03x06 - Elk huisje...

[bunniefuu]

- You'd never miss that shot.
- I think he was gawking at Rita.

Don't start a fight.

- Another round, please.
- All right.

Seven, seven, seven, seven...

- Your change.
- It's fine.

Thanks, Lowie.

- Rita...
- Wait a second.

No more than 50 euros.

- Your tab is already over 200.
- I know I'll hit the jackpot.

You always know.
Please go home.

I can go to Terminus if you want.

Don't slam... the door.

Bye, Lowie.
see you next time.

Bye. Be careful.

Professor...

The trial is coming.

You can skip
the meaningless introduction

and get to the substance.

Is it that obvious?

I don’t know why
but I need to tell you.

My son, Matthys, is in junior grade.
He's a very smart boy.

He got an A+ this Christmas.

Yesterday they told me
he’s been absent for three days.

I tried to talk to him
but he’s avoiding me.

He failed Latin.
I don’t know what to do.

Everyone gets lost.
It's important to find your own path

and that nobody tells us
how to do that.

Maybe.

Begin by moving your hips
in circles.

- I don't understand the problem.
- It's simple.

John and me want to be team leader
but there's only one team.

- So? These things happen.
- Then we switch poses...

John is Rabet’s choice.
That's very clear.

And John is my partner.
How will it look?

Place your hands there.

I'll put the opportunistic b*tch
on my head.

Ladies... we feel the body.
Turn off the mind during class.

Keep going.
Put your hands on the hips.

I think you should tell him.
The longer you wait, the harder it gets.

I don't know yet.

say I want to be chief inspector
and then say I failed?

sh*t. Sorry.

Down the spine.
We'll massage the spine now.

Yes, John?

We're handling it for the local police.
It's SUSPICIOUS.

And the victim?

Alois Denecker. 49 years old.
Had his wallet with him but no cash.

- Oh, my god.
- Good morning.

Good morning.

- Hey, Sven.
- John.

- Did he crawl or was he dragged?
- Can't say.

Head injury.
Not sure if he died instantly.

People can get confused
after an accident and act weird.

- If it was an accident.
- If it was.

He was hit by a car.

But there are no skid marks
or anything on the road.

- No witnesses?
- None.

Saskia...

What's that?

A receipt from yesterday.
"De Torenven’.

Did I hear you've come out of the closet?
Or perhaps fallen?

John opened the doors for you?

- Can I get the report today?
- Of course, darling.

- And when will you come out, John?
- Goodbye.

Ciao.

We need to call her, Mum.
She doesn’t know yet.

Call her after this man has left.

That's my daughter.
She’s a teacher in Nepal.

We were going to visit her next week.

I only have one question.

It's not pleasant, but I have to ask.

Where were you last night
around eleven?

I was watching television with Mum.
Mum mostly slept.

There's nothing good
on television these days.

That's true.

I'll find the way out.
Good luck.

I have the psychiatric report.

So...

My mum!

I'll spare you the details.
The verdict is bad.

“Jasper Teerlinck was aware
of his actions”

“and can be held responsible.”

This is bad. I have nothing.
If we go to court, it's the worst outcome.

- There are worse things.
- Sure, I know you feel that way.

But I don't.

I won't be butchered.

Okay... don’t get angry.

Angry?

Just a quick chat to her.
That's all.

And stay there.

Stay.

You can go in.
He’s over there.

Jasper...

Helena?

No hard feelings?

- I had to save my marriage.
- I hope you did.

- We're in therapy.
- I hope the therapist won't drop you.

You know that brings misery.

Your lawyer says you've given up.

- It's not over, right?
- It's over.

Like your marriage.
But you don't know that yet.

You're still in denial.
I'm past that. I’ve accepted it.

I've seen the psychiatric file
and I don't agree with her.

- You know why?
- Can I stop you?

- You know why?
- Can I stop you?

You did it out of love.
You like seeing her, Jasper.

You always do.
You knew Lauwers was using her.

But one thing
I don’t understand at all.

And I need an explanation.
Why did you sh**t him?

Why?

Why?

- Why?
- Otherwise she would have.

