Make sure you get this one.
- Did you get it? - Yes, Dad.
And...
OK, go on.
Wait! What about this small vase?
Come on!
OK, shoot.
Did you get it?
I'll put this one somewhere else...
Good, good.
So, we can go on. Blinker, pay attention.
Wait...
Blinker and the BagBag Jewel
What was that necklace in the painting?
Well, it's the BagBag jewel.
A very expensive set of jewels
the Baroness inherited from her grandfather.
Hey, Mats. Hi, Miss Rose.
- I'm helping Miss Rose. - I see that.
Say hello to your dad.
OK. Bye Blink!
Go back... Wait!
Hey, you! Backwards, backwards!
Take care of this, will you?
Young recruits.
Oh boy, oh boy.
So, Commissioner, new competition?
- My replacement! - Not bad.
To think I'm doing this at the end of my career.
The end of your career? Are you retiring?
Two more months and then, I'm gone to Mexico.
Mexico? That's far away!
Yes. The sun and all that.
I see. You should buy a sombrero.
Instead of a kepi. Blinker?
Let's go, son!
Here is a film and the camera. Don't lose anything!
No, no.
- The first one home! - I bet I'll win.
We'll see about that.
I'll let you take the lead.
Go... Go...!
You thought you could get away from us?
Remember us, kid?
Cat got your tongue?
You're such a weenie!
- Father, are you OK? - It's my fault.
I was in the way.
We'll get you, boy!
My lenses! My lenses!
What's in the box?
My new lenses for my telescope.
- I broke the other one. - You have a telescope?
In the steeple.
- Would you like to see it? - Yes.
Come with me, I'll show you.
I'll take you.
It's a real antique!
Antique? It may not be brand new,
but it's one of the best ever made.
I've wanted to show it for a long time. Go on, have a look.
Wait, I have to insert this.
Use this to focus.
Above the horizon,
left of the sun,
there is the planet Venus.
You can see it during the day. Do you see it?
Astrology is fascinating.
Planetary configurations
allow us to foresee future events.
Really?
Have you never heard: "It's written in the stars"?
Do you believe in visions?
It's a mere mathematical question.
- Are you interested? - Yes...
I have a great book on the subject.
No, it's in my office at the school for the deaf.
Come on, let's go get it.
Here we are!
Say, Sara,
my friend Nelle's cousin, comes to this school.
- Sara? Vandervorst? - Yes, I think so.
Sara Vandervorst, I know her well.
CONDEMNED BUILDING
What's this? Are you renovating?
If only it were true. We don't have the money, my son.
Good evening. Are you open?
- Want a taste? - Oh, yes!
- Hot? - Delicious! Spicy.
Ellen, you're tiring yourself out
studying day and night.
Damn summer school. I hate it!
If you didn't party so much...
Hey, who was the first to get home?
Me, your dad, right?
The school for the deaf is insalubrious.
Really? I'm not surprised.
It's in a terrible state.
- Who told you that? - The priest.
He doesn't have the money.
Poor kids.
Whose book is that?
The priest's. It's about spirits.
Spirits? Is it a spiritual book?
Hey! Dinner is served!
I'm here, always hungry!
Thank you.
A cup of tea, Baroness?
Please call me Eugénie.
After all these years, what do you say?
No, no tea, thank you.
I just want to read the paper.
- Here. - Thank you.
Good night, Ward.
Good night, Baron...
Eugénie.
'The dead are coming back.
Spirits usually return
a week after their death.
The astral configuration plays an important role.'
The maths add up.
MISS SLICK ESCAPES
Don't be afraid, my boy. I have something to tell you.
The Baroness?
Even if thieves come disturb my sleep,
the BagBag jewel shall not be lost.
But only the deaf can see
that eleven is not just more than ten.
Yes, coming!
So, Pika, where have you been?
Brought me another gift?
Good morning, mom.
Good morning, honey.
- Any mail? - Yes, a card from Grandma.
Where did I put it?
Here it is, from Venice. Pretty, isn't it?
Here.
- She's having fun. - Yes...
Guess who this one is from.
Nelle!
- So? - She's coming to stay at Sara's.
That's nice. For how long?
I don't know. She doesn't say.
Wow, the Baroness died last night.
- Last night? - Yes.
Was she sick?
- Mats. - Blink.
Dad.
Mrs Strepers!
Dearly beloved, we are gathered...
Ma is also in a coffin.
When I was little.
I miss her.
Not so long ago she still organised
a party in the gardens of the castle...
No one knows when our time comes to leave this world,
no one can escape death.
We are ashes and dust...
- Blink, it's Nelle! - Sshh, Mats!
