"Take it off" "Take it off" "Wait!" "Get off!" "Stop it!" " Stop it!" " What's wrong?" "Get out!" " What is it?" " Out!" "Close the door!" "SERIES CREATED BY ALEXANDRA CLERT" "No journalists or photographers." "If they insist, call me" "The barge guy didn't realise" "He's not sure... when the girl got stuck" "No sign of Laureyet?" "I rang twice." "I don't know where she is" "Perfect" "When was your last period?" "No idea." "I don't tend to keep track" "Your blood pressure is 90 over 70." "That's a bit low" "Pull up your T-shirt." "Let's have a look" "Let's see" "Well, no need to look any further" "Look." "That's your abdominal wall" "This is your uterus" "The thing moving there is a foetus" "What?" "That's its head." "These are its limbs" "You're pregnant" "You're about 15 weeks gone" "You have a slight placental abruption... hence the bleeding" "It happens sometimes" "It's nothing serious, but you must rest" "Excuse me" "Hello?" "Hi, Gilou" "What?" "Right away?" "OK." "I'm coming" "I have to go to work" "The first ultrasound is vital." "Don't put it off, it's already late" "Excuse me" " Ensure you notify the health service" " Thanks." "Bye" "What are you playing at?" "I kept ringing you" "What have we got, Gilou?" "A woman caught under a barge." "She's bound with wire" "She was caught in the propeller." "The divers are trying to free her" "Did you have a good night?" " Prosecutor" " Hello, Chief Inspector" "We thought you weren't coming" " Have you taken a water sample?" " Yes" "Get ready to pull her up" "Come on" "Ask the divers to check the hull and the canal for more bodies" " They know their job" " Will you ask them anyway?" "Tintin, talk to the divers." "I'll do the report with her" "It'll be quicker with two people" "Shall we do it together?" "We have a female of European descent" "Dark hair, young, wearing jeans, a dark blue shirt... and navy blue Converse" "Extensive scarification on the arms... and face" "She is tied fast with electric wires to... a girl of five or six years of age, also of European descent" "Tied face to face" "The child is wearing... violet pyjamas" "The top is polka-dot" "One slipper on the right foot" "Scratches on her legs... and her arms" "Her face is intact" " I'll fetch the pliers" " No need, Gilou" "They'll do that at the morgue" "Take photos and fingerprints, then we'll move them" "They're in good condition." "They were in the water for two days, tops" " Are they mother and child?" " They look alike" "What do you think, Berthaud?" "It could be anything - immigration or family issue... or revenge it's too early to tell" "I'll begin a preliminary investigation... and order immediate autopsies" " Who's the duty judge?" " Richemont" "Couldn't you get Roban to do it?" "I would prefer to work with someone I know well if you're going to lose sleep over this case, I'll assign another team" "Berthaud does as she's told." "She'll work with Richemont" " Won't you, Berthaud?" " Yes, sir" "I'll see you to the car, Prosecutor" "I can't stand that bastard" " When's he leaving, again?" " It's in the pipeline" "We have nothing, guys" "They found nothing by the canal." "We have no witnesses" "And the woman's fingerprints aren't on record" "The barge?" "The divers found nothing on the hull or in the canal" " Where did it come from?" " A port on the Ourcq canal" "Building materials are unloaded there." "There are lots of these ports" "Might it have been suicide?" "The poor woman ties herself to her daughter and jumps into the water...?" "The knots are tied on her back" "Why so many knots, though?" " Was something attached?" " We're looking for a ballast" "The bodies may have come loose... risen to the top and the wires got caught in the barge" "I want to know where they were thrown in" "Gilou, check if there are surveillance cameras by the canal" "Send a team to comb the banks" " I want whatever they can find" " OK" "JP and Tintin... see if the teams in Aubervilliers, Saint-Denis and Pantin have anything" "send messages to all units... asking them if anyone has been reported missing" "The sooner we identify the victims, the faster we'll progress" "That's for sure" "Will you call Aubervilliers, Tintin?" "I'll do Saint-Denis." "I've a contact." "You do Aubervilliers and Pantin." "OK?" "You're like a zombie" "Get your act together" "Some days, I'd rather not get out of bed" "I've called a press conference this afternoon" "I need you to brief me on how the investigation is developing" "That should stop the press from making up a load of rubbish" "Yves, you didn't