"Kevin Poelgeest." "Princess, how are you?" "Did you do your homework?" "Yes." "Look." "Keep doing your best." "If you follow the instructions, nothing can go wrong." "What do you want us to do?" "Break into the arms depots." "Make it look like a regular burglary, no big military actions." "What's keeping you?" "Hey sis, I want to show you something." "What?" "Wait, you'll see." "Are you coming for dinner?" "I don't know, but I'll call you." "And another thing: you're a leader." "ZANDERIJ AIRPORT, PARAMARIBO THREE WEEKS LATER" "Mr Lipmann?" "Welcome to Suriname." "To celebrate, we've turned off all the lights." "Did you have a good flight?" "My name's Jopie." "Jopie Twee to be exact." "It's not too dark, is it?" "Let's blame it on strikes." "Shall we go?" "I'll help you with your suitcase." "It's a ball again tonight." "Everybody's on strike." "Is this your first time in Suriname?" "People are getting fed up with this commander." "One of our newest heroes, Poelgeest." "He has the courage to write about what went wrong, before '80 and after." "When he was still alive, people complained about him." "Now that he has drowned, everybody's shocked." "Surinamese are regular people, aren't they?" "ROTTERDAM THAT SAME EVENING" "And Mr Kallan will do education." "Council for a Democratic Suriname" "This shadow cabinet deserves to go to Suriname as soon as possible." "When the situation permits, of course." "Once we're in Paramaribo, we'll need you all... to stop the downfall of our beautiful country." "I sent someone to Suriname to investigate the death of Poelgeest." "He'll stir up a hornets' nest, Mr Schaafsma." "The Netherlands protects its citizens." "Kevin Poelgeest is a Dutch citizen and an important journalist." "That's why we sent our best man." "He's a survivor." "And a Mr Nobody." "Fast, discrete and very inconspicuous." "Nobody knows him or will ever know him, except as financial expert of Trust Ltd." "DUTCH JOURNALIST KEVIN POELGEEST DROWNED" "POLICE SEARCH IN VAIN" "ELVIRA POELGEEST MOURNS DROWNED BROTHER" "Those interest rates really have to come down." "Trust only want to pay 2%." "The board's being stubborn." "We're a charitable institution." "The General Bank isn't the only bank." "They're the most trustworthy." "That's something at least." "I'd go up to 2.5%." "Legal advisor to the commander." "Elvira Poelgeest." "She speaks the most beautiful Dutch in all of Suriname." "Beautiful, but a bitch." "Marxist." "I'm glad you've joined our ranks." "Why did you quit as company director?" "Manager." "Rotterdam's nice." "Didn't they pay you enough?" "I just got divorced." "And I need a new horizon." "I'm expecting a lot of this country." "There's a lot going on here, as you've been able to see." "Have you got a plan yet?" "To conquer the capital from the interior." "You're a strategist." "I'll show you all of Paramaribo." "So you can get used to it." "Showtime for the commander." "As economic advisor to the Dutch embassy... we learnt something important, in spite of all the bad arguments." "Energy, dedication, determination." "Go and achieve your goal." "That's how we pull our country out of the quicksand... that some of you present helped create here." "Hello, Mr Ambassador." "Good afternoon to you too." "Somewhere over the rainbow a truly socialist Suriname emerges." "Thanks to an army that has been trained by advisors such as Mr Van Bockel here." "And the limitless energy of people like Johannes Springer." "Give the man a hand." "I would like to propose a toast to you... because there will always be room for you in Suriname." "Good morning." "Hello, Mr Lipmann." "Did you sleep well?" "Suriname is beautiful in daylight, isn't it?" "Did we have an appointment?" "No, I was in the area." "Where were you?" "I don't have time now, dad." "Mr Lipmann, my daughter Sandy." "Mr Van Bockel, military attaché at the embassy." "Of the Trust?" "Welcome to Suriname." "It's a beautiful country." "A shame they make such a mess of it." "Did you come to fix the country?" "That's good." "Beware of the rotis, too many peppers." "Adjuma, you'll burn from the inside." "I need to talk to you." "Not now." "My condolences on your brother." "Thank you." "People everywhere talk about him with admiration." "Tragic accident." "Lipmann." "I work for Trust Ltd." "I'm to guarantee a steady flow of development aid." "Steady flow, that's a bit of a disappointment." "What should Suriname do with the Dutch conditions on receiving that money?" "Are we talking politics?" "No, reality." "You know that Suriname gets 2.5 billion