"THE DISAPPEARANCE" "Léo." "Come." "Hi, darling." "Mum is not here?" "How are you?" "Where is she?" "She slept in the office." "Why?" "I don't know." "She came back late and didn't want to wake me." "Let's go." "OK." "Mum is not here." "I'm coming." "Mum is not here." "She's out, she'll come back." "Go get dressed." "She's probably buying some croissants." "It's Mum's phone." "It's Mum." "Hello?" "No, her daughter." "Who is it?" "Hi." "Yes." "We don't know where Mum is." "We were asleep when she left." "Who's speaking?" "No, she's not here." "I don't know, I was sleeping." "It's good to take them to the circus." "She might be back by then." "Franck is taking you to the circus." "Will Mum join us there?" "Maybe." "Break the lines." "Yes, chef." "Leave the carrot." "Give some volume." "Yes, chef." "Don't put too much sauce on the fish." "Turn it down." "Stir differently." "You know that." "Yes, chef." "Get a move on!" "Let me see the sauce." "It's too thick." "Are we opening table 22?" "A la carte, no problem." "Two lobsters, one scallop with figs and foie gras with a Sauvignon blanc and two squabs à la royale." "Still no news?" "No." "It's weird." "Are they sleeping?" "Of course, at that hour." "Did something happen when she came back last night?" "Wasn't she with you?" "I dropped her off down the street around 4 am." "You didn't see her then?" "I was sleeping." "Here, I found this in the bathroom." "So?" "It's her favourite ring, she never takes it off." "It's hard to believe she left without it." "Why the hell were you in the bathroom?" "You ask me to take care of your kids." "They do brush their teeth in the bathroom." "What did they eat?" "Some rice with ham and tomato sauce." "It's not sweet and sour." "What did you do until 4 am?" "We played poker in a club we go sometimes." "She must have told you." "She won so she was thrilled and then I drop her off here." "Outside the door?" "No, at the corner, she wanted to walk." "No problem then." "She'll be back." "I'm tired, I'm going to bed." "Did the kids like the circus?" "They did." "Good." "Good." "I can't this afternoon." "Tomorrow then." "Are 8 covers for 10 o'clock doable?" "It's doable." "Don't forget the borages." "There you go." "M. Danceny is having dessert, if you want to say hi." "I'm coming." "Barbara, deal with the lobsters." "Yes, chef." "I can't go on like this." "This should never happen again." "Are the kids already in bed?" "It's a bit early." "It's Monday, I need to do my accounting." "What do you want?" "I don't get it." "Your wife is missing and you're counting your VAT?" "She's not missing, she left." "How do you know?" "She didn't leave a note." "What are you doing?" "Having a drink, since you don't offer." "She left her ring and her cell phone." "Do you think that's normal?" "I can't stop thinking about that ring." "Is that it?" "Open your eyes, something happened to her!" "Betty would never have left the kids." "You'll wake them up." "Listen, if she left the next day, she changed clothes." "She had a red dress and a scarf, where is it?" "Where is her handbag?" "Did she take it?" "I didn't see it." "Did you look for it?" "I didn't see it." "Dad, I can't sleep." "The flowery jacket is missing." "As well as red trainers she just bought." "Relieved?" "I heard voices." "I thought Mum was back." "Not yet." "But she'll be back, I promise." "Take a glass of water back to your room." "Marion, have you by any chance seen your mum's flowery jacket?" "Leave the kids out of it." "The one with flowers, have you seen it?" "If you're here when I get back, I'll throw you out." "What is Franck doing here?" "He's worried about Mum, but he's wrong." "Never get involved in adults' business." "Never." "OK?" "OK." "Will you manage to sleep?" "Yes." "Good." "Are you crazy?" "Explain something to me." "What do you want to leave to your children?" "Their mum's disappearance?" "Betty will come back." "You don't get to be here." "I don't get to be here?" "Are you blind?" "How come when you cook every night," "I'm here eating with your wife and kids?" "Shut up." "When they're asleep, what do you think happens between me and her?" "You didn't see it coming." "You didn't even guess." "Where?" "On the couch, in the office." "You know what?" "She picked a guy like you just to make me jealous." "It's stupid and naive, but that's Betty, she's childish." "If you wanted to believe in something else, then you're dumb as fuck." "Now get out of here, and quick." "What's that?" "It's all her