bring me here to brief you" "So, you guessed" "This is your next post" "Head Office!" "You're putting me out to pasture" " What did you expect?" " CID" "Or a job at the ministry, but not this rat hole" "Did the unions want me gone?" "You've made no friends since the Riffaut case" "One of your men died in the blast" " Everyone wants you to lie low" " For how long?" "A few years if all goes well, you may be able to take up a post in the field again" "In a few years, I'll be dead" "Herville, my advice is that you cooperate" "So send your application and letter to Head Office" "The role will be yours in two months" "In the meantime, keep a low profile" "It will make things easier for you" "Don't forget my notes for the press this afternoon" "It's not so bad - you'll keep your salary and your pension" "You may even get a company car" "See?" "It could have been worse." "Go on" "Look, Laure" "I've had this done" "We could put it in the hall" "It'll remind us why we moved." "What do you think?" "I don't see the point" "You don't see the point?" "This is Sami..." "Do you need a plaque to remember him?" "It's a reminder." "It's like he's still one of the team" "Sami is dead." "A piece of plastic won't bring him back" " But..." " Enough!" "Enough..." "Do you need a hand?" "Don't touch that!" "Sorry, Sami." "I didn't see it was you" "You can't go on like this" "Boozing every night, no sleep, eating rubbish - and for what?" " It stops me from thinking" " Is it working?" "It must be" " I'm still alive" "Of course you're alive, for fuck's sake!" "So live your life!" "Come boxing with me" "You're boxing again?" "You seek solace where you can" " You've lost weight?" " A bit" "You've put on weight it's that crap you eat" "Berthaud, in my office right now" "What a Berk!" "Berthaud... let's be honest, you and I have never got on" "You'll be pleased" "I'll be gone in two months" "I'm being given a desk job" "A pointless role with no responsibility.." "And tasks which belie my skills" "There are better ways to end one's career" "That's for sure, boss" "I have a proposition for you" "You and I can start over" "We'll learn to work together and form a team" "We'll focus on solving the double murder" "Then they'll leave me alone" "What do you say?" "You want to improve your reputation" "In return, you'll get manpower, budget, equipment... anything you want" "I don't feel I can trust you" "For God's sake, Berthaud!" "I've put my cards on the table" "I already feel humiliated" " OK." "But on one condition" " What?" "I want Roban" "Being a good judge and having a great career... are two things which aren't necessarily related" "The bench chose you because of your intelligence" "But that intelligence won't help you to have a good career it's true if you're too bright... and make waves, you're unlikely to climb the ladder" "The key to becoming a judge... is conformism, servility" "Are you trying to put us off?" "Of course not" "But you should know what you're getting into" "Being an independent judge... means not worrying about assessment, or your career" "Did you decide to go into law to please your superiors?" "I don't think so" "So be independent" "Be bold." "You'll make few friends" "And you'll have more time to work on cases" "Thank you." "I wish you very good luck" "Thanks" "Prosecutor, I've set the stage for you" "Quite a success!" "What did you tell them?" "That this is a profession based on hypocrisy" "Roban, I've just seen the Lord Chief Justice" "The canal murders are a messy business" "I need a stalwart judge on it, like you" " Does he know I'm not the duty judge?" " He doesn't care" "Delicate cases rarely follow official procedure" "Everyone wants you to lead the inquiry, even the police" "I'd take it if I were you" "These cases can prove a judge's mettle" "I already have a delicate case - the officer who was run over and killed" "You have the wind in your sails." "Take advantage of it" "It's a privilege to be given the best cases" "The real privilege is working in peace and quiet" "Which police unit is clamouring for me?" "Chief Inspector Berthaud's" "You should have said" "Hello, everyone" "Wait!" "Wait!" "Hello?" "OK." "Thank you" "It's a shame to lose this office it's a shame you're stuck doing the inventory alone" "They've a thief In custody" "They've a thief in custody" "That's the fourth one this week." "What fun!" "You shouldn't have given up on illegal immigrants - it paid your way" "Drop it, Pierre." "There was too much compromise" "I can do without the hassle" "I get 300 Euros a pop