Chantal - Episode Guide

Inspector Chantal Vantomme has moved to police zone Spoorkin, the smallest and westernmost police zone in our country. There she starts a new life as coordinator of the Loveringem district police station and, as a single mother, finds herself in a macho world where the apparent calm turns out to be very deceptive.

Due to the events of last night, Chantal and her team now face a real murder investigation. As a result, Chantal and Cloedt will have to cooperate with the Veurne CID. They soon think they have caught the culprit, but nothing is what it seems...

Mia Verkest comes to report a hit-and-run accident. According to her, Veronique Schiettekatte, the wife of far-right politician Christophe Bulcke, drove into her car. This is a particularly intriguing case as Veronique died a year ago. Chantal and Cloedt go to investigate.

It seemed like a perfectly normal Sunday morning until Etienne Loobuyck is left for dead in his driveway. Loobuyck is close friends and business partner of mayor Vanhecke, who asks for the case to be prioritized. Who is the principal Colossus and where does this act of aggression come from? Is it linked to a rejected building permit? And why is Dorien, Vanhecke's wife, so upset?

While hunting, Vanhecke finds a half-buried bride in the woods. Since this is a murder case, Chantal, D'Haese and the Sheriff get reinforcements from the Federal Police. They are very quickly able to catch a suspect, who also confesses, but Chantal would not be Chantal if she were to just settle for this. She starts her own investigation behind the back of the Federal Police...

An intoxicated Professor Joosten is pulled from the water. The man tried to dump the head of a horse into the water, but fell into the water himself. When the horse's remains are discovered in the professor's garage, he finds himself in trouble. He finds himself on thin ice altogether when it turns out that the horse was owned by Alexia Maselis, his ex-girlfriend and daughter of Claude Maselis, a close friend of Schietekatte's.

Loveringem is under the spell of a mysterious quiz. What is going on? Who is painting quiz questions on various Loveringem buildings at night, and why? Chantal goes to investigate.

Emma and her class go on a trip to the town hall. Once there, they are taken hostage by the creator of the quiz that has been captivating Loveringem for several days now. All troops are mobilized to get the children out safely, but where is Chantal? And what does Schietecatte have to do with this?

Comité P investigates Chantal's conduct during the hostage-taking at Loveringem town hall. Against his will, Cloedt becomes chief ad interim. He is even assigned a trainee, Felke Debruyne, a young West Flemish who knows how to tackle things. Now that she is off duty anyway, D'Haese enlists Chantal's help for a private matter. Sylvie is having an affair with one Miguel. When this Miguel turns out to be a serial fraudster who is after the money of his female victims, the case explodes.

Miguel is found dead in his flat. When D'Haese turns out to be the prime suspect in the case, Chantal wants to find the real culprit at all costs and prove the Federal Criminal Investigation Department wrong. Meanwhile, the Comité P investigation is still ongoing and Cloedt struggles with the pressure of his ad-interim leadership. Chantal digs deeper and deeper into Miguel's case, careful not to get in the way of the criminal investigation. At home, Emma becomes frustrated because she feels her mother keeps treading on the spot regarding her love life.

Chantal is back in business. The urn of notary Duquenne appears to have disappeared from the grave, an urn is also stolen in Veurne and, as if that were not enough, another gravestone disappears from the cemetery in Loveringem. Chantal searches for the link between the missing urns and the stone and bumps into a big family secret. In her own family, Emma feels alone. She tries to link her mother to Arne.

Muse bumps into a wildly strange man at the teepee behind his café and takes a few blows. When it turns out that Emma, Noor and Milou let the man stay in the teepee behind The Misery and refuse to tell who the man is, Chantal and Muse intervene. No one is sleeping in the teepee anymore! Chantal is pushed to her limits both in her position as chief inspector and in her mother role when her daughter and her friends disappear.

Finally, Chantal and Arne are growing closer, much to Emma's delight. Professionally, too, Chantal is doing well. She bumps into an illegal trade in stolen art and antiques, using the house of demented former antique dealer Mr Vandenberghe as a hub. Team Loveringem finally gets a chance to prove itself. Firmin, Chantal's predecessor, looks admiringly at "his" old team.

The team is in shock. The loss of a team member after the completely failed raid on the Vandenberghe house has hit like a bomb. Chantal feels responsible and Cloedt falls into depression. He asks for leave to clear his mind and finds comfort and connection with his former boss Firmin. Chantal is determined to find whoever is responsible.