"WITHOUT APPARENT MOTIVE" ""Our story is a man's adventure in search of a hidden truth and it wouldn't be an adventure if it did not happen to a man fit for it."" "Hello Mr Carella, welcome back home." "Going right to the precinct?" "Keep in touch?" "If you want me just whistle, alright?" "Day 1" "Please give me a voice test." "My name is Julien Sabirnou and I'm sick of this stupid show." "Once more camera 5." "My name is Julien Sabirnou and I'm sick of this stupid show, ok?" " Good morning sunshine." " Hello Julien." "As the next mystery object we'll use the tip of your ear." "Can you imagine the questions?" "Excuse me." "If your mother finds out..." "No, stop preaching." " Will you at least come for lunch?" " Mom tells you that every morning?" "My stepfather doesn't like you." "It's an old story." "Was it a woman?" "I don't see the banks as a problem, we'll get a long term mortgage." "Look at that property, you won't find the like anywhere." "As I said you can make an arrangement, you'll get a loan, no problem at all." "Here are the contract proposals." "You see the actual risk..." "Look out, help me, help me." "Slowly, slowly, watch his head." "Carefully." " You heard anything?" " No, he just he fell against me." " Just like that?" " Right." " They must've used a silencer." " Oh well." "Did he say something before he fell?" "No, he was looking for something." " What?" " Some papers." " What papers?" " Here they are, Mr Carella." "Thanks Di Bozzo." "Hey, do you see anyone?" "We found this in his bag." " Well Doumé?" " The cartridge." "22 long rifle, imagine how many there are in France." "This won't be easy." "Shall I call the family?" "Better let me, I already know them." "Some details up there..." " Mr Barroyer." " Yes." " Check the original plan." " For you..." " She says it's personal." " Thanks." "Morning, how are you?" "Your husband?" "Oh well." "Fine, see you at the club then?" "I love you, bye." "Inspector?" "Any news?" "No Mlle Forest, it's your stepfather..." "He's dead." "Shot by a sniper." "How horrible for my mother." "When did you see him for the last time?" "An hour or so ago." " And where?" " He drove by the square..." "I was with Julien Sabirnou, with the TV team." " And did he stop to talk?" " Yes." " What did he say?" " Nothing important." "Well Mlle Forest, the last thing he ever said..." "And that's important." "He disliked to see me with Julien Sabirnou." "Sabirnou the guy from the show?" "Is that all?" " Put something on Sandra." " No not now mother." "Go and change." "I thought you'd finished this case." "It concerns your husband, madam Forest." "You'll need all your courage, my dear Mme Forest..." "You know my wife and I are with you in this terrible ordeal." "Thank you, you're very kind but I'm not alone right now." "Did he receive any threats?" "Threats... from whom?" "He had no enemies." "You must pardon me for asking madam Forest..." "Was... your husband faithful?" "What do you mean?" "Did you know everything about him?" "My husband was a marvellous man." "It's really awful." "No, I can't disturb her now." "I'll tell her." "Bye." "Not now please." "Thank you, it's very kind." " Was he an admirable man?" " Admired would be more like it." "Why's that?" "Does my stepfather's private life really interest you?" "Mlle Forest, everyone's private life interests me." "Get me the Andriana case." "You'll find narcotics there." "The one involving the Forest girl." "Are the two cases connected?" "You're not paid to think..." "get me the files." "Why did he do with this?" " Studied insects." " Or start forest fires." "That's nitpicking, today we've other priorities." " Will I see you later?" " If I get rid of my husband." "Blood!" "What happened?" "We found this in his handkerchief." "So what?" "Think it's normal?" "I'm sorry ma'am, the mystery object cannot be found in your apartment." " Sorry." " Thanks for trying." " Your name sir?" " M Remi." "Well, Mr Remi?" "Mr Sabirnou, can I beat my wife with the object..." "I mean the mystery object?" "Beat your wife?" "No sir, I'm sorry." "Same type man, same type wound." "I bet the lab report will be the same." "It's surely a madman." "So the killer's after 40 years old men who are married... and