She got her. My mother has Lulu.
Your mother? Your mother who's dead?
My mother is not dead, not literally.
-She's dead to me. -Maybe you should've mentioned that.
[stutters] Huh?
-What's wrong? -"What's wrong?"
-Yeah. -I have no idea.
No idea...
I just don't know where to start.
The police showed me photographs of my own wife who runs an escort service.
And that's not it. She's also wanted for laundering money.
So she'll go to jail and we'll lose everything.
Yes, I don't...
I know I have to explain that to you.
And I will explain everything, but I can't right now.
-Because I've lost my child. -You'll lose her if you go to jail!
You don't know Sylvia.
You don't know her. You really don't. She will destroy that child.
Really.
What are you doing?
-Lulu, it's me. Let go, get away from me. -[stammering]
No, it's nothing. Are you with Sylvia?
Is everything okay?
Your mother knows.
No, let me handle it. Bye, Lulu.
There's nothing wrong.
How long has this been going on?
-Xan, don't you dare start about lying. -Right.
Yes, I lied to you.
Yes, I should have told you the truth...
-and I risked your career. -That's not what this is about.
-But you made a huge mistake. -I didn't.
When you find out that my mother is still alive, you talk to me.
Am I right?
You should've talked to me!
And then, you ask, "Hey, Xan, what's going on?"
Instead of sending my child, because it is my child,
to stay over there.
I...
Fucking hell!
[opening theme music playing]
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
WOMEN OF THE NIGHT
You have to get her.
[men yelling]
[Ralph yells]
Bunch of babies.
I told you to play her game, to just deliver the money.
What did you think would happen?
You get her tomorrow or there's no deal.
I already have plans for tomorrow.
[glass shatters]
Fine.
I will get your daughter back tomorrow.
And after I've done that, you're mine.
What did you say?
What did you really expect?
That I'd take risks for you, put my life on the line for you,
and that I wouldn't ask for anything?
I'll do it myself.
[sighs]
[Anne kisses] Hey.
Let's go to sleep.
[chuckles]
[gasps]
[footsteps approaching]
-[knock on door] -Yes?
-If you want to eat, breakfast is ready. -Do I look like I'm hungry?
And take care of Lulu.
[door closes]
[moans softly]
[pop music playing on stereo]
-Can't you knock? -No, I can't.
Breakfast is ready. Do you want something?
Mmm...
Bacon and eggs.
Hmm?
-Did you need something else? -[in French] It's ready. Let's eat.
[cell phone vibrating]
-[in Dutch] Don't you want to answer that? -It's my mom.
-Maybe I should just go home. -Sweetie.
-Am I such a bad host? Hmm? -No, it's not that.
-I will just get in a lot of trouble. -[chuckles]
You'll get into trouble anyway, so you should make the most of it.
Would you like to go to the city with me today?
I want to show her everything.
What?
[Rachid whispering]
-Right, well, you can go together. -I don't need a babysitter.
Here is some money.
And that's that.
[inaudible]
[dialing]
It's me. I do want you to come.
[Ralph] So you're coming with me?
-Yes. -Are you sure?
-Yes. -We're coming.
Okay.
Sweet dreams. Three raids, Michiel.
We've done three raids, and three more are coming.
Three more.
Do you have any idea how much trouble this gives me?
Michiel, what are you thinking?
How long do I have?
-Tomorrow. Are you listen-- -Yes, I am!
What do you normally do?
-Hang out with my friends. -Great, that's what we'll do.
[in English] No way.
[in Dutch] Are you ashamed of me? Hmm?
I get it.
Who wants to be seen with a white Dutch girl?
-Don't be stupid. -No, it's fine.
So, are we going?
Hmm?
[in French] All right, let's go.
[inaudible]
[both speaking indistinctly]
[typing]
[cell phone chimes]
XANDRA - Hi Anne, I have a job for you Croatia for a few days.
Croatia?
[sighs] Okay.
[grunting]
[groans] Hey, where are you going?