She aimed at him.

Why didn't you just stop her?

- I didn't think about that.
- Why not?

- That's a dumb question. I didn't...
- You fired.

Why?

I had to, for her.

I can't believe it.

- When did he leave?
- Around eleven on his bicycle.

- Lowie was a nice customer?
- Yes.

- You liked seeing him?
- Definitely. Why?

- Nobody would want to hurt him?
- Absolutely not.

Lowie was a good person.
He can't be dead right now.

- Did you notice anything else?
- No.

- Did he have cash?
- Yes.

- A lot?
- What is a lot?

400 or 500 euro?
That was normal, he handled antiques.

He often had a lot of cash on him.

Well done.

Could anybody have seen that?

Yes.

Johnny.

- Which Johnny?
- Johnny Quintens.

I don't want to cause him any trouble.

I’m not involved with that.

- You left De Torenven just before 11?
- Yes.

- What did you do after that?
- I went straight to Terminus.

Did you play there too?

Stopped an hour later.
I won 300 euros.

- You can check the machine.
- We heard you were broke.

Borrowed from my friend Angelo.
You can confirm that.

We definitely will.

Look, I don’t want to badmouth him,
but he wasn’t as innocent as he looked.

- What?
- He wasn't as innocent as he looked.

- Especially not with women.
- What do you mean?

Exactly what I said.

He dated Rita from De Torenven.

And Rita’s married.

- She aimed at him.
- You could have stopped her.

Just sh**t.

When Lowie plays billiards,
I go for a walk.

It's good for my heart.

40 years in the catering industry
has its effects, believe me.

How did you handle the affair
between Lowie and your wife?

That only happened once.
Rita swore it wouldn't happen again.

Isn't that right, Rita?

Where were we?

- But when Lowie came to play...
- Then I was gone.

- Where did you get to yesterday?
- Here. Always straight here...

and then back again.

- And you ran into nobody?
- Why?

- Is that important?
- It is for your alibi.

You have a motive.

Lowie and I were best friends.
That will never come back.

We've known each other for ages.
We were in the army.

And I was godfather to his daughter.

Walk out to avoid him? Yes.
But m*rder him?

- And what did his wife think?
- About what?

- The affair.
- Oh, his wife.

She was loved. To them,
the children were most important.

That's our Anna.
she’s a teacher in Nepal.

Our Régis... Our Lien.

I was suddenly pregnant.

We thought we couldn't have children
but then she came.

- Anna and Régis are adopted?
- I love all my children equally.

Of course.

Régis slept in a bathtub
until he was two.

They just left Anna on the street.

Four years old.

Can you imagine?

In this day and age?

If your heart is large enough...

I love all my children equally.

And Lien?
How did she react to the situation?

Lien is dead.

She was in an accident.

six months ago.

That's her final painting.

It's a mountain.

Beautiful.

Come on, sh**t.

Are you okay?

Professor?

Andre Fincoen.
Owner of De Torenven.

The victim had an affair with his wife.

He has a motive
but we think he’s innocent.

Johnny Quintens.
Heavy gambler.

He always wants cash
but he wasn’t at the crime scene.

Witnesses confirm his story.
He went gambling at the Terminus.

If we assume it’s robbery-homicide.

This isn't robbery. It's homicide.

Someone made it look like robbery.

The perpetrator
knew the victim personally.

It could be an accident.

Why did the driver
get out of the car?

- To see if the victim was alive.
- No, to see if the victim was dead.

Which wasn't the case
so he or she had to beat him to death.

Without any control, in a panic.

The accident is now a m*rder
which needs to be covered up.

- You drag the body to the train tracks.
- Yes, the perfect m*rder.

- But it wasn't on the tracks.
- Because he got spooked.

Him or her.

Maybe the body
was too heavy to carry.

They decided to take the money
to make it look like a robbery-homicide.

Interesting case.

I'm curious.

Valere...

Okay, thanks.

- What did he say?
- He investigated the dead daughter.

- Yes?
- It wasn't an accident, it was suicide.

- Wow.
- She was in juvenile detention.

- Which one?
- De Vlinder.

