02x07 - Jitske

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Excuse me,
does Professor Teerlinck work here?

Excuse me,
does Professor Teerlinck work here?

Why do you ask?

We'd like to talk to him,
if that's possible.

He works with the police, doesn't he?

Works with them,

or against them,

sometimes it's hard to say.

sometimes it's hard to say.

I'm sorry for
just barging in, Professor.

Jitske, my granddaughter.

It's all right, Mrs Sneyers.

Come on.

My daughter was m*rder*d.

That's interesting.

Jitske’s mum.

3 days ago.

I'd like you...

I'd like you to look
for the person who did it.

Is your daughter Hilde van Eik?

Yes.

This is Bennie Kumpen.

A witness saw him at the scene.
He had your daughter's purse at home.

Yes.

But Jitske says
Mr Kumpen is innocent.

BENNIE K. KNOWN TO POLICE

This gentleman didn't k*ll Mummy.

- Interesting.
- I know it's wrong,

but when she gets
an idea in her head...

Do you know
who k*lled your mummy?

That's the problem,
she won't tell anyone.

That's very interesting.

I'm sorry.

- Say that again?
- I can point out a suspect once.

- Say that again?
- I can point out a suspect once.

Jitske will say if it's him or not.

The victim's daughter.
We took over the case.

- Nonsense.
- Jitske’s mother taught her

that it's wrong to badmouth people.

She'll never tell on anyone.
But she also has to be honest.

So if I ask her:

Did X k*ll your mother?
She feels obliged to answer.

But only if you already know.

- Otherwise it's telling.
- Exactly.

- Who is this mongol?
- Oh yes, I'd forgotten to tell you.

The Professor can ask one question.

Jitske.

It's a crime.

We know you're withholding
information about your mum's death.

We know you're withholding
information about your mum's death.

- A crime, you know what that...?
- Jitske.

My colleague is right.
You could go to jail.

- I told her so many...
- Did you see who it was?

May I?

I stayed with her all night.
Stefaan and Hilde had to leave.

Jitske can't be alone that long.

Jitske.

Did you hear
someone say something?

- The Professor can ask one question.
- I knew it.

Well...

if the k*ller knows your granddaughter
saw or heard something,

her life's in danger.

- You know that, don't you?
- Nobody knows we're here.

Hilde van Eik was going
to visit her sister that night.

Her husband Stefaan dropped her off
on a path 200 meters from the house.

Why so far?

Why so far?

Stefaan was also late
for an appointment,

the path is a shortcut.

A hiker found her.

Another witness saw
Bennie Kumpen at the scene.

Kumpen was convicted
for dealing ecstasy.

He says the victim was dead when
he found her. He just took her bag.

He left her watch behind.

That watch means
Kumpen is innocent.

The k*ller Knocks Hilde down
and tries to stage a mugging.

- So he unfastens the watch.
- Would you like some?

No, thanks.

He was interrupted,
probably by Kumpen.

- He runs off and drops the watch.
- Completely correct.

- The m*rder weapon?
- Not found.

The staging of a mugging
indicates he Knew the victim.

If her mother knew him,
maybe Jitske does too.

Let me question the girl again.
I'll make her talk.

I don't think so.
Jitske is autistic.

That too.

People with Down's syndrome often are.

It makes her unpredictable.

If she says she won't talk
to the police, she won't.

That's why her grandmother
brought her to me.

We'll question
the rest of the family first.

We'll leave Jitske alone for now.

Make sure I won't regret this.

Hey, guys.
I'm eating, OK?

- What happened that night?
- Mr Leysen...

- What happened that night?
- Mr Leysen...

our condolences.

This is Professor Teerlinck,
our consultant.

This is Professor Teerlinck,
our consultant.

What happened that night?

From the beginning, please.

Hilde had plans.

With Veronique.

Her sister.

She wanted to drive,
but her car wouldn't start.

I had to see a customer,
so I dropped her off at the path.

Excuse me, sir?

Sir? That's private.

Did your wife
have problems with anyone?

No.

Did she have a job?

No.

A hobby? That put her
in touch with other people?

Taking care of Jitske
is a full-time job.

Honey, TV off.

We're going to put on our coat
and go see Grandma.

Go out to the car.

I don't know
what'll happen to her now.

Hilde was so much better at this.

It's as if she doesn't realise it.

No grief.

No tears.

Nothing, really.

- All right, was that it?
- For the time being.

Mr Leysen.

Music for the funeral.

Yes, that's the only...

