PREVIOUSLY
So, either Freya just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time
or those guys knew she would be there
and sent her out with a bomb around her neck
to get her father to cough up a ransom.
The sewer runs along the canal, right'?
If we can divert that water into the sewer, it will go faster.
- How' s Dad'? - Not good. He's going downhill fast.
I'm happy to find a solution with you
but it's difficult if you keep threatening to blow up those two people.
Two People? Why did you say two people?
She's escaped!
Hey!
That was the very surprising press statement from the police.
The offenders appear to have disappeared without trace
along with some of the hostages.
Even if they turn our places upside down,
if we can't find the flash drive, neither will they.
The evidence was in the same safe as your money. Your son...
I'm warning you, leave my son out of this.
Give me that ticket.
- Vos found something. - I know where they are.
They're in the treatment plant after all.
Ivo, we've got a body.
Are you alone?
Did Noor escape or did they take her with them?
Well, I heard them shouting at her and then they left, I think.
- Ivo, have you got a moment? - I'm coming.
Any idea what happened to Walter?
You didn't hear or see anything?
I told you, I was there on my own.
I heard stuff, some bumping around, but...
Okay, that's enough for now.
N EWS2
How come you're here already?
Not as long as Forensics are busy.
Okay. I'll pass it on.
- Hey, are you okay, pal? - I'm fine, just a bit dizzy.
- Where's Ivo? - Over there by the tower.
I don't think we'll be able to say he didn't suffer.
And it started up all by itself?
Yes. You can turn the pumps on,
but if the water's too high, a second pump starts automatically.
Fucking hell!
Hello. You have one new message.
Vos, this is Ivo. Call me back.
To listen again, press 2. To delete...
lvo, you called.
We've been trying to reach you. Where are you?
- At the hospital with my father. - Is everything o/ra y?
- He's had a heart attack. - How's he doing?
Yes.
Yes, I'm sure it is.
ORGY-
No, they had already left. Only Serge is here.
I have to get on now. I'll tell you later.
Vos... Vos, l... Vos? I'll tell you later, all right?
Stay there with your father now. That's more important. Okay.
- And? - Someone came down this way.
- Noor, probably. - Don't know. I need an item of clothing.
- They're on their way. - Who?
- Her parents. - Her parents are coming here'?
They have a right to know, right?
Yes, but I'm not sure coming here is a good idea.
Do you know which way she ran?
He can smell what her hands touched. But shoes on asphalt...
- We'll have to look for her ourselves. - Benno, come on.
0K8'! -
We're going to step it up a level, bring in a helicopter with infrared
and comb the area.
There are two possibilities.
Noor escaped, or the men took her with them.
Either way, she's in danger. It's going to be minus 5 tonight.
Her chances are getting worse by the minute.
- Have her parents been informed? - Yes.
The operation is being run by Criminal Intelligence and the local police.
I've asked the negotiators to take over the interviews.
We'll concentrate on the offenders.
We don't know if they took Noor, but we know where they went.
This van was found in woods about 20 kilometres from here.
It contained laptops, earpods, clothing.
Everything matches what Serge told us.
Clear? Okay.
It was afterwards. After those technicians left.
- You just said before. - I know, but it was afterwards.
Because... he was negotiating and sounded panicky, so it was afterwards.
- You couldn't understand him. - No, the door was shut.
So how can you know he was negotiating?
Because you... you could tell from the way they spoke to each other.
I'm not certain, right? I mean, I think they were negotiating.
Tell me what happened again
from when you were driven off with Noor and Walter.
- Again? - Again.
- Why again? - Look, sir...
The start of your story matches what Freya and Michael have told us
but after leaving the bank, you are our only witness.
We just want to be sure you don't forget anything.
- They put us all in that small office. - Us? Who's us?
Me, Walter, Michael, those two kids and Freya.
Okay. Go on.
They put us in that office, um...
- Cedes? - Dad...
- What's up? - You had a heart attack.
Only a minor one, thankfully.
Oh, right. I've had one of those now too, then.
Did...
