"JENNY LAMOUR" "Are we there?" "One more floor!" "Good!" "My shoe's got a nail in it!" "What do ya want?" "Do you have any work for us?" " What's your style?" " Comic." " And you?" " Tragic." "We got plenty of that." "We got everything!" "Where ya working?" "The Maisons-Alfort Casino." "Nice!" "A good audience!" "I've worked there." "In my day there was no casino." "Just the outdoor café." "Jenny, behave yourself!" "Leo was teaching me a great song!" "With his hands!" "What a mentality!" "In Marseilles we always sing with our hands!" "Not on my wife's thighs!" " He was beating time!" " Let him rave!" "An upstart like him... jealous of my old mug is flattering!" "Incredibly stupid but flattering!" " l'm not jealous!" " That's an insult!" " What's that clown want?" " To rehearse!" "Get to work and leave us alone!" "Who's the boss here?" "Maurice, sit and listen to my tune." "The clown can wait." "Here, Jenny!" "The clarinet!" "C-sharp, my friend, C-sharp!" "It's not in the score!" "Look, Leo!" "A mistake!" "I'm not surprised." "Are we rehearsing or not?" "Hurry, the dogs are waiting!" " More?" " No, that's enough!" " l'll get her a grog." " Good." "Listen to the shouting!" "The way she uses her behind, success is easy!" "In that case, use your behind too!" "Get out of here!" "Now howl with laughter and clutch your innards!" "Here come Julot and Picrat!" "Our cycling drunkards!" " Good?" " You heard them!" "That's a Saturday night crowd." "Wait till tomorrow!" "Stage fright makes my knees sweat." "My boots are soaked!" " Let's see!" " Please!" "Bravo, sweetie!" "Very good!" "Toneless voice, silly hands but perfect!" "I'll print a big one!" "With 2 colors!" ""With Her Tra-la-la!"" ""Written by Leopardi!" "Created by Jenny Lamour!"" "Really?" "Thank you, maestro!" "Anything for me?" "Always something for the manager!" "And what about us underlings?" "My soggy old pear!" "I forgot you!" "Take your pipe out!" "What a glum face, Othello!" " Give her this." " Maurice, come on!" "He'll never see!" "He had a bourgeois childhood." "He sees evil everywhere!" "Look at the light!" " This way?" " Perfect!" "Lift your arm..." "Higher!" "Darling, I think you need..." "Say what you want and I'll do it." "But I hate being pawed!" "Maurice must be happy!" "He's different. I love his paws!" "You get along in that department?" "Want the details?" "I could tell you what days are "on" or "off"." " You're so edgy!" " You're so interested!" "Always the same topic!" "It's odd." "You're so unalike." "Don't move!" "Just a second!" " Smile!" " l don't want to." " You're too interested in Maurice." " Silly!" "He's a pal." "We grew up together!" "Childhood friends!" "They begin by playing marbles and end up in bed!" "Not us." "With you, it's worse." "Alone with you, I'm fine." "Alone with him, I'm fine." "But when I find you two talking, you stop!" " Like you pull a curtain!" " We always talk about you." "OK, watch it!" "Here I go!" "OK, get up." "We'll end with a close-up." "He truly doesn't understand me." "Men never really understand us!" "It's not hard." "I want to succeed." "I love him." "Others bore me." "It's not physical. it's vital!" "Without him, I'm lost." "It may sound mad but Maurice is my flame!" "He may not burn it but he lights my way." " Ready?" " Wait." "Go on!" "Wonderful!" "That'll do it." "Fine!" "I was getting fed up." "Photographers can be so dull!" "It's a pleasure to do you a favor!" "I only complain about people I love!" "Really?" "Can you develop them now?" "I doubt it!" " What's that?" " Wait a second." " Dear friend, greetings!" " l wasn't expecting you!" "I know. I just dropped by." "Can you see me now?" "I'm sorry to insist... but at my age, one is capricious." "When you get the feeling...!" "I can manage." "Sit down for a minute." "You too." " Well?" " You'll have to run!" " A complainer?" " A customer!" "A dirty old man who likes pictures of girls." "And such girls!" "What a profession!" "I don't enjoy this but it's old man Brignon." "You know..." "Colonial import, Southwest Electric, Omega Films..." " Won't you be cold?" " Just to go upstairs?" "What a surprise!" "How are you, my child?" "Fine, thanks." "I want you in my office tomorrow." "I have something for you." "The best!" "I'm so glad!" "Please, it's late." "Right away, my dear!" "At once!" "We'll go in the next room to get her ready." "Well now!" " See you tomorrow!" " Tomorrow!" " You know him?" " You never asked!" " You met where?" " ln the courtyard." "He promised to put me in a movie." "Know what kind of man he is?" "So what?" "I wasn't born yesterday!" "I'll lead him along with a ring in his nose!" "Lambkin!" "is she ready?" "In a moment..." "Just a moment." " Do I take off everything?" " No." "Not the shoes..." "Never the shoes!" "Was Jenny posing for you?" "May I have a proof shot?" "No!" "It's for an American magazine." "What a pity..." "What a great pity!" "is this alright?" "Delicious!" "Absolutely delicious!" "And so chaste!" "Say what you will, I prefer... this from time to time to a Manet or a Picasso." "It's more interesting!" " Did Jenny come in?" " 5 minutes ago." "Put Maxwell in her slot and send her on after the bikes." " She'll complain!" " That'll teach her!" "2 nights in a row is too much!" " Where were you?" " The hairdresser's." " Look at your hair!" " Right!" "What?" "Only Alfred can do my hair." "He was late, so I waited." " Till 10 PM?" " No." "Don't be silly." "Not that silly!" "Where were you?" "You should be ajudge!" "Tell me where you were!" "I had a drink with a very important man." "Brignon?" "Why do you say that name?" "I see!" "Naturally Dora ratted on me!" "Don't say that!" "She simply did her duty." " Brignon is a dangerous man!" " She should know!" "If he was poor, he'd have been jailed long ago!" "I knew it!" "The capitalists!" "The rich families!" " OK?" " She's