03x01 - De troonopvolger, deel 1

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Yeah...

This doesn't look good, eh?

So Commissioner Flamant and Chief
Inspector Lauwers were a couple?

- It's rather complicated, really.
- How long?

- How long what?
- How long had they been a couple?

I don't know.

- What do you know, exactly?
- That Lauwers was corrupt.

He gave information to a drug g*ng.

The professor found out.

Okay.

And then?

How did Professor Teerlinck
know about it?

- He works for us.
- Yes, we know that.

John, Miss Donckers ex-partner.
seems it’s important.

Fouchet confirmed that Lauwers
is corrupt. I've seen the proof.

Fouchet confirmed that Lauwers
is corrupt. I’ve seen the proof.

Inspector Van Humbeek...

- I told him.
- And did you tell her, too?

- Lauwers and Rabet are corrupt.
- Are you serious?

But you?

How did you know?

I followed Chief Inspector Rabet
a few times.

Why?

He acted strangely.

- Hi, Paul.
- Serge.

Rabet and Lauwers worked together...

for the same g*ng.

Undercover.

I didn’t know that.

Inspector.

- Commissioner Fouchet told me.
- Ah, when?

When I exposed them.

You're writing “report"?

That's loyal.

If you say so.

And Flamant?

How did she respond?

I don't know. When we got there
it was already over.

You didn't see anything?

Yes, I did.

A lot.

The m*rder. My colleague
wants to know if you saw the m*rder.

No.

Did Commissioner Flamant
know about Lauwers’ scam?

Yes.

So... Chief Inspector Lauwers
was k*lled here in this office.

No.

There.

What was he doing here?

I don’t know.

What do you think?

What I think isn't important.

- Only what I know.
- On the contrary.

What you think is relevant.

But I don't think you'll tell us.

I said it was complicated.

- Above all, you're very loyal.
- Just correct.

I think.

- Shoe size?
- 42.

It's just like an airport here
but we're not heading for the sun.

Small, large, extra-large?
Kiddies’ size?

Here are some blankets,
towels, sheets and toiletries.

Not necessary. I'll list some things
to be picked up from my home.

- But I'll take some gloves.
- You can get undressed.

Come on.

His mother is here.

- And the press keep calling.
- We're not commenting for now.

That's what I said.

In my own words.

If someone had done for me
what the professor did for Flamant,

I'd be overjoyed.

But I guess that's no consolation.

Yes, thank you, Ms Sneyers.

Thank you.

Well, are you all right?

He was teaching again,
he was publishing again...

Yes, yes, but his mind
was never fully at ease.

No, no...

don't say it.

- Maybe I didn't love him enough.
- Maybe you loved him too much.

I don't know anymore.

Not everyone can be saved,
Annelinde.

Dany, you got company.

- I'm Mario, Ludo...
- No, it's Dany.

From now on you have an audience
to complain and sing to.

Dany, you'll have to
expand your repertoire.

The two of you are going
to be together for a long time.

It's not that I didn't enjoy it, but it's best
to stay on Ludo’s good side.

He's a worry.

- Are you a worry?
- I'm Mario, just Mario.

- So not Dany Vangenechten?
- No, no, no, Mario... Mario will do.

Well?

How did it go?

Christina?

Christina?

Listen, I know
what you'll tell the inquiry.

You wanted to sh**t
the b*stard yourself

and you can't stomach
someone else in prison

for a thing you wanted to do.

- Paul...
- Gladly even.

- Paul, I can't help it.
- Of course you can!

- Paul, I can’t help it.
- Of course you can!

Christina, I know you feel guilty,
but do two people have to pay for this?

Christina, I know you feel guilty,
but do two people have to pay for this?

Nobody saw the g*n.

Just me.

Paul, did you put that g*n
back in the drawer?

A body on a barge.
Uniforms want us to take over.

Christina, don’t do it.

It won't help anyone.

Alfredo Arnold Cocozza
was Nis real name.

- But he didn't like it and used...
- The name of his mother Maria.

- Maria Lanza.
- My God.

How on earth do you know that?

say, what are you in for, anyway?

As long as it's nothing to do
with little boys.

It's not little boys, right?

- I want to make a complaint.
- Really?

I asked for a single room.

Bellboy!

You'll be crying for your mum a lot.

Bon appetit.

This is much better.

All I'm saying is that we weren't alone.
Maybe uniforms saw Flamant’s g*n.

