03x03 - Het verloren schaap

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What's this, Hugo? Wasn't it good?

- Hey, Jean. Are you off?
- I'm moving.

- Hugo is just helping me out.
- Right.

- My badge doesn't work here.
- Think of your wife.

Think of your wife.

- Yes, Jean?
- I'm not feeling well. I’m going home.

You're not looking very well.

Okay.
Take care of yourself, Jean.

Ms Sneyers...
this is a place of little hope.

Yes, they had to tie you up.

He hasn't eaten or drunk anything
Since his arrival. That's not normal.

Oh, Jasper...

I've brought you a book.

I'll just...

And for the time you're still here...

I'll end your suffering
as soon as possible.

- Paul, do you have a minute?
- Sure.

I've talked about it at home.
Team leader. I quite like the idea.

- So I signed on for the exams.
- I think that's a good decision.

I've got news as well.
Ah, that'll be her.

Yes, Okay.
Let her come upstairs. Yes.

- Hi.
- Welcome.

- Chief.
- Thanks, Jeroen.

Right, Inspector Vogels,
Inspector Van Humbeeck.

- John.
- Saskia. Hi.

John will be your partner for now.

If there’s anything you need,
he knows the ropes.

Van Humbeeck.

- Was it easy to find us?
- Yes, no problem.

- Did you come very far?
- No, I came by bike.

- Right.
- its a new one.

There's been a jailbreak.
They came down hard on the witnesses.

- Are you coming, Paul?
- No. Take her.

- Okay.
- Yes.

- Where can I put this?
- On your desk.

- There?
- Yes.

- This is my desk?
- Yes.

All right, then. Bye.

Get out. Out.

Get out. Let me through.

Come on.
Out of my way, I said!

Move it.

I don't get it.

You cant keep that poison
out of this place.

- Was he a heavy user?
- No, not really.

He used to be, but recently
he was doing better.

Yes.

Any news from Jean yet?

No.

The police are working on it.

There.
Everything is individually wrapped.

No one’s touched your food
So it's very hygienic.

And the water for your tea
boiled for more than half a minute.

If you feel strong enough,
you can get dressed if you want.

The clothes have been dry-cleaned
and the shoes are new.

And after you've eaten,
we can take out the IV.

Did you read it?

The Secret Garden

It's a children’s book. About a girl.

And a sick boy.

And... about the farmer’s son.
And the maid.

About the gardener. And a garden.

A garden?
I already figured that.

It contains some beautiful truths.
And it's thrilling as well. And touching.

I think it’s really beautiful.

It's my favourite book.

- Really?
- Hang on.

“It's amazing how little time is needed”

“to make
the most beautiful things happen.”

“to make
the most beautiful things happen.”

“Where you tend a rose, my lad,
a thistle cannot grow.’

It was around 12 noon,
or maybe a little later.

I'd just made a sandwich
when the doorbell rang.

There were two of them.
And they both wore these...

- A balaclava.
- Yes.

I really thought I was finished.

Were they young or old,
tall or short?

- Did they say anything?
- Maybe they did.

I can’t remember.

- Shall I drive?
- Okay.

- Fons...
- Make a nice circle, guys.

- Fons?
- Yes?

I’m afraid I’ve got bad news.

Seppe passed away this morning.

- What are you saying?
- This morning.

From an overdose.

Here, this is yours.

- But, what do I... I mean...
- Who else could I give it to?

The boy had nobody.
And you got along really well. Here.

It's what he would have wanted.

Can I take it?

How did you arrange all that?
My food and clothes?

I really click with the warden.

I reorganised the library,
I organise Courses...

- And why?
- I know you like things well-ordered.

That's not what I mean.
Why do that for me?

I'm the one who put you in jail.

Are you strong enough
to come with me?

- Fons?
- Yes?

This is Professor Teerlinck.
Once a week, volunteers talk with inmates.

It was Fons
who started the support group.

- Did you hear what happened to Seppe?
- Yes, I heard just now.

- He overdosed on heroin.
- Yes. All right, let's start.

What?
We're starting in an hour, right?

- Ah, I’m really out of it.
- What do you think about Seppe?

Well, I... He was a good guy.
What do I think about Seppe, Johan?

He just made that one huge mistake.

He drove his car
into a group of children.

Unfortunately,
one of the children didn’t survive.

- But if that hadn't happened...
- He was high and didn't stop.

He got five years.
Everybody abandoned him.

