" Why are you here?" " To get my daughter." "No, you don't understand." "Give her to me, Jeanne." " She's my daughter." " Calm down." "We'll talk." "Step away!" "No!" "Hand her over." "ORIGINS" "Do you see her?" "50 years later" "It's Auntie Caroline, Dad's sister." "Then Mummy and me." "Emma?" "Where are you?" "THE BROKEN TREE" "Happy birthday, Grandpa." "Thank you, darling." "I'd like to raise my glass and toast my wife, Lucie, who I've been missing for 196 days." "To Emma, my granddaughter, who loves food as much as her grandma." "My daughter, Caroline, who made my life worthwhile." "I'm not invited, you don't call, you don't let me know." "I don't exist." "I'll take that for you." "Cheers, Daddy dearest." "What's the matter with Daddy?" "Way to go!" "Are you proud, Theo?" "OK, OK!" "MANIN COUSINFEST" "We're going to have the prosecutor on our backs again." "At least, you'll meet him." "This is serious business." "The victim's father is a big wheel around here." "Dr Charles Manin." "He runs a humanitarian medical foundation." "There: break-in." "She scares him off, he panics and kills her." "Maybe..." "Glad you agree, we'll be quicker." "I didn't say that, Chief." "Why would a burglar do that?" "Family murder." "Lousy cousinfest." "Garnier, where is the medical examiner?" "He's stuck because of an accident." "Shit." "Captain!" "We won't wait." "You've surely done it?" "Forensics hate it when we do their job." "Maybe in Paris, but not here." "Come on." "Yes, Mr Grimard." "Yes, I received it." "I already found the house." "Yes." "I'm almost there." "I'll keep you posted." "Have a nice day." "At the end of the road." "How much extra for the bike?" "The bike is on me." "She's been dead for more than 4 hours but less than 10." "So, that's between 2am and 6am." "Good." "Murder weapon?" "Cold weapon." "Stabbed right in the heart." "Scissors or knife." "With the blowout they had, I'm sure there's lots of those." "What's this mark?" "Just a birthmark." "You're not a cop." "No, I'm not a cop." "I'm looking for someone." "I know almost everyone." "Really?" "Her name is Jeanne." "I know Jeanne." "That's your doll's name too?" "How funny!" "Here." "Let me show you mine." "They have the same hairstyle." " Your Jeanne is pretty." " So is yours." "Did you choose her name?" "No, it was Auntie Caroline." "It was a present from her." "How sweet of her." " Did she..." " Emma!" "Where were you?" "Who are you?" "Marion, Chief." "She says she knows you." " Marion?" " She's a genealogist." "Ah, Margot Laurent?" "Burglary?" "How silly of me." "It's confidential." "Nice to see you." "It's been a while." "What brings you here?" "Research." "What about?" "Well..." "Here." "This woman, Jeanne Duval." "She must be about sixty years old." "Her sister hasn't seen her since 1962." "I don't know her." "Why would she be here?" "She sent her sister this card in 1963." "It's my only lead." "You perform miracles, but this isn't a lot." "She lived here?" "She might have, if my informant is right." " You have an informant?" " Yes." "About 6 years old, beautiful blue eyes." "Maybe her aunt can help." "Could I talk to her?" "It won't be easy." " She's the one who..." " Yes." "Did you get the fingerprints?" "Maybe Jeanne is on there." "Thanks." "So?" "No." "At least not what is left of it." "This is Captain Arthur du Plessis, he came from Paris a few weeks ago." "Nice to meet you." "Margot Laurent." "You may have read one of her books." "No." "Given your last name..." "I don't care who my ancestors fought against, Chief." "Yes, yes." "No offense." "Please, call me Margot." "The prosecutor." "Excuse me." "Yes, Sir?" "The first interviews with the family revealed the victim's brother, Theo, lost it yesterday." " Go get him." " Theo Manin." " Who found the body?" " Gladys Maubert?" " I'll get her." " What a coincidence." "I'll question her outside." "Unless you'd like to interrupt." "Theo Manin, the one who crashed the party, the victim's brother?" "Gladys Maubert, who found the body, is his partner." " What?" " Yeah, look." "T. Manin and G. Maubert have a daughter, Emma." "Suspicious coincidence." "Yes." "Troubling, like all coincidences." "Is he always such a