coming!" "You hate 'em 'cause you're broke!" "Well, I want some dough!" "And I'm a royalist!" "Your pa was a worker!" "So?" "Under Louis XV, I'd have been Pompadour!" "Like Sans-culottes with pants!" "You're hateful!" "You're right." "Why should we fight?" "I won't see Brignon again." " Promise?" " l swear." "Once his director signs me up tomorrow..." "Bye, Brignon!" " You'll see him tomorrow?" " We're having lunch with his director." " No." " What?" "Enough!" "I'd rather lock you up!" "You know what movies pay!" "Plus the publicity!" "I'm to lose all that for a business lunch?" "So why didn't Brignon invite me?" "He doesn't know about you!" " You told him you're married?" " l'm no fool!" "We'd look silly together." "Why?" "I drop my wife at the restaurant... say hello to Brignon." "That's very polite!" " OK, you asked for it!" " Now what?" "I'll cancel it!" "You've won!" "But you haven't heard the end of it!" "I could drive you there." "It was all just fine till you stuck your nose in!" "Lapérouse Restaurant?" "Mr Brignon, please." "He has a reservation." "A private table for 2!" "That's a business lunch?" " Now what?" " l'll settle your contract!" "Mr Brignon, please." " lt's about the lady..." " This way!" "What do you want?" "I'm Jenny Lamour's husband." "You're too early, young man!" "Don't be ironic!" "Ever gone through a window?" "Watch out for flying china!" "Bastard!" "Be glad I didn't slug you!" "Touch my wife again and I'll kill you!" "So here you are!" "It's all settled!" " What?" " Ask him!" "He's waiting with flowers!" "I'll never forgive you." "But I'll make Brignon forgive me!" " Yes, and I'll kill you both!" " Yes, kill me!" " You'd be caught at once!" " l'd have an alibi." "You're too clumsy!" "They'd cut your head off!" "You'd love that!" "Jenny phoned." "Her poor old grandma's ill." "She's gone to see her and may stay the night." " l'll talk to her." " She hung up." "Ya said I'm here?" "Yes, but she was in a hurry." " That's odd." " lt's not odd at all." "Now what'll you imagine?" "I'd be ashamed to doubt a nice girl like Jenny." "She adores you and is as faithful as can be!" "Men are such dopes!" " Right, Ginette?" " Luckily for us!" "Let's go!" "I was waiting for you!" "Your wife left about 4:00... I know, Mrs. Beauchamp." "She phoned me." "OK, she was so afraid I'd forget." " She mentioned dinner?" " Never mind." "Beans on the stove, veal in the cupboard!" "Never mind that poor slob." "Isn't that pathetic?" "Operator, this is TURbigot 53-68." "I said, TURbigot 53-68!" "I want 203 in Enghien." "lmpossible!" "There's a sick person there!" "OK, I'll call later." "Thanks." " You'd be caught at once!" " l'd have an alibi!" "You're too clumsy!" "They'd cut your head off!" "Standing room, please!" "Maurice, you needn't buy a ticket!" "You're part of the business!" " No Jenny?" " She's with her sick grandma." ""Standing room" like a young man?" "Seat Mr Martineau!" "I prefer to stand." "There's a good seat in the 4th row!" "Enjoy the show!" "This way, Mr Martineau!" "No, I'll stay here." "I hate disturbing folks." "You certainly are shy!" "Yes, at times." "Mr Martineau, how are things?" "Admirable!" " And Miss Jenny?" " Admirable!" "Maurice, you're here tonight?" " Looking for someone?" " Leon." "I'll send him to you." " Leon!" " Yes, Mr Martineau?" "Got any butter?" "Butter?" "Not tonight." " But I have some shoes!" " Some other time." "Sorry!" "What's so serious?" "A fight with Maurice?" " l just killed Brignon." " What?" "I didn't mean to!" " At his place?" " lf l'd known!" "You were well warned!" "Don't hurt me!" "I thought everything would go alright." "I went there to sign my contract." "Well?" "We had dinner and then... I don't dare say it!" "He was old enough to be my father!" "I tried to leave." "He locked the door!" "I picked up a champagne bottle!" "I hit him as hard as I could!" "He fell back, mouth open, his eyes on me!" "What a mess!" "I'm scared, Dora!" "Scared!" "That'll teach you!" "Maurice will be very shocked." "Please don't tell him!" "Don't!" "He'll never forgive me!" "He'd be so hurt!" "I love him so much!" "I didn't know how much!" "Promise?" "Yes, I promise." "Everyone thinks I'm at Enghien." "My god, my fox scarf!" "I left it there!" " You're sure?" " On the sofa!" "Get it at once!" "No, his eyes might be open!" "Don't make me go!" "No, not you. I'll go." "Don't worry." "There's no danger." "You mustn't go to jail." "They'll cut your hair. lt'll be cold." "Why're you doing this?" "I'm so mean to you." "I'm doing it... for Maurice." "You understand?" " Maurice, you were here?" " Looks like it!" " Shall we go?" " l need my coat." "I'll go with you." "My god, my god..." " What a night, eh?" " What?" " You didn't notice?" " What?" "No kidding!" "That's better!" "When I opened the coffin I thought the mirror was gone." " You saw nothing?" " No!" "Mr Martineau, at last!" "I could've missed my train!" "Here are your things!" "Where were you at intermission?" "Leo had some butter for you." " l was in the balcony." " Oh, OK." " G'night!" " 'Night, Paquerette!" "You look sick." "What's wrong?" "Nothing, it's the heat." "What's wrong?" "A mess. I was at Brignon's." "I'd have told the police but they won't believe me!" "But I didn't kill him!" "I swear it!" "You believe me?" "You don't look like a killer, I swear!" "I hope it's not Jenny!" "You're crazy!" "Why Jenny?" "You know she's in Enghien." " l called but no answer!" " Maybe she was out." "Her grandma is ill." " We'll settle this." " What're you doing?" "Operator?" "203 in Enghien, please." "It's ringing." "Understand, Granny?" "I'm here because you're sick!" " l'll bury all of you!" " That's not the question!" "Here we go!" "Of course it's me!" "What did you break?" "What a time to call people!" "You're crazy!" "I got no answer at 9:00!" "The salesgirl