Yes, that hit him really hard.
Friends, acquaintances, parents, really...

But I was under the impression
that what happened here

made him come to grips with things
a bit more.

He even got some good news.

- Because...
- He was eligible for parole.

- His case was being reviewed shortly.
- That's just my point. Thanks, Fons.

Someone like that wouldn’t overdose.

He was really getting
a new outlook on life.

I’m sure Seppe Nuyts was m*rder*d.

- m*rder*d?
- And I'd like you to prove that.

- And? Do you have anything yet?
- No, not much.

That's the guy who escaped.
Hugo Germeys.

Germeys? That rings a bell.

He was arrested 15 years ago.
Carjackings, armed robberies.

- Fatalities?
- Once. An armored truck.

- Right.
- Two victims.

This is special. The rest of his g*ng
is dead or in jail. Where did he get help?

Yes.

I asked the prison
for a list of outgoing calls.

This month, Germeys made
several calls to a certain number.

That number belongs
to a Katja Vercammen, his ex.

No... Katja Vercauteren
is his ex's name.

- Before that, they hardly ever spoke.
- A coincidence.

Wait, don't call her right now.
Leave it a bit.

We'll have a head start.

- Well done.
- Thanks.

I won't make any statements just now.

Yes, that's right.
A very nice day to you too.

- You wanted to see them?
- Absolutely.

Fons was just here.
He was all wound up.

How dare you try and make him believe
Seppe Nuyts was m*rder*d.

- Well, we think...
- It's just gossip.

- “All literature is gossip.”
- Truman Capote.

- 1965.
- Here's the lab report.

“An overdose.” In black and white.

The needle was on the floor
and he was a heavy user.

Not possible.
He was being released soon.

Of course it’s possible.
And I'll tell you why, my son.

The shepherd does his best
but there are always sheep that get lost.

I expected more of you.

You're very hard to read.

- But I'm my normal self.
- Not quite.

And then there's that escape too.
Damn...

- By the way, did you tell him yet?
- Not yet.

Your stay here has been rather
unpleasant, but we've got good news.

At least, Johan has good news.

There.

I said I'd end your suffering.

A man finds out his wife
is seeing his brother-in-law.

When this brother-in-law needs care
after an accident, our man helps him.

He even takes care of his rehab
so he can leave the hospital quickly.

- Want to know how this ends?
- The man shoots his brother-in-law.

But you I'll have to trust me.

Oh no...
You are not going to sing, are you?

And you re sure of that?
Yes, okay. Thanks.

Katja, Germeys’ ex, asked for a new
mobile number three weeks ago

without disconnecting the old one.

- Anew phone?
- Yes.

Germeys used that
to blackmail the guard?

- Probably.
- Maybe he still has it.

- Probably.
- Maybe he still has it.

The coordinates.

Well done.

A bungalow park?
Are we going on holiday, John?

- And?
- Not good.

The ex checked in.
The lady recognised her.

- She's in Bungalow 8.
- And Germeys?

She should be alone, but SWAT found
two people on the infrared images.

- So what's the problem?
- SWAT thinks Germeys is armed.

But all the bungalows are taken.
Right, madam?

- Yes.
- Except the next one.

We can't get people out
without Germeys noticing.

When we go in and he starts firing,
he has nothing to lose.

I've got an idea.
That is, if it sounds good to you.

There. It's not exactly haute cuisine

but its packaged
In a protective atmosphere.

Enjoy your meal.

And the m*rder of Seppe Nuyts?

- Tell me about the escape.
- You think there's a link?

Coincidence is an explanation
for people who are easily satisfied.

There's still a lot I don’t know.

But I do know some people here
are really panicking.

Hugo was an important dealer here.

He was someone...
He could get you almost anything.

But he didn't have
a very good reputation.

- Why not?
- Hugo Dixan.

Often there was more detergent in it
than coke.

That's interesting.

- Boy, what a view this is.
- Wow, that's amazing.

They must be the same.
Otherwise we'll go to Reception.

- Hello. Hi.
- We're the neighbours.

- We just wanted to say hello.
- This is not a very good time.

What's going on here?

This bungalow
is a lot bigger than ours, darling.

Maybe we should complain
at Reception.

We brought a bottle of white, okay?

- What's this?
- Easy, police. It's a misunderstanding.

I'm sorry. It's not him.

Right, wipe your arse and come
and make a statement.

God damn it.