party-pooper?" "Theo and I separated 3 years ago." "You think we're accomplices in Caroline's murder?" "I didn't say that." "You came up with that theory." "Of course." "You, and your insinuations." "Do you still love him?" "Please look at me, Gladys." "Could Theo have killed his sister?" "No." "Theo didn't do it, I am certain of it." "May I go now?" "I allowed Margot Laurent to talk to the victim's father." "In his condition?" "Is that wise?" "Garnier, have you seen my keys?" "Here they are, Chief." "Good job." "Captain, one more thing." "To make you feel better," "Margot is a professional." "I trust her discretion." "Your Jeanne isn't here." " Is Lucie your grandmother?" " Yes." "She's in heaven." "Grandpa doesn't want us to touch her things." "He got mad at Auntie Caroline for going in there." "Mummy says Auntie Caroline is sick." "But I think she's in heaven with Grandma." "Where's your grandpa?" "There, in his room." "I'm sorry, come back later." "It's OK, Gladys." "It's OK..." "Hello, Sir." " Are you with the police?" " Not at all." "I'm a genealogist, Margot Laurent." "I'm sorry about what happened to your daughter." " Did you know Caroline?" " No." "But I met your granddaughter, Emma." "Emma?" "My little sunshine." "Oh yes." "I'm bothering you." "How can I help you?" "I'm looking for a woman." "Here." "She may have lived here in the 60s." "Gladys, could I have some water?" "I don't think I know her." "If my wife were alive, she might have known." "She'd have so many guests." "I'm sorry I can't be more helpful." "Thanks for trying." "Thank you very much." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "Try to rest, Charles." "I'll be back later." ""Jeanne..." ""Jeanne la Toussaint."" ""La Toussaint."" ""Jeanne la Toussaint."" "Jeanne la Toussaint..." "I didn't go back to my dad's." "I wouldn't have had to break a window." "I don't live there anymore, but I have keys." "Funny, because if I were you, if I had killed her," "I would've broken a window to make it seem like a break-in." "How many times should I say it?" "I didn't kill my sister!" "Like an idiot, you're convincing yourself it's me." "Avoid the insults." "Or you definitely won't convince me." "What should I say?" "Anything that's true." "I often wished she was dead." "Yet, I think I loved her, but..." "I don't know, I was... afraid of her." "Strange, isn't it?" "Now she's dead and I feel..." "But she was my sister." "I should be devastated, but I'm not." "I feel relieved." "And that's a terrible feeling." "I know how it looks, but I swear I didn't kill her." "Who told you about the party?" "Gladys?" "Emma." "She hates it when her grandfather and I are mad." "He fired you from his foundation?" "I did the accounting, Caroline did communication." "We never agreed." "He took advantage of Mum's illness to choose between us." "As usual, he chose Caroline." "You father preferred your sister, your mother preferred you." "Actually... my mother too..." "She was afraid of Caroline." "She looked at her..." "You're not a shrink." "I didn't kill her, Captain." "I believe you." "I don't." "What do you mean he's not lying?" "No other way to say it." "I'm convinced." "I don't care about your convictions." "Right now, Theo Manin is our only suspect." ""Digitalis"." "So what?" "It was found hidden in the victim's belongings." "So what?" "It's for the heart." "Caroline had no heart problems." "So?" "In high doses, digitalis is a poison, Chief." "Captain, until proved otherwise," "Caroline Manin wasn't poisoned." "Then why did she have this?" "Our victim hasn't had her last word." "From the victim's bag." "They don't belong to anyone who came to the Manins." "Cut on the left thumb." "Any records?" "No." "Excuse me." "Yes?" " Yes, Garnier?" " It might have been a burglary." "We found something during our searches." "Meaning?" "Charles' dog." "It died last night." " Like Caroline." " So I thought..." "The burglar quieted the dog." "Does it have a wound?" "No blood." " Tell forensics." " An autopsy on a dog?" "Stavros won't like the expense." "He's worried about the budget." "I'll take care of it." "Captain." "That was Margot Laurent." "She needs help." "Could you..." "Happily." "In