working as a duty lawyer" "You've changed" "Yes" "Wait till I land a huge case and rebuild my reputation if I have to work as a duty lawyer to get there..." "I'm willing to grit my teeth and bear it" "I still have some tricks up my sleeve" "Hello." "I'm Ms Karlsson" "You have a man in custody for theft - Renaud Lefèvre" "Renaud Lefèvre..." " He's gone" " Isn't that him?" "He's accused of knocking down a policeman" " Your guy was arrested in error" " Thanks for letting me know" " I've traipsed here across town" " I'm sorry" "Excuse me I'm a lawyer" "Are you being taken care of?" "Yes." "My lawyer is out there, on the phone isn't she a bit young?" "Killing a policeman is serious" "I didn't do it." "Those bastard coppers are accusing me" " They did it" " Excuse me?" "Yeah, I jumped the lights." "But I didn't run over the policeman it was these bastards" "Watch it!" " What's your lawyer's name?" " Brochant" "I'll be right back" "I'm Josephine Karlsson, a fellow lawyer" "I'm concerned about your client" "The police seem very angry at him." "Did he kill a policeman?" "He says the policemen killed their colleague... and they're framing him it's very serious" " Is it plausible?" " Yes" "But it's a difficult case." "My client has a record" "What exactly?" "Driving without a license, two counts of assault and battery..." "Luckily, he's going before Judge Roban and I've heard he's nice" "He's the worst of them all" "Knowing him, he'll side with the police" "Really?" "Plus, the police will have the best lawyers... the support of the union, the press and all that jazz" " Luckily, you seem well prepared" " I only have three years' experience" "Go for it!" "It's a great case" "Providing you win it, of course if you lose, it will only take a few months to recover" " It's OK, you're young" " It's not OK" "I'm just starting out." "I can't fail" "Sorry, I must dash." "Bye" "Won't you take the case?" "OK." "What's your client's name?" "Kevin Lesueur" "Mr Lesueur, I'll be defending you" "We'll talk later today before we meet the judge" "So tell me..." "OK." "Cut it off" "Given her morphology and the lack of upper incisors..." "I'd say she was between six and seven years old" "The marks on her limbs are post-mortem... probably due to being scraped along the canal bed... or by passing boats" "How did she die?" "It's hard to tell" "There are no signs of violence or contusions... that would suggest death by suffocation or strangulation" "How about drowning?" "We must wait for the histological results to find out it will verify if there's water in the lungs it's a recent death" "Given the state of the body... 48 hours, tops" "Let's look at the presumed mother" "Your Honour..." "I rarely attend autopsies... but given the circumstances, I couldn't let you do the dirty work" "You're on the case?" "I didn't have a lot of choice" "Same post-mortem lesions as on the girl's arms" "I have something here" "These two wounds were caused by a violent blow... with a stone or a very heavy object" "She must have bled a lot" "Is that what killed her?" "Maybe." "The X-ray will establish that" "What's that black thing?" "Tar" "There's also some on her shoulders, along with signs of abrasion... lesions caused by scraping the skin" "The body was dragged along the ground" "Look at her ankles." "They're bruised" " Tar needs to be fresh to stick" " Exactly" "And where is there usually fresh tar?" "It seems to me like a family tragedy" "Why do you say that?" "In recent years, the pattern has been the same" "Behind a murdered mother and child, there's a father" "Perhaps" "I want to thank you." "On my own, I..." "No." "Don't thank me" "Experience helps us cope with many atrocities... but it's useless when a child is murdered" "I'm Kevin Lesueur's lawyer." "Is he in his cell?" "No." "He's in room four" "Thank you" "Excuse me." "I have an appointment with this man" " Who are you?" " Josephine Karlsson." "You?" "Tisseron." "Sorry, but Mr Lesueur has asked me to defend him" "There must be a misunderstanding" "We spoke this morning at the police station... and agreed to prepare for your meeting with the judge" "You can't switch lawyers like that" "My learned colleague, did Mr Lesueur appoint you?" "Yes." "Not officially, but yes" "OK." "In that case, be kind enough to let us work" "Close the door behind you" "Leave!" "Leavel" "Could I have a quick word?" "Were you never taught to say hello first?" "Hi, Your Honour" "My client has been stolen before his first court appearance" "Am I supposed to be affronted?" "Unless you think it's acceptable