Did the doctors say anything this morning after they examined you?
They're just pessimists.
Your sister mentioned a hostage situation.
And?
Did it end well?
- It's still going on. - Still going on?
- I've just come to replace the drip. - Sure.
Hey. Go and carry on with it.
Earlier today it became clear that, apart from two victims,
no one else was present in the surrounded bank.
Now events seem to have moved to a sewage treatment plant!
only a few kilometres from the bank.
Half an hour ago...
Okay. No chassis number, no number plate, nothing.
The trail goes cold in the woods.
" Ivo? ' Yes?
We don't think Serge is the insider.
He's in shock, but his statement is consistent.
Okay. Let him go, then.
Get tough with the other two. Put pressure on them.
- They've been through a lot. - Yes, but we have to consider Noor.
- We don't have much time. - Okay.
If Noor did escape, it would be logical for her to follow this road.
In this direction or in that.
Either way, she should have reached civilisation by now, so I don't know.
One moment.
- Where is she? Where is Noor? - We don't know yet.
- Did they take her with them? - All we know is, she's not here.
Are those hers?
- Yes, they're... - Murat!
Her clothes.
This will really help us.
We'll look that up for you and we'll let you know.
Fuck.
- You're sure? Hasn't been here a while? - No.
Okay-
We won't tell the parents yet.
- Murat? - Yes.
I'd start looking from here and concentrate around this area.
And then widen it. The fields and stuff. Ask the helicopter to do the same.
0K3)'-
Does the search still need to go ahead?
Because those people are getting friends and family to come and help.
Yes, let it go ahead. You never know.
' What was the argument about, Inge?
I'm here to help you. If you have nothing to do with it...
- I don't have anything to do with it. ' - Okay, but you must be frank with me.
- I've already given a statement. - I know. I read it.
You seem to have been a big help to those men.
- A big help? - Yes, when I read this.
The hose was your idea. You wanted to check the fuse when the light went out.
I sabotaged them, rolled the money up slower, tried to contact the outside...
- That's not being a big help. - True. But you only began being difficult
when most of the money was gone, or am I wrong?
You and Freya, how well do you know each other?
Freya and I came up with the plan. Together with those men.
Do you want my colleague to write that down?
Sarcasm doesn't generally work when typed out.
I don't know Freya very well.
Freya is a freelance... business consultant.
She comes to see you every month to talk about her finances
and you arranged it on the same day each month. Why?
Because it's more practical that way. I do it with a lot of my clients.
So you knew that every last Friday of the month,
the daughter of the wealthiest man in the area would come into the bank.
Yes or no?
You weren't at work. Your phone was turned off till lunchtime.
You were on the coast for a reason ' we aren't allowed to know.
Somewhere we can't check, ' because you did nothing,
saw no one, for hours and hours.
I'm not saying this is what happened, ' but...
if those men needed outside help...
from someone who knows the bank,
who had to have a good reason not to be at work,
then depression is easier than, ' for example, a broken leg.
Easier?
That's why I'm asking you.
Try to describe this depression.
- How does it make you feel? - To see if I'm lying or what?
- You couldn't possibly understand. ' - What?
You couldn't possibly understand if you haven't experienced it yourself.
It's a dark beast that lives in your head.
That stops you wanting to get out of bed in the morning.
Stops you wanting to get dressed.
Stops you wanting to leave the house.
Stops you looking at people.
And causes the world around you
to be muffled.
Makes you so tired of yourself.
Meanwhile, police have been joined by the Missing Persons Unit,
and a helicopter and several teams with sniffer dogs are on the scene.
Dozens of friends and family members of the missing girl's parents have turned up
to help with a full-scale search near the canal, led by the local police.
It is still unclear whether the girl managed to escape.
We are repeating the following missing person appeal.
Police are urgently seeking any information
that may lead to the missing girl Noor Hawai.
Noor is 15 years old and has white to pale brown skin...
Can you prop me up a bit'?
Of slim build with long dark hair.
When she disappeared the girl was wearing blue jeans,
dark leather shoes and a salmon-pink jumper
beneath a grey hoodie.
