[woman] Gunshot wound to the forehead. Left eye is bruised.
-[man] No phone. -[woman] No.
Nasal bone broken twice.
Cut on lower lip.
Several hematomas.
Look at what they've done with her.
Send your report straight to me.
Why?
I want this to stay an accident.
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
[theme music playing]
WOMEN OF THE NIGHT
Hmm.
Let's drink away the uneasiness.
Take a seat.
You have no idea how long I've waited for this moment.
She always said you'd died.
Typical. [scoffs]
Why did you wait that long to contact me?
I actually wanted to wait until you were 18.
So you could decide for yourself.
But I couldn't stop myself any longer.
Is this all yours?
Yes, an inheritance.
An inheritance?
Mm-hmm.
So who were your parents?
They weren't good enough to put in a frame.
Just like mine.
[chuckles]
Well, I'm not a good mother, either.
I just don't have it in me.
But that doesn't mean I need to be punished my whole life, does it?
Nor do you need to be.
Do you like it?
-I went to her exposition. -Oh?
I take pictures myself.
You should come to my place in Antwerp some time.
I have an amazing collection of photographs.
In Antwerp?
[chuckles]
-Cheers to you. -[chuckles]
[Michiel] You want me to do what?
I want you to make up a story. Say she was an escort
and became a victim of some nasty sex game or something.
-Use your imagination. -And her family?
Don't they deserve the truth?
Weren't you the one with the nice stories?
Image is everything?
Since when do you worry about family members?
[sighs]
If people find out that our informants end up like this,
no one will ever open their fucking mouth.
Everything's in there.
Okay.
Do you know her?
-[stutters] Vaguely. -Jesus.
[stammers] No.
My wife used to be friends with her.
Mm-hmm.
What should I tell her?
Never become an escort.
[camera shutter clicks]
[man] Hey.
Hey.
If I want to see my grandma again, could I call you?
[chuckles]
So you can pick me up?
-Rachit? -Rachid.
Rachid. Rachid.
Okay.
[cell phone rings]
-Hello. -[Lulu] Now you have my number as well.
Hmm?
No, you don't have to worry about that at all. [chuckles]
No, we'll take care of everything for you.
Yes.
Hey.
Can I call you back in a minute?
Fine, bye.
-Is it Lu? -No. Lulu is fine.
Okay.
It's Pamela.
-Pamela. -Yes.
-She's... -Dead?
Is she dead?
Yes.
Oh. What happened?
-Did you ever see her again? -No.
Yes, in the...
in the city one time. Why?
She was murdered. That's all I can say.
-Jesus. -I'm sorry, Xan.
Hey. Hey.
Um...
Um... How? Because...
Michiel.
Yeah, I heard it from the police by chance.
It looks like she ended up in prostitution.
That's bullshit.
It looks like she's been killed by a client.
This is bullshit, I can tell.
I'm sorry, this is all I can say.
Okay.
I... I don't get it.
Pam didn't take clients herself, did she?
Not that I'm aware of.
And did she have any enemies?
Pam was an adventurous chick. Always seeing how far she could go.
And not having any real friends, she often crossed that line.
Jesus.
So, I let her down again.
You can't blame yourself for this.
Pam was responsible for herself.
We've all done things that make us feel bad,
but don't do this now.
[sobbing]
Who saw her last?
[Kea] We did.
-At the party with those bankers. -Right. But after that?
-[sobbing continuing] -[sniffles]
Okay. Sorry, but I have to be blunt.
We will be perfectly fine without Pam.
We know the clients, up close and personal.
Yeah, you take great care of yourself.
-Excuse me. -You only think of yourself.
-Hello. -Right on time.
Hey, Lu, dear...
-Hi. -Hi.
Well, Pam made the news.
One of Xandra's good friends died.
-Oh, my... -Yes, she was killed by a client.
Told you it was something like that.
Do you mean that escort madam?
She was a really good friend of yours?
Definitely.
