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PUERTO COSA, MEXICO 3 MONTHS AGO

Yes?

No.

I'll bring him in.

Follow me.

I brought sweeteners and sugar.

They only had milk in mini pots, so... -This is fine.

If I could have your attention, please?

Ladies and gentlemen, I will keep this brief.

As of now, no one will be allowed to enter or exit the convent.

We have reason to believe

that people who are getting on in years might be in particular danger.

We're not taking any chances.

This applies to the nuns, the cleaners and it also includes you

Mr Lindemann.

Annemiek will answer any questions you may have.

This measure is, of course, temporary and for your own safety.

We hope for your understanding and count on your cooperation. Thank you.

You can't do this, Mr Jackson.

You can't lock people in without warning.

It's a standard safety measure.

I need to be able to perform my duties. People are counting on me.

This is the only way to guarantee your safety and that of your residents.

What about our Sunday service? You can't just...

You were going to get me your residents' files?

So why are you doing this? To provide them with copy?

Maybe because it's nice to have someone interested in me?

Then what, Rianne?

They're not there for you, you know. They'll just keep pushing and pushing...

Is this about wanting me to talk about you, Rick?

Of course you're going to talk about me.

You're my wife. Of course they'll want to talk about that.

Or about your father.

So it's all about you once again? -No, Rianne.

Listen.

I think you're the most interesting person I know.

But for the media, you're simply the wife, or the daughter.

And you are the daughter's husband.

Is that so? That's just great.

Good morning, Ruurd. -It's the afternoon.

Right. Can I get a fresh orange juice?

A fresh orange juice.

Oh Ruurd, can I have a whiskey with that?

Still want your juice? -Yes, I do.

Can I have another whiskey?

I'm Lex. -Rianne.

Have we met before? -We have indeed.

Please, sit down. -Thank you.

Would you like something to drink? -Some tea, please.

Could we... Hello, excuse me?

Ehm...

Right.

Good to see you. -Yes.

I'm not used to... I'm not sure whether I'm interesting enough...

No worries. You'll be fine.

Thank you.

Okay, shall we start? -Sure.

Let me just switch this on.

Right.

So, Rianne.

How are you liking Spulne?

I love it. I do.

Of course, it took some getting used to.

And some of our stuff is still in boxes.

But I've met many of the village residents, and it feels good. So...

I'm curious if we will become true Spulnians.

Did you know Spulne before you moved here?

I'd already been, yes. But only very briefly.

So I knew of it, but didn't know it, so to speak.

So you had been there before. Why, if I may ask?

By sheer coincidence. Because of a private matter.

I can imagine it is complicated when a decision like that is made.

To move away from the city to become mayor.

That must also have a big impact on your life.

Do you discuss such matters in advance? -Of course.

And do you also ask your father for advice?

Uh... Sometimes, yes.

Isn't it true that your father put forward Rick

as the new mayor of Spulne?

It's possible. I don't really know how that all went.

I know all about what happened, Rianne.

I know what you and your father are doing.

And I know the truth about your mother's accident.

I'm not looking to destroy anyone.

But I am a journalist, Rianne.

And the truth...is the truth.

The story will come out, for certain.

I want to give you the chance to tell it your way.

I give you my word

that I will write it with honesty.

Isn't it time to tell everything that's going on?

To set yourself free?

Dinner at a hotel.

Christmas dinner.

Some vegetarian, some meat.

Party of thirteen.

The year before.

Fourteen.

So a year later, there's one less.

But nobody left and nobody died.

I understand it may sound strange when I tell it to you.

But everything we did, we did to protect one another.

Sorry, I need to... -Of course. Take your time.

Are you okay? -Yes.

Yeah, I just... I need some air, I think.

Could we go for a walk? -Sure.

So, and I don't mean this in a dirty way...

You just happen to be a very attractive...

Oh, bloody hell.

Rianne.

Lara, can you...

Can you see what this says? -Want me to read it out?

Message from Rianne:

I am sorry. I hope you will understand one day.

Oh.

Hmm.

That, uh... That's not...

Yeah.

You've reached the voicemail of Rianne Van Hulst.

Dustin. -Hi, Dustin. Rick here.

The mayor.

Listen, I just received a rather disturbing message from Rianne.

She's in Wissels.

I think somebody needs to go and check whether she's doing all right.

I am in an important meeting here, so I can't go.

Would you take a look? It's very important.

Well, I have to...

Why do you sound so odd, Dustin? -What?

Your sound. It has a weird echo. What is this?

Maybe it's because we're both in the same room?

Jesus, Dustin. You should have said. Instead of letting me...

Dustin, it is of vital importance that you go to Wissels right now

to see if everything is okay with Rianne.

My father only realised how much pain she was in when he read her diaries

but then it was already too late.

The rest you know, so... That's the full story.

I'm sorry for... -That's okay.

Thanks for trusting me.

I give you my word

that I will write it up exactly as you told me.

Okay. Rianne, this is not necessary.

Just stay calm. You can trust me.

Something terrible has happened.

A personal drama. -Rianne...

I understand that you...

It's nobody's business. You just want your scoop.

Let's keep cool now. -You leave my dad alone.

If you want to read it in advance... You want to make money off my pain.

I am a journalist. I assure you...

Give it to me.

Look, the mayor got a strange message from Mrs Van Hulst.

So he asked me to go check on her

and that is how I got to be here.

I saw the suspect with Mrs Van Hulst, and so I fired my gun.

So Rianne, how are you liking Spulne?

I love it. I do.

Of course, it took some getting used to.

Who was holding the knife? -Mrs Van Hulst.

So why did you shoot the journalist?

Well, I... She is a woman.

And he is a man.

