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Police! Come here. Show me your hands.

It's him. It's Osman. Come here.

Get out.

They got Osman.

All teams in position.

Unit One. For Van Bocksel. Now in position.

To all units.

-Now! -Shit!

Easy, easy...

Let me go! I didn't do anything!

-Give me your other hand. Show me! -Let me go! I didn't do anything!

Bogdan.

Étienne Diallo?

Yes?

We got Diallo.

Cut it out! Nobody's there so early!

-Steve Meert is not at home. -Shit...

-What do we do? -Samuel?

Pass me the Bauer brothers' file, B-A-U-E-R.

-Please. - Claire?

Hold on for a second, Van Bocksel.

Thank you.

Come on...

Chevreuil Street.

That's his cousins' warehouse. Go look there.

We're going.

Let's go.

-Steve Meert? -What?

It's OK, there's no problem.

-Tell your cousins to cool it. -It's OK!

It's OK!

Are you Steve Meert?

-I'm Steve Meert. -Let's go!

We have an arrest warrant.

Come with us.

Sure, with pleasure. How are you doing?

-Here. -Come on.

Okay. Steve.

Good job, guys. Thank you.

PANDORA

Shouldn't women victims of rape dare to speak out?

Look at me.

What do you think of the gray suit?

It's Hélène's idea.

I like the other one better.

It's a lot less flashy.

-I like how it's loose. -Yeah?

A new hairdo's in need if you want to look like Montoyer.

-Is that really necessary? -Yes.

It's shiny. It's ugly.

OK, that's enough.

Thank you.

Krystel.

Very good.

Chin down.

Look a little to the right.

That's good.

Perfect.

The other profile please.

One more...

-I think we've got it. -Done?

-Great. -Thank you.

Your turn, pretty boy.

-Hello. -Hello.

Stand here...

Turn to the side and look at me.

Lift your chin a little.

Turn your head to the right.

Not smiling is better.

We have just learned a search led by Judge Delval

was conducted this morning in Cité des Lys.

Police officers made four arrests.

Three young men were arrested there.

A fourth was arrested not far from the French border.

These individuals are currently in custody

and will be heard in the rape case of the activist Ludivine Gilson.

The prosecutor's office has not revealed their identity.

I'd like to start the video with a succession of names.

All the women who filed complaints

of sexual assault, rape and harassment in the last year.

Hundreds and hundreds of names scroll by.

And at the end, the verdict: No charges.

There are dropped cases,

procedural flaws, hearings postponed...

In short, none of the perpetrators are currently locked up.

What I'd like to do is give back an identity to these women...

Honestly, we're tired of these rape stories.

Excuse me?

Since #MeToo, we get it.

No need to beat a dead horse.

But this is happening now with Ludivine's abusers in custody.

-Yes, but... -Let's wait till the trial.

We have to talk about it now!

We must point out how the justice system

fails to treat rape cases now!

And how rapists go unpunished.

We've been talking about that since 1972!

It's an important subject, but we don't always have time

even for stories that matter to us. Sorry but find something else.

Serge, what's the problem?

-There's no problem, Sasha. -Then what's wrong with my pitch?

We got the ratings.

-Your first story was a hit. -Oh yeah?

I need you to keep up the momentum.

Be brash, but stay accessible and popular.

So I'm a puppet!

No...

A talented young woman who will soon become a household name.

Then you can talk about what you want.

A feminist as a household name?

I don't think so.

Here it is.

-Should I sit here? -Yes.

I'm going to start the video.

Take your time. You can watch it several times, OK?

Are you ready?

Him.

Him.

Him.

Him.

-Do you have a handkerchief? -Yes, of course.

-Here you are. -Thank you.

-Are you OK? -Yes, I'm OK.

How did it go?

I'll come with you...

A policeman can take you home if you want.

No, I'm fine. I'd rather walk. Thank you.

Don't stay alone after this.

I've got friends.

-OK, goodbye then. -Goodbye.

Take care of yourself.

It's hard not to think: what if it was my daughter?

-How's yours doing? -OK.

You should come by one evening.