I know it. Inske works there.
She’s head of psychology.

Damn, Inske!

Yes...

Can you ask her to get the file
for Lien Denecker ready?

- I know you like me, but this much?
- Do you have the file?

- Follow me.
- Why don't you answer your phone?

- If I'm working, I don't. Hi, John.
- Hey.

- Hi, honey.
- Hi, Inske.

Quite a sad story, right?

I have to admit
I don’t know much about it.

She was a quiet one.
She only liked sitting in her room to draw.

- Miss, Ella forgot her bag.
- I'll take it to Reception.

Take a seat.

She wasn’t here for long.

- 3 months and 2 days.
- Did she have a lot of visitors?

None at all.

she did have a boyfriend
who helped her.

- Do you know his name?
- Lars Kempeneers.

He left not too long ago.

Last Tuesday.

- I forgot my bag.
- Go get it.

- You didn't see her parents much?
- No, only afterwards.

- The mother said it was an accident.
- Would you tell everyone?

If the police ask,
you wouldn't withhold it.

We're investigating
the death of her father.

Are you serious?

How was the parents’ relationship?

- Normal.
- No conflicts?

- Nothing suspicious?
- I can only talk about what I saw.

- Two people who were really sad.
- No anger or resentment?

No.
I don't think they blamed anyone.

All right, thanks.

see you later.

I'll wait in the car.

I'm coming with you, John.

Bye bye.

- Do you know the father?
- What?

- Of your child.
- Oh yes.

A Dane.
Almost 6 feet, with blue eyes.

Likes to drink Gueuze.
That’s not true, of course.

But the rest is.

- Could you pick?
- Yes. That was weird.

Blond or brown hair. Blue or brown eyes.
Tall, short. Fat, skinny.

- How did you choose?
- We didn't.

We... just closed our eyes.

- Really?
- Yes.

Are you nervous about the trial?

I was nervous seeing my mother there.

She was disappointed.
I saw it in her eyes.

Not in me, but herself.

Because she failed.

She’d created a son who...

Yes.

I truly regret that.
Not what I did, but...

making her unhappy.

Did you tell her that?

She died.

Suddenly.

Collapsed on the street.

In front of an Aldi.

A rupture of the aorta.

A broken heart.

People thought she was drunk.
She was there for two hours before...

The administrator
says she didn’t suffer.

- It's cold here.
- Sometimes.

- You need to find love.
- Where?

Everywhere.

I’m content with friendship.

- What did he think?
- That I don't know.

Hey, don't touch that, damn it.
Go away.

But I do know the problem.
I've seen enough junkies here.

- What?
- He thinks I didn’t notice.

It's a natural law.

Eventually kids let down their parents.
That doesn't mean it ends badly.

All children eventually
realise their parents were right.

Two books are overdue.

- I think we can let it slide.
- Maybe.

But overdue is overdue.

When it happened,
my firearm was in my office.

Jasper claims you had it with you
and aimed it at Inspector Lauwers.

Jasper is allowed to say that.

I understand.
You have a lot to lose.

- If I could help you...
- You shouldn't help me, but Jasper.

He needs our help.

And no matter how you twist it,
it's our fault he’s in there.

- Am I mistaken?
- No, you re right.

- But no firearm?
- No.

Then why did he sh**t?

We both know
Jasper’s difficult to figure out.

Whether I had the weapon or not
doesn't matter.

- Jasper shot Lauwers.
- Aman you had feelings for.

Is this how you take revenge?

This conversation is over.

You can't keep this up, Christina.
You can't live with this.

Eventually you'll tell the truth.
Hopefully not too late.

Miss Gijselbrecht...

There were traces of paint on the bike.
Blue car, no brand.

- I think Lien’s suicide is related.
- Saskia, John.

- Paul.
- Morning.

Something is odd about this mountain.
I don't know what.

Not even one tree on there.

- Was there a suicide note?
- Not that I know of.

Saskia, can you come?

I was in a meeting at De Oudaan
and met an old colleague.

We were in training together.
That doesn't matter.

He’s on the Examination Board

and he tells me one of my people
wants to be chief inspector.

And I say ‘John’.
He says ‘Wait’.

