"Oh, the bastards." "Oh, fuck." "MURDERS IN LA ROCHELLE" " Hello, Captain." " Hi, Théo." "Russian Earl Grey with milk?" " Later, thanks." " Here." "Is everyone here?" "The prosecutor is waiting." "Adèle Fabian, she's new." " Sure it's not suicide?" " 100%" "The forensic surgeon is certain." "You know him." "Thank you, gentlemen." "Number the samples." "Ah, Raphael." "We were expecting you yesterday." "Marie cooked." "Sorry, Marwan." "I forgot." "I had reports to write." "Adèle Fabian, prosecutor." "Captain Weiss, police." "Théo, my deputy." "You knew the victim." "Etienne Larcher, all high society knew him." "Married, 3 kids, into real estate." "Must have enemies in real estate." "Yes, probably." "Why he was here?" "No clues on his phone, but I've asked his secretary, he was going to Angloulême at 10 a.m." " Time of death?" " 7:30 to 8:30 a.m." "Strangulation?" "Yes, for now." "But I don't think he struggled." "No obvious marks." "That's post mortem." "It's blood." " But not his." " No wound." "Obviously, hanging in the tower, a letter, brings things to mind." " What?" " The legend of the 7 monks." "You're not from here, you won't know it." "Commander Balmont." " Adèle Fabian." " Lieutenant Gosselin, Théo." "I'm her godfather." "Keep me posted?" "Look." "No marks." "No wound..." "Prosecutor, what is Commander Balmont doing here?" "It's a sensitive case, Captain." "Étienne Larcher knew people," "Cdr Balmont is overseeing the investigation." "Will you cooperate?" "We've not worked together yet, but I can lead the investigation." "Of course, but it's an order from the Prosecutor's Office." "You're not popular with judicial authorities." "I've not tried to find out why, but this was non-negotiable." " What's the legend?" " It was a real blood bath." "It was the mid-16th century." "La Rochelle's Protestant mayor was anti-Catholic." "To terrorise the people, they hung seven monks and left their bodies to rot in public." "The seven martyrs of St Nicolas Tower." "Legend has it their ghosts punish sinners." " And the A on his forehead?" " The seven deadly sins." "The monk's vengeful ghosts punish deadly sins." "A, for "avarice"." "Priests, nuns and parents too have used the legend to keep their children in line." "My mother used it so I'd finish my soup." "She's very young for a commander, isn't she?" "How old do you think she is?" "My age?" "Yes." "If I'd known, I'd have worn my boots." "I don't look like a cop." "To make a good impression, since we don't know her." "Gentlemen, look into" "Etienne Larcher's personal, professional and financial life." "Find out what he did to be punished like this." "Find who did it, and fast." "I'm going to see his family, they don't know." "That will be difficult." "I know them." "Daddy's little girls who get everything they want." "They'll soon find out you're boss." "You're a real champion." "Are you staying at home?" "Dad, I'm here to work." "I'm at a hotel." "Why aren't you in charge?" "Are there issues?" "No." "I'm off, guys." " Lieutenant?" " Yes?" " Can you take my car back?" " Yes..." "We won't bother you long." "Do you know who had a grudge against your husband?" "There is a reference to money." "We're not ruling anything out." "Etienne did real estate transactions." "He bought, he sold, he rented..." "I never heard anything that could endanger him." "Did you talk about work, who he dealt with?" "I wasn't interested." "You must have known if things weren't going well?" "Etienne is from a fancy family, he was meant to be a doctor or lawyer." "He's always had something to prove." "He never talked about his problems, he wanted to control things without showing weakness." "Even to his wife?" "How was your relationship?" "Like any after 23 years of marriage, I think." "I don't think he was cheating on me." "We'd had some rough patches, but not so bad we wanted to separate." "We have 3 children." "Candice, the eldest, is twenty, she lives with us." "The boys are with my parents." "How will I tell them?" "Here, Alexandra." "Thank you, Raphael." "Thank you." "Mrs Larcher, you have a..." "Can't you give her 2 minutes?" "She's just lost her husband." "Hi, captain." "You would have preferred me to hang but you can't always get what you want, as the poet sang." "The poet Mick Jagger." "Sorry, who are you?" "You're not from here." "I'm a family friend, Francis Morange." "Remember that, I'm important." "Can I see your daughter?" "I want to call my parents." "I have to see my boys." " Of course." "Be available to the police." "Alex, if there's anything you want, for you or the kids, I'm here." " Good luck." " Thanks." "I am commander Belmont." "What is your relationship with the victim?" "Etienne was a friend of 30 years." "A part of my life goes with him, school, hard times, when I was a commoner that no one..." "I was asking about the victim." "I was a kitchen hand, then a chef, then bought my boss's restaurant." "I have 5 restaurants, 4 cafés and 2 clubs." "What's the relevance?" "Larcher found me premises to buy for new places, like the last one, Touc-Touc, a great Thai restaurant." "Go there, as my guest." "It's not a bribe, it's a welcome." " Thanks, but no." " I'm being nice." "Don't be surprised people can't stand cops." "What was Larcher working on?" "For the past 3 years, tax exempt property:" "Mauritius," "Guadeloupe, Reunion..." "You'll see at his office." "Did you invest with him?" "No." "I do that locally." "It earns less in the short term, but I have influence for business and things, if you know what I mean." "That's why people are nice to me here." "I'm not from here." "Do your job." "Find whoever killed my mate, that's all I want." "I'd like to know if your father had spoken to you, if he felt threatened." "Yesterday, when he came home, his shirt was torn," "and he had some blood on