"THE INTRUDER" "I'm a doctor." "I see people die." "Life stops, that's it." "But sometimes, I feel a draught, a breath of air passing through a room like the evening wind." "Are the dead really dead?" "It was his fault." "He was going too fast." "He tried to overtake me." "There was nothing I could do." " Johan." "There was nothing I could do." " It's OK." "Stay here." "The driver is trapped." "Wait." "The tanker can catch fire at any moment." "The fire brigade is on its way." "What d'you think?" " We can't wait for them." "Neck collar." "Tourniquet." "Your overtime." "I've already filled it in." " Thanks." "I'm going to go and see how the driver is." "Fine." "Give me a ring." "I'm off." "No time for a drink?" " No, my daughter's waiting for me." "I can phone her." "I'm sure she won't mind." "Don't make it too personal." " It is personal." "A risk like today, I'd only take that with you." "Well, can't blame a girl for trying." " See you tomorrow." "Little monkey." "How many times have I told you?" " Sorry." "Did you miss me?" "Liar." "I missed you." "Come on, brush your teeth and get in your bed." "Your dinner's in the microwave." " You're an angel." "18 MONTHS LATER" "Tom?" "Tom." "He's been waiting for 15 minutes already." "All by himself." "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name..." "Frankie." "Stay there, mate." "Don't worry." "I'll help you." "But first, you're going to help me." "Take a look." "Hey, take a look." "Look and listen." "I'm looking for people who may have seen her." "Have been for 18 months." "I've checked all the places where she could've been." "But..." "Now I see that you lived above a night shop for a while." "That's an address that's on my list." "So you may have seen her." "Maybe you can give me a lead, a clue." "18 months is a long time." "Well?" " Bastard." "Are you gonna help me?" "Have you seen her?" "Let go of him, Tom." " Stay out of it." "Don't touch me, Tom." "Don't touch me, please." "Tom." "You can't say we haven't been patient or sympathetic." "Nor can you say we didn't warn you." " I don't need a lecture, Mike." "You want me to be straight with you?" "We're all sick and tired of hearing about your daughter." "It's driving your department crazy." "You're suspended for six months." "Go and see a shrink." "And, if the medical board agrees, you may get your job back afterwards." "Here you are." " Thanks." "Excuse me." "Are you waiting for someone?" " No." "Can I sit down?" "Would you like a drink?" " No." "I can take you home, if you like." "I've got a car." "It's not necessary." "Have you got somewhere to sleep?" " I'll be okay." "Have you run away from home?" "That's my daughter." "Look." "That's my phone number." "Wait a minute." "If you don't believe me." "Look." "Look." "Do you know her?" "Have you seen her somewhere?" "Where?" "I can't remember." " How was she?" "I'm asking you a question!" "Where?" "Hey, calm down!" " Sorry." "I'm sorry." "Forgive me." "Sit down." "I'm sorry." "Agreed?" "And you can tell me more tomorrow." "What's your name?" "Good morning." "What is this about?" "Are you alone?" "No." "Can my colleague take a look round?" "Yes." "You don't know who she is?" "So what's she doing here?" "I found her." "Just found her." "In a bar." "In a bar by the station?" "54 to control." "Next to the bed we find her clothes, including her knickers and her bra." "We find the minor half naked." "The man in question, Mr Vansant, states he'd fallen asleep next to her." "He smelled of alcohol." "Bloody hell!" "You don't expect me to be able to help you, do you?" "I've got to write a report and lock you up for 24 hours." "As long as she doesn't make a statement and tell us her name, you'll be kept here for possible sexual assault of a minor." "She saw my daughter, Wes." " Tom!" "When we were at school, your marks were twice as high as mine." "Now is the time to use that intelligence." "Can I talk to her?" " No, of course you can't!" "Once you know who she is, her name will be in the report and I'll find her." "Tom." "Did you touch her?" "BRUSSELS POLICE UNKNOWN" "Charlotte." "My little girl." "You're alive." "I've missed you so much!" "We'll