from the Netherlands?" "Well, Mr Lipmann, I don't think that makes the Netherlands a lot poorer." "Ethel, have you got a moment?" "This is Miss Ethel Landveld, Mr Lipmann from Holland." "Sit down." "Yes, Mr Lipmann... our education program works fairly well, but look at this." "Termites." "the nets of all the windows in the building need to be replaced." "And the teaching material's completely obsolete." "Here, 1947." "Who will pay for that?" "My salary." "Various expenses have been combined here." "The purchase of exercise books and paper is less than you wrote down." "Sir, this is Suriname." "Here, you pay for your safety, but you have to hide it." "Protection money?" "Protection against who?" "Against who?" "I was a detective, but I got transferred to the interior." "So I became an administrator." "Why were you transferred?" "One day, four military came to collect a batch of confiscated coke." "With the permission of my superior." "He even kept the door open for them." "When I spoke out, I was threatened." "If I'd talk..." "Is that why Poelgeest was here as well?" "Do you know Kevin?" "Yes, from the Netherlands." "Journalism in..." "Utrecht." "He was here, wasn't he?" "Let's see." "In October, just before he drowned." "We've known each other for a long time, Kevin and I." "For a while we had the same woman." "Big Truus from Ondrobo." "But that's a long time ago." "Why was he here?" "They're chopping the entire bush here." "Kevin wanted to know who was profiting from the logging licenses." "And why is this big company here?" "Indonesians, sir." "They've chopped their own jungle and now they're doing the same here." "But the thing is that there's only one Indonesian on the board." "The rest are Colombians, from Cali." "They sometimes get groceries here." "Good morning." "Where's the commander?" "We have a mission... that creates many enemies." "It's hard, but just." "You know, it keeps me awake." "And then you go and sabotage phone cables with a pair of scissors." "You write slogans on the walls, so that progress... and each attempt to build this country... are ruined." "And why?" "Because we have different opinions, but I want to talk." "I want to improve this country with you." "An action like this hurts Suriname." "And whoever hurts Suriname... hurts me." "So stop it." "Never do that again." "Promise?" "Ok, move it." "Never walk over my shadow." "Walk around it." "The Council for a Democratic Suriname has convened again." "And?" "They've created a shadow cabinet." "They'll do anything to bring you down." "That comes as a surprise." "They're just playing their game." "I suggest that we..." "Go on." "Go on." "A request from the Japanese for a logging concession in Saramacca." "It gives us foreign currencies." "Let that company do what it wants." "I prefer Colombians." "The Japanese pay more." "Let the State Secretary sign." "Mr Laagland, I have some legal matters to discuss." "This fisherman saw Kevin drown." "When he got to him, Kevin had already disappeared under water." "The old man got such a fright, that he took off." "It was very difficult to find him." "So he saw Kevin drown?" "Yes, that's what he says." "We checked the entire area." "He's the only one who saw anything." "Broken rowing boat." "His foot must have gotten stuck, because he could swim." "Colombians." "Put it outside." "But why so fast?" "I can't sleep here anymore." "I keep seeing my boy drown." "Terrible." "I don't want to have anything to do with this damned country anymore." "As if Holland's so much better." "I'm suffocating here." "What about me?" "You always go your own way, don't you?" "Mummy, didn't Kevin call you the night he disappeared?" "No." "And what did that driver say about what they did that day?" "Only that they had gone fishing." "Have you been to the house?" "Are you crazy?" "I won't go there anymore." "I found this in your father's study." "It's for you." "But there's no key." "The Hague wants to send someone to find out more about Poelgeest." "They're not happy with the investigation of his drowning." "Why don't they do this officially?" "They don't trust your police." "That picture of the broken rowing boat's a very poor." "A Dutch journalist can't disappear just like that." "So?" "So?" "Man, you're in charge here." "We've only found the old fisherman." "Have all the Dutch screened." "We don't want anybody looking over our shoulder." "I'll be right back." "I'm not allowed to play with strangers." "Your daddy's quite right." "My mother." "What's your name?" "Kietje." "You?" "Robert." "Do you