" Coffee, Anne?" " Sure." " Sugar?" " Four." "Four?" "I take four sugars in my coffee." "It's all right." "Christ." "Sorry, I'm always cranky when I wake up." "When you wake up." "Look who's talking." "You said the girl's mom died six months ago?" "I'm thinking the same as you." "The murders began six months ago." "It may not mean anything, but it's a strange coincidence." " Look at her." " Great." "Take mine." "Thanks." "Gabriel..." "We're in trouble." "We've had a complaint." "The loafer-sniffer didn't like the cadaver-therapy." "It's your word against his." " The forensic expert?" " She's cool." "I just hope it cured him." "You're keeping secrets, now?" "is she ever curious." "It's my business, sweetie." "I'll tell you all about it, when I'm ready." "Boss, CAP found another victim." "A motel in the east end on James Street." " We're on our way." " Okay." "You know what to do?" "Guys, stay put until I call you." "Anne..." "Let's go." "Mag!" "Ready?" "Go." "Signs of a struggle." "He didn't give up easily." "Oh, my God." "Another one killed by gunshot." "He saw his attacker." "He's facing us." "You're quite the cop." "Very good." "Pity he can't testify." "Someone should've stayed at Magali's house." "There's a patrol." "They're good guys, but I'd prefer someone from the SAS." "So what did they do?" "Who?" "Don't play dumb." "Mayrand and Dufour." "It doesn't concern you." "Where'd you send Parent?" "I put him on the technical data." "We have more theories than evidence." "We have a possible suspect." "Could be a dead end." "The victims may have had sex." "Not all of them." "Three did." "We don't know about the rest." " This guy?" " We'll soon find out." "Why would she kill her supposed rapists if she wouldn't even identify them?" "Because now, her mother's dead." " No link between the victims." " We could be wrong." "You're the one who thinks it's the same girl." "Fine, I can be wrong too." "That's great." "Fine time to admit that." "Anyway, it's all we've got." "I, for one, am getting somewhere." "Let's go." "What's that?" "That thing." "A necklace." "That's the gay pride symbol." "He's gay." "A girl, right?" "Can't wait to see if she had sex with him." "Sure, leave me alone with him." "Coffee, please." "Thanks." "I'll have the same." "I'm starting to see how you work." "Take it easy." "Complaints is the big gray building." "Fifth floor, third door on the left." "Ethics Committee." "You know the way." "You guys can go too far." "is Daoust at it again?" "I'm his defense lawyer, not a detective." "We thought he was cured." " Because of the morgue?" " No..." "The stress of the trial, the interrogation..." "You know how it is." "That's not why we're here." "It's because we like you." "We like you a lot, my friend." "Especially because the boss asked us to." "Didn't see that coming." "It rules out my theory." "Unless he was bisexual." " That's..." " Christ." "We can't go on the similarities." "They're not evidence." "I need clues." "Keep at it." "A computer isn't the answer." "I need to look for real evidence, not statistics." "What was it?" "Revenge?" "I don't see why a homosexual is involved." "What homosexual?" "The latest victim." " Excuse me..." " Hold on." "Still want to question Magali?" "Of course." "It's your fantasy, not hers." "There's no link to her." "Except that she's a woman." " There's..." " She's a praying mantis." "Who eats fags?" " Why not?" " lt's important!" "What?" "Someone to see you." "I'm Magali Simon's brother." "Where was she?" "You said you went to look for her." "Yesterday." "Where did you find her?" "It's a simple question." "On the street." "Walking around." "Fancy that." "I know her habits." "Now you've lost her?" "Yeah." "Let's start over, because I don't get it." "This seems promising." "Don't let up." "I was worried, I looked for her, found her on the street." "And then?" "When we got home, I saw the police cars." "I got scared." "That's where l saw you." "What were you afraid of?" "Got something to hide?" "Mr. Simon..." "Why did the police scare you?" "Not me, my sister." "I was afraid she'd done something wrong." "Why are you reporting your sister missing?" "Because I always