At the start of the episode, we see the door sign for Professor Dr. Matthys. A young man, Niels Horchner (Boris Van Severen), enters and is told about an operation. He believes he is going to lose his balls. He says there is no sense in pretending to be one thing when you’re another. He apologizes for wasting the doctor’s time before leaving. After the intro, Julien Baptiste (Tcheky Karyo) speaks with Natalie Rose (Anna Prochniak). She wonders why Edward (Tom Hollander) would go to the police. She wonders who else is looking for her. Julien promises that she can trust him. He offers to help. Natalie explains that he was a client. Edward doubled his appointments and became jealous of the others. He broke her jaw. Julien wonders why Edward would get the police involved. Natalie says he isn’t afraid of anyone.

Natalie tells Julien that the Romanian traffic girls. She says Edward works with the Romanians. She claims Edward moves things for them since he works for a trucking company. Constantin (Alec Secareanu) calls Edward and lets him know that Julien knows where to find Natalie. Constantin doesn’t know where she is. They’re worried that Julien might learn the truth from Natalie. Edward unlocks a box and grabs a gun. Meanwhile, Natalie tells Julien that she has nowhere to run. She also insists the police are paid off. Julien offers to get in touch with Martha (Barbara Sarafian). Natalie refuses the offer. Julien asks about Dragomir or Kim (Talisa Garcia). Natalie explains that she learned the truth from Walter De Louw when he was drunk one night.

Edward calls. Natalie tells him not to answer. Natalie warns Julien to be careful around Edward. Julien calls Martha and ridicules her department. She learns the truth and is scolded in the process. Julien meets with Edward. Julien tells him that he cannot pursue the case. Edward asks why. Julien explains he cannot go searching for a girl who doesn’t want to be found. He suggests that Edward is not important to Natalie and she isn’t in dangerous. Edward says he is not weak. He reveals he has been forced to wade through a lot of shat in the past. He calls himself a survivor. He tells Julien to get out of his way. Edward rushes off after claiming he will find Natalie himself. He steals Baptiste’s car keys on the way out. Julien goes after Edward.

Edward manages to find Julien’s vehicle. Julien rushes to the parking garage. He finds his car still there. The door is open and the GPS has been accesses. At the station, Niels speaks with his mother about the operation. He doesn’t want to talk about it. Julien calls Martha and tells her to send cars to protect Natalie now. Natalie notices someone outside her window. She attempts to hide. It is Constantin. She watches him look through her stuff. She hides in the water. Natalie dives under and stays there while Constantin looks around. Her foot gets stuck and she scrambles to make it back to the surface. She ultimately drowns. We’re shown the hole that the farmer’s dog dug. A bag was pulled out of it. The man wonders what he should do with it. The bag is full of money.

Julien arrives at Natalie’s hideaway. He meets with Niels. They haven’t found anything out of the ordinary yet. Julien calls Edward. He gives him one guess to determine where he is standing right now. Baptiste tells him that it is time to be honest. Edward knows that Julien is at the houseboat. Julien asks him who he is. Julien confesses he made a mistake when he trusted Edward. Julien is surprised to find out that Edward did not find Natalie. Julien searches the water and finds her body. Natalie’s body is removed from the water a short time later. Julien goes into a slump. Julien goes into a slump blaming himself. Celia (Anastasia Hille) tries to convince Julien that it wasn’t his fault. Julien explains he has an odd feeling about Edward. Not everything is as it seems. Niels rushes to the hospital. He meets with Mr. De Boer. He is listed as Natalie’s next of kin.

He learns about Natalie’s death. He claims she brought it on herself. De Boer agrees to formally identify the body. Edward is shown on the streets with the gun. He pays a visit to Kim Vogel (Talisa Garcia). Edward tells her about his schoolmate Billy Lomax. The boy picked on Edward. Billy had a pet mouse called Titus. Edward took Titus and cut him in half. Edward explains everyone has something to lose. He asks Kim what she has to lose. He asks her about Julien visiting. Edward wants to know where Natalie has gone. Edward becomes furious. He calms down with Kim’s boyfriend enters. Edward leaves without any answers. Kim’s boyfriend wants to know more, but gets nothing. Julien meets up with Niels and Martha. They tell him that Edward doesn’t have a criminal record. Julien says that he covers his tracks. Niels doesn’t believe Edward is linked to the Brigada Serbilu.

Julien tells Niels that they need to keep their eyes open. Niels doesn’t want to listen. Baptiste encourages them to dig deeper. He pleads with them to let him stay and learn more about Edward. Martha agrees to bring in Edward for questioning. Niels doesn’t like that idea. Niels leaves. Martha tells Julien that Niels is dealing with cancer. Niels returns and explains that Edward walked into the station with the intention of talking. The old man with the money finally makes a decision. He takes the money to the police station. He notices a picture of Natalie on the television and seems stunned. He leaves with the money in a hurry. He returns home and reads a letter. He looks at the necklace he found earlier. Edward speaks with detectives. He admits he shouldn’t have lied.

He says he lied because he loved her and was worried about her. Niels wants to know his movements from the previous day. He gives them a rundown of his events after the meeting with Julien. The old man takes the letter to a parking garage. He looks at his watch. He gets out and hides the money in the back of his vehicle. He goes into the hospital and spots De Boer. He finds the little boy and tells him to come. Edward’s story checks out. Julien believes Edward is putting on a performance. Next, he watches as Edward leaves the station. A woman drops her wallet. Edward chases her down and returns it. He notices Julien watching him. Julien returns to Celia. He tells her that it is hard to discern the measure of a man. He insists he missed something with Edward the first time.

She tells him that he never walks away from anything. He says he’ll make some calls and get a better idea of Edward. He gets in touch with Clare (Clare Calbraith) later. She asks him about Alice Webster. Julien wants to speak about Clare’s ex-husband. Julien wants to find out what type of man Edward is. Clare says something about their daughter Lucy. Lucy overdosed and died when she was 19. They didn’t realize she was an addict until it was too late. The conversation ends abruptly. Julien tells his wife about it. Julien receives an email. It is from his contact in the UK. It is pictures of a senior citizen who has been murdered. Julien says he needs to find Edward. Julien goes on the hunt. Meanwhile, Edward exits the subway. Julien breaks into Edward’s home. He finds pictures of his family on the wall.

Edward pulls up outside. Julien finds blood. He goes into the basement. He finds the severed head. Edward approaches with a gun. He tells Julien that he shouldn’t have come down here. Julien says they need to talk. Celia gets a visit from the gas meter reader. She tells him to come up. It is Constantin.

 

Baptiste Review

This episode of Baptiste was very good. The show has me hooked in at this point. It isn’t perfect, but I am still digging it. The story is pretty interesting and it is hard to be disappointed by the acting. Natalie was found. She provided Julien with more information about Edward. Sadly, she drowned and took some secrets with her. Julien found out a little about Edward’s dark past. It might come back to haunt him. Celia is in deep trouble as well. The episode ended with two good cliffhangers.

I am eager to watch the third episode to find out what is going to happen. The episode scores an 8 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Baptiste now!