Bob is my new friend.

Well, we've been together
for four years.

Does Bob mind
you're in touch with your ex?

- I'm not in touch with Hugo.
- He called you five times this month.

Yes... he did call me.

But I didn't enjoy that.
I didn't call him.

- What did he say to you?
- That he still loved me.

And that I was the only one
he could talk to and things like that.

Then he asked me
to help him escape.

- What did you say?
- That he could forget it.

I told him about Bob
and to leave us alone.

- How did he respond?
- How do you think?

He started threatening me,

saying he knew where to find me
when he got out.

And Hugo isn't a liar.

Hugo is a m*rder*r.

- You applied for a new number.
- Yes, and we kept the old one.

That was Bob's idea.

I hoped the calls would stop
at a certain stage.

Until we heard he'd escaped.
Then we fled.

- Have you talked to him since?
- No.

Did Hugo Dixan
ever go to the support group?

Well... yes.

Once or twice, I guess.

That wasn't really his thing,
I'm afraid.

- Why do you ask?
- I don't know yet.

“Is a dung basket a thing of beauty?”

“Yes, by Zeus.
And a golden shield is ugly”

“if the first was well-made
and the second badly-made. ”

Plato.

Socrates.

sleep well.

sleep well.

Good news...
I spoke with the warden.

Jasper is doing a lot better.
And he shares a cell with someone.

Someone he knows
from the past, I guess.

- So he can receive visitors?
- Yes, I'd think so.

- Walter, if you're not too busy...
- Sure.

- Walter has an appointment.
- I suggest you cancel it right now.

Shall I do that before or after
I tell you what I think?

- Ms Sneyers...
- So, it’s after.

A mother who abandons her son...
That doesn't fly with me.

Ingrid, we all have our place
in this world.

And your place is here...

To sort papers, right?

- You'll be sorry you said that.
- As if I don’t know that.

The green papers
with the green papers.

The white papers
with the white papers.

Sorted.

- Can I sort something for you, Conny?
- No.

I'm on strike, then.

Maybe she's right.
But I can't do it.

The idea that he’s in there
amongst those... I can't.

- And his case?
- Not good.

He refuses to see his lawyer.

I don’t know any more.
I don't know what to do.

Maybe that’s the real problem.

You want me to abandon him?

I want you to stop feeling guilty.
Jasper is a grown man.

He makes his own choices.

And therefore he should
also suffer the consequences.

Excuse me,
could you move over a bit?

Yes?

Right, guys,
first I'd like to apologise for yesterday.

Due to circumstances
we're all familiar with,

we had to move the session
to this afternoon.

But on the other hand there’s a new face
we can welcome among US.

I suggest you introduce yourself
to the group.

I don’t see how that could be useful.

But that way we'll know
who's sitting across from us.

- What type of person you are.
- No one's interested in me.

You volunteer because otherwise
your life would be senseless.

The rest are here
for coffee and cookies.

His name is Jasper Teerlinck.
He shot a policeman.

Right and...

- Jasper.
- Yes, thanks.

I just lost it a little.

An, right. Jasper, by talking
about what happened to you,

the feelings that surround that,
like anger, sorrow and powerlessness...

- Like with Seppe Nuyts?
- Professor...

It's okay, Johan. You know,
maybe we should first talk about it...

Very interesting.

I could be wrong
but I sense a kind of anger.

Yes, I don't mind telling you
that was very unpleasant.

After all I've done for you.
Fons didn’t deserve that, I think.

Thank you very much, Professor.
Really.

I should have told you,
but I'm not good with people.

No.

Like Immanuel Kant said in 1802,

“Man is the only being
that needs education.”

And also, “Man is an animal...

“that plays Bach with its front paws.”

That's Bertus Aafjes...
I don't remember what year he wrote it.

Well, well.

It was pretty hard, right?
The first time?

- Maybe it'll be better next time.
- I don't think so.

Primarily because
there won't be a next time.

I'm afraid you came
to the wrong conclusion.

I just came along
because I wanted to see

that a hardened criminal
like Hugo Germeys

would only participate in such a circus
if he had a good reason.

- The ex wasn't involved.
- And the APB?

- That didn’t give us anything.
- Except for a few stupid jokers.

- Christina.
- Paul.

- Hi, John.
- Chief.

Right, this is our new colleague.

- Saskia Vogels.
- Nice to meet you.

- Could I talk to you two for a minute?
- Of course.