his lip." "Do you know where he'd been?" "The port." "He went to pay Antoine for my sailing lessons." "Antoine Morange, the sailor?" "Did he hit him?" "When I asked, he got annoyed." "He said it was nothing and made me swear not to tell mum." "I think he was scared." "Is Antoine Francis's brother?" "Yes." "Watch out for Francis, he's dangerous." "Yes." "Is that why you let him do his act?" "I'd forgotten what talking to you was like." "It's been two years." " I wasn't invited." " To come home?" "My home is in Bordeaux." "It's not far." "Give me a rundown on Morange." "Antoine?" "He's a sailor who had his 15 minutes around 1990." "He won 2 or 3 races then messed up the Vendée Globe, the Route du Rhum." "Despite his adventurous looks, he lost boat and sponsors." "What does a jobless sailor do?" "He trained Olympic teams from exotic countries, the Emirates, Vietnam, Jamaica." "Without success." "So he came back." " So he's a loser." " Yes." "But clever and manipulative." "He gets what he wants." "That's him." "Oh, yes." "Hi, Antoine." "We have some questions for you." "Captain Weiss, what ill wind brings you?" "Miss." "Antoine Morange." "Gentleman at sea, pirate on land." "Commander Balmont, police." "How did you buy your boat?" "Benefits?" "I am an excellent sailing teacher." "Did Etienne Marcher lend you the money?" "You couldn't repay him, you fought." "Why borrow from Etienne when my brother, Francis, is loaded?" "My boat's new and expensive." "Francis gave it to me." "Did you hit him?" "Candice says he was here." "I didn't hit Larcher." "He's a friend, I've nothing against him." " Ask him." " He was killed this morning." " Hung in St Nicolas Tower." " What?" " Fuck..." " What happened yesterday?" "Etienne was getting into his car and a guy in black came." "He looked furious." "He grabbed Etienne's throat, hit him and put him in the car." "You did nothing, didn't call the police." "No." "I was going to sea with the kids." "I don't get involved." "Yes." "That's what cowards do." "What did he look like?" "Short brown hair, 30-40, average height, quite strong." "Why don't you like the Moranges?" "No one likes the Moranges." "We endure them." "And Etienne Larcher, a good husband, public figure, beat up and killed." "They say the real man lies in what he hides." "I know that." "You'll soon discover Larcher's secrets." "I'll discover them?" "Are you taking time off?" "You're in charge of the investigation, Commander." "What's up?" "You don't like me running it?" "Not if you're enjoying giving me orders." "It's my first big case as a commander." "You never support me." "What father likes his daughter risking her life?" "Mixing with criminals?" "Why did you choose it?" "Why do you think I became a cop?" "Not easy, eh?" "If I may, boss, let me talk to her." "You have be tactful." "She needs a father figure, someone mature, like me." "Well." "I went to Etienne Larcher's office." "I got his professional files, laptop and accounts." "You're right, to work." "So, Larcher's business?" "For a practical man, like me..." " The point." " My father..." "You told me." "Despite his nice house, Larcher was against the wall." "He'd replace one overdraft with another, tens of thousands of euros, or more." "His schemes look bad." "Francis Morange mentioned a big overseas project." "Royal Eden, in St Martin." "I saw that." "Do you know the investors?" "Here." "The first ones are debtors that Larcher hadn't repaid for 18 months although he promised 10% per year." ""Luçon diocese."" "The church invested in Larcher's project." "Yes." "And the diocese wanted their money back: 75,000 euros." "Three months ago." "The messages from Father Charrier are threatening." ""You have not stolen from me, or the diocese, but from the Lord." ""His punishment will show no mercy."" "You don't think a priest did it?" "The legend, Théo, divine punishment..." "Avarice, a deadly sin." "A killer priest would be crazy." "Marc Charrier, head of finance, short brown hair." "Dressed in black." "Matches the guy at the port." "Oh, fuck... the priest has a criminal record." "I'm dismayed the crime was committed using this obscurantist legend." "You invested a large sum with Etienne Larcher." "Donations?" "I only deal with the spiritual now." "I never liked nor had skill with money." "That's why Father Charrier does it." "He did a lot of work." "It's important." "I suppose you encouraged him on his chosen path, that's good." "It's a deserved reward for work and devotion." "He is filled with pure faith and committed to his earthly and religious commitments." "That's why today we say the seven monks' anguished souls, the seven martyrs, punished by blood-thirsty fanatics, awake at night and visit houses in La Rochelle" "to prepare for the last judgement:" "killing those who have sinned." "But don't worry, it is a made up story." "It's a tale, a legend." "Ghosts are only there to scare children and their parents." "That's all for today." "You can go." "Goodbye." " Police." " Hello, my father." "We have some questions." " Do you know Etienne Larcher?" " Yes, so?" "He's been murdered." "Witnesses saw you assault him yesterday at 5 p.m." "No, surely not." "I was on my way to Rochefort parish." "If that's it, I have a meeting." "That's how you're playing it." "The station will bring back memories." "I'm coming." "You were a tough guy, father." "Assault, theft with violence, robbery..." "You have a thug's CV." "Well done for becoming a priest a few year later." "What a fate." "Paul and the road to Damascus is nothing." "It's the complex of the converted." "With your violent past, you wanted to prove your faith." "No." "My faith is total and sincere." "But uncompromising." "You have no pity for sinners as if you are making up for worse." "When Mr Vercel entrusted you with the finances, you