forget the past." "Yes, Mum." "Her name is Charlotte Florent." "She's 151/2." "She lives in Bergmont, a village in the Ardennes." "Her father is a vet and she has a 17-year-old brother." "In the Ardennes?" "She speaks better Flemish than you do." "And better French than you." "So?" "What else do you know?" "What aren't you telling me?" "Nothing." "That's everything." "Over and out." "Christ!" "I'm innocent, remember?" "I only want to talk to her, that's all." "I can find out via Child Focus or the Internet." "I'll find her anyway." "Don't mess me around." "What else do you know?" "She was missing for 18 months." "What did you say?" "18 months?" "She disappeared on 10th May." " 10th May?" "Where has she been all this time?" " She doesn't want to talk about it." "Tom?" "Tom." "That may not mean anything." " Says who?" "She disappears on 10th May." "My daughter disappears two weeks later." "And when she sees a photo of Louise, she says she saw her." "She was looking for a place to sleep." "Of course she said that." "Listen." "Listen very carefully to what I'm going to say." "She'll receive therapy and then there'll be an investigation locally." "Sooner or later, she'll talk about those 18 months." "Just be patient." "I want to know what happened to my daughter and she knows something." "Wait for the investigation." " You can't stop me!" "For God's sake, Tom." " She holds the key, damn you!" "Empty?" "I told you." "They'll rip you off whenever they can." "Good morning to you, too." "You must have a good reason for burying yourself here." "My wife left me." "You won't find another one here." "Go and read the names on the graves in the graveyard." "There's the Cassimons, the Dunewolts, the Florents and the Philipses." "Four families." "The women divide everything amongst themselves to keep the land and the money together." "And the animals can talk too, I suppose?" "That wouldn't surprise me one bit, mate." "Hello." " Hello." "Have you forgotten my order?" " That boy'll be the death of me!" "Freddy." "Freddy?" "Yesterday he forgot Josiane's tights and today your chocolates." "Tuesday?" " Fine." "How much do I owe you?" " Eighteen." "Bye, Gaby." "That's for Henri." " For who?" "You arrived at the campsite yesterday at 6, didn't you?" "You rented Cassimon's caravan." " Yes." "That's for Henri." "Will you take him his groceries?" "Are you on holiday?" " Yes." "Here you are." "Thanks." "Freddy, don't tease them." "The Florents?" "What do you want to know about them?" "Well, their address." "Where they live." "Is it for someone from the family?" " I'm looking for a vet." "I'm thinking of bringing my dog with me." " Oh, you're the guy from the campsite." "Now I know why you bought a bottle of gas from Victor." "Hello, gentlemen." " Hello." "How are you, Freddy?" "Here you are." "That's the guy from the campsite." "He's Flemish." "Right." "Another one who's come to seek his fortune here." "Roland Dunewolt, forest ranger." " Hello." "Matthieu, this round's on me." "He's looking for the Florents." "The Florents?" "I thought I saw you there fifteen minutes ago." "In the courtyard." "That's possible." "But there's no sign that says there's a vet there." "Now that's true." "I've told him he should put up a nameplate." "May I?" " Be my guest." "I'd better do my duty, first." "As a forest ranger, I'm responsible for your safety." "There's the programme for the rest of the hunting season." "It says where and when there's any hunting and where to avoid." "You don't need to learn it off by heart." "It's simple." "Keep to the paths." "Don't get in anyone's way." "Accidents happen faster than you think." "No, thank you." " A small aperitif won't hurt." "Enjoy your stay." "Don't you like it?" "Do you want something else?" "Tell me what you would like, I'll make it for you." "Arlette!" "Have you mended her moped?" "Can she use it now?" "Eat something." "Last seen by Dunewolt Roland, forest ranger." "The witness saw Charlotte Florent at the Esso petrol station, getting into a dark-coloured Volvo estate." "Dark-coloured." "No other details." "Nice animal, Omer." "Help us, Paul." "Now we'll take that out." "Give me the guns." "Hold