Over Water

Having spent a few months in rehab for alcohol and substance abuse, John Beckers, a former TV show host and celebrity has-been, returns home. His wife Marjan and their two kids, Julie and Arno, want to give him one last shot at building a quiet family life together.

After the accident, John is in a state of shock. Not surprisingly, since he discovered a large amount of cash and a pistol on Freddy’s body. As John quickly begins to erase his tracks, the disappearance gradually starts to sink in with family and friends. Lying and denying, John tries to keep his head above water.

Freddy’s death sends a shock wave through the lives of Marjan, the children and Carl. With characters from his previous life knocking on his door to collect an old gambling debt, John has little time to deal with their mourning. At the autopsy, police inspector Rasha discovers that Freddy’s fall didn’t kill him, but merely rendered him unconscious.

Freddy Michielsen’s funeral. Marjan is a total wreck and John hides the fact that he is drinking again. De Pelsmaecker turns up again, reminding John there’s no escaping her in the port’s microcosm. John’s young colleague Ella is now taking care of Barry after John has confided his secret to her.

Rasha and her partner Sven continue their relentless investigation into the death of Freddy Michielsen. They question Patrick De Beco as well as Carl, who has a criminal record. Carl, meanwhile, is looking to confront John.

Rasha urges the commissioner not to take her off the Michielsen case. As things stand, the commissioner is held on a tight leash by De Pelsmaecker. Marjan hesitates when Patrick De Beco invites her to accompany him to an art fair abroad.

Carl tells John he is Ella’s father. And how Patrick De Beco has been aching to use his secret as leverage to sabotage their business with De Pelsmaecker. Carl is livid and wants to destroy De Beco. John promises Carl he will burn down De Beco’s empire to the ground.

Marjan drives to the apartment building where Barry is. She is astonished to see Ella come out of the building. Having built a strong case, Rasha suspects Patrick De Beco of killing Freddy. She wants to raid Patrick De Beco’s premises, but meets with opposition from the commissioner.

With the raid on De Beco’s site proving a wild-gooseb chase, the fed-up commissioner decides to pull the plug on Rasha’s investigation. De Beco has fallen in love with Marjan and is aching to take off with her. His emotions are making him more impulsive and less attentive.

With John’s knowledge, Carl drives to Patrick De Beco’s house to put a bullet in his brain. He and John dump the body into an acid vat in the port. Rasha and Sven pick up John’s trail when Patrick’s tip leads them to discover a container full of cocaine on John’s site.