exchange, I have a request." "Another autopsy." " Another body?" " The dog." "Your Jeanne?" "I can't be sure." "I'll dig her up later." "I don't have my shovel." "The guard is refusing to answer my questions." "I know that it's not your job." "But look at the bouquet." "It was put here recently." "It was probably Caroline." "You know why?" "Her mother did it before her." "Why are you answering your own questions?" "I don't know." "To save time." "Isn't this the perfect place to bury the hatchet?" "Gladly." "Did she bring the flowers?" "Yes, yesterday." "I was here when she came." "Was she alone?" "Did you speak?" "She was alone." "She didn't talk to me." "Your witness." "What do you know about Jeanne?" "Sorry, the deceased?" "She was murdered." "Could I see the files on her?" " What for?" " A photo." "I need to know if the victim is J. Duval," "Gisele Duval's sister, my client." "A large inheritance at stake, and you get a commission?" "If you only knew, Captain!" "I'm not that sort of genealogist." "When Gisele's father died, she found this card in his belongings." "Here, read it." ""May 1963." ""My dear Gisele, you must be mad I left," ""but Dad left me no choice." ""If only Mum were here." ""I know you miss her," ""but I couldn't stay to take care of you." ""I think of you every day." "And hope to see you soon." ""I love you." ""Lots of kisses." "Your loving big sister." "Jeanne."" "Gisele was 6 when Jeanne left." "Her father said she abandoned them." "The truth is, he kicked her out." "His death revealed the truth." "Her sister never stopped loving her." "She wants to find her sister, make up for lost time." "That's what drives me." "Why did Caroline put flowers on Jeanne's tomb?" "The more I know, the more she's a mystery." "I love mysteries too." "They are fun." "We have something in common." "I don't think of investigations as fun." "You'll have a lot of fun though." "The sooner, the better." "Understood, DA." "Murder weapon?" " I doubt we'll find it." " Great!" "You let our only suspect go, autopsy a dog, and tell me there's no weapon?" "I was right." "Sorry, I didn't see you." " Is it a bad time?" " Not at all." "Right, Captain?" "I found what I was looking for." "The young girl who was killed, was Jeanne Duval." "They buried her without knowing who she was." "Luckily she had a name bracelet." "I found this for you." "The autopsy report." ""Jeanne, stabbed to death."" "Like Caroline Manin?" " Shit." " What?" "Here, the prints on the victim's handbag, and here, Jeanne Duval's killer's." "It's the same cut on the thumb?" "The same person killed Jeanne in 1964, and Caroline now?" "We have proof that Jeanne's killer approached our victim." "Good job." "Without you, we would've never found this lead." "Anything on the killer?" "Marc Lousteau." "When Jeanne was murdered, he was 20 years old." "Seasonal jobs, homeless and alcoholic." "The body was found in his shack on a vacant lot." "It doesn't mean he killed her." "True, but he confessed." "He served 20 years, and got out in 1983." "Find him." "Since our cases are linked, could I help you?" "That's a great idea." "Captain, she'll report to you." "You're in charge." "Margot, you'll pay for any expenses." "I have no budget." "That's OK." "He's just created a new position of executive support staff." " I like "executive"." " I don't." "Nothing personal, and thanks for the new lead." "You don't want to be in charge of me." "I promise to be good." "I have my doubts." "See you tomorrow, 7:30am." "That's when Gisele arrives at the bus station." "I'd like to go see her." "But I only have a bicycle." "We'll lend you a car." "No need, I don't have a driver's licence." "Here we are." " Please come in." " Thanks." " Upstairs, follow me." " OK." "Right this way." " Here." " Thank you." "I need to share the bad news." "Make yourself at home." "Oceanian Tribes" "I must seem ridiculous." "I'm crying as if we saw each other yesterday." "I was 5 when our mother died." "And Jeanne was my beacon." "When she left..." "I have a husband, 2 grown kids, a family..." "I was never able to fill the void Jeanne left." "I'd like to understand." "Why was Jeanne here?" "No one knows." "They