know where she is." "Usually, anyhow." "That doesn't explain why you came to see us." "I told you, I saw you." "You looked us up in the police directory?" "I'll tell you why you're here." "You know we're investigating a series of murders." "I admit it." "And?" "I was afraid you'd think it was my sister who who was killing her imaginary rapists out of revenge?" "You know she's not well." "If you choose to speak, it will be recorded." "You're right." "Magali is sick." "Leave her alone." "You're hard to get hold of." "Especially if I'm not in control of everything." "What'll she say when she finds out you went through me?" "She won't know unless you talk." "Will you talk?" " Of course not." " Fine." "Only a fool would trust a receptionist with a secret." "That's funny?" "Did you do it?" "Yes." "How much per person?" "It's right there." "Isn't $25 a bit much?" "Parent wanted salad rolls." "That's $5 extra." "Make it pita bread instead." "The cost shouldn't matter." "We like her so much." "It's not..." "Would you get going... I've had at least 300 complaints filed against me." "I can top that. I'm up to almost 1 ,000 lawyer complaints." "It'll go nowhere, as usual." "Say..." "Where are the boys in blue?" "Shift change?" "They should wait for the relief." "They get overtime." "Not everyone's keen like us." "That's certainly true." "Her brother confirms it." "Magali always maintained she was raped." "Was she raped or not?" "Magali Simon always claimed to have been gang-raped." "And never identified her rapists." "Her fantasy might have pushed her to it." "You mean she'd kill guys at random?" "She'd seduce them first." "As revenge for an imaginary rape?" "You'll testify, not me." "Insanity is a motive, isn't it?" "It doesn't work." "Why?" "He's no informer?" "It's not clear." "Did he say she was dangerous?" "Sick, but not dangerous." "Did you let him go?" "No, Parent's with him." "Let's go over it calmly." "I won't know until I've seen her." "What's your feeling?" "He's protecting her." "He won't tell us anything." "Don't you specialize in interrogations?" "Don't get out the violins." "If she's the killer, she'll pay." "We're not a hospital." "You're becoming tiresome." "Maybe so, but you're obsessed by crime and we know why that is." "You expect me to take that lying down?" "Get off your high horses." "Did she imagine the rape?" " Yes." " Fine." "In her delirium, she killed her imaginary attackers." "If so, we'll get her." "But where is she?" "Where's she hiding?" "She should be at her house, but as it's being watched..." "Watched?" "The house isn't being watched?" "Don't exaggerate." "The house isn't being watched?" "The salad rolls are a go." "I made a deal." "You know what I really think about salad rolls?" "Anybody home?" "Anyone here?" "Pretty ugly place." "That's for sure." "There's no one downstairs." " Upstairs?" " Go." "Jean-Marie's with her." "But how's the girl?" "Under the bed, compensating." "Fortier's says "compensating" all the time." ""Decompensating." Having a crisis." "Whatever." "Well, bring her in." "Fortier doesn't want to." "What do you mean by that?" "Just not right away." "I don't really know." "As soon as it's okay, we'll bring her in." "Boss?" "But no fooling around." "If Fortier gets out of hand, you have carte blanche." "You okay, Magali?" "You okay?" "Not Magali." "Sylvie." "Isn't your name Magali?" "Magali is bad." "Help me get her out of there." "Christ!" "Come here, you little devil." "Brat." "Magali?" "Who?" "Magali." "Carole." "You said she had psychiatric problems and ran away." "Didn't know she was a murder suspect." "That's right." "You didn't know?" "What?" "About the murders?" "I read the papers." "But it's not my sister." "So you say." "Because it's the truth." "And because you're protecting her?" "The devoted big brother that you are?" "Protecting a criminal is against the law, but it's understandable in your case." "If it were my sister..." "Excuse me." "It's okay. I'm a bit edgy." "Leave me alone with her." "Are you sure?" "Johnson said, "No way."" "I need to be alone with her to get her to talk." "Stay close if you want, but the state she's in, there's no