Salamander (2012) s01e11 Episode Script

You would take us to Gerardi.
And you've come to do it now.
What's the idea? - If I resign, I'm no longer sworn to secrecy.
Then I'm free to talk about the disastrous situation our country is in thanks to people like you, Jonkhere and Salamander.
I want to make an example of someone.
If Persigal turns against us and goes unpunished, others will follow.
Now we at least know that if something did start, it was during the war.
24 April 1944, in the Resistance.
Typical end to my career.
Exiting via the back door.
Take care, Paul.
First they were killed, then they were undressed and placed on the bed like that.
The whole scene was faked.
We're here.
- The Council? Accepted as a candidate.
Would you like to hand the presents out, Raymond? Here you are.
No.
Well, I've just had Nicola and Sofie on the phone.
Yes.
Apparently our daughters are becoming friends.
Paul, may I introduce you to my father? Gil Wolfs.
Pleased to meet you.
- Pleased to meet you.
May we leave the table, Mum? - Yes, alright.
Paul? - No, no, thank you.
I was wondering - Yes, please.
what the work of an insurance inspector like yourself mainly involves? I can't really imagine what you do.
We mainly deal with respectable citizens rather than criminals.
For example, imagine a couple has an argument at home and a very expensive painting is damaged, nine times out of ten the child is blamed.
He has to lie so they can claim via their Family Insurance.
Oh.
Right.
Yeah.
Man is a greedy creature, eh? Which company do you work for? I'm self-employed, so I work for anyone who asks.
And before that? What did you do then? - Before that I Stop interrogating him, Dad.
- Sorry.
Sorry, but what would you do if your daughter brought a stranger home? Of course.
By the way, your Sofie has spirit.
You can see that.
Thank you.
May I thank you both for your hospitality? It was absolutely delicious but I really do have to go home now Now? - Yes.
It's far too late to drive home.
Stay here the night.
Let him decide for himself, darling.
But he shouldn't drive home now, Dad, should he? Anyway, Sofie would love it, wouldn't she? You can see how much say I have in this house, Paul.
But you're welcome to stay.
Would you excuse me a moment? I want you to check someone out for me.
Write it down.
First name Paul.
Surname Vander, in one word.
New word, Velde.
Drives a dark grey Mercedes, C Class.
Number plate 1 A Insurance investigator.
Hmmm.
And self-employed.
That's not much to go on.
Maybe this will help.
His wife was called Sarah and recently died in an accident in Grimbergen.
As quick as you can.
Call me as soon as you know something.
31 MARCH 1952 Don't do it, darling.
- I have to.
SENTENCE COURT MARTIAL Hey, pal.
Are you that collaborator's kid? Stand up when someone talks to you.
What's your name? - Six hundred and Gil.
- Gil.
Run away from the orphanage.
No family? How old are you, Gil? - Fourteen.
Are you looking for work? Open your mouth.
Right.
I'm not paying you but you'll get board and lodgings and Sundays you can do what you like.
OK? And if you misbehave I'll hand you over to the police.
Do we understand each other? I'll keep this for a while.
Alright? Malva.
Goddammit! Sir? - Go away.
One of the men told me you're trying to make a waterproof tarpaulin instead of using rubber.
- Did they? Yes.
Maybe I can help you.
- Maybe you can help me by quietly shutting the door and getting lost.
If I've got the right chemistry books, then Chemistry? Look, I work here and you work there.
OK? Those are the books you asked for.
EMILE JONKHERE, HARRY DEWULF APRIL '44 Paul? Sorry.
I couldn't sleep.
- Neither could I.
Don't.
Don't.
- Sorry.
Shall we just go and sit downstairs? Eh? - Yes.
Was it an accident? Yes.
A spark from a short circuit when the car was started ignited the petrol supply.
I came to live here after the funeral because I couldn't do a thing with Nicola after my husband died.
But I don't know if I should stay.
Why not? Well, my father Nothing.
Has it got something to do with me? - No, no.
No, that's not it.
He sold his factory two years ago and he's changed a lot since then.
