Fri, Jan 12, 1990
The rich twin sisters Berthe and Amanda lives on an estate with butler Jozef, his wife Maria, their son Patrick and Amanda's daughter Alida. When Berthe is found poisoned, the domestic is suspected as she scolded him threatening to scrap her from the will, but it's his bright boy who confesses the murder. Roos finds this a most instructive error and and works on Amanda finding out an old family secret with a bright and a dark side leading to the surprising truth.
Fri, Jan 12, 1990
Roos's team investigates a break-in in a rural parish church and the disappearance of its sacristan Jozef. They soon discover it's about art theft, and notably the secret switching with a clever fake of a historical, according to devotees, miraculous wooden Madonna. Roos traces the forger Van Geysel and his fencing connection in the antiques business, but they dare use violence against him too.
Fri, Jan 19, 1990
Army vet Frank and Fabienne's marriage is in trouble over her desperate child-wish and his jealousy, causing him to drink. They would have died in a car crash if they weren't rescued by an old local, who turns out to be the grandpa of Dirk, whom he spends time with behind his stepfather's back, and stole Frank's wallet. Roos's team finds out whether it was a crime, suicide or accident. And what was the part of the Swedish backpacker Eskil they gave a lift provided he drove and Dirk?
Fri, Jan 26, 1990
Roos takes his inspectors to Spain to help the murder investigation his former classmate in Belgium, now Spanish court investigator Pedro Alvarez, conducted after the drowning -he rules a boat accident- of Fanny, the wife of their other classmate, Camiel Goedleven. The twin juniors among his three stepsons claim he murdered their ma, aided by his pregnant mistress and business partner Martine. She soon after drowns in Goedleven's villa pool, which he suggests to be the twins' doing. Roos digs in Camiel's dirty war past.
Fri, Feb 9, 1990
Roos's team responds to a neighbor's call about a crime in a villa. There Mr. Vandezijpe assures them there is no trouble, just the annual general assembly of the international coffee corporation which owns the villa. Snooping around, they soon find the trace of the disappearance of handicapped caretaker Maurice Sercu and several serious crimes linked to the mirky firm.
Fri, Feb 16, 1990
After Heloise Vandermeersch's death on the Costa Blanca (Spain) by a fatal fall from the rocks Harold Swinnen, her compatriot hotel neighbor, Isabel Forton, claims it was the doing of a third Belgian, Harold Swinnen. Given his suspicious behavior, disastrous divorce, financial ruin and criminal record, Herman and Mieke believe it's a matter of breaking him. Roos however uses his Spanish connections to find out the complicated truth.
Fri, Feb 23, 1990
Despite his cold, Herman must grumpily help Roos on Christmas Eve to investigate the death of a hospital patient Dandois following an injection. He and his partner in the Antiques business, Mullie, were badly wounded in a car accident. Roos finds out the abusive Dandois' wife was having an affair with Mullie, who in turn discovered his diamond smuggling. Next he finds Dandois used bribery and blackmail to satisfy his morphine addiction.
Fri, Mar 2, 1990
After broke baron Xavier is fatally stabbed, his rich father in law spontaneously confesses: he wanted to stop the squanderer ruin the future of his beloved grandson Erik, neglected by Xavier and abandoned by his adulterous mother Yvette, another squanderer. Roos soon finds the terminally ill castle-owner couldn't wield the dagger, he admits his daughter also wanted the baron dead. Then Yvette reports her lover Willy, a former mercenary, was shot. Herman finds the gravely wounded victim of a deliberate car crash is young Eric. Yvette explains how Xavier used Erik in diamond smuggle to pay for his gambling.
Fri, Mar 9, 1990
Roos doubts every obvious suspect's motives. Instead he concentrates on the car used for the murder on Yvette's lover Willy and the attack on her young son Erik, speculating the diamond smuggle is the link. Forensics show it was the same Jaguar, which a teacher's good eye for license plates allows to trace to businessman Sterckens, who reported it stolen and suggests his servant used it in his absence.
Fri, Mar 16, 1990
When Roos enjoys another evening off at the theater, the play is canceled because of a murder his team immediately investigates. It soon turns out the company was a viper nest of rivalries and spite. The murder served several motives, and other crimes were committed. The killer is prepared to hit again.
Fri, Mar 30, 1990
Architect Casimir 'Cas' De Brouwer is in hospital, claiming he was there but didn't see who killed his wife with the fireplace poker. Roos soon discovers the housekeeper was lying to, but she suffers the same fatal fate. The team unearths a crucial secret Cas shared with his university study mates, contractor Bo Beirnarts and their lawyer Alex Wildiers, who actually are linked by more crimes. Then Marijke is kidnapped.