Code 37 (2009) s01e01 Episode Script

How do you know if you have a lot of sperm in your semen? If you like to be nibbled before she can swallow.
Miss, where are you going? Superintendent Maes, Sexual Crime Squad, I'm supposed to be here.
Sexual Crime Squad? - Our new boss.
Who? Are you ? I think we're your team.
- Ah, well.
Inspector Charles Ruiters.
Kevin Desmet.
And that's Bob Degroof.
- Bob.
Commissioner Vermaelen brought me in.
Did you know about this? Yes, but we didn't know - That the ? That you ? - That you were a woman.
Yes, it can happen.
Well, where is it? It's over there.
- The fourth floor.
But you've come for nothing, there's a murder.
I'll have to decide that.
Shall we? Go, come on.
Ms Maes, congratulations on your promotion.
Sexual facts are delicate, where do you draw the line? If an adult has sex to his or her liking, I have no problem with that.
And when that isn't the case? - Then it must be investigated.
You realize not all perpetrators can be caught? Cold cases don't exist.
There are just cops who didn't search long enough.
Who is the victim? - Kristien de Vadder.
Age? - 35.
Who found her? - The chambermaid.
Who does she think she is? - Our boss.
Well done.
- Clean, very clean.
Good day.
Willems, Homicide.
- Good day.
Maes, Sexual crimes Unit.
Say, baby, where were you on my day off? At my work.
Cause of death? - I'll talk to your colleagues Strangled during sex.
Is that semen or vaginal fluid? - I think the latter.
Vaginal fluid, so it really wasn't against her enthusiasm.
Well And is probably my case.
In my book it's called murder.
Is that so? Mr.
Willems, Clearly this woman murdered during sex.
In my book that's code 37.
She let herself be strangled for a more intense orgasm and that's my knowledge of sexual offenses, isn't it, guys? Do you have precise experience.
You don't have any at all.
Call me, please, when will the autopsy be finished? Call my commissioner.
- Well, yes, I'll do that.
Bob, check out her briefcase, mobile phone, laptop, everything inside.
Sorry, I'm just forgot your name.
- Kevin.
You talk to the rest of the staff.
Who saw her last? Maalik Tembo, room service.
- We'll go there now talk to him.
Let's go.
Come, Maalik, tell us.
The lady requested room service for two.
Ah, so she expected a visitor.
- She knew her murderer.
Say, what time did you bring up the food? My shift was almost done.
a little before eleven, I think.
Shortly before she died.
Do you see anything special, anything suspicious? Was she alone in the room? - Yes.
Was she a regular special guest? - I've served her a few times.
Mrs.
de Vadder, where should it go? Yes, just leave it there.
Here you go.
Always alone? Maalik? She was always alone? Discretion is important in a hotel, as my boss discovered Listen, you're the last one to see her.
What do you prefer? Being a witness or a suspect? What's it to be? The lady came here alone and met different men.
Thank you.
No, ma'am, we can't help you.
Yes, I understand it's boring for you, but we can't do anything; the fact your husband is a regular customer in Glasstraat isn't enough Listen now, ma'am.
Visiting a prostitute isn't an offense.
Your husband runs after whores is your problem, but it's not our problem, Good day.
Guys, she's really something to be married to.
To go to a whore is the stupidest thing a man can do.
You know the joke about these two bulls? They stand on a hill and graze down on ten cows.
Gramps, says the one bull, we'll hurry down and fuck a cow.
No, says Gramps, we'll go down slowly and we'll fuck them all.
That's good, right? Guys, I got her personnel file.
Come, let's see.
- Say, wait for gramps.
Ah, Superintendent Maes, I just got a phone call from my colleagues in Homicide, you've taken over a homicide.
- The Sexual Crime Unit took over.
That's something quite different.
She started as an ordinary cop, two years in Homicide One year profiling in Quantico, internship in Chicago.
Chic, say.
Here, her dad is a judge.
Always handy for permanent appointment.
There, you've meet most of them.