Why is it already in the papers? Hmm?
I mean, doesn't she deserve privacy?
Maybe to prevent panic. People want to know if they need to worry.
Yes, because she was just a hooker, so we don't have to worry.
You get it?
I mean that this won't happen to decent people.
Who says we are decent people?
-Right, shall we eat? -Is this what you learn at school?
Oh! I hope so, because here she only learns how to judge people.
That's enough!
I'm sorry.
I just wanted a fun evening with the most important women in my life.
-Is that possible? -Why didn't you say so? Huh?
-I'll leave. -With you, Xandra.
I don't want that with you!
[sighs]
[knock on door]
Did I say you could come in?
No.
Then just leave.
Knock again and I will let you know when you can come inside.
So you can say I can't come in, right?
I'm sorry.
We're all a bit self-involved.
Lu.
Suit yourself.
Here you go. And keep an eye on those musicians.
For those guys, it's just a gig. Last time, they were hammered.
And we don't organize parties for construction workers.
[inhales]
Hey, where are you going?
-I need to be at a funeral. -That's not possible now.
-[Xandra] Nothing I can do. -[sighs]
[camera shutter clicking]
[indistinct chatter]
Hi.
-Are you arguing at a funeral? -Isn't that what you do?
Or is that what you do at weddings?
[camera shutter clicking]
That one was for you.
[sighs] It's tragic, goddamn it.
She did her job exquisitely.
But at least we know where we are now. Sorry.
Peter, Bliss' business partner. I mean...
Pamela. Well...
You helped out amazingly, kitten. Thank you.
Look at this.
Why do I need this?
One of my companies. Swing by some time
so we can see what we can do for each other, in terms of a partnership.
Friday, five o'clock. Huh?
We'll have some coffee. Fun, right?
-Who is he? -Pooh Bear.
-Pooh Bear? -Xan, this is about the girls.
They want you.
This isn't about needing your help for a minute.
We need you.
It's terrible what happened to Pamela.
But those girls have to get back to work. Do you get it?
I'll talk to you later.
[cell phone vibrating]
[Xandra] Good morning. This is Bliss.
Hello.
[man] "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Honored guests,
family and friends of Pamela.
We have lost someone close to us.
♪ Come and take my soul to you My Lord ♪
♪ My God ♪
♪ How grand are you ♪
♪ Take my soul with you ♪
♪ My Lord, my God ♪
♪ How great are we now ♪
♪ How great... ♪
I thought we had a deal.
I provide all those things you enjoy so immensely,
and in exchange, you make sure my companies stay afloat.
Without any problems.
Why don't you keep your promises?
Seriously?
You can't even get rid of a body, but I'm not doing my job?
My hands are tied.
Try and look at it from my perspective.
I'm looking at you.
And your perspective.
All the parties you throw, all the women you fuck,
and all the lines of coke you snort are possible because of me.
If I lose a company one more time, I will go after you for all you've got.
[cell phone ringing]
Hey, Lulu!
Sweetie, how nice of you to call me.
What did you say? Of course you can come by.
Okay.
-Yours are at least as good. -[both chuckle]
-I have to go to the bathroom. -Yeah.
[footsteps approaching]
[Syl] All beaten up by life itself.
I'm not sure it's what I want to look at.
On the other hand, maybe it's a really good life lesson.
[Michiel] What life lesson is that?
[Syl] That you shouldn't hold out your hands and beg,
but grab life by the balls.
I'm sorry, maybe I should introduce myself.
Sylvia. Xandra's mother.
This is my grandma.
Wow, did she tell you many terrible things about me?
-Lulu, does Xandra know about this? -Hmm?
I think it's better she doesn't know.
Because my daughter doesn't always do well with the truth.
I really have a beautiful daughter, a rare woman indeed.
And I recognize a lot in her, because I'm exactly like her.
But it's not always easy, am I right?
Listen, we can't just close businesses willy-nilly
that contribute to the culture of the city.
