1 00:00:26,612 --> 00:00:29,477 [♪♪♪] 2 00:00:36,312 --> 00:00:38,176 [WATER DRIPPING] 3 00:01:12,589 --> 00:01:14,143 [FUSE SIZZLING] 4 00:01:15,765 --> 00:01:16,835 [EXPLOSIVE BOOMS] 5 00:02:34,395 --> 00:02:37,018 PRIEST: Forgive this man, found guilty here 6 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:38,675 of collaboration with the enemy. 7 00:02:40,263 --> 00:02:42,507 May God have mercy on your soul. 8 00:02:43,784 --> 00:02:44,888 Amen. 9 00:02:52,517 --> 00:02:54,381 OFFICER: Attention! 10 00:02:54,519 --> 00:02:57,004 Make ready![RIFLES COCKING] 11 00:02:57,142 --> 00:02:58,178 Aim! 12 00:03:00,421 --> 00:03:02,182 Fire![GUNSHOTS] 13 00:03:14,573 --> 00:03:16,437 [PEOPLE CHATTERING] 14 00:03:28,794 --> 00:03:31,763 Has it arrived? Is it here?Last night. 15 00:03:31,901 --> 00:03:33,834 Jerome, good work on those etchings. 16 00:03:33,972 --> 00:03:36,043 I aim to please. There's a gift on your desk. 17 00:03:36,181 --> 00:03:38,459 Cherries for the family.I'll try not to eat them 18 00:03:38,597 --> 00:03:40,496 before I get home this time. Thank you. 19 00:03:40,634 --> 00:03:42,256 [TYPEWRITER CLACKING] 20 00:03:46,881 --> 00:03:50,437 A Dutch Jew with a Canadian uniform. 21 00:03:50,575 --> 00:03:52,749 Captain. Captain Piller. 22 00:03:52,887 --> 00:03:54,579 Who let this one in? 23 00:03:58,307 --> 00:04:01,241 Dekker, this is Minna. Minna, this is Dekker. 24 00:04:01,379 --> 00:04:03,346 Hello, Minna. Nice to meet you.Hello. 25 00:04:03,484 --> 00:04:05,866 We, um... We used to be in the Resistance together. 26 00:04:06,004 --> 00:04:08,282 Yeah, but he couldn't resist anything without me. 27 00:04:08,420 --> 00:04:09,490 [SCOFFS][CHUCKLES] 28 00:04:11,699 --> 00:04:14,530 Working with the Allies now.Yes. 29 00:04:14,668 --> 00:04:16,532 Everything in here was stolen, 30 00:04:16,670 --> 00:04:19,120 and they put me in charge of finding out who took it 31 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:21,951 and who sold it to the Nazis. 32 00:04:22,089 --> 00:04:25,230 But I want to avoid interference from the Ministry of Justice 33 00:04:25,368 --> 00:04:27,301 'cause they seem to have their own agenda, 34 00:04:27,439 --> 00:04:29,199 and that's why I need you. 35 00:04:29,338 --> 00:04:30,960 I need someone I can trust. 36 00:04:31,098 --> 00:04:33,480 DEKKER: Well, anything for an old friend. 37 00:04:33,618 --> 00:04:35,136 But do I have to wear a uniform? 38 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:37,553 Oh, yeah, it's one of the perks. 39 00:04:37,691 --> 00:04:42,178 This was just found in Goring's hidden collection. 40 00:04:42,316 --> 00:04:45,768 Christ and the Adulteress. It's a Vermeer. 41 00:04:45,906 --> 00:04:50,324 DEKKER: Vermeer!And, um, we found a letter. 42 00:04:50,462 --> 00:04:52,188 Oh.Folded in the crate. 43 00:04:55,260 --> 00:04:57,987 I attended a show there once, 44 00:04:58,125 --> 00:05:00,023 had champagne and smoked salmon, 45 00:05:00,161 --> 00:05:02,094 and saw some terrible paintings. 46 00:05:02,232 --> 00:05:05,166 And what Germans did you meet there? 47 00:05:05,305 --> 00:05:07,790 I shook a hand or two. 48 00:05:07,928 --> 00:05:10,724 Those pigs were everywhere. You couldn't avoid them. 49 00:05:12,381 --> 00:05:13,934 I never had that problem. 50 00:05:14,072 --> 00:05:15,694 No, me neither. 51 00:05:17,178 --> 00:05:19,422 I'm a personal friend of Prince Bernhard 52 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,597 and the commander of the Ministry of Justice. 53 00:05:21,735 --> 00:05:23,046 That's very good for you, 54 00:05:23,184 --> 00:05:25,048 but I don't work for the Dutch government 55 00:05:25,186 --> 00:05:27,396 who ran off when things got hot. Dekker... 56 00:05:27,534 --> 00:05:29,398 Will you please go sit down? 57 00:05:34,161 --> 00:05:37,060 I was commissioned by the Allied Command. 58 00:05:37,198 --> 00:05:38,717 Who will soon relinquish power 59 00:05:38,855 --> 00:05:40,374 to the rightful Dutch government. 60 00:05:40,512 --> 00:05:41,893 But not today. 61 00:05:42,031 --> 00:05:43,757 And the more time I waste on you, 62 00:05:43,895 --> 00:05:47,312 the Nazi sympathizers you drank champagne with will slip away. 63 00:05:47,450 --> 00:05:50,557 Gentlemen, I'm afraid I must ask you to-- 64 00:05:50,695 --> 00:05:55,458 In this letter, the owner of the Goudstikker Gallery 65 00:05:55,596 --> 00:05:58,806 references you in verifying the background 66 00:05:58,944 --> 00:06:01,602 of a Vermeer painting...I don't collect art. 67 00:06:01,740 --> 00:06:05,295 ...before Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring agreed to buy it. 68 00:06:05,434 --> 00:06:07,228 [PISTOL COCKS] 69 00:06:11,129 --> 00:06:13,994 Christ and the Adulteress was just recovered 70 00:06:14,132 --> 00:06:17,515 from a railway car in an Austrian salt mine. 71 00:06:17,653 --> 00:06:19,827 Thing about Goring... 72 00:06:19,965 --> 00:06:22,589 he kept meticulous records of all his acquisitions. 73 00:06:22,727 --> 00:06:24,453 So now... 74 00:06:24,591 --> 00:06:27,145 tell me about this letter. 75 00:06:30,562 --> 00:06:32,081 It was a favor. 76 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,465 I had a respectable name. 77 00:06:36,603 --> 00:06:38,467 I simply wrote that I'd vouch 78 00:06:38,605 --> 00:06:41,228 for the painting's provenance to finalize the sale. 79 00:06:41,366 --> 00:06:44,265 Because the painting had been stolen from Jews? 80 00:06:46,026 --> 00:06:47,337 Who was the favor for? 81 00:06:49,132 --> 00:06:51,721 Who brought you the painting? 82 00:06:51,859 --> 00:06:53,413 Han Van Meegeren. 83 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:57,934 [♪♪♪] 84 00:07:03,492 --> 00:07:05,425 [POUNDING ON DOOR] 85 00:07:26,963 --> 00:07:27,861 Han Van Meegeren? 86 00:07:29,759 --> 00:07:32,072 Indeed.I'm Captain Joseph Piller 87 00:07:32,210 --> 00:07:33,901 of the Allied Provisional Government. 88 00:07:34,039 --> 00:07:37,215 Oh. Please, come in, gentlemen.Thank you. 89 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:48,778 Were you expecting us? 90 00:07:48,916 --> 00:07:51,781 In these times, one expects anything. 91 00:07:51,919 --> 00:07:53,334 Ah, do you play? 92 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:55,233 No, not anymore. 93 00:07:58,892 --> 00:08:00,997 May I offer you a drink?DEKKER: Yes. 94 00:08:01,135 --> 00:08:02,516 No, thanks. 95 00:08:05,208 --> 00:08:06,416 No? 96 00:08:12,733 --> 00:08:14,804 PILLER: Do you live here all by yourself? 97 00:08:14,942 --> 00:08:17,773 For the time being. I am recently divorced. 98 00:08:17,911 --> 00:08:20,016 This is my wife's house now. 99 00:08:20,154 --> 00:08:21,915 She is in France, 100 00:08:22,053 --> 00:08:24,296 and the housekeeper went back to Utrecht. 101 00:08:24,434 --> 00:08:27,334 The war has been good to you, huh? 102 00:08:27,472 --> 00:08:30,164 I was lucky enough to sell a series of Flemish primitives 103 00:08:30,302 --> 00:08:31,890 before hostilities broke out. 104 00:08:32,028 --> 00:08:34,168 So you're an art dealer? 105 00:08:34,306 --> 00:08:37,240 I am a painter and an art lover. 106 00:08:37,378 --> 00:08:40,105 But, of course, I take my opportunities where I can. 107 00:08:40,243 --> 00:08:42,556 And during the war, what did you do? 108 00:08:42,694 --> 00:08:44,731 Tried to survive, like everybody else. 109 00:08:44,869 --> 00:08:47,043 Running out of champagne must have been devastating. 110 00:08:47,181 --> 00:08:48,873 Oh, not as bad as running out of caviar. 111 00:08:49,011 --> 00:08:50,288 [SCOFFS]Shall we sit? 112 00:08:50,426 --> 00:08:52,635 No, no, we're taking a walk. 113 00:08:52,773 --> 00:08:55,362 Ah. Do I need a jacket? 114 00:09:02,231 --> 00:09:04,820 You haven't asked why I'm here. 115 00:09:04,958 --> 00:09:07,547 Well, I find that in life, as in art, 116 00:09:07,685 --> 00:09:10,998 it's always best not to spoil the surprise. 117 00:09:11,136 --> 00:09:12,966 Or maybe it's no surprise at all. 118 00:09:17,073 --> 00:09:18,178 Shall we? 119 00:09:22,769 --> 00:09:25,288 [♪♪♪] 120 00:09:41,822 --> 00:09:43,513 [PEOPLE CLAMORING] 121 00:10:23,036 --> 00:10:25,417 PILLER: Do you like Johannes Vermeer? 122 00:10:25,555 --> 00:10:28,179 VAN MEEGEREN: Of course. The equal of Rembrandt, 123 00:10:28,317 --> 00:10:29,905 superior to Hals, 124 00:10:30,043 --> 00:10:32,390 and only a hair behind Michelangelo and da Vinci. 125 00:10:32,528 --> 00:10:35,911 PILLER: And this one, Christ and the Adulteress. 126 00:10:36,049 --> 00:10:37,429 How does that rate? 127 00:10:39,639 --> 00:10:41,744 Undoubtedly a masterpiece. 128 00:10:41,882 --> 00:10:45,023 It has his hallmark command of light and color 129 00:10:45,161 --> 00:10:50,235 and yet with a gravitas absent from his more celebrated work. 130 00:10:50,373 --> 00:10:52,686 You take interest in art as well as music? 131 00:10:52,824 --> 00:10:55,724 Oh, no, no, no. 132 00:10:55,862 --> 00:10:57,726 What interests me is that it was sold 133 00:10:57,864 --> 00:10:59,486 to Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring 134 00:10:59,624 --> 00:11:02,075 for more than 1.5 million guilders, 135 00:11:02,213 --> 00:11:07,528 which is the largest sum ever paid for a work of art. 136 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:10,186 Which proves that pigs can sometimes have taste. 137 00:11:10,324 --> 00:11:12,223 Mm.Or perhaps too much money. 138 00:11:12,361 --> 00:11:13,707 [CHUCKLES] 139 00:11:13,845 --> 00:11:15,122 I've traced the sale 140 00:11:15,260 --> 00:11:17,262 back to the Goudstikker Gallery, 141 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,714 through a network of your associates, to you. 142 00:11:20,852 --> 00:11:22,095 Mm-hm. 143 00:11:25,098 --> 00:11:27,134 I need to know where this Vermeer came from. 144 00:11:27,272 --> 00:11:31,138 Was it from a looted collection? Jews trying to flee Europe? 145 00:11:33,900 --> 00:11:37,593 Mr. Van Meegeren, as you know, 146 00:11:37,731 --> 00:11:41,770 collaboration with the enemy is a capital offense. 147 00:11:41,908 --> 00:11:44,427 They're shooting people in the streets daily. 148 00:11:45,635 --> 00:11:48,293 We all must die sometime. Hmm? 149 00:11:48,431 --> 00:11:52,332 Although Vermeer, Hals, Bosch, they... They live forever. 150 00:11:52,470 --> 00:11:54,403 They speak to us across the centuries. 151 00:11:54,541 --> 00:11:57,164 But you're not among those names, are you... 152 00:11:57,302 --> 00:12:00,409 Mr. Van Meegeren? 153 00:12:00,547 --> 00:12:03,239 So you must have made your fortune some other way. 154 00:12:03,377 --> 00:12:05,103 And what, may I ask, 155 00:12:05,241 --> 00:12:07,899 will be your great legacy, Captain Piller? 156 00:12:08,037 --> 00:12:10,108 Putting you and your friends in jail. 157 00:12:10,246 --> 00:12:12,145 Or in a noose. 158 00:12:12,283 --> 00:12:15,148 This is your chance at redemption 159 00:12:15,286 --> 00:12:18,945 and perhaps, more importantly, survival. 160 00:12:20,601 --> 00:12:22,845 And yet I am sensing that perhaps it is you 161 00:12:22,983 --> 00:12:25,123 who needs redemption, no? 162 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:35,651 [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] 163 00:12:37,584 --> 00:12:38,965 [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] 164 00:12:40,104 --> 00:12:41,864 Put him in solitary. 165 00:12:42,002 --> 00:12:44,453 Single rations. No visitors. 166 00:12:46,213 --> 00:12:48,733 [♪♪♪] 167 00:13:12,964 --> 00:13:14,828 [BLOWS] 168 00:13:22,698 --> 00:13:25,770 Finn, want to help me?Sure, Papa. 169 00:13:30,223 --> 00:13:31,983 Take these. Okay. 170 00:13:33,364 --> 00:13:35,538 And they go into these. 171 00:13:47,861 --> 00:13:49,794 VAN MEEGEREN: Only I can paint the picture 172 00:13:49,932 --> 00:13:52,176 that you so desperately want to see. 173 00:13:54,350 --> 00:13:59,045 And what is it that I so desperately want to see? 174 00:13:59,183 --> 00:14:02,220 You want justice against the wicked, yes? 175 00:14:02,358 --> 00:14:05,603 So you're going to need me. 176 00:14:05,741 --> 00:14:07,225 But I ask a favor. 177 00:14:07,363 --> 00:14:09,469 I need my paints. I need my brushes. 178 00:14:09,607 --> 00:14:12,472 Please, send me home--I'll have them brought here. 179 00:14:12,610 --> 00:14:15,509 There is no life here, no inspiration. 180 00:14:17,408 --> 00:14:19,720 Do you want inspiration? 181 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:24,622 What do you need inspiration for if I break your hands? 182 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:25,934 Hm? 183 00:14:36,289 --> 00:14:38,463 [HUMMING TUNE] 184 00:14:44,297 --> 00:14:45,505 Piller? 185 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:48,439 I'm Detective De Klerks. 186 00:14:49,819 --> 00:14:51,787 Ministry of Justice. Long time. 187 00:14:51,925 --> 00:14:54,272 I've heard you snagged a big fish, 188 00:14:54,410 --> 00:14:55,998 a Van Meegeren. Is that right? 189 00:14:56,136 --> 00:14:59,139 Who told you?Ah, jungle drum, you know. 190 00:14:59,277 --> 00:15:01,107 We need to question him. 191 00:15:03,385 --> 00:15:04,973 [LAUGHS] 192 00:15:05,111 --> 00:15:08,459 We're on the same team here. We need to share information. 193 00:15:08,597 --> 00:15:10,357 Are we on the same team? 194 00:15:10,495 --> 00:15:13,774 Last time I handed over a lead, he somehow slipped away. 195 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:15,190 The old boys' network. 