01x09 - Motherly Love

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I put the post on your desk.
-Is there something interesting about it?

I open the envelopes,
I don't read what's in it.

An invitation to
your mother's exhibition.

Mrs. Sneyers.

Jasper.

When my mother comes,
say I'm unattainable.

And if she insists?
-Professor.

Can we speak to you for a moment?
-She certainly will.

Then you just look at her
with your typical look.

What typical look?

That's Koben Tersago. Six years.
Missing for more than 24 hours.

Koben was home alone
with his father and...

The mother had been to yoga
and the au pair had a free evening.

The au pair, Silke Banier, came home
and saw that the front door was open.

She's gone in, she's got
found the father in the office.

Beaten up.
He could barely talk.

Max.

And then the mother came home.

I found him like that.

What happened?
-I don't know.

The last thing that the father
remembers...

is that there are two masked men
have rang the doorbell.

They fled.
-And they took Koben with them.

Police. Call the police.

Have the kidnappers...
-Nope.

They haven't reached out yet.
That's why we're here.

Normally you are here during the day?
Even when Koben is at school?

Mrs. liked it better
that I came to live with them.

That's easier.

Do you have the days before the kidnapping
unknowns seen nearby?

People ringing the doorbell
for a good cause...

so to speak, lost his way,
Jehovah's Witnesses...

Not even if you took Koben out of school?
-Nope. Nothing special.

Ma'am, that's Professor Teerlinck.
He helps us with the case.

Is there already contact with the kidnappers?
-Nope.

According to the superintendent
isn't that necessarily bad.

In the case of a classic kidnapping
there is usually contact within 24 hours.

So it's bad news?
-Not necessarily.

So what is it? So what does that mean?
-Different things.

Maybe your son was a witness
of molesting your husband...

and he had to disappear.

There was a case where a baby
was left in a well.

When you have come
to make matters worse...

I actually want to
see Koben's room.

That father is right.
Was that necessary?

What?
-That mother even more worried.

I reassured her
by leaving a hypothesis open.

That her baby has been kidnapped
by aliens?

I'm not a specialist,
but humor doesn't seem appropriate to me.

Okay. What hypothesis?

In the case of an ordinary kidnapping
one would neutralize the father.

The fact that one didn't do that
has points to a reckoning.

And to put pressure,
they take the son with them.

So the Tersago's know
who has their child.

Why didn't you say that?

Sometimes people have to be given time
to grasp the unthththingable.



The professor can sometimes be a bit weird
but he...

He helps, in his way then,
sometimes to solve things.

Recently a double m*rder...

which everyone thought
the superintendent had done it.

We're going to do everything we can to
to find Koben quickly.

Absolutely. Yes, I have to...

Make sure he doesn't do crazy things.

Maybe there's something that's holding you back.

I?

Do you know who the kidnappers are?

I would say that, wouldn't I? Directly.

I think it's outrageous...

how we are treated.
Not to do.

We're going to do everything we can to
to find Koben as quickly as possible.

It's to be hoped.

Come and see.

Promise not to get angry.
-What's up?

Does Denys have anything to do with this?

What are you saying?
-Does Denys have anything to do with this?

Denys can't...

Hurry up...

No, Denys can't...
That's nothing for...

Genuine. Trust me.

Sorry. I just don't remember.

It doesn't matter. It'll be fine.

And the police are not allowed to find out anything
about Denys, that's not...

Where's my mommy?

Should I push you?
-I want my mommy.

I think that's weird,
for he is not at home.

Is that the last one?

We both know
that there are not many alternatives.

Come, Kafka. Seat.

Well-behaved.

Jasper. Why do you avoid me?
-Why would I do that?

What's up with it?

Good.

And with the work?
-Pressure. Very busy.

Far too busy to
go to exhibitions.

I would appreciate your presence.
-Why?

Not behind everything
a reason must be sought.

So motherly love.

I'm counting on it, Jasper.

Roll the dice.

I want my mommy.

I also have a blue die.

Play, I say.

Darling. You know I
dearly love Koben, huh?

Silke, you can go home.
-I don't know what to say.

I call when we hear something.

Am I not too strict with him?

Sweetheart, I have no patience.
I know that.

With Max Tersago.

No, ma.

Good morning.

Good morning. Coffee?
-Yes, please.

We worked through the night.

And?

No news. We have the opportunity
of the professor followed.

Who thinks the Tersago's know
who has kidnapped their son.

We looked for a corpse in the closet.

