"Previously on Matrioshki ..." "He's not going to do anything stupid, is he?" "Stand up." "She looks like a horny number to me!" "We found two girls." "From Russia ..." "Where did they lose their heads?" " What d'you mean?" "Their heads weren't with the rest of them." "I do want to talk, but not to him." "He's too close to Van Mechelen." "What was the name of that pain-in-the-ass again?" "But they can't do this!" "A contract in Greek!" "How do they expect us to sign without knowing what it says?" "You can ask anything you want." " l want to know exactly what it says." "Your contracts are in Greek because our tour starts with a holiday on Cyprus." "Then we will go to Belgium, Holland and Germany." "I understand your doubts, but I don't want to be stuck here forever." "Bloody hell!" "Did you really have their heads cut off?" "Vincent was with us." " The guy's nuts!" "Why did you take him?" "We're leaving!" "It's ringing, but she's not answering." "Then try again later." "She probably regrets not coming with us." "Stay out of it." "You don't know what she's done." "You want to turn informant and in return we have to put in a good word for you." "You help us find the murder weapon but it's a gun registered in your name." "It was stolen!" "How many times ..." "You can't say who shot them but somehow their heads ended up in your freezer." "Have I got idiot written on my forehead?" "Why don't you question Van Mechelen?" "You don't dare, do you?" "He was in Lithuania!" "We don't have a shred of evidence against him." "For the hundredth time, who'd be so stupid as to cut off somebody's head and then chuck it in his own freezer?" "You maybe?" "You're not exactly smart." "That much we have established." "Mr Simons, who did the shooting?" "You were there, so you saw it." "I can't say." " You don't want to say!" "You know what?" "Just go back to your caravan." "I need protection." "They know I'm here." "They know I want to get out." "That's not my problem, you idiot!" "Give us a name." "We have to be sure you really mean it." "A name!" "I can't do anything for you without a name." "Alright, forget it." "I'll tell them you're not willing to cooperate." "You're on your own." "Vincent Dockx." "Hi Ray." " Hi Jan." "Danny." "Well?" "Have a nice holiday?" " Sit down." "What d'you know about Mike?" " lt ain't lookin' good." "He turned on us." "Lately, he spends more time with the cops than at home." "When did you last see him?" " Oh, a couple of days ago." "I called you then, remember?" " After that, I mean." "Haven't seen him since." "After all, you told me not to go there, didn't you?" "Only you didn't listen!" " Says who?" "Says me." "Did you go there or didn't you?" "Mike owes me a lot of money." "Why are you lying to me?" "is something wrong?" "You unhappy with things?" " No." "Well, what's the matter?" " l just want my money back." "Don't touch that!" "It's smothered in garlic!" "Now why don't I believe you?" "Uncle." " Hello lad." "John." " Danny." "John." " You still owe me some money." "True, John, sorry." "Something came up yesterday." "Something comes up every month." "I've got three or four men wanting to take over that garage." "All it takes is one phone call, remember." "You'll get your money tomorrow, John." "Tomorrow, I promise." "And I'd rather you didn't come here." "Sorry." "And she was such a nice girl ..." "They want to frighten us." " But why?" "They wanted to show us what happens if we do something they don't like." "Elena hadn't done anything!" "No, but she didn't fit in with the group." "Why not?" "Because she was a bit chubbier?" "Are all of us so perfect then?" " l didn't say that, did I?" "On top of that she couldn't dance." "I can't dance either." " So why was she chosen?" "Don't you want to understand, or what?" "Maybe they just needed a victim!" "What are you trying to say, lnesa?" "I should have stayed at home." "Excuse me, is Mike home?" "What d'you want?" " l've come to see Mike." "Mike's not in." "When will he be back?" " Who are you?" "I'm Nico Maes." "So?" " l'm with the People's Chronicle." "Mike has nothing to say." " Wait a minute!" "I may be able to help him." " Yeah, right ..." "Mr Simons?" " What d'you want?" "I'm Nico Maes, from the People's Chronicle." "And?" "Could you spare me five minutes?" " No." "Just five minutes. I