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Everything went as the police said.

I beat Marianne and asked my daughter to help me.

I want to give you permission to take care of my client.

You realize what you're doing?

I've had it, Frank.

I want Julie back.

Julie Bergman thought Marianne was dead when her father asked her to help.

Can you murder someone you think is already dead?

I doubt the words of my client.

Frank, you don't have the right.

Who tells her he didn't explain his statement because he wants to protect his daughter?

She's always looking for someone who feels the life for her.

She needs a prosthesis to survive.

I know that both her father and daughter are lying in our faces.

Her father, yes. But her daughter?

She can't lie easily.

Maybe you should talk to a therapist.

Thank you.

Anything else?

What was that?

You're such a beautiful couple.

What's that?

Do I have to keep looking in my diary how you're wasting your life while staying with me?

What's that?

We're in a break-in. My daughter can tell you where you can find the rest of the kitchen.

Mom, seriously. I didn't do that.

I didn't know the whole school would see those pictures.

We'll call the police and you'll tell them.

Please don't. I won't give my child to the police.

Shouldn't he be questioned?

I understand your question, but...

I can't let her go without going further.

And you don't have to come back tomorrow.

Julie Bergman?

I'm Tom Verbeek. Inspector at the local police in Antwerp.

We don't have good news for you.

I think you should sit down.

Our emergency services found your stepmother dead this morning.

Where's dad?

Your dad was arrested, because of the investigation.

I don't know why.

It's a complete failure.

They arrested my dad, but they won't tell me why.

It had to look like an accident.

You're going to tell them, you bastard!

I'm going to the police and tell them I pushed Marianne off the stairs by accident.

It's my dad.

Don't worry about him.

I'm not going to tell anyone.

Dad?

Dad and uncle Pix is here.

I called him.

Dad?

You're in trouble, son.

Dennis, you can be angry with me and the world,

but you have to be in the courtroom today.

Otherwise it will be a problem for the rest of your life.

Dennis, that night at the barbecue...

When I went back for my wallet...

I went upstairs to talk to Marianne.

What?

Marianne told me she'd tell Anneke everything about the apartment

if I didn't pay her back.

I don't know what I was going to do.

Maybe I thought she'd listen this time.

But when I came upstairs...

I had never seen her like that.

Marianne told Anton she wanted to leave.

She asked me if you...

if you still wanted her back.

How?

I don't know.

What did you tell her?

That she had to hurry.

That she had to leave for you.

Dr. Pieters' office. Good morning.

Mrs. Grijsa, it's Anneke.

Honored members of the jury,

you will have to answer two questions per defendant.

Is Anton Bergman guilty of the death of Marianne Koens?

And if so, was the death committed with premeditated advice?

You answer the same two questions for Julie Bergman.

To be able to judge someone...

it is important that at least eight members vote yes to the question of guilt.

If there are only seven yeses and five nays...

then we are talking about a dubious majority.

In that case, both my assessors and I will vote yes.

We have one vote together.

If you get a unanimous vote, six yeses and six nays...

then the defendant is acquitted.

Is that clear?

The court will now return to the jury.

Okay. We'll start again.

Otherwise, we'll have to discuss it separately.

Julie and Anton first.

I would like to start with the oldest.

We both know each other.

So I don't think it's that difficult. Guilty and guilty.

Anton's lawyer doubts his client's statement.

It's too dark.

A beautiful speech.

I don't believe it.

But I follow what he says.

Such a confession proves it.

What if Anton really wants to protect his daughter?

It's possible, right?

Yes, but there were two perpetrators.

If Anton doesn't want to protect his daughter...

then the other perpetrators will.

Are you turning it all around?

That girl was silent for two years to protect her father.

When she realized it wouldn't work, she told the truth.

Why would Julie take all the blame...

and then accuse her father?

That doesn't make sense.

Maybe we should list all the facts.

Yes. Okay.

According to the law, Marian probably died...

between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.

Nobody knows where Anton was at that moment.

Did you talk to Dennis?

I hope you have what you wanted.

I'm glad I'm done with it.

I'm not turning it around.