Sir, I'd rather you didn't.

We know it's not easy,

but we'd like to ask you
some questions.

You had a date with your sister.

Was there a special reason?

No. She came by
for coffee all the time.

Alone? Without her husband?

- Stefaan is a salesman.
- He works late.

How did you feel about their plans?

- What plans?
- To commit Jitske to an Institution.

How do you know?

That wasn't the question.

Hilde has never had an easy life.

- Two words: bossy and Irritating.
- Selfish b*tch.

Stupid cow.

Hilde has always been
a great mother.

That's true.

Thanks to her,
Jitske can do a lot of things.

But it had become
more difficult lately.

She wasn't as docile anymore.

- She could be aggressive.
- Why?

You caught the k*ller. Coffee?

Kumpen is innocent.

Of m*rder,

at least.

- So you don't know who did it?
- Oh, we do.

75% of murders are committed
by relatives or acquaintances.

It won't be different this time.

Oh, yes. Bach...

is God.

DIVORCE SETTLEMENT
AND FAMILY LAW AGREEMENT

The sister says
no one has a motive.

But the victim was a saint,
if she's to be believed.

- So you found nothing?
- Yes, they wanted to commit the girl.

The Professor found out.

How'd you know
about the institution?

Two things.

An envelope with VAHP on it.

And an order form for three pyjamas.

Come inside.

The VAHP is the Flemish Agency
that commits Handicapped People.

They handle admissions
for the institutions.

And people buy
three pyjamas because they...

because...

- they're going away for a while.
- Clever.

Clever.

- Clever.
- That is my second point.

Hello?

People who praise others
usually have a reason for it.

The sister was very positive
about the victim, because she...

because she...

has something to hide.

- We can follow her.
- OK.

- I'll go first with Annelies.
- OK.

Come inside.

It's better if I work from here.

Closer to my colleagues.

And the desk is empty anyway,
as long as Paul's gone.

People who move want
to leave the past behind.

Dirk has filed for divorce.

It's definitive.

And the children?

Old enough to cope.

Might be glad.

No unpleasantness at home.

And how are you?

Fine.

- The therapy?
- I stopped.

- Too bad.
- It was a waste of time.

Like reconciling Nietzsche
and Schopenhauer. Why too bad?

Because I wouldn't mind seeing
the old Jasper again.

Jasper.

If I change offices,
I'll let you know.

Jitske’s aunt is right.

Having your own child
committed isn't easy.

Are you OK?

My father hit a nurse today.

He shouted that he never
wanted to see her again.

I think he thought it was me.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

John.

Do you have something to eat?

A ham and cheese sandwich?

- Or ground beef?
- Ground beef.

OK, a half each.

Deal.

Careful, honey.
It's very hot.

A postcard from Paul, from India.

Dear everyone. Everything OK?

I'm slowly settling down.

It's very hot here.
A lot of Indians.

But the break is nice. Paul.

But the break is nice. Paul.

Goa is the last place
I'd expect Paul Rabet.

Goa is the last place
I'd expect Paul Rabet.

- Paul in India.
- Email from the VAHP.

- That handicap thing.
- Flemish Agency for People with Handicap.

- Van Eik case.
- They turned Jitske down.

- She's on a waiting list.
- With 22,000 others.

- So she won't be committed?
- Or will she?

What if there's no place for you
at the subsidized places?

- A private institution?
- Expensive.

She had no job, he sells cleaners.
Maybe they don't have the money.

Maybe they fought about it.

Yes. We had an argument
about that, that’s true.

Your daughter is born.
she's not what you'd hoped.

Down's syndrome. But behind
your back they say "mongol".

That's hard.

You understand?

I started to work, work, work.

But that wore me down, as well.

Then I just let it go.

I think Jitske helped me with that.

I changed.

But then your wife
decided to commit Jitske.

Yes.

We fought terribly.

But I didn't k*ll her because of it.

But I didn't k*ll her because of it.

If you think that.

I'm sorry,
but I have to go to work.

I recently spent time
in an institution myself.

It wasn't so bad.

sometimes I see people
looking at me in the street.

- Thinking I'm a weirdo.
- You are a weirdo.

That's my point. There are
only weirdos in an institution.

You don't stand out.

Would you like to go yourself?

Would you like to go yourself?

- Why not?
- I'd rather stay at home.

They say you often
get angry lately.

I get drops for that.

Drops?

Every evening.
In the chocolate milk.

You can ask the question now.

Not yet. It's still a bit too early.

We're ready.

