Eveline Van Laecke is on trial for murder.

But is she guilty?

On March 15, 2023, it's up to you, dear viewer, to judge.

Because YOU are the jury.

It was the moment I had always dreamed of.

Along with thousands of other girls. And then it was my chance. Just mine.

Eveline Van Laecke?

My chance to be chosen.

Let's see what you’ve prepared.

Go ahead.

Okay, stop.

2 minutes break.

I now turn the floor over to Attorney-Ms. Senden

for the bill of indictment.

- Thank you.

On the night of Oct. 17, 2019, a Thursday, at 00:50 a.m. emergency services received an urgent distress
call.
Eveline Van Laecke, the accused present here, requests that an ambulance be dispatched to St.
Maarten’s street, right behind the Bourlash Theatre.

Hurry, there is blood everywhere. I think he’s dead.

At the scene, emergency services find the badly mangled and lifeless body of Mr. Samuel Indria,
choreographer and artistic director of the dance company that bears his name.

Ms. Van Laecke sitting next to the body denied any involvement in the death of Mr. Indria, who was her
mentor and employer for nearly 15 years.

You didn't think it was intermission for you, did you?

You know what you forgot? You forgot your fries.

You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you?

No.

Give it a fry.

Relaxed. Relaxed.

From the beginning.

You know when to start?

It was only when I woke up that I realized my dream was a nightmare.

Because/For time is merciless.

Every second. Every minute.

And then suddenly it was too late.

Suddenly I didn't belong anywhere.

And I knew this moment would come. It was inevitable.

But that doesn't make it any less painful.

The evening of his death, the theater hosted the premiere of his new show, in which, for the first time,
not her but another dancer played the lead role.

Ms. Van Laecke claims the victim was already deceased when she arrived at the scene.

But all traces in the judicial investigation point in the direction of Mrs. Van Laecke as the perpetrator with
jealousy as the main motive of the crime.

She also admits to having had an extramarital affair with Mr. Indria.

Eveline Van Laecke is consequently charged with manslaughter.

Thank you.

I yield the floor to Master Craps for the deed of defense.

Thank you, Madam Chairperson/Speaker/Chairman.

That was a very nice speech by Ms. Attorney, but in all her enthusiasm she forgot to mention one
important thing.

And that is that in this case the debt is disputed. What does that mean? There are going to be several
stories told in the coming days that will be taken for true, but in the end there is only one truth.

And the truth is that Ms. Van Laecke is being unfairly accused here.

She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

And the only reason she is sitting here in front of you has to do with the investigators who were fixated
from the very beginning on Ms. Van Laecke, so they did not look into, or at least "forgot" to investigate,
other traces.

So ... dear jury. A very heavy responsibility rests on your shoulders.

The responsibility to find out the truth and nothing but the truth.

We will discover together here that Mrs. Van Laecke is not a murderer.

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen. Dear jury, you have a lot of power in the coming days. After all, you are the judge
now.

Debates before an assize court are oral, which means that you may only take into account what you hear
and see here to reach an objective verdict. And that verdict ... will be the answer to the question of
whether Ms. Eveline Van Laecke is guilty or not guilty of the manslaughter of Mr. Samuel Indria.

Ms. Van Laecke, you may stand up.

Mrs. Van Laecke, is it true that you have been part of the Samuel Indria Company since you were 19?

- That is correct.

Most of the time there you were the star dancer, well, the prima ballerina. May I put it that way?

I danced a lot of leading roles, yes.

Regarding the facts of October 17, 2019, is it true that shortly before that you were asked to step aside in
the company?

4 months before the death

You have to stop at your peak.

What do you want to do? Wait for that first review and then....

And then?

Do I really have to say it?

Then what?

Then you’ll read that you’ve become too old for such roles?

Come on, dear.

Really, you must be ahead of that one.

Am I not good enough for you anymore? Is that it?

That's not about us, is it?

- Then what is it about?

Come on.

You feel that yourself now, don't you?

Your lift isn't working anymore.

Honey, what do you expect from me? That I adapt my work to your physicality?

That I make less complex choreos so that you can keep dancing to the end of your days? I can't water
down my work for you, can I?

I won't abandon you, eh. I'll keep on taking care of you, anyway. Definitely.

Did you have a hard time, being given a new position in the Company?

Of course, as a dancer, you’d rather be on stage than off it.

But you also knew that your time was coming to an end.

You leave no stone unturned, either.

Who is going to dance the lead role?

Do you really have no idea?

Eveline, wait, wait.

You do realize that there isn't a hair on my head that would think of letting so much expertise and
experience just walk out the door?

Who would you choose?

Iris is ready for this, in my opinion.

Exactly.

- Yes, okay.

What do you want to say?

What am I doing here?

You're right.

Iris is ready, but ... she's not there yet.

And what she lacks, you have.

I want you to be her personal coach.

She has talent, she has the fire, but she doesn't have your insight yet.

You are the only one who can teach her that.
Are you serious?

Look - another half hour before your farewell drink. Think about it. Not too long.

Then we will make it a wonderful season.

Keep looking.

Very good.

Remember that lightness, Iris.

Perfect.

That's it.

Take a break.

Five minutes, have a drink.

In itself, I was grateful that I was allowed to do that coaching.

3 months until the death

Eveline, I -- I just want to say thank you for wanting to do this for me.

I can imagine that...

- Are you warmed up?

Yes.

Then shall we begin with your second solo?

- Okay.

And Iris, it's okay, you know.

Whenever you’re ready.

A word about the performance that premiered the night of the fact.

That was the first time that Iris De Laet took your place.

Yes.

If I recall correctly, that performance revolved around the theme of #metoo.

It was a kind of a mea culpa from Samuel.

A mea culpa from Samuel because of what happened in the Company several years before.

Hey, Maya.

Hey.

Are you okay?

Yes.
You sure?

Yes.

See you soon?

Yep!