had to succeed." "Larcher offered 10% interest per year." "I met Etienne Larcher two years ago at church, at his son's communion." "I told him I wanted a fast, risk-free investment for the diocese." "So Larcher told you about his Royal Eden project." "He was established, you trusted him, and you invested 75,000 euros." "I never told Mr Vercel." "But Larcher's investment was a big con, like Madoff." "And you'll have to tell your bishop, who trusted you, the diocese is ruined." "You decided to punish Larcher to get revenge." "A for "avarice", your blood on his forehead." "I hit Larcher at the port yesterday, yes." "I was at the end of my tether, he laughed in my face." "He said he'd never be able to return the money, that I... should have put the money in the bank." "Father, where were you this morning between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.?" "In my room." "Praying, as I do every day." "I don't have an alibi." "I didn't kill Larcher." "I'd never break my vows to kill." "Well." "That's enough." "You can think about how this will go in the cells." ""A sin confessed is half pardoned."" "Think about it." "You'll have time." "Excuse me." "It's hard, but I don't think it's him." "He's a priest, but still human, a long criminal record, he beat people up." "You saw the photos." "He could have lost it." "No." "Charrier's not a killer." "He wouldn't renounce his faith." " Oh?" " People change for the better." " Give them a chance." " Mum used to say that." "She was right." "Prosecutor Fabian is in your office." "It's risky having a priest in custody." "Take care of it." "I'm going to see Marwan." "I agree, I don't think Father Charrier is a murderer." "But with his criminal record, a murder charge won't cause a fuss with the prosecutor, he has to be proven innocent." "I'll send my deputy to the diocese, to see if anyone saw him at the time of the murder..." "Now we know each other, may I ask why the high-ups "like you" so much?" "Let's say..." "I've had some problems with Etienne Larcher, and big problems with Francis Morange, an influential man in the area." "As proof," "I'm mysteriously stuck at the rank of captain." "And you're under the orders of a kid." "Yes." "I didn't expect to work under my daughter." "Your daughter?" "Sorry, I didn't know." "Different names." "She took her mother's name as a cop." "To avoid her father's shadow." "I forbade her from sitting the police exams." "She studied international law and became a cop." "A commander at 28." "Yes, well..." "Maybe to get closer to you." "Girls can be funny with their dads." "What does your wife think?" "She died two years ago." "An accident." " Excuse me." "I'm sorry." " No." "It's OK." "The cause of death is hanging." "The victim was conscious, there are signs of premortem hypokinesia." " Muscular paralysis?" "Nervous." "I've started some tests." "I need a comparison of the blood on his forehead with a suspect's blood." "Does he have a crest and wings?" "It's chicken blood." "Is there chicken blood in the legend?" "I'll check." "The murderer adapted the legend." "Why?" "The victim's belongings." "I'll buy you a coffee." "I want to see living people." "Let your father know about the tests." " Hello..." " Answerphone." "I'll tell your friend, don't worry." "I'm happy for you both." "It's the first time you've stayed at home since the burial." "I'm at a hotel." "That's not a good idea, Justine." "We have nothing to say." "Will staying at a hotel help things?" "Two coffees, please." " Thank you." " Yes, on my way." "Your dad's been alone since your mum died." " He needs you." " Why doesn't he tell me?" "I need him too, to do things fathers usually do with their daughters." "Hug me, tell me he misses me, that he's proud of me." "He wasn't at my investiture." "He was there." "At the back of the room." "You miss your mother." "I still think of her." "I didn't even share that with him." "You left La Rochelle, Justine." "He doesn't know how to show his feelings, but he has them, especially for you." "Listen, anyway," "I don't care." "I've moved on with my life." "I'll finish this and go back to Bordeaux." "Do what you want, just... give him a chance." "Promise?" "Ah, Captain." "I'm talking to those who were here at the time of the murder." "The bishop saw" "Father Charrier..." " At Lauds." " Yes." "Morning mass for seminarians." "At the time of the murder?" "It's strange you remember that now, when we're about to charge him." "It's convenient." "You signed the 75,000 euros bank transfer to Larcher." "You are responsible." "You passed it to Father Charrier, covering yourself." "The church was getting fewer donations." "I couldn't find funds to stop the diocese closing for safety reasons." "So I looked for a fast return to finance the work." "I was desperate, completely blind." "I foolishly believed Etienne's promises." "Did you know Father Charrier was doing it to you?" "Swindling you." "Marc told me he'd try to get the money back." "I swear he didn't kill him." "Don't swear, I believe you." "How can I help him?" "Tell the truth, he obeyed your orders." "For a good cause." "He won't go to prison for so little." "Mrs Larcher?" "Sorry, I didn't hear you coming." "I'm elsewhere when I'm gardening." "I empty my mind." "I need to." "Your husband's belongings." "Thank you." "Who gave you those bruises?" "I fell on Antoine's boat." "Excuse me." "My parents." "Thank you for coming." "Hello?" "It's silly smoking weed with the police here." "Commander Balmont." "I'm sorry, I had to calm down." "I don't care about that." "What happened between your parents?" "I saw bruises on your mother." "When he was worked up or had drunk too much, my father hit her." "She didn't tell anyone?" "Only the policeman who was with you, Raphael Weiss." "My mum didn't want to press