left the line connected to the shop." "We can't hear it ring from up here." "You could've thought first before calling so late at night!" "Yes, see you tomorrow!" " What'd I tell you?" " Yes, I'm a fool." "I worried over nothing." " When Jenny finds out!" " Never!" "That's all I need!" "She'd torture me night and day!" " Maybe you should..." " No, I'm miserable enough as it is." "As you wish." "Promise?" "Again?" "You already promised?" "Think so?" "What can I say?" "Under these conditions, I promise." "I'm a fool." "It's a girl like you that I needed, Dora." "Have no regrets." "I'm a strange girl." "Chief, a guy just got bumped off in Passy." "His servants found him." "Some guys sure pick the right time!" "Couldn't he have waited till later?" "Maybe he wanted to!" "Tomorrow Ballandieu takes over!" "He'd have been delighted." "He's itching to be called Chief." "We have to pick up the boss too." " He's coming?" " ln person." "Bravo!" "He's not all that smart but... why should we take this crap alone?" "Ya said things were dead around here!" "Not tonight." " You're busy?" " Me?" "Not likely!" "No woman's comin' in here!" "But I hate to leave the kid alone." "For once he's not sleepin' in the dorm." "We were gonna eat out before I take him back to school." "He was excited about it." "You like your boy, eh?" "He's all I brought back from the colonies, plus yellow fever." "Dammit!" "Look at him sleep!" "He's good in school." "Except for geometry." "Not so hot." " What's he want to be?" " A pilot." "Like me at his age." "Then I landed... at Sidi-Bel-Abès." "Quartermaster-sergeant." "If you'd re-upped, you'd be captain now." "No, I was too much of a loud mouth." "Give me a hand." "You're lucky to be alive." "More to the left." " Does it still hurt?" " At times." "We're paid for that!" "Or should be!" "Never passed the commissioner tests?" "Twice. I flunked the presentation." "The facial exam." "I told 'em to go to hell." "Who's this Brignon?" "A rich guy with pull." "Better use kid gloves." "They're too expensive!" "Wear your coat. it's cold." "I'll get it." "Don't worry, son. lf l nail this guy... he'll pay for your delayed chow." "A dame did it?" "Seems so." "The cops found a blond hair on his vest." "Emile, Passy is your area." "Seen any blondes?" "You'll say I'm actin' up... but I picked up a blonde that night." "Near the villa and took her to Bourdonnais." "Told the cops?" "They'd like to know." "Do I look like a squealer?" "Let 'em bust their behinds!" "It's theirjob." "If ya was a good citizen... I am!" "And the less I see the cops, the better off I feel!" " Paulo, seen the paper?" " No." "Why?" " Ya swiped the car by Villa Marceau?" " Quiet!" "Some guy was rubbed out there last night." "Named Brignon." " Who did it?" " A dope who took nothing!" "Probably over a dame." "I don't like it." "Ya better get rid of that heap." " lt could get ya in trouble." " l need it!" "What's it to you?" "I want to put some feathers on my gown." "What do I care?" "Boy, are you ever friendly!" "You've changed lately." "You haven't even bathed yet." "You could at least answer me!" "Jenny, come kiss me!" "Wait!" "I'll finish this." "Leave that!" " Have you gone crazy?" " Maybe." "Don't move!" "Stay here!" "But...!" "He's insisting." "Go ahead!" "But I'm not here!" "I'm out!" " Dora Monnier?" " Ground floor." "I know but they said she might be here." "Dora is out." "I'll send her a summons." "You're with the police?" "At your service!" "Don't go." "Dora'll be back soon." "I thought you were... a cleaner salesman." "Do you mind?" "Not at all!" "That's a fine profession!" " But I'm in a hurry." " Dora won't be long." "But protect my waxed floor with those slippers!" "You could come by my house!" "is Dora in trouble?" "No, just some questions." " That's all an inspector can say!" " Right." "You're good friends of Dora, right?" "Yes, good friends." "I'd never take you for a policeman." "You don't have a raincoat!" "I had one. lt was stolen." " Where?" " At my office." "You caught the thief?" "People wander in and out like at a dump!" "But theft's not my job." "I'm in homicide." "It's unlike other work." "In theft, informers give you leads on a heist." "I mean, on a robbery." "I understood. I'm an artist." "You land a guy and have a drink." "We land a corpse and away we go!" "May I?" "We set to work, believe me." "The result?" "This year our success averages 48%." "A 50-50 chance for killers." "About that. lt depends on the case." "Now it's Brignon." "We're going to go all the way." "Too bad for the fool who did it!" "Society has decided to pay the price." "And the bill will be expensive!" "Nowadays it's pure madness." " Really?" " For example... I'll give you an idea of the cost." "15 inspectors, 9,000 each..." " 9,000?" " We can't let 'em starve!" " 3 Als..." " Als?" "Asst. inspectors... 3 at 11,000 each." "My salary." "A Chief lnsp. at 13,000." "Police officers, local commissioner... identity team, police emergency... the magistrates... 