Yeah He's retired, he can do what he likes but I've never seen him so stressed.
I just don't know what's the matter with him.
And I don't know what to do.
Stay here or move out.
But then I'd leave him here on his own.
I'm sure it will all sort itself out.
You're a strong woman, aren't you? A strong woman.
Yes.
I'm fed up with being strong.
Tell me something about yourself.
What are you thinking about? I'm glad Sofie has plenty to take her mind off things here.
Good morning.
- Good morning.
Good morning.
Dad.
- Yes? I think I'm falling in love.
Hello, Alain, go ahead.
No, tell me.
Hold on.
A false name.
What's his real name? Gerardi.
Yes.
Address? Chief Inspector of what? No, I'll check the number plate myself.
Is that everything? Yes.
OK.
Bloody hell! Bloody hell! Bloody hell! Nicola, be careful on that.
- I've been driving it for a year, Mum! Yes, alright.
She isn't driving too fast for you, Sofie? No, it's brilliant.
- Have fun, girls.
See you later.
See you later.
You needn't worry, Mr Wolfs.
The last thing I want to do is hurt Patricia.
I swear.
- I hope so.
You're better off trampling barefoot on a scorpion than on my heart.
But anyway, look, I started here, in a weaving mill in Batimont in '57.
I had no one except my wife, Malva.
And I was a war orphan.
- Oh, right.
My father never returned from a Resistance operation.
That's all I know.
And that's your father? - Yes.
You look like him.
Who are those men? - I don't know.
I'm not really interested in the war.
War brings out the worst in people.
Anyway, I was the first person to weave his technical fabric himself, then coat it, cut it to shape and dye it.
The entire production process.
And it grew and grew and grew.
Not bad for an orphan, eh? - That's incredible.
Fantastic.
When I stopped two years ago I employed 560 people.
I sold everything.
In one go, to a French group.
Why? Why not? Those two girls get on really well together, eh? Nicola is back to her old self.
No, it all just came out.
I didn't ask him anything.
Really? - Yes.
It's amazing he told you all that.
Come on.
We never talk about the war or the factory here at home.
I suppose he needed to tell someone, eh? Yes.
He must really like you.
Did he tell you why he sold it all? No, not really.
How much do you think he got for it? You really are nosey, eh? - Yes.
But it's strange that someone sells a successful factory just like that 250 million.
Euros.
- Wow! What do you do with so much money? - My father isn't interested in money.
He's got his financial adviser for that.
Well, that's what he says.
What do you mean by that? - He's a strange guy.
When he comes here my father is very stressed.
They shut themselves in his office for a few hours and when this adviser has gone there's a strange atmosphere in the house.
I don't know.
I just don't trust that Klaus.
He doesn't really look like a - Klaus? Is that this financial adviser's name? - Yes.
Are you sure? - Yes.
Why? What's the matter? - Nothing.
You will stay till tomorrow, eh? - Another day? You really are priceless.
OK.
I'm going shopping with the girls.
What are you going to do? There are a couple of things I need to do.
Martin.
No, no, it's good to hear from you.
Go on, tell me.
Yes.
No, I'll write it down.
Klaus's real name is Christian Devos.
He was born on 3 March 1965.
- Christian Devos.
C H? He's from Jette.
In '87 he was a lieutenant in the First Battalion of the Parachute Regiment in Diest.
A soldier.
Two years later, in '89, he suddenly disappeared without trace.
But in '91 he resurfaced as a captain in the Foreign Legion.
Then he disappeared without trace again.
- I've made a note of that.
Thanks.
OK.
Bye.
I'm alone.
Come on by.
Is he already on his computer? - Calm down, calm down.
You can't cause a commotion here.
This is still a monastery.
We've got the man behind the bank robbery and the one who did it.
Right, that's Harry Dewulf, Gil Wolfs' father, the man behind the robbery at Jonkhere Bank.
And this here is Emile Jonkhere, the father of the present banker, Raymond Jonkhere.
The two fathers in the photo together.
- Yes.
It's from April '44.
Both in the Resistance.
The photo was taken just before an operation called Salamander.
