PRIVATE
Emmy,
I need the bathroom.
Robin, calm down.
You can't go to school like that.
Can I go to the movies with friends after?
No.
BLOOD AND VIRTUE
- Why not? - You're too young to go alone.
- I'll be with my friend. - What?
Emmy.
He's a good friend or a really good friend?
A good friend.
We'll discuss this tonight.
Robin!
Let's go.
Yes, Hélène?
The cleaning lady found her early this morning
like this.
Caucasian woman in her thirties.
What do we know about her?
No purse, no ID,
just some clothes, probably hers.
Why didn't the judge send the vice unit?
Digital lock.
She said she'd need experts.
Someone slit her wrists.
S&M that went too far?
Yeah, and she tried to defend herself.
She was struck from behind.
Hard to say if that was part
of the game or not.
Where can you see that camera feed?
There, but the tablet's not there.
- Yes, Billie? - Sam, the apartment has a digital lock.
- You have a log of who came and went? - Yeah.
Besides the cleaning lady, last night someone went in at 11:30 p.m.
and another at midnight.
- But only one person left at 12:30 a.m. - They had a date?
Seems like it.
- OK, thanks. - OK.
Was it premeditated?
Blood?
The victim's blood?
No, it's too old.
Can she tell how long it's been there?
At the lab.
OK.
There's blood all over.
Obviously other people have been here.
If interested, the apartment can be rented on PainBnB.
It's like Airbnb, but for S&M enthusiasts.
No way.
"Dungeon equipped with chains, pulleys, mirrors, Saint Andrew's cross.
Can be rented by the hour or by the day.
Cleaning included."
Ouch, that would hurt.
Apparently 7% of Belgians have already practiced
- S&M at least once. - Really?
You enter an altered state of consciousness, like meditation.
Seems it's relaxing.
I'd still rather sit on a cushion.
What's your guilty pleasure?
The owner's contact info?
Here.
Jérémy Desmet apparently owns five apartments like this.
OK, thanks.
Billie.
Here's my punishment.
Bring that back up.
Who do think whips who?
I bet it's him.
It's her.
The way she holds herself, she looks determined,
not at all shy.
Impressive.
Jérémy Desmet.
Dominating someone is very enjoyable,
but completely letting go is even better.
That's what we'll tell our trade unions.
Hello.
I doubt you're here to be initiated.
Manuella,
my wife, associate and lawyer.
Come in.
Have a seat.
Do you know her?
No.
Never seen her.
She rented one of your apartments.
Quite a few people rent our apartments.
You never meet your customers?
It's all anonymous.
That's why our concept is doing really well.
Hence the digital locks.
People book it online and we give them a code for the apartment.
We'll need full access to the site.
Of course.
I'll give you the passwords.
Can you remain discreet?
We could do without this kind of publicity.
We're trying to find a murderer. As for the rest,
we'll do what we can.
Someone called Demoniac booked it.
A regular,
with 18 reservations.
Can you trace the bank transaction?
Yes, but that'll take some time. It was paid via a secure website.
I was just at the café where the last booking was made.
Free Wi-Fi, no surveillance cameras
and nothing to report.
I didn't find much either.
The analyses of the blood we saw with the UV light were inconclusive.
How so?
They don't understand.
- No DNA. - Blood without DNA?
Yeah.
They know there's no doubt it's human blood.
There's several blood samples.
Different blood types.
Have them run other tests to figure it out.
OK.
I launched a program I discovered at the NTE.
A new technology trade fair.
As a reference I used
the photo from the crime scene.
When the program sees any similarity,
it makes a list.
And?
Nothing yet.
No account on any social network.
No digital footprint.
That's impossible.
Or she's a secret agent for the CIA the Mossad, the FSB...
She has contact with aliens.
The blood without DNA...
It can take time.
I say we open her up with a scalpel.
Who'll volunteer?
You'd like to?
No major discoveries.
Nassim's program might've been more efficient.
Go on.
No fingerprints other than her own on the body. They're not filed anywhere.
No missing person's report.
Any sexual relations?
- Neither consenting nor forced. - It's rare to sleep with your S&M partner.
You know it well?
She does!
No, but it's well known that's not how they get off.
It's all in the game, which has its codes.
Chill out, guys.
A stamp.
We'll have to hit up every bar, club...
No need. It's from a bar downtown called Nova.
An S&M bar?
A regular bar, Sam.