charges, for my brothers, so she'd call him and he'd protect her when my father was violent." "She went to his during the night several times." "Was this a long time ago?" "A year and a half ago, I think." "What did your father say?" "He couldn't stand it." "He thought they were sleeping together." "Boss?" "Can a lieutenant go out with a senior officer?" "Something's happening with me and the commander." "She looks at me like I'm a chocolate box." "See?" "So, not to boast, but..." "She's my daughter, Théo." "Oh, I'm sorry." "Oh, but..." "OK." "You know, I know Justine a little, I know you," "I like you, you're nice." "I don't want to have to console you." "OK, boss." "I'm not..." "She's been involved with two men:" "one dumped her to become Buddhist, and the other just married... a man." "Oh, yes." "Believe me, Théo." "Forget her." "Can I shower at home?" "Not the hotel?" "Shall I go to a hotel?" "No, no." "Sorry, it's a mess." "You've taken down mum's photos?" "I don't need photos to think of your mother, you know." "You could have put them back." " I live here, Justine." " Yes, I know." "You have female visitors." "One woman." "Alexandra Larcher, can you explain that?" "I noticed marks on Alexandra Larcher's arms." "I tried to make her file a complaint to protect her." "He pressed charges for intimidation." "You threatened to beat him up." " That was dismissed." " You slept with his wife." " No." "Why didn't you tell me?" "She has a motive." "Are you protecting her?" "She didn't kill her husband." "Why?" "Can you give your mistress an alibi?" "How long has it been going on for?" "Were you with her when mum died?" "Justine!" "Justine?" "Justine, I'm sorry." "Open up." "Are you there?" "SORRY." "SEE YOU AT 9 A.M." " Hemlock?" " Yes, sir." "I found a weak dose in Etienne's tissues." "Is it deadly?" "In large doses." "We have a concentration of toxic alkaloid." "It induces progressive paralysis." "That's why Larcher couldn't defend himself." "I hope this is a lead." "If the murderer takes a liking to it, it'll be hard..." "Clean, no marks." "Yes, that's right." "How is it with your girl?" "Complicated." "She thinks" "I'm sleeping with Alexandra Larcher." "I said you were too involved." " You can't save everyone." " Keeps me busy." "Stop, Raphael." "It's been two years." "Come out of your cave." " Aren't dead people your speciality?" "You love your daughter?" "Tell her, show her." "The prosecutor wants me." "How is it with Adèle?" "I heard she likes you, which is surprising." "What do you think of her?" "She's on the cops' side, that's a change." "Ask her out." "What could happen other than a good evening?" "A handsome guy like you, single, it's a waste." "With Justine here?" "Justine needs a happy father." "Go for it for once, think about it later." "I helped a woman." "I did threaten Etienne Larcher so he'd stop hitting her." " I would again, if..." " If he wasn't dead?" "It stays between us," "Captain, but I appreciate your attention to violence." "I'd like to say I've never been intimate with Alexandra Larcher." "It must be hard working with family, so if you can't..." "No problems, Prosecutor." "No problems." " It's my town." " And my investigation." "I'd like Alexandra Larcher to be a suspect." "If Larcher was hitting his wife despite the intervention, she could have planned the crime." "She discovered he had mortgaged the house to pay his debts." "She'd lose everything." "Her husband's death let her and her children save appearances." "Follow that lead." "I interviewed the bishop, you can free Charrier, under judicial supervision." "If you were there this morning, I'd have told you." "Did Marwan say about the hemlock?" "The murderer knows his botany," "Alexandre Larcher is an expert gardener." " Got what you wanted?" " What we wanted." "And a slipped disc." "What wouldn't I do for you" "Cdr Balmont." "I have books about La Rochelle, the wars of religion, the seven monks..." "And botany, poison, and hemlock?" "Pertinent ones are on the top." "And borrowers from the last 6 months." "Good work, Lieutenant." "Call me Théo." "Hey..." "Let's eat together today." "Why?" "Because the captain, your dad, would like us to get to know each other." " We have things in common." "Really?" "I'm not sure my father would know." "He'd like to know you better through me." "Théo." "It's the perfect way to make poison." "Luckily I got the book out." "Oh yes..." "Alexandra Larcher borrowed it." "You're wasting your time." "I didn't kill him." "I didn't know for the loan." "Etienne hid it, as always." "I'm only friends with your father." "Captain Weiss listened to me and protected me when I needed it." "I wondered why he did, if it was for me or a sort of... personal crusade." "So?" "I realised he'd suffered and was very lonely." "Where were you yesterday?" "At the fish market buying fish." "I saw Antoine Morange at the port." "I had to tell her." "Entry for the competition ends tomorrow." "You couldn't put her in?" "She's just lost her father." "Exactly, Candice isn't ready." "She wouldn't manage which would mess her up." "Where were you yesterday at 8 a.m.?" "Going to bed." "A party on my boat dragged on." "Did you see anyone?" "Alexandra, coming from the market." "She didn't do in her husband." "If she sniffed to your father, he would have arrested him for battery." "I remember you now." "You were a very cute girl." "Why be a cop with your looks?" "What should I have done?" "Receptionist?" "Your father had reasons, but you?" "What do you know about my father?" "He's your father, ask him." