so I Jumped in the car.

- You lived there?
- No, I live at home.

- Why were you there so late?
- He was painting a vacant room.

- Why are you asking these questions?
- It was arson, not an accident.

- Arson?
- Who did it?

Why was there a vacant room?

- Because a girl had just moved out.
- Who?

- What's her name?
- Valerie.

- Petrez.
- Petrez, yes.

These were taken during the fire.
Is Valerie in any of them?

- You shouldn't have said that.
- He knew something wasnt right.

I know this case, I was there.
Maybe I could've chosen the moment.

Tell me the real reason
you're so angry with me, will you?

Tell me the real reason
you're so angry with me, will you?

How often do you think I called?

How many messages did I send you?

How many messages did I send you?

You didnt pick up, you didnt
call back, you didn't reply.

You didn't pick up, you didn't
call back, you didn't reply.

I was worried, damn it!

Right, I'm off
to the press conference.

Right, I'm off
to the press conference.

- Is there any news?
- Not yet.

The landlady and her son
didn't recognise anyone in our photos.

We found drugs
in the victim's blood.

GHB, my God.

It explains why
all the shouting didn't wake her.

OK, but I'm not going to mention that.

- Keep me posted.
- All right.

- Keep me posted.
- All right.

Yes?

Yes.

Denise, it'll be fine.

No, I haven't phoned him yet.
But I will in due course.

You're right, OK?
I should have called or texted you.

I just needed time
to myself, that's all.

Denise, someone's just walked In.

I've got to go.

Bye.

Yes, see you later. Yes.

Annelies.

Annelies.

HUGE FIRE IN STUDENT HOUSE

Good morning, Professor.
You're 15 minutes late.

Public transport.

- Mrs Sneyers, has he...?
- Just arrived.

And were slogging away.

Jasper, have you got a moment?

Is everything all right?

That look together with your silly
question doesnt bode well.

I defended you, Jasper.
I really did.

But the Faculty Board believes
there's enough evidence

to suggest that you incited
the students to throw peanuts.

Let me guess.

A month's suspension?

You haven't read the letter yet.

2 months, actually, and
Van der Weyden will teach the course.

In the meantime,

you're absolutely forbidden
all contact with the students.

I'm glad that
you defended me so well.

2 months isnt all that long.

You can use the time to concentrate
on your scientific work.

Right, well, I've got...
I've got an appointment to go to.

- Valerie Petrez?
- Yes. Why did you call me here?

You moved to a new
student house last week. Why?

I found a studio that was
much bigger and much cheaper.

- Is that the only reason?
- Yes.

Were there issues between
you and Ines Verstraeten?

What do you mean?

You know what we mean so
just answer the question, Valerie.

I didn't like her.

- She didn't like me.
- Why not?

she's a stuck-up cow.

Always thinks she's better than
the rest. We argued constantly.

Always thinks she's better than
the rest. We argued constantly.

- Did you know that Ines used drugs?

Do you recognise any of these people?

- No.
- Sure? Look again.

None of them.

- Where were you that night?
- Am I a suspect or something?

Answer the question.

At The Nox.

All night.

- What's the matter?
- Just The Nox, means ‘night’. Get it?

My God, there's a girl in a coma.

Ines is fighting for her life
as we speak,

but you couldn't care less
with your stupid jokes, could you?

Thank you, that's it for now.

BUS TIMETABLE

Jasper, I'm coming in.

I've just come from the press
conference on that student-house fire.

The case file.

It was arson.

Jasper, I was h*...

I was hoping youd take a look at it.

Jasper, I spoke with the Dean,
he said youve been suspended.

Jasper?

Jasper?

- Is everything all right?
- I think so.

Annelies and Daan are interviewing
witnesses. They'll be done by morning.

I'd be very grateful
if you could look at it by then.

Thanks.

You know, Jasper,
I don't recognise you like this.

The Jasper I used to know
wouldn't let them do this to him.

He'd have appealed
and told the Dean to get stuffed.

That Jasper would've put up a fight.

Look, others shouldn't suffer
if we have issues with each other.

- You really don't get it, do you?
- Get what?

It's not all about you.

Just tell me...

Daan.

A moment?

Right, Daan.

Funny, eh? You don't need to say it
anymore, I'm already sitting.

I don't know if it's a good idea
to laugh everything off.

I don't know if it's a good idea
to laugh everything off.

Right, Daan.

- You need to ease up on Annelies.
- Ease up on her?

Can't wait for this.

- What do you know about her mother?
- She died in an accident.

- Do you know how exactly?
- No.

Her dad fell asleep,

and they smashed
into the pillar of a bridge.

She was trapped
and the car caught fire.

He managed to save Annelies, but
it was too late to help her mother.

He watched his wife get burned alive.

Well, she survived
for a couple of days,

but she never stood a chance.