danger." "Guys..." "Guys..." "Stay close by. I'll call you." "Listen..." "We'll be downstairs." "What are you doing here?" "You're making a mess." "You do the cleaning?" "I told you when you came." "Sure you're okay?" "You take care of Magali too, sometimes?" "Magali's a problem child who needs discipline." "Her mom asked me to make sure she behaves." "I'm strict with her for her own good." "Strict?" "I know what you're thinking." "Children need a strong hand to keep them in check." "A few spankings, I'll admit." "A strict upbringing, but no serious injuries." "What's going on?" "We found her." "Everything's under control." "You're holding me?" "You can go when you want to." "But withholding information is a misdemeanor." " l want to see her." " You will." "When we say you can." " You don't get it." " No, you don't get it." "She's under arrest." "How much do you charge?" "Pardon me?" "How many can you do?" "I can do 12." "At $50 a shot, that makes $600." "Lots of clients?" "Sorry." "Your name's not Carole." "Corrine." "You like boys?" "Don't you?" "Got a problem with sex?" "How old are you, Corrine?" "I'm 16, but guys say I look 20." "Have you been doing that for long?" "is something wrong?" "It's my mom." "What about her?" "She says I'm a slut." "Because you like boys?" "Yeah." "is she strict?" "Yes." "Stricter than Carole?" "She tells her to be strict with me." "Your mom?" "Yeah." "Sylvie is little Magali who doesn't like herself?" "Carole's the babysitter who raises her instead of her mother." "She brings her up a bit too strictly." "Corrine is the teenager who feels guilty for liking boys?" "is that it?" "What are you doing here?" "Fortier's in a session." "She's with..." "Who's she with now?" "Tell me about your mother." "What's it like with her?" "Do you talk a lot?" "Don't need to." "What does that mean?" "She knows me better than I know myself." " She's always been like that?" " Oh, yes." "It was an accident." "What kind?" "Corrine won't let me say." "What happened?" "A fight." " You and your mom?" " Magali, not me." "Who are you?" "Joe." " You're a boy?" " Yes." "You left her with a killer?" "She's not so tough." "Tell that to the 10 guys in the morgue." "Idiot!" "I'm gonna die." "They'll kill me." "Why?" "They'll kill me because I know what happened here." "What's happening here?" "What happened?" "Everything okay?" "Tell me what happened." "Do you know what happened?" "Joe?" "Who?" "Your name's not Joe?" "Who's that?" "I thought... I thought your name was Joe." "I don't know anyone called Joe." "What's your name?" "Corrine." "You're not good with names." "Corrine." "You know where we are?" "In a police station." "Do you know why?" "'Cause I sleep with boys?" "Because you sleep with boys?" "My mom turned me in." "You want a lawyer?" "I need a lawyer because I like sex?" "Don't need a lawyer for that." "Know what hypnosis is?" "Do you trust me?" "Want to hypnotize me?" "I'd like us to try." "Why?" "I think it would relax you." "It could help us talk." "You won't take advantage of me?" "It's not a joke." "You won't say or do anything you wouldn't want to." "Make yourself comfortable." "You feel okay?" "Watch my pen." "Here." "Stare at it." "Don't let it out of your sight." "Stare here." "As we go along, your eyes will become itchy, but just keep staring at my pen." "Your eyelids are getting heavier." "They're very heavy." "They're so heavy, they're starting to close." "You're very relaxed." "Your breathing is slow and steady." "Your eyelids are heavy." "Very heavy." "They're completely closed." "Your muscles are loose, completely relaxed." "You feel good." "Your whole body is becoming heavy." "Very heavy." "Like a ton of bricks." "If you hear me, raise your left index finger." "It's Magali who's here with me, isn't it?" "Can you talk to me?" "If you can hear me, say yes." "Yes." "Do you know Corrine and Sylvie?" "Yes." "Do you know Carole?" "Yes." "Do Sylvie, Corrine and Carole know each other?" "If they don't know each other, say no." "They don't know each other, because only you, Magali know them all?" "Who knows them?" "Do you want to talk about Joe?" "Yes." "Does Joe exist?" "Yes." "Can we see him?" "Yes." "Where