"IRIS HOEGAARDE portraits" "Great photos." "WiIIem Steenhouwer, lawyer." "It's the Iast time." "You agree, I hope." "Did you see Chris in church?" "He was shitting his pants." "should you go after Chris van den Houwert now?" "Must I just let it go?" ". shall I pick you up around nine?" "What's this?" " You're dead, you know that?" "It's vital we get your statement about Bjorn and for you to repeat it in court." "You killed him." " No, it was an accident." "You've never ever been on that bridge." "MireiIIe?" "Nice photos." " Yes." "BETRAYAL" "THE SECRET GIRLFRIEND" "Mr Hartman." "." "Rosie." "Take a seat." "What happened?" "That's what Joachim says." "The Ukrainian girl?" "illegal?" "What's new about that?" " She's becoming a nuisance." "How so?" "." "She wants more money." "What does Joachim do?" " Nothing, for now." "The police keep coming by." "If they crack the alibi, we're screwed." "WiIIem, he can't go to jail." "It will kill him." "He needs his daily routine, or he'II go mad." "He didn't murder Louis." "It was an accident." "Sort of." "Yes, but who's going to believe that if the Ukrainian girl denies it?" "I can't do anything about that, Huub." "What's wrong?" " Nothing." "natalia Korzachenko, MireiIIe during work." "She's from Donetsk, Ukraine." "She's been here illegally for a few years." "We can involve the Immigration Agency." "hello?" " Yes, but is she really lying?" "Sure, she must have been paid off." "No way was Bjorn there that night." "But if we threaten her with Immigration, she'II disappear." "No threats." "Just dangle a carrot and offer her a residence permit." "shall we contact Immigration?" "Sure." "I don't care anymore." "I talk to him in my mind all day." "I think I'm going mad." "Do you think I'm going mad?" " No." "I think it's normal." "Do you talk to your father?" " Yes." "Do you talk about Louis sometimes?" "And Bjorn?" "I haven't spoken to him." "The police drop by sometimes, or is it the Ministry of Justice, I don't know." "They asked me to sign a statement about seeing Bjorn that night." " What do you say?" "Do you want some sugar?" "He was there, EIsie." "really." "Bjorn would never hurt uncle Louis." "If the police come again, don't sign." "Don't do it." "It's important." "Good afternoon, Van ErkeI speaking." "I'm calling for my wife who lost her purse." "She stayed with you on Monday or Tuesday." "Hoegaarde, Iris." "Yes, I'II wait." "Yes." "Unknown?" "OK, I'II get back to my wife." "Thank you, goodbye." "Marco, could I talk to you?" "I have a physics class." "." "I'II write you a note." "Come on." "OK, the special issues." "We want to do at Ieast six this year." "We have a number of ideas:" "'Mother and daughter'." "'The truth about staying fit'." "'This year's interior design trends'." " Not again." "Yes, again. 'Second homes abroad'." "And where is it, 'adultery'." "That's right up your street." "Me?" "You're always saying you want to do more than just portraits." "It's up to you." "Surprise me." "OK, thank you everyone." "Huub, good to see you." "Chris." " WiIIem." "Take a seat." "How are things at home?" "What you do mean?" " With Bjorn." "Why are you asking?" "I mean, are we going to talk or not?" "OK, Iet's talk." "Great." "Huub, at the moment I'm dealing with a Iot of turmoil." "That's bad for business." "Everyone's talking about it." "We have to talk about Louis." "What on earth happened?" " Louis drowned." "Didn't you read the newspaper?" "I saw you at the funeral." "And what about what people are saying?" "That Bjorn may have..." " What?" "Do you think I sent my son to chuck my brother.in.Iaw in the water?" "Who do you take me for?" "OK." "Now you're here." "I know what people are saying about The Hague Fortress." "And apparently you believe it." " really?" "Do I believe it?" " Christ, Huub." "I wasn't involved in that deal." "Louis did that." "God rest his soul, but I have no idea..." "We just had a look at those contracts." "Who is United Enterprise consultancy?" "A company." " They surveyed and advised." "And they did some building assistance, I believe." "They sent an invoice for three million." "A Iot of money." "What's strange about that?" "It's a big building." "But we can't find who owns the company." "The trade register says it's an umbrella company for a list of PLCs." "But who the owner or owners are has been covered." "Who are they, Chris?" "It