God damn it! When are you finally going to leave me alone?
- Look, sir... - No.
And what about my wife?
His wife...
Uh, his wife... Can't get hold of her.
- We haven't been able to... - Cut the crap.
I gave you 20 minutes to find my wife. That was 40 minutes ago.
As soon as we've got hold of her, we'll let you know.
SURRENDER
But first I'd like you to think about your situation.
Look, your brother is injured but he's still alive.
That means, if you come out now, unarmed...
You can ensure I don't go to prison?
Look, sir, I'm not a judge, of course, but if you surrender voluntarily
then maybe you're looking at three or four years.
Three or four years?
Now it's suddenly three or four years.
Earlier you said maximum one year.
Yes, I... Look, I'm not a judge, of course.
Don't fuck me around, pal.
How can you enjoy this so much?
Well? Let's hear it.
Ibrahim on the microphone, me next to him.
And I wouldn't wait too long or he'll start to lose confidence.
- He just made some serious mistakes. - I don't agree.
You don't agree?
Three dead. Because the negotiator forgot what he'd said earlier.
Owing to a suggestion by Roeland.
Vos, Ibrahim was leading the conversation.
He wasn't obliged to follow Roelands suggestions.
Roeland on the microphone? He said he's up for it again, so...
“Don't bring negotiators who aren't emotionally stable.”
As stated in the training manual Roeland wrote himself.
- So what do you suggest? - There are others, aren't there?
Who know about psychology? Who can analyse a criminal profile?
I can count them on two fingers. The first is Roeland
and I'm about to lose the second one
because she insists on moving to Criminal Intelligence.
Unless I can get her to change her mind?
That's not negotiable. Sorry.
Morning, Marianne.
Marc? Emergency Dispatch.
Inspector D'Hooghe speaking, good morning.
The bank in Exchange Square?
In what way? What is strange?
Sorry, I didn't get that. A hat and a plant pot.
Who reported it?
Right.
I'll go and take a look. Okay.
Roeland, are you coming upstairs?
Ibrahim is waiting. I want to debrief.
Roeland?
My youngest brother is a train driver.
And...
he'd only been doing the job for a few months
when someone jumped in front of his train.
A young girl of about 20.
He talks to a psychologist, stays home for a day
and returns to work the day after that.
And now, 30 years later... he's still driving trains
and sometimes people still jump in front of them.
A colleague...
who started at the same time went through the same thing.
A hundred sessions with a dozen different psychologists.
Off work for a year, on anti-depressants, had to change jobs...
He hasn't set foot in a train since.
Suppose that colleague had returned to work after two days.
Would it have turned out okay then?
Or is that difficult to say'?
That's difficult to say.
Because...
he wanted to try, but no one would give him the chance.
Fred, can you park further along, diagonally across the street?
Madam, what did you see? Come with me.
No, my little boy is in there. That's his hat.
I can't reach my daughter. They were going to school.
I'd like you to move back. Did you see anything?
No, I didn't, but I think my kids are in there because...
Okay, we'll see what's going on.
- You can go with my colleague. - Come with me, madam.
Can you see anything?
It looks like something happened here.
Where's that coming from?
- Hello? - Who am I speaking l0.7
- Inspector D'Hooghe, local police. - Can you hear me clearly?
Yes, I can hear you.
I'm calling to say I've shut myself in the bank,
together with some other people.
I'm not planning to use violence
but it's very important that you listen carefully to what I say.
Okay?
I don't want to see anyone near the bank.
Certainly no cops.
Should you think of forcing entry via this door or a side door,
I'd like to ask you to look up at the ceiling above the entrance.
If I have to use that, it won't be very pleasant for anyone.
First, you will ensure that the whole square is cleared.
I'll call you back on this phone in one hour.
- Ibrahim? You forgot your backpack. - Oh, shit. Thanks.
- Vos, we have to go. - I'm coming.
Roeland? Hostage situation in a bank.
- Yes, I heard. Good luck. - It will depend on you, too.