I have to work, sweetie.
-Let's sleep a bit more. -We've already slept for so long.
Where are you going?
[sighs]
I have a really important client. The whole night.
-What time, where, with whom? -Do you really want to know?
Yes.
Okay, uh...
5:00, Pulitzer Hotel,
some prestigious businessman with money. [chuckling]
[in English] Hi, there. Very nice meeting you.
Will you go all the way? I'll pay you extra, yeah?
-Show me your tits. You 18, love? -Uh, in a month.
All right.
[sighs] Fuck.
[cell phone chimes]
-[in Dutch] Isn't that a bit much? -No, we'll hit her where it hurts.
Jesus.
[Ralph] Sylvia is dangerous.
We'll get your daughter back, but then I'll have to watch my back.
-So I have to do something first. -What?
Coke. Your mother is expecting a shipment.
I'm going to steal it.
-So you want a war? -No.
That will happen anyway. I just want some insurance.
-In the meantime, she has my daughter. -So we need to hurry.
[sighs]
[cell phone vibrating]
-Yes? -[Michiel] Where are you?
-Do you have Lulu? -I'm working on it.
What do you mean? What are you doing, Xan?
Sweetie, come home after this. We need to talk.
I think it's better to keep our distance.
Xan, just one thing. Are you still there?
Yes.
Bliss will be raided.
They will tear the place apart.
So please be careful.
And take care of Lulu.
Okay.
Thank you.
[phone clatters]
Is this it?
Let's go.
[Lulu laughs]
[man 1 speaking Arabic]
[all speaking Arabic]
We'll do one drink and then we'll leave, okay?
[man 2 speaking Arabic]
[all speaking Arabic]
[glass clatters]
-Stay here. -[Rachid] Whoa!
[speaking Arabic]
Sylvia Keizer.
[speaking Arabic]
[whistles]
Come on, let's go.
[drill whirring]
-And? Is everything on schedule? -Yes, no delays.
-And that guy from Logistics? -Paid and done.
[Syl] Okay.
-So no problems? -No.
Nothing can go wrong, so don't worry.
First of all, it's none of your business if I worry or not.
And secondly, there's always a possibility that something goes wrong.
-How long? -Two minutes.
My grandma took me to Amsterdam when I was little.
She loved architecture, took me to cul-de-sacs.
And while she was talking about bricks and concrete,
she suddenly realized there were half-naked women behind the windows.
So I had to explain to her, while I was nine, that they were all...
Hookers?
Yes.
[piano playing in distance]
Shall we go inside?
[piano continues playing]
[Anne] Wow.
Oh. My apologies for barging in, but it was beautiful.
-Who wrote it? -Schumann.
-Not so well-known. -Well, you played it beautifully, right?
[woman] It wasn't that great.
She may be talented,
but when your technique sucks, it sounds terrible.
Your right hand is still too forceful.
The melody is done with the left hand, as you well know.
I'm wasting my time.
Well, I really enjoyed it. That's worth something as well.
Right.
Schumann would be turning over in his grave.
[woman plays piano]
It's not the piano.
Maybe we should decide to cancel the competition.
I can send another student.
Okay.
[exhales sharply]
-Fierce woman. -She's really good.
I'm sure she is, but you're great as well.
No, she's right, it wasn't good. It was too...
I'm practicing 14 hours a day and it's not getting better.
Nothing changes. I don't know what I can... [inhales sharply]
Maybe I just can't do it.
Maybe you should just let it go for a while and take it easy.
Why don't you come with us to the city?
We're going to a party.
Now?
Uh, yes, to get your mind off things.
With you?
[man speaking indistinctly on TV]
Unbelievable. They still broadcast that old rubbish.
I still remember it, from back in the day.
-[Syl] Hey! -Hey.
Can I introduce you to Willem?
Willem is a good friend.
Hi. Lulu.
[laughs] Sweetie, come and sit down.
Did you have fun today?
Yes.
Did you buy nice clothes?
Never mind, I already know what happened.
