Fri, Jan 1, 2010
Lovesick Sander and Lotte make up in bed. After winning 5,000 Euro in the lottery, they agree not to return Steven's money but decline further help. Steven is pleased hyperactive, stressed-out David seems to loosen his grip of Sofie. After Maarten refuses to help him, he and Hannelore arrange for him to take herbal pills substituted with uppers, but she carelessly lets him OD.
Mon, Jan 4, 2010
Tim makes love again and tells Quinten about the royal visit the next day. Maarten and Sofie nurse David, who feels too sick to welcome the king, but he insists to come and see him privately. Pieter swaps blood samples to cover up he and Hannelore drugged David. The police questions Sander as suspect of the fake bomb alert, Stijn plans to let him take the blame.
Wed, Jan 6, 2010
David suddenly remembers his full name: David Verbeecke. But he tells Sofie not to do another search for his parents, fearing another disillusion, as they didn't react after all his press coverage. Maarten hides his Sofie-nude. Robbie gently prods Tim to start studying. At night, Stijn sneaks in to plant incriminating evidence. Sander and Lotte try to dine romantically, despite their poor cooking. Herman allows Delfine to trow a romantic theme party for her book launch. Andrea questions his relationships with Bea and herself over dinner. Pieter and Hanne plan a DVD to replace David's live pharmacy visits.
Fri, Jan 8, 2010
Robbie helps Tim work out someone, as they rightly guess Stijn, planted messages on his cellphone and gently prods Tim to make up with Laura. Maarten gets tired of David's gloomy Sofie-obsession, and takes his advice to go see ex Liese and daughter Romanie, only to see she's married. Ludo and Herman agree to handle the merger talks personally.
Mon, Jan 11, 2010
Robbie leaves Tim alone with Laura, so the lovers can make up and confer who Fien is and why fake messages with her were planted. When he calls Fien, she just gives him a meeting ultimatum 'to avoid big trouble', which he doesn't intend to oblige, until Robbie advises him to go. Maarten's ex, happily married with the life guard, refuses to really talk or grant him any access to their daughter, ever. Searching David's stuff, Pieter finds his nude of Sofie but only hints to her there are too many secrets in the Klaerhout mansion. Bea is appalled Ludo agreed to discuss the merger only at CEO level with Herman. Sander convinces ma Andrea to forget about Herman or declare her love. Fien demands the 25,000 Euro fine for the animal rights extremists.
Mon, Jan 11, 2010
Tim is furious about Fien's blackmail-attempt. Only Robbie can convince him to inform the police himself. David learns about the seasons and ambiguous vocabulary. He wants his friends to join him on his island, for the simple life, which voyage Sofie promises in a month. To pass the time, he takes another cooking lesson from Maarten. Having run out of funds, Sander asks his ma for a loan, Lotte sneakily turns to Steven, who offers to sponsor the opening anonymously. Pieter question Hannelore about her link with Maartens and his family, in vain.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Tim makes a full statement, which clearly impresses the police detective, and suggest to question Stijn next. The fiend however comes sneer at the 'rat' nothing was found and revenge will follow. Pieter rages at Sofue about her David-obsession and the nude painting she claims not to have seen, indeed Maarten shows why he had to hide it. Sander sees trough Lotte's 'anonymous' exposition sponsor but can't bring himself to be at the reception with 'rival' Steven. Herman is pleased with the press.
