Overview: After the conviction, Houtegem remains under the spell of the other, unsolved murders. Constant Reynaert laboriously tries to reconstruct the events and receives opposition from unexpected quarters. When the convicts are released very early, Reynaert uses the crude means. Mother Mertens is now ready to talk. The dark affairs are already becoming a lot clearer. And when the nobility starts talking, it seems as if the mystery is solved ...