Max Tersago's name has fallen
in an investigation into VAT fraud.

He and a guy, what's his name
even though again... William Denys.

They set up a VAT carousel
with mobile phones from abroad.

That case has been dropped.
-That's not spectacular.

But as such a type...
-Go along it.

Annelies...

And sparingly with accusations.

Mrs Sneyers, do you sometimes have my...

Yes. Thank you.

Dean?
There is something you should know.

So, so?
I'll call you on time now, right?

Something has come in between.
Sir, you can...

Damn, boy.
-What's up?

I had a van to do all that
move. We have an appointment.

And that guy wants that advance
do not refund.

I didn't know you were going to move?

My father
really can't live alone anymore.

Kidnapped?
-You didn't know that yet?

Was he really kidnapped? Of course knew
I don't. When did that happen?

What is your relationship with Max Tersago?
-We do business together.

Max imports electronics.
Phones, computers, things like that.

A little kid, who does that now?

Maybe someone who max Tersago
not allowed.

Do you know if Mr. Tersago
have problems with anyone?

I don't know him that well.

I don't know anything about his private life.

Your name has been dropped in an investigation
to a VAT carousel, just like Tersago.

Yes, really.

Thank you.

That was a misunderstanding.
-A misunderstanding?

A carelessness.

Max had bought cell phones
through an intermediary. A seedy type.

But we have been completely acquitted.

The case has been dismissed,
that's another thing.

We are ourselves
to the tax authorities, eh.

Because something wasn't right. That's what you do
not if you're guilty.

Yes, goodbye.

The kidnappers
have contacted you.

Then we sell our house.
-That house is from the bank, Linda.

Then we borrow.

It is not certain that the kidnappers
keep their promise.

We have to take that risk.

Is money a problem?

Yes, no... I've had some setbacks.

Just say it.
You didn't really want our Koben.

Sorry, sweetheart.

I'll go for a while.

We should not blame each other.

That was in the mailbox.
-We bring it to the lab.

If you donate a DNA sample, you may
we determine if it is Koben's hair.

My DNA? That's not much use to you.
Our Koben has been adopted.

Jasper.

Jasper, I know you're there.

Mrs Sneyers has received the letter
from The British Journal.

As usual, yes.

And you come to ask me carefully
whether my article is already ready.

Is it not ready yet?

Jasper.

Jasper, your academic work was
always unspoken, impeccable.

Your articles are just perfect.
-Until now.

That's great.

That proves that you are a human being.

Do you think?

I'm also planning to go to that
my mother's exhibition to go.

That's good too, isn't it?

That's especially weird.
-No, that's not weird at all.

Then you finally take a step in
the real world, with real people.

Would I still be bothered by...
-Feelings? Yes.

Yes, I think so.
Since you've been working with the police.

Professor, people of the police
for you.

Mrs. Sneyers. Ecce g*y.

That's a human being.

Then you see more than I do.
But we keep hoping.

Inspectors. Well done.
Continue like this.

Really doing well.

They want ransom.

But they have no instructions
datum.

And the Tersago's
are not the biological parents.

Koben has been adopted.

Professor?

In any case, it explains a lot.

The tensions within the family.

Mr. Tersago may have been going
do not agree with the adoption.

Probably because he
the cause was.

That doesn't help us either.

g*dd*mn.

You shouldn't look like that. We are
messing around. We're not getting anywhere.

I can't do anything there...

We had hoped
that you could help us.

I'm only human.
I have flaws, I make mistakes.

That's normal for a human being.

We'll come back sometimes then.

The lab called.
No traces on the letter.

Go to sleep.
I'll take over until tomorrow morning.

You are welcome.

It's the daddy.

I didn't say
that that move will not take place.

We have a trailer at home.
-Really?

Yes, wait.

Can I help with anything?
-Yes. A cold beer goes in.

What's that here?

You have embarrassing things anyway.
And it's been fifteen years.

Yes, embarrassing.
But the Backstreet Boys...

One word in the office
and it will sour you.

Is that your mother?

You never told about her.

Do you miss her?

Normally no one dares to ask.

Yes, I miss her.

I miss her a lot.

She died
when I was in my senior year.

Would your mother me
don't find a very cool, handsome man?

Still great
than those five singing gays.

Gays? Who is a g*y man here?

Here, for the hard workers.
-Thank you, Dad.

I told her not to move,
but she's stubborn. Just her mother.