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Ludo is confused by an unfriendly call from Herman after Bea sneakily met him. Sander returns to Lotte's exhibition opening reception, but can't help attacking Steven till she calls him immature. Pieter vents his jealousy of Sofie's David-fixation to the point of questioning their engagement. Maarten finally gets to talk to his ex Liesbeth, who tells her house-mate Hans is 'only a great colleague', but is cruelly scolded a bothersome self-absorbed winer and still denied any access to their daughter Romanie.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Except for Bea, the Wellens fear the merger suspension means its end. Pieter reports his problems with Sofie, his parents crash Delfine's costume party. Tim invites Robbie, who eagerly accepts. Sander promises Lotte to pass by afterward. Delfine's romantic party theme stirs many melancholic feelings, the book reading bores everyone, Sander 'consoles' Delfine by kissing. Pieter kisses Hannelore. David shows Sofie how he longs to return to his island home, urgently and for good.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
Tim worries about Stijn's revenge threat, Laura promises to help fight off anyone for him, but also opposes Robbie. Steven and Lotte wake up too drunk to remember how to ended up in bed together. Sander has his hangover at Andrea's. Finding the pair towel-only makes Sander storm out furious. Herman warns Sofie not to risk her future with disappointed Pieter for David. Ludo is disappointed about Herman's lukewarm attitude about the merger preparations. Herman calls his board, which accepts Andrea's reasoning Klaerhout doesn't need a merger till further notice. Helping prepare Delfine's party distracts Maarten and David.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Tim desperately tries to stay neutral when Lauren meanly forces Robbie to admit he loves Tim and wants Tim to rebuke him. Quinten helps her realize her absurd paranoia. Lotte acts jealous when she finds at Sander's Delfine, who only wanted his help to promote her book. Sofie doesn't want to believe David needs to return to his island fast and for good to escape the complicated Western world, but Maarten tells her how deep and old his gloom is. Pieter sends Hannelore on a long intercontinental promotion tour.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Robbie is heartbroken when Laura haughtily tells him 'from Tim' to leave them alone for a while. But Tim finds out and assures his best friend he'll always remain welcome. Pieter hopes for a new start with Sofie now Herman forces Hannelore to accept the South American promotion mission and David is leaving. Maarten and David realize they'll miss each-other. Maarten discovers David expects Sofie to move with him to the island. Sander's idea fails to get Delfine's book any public exposure. Bea gets Herman to reconsider merger talks, which makes Ludo appreciate her again.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Tim firmly refuses to let pig-headed, paranoiac Laura selfishly sabotage his friendship with Robbie. Quinten's mediation attempts fails. Found after another pills crisis, Herman is finally forced to accept cold turkey, at home, and makes Sofie ad-hoc CEO. Robbie arrives just in time to prevent Stijn beating up drunk, verbally abusive Tim. Ludo assures Hannelore his heir is for Sofie only. Delfine commandeers sanders to distribute fliers for her novel. David starts to realize some drawbacks of leaving his new life behind.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Laura wants to move in with Tim. Andrea moves to the Klaerhout estate to help Herman with his cold-turkey. Left home alone, Sander feels miserable. Sofie takes charge of the firm, which Ludo hopes to be an opportunity to relaunch the merger. Stijn and Tessa visit anti-globalist ally Sander.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Tim visits home, worried about dad's pills rehabilitation. Thus he happens to overhear him and Bea about their adulterous relationship. Sander is back in bed with Lotte, but can't forget about her night with Steven and demands another break. David's dilemma, island or Sofie, saddens them and their loved-ones, except Pieter, who is looking forward to personally dropping his rival in the Caribean, not Sofie as David still expects. As acting CEO, Sofie receives the board's permission to see Ludo about reconsidering a merger process. Delfine blames everyone for her literary debut failure.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010
Tim invites Quinten and Laura to Sofie's birthday party, also for David's journey back home. Robbie accepts Sofie's invitation, an ideal occasion to restore best mates-terms with Tim. Maarten catches Herman with a secret pills stack just in time. Even a necklace from Pieter can't counter Sofie's gloom, yet she tells David she can't bring him back, Pieter will, and receives David's going away present, a self-portrait. When Ludo sneers at Be's secretive affair with Herman, she suddenly claims to be hurt by his many patty affairs. Stijn consults Sander about their anti-globalist WAC's presidency.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Tim warns Delfine not to date his mate Quinten 'as a taste of commoners'. Sofie is touched, not consoled, by David's self-portrait 'to miss him less' after his departure in two days. Maarten teaches him to make a campfire, but matches are one of many supplies bound to run out in time. Tim brings a solution and tells David Laura wants to move in. Herman's detox exhausts him, but Andrea drags him to Tim's ma's grave for closure on the death which started his dependency. Ludo's marriage is near breaking.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
After encouraging dad Herman's detox progress, Tim and Sofie helps David packing. Quinten firmly rebukes Laura's meddling, first against Robbie, now against his affair with Delfine. Sander and Lotte decide their affairs don't outweigh true love. Stijn fears he'll be replaced a anti-globalist president, perhaps by Sander, who in fact refused.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Tim and Robbie say goodbye to David. He decides last moment, after a memory flash, to leave all keepsakes behind to facilitate a clean break, while inviting -in vain- people who say they'll miss him to join him on the island. Sander and Lotte celebrate their make-up with champagne in bed. Pieter convinces Sofie to let him alone bring David.