investigated back then, but found nothing." "I don't understand." "This postcard is from 1963." "My sister died only months later, she must've met people." "And left a trace." "Sentinel Tribe Film A-F" "Yes, Garnier?" "Captain, good news." "The police found Lousteau." "Get some rest, Gisele." "You'll be fine here." "Thanks, Margot." "I need to go." "I'm coming, Captain." "I'll find out more." "I promise." "Do you often lodge your clients?" "She's my lawyer's client, and he is my client." "It just gets better and better." "You're not very friendly, why are you so annoyed?" "Your promise." "You're under my responsibility, and you already made a mistake." "Never promise anything to the victim's families." "Gisele is devastated, no need to get her hopes up." "I intend to keeping my promise." "Caroline searched her mother's room." "She must've found something." "I'm your support staff." "Now, I can access the victim's personal files." "That's why you wanted to help us?" "You thought I'd drop my research?" "Caroline was killed 50 years after Jeanne." "There must be a connection..." "Rule number 2:" "never jump to conclusions." "Nothing proves that Lousteau killed Caroline Manin." "Come on..." "Rule number 3:" "let me drive in silence." "Captain, Lousteau is in the interrogation room." "Let Ms Laurent access the victim's personal files." "Very well." "After you." " Garnier." " Yes?" "Keep an eye on her." "This isn't her living room." "Mr Lousteau, I'm Captain du Plessis." "Parisian?" "I'm happy to meet you, Captain." "You're here in vain, I won't talk." "49 years, 2 months and 24 days ago," "I confessed to a murder." "I was young." "I was stupid." "Not anymore though." "You said you wouldn't talk." "There were no young bawds on the hill" "No panders or handsome dandies" "T'was far from the Moulin d'la Galette" "And from Paris, the king of all villages" "Our Earth has drunk a lot of blood" "Workers' blood and peasants' blood" "Because the villains who start wars" "Never die in them, Only the innocent are killed" "I'm on the floor to avoid taking over his desk." "Corporation control visit:" "nothing to report" "The poor guys who left their children" "They'd sob terribly!" "Our Earth has drunk many tears" "Workers' tears..." "Is that your new captain?" "He's strange, but good." "I can tell." "Don't ever cry, because they are tyrants" "How long has it been?" "Four hours." "He's using the stomach strategy." "He thinks Lousteau will ask for food." "Interrupt them." "Immediate indictment." "Lousteau will be heard by the judge." "He's still in custody." "He won't talk to the police." "He's clearly prepared to stay in custody." "We need a better strategy than the "stomach" strategy!" "Judge Lambert will be perfect." "Captain, enough." "Office!" "I doubt he killed Caroline." " Any other suspects?" " Search in her family." "Look." ""Canis lupus familiaris."" "A dog autopsy report." "Compliments!" "The contents of the dog's stomach show that he ate cake, containing digitalis." "The rest of the cake served at the party was clean." "Rintintin succumbed to an overdose of digitalis." "It's sad, but..." "It's Caroline Manin who purchased the digitalis." "We'll talk later." "The prosecutor is busy." "Let me enjoy this delightful theory." "So Caroline Manin poisons a dog then someone kills her in revenge?" "Captain thinks Caroline Manin wasn't after the dog but someone at the party." "Are you hiding a victim?" "Are you pretending to not understand?" "The cake wasn't meant for the dog." "Caroline simply messed up." "It's clear, isn't it?" "I read your file." "I quote: "Brilliant individual, with a rebellious mind" ""sometimes prone to insubordination."" "If you indict Lousteau now, we miss a part of the investigation and you risk losing the real culprit." "Who do you think Caroline Manin wanted to get rid of?" "Maybe her father, Charles Manin." "First Groucho, now Harpo is here too?" "I am Margot Laurent." "Genealogist." "Nice to meet you." "Margot Laurent..." "The Margot Laurent?" "That's her, genealogist, linguist, palaeontologist..." "My real specialty is duck in orange sauce." "I'm a big fan." "I've read all of your books." "Forgive me, I