can we see him?" "is Joe nice?" "Why?" "Joe kills my lovers." "A bag and some gloves, please." "Thanks." "Lipstick really stains." "Christ..." "Don't they clean the place?" "There's something here." "What's this?" "Hand me your flashlight." "I found something." "Christ... I'll count backwards from five." "When I'm done, you'll open your eyes." "Five, four, three, two, one." "That's it." "Your show's over?" "My show?" "It's clinical hypnosis." "Clinical?" "It lets me talk to one personality, rather than three or four at a time." "Hypnosis makes Magali almost normal." "Almost. I'm not zapping between her personalities." "She admitted one of her personalities is doing it." "You suggest what she should say." "Wrong. I did no such thing." "She said she assumes the personality of "Joe,"" "who I think is gay, to kill her lovers." "That won't hold up in court." "I know." "Plus, split personalities aren't usually homicidal." "What goes on inside her head?" "As a child she was neglected by her mother." "Left in the care of a mean babysitter, she spent her teens in a climate of sexual oppression, lacking affection." "Identity gets confused." "She dresses as a homosexual man, and kills." "A way to deal with her guilt and shame." "It's denial." "Her modus operandi?" "Her motive?" "Her motive... lt's jealousy." "Get down." "Other one." "Are you okay?" "Sure." "You really don't look okay." "Should I call a doctor?" "A doctor?" "Do you want an aspirin or something?" "No chest pain, I hope." "Pain in the arm is a bad sign." " ln the arm?" " Yes." "Little finger numb?" "What do you mean?" "I'm worried about your health." "Leave me alone. I'm not sick." "I don't get the homosexual part." "Why does she assume Joe's personality to kill?" "I don't know." "Do you recall when that personality appeared?" "Mr. Simon." "If I'd known... lf you'd known what?" "I had trouble at school." "You think Joe's related to school?" "School and many other things." "I was sexually abused by a teacher." "You have no idea how guilty I feel." "Magali absorbed that into her illness." "She used your story." "That's the gang rape?" "I should never have told her." "Your mother didn't know." "Never in her life." "Why?" "You didn't know her." "Homosexuality was... lt was bad?" "Had I known what it would do to my sister, I..." "My mother..." "She wasn't a loving person." "Not really." "I took care of Magali." "The two of us were a family." "I had to make up for our mother." "For her, we didn't exist." "We stuck together like twins." "We were in her way." "We were a disease." "Thorns in her side." "You have your answer?" "Hurry." "They'll be back soon." "Where do we... ln the conference room." "It's pretty strong evidence." "In the closet?" "Hidden in the wall." "Right." "You sound disappointed." "You ask me to come along so you won't be alone, but you won't tell me what you think." "I don't know. lt's sad." "I find her endearing." "I bet... I'm moved by her story." "Doing every guy who comes along isn't so nice." " lt's not for fun." "She's sick." " Right." "That's obvious." "All right..." "The prosecutor will be pleased." "Write me up a report." "I'll eat first, then I'm on it." "It's just the way you say "l'm on it."" "Never mind." "She really seduces them one by one, then... I just don't know..." "Let's get going." "'Bye." "One by one?" "I really feel like I've missed something important." "I'm supposed to be the obsessive one, not you." "You're right." "I worry too much." "At least CAP will be glad the serial murders are over." "Durivage won't like us any better for it." "Parent." "Yes?" "It's possible." "You did good." "Yes." "Fine. 'Bye." "The obsessive forensic expert." "What did she want?" "She doubts the girl seduced them one by one." "Why?" "Because the sperm found at the motel wasn't the victim's." "You know what cheap motels are like." "WELCOME BACK FORTlER" "It was harmless." "That's not what Daoust thinks." "I promise you'll get all the other cases." "I'll talk to him." "They're here!" "They're here." "Jean-Marie, turn out the lights." ""For she's a jolly good..."" "What's up?" "Where is she?" "Anyone home?" "Philippe?" "You're Joe."