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
Tim generously lets Laura redecorate his penthouse, albeit tasteless girlishly. He soon finds out, dismayed, she only pretended to make up with Robbie. In fact she met and, like lover Delfine, offended Quinten. Sander and Stijn each worry about their chances for the WAC chairmanship. Klaerhout is sued by a woman claiming its sleeping pill caused grave harm, so Robbie offers to check her out informally. After Herman denies her any hope of a relationship, ever, Bea refuses a divorce, but Ludo insists. Pieter delivers David back on his island.
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
Now Laura has finally accepted Robbie again, Tim and she want fourth musketeer Quinten back too. In fact Quinten worries he can't fit in Delfine's empty party-life, which drives him to trying XTC he can't really afford. Now Ludo insists on a divorce and his prenuptial, Bea wants Pieter to return and help save her marriage. In fact he's flirting in his Caribean hotel. Tessa surprises both sander and Sander by proposing herself as criminally unchallenged third candidate for the anti-globalist presidency.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
Robbie finds the claim against Klaerhout's trusted painkiller plausible, but keeps snooping inventively. Andrea annoys Maarten by taking over his domestic tasks and betrays the product problems to Herman, who confronts Sofie and puts Delfine on a monthly allowance. His demand for an external audit about the fusion further threatens Ludo and Bea, who wants him to rescind his divorce filing but remains his business ally. Sander withdraws his anti-globalists presidency candidature, and encourages Tessa to maintain hers. Even alone on his island, David can't quite shed civilization, such as swimwear.
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
To Tim's disappointment, 'musketeer' Quinten seems lost to Delfine's party-life. Robbie has got hold of the victim's garbage, including the problematic pills, and wants to celebrate by partying with Tim. Pieter is back from delivering David on his island. Dad Ludo informs him about threat of an external audit, which may expose their 'doctoring', but wants to keep his son lout of his divorce plan. Maarten announces a Corsican holiday, Delfine she's using David's barn as nightly crash room. After analysis shows the pills are Internet fake, Sofie promotes clever Robbie her confident deputy. Pieter presses for an early engagement announcement and wedding date.
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
Tim and Robbie celebrate his snooping all night. Silly Laura is angry to find them sleeping in Tim's bed. Sofie calls Robbie for the next mystery, which he also solves. Pieter convinces his parents to take a holiday and try solve their marital problems, while is acting Wellens CEO. Quinten decides to end his empty relationship with party animal Delfine. David and Sofie miss being together, she finds a medical congress in Miami as excuse to travel there. Stijn seems to be loosing Sander's succession as anti-globalist president to his 'non-lover' Tessa.
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
Tim's irritation at Laura's childish wining about Robbie is cut short by Quinten's return, having bowed out of Delfine's empty party-life. Robbie succeeds in catching problem test patient Maaike at heavy drinking. Sofie however wants to keep this secret because it crosses her excuse to attend a Miami colloquium and sneakily visit David, who misses her just ad badly on his island. Fearing he'll loose the election, Stijn accepts Sander's suggestion for a co-presidency with Tess.
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
Tim chats with Robbie how little he enjoys living together with Laura, who starts to sense her nagging wears out even his angelic patience. After Sofie confesses to dad she's holding back Robbie's detective work on lush Maaike to keep her excuse to visit David, he convinces her to tell Pieter the truth instead, but he rigidly opposes her Caribean trip. Lotte and Sander consider a new painter for the gallery, Tom.
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
Tim doesn't say so, but really gets tired of nagging winer Laura's absurd mothering his every move. Pieter says he'll counter Sofie's trip to David by any means, and delivers, canceling her flight; he even smears the XTC he confiscated from Delfine on Sofie's luggage. His parents are now bickering especially over how to handle the auditor whose findings may compromise merger their firm desperately needs.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Tim tells Robbie he wants to break up with wining lover Laura without hurting her, so he wants to appear the dumped party. Sander is now jealous of Lotte's painter's passion, in a positive sense. Tessa is accepted by Andrea as test patient, but Herman discovers she must disqualified for serious hepatitis. Stijn cares only for her ruined undercover mission. After trying to sabotage Sofie's trip, Pieter now insists to accompany her to the Caribean. To outsmart him, she leaves alone, even if that means abandoning the auditor.
Mon, Feb 15, 2010
Tim continues his plan to make Laura leave him, yet considers Robbie's doubts. Pieter rages to soothing Herman how Sofie's trip to get David back undermines their engagement. Bert catches him fiddling with the animal tests. Ludo doubts Bea's efforts to advance the merger in Sofie's absence with Herman, who tells Andrea she, not Bea, may once become his lover. Sofie finds David, who missed her most.