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "I'm a bit embarrassed, but I think your daughter likes me." "Really?" "Alexandra Larcher has an alibi." "Where are we?" "We're examining Larcher's investors." " Do you know Antoine Morange well?" " Why?" "He said some strange things about why you became a cop, what I asked you without answer." "Boss, you're going to kiss me." "The other boss." "He scammed 300,000 euros from Francis Morange for his Royal Eden project." "That's about what Morange earns in a month." "Why kill his friend for that?" "By principle." "No one steals or scams Francis Morange." "You've been on Morange for a while." "I don't want to be told you're harassing an honest citizen." "Let's discuss the Morange brothers." "Last year, four kids died leaving Francis's clubs." "It was all due to drugs:" "cannabis, cocaine..." "Francis deals drugs?" "No." "He allows it for a big share in sales." "I got a dealer to talk, he disappeared." "I see." "His brother Antoine seduces 20-year olds in the same clubs and turns them into escorts for Francis's clients so they sign contracts." " Charming family." "But it doesn't make them killers." "Prosecutor," "Francis has a motive for killing Larcher." "Let me question him." "Let us question him." "The coffee is as bad as ever." "Etienne Larcher got 300,000 euros from you, and you did nothing?" "Miss, I didn't kill Etienne." "Murders aren't good for the city, so they're not good for my business." "If I were the man your father describes," "Etienne Larcher would disappear." "Yes." "But on the quiet, that's small." "You're flamboyant." "I lost some money, but no matter." "No. 300 000, I don't care." "But you don't fuck with me." "So you killed him." "So I was buying back his mortgage." "His family, homeless." "If you do anything to the Larchers..." "I love the white knight." "Your father's like me, a bigmouth." "That's why I'm not pressing charges for harassment." "That's for pussies." "Mr Morange." "Actually, we are a bit like a cartoon, the coyote trying to catch Road Runner, but the bird always wins, the coyote ends up like an idiot, like you." "This isn't about him." "It is!" "I'm here because of him." "But it's good." "Very good." "I crush anyone who gets in my way," "I make them beggars and the only one left is him." "But without this ankle biter," "I'd have grown fat on my success." "Thanks, Captain." "Really, thank you." "Same for him." "Without me, you'd have lost control when your wife died." "Stop!" "Stop." "Go on, Captain, hit me." "Hit me." "I think I won't be here for long." "Where were you yesterday morning?" "At my hotel." "I spent the night with Miss Stacy." "She left around 9 a.m." "I'm sorry, I don't have the bill." "I can't deduct tax." "I paid cash." " You can check." " What did you pay for?" "A trick or an alibi?" "I see why you've not put him away." " If you always hit him." " Not you, Justine." "You didn't know he was provoking you?" "I didn't recognise you." "I'm getting some air." "Morange, don't talk to or go near my daughter." "Don't worry, she's too old for me." "You're afraid" "I'll tell her your secrets?" "I've changed." "I've taken waves with the swell." "That's right." "Candice, find another sailing instructor." "Bye, Candice." "See you tomorrow for your sailing lesson." "You're a real shit." "No better than your brother." "What?" "She's an adult." "What can I say?" "The older I get, the more girls like me." "One day, I'll come for you." " Hi." " Hello." "Théo, Morange's alibi?" "I talked to Stacy, Séverine Flanet actually." "Francis Morange scared her, she swore she left him at 8:30 a.m." "I found a delivery man who saw him park behind the hotel at 8 a.m." "That's good." "Can I ask your daughter to dinner?" "Do you want transferred far away?" " Ah, Prosecutor." " Captain, Lieutenant." " Morange's alibi is fake." " Keep him in custody." "That'll be the first problem." "We have to find a clear strategy." "I have a meeting at the courts now." "Could we talk tonight, at 7 p.m.?" "We could have a drink." "Eat, even." "My daughter's at home..." "We should eat together, with the commander." "Discuss some aspects of the case." "Perfect. 7:30 p.m. at the Boucanier?" "OK." "That's a killer smile." "No need to make her drink." " You get them to drink?" " Of course... not." "Boss, if you'd like a tip..." "Thanks, Théo." "I'll call you." "You're going about it wrong with your dad." "Don't go head on with Francis Morange." "He's always got up his nose." "He's become obsessed since your mum died." "It's kept him going." "I've not been there much either." "Justine, he loves you." "Don't shut him out." "You're right." "So we'll have dinner, all three of us, tonight, and I'll cook." "I can't tonight." "I'm going to a seminar in Angoulême." "Never mind." "I'll eat with my dad." "We've not done that since..." "I wonder if we ever did it." "Well, goodbye." "Bye." "Where are we with Francis Morange?" "He's in custody." "We need proof by midday tomorrow." "OK." "Can we have dinner at the house tonight?" "I told Marwan I'd see him." "It's not going well with Marie." "OK." " It's nice here." " Yes, I like it." " Good evening." " Good evening." "What'll it be?" "Coeur de Chauffe and blood orange?" "I often come here when I'm in La Rochelle." "The same." "Yes, but Coeur de Chauffe is a 55%" "Guianese rum." "It clears you out." " If the lady..." " She's like me." "She lived in Guyana." "She's used to it." "It should be OK." "I hope." "Very well." "Guyana?" "Have you travelled much?" "I've always been restless." "It's not helped me start a family." "I want to settle down now." "A house, kids, all that." " It's time." " Never married?" "I've often been attracted by men that don't get married." "Handsome strangers, hyper sensitive, who've suffered, who have scars..." "But maybe one day, one will want to move on with me." " Thank you." " Thank you." " Cheers." " To you." "Oh, yes..." "How did it go with Morange's lawyer?" "I've been asked to take you off the case." "From high up." "Everyone thinks you're harassing him and even