Over Water

- Season 1

(2018)

Has-been TV celebrity John Beckers leaves rehab clinic and convinces a friendly paparazzo to keep that out of the press for once. He starts a new career in the Antwerp port company of his father in law, Michielsen. After a scary bluff (?) story initiation by colleague Carl Dockx, John is taken along to a networking party at the notorious banana boat nightclub, and is asked to pickup the boss later that night in the harbor, but misses a call to come early and finds him dead on the dock. Furthermore, he and his wife keep secrets for each-other, in his case visits '...

John Beckers keeps secretly visiting the comatose man, a key person from his TV celebrity past. His family is utterly surprised but acts unconcerned when they find out his teen son Arno is gay, having bee, caught kissing in the school johns. John lets Carl Dockx believe his father in law, whose corpse hasn't been found, probably is in Spain with his bar maid rush, but when she is found that's disproved. Reputed dirty harbor business baron Patrick De Beco is also after the deceased, and his henchman don't do things lightly.

Freddy's death sends a shock wave through the lives of Marjan, the children and Carl. With characters from his previous life knocking on his door to collect an old gambling debt, John has little time to deal with their mourning. At the autopsy, police inspector Rasha discovers that Freddy's fall didn't kill him, but merely rendered him unconscious. Hearing the news, John collapses and starts to drink again. In the meantime, John has to secretly relocate Barry and tend to his medical needs. Shortly after, powerful business lawyer Benedicte De Pelsmaecker makes him a ...

Freddy Michielsen's funeral. Marjan is a total wreck and John hides the fact that he is drinking again. De Pelsmaecker turns up again, reminding John there's no escaping her in the port's microcosm. John's young colleague Ella is now taking care of Barry after John has confided his secret to her. The notary of Michielsen NV, Freddy's company, informs John and Marjan of the financial dire straits the business is in. John realizes he'll never manage to pay off his debt if he doesn't do something. Meanwhile, his gambling addiction is costing him a fortune. So, he decides...

Rasha and her partner Sven continue their relentless investigation into the death of Freddy Michielsen. They question Patrick De Beco as well as Carl, who has a criminal record. Carl, meanwhile, is looking to confront John. Tailing him, he watched John walk straight into De Pelsmaecker's trap. John was filmed by The Driver while carrying out illegal activities and De Pelsmaecker can now use that footage against him. Now John enters into a pact with Carl and Ella, effectively turning Michielsen NV into a covert crime organization.

John lets Carl Dockx believe his father in law, whose corpse hasn't been found, probably is in Spain with his bar maid rush, but when she is found that's disproved. Reputed dirty harbor business baron Patrick De Beco is also after the deceased, and his henchman don't do things lightly.

Carl tells John he is Ella's father. And how Patrick De Beco has been aching to use his secret as leverage to sabotage their business with De Pelsmaecker. Carl is livid and wants to destroy De Beco. John promises Carl he will burn down De Beco's empire to the ground. Licking his wounds, Carl agrees. Meanwhile, Marjan learns that John has been hiding his friend Barry from her. Marjan discovers the apartment where John has tucked away Barry. For their part, Sven and Rasha are trying to prove that Freddy did not surface at the spot he was found by accident.

Marjan drives to the apartment building where Barry is. She is astonished to see Ella come out of the building. Having built a strong case, Rasha suspects Patrick De Beco. She wants to raid Patrick De Beco's premises, but meets with opposition from the commissioner. John discovers that De Beco has been spying on him and has tons of evidence documenting his addictions and adultery. John and Carl agree that the De Beco problem needs a permanent solution. Adjusting her strategy, De Pelsmaecker manipulates the commissioner into allowing Rasha to conduct a large-scale raid...

With the raid on De Beco's site proving a wild-goose chase, the fed-up commissioner decides to pull the plug on Rasha's investigation. De Beco has fallen in love with Marjan and is aching to take off with her. His emotions are making him more impulsive and less attentive. John hires a small-time criminal to take out De Beco. The murder attempt fails and De Beco kills his attacker in the ensuing fight, making sure John is updated through the grapevine. Bent on revenge, Patrick De Beco anonymously tips off Rasha about the drug trafficking on John's site.

With John's knowledge, Carl drives to Patrick De Beco's house to put a bullet in his brain. He and John dump the body into an acid vat in the port. Rasha and Sven pick up John's trail when Patrick's tip leads them to discover a container full of cocaine on John's site. That evening, John and Marjan are dining at a restaurant together. Their relationship has turned into cold and hostile one-upmanship, each trying their utmost to spite the other. John seems to think he's got the upper hand. But when he leaves the restaurant, he is arrested by Rasha and his empire ...