have children?" "A daughter." "What's her name?" "Anouk." "What a name." "Are you in pain?" "No, no." "You can cry if you want." "Are you a Bakra?" "Yes." "Kevin was a Bakra too." "No, he was Surinamese." "But we know each other from the Netherlands." "Do you know why?" "Because he's a Bakra like me." "Bakras always have a Dutch passport." "Sure." "Did you see Kevin often?" "He always gave me candy." "Terrible that he drowned, isn't it?" "He didn't drown." "That's all I'll say." "Then I won't say anything anymore either." "Why are you here?" "Kevin was my friend, my best friend." "I've seen how they took him." "He hit them." "He was very strong." "And who took him?" "Three men with masks." "One man lost his mask during the fighting." "And would you recognise him?" "I don't know." "Why not?" "That one was a friend of my father's." "Uncle Cornelis Rogge." "Really don't tell anyone, ok?" "Say 'I swear'." "I swear." "Do you know where I can find him?" "Yes?" "I'm a friend of Kevin Poelgeest's." "His driver is still owed his salary." "Who?" "Caesar?" "You must know where he lives." "I don't know you." "You don't need to." "Poelgeest only causes trouble." "Police, journalists." "Get lost!" "Relax." "I've come with good intentions." "Get lost!" "This Bakra's ok." "He'll never come back here." "I don't save people who don't trust me." "I've made an exception for you." "You're a policeman." "That's a long time ago." "You have to keep an eye on me." "I'm a driver now." "You work for Trust Ltd. and want to know everything about Kevin Poelgeest... who doesn't work for the Trust and will never work for it." "Who do you work for?" "For the night queen." "Who's this?" "No idea, but I'll find out." "Who were you after?" "Kevin's driver." "Caesar Bodegraven?" "Do you know him?" "This is Suriname, man." "Good afternoon." "Hey, Caesar." "Are you Poelgeest's driver?" "We're closed." "We're not from the police." "But you're Bakras." "Do I look like a Bakra?" "Listen." "This man's looking for information about his best friend, who drowned." "And you don't want to listen to his words." "We're nothing without words." "Just cockroaches, worms, piranhas." "You should be ashamed." "What do you want to know?" "Tell us about Kevin's final days." "He was ok." "We're keeping our mouths shut." "Why would I talk to you?" "Kevin and I were colleagues." "You're a journalist?" "Come on." "Not anymore." "I don't write well." "And I hate long interviews." "And they don't pay well." "So?" "The day of his disappearance, we drove all the way to the Marowijne River." "There he talked briefly with someone from French Guiana." "Socca Ferré?" "Ex-military." "He and the commander don't get along." "Something about coke." "What did they talk about?" "I'm just a simple driver." "I have no work without boss Kevin." "All I know is that he got an envelope." "Good afternoon, madam." "He works for Trust?" "Hello, Mrs Poelgeest." "He works for Trust?" "That's his cover." "That's what we suspect." "Arrest him?" "Are you crazy?" "Let him be for a while." "It's more something for Laagland." "Are you talking about Lipmann?" "He was at Kevin's house, for the address of his driver." "He said they were friends, from the Netherlands." "If he was a commando, I'd know him." "He's an informer." "A softie." "Leave him to Laagland." "No, I'll deal with him." "He wants to talk to me, came to see me." "I didn't let him in." "Don't lose sight of him." "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" "And no more Marxist talk from Cuba." "Talk is cheap." "So people, join the union." "And come to the union building at 23 Tweede Straat, at 8 pm." "23 Tweede Straat, 8 pm." "Laagland is on the Board of Directors of the logging company." "There's a straight line from the Colombians to the commander." "Poelgeest was investigating that line." "If we follow the coke, we'll find him." "How do you know if he's still alive?" "His body was never found." "The commander probably needs him." "And there are bank cheques, Trust education projects." "They're not from Suriname, the numbers on them are wrong." "Black money?" "That's being laundered." "Where does that money come from?" "Colombia?" "What are those cheques doing in Suriname?" "I know someone at the General Bank:" "your daughter." "What?" "GENERAL BANK" "I'm sorry about your brother, but I can't let you into the safe-deposit box." "I understand it's not allowed, but can you help me just once?" "I'm sorry." "Do you know what this means?" "I can't help you." "Do I have to get a court order to convince you?" "Will