Alleen Eline

I came to…

I want to forg…

I…

How can I forgive you?

Cheating is one thing, but with our kid there?

Are you coming?

-Wannes? -Hey Eline!

I know I promised to cook tonight, but is pesto pasta OK?

Yeah.

So, would you mind nipping to the shop for pesto and pasta?

Yeah.

Thanks, you're the best! Got to go, bye!

He's got a date!

So have we, right?

How does this work again?

Hang on.

Your mum again, really?

Are you sure?

Eline!

She's got the key.

-Eline? -But…

You OK? I've been calling for 30 minutes.

I'm coming, Mum.

I'll be right back, OK?

If I don't reply, I'm fine.

-But you didn't answer your phone. -I was busy.

Is that what you were busy with?

One-night stand from Wannes.

Ha right, Wannes! Is that his name?

And, er, one-night stand? More like a one-hour stand, you know?

One-hour stand?

Well, he's not wrong: men are no good after an hour!

Alright, Mum.

Alright, I'll be off. When do I get to see you?

Err… call me.

OK… if your phone's on!

Alright, darling. Bye!

Sorry.

It's not your fault.

So?

Same scenario, version 3.

Mum at the door.

You know, you should ask for your key back.

-She's my mum! -And?

-She's the parent, not you. -She's lonely, Wannes.

OK, let's change the subject.

Let's practice a job interview.

So, I'm Vera.

And you're your normal, lovable self.

You'd sit like that?

Of course not, Ms Cambier!

So, erm,

your good friend and housemate, Wannes,

believes you'd be an asset to Motion Care. Is that the case?

Who am I to contradict him?

No.

You have to agree right away. No uncertainty.

Even experienced people would be unsure.

This is a job at Motion Care!

You've done placements? How were the results?

-Good. -No, great!

Your three months in Bolivia for the medical charity?

What do I say if Vera asks about that placement?

I had to come home early to rescue Mum after Dad took off with some slut?

That's a good thing, though. Shows you care about people.

No bad thing for a physio.

You're free to start straight away?

One patient needs, erm, extra attention, erm… Joy Vande Winde.

-Obviously you know Lars Vande Winde. -No.

What?

Oh my!

A real killer, eh? Sadly enough in every sense of the word.

Meaning?

He's a killer.

The papers had it all.

I don't read them.

Luckily for you, I do.

It was last year.

Picture this: 2007, she was…

a star with a healthy income,

and he was developing games with a mate in a garage.

2008: a wedding for the rich and famous.

That same year, a kid, true love, who's to say…

But then, in 2016:

an accident.

He ran her over, Eline.

He ran over his wife, with his daughter in the car.

His own daughter?

Admitted with a fractured femur and two broken ribs.

So, I've got one last question for you.

Would you be OK to do the late shift every day?

I'm single, no other obligations, so I can focus fully on the job.

We need the patient's approval.

Joy?

Joy, this is Eline, and she may be Pieter's replacement.

I'm thirsty.

You love horses, too?

When I was your age, I always rode Gipsy,

a dark horse with a blonde mane.

But I galloped before I could,

and I fell. My back.

I was in rehab a long time.

I know what that's like.

That's why I'm here.

And then? Did you ever get back on a horse?

The very first second I could!

I'm glad you two clicked. I hope it lasts.

I'm Lars Vande Winde, Joy's Dad.

Joy's rehab's been over a year. The accident hurt her. Too much.

I want a physio who can help without more pain,

without having to relive the trauma.

I know it's hard, but I won't stop until I find one.

And?

You're hired.

I must warn you, you're the 13th hire in less than a year.

Because they couldn't carry on?

Because he fired them.

Here you go.

Signing a contract is making a promise.

And a promise should be a thing of beauty.

To impress your friends, you broke your NDA, and deceived us all.

You created uncertainty. You made a promise into something ugly.

It was one friend.

It was to get feedback on the design.

A promise is binary: you keep it or you break it.

Your unemployment form, your choice.

Your badge.

Good evening.

-You've smoked. -Not in the car.

Nothing in, nothing out.

Same with your toxic nature?

I was different then.

Problems?

Problems.

Why can't I trust people?

Because they… don't trust anyone themselves?

Or they don't trust themselves.

How much longer, Lars?

When will you let all this guilt go?

I miss my brother.

Who you pissed on while drugged up in the gutter.

You did give me a second chance,

but I grabbed it.

I'm telling you he's hurting.

I say he prefers hurting others.

Forget about Lars and be glad you have a job!

To your new challenge!

Cheers!

Thanks for cooking.

As you can see, I've done my best.

-I'll help you clear up. -No way. I insist.

New date?

No, it's right now.

Why you still here?

-Do you mean that? -Yeah.

Ah, wow, you're the best!

The best what?

Housemate.

Lars Vande Winde here. The boiler has a problem.

Suddenly, the water was ice cold.

You can't come, I'll be out.

Yes, again. So if you could explain how I can fix it myself…

For dummies, please.

Just a moment.

Nick, I'll be 15 minutes. I've got a plumbing problem.

So…

The filter.

How has Joy been in rehab so long for an Ilizarov op?

She's also got compartment syndrome.

What am I missing?

Joy.

-What? What do you mean, "Joy"? -Just Joy.

What do you think?

Honest opinion.

Do you mean that? Even at work?

Can't I show I'm in demand?

Let me tell you as a friend:

At times you're so full of yourself that's all there's room for.

-Where's our spot? -Dad wants us to work alone.

Toes up!

Yeah.

Bend your other leg now.

Ow! You're hurting me.

-We're going to try and stand up. -I can't.

We're just going to try.

Alright.

I'm just here, OK?

You're even worse than all the others.

Help me.

You can do more than you think.

I can do more than you think.

Joy…

Joy?

Joy, wait!

You've broken the record.

Most physios recall the "no pain for the daughter" rule a bit longer.

-How can she get better? -With lots of patience.

Patience makes things weak, including muscles.

She must cross her pain barrier.

If he cares about his daughter…