behaviour" "You're well versed in that area" "Consider your own behaviour before you criticise that of your colleagues" "Did Herville manage to get Roban?" "Why pull his finger out now?" "He's worried about his new position" "But for that, he'd stab us in the back, as usual" "Why Is that on my desk?" " Where's Tintin?" " This is Tintin's" "If the bodies were dragged it may have been one man... two at most it can't have been a busy road" "A road with road works, which would explain the tar" "Is there a work site by the canal?" "They're repairing the banks in Aubervilliers" "Show me" "Right there, Quai François Mitterrand" "What's it like there?" "Frankly, it's a dump" "There's a car park, import-export firms, machinery and not much else" "Find out if there are CCTV cameras" "Ask the Highways Agency if they've noticed anything odd" "I'll dry the clothes so Forensics can use them" "I just wanted to apologise about Sami's plaque" "I can see that it wasn't the right time" " What did I say?" " Something stupid, I'm sure" "I won't tell you what I think" "Shut up, Gilou" "It's not what you think" "Yeah, right." "Don't treat me like an idiot" "I know what it's like to spend all night drinking" "That's not why I was throwing up" "It's because I'm pregnant." "Happy now?" "Don't ask if it's Sami's or Brémont's." "I don't know" "I'm not keeping it anyway" "Why not?" "Why do you think?" "Come in" "My friend, I was expecting you" "Hello, Chairman" "You're a curiosity at the Bar - a prosecutor turned lawyer!" "Some think it's a regression" "They're stupid." "It's actually an asset" "It proves your commitment to serving freedom" "We need your sort in the Bar Council" "The Bar Council!" "I'd like you to throw your hat in the ring In the next elections" "Thank you, but..." "I feel too young to represent my colleagues" "Nonsense, you're never too young" "The new generation needs a modern criminal lawyer... someone like you" "We're surrounded by old fossils." "We need fresh blood" "I don't know what to say is Karlsson still your associate?" " No I have my own firm now" " All the more reason!" "Once elected, you can expand your network, get more clients" "Be ambitious." "You're the right age to put your neck on the line" "Good thing you lost Karlsson" "She has a lot of front" "But she carries it off..." "Think about it and give me a call" "And make sure you say yes." "I'm relying on you" " Thank you, Chairman" " Talk of the devil..." " I'll await your call, Pierre" " Bye" "Excuse me..." "Right, so I'm the invisible woman" "Why did you want to see him?" " Nothing." "Forget it" " Tell me" "Well, I hit the jackpot... a guy accused of killing a copper at a checkpoint" "He says it wasn't him - the police hit their colleague" "Some bastard stole the case from me" "Who?" "Tisseron" " Tisseron?" " Yes." "What's his story?" "Why would he want this case?" "Any lawyer would jump at it" "Imagine if they proved the police killed their colleague" "It would be a scandal" "That's not what I meant" " Tisseron's lawyers usually defend the police... not some guy out to get them" "There you are" "Are you OK?" "The Highways Agency confirmed there are works on the canal" "Last Monday, they had to tow three cars which were in the way" "So what?" "I called the pound" "One of the cars hasn't been claimed" " Shall we go?" " Sure" " Can I speak frankly?" " No" " Why won't you keep it?" " I knew that was coming" "You're 40." "This may be your last chance." "Fine." "I don't want kids I don't even know who the father is" "How am I supposed to get over Sami if I have his child?" "What if it's Brémont's?" "We split up." "It makes no sense" "Can't you see that this baby is a gift?" "What?" "A gift?" "A gift?" "I'm bleeding, throwing up, my stomach hurts..." "Some gift!" "Hello." "Excuse us" "Sorry" "We're here about the abandoned car" "This is the one" " OK" " Can I go?" "No." "Fetch someone." "We need two witnesses so we can open it" "Run a check on it" "Look up this number plate" "We have a red Peugeot 206... 