these, Paul." "Ready?" "Congratulations." " Thank you." "Congratulations." "There's someone there." "Thanks." "Bye." "Bye." "You can wash your hands inside." "Bye." "Thanks." " Bye." "Hi, I'm Tom." " Erika." "Dunewolt, Philips, Florent, Cassimon?" " No, no, I'm not from round here." "Do you like it at the campsite?" "Everyone knows everything in this village." "When someone hides himself away we assume he has a reason." "Would you like some soup?" " Soup?" "Yes, please." "Do I look as if I've got a reason for hiding myself away?" "I don't know." "I quit my job." "Too many problems." "Always on the road." "Lots of stress." "I hope to get some peace and quiet here." "And there's only me, so..." "What about you?" "Do you do this all by yourself?" "Since my husband died three years ago, yes." "Sorry to hear that." "Children?" "No." "What about you?" " I've got a daughter." "She's with her mother?" "She's..." "Yes." "Sorry." "Forgive me." "I've got to go and collect some customers from the other end." "Otherwise they won't get back." "I have to turn the trolleys round." "There's only one track." "4 km there, turn the trolley, 4 km back." "Can I ask you something?" "Could you..." "I'd rather not take you back." "Too many eyes watching?" "You don't know how scared I was." "I thought you weren't coming back." "I'm a bit late, that's all." " It doesn't matter." "It doesn't." "I really don't mean to keep tabs on you." " Yeah, yeah." "He saw the baptism of a hunter and got the fright of his life." "When you shoot your first animal, they rub its blood over you as a reward." "It's tradition here." "Have some more." "The place is awash with snails." "Eh, darling?" "No, thanks." "A sales rep who doesn't drink?" "Everyone has their own story to tell." "What's your story?" "Night porter in a hotel near Brussels North railway station for 30 years." "You had to be deaf, dumb and blind." "Don't ask." "Do you find anything with that?" " Anything?" "Everything." "You'd never believe what these tourists leave behind." "Wait a minute." "Watch out, darling." "She's not as mobile as she was since her stroke." "Apart from that, she's as healthy as anything." "When did it happen?" "Two years ago." "I didn't know you could swear and pray at the same time." "And then we said we were going to make the most of life." "Sod everyone." "Look." "That was the first thing." "A Pontiac watch." "And here, a wedding ring." "Jos and Rita." "He probably wasn't with Rita when he lost that." "A few francs, some euros." "Even some cartridge cases." "They shoot at large game with these." "7.64 calibre." "Fatal at 600 metres." "The blood thinner is all she has to take." "It's 4 mg." "No, 1 mg." "No, it's Sintrom 4 mg." "It's probably a mistake." "Too much can cause a haemorrhage." "Right, I'm off." "That was delicious and I've had a nice time." "Thanks." "If you like I'll take it with me and change it at the pharmacy." "Charlotte?" "Are you asleep?" "I just wanted to hold you." "I can't sleep." "I have nightmares and dream that they come and get you." "Charlotte..." "Sweet dreams, darling." "Charlotte, this is Mr De Koster." "He's a psychotraumatologist with the police." "He works in the Missing Persons department." "Don't you?" "He'd like to talk to you." "I'll leave you now." "I'll come back and get you later." "Isn't that strange?" "I tell great big lies and you don't react." "I've heard things about you, Charlotte." "You wouldn't give your name because you didn't want to come home." "And not a single word about those 18 months." "It's not easy, is it?" "Keeping quiet about one and a half years of your life." "A secret like that has a life of its own." "It grows." "It wants to get out." "And you're probably scared stiff that, sooner or later, you'll tell someone." "I couldn't care less about that." "Apart from one thing." "I want to hear everything that has anything to do with my daughter." "I won't go away." "I'll be everywhere you look." "Even in your dreams." "I've never seen your daughter." " Not true." "You did see her." "I needed somewhere to sleep." "Damn you, you did see her!" "You recognised her!" "Right, I recognised her." "I nodded