I talked to a bartender at Nova.
She knew the victim, but not by name.
Hopefully she lived nearby.
If no one in the surrounding shops knows, we'll search street by street.
But I hate neighborhood investigations.
No app has replaced that yet.
Did something happen to her?
When did you last see her?
About a week or so ago.
She was with a man.
Did she do something wrong?
Can you describe this man?
I don't know...
He had long light brown hair and lots of tattoos.
I think it was her boyfriend
because I could hear when he came to sleep over.
I remember
I heard them arguing one night.
Really loudly.
OK.
Thank you.
You'll let me know?
Anna Becker, 35 years old,
elementary school teacher.
What?
That's my children's school.
- I've never heard of her. - She was a substitute teacher.
A teacher in an S&M cage...
Well, I became a cop.
Someone clearly cleaned up before we got here.
Without breaking in.
Either he had keys or she let him in.
Billie.
What was she up to?
Thank you.
Goodbye.
Have a good night.
NATHALIE GUERIN MAINTENANCE
According to Alice, it's leukodepleted blood.
In English, please?
The white blood cells were removed.
Very good.
And when you remove them,
their DNA is also removed.
Where's it from?
Hospitals, laboratories, blood donations...
OK.
Too bad about the aliens.
Thank you.
I just spoke to HQ.
Anna Becker had wanted a sabbatical.
- For no reason. - She didn't need to work.
I checked her accounts. She'd inherited 200,000 from her parents.
They were in a car accident and she was an only child.
Sam,
don't your kids go to Jacques Brel school?
The word "schoolmistress" takes on a new meaning.
I sorted through the 100 photos my program found.
I kept three photos and one video.
Not for the faint of heart.
Stop!
OK, Nassim, we get it.
Who put the murder online?
A weirdo wanting recognition?
Aka 54% of the population.
He wanted to toy with us?
It's a website that broadcasts pseudo murders live.
Snuff movies.
Fake, of course.
It's an illegal site?
It's their biggest selling point.
There, look.
That guy has a tattoo.
Yeah, our colleagues knew that scorpion. I have his file.
Nic Couchard.
Domestic violence, wounds,
and other cases that were always dismissed,
like petty theft and home invasions.
Nice CV.
Where can we find this charming chap?
Let go!
You were heard arguing with Anna Becker.
Two days before the murder.
Did you kill her?
Go fuck yourself.
She was your girlfriend?
I slept at her place sometimes.
Sometimes?
I want to see my daughter on weekends.
The judge told me I need a bit more money.
So I'm in between places.
I'm saving up.
Her apartment was ransacked.
Looking for money?
I didn't take anything from my friend.
So why did you argue?
Shit, I don't know...
We were rehearsing for my movie.
Your movie...
This movie?
Yeah.
Stop!
We found Anna Becker in the same place.
So what?
We think you killed her.
Wait, wait...
That's a fake murder.
We pretend.
I'm an actor.
The girl in the video isn't Anna.
It's Laurence.
They look alike, it's true.
Shit, Anna...
Sam.
Couchard is right, the girl in the video
doesn't have this scar like Anna Becker.
How'd we miss that?
Anna Becker?
Yeah.
Nic Couchard said she had her glory days.
Using the alias "Angel".
She was a porn star in the 2000s.
And I thought I knew them all.
- She was a hit thanks to the Internet. - She disappeared overnight 13 years ago.
Did Couchard tell you why she resurfaced?
Yes, she wanted info on someone called Rodrigo.
He's behind the movies.
To make her comeback?
Not for money, but maybe for fun.
Couchard said Rodrigo pays
via a home cleaning company.
Couchard has a strong alibi.
The makeup artist was with him all night long.
So the murderer kills Anna Becker
by imitating the videos.
So you think it's a fake.
I have an address for the cleaning company.
I think it's a cover.
Of course it is.
To launder money for the movies.
Let's check out this address.
To see what Anna wanted from Rodrigo.
Were you aware of Anna Becker's activities outside of school?
What our teachers do in their free time doesn't concern me.
Anna's students really liked her.
She was a great teacher.
My children go here.
You want to maintain its good reputation.
But if you don't talk, I'll have to notify HQ.
Anna did seem preoccupied.
Why?
Gaëtan Maes,
a student.
Gaëtan Maes.
Anna said he harassed her, but Gaëtan said she did it.
And your version?
Hard to say, but Anna did...
She dressed kind of...