How long now?

This relationship
with your brother-in-law?

If you say nothing,
we'll think the worst.

- When did your sister find out?
- She didn't know.

How long has it been going on?

It can't be long.
People would notice.

More than a year.

Maybe it’s no excuse,
but were in love.

And Stefaan and Hilde...

Hilde was a good mother.
But nothing else.

And Stefaan was...

she couldn't stop herself.

They weren't rich. With Jitske,
and Hilde not working.

And Stefaan only sold cleaners.

- Did they fight about it?
- Of course.

- About money?
- Hilde was on his case all the time.

That he was a loser
who couldn't support his family.

They fought all the time.

But seriously,

Stefaan had nothing to do
with the m*rder. Come on.

What about you?

- Me? Are you serious?
- The night Hilde didn't show up.

What did you do?

I called her mobile phone
a few times. Then the landline.

- Jitske knew nothing.
- Jitske answered?

Yes. Why?

Not Grandma?
She was babysitting.

Not Grandma?
She was babysitting.

She'd fallen asleep in her chair.

And your husband?

Does he know about the affair?

No. He doesn't know anything.

Stefaan Leysen
was at the scene of the crime.

He has a motive.
He doesn't want Jitske committed.

And he's having an affair with
his sister-in-law, Veronique van Eik.

She's a suspect, too.

Hilde stood in the way
of a real relationship with Stefaan.

Veronique van Eik is married, too.

One person has a real reason.

Jitske doesn't want to be committed.

What if she planned everything?

To fool us?

She has a solid alibi.
Her grandma was with her.

What if she fought with her mother?

It gets out of hand.
She knocks her down.

- Stefaan comes home and sees this.
- He pretends the car broke down.

He puts his wife's body in the trunk
and he dumps her by the path.

The Grandma said
she saw her daughter that night.

Interesting that
she fell asleep by the TV.

We can search the car for blood.

Or we can finally question Jitske.

She can just tell us
what she knows. It's not that hard.

- Jasper?
- No, we won't.

If this is a game...

I want to line up all elements first.

We don't question her.

Sometimes I wonder
if you're still objective.

I'm leaving early.

This will end badly,
you know that.

Make sure
she won't be proved right.

So?

What's the matter?

Not here.

Hello?

Hello?

Why are you here?

Police, Van Humbeeck.

I'm on my way.

Yes, Commissioner?

Disappeared?

Kidnapped?

I was at work.

Where is... do you know where?

What do you mean, safe?

- I came home. She was gone.
- Vanished.

She was dropped off around 5pm.
The bus driver confirmed it.

We're sure...

We're sure she's been home.

She's not with her aunt
or grandmother.

The Commissioner called.
Jitske is safe.

- Where?
- She didn't say.

- The Professor?
- Probably.

- We can't do this...
- I'm fed up with this.

There's something you should know.
Jitske wasn't kidnapped.

She wasn't? Then where is she?

- She was taken to safety.
- Why?

She says she knows who k*lled
your wife, but won't tell us.

If there's something
you haven't told us, this is the time.

You knew Jitske was in danger
and you didn't tell me?

As I just said,
she was taken to safety.

- What?
- Mr Leysen.

- What's this?
- If you want to talk...

You should have told me.
Why didn't you?

Because it's only Jitske?

- I want to see my child. Now.
- You cant.

- Why not?
- We don't know where she is.

- Good morning, Mrs Sneyers.
- Yes, but not for long, I'm afraid.

The Dean is waiting for you.

I don't think
it's to give you a raise.

Jasper.

- How are you?
- Why does everyone want to know?

- How are you?
- Why does everyone want to know?

Maybe because everyone's worried.

Did you kidnap someone?

How do you know?

I see.

You're a weirdo, too.

- You should talk.
- That's true.

Listen. I called
a meeting of the Faculty.

I told them you'll soon start
your academic work again.

And then you kidnap
a Ret*rded child.

And then you kidnap
a Ret*rded child.

Excuse me?

Kidnap is overstating it.
Jitske came voluntarily.

- That's true.
- There.

- Why would she do that?
- One, she's in danger.

- Why would she do that?
- One, she's in danger.

The k*ller must be aware
She knows too much.

The k*ller must be aware
She knows too much.

- The police can protect her.
- True.

But there's a ‘two’.

Jitske being in danger
may cause people to talk.

Not everyone has been
completely honest, I think.

Not everyone has been
completely honest, I think.

- And you already know who did it?
- I have a strong hunch.