Music venues, clubs, ice cream parlors.
The people won't like that.
And we have an image to uphold.
First, you want us to clean up everything, and now you want us to slow down?
-What do you want to propose? -I propose a selection.
-Right. -We take popular venues off the list.
-Let's not be too rigorous. -Rigorous?
A cop and an informant were killed.
What's rigorous about our approach?
What does Michiel say?
-He has to report the cleanup. -It was practically his idea.
Fine, give me a proposal and I will take a look, okay?
[Cees] Blaauw has agreed to spare these businesses.
[paper rustling]
Spare?
We've only just started.
Amsterdam is a big city, Michiel.
A big city shouldn't be too clean.
A construction company? Cees.
It's an important connection. They provide us an invaluable service.
What's this?
I'm on the board of this company.
Look at the rest.
[flips paper]
I'm also part of Bisschop and Hulst.
Cees, this is where the payments are coming from.
And you've accepted them.
Just be a good boy...
and sign that list.
Hey.
Did he kill her?
Why are you here?
What if I have a hunch?
-Like what? -Bribes in city hall.
I'm listening.
Can I have a hypothetical conversation with you?
If you have something to say, just say it.
And when I've heard something, I can't just forget about it.
I don't have any proof.
Then you're wasting my time.
Never mind.
See you tonight.
Yeah.
[cell phone vibrating]
-Hi, Ronnie. -Hi.
I'm waiting, but Marieke's not coming out.
What?
Should I go into her office?
-No, never mind. I'll fix it. -Okay, see you in a bit.
Okay.
So make sure you take the weekend to prepare, okay?
So you can start calling on Tuesday and...
[in English] Uh... all right.
-[in Dutch] And then everything will be... -Good morning.
David, can you get us some coffee?
Thank you.
Hello, David.
Rule number one.
You stay in the cab, and I will come to you.
-Where were you? -I don't work for you.
Oh!
Okay, good luck.
You do work fast.
How long have you worked with us?
Two weeks.
Pamela is dead, and you take over her company.
Impressive.
I have a booking from city hall, but I will call someone else.
Xandra.
I'll do it.
What did you say?
I will do it.
Is this going to happen again?
[Janna] Give me your hands.
Sit down.
-[whip cracking] -[Janna] Look at me.
[grunting]
[Janna] Look at me.
No touching.
Wait for my approval.
[breathing heavily]
[Janna] Unhook this.
[Marieke] Hey, mutt. Come here.
Sit!
Well, I...
I really don't need a break.
I think you really need it, though.
You've been absent a lot, lately, so I thought...
Will I see you in a minute? Garden Center...
This is not working, Xandra.
[Xandra typing]
Xandra, I'm talking to you.
Uh-huh.
-[scoffs] -[inhales deeply]
You know what?
If you don't want me anymore, I will just leave.
-No. -Yes.
I quit.
-No, that's-- -I can't do this anymore.
No, that's-- Xandra, wait a minute.
[Xandra sighs]
Hi, I'm looking for Peter Dolsen.
Uh, they're in the back, near the potting soil.
[Peter] There you are!
-Everybody's waiting. -[Xandra] Everybody?
Don't worry, come with me.
Okay. Stay close to me. Listen and weep.
Okay? Here we go.
Open Sesame.
After you, come on.
[Peter whistles]
Take a seat.
[exclaims]
What is he doing here?
So you know some of them already?
Good.
That's very good.
[man] Right, we all know why we're here.
Things are bad.
They've closed 35 of our businesses.
This means that the pressure will rise for the others, for you.
Marty, the man with the numbers, will explain it all.
[Marty] The cash flow will have to increase.
More profit for your companies, which you will need to pay taxes for.
[inaudible]
Xandra.
Let go of me.
[Xandra] I'm sorry, Pam.
[chattering]
Come on.
[breathing heavily]
Ronnie, let's go.
It was so chaotic, I just wanted to explain it to you one more time.
Whoa!
What are you doing? Stay put, kitten.
