A young strawberry grower is caught early in the morning trying to load his dead father into a van. He claims he wanted to take his father to the hospital, but Britt and Merel quickly cut through his story.

Pasmans and Raymond are presented with a slightly less weighty matter from John, namely a 'dognapping'.

When Bruno treats his seriously ill mother to dinner, she makes an outpouring at dessert that permanently changes Bruno's view of John.

The team sets out in search of Stéphanie's killer. But her father remains missing and her rowing machine stubbornly maintains his innocence.

The first breakthrough comes after a confession by Jean-Claude Maes. While peeping the night before the disappearance, he saw a man trying to assault Stéphanie at the boathouse. Meanwhile, Bruno and John keep watch at Jacqueline's deathbed.