That's Kevin, who comes from Computer Crime.
Charles, he's the specialist in interview techniques.
And we have Bob, who - Brings the coffee around? Among other things.
Good, that's your office there.
It was mine, now it's yours.
Welcome to the Kremlin.
The Kremlin? - Yeah, that's what we call our place here.
And Charles knows, everyone works here 14:00-18:00.
Good, questions? - No.
Good luck.
- Thank you.
Cool.
The briefing room? Ah, yonder.
- Thank you.
Briefing room? - Madam comes from America.
We found nothing on the laptop, it's password protected.
We're working on it.
- And the lab confirmed the stains were vaginal secretions.
Fingerprints? Fingerprints of Kristien de Vadder on the bed and the door.
And the man from room service wears gloves.
He left no traces.
- No prints on the door? No, which may be logical, as it has opened for the killer.
So no traces of room staff or previous guests? No, this is a hotel, that's cleaned every day.
And fibre and DNA analysis haven't arrived yet.
You spoke to the staff? - Yes, even with the guests.
None noticed anything special , nothing suspicious.
Then they found her mobile phone.
But she called yesterday only with her husband.
No call of an escort, a pimp? No.
Do you think Kristien de Vadder was a prostitute? It is possible.
She had strangulation sex at a hotel where she regularly came.
Then she might have a second mobile phone for her customers.
A family-mobile and a sex-mobile or what? Why not? Background check? - Background check? Kristien de Vadder had a Masters in HR management from London and worked as a head-hunter for World Wide Consulting.
Customers all over Europe.
Living in Sint-Martens-Latem.
No criminal record.
Married Kurt Maeschalck, dentist.
Children? - Yes, a daughter of 4 years.
Yes, the police, we'd just like to speak with you? I have always hated those business trips abroad.
Those hotels with all those strangers - She was murdered in Ghent.
How, in Ghent? We don't know, she was supposed to be in Paris.
She had sex just before she died.
Strangulation sex.
She was strangled during sex.
Is there perhaps a place where we can talk quietly? Outside or somewhere? - Yes, outside.
Charles, can you just ? Dad? Let's go play.
Did you not know your wife enjoyed strangulation sex? Kristien was always more adventurous in bed than me.
Since the birth of Emma A lot has changed.
When she become much more distant.
Perhaps there was someone else.
- Good people.
Luc? Is that you? - Kristien.
What are you got on? Get it off.
Earlier they shared a flat as students and become good friends.
There was something between them, a special bond, something Kristien and I never had.
You never spoke about it? - She said I just saw ghosts.
Did he come over often? - Often? I asked him once to help pay the mortgage, he almost lived here.
When did you last see Luc? It was about six months ago.
Suddenly he was gone.
They quarrelled, she wouldn't tell me why.
How many phones did your wife have? Two, one blue for the family and a red for her work.
Mobile number two.
Bob, that's a little job for you.
You should call anyone in it, they're probably her lovers and who knows, maybe the killer.
Do you know more about Luc Nys? 35, a freelance journalist, bachelor, his address there.
Charles, we'll go there now.
And another thing, I want you to switch around the desks, I don't like looking at someone's back, okay? Move around desks.
What's next? Hanging new curtains? Do you think that's normal? So out together, at work together.
I mean not like at the dentist's.
When we interview someone together, that's with an appointment.
Like "Good cop, bad cop"? - No, they know that.
We must show we complement each other.
The suspect should never feel we're work against each other.
When should I intervene? - No unexpected things.
Always signal or at least make eye contact.
Well, yes.
Kristien, dead? You knew each other at the university? Fifteen years.
- What was your relationship? She was just my best friend.
According to some people, you had a close relationship, right? Kurt? Kurt's never been fond of me.
Did he have reason to? - No, we were just We were just good friends.
Until 6 months ago.
Go on, coming.
I want you as a man.
- What are we doing? Finally.
Yes, baby.
Here l come.
Want a surprise? Certainly it happened there? - On the sofa.