There. He says it literally.

You can interpret it differently.

He was sleeping in the living room at 8 a.m.

He was full and he was going to Marian's.

And Dennis found him that morning.

He's telling the truth.

If Jure finds me guilty...

how long should I stay in prison?

If they both answer yes...

the maximum sentence is life imprisonment.

But if there are serious circumstances...

it can be reduced.

And dad?

Also.

Then they'll believe what Frankie said.

That your dad doesn't know what happened.

And that he said all that to protect you.

How long is the jury together?

But that would mean...

that you blame your dad for something he didn't do.

Why do you say that?

I know Frank De Donker better than I'd like to.

And I know his plea was justified.

He doesn't believe your dad.

Is he right?

Are you lying?

Of course not.

The court has also said...

that Marian was beaten twice on her head.

And there was a bloodstain from the living room to the basement.

And a bloody shoe print from Julie in the bedroom.

Yes, that's very important.

No further traces of Julie have been found.

Someone must have cleaned it up.

That's still true about what they said.

Anton picked it all up.

But the house was still full of shoes prints from Anton and Dennis.

They must have been there when it was picked up.

So Anton picked it all up, went back to Marian...

and then made everything dirty again to make his statement.

That's very sharp for someone who was so fed up.

Or he really found it, as he always said...

and went to the living room with blood on his shoes.

Who picked it all up?

Julie herself?

Or someone else?

Those other second perpetrators?

That's the motive.

Marian's heresy.

She was very close to Julie.

They were taking a shower together.

And that bitch was there the night she died.

I don't get it.

There are two people accused by the parquet.

And those two people know each other.

Why are we making a different story?

We're just referring to the facts.

And then I don't see any objective evidence...

that Anton actually murdered Marian.

So I'm in doubt.

So you say he's innocent.

I can't help it.

I'm very convinced.

I follow.

I also say he's innocent.

I don't.

I do.

For me it's also innocent.

No.

No, that guy murdered his wife...

and he dragged his daughter into it.

That's how it is.

He even confessed.

And why?

Because he saw his wife kissing her ex.

Because he no longer had her under control.

Because he no longer got his pleasure.

He's a manipulative guy.

That's how it is.

A jealous selfish man.

I told you so, Catherine.

I told you from the start that those two did it.

All right, Catherine.

I admit, it was a trap.

I'm probably wrong, but I feel a little bit accused.

No.

You're not wrong.

You don't compare me to those murderers.

No.

But with a selfish man who can't bear a no.

Catherine.

Stop blaming me.

I can't stand it.

Neither can I.

And neither can Anne, I think.

And neither can Sylvia.

And Monique.

They're just friends.

I want you to leave me alone, Jacob.

I'm not doing anything wrong.

And I want you to stop being mad at me.

I want you to stop saying anything to me.

Not a word.

Not a word.

And I'm with the cops.

There's something wrong with you.

No.

Really.

I think it's innocent, too.

She's just convinced she's famous.

If we accuse her without solid evidence,

what are we doing?

You surprise me.

Enjoy.

Enjoy.

Did Luba tell you where she's going?

No.

Not to Trichland, to the junkyard?

That's none of our business.

She's had enough chances.

She's been kicked out for almost a year.

Was she rejected?

Better not.

I don't even know your own daughter.

Excuse me?

Someone who drives around with her younger brother,

who sniffs out money, who comes here to beg,

and if you give him the key, he kicks her out.

That's not my daughter.

It's my fault.

I left a window open.

I showed her the footage.

Lubna had nothing to do with it.

It's better if she's gone.

Mum,

that car is Lubna's.

I'd like to return it.

I convinced Lubna to give me a ride in the parking lot.

I got on the train and...

I hadn't seen that bike.

I panicked and drove on.

I didn't know what...

Lubna drove back to help.

I didn't have a driver's license.

She told the cop she was behind the wheel.

Why didn't she tell us?

To protect her.

And why didn't you tell us?

My darling.

I'm going to get my daughter.

Shall we do that now?

Yes.

Marianne died between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.

Julie was home between 10 p.m. and midnight.