You're going to take good care of her, aren't you?
When I'm not there anymore.

Have a good time, don't say that.
By the way, Daan and I are not a couple.

She definitely thinks I'm crazy?

Dad, do you want to bring an opener?
-Whatever you want.

That was in the mailbox.

Where is he?
-On the toilet.

I have something. Paul.

Silke Banner.
-That au pair.

That au pair.
He uses a false name.

How do you know?
-Silke Banier has been dead for 5 years.

Overdose.

Jasper, do I bother?

Still nothing?

I wish I could help.

I know that.

Ecce g*y.

Inge. Inge Van Laer.

That's your real name?
-Yes.

Silke was a friend.

Died of an overdose.
-Why a false name?

I was in prison.

I ran away from home, on the street
ended up and got on drugs.

Then I raided a gas station.
And I was arrested.

And then?

I've been rehabbed in prison.

I've been rehabbed.

When I was released, I wanted a job,
but I couldn't find it.

I was so happy when I made that call
in the newspaper saw for an au pair.

I went straight there.

When they asked my name,
I lied.

How long have you been working there?
-A few months.

I needed work.

That's a really sad story, Inge.

The problem is that we don't believe you.
Yes, that's the problem.

You live with the Tersago's, don't you?

Yes?
-Yes.

I think it's handsome
that you weren't there that night.

You know the kidnappers.
-But no.

You have been withdrawn there for information
by playing.

And info about our research.
-That's just not true.

Do you get some of the money?

What money?
-The ransom.

Ransom not...

What was that? What did you want to say?
You wanted to say something.

That's not my business.
-What are your business not?

I'm not allowed to tell you this.
-What can't you tell, Inge?

Inge?

Koben and Mr. Tersago...
that's not going well.

Koben is a very sweet,
but he's slow.

And sir can't deal with that.

He loses his temper.

I had a weekend off.
I'll be back on Monday and...

Koben is full of bruises.

Fallen down the stairs.

He had to go to the emergency room.

Inge Van Laer. Convicted of a
armed robbery. Sat for a year.

She has to deal with it indirectly.

At the time of the facts
she was in the cinema.

She came out at 9:05 p.m.
The emergency services have been called to...


to kidnap Koben.

And she can't control Max Tersago.
-Her statement is correct.

Koben is ten days ago
brought into the emergency room...

with severe bruises
to the lower legs and the lower back.

The emergency doctor cannot be sure of
say if he has been mistreated.

The au pair may be right.
-Max Tersago was home alone with Koben.

What if he couldn't stop this time?
-That letter with that ransom...

Professor, you are so quiet.

I made a mistake.

Sometimes he seems normal,
but that never lasts long.

What do we do with that au pair?

Commissioner?

Let her go.

We are already half a day further.

I know.

We did everything they asked for.

Why don't they let our Koben go?

Sweetheart, I can't take it anymore.
I really can't anymore.

Mr. Tersago?

Can you come along?
We have a couple of questions.

Why?
-Just ask a few questions.

If there is something with Koben, you should
that's what it says. Don't withhold anything.

There's nothing with Koben.

Will be fine. I'll be right back.

Can you explain this?
-Come on...

Yes. Koben had fallen down the stairs.

With his stockings on the stairs,
you know it.

We don't have children.
Although, we do want them.

I love that guy.

Okay. Let's talk about the kidnapping.

I think you know more
than you want to tell us.

Come on, Max. Throw it on the table.

You know what happened,
but you wanted to solve it yourself.

But it doesn't work out so well, it shows.

If you love Koben,
I would change my strategy.

Ring the bell again at Denys.

Those two guests at my door,
those had been sent by Denys.

Why?

Denys gave me 400,000 euros.

To buy tablets with.

I went to get them in Dresden.

I stopped in a hotel
along the highway.

That night they
my van looted.

And those Denys thinks you do that
have kept to yourself?

What would you think?

Denys has thus kidnapped Koben
to put you under pressure?

Who else would have done it?

But I paid.

I paid Denys that 400,000.
And Koben still hasn't returned.

Mr. Denys.

Yes, come.

It must be terrible for
a woman to miss her child.

In Auschwitz, mothers threw themselves in front of
the train when their child was taken away.

Because they couldn't handle that grief.

I really tried everything...

I can't get that stain out.

With a sponge...
I sanded on it.

It doesn't go out.

Are there any personal items
of Koben disappeared?

They brought Flappie.

Found in the warehouse.
-His cuddly toy. That's it.