Let us pray, page 49.
'Lord, give us eternal sleep.
Take away all the sins of all the believers
who have passed away.
May Your mercy help us escape our Judgment day.
And give them eternal beatitude.
We present You our offertory.
Accept it in memory of the souls who have left us.
Give them the eternal life
You once promised Abraham
and his descendants...'
Amen.
Are you coming to the reading of the will?
Oh yes.
- Hi, Nelle. - Blinker.
What is that sign?
It means "I love you" in sign language.
Sara taught me.
- Have you already seen her? - No.
It's Blinker. My boyfriend.
You can talk, you know.
- But Sara is deaf. - She reads lips.
Hi. Happy to meet you.
Happy to meet you.
What?
I asked her if she had a boyfriend. She's not interested.
Let's begin the reading of the will.
I, undersigned Baroness Eugénie Carré Vicieux de Cruysem
leave the castle, the furniture and the park around it
to my everlasting friend and confidant,
my forest warden: Ward.
This is scandalous! A staff member?
See, you should have paid more attention to her.
And I give the BagBag jewel to the school for the deaf.
Excuse me?
Sara suggests we rebuild the school with the money.
What an excellent idea!
That would be fantastic.
One to zero.
It won't be so easy.
- Explain youself. - The Baroness... Eugénie...
Eugénie?
...inherited it from her grandfather.
Due to its value, she hid it
in a secret place.
The day before yesterday
she told me she was going to mention this place in her will
in case...
Well, has she taken her secret to her grave?
We have to find that necklace.
Easier said than done.
Pretty!
She made it herself. Pretty, isn't it?
- The Vampires! - What are they doing here?
Come on!
If they find the necklace, Sara can forget about her school.
Wait for us!
Where did they go?
Well?
- Did you find it? - No.
- You? - No.
Let's look upstairs.
Come on. What are you doing?
I'm coming.
The door!
Shit!
Maybe there's another way out.
Yeah, right. Where?
Darn!
We can go that way.
It's the central heating pipe.
To heat the bedrooms.
There's no way I'm going in there.
But it's our only chance.
I will not crawl in there.
- Are you alright? - Yes.
- What's wrong? - Must be a rat.
- A rat? - Calm down.
- He's more than dead. - I don't care, get rid of it.
Here, pass it along.
I think I see a grid.
There's a way out.
Fast!
Son of a...
Let's barricade the door.
Take a chair, quickly!
- Is it Ward? - No, it's Knots.
Open, will you!
- Of course, it's Ward. - Open up!
Son of a gun!
He'll think we're burglars.
Sour face?
It's Miss Slick, an old governess at the castle.
Right, the one who killed the dogs.
Among other things.
Luckily she's in a nut house!
Blinker? Blinker?
Come on, we're leaving.
It's clear.
You're late for dinner again!
It's his girlfriend's fault.
Eat up, I'm not hungry.
I'm not surprised after all you've drunk.
A beer once in a while has never hurt anyone.
No, except for the beer belly.
So what?
Love handles are sexy, aren't they?
- Right, honey? - They're cute.
Hello.
Yes, Commissioner. Dad!
It's for you! Commissioner Custers.
Hello, John. What's up?
What do you mean?
Blinker?
Yes, I'll ask him.
Very well. See you tomorrow.
- The castle has been broken into. - What?
Were many things stolen?
Ward called the commissioner.
Several valuable art pieces have disappeared.
You know what?
Ward saw one of the thieves.
He thinks it was a teenager.
It wasn't you, was it?
What do you think? Don't be stupid.
Calm down, I'm just kidding.
What did the commissioner want?
To evaluate what was stolen,
he wants our pictures of the furniture.
We have to develop them.
He wants them tomorrow.
Finish your meal, Blinker.
- What are you doing? - Sorry.
- The pictures are ready. - Let me see.
We worked like professionals, you and I.
Man, what a horrible necklace!
Excuse me miss, but it's the famous BagBag jewel.
What does it mean, BagBag?
It's a long story.
Why don't you ask Father Boeck?
I fixed it.
The light.
Pika, give me that!
What are you doing in my room? Get out!
Now!
Want another piece?
This one is for daddy. Thank you.
And another one for daddy.
Hey, do you have plans today?
Not really.
The local committee is meeting at 3 p.m.
They want you to be there.
Why?
I have to return this to the priest.
OK, but don't forget to give Custers the pictures!
Where does the BagBag jewel come from?
One of the first barons was a Crusader.
He walked to Jerusalem
where he lost many of his men.
On his way back, an epidemic broke out.
The baron was the only one to return.