at her photo, that's all." "You should've seen yourself." "I even got given her clothes." "Who knows what else I could've asked for." "So you haven't seen her?" " No." "I'm sorry, OK?" "Is that it?" "Then I'm off." "Wait, Charlotte." " Leave me alone." "Or I'll say you're assaulting me." "They wanted me to say that last time." "They believe anything I say." "You can be sure of that, Mr Psychotraumatologist." "Charlotte." "Her marks don't mean much." "She's two years behind for her age." "Has she talked about her past?" " No, she's new here." "She didn't want to go back to her old school." "She's also very shy." "She doesn't have much contact with the others." "Is she seeing a psychologist?" " Her parents don't think it's necessary." "They have an agreement with the police that she won't be questioned anymore." "An investigation with no questions?" " But there is no investigation." "What did you say?" " She's back." "What's there to investigate?" "That's not possible." "Are you OK?" " Yes, I'm fine." "I'll be in touch." "Thank you." " Goodbye." "I need new clothes." " But you chose those yourself." "I don't like them anymore." "And this time I'm going on my own." "Don't worry." "I'll come back." " OK." "How much do you need?" " I'll take your card with me." "You just have to give me your code." "Let me hold you for a moment." "That's enough." "Mum." "Anything else?" "Anything else?" "That's 14.80 euro." "I've changed my mind." "Give me a box of chocolates, please." "There you are." "So you will be staying for a while, then?" "And a pack of water and six litres of milk." "Freddy, go and get a pack of water." "A friendly lad, your son." " Freddy's my nephew." "His parents are dead." "Everyone has a cross to bear, eh?" "Yes." "Don't stand there." "That's just what she wants." "Can you pass the salt, Dad?" "Thanks." "These are for you." "I'm sorry to say this, but you lie easily, don't you?" "Pardon?" "You're a doctor." "Who says so?" " Roland Dunewolt." "You're here about Charlotte." "I'm the one who found her." " But that's not all." "I don't have to stand here and defend myself, do I?" "Does it have to do with your daughter?" "My daughter disappeared around the same time as Charlotte." "What's her name?" " Louise." "Louise." "Did they know each other?" " No." "So what are you doing here?" "Some people have arrived." " Right." "Did you enjoy yourselves?" "It wasn't hard work?" "Bye." "What a beautiful little girl!" "Sorry, but I can't see the connection with Charlotte." "Do you know how many children run away from home every year?" "1200." "1200 children disappear." "And they don't come back." "Some do." "But most of them..." "Each year more disappear." "They become shadows." "An army of shadows wandering around." "Then I find Charlotte." "I was meant to find her, see?" "That's the connection with my daughter." "It was meant to be." "I'm convinced my daughter's spirit..." "She's guiding me." "She sent me here." "She knows I'll find the solution here." "There's something here." "I can't see it yet, but it's here." "She's dead, isn't she?" "Your daughter." "How long?" "A month after she ran away." "She jumped out of a window." "Why?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "I can't accept it." "As long as I don't know why, I won't accept it." "I can't accept it." "Not without a reason." "You didn't notice anything before then?" "Didn't ask anything?" "Why not?" "Why not?" "She was 14." "Still a child." "You don't want them to get bigger, to grow up." "You want them to stay children for the rest of their lives." "Even though you realise that she's probably not so innocent anymore, but you don't want to know." "One day, I walked into her room and she'd gone." "DAD" "DAD, I'M REALLY SORRY." "I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH." "L." "She must have confided in someone." "With difficulty I discovered 4 addresses where she stayed." "39 people who spoke to her and 105 who saw her." "But she didn't leave anything behind, not a message, nothing." "And then I find Charlotte." "Is that a coincidence?" "There's something seriously wrong with that child." "Isn't that obvious?" "How