There was a sweater in the washing machine.

There was blood of Marianne.

Julie had a motive.

Marianne wanted to send her to the boarding school.

Julie's motive is not important.

Anton was right. She helped him.

They said that, but what are the facts?

Julie threw Marianne down the stairs.

Does that make her guilty of murder?

Does she have to bear the consequences because she listened to her father?

I guess so.

She was still a child. She didn't know what she was doing.

At your age, you're 8 to know what you're doing.

Can you tell us what the lawyer said?

Did Julie know that Marianne was still alive when she threw her down the stairs?

If a friend is not a proof, why should she take that into account?

Her lawyer said that you can't murder someone who is already dead.

But she wasn't dead.

Julie thinks so.

She claims that, but who says it's true?

According to the doctor, the cause of death is suffocation.

Anton did that.

So Julie is not guilty of murder.

She is highly liable.

She is a victim. Without her father, she would never have been in that situation.

Suffocation could have been a reanimation.

We just don't know.

It's not clear.

If you have doubts about certain things, I advise you to look at the dossier.

You can find the complete research there.

Yes?

If the point of the reanimation is that she is not guilty of suffocation,

then she just wanted to reanimate.

Maybe she was already dead when she was on the grave.

It's about suffocation.

We don't know that.

Suffocation.

Signs of blunt impact on the head,

two fractures in the scalp.

Although the death of the patient is likely to be attributed to suffocation,

of which sufficient elements can be found in the victim,

the brain swelling in the second instance could have led to brain failure

and extensive death.

So you don't know.

But as it says here, she could have died on that staircase.

In principle, yes.

But he told you that he just suffocated.

Manneke said that July, what he thought...

Isn't that really important?

The intention of the perpetrator is definitely important, yes.

Take a car accident, for example.

If you accidentally hit someone and someone dies,

you are not prosecuted for murder.

But if you hit that person consciously...

Then yes.

Suppose July didn't know 100% that Marianne was still alive.

Then she would have only done what her father asked.

We really don't know what she thought at that moment.

That's something every jury member has to figure out for themselves.

Or you believe July.

That must be consistent in your mind.

And no, answer the guilt question.

If you don't believe July, answer the guilt question, yes.

And yet I don't think that's the most important thing.

Anton is right. He stabbed her.

She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Yes, and I don't believe her.

Me neither.

I do.

I don't know anymore.

The child did something she never considered possible.

But is that really her fault?

I don't think she's as innocent as she looks.

Yes, I suppose that...

A fucking house search ordered the cops not to do it.

I swear, the rest of the pictures are still online.

And what about the parents?

What about them?

I think I could calm them down.

And our dad is still involved.

I think I can handle it.

I would be happy to.

I would be happy to.

Get up.

Get up.

Take a seat.

The accused may come in.

Then we will now make the decision of the jury known.

Mr. Bergman.

Considering the statement of the jury on the date of the crime...

which follows...

on the questions about the guilt of Mr. Anton Bergman...

Yes to both questions.

Mrs. Bergman.

As for the statement of the jury on the date of the crime...

on the guilt of Mrs. Julie Bergman...

the answer to the first question is no.

The second question is half wrong.

The jury has convicted you...

of the most serious crime our society knows.

After the jury's deliberation on the punishment...

the jury hereby convicts you...

of the murder of Marianne Koons...

to life imprisonment.

Mrs. Bergman, you are free to go.

The accused may be accompanied.

Then I can only thank all parties...

for the serenity in which this process can take place.

With this I declare the hearing closed.

I'm sorry.

There's nothing to be done.

You don't care, do you?

I don't care.

I think you should try.

I wrote a letter to Sansa.

And you didn't like it?

Then you're alone at home now.

Mrs. Bergman, you're free to go.

Do you think the trial is closed?

It's been a long week.

But I ask to let my client get some positives.

What do you think of the jury?

I'm glad that during the trial the truth has come to light...

and that the perpetrator was convicted.

It's history, so to speak.

I'm going to the courthouse.

Master, if I ever do something for you again...

That was it, wasn't it?

Yes, for us it was.