have money." "Sounds promising." "We need to investigate their pasts." " Political pasts?" " Political, sexual, financial." " A stink that'll make in town." " And all of France possibly." "And I have a pretty date tonight." "A little chastity won't hurt you." " Got another?" " Sure." "That all?" "Open the window." "No comment please." "Good morning commissioner." " Well, what have you?" " Same bullets, same crime." " That's efficient." " We just started the investigation." "You've nothing else?" "Excuse me sir, the file on Sandra Forest" "Thanks, get me Di Bozzo at the Forest home." "I'll take it on this line." "Yes commissioner, I have two dead bodies." "Amusing." "Wait a minute." "Political..." "I'm telling you it's political." "Two interesting facts:" "Forest and Barroyer didn't know each other." "Madam Forest met her astrologer at the time of the act." "A certain Hans Kleinberg." " Hans what?" " Klein... berg." "Please check all the leftist organisations," "I recognise the pattern." "Terrorise the middle classes, spread hysteria and then..." "Take over the government." "Maybe the CIA's behind all this, or it might be NATO." "How can you overlook them?" "Let's try to talk seriously about this commissioner." "I'm asking if you'll be serious now..." "Mr Carella." "How do you know Kleinberg?" "Through my husband." "Your husband was interested in astrology?" "No, he did have some business with him though." "Did you know that Forest was a paramilitary in the Algerian war?" "And Barroyer...?" "With 18 he was known as a card carrying communist." "And with 22 they fired him, you know why?" "Beating up the cell commander." "What does that prove?" "In my youth I was an anarchist," "I couldn't stand the establishment." "Forest and Barroyer didn't know each other maybe however... said among us, there was something connecting them." " It's confidential." " I'm listening?" "Secret bank accounts in Switzerland." "Well if you want to swap secrets here's a good one, commissioner..." "I'd say about half the middle class here in Nice... maintain secret bank accounts in Switzerland." "Well then I'll give you a further tip Mr Carella." "As a personal favour, I must insist on that..." "I know who smuggles the funds, I'd say his job's somewhat unorthodox..." "Let me say, he's able to tell someone's fortune... but simultaneously he's able to bank it." "Kleinberg the astrologer?" "Right." "Try to relax." "The influence Saturn is neither significant... nor of much importance to your astral plane, can hardly do..." "You don't seem to really... be in tune." "Let's forget Saturn, ok?" "Tell me rather how you got Forest's and Barroyer's money into Switzerland." "It's a one man operation, Switzerland is my country." "I only did it to help." "If not me they'd just have asked someone else." "Excuse me." "Mr Di Bozzo my assistant, Mr Kleinberg the well known Swiss astrologer." "Up here you're a beautiful target." "We'll be in touch." "And now a very charming contestant." "Alright Mlle, do you have any idea what the mystery object is?" "Go on Mlle, speak up." "DOUBLE MURDER MYSTERY" "Drop everything, we'll concentrate on this exclusive." " Get me a line to Paris." " Right away." " Think it's political this story?" " It could be an old score." "That's absurd, the mafia doesn't exist here in France." "And Carella the detective, is he well known?" "He certainly is." "He's one of the best they ever had." "And he's the one who broke up that "Andriani" traffic and dope ring." "But wasn't Forest's stepdaughter mixed up in the Adriani ring?" "Mixed up is one way to put it." " In fact she help to turn them in to Carella." " Oh wow." "Would a rifle with a scope be listed here?" " No, only pistol sales on file." " Great." "Thanks." "Mr Carella?" "Please come quick, there's a prowler in the garden." " Where's your mother?" " In her room." "Lock the doors, I'll be right over." " Come out or I'll shoot." " Don't be an idiot." "And when I think of how my mother admired him." "You've no idea what can be found when you dig in people's lives." " What's going on?" " Nothing, mom." "Hello." " Who is it?" " Hello Jocelyne, is it you?" "I can't believe it, Carella?" "What happened, changed your mind?" "I wondered