It's bad enough when a professional assassin starts to fall victim to Alzheimer's but things get more complicated for Angelo Ledda when, after killing a businessman and rising politician, he refuses to complete the second part of the contract: killing a 12-year-old girl.
Soon the killer's employers are hunting Ledda while a pair of detectives try to figure out where all the bodies are coming from, and why. The tendrils weave together, touching on blackmail, corruption and a child prostitution ring that reaches to the peak of Antwerp's government.
It would be standard police procedural stuff if not for the captivating performances by De Bouw as the sharp-minded lead detective and De Smedt as his younger, brash partner, and by Delceir as the hit man trying to wreak vengeance, stay ahead of the cops and keep a grip on his sanity. Though a rugged 59, Delceir imparts both a sympathetic humanity and ruthless brutality to Ledda.
Van Looy's direction is top-notch, and while some parts of the story are predictable, he's able to give enough scenes surprising twists to keep your full attention.