600 thousand a month!" "Plus the trial, if we get that far!" "Pretty expensive for an old fart like him!" "So you wouldn't mind not getting Brignon's killer?" "On the contrary!" "That's the sportive aspect of the job." "Schmuck or no, we respect our clients." "Here she is!" "See?" "Who was right?" "I'll go down at once." " He's coming!" " Who wants me?" "A man." "You'll see!" "Thanks, dear!" "With my apologies!" "Not at all!" "At your service!" "Please!" "Why'd you let him stay?" "Interesting, no?" "He lit his pipe with Brignon's address you wrote!" "And guess where l found it?" "Hidden in the kitchen!" " So?" " You knew I was to meet Brignon." "He gave you his home address?" "I was to pick him up to go to the restaurant." "But I changed my mind." "It wasn't proper!" "Jenny, you're terrible!" "Idiot!" "You admit taking these photos?" "Why not?" "Are nudes forbidden?" "It depends on which ones." "Besides, I'm only interested in the models." "I don't know who they are." "He picked them up anywhere." "He brought all kinds and colors!" "This one was a movie extra." "The Barricourt Agency handles her." " This one too." " l'll make a note." "You want more than blondes?" "Because of the hair?" "There's no rush!" "The hair could've been there for days." " Were you "close" to Brignon?" " Me?" "For this sort of work." "I met him at a movie studio." "He knew I might need his help." "He never invited you to his home?" "I wasn't his type." "Brignon was a shy bourgeois." "This was what he needed." "Girls he could easily dominate." "A nice dirty old man." "How'd you know about me?" "We gave your proofs to the Vice Squad." "One of his girls in our books told us about you." "This projector must've cost a lot." "Quite a bit." "My word!" "A 2.8!" "You're a connoisseur?" "I got an old box camera." "Nothing exciting!" "I shoot houses, old shops and streets." "Barnivel got me hooked." " Barnivel?" " Know him?" "A great old guy." "But he liked poison." "Wiped out his whole family." "Wife, 2 daughters, brother-in-law." "Shot 'em on their death beds." "A real artist!" "After his trial I missed him." "We'd become friends." "That happens often?" "I become friends with clients?" "Naturally!" "It improves our education." "We don't have much schooling." "But we bump into all kinds of people!" "I learned engraving from a counterfeiter, accounting from a swindler." "A gigolo gave me tango lessons... but it did no good. I had no talent." "My left hand, but at your service!" "Yes, at your service." "Just a sec. I'm tired." "May I?" "Don't stop for me. I can wait." "Let's do "Doïna"!" " Want to talk to us?" " A little bit." "This is no place..." "Yes, I could've brought you down to the station... but I'm in a hurry so here I am." "If this is going to be long, I'll sit." " lt's an emergency?" " Well..." "The sooner, the better, for everybody!" " Waiter!" " Sir?" "What would you like?" " A little room!" " Sir?" "Some air!" "Understand?" "Scram!" "Sit down." "This place reminds me of the Tamtam in Sidi-bel-Abès!" "You two really pulled my leg." "You knew Brignon well!" "Quite well!" "Your relationship with the victim... was rather tense!" "We had a run-in once." "A run-in!" "Let me read you a statement made by Mr Michaux... waiter at Lapérouse Restaurant... born on... etc..." "The door was shut but... we heard him call Mr Brignon a bastard... and he said, "lf you touch my wife again..." ""l'll kill you!"" "That's a "run-in"?" "When you're mad, you say things..." "And how!" "The problem is... in court that's called a death threat." "In court?" "I know you're not the only "run-in" Brignon ever had... but you're at the top of my list!" "You say Maurice killed Brignon?" "I knew you were a crazy cop!" "Jenny, be quiet!" "It wouldn't be crazy if you said where you were that night." "I spent the night at the Eden... a music hall in Ménilmontant." "May I?" "I'm so forgetful." "I make notes." "Eden..." "Ménilmontant..." "T-A-N-T." "I'll leave now." "Madam was at the music hall?" "I was at Granny's." "Grab your pencil!" "Madam Beudin, a dry-cleaning shop at Enghien..." "H-l-E-N." " ln case I top the list!" " Perfect!" "And stay off Granny's back!" "You think I enjoy this?" "Come to the precinct tomorrow." " You want me...?" " Just to make a statement." "Bye for now!" "At your service!" "Thanks for the service!" "Were you really at the Eden?" " Yes, is that so odd?" " lt just surprises me." "Last week you hated the show." "If you doubt me, call him back!" "Don't talk so loud!" "If you hadn't insulted Brignon, we'd fine!" "If you hadn't excited him... I know, I was wrong." "And it's costing me plenty." "This is no time to argue!" "You'll regret it!" "The cops won't quit till they find out." "Find out what?" "Who did it!" "Who the killer is!" "So what?" "You were in Enghien!" " Weren't you?" " Of course!" "That's a lie!" "Honey, you're sick!" "I went and talked to her." "Like you, she's a liar!" "Granny's a liar?" "You weren't there when I phoned." "Where were you?" "In Enghien!" " You swear?" " l do!" " On Granny's head?" " l never swear on Granny." "Why not, if it's true?" "If I swear on Granny's head, you'll never mention this again?" "I promise." " Ready, Jenny?" " Coming!" " My rehearsal!" " You didn't swear!" "Say it." "On my Granny's head... I swear I was in Enghien Monday night." "Yes, Martineau was here a week ago." "He even wanted to pay!" "Why?" "is something wrong?" "Probably." "Otherwise, I'd be home in bed." " Where did he sit?" " 4th row." "Wait." "Violette!" "Did you seat Mr Martineau last week?" "He stood, so as not to bother anyone." "He's so nice!" "Not like Fernand!" "My boyfriend who's not very polite." "We don't care about that." "Martineau spent the whole evening in standing room?" "I was in the foyer till the end!" "My usher had a wedding." "And intermission?" "I gave out the passes." "We're one big family here!" " You're Mr...?" " Mareuil." " R-E-U-l-L?" " Right." "Here's your invitation..." "Tomorrow at 11, 36 quai des Orfèvres." "You can confirm all this." "If you wanna see the show..." "one invite deserves another!" "Yes, but I don't have to accept." "I'm going to bed." "If you want a note about me, Inspector..." " l saw Mr Martineau too." " Good for you!" "I could make a statement." "I know things." "Mr Martineau checked... his coat and hat and took them back at 11:45." "Good heavens!" "Standees usually leave their things?" "No, of course not." "At intermission, would someone in the business... be apt to stay in the house?" "Usually he'd go backstage to see his friends." "I think I'll go there too." "Where?" "Backstage?" "The iron door at the end of standing room!" "Ladies and gentlemen, you've been so