196 00:15:15,328 --> 00:15:17,295 Perhaps they should rename your outfit 197 00:15:17,433 --> 00:15:19,849 the Ministry of ConvenientJustice. 198 00:15:19,988 --> 00:15:21,990 Hmm? [LAUGHS] 199 00:15:22,128 --> 00:15:24,509 You and me, we're just foot soldiers. 200 00:15:24,647 --> 00:15:27,133 We don't have to worry about the big picture. 201 00:15:27,271 --> 00:15:31,137 I see. Well, keep your attention on your feet, then. 202 00:15:31,275 --> 00:15:34,347 Excuse me. What were you before the war? 203 00:15:34,485 --> 00:15:35,900 A tailor, right? 204 00:15:36,038 --> 00:15:38,144 I've been a police investigator for 15 years, 205 00:15:38,282 --> 00:15:40,491 and this could be bigger than some paintings. 206 00:15:40,629 --> 00:15:43,873 This Van Meegeren may have helped fund the Abwehr spy ring, 207 00:15:44,012 --> 00:15:46,531 laundering money for the Nazis.Even more reason 208 00:15:46,669 --> 00:15:48,671 your department should stay away from this. 209 00:15:48,809 --> 00:15:51,122 Look, all this bluster and confidence, Piller, 210 00:15:51,260 --> 00:15:54,022 it's a pretty good mask, but you're in over your head here. 211 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:57,232 [SCOFFS]Yeah. And you know it. 212 00:15:57,370 --> 00:15:59,682 I don't need your permission to see Van Meegeren. 213 00:15:59,820 --> 00:16:01,408 Oh.I was just being courteous. 214 00:16:01,546 --> 00:16:04,066 This is a joint jurisdiction facility, 215 00:16:04,204 --> 00:16:09,692 and I have a signed order here from the Dutch government 216 00:16:09,830 --> 00:16:12,212 granting me your fish. 217 00:16:12,350 --> 00:16:13,489 [CHUCKLES] 218 00:16:13,627 --> 00:16:15,664 So, in fact, we'll take it from here. 219 00:16:18,184 --> 00:16:20,703 [♪♪♪] 220 00:16:33,061 --> 00:16:34,752 DE KLERKS: Ministry of Justice. 221 00:16:41,276 --> 00:16:42,449 Boys. 222 00:17:01,365 --> 00:17:03,850 Dekker? Dekker! 223 00:17:03,988 --> 00:17:05,196 Get him out. 224 00:17:10,408 --> 00:17:12,859 Time for exercise. Come on.What? 225 00:17:12,997 --> 00:17:15,068 Come on.Come on. 226 00:17:15,206 --> 00:17:16,725 Get him out of there. 227 00:17:38,298 --> 00:17:39,299 This way. 228 00:17:41,784 --> 00:17:43,027 DE KLERKS: Hey! 229 00:17:48,550 --> 00:17:49,482 Piller! 230 00:17:52,278 --> 00:17:55,177 [ALL PANTING] 231 00:17:55,315 --> 00:17:58,939 Not that I didn't enjoy it, but what the hell did we just do? 232 00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:02,771 De Klerks wants him, but no one takes my fish. 233 00:18:03,875 --> 00:18:06,913 Your fish? How flattering. 234 00:18:18,407 --> 00:18:21,100 Oh. Very beautiful, Joe. 235 00:18:29,453 --> 00:18:31,662 Ah, yes. 236 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,561 Well, splendid. I can definitely paint in here. 237 00:18:34,699 --> 00:18:36,460 Well, as long as you're happy... 238 00:18:38,220 --> 00:18:40,843 I'll make a list of my supplies. My assistant, Cootje, 239 00:18:40,981 --> 00:18:42,811 knows where everything is in my studio. 240 00:18:42,949 --> 00:18:44,882 And I'm going to need my whiskey. 241 00:18:45,020 --> 00:18:47,471 I'll get your paints. Forget about the whiskey. 242 00:18:47,609 --> 00:18:50,750 And, please, don't play games with me. 243 00:18:50,888 --> 00:18:53,408 Mr. Dekker here has my permission 244 00:18:53,546 --> 00:18:56,721 to break both your legs if you try and escape. 245 00:18:56,859 --> 00:18:59,172 May I borrow your notepad and pen? 246 00:19:06,041 --> 00:19:08,940 You are going to need to find this man. 247 00:19:12,634 --> 00:19:16,155 Theo Wijngaarden. Why? Who's he? 248 00:19:16,293 --> 00:19:19,537 He's the most important player in this little game. 249 00:19:21,263 --> 00:19:23,714 Do you want your paints or not? 250 00:19:23,852 --> 00:19:26,682 Yes, and in return, all will be revealed. 251 00:19:26,820 --> 00:19:28,995 I believe Theo should be in Amsterdam. 252 00:19:29,133 --> 00:19:31,170 I don't know. But you need to find him. 253 00:19:33,206 --> 00:19:35,070 PILLER: Don't let him out of your sight. 254 00:19:37,590 --> 00:19:39,419 MAN: This is outrageous! 255 00:19:39,557 --> 00:19:43,768 Van Meegeren is instrumental to our case. We have every right-- 256 00:19:43,906 --> 00:19:46,115 His lackey, De Klerks, tried to steal my prisoner. 257 00:19:46,254 --> 00:19:47,496 Enough. 258 00:19:48,842 --> 00:19:50,741 [SIGHS] 259 00:19:50,879 --> 00:19:52,915 Where'd you serve in the war? 260 00:19:53,053 --> 00:19:54,538 Don't see what that has to do with this. 261 00:19:54,676 --> 00:19:56,574 Answer the question. 262 00:19:56,712 --> 00:19:59,577 London. Helping Holland's efforts 263 00:19:59,715 --> 00:20:02,097 to the best of my ability. 264 00:20:02,235 --> 00:20:04,410 Get the hell out of my office. 265 00:20:15,835 --> 00:20:17,906 Thank you. [SCOFFS] 266 00:20:18,044 --> 00:20:21,461 He'll be back. Allied Command is coming to an end. 267 00:20:21,599 --> 00:20:24,947 And Theo Wijngaarden, what about him? 268 00:20:25,085 --> 00:20:26,880 I'll put it out on the wire. 269 00:20:33,093 --> 00:20:34,336 Joe. 270 00:20:35,820 --> 00:20:37,408 Ease up. 271 00:20:37,546 --> 00:20:40,584 You're not going to get every single one of them. 272 00:20:41,930 --> 00:20:44,450 [♪♪♪] 273 00:20:51,629 --> 00:20:52,906 [MINNA SIGHS] 274 00:20:53,044 --> 00:20:54,287 I had a call 275 00:20:54,425 --> 00:20:56,151 from the Ministry of Justice.Uh-huh? 276 00:20:56,289 --> 00:20:58,671 They're taking you off their Christmas list. 277 00:20:58,809 --> 00:21:00,535 Yeah, we don't have much time. 278 00:21:00,673 --> 00:21:02,951 We need to keep up the search for Theo Wijngaarden. Yes. 279 00:21:03,089 --> 00:21:05,436 And let's put more pressure on Van Meegeren. 280 00:21:08,784 --> 00:21:09,958 MINNA: Maybe I can help. 281 00:21:11,615 --> 00:21:13,444 You want to have a go at him?Yeah. 282 00:21:13,582 --> 00:21:15,653 I can rough him up a little.[LAUGHS] 283 00:21:15,791 --> 00:21:19,105 What? I'm not saying it's going to be pretty, but... 284 00:21:19,243 --> 00:21:20,762 And here I was thinking 285 00:21:20,900 --> 00:21:23,454 that you're just a nice, quiet girl from The Hague. 286 00:21:25,180 --> 00:21:27,838 PILLER: We need to find Van Meegeren's wife. 287 00:21:27,976 --> 00:21:29,460 MINNA: Yes.Right. 288 00:21:29,598 --> 00:21:31,393 See you tomorrow.See you tomorrow. 289 00:21:32,843 --> 00:21:34,396 [DOOR OPENS] 290 00:21:38,158 --> 00:21:39,643 [DOOR CLOSES] 291 00:21:50,205 --> 00:21:51,137 Hello. 292 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:54,382 Who was that? 293 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,107 That's Minna. That's my assistant. 294 00:21:56,245 --> 00:21:59,732 She's helping me with the Van Meegeren case. 295 00:21:59,870 --> 00:22:01,181 She's very pretty. 296 00:22:02,355 --> 00:22:03,529 Is she? Mm-hm. 297 00:22:03,667 --> 00:22:05,393 I hadn't noticed. 298 00:22:05,531 --> 00:22:08,292 Must make the long hours so much easier. 299 00:22:08,430 --> 00:22:11,537 Do you want to talk about your long hours during the war? 300 00:22:17,301 --> 00:22:18,509 That's not fair, Joe. 301 00:22:30,418 --> 00:22:33,524 DEKKER: Hey, boys. Looking to buy some art? 302 00:22:33,662 --> 00:22:34,905 [DE KLERKS CHUCKLES] 303 00:22:35,043 --> 00:22:36,838 We are crazy for art. 304 00:22:36,976 --> 00:22:38,667 Love to take a peek at what you have. 305 00:22:38,805 --> 00:22:40,876 Well, we're closed now. 306 00:22:41,014 --> 00:22:41,912 Which means... 307 00:22:44,121 --> 00:22:47,296 take your boy scouts and fuck off. 308 00:22:49,782 --> 00:22:52,405 [CLEARS THROAT] 309 00:22:52,543 --> 00:22:54,752 Tell your tailor he'll be sewing prison uniforms 310 00:22:54,890 --> 00:22:58,031 for the next 40 years when I'm done with him, will you? 311 00:23:01,069 --> 00:23:02,691 Good dog. 312 00:23:02,829 --> 00:23:03,761 Let's go. 313 00:23:06,419 --> 00:23:08,490 PILLER: Anything else we can get you? 314 00:23:08,628 --> 00:23:09,974 A drink would be nice. 315 00:23:13,944 --> 00:23:15,532 And who's she? 316 00:23:15,670 --> 00:23:17,948 This is my assistant, Cootje Henning. 317 00:23:18,086 --> 00:23:21,020 Cootje, meet my jailer, Joseph. 318 00:23:21,158 --> 00:23:22,918 I have to run.Oh... 319 00:23:23,056 --> 00:23:24,299 [CHUCKLES] 320 00:23:25,887 --> 00:23:27,820 Next time, I'll try to bring your whiskey. 321 00:23:27,958 --> 00:23:29,235 Yes, if you could. 322 00:23:29,373 --> 00:23:31,064 She's not your assistant, is she? 323 00:23:31,202 --> 00:23:33,135 She's your goddamn girlfriend. 324 00:23:33,273 --> 00:23:34,620 Little bit of both. 325 00:23:36,725 --> 00:23:38,451 She brought the paints. 326 00:23:38,589 --> 00:23:40,246 When she took her clothes off, 327 00:23:40,384 --> 00:23:42,766 you know, what was I supposed to do? 328 00:23:42,904 --> 00:23:46,632 Miss Henning, wait up. I'd like a word. 329 00:23:46,770 --> 00:23:49,428 I'm late meeting my husband. 330 00:23:49,566 --> 00:23:51,326 Han knows where to find me. 331 00:23:52,948 --> 00:23:55,779 VAN MEEGEREN: All for art, I assure you. 332 00:23:55,917 --> 00:23:59,196 We're wasting time, Joe.No, you're wasting my time. 333 00:23:59,334 --> 00:24:01,854 Theo Wijngaarden can't be found. 334 00:24:01,992 --> 00:24:03,890 I don't imagine you've heard of a painter 335 00:24:04,028 --> 00:24:05,305 by the name of Willem Gillisz Kool. 336 00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:06,893 No, I haven't. 337 00:24:07,031 --> 00:24:08,308 Kool created hundreds 338 00:24:08,447 --> 00:24:10,690 of beautiful works three centuries ago. 339 00:24:10,828 --> 00:24:13,382 Not one of them is worth the canvas they're painted on. 340 00:24:13,521 --> 00:24:16,075 Listen, I'm not really interested in art history. 341 00:24:16,213 --> 00:24:17,801 Vermeer, on the other hand, 342 00:24:17,939 --> 00:24:19,837 paints just over 30 pictures his whole career, 343 00:24:19,975 --> 00:24:21,667 each worth a staggering fortune. 344 00:24:21,805 --> 00:24:23,841 Do you know why?No, and I don't care. 345 00:24:23,979 --> 00:24:25,187 You should. 346 00:24:25,325 --> 00:24:27,155 You think you're investigating art, 347 00:24:27,293 --> 00:24:29,157 but you're investigating money and power. 348 00:24:29,295 --> 00:24:31,400 Then get on with it. 349 00:24:31,539 --> 00:24:36,371 Somebody decides. A so-called expert, a critic. 350 00:24:36,509 --> 00:24:39,478 They proclaim that this is genius, 351 00:24:39,616 --> 00:24:41,169 this is important, this is art. 352 00:24:41,307 --> 00:24:45,345 And so a legend begins and a legend builds. 353 00:24:45,484 --> 00:24:47,140 Wealthy merchants see their chance 354 00:24:47,278 --> 00:24:49,384 to become cultured by owning it, 355 00:24:49,522 --> 00:24:51,559 museums fight to put it on their walls, 356 00:24:51,697 --> 00:24:54,285 and so it goes, on and on. 357 00:24:54,423 --> 00:24:58,082 When I was a boy, my father used to beat me for painting. 358 00:24:59,912 --> 00:25:02,880 Even though it was the only passion in life I had. 359 00:25:04,641 --> 00:25:06,677 But I took my beatings. 360 00:25:06,815 --> 00:25:09,784 And when I could, I moved away from home to Paris 361 00:25:09,922 --> 00:25:11,026 and I painted even more. 362 00:25:11,164 --> 00:25:12,131 I drank too much, 363 00:25:12,269 --> 00:25:13,546 I slept with too few women, 364 00:25:13,684 --> 00:25:15,306 and I eventually went insane. 365 00:25:15,444 --> 00:25:19,828 One very stormy night, about to leap off the Eiffel Tower, 366 00:25:19,966 --> 00:25:21,934 a crack in the heavens opened. 367 00:25:22,072 --> 00:25:23,556 It could have been the absinthe, 368 00:25:23,694 --> 00:25:26,939 but I swore I glimpsed the Almighty. 369 00:25:27,077 --> 00:25:28,699 I very quickly came back to Holland, 370 00:25:28,837 --> 00:25:30,943 and in a raging fever of creation, 371 00:25:31,081 --> 00:25:33,601 I painted for months without sleep. 372 00:25:33,739 --> 00:25:36,017 Finally, when I collapsed, 373 00:25:36,155 --> 00:25:39,607 I wept for days, beholding my work. 374 00:25:39,745 --> 00:25:42,471 I had captured my soul on canvas, 375 00:25:42,610 --> 00:25:46,130 snatched perfection from the gods. 376 00:25:46,268 --> 00:25:49,548 An influential friend immediately arranged an exhibit 377 00:25:49,686 --> 00:25:50,963 at the Biesling Gallery. 378 00:25:51,101 --> 00:25:53,621 And the entire community was buzzing 379 00:25:53,759 --> 00:25:57,556 that a new, important artistic voice had risen. 380 00:25:58,936 --> 00:26:01,283 All of Amsterdam was there. 381 00:26:01,421 --> 00:26:03,078 I can still hear the chatter, 382 00:26:03,216 --> 00:26:05,633 smell the perfume of all those beautiful women 383 00:26:05,771 --> 00:26:08,187 who suddenly realized I existed. 384 00:26:08,325 --> 00:26:13,330 The energy was palpable, the critics...unanimous. 385 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,508 They said my ham-fisted attempt at profundity 386 00:26:19,647 --> 00:26:21,718 was devoid of emotion, 387 00:26:21,856 --> 00:26:25,584 lacking in vision, utterly without soul. 388 00:26:25,722 --> 00:26:27,586 They not only wanted to destroy me, 389 00:26:27,724 --> 00:26:30,105 they wanted to crush my bones into flour. 