you accept the consequences?" "I have to stick to the rules." "Will you accept the consequences?" "Go ahead." "Thank you, Cynthy." "Why did he get that money?" "I have no idea." "Why did he get it?" "Did he have to keep his mouth shut?" "Not everybody wanted independence." "They were afraid votes would be divided in parliament." "Or that a majority didn't want to be cut off from the Netherlands." "The Dutch government under Den Uyl had ideals." "Den Uyl insisted on decolonising." "He wanted to win the election that way." "What was more beautiful than to give us independence?" "The Labour Party could be proud." "And daddy didn't want to let go of the Netherlands." "Was Suriname able to look after itself, with such a small population?" "Let's say he had doubts." "Serious doubts." "He needed a little nudge to get over them." "He didn't do anything with that money." "Because it was blood money." "But he loved life too much to just throw the money away." "If things would go wrong with Suriname, he could always leave." "He's just a traitor, a conman." "You have to see it in perspective." "And Kevin knew all this?" "He had his suspicions." "May I?" "What do you want from Kevin?" "Nothing." "And that's why you're talking to his driver?" "Kevin's dead." "According to those papers." "Drowned in the Saramacca." "What are you?" "An agent?" "No, financial manager for Trust Ltd." "Who do you work for?" "How do you know Kevin?" "Journalism School in Utrecht." "What are you doing here?" "I want to know if Kevin's still alive." "Man, I know The Hague sent you." "This man was in command when he was taken away." "Who's his superior?" "Apparently, Kevin knew things he shouldn't have." "About drugs, for instance." "Do you work for the council?" "Was Kevin after your boss?" "He was against him." "Because he was not involved with drugs?" "Is that why you made him disappear?" "Kevin was my brother." "SOLDIERS BACK TO THE BARRACKS AFFORDABLE PRICES" "No problem, Mr President." "No problem." "You have to get rid of those jerks." "They will be taken care of." "Stanley Priem will be the first." "It was wonderful." "Not too much adjuma?" "Not at all." "The information you requested..." "A lot of cash is being deposited by Elvira Poelgeest." "Look, these are the days she came over with money." "The bank can't ask her any questions." "Business as usual." "The money goes via Grenada, to the Banco del Estado in Cali, Colombia." "There, the General Bank exchanges it for 1000 guilder cheques." "With those cheques, they buy things:" "cooking oil, dryers, coca cola." "But why so complicated?" "That money stinks." "It has to be made legal first." "I've found something else strange." "Bank statements of Van Bockel... that show lots of money is being transferred from Miami." "From which account?" "Children Care, an American welfare organisation." "DEA." "The anti-drugs organisation?" "And my daughter's involved with him?" "Dad, relax." "Mr Nassam, what's your position?" "President of the Surinamese government in exile." "Who were they after?" "This execution was a mistake." "That band was performing next to the room... where the council was going to have a meeting." "So you were lucky?" "Luck's not the right word." "They're everywhere." "That's for you." "That's where he drowned." "Still water, no current." "And they didn't find a body." "A fisherman saw him drown." "Then you have the proof." "Did you speak to that fisherman yourself?" "What was in the envelope Kevin had on him?" "Which envelope?" "The one Socca Ferré had given him." "Has it got to do with drugs?" "Did he want to publish something?" "What's wrong?" "Kevin sometimes got information for the Council for a Democratic Suriname." "Such as?" "We were political opposites." "I called him the evening he disappeared." "He wanted me to hear something." "He had uncovered the drugs trade." "I'm not into drugs trade." "What do you have to do with it then?" "Nothing." "Laundering drugs money, is that nothing?" "31 August, 11 September... you deposited money to the General Bank." "You got cheques from Colombia in return." "So I launder money." "But it's money of companies that want to do business with us." "I cash in cheques." "That's how we buy things we need." "Why via Cali, Colombia?" "Things we need badly." "A social revolution's expensive." "The Netherlands provide a patrol boat... but who fixes the engine?" "And who feeds the poor?" "Robin Hood and his Colombians." "How about how you left the colonies?" "First that mess in Indonesia, then New Guinea... and now you