nice... we offer you a 10-minute intermission!" "You saw Martineau at intermission?" "No." "At the beginning and end of the show." " Monday night?" " Maybe." "It was the night Nitram was sick and didn't sing." "Yes, it was Monday." "You gotta be careful with the police, right?" "And how!" "So be careful tomorrow at 5 at the police station." "Tuesday afternoons are special!" "I'm with my girlfriend!" "So she can have a vacation!" "'Night!" "Gonna see the show?" "No way!" "I'm off to bed!" "Use the alley if you're in a hurry." " There's an exit?" " The stage door!" " With a doorman?" " No, we're one big family!" "I'm beginning to see that." "Sorry!" " ls it finished?" " Not quite." "I've had 2 hours of silly questions!" "I've had 10 years of asking them!" "Do I get upset?" "Want a light?" "No extra cost!" "Wait, I'll fix it." " What's up?" " Not much!" "Eugene's skittish, even though I'm nice!" "Eugene, ready to spill the beans?" " l hate beans." " l'll wait." " Your call came through?" " No." "I'm worried." "With this, you can land a 6-pound pike!" "So you left the Eden at 11:45... and got home at...?" "12:30... 12:40." "It took you 15 minutes to go and 45 to get home!" "I stopped for a drink in a café." "What café?" "A place near the stage door." "Yes, Your Honor..." "My respects, Your Honor." "Fayard?" "I'll bring Martineau to see you in 5 minutes." "Operator?" "Antoine speaking." "If I get a call, I'll be with Fayard." "This way!" "Where are we going?" "To make a written statement." "Rules and regulations, OK?" " Albert!" "You got nailed?" " ln a raid!" "I warned you!" "I ain't in stir yet!" "Don't cry!" "This time he'll be sent up!" "When you get tired of brawls, you'll see I was right." "The colonies are nicer!" "So much space!" "You'll come back loaded!" "Or I'll end up a fat cop like you!" "In a sloppy vest!" "Thanks for the advice!" "Like you want, my man!" "See ya around!" "Let's go!" " A real tough!" " What's he done?" "Never mind." "He's from a different world." "Sit down." " ls the boss in?" " ln his office." "Martineau, you're here to make a sworn statement." " Sworn before...?" " The boss is a magistrate." " He's not here?" " He will be." "Are you going to be difficult?" "No, I'll swear." " Speak your piece." " l'm ready." "By the present statement, Mr Maurice Martineau... born in Avranches..." "June 15th, 1916... pianist-accompanist... at Leopardi Publishing..." "Chief, I found 7 bank accounts in Brignon's name." " l'll see his banker." " Wait." "...now living at 22 Bourdonnais St... I do declare..." "Go see Bachelet for the financial report." "...declare that after my classical music studies... at the Paris Conservatory where l won..." "First Prize in Harmony... I continued my career as a composer... at which time I met..." "Marguerite Chauffournier..." "F-F... alias Jenny Lamour..." "L-A-M-O-U-R..." "What is it?" "Mr Lamorcière, director of Brignon Foundries." "He's come to testify." "Jenny Lamour whom I wed... in spite of my parents who resented... her previous misbehavior..." " You're crazy!" " lt's what you said!" "Dad was a school teacher!" "And your wife had lovers before her marriage." "So?" "I saw the excessive interest... being paid to her by Brignon... but I refuse to say if my jealousy was justified..." " or not." " l said that?" "You said, Never mind." "That's my private life." "Therefore, on Dec. 2nd, 1946, I went to see him... about my grievances... at the Lapérouse Restaurant." "At that time, I admit that I made threats... to kill him." "That's a lie!" "You can't deny the other testimony!" "Those were death threats!" "I'm sorry!" "Next paragraph!" "The night of the crime, I went... to the Eden where l spent the evening." "Question:" "Were you seen at the beginning and the end of the show?" "Where were you in the meantime?" "Reply:" "You made no reply!" "So what shall we say?" "Hello, boss!" "You heard the inspector." "Answer him!" "Where were you at intermission?" " ln the balcony." " What for?" "Why?" " To check the acoustics." " At intermission?" "I went up for the end of the first half." "The vocal quartet." " What do you think of Nitram's songs?" " Pretty weak." "He was ill that night!" "I'd heard him before." "In the second half of the show... did you notice anything unusual?" "Yes!" "Valton had a problem with his coffin." "The audience didn't notice but I did." " That happened when?" " Just after intermission." " Your opinion?" " lt's too early, boss." "I think you're handling it wrong." "Never mind. lt's him." "I'll get him." "So forget I said anything." "Antoine, that call... lt was for you." " Your boy taking exams?" " He failed?" "In geometry." "The idiot!" "I bought him his Erector set." "I'll give it to him anyway... for Xmas." "International Talent Agency" "Gus said he'd give me 15,000 a week plus my name in lights... but you'll go on during the drinks hour." "I said, "Sir, I shall never sing in your establishment!"" ""l would prefer that forever and ever more!"" "I hit him in the kisser with that!" "Please..." "What's Valton's address?" "You too?" "A cop just asked me that!" "Already?" "Hold on!" "The Alhambra calling!" "22 Biot St." "But he's not there." "He won't be home for dinner." "He'll be at the Medrano tonight." "lmpossible!" "They're in Marseilles!" " He's on at 10:30." " When we go on at the Hermitage." " Now what?" " An emergency!" "Happy?" "Did you hear that?" " Not at all!" " You again!" " Annoyed?" " Why're you here?" "To see you." "Make yourself at home!" "I came for a chat." "Mr Martineau's not here?" "He's out." "Do you mind if I change?" " Not at my age!" " Well, I mind!" "So turn around!" "In your business, it means nothing." "Well, we have our rules!" "Like a man doesn't talk to a lady with his hat on!" "Angry with me?" "You think I'm after you?" "I want nothing to do with you." "I'm