Take the bus, and Ibrahim goes with you.
- Are you Walter Blomme's wife? - What's happened?
Marc wants you. Put your walkie-talkie on 11.
Hold on, have them divert.
No one-way traffic, that's not on.
I only spoke to one person.
- Hey, no one is allowed through. - My wife is there, at the bank.
- No, I'm sorry. - My children are inside!
- Yusef! - Kathleen, where are they?
Yes, he said some people. He didn't say how many.
No, guys. Don't hang the tape in view of the bank.
Hang it here.
- Can you do that? - Okay.
- Have those blocks been evacuated? - Not yet.
Come on, the street has to be cleared.
Mind the vehicles!
I understand, but as I said, my husband can't leave.
He's hooked up to the machine.
I understand. May I come up to see if I can help you?
Yes, we're on the first floor. But as I said, my husband can't leave.
- Any idea how long this will take? - I don't know. I really can't say.
You can wait in here. I'll come and get you if they need you.
THE DAY
Excuse me. Out of the way.
Excuse me. Where can I find Inspector D'Hooghe?
He's over there, on the phone.
Yes, as many as they can spare.
- Inspector D'Ho0ghe? - Hold on a moment.
Vos, from the negotiators. We spoke on the phone.
Do you still have that mobile?
- Has anything happened in the bank? - No, not really.
We wondered about the residents at the back...
I don't know. You'll have to ask my superior.
- Marc? - Yes?
Here. Be careful, they still have to dust for fingerprints.
- I think we need a charger. - All right, I'll try to find one.
Roeland, I'm going to the briefing.
It should be a while before he calls back.
Can you stay with Ibrahim, just in case?
- Oh, Vos. - Hello, Arne.
- Careful, I've got a cold. - Oh. Do you know where it is?
Here. Follow me.
- Did something bad happen in Brussels? - Something bad?
Yes, Criminal Intelligence seem to have left their best men there.
A hostage situation, too, judging by the negotiators they've sent here.
Are there any hot drinks?
Get everyone together in the big hall. Over.
The briefing is put back five minutes. I need to position Observation first.
Marco to Ivo, have you got any positions for us?
- No to Marco. - Marco here, go ahead.
- I'm on my way. - Copy.
Marc, can you get that building manager to come here?
Tell him to wait here.
Okay, guys, good morning, Ready?
Can you come with me for the positions?
Oscar 1, you can go on the corner next to the bank.
Oscar 2, the building opposite. Climb into the scaffolding.
And Oscar 3, here on that flat roof. The local police will give you access.
What about us? Go for a coffee?
No. Go behind the exhibition hall,
to the big apartment building with lots of balconies.
You'll have a view of the whole street.
Any more questions? Okay, go.
How's Natalia?
- Valeria? - Valeria.
- We split up. - Oh?
- Yeah. - And Pieter?
- Pjotr. - Pjotr.
- With Valeria. - Oh.
Oh, God.
- Here, Arne. - Thanks.
- Know what's good for a cold? - No.
Staying home.
Yes.
Yes, Madam Prosecutor, I'll pass that on here.
Great. See you later, Madam Prosecutor.
- Who was that? - The prosecutor. She's on her way.
Okay, guys. A quick briefing.
You're lucky. Your first time and it's a hostage situation in a bank.
My first was a family dispute.
- It's my third time. - Oh? Your third?
- Yes. Why? - No reason.
Here. We've got a picture.
Oscar 1 is ready too. But only with an oblique view, we can't really see in.
Oscar 3 to Oscar 1. No problem, we have a good view of the windows.
And Oscar 2 has a view of the whole square.
Follow me.
A12, A12...
Oscar 2 to Oscar 4. Are you in position yet? Over.
No, Oscar 2.
We're just arriving with the building manager.
It's all right, madam. We're the police.
Henriette?
Right.
These are the hostages that we know about for now.
Two, four, six in all.
The bank manager, two customers and three bank employees.
Nothing is certain yet.
- Why the question mark over Inge? - She's off sick.