IDs." "Credit card, driving licence." "Get out of here." "What's wrong?" "Nothing, go back to sleep." "What happened?" "Do you want all the details?" "How did you cut yourself?" "You need to clean the wound." "Come on, don't pretend to care." "Betty, stop." "Are you really worried?" "I'm glad you worry." "Good night." "Betty, stop it." "Don't touch me, I'm not your employee." "Hush, you'll wake the kids." "You remember you have a family now?" "Excuse me, is lieutenant Didier here?" "Good morning." "I would like to report a missing woman." "It's just a social call." "Take it easy." "Look, it's here." "Here?" "That's the one." "Caterers don't have it too bad." "Well, he's got a Michelin star." "What?" "A star." "M. Gaillon, I'm Captain Beaumont for the judicial police." "Friends of your wife reported she was missing, we're here to check a few things." "Can we come in?" "No news from her recently?" "No." "Since when is she missing?" "She left on Sunday morning." "Did you see her leave?" "No, I was asleep." "The kids woke me up." "Who reported it?" "Did she take her cell phone and IDs?" "Why are you asking?" "It's the first question we always ask." "Well, she didn't." "I found it here." "You're not worried?" "She's going to come back." "It's the best thing that could happen to her." "Is that her?" "I'll put it right back where it belongs." "Was she depressed lately?" "No." "Everything OK between you?" "Yes, thank you." "Don't you remember something?" "A fight, a word too many, a tension?" "No." "I ate a few times at your restaurant," ""La Salamandre"." "Each time was a great memory." "Last autumn, my brother celebrated his wedding there." "Olivier Beaumont, you probably don't remember." "The sub-prefect joined us for the toast." "Stuffed quails and olive mash, right?" "Exactly." "It's funny that you remember a meal you served six months ago and not what happened with your wife." "Even if something happened with my wife..." "Yes?" "I don't want to discuss it with strangers." "There you have it, but nothing has happened." "That's good then." "We didn't want to keep you." "Thank you, Mr Gaillon." "Don't worry, we know the way out." "You're back even later than usual." " Can't you sleep?" " Were there many people tonight?" "We weren't far off 200 covers." "The entire county council and a theatre troupe came in." "You must be exhausted." "I'm fine." "Here's your phone." "It was between the sofa cushions." "If it hadn't rung, I never would have found it." "Why aren't you in bed?" "I was looking at your painting." "You'll never hang it up." "Don't you like it?" "I do like it." "Why not hang it up then?" "I'll do it on Sunday." "Shall we go to bed?" "It was pouring down the day I bought it." "I remember the sound of the rain on the plastic it was wrapped in." "I was on my bike, I was completed soaked." "I had never rode so quickly to get back into town." "I wanted to get home before you left for work." "I could smell the wet grass." "I had wet hair all over my face." "Then I thought of you and I was happy." "When I got home, you were sleeping on the sofa." "It was when you used to come home between shifts, remember?" "You were there on 3rd June, it was a sunny day." "Oh, really?" "It's not a big deal." "You're right, the painting is lovely." " It's a litho." " A what?" "It's a lithograph..." "I'll hang it up on Sunday." "Maybe it didn't rain much, but it did rain, didn't it?" "No." "Not even a few drops?" "Not even a little cloud." "Let's go to bed." "You must think I'm an idiot." "How long have you been taking me for an idiot?" "Why don't you come home between shifts now?" "What's going on, Betty?" "How long has it been going on?" "What are you talking about?" "Your waitress, Emilie, the one who texts you." "Who is she?" "The blonde one?" "Answer me." " How long has this been going on?" " It doesn't matter." "I'm sorry, it was a mistake." "How long?" "About six months." "Watch out." "Why didn't you tell me, Bruno?" "Close the door, please." " I want them golden-brown." " Yes, chef." "Just like that." "I'm her mother." "Send out the vegetables with the pigeons." " Can you ready the sauce?" " Yes, chef." "It's not right for the kids to be the ones to tell me." "She ditched me, I'm not going to brag about it!" "What if something has happened?" "She's done this just to piss me off." "Since last Sunday, well..." "Listen, Viviane..." "Excuse me." "She wants me to worry, but I refuse to do so, alright?" " Right, send it out!" " Yes, chef." " Two