Nothing more to do.

So...

that's our last bus stop.

I'll stay in town.

My mates are leaving.

I'm not sure they can do it without me.

How's Aster?

Okay.

We have an appointment at the pain clinic next week.

Take care.

Okay.

Come here.

Let me know if you want to knock on cars again.

I will.

Naughty.

Can daddy go to work?

No.

He won't go to Assize.

He could still go to the police station...

but only if there are procedural errors.

But you're acquitted.

So you can't be convicted anymore.

No.

You can't be convicted twice for the same crime.

But daddy can still be acquitted.

Julie, come.

If there are new evidence, the investigation can be reopened.

Being in prison without guilt...

is one of the worst things a person can go through.

Julie...

Who's so important to you that you'd do something like that to your father?

Nobody.

I hope so.

You'll make it.

Thank you.

Can I come in?

Don't tell me you're not coming.

Of course I am.

What's the big deal?

It's okay, it worked.

What about daddy?

Julie...

I never told him.

I was in panic.

Julie, he did it himself.

He told himself he was there.

It's his own fault.

He can do whatever he wants.

Nobody will think of us.

It's you and mommy, isn't it?

Yes.

Sometimes.

I don't know.

I'm worried about what happened.

My mom couldn't stand it.

She ruined everything.

But daddy had nothing to do with it.

You think too much.

Come here.

Your hair.

No, it's sharp.

Calm down.

I just missed it.

Me too.

Julie...

Listen.

Don't tell anyone what happened here.

Okay?

When Romy and Marian came to live with us, it was different.

I never expected Romy to be there.

She was so handsome.

Funny.

And smart.

Hey.

Hey.

I missed you so much.

Me too.

I miss you too.

Not just now.

Not just now, in the past.

Look, the garden.

Romy made me laugh all the time.

She was so sweet.

She dared to do everything I would never dare.

I was so mad.

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Sorry.

That he would be my boyfriend, I couldn't believe it.

He had everything.

But I know you thought otherwise.

If only you could say that.

I got everything Marian wanted.

Even that he talked about his mom.

Yes.

You are so beautiful, you know that?

Really.

We would stay together forever.

Marian wanted to ruin everything here.

First she took you and now...

her step-sisters.

Her family, she said.

It's not true.

I want it to stop now.

Then Romy went back to Dennis.

She said she missed her father.

She missed Marian.

She said she wouldn't get any money.

She was the only one she could get.

Romy was angry.

Marian never had time and now she was worried.

Nobody told me what to do.

Not even mom.

We still saw each other.

Without Marian knowing.

Yes.

We couldn't live without each other.

And then Dennis married us.

I didn't mind.

You only wanted to tell Marian.

Romy said...

Romy said I had to convince him.

I had to tell him.

Wow.

You didn't realize how sick that was.

That bastard thought it was a good deal.

Not at all.

Wow.

I can't believe it.

She told Marian everything.

She convinced him it was a good deal.

He just wanted Romy and me to break up.

It was all your fucking idea.

Romy gave Marian her spaghetti burger.

It was Romy.

What?

I'm doing this for you.

I was angry.

I didn't understand why she would do that.

Her mom did.

The general in Cadoz was never there.

He didn't love her. I did.

I wanted to run away with two of us.

But Romy said we needed money.

And Marian did.

So...

Romy wanted to kill Marian for the inheritance.

I think so.

Romy couldn't stand blood.

I had to do it.

Romy?

Romy?

Marian.

Marian.

Help, I'm doing it.

I'm sorry if it hurts.

Marian is dead.

Here.

Romy.

Get her.

One.

Three.

Two.

Romy.

Romy.

Romy, thank you for my blood.

Mom, don't do it.

I didn't mean it.

Come on, go.

You're not coming?

No, I'm big enough.

Romy.

New developments in the Asseboester murder case.

After lawyer Frank de Donker was taken to the court of Cassatie.

A jury member would have had contact with the chairman.

Julie Bergman also made new statements that her father could have freed.

Lawyer Ivo Meule reacted shocked with the words...

Who still believes Julie Bergman?