interested in Brignon and he was interested in you." "You're wasting your time." "I disagree." "I'm sure you could help me a great deal." "Sure!" "I could sign an official stamped statement!" ""l killed Brignon." ls that it?" "That wasn't your aim but you know who did it." "You can't say so because you were there that night." " Wrong!" " Was he your lover?" " You've no right!" " No kidding!" "You've had others!" "Don't get uppity." "I know you!" "You're a little schemer!" "Schemer!" "Do you know what that means?" "You poor devil!" "I was born in dead winter... in 2 rooms where 6 of us lived for 12 years!" "Listening to the landlord yell... for the rent while we tried to take a bath in the sink!" "And where it took my dad 6 years to die!" "Wanting out means scheming?" "Indeed." "My father lived in a château in the midst of a big park." "He was a flunkey, paid to clean up other people's filth." "I do the same." "Go on, I promise you Maurice won't learn a thing." "What did you see at Brignon's that night?" "We were born to get along together!" "I doubt it." "My pa was a worker... who didn't like cops either." "What've cops done to you?" "What about the folks you hound after?" "The ones you track down for the judges to kill?" "Society!" "You want to defend society!" "Brignon was disgusting!" "And you want the poor fool who had every right to get rid of him!" "What a fine profession!" "Yes, it's a dirty job." "Look!" ""Février, Duty's Victim!" Very nice." "It reads well." "We called him Baby Beard." "A kid... who always needed a shave." "He's dead." "The cashier is dead." "But Paulie is in fine health!" "You're right. lt's no good associating with the cops." "They're not nice." "But when you get bumped off, you're glad we're around!" "Sure nobody came to see Valton?" "I already said no!" "There, he's just coming off!" "You!" "A cop in the street asked me about you!" " What about?" " Nothing really." "I said you were at the Eden on the 8th... and that I'd told you about the coffin... I mentioned it to you first!" " You?" " Of course!" "Of all things!" "is it important?" " Yes!" " l could explain..." "No thanks, that's enough!" "You're sure?" "You haven't seen him tonight?" "Thank you." "Where is he?" "I think we've tried everywhere." "What time is it?" "Almost 3." "What's going on?" "What are you two hiding from me?" "Nothing!" "But leave him in peace." "He's not his normal self." "You're soaked!" "You'll die of a cold!" "That's the best thing that could happen to me!" "A good cold!" "No more Maurice!" "That'd teach those bastards!" " He's been drinking." " So?" "I've been drinking but I can't even get drunk!" "It's all over." "What do I want?" "My passport!" "Somebody stole my passport!" "I'm done for!" "Done for!" "Maurice, calm down." "Relax!" "Jenny'll get your passport." "Come lie down." "Help me!" "Valton!" "What a dope!" " Yes." " You don't know why!" "She doesn't know a thing!" "You can explain tomorrow." "It's nice and dark here." "Fix a hot-water bottle." "His feet are frozen." " You'll pack my bag?" " What for?" "I won't wait to be picked up." "I'm not that drunk!" "I'll take the 5 AM train to Marseilles." "Yes, dear." "You'll join me there." "Tell nobody!" "I'm so sick!" "Dora, that's enough!" "I want to know the truth!" "What's he afraid of?" "He went to Brignon's the night of the crime." "He wanted to kill him or you both, I don't know." "But it was already done." "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" "I promised him I wouldn't." "Thanks for trusting me!" "What're you doing?" "I'm packing, to go to the police." " lnsane!" " They can't arrest Maurice." "It's not that bad!" "Look at the condition he's in!" " Jenny, what's wrong?" " Nothing, dear!" "Calm down!" "You remembered my bag?" "See, honey?" "It's ready." "Look!" "I knew I could count on you." "Yes, honey, you can count on me." "You'll explain?" "Don't let him be sad." " You can't go!" " Move!" "Let me go!" "There's still time for things to get worse." "If you go, they'll tell him everything!" "Let time take its course." "They may have no clues!" "I'm sure the thread's broken!" "Where's your pal?" "He'll come in." "I'll point him out to you." "Why didn't he call us?" "He's bad." "He likes strikes and all that." "Why'd you come in?" "I like the police. I respect them." " We need more like you!" " Thank you." " And the reward?" " Not so fast!" " That'll depend." " But I told you..." "There he is!" " You're Lefort?" " Yes." "So?" "Antoine, I'm off!" "You're not staying?" "I want to get 2 seats for midnight mass at Notre Dame for my kids." "Nights like that are always sold out!" "I'll get standing room." "Behind a pillar!" "Thought it out?" "It's now or never!" "What can I say?" "I was home all night, developing film." "Developing, developing..." "At 11 PM, a taxi driver took a blonde... to Bourdonnais St." "I'm not the only blonde." "But the others didn't know Brignon." "Nor were friends of the Martineaus." "It looks bad for your building." " A coincidence!" " Don't push it." "Why'd you go there?" "Were you Brignon's mistress or happy Maurice's?" "Why not both?" " That could be." " Think so?" "No, you're serious." "Affairs don't interest you." "Yet you were there." "No." "So be it." "Come with me." "You're expected." "Sit down there." "Let's go, Picard!" "Come in!" "Your Id!" "So far you've clowned around but... this is serious. I warn you!" "The blonde you picked up Dec. 8th at 11:45 is here." "Recognize her?" "Go closer!" "Afraid of these ladies?" "Got any others?" " No." " She's not here." "No kidding?" "Can I go now?" "Now listen..." "Your license goes back to 1910." "You've been taxiing 40 years." "With your bad eyes... I still have a sharp eye!" "But if you can't spot a fare you picked up..." "Then one rainy night, you run one down... lf that happens... I'd feel