- It wasn’t John.
- Please understand.

So it’s true?

- How far are you?
- One exam and then the board.

Just ahead of John.

- And you're going for team leader?
- That's the idea.

John van Humbeeck.

No, send him up.

I didn’t know
John was doing that exam.

- Or that you want him.
- I just want the best.

But don’t do this behind his back.

I wouldn't wait too long.

- Lars Kempeneers has arrived.
- We're done.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

Lars Kempeneers?
Ran away from home at 16?

Yes.

- Yes...
- You don't need a degree to live.

That didn't work out.
Months later you were in juvie.

- What's this about?
- Lien Denecker. Your girlfriend.

- Tell us about her?
- What can I say about her?

I liked her and she liked me.
That's what I always thought.

Were you still together
when she committed suicide?

I'm still devastated.

It went well for a long time
and suddenly everything changed.

Why?

I don't know.

It changed from one day to the next.

It was like she saw a ghost.

A ghost.
Did you talk to her about her ghost?

I didn't get the chance.

- Her brother said I shouldn't feel guilty.
- Her brother?

- Yes.
- Regis, her foster brother.

He works at De Vlinder
as a Caretaker.

What's the problem?

That's fine.

see you later. Yes.

Me too.

Regis recently started at De Vlinder.
About three months ago.

Lien died six months ago,
that's why Inske said nothing.

- Is he there now?
- No, he’s at home.

Bereavement leave.

- It could be a coincidence, John.
- Could be.

Our Lien was a thinker.

she thought about everything.

she was often very depressed, right?

Yes.

she had very negative thoughts.

- Really bad ones.
- We thought it would work out.

I wanted to be a volunteer.

If your heart's good,
you can help everyone.

Are the deaths of Lien
and your husband related?

- No.
- I wouldn’t know how.

- No.
- I wouldn't know how.

- Lars Kempeneers.
- What about him?

He's a real pig.
He destroyed our Lien.

- He says Lien broke up with him.
- Of course.

He knows it’s his fault.
It's because of him that Lien...

Lien never got over it.
I mean look at her paintings.

- Something's odd about this mountain.
- Was there a suicide note?

May I?

Careful.

“When I heard the stairs creak,
I knew what would follow.

“When I heard the stairs creak.
I knew what would follow.

"He came into my room
and lay down next to me.”

Did you know?

Miss Denecker?

What?

Did you know your husband
abused your daughter?

No.

I didn’t know that.

But you suspected something?

When Lien committed suicide,
you knew.

No, that’s not true.

- And you took revenge.
- Lien wasn't abused.

And this?

I don’t know.

I don't know.

That just isn't possible.

Lien was sometimes so far gone
she didn't know what was real.

- That's everything.
- What's the truth?

That she did everything
for attention.

So she wouldn't feel alone.

She could take that to extremes.
That's the truth.

Lien wasn't abused.

The mother denies it.

Logical.
So she doesn't have a motive.

I don't get it. Your daughter says
she's abused, and you do nothing.

What kind of mother is that?

A woman agrees to babysit
her neighbours child, an 8-year-old girl.

she has a daughter
about the same age.

The girls play on the lawn.

John, coffee?

And while the mother does laundry,
makes coffee or cleans.

or whatever mothers do,
the girls move onto the road.

That's bad because a car is coming.

Luckily the mother was prescient.

She runs outside
and sees the car won't brake.

Only one of the girls can be saved.
Which one?

- Her own daughter or the neighbour's...
- The neighbour's child.

And do you know why?

Because she feels responsible
for her neighbour's kid?

Precisely.

Denecker also feels responsible
for her foster son?

- Exactly.
- Well, she saved him.

From heroin addicts.

- That's why she believes him.
- So Regis abused his sister?

- His foster sister.
- So not the father.

Remember what her boyfriend said?
That she saw a ghost?

Say Lien is being abused
by her foster brother.

she goes to De Vlinder and feels safe.
Then she sees her r*pist there.

- She can’t handle it and ends it.
- At first glance.

But he’s only been there three months.
She’s been dead for six.

Regis was there in the past.