really think I can help you." "Honestly ..." "What the hell are you looking at?" " Take it easy, you filthy whore!" "Fuck off inside, you ugly old cow!" "Or I'll set fire to your van!" "Look, it's the whore's fool!" "She's fucked the whole neighbourhood!" "Why don't we go inside for a minute?" "What's in it for me if I'm in some newspaper?" "If you want an interview, you'll have to pay for it." "But we never do that!" "Not even for the prime minister." "So, why don't you have a chat with him then?" "One thousand euros." "And his name doesn't get mentioned." "That's not possible." "Suit yourself." "Get lost then." "She's right." "Go on, get out of here." "Go on, move." "Enjoying your meal?" "We've got visitors." "Hi, Clem lad!" "Vincent Dockx?" "We would like to ask you a few questions." "Didn't you hear me, or what?" " l'm eatin', darlin'." "You're coming with us right now." "Didn't your mother teach you not to play with food?" "You're com ..." " Try some!" "Nice sauce, eh?" "Vincent!" " You can have some too, if you like." "Are you coming quietly, or do I have to arrest you?" "I'm cool." "Great cop!" "Even Madonna doesn't charge for an interview and you want to pay some bouncer!" "Maybe that bouncer needs the money more than Madonna." "Don't give me that crap!" "I keep telling you, these women trafficking stories have had their day." "Eighteen-year-old girls are getting their heads cut off." "Right here in Belgium." "What do the police do?" "Nothing!" "All this time and where have you got?" "Be honest!" "Saturday we're running an article on this." "This has gone on long enough." "I'm not wearing that." "Bastard!" "'... where l work as a doorman." "I did not leave my post at any time on the night in question." "I have several witnesses who can corroborate this." "Read and approved, Vincent Dockx.' l'm not signing anything." "Vincent, it says here you're stating you had nothing to do with it." "I don't care, I'm not signing a damn thing." "Suit yourself." "'The person questioned, after having had the text read to him, refuses to sign the statement.'" "Go on, get lost." "That went a bit too smoothly, wouldn't you say?" "We don't have any evidence." "What did you expect?" "You could have tried a bit harder!" "We're not dealing with amateurs!" "It's Mike Simons' word against theirs." "If they want they can send along 20 arseholes like him to state they spent the whole night talking to Vincent Dockx." "We don't have a case!" "And that suits you just fine ..." "What are you trying to say?" "That you don't give a damn." "For starters you could've kept him here for the night for resisting arrest." "If you've got time like that to waste." " lt's a matter of making time." "You didn't even identify yourself in that strip club." "He'll just say he didn't know you were a cop." "That he was attacked." "How stupid can you get!" " Want to play it that way?" "Only, everyone in there knew damn well you were a cop." "What d'you want this time?" " l want to talk to Mike." "Piss off!" " l'm willing to pay for it." "Changed your mind?" "But we can put that in the paper, can't we?" "Next day I'm dead." "Listen, in this article we denounce the fact that the police refuse to protect you, they're sabotaging the investigation." "Van Mechelen has lots of mates in the police." "If we can make sure that he knows that, if they were to kill you, the truth would come out, he'd think twice before doing anything stupid." "How d'you mean?" "Put everything you know about that murder in a letter and I'll make sure it gets to a notary." "To a notary ..." "Exactly, and if something were to happen to him this letter would surface, like a will." "If Van Mechelen knows that, and I'll highlight it in my article, he's bound to make sure nothing happens to you!" "You've been reading too many storybooks." "He has to be scared of you, instead of the other way round!" "Very good, go on." "Wait." "Watch closely now." "Stretch your leg." "Wiggle your arse." "Do you believe any of that?" " No, of course not!" "But we don't have much choice." "The others are already up there baring their arses!" "You're starting to look more and more like your dad." "Make sure Vincent keeps a low profile for a while." "I can't keep covering up everything." " Don't exaggerate." "Exaggerate?" "Do you really think I don't