390 00:26:30,243 --> 00:26:31,555 Why? 391 00:26:35,904 --> 00:26:40,322 I had failed to properly seek their illustrious approval. 392 00:26:42,739 --> 00:26:48,745 So all my new admirers suddenly vanished and it was over. 393 00:26:50,470 --> 00:26:53,681 Which brings us back to Christ and the Adulteress. 394 00:26:57,098 --> 00:26:58,996 Is music in your blood, Joe? 395 00:26:59,134 --> 00:27:01,412 I'm sure you've had your own Eiffel Tower moment. 396 00:27:01,550 --> 00:27:04,070 Did you not always just want to be a piano player? 397 00:27:04,208 --> 00:27:07,177 Please, Mr. Van Meegeren, 398 00:27:07,315 --> 00:27:10,559 how did you come by the painting? 399 00:27:13,045 --> 00:27:15,219 The same way I came by all of them. 400 00:27:16,565 --> 00:27:18,878 With the help of my friend, Theo. 401 00:27:19,016 --> 00:27:20,639 Ah, Theo. 402 00:27:20,777 --> 00:27:23,987 Theo Wijngaarden, this mysterious man. 403 00:27:25,609 --> 00:27:29,026 Dirk Hannema will know exactly where he is. 404 00:27:29,164 --> 00:27:31,650 And help me here, who's Dirk Hannema? 405 00:27:31,788 --> 00:27:33,237 He is a so-called expert. 406 00:27:33,375 --> 00:27:36,413 He's the guiltiest of all of those critics. 407 00:27:36,551 --> 00:27:39,968 He's also the director of the Boijmans Museum in Rotterdam, 408 00:27:40,106 --> 00:27:42,695 which still to this day confounds me. 409 00:27:44,904 --> 00:27:49,529 Well, Dekker, it seems I'm on my way to Rotterdam. 410 00:27:49,668 --> 00:27:51,531 [TRAIN CLATTERING] 411 00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:54,189 [♪♪♪] 412 00:28:55,906 --> 00:28:57,494 HANNEMA: Awe-inspiring, isn't it? 413 00:29:00,048 --> 00:29:02,775 It teaches one the meaning of forgiveness. 414 00:29:02,913 --> 00:29:04,087 Mr. Hannema? 415 00:29:07,055 --> 00:29:09,817 Until I discovered The Supper at Emmaus, 416 00:29:09,955 --> 00:29:13,096 there were just over 30 Vermeers known to be in existence. 417 00:29:13,234 --> 00:29:16,996 They've become the Holy Grails of the 20th century. 418 00:29:17,134 --> 00:29:21,000 If there's any silver lining to this war, 419 00:29:21,138 --> 00:29:25,384 it's that other hidden masterpieces may come to light. 420 00:29:25,522 --> 00:29:31,735 To discover this one was the great accomplishment of my life. 421 00:29:31,873 --> 00:29:34,496 What can I do for you, mister...? 422 00:29:36,119 --> 00:29:38,086 Captain Piller. 423 00:29:38,224 --> 00:29:42,470 Ah, yes. Your office has been keeping us busy. 424 00:29:42,608 --> 00:29:45,438 Hm.What brings you here? 425 00:29:45,576 --> 00:29:47,578 Theo Wijngaarden. 426 00:29:47,716 --> 00:29:49,063 Ah. 427 00:29:55,241 --> 00:29:57,830 You're Jewish, aren't you? 428 00:29:59,590 --> 00:30:03,180 Yes. Is that a problem for you? 429 00:30:03,318 --> 00:30:05,458 Tragic what happened to your people. 430 00:30:08,151 --> 00:30:09,462 Mypeople? 431 00:30:11,016 --> 00:30:12,155 Aren't we all Dutch? 432 00:30:13,501 --> 00:30:14,536 [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] 433 00:30:15,675 --> 00:30:17,436 Ah. 434 00:30:17,574 --> 00:30:20,197 Theo Wijngaarden. There. 435 00:30:22,372 --> 00:30:24,270 Do you know this fellow? 436 00:30:24,408 --> 00:30:25,685 A failure as a painter. 437 00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:28,102 Not much of an art dealer either. 438 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,691 What was your business with him?He was a competent restorer. 439 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:34,798 He did a job for me some time ago. 440 00:30:34,936 --> 00:30:36,869 And your opinion of Han Van Meegeren? 441 00:30:37,007 --> 00:30:39,976 Third-rate artist, first-rate opportunist. 442 00:30:41,356 --> 00:30:43,496 Did he associate with the Germans 443 00:30:43,634 --> 00:30:46,534 floating around through the art scene? 444 00:30:46,672 --> 00:30:48,881 It would surprise me if he didn't. 445 00:30:49,019 --> 00:30:51,677 And why is that?He's a raging narcissist 446 00:30:51,815 --> 00:30:53,092 and a cunning devil. 447 00:30:53,230 --> 00:30:56,164 Enjoy your day, Captain Piller. 448 00:31:19,187 --> 00:31:20,533 [GROANS] 449 00:31:20,671 --> 00:31:23,295 Satan's piss. Blegh! 450 00:31:23,433 --> 00:31:25,642 Oh... 451 00:31:25,780 --> 00:31:28,093 Well, that turpentine's all that's left, 452 00:31:28,231 --> 00:31:31,337 thanks to your Nazi friends.You're misinformed. 453 00:31:31,475 --> 00:31:34,444 I have no friends.Yeah, I see why. 454 00:31:35,755 --> 00:31:37,205 [SNIFFING] 455 00:31:39,276 --> 00:31:40,588 This smells drinkable. 456 00:31:40,726 --> 00:31:42,210 That's my highest-grade paint stripper. 457 00:31:42,348 --> 00:31:45,489 Why don't you try it? It'll give you a second asshole. 458 00:31:45,627 --> 00:31:47,767 Well, that'd be interesting. 459 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,082 I'll tell you what, go to my house. 460 00:31:52,220 --> 00:31:54,153 I have a whiskey collection in the cellar. 461 00:31:54,291 --> 00:31:57,294 Bring two cases here and I will teach you how to drink. 462 00:31:59,124 --> 00:32:01,920 If I go to your house, you'll run. 463 00:32:02,058 --> 00:32:05,440 Ah, my diabolical plan foiled. 464 00:32:05,578 --> 00:32:07,926 Except I have no interest in running. 465 00:32:12,758 --> 00:32:15,174 Do I look that stupid to you, huh? 466 00:32:15,312 --> 00:32:16,865 Of course not. 467 00:32:17,004 --> 00:32:20,110 People like you have done more for this country than anybody. 468 00:32:25,633 --> 00:32:26,945 Damn right. 469 00:32:29,292 --> 00:32:30,983 So, what are you painting? 470 00:32:32,881 --> 00:32:35,332 My deliverance. I don't know yet. 471 00:32:35,470 --> 00:32:38,922 My subject is somewhat of a mystery to me. 472 00:32:43,168 --> 00:32:45,687 [♪♪♪] 473 00:33:32,182 --> 00:33:34,046 HENNING: It's quite liberating, you know. 474 00:33:34,184 --> 00:33:38,016 To lay yourself bare and... 475 00:33:39,465 --> 00:33:41,433 have someone paint you, 476 00:33:41,571 --> 00:33:43,469 stroke by stroke. 477 00:33:45,609 --> 00:33:46,886 I see. I suppose 478 00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:48,198 Theo was in love with me. 479 00:33:50,062 --> 00:33:53,341 He said I had a timeless Dutch face 480 00:33:53,479 --> 00:33:55,999 that could grace the classics. 481 00:33:56,137 --> 00:34:02,523 Which was his way of, uh, trying to get me into bed. 482 00:34:02,661 --> 00:34:07,045 And, um, did Theo introduce you to Han? 483 00:34:07,183 --> 00:34:09,771 Yeah, I think so. 484 00:34:09,909 --> 00:34:13,637 Yeah, I think he did. 485 00:34:13,775 --> 00:34:15,536 VAN MEEGEREN: Ah, Caroline. 486 00:34:17,262 --> 00:34:19,264 The perfect choice for you. 487 00:34:19,402 --> 00:34:21,473 [PEOPLE CHATTERING] 488 00:34:21,611 --> 00:34:24,096 [♪♪♪] 489 00:34:42,183 --> 00:34:44,254 HENNING: Han loves to paint me. 490 00:34:45,842 --> 00:34:48,741 You know, sometimes we don't-- 491 00:34:48,879 --> 00:34:50,364 We don't even touch. 492 00:34:51,675 --> 00:34:52,918 We don't need to. 493 00:34:53,056 --> 00:34:54,299 PILLER: And tell me, 494 00:34:54,437 --> 00:34:57,543 your husband, he doesn't mind? 495 00:34:57,681 --> 00:35:00,684 HENNING: Well, Han thinks that, uh, deep down, 496 00:35:00,822 --> 00:35:02,548 all men fantasize 497 00:35:02,686 --> 00:35:06,863 about their wives being seduced by another man. 498 00:35:07,001 --> 00:35:08,899 Or woman. 499 00:35:10,798 --> 00:35:15,216 Han understands the human animal better than anyone. 500 00:35:15,354 --> 00:35:18,323 Is that why the Germans were so fond of him? 501 00:35:18,461 --> 00:35:20,118 [SWING MUSIC PLAYING] 502 00:35:20,256 --> 00:35:22,534 HENNING: Everyone-- Everyone likes Han. 503 00:35:22,672 --> 00:35:23,776 The photograph! 504 00:35:23,914 --> 00:35:25,847 He's, uh...Five! Come on. 505 00:35:25,985 --> 00:35:28,367 He's the life of the party.Four! Three! 506 00:35:28,505 --> 00:35:30,369 PILLER: What Germans attended his parties? 507 00:35:30,507 --> 00:35:31,405 One! 508 00:35:34,580 --> 00:35:36,479 I never said they did. 509 00:35:36,617 --> 00:35:40,103 Look... I don't know anything 510 00:35:40,241 --> 00:35:43,624 about Christ and the Adulteress. 511 00:35:43,762 --> 00:35:45,660 Or any Germans. 512 00:35:45,798 --> 00:35:49,147 And I have no idea where Theo is. 513 00:35:53,806 --> 00:35:55,498 Who did Han consort most with? 514 00:35:56,982 --> 00:36:00,261 Himself, me... 515 00:36:00,399 --> 00:36:02,505 and his wife. Ex-wife. 516 00:36:02,643 --> 00:36:04,990 Johanna. Where's she? 517 00:36:05,128 --> 00:36:06,647 Somewhere in France. 518 00:36:06,785 --> 00:36:08,890 She got, uh, tired 519 00:36:09,028 --> 00:36:11,030 of his joie de vivre.[SCOFFS] 520 00:36:11,169 --> 00:36:13,481 But he gave her everything, you know. 521 00:36:13,619 --> 00:36:16,070 The houses, the money. 522 00:36:16,208 --> 00:36:21,144 What other man would give his wife his entire fortune? 523 00:36:22,214 --> 00:36:23,353 Hmm? 524 00:36:26,287 --> 00:36:27,702 What did you find out? 525 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,740 Well, depending on who you ask, 526 00:36:30,878 --> 00:36:34,537 he's either Satan or a saint. 527 00:36:34,675 --> 00:36:38,126 Well, maybe I'll find something in Theo Wijngaarden's notebooks. 528 00:36:38,265 --> 00:36:41,060 Yes, and check death records too, please. 529 00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:43,580 Yes, after I've finished the mail, captain. 530 00:36:44,926 --> 00:36:46,065 Thank you. 531 00:36:48,275 --> 00:36:50,069 [TELEPHONE RINGS] 532 00:36:51,347 --> 00:36:52,486 Hello? 533 00:36:56,179 --> 00:36:57,836 Dekker? 534 00:36:57,974 --> 00:37:00,390 DEKKER: Piller, in here! 535 00:37:00,528 --> 00:37:02,047 [BLOWS] 536 00:37:04,049 --> 00:37:05,568 Walk towards me. 537 00:37:05,706 --> 00:37:07,190 Stop! 538 00:37:07,328 --> 00:37:10,987 Now, two steps to your right-- Left. 539 00:37:12,402 --> 00:37:14,749 One more step. Not that big. 540 00:37:14,887 --> 00:37:16,199 Half a step back. 541 00:37:17,511 --> 00:37:18,719 Here? Yeah. 542 00:37:18,857 --> 00:37:22,619 Yeah?Now walk slowly towards me. 543 00:37:23,862 --> 00:37:25,243 Just do it. 544 00:37:29,074 --> 00:37:30,593 [FLOORBOARD CREAKS] 545 00:37:33,872 --> 00:37:35,356 You're gonna need this. 546 00:37:37,427 --> 00:37:39,947 [♪♪♪] 547 00:37:53,512 --> 00:37:55,445 How much is there? 548 00:37:55,583 --> 00:37:57,309 I don't know. 549 00:37:57,447 --> 00:38:01,486 It started whispering to me, so I called you. 550 00:38:01,624 --> 00:38:03,729 Having a conscience is a terrible affliction. 551 00:38:03,867 --> 00:38:05,766 Yes, but our reward will come later. 552 00:38:05,904 --> 00:38:09,217 You're damn right it will. I got two cases of liquor packed. 553 00:38:09,356 --> 00:38:10,771 No, no, no.What? 554 00:38:10,909 --> 00:38:12,220 We're not taking any of that. 555 00:38:12,359 --> 00:38:13,912 What? We're gonna let it rot? 556 00:38:14,050 --> 00:38:16,639 Or leave it for some undeserving asshole? It's hooch. 557 00:38:16,777 --> 00:38:19,780 It's world-class hooch.Yes, and you've had enough. 558 00:38:19,918 --> 00:38:21,816 You've had plenty. 559 00:38:21,954 --> 00:38:25,820 Just a nip, to make sure it wasn't an illusion. 560 00:38:25,958 --> 00:38:29,030 I've been having a lot of those lately, and so have you, right? 561 00:38:29,168 --> 00:38:32,310 Yes, and booze is not gonna help, my friend. 562 00:38:32,448 --> 00:38:35,140 Damn well might. Hm? 563 00:38:35,278 --> 00:38:39,178 This will bring back a bit of the old world, help us readjust. 564 00:38:48,981 --> 00:38:50,983 MINNA: Uh, your wife just called. 565 00:38:51,121 --> 00:38:53,054 Should I call her back? What should I say? 566 00:38:53,192 --> 00:38:56,299 Tell her I'll be late. I'll deal with her later. 567 00:38:58,059 --> 00:38:59,302 Mm. 568 00:39:01,304 --> 00:39:04,790 New Year's Eve, two years ago. That was some night. 569 00:39:04,928 --> 00:39:08,311 I bet. Who's who? 570 00:39:08,449 --> 00:39:10,209 That's Cootje on my left, 571 00:39:10,348 --> 00:39:12,626 and Johanna, my wife, on my right-- My ex-wife. 572 00:39:12,764 --> 00:39:15,491 Uh, Van Stuyvesande you've already met, the old fop. 573 00:39:15,629 --> 00:39:18,148 And these are just friends of friends. 574 00:39:18,286 --> 00:39:21,013 What about this one here next to the blond? 575 00:39:21,151 --> 00:39:23,153 The kraut with his arm around her? 576 00:39:23,291 --> 00:39:25,535 Ah, wouldn't have a clue. 577 00:39:25,673 --> 00:39:27,951 Are you sure about that? 578 00:39:28,089 --> 00:39:30,264 Look at his face and that criminal haircut. 579 00:39:30,402 --> 00:39:33,060 I wouldn't let that creep shake my hand. 580 00:39:33,198 --> 00:39:35,131 Do you remember notshaking his hand? 581 00:39:35,269 --> 00:39:39,135 Oh, Joe, you're so literal. Have you found Theo yet? 582 00:39:39,273 --> 00:39:41,379 I don't want to talk about phantoms right now. 583 00:39:41,517 --> 00:39:43,726 I want to talk about this Nazi spy 584 00:39:43,864 --> 00:39:45,900 who's toasting to your health in this photo. 585 00:39:46,038 --> 00:39:47,730 My parties are lively. 586 00:39:47,868 --> 00:39:50,491 People hear about free booze and free drugs and easy women, 587 00:39:50,629 --> 00:39:52,873 and there were plenty of those there that night. 588 00:39:54,564 --> 00:39:57,256 Well, he didn't just walk in your door, did he? 589 00:39:57,395 --> 00:39:59,880 Who brought him?I don't know. 590 00:40:00,018 --> 00:40:01,709 Jerome. Maybe it was Jerome. 