During the eighties, a Brussels criminal gang commits one violent robbery after another on money transports. The pivotal figure is Patrick Haemers: top gangster with star allures, blue eyes, nicknamed 'Le grand blond'. Together with gang members Philippe Lacroix, Thierry Smars and later Basri Bajrami, he makes his way to the top of crime. De Bende Haemers is a revealing reconstruction of the life of a rich man's son who became public enemy number one. The series offers a unique insight into the workings of one of the most violent crime gangs in Belgium.