- No.
- Are you sure?

- Are you 100% sure?
- John...

I can't lie about that, Paul.

When I was in trouble, Flamant
covered my back. No questions asked.

You might need help like that one day.
What will you say then?

Paul...
She was going to sh**t him.

We don't know that.
We just know she didn't do it.

Leo Derwael, 55 years old. One b*llet
in the head, one in the stomach.

- Who found him?
- Another skipper. He needed milk.

He needed milk?

- It's true.
- Yeah.

- You all right, Johnny?
- You?

I heard Internal Affairs
is on your case.

- A hit?
- Probably.

I'll mail my report

ASAP.

see you, Johnny.

Well...

He obviously had no idea
what was coming

otherwise he'd have got up
or tried to flee.

He knew the k*ller.

There you go, case almost solved, eh?

I'll go and talk to the milk guy.

Your own cell? That won't happen.
This place is overcrowded.

But things here aren't too bad.

There's a decent library, sports,
a walk every now and then.

And, thingy... Callas.
Don’t you know her? Callas?

I'd rather listen to Wagner.

Your first day too, is it?

Mark Desmedt.

I understand your attempt
to overcome your social isolation

by befriending someone
in the same boat

but I’m afraid I have no desire
for social interaction.

Then we'll just stand here together.

Without talking.

That's an acceptable alternative.

You never felt Chief Inspector
Lauwers behaviour was suspicious?

No.

And you thought it a good idea
to let him access your computer?

I didn't give him access.
He got my password somehow.

- And your login.
- Yes.

- How?
- I don't know.

- You don't know?
- No.

Okay.

Inspector Van Humbeek
told you afterwards.

What did you do?

Honey, its me.

I wanted to say...

I think I overreacted yesterday.
I want things to move quickly and...

I... I'm working late tonight.

I've got a lot to do
So I’m staying at the office.

I'd like it if you dropped by.

Okay?

See you later.

I’ve got the full transcript here.

That’s not the voice
of an angry person.

That's not the voice
of an angry person.

More like Someone
with an ulterior motive.

What did you intend to do,
Commissioner?

Nothing.

- I just wanted to talk to him.
- Talk to him?

Yes.

Talk about what?

- Commissioner?
- I wanted to say I was onto him.

That's all.

Lanza felt at home in any genre.

Such a voice, that timbre, the...
the virtuosity.

The Great Caruso.
They don't say that for nothing.

Yeah, well.

Say...

Have you got a lawyer?

My mother got me one.

Your mother?

You think too much.

You won't do anything stupid.

You're stronger.

Are they good?

- Who?
- Your lawyer.

- I asked if they're good.
- I don't know.

- I haven't met him. Didn't see the point.
- Okay.

Say, are you going to
Stand there all night?

I don't really care, but if you want
to do anything, now's the time.

Why?

That's why.

Leo Derwael, no previous convictions.

His wife fell overboard 20 years ago
and drowned.

One son, emigrated to Canada.

According to his colleague,
he kept to himself.

- Why is that?
- No problems, no conflicts.

Is the autopsy report in?

Most of it we knew. He died
between 8 and 12 the night before.

No signs of intoxication.

And there's the tire track.

That's it, really. For now.

Right, let me know if there’s any news.

- Right, Nadine...
- Boss?

The commissioner...

- Yes?
- I've given it some thought.

You're right.

Right.

Jasper Teerlinck.

Excuse us, Commissioner.

It would have been easier
if we'd spoken before, eh?

But anyway, this is how it is now.
The name's Jaspaert.

I have bad news
and I have good news.

The bad news is that you're
being charged with m*rder.

The good news
is that you've confessed.

SO it’s easier to get you out
on conditional bail until the trial.

All you need to do is act friendly.
You can manage that, right?

All rise.

- Why are you smiling?
- Ludo said I'd cry for my mother.

I didn't and still you're here.

I cant abandon my son
to his fate, can I?

- I'm glad to finally see you eat.
- It's good.

Your theatrics in court
weren't so clever, eh?

- You may sit down.
- I'd rather stay standing.

The conditions under which I've been held
for the past 24 hours are unacceptable.

The staff are rude, offensive.

The infrastructure is dated
and unhygienic.

I hold you, the judiciary, responsible
for this inhumane situation

and look forward to hearing
what you will do about it.

I was right, though.
Have you looked around?

You should have thought of that
before you shot someone.