548, Mike, Romeo, Victor..." "Sandrine Jaulin 17 Allée des Trèfles, La Courneuve." "OK" "Tell him to go to the house" "Are you heading over there?" "OK" "I'll call Forensics." "They can take prints" "Let's meet Tintin" " What's the house like?" " It looks empty" "Get a locksmith." "We'll go over the house with a fine-tooth comb" "Nothing to report" "It's clear downstairs" "Tintin, do you copy?" "It's clear upstairs" " Gilou!" " Yes" "There's a second child" "Find out the kids' names and any information on the dad" "This bag was by the front door" "Sandrine Jaulin's ID is in here" " The credit cards are missing" " Here" "Take the phone." "It may help find the dad" "And call the estate agency" "Nothing in the bedrooms." "No sign of a struggle" "There were only these weird drawings" "Bag them up" "Walt, Tintin" " What kind of cable is this?" " I think it's for a laptop" " is there one upstairs?" " No, there was no computer" "Place it under seal" "The boy's name is registered as Léo" "The girl is named Lucie" "List them as missing and put out a nationwide alert" "The boy might still be with his father" "Don't touch anything else" "It has all been cleaned." "It must have been a bloodbath" "It leads to the garage" "The bodies must have been dragged" "The trail stops here" "The car must have been reversed in... and the bodies put in the boot" "Thanks" "The marine police say they found no other bodies in the canal" "Call headquarters and ask for machinery" " We'll dig up the garden" " You think..." "Given what happened, anything is possible." "Why is he here?" "You're best friends now" "I preferred it when he hated me" "Relax, Berthaud" "She hates me" "Never mind." "It'll pass" "Don't forget the shoe covers" "Mr Lesueur... you were born on 17th September 1992 In Boulogne-Billancourt... and you live at 25 Rue Petit, in Paris and you live at 25 Rue Petitin Paris" " Is that right?" " Yes, Your Honour" "Mr Lesueur, I'm considering indicting you... for the involuntary manslaughter... of Sergeant Lionel Sanchez" "Beforehand I'd like to hear what you have to say about the charges" "What do you say?" "Your Honour... my client wishes to withdraw... the statement he made while in custody" "In what way?" "My client admits to running over the policeman" "Are you no longer accusing one of the policemen... of having killed their colleague?" "No." "In fact, I was the one who..." "I jumped the red light." "The police told me to stop" "But I carried on" "Then they got in their cars and chased me" "I lost them, but one of them took a short cut on foot" "And that's when... when I ran him over" "Your Honour, I swear it wasn't my fault" "But you ran him over" "No, it wasn't my fault, I swear" "Your statement does at least... match the version given by the policemen... who witnessed the accident" "While in custody, you recounted a different version... if you would allow me, Your Honour..." "No, I don't allow you" "Mr Lesueur, why did you accuse the policemen in the first place?" "I had smoked a joint beforehand" "That can make me paranoid" "I wasn't in my right mind when I was questioned" "I was talking rubbish" "Are you in your right mind now?" "Yeah." "I am" "I just want to be sure" "It's OK." "I'm In my right mind" "To sum up, Mr Lesueur... you admit to causing the accident that killed Sergeant Sanchez... while being pursued by police for failing to stop for a roadside check" "Is that right?" "That's right" "Mr Tisseron, your client has made life easy for us" "Defendants rarely confess this easily" " We shouldn't complain" " Good Lord, no!" "Shit!" "Has he started?" "You've a nerve!" "Can't you read?" "We're In the middle of a hearing" "Tell Judge Roban that my colleague doesn't care about Lesueur" "He only took the case to protect the policemen" "Write that down" "I jump the red light here" "I see the police, but I don't pull over." "I accelerate away" "I see them in my mirror..." "Mr Lesueur, can you draw?" "Not very well." "It depends what we're talking about" "The street with the traffic lights, the roadside check, the chase..." "Is there a problem?" "There's no problem, Mr Tisseron" "Well, you have the road there..." "Go on." "Find it!" "Go on!" "Chief Inspector... a woman and a man to see you - they're family" "Do you want me to go, Berthaud?" "I'd rather handle it myself" "Go on!" "Don't let anyone through" "We're Sandrine's parents" "Hello." "I'm Chief Inspector Berthaud" " Good evening" " Evening, sir" "What's going on?" "Why are you here?" "Something terrible has happened" "Sandrine and Lucie are dead" "Their bodies were found in the canal" "I'm so sorry" "Come on." "We'll take care of you" "Do you know where Léo and his father are?" "Where does he live?" "Some hotel." "We don't know where" "Do you have his mobile number?" " Do you have it?" " Yes" "How long has he been in a hotel?" "For two or three months, since Sandrine kicked him out" "Why did she do that?" "It wasn't working any more" "That's all we know" "Sandrine didn't tell us much" "Since they split up, it's been war" "When Stéphane took the kids, he