dump your garbage here to get rid of your trauma." "Suriname is independent." "We're on our own." "We can use all the help we can get." "Pathetic." "If this is how we can get money for the good cause, then we'll do it." "Coke trade from idealism..." "Bakras want drugs." "So Bakras get drugs." "If it helps Suriname." "That money's the foundation for new prosperity in Suriname." "Why are you laughing?" "Where is my brother?" "I'm trying to find out." "Was he murdered?" "He'll be there." "Surprise." "Rogge's leaving town." "It's not the first time today." "He has to make a delivery." "At a melon plantation somewhere." "Two trucks with clothes, food, drinks." "Maybe that's something." "Is it the area where we caught those two thieves?" "Socca Ferré is in St. Laurent now." "Go there as soon as you can." "He's going to cross the Marowijne River." "We'll arrange something, ok?" "I found your brother." "They're holding him at a plantation in the interior." "Strictly guarded by military and Colombians." "Rogge led me to him." "Kevin's being held, tortured." "What a nasty thing to do." "Everybody's taking me for a ride." "Your colonel's deceiving you." "My colonel?" "Don't try to fool me." "You're in danger." "He's trading coke." "He kills his opponents." "I'll do this my way." "He's not stupid." "It's my business." "Mine too." "But he's my brother." "That's why you must remain his lover." "Tell me what you hear and see." "That's how you can really help Kevin." "And come along to Socca Ferré." "He knows more about the envelope." "Why do you tell me this?" "Because I need you." "I'm sorry." "Sorry?" "Sorry, why not?" "Who were the attackers?" "I don't know them." "I told you." "I don't know them." "You have to believe me." "Nonsense." "You're a military." "Military don't sleep, they're wary." "All I know is that it was a Bakra and a Creole." "Lipmann, shit." "At such a strictly guarded location... a bunch of terrorists from the council can do what they want?" "Because this stupid coconut's too dumb to keep his eyes open." "We have to deal with that Bakra." "Good that you could get a flight." "I hate Miami." "So he's still alive." "Why wasn't he killed?" "He's useful, because he's Dutch." "Involved in Surinamese affairs." "A pawn that can be used." "Do we send marines to the plantation to liberate him?" "Or do we find out what Poelgeest knew?" "Information about coke." "Or because of an envelope." "Socca Ferré knows more about that." "Don't let the Americans hear this." "They're ready to intervene." "They'll chase the communists and pretend it's a war on drugs." "They're amateurs." "Intellectuals dead and everyone leave the city." "The Netherlands want to stay out of it at any price." "You're very good and I want to be careful with you." "How do you like Elvira Poelgeest, sweetheart and advisor of the commander?" "I assume she doesn't know where her brother's being kept." "Alright, I'll take over from you." "The situation's too tense." "One wrong move and everything explodes." "Your job's done." "You can return to the Netherlands." "I could still be useful." "Come on." "They saw you." "Tomorrow you'll leave the country." "Right, Robert?" "They don't accept it any longer." "Stanley Priem's egging them on." "Day in, day out." "Radio stations." "Interviews in the papers." "It's driving people crazy." "Do something about it." "Fight them." "Use any means." "To your advantage." "I'm not ready for it." "Man, you're the leader of this entire country." "Make sure you grab the power." "And keep it this time." "Chaos has lasted long enough." "Continue where you left off." "At that revolution of two years ago." "And do it now." "You know where you can find me." "Hello, Mrs Poelgeest." "I wasn't expecting you." "What's going on with Van Bockel?" "Being a teacher again." "Good, work to do." "The Japanese want more autonomy with their logging concession than is wise." "They're paying, aren't they?" "Doesn't mean they rule the country." "People are becoming slaves to those logging companies." "Call it off, unless they back down." "A dangerous game." "It's not a playground here, where anybody can do what they want." "You're so fired up." "You look tired." "Are you still with me?" "Yes." "But, you know, I'm slowly going crazy." "I have to know what happened to Kevin." "But you know that, don't you?" "Where's his body?" "Elvira, relax." "Am I interrupting?" "Elvira." "We belong together, all of us." "That makes us strong." "Socca Ferré is in French Guiana." "Take it easy, guys." "Cool, cool." "Welcome, princess." "What