She'd like that.

She doesn't have many women in her life.

I promise.

How are the interrogations going? Not so good with Steve Meert.

He only wants to talk to the judge.

And the others all say he wasn't there.

Can you send them to my office?

OK.

Thank you.

No...

That one!

-OK. -OK?

Let's overexpose a bit, fix up the dark circles and it's good!

-Got it -Thank you.

For Montoyer, it looks like everything is perfect!

-Can you send this to the printer? -OK.

Thanks Vincent.

Yeah, it's true.

Pretty good for a bottom candidate.

First in place doesn't always win the race.

Sounds like a title of a cheesy song.

Speaking of which, I heard you singing at the Red Monkey.

Not bad.

Not bad?

I'll challenge you anytime!

Tonight at 10 PM?

OK!

Only one rule.

No Justin Bieber!

Not even a little Baby ?

Not even in your dreams!

OK!

Look at the bottom of the printer's order form.

Why?

Just a crooner's advice.

They ordered three times more posters for Montoyer.

Not including the ones of him and the president.

Fuckers!

The Facebook budget gives you a near zero.

-Hello. -Hello.

I knew they'd fuck me!

We can't let them gain ground like this!

And we don't need their money.

You're not spending taxpayer money on your campaign. That's our angle.

Everybody can film themselves with a phone these days!

We're going to post small clips. We'll show the real Mark Van Dyck.

The father, the husband, the son!

We already talked about this. Find something else!

Mark. If you want to be visible,

we can't just skip out, OK?

It's called "extimacy" and it works well.

Look at what social media has done for the Flemish.

Right...

No.

-It's not my thing. -Either we try this or we're dead.

That's how it is. I didn't decide that, the algorithms did.

Do you have a better idea?

The emergency DNA tests are underway.

Great!

What's that?

A latte. From the new bar on Louise.

I didn't touch it.

Gross! No sugar?

You'll lose weight like that!

Asshole.

Steve Meert's lawyer is asking for extra time to study the file.

-Who is it? -Mr. Girard.

Shit...

Full name and age?

Bogdan Misevich, 16 years old.

Étienne Diallo, 17.

Osman Rahim, 18.

Mr. Misevich, I think your lawyer explained that you are here

because the juvenile court relinquished the case.

Yes.

My client has just been accepted for a mechanic training course.

His teacher is very proud.

A prison sentence will put his future in jeopardy.

He should have thought about it before raping a girl.

I didn't want to.

Were you threatened?

-No, but... -But?

I didn't really rape her. I just touched her a little.

You just touched her a little...

Your Honor, my client just had a baby

and all he wants is to be a good father.

Is it a little boy or a little girl?

It's... a girl.

I regret it, madam. I regret it...

Mr. Rahim, look at me.

Your cousin didn't want to denounce you.

You think he was afraid?

Your Honor, please excuse my client,

he is distressed by his cousin's death.

And I understand that he is.

But that won't stop him from being held in custody.

Is Steve Meert a good friend of yours?

No...

We run into each other sometimes. We live in the same building.

Is that you in this picture?

Yes.

Who's next to you on the Mercedes?

It's Steve, but I swear he wasn't in the parking lot, madam.

He wasn't with us that day.

Étienne filmed the beginning but the video wasn't him.

-So who else filmed it? -I don't know. I have no idea.

-Who posted this video? -I have no idea.

-I swear I have no idea. -Stop swearing, it's annoying!

-Mr. Rahim, who are you afraid of? -Nobody.

Yet you maintain that Steve Meert was not with you.

Steve was not with us.

There were four of us.

No more, no less.

Or maybe I can't count.

Justice fucks me!

Stare them down! Be louder!

Nonviolence isn't passive!

Justice fucks me!

-OK, go ahead! -Rapist got off! Come finish us off!

-All together! -Rapist got off! Come finish us off!

Let's do the idea you had. What was it?

Girls raped today! The rapists got away!

You say your sentence...

And then we take off our sweaters. OK!

Justice fucks us!

Girls raped today! The rapists got away!

