Deadline 14/10

Did you do anything to Lena?

No. - What happened in the basement?

That shouldn't have happened.

Did you follow Lena? - No.

In order to silence her? - No.

To... - No, fuck. No.

A relationship between a commissioner

and a journalist working on the same case,

that's a conflict of interest.

And if that's the case, and I say 'if', then you and

your police commissioner are up to your eyeballs in shit.

Now look at page eight.

Damn. - This may cost you Schoon Verdiep

and I'm responsible. - Veerle, don't push it, okay? Calm down.

I know what I'm doing. - The budget increase is

approved for the road safety campaign.

Someone used Lena's bank card.

A tattoo?

Lost your dog?

Why does this article appear now? Is it a coincidence it was written

by the daughter of your Minister of State Reginald Smidt? No.

Quiet. Quiet. Quiet. - That's a knife.

The autopsy revealed various traumas.

Internal bleeding, fractures to the arms, legs and ribs

and ruptured spleen. The cause of death is a fractured skull

caused by a blow to the left side of the head.

Traces of asphalt were found in the cranial bone.

Therefore the death could be caused by a fall.

The body stayed in the water for five weeks

according to the medical examiner.

This means the death occurred on or shortly after August 21

In the Scheldt.

The possible link with the intersection

where the victim's mobile phone was found,

isn't material for further investigation.

There. - Are there any questions?

Yes. Were there traces of sexual abuse?

No. Lena Nijs wasn't, and I underline that, wasn't abused.

Mr. Chief Commissioner, do you knows precisely where

Lena Nijs went into the Scheldt?

Commissioner? - No, that's impossible

to examine given where she was discovered, the currents, ships...

Do the new findings warrant the release of Lena's father?

Ludo Nijs remains under suspicion and therefore is still under arrest.

Mr. Commissioner, are all tips being investigated?

Yes, we're examining everything. - Will there be an internal investigation

To determine how a tip could be ...

simply ignored for weeks?

You should ask the mayor.

No more questions. We thank you for attending and for your attention.

Thank you.

For me that's news. Come on, the mayor and his challenger

together, go to pay condolences. - Did you take pictures?

No, Sonja asked: No press. - You were there, right?

Yes, because I know her. She has almost no one.

Lex, we have to use it. - No, I promised

not to write about it. - Guys.

As long as I'm editor, I'll determine what goes in the "Gazette".

So Lena's mourning card, on page two

Marianne's report of the funeral without Van Laer and Coenen

And Theo and June about the press conference.

A double page with an overview of the police investigation.

That's from the disappearance.

Marianne, Mr. Guido Delanghe is waiting for you at reception.

He said he says it's urgent. - Okay.

I repair old bikes and sell them for a charity

"the poor souls". That's to say: we pay for the subscriptions

of their supporters with the little money I get. So attention to

a good deed is always welcome. I believe that.

What do you think?

Yes. He found the bike at the intersection where her phone was.

When? - The night of August 21

around half past twelve. - That's a month ago

and he comes here now with the info, on the day of the funeral?

Yes, but he left a day later for a one month trip to South America

with his wife. - Her bike stood in his lock-up

the whole time?

I called his wife. That's right about the trip.

We'll rearrange page one: a photo of her bike next to the mourning card.

Okay. - Yes.

If you say there's a green light.

We can get in motion right away. - But I also think...

I expect a few problems. The Mayor will approve it okay.

I'll submit it directly. - Really, huh.

Wim, really. Tomorrow "the city" will be full.

That's fine. - It'll really be full. Yes?

Yes. Bernard? Take care. Be careful on your way home. Good bye, huh.

Mr. Smidt, since you're from Ghent, can I ask you,

as an outsider to Antwerp's politics,

but also as Minister of State and strategist for the CDU

I ask your opinion about the voting intentions of the people of Antwerp.

With which party do you think the Antwerp CDU would prefer to enter a coalition?

"Preferably" is a criterion that has no interest in politics.

No. - Basically

it's with whomever you can realize as much of your program as possible.

Then Mr. Coenen's VDU is the appropriate party, right?

We proposed to form a coalition

but Mr. Coenen says: We don't need the CDU.

We exclude no one, we just say:

Whoever wants to form a coalition will have to take into account

our program. - Mayor Van Laer

Antwerp wants to avoid the next six years

being controlled by a rainbow coalition.