come she speaks Flemish?" "There's a connection, there must be." "Good morning." "Nice to see you again." "Am I trespassing?" " No, not at all." "You've chosen a great spot to..." "How shall I put it?" "Observe the wildlife." "Holiday going well?" " It's a beautiful area." "Are you a nature lover?" "2800 hectares, more than 100 wild boars." "And 80 deer." "Have you got some time to spare?" " Yes." "Come with me." "Nature writes the laws here." "Civilisation is of little consequence here." "One wrong step and you're dead." "That is some message about nature." "I have a call of nature to answer." "It's rather urgent." "Now I come to think of it, Mr Dunewolt," "As forest ranger you're a bit like a policeman, aren't you?" "An enforcer of the law." "So it was probably easy for you to find out who I am via my car number plate." "Wasn't it?" "I can report you for coming after Charlotte, doctor." "We find the minor half naked." "The person in question, Mr Vansant, states that he'd fallen asleep." "He smelled of alcohol." "I watched Charlotte grow up." "I've been a friend of the family for years." "They've just been through a terrible time." "If you've come to upset them, you'll have me to deal with." "You were the last person to see her." "You saw her get in that Volvo." "Do you know what they learn in the police?" "Never trust the last person to have seen someone." "Go back to the city, doctor." "It's safer." "Explain to me..." " I'll do what I like." "I'll cut myself if I want to." "It's my body, it's mine." "Tell me what I have to do." "I'll help you." "I protect you from the police, the doctors." "Everyone who bothers you." "No, everyone who bothers you." "I'm not scared." "I don't shut myself up." "I'm not afraid of my own shadow." "D'you want me to tell them the truth?" "All those hypocrites in the village." "Is that what you want?" "Is it?" "Because I'll do it." "Don't do it." " I will do it." "Don't do it." "What did you think?" "The rent is low here." "What was so urgent?" " I was just making some tea." "Come in." "Did you take all these?" "Those?" "Yes." "It's a hobby that got out of hand." "I sell them for a few euros each." "As a souvenir." "Did you take those too?" " Yes." "They're great." " Thanks." "The village as seen by an outsider." "Those are the ones that weren't sold." "I ought to throw them away, but I can't bring myself to do it." "They're all laughing." "A box full of happy people." "For an hour or so." "What was his name?" "Marc." "Were you happy together?" " Yes." "I feel guilty." "Erika, I should feel guilty." "In your case it was an accident." "I feel guilty because he reads my thoughts." "There came a time when she changed." "From a child, not into an adult, but into someone independent." "And I missed it." "I missed when it happened." "It... passed me by." "To me, she will always be my little girl." "Was she happy with you?" "Maybe that's why she never told you." "She didn't want to disappoint you." "Because she loved you so much." "I need a cigarette." " Right." "Tom, there's something I have to tell you." "A cigarette first." " OK." "You knew." "Since when?" " Um..." "Since when?" "I was looking for a photo of Charlotte yesterday evening." "And you didn't tell me." " I didn't want to spring it on you." "No, you wanted to get laid first." "Bloody hell!" "She was here." " It was a school trip." "On 10th May last year." "Your daughter was here the day Charlotte disappeared." "They'd booked for 3 o'clock and the coach left again at 5." "Nothing special happened or I would've written it down." "You can keep the photo." "There's only the one." "Maybe you're right." "Maybe you're here because that's what she wants." "Maybe she has to finish something, something that is incomplete." "Otherwise she can't rest in peace." "What do you know about it?" "You're a widow." "There isn't even a name for a man who loses his child." "You were here, from 3 o'clock to 5." "You go home by coach." "Circumstances of the disappearance." "Exact time: 5.30 p.m." "Last seen by Roland Dunewolt." "Unknown Volvo, Esso garage." "5.30 p.m., Dunewolt." "Yes..." "OK." "I agree." "If she was there, that is a huge