Girls raped today! The rapists got away!

Hello!

-Are you well? -You're back!

-Sorry! -It's OK!

What are you doing?

Well...

And Rachel?

Did you give up on Rachel?

No, we're continuing for sure.

We haven't given up on Rachel. It's just...

With recent events... We can't miss this opportunity.

-You understand, right? -It'd be stupid to miss out.

What's written on you?

Come on, what's written?

No, wait, Ludi!

Ludi wait, come on!

-Hold one a second. -Leave me alone!

-Come on! -Leave me alone!

Take a seat.

Thank you.

Your lawyer has had plenty of time to explain the situation to you?

Do you know what a preliminary examination is,

which may lead to an arrest warrant?

My registrar didn't hear your answer.

Yes.

Full name and age.

Meert, Steve, 19.

From Brussels, hustler.

Can you read your rights?

Or would you like me to remind you of them?

No, that's fine.

-No? -No!

My client would like to make a statement.

I'm listening.

Mr. Steve Meert never entered the parking lot

on the night of October 2nd.

He was with his friends before the event,

but he felt unwell due to drug consumption.

He rested on a ledge to recover.

He met up with his friends after the attack

in the pizzeria where you identified him on the surveillance cameras.

Can you give me the exact location of this ledge, Mr. Meert?

Philippe De Champagne Street.

Not very comfortable to lie on a ledge, is it?

-How long did you stay there? -I don't remember.

-I was stoned. -But you remember the street name.

That's funny, I remember the street name.

-I have a witness too. -Oh yeah?

-Yeah, I ran into a friend. -Mister...

Xerdan Dritan.

Xerdan Dritan...

A friend of the family, isn't he?

Involved in the robbery in Les Deux Alices.

A robbery...

That involved your cousins?

-The Bauers? -Yes... That's why I'm here, right?

Something's fishy, so it's us?

You can't choose your family, Mrs. Delval.

You can't incriminate my client on these facts.

Samuel.

Mr. Meert, is that you in this picture,

with your friends at this pizzeria?

-Yup. It was afterwards. -Really?

Before, after but not during, right?

-My registrar has to take note. -Let him take note.

Mr. Meert, everything you say here will be presented at the trial.

Your Honor,

this interrogation is only to incriminate my client.

No evidence indicates his presence at the scene of the attack.

Except for the victim's explicit testimony.

The video that circulated shows no trace of him.

Maybe Mr. Meert was filming?

-Have his phone analyzed then! -Sir,

there would be nothing on his phone. It was filmed on the victim's!

Does that remind you of something?

-How can I remember? I wasn't there. -Of course.

-You were on your ledge. -Yes.

But didn't your friends show you their exploits?

-When you joined them later? -No.

I went home, and I saw my girlfriend.

Ms. Melnick confirms. The truth is you have nothing on my client.

For the moment.

Nothing for the moment.

Given Mr. Meert's background and the victim's statement,

I maintain his custody until the results of the DNA tests.

We will see each other again very soon, Mrs. Delval.

I'm sure of it.

You are dismissed.

Out with it, Samuel,

tell me all the breaches of my duties of impartiality.

Some days we regret that articles 417bis and ter prohibit torture.

Summon all the witnesses who may have seen Meert that night.

The guard, the party security staff.

Ms. Melnick and Xerdan Dritan...

Van Dyck, everyone!

OK.

I'm going to run the video. Tell me if you recognize any of them.

-Yes. -Are you ready?

Yes.

Any of them?

No.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

-Thank you, goodbye. -Goodbye.

I'm sorry,

I really wish I could help you...

If you didn't see anything, you didn't see anything.

-Goodbye, and thanks for coming! -Goodbye.

You're welcome.

Wait!

One of the suspects is holding things up?

I can't discuss that, sorry.

You know he's guilty but you have no evidence against him?

You don't mind if I walk with you for a bit?

No.

Your job must be tough some days.

I understand you can break down sometimes...

No, that was the first time.

Claire, suppose that while watching the identification video,

one of the faces stays with me,

and suppose that on my way home,

I remember passing him on the way to the parking lot.