Maybe just down here.

- Sorry about that.
- No need.

I wanted to tell you in person.

Before the grapevine does its work.
I asked for a reassignment and I got it.

I’m going to the Office for Logistics.

Far away from all the attention.

Otherwise that internal investigation
would keep digging.

Yes, Christina.

I'm really sorry for you, but I don't think
there was any other solution.

- How are things?
- I had to push him.

But John signed up
for the chief inspector exam.

- Wow, you'll be a good one.
- We're not there yet.

Chief, a call from the prison.
A Professor Teerlinck.

Could you patch me through, please?

- Are you still in touch with him?
- We're not, but Paul is.

- How do I transfer a call?
- John...

I'd like to thank you, for everything.

I've got to know you
as a really good person.

Thanks.

Bye now.

Wait.

Professor...

On 6 August 2014, Lena Cornelissen
was run over and k*lled by Seppe Nuyts.

He was high and it was a hit and run.

He was sentenced
to five years in prison.

Yes. So?

- Nuyts was k*lled in his cell yesterday.
- It was an overdose.

That's what they want
to make us believe.

- Who?
- Lena Cornelissen’s parents, of course.

Wait a minute. The parents
of a child k*lled in an accident

k*lled someone in jail

and were able to make it look
like a suicide?

- How would they have done that?
- The first is simple.

They had Hugo Germeys do it.

And in return
they went and threatened Jean’s wife.

And the staging of the suicide?

- That requires more thought.
- But why in jail?

They could have waited.
Nuyts was to be released soon.

Revenge is impatient. And Hugo Germeys
is a hardened criminal.

He won't go to a support group
unless he has a good reason.

In this case, to choose a victim.
He hears the story of Seppe Nuyts.

He contacts the parents
and proposes a deal.

- The professor worked as an advisor?
- Yes.

- And he shot a colleague?
- A corrupt colleague.

All right, then.
I'll have them look into it.

As a couple, or as colleagues?

It was the summer holiday.

Lena was out for a day
with the youth group.

She didn’t suffer.

The man who hit your daughter
died yesterday.

In prison.

The circumstances are still unclear.

We read he was eligible for parole
whether we wanted to object or not.

And did you?

We've come a very long way.

We've come a very long way.

In the beginning I wanted them to bury
the b*stard as deep as possible.

But those feelings wear off.

We didn't protest.

You don't feel he should have
completed his sentence?

We've come a very long way.
We've spent a lot of time.

A very long time.

I'm sorry to ask, but where were you
yesterday around noon?

Here.

At home.

We both had a day off.

Yes, that's right.
Both of us were home.

It'll be all right.

Yes.

Why?

- Why what?
- Why do you do all this for me?

Just because I...

The investigation into the m*rder
of Seppe Nuyts is an alibi.

That's not the reason
for your dedication.

So why?

- You can't ask me that.
- I'm the one who put you here.

You must really hate me.

- Revenge never fades.
- You were a curse, yes.

I often cursed you.

But... now you're a blessing.

“Beauty is greater when you see wisdom
in a human being”

“and you admire it...”

“Thereby you pay no attention to his face
which could be pure ugliness.”

- Plotinus.
- Yes.

Well...

- Along time ago.
- The 3rd century AD.

You win.

Always.

That's okay.

And how good is their alibi?

She said they were both at home
but I saw him hesitate.

Right?

Yes, maybe he did.

But you could see
they've both suffered a lot.

It must be terrible
to lose a child like that.

for the sweetest grandpa

- Paul, I'm sorry.
- It's okay.

You couldn't have known.

- How's the investigation going?
- Almost finished.

- There’s something you can do for me.
- “An overdose.” In black and white.

Vermarcke. She’s not there.

I just came to drop off a book
for her daughter, for a book review.

- I'll do it.
- No, I'll do it.

Come on, Vermarcke.

- Move it.
- Right.

I also need Collected Works
by Willem Elsschot.

It's there in my cart.
Could you go and look?

- Elsschot?
- Look under C for Collected Works.

Collected Works...

- I don't see it, Vermarcke.
- No?

Maybe I didn’t bring it after all.

Ms Sneyers...

How long will you keep this up?

- For life?
- If I have to, yes.

- For life?
- If I have to, yes.

This one is with pineapple
and sour cherries.

Bake one with pineapple next time.
Let's go crazy.

- Yes, pineapple.
- It was Conny’s idea.