I didn't know.

How is she?

She's suffered almost 50% burns.

They need to operate,
but they cant, she's not stable.

We have to wait.

We have to wait.

May I ask you a couple of questions?

Is there anything you didn't mention?

- How do you mean?
- Anything you saw or heard?

Yes, I did hear a lot
of shouting that evening,

- an argument.
- Where?

- Upstairs somewhere.
- Ines' room?

Possibly. I don't know,
I was listening to music.

What time?

About 11:30pm, something like that.

- Did Ines use drugs?
- Ines? No.

No.

Oh, I've got a few photographs
of the evening of the fire.

Do you recognise
any of the people in them?

- Roeland.
- Who is Roeland?

Ines' ex-boyfriend.
They split up only recently.

Imagine for a moment,
and this is purely hypothetical,

that I had put those peanuts
in the auditorium.

lf that were the case, then I'd be
the one who'd be suspended.

Although in my case,
it would probably be dismissal.

That would be like an earthquake
measuring 12 on the Richter scale.

Or like the Yucatan meteorite
65 million years ago,

which probably prompted
the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Right, well, the Sneyers meteorite
is off to catch her tram.

before the dinosaurs around here
crawl out of their caves.

Good night.

Professor? We know it's late,
but we have a question.

We doing geographic profiling and...

That's Professor
Van der Weyden's course.

Ask him.

We already did,
but he’s only confused things.

The Jasper I knew
would've put up a fight.

OK, a few minutes.

Where were we?

Ah, yes, that's right.
Geographic profiling.

I've been a real b*tch today, Dad.

- I took everything out on Daan.
- Daan.

Yes, Daan.

I've been thinking
of Mum a lot lately.

Dad, sometimes
I miss her so much I...

- Do you think about Mum a lot?
- Yes.

She just phoned.
She said we could start without her.

She's out doing some shopping.

Yes.

She phoned me, too.

Dad, that's soup.

- There, yes.
- Soup.

f*ck.

- I'm sorry I'm late.
- Sit down.

The first question we should ask is:
is this an arsonist,

- or a pyromaniac?
- Aren't they the same?

Inspector?

An arsonist's motive
is outside himself,

like insurance fraud
or a certain ideology.

A pyromaniac’s motive Is internal,
like anger or malice,

- or not enough love as a child.
- He acts on an inner urge.

- Seeing something burn excites him.
- He's usually single,

between 17 and 35,
inconspicuous,

and has often been
neglected as a child.

- Which ts it?
- No idea.

I need more information, like a list
of all arson attacks in the past year.

- I can arrange that.
- Good, is there anything else?

Yes.

This is Roeland Dierckx,

the victim's ex-boyfriend.
He was watching the fire.

You took photographs
of the onlookers? How clever.

Yes.

We found nude pictures of the victim
on Roeland’s computer.

- Not so strange.
- True,

but sent the night of the fire.

And his explanation?

Help us understand:

Your ex-girlfriend’s student house
Is on fire and you're watching.

- Were you in touch with her?
- No.

What were you doing there then?

I heard that
there was a fire on Ines’ street,

then I saw her place
and she didn't come out.

- How long were you together?
- 18 months.

- Who ended it?
- Her.

You see, Roeland,
when I dump someone,

I don't send
photos like this anymore.

- Why did she do that, do you think?
- I don't know.

What happened
that evening, Roeland?

It's about time.

That's not what I meant.

Jurgen, calm down.
Let's just chat.

- Come on, what happened that night?
- Nothing. It was midnight.

I got an email
and then I saw those pictures.

Had she sent
pictures like that before?

No.

Well, like I say, you can't do that.
You can't do that to Katrien.

- OK, what did you do next?
- I went to her house and knocked.

Hey, Jurgen, no... Goddammit.

And called out.

sh*t.

And?

she didn't answer, so I left again.

- Did you think she wanted you back?

- Why not?
- Well...

because I'd heard
that she had someone else

from the student house.

A guy called Glen.

Your son-in-law?
But he's in India, isn't he?

Yes, but he turned up
on the doorstep a couple of days ago,

Yes, but he turned up
on the doorstep a couple of days ago,

going on about having seen the light
and discovering his true self.

And then came the plans,

that he was going to go back,
and take Katrien.

- He can't do that.
- He's the father.

And if the mother's not there.

Ouch.

What now?

Well, we're trying
to get him to change his mind,

but if necessary,
we'll take the matter to court.

I wanted you to know.

- It'll be all right, Paul.
- I hope so.

- Can we keep it between us?
- Of course.

Thanks.

- Who said that? Valerie?
- What does it matter?

Why didn't you tell us
you were together?

Look, Glen. The less you say, the more
we're going to suspect you, OK?

- Why didn't you tell us?
- To avoid trouble with Valerie.