Not in the Holiday Inn? - No.
We were both dead drunk, she seduced me all night and was demanding.
- Did she do that more often? In recent years, yes.
How often did you have sex? Two more times.
Then I didn't want to any more.
Because you knew she had other men? Kristien was addicted to sex.
She experimented like crazy.
I warned her she'd loose her family but she just got incensed.
So she didn't want to see you anymore? Our friendship was broken by sex.
Ironic, right? That's nothing new.
Luc, you were jealous? Jealous? She was just my best friend.
It was just that stuff with other men I found it pathetic.
- Pathetic? Where did she find her lovers? - I don't know.
Where were you last night? I had a deadline for 07:00 this morning, so I worked.
Can anyone confirm that? - No.
Well, we may take saliva samples for a DNA test? Take you the photos? - DNA test? When is your next deadline? - Next week.
Do you suddenly suspect me? - Then you certainly won't mind if we borrow your laptop to check to your log.
Mouth open.
First friends, then sex, then he found her pathetic.
Yes, he may also be lying.
Perhaps they were still seeing each other.
Why would he murder her? Jealous because she slept with other men? or because Kristien like to be strangled.
And he went too far.
- And for a friend.
Wait, wait, that's my car.
Go on, wait.
Damn.
Did you call them, or what? Then come and say something.
How did I know it was your car? How old are you? - How old? Old enough to know what "don't park in front of the gate" means.
Koen, what's happening? - Yes, my car's gone.
I'm coming.
Please, say.
Still slightly younger and it's a punishable offence.
Come, go inside, honey.
Good morning.
- Hannah, good morning.
I've moved the cabinets.
- I see it.
Is it okay? - Perfect.
Bob? - I'm not a mover.
And the gnomes didn't get along.
If you'd rather issue parking tickets, don't let me stop you.
I have been working and this desk remains where it is.
We are going to turn around Bob's desk all together.
That's the deal.
Well, what do we know? I called World Wide Consulting and in the last six months Kristien de Vadder went abroad three times.
So all those other times she lied? She met her lovers.
- The log of Luc Nys? We're working on it.
We cracked Kristien's laptop.
There's nothing interesting.
No e-mail.
A few to work, a few to Kurt, nothing more.
And Kristien's second mobile? I'm talking to you.
- Work, clients, companies.
No sex.
She has one sex date after the other without having to call or email.
She must have picked up her lovers somewhere.
Come on, men, think a moment.
Back to Mr.
Maeschalck? - For example.
What? Now? You can help, you know, sonny boy.
Consider I may soon get my balls back.
You'll find you'll still need her.
Grab hold.
- Yes, yes.
But you must first - Now we're stuck.
You need to take that around first - Back, come on.
Lovers? How dare you ask such a thing? How do I know where she picked up her lovers? We apologize, but we're investigating your wife's murder.
It's better we know the truth as quickly as possible.
Your wife's weekday, how did it go? She left at 07.
30 for her work and had an hour for lunch until 14:00 and then she went back to the office until 18:00, 19:00.
And in the evening? - She was with us then.
Unless she was away on business naturally.
Well, Mr.
.
Maeschalck, I think that's enough, thanks.
Yes, well, yes.
I will say, fine.
Well, see you later.
Good news.
Bob spoke to Maalik Tembo again.
The black guy? He recognized Luc Nys in photos.
Kristien de Vadder and Luc were in that hotel six months ago.
His alibi's shaky.
- So he was lying.
The only question now is why.
Because it's true, The first time was at my place.
Then we went to that hotel.
Kristien wanted it like that, she felt a thrill.
According to your log you sent your article yesterday morning at 08:30, which is a half hour after your deadline.
How come, you spent so much time the evening before in that hotel? - I was home all night.
Your computer was turned on all night, but it wasn't working from 22.
00 to 00.
30.
Did you go to that hotel? - No, I was home all night.
What did you do between 22:00 and 00:30? A little reading, research, drink a glass of wine You have no experience with writer's block.
However, we have with suspects.