Noor disappeared in the early evening in the vicinity of the Egmont canal
and there has been no trace of her since then.
The girl is probably on foot...
- Has she been missing long? - A few hours.
Urgent medical assistance. If you...
What does that mean for her chances of survival?
Please contact the police on...
It isn't good.
Shouldn't you be there?
Cedes, shouldn't you be there?
No, no, no...
- Was he awake? - Yes, he was awake.
Vos, try to be gentle. She has just identified her husband.
Okay, not Inge, not Michaél, not Serge.
Walter?
Yeah.
Then I don't get why he made it so difficult for himself.
Even if Rolf's the only one who knows the code to the safe,
Walter could burn it open after-hours.
He doesn't need to take hostages.
I'll call Arne.
Arne, It's lvo. I'm afraid we're stuck.
What do you think?
That at least one name too many has been crossed off.
It doesn't add up.
Fine.
Let me know. Yeah.
Hold on, lvo, I need to go. Yes... we'll speak later.
- Who let you past the tape? - Are you drunk?
We filmed you getting out of the car. You could hardly stand up, Arne.
And you threw up. Have you been drinking? Are you drunk?
Why are you so obsessed with me?
Obsessed? I just came to double-check a story before it goes to air.
- It's what journalists do. - Why can't you just let me do my job?
Hey, I've been doing my job all day too. If I see a detective on a case...
I'm sick. Sick!
I've got a fever, 40 degrees. Feel that?
Why don't you report on that?
A cop who's really fucking sick but carries on doing his job.
"Are you drunk?" What next?
- Sorry, I just asked. - Hey, what's next?
Are you going to say I kidnapped that child?
That I robbed that bank?
- Just giving you some ideas. - If you're going to be like this...
- You haven't changed a bit. - What?
Always wanting your own way and if you don't get it, doing it anyway.
Did you think about Freya's family
when you filmed her live with a bomb around her neck?
When I'd told you not to show any pictures!
And it's not the first time.
When that girl was thrown off the balcony, we asked everyone not to show it.
One person took no notice.
The police blamed again!
A colleague had a complete breakdown because of you.
No, you never think about what you do to others,
it just doesn't occur to you.
I know someone else who fits that description perfectly.
Is this still about our job?
If you're...
If you're angry I stayed with Valeria...
You strung me along for months.
You promised me you'd tell her. I thought you were going to stay with me.
I have a child with Valeria. I couldn't just walk away for...
That's not what I said.
Who knew about that black money? Apart from Rolf and Walter.
Andrea...
I'm sorry we couldn't do anything to help Walter.
I really am. But it's not too late for Noor.
If we know who those men are, maybe we can find her more quickly.
He did it to help out.
My brother's company was in trouble and I asked Walter to help him.
By not declaring part of the turnover.
Until Dirk got caught.
And Rolf?
Had shot his mouth off at some reception or other.
A week later Rolf showed up,
asking for an alternative set of accounts as well.
He said it was either that
or relocate all of Mahltex abroad.
- What was in it for you? - Five per cent.
We were going to move somewhere far away once Walter retired.
We couldn't have children. What was there to leave behind?
Someone must have smuggled the money abroad regularly.
Who?
Nils.
Rows son.
Andrea, did anyone else know about this?
Serge.
Serge knew about it too.
Where can these people join?
At the back there. I'm needed urgently, can I leave this to you?
No problem.
We're outside now. We're getting ready to go in.
Mr and Mrs De Coninck, police. Open the door, please.
No reaction.
Serge, Susan? lvo De Rouck, Federal Police. Open the door.
- Ivo, movement. - Break it down.
- Police! Stay where you are. - Okay, okay.
Mrs De Coninck, Federal Police. ls your husband home?
- No. - Is that him on the phone?
No, it's my... my mother-in-law.
- Where is he, then? - I don't know.
Ivo, clear otherwise.
Check outside. Hand over your phone. Come with me.
- What about my little boy? - Can you get someone?
My mother-in-law, maybe. I'll ask her.