was Louis' idea." "I don't know them." "No?" " No." "would you mind if I were to look into it?" "Sure, go ahead." "If I find out you and Louis are involved..." " What will you do?" "will you set Bjorn on me too?" "Let me say this." "If, Iike a bolt from the blue, or whatever the expression is I were to receive three million euro on my account I'II stop investigating these United Enterprise guys." "I don't need to tell you how small the real estate world is." "And that your pension fund can do without these rumours." "talk about bad for business." "Cheerio." "We cycled together part of the way." "I mean, I was on my scooter and she was on her bike." "And at some point I turned off and she went the other way." "Everything was fine then." "." "So, you claim you didn't hit her?" "Of course not." "Why would I?" "I really like her." "She's made a formal complaint against you." "I have no choice but to look into it." "I will talk to other pupils who were at the party and if I find out that you haven't been telling me the truth you will be expelled." "Do you understand?" "I'm telling the truth." "He's afraid of you." "hello, Van ErkeI." "What can I do for you?" "." "I'II show you my ID." "Justice?" "." "That's got nothing to do with it really." "I'm not here in that capacity." "Not yet, anyway." "I need information on this woman." "Is something wrong?" " No, nothing." "Like I said, not yet." "It has something to do with..." "It doesn't matter." "AII I want to know is if this woman was here." "I'm sorry I'm not at liberty to say." " No, I understand." "Thank you." "Oh, if need be I'II come back with a search warrant." "Of course, it wouId be troublesome." "For the other guests as well." "It seems she was here this week." "If you can't confirm that, I'II just leave." "No, this woman was here." "alone?" "No, with a gentleman." "Yes of course, Mr van Loon." "Bakker, Rene Bakker." "Thank you very much." "What are you doing here?" "How did you find this?" "Did you think it was hard to find?" "A nice space." "I don't want an affair." "I don't want this." "would you Iike some more champagne before I drive you crazy?" "Yes, I'd Iike that." " Coming up." "I have to take over." "Bob wants to see you." "What's this?" "That's good news." "This is carla." "And she has a divine body." "Look how beautiful she is, look at those curves." "You just won the jackpot, sir." "Again?" "Is there a problem?" "No, I just wanted to know if the police had come by again in the Iast few days." "They came by once." "What did they want?" "I told them what I had to, with decisiveness." "Is that the word?" "Decisiveness?" "Anything else?" "." "My name." "What did you say?" ". MireiIIe." "Did they ask for your passport?" " I told them I didn't have it on me." "Anything else?" " Nothing." "Did I do well?" " Very well." "I don't know if I can keep it up much longer." "So much pressure." "It's hard, the police are very strict." "You're here illegally, arent you?" "It'd be a shame if Immigration came after you." "That's not a problem." "I have to keep this up, that's the problem." "Yes, MireiIIe you will keep this up." "I want a bonus." "When?" "What's wrong?" "This can't go on." " Why not?" "Why not?" "Read any world literature?" "Or talked to anyone who's been through this?" "These things never, never end well." "For no one." "especially in our case." "You have to go." "No, please go." "Iris." ". please." "Sorry, sorry." "I've been acting like a moron." "The whole day." "If there's something I never wanted to be it's the secret girlfriend." "Waiting for you, for your phone calls, and getting nowhere." "No." "This has to end." "I want to see you one more time." "Hey Marco, how are you?" "Is grandpa in?" " Yes, come in." "We're having dinner." "Are you tired?" "A little." "How's the case going?" " OK." "Who's going to read to me tonight?" "." "Me." "I'd Iike to." "I can practise for when we divorce." "well, out with it." "Is it complicated?" "Not really." "And why do you come to me and not your father?" "Because dad..." "It's about a girl." "It's not what you think." "Oh?" "I..." "I sort of hit her." "And her father made her file a complaint." "And they'II probably expel me." "I have another job tomorrow." " OK." "What kind of job?" "A portrait, outside the city." "Who?" "Some actor." "So, I might be home late." "Who?" "What do you