What are we doing down here?
LASTWEEK
Fuck!
lt is looking increasingly likely
that Senator Rasenberg will succeed Pierre Laridon
as Minister of the lnterior.
When the first two receive a phone call or an envelope, they commit suicide
but Rasenberg becomes a minister. Explain that to me.
l heard there was some opposition towards the end
but l gave things a little prod here and there.
She helped you before. Get her to go further now.
As far as necessary. lf you get what l mean.
Don't be scared.
lt's not going to work. l love my wife. More than ever.
So... Sorry.
She cheated on you with your best friend. lt was Carl Cassimon, wasn't it?
l can't cheat on my wife.
But it's alright to lead me up the garden path? You bastard!
You really have worked for everyone, eh? First for Cell P9.
Even for Rasenberg. And climbed on top of my wife at the same time.
Did he dump you?
l let him copy all the documents from your safe.
Jesus Christ, darling.
He can ruin us. Who is it? - Paul Gerardi.
Come on, give me a kiss too. - Honestly, darling.
You swore to me there was nothing incriminating in your safe.
What can we do? - By Friday...
Gerardi will no longer be a problem.
Paul.
Why are you in here? l told you to wait outside.
Take my car. l'll call you. Go on, get out of here.
Persigal speaking.
They've killed Sarah! They were after me. lt was my car.
l want Sarah treated with respect when they remove her.
No... Take care of her. D'you hear me? Take good care of her.
lt's me. There's been a bomb attack
on Paul Gerardi, at his house. His wife is dead, his child injured.
Where do l have to go? This is my daughter. l phoned.
OK, come with us. Come on. Has she vomited? Got a headache?
Has she broken anything? Put her down. Sabine, can you help me?
l gave her something to make her sleep. All she has is a slight concussion.
The wound by her eyebrow is only superficial.
lt's best if she stays here for a couple of hours when she wakes up.
We'll take her to a room.
Has my wife already been brought in?
Yes.
But you aren't allowed... to go and see her.
l don't think it'd be a good idea anyway.
Will you do something for me?
Paul.
Thanks for coming.
l'm glad you called.
Adams is here. He wants to see you.
They'll guard Sofie for as long as necessary.
Paul.
l know now's not really the time, but...
What happened between me and Sarah was a bit of a fiasco. l mean...
Neither of us really got anything out of it...
l'm glad you didn't say sorry.
Otherwise l'd have punched you in the face.
My condolences, Paul. - Thank you.
There's some stuff l need to tell you. - Just a moment.
Very briefly. - Nurse?
We've told your sister-in-law. ls that the only relative she had?
The rest has been dealt with discreetly. lt will be an accident.
Then there's the burglary.
Your papers and the photos of Rasenberg and the Prince were stolen.
Stay calm. Don't go and do things.
We can guarantee... - You can't guarantee anything.
So don't say you can. - Don't make it difficult for me.
What are you going to do, Paul?
Paul, we've been instructed to keep you here.
Paul.
The Public Prosecutor called me.
Yeah... l don't really know what to say.
lf there's anything l can do for you.
Commissioner.
Or for Sofie.
Thank you.
The Rasenberg residence.
l've got one question. Did you tell your husband my name, yes or no?
Did you tell him l'd copied everything from his safe?
Yes or no, Karin?
Mrs Rasenberg gave me away.
Paul, listen a minute. - My wife has been murdered, Carl.
And no one is doing anything about it. No one is lifting a finger.
Someone is going to pay for it. l'll make sure of that.
But it goes much further than Rasenberg or Jonkhere.
The group round Salamander is too big. You're no match for them.
Listen carefully, Carl.
All you have to do is collect Sofie and make sure she is safe.
Can you tell Sofie... - Alright.
Alright.
Sofie.
Great. Thanks.
Well?
lt was only to be expected. Gerardi is out to avenge his wife's death.
You underestimated him again.