- How are things on campus?
- Boring.

- And how are you?
- Excellent.

- It's healing nicely.
- And you?

I'm all right.

I was a bit harsh with your mother.
And the dean was there too.

- And?
- I got a broadside.

He's probably already sorry.

All day I've been image but no sound.

Ingrid...

- And as a woman I can keep that up.
- Say something, Ingrid.

But I shouldn’t have scolded
your mother.

Well, maybe I've got good news.
Tell her I'd like to see my lawyer.

Now I know.

I know how Germeys did it.

Just as I thought. Another slice?

The campsite m*rder in 2007.

A young couple, both on heroin.

He met someone else
and wanted to dump her.

In the course of a few weeks he gave
her heroin that he cut more and more

so she had to inject more and more
to get the same effect.

And one day
he gave her pure smack.

Dead within a minute.

Seppe Nuyts’ blood contained
an extreme dose of opiates.

- Hugo Dixan did a lot of cutting.
- Exactly.

The question remains,
who helped him escape.

The dead girl's parents, of course.
Who else?

“Earth wasn't forced out of its orbit.”

“when your little heart stood still.”

“The stars didn't fade
and the house remains standing.”

- “At a Child's Deathbed” by Elsschot.
- Revenge never fades.

Isn't that a little far-fetched?

They could have waited
until he was released.

- Waited...
- Jasper.

- Right, Jasper.
- Waiting wasn't an option.

Sorry, I’ve lost it for a minute.

I need to make a Call.

John van Humbeeck.
Professor!

- What’s Lena’s mother’s maiden name?
- Lena’s mother’s maiden name?

Just a moment. We'll check it.

- Everything okay, John?
- Yes. And with you?

I'm in prison.

- That's true.
- Fimmers.

Fimmers...

Liesbeth Fimmers.

- Hello?
- I've solved the case.

He solved the case.

And you're sure?

- No.
- Yes.

Yes?

- You wanted to see me?
- Yes.

Well, in fact these two gentlemen
want to ask you a few questions.

I have no such experience

but I assume losing a grandchild
must be a huge blow.

So devastating, in fact, that only revenge
can alleviate one’s sorrow.

That's a problem when the culprit
is in jail and your time is limited.

Disorientation. You were an hour early
for the support group.

- Come, let’s start.
- We start in an hour, right?

- Having to search for words.
- I've lost it.

A failing short term memory.
All symptoms of early-onset dementia.

And you want to have your revenge
while you're still sane.

Revenge never fades,
but it is impatient.

That's why you started the group.

To get in touch with Hugo Germeys
and to offer him a deal.

Seppe Nuyts' life
in exchange for his freedom.

I thought you really cared about us
but in fact it was one big farce.

Lena was 18 months old
when my wife died.

It was a pitch black period.

But she pulled me through.

she never went to day care.

Later when she went to school,

I picked her up
and made her sandwiches.

Then suddenly a guy
in a Souped-up VW Golf appears.

Seppe Nuyts was sentenced
to five years.

Yes, and he deserves
a second chance.

But will Lena
get a second chance as well?

To become a girl, a young woman?

To fall in love, to get married
and have children of her own?

I saw all of that in her.

And I miss her.

- The police are here.
- Let them come in.

Fons Fimmers...

I'm sorry.

- I had to do it.
- I should've done it.

I'm glad you didn't.

“Earth wasn't forced from Its orbit
when your little heart...”

“Earth wasn't forced from its orbit
when your little heart stood still.”

“The stars didn't fade
and the house remains standing.”

“But all lamentation and mute sobbing,”

“even while drinking
a consoling coffee,”

“couldn't make your voice resound,
nor fuel the light in your gaze.”

Coffee?

Got something stronger?

And?

- They confessed.
- SWAT picked up Germeys.

I really thought the parents
had nothing to do with it. Such lies...

Do you know, Saskia,

that rookies have to buy a round
after their first case?

But we'll make an exception this time.
Rabet is buying.

I'd rather not go in,
if you don’t mind.

Sure... no problem.

- Say hello to him for me.
- Yes.

Your mother says hello.
she preferred to wait outside.

We're happy you changed your mind

So we can start to apply for parole.

- Do you know Fons Fimmers?
- No.

He too was someone who thought
he had a good reason to take a life.

Like I did. But just like me,
he belongs in here and nowhere else.

- You don't want to stay...
- You're fired.

And do say hello to my mother.