- She was kind of... - Sexy?
She was cursed with being pretty.
You think the kid's involved?
I assure you,
we keep an eye on Gaëtan.
We're attentive.
I'LL SEE YOU AFTER THE MOVIE EMMY
Dad, why the hell are you here?
"Why are you here?"
Now they know you're a cop.
Get in.
I told you we'd discuss it.
We never talk. You're never home, never have time.
Who's the guy?
Nobody.
How old is he?
Fifteen.
He looks older.
- What's his name? - You're not at work.
His name?
- Gaëtan. - Gaëtan Maes?
No, Maes is a perv.
He's Gaëtan Ullman. He's really nice.
- Let me get you some coffee. - No, look up a kid named Gaëtan Maes.
- Is Oscar teething? - Just look, please.
Gaëtan...
Seems Maes was mad at Anna Becker. Look.
He posted pictures of her from her porn days.
It's a virtual lynching?
It appears to be one. Look.
LEFT RIGHT
She's a slut.
You already said that.
What happened?
Nothing.
She's a slut.
You're right.
That fucking slut.
The way she dresses...
She walked like a slut.
She's hitting on you one minute and then nothing.
Waiting in uncertainty.
Who does she think she is?
She gets you all excited, but sleeps around.
Yeah, she slept around.
With young guys.
Everyone knew that.
I saw her with a guy once.
Who was he?
I dunno.
But I'm glad she's gone.
You'll tell me what happened?
I trashed her wall.
That's it?
She pressed charges?
Is that why she's not at school?
Anna Becker is dead.
It's not my fault. I didn't do anything.
OK.
Do you know Emmy Leroy?
Yeah, she's a slut too.
Billie, how do you access a Facebook profile?
You start by...
OK.
No, that's your daughter.
It's important.
- That's invasion of privacy. - It doesn't bother you!
For our investigations.
This is too.
What are you worried about?
You going to show me or not?
Make sure everything's fine and then log off, OK?
I'll forget the password too.
What's with these photos?
Who's he?
Only Emmy's page, not her friend's.
Just let me check one thing.
Who is this guy?
18 YEARS OLD
He's 18.
This guy's fucking 18.
Sam...
Sam!
She's a big girl.
I didn't ask for your opinion.
Emmy's in love.
You know what I'll do?
I'll write to the attorney general.
I'm going to report him.
Sam!
- Hey. - Hi.
- How are you? - Fine. Lots of work.
- Want a beer? - Yes, please.
Dark beer.
Great.
Didn't know you were into that.
Yeah, especially the dark ones.
They hit you harder.
I know you need to let off steam after work, but...
Demoniac.
Her name seems to suit her.
Demoniac.
You OK, Sam?
We're taking a liking.
Demoniac by night,
- Laurence Meunier by day. - The girl we mistook for Anna Becker.
BLOOD AND PLASMA DONATION DEPT.
Works at the Red Cross.
She's in charge of preparing the blood to be filtered.
Do you know Anna Becker?
No, I don't.
She went by Angel.
She's dead.
We found her in an apartment booked under the alias Demoniac.
- Isn't that your alias? - Yes, and?
Look what I found.
I stole them from work, but they were to be thrown out for an anomaly.
Why don't you use fake blood?
Cheating is easy to spot.
We found some at Anna Becker's place.
What do I care? I didn't give it to her.
What was your link to Anna?
I didn't have one.
But she was known in the milieu.
We hadn't heard about her in a while.
She wanted back in?
So I heard.
And you weren't glad?
If Angel came back, you could lose work.
You had to do something!
But I have a job.
I make these videos for fun.
Rodrigo wouldn't have let her back in anyway.
Where can we find this Rodrigo?
I don't know, he always contacts me.
Unknown number.
We're arresting you for the blood bags.
You're kidding, right? I was cooperating!
Shit.
Mine are regulatory.
Billie,
the tablet.
I bet Jérémy Desmet doesn't know Rodrigo.
But his apartments served as sets for their movies.
Nassim.
We went to see "the cleaning company".
We were right.
Just mailboxes.
Yeah, the post office said the mail was forwarded to another address.
We went there,
and guess who we found?
Jérémy Desmet.
I looked at Desmet's accounts.
He took out money near the crime scene on the night of the murder.
He also took out money at a bar near the apartment.
I went back over the program results.
Desmet used to be a porn star and went by the name Rodrigo.
He was rather close to the victim.