That's my conclusion.

They don't answer at home.

Can you Call Inske?

somebody must have seen him.

Under S....
Sweetheart.

She won't answer.

So if he works there,
there has to be a personnel file?

The file...

Let's drive there.

And that's everything
you could find about him?

Call Inske again.

sweetheart, right?

Why are you here?

- I thought you'd come next week.
- I'm feeling better.

That's great.
Everybody deals with it differently.

Why did you ask for my file?

I do that regularly for all employees.

- Do you believe it?
- What?

Do you believe it?

That I'm involved
in the death of my foster father?

- Is that why you asked for my file?
- Not at all.

I would really like you
to give it back to me.

Inske!

Regis...

Is everything all right?

Everything is fine.
Right, Regis?

Everything is fine.

Yes.

I don't know
why you even own a phone!

- Where is your car, Regis?
- My car?

My car, uh...

This is the registration
of a blue Volkswagen Vento. Yours?

- Yes.
- Where is it?

I'll tell you.

Nowhere.
Not at your work or your home.

- Where's your car?
- Sold.

- When?
- Yesterday.

- To?
- No idea.

He paid cash.
I don’t know him. Sorry.

You made the car vanish
because it hit your father.

Foster father...

- Why...
- You abused his daughter.

- Abused? Abused. Wow.

That story about my foster father
is nonsense.

I have an alibi. Tell him.

That's right. I fell asleep for a bit.
After that we watched television.

All right.

You did.

But Regis wasn't there.

- Yes, he was.
- Miss Denecker, we know it’s hard.

You've been so kind to someone...

yet they commit these horrible acts.

But you weren't here yesterday.

I was smoking pot with my friends.
I couldn't tell you that.

You really believed him.

At the start.

But you didn't believe your daughter?

She did tell you.
About Regis abusing her.

He's very convincing.

Your foster son.

That's my son.

If your heart's large enough,
you can help everyone.

But your daughter told the truth.

Lien told the truth.

You didn’t want to hear that.

You didn't want to see it.

This is a statement
from your other daughter. Anna.

Recorded by the police in Nepal.
It's in English.

She says that Regis abused her
several times.

- She thinks he did the same with Lien.
- No, she doesn't.

It says “She knows’.

She knows.

Its why your husband
wanted to go to Nepal.

To hear Anna's story.

To hear and see what was done
to your daughters.

Regis couldn't let that happen.

And that couldn’t be done
if he was with you.

Can you read this out loud?

“I begged her to help me.
I cried for night after night...

“hoping and praying for it to end.

“Tell Mummy I love her
and that I miss her.’

Miss Denecker...

Was Régis with you two nights ago?

For the record.
Miss Denecker is shaking her head.

What could I do?
If he talked to Anna, I was screwed.

- So.
- So...

you bash his head in?

- It's my mum's fault.
- Foster mother.

Shouldn’t she have stopped me?

Are you serious?

- Are you serious?
- John...

John...

John!

A childhood without love
always has effects.

- Seven days left until your trial, right?
- So they keep telling me.

I wish I could say it will be fine
but I’m nervous about it.

Most don't dare to tell me that.

Two people want to speak with you.

Thank you.

- Jasper...
- Professor.

- I thought...
- We.

We thought
we should come and visit you.

I baked you a cake.

Kiwi, almond,
raspberry and banana.

- And pineapple.
- Yes, pineapple too.

It's my own recipe.

It wasn't easy.

No.

We know you dislike
being told what to do.

I'm the same.

- Usually you do the opposite.
- I do too.

Yes, Ingrid. It's all right.

- We heard your trial preparations...
- Just say it, Dean.

Don't just let it happen.
You've already given up.

Ingrid, if I can't win anything,
then giving up isn't possible.

Surely you know
a trial can end in many ways.

I m*rder*d someone.
I deserve to be punished.

I told you.
He's going to let them win.

Matthys?

I shouldn't have said
Christina had a g*n.

- I want you to keep that confidential.
- And if I don't?

Then...

I will deny everything.

You know there's a reason
why you did what you did, right?

Please.

All right.
I'll keep it confidential.

I won't tell them.