591 00:40:01,847 --> 00:40:04,263 Jerome Heidjen?Yes, but who cares? 592 00:40:04,402 --> 00:40:05,955 Look at all these beautiful women 593 00:40:06,093 --> 00:40:10,028 and you want to talk about some pig farmer from Muggendorf. 594 00:40:10,166 --> 00:40:12,789 I think you have more than a drinking problem, Joe. 595 00:40:12,927 --> 00:40:16,793 This pig farmer from Muggendorf was called Hermann Kempf. 596 00:40:16,931 --> 00:40:18,864 He was a German intelligence officer, 597 00:40:19,002 --> 00:40:22,143 and he used to recruit Dutch citizens to spy for him. 598 00:40:22,281 --> 00:40:25,664 Hermann Kempf was very costly to the Dutch Resistance. 599 00:40:25,802 --> 00:40:28,080 I am an artist, not a Nazi spy. 600 00:40:28,218 --> 00:40:31,463 So why did you hide the picture?I didn't hide it. 601 00:40:31,601 --> 00:40:33,396 Maybe Johanna did before she left. 602 00:40:33,534 --> 00:40:34,984 Kempf shows up at your party. 603 00:40:35,122 --> 00:40:37,918 Shortly after, you take payment of 1.6 million guilders 604 00:40:38,056 --> 00:40:41,439 from Hermann Goring, far more than even a Vermeer is worth. 605 00:40:41,577 --> 00:40:44,580 And why? Because the Nazis are so generous? 606 00:40:44,718 --> 00:40:46,927 No, because they're narcissistic. 607 00:40:47,065 --> 00:40:49,412 Hitler already had two Vermeers in his collection. 608 00:40:49,550 --> 00:40:52,035 Goring wanted to outdo his Fuhrer. 609 00:40:52,173 --> 00:40:54,900 He wanted to own the most valuable painting in the world, 610 00:40:55,038 --> 00:40:56,937 legitimately, which meant he had to pay for it. 611 00:40:57,075 --> 00:40:59,146 Or perhaps you were paid 612 00:40:59,284 --> 00:41:01,631 for something more than just the painting. 613 00:41:01,769 --> 00:41:03,633 Such as? 614 00:41:03,771 --> 00:41:06,602 Money to funnel to Nazi operatives in Holland, 615 00:41:06,740 --> 00:41:09,052 using the art world as a front. 616 00:41:12,608 --> 00:41:14,713 [POUNDING] 617 00:41:20,443 --> 00:41:22,652 Jerome, it's Piller. 618 00:41:22,790 --> 00:41:25,448 JEROME: Just a moment. Let me dress. 619 00:41:25,586 --> 00:41:27,485 [♪♪♪] 620 00:41:50,438 --> 00:41:51,716 [GRUNTS] 621 00:41:54,235 --> 00:41:55,858 PILLER: Good evening, Jerome. 622 00:41:55,996 --> 00:41:59,344 Why don't you tell us about your connection to Van Meegeren? 623 00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:03,313 It's been confirmed by others 624 00:42:03,451 --> 00:42:05,661 that you arrived at his parties with Kempf, 625 00:42:05,799 --> 00:42:07,386 that you were friends. 626 00:42:09,216 --> 00:42:11,356 Keep your friends close, your enemies closer. 627 00:42:11,494 --> 00:42:13,392 That's how I tried to deal with Nazis. 628 00:42:13,531 --> 00:42:15,463 Is that how you dealt with Kempf? 629 00:42:16,948 --> 00:42:18,501 You kept him close, 630 00:42:18,639 --> 00:42:20,158 brought him cherries from your garden? 631 00:42:20,296 --> 00:42:21,815 I am speaking in general. 632 00:42:23,541 --> 00:42:25,922 Van Meegeren is setting me up. 633 00:42:26,060 --> 00:42:29,581 He's got old scores to settle.Like what? 634 00:42:29,719 --> 00:42:32,101 Some things I said got back to him. 635 00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:34,690 He was a rotten artist, a lecherous drunk. 636 00:42:34,828 --> 00:42:38,141 That's bullshit. You had this club going, right? 637 00:42:38,279 --> 00:42:40,868 You passed information and art up the chain to Berlin. 638 00:42:41,006 --> 00:42:43,768 They lined your pockets and let you keep your pretty homes. 639 00:42:43,906 --> 00:42:45,045 No! Did you work 640 00:42:45,183 --> 00:42:46,771 with Theo Wijngaarden? 641 00:42:48,255 --> 00:42:50,360 You have their eyes. 642 00:42:50,498 --> 00:42:53,467 So locked in your crusade. 643 00:42:53,605 --> 00:42:56,159 You're not gonna listen to anything. 644 00:42:56,297 --> 00:42:58,852 You just need someone to nail to a cross. 645 00:43:13,625 --> 00:43:18,043 PILLER: Now, that's a very interesting gun, isn't it? 646 00:43:18,181 --> 00:43:21,046 That's the same gun the German officers carry. 647 00:43:21,184 --> 00:43:22,600 And all that cash... 648 00:43:23,704 --> 00:43:26,051 From your Christmas club, is it? 649 00:43:28,398 --> 00:43:32,299 Come clean, I'll guarantee you a fair trial. 650 00:43:37,166 --> 00:43:39,409 [PISTOL COCKS][PANTING] 651 00:43:39,547 --> 00:43:40,997 A fair trial? 652 00:43:41,135 --> 00:43:44,518 As if they won't rip me apart in the streets. 653 00:43:44,656 --> 00:43:47,003 A Mussert. A traitor! 654 00:43:47,141 --> 00:43:50,144 Tell me the truth. I promise I'll help you, Jerome. 655 00:43:53,976 --> 00:43:55,460 [TRIGGER CLICKS] 656 00:43:55,598 --> 00:43:56,979 [BULLETS RATTLING] 657 00:43:59,947 --> 00:44:01,846 [YELLS, GROANS] 658 00:44:01,984 --> 00:44:03,295 Talk to me! 659 00:44:18,794 --> 00:44:21,141 Joe? What's the matter? 660 00:44:34,672 --> 00:44:37,122 You met Han Van Meegeren. 661 00:44:46,373 --> 00:44:51,136 You went to one of his parties.I went to a lot of parties, Joe. 662 00:44:51,274 --> 00:44:52,690 You know this. 663 00:44:54,484 --> 00:44:57,418 With Kempf?Yes, with Kempf. 664 00:44:57,556 --> 00:44:59,558 What is this? What do you want me to say? 665 00:44:59,697 --> 00:45:03,045 I want you to tell me the truth.The truth? 666 00:45:03,183 --> 00:45:07,739 The truth is that I risked my life every day to survive, Joe, 667 00:45:07,877 --> 00:45:09,568 and you left. 668 00:45:09,707 --> 00:45:11,225 I did not leave. 669 00:45:13,849 --> 00:45:17,715 I joined the Resistance. Had to go underground. 670 00:45:17,853 --> 00:45:20,925 I'm a Jew, remember? 671 00:45:21,063 --> 00:45:24,929 If I'd stayed, I would have endangered our family. 672 00:45:25,067 --> 00:45:26,378 What did you do? 673 00:45:26,516 --> 00:45:28,001 Went out to parties... 674 00:45:29,243 --> 00:45:30,417 dressed as a whore. 675 00:45:34,732 --> 00:45:36,768 We can't go on like this, Joe. 676 00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:40,254 I need to get out of the city 677 00:45:40,392 --> 00:45:41,739 and go to my father's. 678 00:45:43,775 --> 00:45:44,949 That's fine. 679 00:45:52,266 --> 00:45:55,787 DEKKER: You've been going for six hours now. 680 00:45:55,925 --> 00:45:57,651 Don't you get tired of it? 681 00:45:57,789 --> 00:46:01,068 Inspiration is fleeting. You do not waste it. 682 00:46:01,206 --> 00:46:03,105 All paint is merely ash and dirt, 683 00:46:03,243 --> 00:46:05,141 but layered together in perfect harmony, 684 00:46:05,279 --> 00:46:06,867 and you have a masterpiece 685 00:46:07,005 --> 00:46:10,215 that will survive wars, civilizations, 686 00:46:10,353 --> 00:46:12,666 live longer than mountains. 687 00:46:12,804 --> 00:46:16,221 And that, my friend, is as close to God as we get. 688 00:46:17,844 --> 00:46:19,466 It's all child's play. 689 00:46:19,604 --> 00:46:21,986 Exactly. Children know that secret, 690 00:46:22,124 --> 00:46:23,850 and we grow up and forget. 691 00:46:23,988 --> 00:46:27,405 And the only way back is through alcohol or pain, 692 00:46:27,543 --> 00:46:30,063 madness, self-destruction... 693 00:46:30,201 --> 00:46:32,790 Story of my life. 694 00:46:32,928 --> 00:46:36,069 You miss the war, don't you?I miss the action, yeah. 695 00:46:36,207 --> 00:46:38,830 But I do like my country being safe. 696 00:46:47,425 --> 00:46:49,841 Why don't you paint something, my friend, hm? 697 00:46:58,332 --> 00:47:00,783 What do you say? I will make you a palette. 698 00:47:02,129 --> 00:47:03,544 Sure. 699 00:47:03,682 --> 00:47:05,650 I'll paint you a masterpiece. 700 00:47:09,067 --> 00:47:10,586 VAN MEEGEREN: Well, look at that. 701 00:47:11,759 --> 00:47:13,313 DEKKER: Yeah. 702 00:47:13,451 --> 00:47:15,660 I'm still working on it. 703 00:47:15,798 --> 00:47:18,697 I know it's a little childish.That was my whole point. 704 00:47:18,836 --> 00:47:22,046 This has a truth and therein lies its power. 705 00:47:22,184 --> 00:47:25,083 [♪♪♪] 706 00:47:56,977 --> 00:47:59,566 Your dock worker painted that. 707 00:47:59,704 --> 00:48:01,568 It's awful. 708 00:48:01,706 --> 00:48:04,191 And yet you can't take your eyes off it, can you? 709 00:48:04,329 --> 00:48:07,160 I have absolutely no problem taking my eyes off it. 710 00:48:08,989 --> 00:48:10,749 Why did your wife leave you? 711 00:48:12,786 --> 00:48:14,167 She married an artist. 712 00:48:15,375 --> 00:48:16,963 But then I became a wealthy man. 713 00:48:17,101 --> 00:48:19,689 And you were fucking half the town, weren't you? 714 00:48:20,794 --> 00:48:22,554 Well, yes. Heh. 715 00:48:26,696 --> 00:48:28,215 Is your wife leaving you, Joe? 716 00:48:30,217 --> 00:48:31,391 Yes. 717 00:48:34,152 --> 00:48:38,122 Or we're leaving each other. 718 00:48:38,260 --> 00:48:39,157 Ah. 719 00:48:40,331 --> 00:48:41,435 Never easy. 720 00:48:43,127 --> 00:48:46,647 But, truthfully, marriage is an unnatural state. 721 00:48:46,785 --> 00:48:49,064 It's hard for people to accept that, of course. 722 00:48:49,202 --> 00:48:50,410 You know what? 723 00:48:52,205 --> 00:48:55,277 I loved being married, but, um... 724 00:48:57,003 --> 00:48:59,177 the war killed us. 725 00:48:59,315 --> 00:49:01,283 The war is over. 726 00:49:01,421 --> 00:49:04,182 Well, the Nazis are still at my house or... 727 00:49:05,563 --> 00:49:07,737 Or their ghosts are, anyway. 728 00:49:11,465 --> 00:49:14,123 My-- My wife took a job... 729 00:49:14,261 --> 00:49:17,057 as a secretary for a German officer. 730 00:49:17,195 --> 00:49:19,025 It turns out it was Hermann Kempf, 731 00:49:19,163 --> 00:49:21,544 the man whose hand you refused to shake. 732 00:49:21,682 --> 00:49:22,787 Ah. 733 00:49:22,925 --> 00:49:25,238 It was a way to funnel information 734 00:49:25,376 --> 00:49:29,621 to the Resistance, and, um, she was good. 735 00:49:29,759 --> 00:49:32,210 She was very good. And her effort 736 00:49:32,348 --> 00:49:33,971 saved a lot of people. 737 00:49:35,110 --> 00:49:36,766 The Germans trusted her. 738 00:49:39,079 --> 00:49:43,635 But, um... But that trust had to be earned. 739 00:49:45,154 --> 00:49:46,604 She had to sleep with this man 740 00:49:46,742 --> 00:49:48,675 to keep in his confidence. Hmm. 741 00:49:48,813 --> 00:49:50,815 I never asked her about it. 742 00:49:53,231 --> 00:49:55,475 I asked her to quit. 743 00:49:55,613 --> 00:49:57,063 But only once. 744 00:49:59,237 --> 00:50:00,135 And now? 745 00:50:03,172 --> 00:50:05,761 The past no longer exists to her. 746 00:50:07,107 --> 00:50:09,523 She's cut it out like a tumor. 747 00:50:09,661 --> 00:50:12,354 I'm sure there are things you have done in the Resistance 748 00:50:12,492 --> 00:50:14,977 that you won't be telling your wife. 749 00:50:16,668 --> 00:50:18,463 You should play piano again.[SCOFFS] 750 00:50:18,601 --> 00:50:21,294 Music, art, it's good for the soul. 751 00:50:21,432 --> 00:50:24,124 [♪♪♪] 752 00:50:24,262 --> 00:50:26,195 [HORNS HONKING][CROWD CHEERING] 753 00:50:26,333 --> 00:50:28,404 Time is growing short, I think. 754 00:50:31,407 --> 00:50:33,168 My painting's nearly finished 755 00:50:33,306 --> 00:50:35,135 and then I would like to show it to you. 756 00:50:57,226 --> 00:50:59,056 Would you like a drink? 757 00:51:01,644 --> 00:51:03,025 It's, um... 758 00:51:04,475 --> 00:51:06,718 It's Van Meegeren's private stash. 759 00:51:08,996 --> 00:51:10,584 Joe. 760 00:51:10,722 --> 00:51:11,930 It's good. 761 00:51:15,900 --> 00:51:17,143 It's empty. 762 00:51:18,730 --> 00:51:21,457 Yes, probably is. 763 00:51:24,288 --> 00:51:25,841 A walk might be good. 764 00:51:31,812 --> 00:51:34,056 MINNA: He offered me a job spying for them. 765 00:51:34,194 --> 00:51:36,196 PILLER: One of De Klerk's? 766 00:51:36,334 --> 00:51:39,061 He said I should think about my future 767 00:51:39,199 --> 00:51:41,236 because the Allied Command is on the way out. 768 00:51:43,479 --> 00:51:44,756 And what did you say to him? 769 00:51:46,551 --> 00:51:48,553 I said that I would think about it. 770 00:51:50,279 --> 00:51:52,799 [♪♪♪] 771 00:51:52,937 --> 00:51:55,112 [CONVERSATION CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY] 772 00:51:58,529 --> 00:52:00,634 Well, you should think about your future. 773 00:52:02,222 --> 00:52:03,430 Yes, I know. 774 00:52:12,232 --> 00:52:13,785 This is me. 775 00:52:13,923 --> 00:52:15,201 Oh... 776 00:52:17,410 --> 00:52:21,172 What do you do up there? In the dark? 777 00:52:25,556 --> 00:52:27,144 I wait for the light. 778 00:52:28,455 --> 00:52:29,732 [CHUCKLES] 779 00:52:32,942 --> 00:52:34,599 Were you waiting for me? 780 00:52:38,258 --> 00:52:40,087 Yes, I think I was. 781 00:52:52,583 --> 00:52:55,344 [TEA KETTLE WHISTLING] 782 00:52:55,482 --> 00:52:56,759 [LAUGHS] 783 00:53:03,110 --> 00:53:04,629 [WHISTLING STOPS] 784 00:53:06,769 --> 00:53:08,633 [DISHES CLINK] 785 00:53:21,439 --> 00:53:22,854 Is this your husband? 786 00:53:24,580 --> 00:53:25,754 Yes. 787 00:53:39,975 --> 00:53:43,461 When he died, I...didn't cry. 788 00:53:45,118 --> 00:53:46,257 Couldn't. 789 00:53:47,603 --> 00:53:50,123 I couldn't feel anything. 790 00:53:50,261 --> 00:53:51,469 I was numb. 791 00:53:54,231 --> 00:53:56,543 And then the war was over 792 00:53:56,681 --> 00:53:59,477 and the Allies came, and I just continued. 