thought you'd be more..." "Well, less..." "I know." "My picture in the books, don't look like me." "Harpo's image doesn't sell." "I'm just kidding." "I found the proof, in Caroline's belongings, she knew that Charles was not her real father." "Their blood types aren't compatible?" "Exactly." "Genealogists often look for that." "You have 24 hours." ""Rebellious and insubordinate?" "You hide your game well, Groucho." "Please be quiet." "Don't ruin the experience." "Groucho's image doesn't sell." "Lucie and I had been trying for a child for years." "It started wearing down our relationship," "I cheated and so did she." "When she got pregnant, I knew it wasn't mine." "I was so happy to finally have a baby." "So happy!" "I'm not her biological father, but I loved Caroline as if she were my own." "And our son Theo was born a few years later." "How did she react when she found out?" "Lucie and I always kept it a secret." "Why all these questions?" "You think we had a fight because of it?" "And that I..." "Caroline was my life." "I just wanted to be sure." "Forgive me." "We have a solid suspect, his name is Lousteau." "You know, having doubts is an ugly part of my job." "Mr Manin, have you ever seen this photo?" "I don't understand what your connection is to Ms Laurent." "My boss is helping Ms Laurent in her research regarding Jeanne Duval." "Go ahead." "Mr. Manin won't say no to satisfying your curiosity." "You said you didn't know Jeanne." "She's in that photo with your wife." "In front of your house." "Lucie had many friends over." "I already told you, Ms Laurent." "This photo was definitely taken when I was away." "Mr Manin has been very patient." "Thanks again, Mr Manin." "I try to lead my interrogations strategically." "All he did was lie!" "Instead of accusing him, you were friendly." "He knew Jeanne." "By showing the photo, you gave him the upper hand, and that annoys you." "Don't take it out on me." "You're right." "Excuse me?" "I am sorry, Captain." "Rule number 4:" "never show the suspect all of your cards at once." "He didn't lie the entire time, but you're right, he knew Jeanne Duval." "And he knows Lousteau." "I'm sure of it." "I mention the suspect, Lousteau." "He has time to find a lie..." "He never asked about his daughter's killer." "He doesn't want to talk about him." "See, it's not that hard." "But I don't know what to do with this." "I have an idea." "Good evening." " Look at your hair!" " What about you, penguin!" "We knew each other well before this splendid body became devoted to God." "Are you the 1st communicant Margot told me about?" "Captain du Plessis, Sister Astrid." "She archives all of my documents." "Sisters don't levitate anymore." "We need to work to survive." "We specialize in archiving." "Our biggest client is a certain administration that doesn't like chit-chat." "Were you able to find something?" "Miracles." "Until the 60s, there was a medical drop-in centre managed by Emmaus." "Their archives came here." "The centre closed in 1963, and look." "Lousteau came several times in November '63." "Patience, Captain!" "You remind me of your ancestor, Gontrand." "He was exiled after ordering a cavalry attack before the battle even began." "Margot!" "Dr Manin treated Lousteau?" "Charles Manin worked as a volunteer." "So he knew Lousteau." "You're vibrating." "Excuse me?" "You're vibrating." "Oh, sorry." "Yes?" "I'm coming." "Lousteau stopped singing." "Thank you, Sister." "What a character." "I knew you'd like him." "You'll like this too." "Caroline came to see me... at work, last week." "She brought a fucking article." "It had my picture, surrounded by cops." "50 years ago." "Like a murderer." "I didn't kill her!" "I was drunk." "But they didn't want to hear it," "I got 20 years." "I found this article about you in my mother's stuff." "The girl you killed, her name was Jeanne, right?" "Yes?" "I don't drink anymore." "I work at city hall, I have a job." "Why are you guys pissing me off again, asking questions about this?" "I had... nothing to say." "Did you know her?" "Did you know her?" "I first saw her when I woke up by her side." "She was dead." "I swear, I didn't kill her." "But you confessed." "I