can I do for you?" "My brother's everything to me." "He's gone missing." "Drowned." "Missing." "What was in that envelope?" "You know I didn't agree with our boss." "He's changing the country in some softie paradise... instead of a prospering nation." "I found all these interesting papers." "The commander was proud of them and kept them in a safe... with the date of the 1980 revolution as the code." "I stole those envelopes full of Paramaribo Papers." "And I gave them to Kevin... so he could give them to the Council for a Democratic Suriname." "But Kevin was arrested by Laagland's secret police." "What kind of papers are they?" "Proof that the Netherlands wanted... to support the 1980 coup, via Van Bockel." "That's why those Paramaribo Papers had to end up with the council." "Then everyone would know that our leadership doesn't amount... to anything without the Netherlands and Van Bockel." "A drugs trafficker." "The council wants to come back into power using a drugs trafficker." "Those people ruin the government with their corruption and ignorance." "I don't want to have anything to do with them." "Kevin's envelope's probably back with the commander." "We have to..." "DEA?" "We're busy." "Yes, I can see that." "But I was wondering..." "I don't have time now." "I didn't come here for nothing." "Make an appointment before you come." "Call." "Van Bockel's talking to the Americans, Elvira and Lipmann to Socca Ferré." "Chico heard Socca tell them about the Paramaribo Papers." "They even know your safe number." "You're out on the street." "You're just in time." "Beer?" "Can I still trust you?" "What do you think?" "What do you want with that Bakra?" "Why do you drop me like that?" "I thought we had something together." "Socca Ferré." "I don't want anything from that dealer." "The council wants to give you amnesty." "What do I do with all those stories?" "Are you still mine?" "Yes, what did you think?" "Why did you have my brother killed?" "I didn't have him killed." "Who did?" "He's being held by coke people from Colombia." "He was after them and they want to release him for a lot of money." "A lot of money." "Don't worry, your brother will be free soon." "And you didn't tell me anything?" "In the interest of the country." "I couldn't say anything." "My brother, my brother." "That Bakra Lipmann's dangerous." "I know how far I can go." "Don't play with me." "I'm not playing." "I have things to do." "When will we see each other again?" "She stinks." "She stinks." "So?" "Those Paramaribo Papers have to be stolen again, by another Dutchman." "So you're sacrificing her?" "Unfortunately." "We arrest them as spies with the papers." "We'll have the Netherlands cornered." "Then the Netherlands can't say anymore that they don't interfere in Suriname." "So?" "Make an appointment with her about the Saramacca concessions." "You're not home, no one's home." "And we'll wait and see what she does." "And we'll send some pictures to the embassy." "As a warm-up." "You're a bad man, Laagland." "What's Lipmann doing there, Schaafsma?" "Why did you use a jerk like that?" "Or is he doing it for you?" "No, it's his own idea." "With the sweetie of the commander?" "I don't want any Dutchman involved in Surinamese affairs." "Lipmann's my problem." "Don't worry." "And what do we do with Van Bockel?" "He's getting the commander worked up." "It's going all wrong." "Van Bockel wants the Netherlands to intervene with American support." "He's going to pull one like in '80." "Except worse." "Schaafsma, do something." "This cannot be found out." "Anita, where's the commander?" "He left 15 minutes ago." "Good that you came." "We've almost got one of your men." "But stay out of it." "As long as he's not hurt, or else you're a goner." "Typescript, beginning of 1980." "Here Van Bockel's asked to stop giving military advice... to the sergeants who are going to commit the coup." "Here, Klaarhout, ambassador." "'This cannot be found out." "The Netherlands supports a coup... but doesn't want to be remembered of that fact.'" "If you follow the instructions, nothing can go wrong." "What do you want us to do?" "Break into the arms depots." "Make it look like a regular burglary, so no big military actions." "And another thing: you're a leader." "You can't do anything you want." "You're responsible for this country." "In the meantime your friends are dealing with cars and drugs." "Do something." "If this makes the Dutch press, the government will have to step down." "Here, 70,000 dollars into Laagland's account." "Services