793 00:54:00,892 --> 00:54:02,239 Just like that. 794 00:54:03,895 --> 00:54:06,898 And I was scared I might not feel anything anymore. 795 00:54:10,316 --> 00:54:13,457 But now I... I see hope. 796 00:54:13,595 --> 00:54:14,906 For all of us. 797 00:54:16,149 --> 00:54:17,564 [WHISPERS] I don't know. 798 00:54:18,910 --> 00:54:21,085 Leez and I are like strangers now. 799 00:54:22,845 --> 00:54:24,122 It's... 800 00:54:29,162 --> 00:54:32,061 You're tired.Yes, I am. 801 00:54:32,199 --> 00:54:34,685 Want to lie down? Rest? 802 00:54:34,823 --> 00:54:36,342 Yeah, I'd like that. 803 00:54:38,067 --> 00:54:39,068 Lie with me? 804 00:54:40,138 --> 00:54:41,347 Yes. 805 00:54:41,485 --> 00:54:44,004 [♪♪♪] 806 00:55:03,990 --> 00:55:06,441 MINNA: It will be light soon. 807 00:55:06,579 --> 00:55:08,408 Yes. 808 00:55:08,546 --> 00:55:10,134 We'll wait for it. 809 00:55:14,794 --> 00:55:17,106 [TELEPHONE RINGS] 810 00:55:20,731 --> 00:55:22,249 MINNA: Yes, hello? 811 00:55:22,388 --> 00:55:23,803 [CAR HORN HONKS] 812 00:55:31,673 --> 00:55:34,331 DEKKER: Sorry, boss. There's too many of them. 813 00:55:40,198 --> 00:55:43,616 Closed for business. Fuck off. 814 00:55:43,754 --> 00:55:45,411 OFFICER: Let Piller in. 815 00:55:47,930 --> 00:55:48,828 And there he is. 816 00:55:53,833 --> 00:55:56,525 You blew it, Piller. 817 00:55:56,663 --> 00:55:58,734 Your bull-in-a-china-shop routine 818 00:55:58,872 --> 00:56:00,495 finally pissed off the big boys 819 00:56:00,633 --> 00:56:04,050 and now this gallery is Dutch government's property. 820 00:56:04,188 --> 00:56:05,741 Okay, listen, I'm--No, no, no. 821 00:56:05,879 --> 00:56:07,916 Whatever you're selling, Piller, I don't want it. 822 00:56:08,054 --> 00:56:11,057 I'm wrapping this whole thing up. 823 00:56:11,195 --> 00:56:13,508 You're gonna cut Van Meegeren a deal, aren't you? 824 00:56:13,646 --> 00:56:16,062 Heh-heh-heh, yes. 825 00:56:16,200 --> 00:56:18,927 You have a tin ear. I'm going to cut his throat. 826 00:56:19,065 --> 00:56:20,687 Give the people some taste of blood. 827 00:56:20,825 --> 00:56:23,276 Isn't that what you wanted? This guy is an honorary Nazi. 828 00:56:23,414 --> 00:56:24,898 Let him swing with the rest of them. 829 00:56:25,036 --> 00:56:26,866 I assumed he had friends in high places. 830 00:56:27,004 --> 00:56:29,662 Yes, he does, and they'd all like to see his head on a plate. 831 00:56:29,800 --> 00:56:31,318 Enough of this. Where is he? 832 00:56:31,457 --> 00:56:34,149 In the prison, where he belongs. "Where is he?" 833 00:56:34,287 --> 00:56:36,565 You put him up there like in some grand hotel. 834 00:56:36,703 --> 00:56:38,187 Did he offer you some money? 835 00:56:38,325 --> 00:56:40,880 Actually, how much does it cost 836 00:56:41,018 --> 00:56:43,503 to buy Joe Piller? How much? 837 00:56:43,641 --> 00:56:46,299 Hey! Get off! Get off. 838 00:56:47,956 --> 00:56:49,613 Get him out. Get him out! 839 00:56:53,340 --> 00:56:54,307 My hat, please. 840 00:56:54,445 --> 00:56:56,343 [♪♪♪] 841 00:56:58,380 --> 00:56:59,657 That's sweet. 842 00:56:59,795 --> 00:57:01,245 [CHUCKLES] 843 00:57:01,383 --> 00:57:03,696 Hey, there's still a job here for you 844 00:57:03,834 --> 00:57:05,491 if you want it, sweetheart. 845 00:57:06,837 --> 00:57:07,872 Joe. 846 00:57:09,011 --> 00:57:09,909 Come on. 847 00:57:17,882 --> 00:57:20,747 I had him. I goddamn had him. 848 00:57:20,885 --> 00:57:23,647 And now he's locked in that dungeon and I can't get to him. 849 00:57:23,785 --> 00:57:25,821 We no longer have jurisdiction over the prison, 850 00:57:25,959 --> 00:57:29,100 and Allied Field Security has been disbanded. 851 00:57:29,238 --> 00:57:31,137 Nothing left I can do.Not a single favor 852 00:57:31,275 --> 00:57:33,380 you can call in? 853 00:57:33,519 --> 00:57:37,315 In your government's eyes, we're no longer liberators. 854 00:57:37,454 --> 00:57:41,285 We're the nuisance keeping Holland from its future. 855 00:57:41,423 --> 00:57:44,530 Maybe it's time to move on, for all of us. 856 00:57:46,428 --> 00:57:48,879 Van Meegeren will pay for what he's done. 857 00:57:49,017 --> 00:57:51,053 Isn't that what you wanted? 858 00:57:51,191 --> 00:57:53,746 Thanks to you, we got another one. 859 00:57:53,884 --> 00:57:55,748 [♪♪♪] 860 00:57:55,886 --> 00:57:57,715 [CROWD CLAMORING] 861 00:57:59,199 --> 00:58:00,891 HEIDJEN: Help me. 862 00:58:01,029 --> 00:58:02,686 Help me. 863 00:58:02,824 --> 00:58:04,135 Help. 864 00:58:12,834 --> 00:58:14,594 [SOBBING] 865 00:58:17,735 --> 00:58:19,116 Help me! 866 00:58:19,254 --> 00:58:20,704 Traitor! 867 00:58:20,842 --> 00:58:22,188 Traitor! 868 00:58:22,326 --> 00:58:24,501 [YELLING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY] 869 00:58:28,263 --> 00:58:29,195 Help me! 870 00:58:33,820 --> 00:58:35,304 Help me! 871 00:58:40,102 --> 00:58:41,000 OFFICER: Attention! 872 00:58:42,726 --> 00:58:44,279 Aim! 873 00:58:44,417 --> 00:58:45,901 [RIFLES COCKING] 874 00:58:49,042 --> 00:58:50,561 Fire! 875 00:59:09,373 --> 00:59:11,651 [CROWD MURMURING] 876 00:59:11,789 --> 00:59:13,653 [BREATHING HEAVILY] 877 00:59:24,699 --> 00:59:27,218 [♪♪♪] 878 00:59:44,546 --> 00:59:45,996 FINN: Thank you, Grandpapa. 879 00:59:49,793 --> 00:59:50,863 Joseph. 880 00:59:55,799 --> 00:59:57,628 Bye, son.Bye, Papa. 881 00:59:59,078 --> 01:00:01,011 Take care of yourself.Yes, sir. 882 01:00:01,149 --> 01:00:02,771 Promise me one thing. 883 01:00:02,909 --> 01:00:04,842 [WHISPERING] Take care of Mommy.Promise. 884 01:00:04,980 --> 01:00:06,223 Promise?Promise. 885 01:00:06,361 --> 01:00:07,673 Get a kiss? 886 01:00:56,687 --> 01:00:58,689 The ministry has complained. 887 01:01:11,115 --> 01:01:13,635 [♪♪♪] 888 01:01:53,744 --> 01:01:56,333 Hello. Hello. Um... 889 01:01:56,471 --> 01:01:58,922 I'd give you a hug, but, um... Yeah. 890 01:02:01,959 --> 01:02:03,720 Um, I... 891 01:02:05,445 --> 01:02:06,757 Can we take a walk? 892 01:02:07,965 --> 01:02:09,967 Yeah, sure. 893 01:02:13,868 --> 01:02:15,386 Yeah, so here I am. 894 01:02:17,009 --> 01:02:19,494 Full tarred and feathered by the government. 895 01:02:21,047 --> 01:02:23,015 At least it gives you plenty of fresh air. 896 01:02:23,153 --> 01:02:24,050 [CHUCKLES] 897 01:02:26,156 --> 01:02:27,744 MINNA: I know I wasn't allowed, 898 01:02:27,882 --> 01:02:29,642 but I hate unfinished puzzles, 899 01:02:29,780 --> 01:02:32,058 so I took all of Theo Wijngaarden's notebooks 900 01:02:32,196 --> 01:02:35,717 home with me to have a closer look. 901 01:02:35,855 --> 01:02:39,031 And I think I found something. Can I show it to you? 902 01:02:39,169 --> 01:02:40,032 Yes. 903 01:02:43,690 --> 01:02:45,382 Do you remember this one?Uh-huh. 904 01:02:45,520 --> 01:02:48,419 This is Cootje Henning drawn by Theo Wijngaarden. 905 01:02:48,557 --> 01:02:50,801 Yes. 906 01:02:50,939 --> 01:02:53,424 Do you know he died three months ago in Belgium? 907 01:02:53,562 --> 01:02:55,806 Well, that hardly matters now, does it? 908 01:02:57,808 --> 01:03:01,639 And now...look at this one. 909 01:03:01,778 --> 01:03:04,090 Girl with a Pearl Earringby Johannes Vermeer. 910 01:03:04,228 --> 01:03:05,678 Exactly.Mm-hmm. 911 01:03:08,163 --> 01:03:09,544 Look at this one. 912 01:03:11,097 --> 01:03:13,237 This one I don't know.Also Vermeer. 913 01:03:13,375 --> 01:03:15,101 The Smiling Girl. 914 01:03:15,239 --> 01:03:17,069 This one was a known Vermeer 915 01:03:17,207 --> 01:03:19,140 when he was still alive.Mm-hmm. 916 01:03:19,278 --> 01:03:22,971 This one...was found in 1926 917 01:03:23,109 --> 01:03:26,630 and authenticated in 1928 by Dirk Hannema. 918 01:03:26,768 --> 01:03:30,289 Now it's in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. 919 01:03:30,427 --> 01:03:33,395 All right. And why am I looking at it? 920 01:03:35,328 --> 01:03:36,847 What do you see? 921 01:03:36,985 --> 01:03:39,850 I see... I see two women. 922 01:03:39,988 --> 01:03:41,300 Look at their faces. 923 01:03:50,412 --> 01:03:52,552 Look. They look like sisters. 924 01:03:53,622 --> 01:03:56,177 They look almost the same. 925 01:03:56,315 --> 01:03:59,905 So what? So someone looked like Cootje Henning 280 years ago. 926 01:04:00,043 --> 01:04:04,116 No. This painting is not 280 years old. 927 01:04:04,254 --> 01:04:06,290 This isCootje Henning. 928 01:04:09,155 --> 01:04:11,261 So you're saying it's a fake. 929 01:04:11,399 --> 01:04:12,814 This is Cootje Henning 930 01:04:12,952 --> 01:04:16,300 painted to look like a Vermeer by Theo Wijngaarden. 931 01:04:16,438 --> 01:04:19,786 Theo Wijngaarden was not talented enough. 932 01:04:19,925 --> 01:04:22,444 [♪♪♪] 933 01:04:33,524 --> 01:04:35,319 I know someone who can help. 934 01:04:39,737 --> 01:04:43,120 Minna! Look, it may not be past your bedtime, 935 01:04:43,258 --> 01:04:46,054 but it is certainly past mine.Can we come in? 936 01:04:46,192 --> 01:04:47,366 [STAMMERS] 937 01:04:47,504 --> 01:04:49,989 One moment, please. My wife. 938 01:04:59,067 --> 01:05:02,450 Sir, are you a registered lawyer? 939 01:05:02,588 --> 01:05:05,142 Minna, who is this man? 940 01:05:05,280 --> 01:05:08,974 This is Joseph Piller. He's... He's a good man. 941 01:05:10,492 --> 01:05:11,666 I see. 942 01:05:11,804 --> 01:05:13,771 I am a registered lawyer, yes, 943 01:05:13,910 --> 01:05:15,877 but I haven't practiced for-- 944 01:05:16,015 --> 01:05:19,329 You're hired.Hired? My dear fellow-- 945 01:05:19,467 --> 01:05:21,987 I can offer you a dozen ration tickets. 946 01:05:35,655 --> 01:05:37,554 My credentials. 947 01:05:37,692 --> 01:05:40,143 This is my paralegal, Jacob. 948 01:05:42,766 --> 01:05:46,839 You stink of mothballs. When did you last wear that? 949 01:05:48,220 --> 01:05:51,016 My wedding. My name is Joseph. 950 01:05:53,363 --> 01:05:56,021 GUARD: No one is permitted to see him. 951 01:05:56,159 --> 01:06:01,543 This facility is now governed by Dutch law, not military, yes? 952 01:06:01,681 --> 01:06:04,650 Mr. Van Meegeren is entitled to legal representation, 953 01:06:04,788 --> 01:06:06,410 and I'm his lawyer. 954 01:06:06,548 --> 01:06:09,448 If you refuse me access, I will take it to a judge 955 01:06:09,586 --> 01:06:13,038 and move to have the entire case dropped. 956 01:06:13,176 --> 01:06:16,524 Call someone and tell them exactly that. Now! 957 01:06:17,904 --> 01:06:20,355 Very good.[SIGHS SOFTLY] 958 01:06:20,493 --> 01:06:23,876 PILLER: This painting that you sold to Goring, 959 01:06:24,014 --> 01:06:26,706 Christ and the Adulteress... 960 01:06:26,844 --> 01:06:28,191 it's not a Vermeer. 961 01:06:29,951 --> 01:06:32,160 It's a fake. You painted it. 962 01:06:32,298 --> 01:06:33,920 Ah. 963 01:06:34,059 --> 01:06:35,750 Finally. Heh. 964 01:06:35,888 --> 01:06:38,511 Why didn't you just tell me? 965 01:06:38,649 --> 01:06:40,168 You would have believed me? 966 01:06:40,306 --> 01:06:42,136 Nah. The experts would have told you 967 01:06:42,274 --> 01:06:44,414 it's impossible to fake the immortal Vermeer, 968 01:06:44,552 --> 01:06:47,796 and I needed you to discover the truth for yourself. 969 01:06:47,934 --> 01:06:49,729 Always best, don't you think? 970 01:06:49,867 --> 01:06:52,008 And Theo's part in this? 971 01:06:52,146 --> 01:06:54,596 Theo taught me a very important part of the process. 972 01:06:54,734 --> 01:06:56,909 He is my only witness. Have you found him yet? 973 01:06:58,462 --> 01:07:01,396 I am sorry to tell you this, but Theo is dead. 974 01:07:04,054 --> 01:07:07,126 How? Do you know?I don't know how. 975 01:07:13,063 --> 01:07:14,961 So there was no spy ring? 976 01:07:16,825 --> 01:07:18,448 I'm sure there was. I don't know. 977 01:07:18,586 --> 01:07:20,243 I am merely a lost artist 978 01:07:20,381 --> 01:07:22,797 who found his calling imitating the masters. 979 01:07:22,935 --> 01:07:26,111 And I stuck those Nazi pigs for all I could. 980 01:07:27,836 --> 01:07:30,046 But you know the best part for me? 981 01:07:30,184 --> 01:07:32,531 The experts swooning over my creations, 982 01:07:32,669 --> 01:07:35,844 calling them the most exquisite works ever put to canvas. 983 01:07:37,363 --> 01:07:39,193 That made Theo very proud. 984 01:07:41,126 --> 01:07:42,851 How are we gonna prove any of this, 985 01:07:42,989 --> 01:07:44,991 now that Theo is dead? 986 01:07:45,130 --> 01:07:48,029 [♪♪♪] 987 01:08:02,285 --> 01:08:03,872 He kept it safe. 988 01:08:13,882 --> 01:08:15,539 PILLER: We have your painting. 989 01:08:15,677 --> 01:08:17,403 Good.And... 990 01:08:17,541 --> 01:08:20,475 it looks just like a Vermeer. 991 01:08:20,613 --> 01:08:22,857 A Vermeer that was painted only two weeks ago. 992 01:08:22,995 --> 01:08:25,653 That's right. There's more that must be done to it. 993 01:08:25,791 --> 01:08:30,036 Now, this is the process that Theo and I perfected, 994 01:08:30,175 --> 01:08:32,453 which fools the alcohol test used by the experts, 995 01:08:32,591 --> 01:08:34,938 which means the painting can be authenticated. 996 01:08:35,076 --> 01:08:37,043 Well, none of this may matter. 997 01:08:38,424 --> 01:08:40,702 Why?Do you think 998 01:08:40,840 --> 01:08:43,049 that the owners of these masterpieces 999 01:08:43,188 --> 01:08:45,949 will deface them on your behalf?We only have to prove 1000 01:08:46,087 --> 01:08:47,951 that one is a fake, surely.[DOOR OPENS] 1001 01:08:48,089 --> 01:08:49,573 Do you think that the experts 1002 01:08:49,711 --> 01:08:51,299 who authenticated these paintings 1003 01:08:51,437 --> 01:08:53,405 and whose reputations will be destroyed--? 