- Explain.
- We were together too.

- And what about Ines?
- Ines, that was just one time.

- We were both a bit...
- A bit what?

Well, a bit...

It was just once and I had nothing
to do with the fire. I was in bed.

- Is that why Valerie moved?
- Well, she was angry.

- Angry enough to start a fire?
- I don't know.

The location of a crime, in other
words, is never a coincidence.

The location of a crime, in other
words, is never a coincidence.

Because the perpetrator
chooses a place he knows well,

one that is close.

This type of criminal
we call a poacher.

Someone who uses his house
as base camp.

Now, if you will excuse me.

Thank you.

I have a bus to catch.

I have a bus to catch.

We've got a problem.

Everyone was screwing
everyone at that student house.

- So everyone has a motive.
- Kind of.

Ines was with Roeland,

Valerie with Glen,

but Ines screwed Glen
so Valerie was pissed off at Ines.

Hang on, you lost me.
Can you repeat that?

OK. Ines and Roeland are a couple.

OK. Ines and Roeland are a couple.

Ines breaks it off with Roeland.

Now, Roeland Is
an onlooker at the fire.

But I don't think he did it,
because he still loves Ines.

Valerie and Glen are a couple,

but Ines had sex with Glen one time,

so Valerie is angry with Ines,

because Ines stole her boyfriend.

Now, Glen has admitted that he and
Valerie sometimes used GHB during sex.

- So what?
- Well,

maybe Glen gave some to Ines,
too, and something went wrong.

- It's a bit far-fetched.
- And the pyromaniac trail?

Three cars,
a tram stop, a garden shed.

I've put together a file
for the Professor.

My money's on Valerie.

She has the strongest motive
and she had opportunity.

OK, bring her in.

Annelies?

- Annelies? Wait.
- Yes?

- About tonight...
- OK, Daan.

- Stop going on about it.
- I'm not, I just want to talk.

And I want to solve this case, OK?

OK.

Jasper, what's wrong?

Public transport.

How did he find out?

Probably one of the students
gave it away.

Doesn't look happy.

- I may have a solution.
- Really?

You see, technically, he didn't
actually teach the course.

- How's that?
- According to the rules,

teaching takes place
between these four walls.

He was on the roof.

A copy of the rules.

Paragraph 2.

Yes.

Good.

Professor,
you wanted to speak to me?

Have a nice day, Professor.

Well, that didn't go
all that badly, I think.

- I have a Plan B, just in case.
- Plan B?

I've taken a closer look
into Van der Weyden's record.

You should, too.

Page 2.

Point 4.

I see.

I'll handle it.

During our last conversation, you said
you were dancing at The Nox all night.

Not true, is it?

Why didn't you tell us
that you recognised Roeland Dierckx?

Why didn't you tell us
that you recognised Roeland Dierckx?

Why didn't you tell us
that you recognised Roeland Dierckx?

You do know
Roeland Dierckx, don't you?

- Hello?
- Yes.

you're not making
your life any easier.

Come on, Start talking.

We were always
at loggerheads, Ines and I.

And then on top of that,
Glen cheated on me with the b*tch.

I confronted her, but she didn't
even have the guts to admit it.

She always kept homemade
Smoothies in the kitchen,

and I laced one with GHB.

When she was unconscious,
I lay her on her bed,

took off her clothes
and then used her phone

to take nude pictures of her,
which I sent

to all her friends.

Then I went partying. I had
nothing to do with the f*cking fire.

Then I went partying. I had
nothing to do with the f*cking fire.

Her story adds up. Glen heard
arguing at about 11:30pm,

fire started at 1am.

Maybe she came back.

Valerie Petrez is innocent.

Or at least, she has
nothing to do with the fire.

- How do you know?
- Because she's a woman.

- Oh, I see.
- And worse, a vindictive woman.

An yes, with revenge, humiliation
is more efficient than m*rder.

- The photographs were enough.
- Exactly.

- In other words, we've got nothing.
- We do. Three cars,

- A tram stop and a garden shed.
- So it is the pyromaniac?

I compared the cases,
but there's no pattern.

They were all started differently.

- But the method isn't the pattern.
- What is?

Talk to victims and witnesses,

ask about strangers
who suddenly turned up.

- OK.
- And I need a map of Antwerp.

Anything else?

Little flags.

- Lots of those little flags.
- I'll be in my office.

Do you prefer any particular country?

Sarcasm, I like it.

It was a nightmare.
I need my car for work.

Public transport
is almost impossible...

Public transport
is almost impossible...

Madam,

did you notice
anything else that day?

No, it was a Tuesday
and my car was parked outside.

It's my day off and I was ironing,

the bell rang, which was weird.
I wasnt expecting anyone.

And this guy was at the door
telling me my car was on fire.

I thought, that can't be,
but I went outside and it was true.