Rainbow Coalition, butterfly coalition...

Good governance, that's all that matters.

Sometimes there are already arrangements and coalitions are already made, so...

I saw his daughter with Commissioner Serter.

Those two have something going on. - Good for them.

She knows about us.

If she were sure, she'd have written long ago.

Good, the lab found traces of paint on the rear wheel

of Lena Nijs' bicycle. - Was she knocked down?

Yes. - Can we trace the car?

It's black metallic paint. According to the database of the auto industry

from a Saab 95 from 2005 or 2006.

Saab. - Then it'll be a matter of hours

and the offender will be arrested.

We requested a list of anyone with such a car.

There are more than 800 in Antwerp.

Check them all? - Visit the owners and check the vehicles.

That should be solved by October 14.

Ludo Nijs. - Never owned a Saab, he says.

We're investigating. The only thing we have against him,

is that bloody T-shirt. - But he's adamant about that fight.

So wait until the investigating judge decides.

Thank you, Commissioner.

What's the relationship like between the commissioner and the press?

Good. I've never heard any complaints.

Why? - Nothing. Just like that, a question.

No, no. - It may be nothing.

The rumour that Commissioner Serter and a journalist from the "Gazette",

are having an affair. - Marianne Schmidt?

I don't see much in it myself.

Check that out? - Yes, I will do for sure.

I certainly will do so.

"Forget running away, disappearance and kidnapping."

According to Oudaan, the Lena Nijs case

is now officially a hit and run. - If was Lena knocked down,

how did she end up in the Scheldt? - The Police suspect

her body was dumped after the collision. They're looking for a black Saab.

What does Ludo Nijs drive? - An Opel Astra.

And his wife? - They only have one car.

Check. Further... Sunday is the tenth car-free day

with a focus on the STOP principle. - Yes, the first walkers,

The bikers, then Public transport, then Private Transport.

Something before the left-wing mayor launches his own Chiro-Slogan.

Unbelievable. Yes, thank you. Thanks for the information, good day.

Bernard De Ley was charged with drunk driving.

De Ley? Of the Traffic Safety Campaign?

Prof. UFSIA, employee of BIW, close to Van Laer, you name it.

1.6 per mille, midday, he lost his license.

He drove at 100 kph on the Leuven Ring where you can only do 50.

Bravo. Walk of Shame 400 km per hour.

Yes, Frederik? - Marianne?

Is Seppe with you? - No, why?

They called from school. He disappeared after lunch.

Disappeared? - Yes, and I'm in Paris

in a meeting. He doesn't answer his phone.

But isn't he staying with your sister? - Christel hasn't seen him.

Marianne, we have to call the police.

Frederik... Calm down, okay? Don't panic now.

But you know you don't need to worry or what?

We'll find him. He'll pop up.

I'll keep you informed, yes? - Sure, huh?

Yes, yes. Okay, ciao.

The investigating judge extended Nijs' detention by 48 hours.

If we then... - Is Marianne good in bed?

Otherwise I really don't understand why you repeatedly

forget to charge her.

Get out.

Yes, Sep. Mom here again. Say, where are you?

Call me back anytime urgently babe. Bye!

Marianne? Come in.

So you really have something going on with Serter.

Bulthé just called. Commissioner Serter's investigating the case Nijs

and you write about it. You can't. - But wait. I mean...

Yes, I have a personal relationship with Volkan,

I only write what's true. - It doesn't matter?

It's perception, the reputation of the "Gazette".

I'm divorced, Volkan's single. Who cares?

Me, fuck. And management, and you'd better care

if you want to keep working here.

Good, we assume you'll take a few days leave.

We hope your colleagues won't object, right?

For the time being, no articles, no interviews.

Just research. - You're taking me off the case?

June will take over your work.

Yes. Okay, anything else?

That's it? Yes, please I want the rest of the day off.

Benjelloun, Morren.

El Daoud, Nielandt.

Boels, Naeyens.

Jacobs and Verboven.

Callens.

Collier.

I don't know. Not here. Not... Mom knows nothing, Christel neither

nor Frederick's parents. I don't know where to look.

You and Frederick should never have been allowed to go out with each other.

What's that got to do with it? - Imagine you're a guy in his place.

His mother lives in Antwerp, his father takes him to Geneva