1004 01:08:53,543 --> 01:08:55,786 Can you wait a second, please? 1005 01:08:55,924 --> 01:08:57,547 Whose reputations will be destroyed, 1006 01:08:57,685 --> 01:08:59,411 do you think they will help you? 1007 01:08:59,549 --> 01:09:02,586 I'm not asking them to help me. I'm asking you to help me. 1008 01:09:02,724 --> 01:09:05,727 Go to my basement! Everything you need is there! 1009 01:09:05,865 --> 01:09:08,385 [♪♪♪] 1010 01:09:13,321 --> 01:09:14,909 Yeah, close it. 1011 01:09:16,980 --> 01:09:17,946 All right. 1012 01:09:18,084 --> 01:09:21,536 Stuyvesande, Wijngaarden. 1013 01:09:21,674 --> 01:09:22,882 Yes. And, uh... 1014 01:09:24,746 --> 01:09:26,058 Christ and the-- 1015 01:09:26,196 --> 01:09:28,612 Christ and the Adulteress.Yes. 1016 01:09:36,102 --> 01:09:38,829 It's no good. I can't remember. 1017 01:09:40,279 --> 01:09:42,039 And when I remember, I can't remember. 1018 01:09:42,178 --> 01:09:45,422 I lock up and become a... A stammering fool. 1019 01:09:45,560 --> 01:09:47,493 Mr. Bakker, you don't have to remember. 1020 01:09:47,631 --> 01:09:50,772 I'll remember. And I'll do the talking. 1021 01:09:50,910 --> 01:09:52,464 I just need you to keep me straight 1022 01:09:52,602 --> 01:09:54,259 on the legal stuff, please. 1023 01:10:03,406 --> 01:10:04,752 It says to be rough with it. 1024 01:10:04,890 --> 01:10:06,788 [CANVAS CRINKLING] 1025 01:10:14,934 --> 01:10:17,040 Please, find someone else. 1026 01:10:17,178 --> 01:10:19,456 You're the only one who I can trust. 1027 01:10:19,594 --> 01:10:21,251 You don't have a career to protect. 1028 01:10:36,232 --> 01:10:39,027 Why do you care so much about this man? 1029 01:10:41,547 --> 01:10:43,515 It's not the man, really. 1030 01:10:43,653 --> 01:10:45,517 It's the fact that he's innocent. 1031 01:10:48,071 --> 01:10:50,729 How can I let him go to his death? 1032 01:10:52,731 --> 01:10:56,113 How could I face my son, knowing that? 1033 01:10:56,252 --> 01:10:58,219 MINNA: You're not going to like this. 1034 01:10:59,841 --> 01:11:01,843 They say you've tried to shield Van Meegeren 1035 01:11:01,981 --> 01:11:03,293 from the authorities. 1036 01:11:03,431 --> 01:11:05,813 De Klerks has put a bull's-eye on you. 1037 01:11:05,951 --> 01:11:07,055 [SCOFFS] 1038 01:11:08,816 --> 01:11:11,370 De Klerks. Sad, little man. 1039 01:11:13,096 --> 01:11:15,616 [♪♪♪] 1040 01:11:25,211 --> 01:11:27,697 [CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY] 1041 01:11:30,044 --> 01:11:32,218 MAN 1: Traitor!MAN 2: Traitor! 1042 01:11:32,357 --> 01:11:34,911 [YELLING CONTINUES] 1043 01:11:35,049 --> 01:11:36,568 [SPITS] 1044 01:11:36,706 --> 01:11:38,708 [ALL YELLING, GRUNTING] 1045 01:11:41,780 --> 01:11:43,368 Dekker, stop. Stop. Stop! 1046 01:12:04,941 --> 01:12:07,426 [♪♪♪] 1047 01:12:14,502 --> 01:12:17,022 [CROWD MURMURING] 1048 01:12:28,758 --> 01:12:30,622 [CROWD QUIETS] 1049 01:12:53,955 --> 01:12:56,026 Henricus Antonius Van Meegeren. 1050 01:12:57,856 --> 01:13:00,134 You are charged with collaborating with the enemy 1051 01:13:00,272 --> 01:13:01,998 during a time of war. 1052 01:13:02,136 --> 01:13:03,724 How do you plead? 1053 01:13:03,862 --> 01:13:06,209 Not guilty, Your Honor. 1054 01:13:06,347 --> 01:13:08,245 Very well. 1055 01:13:08,384 --> 01:13:10,006 Proceed. 1056 01:13:10,144 --> 01:13:11,456 May it please the court, 1057 01:13:11,594 --> 01:13:14,217 I am Special Prosecutor Maarten Wooning. 1058 01:13:14,355 --> 01:13:17,531 The government will prove that Mr. Van Meegeren is guilty 1059 01:13:17,669 --> 01:13:22,121 of selling Dutch cultural treasures to Hitler's Reich, 1060 01:13:22,259 --> 01:13:24,503 for the purpose of enriching himself 1061 01:13:24,641 --> 01:13:27,644 and giving aid to the occupational government. 1062 01:13:27,782 --> 01:13:29,543 A capital offense for which he deserves 1063 01:13:29,681 --> 01:13:32,200 the harshest punishment. 1064 01:13:32,338 --> 01:13:33,616 Thank you. 1065 01:13:38,724 --> 01:13:40,001 I'm Captain Jo-- 1066 01:13:41,209 --> 01:13:43,522 I'm Captain Joseph Piller. 1067 01:13:43,660 --> 01:13:46,180 [QUIETLY] May it please the court. 1068 01:13:46,318 --> 01:13:50,046 May it please the court. I am former Captain Joseph Piller. 1069 01:13:50,184 --> 01:13:52,186 Are you a lawyer, Mr. Piller? 1070 01:13:52,324 --> 01:13:56,535 No, sir. Mr. Bakker here next to me is a lawyer. 1071 01:13:56,673 --> 01:13:58,399 But I have spent more time than anyone 1072 01:13:58,537 --> 01:14:00,090 investigating Mr. Van Meegeren, 1073 01:14:00,228 --> 01:14:01,713 and I've come to the conclusion 1074 01:14:01,851 --> 01:14:03,749 that he is innocent of these charges. 1075 01:14:03,887 --> 01:14:05,993 Hence, I was asked by the defendant 1076 01:14:06,131 --> 01:14:07,891 to speak on his behalf. 1077 01:14:09,306 --> 01:14:11,550 Very well.We will prove 1078 01:14:11,688 --> 01:14:14,380 that Mr. Van Meegeren is not a collaborator 1079 01:14:14,519 --> 01:14:17,591 but indeed a patriot, who swindled the Nazi regime 1080 01:14:17,729 --> 01:14:20,179 out of a fortune from their war chest 1081 01:14:20,317 --> 01:14:22,699 by selling them a fake masterpiece. 1082 01:14:22,837 --> 01:14:25,599 [CROWD CHUCKLING]How much did he pay you, Piller? 1083 01:14:25,737 --> 01:14:28,256 [CROWD LAUGHS][GAVEL BANGS] 1084 01:14:28,394 --> 01:14:29,534 Quiet. 1085 01:14:31,984 --> 01:14:33,192 Mr. Wooning. 1086 01:14:34,918 --> 01:14:37,783 Mr. Henricus Van Meegeren. 1087 01:14:37,921 --> 01:14:40,372 We might save time if you just call me Han. 1088 01:14:40,510 --> 01:14:41,787 [CROWD TITTERS] 1089 01:14:41,925 --> 01:14:45,377 Very well. Do you recognize this receipt? 1090 01:14:46,896 --> 01:14:49,312 I would hope so. Those are my initials. 1091 01:14:49,450 --> 01:14:52,660 Please tell the court what it was for. 1092 01:14:52,798 --> 01:14:54,662 It is the bill of sale 1093 01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:57,251 for Christ and the Adulteress.That you sold 1094 01:14:57,389 --> 01:15:01,013 to the second-highest ranking Nazi in the Reich 1095 01:15:01,151 --> 01:15:05,086 for the staggering sum of 1.6 million guilders. 1096 01:15:05,224 --> 01:15:07,641 VAN MEEGEREN: Indeed. It is a unique painting. 1097 01:15:07,779 --> 01:15:11,161 I'd say. That's the most on record ever paid 1098 01:15:11,299 --> 01:15:12,818 for a work of art. 1099 01:15:12,956 --> 01:15:14,164 If I'd offered a discount, 1100 01:15:14,302 --> 01:15:15,959 he would have suspected it was a fake. 1101 01:15:16,097 --> 01:15:17,720 [CROWD LAUGHS] 1102 01:15:21,378 --> 01:15:27,074 Johannes Vermeer was one of the greatest artists in history. 1103 01:15:27,212 --> 01:15:30,146 And you're asking this court to believe that you, 1104 01:15:30,284 --> 01:15:32,631 a man who could hardly sell a single picture 1105 01:15:32,769 --> 01:15:34,184 with your own name on it, 1106 01:15:34,322 --> 01:15:37,636 somehow painted better than the Master of Delft 1107 01:15:37,774 --> 01:15:40,950 and outsmarted the world's most esteemed Vermeer experts? 1108 01:15:41,088 --> 01:15:43,124 Well-stated, sir. 1109 01:15:43,262 --> 01:15:45,679 All you've left me to say is yes. 1110 01:15:45,817 --> 01:15:47,784 [CROWD LAUGHS] 1111 01:15:50,856 --> 01:15:53,825 I call Dirk Hannema to the floor. 1112 01:15:58,933 --> 01:16:02,350 Mr. Hannema, state your credentials for us. 1113 01:16:02,488 --> 01:16:05,802 I have been the director of the Boijmans Museum for eight years. 1114 01:16:05,940 --> 01:16:07,632 Before that, I was an art dealer 1115 01:16:07,770 --> 01:16:10,048 for six of the top galleries in Holland 1116 01:16:10,186 --> 01:16:13,569 and also the chief critic for the Nederlander. 1117 01:16:13,707 --> 01:16:16,502 How many paintings have you verified in your career? 1118 01:16:16,641 --> 01:16:17,607 Hundreds. 1119 01:16:17,745 --> 01:16:19,885 Come across any fakes?Scores. 1120 01:16:20,023 --> 01:16:21,715 They're quite easy to spot. 1121 01:16:21,853 --> 01:16:25,339 In rare cases, the technique is adequate, 1122 01:16:25,477 --> 01:16:29,308 but none pass the chemical test used to verify their age. 1123 01:16:29,446 --> 01:16:31,345 You were one of the experts 1124 01:16:31,483 --> 01:16:34,175 who verified Christ and the Adulteress. 1125 01:16:34,313 --> 01:16:36,522 HANNEMA: Indeed, very thoroughly. 1126 01:16:36,661 --> 01:16:40,043 Could it possibly be a fake?Absolutely not. 1127 01:16:40,181 --> 01:16:41,666 But that's just your opinion. 1128 01:16:41,804 --> 01:16:44,841 I consulted with half a dozen published experts 1129 01:16:44,979 --> 01:16:47,430 who have spent two months with the painting, 1130 01:16:47,568 --> 01:16:49,087 cleaning and restoring it, 1131 01:16:49,225 --> 01:16:51,296 and came to the same conclusion I did. 1132 01:16:51,434 --> 01:16:54,264 Which is?Johannes Vermeer painted 1133 01:16:54,402 --> 01:16:57,405 Christ and the Adulteress around 1660. 1134 01:16:59,062 --> 01:17:00,788 Do you know the defendant? 1135 01:17:00,926 --> 01:17:03,929 Mr. Van Meegeren and I have crossed paths in the art world. 1136 01:17:04,067 --> 01:17:07,415 And is there any way he could have created a Vermeer? 1137 01:17:07,553 --> 01:17:08,693 [SCOFFS] 1138 01:17:10,004 --> 01:17:11,523 There is no way. 1139 01:17:11,661 --> 01:17:14,733 This was painted by the defendant 1140 01:17:14,871 --> 01:17:18,081 around the time Adulteresssold. 1141 01:17:20,359 --> 01:17:22,638 Mr. Van Meegeren's art has always been imbued 1142 01:17:22,776 --> 01:17:26,227 with a base, almost pornographic nature. 1143 01:17:26,365 --> 01:17:28,057 It's fantasy to believe 1144 01:17:28,195 --> 01:17:31,957 these two works were painted by the same man. 1145 01:17:32,095 --> 01:17:33,269 Thank you. 1146 01:17:34,960 --> 01:17:36,099 JUDGE: Mr. Piller? 1147 01:17:37,618 --> 01:17:39,068 PILLER: Some 10 years ago, 1148 01:17:39,206 --> 01:17:41,898 you discovered another lost Vermeer. 1149 01:17:42,036 --> 01:17:43,935 Is that correct?Yes. 1150 01:17:44,073 --> 01:17:45,764 The Supper at Emmaus. 1151 01:17:45,902 --> 01:17:49,181 That made you... a bit of a celebrity, right? 1152 01:17:49,319 --> 01:17:51,528 Well, I suppose. 1153 01:17:51,667 --> 01:17:52,702 It's now considered 1154 01:17:52,840 --> 01:17:54,980 Vermeer's greatest triumph.Mm-hmm. 1155 01:17:55,118 --> 01:17:58,328 Mr. Hannema, help me understand something. 1156 01:17:58,466 --> 01:18:02,505 Vermeer painted just over 30 works in the 1600s, 1157 01:18:02,643 --> 01:18:05,370 with no new works being discovered 1158 01:18:05,508 --> 01:18:08,614 for the next 250 years. 1159 01:18:08,753 --> 01:18:12,895 Then, suddenly, six new works are found in as many years 1160 01:18:13,033 --> 01:18:17,106 and all of them traceable back to one person... 1161 01:18:17,244 --> 01:18:18,452 Mr. Van Meegeren. 1162 01:18:18,590 --> 01:18:20,074 What it tells me 1163 01:18:20,212 --> 01:18:22,352 is that Van Meegeren got the paintings 1164 01:18:22,490 --> 01:18:26,287 from a single source, a family, perhaps, 1165 01:18:26,425 --> 01:18:30,153 desperate to flee Europe before the war began. 1166 01:18:30,291 --> 01:18:32,155 Perhaps Jews. 1167 01:18:32,293 --> 01:18:33,778 [CROWD MURMURS] 1168 01:18:35,503 --> 01:18:39,404 And has any member of this mystery family 1169 01:18:39,542 --> 01:18:42,510 come forward, Mr. Hannema? 1170 01:18:42,648 --> 01:18:45,099 Provenances are sometimes difficult to authenticate 1171 01:18:45,237 --> 01:18:47,170 during wartime. 1172 01:18:47,308 --> 01:18:49,621 So the answer to that question is no. 1173 01:18:53,349 --> 01:18:58,009 How do you determine if a painting is real or fake? 1174 01:18:58,147 --> 01:19:01,944 A deep intuition that cannot be put into words, 1175 01:19:02,082 --> 01:19:05,464 followed by scrupulous analysis of the painter's technique, 1176 01:19:05,602 --> 01:19:07,673 composition and color palette. 1177 01:19:07,812 --> 01:19:10,400 And should it pass this rigorous process, 1178 01:19:10,538 --> 01:19:13,162 the final arbiter is the application of alcohol 1179 01:19:13,300 --> 01:19:15,543 to a tiny portion of the canvas. 1180 01:19:15,681 --> 01:19:18,236 Oil paints dry and harden over time, 1181 01:19:18,374 --> 01:19:21,032 and by that, I mean decades, even a century. 1182 01:19:21,170 --> 01:19:24,483 If the paint dissolves, it's a fake. 1183 01:19:24,621 --> 01:19:26,485 Let me demonstrate for you. 1184 01:19:33,665 --> 01:19:35,598 [CROWD MURMURS] 1185 01:19:35,736 --> 01:19:37,738 It's completely safe, I assure you. 1186 01:19:46,264 --> 01:19:49,163 No paint, no forgery.[CROWD MURMURS] 1187 01:19:49,301 --> 01:19:51,994 And this technique is foolproof? 1188 01:19:52,132 --> 01:19:56,688 When it comes to oil paint, you simply can't cheat time. 1189 01:19:58,448 --> 01:20:01,589 Thank you, Mr. Hannema. 1190 01:20:01,727 --> 01:20:05,524 Ladies and gentlemen, The Supper at Emmaus. 1191 01:20:05,662 --> 01:20:07,492 [♪♪♪] 1192 01:20:07,630 --> 01:20:09,563 [ALL APPLAUDING] 1193 01:20:14,085 --> 01:20:17,364 It became my passion after critics like Dirk Hannema 1194 01:20:17,502 --> 01:20:19,918 destroyed my career years earlier. 1195 01:20:20,056 --> 01:20:24,716 So you painted all these as sort of revenge? 1196 01:20:24,854 --> 01:20:27,098 VAN MEEGEREN: And others which are not here today. 