-That's a lot of assumptions. -Yes.

I want to help you.

Your assumptions are dangerous. It's called perjury.

For a real perpetrator,

I can take the risk.

Trust the justice system.

Do you still trust it?

That's the difference between us, Mr. Van Dyck.

Mark.

Please, it's Mark.

Ludi?

We made some pasta, if you'd like.

I also wanted to tell you...

I haven't given up on your sister!

I think about her every day.

But I couldn't do nothing after what happened to you.

Hello?

Hello, it's Ludivine.

Hello. How are you doing?

I'm fine, thanks. I didn't want to disturb you...

You're not disturbing me.

I just wanted to know about my attackers.

Yes?

Are they going to prison?

The DNA result of Steve Meert.

-Hello? -Excuse me?

I would like to know if my attackers are going to prison.

We're trying to build the strongest case possible.

But does that mean they could be released?

I'm doing everything to make sure that doesn't happen.

Thank you... Goodbye.

Are you awake?

Was a phone call too much to ask for?

Sorry, I had to stay at the office.

We haven't seen you for two days.

A real ghost.

Look, it's this case,

about the gang rape...

-What? It's still not over? -No.

OK, well, that's great.

Peter, what are you doing?

It's work!

Exactly! We were supposed to talk about work!

My work!

It's really not the time.

And I haven't changed my mind.

Seriously.

-You're really... -I'm really what?

Selfish?

That's it? Stubborn? Insensitive?

Go on, say it!

Go on!

Now you don't speak up!

-Incredible... -There's an age

when they'll force you to stop working!

Get ready for it, because it won't be long!

Do you hear what you're saying? You asshole!

God damn it!

Here you are!

Darling?

-Some fruit, Mom? -With ham or no ham?

-Enjoy your meal! -Enjoy your meal!

Cut!

Hold on...

This...

Looks like someone trying spirituality and nobody will buy it!

Mark.

-What is she doing? -It'll be over in an hour.

So... let's redo that.

Hélène, it's just...

It's great! You're smiling and all that. I like it.

It's just that you're a little tense sometimes.

A little more natural

-and that'll be great! -OK...

Let me just go throw up the 12 slices of toast.

OK, great... Let's do the shot with the trash.

It'll be great! Let's do it! We said it earlier!

So take out the trash,

then take out the...

And I'll follow you. Hold on...

OK, action.

Slept well, Mr. Meert?

-Like a baby! -Great!

It's good to sleep on it.

What do you think of your friends' actions?

What do you mean?

If you'd been there with them, what would you have done?

You don't have to respond.

I don't need that to sleep with a girl.

Rape is a destructive impulse,

not a sexual one.

I don't know. I've never raped anyone.

But still,

being topless is seeking trouble.

It's true.

It's not a clear message.

-Can you elaborate? -No.

No.

I'm sorry for her.

If I'd been there, I'd have stopped them.

You maintain you didn't go in that lot that night?

I wasn't there, damn it!

Samuel, you may note

Mr. Meert still denies being in the parking lot.

He was on Champagne Street, and we have a witness.

Your witness doesn't hold up!

His record won't pass at trial.

Can we go now, Mrs. Delval?

-Or will you waste more of our time? -You'll speak when I let you.

What if I had a witness who was in the parking lot?

Would he say he saw the other four attackers but not you?

-Is there new info I'm not aware of? -The investigation continues.

Well then, my client has nothing more to say!

I'll ask for his release from pre-trial.

No, I think not.

Mr. Meert, the elements in my possession make me think you lied.

I believe that you were a part of this affair

and that you represent a danger to society.

-I maintain your detention! -What?

-Goodbye, sir! -I wasn't there, you have no right!

No worries for you in prison. You're resourceful.

-Hold on... -Why aren't you saying anything?

-It's the judge's decision! -I wasn't there!

-But you have no right! -It's no use!

Who's the witness?

Is he the one who filmed it?

No, I think you filmed it.

I added that to your charges.

But we didn't film it! I didn't film it!

We filmed the beginning, not afterwards!