if he is guilty, your presence is destabilising." "I'm a cop, I'm only interested in arresting the murderer, be it the Moranges or anyone else." "Why do you hate them so much?" "I like my job and do it well, don't push me out." "I'm hungry." "Let's order." "I had to make a speech for his retirement, then" "I realised we'd worked together for 15 years and I didn't know his first name." "Really?" "I have trouble with names." " Or with people." " That's true." "But he was also Polish, with an unpronounceable name, like..." "Is that your thing?" "Seduction by self-depreciation?" "It works well." "I like it." "Last time I seduced a woman was in 1983." " I married her." " Is that a proposal?" "Since we're getting married, I'll answer what you don't dare to ask because you're shy." "So, I'm from a middle class family, a civil servant, my mother died, my father loves me, and those not in the business don't understand why I get so involved in work." "But I don't date people from work." "Well, not from the courts." "I understand." "There you go." " Thank you." " Thank you." "Good night." " Thanks for this evening." " Thank you." "Well." "Let's go?" "Oh, no." "Surely not." "I like the obvious, especially since I don't often see it." "You said we'd have a drink if I showed you where your father was." "He'll kiss her." "Huh?" "No..." "Do you think the boss would make out on the 1st evening?" "No." "He's a gentleman." "Yes..." "A gentleman is still a man, and men..." "What?" " Let's go." " Take me to mine, Théo." "To your place?" " Excuse me, I..." " No, It's me." "I'm sorry." "I got carried away with the Guianese rum." " We'll leave it a while." " That's right." " Good night." " See you tomorrow." "What are you doing?" "I'm going to the hotel." "We have nothing." "I'm not waiting for someone who doesn't care." "Justine..." "Did you make up excuses with mum too?" "Marwan... is in Angoulême." "I hope you took better care of mum than that." "Well..." "OK, I had dinner with Adèle Fabian." "I didn't want to hurt you." "Does she kiss well?" "You went to the Boucanier?" " Did you follow me?" " The trust you deserve." " Nothing happened." " Yes, OK." "Where have you been for 45 min?" "Your mother's grave." "She's the only woman I've loved." "I never wanted to cheat on her." "Don't worry, nothing's happening with Adèle Fabian." "I don't want to be with anyone." "Excuse me." " Bye, girls." " Bye." "Night." "See you soon." " You're back tomorrow?" " Yes." "That's a new deadly sin, L." "Lust." "It's not hard with him." " What about the legend, Théo?" " Still there." "The monks' bodies were displayed, one on a boat in the port." "Death was between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., same modus operandi." "After examining the body and the cabin, there was sex, alcohol, cannabis." " The legend is a decoy." "The murderer knew the victims." " You think they are linked?" "Théo, get the two victims' bios." "Candice Larcher was sleeping with Antoine Morange." "He made her cry yesterday." "Maybe not about sailing." "We'll ask her." "Candice, don't lie." "I know you were seeing Antoine Morange." "He slept with loads of girls your age." "His boat was a sex den." "You knew, of course?" "I knew he'd seen other girls before, but it was different with me, he really loved me." "We had plans to go around the world." "You were over." "We found 200 messages from you on his phone." "He wasn't answering, Candice." "And you lost it." "Last night especially, when you saw him with two girls." "That's not true." "I didn't go back to the port, not after seeing you." "Someone saw you in your car when the girls were leaving." "He lied, Candice." "He hurt you, and you killed him." "I didn't." "I didn't." " So?" " She's hiding something." "With the second murder, Francis's lawyer wants him out." "He's downstairs." "You've not opened the champagne?" "Not celebrating a Morange's death?" "The police won't do much to arrest the murderer." "We're already questioning someone." "The Larcher girl?" "I fucking told him." "Not her." "Because you knew?" "Etienne found out." "He banned him seeing her and gave her a roasting." "Like he did to his wife?" " You think she..." " We'll call you." "Be available." "Candice Larcher has no alibis and has motives." " It's not that simple." " Come on!" "She hated her father." "He beat her mother, stopped her seeing the man she loved." "Parricide because he stopped her seeing her lover, it's unlikely." " Agreed." "Why the legend, the blood?" "Because she's studying art history." "Hypotheses." "If it's crap, tell me." "We're telling you." "I'm not asking for a raise, no point." "What were you doing at the port with Antoine?" "Not investigating." "I'll question the girls who were on the boat." "Boss, I've done it." "Maybe you missed something." "Thanks for your trust." "Weren't we having lunch?" "58 Jonquilles Drive." "A shrink?" "My dad sees a psychiatrist." "I've looked into the two victims." "Larcher and the Moranges met at school." "Notre-Dame du Bon Sauveur." "All three?" "Étienne Larcher, rich kid, the Moranges, the caretaker's kids." "They even worked as supervisors there after." " What type of school?" " Very strict." "Run by nuns." "A boarding school and orphanage." "I don't know any more, it closed 15 years ago." "But just in case," "I have Etienne Larcher's affairs from that time." "Great, Théo." "Well done." "See, I'm not just a dream body." "Larcher was suspended for 3 days." "He brought in a Japanese dagger to pay back students for making fun of him." " Do you have anything interesting?" " Yes." "Old fashioned clothes and crazy hair." "You're right." "Etienne and the Moranges worked as supervisors in the 80s." " That's my father?" " Your father?" "Did he tell you?" "No, nor that he'd known them since school." " There must be a reason." " There he is." "There too... there too." "With the same 3 kids." "Olivia Jourdan, 15," "Philippe, 14, and Daniel, 8." "So, Olivia Jourdan..." "Died 2 years ago from lung cancer." "Philippe has a record." "Violent robbery, trafficking." "He went to South America in a cargo vessel." "What about Daniel?" "Daniel... 