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Sun, Oct 30, 2005
Flirtatious Dutch charm singer Martin Morero enjoys his success, popularity and money, and moves to the fancy Holland suburban villa area the Gooik, with his (cheated on, so guilt-)spoiled wife Cheryl Morero, who is clearly out of her depth with both their paparazzi-attracting profile and the posh neighborhood's society expectations, so she's greatly relieved when friendly neighbor Willemijn Lodewijkx takes charge of organizing the megalomaniac housewarming party in a not even finished villa like a seasoned circuit semi-professional. Alas Willemyn only does this so well because their adolescent son Roderick and two younger daughters no longer really need mothering and her husband, stuffy good provider Evert Lodewijkx, is sexually disinterested (jerking off in the shower). Worse is neighbor Claire van Kampen, a ruthless divorce lawyer, who bitches even at her perfect husband Anton van Kampen and swears eternal revenge on the upstarts, starting with a ban on all social contacts, after an accidental delivery of soil damaged her garden fence. Free of frustrations is nymphomaniac neighbor Anouk Verschuur, a hedonistic sculptor who shamelessly jumps any hunky bones, from her studly young nude models to Claire's prospective client -hence 'ripe to pick'- freezer salesman Joost, and largely leaves caring for her daughter Vlinder to Thai au-pair Tippi Wan. The late-evening party is a success, but as Claire refuses to accompany Anton, even arranges Joost's two-faced ex-to-be to come round as solo-client just then, he goes alone and falls for Anouk's flirting, alas too literally: stripped to his boxers athletic Anton dives into the pool, which alas isn't illuminated, at Willemyn's suggestion to hide it's unfinished and empty...
Sun, Nov 6, 2005
Now Anton has sadly fallen to his accidental nearly naked death in the empty Moreno pool, Martin and Cheryl just worry how it looks to the press, and heartless new widow Claire shows no emotion for her late husband nor for her orphaned teenage daughter Merel who is quickly hooking up with boys, notably Roderik, soon caught by both mothers, while Claire bitches to the notary for taking some time to clear Anton's inheritance. When bombarded with questions at the funeral, where Evert holds a fine eulogy for Anton, Anouk can't wait to get her morning costume off- and the man's, yet even more eagerly throws him out realizing a flight has landed: it's her hunky ex, pilot Tom Blaauw, Merel's sweet, studly dad, who meets the stranger who now waves a police detective badge: inspector Debussy, investigating Anton's death, which Claire hopes to see the Morenos tried for. Martin would sever all contact, Cheryl won't give up her new friends, so she brings Willemyn to the recording studio anyhow, who runs off after noticing the backup singers shamelessly flirt with her fallen idol Martin and is disbelieved as 'prudish prune' when she tells Cheryl. Debussy finally reports to his disappointed employer, surprisingly Claire's notary, that Anton probably just had an accident, while the widow expects to find a fortune in the bank-safe she didn't tell him about, but it contains only junk and- nude pictures of Anton having gay sex....
Sun, Nov 13, 2005
Claire vandalizes Anton's grave, furious about his gay pictures. Martin's generosity sounds fake after Cheryl reads his saucy text messages, so she joins Dr. Rossi's therapy group. She explains how her lap-dog compensates for a miscarriage, and to investigate Matrin's suspected infidelity hires P.I. Holtrop, who soon brings pictures of him kissing someone. Then she starts tailing him, only to 'catch' him in a hotel with his new international, male producer Ewan; they make up in the bedroom. Holtrop is also hired by Claire, but says it's a deceased airline purser. Belinde, whose husband has left her, is consoled by her boss at his home but Willemijn mistakes this for an affair. Anouk's Thai maid Tipi Wan, who was scolded for her shopping, sulks trying on madam's cloths and perfume while putting the pampered dog outside. Claire's daughter calls Holtrop, she fears her mother took the gun to shoot her father's lover at the airport.