Shut up!

Don't add anything more!

Samuel,

you can complete Mr. Meert's statement.

Take note, stating:

"We filmed the beginning but we didn't film afterwards."

Mr. Meert admits being in the parking lot

and his participation in the assault.

Bitch!

Thank you for confirming my firm belief, Mr. Meert.

-This is the simplest version. -Oh yes.

-Or this one with the city behind. -This one is good.

-It's more dynamic with the city? -Yes!

Yes of course!

That's great!

You look good. Look how expressive your eyes are.

-Yeah... -It's beautiful. Choose that one!

How does it feel to see all this?

How does it feel to see all this? His rise, are you surprised?

-No, not really... -Did you think he'd get this far?

-He wasn't an easy kid. -Mom...

But he always knew where he was going, Jellybean!

He was a smart kid!

Because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

Am I right?

Wonderful! Wonderful.

OK...

I think we've got everything!

Thank you, Mom.

Thank you.

Wanna see?

It's finished!

-Wasn't that good? -Yes.

-What? -I don't know...

It's... really not you.

I'm trusting Krystel.

OK, Jellybean?

Jellybean!

-You know she called me that. -Of course.

I'm going to give Alice a bath.

Hey.

Thank you.

You'll remove "Jellybean" from the video, right?

Yes, trust me.

Yeah...

You're not eating?

It's good, but it's the bechamel sauce.

There's always something.

Excuse me.

You're kidding!

How many times have I stood up!

When I was pregnant, your mother would kick so hard.

Oh yeah.

I was in the bathroom all the time!

Who wants the last endive gratin?

-Grandpa, you're so skinny! -No!

-Why not? -I'm not eating anymore! You eat it!

Because you have to feed my great grandson!

-Yes, or your great granddaughter. -Oh no.

-Why not? -Too many women in this house.

-Oh no! -It's true!

I'm all alone!

You sound like an old fart! You never change!

-Eat up. -No, it's OK.

So what about you?

When are you going back?

Don't you miss Rob?

Come, Mom.

Actually, I'm going to stay here, Mom. In Brussels.

OK, for how long?

I mean I'm not going back.

-Really? -No.

But, Rob...

He'll look for a job here?

No, he's going to stay there.

We're not really together anymore, so...

Shit...

Yeah.

-Are you OK? -Yeah.

OK, but...

The baby?

To tell you the truth, I'm not sure he's the father.

But it's OK, I don't care.

You don't care?

Come on...

He doesn't care either?

He doesn't want to do a paternity test?

He doesn't want to have a child.

So I have decided to keep it and to raise it here.

-Alone? -Yes, alone.

What a mess you're in!

-I know what I'm doing! -No.

Of course you don't. I can't help you!

-I can't help, I won't be there. -I'm not asking you.

Of course you're going to ask me!

I can't! I've got my job!

I'll just suck it back up then, if you don't want to be a grandma.

Don't mix things up. It's not about being a grandma.

You've got no idea

what it is to raise a child on your own. No idea.

Well, I think I do.

Anyway, thanks for the support, Mom.

It's really nice of you.

-Hello? - Hello, it's Mark.

Mark Van Dyck.

I'm sorry to bother you,

I've been thinking about it all day...

I wanted to know if all the rapists had been charged?

The prosecutor's office is announcing it tomorrow.

Yes, they have been charged.

-All of them? -All of them.

Good job.

You're amazing!

I...

I'll let you go. I guess you're celebrating.

No, not really.

Are you near Poelaert Square?

Yes, Regence Street, why?

Long day?

Yes.

Would you like to get a drink?

-Well, no. -No, of course not.

No...

Actually, I'm... I'm starving!

OK.

-Can we do that? -No, but...

So we didn't eat together?

-No. -No?

No!

So we still can't have a drink together?

No!

OK...

OK.

Jellybean?

It's fine!

Don't push it, grandma!

Frankly, I don't know what's worse.

Jellybean.

Definitely Jellybean!

Do you promise never to watch it?

No, I don't promise anything.

Edited by: Valerie Le Guen www.plint.com