Apparently, planet Venus
saved his life by sending him to a goldsmith
who take care of him. In gratitude,
the Baron asked him to make the jewel.
Where does its name come from?
BagBag. BagBag azure.
It means "Morning blue star", in other words, Venus.
Where did he keep it?
In a chapel especially built for it.
- And where was this chapel? - Around here.
On the site of the church.
How great it would be if we found that jewel.
All of our problems would be solved.
Thank you.
The Last Supper and its eleven apostles.
Weren't there twelve?
Yes, yes, twelve.
Probably an error the deaf Baron made.
The deaf Baron? Who is that?
The Baroness's grandfather.
He became deaf as a result
of a childhood illness.
He's the one to have created all this.
I forgot, I have to take these pictures to Custers.
Hi, Mats.
I cleaned and...
took flowers from the Baroness's grave to put them on mom's.
Baroness not angry?
Of course not.
I have to show you something.
- Show me what, Blink? - In the steeple.
Look.
Turn this way and everything looks big.
Turn that way and it looks smaller and smaller.
And that is to focus.
Listen, Blinker...
I have something important to tell you.
I did the maths.
On the night of Sunday to Monday,
the Moon and Venus will be
in an ideal position.
I'm certain that tomorrow night
the Baroness's spirit will appear.
- Are you sure? - Yes, yes.
According to my calculations.
- Mats! Mats! - It's dad. Have to go.
- Bye, Blink! - Bye, Mats.
Mats!
Didn't you have to go see Custers?
That's when he hammers his shovel in the vase.
An archaeologist.
A thirteen-century vase in pieces.
Cheers.
I've got another one. A man goes to an antique shop.
He walks in and says: "What's new?"
What's new, yes...
Isn't that something?
Where is Custers?
Taking a nap in the fields.
- Here he is. - Hello.
Glad to see you, Blinker.
Do you have the pictures?
OK, let's get started.
Well, John... We've already started.
I can see that.
Don't you have something for Blinker?
Yes, right.
It would be nice to gather as much information
as possible on where the jewel may be
in the castle and its outbuildings. I have a list.
Here, Mr Strepers.
Blinker,
here are the names of the eight
farms formerly owned by the castle.
You'll have to photograph them. Do you know them?
Yes, except for Moerashoeve.
It's the first big farm as you enter the village.
Apparently, it's been abandoned.
But my dear friends,
we must not forget
that the burglars
who broke into the castle
are also looking for the jewel.
We must find it before they do.
Absolutely. In other words,
- we have to be smarter than them! - You got it!
That's work for you, commissioner.
We might just be smarter.
The priest told me about the origins of the jewel.
It used to be in a chapel near the church.
That means that the jewel
- is hidden somewhere near. - In the church?
- Or the cemetery? - The Baroness's vault.
That's fantastic, Blinker!
Isn't my son brilliant?
Isn't he? Just like his father!
Well, John...
Yes, I'll have copies made.
OK, I must be going now.
- Don't forget the pictures. - I won't.
- At the bar, already? - No, no.
I have to take pictures for Custers. Coming?
- OK. - Come on.
What are you doing tomorrow night?
Nothing special.
The priest says that the Baroness will appear.
No, he's not crazy, just a little strange.
I thought so. You only believe what you see!
OK, I want to see a ghost up close.
Boo!
Very funny.
Are these the pictures of the farms?
OK. See you later.
One all.
Ah, here you are. Dinner's ready.
What's that?
- A telescope for Mats. - A telescope?
Well, well, well.
Stop! Stop that.
- Stop that! - I hear you.
It's about time.
- What is that? - What?
What is that?
A metal detector.
- A metal detector? - I hear you.
A metal detector.
To find the BagBag jewel.
I still have to clear up a few details, like the volume,
so I won't be heard. And then...
No, no!
I didn't mean to do that.
Are you OK?
Where is Mats, please?
What do you think?
Hi, Mats.
Here, this is for you.
For me?
That's nice.
How it works, Blink?
Zoom forward, zoom backwards.
Use this to focus. It's not as nice as the priest's of course.
Thank you!
Hey, Sleeping Beauty, catch this!
For your birthday.
It was last week.
I know.
Two boxing gloves!
Well, yes, they come in twos.
They're not new, but have barely been used.
And they're real too, they're not for kids, like the ones you're saving for.
They're a little big, but that's OK.
Here, let me thank you.
Keep your kisses for your girlfriend.
You're in a good mood. New boyfriend?
No, my exam session's over.
The castle's been broken into again.
Don't worry, we'll keep an eye on it.
Another break-in?
Nothing was stolen, but a window was broken.