She's not at home and we can't reach her on her mobile.
But if she's off sick, she won't be there, will she?
We don't know where she is. It's all we know for now.
We're checking. Got the CCTV images yet?
We're on it. Do we know what the bank looks like?
Like a bank should.
Ceilings and walls of concrete and steel cables.
There are two entrances.
One via a vestibule near the counter,
one via an armoured door at the rear of the garage.
And both doors, front and back, are locked.
The bank manager's wife is here, she'll...
Marco to Ivo.
we here.
We have gained access to an apartment balcony
but the residents are still here.
They're elderly, and the man couldn't be evacuated.
Do we stay here or change position?
Can you move to a different floor?
Yes, but then we have trees in the way.
Stay there, then.
But ask those people to stay away from the front, okay?
Understood, No. Over and out.
- We'll be colleagues soon. - In three weeks.
Not long now.
Murat, can you check the number plates in and around the square?
- We're not allowed in the square. - Use a thingy to see in the distance.
- What's it called? Binoculars? - Very funny, mate.
In three weeks. That's good, eh? We don't normally haze transferees
but I'll make an exception for a good friend.
A hazing? No, thanks. Talking of good friends...
Good morning and welcome to this extra news bulletin
with just one main story.
In a regional branch of Fides Bank,
a hostage situation has been under way since 8 o'clock this morning.
- How long have we got? - He said he'd call back in an hour,
so another ten minutes, I think.
- Have the bank's phones been checked? - All disconnected. No landlines in.
Ibrahim, you're not sitting there today.
Okay, fine.
No, not there either.
' I don't mean to be ungrateful, but you could have told me.
It's best that you're just dropped in it.
A mean old man did that to me during my third hostage situation.
May I sit with Ibrahim and you provide support?
Of course.
Yes. No, no. We've only just got here.
Just the people who work in the bank.
If someone's being blackmailed or... Yes. Mobiles and landlines.
Marnix? Telephones to be tapped.
- Do we have permission? - Okay, thanks. We have permission.
Murat? Got a cigarette?
Thanks.
Arne to all teams, why is no one at the barricades in the side-street?
- Send someone urgently. - Okay.
Hey! Get down from there. No filming over the screens.
Sorry, no one told us.
Cut the crap. Why do you think they're there?
- Someone has to be here at all times. - I know. We're on to it.
- Hello, Arne. - Kristien.
Tell your crew to stay away from there.
I'll tell them.
Yes? I don't know.
Sort it out. I'm about to find out.
As I said, it's really more of an emergency exit.
All employees come in this way, at the front?
No, Walter has the code to the back door.
Then he lets everyone in via the vestibule.
- Who else has the code? - Just Walter. It's a security thing.
So your husband always arrives first, to let the others in'?
Yes. He usually leaves home at about 20 to 8.
It's only five minutes from our place.
Where is the silent alarm? Or is there more than one?
When I worked there, there was only one.
Apart from that... When did the alarm go off?
- It never did. - It didn't?
Ibrahim, when he calls, just try to listen.
According to that officer, he sounded very calm.
Ask open questions, don't promise anything and...
Hey, Ibrahim...
Good morning.
Who am I speaking to?
This is Bram, Federal Police. Who am I speaking to, or what may I call you?
Can you write something down, Bram?
Yes, I can, but first I'd like to know whafs going on.
I want half a million euros in 100-euro notes.
In a transparent plastic bag.
And another half-million in 50-euro notes, also in a plastic bag.
You've got an hour to get it here.
- I'll pass on your question, but you... - My quasi/on?
Did you hear a question?
- No. - Then we understand each other.
I want to agree on some other things.
The cops stay away. The media too. No photographers, no cameras, nothing.
Okay? h' I see anyone, one of the people here will pay for it.
Okay, sir, but...
If you're thinking of storming the bank, I guarantee I'll blow the place up.
Ensure that money gets here. You have an hour.
We'll go through a few other things later.
I'll pass on what you asked for. We'll keep everyone away.