Why are you here?
Corruption of a minor?
- Seriously? - You're 13, he's 18.
- But Dad! - I can't support that.
I hate you!
I hate you, you hear me?
You're ruining everything!
Calm down.
I'm sorry.
I'm just trying to protect you.
I'll withdraw my complaint tomorrow, OK?
Is it true what they're saying about that teacher?
What are they saying?
This is circulating on Facebook.
Isn't that Jérémy Desmet's son?
That's their motive.
Anna Becker hangs around the son of Jérémy Desmet who disapproves.
So he...
Kills her.
I've heard worse.
I went to the bar.
The bartender confirms seeing Desmet and Becker together
arguing, on the night of the murder.
She's willing to testify.
You lied to us.
You know how many more years you'll get?
Ask your wife. I mean, your lawyer.
So I make movies under the name Rodrigo. It's all legal.
Permits, consenting adults only?
You can check.
You've known Anna Becker
for 15 years, then?
- I don't see the issue. - The issue, ma'am,
is that your husband was located
near the crime scene.
- An hour before Anna was murdered. - OK, I did see her that night.
But it was for work.
Why didn't you tell us?
- There's no link to her death. - That's for me to decide.
It was surely a fan who took action.
Some weirdo.
Why did Anna need this job?
She had money.
I didn't examine her accounts.
We examined yours.
The money you took out 20 minutes before seeing Anna,
was it for her?
So she'd stop seeing your son?
I didn't kill her.
She was alive when I left.
Anna Becker hung out with your son. It bothered you.
You wanted to pay her off so she'd stay away.
That's right.
She refused so you killed her like in a snuff movie.
Don't answer.
Then you cleaned up her place, so we wouldn't find a trace of your son.
I didn't kill her!
We'll let the judge decide.
Very well.
I'll get my jeans tomorrow.
They're not dry.
You alright?
Is it about Emmy?
You should trust her, Sam.
Let her have fun.
- You know, my first time... - Thomas, please.
I didn't say anything.
I don't want to talk about it.
- See you tomorrow. - See you.
Thomas.
What?
Can you talk to her?
- Sam... - I think it'd be better if you did it.
Try to talk her out of it.
And tell her to be careful.
Thank you.
She's growing up.
I don't know what to do.
This is your acquittal.
So you've found the culprit.
You need to sign it.
How old is your son?
He'll be 14.
In two months.
This photo was taken 14 years ago.
Nils
is Anna Becker's son.
No.
Nils is our son.
On paper maybe,
but genetically?
We're authorized to take saliva samples.
Manuella couldn't get pregnant so we paid Anna to do it.
Shut up.
And to give birth under your wife's name?
Yes.
But then she was supposed to disappear
and not see Nils.
She didn't respect the agreement?
Anna tracked down Nils.
Surely via social networks.
She came back to work with us again, but it was really to see Nils.
That's why you argued in the bar?
She didn't want the money.
I swear she was alive when I left the bar.
What did you do after?
I went home.
I told Manuella everything...
We found the texts you deleted in the cloud.
MY DEAR NILS...
Arranging to meet at the apartment the night of the murder.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT NILS. MEET ME AT 11:30 P.M.
She wanted to take us to court.
To get custody of Nils.
You didn't tell me.
She wanted to tell Nils the truth.
But I'm his mother.
I'm his mother.
- I'm his mother. - I carried him!
I'm the one who got up at night when he was a baby.
I took care of him when he was sick.
I stopped working for Nils.
What happened?
I set up a time to talk.
But she didn't want to hear it.
She kept saying she wanted Nils,
that she'd do all it'd take.
So I grabbed
her wrists.
I just wanted her to shut up.
Let go of me!
Take your money!
Stop it.
Let go of me!
Leave me alone.
She couldn't have my son.
Nils.
- Mom? - Yes?
What's wrong?
Emmy.
Emmy!
That's a condom.
I know what it is.
I didn't sleep with Gaëtan, and I don't intend to.
Then why do you have this? To be swag?
That's not how you say that.
Tom gave it to me.
I asked him to talk...
What?
You asked him to talk to me?
You can't even do that?
Emmy.
Tom!
Tom.
I didn't say to give her condoms.
Great, of course it backfired.
It's not my fault you can't talk to her.
Don't you realize she's only 13?
You'll never change.
No, you'll never change!
Right.
I need you.
I miss you.
Subtitle translation by Louise Layman