- My car was in flames.
- What'd he look like?

Well, he seemed all right.

Brown hair, broad shoulders, very well
mannered, you'd see that straight off.

It was In the parking lot.

I was marking papers
when I heard the sirens.

- Who called the fire brigade?
- A young guy who happened to pass by.

Paul.

He's right. In each case, some
unknown young guy reports the fire.

- Do you have a description?
- Not tall, not short, inconspicuous.

- That's the pattern.
- What, that he's inconspicuous?

He's a nobody. He suffers
from an inferiority complex,

and he starts fires
so he can be a hero.

Exactly.

- How does this help us?
- We now have his address.

- We have his address?
- This is what is called a mental map.

It's how someone
sees his surroundings.

We all observe our physical
environment in our own way,

and so each mental map is unique.

For example, someone who uses
public transport every day

has a different mental map
from a person who walks the route.

Professor.

Right, this is the mental map
of our pyromaniac,

who uses his house as base camp.

So all we need to do

is connect the fires,

and we'll know precisely

where he lives.

On Koningsstraat.

- Wouter?
- Yes, I'm coming.

Ah, here you are. Would you mind
doing some shopping for me?

- The landlady lives on Koningsstraat.
- And her son matches the description.

May I keep this?

May I keep this?

And fabric softener.

Oh, if the softener is on offer,
like 2-for-1 or something,

then get two of those.

So four bottles.

- Are there any cornflakes left?
- No, werre all out.

OK.

- You don't mind, do you?
- No, of course not.

- You enjoy your coffee.
- OK.

Wouter, would you come
with us, please?

We have a few more
questions to ask you.

Now's not convenient.
I have to go to the shop.

I can arrest you,
which will take much longer.

- How long is this going to take?
- That depends on you.

- How do you mean?
- How long it takes you to confess.

- And to what should I confess?
- This.

And this.

And this.

And then there's your masterpiece.

- You don't think that I...
- Started the fires? Yes, we do.

Ridiculous. Why the hell would I...?

Ridiculous. Why the hell would I...?

"Son of student-house landlady
rescues Students from blaze.”

"Son of owner
prevents greater tragedy.”

“Son offowner
prevents. greater tragedy.”

Look at you
with your arm in bandages.

Looking good, eh?
A proper hero.

I want to go home.

We barked up
the wrong tree at first.

A jealous ex-boyfriend,
or something.

But Ines was simply unlucky,
wasn't she? Just like you.

Because if she hadn't
been UNCONSCIOUS,

you could have saved everybody.

What a headline
that would've been.

I want to go home.

What were you planning
to set off next?

What were you planning
to set off next?

I want to go home.

I want to go home.

I'm afraid
you may be here for a while.

I'm afraid
you may be here for a while.

You can't keep me here.
I have a right to a lawyer.

You can't keep me here.
I have aright to a lawyer.

You can't keep me here.
I have a right to a lawyer.

You can't keep me here.
I have a right to a lawyer.

- Hey, sit back down.
- Let go of me.

- Hey, Goddammit.
- Let go of me, I said.

Calm down.

I have to go home.

- Why do you have to go home, Wouter?

f*ck.

How is she?

The doctor is talking to her parents.

They're keeping her
in a coma because of the pain.

- They need to operate but can't...
- Annelies...

Shouldn't we have a proper talk?

Thanks.

OK, I'll start.

Since you've been in this situation,
I've done everything I can to help.

In every imaginable way.

But you block it all,
you shut me out.

You run away to Oostduinkerke
of all f*cking places.

If I'm doing something wrong,
then just tell me, will you?

- You're not doing anything wrong.
- What is it then?

What you call a situation
is forever.

What you call a situation
is forever.

You think you can handle it,
but there'll come a time...

- That's not true.
- If you're in a fire,

- I can't save you.
- For goodness sake.

Annelies.

I'll never be able
to give you children.

I can never give you
what you deserve.

- I've just been unlucky.
- You weren't unlucky, OK?

I should have been there and then
none of this would have happened.

Come here.

- Annelies.
- Don't...

If you love me,
then let go of me.

It's what's best for both of us.

- Daan.
- I...

Don't do this.

I'm sorry.

Daan.

Mrs Sneyers made an interesting
discovery, by the way.

It turns out that our colleague
Van der Weyden has a degree

in forensic psychology.

Why doesn't that surprise me?

As a consequence,

he's not qualified to teach

in the Criminology Department.

- Is that so?
- Yes.

That's in the rules.

All according
to Mrs Sneyers, of course.

- And Mrs Sneyers is rarely mistaken.
- Rarely. Rarely.

So I'm currently very busy

looking for a professor
in Criminology.

I might know somebody.

That's settled then.

The black king is missing.

The king is back.

Perfect.

- How's the therapy coming along?
- Good.

I came by bus today.