Rasenberg was our only lead to those who robbed Jonkhere Bank. That's gone now.
A few more days, they'd have called Rasenberg and we'd have had them.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Have you got the report on the bomb? - Yes, a preliminary one.
Here. The detonator was connected to the car's ignition.
The explosive used was 250 gr. plastic explosive.
And the media?
Officially it was an accident. Petrol leak plus electrical short circuit.
Two lines in the press release.
And all because Rasenberg has to be minister and Gerardi knows too much.
ls Jonkhere behind it? - Of course.
Gerardi is the only one who knows those papers are from the break-in at Jonkhere
and the safes belong to members of Salamander.
Does he know what Salamander is?
That they infiltrate the State, that Rasenberg is a member?
Definitely. - We're really stuck.
The King can appoint a minister with blood on his hands
or we can stop Rasenberg and then, having just had Laridon's suicide,
there'll be another scandal at the Department of the lnterior.
l'll call Rasenberg myself. - Rasenberg?
Gerardi is capable of anything, l know him. l don't want another body.
Who is it? - The Public Prosecutor.
Well, well, well. Public Prosecutor Persigal.
l thought you didn't want anything to do with me.
Or should l say with us? - That's true, l don't.
l'm calling you officially. To guarantee your safety.
What's wrong with my safety? There's nothing wrong with it.
Yes, of course everything here is normal.
No, there's nothing here.
What is all this? l'm leaving for Parliament at twelve.
From there l will be escorted to the King. ls that good enough?
That's fine. That's perfect.
Sorry for disturbing you.
l don't trust it. l'm sending some people over.
What's the matter with our safety? - Nothing's the matter with it.
What could be the matter with our safety?
So why are you nervous? - l'm not nervous!
Do you mind? l have to see the King in half an hour.
Which one? Brown or purple? - They said a neutral tie.
Karin, what is a neutral tie? Grey, white, black. What?
Grey. - Grey.
Ask Sandra where she put... - Sandra!
Sandra! Where is she? Sandra!
Sandra!
l heard her come in.
Why are you sitting there like that? l've called you three times.
What's the matter? l'm looking for my grey tie. What?
Call your wife. Tell her to come here.
Call her.
Karin.
Karin! Come to the living room. Now. - Stand over there.
Go and stand next to your husband. Go on.
OK, we'll go straight over there.
Come with me.
You didn't answer my questions earlier.
So l'll ask you again.
Did you tell him my name?
Who did you pass it on to?
Mr Gerardi,
the King is expecting me in half an hour.
lf l don't leave now, the whole of Brussels Police will...
You... You aren't going to see the King.
You don't know, do you?
They haven't told you what's happened.
What?
You couldn't be minister while l had evidence against you and the Prince.
Mr Gerardi... - Shut your mouth.
So they broke into my house and took it all.
And to make sure l wouldn't tell anyone anything, they put a bomb in my car.
But my wife got in the car.
l'd given her the keys.
She was burnt alive.
l... l never intended anything like that. l am so sorry.
Honestly. That...
l don't need your sympathy.
l want a name.
Who did you tell that l had your documents?
Who murdered my wife?
You don't realise how high it goes,
how vast the interests are. - l want a name.
l'm a dead man if l talk. - Who murdered my wife?
l have to become minister.
Answer the phone.
Hello, Guy Rasenberg speaking. - Guy? This is Raymond.
Yes? - Who is it?
Jonkhere?
Say: l'm not going to see the King.
l'm not going to see the King.
Say it.
Raymond.
l can't do it, Raymond.
l can't... l'm not going to see the Ki...
You have ceased to exist, Guy.
Go and open the door.
Go on. - Paul.
l think it's terrible about your wife. Honestly.
Leave me alone. Go away.
ls he OK?
l'd like to go to the bathroom. May l?
Get out of here.
Don't worry. l no longer have to stop you.
l just need to know what you are planning to do.
lnstructions.
lf Persigal thinks l'm going to take revenge on Jonkhere, it's too early.
l don't have enough evidence.