how you are." " Are you free tomorrow?" " Where?" " My place." " Alright, I'll be there." " Will you buy me lunch?" " Sure, till tomorrow, bye." "Let me hang onto this." "Day 2" "Don't be upset but for the time being we'd better not be seen together." "I'm not upset." "My future son-in-law is Aquarius and my daughter is Taurus." "And my future son-in-law's mother is Aries, imagine!" "Only I have been unable to find out when his father was born." "Well, the only thing I can possibly tell you now madam is..." "To me, your astral signs are confused, most complicated... but I told you that last month." "You also said you'd help me predicting the future." "Oh no, I'm sorry." "Help!" "Come on, help me." "We can't put men on every rooftop." "We're getting reinforcements." "A team is on it's way to Geneva." "Paris, sir." "Ah, the ministry, they'll be here soon, you'll see." "Yes." "Police headquarters." "Family, friends, contacts, employees, mistresses, buddies in the army..." "Check everyone who knew Forest, Barroyer or Kleinberg." "It's in their past." "We don't have enough men." "Within 24 hours we'll have half the French force here." "Jocelyne, I'll have lunch now." "You'll lock everything up, won't you?" " See you later." " Bon appetit doctor." "Yes." "Right." "Better check it out." "It's nice you surprised me." "I thought perhaps everything had ended." "That I'd lost my appeal." "Physically I mean." "It's hard to let go a lovely woman with whom you've tried to live for 2 years." "I'm flattered." "Did you know Tony Forest?" "Bastard!" " Therefore you called." " Yes." "Did you know him?" "Before you I knew other men... and among them was Tony Forest." "And why's your name written in red in his notebook?" " Have you seen him lately." " About a week ago." "Why?" "Why not?" "Did Tony Forest say anything that could interest me?" "Yes..." "That he loved me." "And Barroyer, did you know him?" "I've never slept with him if that's what you mean." "What do you think?" "That I cast a spell on the two of them?" "But you knew them." "So what?" "That doesn't make it a crime." "Barroyer I knew at the university." "Tony Forest went there also." "I was studying medicine." "Kleinberg, heard of him?" "Actually I came here today because thought... that you'd changed your mind since our vacation." "Not for this interrogation." " You mentioned Kleinberg?" " Yes, mean anything to you?" "Jocelyne, was he also with you at the university?" "Leave me alone, Carella." "In 48 hours I've haven't found a clue for these 3 murders." "He is dead." "Come on, let's talk more quietly." "What d'you like?" "Whisky?" "Martini?" "Mr Carella, could I possibly help you?" " Call the police, they shall block off the area." " Okay." " You knew this woman?" " She was my friend." " She'd just left you?" " Yes." " Did she know anything we could use?" " The proof!" "Looks as though he missed her first time around." " You didn't hear any shooting." " No." "He readjusted his sights while she was with you." " And who was he?" " What do I know?" "No, it wasn't like this." "I wouldn't have missed on the first shot." "May I know why you asked her to come here?" " What are you doing?" " Have you noticed?" "They were all killed in the same neighbourhood." " We'll leave you alone." " No, wait." "You were asking me a question?" "I wanted to know why she came here today." " She was listed in Forest's diary." " A diary?" "Yes, a diary containing numbers of all the girls he had slept with." " He also grades them." " What grade did she get?" "A damn good grade!" "We've got to verify all those addresses." "Investigate every woman there." "That might be the first clue that connects the victims." "We have to go back to Forest, meet his wife." "And talk with his stepdaughter Sandra." "C'mon, let's go." "Look, it's really hard to explain." "I'm next on the list." "How are you involved in this business?" "I'm deeply involved in the affair." " They'd never dare with a person like you." " Sorry?" "What does that mean?" "Actually the others aren't better than me." "And what keeps you from going to the police?" "No Mlle, leave me alone, I've signed enough." "Listen..." "Could you help me so I'm not compromised." "Please help