coincidence." "No, I'm not saying you're right." "Listen, I've made lots..." "I've made lots of notes." "Yes, but..." "Are you going to help me, or not?" "Got a light?" "Thanks." "Can I have that?" "That poster." "Damn you." "You look a lot better." " I'm following the doctor's orders." "You look at home among the local hordes." "They've just tried to kill me." "Come on, let's go somewhere else." "My daughter was here on 10th May." "Have you discovered anything else?" "You're asking a lot of me." "No one moved away or disappeared from the village after 10th May." "And the names and number plates I gave you?" "I've found three convictions, but only for poaching, illegal hunting rifles and drunkenness." "The usual stuff in a village like this." "And anyway, everyone was checked when Charlotte disappeared." "Look at this." "I may be right yet." "Stop drinking and fall in love!" "Erika Pauli, widow for three years." "39, no children." "Has lived at the same address for 15 years." "Very promising." " Can I have that?" "Did you get a look at Charlotte's medical file?" "She was no longer a virgin." "It doesn't say whether it was with or without her consent, but..." "Well..." "Well?" "What else?" " Something doesn't add up." "The doctor's conclusions." "The patient is in better health than the average adolescent of this age." "That's not the profile of someone who's run away." "In those 18 months she grew 12 cm and put on 17 kg..." "Strong biceps, well-developed thigh and calf muscles." "It's as if she were fattened up in a 5-star hotel during those 18 months." "Shall I tell you something?" "The case has been closed here." "What did you say?" " It's true." "It can't have been." " She hasn't even been questioned." "How does she behave?" " Like a bitch on heat." "How does the village react?" " They all look the other way." "You're the cop." "What do you think?" "I'm going to say something I shouldn't." "It's pure speculation." "And I've no idea how your daughter fits in." "Maybe she saw or heard something that day." "Don't hold me to that." "Right..." "Charlotte never ran away." "She was kept somewhere, God knows where." "Locked up, shut in." "You know what I mean." "And she ran away from there." "That means she was abducted first." "And there are those in the village that know that." "It's happened before, a whole community that is an accessory." "There are four, five clans in that village." "Everyone is related." "And all they're covering up for each other." "Well?" "What are you going to do now?" "I don't know." "I really don't." "Thanks for everything." "Call me if you need something." "You know where to find me." "Good luck with your new girlfriend." "Hey, wait for me." "Good evening." "Good evening." "Hello, doctor." "I thought you'd left for good." " That'd take more than a bottle of gas." "You'll leave in the end." "No, in the end Charlotte will reveal what happened here." "Here?" " Yes, here, in your fuckin' village." "You don't care what happens to her, as long as she keeps quiet." "Your feeling of guilt about your daughter is driving you crazy." "True." "Especially now I know she was here on 10th May." "You may not be the only person who was the last one to see Charlotte." "She can no longer say whether you're lying." "But you're lying." "And if I find any connection between you and my daughter," "I'll drown you in your own blood." "You don't know what you're saying." " Oh yes, I do." "And there's more." "This." "I got this from the register of births." "Freddy is your son." "An accident somewhere here in town?" "His mother doesn't want him, so Gaby looks after him." "Gaby." "Your sister!" "Your child is still alive." "Don't get in my way." "Don't get any ideas about Erika, doctor." "She had a moment of weakness." "I don't hold it against her." "But don't try it again." "Get out!" "Bastard!" "How about a dance?" "I don't think that's a good idea, Charlotte." "D'you want me to start screaming?" "Come on." "Come on." "See how they're all looking at us." "It won't help you." "My daughter saw you here." "Here?" "Stop the play-acting." "You didn't run away." "Who abducted you?" "You're mad." " Where