You went to bed with Kristien, you were jealous because she also slept with other men.
You've be seen at least once with her at that hotel and you have no alibi.
Just tell us where Kristien picked up her men.
Where did Kristien pick up her men? Pushing on, now.
You're a good friend, I see that.
You can see it too, right? I'm sure Kristien hurt you.
You were in love with her, right? For her, you were just another in the line.
I thought she'd leave Kurt.
I thought we'd have a future, we understood each other really well, but for her I was just a body.
When did you realize that? - In the Wok A Way.
Honey, can I have some wine here? "Kanpai".
Say, it's hot here.
In front of my nose.
Without shame.
She went after every man.
She was simply oversexed.
Did you never talk to her about it? Yes, but she saw it herself.
She proudly told me how many men she'd already picked up in the Wok A Way.
Was that the last time you saw her? Yes.
Just between ourselves that Kristien A beautiful woman, right? How was the sex? She did pretty special things.
- Kinky.
Fun, so give us the low down.
And what else? Did she ever ask you to strangle her? Yes.
- Yes? But I didn't respond.
I didn't wish to hurt her.
When such a beautiful woman asks you to strangle her From the lab.
There were two DNA traces on Kristien's body.
Kurt Maeschalck.
- Her husband, of course.
The other is unknown, no match in the database.
And him? - The DNA doesn't match.
Yes, we must let him go, period.
Sorry.
No escort bureau, no pimp, no customers, it's not too late for that matter to give it back to Homicide.
This is a sex murder, we just don't know who did it.
Help me.
Boo! I don't find that funny, I say.
Come, come, come here.
- Yes.
So I couldn't do otherwise then let him go.
So, who wants to get him into in the courtroom now? When can I visit your new apartment? Loft, Daddy.
When it's done.
That's going to be quite a renovation.
I estimate it'll be finished in a few months.
Yes, I heard that already.
A few months ago, I think.
Have you unpacked your mother's record collection? Yes and no, there's too much dust.
A little more wine? - No, thank you.
That picture of mom, do you have another one? Take it.
- Okay.
A line-up of customers at the Wok A Way? Why? According to Luc Nys, Kristien picked up her men there.
A line-up for whom? - For Maalik Tembo.
Perhaps he'll recognize someone.
Kristien flirted with everyone.
- Then everyone is a suspect.
We can hardly bring all customers here.
That is true, so I made a reservation.
No one you saw with Kristien in the room? Him.
Police, will you come with us? Why? - We want to ask some questions.
Yes, but don't touch me.
- Just come along.
Good, good.
Come.
- Outside.
Kristien de Vadder, do you know her? - No.
No? Here.
This is Sandra.
- Sandra? A damn bitch, you know.
I'm not gay, but she stuck her tongue in places where I spontaneously began to scream and blush that doesn't happen often.
- Blush? Did you also blush about strangulation? - That's not really my thing.
But as long as someone's enthusiastic I'll try it.
Even if things go wrong? She was strangled during sex.
When did you last see her? A few weeks ago.
- A few weeks ago? I don't think so.
I know you met her three nights ago in the Holiday Inn.
- Yes, that's right.
But that fell through.
- Why? My mother was in hospital, I spent the whole night with her.
Why was Kristien at the Holiday Inn? Given what happened at the last moment, I called, but she didn't answer, then I sent an emergency SMS.
An SMS.
What time was that then? Quarter to eleven, ten to eleven.
- To what number? I don't know by heart, the one in my phone.
How many numbers do you have for Kristien? One.
Give us your phone at once.
- It's still at the restaurant.
Well, write out the name of your mother, room number and the name of the hospital.
You're a strong boy.
- I go to the gym three times a week.
Or to a sick mother.
Two nurses confirm that he was there until 06.
00 am sitting at his mother's bedside.
And was the SMS found on her work mobile? No, she didn't have it with him.
- The family-mobile then? Neither, but the message may have been erased.
I can always check with the operator.
Yes, for sure.