Annemie, could you come here, please? Yes.
- Well? - He's gone.
According to Andrea, he knew about the black money.
The good family man.
I just don't get it. No criminal record, two wages, no financial worries, a child.
- Arne, can you come with me? - Sure.
IN MEMORY OF NILS VAN LANDSCHOOT DIED 28 JULY
What have you found?
A laptop. On some shelves among some garden stuff.
- It was under here. - Under here?
Yes.
What is that?
Can you take that too?
- This one? - All of them.
Murat, Vos here.
A question...
When Rolfs house was searched, were photos taken from there too?
From Nils's room? Can you check that?
Thanks.
Mr Van Landschoot, can you come with me'?
When Serge lights the barbecue,
does he always use maps of the town's sewers?
Well...
that doesn't belong to Serge.
It doesn't...
Nor does that computer.
Our shed is always open. Anyone could have put it there.
Okay, so why did he run?
- Serge didn't run. - Where is he, then?
Don't you know, or don't you want to tell us?
Mr Van Landschoot, we've let your wife go.
Subject to certain conditions, of course.
But you're still here. Do you know why?
The safe contained evidence linking the black money to your company.
Your daughter was the victim of a gang after your money.
We know your son was a courier for that money, was arrested,
and committed suicide in his cell,
which might not have happened without the shady goings-on.
Everything I've encountered today has your name on it in capital letters.
A 15-year-old girl is missing. if there's something you know but we don't,
now is the time to speak.
- Marnix? - I've started on the laptop.
I thought you'd want to see this. It's from Serge's inbox.
Okay. Call our colleagues at the airport.
- His description has been circulated? - I'll check. I think so.
When can I go home?
They are going through your husband's computer.
He has rented a car for tomorrow morning
at Madrid airport, under a false name.
That's not possible.
Have there ever been problems in your relationship?
If someone robs a bank together with two others
and runs off with the money, leaving his wife and child behind,
he must have a reason.
Well?
I don't know...
She may be a great actress, but I think she knows nothing.
Let her go?
Maybe keep her for a night, with Andrea and Rolf?
- If she knows nothing... - A night in a cell can help.
Okay, fine.
Keep them overnight. But put a team outside their door.
- What about Freya? - She's coming to be interviewed again.
When they've finished, I'd like to let my negotiators go.
They can't do much more here.
Okay. We'll take over.
- Murat? - We've found some blood.
I'm following it now.
It may take a while. It's difficult to follow.
Ground to helicopter, can you scan where Murat and the dog are searching?
And the woods further along. Visual and infrared, please. Over.
Helicopter to ground, understood. We 're on it.
- Sorry to disturb you so late. - No problem.
Take a seat.
How well did Serge and your brother know each other?
Freya?
How well did Serge and your brother know each other?
- You've got me there... - How well?
They were classmates. Went to the same Scouts group.
Yes.
Did they see a lot of each other?
Now and then.
And you and Serge, how well do you know each other?
We don't. Well, yes...
I know him from... back then.
I, uh... I don't know.
Is it important?
- Yes, yes. - What's up?
- Serge was apparently being blackmailed. - Blackmailed?
I searched his hard disk using a number of keywords
and came across an email from six months ago.
Here, see, anonymous sender.
"Hello, Serge. Plans with the safe? How much do I get to keep quiet?”
And a link to a sound clip with that person edited out.
The problem remains the same. It's not like 20 or 30 years ago. I mean...
To stay in the bank after working hours
requires permission in advance.
So what would you pull over your head?
Why not? Because I recognise you. Well, not all of your face...
Your eyebrows, your eyes, even the colour of your eyes.
What do you know about your fathers business?
- About my father's business? - Mahltex. Why your brother was in jail.
Nils had stolen family jewels.
Sorry, but is there... something I should know?
- Your brother and Serge were friends. - Yes.
One was up to his ears in your father's black money,
the other was at the bank where it was all kept.
And you were there too. Why didn't you tell us all that?
I don't know.
I think because Serge and Nils have hardly seen each other
since primary school, so...
