Lord & Master

Private detective, Valentijn Rixtus Bentinck Valentine sneaks into a party. In a series of unfortunate coincidences, Valentijn is arrested and becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. At the police station, he meets beautiful and ambitious prosecutor, Suze Geleijnse.

When Valentijn realizes a painting he owns-'Girl in Kimono', a Breitner-is a forgery, he joins Suze at the Municipal Museum in The Hague to find information about the false Breitner. But while there, an exhibition by an artist who makes sculptures of deceased human bodies goes horribly wrong.

To help Suze, Valentijn checks himself into a psychiatric clinic for the wealthy. When a patients is murdered, Valentijn searches for suspects amongst the patients and staff. Meanwhile, new information triggers memories for Valentijn.

Suze’s mentor, Simon den Oever, is killed in a terrible car accident. When it is found that the brakes were sabotaged, Suze believes Valentijn knows a witness to the accident and recruits him to investigate.

Valentijn decides to visit his old classmate, Jean-Paul van Garderen, who just became head of the medical faculty, where samples of a lethal virus have gone missing. When one of Garderen’s colleagues dies from an infection from the stolen virus, it appears to be murder.

Suze requests Valentijn’s help in entertaining renowned violinist Monica Altobelli. He is honored to accompany the musician in between performances, but the fun is soon off when Monica's Stradivarius violin disappears. During the search of the famous violin, Valentijn finds a dead violin-maker.

Valentijn poses as a writer covering the anniversary of a famous ball to get closer to suspects threatening to rob attendees. Despite his best efforts, one wealthy family robbed so Valentijn must work to recover the jewelry.

Because of a personal connection, Suze asks Valentijn to look into the businessman interested in the Beaufort family estate. Valentijn and Suze join the Beauforts for their annual hunt, but things take a turn when a stray bullet hits home.

While preparing for a production of Shakepeare’s MacBeth, the theater director becomes the victim of an acid attack. Valentijn goes undercover as the new fight choreographer to find the perpetrator, and Suze is approached by a photographer who has evidence against the offender.

Suze suspects a major company of being involved in a pyramid scheme that also affects Thaddeus Boarding School where Valentijn was raised and risks her career to warn Valentijn. When Valentijn digs deeper into the case, he soon becomes involved in a conspiracy and must put his own life at stake to help the school.