Tue, Feb 16, 2010
Tim is succeeding in making Laura feeling smothered by him for a change. Seeing Sofie instantly convinces David to return, after a tour of his island, to the people he missed there. Stijn convinces Tessa to stand down as co-chair. He also gets Lotte to join Sander asking to see David again. She thus discovers David's talent as a painter in the barn, where Delfine must now give up her redecorating. Pieter's parents try to calm his anger over Sofie bringing David home. She offers him a gift.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
Tim's ploy only makes Laura admit they shouldn't cohabit constantly. Robbie gets angry at Tim for lacking the courage to break up or listen to his advice in general. When Lotte assures David she can sell his paintings and make him independent, he chooses that over helping the anti-globalists. Sander even considers dropping those too. Pieter now hopes he'll have Sofie back and accepts to 'become friends with David' over dinner. The auditor refuses to approve the Wellens accounts. Delfine sees one of musician Casper's fliers and meets with him, only to be told she's too shallow to be interesting and should abandon her vain quest for fame.
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
Tim is now stuck with Laura pushing him and visiting only to study together. Sander and Lotte explain to David his paintings will be exhibited with Tom's, and are for sale. Pieter already gave him some lessons about money. Maarten is back, crossing Herman's plan to let Andrea longer in his absence now he's resuming his CEO post. David and Maarten are happy to be reunited. Ludo tells Pieter about the auditor's account doubts but is persuaded to go o wellness weekend with Bea while Pieter takes charge.
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
After Delfine admits to Casper she's jealous of a hospital volunteer whom the sick kids love to hear tells stories, he makes her beg for another singalong. Sander has had a bike accident, but is unharmed. After failing to find happiness on his island or with Sofie, David wants success as a conventional person and abstract painter. For the art he wants Tom's advice, so Lotte agrees to take him to Antwerp. There she loses track of him, while his father Christian seems to be loosing his mind. Herman tells Andrea she shouldn't wait for him, nor hesitate to accept an academic research offer.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
After Delfine admits to Casper she's jealous of a hospital volunteer whom the sick kids love to hear tells stories, he makes her beg for another singalong. Sander has had a bike accident, but is unharmed. After failing to find happiness on his island or with Sofie, David wants success as a conventional person and abstract painter. For the art he wants Tom's advice, so Lotte agrees to take him to Antwerp. There she loses track of him, while his father Christian seems to be loosing his mind. Herman tells Andrea she shouldn't wait for him, nor hesitate to accept an academic research offer.
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
David realizes he can learn to be happy without Sofie since others do. Tom receives him and Lotte well to discuss the exhibition and abstract art. Pieter's tricks have succeeded in getting the auditor approve the accounts. Herman throws a family dinner to celebrate. Tim accepts the excuse to interrupt cramming with boring Laura. Delfine invites Casper but chases him, without meaning so, for defending her by telling the family about her child-friendly side. In the spa, Ludo understands Bea was jealous of Andrea without forgiving her wanting an affair with Herman.
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Tessa pretends to make up with Laura, only so she can spike her drink. Tim finds her unconscious, as Sofie diagnoses drugged. Quentin helps him sit by her, but is chased jealously just for stroking her hair. Pieter rages at Sofie for intending to help David again, just now he becomes a user like others. He shows her the nude of them and wrecks it, to be found by Herman, who gives Andrea new hope and counsels Delfine to apologize to Casper.
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
Caring for Laure rekindled Tim's love for her. After trying to coach her for the chemistry exam, he decides to have Sofie write both off them doctor's notes to do the makeover together. Everybody dresses up for David and Tom's exhibition in Lotte's gallery. A guest arrives from Antwerp, actually David's biological dad, Christian Verbeecke. In the spa, Ludo and Bea are back on lovers terms after 15 months. Herman lectures Sofie to stop letting her 'maternal' feelings for David trouble her engagement with ideal son-in-law Pieter.
Mon, Mar 1, 2010
Tim finds studying with Laura somehow even intellectually rewarding, she livens a break by 'dancing'. David and Tom's exhibition is a success, and both sell well. Steven drops by and compliments Lotte, despite her rude failing to invite him. David's dad leaves without either guessing they're related. Pieter insists Sofie must let David grow. Herman finds out Andrea took Frederik to the exhibition.
Tue, Mar 2, 2010
Tim finds cramming all night too exhausting and grudgingly makes up with Quinten on Laura's insisting. Sander and Lotte celebrate the exhibition's success, but Steven signs up David for sale of his future paintings. Herman accommodates Wellens and tells Andrea he's not ready for a relationship. Maarten advises David against investing in stocks. Pieter shows Sofie her engagement ring, despite another row over David's painting 'Without Sofie' which Pieter bought but Lotte allowed David to add Sofie on afterward.