Just calm down.
Can't we just have a chat?
So, listen. We'll give you a bag of money every week.
You just claim it as profit.
And you pay your taxes.
And the money you have left will be transferred to us.
No.
No. I won't do it.
My accountant will visit you next week.
If you have any questions, you can ask him.
-Okay? Just say yes. -[whimpering]
Say yes!
Yes, of course.
That's it.
[mutters]
By the way, you have a beautiful daughter.
Such pretty, flawless skin. So nice.
Peter Dolsen, also known as Pooh Bear.
According to our informants, he's one of three leaders in the network
that is responsible for the death of our young colleague.
These are his lieutenants. All involved in armed robbery,
rip deals, assassinations, money laundering.
We need to pay closer attention to Ralph Konijn.
He wants to be bigger, wants to grow, but they're keeping him small.
Sooner or later, he'll explode, and we need to be there when that happens.
Our former witness, a little shrimp.
She worked for Peter Dolsen.
She managed an escort slash money laundering service called Bliss.
The new girl at the head of this company
is this for-now unknown woman.
They don't take care of the cash flow, but Van Heuvelbank does.
If we can arrest them,
we will uncover the financial system for a money laundering network.
You knew what was going to happen, and you didn't do anything.
Hey, I'm just doing what you want.
No, stop that nonsense about just being the driver.
You know exactly what's going on.
Pam wanted to talk, and they killed her.
Right?
-You just dragged me into the same mess. -Just listen to me for a second.
Yes, I know what's going on, more than I let on.
And sometimes I pretend to not know, because if I don't,
there's no way out.
And I make sure there's always a way out. Always.
[stutters] No, the presentation is in 3D,
and make sure that the projector works this time
because I don't want to look like an ass again, okay?
Just do what I ask. Okay.
-Is Xandra not here? -Does it look like she is?
I'm sorry.
She suddenly quit this morning. And why?
I don't know.
I'll find her.
[Lulu] I want to invite her.
-[Michiel] Who? -Sylvia, here.
-Don't say no right away. -Here? In this house?
Yes, here. Can't I have my grandma come and visit me?
Lulu, if you do that, things will get crazy.
Well, that happens every day around here.
[sighs]
What do we know about her?
Mmm...
-That she's my grandma. -Right.
And that Xandra pretends she's dead.
Lulu, I know you want answers. I do, too.
Let's meet up with her again.
But we're going together to some neutral location.
Let's take it slow, okay?
Okay.
[TV playing]
[thunder rumbling]
[breathes deeply]
[Michiel] Hey, sweetie.
Can we talk for a minute?
I've tried to call you all day. Why didn't you pick up?
Xandra.
[sighs]
[Michiel] Xandra.
-Yeah, I had trouble at work. -Oh.
At work? What kind of trouble?
Those...
Those Rotary people are awful.
And you were working on that all day?
Yes.
Don't.
What?
[sighs]
I love you.
[sighs]
[thunder rumbling]
[wind whistling]
[thudding]
[wind whistling]
[panting]
[door closes]
Hello, kid.
It's been a long time.
You haven't changed one bit.
You're still so angry.
It's so nice to see you.
I've missed you so much.
Go away.
You're a fast learner.
The girls are happy, and the clients are really satisfied.
Nice job.
[stammering] I'm not working for you.
[chuckles]
-Yes, you are. -No.
And I just told you what a nice job you are doing.
Are you listening to me?
-[yelps] -You do have to listen to me.
[gasps, exhales]
-Go away. -Sweetie...
Now.
You're so talented. You should be proud of that.
I'm so happy to see how my daughter has found her talent.
And I hope that you'll get to see that, too, one day.
With Lulu. [laughs]
[stammers]
If you lay a hand on Lulu...
-I'll kill you. -Sure, sweetie.
[gasping]
[inaudible]
[gasping]
[inaudible]
[theme music playing]
Subtitle translation by Nicole Bongaerts van Neer ay.