Do you have pictures of Koben
when he was a baby?

What is that?
I've never seen that thing before.

It will. Can I captivate you?
-Buoys?

That of that 400,000 euros is true.

I just have two guests there
sent off.

I did with that kidnapping
nothing to make.

Yes, professor?

Willem Denys?
No, you're completely wrong.

What about that money?

That was still in that locker.
We've given that back.

If you want Koben alive,
you put that money back...

and you keep that locker
discreet in the eye.

What are you doing here?
-Did you ask for money?

I'm glad I see you, say.
-Did you ask for money?

Did you ask for money?
-Of course. What do you think now?

But why?

I do that for us. Who has who
Called? You called me.

Can I see him?
-What?

Of course you can see him.

Why is he not waking up?
Did you give him anything?

Did you give him anything?
-I didn't give him anything.

You have to learn to trust me.
I love you.

Yes, I know.

I just want it to be
like before.

Want something to drink?

Soon we'll be gone, Inge.
For ever.

Broken windows.

At the end of the sixties,
Philip Zimbardo an experiment out.

He parked two cars
without license plate.

One in the Bronx in New York
and one in Palo Alto, California.

The car in the Bronx
was destroyed within ten minutes.

The one in California
remained untouched for a week...

until Zimbardo himself smashed a window.
That same day, the car was vandalized.

Anyone have a conclusion?

That broken window invites
to more violence and vandalism.

Correct, but not complete.

Imagine: an au pair
is hired...

by a family
with an adopted son.

A sweet child, but slow in understanding.

The adoptive father preferred
had a model son.

He occasionally yells him out.
He even beats him.

At least... that's what the au pair thinks.

Then the au pair will come home
of the cinema...

and finds the father unconscious
and battered on the ground.

In the first instance
she wants to help him.

But then she gets an idea.

For her, this is the broken window.

A crime has already been committed,
and that invites to a second.

She goes upstairs, grabs the child...

and places the child in her car.

Anyone would think that
who has struck the father...

the son also took it with him.

That is the true meaning
of the Broken Windows theory.

Anyone who gets to a broken car,
know that there is already a perpetrator.

So there is a good chance that he will go unpunished
can create new destruction.

Sooner or later it will come out anyway
that the au pair has the child?

Not if she's smart.
She is above all suspicion.

And she has an accomplice.
Someone who loves her very much.

Too bad for her
the perfect crime does not exist.

That au pair can still go to the police
steps over that mistreatment?

Not in this case.
Because in this case the au pair...

I gave it up.

... is also the biological mother.

I didn't want an ab*rtion,
I was a child myself.

And then?

Then I started to miss him.

I asked Jenny
to find him.

My ex...

Your ex.
-We had something in prison.

She was released earlier than I was.

Then we had nothing left.

It is quite coincidental that
the Tersago's were looking for an au pair.

I did that myself.
I put a note in their bus...

and said I was looking for work
as an au pair.

Then I saw sir lying there and I...

It just totally went wrong.

And then the lady comes to
house and I... It was just...

I didn't know what to do.
Who could I call?

Jenny.

I used her.

She must be very much of you
have kept.

And the money?
-I have nothing to do with that.

I had just told her
about sir's debts.



It's she who has that hug
at Denys has gone to lay.

I have nothing to do with that.

My father is going backwards,
he really can't live alone anymore.

I didn't want this.

It just happened.

I love you.

Sir, I know you Koben
would never hurt.

I don't know what inspired me.

I'm so sorry.

Say goodbye to Silke.

Koben?

That's nicely handled.
-Thanks.

I also have less good news.

Fouchet?
-Yes.

He has filed a complaint against you.
Beating and injuries.

Committee P wants an investigation.

Let them come.
-What if you are found guilty?

Guilty is a very relative concept.
That's what we learned today.

Brilliant, Jasper.
One of your best articles.

The British Journal thinks so too.
-That will be.

Say, how did you actually know...

that who is an au pair
was the biological mother?

Very simple.

A photo had disappeared
of Koben as a baby.

Which kidnapper would do that?

Unless it is the mother who
never knew her child as a baby.

You get the greetings from your mother.

The exhibition.

Come, Kafka.

Very pretty.
-Thanks.

She was disappointed that you weren't there.
Maybe something has come in between.

I know. I hesitate between
ingratitude and flat-floored selfishness.

Have you seen her work?
-Yes.

And?
-Ugly. Not to do.

How many did you buy?

Two.