Amsterdamned Page #2

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We've met.

You've come to help us, have you?

They thought you might need some help

fishing all these bodies out of the water.

Hey, Vermeer, can you come here?

- You haven't changed much.

- No?

Still more handsome than me.

Still angry with me?

It's not nice to steal someone's girl.

You're telling me.

I heard she ran out on you too.

Three years ago, with a painter.

She lives in France now.

She comes over now and then,

to see Anneke.

You saved me a lot of trouble,

but don't you do that again.

If you say so.

- Have you guys found anything yet?

- Not yet.

We're scouring the bottom

but the water's too murky to see anything.

John! John!

He's found something.

What is it?

A depth gauge.

Part of a diver's standard kit.

- Are we dealing with a diver?

- How long has it been in the water?

We'll have it analysed first.

Take it to the lab.

I want to know how long it's been

down there and where it came from.

A diver who's prowling around

the canals of Amsterdam...

That's not going to do

our reputation any good.

Could be quite a party next summer.

A diver?

Isn't that a little farfetched?

If we rule out the Loch Ness monster,

it's our best bet at the moment.

But you don't have a single witness.

Nobody's seen or heard a thing.

Yes I know, but the canals make

an excellent hiding place.

You can move around the

whole city without being noticed.

What do you think, John?

Those two must have been taken

completely by surprise last night.

It's unlikely the killer just

came sailing up to them.

Some people sure have strange hobbies.

- Have you got enough manpower?

- For now, yes.

Keep me posted,

and if you need anything let me know.

Let's hope we won't be needing

any more of those flags.

These are all the registered

divers in Holland

Great... that makes around 8,000 suspects.

- Including you of course.

- I have an alibi.

I've tracked down the taxi driver as well.

What did he have to say?

He picked up the victim at around 1:30 am...

and he claims she tried to make a pass at him.

He threw her out of the car, he says.

The opposite was more likely.

- He also has a water-tight alibi.

- No surprise there.

Hello? Yes.

Good, go on...

Okay, thanks.

They've found a small piece of

black rubber on the tip of the anchor.

- The lab has analysed it.

- It's from a wetsuit.

We're on the right track.

- Has Potter traced that rope?

- What rope?

The one the girl

was tied to the bridge with.

We've traced the manufacturer.

All shops and other outlets are being checked.

At least everyone is earning their keep.

It's almost mid-day.

- Lunch-time?

- Only if you have a strong stomach.

16 stab wounds,

of which at least 8 were fatal.

It was such a mess in there that

some organs were completely displaced.

Broken neck, two broken ribs,

splintered nose bone, water in the lungs,

various bruises and grazes...

He must have gone at her like an animal.

- The murder weapon?

- A sharp knife.

Look, here's the point.

It was broken off by the force of the stabbing.

Probably a carving knife with a blade

of between 25 and 30 centimetres.

In the stomach we found traces

of red wine and two hamburgers...

...almost certainly McDonald's.

Was she dead before

she was dragged into the water?

Not quite, judging by the

amount of water in the lungs.

He finished the job off underwater.

She was in any case dead before

she was strung up from the bridge.

Put her back into cold storage, Theo.

And these are our fishing friends.

He did an even more gruesome job on these two.

I'll spare you the finer details.

One of them was completely decapitated.

Evidently, that took place underwater.

They both had the remains of a

vegetarian meal in their stomachs.

Lentils, millet, carrot juice...

but one of them later consumed a hot dog.

Again, a knife was used,

but this time a different type.

It must have been a knife with a serrated edge.

I've seen this type of wound once before.

It was made by a...

- A diver's knife...

- Precisely.

A diver's knife?

Every diver carries a knife to cut himself loose

in an emergency,

in case he gets trapped underwater.

Only in this case,

it was used for a very different purpose.

Now we know who we're looking for,

how do we catch the cocksucker?

You tell me.

It's probably one of your colleagues.

We know he's strong,

wears a wet suit and...

has probably lost his depth gauge.

- Not enough to arrest him on.

- No, we're not making much progress.

And the fact that there are about

10,000 unregistered divers aswell.

I know. Let's concentrate on

Amsterdam for now.

It must be someone who knows

his way around the city and canals.

- More coffee gentlemen?

- Yeah, thanks.

That quiz-master who was

murdered three years ago...

you didn't have much to go on then either, eh?

You followed the case?

- It was in all papers.

- We had no leads.

At first of course we

checked out all the candidates.

Who didn't win anything,

but they all had an alibi.

It took us 9 weeks

to track down the killer.

So how did you do it?

Patience, a little intuition...

and luck. We can all use a

little luck in our profession.

Can I help you?

- Just looking around.

- But you don't want to join?

- Nope, I'm a detective.

- I thought so.

You guys already went through my

whole administration this morning.

All in the course of duty, Sir.

What's your job here?

I'm the manager.

I already told them that this morning.

Why did you pick this place?

This is the largest diving club in Amsterdam.

In Holland. And the best.

You're not the only club

that's under investigation.

- Is it okay if I take a look around?

- How can I say no?

This is our equipment store.

Our members have free use of it.

- How many members does the club have?

- Over 1,400.

- Do you lose much stuff?

- What do you mean?

Do you always get backwhat you loan out?

I've never had any problems.

You don't think one of our members

is involved in this, do you?

We all do strange things now and again.

Our members are respectable people.

They don't swim around in those filthy canals.

You can't see past your nose,

and the water is filthy with germs.

No, we organise excursions

to the sea and abroad.

We dive for old wrecks or coral reefs.

That's real sport.

Why would anybody want

to go diving in the canals?

- So, quite an arsenal.

- We're fully licensed

Every diver has one, it's regulation.

Watch out, it's sharp.

I know.

And this?

Is this regulation too?

That's for sportfishing.

For sharks?

If they get too nosey.

Now if you'll excuse me.

I wont keep you from your work.

- Good afternoon.

- Hello.

Can I help?

Yes please.

It's light in the water,

but it weighs a ton on dry land.

- Are you a member too?

- No, not yet.

- Doing it for long?

- A couple ofweeks.

It takes practice,

and aching muscles.

- What made you start?

- A friend recommended it.

- Interested?

- Maybe.

- How'd it go Laura?

- Fine.

Found your first suspect?

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