15 years ago, he was put in a neurology institute near Rochefort." "He has the mind of a 12-year-old." "Saint-Antoine Clinic?" "Hello?" "Cdr Balmont, police." "Do you have a patient named Daniel Jourdan?" "OK." "Do you know where he is?" "OK." "I'll wait, it's urgent." "Thank you." " So?" " He left 6 months ago." "A link with the case?" "Yes?" "OK." "Are you sure?" "Yes." "Thank you." " What?" " He lives with Suzanne Haudebourg." "Who is this Suzanne?" "My father's psychiatrist." "He's seeing a shrink?" "He signed Daniel's release forms." "Daniel?" "Hello." "I'm Raphael Weiss's daughter." "Hello, Justine." " You know my name?" " Yes." "Raph talks only of you." "I wanted to meet you." " Let's have a snack." " "A snack"?" "Yes." "Biscuits, milk, chocolate." " You don't have snacks?" " No." "Suzanne said not to talk to strangers, but it's different with you, Raph's daughter." "Mum left when I was born." "When dad died, we went to the orphanage." "We went to the school next door." "It wasn't fun, but it was good with my brother and sister." "We didn't have many friends." " Except your father." " Really?" "He was funny." "He was naughty." "He was always making fun of the nuns." "And, Raph, he..." "He was kind." "He always stood up for me." "He didn't have to fight, he just had to talk." "Him and Philippe were like brothers." "Him and Olivia..." "they were in love." "So my dad was cool?" "Raph even found a secret HQ." "Look." "No one knew we met there." "That's the entrance." "It wasn't the same when he left." "I remember, it was during the Easter holidays." "Why wasn't it the same?" "I was so happy he came to the clinic and brought me back." " He comes almost every day." " Yes, I know." "Get out now." "It's Raph's daughter." "Now, please." "Daniel, finish looking after your flowers, in the garden." "Cdr Balmont, judiciary police." "I'm investigating two murders." "So we do it here, or with the prosecutor... and the press." "In 1980, I started studying medicine, and since I needed money, I was hired as an assistant nurse at a school." "It was strict, hard." "Did you know Étienne Larcher, the Moranges?" "Étienne Larcher was a rich kid, a coward." "He hid behind the Moranges to be sadistic to students." "I always found Antoine was sick, but Francis his brother, the leader, was the worst." "He was a narcissistic, vicious, cruel pervert." " And my dad?" " The complete opposite." "Raphael was very handsome," "He was very reckless, rebellious." "He soon wanted to teach the three yobs a lesson." " Meaning?" " He waited to shut them in the showers, turned off the water and poured squash and feathers on them." "My dad did that?" "The Moranges and Larcher left the showers naked and covered in feathers." "Raphael instantly became a hero." "He loved that." "Maybe too much." "They decided to get revenge?" "One night, they came for your father and his family too:" "Olivia, Philippe, Daniel." "What happened?" "They dragged them into a basement, held their heads into a basin of blood then beat them up with what came to hand." "How horrible..." "Daniel was 8." "He fractured his skull on the ground." "It wasn't treated in time and lasting brain damage was later discovered." "These kids experienced horror." "They were never the same." "No one knew, did anything?" "Since the school was short on funds, the nuns didn't want to damage its reputation." "Larcher was a rich kid," "Morange's parents the caretakers, they belonged to the school." "OK..." "My father did nothing?" "I heard about an agreement between" "Notre-Dame and Raphael's parents." "He was sent to school in Alsace a few days later." "Why didn't you say anything?" "I was young, they threatened me." "I really needed the job, but that's no excuse." "I was a coward, that's all." "So I became a psychiatrist, to help others, to forget what I wasn't brave enough to do." "Even if it's changed nothing." "Daniel's big sister, Olivia, died, his big brother, Philippe, went to South America." "Could Daniel have wanted revenge and...?" "Killed Larcher and Antoine?" "No." "Daniel is an angel, with no bad thoughts or violent tendencies." "No." "He's been here since he left?" "I'd been lonely since my husband's death." "Raphael had the idea." "Daniel cooks, gardens..." "It's important for him." "He doesn't want treated differently." "Théo, have you been to Notre-Dame?" "Still abandoned?" "Yes, but police reported an intrusion." "They had a look but found nothing." "There's a secret place there." "I don't really know where." "I'll send you a photo with a cross on the way in." "Got it." "On my way." "We watch Francis Morange." "Tell the prosecutor, not him." "He's the next victim." "OK." "Oh, fuck." "The hemlock, it's all here." "Raphael Weiss" "Fuck." " Hello?" " Hello, Commander?" "Hi." "How are you?" "I know, dad." "I know what happened 35 years ago at Notre-Dame." "You, the Jourdan family, Larcher, the Morange bothers..." "All they put you through." "And..." "I understood what I'd never been able to." "Your pain, the sense of powerlessness..." "Why did you wait so long?" "Is it for Daniel?" "Do you want them to pay?" "Francis is left, but I can't let you do this, dad." "You know that." "I've often dreamed of all three dying." "Since that day," "I wake up with my stomach in knots of hate and anger." "Your mum helped me try to move on, to forgive, but it's still there." "But it's not me, Justine." "I'm not a killer." "We have the killer's lair:" "your HQ." "We found glasses with