Four elements, four seasons: North, east, south, west.

And then she disappeared into her head.

You've been a great help, Dustin.

Do not worry. We'll get this sorted.

The EMB will clean it up.

And Mrs Van Hulst?

She's a bit shaken. -So am I.

I've never shot anyone before.

This is our breakthrough. Thanks to Dustin.

search for Els Franck

Els Franck pronounced dead

where was Els last seen?

how is Rick involved?

...while I was sorting through Mum's things.

Why I Dance was on the shelf.

It was like she was talking to me. Terrified.

That's when she became obsessed with dancing. And the number four.

Four elements, four seasons.

She couldn't talk to my dad. He was only interested in politics.

West, south, east... Self... Her own deepest fear...

...a daughter, who needed to be protected at all cost.

...as a person...

How is Rianne?

Very little change.

I would have stayed.

But as the mayor, I needed to be here.

I'm going straight back to her after this.

Ladies and gentlemen, should emotions run high tonight

which may well be the case given the subject

I would like to ask you not to interrupt Mr Jackson while he talks.

Please hold back on your questions until he's done.

Do interrupt and you will be removed. Thank you.

Good evening. Ladies and gents.

Everyone here has had an encounter with the EMB

in the course of the investigation.

I know some of you have questions about the how and the why.

Tonight, we will give you answers.

The investigation into the murder of Mrs De Boer

the murder of Mrs Golf

and the gruesome ordeal of Mrs Verhage

left us in despair.

Who was responsible?

And why?

In a secret room in St Matthew's convent

as a result of our investigation, we discovered these signs:

East, west, north, south.

The four seasons. The four elements.

Signs, letters, symbols.

All showing, as a recurring pattern, the number four.

These signs were all made by the murderer.

To uncover where this story began, we must go back to this photo.

La Maison de l'Oiseau Triste.

Almost half a century ago.

Three people: Els Put, Leopold Franck and Dolf Lindemann.

The closest of friends.

And perhaps even more than that.

Leopold Franck and Els Put get married.

Dolf Lindemann opts for the church.

And Leopold Franck forges a career in politics.

His rise into the upper echelons of power seems unstoppable.

He is dedicated, rigid in his beliefs, ruthless

and has an impeccable reputation.

But he is also blind.

Blind to his wife's silent sorrow.

Wrestling her demons alone

she is increasingly alienated from reality and her surroundings.

Leopold's reputation is at stake.

Unable to cope with his troubled wife

he calls his old friend Dolf Lindemann.

In complete secrecy, Els Franck was taken to St Matthew's convent

here in Spulne

to recover, out of sight of all publicity.

But she didn't recover.

With Els out of the way, Leopold can once again fully focus on his career.

But then his old friend Dolf Lindemann calls with awful news.

Els Franck has hung herself in St Matthew's convent.

Instead of facing the terrible truth

Leopold Franck takes the decision to deceive the world

in order to protect his career.

The bitter truth that he had abandoned his wife was unacceptable:

A new narrative was needed.

And what did Dolf Lindemann do?

Dolf Lindemann decides to lend his old friend a helping hand.

He makes the body disappear in an unknown grave

here in the graveyard in Spulne

and now it was up to Leopold to devise a new story.

He chooses to involve his daughter

so now there are four players in this story.

Leopold and Rianne make the world believe

the story many of you know:

The story of the tragic drowning of Els Franck.

All traces have been erased.

Els is buried in the graveyard.

There was no time to say goodbye.

But the story of Leopold, Els and Rianne does not end there.

I found it when I was sorting through Mum's things.

The cover said: Why I Dance.

It was like Mum was talking to me.

Not as to a daughter who needed protection at all cost.

But as a person in her own right.

Someone wrestling with her own deepest fear.

My mother did not just go crazy.

My mother suffered three miscarriages.

She had already given up hope of ever becoming a mum.

But then she fell pregnant again, for the fourth time. With me.

But in the course of this pregnancy, her behaviour became ever more odd.

The pain and the fear of the three previous miscarriages was too great

and she couldn't talk about it with my dad.

Reality had caused Els Franck so much pain

that she sought refuge in delusion.

She was terrified that she'd also lose her fourth child

and that's when she became obsessed with these quaternities.

She thought she could keep the forces of evil at bay

using dance as an offering.

Rianne let her dad read what she wrote

and he, too, was deeply moved by what he read.

It was as if his deceased wife was talking to him

about things she could not talk to him about when alive.

Something shattered inside Leopold Franck.

Overcome by guilt

and for the first time in forever he wasn't thinking about his career

but about her and her terrible loneliness.

Only at the secret grave

of the woman he never got a chance to say goodbye to

could he find some rest.

Together with Rianne, he developed a ritual

to make the pain bearable and to keep her memory alive.

At Father Dunckers Cemetery, here in Spulne.

What does this story have to do

with the murders here in Spulne?

The logic to the pattern of the attacks

perfectly matches the pathology of Els Franck's delusions.

But the murders took place on the night of the inauguration.

How can someone who is no longer alive

who is buried in the village graveyard, commit murder?

Ladies and gentlemen, we have exhumed the body in the unknown grave

and examined it.

The body we found was not that of Els Franck.

It was the body of a woman.

Her neck was broken.

Buried alongside her was a cord. A length of rope.

A noose.

A death by hanging, ladies and gentlemen.

Who is this woman?

Air?

Is she the fourth victim?

Mrs De Boer: Earth.

Mrs Golf: Water.

Mrs Verhage: Fire.

And now, air.

This leads us to three questions.

Questions that form the key to solving this mystery.

Who is this woman? Where is Els Franck?

And what is the identity of the murderer?

An individual, present here tonight.

Lindemann.

Mummy