We can check his DNA with that on the corpse.
No, that's a waste of money if he was sitting next to his mother Who had sex with Kristien? Well, here let's recapitulate.
Kristien de Vadder told her husband Kurt Maeschalck she was going to Paris, but she planned to meet one of her boyfriends, Mathijs Bart.
Around a quarter to eleven he sent an SMS he couldn't come because his mother was ill.
Later the room service guy brings in something to eat.
Damn.
What? - Room service.
Wait for me.
I'd never have sex with a hotel guest.
100% out of the question.
If that's true, I may as well be a street walker.
Kristien was no ordinary guest, Maalik.
She was a female sex addict waiting alone in the hotel for her lover.
The boyfriend doesn't show up and then there's a handsome guy from room service.
Before you know it, your hands are around her neck.
I didn't kill her.
- We'll know soon.
We have DNA from the perpetrator, the only thing we have to do, is compare it with yours.
- And DNA never lies, man.
I went upstairs to give her the meal and champagne.
She wasn't alone.
How's it going? - Yes.
I'm not really thirsty.
Come on, Maalik.
Come on.
You want it? Take me, come on.
Take me hard.
She flew at me.
I just had to participate.
Did Kristien ask you to strangle her? Yes.
She put my hands around her throat, but I refused.
I didn't strangle her.
And she was alive when I left, 100% sure.
As it was 100% sure you didn't have sex with her? It doesn't look good.
The lab will check the DNA as soon as possible.
Congratulations, Superintendent.
Those men from Homicide can come to offer their apologies.
Do so.
Here's something wrong, I need to check something.
Mr.
Mathijs? - Yes.
Can I use your phone for a moment? - My cell phone, why? To check with my office, to see what's happening? Bob, admit it she's a good cop.
You're not a champion because you win one match.
She has pepper up her ass, I was in agony yesterday for messing with her.
- She's got balls! But that doesn't mean I leave my balls at home or that I'm going to start sucking up to her like some others here.
Say, guys, there's something wrong with Bart's SMS.
I saw he sent it and Kristien didn't receive the SMS neither on her sex nor her family mobiles.
Bart lied.
- Bart didn't lie.
He sent an SMS but to this number.
This is still another number.
- There's a third mobile.
For meetings? - I'm just having that checked now.
What is all this? A warrant? Gentlemen, please, tell me.
- Come in.
One for each life.
And one for a life I knew nothing about.
Your wife left her third mobile, her sex mobile, at home.
She thought Bart stood her up, she didn't know he cancelled.
You knew it though.
I heard him call when I was in the hallway.
Dozens of messages, all appointments.
Did you go to look for Kristien? In one of the messages was the name of the hotel and the number of the room and yes Kristien? What the hell are you doing here? What's that? What are you doing here? - Nothing, let me in What about me? And our family? What have you done? She gave everything to the men, the addiction She didn't want to deceive me, but she just couldn't resist.
It was stronger than her.
- You know I want you so bad.
I want to feel you.
I want what others don't, I want you.
And then you strangled her? - I had sex with her.
She loved me.
Only me.
Kristien Look at me.
It's never been so good like that one time.
What then was wrong? Failing? Come on, do it now.
Like this? - Yes, don't be afraid.
Harder.
That's it.
Everything started with Luc Nys, why was that? He started it all, it was all his fault.
You killed her, not Luc Nys.
And then there's something else, that third mobile.
Why did you put in your office? Was that asking to be caught? I wanted to know who else sent all the messages, everyone she had Kristien wasn't lying.
She enjoyed it.
And me too.
Especially that one moment.
When she was all mine.
Good.
If you are ready to sign here.
What happens now with my daughter? She will temporarily be taken into care.
.
Then will she be placed somewhere? Take him away.
Emma? Emma? come here.
Say, how should we address her? I'd say Chef.
For my part I'll call her sheriff.
What did you think? - Inspector Maes.
Just say Hannah.
And thanks for everything today.
It worked well.
Good, shall we grab a cold one? - Yes.