‘Van der Valk’s “Freedom in Amsterdam” Ends with Addiction & Jealousy

After the abrupt ending of "Freedom in Amsterdam," Part 1, Part 2 of Van der Valk's premiere episode returns to the case set among the Freerunning community after champion Casper Yuliani was shot on his way to Paris for an international match. We left Van der Valk’s team and the case in chaos at the end of the first episode. Marian, Lenny’s ex and (for a short while) Casper’s girlfriend, who knows far more than she has shared with the detectives, has disappeared after a warning shot was fired into her room. She was then kidnapped after escaping from the hospital.

Citra; They don't teach you *that* in Traffic.

Van der Valk insists Lucienne seeks medical attention for a bullet that scraped her wrist. (Warning for the squeamish––there are stitches). An awkward encounter between Lucienne and Lena takes place, two women who each in their own way love, and feel protective of, Van der Valk. Lucienne clearly blames Lena for Van der Valk’s unhappiness, and she’s ambivalent about their break up, but notes she did not actually marry the person to whom she was engaged when she and Van der Valk were together. The man himself interrupts, checking to see if Lucienne is okay, clearly concerned but seeking comfort for himself as much as for her. After he’s left, the two women have a significant moment of heated eye contact.