were you?" "And with who?" "Leave me alone." "Don't you dare say who you were with?" " Leave me alone." "You're completely mad." "Mister..." "Go back inside." "It's not worth it." "Please don't blame her." "She's still got a lot of problems." "How come?" " It won't happen again." "I promise." "Let's get out of here." "Be reasonable." " Roland!" "We'll see." "One question." "Just one." "What do you know about my daughter?" " About Louise?" "Is that why you wanted to get me in your bed?" "To interrogate me?" "To find out what I knew about him, about Charlotte and everything." "When Marc died, after the funeral the whole village turned against me." "Roland is the only one who helped me then." "A woman on her own is seen as a threat here." "He's a good man, even though it doesn't always show." "That's why it's so difficult." " Difficult?" "I'm leaving." "I've just told him." "I'd already decided." "It was definite." "And then you arrived." "You're cold." " You're colder than me, Tom." "I love you." "Keep your hands down, Charlotte." "Yes, that's better." "Good morning, Father." " Good morning, Roland." "Keep your heels down." "Heels down." "Hey, hello." "That's Tom." "Tom, these are my old friends." "Hello." " This is Tom." "Congratulations." " Thanks." "Hope you have sixty more." "Pleased to meet you." " Pleased to meet you." "Wait." "I can see it." "Got it." "Dad." "Dad." " What, son?" "I've found a euro." " Well I never." "Now look for a 2 euro coin." "Here you are." "Kids... and friends that call once a year and leave you in peace the rest of the time." "What more can you want?" "Thanks." "Right." "Here we are." "Here are the sausages." " Finally." "I'll put them here." "Help yourself." " Thank you." "Henri, where did you get that pendant from?" "Where?" "Easy mate." "This is my party." " It's my daughter's chain." "Who are you?" "Can I have it back?" "Where did you get it?" "What d'you think?" "I found it." " Where?" "Near the track." "By the tunnel." "Was she still conscious?" "Did you find her right away?" "Could she still move?" "Was there any other paralysis?" "Lt'll be OK." "You're a doctor?" " Yes." "Is it because of the pills?" "So what did I do wrong?" " Nothing." "It would've happened anyway?" " Yes." "Even if we didn't live here?" " Maybe even sooner." "What are you going to do now?" "Move." "Sit by her side." "She waited for me at night for 30 years." "It's my turn now." "Do you want me to take you to the hospital?" "Tom." "I'm really sorry about your daughter." "Don't move and don't say anything." " Luc, it's over." "Sit down, there!" "Brother and sister, eh?" "What's your name?" " Julie." "And the rest?" " Ost." "Where do you live?" "Brussels, Kennedystraat." "You ran away from home?" " Yes, from my father." "I'd missed my train." "I was waiting in the bar for the next one." "You came in." "The same evening?" "He made her sleep with him." "She had to sleep with her father since she was 12." "He forced her." "Look." "She wanted to hurt herself." "If I hadn't been there..." " Calm down, no one's blaming you." "Is it true?" " Yes." "So what happened at the police station?" " I didn't want to say who I was." "So they circulated photos of me." "An hour later the cops from here were there with a photo of Charlotte." "They said it was me." " And you said yes." "No, I said no." "They didn't believe me." "They said I had the same birthmark." "And then his mother turned up and you thought, here was your opportunity." "But you couldn't keep it up for long." "And you knew." "Of course." "My mother was going crazy." "She couldn't accept that my sister had disappeared." "Every day, she said Charlotte would come back that day or the next." "Every day." "To her she was Charlotte." "She is Charlotte." "My mother is living in a dream." "We've told her, but it's no use." "Does anyone else know about this?" " Of course." "And they all keep quiet." "Listen." "Both go home and pretend nothing is wrong." "Wait until you hear from me and don't do anything." "OK?" "Her name is Julie Ost." " It can't be!" "I've seen her twice." "I've even talked to her." "And you didn't notice anything." " But who'd think