me." "Could you get me something?" "What you want?" "Day 3" "And now the news:" "At Nice the mad sniper's has committed his 4th murder." "This morning Mlle Jocelyne Rocca was... shot down as she was walking out of police inspector Carella's home." "It appears she went there of her own free well to... volunteer information concering the mysterious killer." "The police have found a lead?" "Let's hope so because since yesterday Nice is... living in terror wondering who the sniper will chose next." " What about the Forest girl?" " Busy rehearsing." "She has a part in a play at the university, the director is Palombo." "He's the drama coach there." "Let's go." "The second time in 24 hours someone mentions the university." "First was Jocelyne yesterday." "It's where she knew Tony Forest, Barroyer and our astrologer Kleinberg." "And today Sandra Forest is supposed to be there." "Interesting." " Where's Doumé?" " At the precinct." "Mr Carella... may I ask you why you keep washing your hands?" "Sure, just ask me about it." "We would never meet again." "Never ever." "Why should the memory bring such sadness?" " No stop." " It's really hard." "Shall we begin again?" "It's not bad but..." " What's the matter?" " I dunno." "You're so uptight, it's as if... well..." " Shall we begin again?" " Sure, we've got time." "We're here to rehearse." " Who wrote this play?" " The old phoney directing it." " Is it a melodrama?" " No, a crapodrama!" "C'mon kids, from the beginning." " How's it called?" " Nothing, it's changing every time." "How you mean?" "Well, this time the title would be Sandra but... last time he did it, 8 or 10 years ago, he called it Juliette." "Juliette." "Juliette." "Juliette my darling, isn't it about time you go to the police?" "I think they're interested in your story." " Did you ever know Tony Forest?" " Yes, I knew Tony Forest." "But as for the rest, it'd be difficult to remember because..." "I've had so many ex-students been involved in my cultural studies." "Good morning gentlemen." "Mr Palombo, do you need me any more?" "No, thank you Mlle Forest." "What courage she has." "It must be hard for her to just come and rehearse." "Mr Palombo, we've been looking for any possible clue in this affair." "If you know anything you should speak up now." "And why, why me?" " What could..." " Did you know Jocelyne Rocca?" " Did you know her?" " Yes I knew her." "And Hans Kleinberg..." "Kleinberg..." "It's a long time ago." "I must ask you to follow us to police headquarters." "You'll have to rehearse the play without me for the time being." " I've to get my jacket." " Go ahead." "Take him in, don't wait for me." " What if I took you in?" " For what?" "For breaking and entering a municipal building possibly." "Who asked you to come here and ransack this office?" "Now look here Mlle Forest..." "This is not the first time you gave us a heads up." "I promised not to say anything." "Promised someone from TV possibly?" "Possibly." " Do you know the time for that TV show?" " About noon." " Doumé!" " I know that voice, it's Carella." " Yes." " Take a motorcycle, with... the traffic at noon it's hopeless in a car." "Go La Place Rossetti... where they do the TV show..." "Do what you can to get there and protect Sabirnou." " Know who that is?" " Yes, he's the MC." "Right." "Protect him even if you're shot in his place, he must be protected." " Did you get that?" " Why?" " He's next on the list." " What list?" "Hurry up now, or wait... tell Di Bozzo to block off the area as fast as he can." "Go now!" "You're always turning up?" "Any idea who the killer could be?" "No." "The Mystery Object Show had been temporarily cancelled." "To remind you of the clues:" "The mystery object is quite small, round... you can buy it in a store... and it's always sombre in colour." "Sir..." "Mr Sabirnou, the mystery object, is it the barrel of the rifle... that someone means to kill us all with?" "Let's try to stick to the game, sir." "We are very sorry for the interruption." "Your ID!" "Excuse me, could I please have your attention." "Your honour, commissioner, assistant commisioner, colonel... my ladies." "This is the programme of a play performed at... the university of Nice's cultural centre 8 years