The Day

A bank robbery shocks a small Flemish town. The robbers barricade themselves inside and hold a number of bank employees and customers hostage. The police arrive on the premises and try to contain the situation. Negotiations begin.

A shooting incident threatens to escalate the situation. Ivo wants to know what exactly is going on inside the bank; Ibrahim has a hard time negotiating; and Vos cannot stop thinking about her sick father.

Vos is forced off the case against her will, but the affair keeps nagging at her. She is convinced something’s not quite right. Eventually, she makes a startling discovery that throws a new light on things.

The police secretly penetrate the bank in an effort to free the hostages, and see their suspicions confirmed. At the same time, Arne has great trouble keeping press and public in the dark about the whole operation.

Noor has gone missing. A search party is sent out for her. Ibrahim and his colleagues have started interviewing the released hostages, and Ibrahim is convinced one of them is lying.

The denouement is near. Police and robbers are confronted head-on and the situation deteriorates into another hostage-taking. Nerves are taut and the situation is explosive.