He asked me not to say anything.
[scoffs] That boy is a worse liar than you.
-Are you okay? -Yes.
Come on, I want to show you something.
Take it.
Take it, now.
Come on.
Okay, point it at me.
Lulu, now.
Okay, with more conviction.
And? How does it feel?
-[sighs] Powerful. -Good job.
And now, fire.
Do it.
Fire.
Now.
Fire. Now.
Yes.
Sweetie, it's just a metal penis.
Really, men like to show it around, but are afraid to really use it.
Never let yourself be intimidated by a gun.
Deal?
Those boys got scared when they heard your name.
Oh.
-Do you want to go home? -No, why?
You're so much like me.
Go on.
-[man] Everything is ready. -Good job.
[EDM music playing]
I will get us some drinks.
Have you been together long?
We're not together.
It's just for one day.
What do you mean?
Um...
He chose me, and I make sure he has a nice day.
He pays for it.
Really?
Maybe this is just a stupid idea and I understand if you want to leave.
-Do you want me to leave? -No.
Yeah, maybe it's a bit strange.
-I should be rehearsing. -No, Bibi, please don't.
Calm down and look at me. Look me in the eyes.
We'll have a great night and you're very welcome.
-Oh! -Here you go.
It's been a long time since I saw your dad in you.
You were always so mad at me because I let him go.
But he just sat on the couch every day, just like you.
Every night.
And he really wanted to forget that other woman.
He really tried.
But I had to let him go,
because you don't want to see your loved one in pain.
You know that I don't think Xandra is right for you.
And I don't know what's going on, but I won't allow you
to stay on the couch like this.
What are you waiting for?
-I don't know what... -Go and help her.
-Hey -Hey.
-Don't you have a personal life? -Leave these companies alone.
Raids are already planned, so we need to hurry.
-These companies are of public concern? -Yeah.
Zuydwijk modeling agency. Bliss Escort Service.
You're kidding. Buiksloot gardening store?
-How many people have a garden here? -I know it's weird.
But I checked it myself and I completely back this up.
[woman] Okay, I will change it.
-But how will you do it? -That's none of your business.
You will make my mother very angry and my mother has my daughter,
so it definitely is my business.
Before she knows about any of this, you will have Lulu back.
-How? -Jesus, don't you like surprises?
No, I don't like surprises, especially when my daughter is involved.
[Ralph slams fist]
I can see you're suffocating.
I can see you're looking for a way to catch your breath.
To feel free again.
You only want one thing, and that's to be free of your mother.
That's what all this is about.
And I want the same thing.
I also want to be free of your mother.
I want to feel free again.
But I want her to see it.
But...
How?
I have someone.
He works at the harbor.
He pushes a few buttons...
and one container goes one way and the other one the other way.
And while Sylvia's men follow one container,
we will keep a close eye on that other container.
The other container lands.
But all of a sudden, it doesn't contain wood,
but boxes from China.
And when I place a call and tell them a few men are stealing,
the party is complete.
[man] Let's go!
-[officer 1] Don't move. -[officers yelling]
-[officer 2] On the ground. -[officer 1] Come on, get on the ground!
[officer 2] Hands on the ground, now.
[Ralph] Sylvia's men will have to be arrested first,
and the lot has to be cleared.
Then we have plenty of time to watch the real container.
[car lock beeps]
[engine starts]
First those fucking boxes, and then those pigs.
That's not a coincidence.
I just had a gut feeling the coke was still there.
I drove around and suddenly saw a truck loading.
I started following it.
It was that fucking Ralph.
There were too many of them, so I had to get help.
Keep going.
[mutters]
I had to hide like a fucking bitch.
[speaking Arabic]
When I came back, that son of a bitch was gone.
[speaking Arabic]
There's no one here.
[gunshot]
[speaking Arabic]
Fuck.
[speaking indistinctly]
To the car, go!
Go, go, go!
-[engine sputtering] -Go, go, go!
[gunshots continue]
Fuck! Come with us!
