After the bank on the ground floor of the ministry's building is robbed, the two culprits flee to the fourth floor, where they take the colleagues hostage, including Mireille who nearly sneaked out and Persez, who is found passed-out in his office. Crook Rudy is as uncultivated as he is aggressive, threatening them with excessive violence, his fellow Guido an unemployed intellectual and inclined to consider reasonable alternatives. After the media reported the affair, friends and family gather, including Verastenhove, on -real- sick leave, and student Theo Thienpondt, whose offer to take his dad's place is ultimately accepted, and Guido turns out to be a schoolmate of his.
—KGF Vissers