Meanwhile, I'd like to know if anyone is injured
and how many people are...
You'll see how many there are when we let them go.
Whether they are injured or not depends on you. You've got an hour.
Can you...
Vos to all teams, conversation with target has ended.
Well done.
Yep.
Why can't I just go home? I'm getting even more nervous here.
I understand, but we want you to stay here.
We may need to know more about the bank.
You can wait here.
Thank you.
Excuse me. Where can I find Arne Michiels?
- That's me. - Oh, okay. Have you got a moment?
Sanne Coulin from Victim Support.
Could you talk to Noor and Basil's parents,
just to put their mind at ease?
- That's not really my job. - I know. But the woman is in a state.
It would be good if she could talk to the police.
- What are their names? - Kathleen and Yusef Hawal.
Thanks.
And how many people are...
You'll see how many there are when we let them go.
Whether they are injured or not depends on you. You've got an hour.
Can you...
Roeland, what do you think?
Either a professional criminal who thinks he can still get away,
who's perhaps taken something to stay calm,
or someone with rather strong psychopathic traits.
- Why do you think that? - Because he is so calm.
Someone that calm when surrounded by cops
is pretty unusual.
Ivo to Vos.
Vos? it's lvo.
- Vos here, go ahead. - Can you come here?
Yes, I'm on my way, lvo.
What do we do if he calls?
Answer.
Oops, sorry. No, go ahead.
- Hi. - I've come for the mobile phone.
Oh, here.
Oh, sorry. Arne, do you know where the conference room is'?
- Downstairs. Going to see lvo? - Yes.
I'm coming with you. This is Vos. She's responsible for negotiations.
Please make sure nothing happens to them.
Please.
I assure you we're doing all we can, but we have to get on with it, okay?
- You know I hate that. - You should see it their way.
No, I shouldn't. I have to get their kids out of there.
"Bram", eh?
Some offenders won't listen to a woman,
others won't to listen to Ibrahim.
Yes, I know, but “Bram"... There are better names than that.
I wanted to use Roeland, but that was already taken.
- Morning. - Oh, Arne.
Well?
- Madam Prosecutor. - Vos.
- It's not a robbery gone wrong. - What is it, then?
A planned hostage situation for money.
- How much? - One million.
Planned in what way?
A mobile phone beside the entrance and explosives on the ceiling.
You don't decide to do that at the last moment.
The hostage-taker sounds very calm, yet knows he's surrounded.
Doesn't sound like terrorism.
Terrorists choose crowded places with shock effects, not a bank.
I have the impression they just want the money.
And they or he? How many are there?
He uses “we” and so certainly more than one.
Do we know how they got here?
No stolen or flagged vehicles in the square or surrounding streets.
Right.
Sorry. I think we've got our hostage-taker. Here.
So... look.
Toplefi. First they cover up the camera.
Yes. Clearly planned.
And then...
- Approximately 50 minutes later. - Who is that?
That's Walter, the bank manager.
- What's in that bucket? - Hold on, hold on.
Look. Now.
Watch carefully now.
Our respectable family man.
Shouldn't an alarm sound in Brussels Hthathappens?
That's if the camera cuts out. Here it's just covered up.
Roeland to Vos. Can you come here a moment?
Okay, Roeland, I'm on my way.
Marc, can you put that bank manager's wife
in an interview room for me, please?
Okay.
Can you play some more, Marnix?
- And? - There are two sets of fingerprints.
One is lbrahim's, the other the local policeman's. That's all.
- Can we trace the number? - That's the other problem. Look.
- Okay. - The SIM card is glued in.
I can try to remove it but chances are I'll destroy it.
And there's no point tracing it. They're skyping on a secure 4G connection.
- Right. - Can someone translate that?
We can't get at the SIM card, it's glued in,
and there's no number to trace.
They don't want us to call them. It's that simple.
- I'll brief the others. - Okay.
Good morning.
About the money, someone can enter the square
with one transparent bag in each hand with the agreed denominations.