ago." "The first four amateur actors:" "Antoine Forest, Pierre Barroyer," "Hans Kleinberg and Jocelyne Rocca..." "Have all been killed in the same order as they're listed in the programme." "Therefore the fifth victim should've been Julien Sabirnou." "He is now in protective custody in this building." "Francis Palombo, who wrote "Juliette"... a somewhat innocuous psychodrama, I spent a few hours reading it..." "Francis Palombo is also here, undergoing interrogation." "The two other persons in the program..." "Henry Vallée and Juliette Vaudreuil, we currently try to find them." "So why exactly today, after 8 years... does professor Palmobo suddenly revive his play?" "This is the point on which Mr Palombo is now being questioned... and not answered satisfactorily." "In any case, there clearly exists between these 8 people... some connection which has caused someone to take this course of murder." "The two women could be somewhat difficult to find." "Possibly they're now married and gave away their maiden names." "However, we've sent out search notices." "Don't underestimate the Paris police." "I've confidence in Carella, excuse me." "We already have four corpses, we can't afford further mistakes." "Carella, you're not making this personal on account of Mlle Rocca?" "Where are you going?" "I'll meet Juliette Vaudreuil's parents..." "Di Boozo found out where they are." "Use the lead "Inspector Carella states the murderer won't kill any more."" "Yes, end quote, make that the headline." " Inspector Carella?" " Madam." "Helène Dumont." " Excuse me I have to hurry." " Helène Dumont, born Vallée." "Helène Vallée." "What made you come to see me, Madam Vallée..." "Madam Dumont?" "Don't you think he means to kill everyone who was in that play?" "You know who it is?" "I don't know." "What have you done all this time, Madam Dumont?" "Staying in Saint-Tropez." " And now you got scared?" " Of course I'm scared..." "I told my husband someone seems to be after... everyone who's in Juliette." "And what did he answer?" "He thought I'm crazy." "His meant I'd just bother you and you won't listen to me." "You did well, Mme Dumont." " Will you come with me?" " Alright." "You drive." "Shouldn't we put her under protection too?" "Sit in front." "Can't you answer any of my questions?" "You did the play and then you all went for a drink at Palmobo's home." "Yes, we got a bit drunk." " Was Juliette Vaudreuil there?" " Yes..." "All the girls were there." "Do you know if Juliette got married since then or what's become of her?" "No idea." "Everyone had fun at the party?" "I think so." "We stayed the whole night..." "Only Palombo was tired and went to bed early." "Did anything special happen that night?" "Yes, we made love." "Who "we"?" "Everyone." "But did it begin... naturally?" "Didn't anyone only flirt?" "With one exception I believe we all were intimate, but never all together." " And so?" " So what..." "And so... there were two to begin, then four, then six..." "Did you meet again afterwards?" "Yes, now and then... but of course not Juliette." "It wasn't pleasant for her and she dropped out because..." " they had forced her to drink." " Who they?" " The guys." " And they had pushed her." " Pushed or raped?" " Raped." " And you?" "No, nobody raped me." " And what were you doing?" " Nothing..." "I watched it." "Helène Vallée told me about your little orgy." "Why didn't you tell me about it?" "It's not easy to discuss such things." "I tried to forget all that..." "But it's haunting me..." "I'm sick of it." "You were ashamed so you got rid of them." "You feared your secrets would be uncovered... so they had to be eliminated." "You're crazy." "I didn't murder anyone." "I'm not capable..." "to pull the trigger." "If you can't pull the trigger, why do you own a 9mm handgun?" " I'm a collector." " It was loaded." " You kept it on your night table." "Why?" " For protection." " Afraid of what?" " It all." "It was after Forest and Barroyer were murdered, I got scared... very scared... then there was Kleinberg I knew what it meant." "You should've come earlier." "I suppose so, but there was a scandal, my career..." "You're afraid of a scandal rather than of dying?" "You decide to perform your