mean?" "." "Which actor?" "Van der WieI, I think." "He's not very famous." "No problem." "I'm off early tomorrow anyway." "I'II call Tess." "So what?" " I can't be expelled, grandpa." "My mum will go mad." "." "What on earth are you hitting girls for?" "hello." "I was drunk." "She was over me all evening but in the end..." "." "She didn't want to." "A girl who doesn't want you." "How dare she." "And what can I do?" "Her father is a contractor." "Hartman, he works in town." " Hartman?" "Never heard of him." "I was thinking in those circles, you might have some influence." "Hitting women." "A guy doesn't do that." "I was drunk." " Even then, dickhead." "I'II see what I can do." "It has to be done quickly." "This guy's got it in for me." "And if my dad hears about it, I know whose side he'II choose." "It's not funny." "Go home and do your homework." "I'II take care of it." "'WeII,' said the blue crocodile 'you've got a funny colour too, you don't look like your family.'" "The monkey looked surprised." "'What do you mean?" "' 'You're pink,' said the blue crocodile." "'And the others are brown.'" "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "I'm off to bed, I don't feel well." "Oh, what's wrong?" "A fever?" "." "I just don't feel well." "So, you won't go to that job tomorrow?" "I think I will, it's important." "Eastern Europe." "They don't give a fuck." "She'd kill you for a penny." " Oh, Christ." "If we give in now, we're screwed." "She'II want more every month." "And it remains a risk." "No." "She's only a whore." "She's not from here, nobody knows her." "." "A whore has parents too." "I'II think about it." "OK." "." "I'II think about it." "There is something else you can do though." "Good evening." "I'm Joachim Lampe." "Is your father in?" " Yes." "What's the matter?" "." "It's important." "One moment." "Dad, there's someone to see you." "Good evening, I'm Joachim Lampe." "Sorry to bother you at this hour." "I work for Mr Couwenberg." "Maybe you know him?" "." "Yes, I do." "May I come in?" "." "It'II only take ten minutes." "I made it up." "I don't understand." "I was confused." "I fell off my bike." "I was drunk." "So, Marco..." "He didn't do it, OK?" "What's wrong?" "What?" "Your fucking brother." "Or your fucking grandpa." "And?" "And what?" "." "I'II get back to you." "Any developments?" " No." "OK." "Something else." " Yes?" "I really don't like it when people say 'And?" "' all the time." "Did I say something wrong?" " What?" "I just thought something was wrong." "With what?" " That special issue about adultery." "You don't have to do it." "I can ask..." "." "No, I'II do it." "It's not really your thing." "." "What makes you think that?" "I've had an affair for years." "Thank you." "Excuse me, I just found a purse." "A woman in a purple coat, did she just buy a ticket?" "She was going to?" "." "Naarden." "Thank you." " platform 4." "You're early." "How come?" "half the teachers are ill." "They have 19 weeks holiday a year a good pension, a good health insurance and all they do is moan about how hard it is." "Mum?" "What people say and write about grandpa." "Yes, what about it?" "Is it true?" "What makes you think that?" " It's in the newspaper." "Do we have to talk about it now?" "I don't interfere in grandpa's business." "But you must know if it's true?" "." "No, I don't." "And it doesn't matter." "." "Nonsense." "Why is that nonsense?" "." "Don't you want to know if grandpa's a criminal?" " No, your grandpa's not a criminal." "How dare you say that." "Go to your room." "For once, just tell me..." " Bye." "What is this?" "Why can we never talk about things normally in this house?" "Not today, anyway." "It's weird." "What?" "Before the accident I knew all the words to the song." "Remember?" ". I do." "Yes?" "." "Am I interrupting?" "No, no." "Immigration is willing to cooperate." "They could arrest the prostitute, for example." "That would be great." "But they're swamped with work." "Can't they prioritize our request?" "What did you say?" "." "Can't they prioritize our request?" "Yes, they're thinking about it." "How long will that take?" " They don't know that now do they?" "But if you give them a call." "That would make things a Iot easier." "I will." "Thanks." "call them now." " Of course." "Dad." " What?" "will I be able to go to the club soon?" " No." "I'm so bored at night." "." "You