De Prooi (1985)

The film opens with multiple shots of a deserted bus station where a woman patiently waits in the rain for her bus to show up. The bus arrives and she gets on the bus. Bus station at the stationsweg, Hoorn.

The bus station nowadays is completely changed and there is nothing that Frank could recognise.

The bus is followed by a mysterious car and when she gets off, the car driver puts his foot down and drives over her. She is dead on the spot. Location unknown.

In the middle of the night two police officers show up at Valerie Jaspers (Maayke Bouten) home to bring the terrible news that her mother Trudy Jaspers (Yoka Berretty) was killed in a car accident. Together with inspector Mellema (Johan Leysen) they rush to the hospital to identify her. The next day at school Mellema tells Valerie that the woman who died cannot be her mother because she never gave birth to a child. Kanaaldijk 49, West-Graftdijk.

When Frank arrived on this location the owner of the house was working outside. It turned out that he is the son of the people who, in the mid-eighties, allowed the film crew to use their house for this film. He explained to Frank that this house was their second choice. A house further up the road was their first but the owner refused. During the visit of the film crew a couple of things were demolished in the house but the owners only got f1000,- (about 440 euros) as a compensation and that was just enough to buy some new curtains. The son told Frank that they rearranged their garden and the owners were not that happy about it. Nice fellow and Frank gave the son the reelstreets.com address so he could see the original and the now shots. We from 'Reelstreets' say: Dank u wel!.

Valerie took the bike and went to the police station to make a statement. Police station Blokmergouw, Hoorn.

While Frank was trying to take the photo a police officer came outside and asked him what he was doing. Frank explained and the man instantly knew about this film. He explained that the entrance nowadays is not the entrance from back in the 80’s. He guided Frank to this part of the building and he said that you still can see it because the bricks used are different. Look closely to the photo and you can see it yourself. Thank you officer. To protect and to serve.

Whilst reading some old documents of her mother's Valerie finds some clues about who Trudy was, who she might be and who her father might be. The first clue brings her to Obdam. Here, Valerie steps out of the train at Obdam’s station and sees the Sint Victor Church on the background. Trainstation Obdam, Stationsweg.

They do build new houses in Obdam.

Valerie visits Wim Gerritsen (Joop Doderer) and she is basically kicked out by this brutal car dealer who doesn’t want to say anything to Valerie. Oosteinderweg 5 and 7, Wognum.

The old garage was torn down recently and these new houses are constructed on the old location. Here, Frank also spoke to the new owner who told him that this location is the oldest location were houses were constructed in Wognum. There is even a painting in the Westfries Museum in Hoorn of this location in the 16th century. We from 'Reelstreets' say to the owner of this house: Dank u wel!

After the funeral Valerie visits her mother’s notary, van Mourik (Wim Bary), to discuss some things regarding the heritage. Intersection Grote Oost and Wijdebrugsteeg, Hoorn.

Pedestrians only!!

Valerie parks her bike in front of the notary’s house. The notary tells Valerie that her mother was part of a group of friends a long, long, time ago. He does not know much about that group but he advices Valerie to let the police find out who her mother and father actually were. Grote Oost 53, Hoorn.

Minimal changes during the past 3 decades.

In the evening when Valerie wants to go to a party with some friends of hers the mysterious car shows up again and this time it is Valerie who is the prey. She barely escapes by jumping in the water. When she returns home she notices that there is someone in her garden. It turns out to be her neighbour Ria de Jong (Marlous Fluitsma). Why is she acting so strange? What is her secret? Inspector Mellema tells her that Valerie’s mother had a brother but he vanished. Kanaaldijk, West-Graftdijk.

Valerie can’t take it any more and leaves the house to go to a hotel in Amsterdam. Damrak, Amsterdam. Almost the exact same spot can be seen at Capture 3 in 'Moord in Extase'.

As usual, Amsterdam is under construction and line 25 was rolling here until 14 December 2013. They are going to make a new line 25 and that one will go all the way to Uithoorn.

Valerie checks in at hotel Brinker. Kerkstraat 136-138 Amsterdam.

Hotel Brinker seems unchanged by the years and even the signs outside are the same. Nice to see that some things don’t change over the years.

Valerie walks aimlessly through the streets of Amsterdam with her soul under her arm. The royal palace on the Dam, Amsterdam.

Valerie has left the scene and a crow returned. These were depressing days for this poor child.

She sits on a bench. Location: Unknown

She buys a newspaper at a bookstore. Reguliersbreestraat 30, Amsterdam.

Here we see the old cinema 'Cineac'. This was a cinema were the filmjournal was shown back in the days. It is designed by Jan Duiker and was opened in 1934. Since 2006 DJ Tiesto is part owner of this complex and Frank has his serious doubts for the future of this magnificent building.

To her surprise, Valerie spots Ria, her neighbour, stepping out of a car and she rushes into the red light district. Almost the exact location can be seen at Capture 4 from 'Moord in Extase'. Papenburgsteeg intersection Damrak, Amsterdam.

Little has changed here over the years.

Valerie follows Ria in the red light district. What is she doing here? Warmoestraat intersection Oudebrugsteeg, Amsterdam.

From a pizzeria to Grizzly bar. We wonder which one is better (or worse).

She keeps on following her neighbour until Ria walks into a location where they have peepshows. Valerie is in doubt; What is going on here?? Hesitantly she enters the building and sees that her neighbour is a stripper. Lange Niezel, Amsterdam.

What happened to these nice bars.. Are they all replaced by legal drugstores?

The day after, she takes a taxi back home. She goes to the police station to find out if there has been some progress. Inspector Mellema gives her a photo where she stands, as a little girl, next to an unknown grave with Trudy. She wants to find the grave. Is that where her real father and mother are? Kanaaldijk, West-Graftdijk.

A few houses are newly constructed here.

Valerie is checking all the graveyards in the neighbourhood to see if she can find that mysterious grave. Sint Jacobus Major church, Kerklaan 37, Akersloot.

A few new graves and yeah, people die by the years.

Here, another graveyard, where she finds the location of the unknown grave. It belongs to C.J.M. Verkerk. Is he her father?? Or is it the grave next to it: Hugo and Margo van Vliet? A pastor of the church tells Valerie that Trudy’s brother Bob Jaspers (Rijk de Gooyer) lives nearby. She goes to him. He has the birth card of Valerie and yes, she is the daughter of the late Hugo and Marga van Vliet. Later that evening she returns to Bob’s place again only to find out that he has been murdered. Sint Victor church, Dorpstraat 149, Obdam.

Nothing changed except more plants.

Later that night Valerie returns home and it seems that the murderer is in the house. There is a struggle and the murderer gets killed. And the murderer is……. Notary van Maurik. It turns out he wasted all the money Hugo and Marga van Vliet left behind and he wanted to cover it up by killing all the people who were close to them. Kanaaldijk 49, West-Graftdijk.

And again thanks to the marvellous and enthusiast son of the original owners for his co-operation on location with Frank. Not for nothing that Frank lives in this neighborhood.

Once more Valerie visits Trudy’s grave. Location: Unknown

Valerie on her bike returning home. All and all it is over but it is far from a happy end. Kanaaldijk, West-Graftdijk, Kamerhop next to the ferry to Spijkerboor.

Where did all that sand go to????