Sun, Nov 20, 2005
P.I. Holstra rushes to purser Bootsma, in fact his own gay friend, and tells him to hide in Amsterdam for Anton's armed widow Claire. In fact she was accidentally diverted by Anouk's hunky ex Tom, long enough to come to her senses and focus on the financial pit he left by seducing Herbert van Bokwijk, the filthy rich husband of divorce client Nouche, an tennis fiend of hers which she even convinces to back down on having him cleaned out, but that will backfire. The same Herbert stands up his youth mate Willemijn, who hoped to make her Lodewijk jealous at the very same dinner at the Morenos' house. Meanwhile son Roderik, whom dear daddy gave extra pocket money to innocently bridge the gap between developing adolescent hormonal passion and getting it satisfied, finds what he really looked for when Tipi wanders in. Tom is pleasantly surprised when his libertine ex started a painting period devoted to female nudes, but disappointed she still values her 'freedom' while he hoped to get back together after dumping his stewardess.
Sun, Nov 27, 2005
Claire camouflages her budget shopping, but must ask oldest friend Willemijn to help pay off fl. 100,000 on her late husband Anton's debt; she refuses on principle. Daughter Merel has no idea and keeps spending. Yet, just when Claire's desperate enough to sell her house. Flemish rep Sluyter makes Cheryl a generous offer to front the 'fast slim' product Hydroslank in Holland, but she hesitates as she wants a baby. Martin only worries about press speculation about their infertility. Willemijn hopes Anouk could talk to Lodewijk about their wilted sex-life, but he's rather too interested, while her own ex Tom.
Sun, Dec 4, 2005
Dr. Rossi now gives therapy to all the housewives: Willemyn, about her lack of love life; Anouck about her guilt for having neglected motherhood; Cheryl about her frustrated child-wish and even Claire, who came to hate/financially prey on all men. Anouck resolves to spend more time with Vlinder and her daddy Tom, but is tearfully shown the door when she tells Willemyn about Evert's crush on her. Evert actually convinced famous London gallery owner Norbert Lexington to come see her work, and he gives her an exposition there; she immediately neglects and looses Tom again. Cheryl is tested fertile, so she must convince Martin to have his sperm checked. Anouck shows Claire a gold-diggers pickup-bar where they meet men they know. Anouck finds herself locked in at Sybold's while Claire falls for the penniless hunky waiter Max.
Sun, Dec 11, 2005
Claire freaks out when she finds daughter Merel's adolescent friend Amir, a refugee, in the bathroom. Robert Bovenlander is prepared to help her financially as a 'private investment', so she dumps sexy waiter Max. Perfect housewife Willemyn thought that Rodrick being kicked out off another school was her worst problem. However Evert asks for a divorce because she no longer interests him 'as a woman'. Anouk still puts her artistic ambitions above Tom, and wants to help hunky tennis instructor Manuel, now the club's secretary has absconded with the treasury. Willemyn thinks of a benefit auction, and insists even after the thief and money are apprehended. After a row with Anouk's hopeless Thai au-pair, a stone is thrown through the window; Tom suspects scorned Evert. Martin's backing vocal mistress, Wendy, still makes him take crazy risks and nags about a musical duet. Cheryl is worried about puppy Sinatra's hearing, but Martin's cellphone bills provide obvious proof and she is fired on the spot, although this is a problem for the recording studio; Martin is still thrown out of his own villa. Martin is desperate to win her back; even choosing a fat new vocal. When Tom drops by to pick up the cuddly toys Cheryl donates to his Bombay children charity, they make love; just then Martin drops 2000 red roses from a plane. Tom romantically outbids Anouk at Manuel's date auction. Dr. Rossi tells- Tippi Wan he gets depressed by listening to all the sob stories.
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Sun, Dec 18, 2005
Now Cheryl has taken Martin back, the doctor diagnoses his slow sperm is hopeless. He forgets about that when she happily reveals she is finally pregnant, and lies to Tom. They'll all realize what happened at the 'pregnancy party' she throws, when Anouk asks Tom to remarry. Meanwhile Willemyn had turned unreasonably aggressive towards Lodewijk after finding out their teenage son, Roderick, is using marijuana. A referral from Cheryl to a plastic surgeon reboots her marital love-life: the divorce seems canceled. Tipi Wan found the pregnancy test and tells Lodewijk she's expecting Roderik's baby, but for 100,000 Euro... Claire's waiter, Max, finds a way to become a financially acceptable alternative for her dirty old courter, Robert Bovenlander, by cheating with her at his new job as roulette croupier, but that has a nasty consequence.