Keep eating, it's getting cold.

Your food is getting cold.

Still no food?

I know it’s busy, I won’t keep you long.

I want to tell you something in person.

Pending the internal investigation,
the chief and I have decided...

that I’ll take a few weeks’ leave.

I shouldn't have done it.

- If I said nothing about Lauwers...
- John...

this isn't your fault.

You did what you had to do.
I don't blame you.

It has also been decided
that during my absence, Paul...

Chief Inspector Rabet,
will be acting commissioner.

Right.

I'm sure he'll do a fantastic job.

Okay.

That'll be all. Thank you.

Court wasn’t much of a success, eh?

Same with me.

“A sense of humour
Starts with a sense of sorrow.”

Toon Hermans.

The thing is,
I have a kid at home. Yeah.

Now he has to grow up
with a dad in prison.

That sucks, eh?

I'll be brief, you have little time.

As part of an infantile
but classic power struggle

the leader of the East Europeans,
probably an Albanian,

has just been given a knife
to stab the rival leader. That's you.

I suggest we resolve this peacefully.

Look, with my policies, I try to give
inmates here a bit more freedom.

And they get more freedom
than in other prisons.

We have an open-cell policy,
there's sports, courses and a library.

I expect a little respect in return.

I read in Officer Ludo’s report

that you instigated the fracas.

You set up the Moroccan inmates
against the East Europeans.

One man is seriously injured.

- You're extremely vicious and harsh.
- What?

And besides, an exceptional liar.

The root of such bitterness is often
emotional trauma, great sorrow.

Great sorrow.

Because this is the first incident,
I'm prepared to turn a blind eye.

But next time, I won't.

You know a lot about this.
by the sound of it.

But your policies
are merely good intentions

if they're implemented
by people with limited intellectual

and moral capabilities.

Ludo, leave us alone for a moment.

I read your file, I know what you did.

So, professors really do think
they're above everything?

Most people don't
understand us very well.

Maybe you don’t explain things properly.

One thing I do understand very well.

If you carry on making enemies
at this rate

your stay here will be very unpleasant.

It's not locked.

Madam, I k*lled a man in cold blood.

Do you really think that my own safety

carries any weight compared to
my infinite crisis of conscience?

We've got a match. Forensics
found traces of DNA on Derwael

and he was in our system.

Daddy!

- Adam Benali.
- He runs a grocers in Hoboken

with his wife and his brother
Youssef, Youssef Benali.

He chairs the local
neighbourhood committee and...

- He's co-founder of the local mosque.
- A good family man.

According to Interpol,
he smuggles cocaine.

- But they've never caught him.
- Come on.

Federal Police, Adam Benali.

- Yes, can I help you?
- We have a couple of questions.

- Sure.
- Down at the station.

- But... why not here?
- Because we say so.

It won't take long.

Thank you.

Two days ago...

on Monday evening between 8 and 12,
where were you?

In bed.

Okay.

- Gan anyone confirm that?
- My wife.

Anyone else?

I go to the market at 4 a.m.
I need my sleep.

And your brother Youssef?

- What about him?
- He works there too, right?

Yes. He was on holiday for a week,
in Egypt. He got back yesterday.

So only your wife
can confirm your alibi?

Alibi? For what?

For this.

- Leo Derwael.
- Nothing to do with me.

- He has a barge.
- You know him?

No.

That's odd, because...

your DNA was found
at the crime scene.

I've never been there
and don't know the man.

Okay.

That's it.

I can go?

Thank you.

I don’t know, John.

- No match with Benali’s car.
- The tyre track?

Yean.

Let's check the DNA again.

Where’s Adam? Where’s Adam?

Where’s Adam? Where’s Adam?

Adam!

Where's the cash?
Hey, come back here!

Get it!

Where’s the money? Come here.

Where's the money?

Where's the money?

What have you done with it?

Let her go.

Where's the money?

Don't give me any bullshit.
Just tell me where it Is.

24 hours. Or I'll k*ll your wife.
And your son. Understand?

24 hours.

Get the money, okay?

We'll be back.

- I like to See you hard at work, Shabi.
- Rabet?

I made you jump, eh?

Do these guys know
you've been inside six times?

Come on.

Come on, Rabet, come on.

Only joking, man, only joking.

Day...
there is something you can do for me.

Oh dear, what’s up?
Didn't you like it?

Hey, hang on, this new guy
really has a problem.

He doesn't eat and doesn't sleep.