responsible." "I can't turn someone in just at random!" "Tell that to your wife and 3 kids." "I'm sorry, ma'am, but we're not the strong ones." "It's her?" "I think we can do the paperwork." "Picard, clean the place out!" "Ladies!" "Antoine, are you interested in a guy named Martineau?" "Yes, why?" " ln cahoots with Paulo?" " Him?" "Not his style!" "We just learned Paulo used Martineau's car on his hold-up." "Interested?" "And how!" " Where's Paulo?" " With Marchetti." " And my id?" " See Antoine." "Well?" "No answer?" "I'll teach ya to be polite." "But I got nothing to say!" "May I have a couple words?" "If ya can make him talk, bravo!" "You never know!" "Where'd ya nab the car?" "Who d'ya take me for?" "A guy lent it to me." " Who?" " A guy." " What guy?" " A good pal!" " What pal?" " Jules!" "Jules who?" "Big Jules!" "They call him Julie!" "Careful!" "Antoine may be patient but ya might hit a snag." "Why the threats?" "Where does your good pal live?" " l met him in a bar." " What bar?" "A dive near République." "What street?" "The street... lt's on the tip of my tongue." "It has a bend in it." "I can't recall." "I been through so much lately." "Am I interrupting?" "It's for the wreath for Baby Beard." "Well, boys!" "He's all yours!" "Going out?" "To take Granny her Xmas present." " lt may snow." " l'll take a taxi." "Please, don't leave me alone." " Come with me!" " No, everyone stares at me!" "Maurice, don't fall apart like this!" "You did nothing." "No one can hurt you!" "If you were me..." "Maurice, listen to me!" "You've no reason to worry." "It will all work out." "You have my word." "To save me, they must arrest the real culprit." "You agree?" " Maybe." " You'll be long?" "Back by 8, with lots of surprises!" "We'll still have our Xmas Eve!" "Are we gonna wait long?" "For the Griman case, I waited 12 hours!" "He's been in there 3 hours!" "Here he is!" "Anything new?" "How long's it gonna last?" "Lorieux, be a sport!" "Ask Antoine about Brignon!" " He said nothing!" " Good!" "Lorieux, we been pals 20 years!" "Say something!" " Here's another one!" " Let me pass!" "Bunch of slobs!" "Yes, Judge, it's snowing." "Luckily you have your cousin's car." "Same to you." "Merry Xmas!" "It's not going that slowly, Judge." "Indeed..." " Same statement?" " l wasn't there." "I wasn't there!" "I wasn't there!" "He didn't pick me up at the Café de Paris!" " You were seen!" " He wasn't there!" " Idiot!" " l'm leaving." " Have Benedetti fix us a snack." " OK." "Some Xmas Eve!" "I'd stay but I've got the turkey!" " Merry Xmas, sir!" " To you too!" "Who'll read about who killed Brignon?" "Not on Xmas morning!" "I worked on a Brignon paper." "Lousy pay!" "Hi, Buffet!" "Santa!" "You look good!" "What happened to you?" "My bike got stuck in the snow!" "No kidding!" "What's up?" "Am I too late?" "When I was on the Landru case..." "Dietrich, tell 'em to quiet down." "Shut up out there!" "So we agree that you left home at 9." "You got to the Eden at 9:15." "You stayed till 11:30." "You arrived home on Bourdonnais St. at 12:15." " Right." " 15 minutes to go, 45 to get home." "I said I stopped at a bar." " The boss doesn't remember you." " He sees so many!" "At 12:15 you'd put your car in its garage?" " Of course." " lt wasn't yet stolen?" " Stolen?" " Was it stolen or not?" "Yes." "Why didn't you report it stolen?" "Simply because... it does no good." "Cars never get found." "Mr Martineau, that's not a nice thing to say." "In the yard we got about 20 cars waiting for their owners." "And we found your car!" " Can't you say thanks?" " Yes, I'm very glad!" "You don't act like it!" "Come in!" "You're here, Papa?" " What is it?" " l came 'cause I'm hungry." "It's snowing and we made a snowman." " Hello!" " Hello, boy!" "Sit there and be quiet." "Where was it swiped?" "I don't know. I feel dizzy." "It must be the cold." "Put some coal in the stove." "It's freezing in here." "No more coal!" "What's your license plate number?" "437 RJ 2" "Odd!" "You remember the license number but... you forget where it was stolen." "Wait..." "I think it was in front of the Eden." "See?" "I knew we'd get there!" " On the 8th?" " The 8th?" " The night of the murder." " Maybe." "That explains everything!" "Like why you took 45 minutes to get home." " You had no car." " Obviously." "But I can't figure out one thing." "Why did you go to your garage?" "You think we're fools, eh?" "It's the same song but with different music!" "Enough of this!" " On your feet!" " What?" "Take off your tie!" "Why?" "We ask the questions, we don't answer 'em!" "Take off your shoe laces!" "What's in your pockets?" "Bravo!" "I see things are better!" "Say what you will!" "Compared to the Bonnot gang..." "This is very, very, very tiny." "Teeny tiny!" "You left the Eden and went to the Villa St-Marceau!" "Dope!" "Ya know we'll get you!" "Say yes and it's over for tonight!" "I'm cold." "You'll get this when ya say ya were there." "I wasn't!" "Leave me alone!" "I'm fed up!" "If I don't go, the kids'll be furious." "Shall I take your boy?" " You'd mind?" " Not at all!" "Poor little guy!" "Get up, son!" "Time to go see Jesus' manger!" " With you?" " No, with the boss." " Be good!" " See you later!" "Who said you could sit?" "On your feet!" "You were there?" "Yes or no?" "Perfect!" "Move over!" "From the beginning!" "Ya left home when?" "I'm fed up!" "Ya can kill me!" "I won't talk!" "Yes, I was there to kill him but he was already dead!" "Dead!" "Yes, I see, he was dead." "Now let's put all that down in black and white." "That'll give you a rest." "Come on." "Quiet down!" "Leave him alone!" "I'll say if there's anything new!" "You're a witness too, ma'am?" "It won't be long now." "You'll be there for the first course!" "I was supposed to be on duty." "What luck!" "If you'd seen my sarge's face!" ""To hell with Xmas!" he