pigeons for table nine!" " Yes, chef." "You shouldn't say things like that, Bruno." "You're horrible." "Really horrible." "Two covers for table five, they're in a hurry." "Order up, two specials, then one sole risotto, one pigeon." "Yes, chef." "Who is Emilie?" "It doesn't matter." "It just happened, she means nothing, I swear." "She'd be happy to hear that." "Where did you meet up with her?" "At her house?" "In the kitchen?" " Is she a good fuck?" " Stop, please..." "Who is she?" "Who is she?" "What does she have that I don't?" "Why do you need her?" " What did you like about her?" " Just stop!" "What do you say to her?" "That you're sick of your wife and kids?" "That you were going to leave us?" "I'd never want that, what are you talking about?" "If I have to, I will leave you." "Come back to bed." "What would you do if I left you alone with the kids?" "Come on, we need to get some sleep." "Does everybody at the restaurant know?" "No." "Liar." "They must have a good laugh when I come in." "Who is Emilie?" "I want to know, who is she?" "Who is she?" "30th September." "Around five foot seven, with brown hair." "No?" "Alright then." "Thanks." "Is there another hospital I could call?" "Alright." "Thanks, bye." "Having trouble?" "No, it's..." "Come on, spit it on." "It's Betty, I don't know where she is." "She's been gone for nearly three days now." "Has she done this before?" "Never like this." "She'll come back." "I don't think I'll keep working in the restaurant as if nothing had happened." "Do whatever you like." "You're a bastard, Bruno!" "A real bastard!" "Hey." "I thought you had pawned your guitar?" "The Gibson, yes." "But not this one, this one sucks." " Why?" "You interested in it?" " Not at all." "Want a beer?" "Want a seat?" "When Betty came back Sunday, she was injured." "There was blood all over her dress." "I thought you were asleep when she got back." " You lied to me?" " Why was she bleeding like that?" "Why didn't you tell me what you saw?" " What happened?" " What happened between you two?" " That would explain a lot." " Why was she bleeding?" "Answer me, you prick." "She grazed herself against a wall." "A nail was sticking out of it." "A wall?" "Where's that?" "By a front door." "Want me to go into details?" "Did she come here?" "Move it up a bit." "To the left!" "Is that okay, Marion?" "There's good, perfect!" "Did we wake you up?" "I didn't think we were making much noise." "Want some coffee?" "I made some for Franck." "My husband, Bruno." "Franck helps me out in the shop." " Hey." " Hello." "I asked Franck to hang the picture, I didn't knew if you had time." "Great." "Don't touch that, you'll hurt yourself." " I put in the drill bit!" " I held the "satchel"!" "And where's this satchel?" "Cute, aren't they?" "Did you know that Franck is a musician?" "Yes, I heard." "He plays jazz guitar." "I think you'd love it." "That's a great painting." "You play guitar in the shop?" "No, not exactly." "I own a record shop." "I do odd jobs here and there when business is slow." "I also compose a bit..." "Alright, give it a rest." "How much do I owe you then?" "Nothing, it was just a favour for Betty." "The kids want guitar lessons from Franck." " Please?" " Can we?" "We'll see, we'll see." " Shall I see you out?" " Sure." "Bye." "She's a gem." "She's so amazing." "With her, everything is great." "And she understands everything, in her own way." "I've never met anyone so alive." "Nor someone so delicate." "When I met her, I wasn't in a good place." "I couldn't write songs." "I play jazz guitar." "I had to pawn my Gibson guitar..." "Things weren't going great for me." "All it took was for her to appear and make me laugh." "Then just like that... she disappears." "I never understood why she was with a guy like that." "He had mistresses all over." "They never saw each other." "Did she complain about him?" "No, no, no." "Betty was too classy for that." "She never talked to me about him." "Well, it was the silence." "I felt it." "She wouldn't dare tell." "She was waiting for me to ask her..." "What?" "To live with her?" "Yes, I think so." " He must have worked it out." " He wouldn't stand for it?" " Is that what you're saying?" " It's weird, isn't it?" "She left without her ID, her phone or a note." "He did nothing for days and didn't tell anybody." "If the house was searched, we'd find something." "Yes, but that's our job." "Will you do it?" "A grown adult has the right to disappear." "If there's nothing suspicious..." "Excuse