I'll keep an eye on him.

John, seems Benali heads up
the Rif cartel’s Antwerp operation.

- Rif cartel?
- Yes, an international drug g*ng.

From Tangier.
They specialise in cocaine

and their earnings go into
construction projects in Morocco.

- And there’s more.
- Coffee?

No, thanks. According to Shabir,
Benali has apparently lost 200 kg.

- How do you do that?
- Whatever, the cartel isn't happy.

- They haven't seen their money.
- The link to Derwael?

Start with the recent drug seizures.

Yes, John...

try to keep my informant
out of the case file.

He's not a bad guy.

- Professor, you have a visitor.
- No visitors.

She said you'd say that, and asked me
to remind you of something.

Namely, that you...

that she always made sure
your papers were in order.

You're hopeless with that, apparently.

don't keep someone who takes
such good care of you waiting.

Ms Sneyers.

Professor.

One moment.

You're not looking too good.

Have you eaten yet?

I thought that would be a problem.

Freshly baked cake,
very hygienically wrapped.

Cut off the burnt base.
It's the first time I’ve baked a cake.

It's Conny’s recipe.

I gave it my own personal twist,
of course.

And I put a file in the bottom.

Humour.

- I thought I'd give it a try.
- Not much laughter in here.

It's a place of little hope

and brief diversions like this
really only cause confusion.

He's special, eh?

Inmates who've had a visitor
always need to be thoroughly checked.

You never know
what they'll try to smuggle in.

Its okay.

It's not okay.

Conny...

Attack!

He’s got two, Conny.

Did you bring it?

Come to Daddy.
That's right, my little darling.

My little bundle of joy...
Oh, yes...

Right, now go back to Mummy.
Nicely to Mummy.

Lindsay...

I want to see Bart alone.

- You're taking care of them, right?
- Of course.

- And the 50,000 from the Dutchman?
- Tomorrow, Dad.

Make him pay immediately.

- Never trust a cheesehead.
- I know.

And be careful.
People always take advantage.

- Dad, I'm not 5 any more.
- That's true.

Take Lindsay and your little brother home,
they've been here long enough.

Criminologist turns criminal

Hey...

I see you hang out
with the new guy a lot.

- So what?
- I think it’s odd.

Unless you don't know, of course.

- What should I know?
- He's a professor of criminology.

He works with the police.

The same cops that caught you.

- I thought it was a bit odd.
- Thanks for the information.

No problem.

- Nadine, is there fresh coffee?
- It's almost done.

Boss...

A link to the skipper.

There was a huge drugs seizure
a year ago, 800 kg of coke on a barge.

The chances of getting caught
in the port...

have increased lately,
so what do they do?

- They load their drugs onto barges...
- Ah, yeah.

- No checks on inland waterways.
- Exactly.

We captured this haul
because the barge got stuck in a lock.

What if Benali buys 200 kg from the cartel
and they load it onto Derwael’s barge

but he’s double-dealing?

He steals it and sells it himself.

Your informant said Benali lost the drugs
but they weren't seized, right?

Yeah, absolutely.

Benali now has good reason
to be angry at Derwael.

This is pure harassment.

You're trying to ruin my business.

That's exactly what we want to discuss,
your business.

You're not happy
with your shop's earnings

So you try to earn a bit on the side.

Listen, we've had your DNA sample
checked again and there's no doubt,

you were at the crime scene
and now we know why.

- Oh, yeah?
- You thought you'd find a barge...

to transport your coke.

- You thought it'd be safe.
- But the skipper saw your flashy BMW

and thought “That's easy money,
selling drugs, I'll keep them to myself.”

One last time,
I have nothing to do with this.

Right, then let's not
waste any more time.

- So I can go now?
- Yeah. But not home.

Adam Benali, you're under arrest
for the m*rder of Leo Derwael.

But I haven't done anything.
I haven't done anything.

You don't have the right...
What about my family?

24 hours.

I'll k*ll your wife. Your son...

- You should have thought of that.
- My son.

You should have thought of that!

Time!

Abi!

Abi, come to Mummy.

Take this and get my purchases.

And he died in ‘59. Pulmonary embolism,
probably from overeating.

I guess I should eat less, too.
And drink less, of course.

He was like a comet, eh?
A fantastic brilliance in the sky.

And in a flash it was over.

And his final film,
for instance, For the First Time...

Beautiful, eh? Beautiful!