- That money won't be there. - What do you mean, it wo/flbe there?
Not yet, anyway. I've passed your request on to my boss
and they are considering...
Bram, listen. I can hear you aren't taking the situation seriously.
Explain to me why that money can't be here in time, all right?
If I don't get an explanation, I'll shoot someone here in the foot.
NO PROMISES OR TIMING
I passed your request on to my boss.
I'm not saying you won't get it
but the time you gave us makes it very difficult.
There isn't a million euros just lying around waiting for us.
It's that simple.
So I hope you will be sensible,
because injuring someone certainly won't help you.
But you could give us a sign of your goodwill.
What do you mean by goodwill?
You've got two children in there, Noor and Basil.
I can tell you, those children are no use to you. They'll just cause you trouble.
You've got enough other people, so if you let Noor and Basil go...
How about the money? Why is it taking so long?
I passed your request on to my boss.
- So if you let those children... - Stop wh/h/'ng about the ch/Ydren/
I don? care about those children. Are you trying to make me angry?
No, I'm not. I just hope you will use your common sense.
I want you to use yours and make sure that money is here on time.
Wouldn't it be better if...
- If? - If one of you took my place?
If someone else answers every time, you don't create a sense of trust.
Hello?
Right, Bram. Tell your boss he can have his sign of goodwill.
In two minutes, someone can enter the square, unarmed, hands in the air.
One person, no more. No cameras, no tricks.
That person comes to the bank but waits across the road.
Not a step further or someone will get hurt.
Ivo, we're ready.
Sir, you shouldn't be here. Maybe it's best if you wait outside.
Ivo to Thibault, tell me when you're ready.
We don't have any guarantees.
True, but you have to give him the chance to show goodwill.
By putting one of our men in full view across from the bank.
There's also that bomb.
- What's going on? - Sir, what are you doing here?
You shouldn't be here. Please.
- We have everything under control. - Tell me what's going on.
- My children are in there! - Go back inside, sir, please.
Arne, the bank manager's wife seems to have gone home.
- Shall I ask her to come back? - Send someone.
I want to question her urgently.
“Stay here.” How hard is that?
Thibault to Ivo, I'm ready.
Ivo to all teams, prepare for interaction.
Thibault, you can go.
lvo to Thibault, can you see anything? Over.
Thibault to Ivo, negative. No movement on the ground floor.
And upstairs seems completely dark.
Okay, Thibault.
Oscar 2 to Ivo, urgent.
The garage door is opening. I repeat, the door is opening. Over.
Thibault to Ivo, I'm going to take a look.
Okay, Thibault, but don't cross the street.
I repeat, do not cross the street.
Oscar 2 to Ivo, we can see movement in the garage.
I repeat, movement in the garage.
Ivo to all teams, does anyone have a visual of the person?
Thibault to Ivo, I can see movement but I don't have a clear visual. Over.
Ivo to Oscar, do nothing before we know who is in there.
Fingers off triggers.
Mummy?
Thibault to Ivo, I can heara child in the garage. Over.
Ivo to Thibault, do you have a visual? Is the child alone? Over.
Negative. No clear visual. I can'! see if the child is alone. Over.
Can't you understand?
All we're asking for is some information.
We've been waiting over two hours. It's nerve-racking.
- We don't know anything, nothing! - There's no point, no point...
- They're not saying anything inside. - Mummy?
- Basil? - Basil!
- Hey, hey, sir.
- Basil! Let go of me! Basil! - Madam, come on...
That's their father.
Come on, come here.
Please, let us through.
Yusef!
Yusef, Yusef... Hey, stay here.
How did he get there?
Ivo to Charlie and Delta, stop him.
Stay here!
Vos to lvo, no special units. They'll think we're storming the place.
- If that guy crosses the street... - Yes, Roeland, I know.
Yusef, don't cross the street!
Don't cross the street!
Come on, guys.
- No... - My husband is there with my child.
There he is.
Stop, don't cross the street!
Daddy.
Come! Come on.
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