play again after 8 years..." "And you get Forest's stepdaughter to play the lead..." "Why?" "It's a coincidence, an accident." "Is this a coincidence?" "We found it in your home." "You recognise her?" "Yes, it's Juliette Vaudreuil." "And this is Sandra Forest, don't you think there's a certain resemblance?" "When I saw Sandra Forest in the library I couldn't believe it." "I'd written the play for Juliette." "I was in love with her, in a platonic way..." "And the... that night..." "I swore I'd never perform that silly play again but... meeting Sandra was just too much for me." "Mr Palombo, 3 questions:" "Do you think the murders are connected with the your restage of your play?" "If not please explain why nothing of this sort happened before this year." "Is Juliette Vaudreuil capable of murder?" "I dunno." "Once before this she put herself under a long treatment." "I told her to go to the clinic." "Yes, we know." "Very upset, a somatic trauma I believe." "Yes, it was somatic and psychological." "Juliette my darling, I'm awfully sorry to have to insist but..." "I do think it would be best for you to go to the police." "Really, Juliette." "You're in serious danger, darling, I'm sure they're interested." "I just can't tell them." "Well, you don't need to tell them anything." "But they'll protect you." "But I don't go anywhere, so there's no risk." "You go out seldom but... there's still a chance the killer will find you." "They couldn't hurt me because you're there." "Perry?" "You're right." "Yes, of course." "Certainly I'll protect you." "Day 4" ""In Nice reporters and curious onlookers waited on for hours in vain last night." ""No new clues or information have been reported..." ""after a long night of interrogations by inspector Carella and his team." ""The countless questions remain unanswered."" " Any new stuff?" " No, just routine." "A homicide report from the Saint-Jouin." "The body of a street cleaner... found this morning near the main harbour." "Ok, see if you can get me more details on it." "At the moment, all dead bodies interest me." "It's just a poor old man." "Apparently strangled." "The time of death was set to around 4:00 pm yesterday." "No trace of any sort of long rifle, nothing." "This has nothing to do with our case." "Your suspects are here now, you ready to interrogate them?" "Hello, sir, have you slept well?" "Excuse me, Carella, good morning." "Why should anyone kill a poor old guy?" "What if he was a witness to something?" "That's a theory... but you have 3 witnesses who are very concrete." "Palombo's interests me most, none of his arguments hold up." "Start with him then." "I thought you'd make anybody talk." "Anyway, we need more details on this new case." "May I talk inspector Carella?" "No, my name will tell him nothing." "My name's Perry Rupert-Foote, I'm British... and I'm Juliette Vaudreuil's husband." "I'd like you to protect my wife." "Right, that's it." "Oh no, you'd better come here." "It's the Hotel Regina, Parc Signère, apartment 296, use the stairs." "Inspector, one last thing, you should be very gentle with my wife." "She's very fragile." "My wife will be with you in just a second." " May I please wash my hands?" " Of course." "Over there." " May I?" " Please do." "Sir..." "I count on you." "Be assured Mr Rupert-Foote, we'll treat her extremely gentle." "Stop here, Doumé." "How long it's been since you had sex with your husband?" "Or maybe you've never had sex at all?" "But he loves you... and so he wanted to avenge you." "He wanted to wash away the assault... wash away the disgrace." "So he started to get rid of them..." "one after the other, with or without your approval." "But you were aware of something, weren't you?" "You must've suspected something." "Am I guessing right, madam Rupert-Foote?" "Am I guessing right, madam Rupert-Foote?" "I don't want to stay here any longer." " Here, this will save me going back." " I was hoping you wouldn't leave us." "For you the case is a success, for me it's been a disaster." "I won't return." "Carella, look..." "We found this near the crime scene." "It was Juliette's husband who strangled him, you were right." "Well, you still don't feel for staying with us?" "Goodbye sir." "Subs:"