Als Je Ons Kan Horen - Episode Guide

The story begins on June 24, 1995. Two girls next door, Julie and Melissa, disappear. The parents are completely in the dark. There is no trace. With the commitment of many, they organize their own searches. In vain. The uncertainty gnaws. 

The liberation of Sabine and Laetitia evokes great joy. Apart from the horror they had to endure, there seems to be a happy ending. Two girls were rescued alive and there is a breakthrough in the investigation. 

The funerals of the four murdered girls are broadcast on national channels. The country is in mourning. "The question of why they died will always gnaw at you," says Paul Marchal, An's father. The sadness gives way to indignation when the Court of Cassation issues its so-called spaghetti judgment.

"I don't believe it," says a passer-by in a market square when a journalist asks her what she thinks about Dutroux's escape. We see the same looks in parliament. Although the suspect is quickly recaptured, the scandal is no less.