said." ""You're on duty till 2 AM!"" "When they came for me, you should've seen his face!" "Does approve and sign!" "I'm amazed an intelligent man like you... would think we're such idiots!" " But he was already dead!" " You said that." "Sign this." "Know what?" "You knew your wife was to meet Brignon." "You found them and shot him!" "It's that simple!" "But Jenny was in Enghien!" " Sure!" " With Santa?" "Bastard!" "Poitevin, do you know Jenny Lamour?" "I already told you I do!" "And how do you know her?" "I take tickets on the Enghien train." "When did you see her last?" "Dec. 8th!" "She and a soldier were on the 11:07 PM train." " Ya see?" " lt can't be!" "I didn't make it up!" "Then she's always lied to me!" "You surprised her and avenged your honor!" "You're on the right track!" "A crime of passion!" "Half the jurors are like you!" "But they don't dare do it!" "You had a gun, eh?" " Where is it?" " At home." " Threw it in the river?" " No, why?" "Picard, let's go!" "It's illegal!" "If the boss knew...!" "We'll be back before he does!" "I disapprove!" "Put him in a cell!" "This way!" "Wait there!" "Let's go!" "I don't want to see anybody!" "Ever!" "Perfect!" "Guard!" "He's getting away!" " Where are you going?" " For a walk!" "You won't be here long." "You'll get a bigger cell tomorrow." "What're you in here for?" "Be polite!" "Tell me!" "He bumped off his wife's lover." "OK?" "Merry Xmas!" "What do you want?" "You've no right!" "Where's Maurice?" "He's fine right where he is!" "We'd be better off home in the sack!" "Not very talkative!" "You sure got the blues!" "I can tell you're a real softie!" "You're sentimental!" "Don't get hung up like that!" "is your wife pretty?" "You won't be seein' her for a while!" "Besides... maybe she don't wanna see you." "Life's not much fun, that's for sure!" "You'll pay for this!" "Calm down!" "Don't act up!" "Like my undies?" "Enough!" "Where's the gun?" "What gun?" "Hear the bells?" "If ya wanna forgive her, now's the time!" ""Hark, the herald angels sing!"" "It reminds me of my First Communion!" "I think I'll have a cigaret." " Found it!" " Let's see!" "It's for you!" "Yes, it's me..." "What?" " At once!" " What's up?" " He tried suicide!" " Dead?" "Not yet!" "Take me along!" "I must see him!" "It's my fault!" "Yes, all your fault!" "And you're coming!" "He didn't do it!" "I did it all alone!" "I hit him with a bottle and he fell!" " And then?" " l ran!" "Why didn't you say so?" "Dear god, let me see Maurice once more!" "You should've thought of Maurice sooner!" "You're not too dizzy?" " l won't die?" " Not at all!" "But I felt so good, so far away." "Why did you stop me?" "My baby!" "My poor baby!" "Forgive me before they take me away!" "Don't think badly of me once I'm gone!" "You see?" "I didn't cheat on you!" "Nobody else can hold me like you do!" "Hold me tight, baby!" "The jig's up!" "All of Bourdonnais St. is in jail!" " Jenny?" " She confessed." "She's lying!" "I killed Brignon!" "I hit him with a bottle..." "A bullet in his heart killed him!" " How odd!" " What did you say?" "I'm sick of your little secrets!" "Neither of them killed him!" "But they were there and you too!" "A real surprise party!" "Why?" "Why?" "Jenny had left her fox scarf." "I thought she'd left other clues." "You wiped up the fingerprints?" "You messed things up and now Jenny may have to pay!" "Don't say that!" "Save her!" "You love her a lot." "Yes, I do." "I know. I'll try to get her out of this." "I think I know who's really guilty." "Thank you!" "Don't thank me. I'm just doing my job." "Besides, I think you're particularly likeable..." " Miss Dora Monnier." " Me?" "And I'll tell you why." "Because you're a lot like me." "You'll never have any luck with women." "If that guy kicks the bucket, it'll be a real pain for Antoine." "He's used to that stuff!" "So you hit a snag?" "We'll see!" "You didn't tell me you swiped that car... by Villa St-Marceau!" "Me?" "Never!" "Villa St-Marceau?" "That's a good one!" "Why make such a fuss?" "Here or there?" "What of it?" "I got the low-down." "Talk!" "Lost your tongue?" "Lacoste, go talk to Quellec at his home." "He's having a family feast." "See if the cashier and Brignon... were killed with the same gun." "Go!" "And give me a call!" "You're not gonna lay that one on me!" "It can't be!" "We'll know in 10 minutes, Paulo." "Unless ya want to open up now." "You're already in pretty deep!" "What rotten luck!" "If I'd only known!" "Very nice, Antoine!" "Really!" "I turn my back and the bullshit begins!" "I'll be with you in a moment, boss!" "One more word with this gentleman!" "Well, Paulo?" "What can I tell ya?" "The door was open. I went in." "Ya never know!" "It could've been my good day!" "Then Brignon, all bloodied up, started screamin' for help!" "I got scared and fired!" "Yeah, it was a sloppy job but I was afraid!" "Poor slob!" "I rushed things!" "Anyone can make a mistake!" "I was wrong for a month." "What a mess!" " As usual!" " You get excited!" "You expect a good case..." "And as usual, you end up... with cat piss." " Must have been quite a party!" " Yes, it was." " Are you hurt?" " Just a broken glass." " lt means good luck!" " So I hear." "Please don't let anyone come up!" "Yes, we'll let you get some sleep!" "See?" "The party!" "If you'd been home..." "But I'll take care of you." "You'll forget everything." "I'll try to." "Damn!" "You again!" "I don't know what this is worth but don't leave it lying around." "Thanks anyway." " Come in?" " No, someone's waiting for me." "At your service!" "Good riddance!" "If I never see him again, I'll be well in no time!" "Baby..." "What?" "Come see me tomorrow!" "There's more?" "Just to make a final statement." "Now you can get something to eat!" "Adaptation:" "Jaib Warner" "LOGO$ Subtitling Paris" "Remerciements au ministère des affaires étrangères"