have to lay low, don't you get that?" "Don't you get that?" "Hey, Marit." "Your brother dropped by just last night." "Have you come to see me or dad?" "." "Grandpa." "Can he spare a minute?" " Yes." "hello?" "." "This is Tess." "Yes?" "." "I forgot my keys." "Menno and I can't get into the apartment." "You would be home early today." "What shall I do now?" "I'm on my way, but why don't you get an ice.cream with him?" "Menno needs to go to the toilet, and I do too." "CafZs have toilets too." "The neighbours on number twelve have a key." "Dad." "Hey, look who we have here." "My darling." "Come here." "Oh, you grow so fast." "What is it, these days?" "would you Iike something to drink?" "No." " Come on." "OK." "Water." "." "Don't you want some Coke?" "She wants water, Bjorn." "How are things at school?" " Good." "Work hard, get good grades." "And if you show your grandpa your report, you can earn some money." "Do you know Hartman, grandpa?" "Hartman, the constructor." "Hartman?" "Why do you want to know?" "." "He's my best friends' father." "How's school?" "Work hard get good grades." "." "Yes Bjorn, we've discussed that." "I think I know him." "Have you interfered with him?" " I don't interfere with anyone." "darling, I have nothing to do with Hartman." "Great, my only granddaughter comes to visit me and all she wants to do is talk shop." "Are you Bakker today?" " No, Van der MaareI." "Van der MaareI?" "." "He was my geography teacher." "What school did you go to?" "." "I started at Lower Secondary school." "And you still became a lawyer?" " Yes, a Iong road." "What do you tell your wife?" "What do you mean?" "When we meet each other." "She runs a restaurant and works irregular hours." "And your children?" "They're used to fending for themselves." "shall we drink a bit first?" "There's a mini-bar." "Drink?" "I was thinking of something else." "hello." " Hi." "What did Rosie say?" " What do you mean?" "What did she say?" "." "What do you care?" "Nothing." "Where are you from?" "What did your father do?" "Why would we waste time on my troubled childhood?" "Did you have a troubled childhood?" "No." "We were in a cafZ just now." "We could have talked there, but you wanted to leave." "It was busy." " Busy?" "I have to take this call." "Where are you?" "I'm out of town." "What's the matter?" " There's a contract." "I'II call you this afternoon, OK?" "Do you remember how he was before the accident?" "He was so smart and quick." "Judo, table tennis, football." "He was good at everything." "When he was 10 he was reading books I couId never read." "Have you noticed..." "What?" " WiIIem." "I don't know what it is." "Hey, Huub." "That whore?" "Do you want those wire.tap reports?" "Can you bring them to my room?" "would you leave your wife?" "For me I mean." "would you leave your husband?" " I feel dirty, bad, Iike a liar." "Don't do that." " Don't do what?" "feel guilty." "." "Not feel guilty?" "How do you do that?" "Don't you feel guilty?" "." "No, I stopped doing that." "When will we see each other?" "I won't say this is the Iast time, but I'II think about it." "I can't live without you." "Mum." "." "Hey, sweetheart." "How are you?" "." "Fine." "A good day?" "Hey, where is Pepijn?" " He called to say he would be late." "OK, I'II give you your money so you can go home." "Mr Couwenberg?" "Nieuwe UiIenburgerstraat." "We can divide it." " I agree." "From the auction." "See you next time." "." "Thanks again." "call when you get home." ". OK, I will." "Bye." "No one knows United Enterprise." "Liechtenstein, Aruba, I dont know." "It could be anywhere." "The delta building is a problem." "." "Did you buy that too?" "It's full of scum." "I can't get rid off them." "The council's no help either." "Where are you?" " I'm out of town." "Where?" "." "What's the matter?" "That contract." "I'II call you this afternoon, OK?" "I'm out of town." " Where?" "incoming call received by Steenhouwer" "location by triangulation" "hotel" "Don't you love me anymore?" "." "I don't know." "This is all." "And if you tell anyone I'II get it back." "Are you kidding me, or what?" " tell me it's not true." "people talk in real estate and your grandpa can't do anything about it." "Are you having an affair?" " Yes, two." "I said I'm sorry." "It's over." "I've chosen you." "You've gone too far, Huub." "In the past you..." "." "The past is dead."