1197 01:20:27,236 --> 01:20:30,549 They are hanging in the Rijksmuseum, the Boijmans, 1198 01:20:30,687 --> 01:20:32,241 even in the National Gallery of Art 1199 01:20:32,379 --> 01:20:35,209 in the capital of the United States of America. 1200 01:20:35,347 --> 01:20:37,280 And I painted them not as revenge 1201 01:20:37,418 --> 01:20:41,595 but to bring more beauty into the world, more Vermeer. 1202 01:20:41,733 --> 01:20:44,909 There is simply not enough.[CROWD LAUGHS] 1203 01:20:45,047 --> 01:20:49,120 And tell us how you might pass the alcohol test 1204 01:20:49,258 --> 01:20:50,949 Mr. Hannema described. 1205 01:20:51,087 --> 01:20:53,710 Same way I pass every alcohol test, with flying colors. 1206 01:20:53,849 --> 01:20:55,160 [CHUCKLES][CROWD LAUGHS] 1207 01:20:55,298 --> 01:20:58,577 Mr. Van Meegeren, answer the question. 1208 01:21:00,200 --> 01:21:02,271 I use a very common plastic resin 1209 01:21:02,409 --> 01:21:03,789 called Bakelite. 1210 01:21:03,928 --> 01:21:07,000 Invented in 1908, it was the first plastic. 1211 01:21:07,138 --> 01:21:09,347 And when it's heated, it perfectly emulates 1212 01:21:09,485 --> 01:21:12,626 the hardness and consistency of centuries-old paint, 1213 01:21:12,764 --> 01:21:16,526 so Mr. Hannema can douse it in alcohol all day if he so chooses 1214 01:21:16,664 --> 01:21:18,666 and he won't succeed in removing any of it. 1215 01:21:18,804 --> 01:21:21,980 PILLER: And what challenges does one face? 1216 01:21:22,118 --> 01:21:24,845 Because the Bakelite is mixed into the pigment, 1217 01:21:24,983 --> 01:21:27,089 it makes it very difficult to compose with. 1218 01:21:27,227 --> 01:21:28,884 PILLER: Mm-hmm. And then? 1219 01:21:29,022 --> 01:21:32,335 I must also find canvas and frame from the correct period. 1220 01:21:32,473 --> 01:21:34,993 They are impossible to duplicate. 1221 01:21:35,131 --> 01:21:37,547 Once the canvas is stripped, I then must create 1222 01:21:37,685 --> 01:21:40,067 an unmistakably original work. 1223 01:21:40,205 --> 01:21:43,346 I have studied every one of Vermeer's brushstrokes. 1224 01:21:43,484 --> 01:21:46,694 I understand perfectly the pressure he applied, 1225 01:21:46,832 --> 01:21:48,213 the movement of his wrist, 1226 01:21:48,351 --> 01:21:51,320 even the hairs that he's chosen for each brush. 1227 01:21:51,458 --> 01:21:54,150 I also understand how he mixes his pigments 1228 01:21:54,288 --> 01:21:56,014 as well as how he interprets light. 1229 01:21:56,152 --> 01:21:58,568 So you tried to emulate a genius? 1230 01:21:58,706 --> 01:22:00,191 Yes, but more than that, 1231 01:22:00,329 --> 01:22:02,952 I must also weave the present into the past 1232 01:22:03,090 --> 01:22:06,335 to make the viewer my coconspirator, 1233 01:22:06,473 --> 01:22:09,855 so it not only fools the mind, it tugs at the heart. 1234 01:22:09,994 --> 01:22:13,652 Look at my lacemaker. Is she from Vermeer's time? 1235 01:22:13,790 --> 01:22:16,897 No. She is a jazz-age flapper. 1236 01:22:17,035 --> 01:22:19,693 And she arouses you, yes?[CROWD LAUGHS] 1237 01:22:19,831 --> 01:22:22,454 And if you look closely at this young lady here, 1238 01:22:22,592 --> 01:22:24,629 you may recognize the face of Greta Garbo. 1239 01:22:24,767 --> 01:22:26,562 Goring was no different. 1240 01:22:26,700 --> 01:22:28,219 At the Olympics in '36, 1241 01:22:28,357 --> 01:22:30,359 I learned of the kind of art he liked, 1242 01:22:30,497 --> 01:22:32,637 so when I painted Adulteress, 1243 01:22:32,775 --> 01:22:35,364 I gave him his very own Nazi Jesus. 1244 01:22:35,502 --> 01:22:36,779 [CROWD LAUGHS] 1245 01:22:36,917 --> 01:22:39,402 He believed he was gazing 1246 01:22:39,540 --> 01:22:42,647 at a 300-year-old painting, but as Narcissus, 1247 01:22:42,785 --> 01:22:45,891 he would see his own eternity in that canvas, 1248 01:22:46,030 --> 01:22:49,585 his thousand-year Reich. 1249 01:22:49,723 --> 01:22:52,070 Never once occurred to him the painting was a fake. 1250 01:22:52,208 --> 01:22:56,040 And, Mr. Van Meegeren, your views on fascism? 1251 01:22:56,178 --> 01:22:57,041 [SCOFFS] 1252 01:22:57,179 --> 01:22:59,284 I despise it intensely. 1253 01:22:59,422 --> 01:23:01,735 I believe every fascist deserves to be swindled. 1254 01:23:01,873 --> 01:23:03,564 [CROWD LAUGHS] 1255 01:23:03,702 --> 01:23:05,187 Thank you. 1256 01:23:08,052 --> 01:23:09,570 [INHALES DEEPLY] 1257 01:23:12,228 --> 01:23:15,680 All these exploits... 1258 01:23:17,923 --> 01:23:20,409 Yet there isn't a soul to corroborate any of it. 1259 01:23:20,547 --> 01:23:23,722 All we have is your fantastic story... 1260 01:23:23,860 --> 01:23:26,587 against the experts' facts. 1261 01:23:26,725 --> 01:23:29,970 And you declare yourself a hater of fascists, 1262 01:23:30,108 --> 01:23:31,765 yet you were a registered member 1263 01:23:31,903 --> 01:23:35,113 of the fascist-leaning Unity Party before the war. 1264 01:23:35,251 --> 01:23:37,081 VAN MEEGEREN: That was simply a matter-- 1265 01:23:37,219 --> 01:23:39,290 In fact, the chairman of the party 1266 01:23:39,428 --> 01:23:43,501 described you as, "One of our best contemporary artists, 1267 01:23:43,639 --> 01:23:46,159 motivated more by passion for our principles 1268 01:23:46,297 --> 01:23:49,990 than by desire for material gains." 1269 01:23:50,128 --> 01:23:51,336 They weren't Nazis. 1270 01:23:51,474 --> 01:23:53,511 They were the wealthy and elite of society. 1271 01:23:53,649 --> 01:23:57,308 Closet fascists who saluted the Nazis when they took over. 1272 01:23:57,446 --> 01:24:00,345 They could afford to have portraits of themselves painted. 1273 01:24:00,483 --> 01:24:02,554 As a young artist, that was survival for me. 1274 01:24:02,692 --> 01:24:04,453 Is there anything else you haven't told me? 1275 01:24:04,591 --> 01:24:06,627 Nothing. I would have told you this 1276 01:24:06,765 --> 01:24:10,079 if I'd remembered such nonsense.You had the courtroom! 1277 01:24:11,736 --> 01:24:13,289 You got under their skin. 1278 01:24:13,427 --> 01:24:17,397 And now Wooning has taken away all your credibility. 1279 01:24:17,535 --> 01:24:19,157 And there's something else. 1280 01:24:19,295 --> 01:24:22,781 Wooning has found your ex-wife in France. 1281 01:24:22,919 --> 01:24:24,542 He's going to put her on the stand. 1282 01:24:29,478 --> 01:24:31,480 Well, this... 1283 01:24:31,618 --> 01:24:32,653 This is good news. 1284 01:24:34,138 --> 01:24:36,278 That is good news, indeed. 1285 01:24:42,594 --> 01:24:47,772 WOONING: Your ex-husband gave you most of the assets in the divorce. 1286 01:24:47,910 --> 01:24:50,844 He did.And what were those? 1287 01:24:50,982 --> 01:24:52,466 Couldn't tell you. 1288 01:24:54,986 --> 01:24:57,506 Fourteen houses, 1289 01:24:57,644 --> 01:24:59,991 seven plots of land in Laren, 1290 01:25:00,129 --> 01:25:02,062 two homes in Deventer, 1291 01:25:02,200 --> 01:25:05,100 a chateau in Monaco...[CROWD MURMURING] 1292 01:25:05,238 --> 01:25:11,485 ...and 567 individual properties in Amsterdam, 1293 01:25:11,623 --> 01:25:13,177 as well as the millions of guilders 1294 01:25:13,315 --> 01:25:14,730 in the floorboards of your home. 1295 01:25:14,868 --> 01:25:16,870 Does that sound correct? 1296 01:25:17,008 --> 01:25:19,183 I suppose so.For the record, Your Honor, 1297 01:25:19,321 --> 01:25:20,874 most of Van Meegeren's real estate 1298 01:25:21,012 --> 01:25:22,945 was bought during the German occupation, 1299 01:25:23,083 --> 01:25:27,363 after the sale of Christ and the Adulteress. 1300 01:25:27,501 --> 01:25:31,850 Now, did your former husband ever intimate 1301 01:25:31,988 --> 01:25:36,165 that the pictures he sold by Vermeer, Hals, de Hooch, 1302 01:25:36,303 --> 01:25:38,478 were actually painted by his own hand? 1303 01:25:38,616 --> 01:25:40,204 No. 1304 01:25:40,342 --> 01:25:44,104 Though, if anyone could do it, it would be him. 1305 01:25:44,242 --> 01:25:48,108 He is relentless once he has an idea in his mind. 1306 01:25:48,246 --> 01:25:52,561 His artistic talents, I believe, are second to none. 1307 01:25:52,699 --> 01:25:54,804 He is a genius. 1308 01:25:54,942 --> 01:25:56,875 Do you recognize this photograph? 1309 01:25:58,670 --> 01:25:59,947 It's from a party we hosted 1310 01:26:00,085 --> 01:26:01,880 shortly before our divorce. 1311 01:26:02,018 --> 01:26:04,331 [♪♪♪] 1312 01:26:05,884 --> 01:26:08,024 Germans attended your parties often. 1313 01:26:10,958 --> 01:26:12,684 Rarely, but it did happen. 1314 01:26:12,822 --> 01:26:14,548 Thank you.They were everywhere. 1315 01:26:26,008 --> 01:26:27,734 [INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE] 1316 01:26:32,394 --> 01:26:33,878 PILLER: Were you married to him 1317 01:26:34,016 --> 01:26:36,018 when he joined the National Unity Party? 1318 01:26:36,156 --> 01:26:37,709 Yes, we were. 1319 01:26:37,847 --> 01:26:40,816 Please tell us why he joined. 1320 01:26:40,954 --> 01:26:42,990 It was a long time ago. 1321 01:26:43,128 --> 01:26:45,096 Painting portraits was one of the few ways 1322 01:26:45,234 --> 01:26:47,443 an artist could make a living.Mm-hmm. 1323 01:26:47,581 --> 01:26:50,929 And was your husband a believer in the party's doctrine? 1324 01:26:51,067 --> 01:26:55,451 My ex-husband is apolitical, agnostic, 1325 01:26:55,589 --> 01:26:57,212 apathetic. [CHUCKLES] 1326 01:26:57,350 --> 01:26:59,697 I can think of a few other adjectives... 1327 01:26:59,835 --> 01:27:01,492 [CROWD LAUGHS] 1328 01:27:01,630 --> 01:27:03,563 ...but here is not the place for them. 1329 01:27:03,701 --> 01:27:04,943 Thank you. 1330 01:27:07,946 --> 01:27:10,017 WOONING: You are Van Meegeren's assistant? 1331 01:27:10,155 --> 01:27:11,156 I am. 1332 01:27:11,295 --> 01:27:14,090 WOONING: And also his mistress. 1333 01:27:14,229 --> 01:27:15,816 We're... 1334 01:27:15,954 --> 01:27:19,164 friendly, both professionally and personally. 1335 01:27:19,303 --> 01:27:22,271 You were a confidante for years.Yes. 1336 01:27:22,409 --> 01:27:25,723 Would you describe Mr. Van Meegeren 1337 01:27:25,861 --> 01:27:27,345 as a bit of a showman, 1338 01:27:27,483 --> 01:27:30,900 someone that wanted to be seen, recognized? 1339 01:27:31,038 --> 01:27:34,041 What artist isn't?[CROWD CHUCKLES] 1340 01:27:34,179 --> 01:27:37,976 Did you ever witness Han forge a Vermeer painting? 1341 01:27:38,114 --> 01:27:39,978 Yes, I did. 1342 01:27:40,116 --> 01:27:42,049 Many times. 1343 01:27:42,187 --> 01:27:45,121 Did you know that he then sold them for exorbitant sums? 1344 01:27:45,260 --> 01:27:46,502 Of course. 1345 01:27:46,640 --> 01:27:49,298 That would make you an accomplice. 1346 01:27:49,436 --> 01:27:50,817 I understand. 1347 01:27:53,026 --> 01:27:56,236 What about this one? Did you see him paint it? 1348 01:27:56,374 --> 01:27:58,238 I did. In 1939, 1349 01:27:58,376 --> 01:28:01,724 at his studio in Amsterdam.Yes. 1350 01:28:01,862 --> 01:28:05,970 Han Van Meegeren spent all of 1939 1351 01:28:06,108 --> 01:28:07,558 at his villa in France. 1352 01:28:07,696 --> 01:28:10,250 If I didn't see that one--No further questions. 1353 01:28:10,388 --> 01:28:13,011 [CROWD MURMURING] 1354 01:28:13,149 --> 01:28:14,634 JUDGE: Mr. Piller? 1355 01:28:15,876 --> 01:28:18,431 Questions for Mrs. Henning? 1356 01:28:21,019 --> 01:28:22,918 No. 1357 01:28:23,056 --> 01:28:25,990 We will adjourn until tomorrow. 1358 01:28:27,785 --> 01:28:30,305 [♪♪♪] 1359 01:28:43,870 --> 01:28:46,286 JUDGE: Proceed, Mr. Piller. 1360 01:28:46,424 --> 01:28:50,359 PILLER: Your Honor, we have one final piece of evidence. 1361 01:28:51,567 --> 01:28:54,087 Very well, but get on with it. 1362 01:28:54,225 --> 01:28:56,745 [CROWD WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY] 1363 01:29:06,651 --> 01:29:10,241 PILLER: We call Dirk Hannema to the stand. 1364 01:29:19,699 --> 01:29:22,805 Mr. Hannema, do you recognize this painting? 1365 01:29:22,943 --> 01:29:26,982 Yes, it was brought to me recently for analysis... 1366 01:29:27,120 --> 01:29:28,742 Mm-hmm....by the office 1367 01:29:28,880 --> 01:29:30,434 of the Allied Command. 1368 01:29:30,572 --> 01:29:32,953 And what was your opinion of it? 1369 01:29:33,091 --> 01:29:38,200 Well, I subjected it to the usual tests and scrutiny-- 1370 01:29:38,338 --> 01:29:41,686 I have your written statement here. 1371 01:29:41,824 --> 01:29:44,689 "The painting tentatively titled 1372 01:29:44,827 --> 01:29:47,278 Boy Jesus in the Temple 1373 01:29:47,416 --> 01:29:52,766 is likely an early work in Vermeer's lost biblical series. 1374 01:29:52,904 --> 01:29:58,945 The work is estimated to be 280 years old 1375 01:29:59,083 --> 01:30:02,673 and is a major and important find." Hmm? 1376 01:30:02,811 --> 01:30:05,710 You wrote that?Indeed. And I stand by it. 1377 01:30:05,848 --> 01:30:09,196 You didn't spend very long analyzing it, did you? 1378 01:30:09,334 --> 01:30:11,889 It was clearly part of the biblical series. 1379 01:30:12,027 --> 01:30:14,029 I was able to expedite the process-- 1380 01:30:14,167 --> 01:30:15,858 It should be noted, Your Honor, 1381 01:30:15,996 --> 01:30:19,690 that Mr. Hannema has already put in a bid for this painting, 1382 01:30:19,828 --> 01:30:22,624 hoping to acquire it for the Boijmans Gallery. 1383 01:30:22,762 --> 01:30:24,764 And why is that relevant? 