- Was Serge at Nils's funeral? - I don't know. I...
I don't know.
You'll have to ask Serge.
Your brother was quite the party animal.
You could say that, yes.
- What did your parents think? - Did they know?
He kept it to himself for a long time.
My mother struggled with it at first.
And your father?
He thought it was disgusting.
Your brother was going to succeed your father as Mahltex CEO?
Yes, that was the idea.
Did that change anything?
I don't know.
Okay. Thank you, Freya. That's all.
I don't think that's necessary. I've finished here.
I'm heading there now.
No, fine. I'll get in by the night entrance. Bye.
- And? - We can go home.
Everyone who had to be interviewed has been, so...
Are we carrying on tomorrow, or...
No idea. But I think Criminal intelligence will take over.
- Do they need people for the search? - You could ask.
You can do whatever you like. I'm going to see my father.
- Be strong. - Thanks.
Ibrahim?
You did well today.
Vos.
- It was your last time, wasn't it? - Yes, I think so.
Inspector De Vos. That doesn't sound right, does it?
- I'm not changing my mind, Roeland. - I know.
It won't be the same without you.
I have every confidence in you and Ibrahim.
Thank you.
Are you all right?
- I'm scared to go home. - Why?
I feel I've let my father down by telling you all that.
Your father is in custody because of what he has done.
He made those decisions, not you.
It's best that you go home, Freya.
Have a rest. Talk to your mother about it.
You're going to need each other in the days to come.
Did you drive or... No, they picked you up, right?
Yes.
Come on, I'll take you home. I'm going that way anyway.
No one from the pol/ce was prepared to explain
but you can clearly see
how the officer in question
couldn't keep his balance
and had to be supported by a colleague
and afterwards even vomited.
Kristien Delaruelle is still on the scene.
Kristien, I just said the police already received a lot of criticism today.
But an officer arriving drunk on a case like this
really is going too far.
Kristien?
Yes, as you say, it concerns an officer on the job.
Working while drunk on a day like today, it beggars belief.
Especially when you know
that same officer put pressure on our team earlier today
not to broadcast certain images.
Murat'?
A dead end?
No. No, then... You can tell the parents. Yes.
They should know.
Yes, I'm on my way.
And?
The trail comes to a dead end right here. Just the jacket with a bullet hole.
Then the men's tyre tracks in the mud.
It stops there. The dog can't find anything else.
You're sure they're the same?
Yes, exactly the same as those of the van in the woods. Here.
Less than three hours old, I think.
- Then the men took her. - Yes, I think so.
Depends on how you look at it.
Even if your father has done things that aren't okay,
he may mean well.
I'm not talking about his company or his business, but with regard to you.
His business and me, they're the same thing to him.
But he tried to get you out with that money.
Yes, but did he do it for me?
I belong to him, see?
Something of his is in the bank and he has to get it back.
And he will do everything to ensure that he does.
He treats everyone...
like everything else in his world.
Everything is a transaction.
Did Nils think that too?
That it felt like a transaction?
Did Nils think that, or was it just you?
No, we both did.
Did your father visit him often in the months before he died?
- Visit Nils in prison? - Oh.
Twice.
Once to rub his nose in it again, probably.
And the second time to identify him.
It's here on the left.
Thank you.
Also for, yes... it's been a long time
since I was able to have such a good chat with someone.
You're welcome.
NIEUWE WANDELING PRISON
Nieuwe Wande/ing prison, good evening.
Good evening, this is inspector De Vos, Federal Police. Sorry to call so late.
No problem.
It's in connection with an investigation.
I'd like visitors' lists and some information about Nils Van Landschoot.
He was an inmate there until last year. He committed suicide in his cell.
Nils Van Landschoot. Okay.
I'll look it up for you. May I have your email address?
Sure. It's mercedes.devos@police.be.
Mercedes? Like the car?
Yes. Like the car.
Okay, I'll email you the lists right away,
if you could just give me your ID number.
VISITORS' LIST NILS VAN LANDSCHOOT
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