Wolfs says his father never returned from an operation by their group.
So something happened between the two of them in the war.
And their sons are still battling it out.
I think you're getting very close.
So who broke into those safes? Christian Devos, a former officer in the Foreign Legion.
War experience throughout Africa.
There you have it.
Can you do anything with that? It's not much, is it? - Hey, don't be cheeky.
Think of it as a challenge.
You've done loads of other things on your internet.
He's even been in the paper.
- Why? He hacked into the National Bank's computer last year, did our young monk.
That'll do.
OK, OK.
You don't want anything? You wanted information on Paul Vander Velde? There is your information.
Do you know him? That's private.
Nothing here is private.
This is also my business.
I'm running a serious risk here.
His real name is Paul Gerardi.
Until a few weeks ago he was a Chief Inspector with Brussels Police.
Then he was officially suspended.
But he's still driving round with a government number plate issued by the Ministry of Justice.
So there's a big chance the guy is armed.
And he's after you.
Oh yeah.
And me too.
I'm going to leave it at that.
For the time being anyway.
Has this Gerardi already been here? Where is he now? You can't fool me, pal.
That girl out there is his daughter.
And if she comes here, then so does he.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Hold on.
Of course, your daughter is in love with Gerardi.
That's why I had to check him out.
They met by chance.
- That man does nothing by chance.
He chats your daughter up to get to you and you're too sentimental to see it.
You've become spineless.
- Hold on, hold on.
We can sort this out.
There's only one way to sort this out.
No, no, no.
There have been enough murders.
No.
What do I do with her? Our contract ends here.
Gerardi is my problem.
I'll sort it out myself.
Bring me the envelopes you've got left tomorrow and I'll send them myself.
No one knows you, you're not in any danger.
Agreed? Was that that Klaus? What's going on, Dad? Phhh He's always been strange.
I told him so too, but But what? That's not normal behaviour.
- There's nothing to worry about.
Where's Paul? I don't know.
- Is he coming back? He called to say he had to see some clients this evening.
And you believe that? - Yes.
Why? Dad, please.
What's going on? Sit down.
I've got a lot to tell you.
About Paul? Among other things.
That's all.
No idea where or when the photo was taken.
I can't find anything else on him.
We need to go to the chapel.
And then we're on kitchen duty.
We can carry on working on it this evening.
Why not? - You can stay here.
Is Sofie safe at the Wolfs'? - Yes.
His daughter's looking after her.
Right then.
Come on.
What's the time? Half past one.
Oh, shit.
Right.
And? What Wolfs told you is true.
Harry Dewulf didn't return from an operation by Jonkhere's Resistance group in April 1944.
But I've just found something else.
Look at this.
I don't know who wrote this, but it seems to be a summary of a secret session of Brussels' military court after the war.
Held behind closed doors and about Harry Dewulf.
No one was allowed to be there.
It was a state secret.
Only the sentence was read out in public.
What was his sentence? He was sentenced to be shot.
In his absence.
What for? It says he ran off with diamonds and money belonging to the Resistance.
Dropped from a plane on 24 April 1944.
Worth millions.
- Bloody hell.
So that's Salamander.
Was the sentence ever carried out? - No.
No one ever saw him again.
He ran off with all the money, it was the perfect crime.
FRIDAY 8 A.
M.
Jonkhere speaking.
Yes.
It's here in front of me.
The envelope contains the contents of safe 456 from your bank in the name of Mark Nielandt, the Minister of State.
There are also some photos of him taken at The Opaz Club in Knokke on 12 March 2001.
Now listen carefully, Mr Jonkhere.
I'm the one who broke into those 66 safes at your bank.
I'm prepared to give you the person behind this.
What do you want in return? Money.
How much? What? And I want to meet to discuss this as soon as possible.
Patricia? Sofie? Sweetie? Patricia? No sudden movements.
Hold your arms out.
Slowly.
Where's Sofie? If anything has happened to NEXTWEEK You'll only get the rest of the money when this Wolfs has been eliminated.
Together with a policeman.
Paul Gerardi.
Kill them both or I will come after you.