Amsterdamned

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Guys, cut it out, come on.

A busy night?

Guess so...

You probably can't wait

to get to bed, right?

I like them blonde...

...or dark, I'm not particular.

No, girls like you

are good for business.

- What's the idea?

- Do you have money?

Of course I have money,

what do you think?

I'll give you a free ride honey,

if you'll just be nice to me.

- I'm through for tonight.

- Don't you work after hours?

Just take me home, will you?

Shut up, you f***ing b*tch.

You're not fooling me.

You dirty slut, come on!

You filthy whore!

- Are you alright Miss?

- Yeah yeah, I'm okay.

Welcome to Amsterdam,

the capital of Holland

and world famous for

its many canals

there are more than 165 canals

with a total length of 16 kilometres.

They stretch the entire city

and were dug in the 17th century

for the transport of goods

from the harbour to

the merchants' warehouses.

Amsterdam has 750,000 inhabitants,

living in some 200,000 houses

and all the houses are built on poles.

Amsterdam has been built

on roughly 100,000 poles

so don't stamp too hard,

or the whole town will collapse.

Careful, it's loaded.

Your time is up.

Put it back, it's not a toy.

You forgot the bullets.

You've been in there half an hour now.

And you got home very late last night.

Is that a reason to shoot your father?

It's almost a quarter to nine, you know.

I'll be late for school.

You don't have to wait for me.

You promised to take me, remember?

They stole my bike yesterday.

Ah yes, of course.

Why don't you guys

do something about that?

Do you know how many bikes

are stolen in Amsterdam each year?

No idea, two? Three?

Yes, hello, Anneke Visser...

He's been playing with himself in

the bath for the past halfhour... yes.

Eric, for you, headquarters.

Eric.

Eric...

Yeah, I'm trying to

give her a decent upbringing.

I'm starting late today.

From a bridge?

Yes, okay, I'm on my way.

- Did they find mybike?

- No, not yet.

Didn't think so.

- Are you ready?

- Hours ago.

- Got all your books?

- Yes, just hurry up will you?

Have you fed the cat?

Good morning, Amsterdam.

- Bye!

- Be good.

The cops are on their way,

I've called them.

And my pie?

Who's going to pay for that?

You should have been more careful.

I'd like them back.

I haven't got whole day, cream-sucker.

Ah, Eric. We thought we'd start.

I just popped into the baker.

Is that her?

Yes, terribly mutilated... a knife job.

Must be real psycho.

- Who is she?

- A hooker. Potter's checking it out.

She's off the autopsy now,

for photographs.

- Was she raped?

- No, didn't look like it.

She was stabbed up there,

then dragged into the canal.

- And tied up here?

- Yes, tied by her feet, a bowling knot.

- A sailor?

- Yes, that may be a possibility.

Are there any er...

are there any witnesses?

No, none.

No witnesses, no fingerprints...

It must have happened between

one and three this morning.

They're about to start dragging.

He must have a weird sense of humour,

exposing her like that.

It's almost as if he's proud of it.

- Eric, we've found a witness.

- Are you sure?

Now, would you tell this gentleman

what you just told me?

- It was a monster.

- A monster?

I saw it all.

A big, black monster.

With huge claws and feet.

And it came out of the water.

Out of the water?

Did he... did he have a boat?

Out of the water.

I saw it with my own two eyes.

- What do you think?

- I don't know.

It's not what I'd call a reliable witness.

Yeah, but it's the only one

we've got at the moment.

What does she mean by this big,

black monster with those huge claws?

No idea, does your

mother-in-law have an alibi?

Let's just wait for the autopsy,

there's not much else we can do.

Expect a neighbourhood investigation.

I'll put eight men on it.

We'll see. It's hardly the kind

of case to get promoted on.

What are you sitting in the dark for?

Sshh, Willy is in a trance.

He says he can make

contact with his dead aunt.

Oh, he's at it again.

I thought he was going to

help you with your homework.

We've finished that.

- Look, I can't do it like this.

- Did you make contact?

Almost, but this isn't

the right environment.

I bet they aren't.

You need to have total concentration.

I think I'll try again at home.

I think you're just faking, mister.

Can I turn the lights on, Willie?

Sure, Willy can't concentrate here.

- You're just jealous of my powers.

- Some powers!

- You're not staying for dinner?

- No, my mum has made macaroni.

- Bye Mr. Visser.

- Bye Willie, say hello to your aunt.

- I will, see you tomorrow Anneke.

- Bye.

- How did it go at school?

- Alright.

- Did you buy some peanut butter?

- Is it out?

That's what you asked yesterday.

So why don't you do

the shopping from now on?

And no chocolate spread.

Darling, there's more to life than

peanut butter and chocolate spread.

Yes, apple syrup,

and you didn't get that either.

Here, you go and set the table okay?

- What's for dinner?

- Sprouts in chocolate sauce.

I don't like French food.

One, two, three, four, five

six, seven, eight

nine, 2.25 meters.

3:
15...

two and a half meters.

I think we're wasting our time.

Are you sure this is the right spot?

We are precisely over the pipe.

We're not having much luck.

Nothing but clean water up until now.

In a moment we'll be above the sewer

bringing up buckets of sh*t.

Shh... not so loud,

they'll hear us.

I bet they shut down the whole plant.

It's a waste of time.

I reckon it could happen any minute now.

One leak, and we can nail them.

I think I'll take a leak myself.

What did I say? Come on!

The bastards.

We've got them.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

Haul it up.

Haul it up now!

- It's stuck.

- Stuck?

- What would it be?

- Heavy toxins.

Look at that.

Let's go, Kees.

There's something fishy going on.

Pull the anchor in.

Did you fill the tank like I said?

Hendrick?

Hendrick?

- Why did you stop?

- I saw a man.

- Where?

- Over there, by the water.

- I didn't see anything.

- Yeah, I did.

Had a good chat?

He's gone.

It's this weird stuff we

always have to transport.

It makes you see things.

Well, I'm sure I saw someone.

- The morning shift found the boat.

- The night shift didn't see anything?

No they had a shut-down last night.

The two nightwatchmen said

they didn't see a thing

Hey, Eric.

What were they doing anyway?

They were taking water samples.

Looks like our man sampled them.

- Do you think it's the same guy?

- The same killer?

That's for the experts to decide.

It's unlikely that there are

two of these nutcases around.

I warned you, mate...

Listen, or I'll slap your face!

Here you are.

Who do you think you are, cocksucker?

Hey man, take it easy.

Take one more photo and I'll

ram that lens down your throat.

Pretty dramatic stuff...

I just don't like to be photographed.

- Hello Eric.

- Hi John.

- It's been awhile.

- 13 years I reckon.

Eric, this is John Van Meegeren,

from the river police.

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