was drunk that night." "The cops were insisting, I was impatient." "I thought I might have done it." "You see?" "Now, I know." "I know that I didn't kill her." "She had a birthmark." "On her neck." "Same as the other one." "She had the same, right there." "Who?" "Jeanne?" "That can't be!" "It's true." " You're lying!" " I'm not lying." "It's not possible." "It's impossible!" "Don't get upset, lady." "Then she threw her bag down." "It can't be!" "What a bastard!" "Here." "Oh Lord!" "Then she showed me photos of her parents." "That's when I recognized the doc." " The one who treated you at Emmaus?" " Yes, Dr Manin." "She saw Dr Manin at the local Emmaus centre." "Pregnant!" "That's why Dad kicked her out." "She was 17, and he let her go, on her own." "What an asshole!" "Those were different times." "Do we know anything about her baby?" "Actually, I have an idea." "Look at the plants, behind Lucie and Charles." "The roses are in bloom." "It was taken in May 1963," "Caroline Manin was born in July 1963." "Lucie Manin should be pregnant." "Jeanne was pregnant, and she was at the Manins in spring 1963." "Caroline Manin is Jeanne's daughter?" "What's going on?" " Is Gisele here?" " Yes." "I think Caroline Manin was her niece." "I thought the same thing." "Charles Manin killed Jeanne." "Maybe Caroline too." "I have no proof, and he won't confess." "We can awaken ghosts of his past." "Jeanne..." "Do you remember her?" "Jeanne Duval?" "You met her at the Emmaus centre." "She was pregnant." "You know, Captain," "I met with so many patients in my career." "I'm sorry I can't help you." "Mr Manin..." "This is Gisele Duval." "Jeanne's little sister." "Don't you owe her the truth, Mr Manin?" "Why is she buried here, like a dog?" "Without her name?" "Mr Manin, she was my sister." "When she came, she was 5 months pregnant." "She was so young, so beautiful." "She didn't want to keep the baby." "And my wife and I, it's what we'd wanted for years." "She hid with us until she gave birth." "After the birth, she stayed at the house for a few days." "Then we said goodbye." "And then..." "One night, while we were having dinner, we heard a noise, glass breaking, in the living room, where we had Caroline's playpen." "So we ran in and saw her holding the baby." " Why are you here?" " To get my daughter." "You can't, don't you understand?" "She wanted the baby." "It was her child." "She'd decided." "We couldn't go near her." " She's mine!" " Calm down." "She threatened us with scissors." "So I... tried to defend myself." "And she died." "I never forgave myself." "You took her body to Lousteau's shack... and let the ideal culprit pay for your crime." "Yes." "Yes, that's right." "I couldn't get locked up." "I had to stay free." "To raise my daughter." "My daughter Caroline." "I loved her so much." "The night of the cousinfest..." "Caroline came to see me." "I was looking at the family tree." "You're not sleeping?" "What are you doing?" "Nighttime gardening?" "I buried your dog." " What?" " I poisoned him." "He ate your piece of cake, that idiot." "What are you talking about?" "I wanted you to die, in front of your perfect little family." "But Caroline..." "Why did you kill my mother?" "You're not my father anymore." "I've loved you for 50 years, like my daughter, and even more." "50 years..." "I gave you everything." "I sacrificed my life!" "I sacrificed everything, for your foundation." "What's left?" "50 years old, no kids, no family." "I hate you so much." "You got rid of the weapon, made it look like a burglary, and waited for her body to be found." "We'll have to formally acquit Lousteau." "He was the victim of a judicial error." "I'll see what I can do." "You can do a lot." "If I may, Sir, the collaboration with Ms Laurent was key in our investigation." "You want her position to be official?" "Ms Laurent, sign this." "My contract as support staff." "A pen." "I don't know if you'll survive this." "Thanks." "You should've read your responsibilities." "What?" "Follow the 4 rules?" "The list is longer than that, Ms Laurent." "Happy reading." "This is totally unfair." "At least... make an effort, call me Margot." "I'll try!" "Subtitles:" "Eclair Group"