What are you going to do?
I've thought about it. I can't stay here.
I've decided to sell the castle.
Sell the Baroness's heritage?
I'm sorry,
but too much has happened here.
Too many haunting memories... Sorry.
I have these small mittens on my bike...
No risk of my knocking on doors.
Ward is gone.
- What do you mean he's gone? - Because of the break-ins.
- What about the castle? - He wants to sell it. Too many memories.
Poor man.
Such a charming man.
Who could possibly afford that castle?
I know.
A nice, filthy rich, real estate developer.
He could turn it into an amusement park.
With lakes, the Far West, waterskiing...
Have you gone mad?
- An amusement park? - Yes.
Pappyland.
Pappyland?
What about the environment? And the parking lots
- you'll have to build. - Here comes the Greenpeace lady.
Seriously. Everything would be destroyed.
You and your bright ideas!
Isn't your mother beautiful when she's mad?
Nice, isn't it? The priest is on his way.
To focus, turn here.
Focus.
To zoom, turn there.
- The Vampires? - What did she say?
The Vampires are waiting for someone.
A car's coming.
They're talking about the vault and Rod suggests
- they go there tonight. - How does she know?
She reads lips, remember?
Magda Strepers?
Oh, no! Strepers heard me say that the jewel was in the vault.
We have to get there first!
According to this plan,
there's an underground passage
between the castle and the church.
It starts from this room.
Where?
I don't know. We have to look.
What about that closet?
Shit!
A dead-end.
Look, there's a ring.
I think it is linked to the commemorative plaque.
Why would the deaf Baron create it?
They're here, trying to open the vault.
- Let's get out of here. - Come on!
Aren't you coming, honey?
- Honey? - No, I'll stay on the look out.
Quick. Try the Baron's tomb.
Yes, boss.
Catch!
Well, will you help me?
Give us some light, Madam.
It's just a skeleton!
Damn, the priest.
The priest is here. Get out!
Quickly! Quickly! Come on!
Honey...
don't leave me here with this dead body!
Honey!
What is this?
Go on to the sacristy.
You'll find something to wear there.
You, put the stone back.
I'll get the car.
Look who's here.
The dog lover.
- Close the door. - Push! Push!
Let go!
She's still alive.
Come on, let's get out of here.
Baroness!
- What was that? - It came from the sacristy.
Come on.
- Where were you? - The priest saw me.
Quick, in the car.
Those guys are good-for-nothings.
Damn it...!
Father? Father?
The ghost! Did you see it?
- The ghost? - Didn't you hear?
Yes, we heard. Come sit down for a minute.
Thank you, honey.
What an unforgettable night!
You can say that again.
It's the first time in my life I've ever seen a ghost.
And what a ghost!
Are the astronomers having a blast?
Wonderful!
I had to console Strepers.
What?
I said I had to console Strepers,
because his wife, Magda...
She's taken off with another man.
Here he is, my friend. Come here!
Say, what's going on over here?
OK, Blinker, do as you like.
After all, it's your life.
We wouldn't want you to worry about us.
What's more, you lied. That's serious!
And don't tell me any more fibs.
They opened the vault, and Miss Slick wasn't there.
I hope you've learned a lesson you won't forget for a long, long time...
Hello. What?
Hello, Vera.
I'm sorry. Sorry.
The Moerashoeve picture?
Yes, I'll ask him. You're welcome, bye.
That was Vera.
The Moerashoeve picture is misdeveloped. You have to re-develop it.
Great coincidence, isn't it?
But I'm not finished with you.
Oh, mom.
- Nelle! Nelle! - Always in such a hurry.
- I know where the loot is! - What?
- The burglars. - What do you mean?
It's at the Moerashoeve farm.
That's where I'm going? Coming?
- No, I have things to do. - Come on, please.
Look! Tyre tracks.
Interesting.
Isn't that Pika over there?
Here you are, Pika.
Is that your lovebird? You've got good tastes, like me.
But he's more faithful than you are.
What's gotten into you?
You know exactly what.
No, not at all.
Well, ask Sara then. You seem to be good friends.
Sara? What do you mean?
All the kisses you give her. You think me blind?
I got it, you're jealous!
Do you know what we were doing? It was a surprise for you.
Well, you've succeeded.
I asked her to make you something.
What?
I can't tell you. Do you believe me now?
- You're stepping on my foot. - Sorry.
Come on inside.
Since we're here, let's look around.
Shit! There's nothing here.
We haven't looked in there.
It stinks in here.
Come on, we won't find anything.
Bingo!
That's worth millions!
We've got them, those gangsters! And we have proof.