your name on them." "Trust me." "They've always been there." "Your mother gave them to me." "I couldn't wear them." "The murderer's framing you." "We have to act fast." "I'll call Théo." "Olivia Jourdan, the sister, died." "Why did she leave Notre-Dame before the year ended?" "I'll look in the archives." "I've looked at Daniel's medical file, he couldn't plan it." "Philippe didn't return to France." "You waited for me?" "A short gastronomic break." "Did you get me beansprout salad?" "Just now I'm watching what I..." "Thank you." "The killer knows what happened in Notre-Dame in 1980, and has killed 2 of the 3 supervisors that beat you." "There were no other witnesses or victims?" "No." "Who was the chicken blood for?" "It was for Philippe." "If that's so, he signed his revenge." "We'll find him wherever." "Get all his contacts from before he left." "You don't talk?" "No." "I found this in Daniel's file in the clinic." "Two years ago, he inherited a cabin in La Rochelle." "Not a bad hideout." "Especially since the map showing where it is is torn." "Wait." "He was here." "We're too late." "Don't move." " Stop, Philippe!" " Don't move." "Don't move." "Put down your gun." "Go away, Justine." "Go away!" "I didn't recognise you." "Stop." "Let me finish it, Raphael." "It's been too long." "For Olivia and Daniel." "You wouldn't?" "I'll give myself up after." "You know I can't." "Put the gun down." "Don't you think you owe us that?" "Don't you think so?" "Why have you never done anything?" "Why did you leave us?" "Here." "Boss." "Wait." "Romain, can you take him to the cells?" "I know why Olivia Jourdan left." "I saw her medical file." "She was three months pregnant." "Larcher and the Moranges raped her that night." "She could have told her brother before she died, provoking Philippe Jourdan's revenge." "I'll question him." "We found this in the cabin." "That's what the nuns gave us in the orphanage." "The one book allowed when we were punished, the divine punishment." "It's not just up to God." "So you killed Larcher and Morange." "Why did you want to frame Raphael Weiss?" "So he'd understand what it's like to pay for another's errors, like Olivia, Daniel and me paid, because your father never thought about the consequences of his acts." "He left, and we kept on suffering, and our lives were ruined." "We just found this in your bag." "We contacted the doctor who prescribed it." "Your remaining kidney is failing." "I had a kidney removed when I was 16... because of the beating I got." "We lost a lot that year." "You have six months to live." "Yes." "And Francis Morange is still alive." "How did you take the glasses from my father's bedroom?" "I was there on Tuesday night." "I heard a noise." "Was it you?" "Yes." "I knew he wasn't there." "His bedroom window was open." "I'm sorry if I scared you." "He didn't know." " It's not him." " What?" "My father's glasses were in the living room, not his bedroom." "He's dying, confessing to another's crimes." " He's protecting someone." " With the same motive." "Do we tell the prosecutor?" "We tell no one." "They think we think it was Philippe." "We'll reinforce Francis Morange's protection." "I have something on Olivia." "She was sent to an school in French Guiana." "With nuns, she must have had the baby." "We only know the baby was adopted soon after birth." "I need the child's name, fast." "I'll call them." "You're going?" "I'll be back." "I..." "Good choice for a romantic meeting." "I know, Adèle." "French Guyana, you, Olivia." "I worked it out." "I always thought I was unhappy because my mother died in childbirth," "I'd never know who I was, then I learned it was a lie." "I discovered who my mother was and her past." "She loved you, Raphael." "I loved her too." "She was a rare gem, sunny..." "You let them do it?" "I wasn't there." "I didn't know, I swear." "I was gone away." "Francis Morange will go to prison." "The child was born on 15 September 1981." "It was a girl, Adèle, adopted by the Fabians." "Adèle Fabian." "Her adoptive mother died." "She must have researched her past to find out who she was." "Philippe mentioned Notre-Dame." "Philippe knew she was the murderer and protected her." "He has 6 months left." "We're right." " Right." " We're very right, both of us." "Sweety, I know everything I didn't do for you." "I never stopped loving you with all my heart." "Everything OK?" " No." " What?" "My father went to talk to her and arrest her without his gun." " The captain..." " Locate my father's phone now." "Why did you kill them?" "To avenge your mother?" "Someone had to do justice, for Daniel, who'll always be 12, for Philippe, who lost a kidney and is dying." "Larcher and the Moranges never paid." "They lived their lives peacefully, without remorse." "You could have, should have done what I did." "It's your justice." "You punished Larcher and Antoine, but what does it change?" "Daniel is still Daniel," "Philippe still has six months left." "Revenge doesn't appease, it's never solved anything." "I should have met you earlier." "I meant it." "We could have been happy." "Tell Daniel and Philippe I love them." "Drop it, Adèle!" "Drop it!" "I didn't want to know which monster was my father." "Do you get it?" "I get it." "Here, Théo." "Are you OK?" "I'm fine, sweety." "I have to say you're a good cop." "Yes, yes, I swear." "I liked working with you." "When are you leaving?" "Tomorrow." "You don't want to stay?" "Get transferred here?" "You wouldn't mind obeying Commander Balmont?" "No, quite the opposite." "It's not only me who'd like you to come to La Rochelle." "What?" "He's not bad, he's a good cop, I taught him everything." "Yes, but a cop and your deputy." "You'd really do anything." "I would." "It's any father's dream to give orders to his son-in-law." "Subtitles:" "Eclair Media."