Tell him l'm starting the job he gave me.
Finding those who robbed Jonkhere Bank. Saving the country. He'll like that.
Hello.
No, Rasenberg hasn't arrived yet and l am unable to get hold of him.
Dad.
He's a coward.
Awimp.
We invest in Rasenberg for years and then...
Then someone dies and he chickens out.
But it was the wrong person who died.
Yes. So?
lt's bloody disgraceful.
l moved heaven and earth to ensure we'd have the Ministry of the lnterior.
Do you realise what it means?
Power over 45 ,000 police officers, Civil Defence, the crisis policy.
We had all that under our control.
God knows who will be minister now.
Where is Rasenberg at the moment?
Abroad somewhere.
We should distance ourselves from all that business.
Finally, someone who's speaking sense.
What is our position now, exactly?
Firstly, we are losing ground politically.
Secondly, we still haven't identified our enemy.
Enemies.
There are the bank robbers and there's Paul Gerardi.
They are two different enemies.
ls this Gerardi working for himself or for the Public Prosecutor?
l'm not entirely sure. Could be either.
But Gerardi poses the most immediate threat.
lf he is being protected by the Public Prosecutor,
let's deal with the latter. - What do you expect to gain from that?
That's what you were going to do with Gerardi and who's dead? His wife.
Persigal betrayed us.
You're still young. Never underestimate old crocodiles.
l'm simply warning you. l'm one myself.
... of the Minister of the lnterior, Pierre Laridon,
his successor Guy Rasenberg has also disappeared without trace.
While the King was waiting for him at the Palace,
the Prime Minister received an email
in which Rasenberg stated that he no longer wished to be a minister.
He has since disappeared without trace.
Prime Min.... - No comment.
ls there a crisis? - Crisis is a bit of an exaggeration.
The country has experienced some ups and downs lately but...
Senator Rasenberg was supposed to be sworn in by the King
but did not turn up, even though after the suicide of the minister...
Wolfs speaking. lt's a good thing you called so quickly.
You can't stay in Paris.
How do you know? - lt's headline news on French TV.
l left Rasenberg alone. You said to wait until he was a minister, so...
So it wasn't you?
l get the feeling there's someone else involved.
Catch the first train back to Brussels. Fine. OK.
17 MARCH 1944
Here you are. These are the only guns we've got.
We haven't got any bullets for this one and only one magazine for this one.
l can provide ammunition but you'll have to come and collect it.
lt'd be too risky for me otherwise.
This is what l actually came about.
Just a moment.
Hey, you little spy! Are you working for the Germans?
Eh? Shall l tickle you to death? Shall l?
Come on, you. Go outside and play. Go on.
Harry,
use your brain for once.
The guns, and now someone from Brussels. Who is he?
A big boss from the Resistance.
Think of our son, think of me, instead of wanting to be a hero.
Hey, you don't need to worry, sweetheart.
Our people in London are going to send more planes from now on.
So they need more drop sites.
That means you'll be involved this time.
The plane from England will come in like this.
The drop will happen here. Not there, not there, here.
How many parachutes?
l'll tell you when you come to Brussels.
Right, that's everything.
Did you make that map?
Yes.
My compliments.
Keep a close eye on the area. Be careful.
Mr Jonkhere. - l'll see myself out.
JONKHERE BANK
Mr Dewulf?
Be a good boy, eh?
EMlLE JONKHERE MANAGER
You should've told me the place was full of Germans, Mr Jonkhere.
Right under their nose, that's the safest way.
lt'd be too conspicuous if l didn't do business with the Germans.
When's that British plane coming? - The 24th. lt's a full moon.
Provide two man. That's enough.
Have you got some lights? - Yes.
Place them in the direction of the wind. First a red light,
a hundred metres away a white light.
Another hundred metres away a red light.
When the plane is in view, signal to the pilot with your own light.