Cover me!
-[engine starts] -[car reversing]
[grunts]
[exhales sharply]
[line ringing]
[voicemail] Hey, this is Lulu. Call me back--
-Hey. -Hey.
-How was it? -Sorry, I'm in the flow.
I met really inspiring people and I want it in my work.
I need to work on this.
Okay. Cool.
This one is really intense.
-Don't you like it? -Hmm?
Don't you like it?
Mmm.
It's fine.
"Fine." [scoffs]
Okay.
So you think my work is "fine."
It's amazing and impressive, but that's also what it says.
"See how amazing I am."
I like your work because it doesn't do that.
-So I should rein it in? -[sighs]
-That's not at all what I meant. -No?
I do something different and I get shot down.
It's loud and fake, and if you were honest, you could see it.
[scoffs] Okay. Because your taste is impeccable.
With your DJ parties in shitholes with crappy music.
Yes, I don't know what art is,
and what's hot and what's not, and I don't give a fuck.
But I do know what's real.
It's a fucking drawing. Of course it's not real.
[sighs]
[piano playing]
[typing]
This is Xandra Keizer's voicemail. Leave a message after the beep.
Hello, Ms. Keizer.
This is Bibi Stanberg, Anne gave me your number.
[Xandra over voicemail] Leave a message after the beep.
Xan, I hope that you're okay.
I...
You don't have to worry, they won't raid your company.
So you're safe for now.
I miss you.
Now what?
We'll just knock.
Don't.
-Ralph, why? -Why?
Why? That's a really weird question, Willem.
Syl, I have your coke and I have your daughter.
Xandra works for me now.
Now I want your granddaughter and then I'm done.
Who do you think you are?
All this because of a spoiled teenager?
No, it's about respect.
You should have given it to me sooner, and now I'm taking it.
I know what you're thinking. That you can take it back.
But one, you don't have any men anymore. And I do.
They can help with the next shipment.
-Like they did now? -And two...
Xandra launders money for me, but she could also do it for you.
Look at this as a new friendship, so...
If you stay calm,
some of your coke will find its way back to you.
I'll go get the teenager.
Your mother is here.
She came to get you.
Let's go.
[Lulu sighs]
Sweetie, you should've told me you wanted to come.
I want my daughter, now.
Of course. She's just visiting and she's in really good hands.
Back to her mother.
You left her alone with him?
Yes. Willem thinks I'm spending too much time with my family.
[in English] Xandra, what the fuck?
-[in Dutch] I'm just visiting my grandma. -You call her "grandma"?
-I am her grandma. -Stop that!
We're going.
Bye, sweetie.
Syl, if you decide to go to war...
I'm ready.
[chuckles] You're so cute.
-The lapdog learned to bark. -[Ralph] Hey!
Grandma, if you call me "dog" one more time,
or anything else, I'll have you killed in broad daylight.
Did you hear me?
To our collaboration.
Willem.
-[Syl] That Ralph is dead! -Calm down.
That damn pride of yours. You have Xandra now, don't you?
That's what you wanted.
-I'll get your coke back. -He can choke on it!
[sighs]
Who the fuck were those guys? And why did they have guns?
I needed them to get you back.
-But I went voluntarily. -Yeah.
I could've taken the train home or asked Rachid.
Of course, Lu.
-She's sweet and she understands me. -She's a sadistic lunatic.
-And a liar. -You said she was dead.
What kind of lunatic says her mother is dead?
Lu, I will explain everything to you.
-I promise, but I have to go-- -So now you have to go?
So you can come and get me, and now, you're leaving again?
I have no choice. I have to go to Croatia.
-Croatia? Because of your job? -It's a convention.
Fine, whatever. Then I'll go back to Antwerp tomorrow.
Why don't you bring her with you?
What?
Do you want to know the truth?
Lu?
Okay.
Then you're coming with me. And I will tell you.
[exhales heavily]
Where should I start?
[closing theme music playing]
Subtitle translation by Aimée Bernard tell you.