rendered." "Yeah, yeah." "What have you got?" "What's wrong?" "These statements can't become public." "My father received money from Laagland, who got it from Schaafsma." "As payment for his vote for independence in '75." "That money came from the Netherlands?" "My father's a hero here." "People can't know this." "Your brother knew this." "You love your country." "If you don't make this public..." "At ease." "Good afternoon, gentlemen." "Bad news:" "Mr Van Bockel gave in to the Americans." "Last night, he stole important government documents and got caught." "He tried to convince us to act against the opposition." "After he wanted to catch you out with cocaine deals, as a DEA agent." "So that, thank you lieutenant..." "Dutch marines could be sent here." "And the Americans could do anything." "He then stole papers." "They contain strategic information about Suriname." "Gentlemen, Suriname's independence is at risk." "That's why I want to teach the thief a lesson." "Here are your orders." "Follow them with precision and discretion." "In the interest of Suriname:" "Go ahead." "It's begun." "What do we do with the other pawn?" "Didn't he drown?" "Stop." "The union wants concrete action and wants it now." "We'll..." "Mrs Poelgeest, have a seat." "Are there any questions?" "Can the public transport strike be postponed by one day?" "Tomorrow, from 6 o'clock, the entire country will be paralysed." "That's how we'll force him and his clique to listen to us... and to call elections." "Fight, warriors." "We'll see each other tomorrow at 5:30." "To what do I owe this honour?" "This is Mr Lipmann." "Stanley Priem." "Mr Priem, I have to show you something that might be of use to you." "Where do these papers come from?" "Doesn't matter, they're authentic." "The transcription contains corrections in Laagland's handwriting." "If this will become public knowledge..." "Make sure you stay on stand-by." "I'll look after things here." "Priem has been arrested." "Opposition members are being arrested everywhere." "Van Bockel has disappeared, Lipmann's stuck in the barracks." "We have to start evacuation." "What about Lipmann?" "Collateral damage." "His own choice." "The DEA will deal with Van Bockel." "No way." "If Lipmann talks... the Netherlands has a big problem." "Lipmann is involved in what seems to be an attempted coup." "All that effort for a lost case." "Do your best." "I don't want any Americans here." "The marines are ready on Curaçao and in French Guiana." "They're waiting for your signal." "I want the Dutch away from here, not involved." "Get lost." "Why have people been killed?" "It was them or us." "We beat them to it." "But the Dutch call you a new Idi Amin." "For Holland, this commander is an Idi Amin." "He murders and tortures people." "I do God knows what." "At first, it bothered me, but you learn to live with it." "I even read these press stories." "For the entertainment value." "Idi Amin went to boarding school, I went to boarding school." "Idi Amin was an army officer, I was an army officer." "Idi Amin was a sportsman, I was a sportsman." "A table has four legs, a donkey has four legs... so a donkey is a table." "Hey, come." "55 Gravenstraat." "Penalty?" "None." "Go your own way." "You're free." "I wouldn't kill a woman I love." "Like I don't kill a whore either." "You should be happy that the ambassador cares about every Dutchman." "Newspaper for you, sir?" "Newspaper for you too, sir?" "Proof of our involvement in the coup of 1980." "The commander was a pawn of the Netherlands." "That's why Poelgeest was arrested, jerk." "Makes no difference." "Poelgeest was found, drowned." "His body was at the spot where he supposedly went under... six weeks ago." "Otherwise completely intact." "It's a strange country." "Mrs Poelgeest?" "Dead." "Shot when she tried to escape." "Don't you understand?" "It was all organised by the commander." "You were a toy, that's all." "Shall we agree that these papers don't exist?" "The newspapers think differently." "They're fake." "The national press won't care." "Do you recognise that signature?" "Anyone can copy it." "It's proof that member of parliament Poelgeest was paid by you in '75... to vote in favour of independence." "Everybody does their work." "You won't get away with this." "Don't get stuck in all these conspiracy theories." "Without me, you'd have been finished." "So never turn against your superior again." "And no blackmail please." "That causes trouble." "The Americans could drink your blood also, asshole." "No politics, that was the job description." "Amateur."