1384 01:30:24,902 --> 01:30:28,940 Your Honor, this painting is not even one year old. 1385 01:30:29,078 --> 01:30:30,977 [CROWD MURMURING]It was painted 1386 01:30:31,115 --> 01:30:32,979 by Han Van Meegeren while in my custody 1387 01:30:33,117 --> 01:30:34,981 at the Goudstikker Gallery. 1388 01:30:35,119 --> 01:30:36,707 That's utter nonsense. 1389 01:30:36,845 --> 01:30:40,573 My associates and I were there for the entire creation, 1390 01:30:40,711 --> 01:30:44,956 start till finish, not knowing its purpose at the time. 1391 01:30:45,094 --> 01:30:47,269 Mr. Van Meegeren painted this painting 1392 01:30:47,407 --> 01:30:49,064 to try and save his life. 1393 01:30:49,202 --> 01:30:52,205 Are you saying that youthen submitted it 1394 01:30:52,343 --> 01:30:53,862 to Mr. Hannema for verification? 1395 01:30:54,000 --> 01:30:57,348 No, my assistant, Minna Holmberg, did, 1396 01:30:57,486 --> 01:30:59,074 through the Allied Command. 1397 01:30:59,212 --> 01:31:02,077 But not until the process had been completed in full. 1398 01:31:02,215 --> 01:31:03,803 And what does that mean?That means 1399 01:31:03,941 --> 01:31:06,219 that Mr. Van Meegeren painted the painting, 1400 01:31:06,357 --> 01:31:11,293 and Mr. Dekker and I assisted him in aging it. 1401 01:31:11,431 --> 01:31:13,088 The process is quite intricate, 1402 01:31:13,226 --> 01:31:16,229 but, as you can see, it is very convincing. 1403 01:31:16,367 --> 01:31:18,645 WOONING: Another fantastic story! 1404 01:31:18,783 --> 01:31:21,648 Your Honor, if I may, I would ask the court to observe 1405 01:31:21,786 --> 01:31:25,410 the second figure on the left is in fact Captain Joseph Piller, 1406 01:31:25,549 --> 01:31:29,622 my jailer, whom I painted in the style of Vermeer. 1407 01:31:29,760 --> 01:31:31,278 [CROWD CLAMORING] 1408 01:31:31,416 --> 01:31:32,590 [GAVEL POUNDING] 1409 01:31:32,728 --> 01:31:35,075 Quiet!Sure, there is some likeness 1410 01:31:35,213 --> 01:31:37,422 between Mr. Piller and the subject, but is that proof? 1411 01:31:37,561 --> 01:31:39,321 It could be purely coincidental. 1412 01:31:39,459 --> 01:31:42,117 You need your eyes tested.Mr. Van Meegeren! 1413 01:31:42,255 --> 01:31:44,084 You might find in this room several men, 1414 01:31:44,222 --> 01:31:46,742 who, with cloth on their head, resemble this disciple. 1415 01:31:46,880 --> 01:31:49,711 Your Honor, there is enough here 1416 01:31:49,849 --> 01:31:53,956 to warrant a more radical and foolproof test. 1417 01:31:54,094 --> 01:31:57,304 Please, take a tiny scraping of this painting 1418 01:31:57,442 --> 01:32:02,068 and test it for the presence of phenol formaldehyde or Bakelite, 1419 01:32:02,206 --> 01:32:04,622 a compound invented less than 40 years ago. 1420 01:32:04,760 --> 01:32:06,037 We don't need--[GAVEL BANGS] 1421 01:32:08,557 --> 01:32:09,834 In my chambers. 1422 01:32:09,972 --> 01:32:11,974 Even if Van Meegeren did paint that thing, 1423 01:32:12,112 --> 01:32:13,942 it doesn't mean that Goring's Vermeer, 1424 01:32:14,080 --> 01:32:16,116 for which he stands trial, is a fake. 1425 01:32:16,254 --> 01:32:18,981 Test both paintings. Test all of them. 1426 01:32:19,119 --> 01:32:21,397 These are priceless cultural treasures, 1427 01:32:21,536 --> 01:32:23,227 and to deface them is totally-- 1428 01:32:23,365 --> 01:32:26,161 Your Honor, you're talking about paintings. 1429 01:32:26,299 --> 01:32:30,130 I'm talking about a man's life. 1430 01:32:30,268 --> 01:32:33,582 I...am not persuaded. 1431 01:32:33,720 --> 01:32:36,309 BAKKER: This isn't a trial. This is a stage play. 1432 01:32:36,447 --> 01:32:39,001 Someone who just wants Van Meegeren out of the way. 1433 01:32:39,139 --> 01:32:42,004 Someone whose wife he slept with. 1434 01:32:42,142 --> 01:32:44,144 Someone who didn't get a good cut of bacon. 1435 01:32:44,282 --> 01:32:46,975 Oh, please.Let me tell you this. 1436 01:32:50,219 --> 01:32:54,741 They're persuaded, and when they hear the full truth, 1437 01:32:54,879 --> 01:32:57,813 after you've thrown Van Meegeren to the wolves, 1438 01:32:57,951 --> 01:33:00,057 they will be coming for you next. 1439 01:33:01,127 --> 01:33:02,922 Are you threatening me? 1440 01:33:03,060 --> 01:33:05,821 Yes, you're goddamn right I am. 1441 01:33:07,167 --> 01:33:10,343 You jumped-up spiv. 1442 01:33:12,069 --> 01:33:15,693 Now, consider this a first... 1443 01:33:15,831 --> 01:33:18,593 and final warning. 1444 01:33:25,703 --> 01:33:28,016 You've been played, Piller. 1445 01:33:28,154 --> 01:33:31,709 Van Meegeren is the magician and you're his greatest trick. 1446 01:33:31,847 --> 01:33:34,367 Maybe this case is all about you. 1447 01:33:34,505 --> 01:33:36,887 Did you get a taste for the good life? 1448 01:33:37,025 --> 01:33:39,268 You think he's gonna give you a pile of cash 1449 01:33:39,406 --> 01:33:41,477 to secure your family's future? 1450 01:33:41,616 --> 01:33:44,273 Good luck with the verdict! 1451 01:33:44,411 --> 01:33:48,312 That deliberation is not gonna take very long, is it? 1452 01:33:48,450 --> 01:33:50,625 I think we'd stand a chance. 1453 01:33:52,040 --> 01:33:53,731 They believed that painting. 1454 01:33:55,319 --> 01:33:57,114 Look at all these people. 1455 01:33:57,252 --> 01:33:59,910 [CROWD CHATTERING] 1456 01:34:00,048 --> 01:34:01,705 They need a win. 1457 01:34:01,843 --> 01:34:04,362 [♪♪♪] 1458 01:34:12,301 --> 01:34:14,821 [♪♪♪] 1459 01:34:44,679 --> 01:34:50,305 Upon careful consideration of all the facts presented, 1460 01:34:50,443 --> 01:34:54,240 it is the unanimous conclusion of this court... 1461 01:34:54,378 --> 01:34:57,277 that Han Van Meegeren... 1462 01:34:57,415 --> 01:35:00,902 is guilty of wartime collaboration with the enemy. 1463 01:35:01,040 --> 01:35:03,042 [CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY] 1464 01:35:03,180 --> 01:35:05,734 [YELLING] And I hereby sentence to-- 1465 01:35:05,872 --> 01:35:07,391 [GAVEL BANGING] 1466 01:35:07,529 --> 01:35:08,633 Quiet! 1467 01:35:08,772 --> 01:35:11,844 And I hereby sentence him to death. 1468 01:35:13,017 --> 01:35:14,398 Quiet! 1469 01:35:18,195 --> 01:35:19,610 MAN: He doesn't deserve that! 1470 01:35:19,748 --> 01:35:21,543 [GAVEL BANGING] 1471 01:35:21,681 --> 01:35:23,510 JUDGE: Order! Silence! 1472 01:35:23,648 --> 01:35:25,236 [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] 1473 01:35:27,169 --> 01:35:29,275 DEKKER: Come on![CROWD GASPING] 1474 01:35:32,485 --> 01:35:34,280 [SIZZLING] 1475 01:35:40,458 --> 01:35:41,770 DEKKER: Piller! 1476 01:35:42,875 --> 01:35:44,255 What is he doing? 1477 01:35:46,533 --> 01:35:48,121 [CROWD QUIETS] 1478 01:35:48,259 --> 01:35:50,330 Stop him! Stop him! 1479 01:35:57,406 --> 01:35:59,615 "H.V.M." 1480 01:35:59,754 --> 01:36:03,171 Han Van Meegeren. This painting... 1481 01:36:03,309 --> 01:36:04,517 is a fake. 1482 01:36:04,655 --> 01:36:06,415 They're all fakes. 1483 01:36:06,553 --> 01:36:08,590 [CROWD MURMURING] 1484 01:36:10,281 --> 01:36:12,594 Only one minute ago, these paintings were considered 1485 01:36:12,732 --> 01:36:14,976 sublime and priceless. 1486 01:36:15,114 --> 01:36:16,494 Now they are worthless 1487 01:36:16,632 --> 01:36:18,634 and not one brushstroke has changed. 1488 01:36:18,773 --> 01:36:21,327 [ALL CLAMORING] 1489 01:36:25,158 --> 01:36:26,366 Quiet! 1490 01:36:31,751 --> 01:36:34,271 [♪♪♪] 1491 01:36:48,078 --> 01:36:49,010 You did that. 1492 01:36:55,844 --> 01:36:58,260 [CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING] 1493 01:37:06,751 --> 01:37:08,788 [INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE] 1494 01:37:41,372 --> 01:37:43,547 You kids don't know how to drink anymore. 1495 01:37:43,685 --> 01:37:45,756 [CHUCKLES]Another round. 1496 01:37:47,378 --> 01:37:49,622 Who are you calling a kid?[BAKKER CHUCKLES] 1497 01:37:51,175 --> 01:37:52,521 Thank you. 1498 01:37:58,010 --> 01:37:59,425 [GLASS CLINKS] 1499 01:38:05,293 --> 01:38:07,812 [PIANO PLAYING MELANCHOLY TUNE] 1500 01:39:40,388 --> 01:39:41,906 [KNOCKS ON DOOR] 1501 01:39:49,984 --> 01:39:51,019 Surprise. 1502 01:39:53,470 --> 01:39:56,059 May I come in, just for one minute? 1503 01:40:00,615 --> 01:40:01,719 Thank you. 1504 01:40:08,657 --> 01:40:10,349 Congratulations are in order. 1505 01:40:10,487 --> 01:40:13,179 Please don't tell me you're here to give me the Medal of Merit. 1506 01:40:13,317 --> 01:40:17,597 No, no, no. I'm here, actually, to give you this. 1507 01:40:17,735 --> 01:40:20,186 A souvenir. My assistant came across it 1508 01:40:20,324 --> 01:40:22,223 when we were packing up the gallery. 1509 01:40:22,361 --> 01:40:25,019 It's a collection of Van Meegeren's art. 1510 01:40:26,572 --> 01:40:28,643 Yes, I know it. The Americans found it 1511 01:40:28,781 --> 01:40:31,370 in Hitler's private library. 1512 01:40:31,508 --> 01:40:33,855 The dedication page might interest you. 1513 01:40:37,583 --> 01:40:40,482 [♪♪♪] 1514 01:40:46,247 --> 01:40:47,524 Ah. 1515 01:40:49,422 --> 01:40:51,597 The people have their hero. 1516 01:40:55,256 --> 01:40:58,086 I'm done with this case, but what about you, Piller? 1517 01:41:09,408 --> 01:41:13,377 We are so pleased you came, Joe. 1518 01:41:13,515 --> 01:41:15,483 Joseph, look at this. 1519 01:41:15,621 --> 01:41:17,588 Look at the light on their faces. 1520 01:41:17,726 --> 01:41:20,108 Our story is all over the world. 1521 01:41:20,246 --> 01:41:24,388 We have given Holland wings to rise from the ashes. 1522 01:41:24,526 --> 01:41:26,563 A victory over darkness. 1523 01:41:26,701 --> 01:41:27,909 [GLASSES CLINK] 1524 01:41:28,047 --> 01:41:30,429 People want more life again, hmm? 1525 01:41:30,567 --> 01:41:33,984 They want to laugh, to drink, to have hope. 1526 01:41:34,122 --> 01:41:36,159 They want to dream of a better day. 1527 01:41:36,297 --> 01:41:39,955 And thanks to you, they can and they will. 1528 01:41:40,094 --> 01:41:41,612 You got what you wanted. 1529 01:41:41,750 --> 01:41:43,787 You enabled them to see the truth. 1530 01:41:43,925 --> 01:41:46,583 And here it is, in beautiful black and white. 1531 01:41:48,481 --> 01:41:50,863 You're quite the hero, it seems. 1532 01:41:51,001 --> 01:41:54,177 I suppose this is more adulation than even you imagined. 1533 01:41:54,315 --> 01:41:56,489 Are you kidding me? I always imagined it. 1534 01:41:56,627 --> 01:41:58,042 Please sit down. 1535 01:42:03,255 --> 01:42:06,844 Listen... Joseph. 1536 01:42:06,982 --> 01:42:11,815 I never could have trusted anyone in the way I trusted you. 1537 01:42:11,953 --> 01:42:14,473 I hope you understand that. 1538 01:42:14,611 --> 01:42:18,649 Perhaps, then, you can help me understand this. 1539 01:42:25,656 --> 01:42:28,659 "To my beloved Fuhrer, 1540 01:42:28,797 --> 01:42:30,799 in grateful tribute. 1541 01:42:30,937 --> 01:42:33,216 Han Van Meegeren." 1542 01:42:33,354 --> 01:42:36,909 Very touching gift to Adolf Hitler 1543 01:42:37,047 --> 01:42:40,499 from Holland's most famous hater of the Nazis. 1544 01:42:47,230 --> 01:42:51,234 In the colonies of yesteryear, wewere the Nazis, yeah? 1545 01:42:51,372 --> 01:42:54,513 We raped, we murdered, we took slaves. 1546 01:42:54,651 --> 01:42:57,516 We even threw babies onto fires. 1547 01:42:57,654 --> 01:42:59,311 And the statues of the men 1548 01:42:59,449 --> 01:43:01,589 who led to those glorious exploits 1549 01:43:01,727 --> 01:43:04,350 stand proudly in our public spaces. 1550 01:43:04,488 --> 01:43:06,387 The tide comes in, the tide goes out. 1551 01:43:06,525 --> 01:43:09,528 And we do what we can to survive, huh? 1552 01:43:10,839 --> 01:43:13,014 To keep the hope alive. 1553 01:43:13,152 --> 01:43:15,879 In all our glorious colors... 1554 01:43:16,017 --> 01:43:17,501 including gray. 1555 01:43:19,848 --> 01:43:22,403 Bravo. To art. 1556 01:43:28,719 --> 01:43:31,032 You know, I never really cared about art. 1557 01:43:31,170 --> 01:43:34,449 But now I know that all truly great artists 1558 01:43:34,587 --> 01:43:39,765 bravely walk through the fire of critics and doubting sheep 1559 01:43:39,903 --> 01:43:42,354 to claim their place in history. 1560 01:43:42,492 --> 01:43:44,494 And that is black and white. 1561 01:43:44,632 --> 01:43:48,291 And that is why the merchants place such high value on art. 1562 01:43:48,429 --> 01:43:51,880 They get to possess their own small piece 1563 01:43:52,018 --> 01:43:54,055 of an incorruptible soul. 1564 01:43:55,746 --> 01:43:57,955 But you could have claimed your place in history 1565 01:43:58,093 --> 01:43:58,991 as an artist. 1566 01:44:00,751 --> 01:44:02,132 In your own name and right, 1567 01:44:02,270 --> 01:44:05,756 next to Hals, Rembrandt, Vermeer even. 1568 01:44:05,894 --> 01:44:09,588 God gave you all the talent in the world. 1569 01:44:11,831 --> 01:44:15,145 And yet you went and wasted it all away. 1570 01:44:15,283 --> 01:44:18,286 Guess you weren't brave enough to walk through the fire. 1571 01:44:31,092 --> 01:44:32,438 Joseph, please. 1572 01:44:33,577 --> 01:44:36,270 I did trust you, I did. 1573 01:44:37,650 --> 01:44:39,618 That's why I stood up for you. 1574 01:44:41,205 --> 01:44:43,277 And it almost cost me everything. 1575 01:44:50,594 --> 01:44:51,975 Enjoy your victory, Han. 1576 01:44:55,219 --> 01:44:56,462 Our victory. 1577 01:45:06,127 --> 01:45:08,647 [♪♪♪] 1578 01:46:06,394 --> 01:46:08,362 [HORN BLARES] 1579 01:46:26,449 --> 01:46:28,968 [♪♪♪] 1580 01:48:00,957 --> 01:48:03,822 [♪♪♪] 1581 01:52:22,943 --> 01:52:25,842 [♪♪♪] 1582 01:55:32,201 --> 01:55:35,066 [♪♪♪]