always brought them back late" "Once, Sandrine had to go to the police to get Léo back" "He only cared about Léo" "He didn't like Lucie" "My poor little darling..." "Did you get my message Your Honour?" "Did he change his story to 'protect the police?" "If I'm wrong, I'll leave you alone" "I can challenge defendants who deny the accusation... but not those who confess to it" "What do you need?" "An ally" "Look into the case... and help me to prove Tisseron is helping the police" "Who would I defend?" "The officer's widow has no lawyer" "I'll notify her of the claimant's rights... and you can persuade her to appoint you as counsel" "I know that civil cases aren't your cup of tea, but it's the only option" "The lab was quick for once" "The blood found in the house is Sandrine's" " Only hers?" " Yeah" "Given the amount of blood at the scene... we can imagine what happened" "She was hit in the kitchen" " See?" " Yeah" "We think she was killed here, near marker four... the edge of the worktop" "Pass these around" "There you go" "Then she was dragged to the basement" "There was lots of blood on the steps" "She may have been tied to her daughter In the garage... and thrown into the boot of the Peugeot" "How did the girl die?" "We'll get the toxicology report tomorrow" " What do we know about the dad?" " He has quite a track record" "Two counts of assault and battery." "The latter was four months ago" "He worked for a car rental agency... was laid off, hit the manager and got a two-month suspended sentence" "Guess who was his lawyer?" " Who?" " Pierre Clément" "That's not all" "Sandrine Jaulin lodged a complaint against her husband in La Courneuve" "That was a fortnight ago" "The father wouldn't give back the son" "She said he was erratic and violent" "That's shown by the barrage of crazed messages he sent her last week" "There were a good hundred of them" ""You're a whore!" "You don't deserve your kids." "You'll be sorry"" "Then he's remorseful" ""You're the love of my life." "I don't want to lose you"" " Did you track his phone?" " There was no signal" "He's either got rid of it or turned it off" "Maybe Roban was right" "A couple split up the custody battle turns nasty, the dad goes nuts..." "We must find him, guys if there's a chance we can save Léo, we can't blow it" " Can I see the plan?" " Sure." "Here" "Pass the photos" " You like the dessert I see!" " Yeah, I brought it from home" " These?" " The others" "Hey there, legal beagle." "Did I wake you?" "How are you?" " Have you moved in with Joséphine?" " Not yet" "Did you come to talk about my love life?" "No." "I need your help to find someone" "Stéphane Jaulin - does that ring a bell?" "Why do you need him?" "He's wanted in a serious case." "I can't tell you more" " I need a tip-off or something" " He's a client." "What can I say?" "You can't play the client confidentiality card with me" " A child is in danger" " Who?" "I can't tell you now." "Help us find Jaulin first" "You know I love you, but I can't help you this time" "I really can't" "OK." "At least I tried" "How's it going?" "All right?" "There we go" "What's he doing here?" "Darling, you have to take the kids to school" "Sweetheart..." "Sweetheart..." " Take the kids to school" " What the hell...?" "Why were you sleeping there like an idiot?" "I can get some shut-eye here" "At home, one of the twins is always bawling, if not both" "You shouldn't have had kids" "Bloody hell!" "Sandrine's credit card was used to pay for a hotel in Villepinte" "Tell the others" "I told you to tell the others" "You are a real bastard" "Get a move on!" "JP and Nico, stay in the car park" "Stéphane Jaulin, room 413." "He settled the bill last night" " Has he left?" " I don't know" "I've just begun my shift" " Here you go" " Down there?" "It's at the end" "It's the last one" " OK?" " OK" "OK. it's clear" "You can tell he's a domesticated guy" "The little boy was here" "What Is that?" "Who would leave behind 2,000 Euros?" "No one." "He's coming back" "Or maybe not..." "JP keep watch over the car park." "Jaulin may show up any minute" "Let's head back to the station" "I want the whole works" " What?" " Child Rescue Alert" "A huge search with the media and the public on board" "Wherever Jaulin goes, he'll see his mug and the kid's" " You won't be able to get that" " Why not?" "Only the prosecutor's office can issue a Child Rescue Alert" "And if you press them...?" "The alert is a double-edged sword." "He might get rid of the kid" "I know, but it might save him" "What are those bastards doing here?"