that..." "And her mother." "Arlette is an intelligent woman." "How can she carry on believing it's her daughter?" "I did the same." "I enticed her back to my house." "To my daughter's room." "Put her in Louise's clothes." "Let her sleep in Louise's bed." "Laid next to her." "I thought I'd got something back." "I didn't want to lose it again." "I only thought it, but she did it." "And now?" "You don't understand." "And now?" "If she's not Charlotte, where is the real Charlotte?" "Where is she?" "God, no!" "Did volunteers search the track in the quarry after 10th May?" "Who was in charge?" "Dunewolt?" "What did he say when he got back?" "We didn't find anything." "I've already told you, the case is closed." "Is the magistrate here?" " No." "Then I'll go and see the public prosecutor." "Just try stopping me!" "PUBLIC PROSECUTOR" "Excuse me, sir..." "For Christ's sake, Erika." "Will you just listen?" "Get in your car and go to the Florents and get Julie out of there." "I don't care." "Get that child to safety." "Do as I say." "Now!" "It's me, Wes." "You've got to help me, mate." "What?" " They were asking about you." "What the bloody hell were you doing at the courthouse?" "Pardon?" "Her body is under a hut in the quarry in Bergmont." "Do it yourself." "Don't go via the public prosecutor's office here." "I don't know." "It's either a conspiracy or they're all related." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Bloody hell!" "What are you doing here?" " You wanted to see me." "Me?" " I had to wait until I heard from you and Roland said..." " Dunewolt sent you here?" "That was the arrangement, wasn't it?" " They sent you here to kill you." "Why?" " To bury you as the Florents' daughter." "And then no one will look for Charlotte's body." "Is Charlotte dead?" " Yes." "Come on!" "Quick!" "Come on." "Quick." "Freddy!" "For Christ's sake!" "Come on." "You go that way." "Charlotte?" "Are you OK?" "You were dead." "Freddy!" "Are you OK?" "Are you OK?" "Come here." "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name." "Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." "And deliver us from evil." "Deliver us from evil!" "Things were fine here." "Until you arrived." "Get up." "Get up." "Stand up!" "Sit down over there." "Sit down." "Freddy likes children." "What does he call it?" "Playing?" "Freddy didn't touch your daughter." " So you know what happened." "She was by the tunnel." "Then what?" "Then what?" "Freddy's 11 years old." "Here." "She was older." "She played with him." "Get her." "Go on." "To Freddy, everything is a game." "There's no harm in Freddy." "Stop!" "What have you done?" "You've killed her." "What have you done?" "What have you done?" "You've killed her." "My son is innocent." "And you?" "You don't say a word." "And you buried Charlotte, like a dog." "Under a pile of rubbish." "What else could I have done?" " Reported everything..." "Reported everything." " He tells so many stories." "I didn't believe him." "Who was that other child?" "Why would she be there?" "Why didn't I hear anything?" "I thought he'd done it." "You could've still reported him." " You don't report your own child!" "Then mine would still be alive!" "She'd have been able to talk about it all!" "Got it off her chest." "But you keep quiet." "And she's just left there, all alone!" "With all that weight on her shoulders!" "A child!" "Until she can't take it anymore." "You killed my daughter." "You keep quiet and carry on keeping quiet." "My little girl..." "My little girl..." "You killed my little girl." "And you're still alive." "So are you." "What's the difference between you and me?" "Thanks." "Alright?" " Yeah." "I don't get it." "You were the perfect father." "Why didn't she say anything to you?" "Because she was an independent human being." "A person in her own right." "A 14-year-old girl?" " She didn't want to burden me with it." "It was her decision." "It was wrong, but she had that right." "I've never looked at it like that and I'll have to learn to live with it." "But you know what, Wes?" "I can finally start grieving." "And as a matter of fact, she has spoken to me." "THE INTRUDER BASED ON A TRUE STORY"