know who cut those girls' heads off?" "Tell me." "Those girls had walked out on us." "They'd been working for the competition." "So ..." " So what?" "Girls are begging to work for us." "Know why?" "Because they can make loads of money with us." "John, there was a witness." "Mike is close to talking." "And then it'll be out of my hands." "If that happens, you're on your own!" "Why don't you give him some money?" " Sure, why not?" "He doesn't have two cents to rub together." "He could go and live in Holland or France or somewhere for a while." "They'll soon drop the case." "Come on, Kasandra ..." "You want me to try?" "She's not answering because she can see it's me." "What's her number?" "No reply." "'Please try again later.'" "My phone card has almost run out!" "Send her a text message." " l did already." "So wait until she replies." "What did he say?" "He wants us to take off our tops, the sleazebag." "What?" "No way!" " Everybody goes topless on the beach." "We're not nuns, are we?" "Stupid pig!" "And me too!" " Luna, you can go later." "Dimi, go with them." "The sleazebag is following us." " What did you expect?" "We'll never get out of here!" " We can hitchhike." "That way." "That way." "You're kidding me!" "You can't be serious!" "What d'you mean, they didn't want to strip?" "What the hell did they think they'd be doing?" "Ironing your shirts?" "I told you we shouldn't go to Cyprus anymore." "Where are they going to learn it?" "Here?" "The clients will be amused." "And what are you going do?" " Go and look for them!" "Any other ideas?" "They can't be too far away, can they?" "You're on an island." "How many have you got left?" "Six?" "This is gettin' fucking' expensive, pal!" "I'm working." "Just a minute." "Sorry, but I don't speak English." "German." "Do you speak German?" "My chief, he speaks English." "Wait there." "Whose idea was the letter with the notary?" "We both thought of it." " Yeah, yeah ... I think it's risky." " How do you mean?" "I can't imagine Van Mechelen suddenly getting scared." "Have we got a copy of this letter?" " Not a copy, no." "But you at least know what's in it?" " l know the gist of it." "What?" " Why does this Mike Simons want out?" "He's sick of the violence." " Give me a break!" "And he owes a load of money." "Who to?" " To John Dockx, among others." "I knew it." "Can he provide actual evidence?" "I assume so!" " Then why isn't it in here?" "Rémy, that story is about the police refusing to protect a witness." "About the deliberate sabotaging of an investigation." "There's space on page three tomorrow." " We agreed to wait until Saturday." "And it's important enough for the front page." "That requires a bit more than a load of speculation!" "And be honest, did you pay him for the interview?" "Where are they from?" " l don't know." "He doesn't understand a word we're saying." "Now I get it!" "They work at the Moulin Rouge." "They're strippers!" "Ah, from the Moulin Rouge!" "You're not here to buy a new car, are you?" "Have you got five minutes?" " For you, darlin', always." "We need money." " Yeah, who doesn't?" "We've got nothing left." " You don't say!" "Can you lend us 2,000 euros?" "I reckon you need a bit more than that!" "Why don't you go back to working in bars?" "I can't go and work for John again." "You know I can't!" "Are you back on the streets?" "We need the money now." "Do you have to go round scrounging to pay off Mike's debts?" "Why don't you just dump him?" "is he really the best you can get?" "Give me 2,000 euros. I'll pay you back." "No darling', forget about it." "Excuse me!" "That's not worth 2,000 euros." "Closer." "Even closer." "Look into his eyes." "Look at me." "I don't dare do that." "There's nothing to it!" " You can't wait, can you?" "We should have all run away!" "Keep watching!" "Who's going first?" "Come on, what are you waiting for?" "Are you going to write it after all?" "Sorry, Mike." "No protection for informant" "Dammit!" "We had agreed not to publish this until tomorrow." "Saturday!" "I still decide what we publish and when!" "We had an agreement!" " You wanted the front page." "We had space today and you got your front page!" "We jumped the gun." "Hello." "That's none of your business." "Just fuckin' well leave me alone!" "Only five minutes and we're done." "Goddammit, Stavros."