- And what now?
- We wait.

- OK... then?
- OK then.

- Your wife isn't home?
- No. I threw her out.

The dirty wh*re.

Was your wife here with you
the night Hilde was k*lled?

- Why?
- She didn't go out, walk the dog?

Come on, try another tack.

What do you mean?

stefaan and Hilde's fights.
That wasn't normal.

He told her he'd act
If Hilde carried out her plans.

- That's not true. I never said that.
- You see?

Can't you see?
He just wants to get back at me.

Can't you see?
He just wants to get back at me.

Listen, I'm not proud
of what we've done.

But my marriage to Hilde was over.

You know what it’s like
to keep hearing you're a loser?

A father who can't support his family?

Only Veronique knew
how brutal her sister could be.

How deeply she could humiliate me.

And ridicule me.

To our family.

To our friends.

I couldn't take it.

I want to see my daughter.

- I'm afraid...
- You know where she is, right?

Tell me.

Please.

Annelies, can I talk to you?

- Annelies.
- What?

Annelies.

If you disobey again,
I can't keep silent.

- He has a missing, handicapped child.
- I know.

You don't know, John.
You don't know what it's like.

You have no right to say that.

Big steps. Left.

So she's in good hands.

Let's say there's someone with her.

But there's another reason
why I sent for you.

There's something I don't get.

Hilde wasn't rich, but registered
her daughter at a private institution.

How could they pay?

I would help.

My husband left me some money.
Hilde and Veronique would split it.

I never told you, because I thought...

That has nothing to do with it, right?

Next time you urgently need me,

tell me why, OK?

She wasn't too much of a bother?

I'm going to make some tea.

May I ask you something?

No, not the question yet.
something else.

The night your grandma fell asleep,

- Can you tell me more about it?
- Yes.

I put some drops in her port.

- Drops in her port?
- I didn't want to watch "At Home".

I don't like watching it on TV.

Leysen's car is clean.
No traces of a body.

Annelies.

Commissioner, I want to apologise.

I shouldn't have told
Leysen Jitske knows the k*ller. OK?

But it's an extreme situation.

His wife died,
his daughter was "kidnapped".

Annelies, the Federal Police
is not a democracy.

When I decide on a strategy,
we follow it.

I Right.

But sometimes,

I make use of an inspector
who has a problem with authority.

- You knew I'd tell Leysen?
- Not me.

The Professor did.

I said you'd never
disregard my orders.

Apparently I was wrong.

Now listen closely.
she's coming with me.

An anger management course can help.
I know a good psychiatrist.

The last piece of the puzzle
is in place.

What piece?

The victim's mother wanted
to give her daughters a lot of money.

OK, but...

Ready?

Jitske?

Did your daddy k*ll your mummy?

Look.

I worked my butt off all my life.

Just to make ends meet.

While Hilde,

I often thought she used
Jitske as an excuse not to work.

And then she said
she had to go to an institution.

No room, of course.

Only in a private one
we couldn't afford.

But then she told me the big news
that all our problems were solved.

That her family
had to arrange things again.

I knew I'd never hear the end of it.

I couldn't take it.

What happened?

I sabotaged her car.

So that I had to drive her.

When we were almost there,
I pretended I'd hit something.

I hesitated.

I hesitated.

But I'd had enough.

I hated that woman.

To the outside world,
she was a saint.

But at home, it was hell.

She could humiliate me so deeply.

I couldn't take it anymore.

But still,

we'd been in love.

How could it get that far?

How could it?

Well done.

Really.

- Do you have a minute?
- Why?

There's someone you should meet.

- Humiliation?
- Humiliation.

Leysen's wife humiliated him for
years, that's how I knew it was him.

- Check.
- Humiliation, yes.

The strongest motive of all.

I'll dedicate a lecture to it Soon.

Right, lectures.
You're no longer suspended,

Right, lectures.
You're no longer suspended,

Right, lectures.
You're no longer suspended,

Right, lectures.
You're no longer suspended,

but if you want to teach again,
there's one condition.

Two, actually.

You have to start therapy again.

There you are.
Aren't you a clever little dean?

Is that your demand,
or the Faculty Board's?

- That's the same thing.
- And the other condition?

You should humiliate me less often.

Playing chess, I mean.

That wasn't a smart move.

Your move.

Oh, Daddy.

Boy, how strong you are.

This is Elke, my daughter.
This is Annelies.

Hello, Annelies.

My father
has told me a lot about you.

All right. Come on.
Let's get some ice cream.