The code letter is Rfor Romeo. Short, long, short.
You'll only see me when it's safe to move the agent.
What agent?
l thought the plane was dropping weapons?
Just a secret agent with instructions from our government in London.
That's all you need to know.
ls everything clear?
Yes.
What's the operation called?
Salamander.
SATURDAY 7.30 A .M.
You're sure you want to stay here another week?
Yes, otherwise Mum'll be all alone.
You are looking after yourself, aren't you? You are eating?
The food here's not very nice. - l know what you can do.
Ask Carl to get you something, he does the shopping.
l'll tell him. OK?
Dad? - Yes?
Don't be cross at what l'm about to say, eh?
No, go on.
You and Mum didn't really go together very well.
l don't mind. l was the only one of my friends who still had two parents.
And l'm proud of that. That evening, the three of us together,
l really enjoyed that.
Mum said she hadn't had too much to drink but she was really drunk.
Otherwise she'd never have admitted she was happy.
They can't find anyone who wants to be Minister of the lnterior. Did you hear?
l thought that was the idea?
Yes, but not so soon. We dictate the speed.
l'll find out what happened to Rasenberg.
l've adjusted our planning. Otherwise we'll lose the initiative.
We'll do eight in one go. - Eight?
lncluding Wolters, Chairman of the Board of the National Chamber of Commerce.
Permanent Secretary Desmet from the Civil Service.
Corten, Governor of the National Bank. You'll see.
Send them their envelope and call them three days later.
The country really will be ruined.
Drink your coffee before it gets cold.
There's been something worrying me since the death of your wife.
The truth is l overestimated myself.
l thought l could use Jonkhere and Salamander for my career
without paying a price for it. l was so naive. And...
Now l can see that they are the disease. A disease that is weakening the country.
lt's a cancer.
They even kill people, all for the sake of power.
Are you scared?
Some say l have too much influence,
Cell P9 should move from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of the lnterior.
Does that mean they no longer trust you?
Sometimes l get the feeling Jonkhere is having me followed and...
that my phone is being tapped.
Are you sure you want to carry on?
We have to find the bank robbers, then we'll discover Salamander's secrets too.
Thank you for trusting me. And...
Stay strong.
Oh, l forgot. l've got a solution for Sofie.
A boarding school where she's safe and can finish her year at school.
Don't worry about the cost. That will be taken care of.
What d'you reckon?
l think you should ask her.
l will.
Can you check a number plate for me?
MONDAY 1 P.M.
At last it looks as if we really do have a lead.
Who is this woman? - Her name's Sabrina Dox.
But her name's not important to us.
Her body was found near the Atomium yesterday.
She worked as a legal assistant.
She was probably strangled with a garrotte.
With a wire? - Yes. Highly unusual, but never mind.
Tiny fragments of rust and iron were found in the wound.
Very tiny particles, but still... The lab has analysed them
and the alloy matches exactly
the particles found on him.
On Andre Strubbe, your informer,
who ultimately set the whole Jonkhere business rolling.
So you knew he'd been murdered.
We're probably dealing with the same killer.
Right.
That's good news.
lf we find the killer, we've got whoever robbed Jonkhere Bank.
But even more importantly, we've got a statement from a taxi driver
who picked a customer up from number 62 , Avenue Emile Duray.
She was standing there talking to an unknown man of about forty
in a beige Mercedes with a Luxemburg number plate.
She often slept with strangers,
so maybe our man lives round there.
The police are about to start inquiries there, so hurry.
Then you'll get there before they do.
NEXTWEEK
Look after yourself, eh? - See you later.
OK?
Vincent was extremely interested in the second photo.
Shouldn't we just reveal everything? Jonkhere Bank, the opened safes?
And say all those who committed suicide or resigned were members of Salamander,
a secret group that's infiltrating the State
and will soon have as much power as Parliament?
Oh dear. That looks serious.
Surely we don't need to feel sorry for them?