Pika! He yells when someone's coming.
Look who's here.
The two lovebirds.
The jerks found the loot.
Go get the boss, he'll take care of this.
What now?
I'm scared, Blinker.
So am I. Sorry, this is all my fault.
We have to find a solution.
Have you got anything in your pockets?
It's not mine.
Pika stole it from Ellen's room.
- Yeah, right. - I mean it!
Nelle, this condom is going to save us!
Hold this.
Hand me the string over there.
There.
Wait.
No one ever comes this way?
Shit.
Help! Help!
Mats!
Blink! What you do here?
We're locked in! Open the gate!
- Big balloon, yours? - Yes.
Have to tell you something.
Later. We have to go.
- Come on! - Look!
You mess up everything you do!
Here! Hey!
Hide in the back!
We can't be seen together.
- What's going on, Blinker? - I know who the burglars are.
And I know where the stolen goods are.
At the Moerashoeve farm. The Vampires and Mrs Strepers...
The Vampires and Mrs Strepers?
That's incredible, Blinker.
Now we have to find the jewel, quickly.
Do you know where it might be?
- In the vault, no? - I'm sure of it.
Come on, get in.
Did you burn your fingers?
Those complex devices
are linked to a detector.
It's this one, with the sensitive plate
that detects...
Nelle? I haven't seen her.
Sara, come with us.
I'll take care of it, trust me.
Thanks to this machine, I'll find the jewel
in no time.
Come with us. Come.
Careful.
Have you Johnnie... I mean, Custers?
No, is it urgent?
Johnnie?
Hello, honey! I was looking all over for you.
We're on our way. I've got the tickets to Mexico...
Honey?
- You, idiot! - John!
- It's dangerous. Loaded. - Shut up!
Get in the vault.
- Johnnie, come on. - You, shut up.
- Johnnie, calm down. - Be on the look out.
Go on, get in there.
Faster, faster!
I'll go get help.
Stay here.
It's hot in here. I'm getting out.
No, you stay here.
And let Custers have the jewel? I want my share.
Now, tell me where it is.
- I don't know. - You don't know?
What do you think I am?
Come on, everybody look for it.
They're in the vault and he's armed.
Well?
- Well? - Nothing.
You, keep going.
Look for moving stones.
Come on!
You too, like everyone else. Let's see up front.
- Blink, I have to tell you... - Later.
No talking! Did you find something?
Keep looking, I said!
Good grief! Idiot!
Let's go, commissioner. Please!
Never!
- Are you alright? - Yes, yes.
No one comes into my castle.
Are you OK?
It's over. Forget about all of this.
- You alright? Nothing broken? - No.
What a story.
All's well that ends well.
- Thank you, Blinker. - Thank you!
You're welcome. Goodbye.
Sara, I don't think...
we'll find the jewel.
I'm afraid you'll have to...
wait a long time for your school.
Come on, come on.
Enough, I give up.
You're not going anywhere, you, imbecile.
What are you going to do? Hit me?
Well, well, well.
We've finally gotten rid of them.
What are you going to do?
I'll take care of it, son. Mats, give me a hand?
What's going on?
What is he going to do?
He's going to take care of it.
Sorry, Sara, I really thought
I would find the jewel.
Eleven o'clock.
Eleven is not just more than ten.
What?
Only the deaf can see...
...that eleven is not just more than ten.
You're scaring me.
Come on!
Do you see the eleven apostles?
What's wrong with them?
Only the deaf can see that eleven is not just more than ten.
They're talking in sign language.
Now, I see.
Push on the star.
The star? What star?
She remembers the star.
In the vault.
She's right, I remember.
Will you listen to me?
Yes, a little later.
Don't get dirty, son.
No doubt, he's his father's son!
Blinker, my boy...
Really, now, he got help from these two!
Will you listen to me now?
Yes, now I will.
I got a baby sister last night.
You what?
Baby sister last night. Papa says I'm a big brother.
Miss Rose had a baby and dad is going to marry her.
That's wonderful!
Congratulations!
That's great, great.
Come on, Blinker!
Well? You OK?
Not too well? Cheer up!
Bravo!
Dear friends, your attention, please.
Thank you.
First of all, I would like to thank
our friend Blinker.
We had the intention of building a new school.
But it would have taken three years,
something we could not afford.
So I've decided
that the money earned by selling the jewel
would be used to buy the castle from Ward
in order to use it for our school for the deaf.
Bravo!
Dear friends, this is the best day of my life.
It was written in the stars.
You've waited long enough.
The sign that says 'I love you'.
Blinker, it's...
Sara did a good job.
Translated by: Valerie Steinier