Wed, Mar 3, 2010
After celebrating Tim's A-exam with Quinten, Laura meanly pumps Robbie for Tim's discrete bone with him, then leaves a not 'left to study at my place, you were insincere'. Casper celebrates his new CD with Delfine, telling her the all but flattering truth till she runs off. Sander and Lotte are shocked by Steven signing David up. Ludo warns Pieter a final pre-merger audit will discover his 'creative accounting' before in-law status protects him against Herman suing, so he announces to Sofie they're getting married in 3, not 6 months. Lab vet Bert considers another job, at least part-time.
Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Tim finds bitterly Laura returned to her flat. Pieter makes Sofie explain to David only a fiancé's ring counts, but she promises to keep his close too. Steven tells David to attend a tour of his works, but is made to shout him a car. Now used to get everything stat, David demands driving lessons, for which only Robbie volunteers. Bert asks for a part-time contract to pursue research for animal test alternatives, but Herman comes up with an alternative within Klaerhout. Sander is suspiciously sleepy all the time.
Mon, Mar 8, 2010
David thanks Robbie affluently for his driving lessons, but pleads he should as generously make up with Tim. Frederik presents his initially uninterested student son Sven at Sander's. Hearing that Robbie will be at Pieter's engagement, Sven makes sure they are both invited. There Tim observes the former gay lovers getting back on kissing terms. Ludo nearly endangers the merger by telling Herman to stay clear of his wife.
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
Tim nearly tells Quinten what bugs him and Laura, who behaves childishly with her hang-over, but rushes off hearing about grandma's hip injury. The incident also makes Herman and Sofie worry about missing each-other when she moves out on wedding Pieter. David learns about mortality and embraces hedonism. Steven makes clear he now intends to cash in on David, without Lotte's artistic scruples. Ludo tells Pieter he no longer considers his marriage worth salvaging.
Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Robbie's arrival for another free driving lesson finally chases siren Delfine away from David. Seeing he's with Sven now, David concludes friends are interchangeable and extends that to girl-friends. Tim is civil with all again, but gloomy, confused and insecure. Being rebuked by Herman for her indiscretion with Bert, Andrea flirts with Ludo and 'accidentally' tells Frederik about the merger plan.
Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Tim nearly tells his dad, but only swears Quinten to silence to admit he 'probably' is gay but doesn't dare to out himself unless he knows how Robbie really feels about him. David can hardly wait to take his driver's exam. The examiner happens to be a fan of his paintings but can't tolerate his rudeness, impatience and attempted bribery. Hannelore presses Pieter to a breakfast meeting, to tell she's over him but demands with blackmail his help to reel in her ex Maarten.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Tim feels tortured by having to keep his secret, which Quinten finds hard to keep from suspicious nagger Laura. Tim first makes sure Sven is Robbe's ex, not his present lover, but pretends to be too busy to join them going out. David learns about obligations limiting one's freedom, nearly gives up painting to escape Steven's hold and ends up rudely telling Sofie to but out of his life. Sander is offered to become Lotte's gallery manager now business booms. Pieter successfully presses Maarten to accept a meeting with Hannelore.
Tue, Mar 16, 2010
After agonizing about coming clean to Robbie, Tim wrecks his laptop. Robbie sweetly comes measure up the damage at night, although Sven is waiting for him. Tim surprises him with a hot kiss, Robbie leaves startled. Maarten does meet Hannelore, exchanging memories of their corporate raider-past, and learns how her pa's sacking motivated her. David tastes Delfine's party-life and autographs eagerly.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
Tim gets his study group, and Laura promises to stop preying for his secret. Thanks to Robbie's coaching, David succeeds his driving exam. David lies to Steven so he can give the examiner a painting. But he can't wait to try it for real, messes up and gets a ticket he can't pay. Pieter disapproves of Sofie doing so. Sander and Lotte celebrate their gallery partnership, with him as manager. Herman is highly critical of Bea and protective of his family. Ludo offers Andrea his support to be head f R&D after the merger and wants her to consider an adult relationship.
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
Tim is rid of Laura, who makes him admit the study group was an excuse to avoid being alone with her and moves out. Herman gets the family and Maarten, who wanted more time for himself, to agree with terminal grandma moving in. Steven discovers David's 'gift' painting, confiscates it and gives Sander and Lotte a dilemma: sell it or loose all David's next exhibitions.