me, can I get some hot water, please?" "There's not much we can do." "We can't stop now, we can't." "It's not just me." "It's the kids, too." "Hey, Franck, you alright?" "Remember the girl I was with last Saturday?" "The girl who won 5000 euros in two hours?" "How could I forget!" "Why?" "Does she like me?" "Cut it out, I'm in real shit." "There's a problem with the husband." "You have to change the time we left on the computer records." "We left at 2.30 am, but if you put it as 3.30 am..." "No, I can't." "I don't want to do that." "Alex, I swear, I'm in deep shit." "I know, Bruno is very busy, he forgot to call." "Thanks, see you soon." "Alright?" "So, how was school?" " What are we doing?" " Are there cartoons on TV now?" " Are we allowed?" " Just this once." "Cool." "Watch out, you were sitting on the remote." "Here, Léo, take it." " I love this show!" " It's great!" "Don't go anywhere, alright?" "Stay here." "What are you doing?" "Don't worry, just stay put." "Marion?" "Léo?" "Marion?" "Léo?" "Léo?" "Marion?" "Léo?" "Léo?" " We got you good!" " That's not funny!" "That's not at all funny!" " Where's Caroline?" " Hey." "What the hell are you doing here?" "Where did you find that babysitter?" "She's rubbish." "She left the kids outside school because they were happy to see me." "But you were the one who said she could leave." "It doesn't matter, she shouldn't have done that." "This is bad, you can't leave them with people like that." "Get the hell out." "Get out." "Marion found the flowery dress you mentioned to me." "At the bottom of a laundry basket!" "Maybe we should see the cops?" "I'm sure you'll do it for me." "Why not go now?" "How did she leave here?" "With no clothes?" "At 4 am?" "Unless she was in the boot of your car..." "No, Daddy!" "No!" "Get out!" "Get the hell out!" "Don't come back here!" "It's nothing, nothing at all." "It'll be alright." "This isn't your problem, alright?" "Don't believe what Franck says, he's talking nonsense." "From now on, we won't see him again." "These are grown-up problems." "It's not your problem." "Mummy will come home then everything will be fine." "Do you have homework to do?" "Captain Beaumont?" "It's Franck Letellier." "I went to see the kids this evening at their house." "I noticed that the sofa-bed mattress has gone." "I just wanted to let you know." "Yes." "Thanks." "Good evening." " Have a good evening." " Good evening." "You too." "Good evening." "Here you go, 5120 euros." " Here." " Thank you." " Now you can buy back your guitar!" " I can't..." " Of course you can!" " You won it, I won't touch it." " As you wish." " And that's not all, look!" " Nice one!" " I nicked it from behind the bar!" "I love you, Betty." " I love you." " But we don't know each other." "I want to know everything about you." "Everything." "What's this?" "What are we doing?" "It's a surprise." "Careful, careful." "Don't move..." "Voilà!" "So?" "Isn't it great?" " Where do you want the bedroom?" " Here is perfect." " Here?" " What is this place?" "Some friends of mine went abroad and they left me the house as long as I did it up." "Once the big jobs are done, we could move in." "It'd be nice for the kids, right?" "Come, I'll show you." "I'm fine here." "Don't you like it?" "I do..." "Am I going too fast?" "I wasn't expecting this." "You know Betty, it's true that I haven't known you very long." "But I know." "I never felt this for anyone before I met you." "I know now, I know what I want." "I wrote a song and called it "Betty"." "I'll record a new album!" "I feel great again, and it's all thanks to you." "This isn't what I want." "I love you and I know you love me too." " I can't fake what I feel for you." " I'm really sorry." "I'm scared too, but we can't miss out on this, we just can't." " I'm going." " Wait!" " I'll call a cab." " Wait!" "Shit, just wait!" "Shit..." " Oh God, let me take a look..." " Don't you touch me!" "Betty, wait!" "I didn't mean to, I swear!" "Don't move!" " Let me go!" " Stop it, Betty!" " Let me go!" " Right, just get lost, you bitch!" "Fuck!" "I forgot my bag." "Your bag..." "Here, here's your bag!" "I'll drive you to the hospital." "It's nothing." "Let me take you home then." "Maybe I was wrong to go so fast." "But I'll wait, no matter how long." "I won't let you go, Betty." "I know what we could have together." "Stop, I'll get out here." " Still no news from your wife?" " No." "You don't remember anything new?" "Are the kids okay?" "Are you managing by yourself?" "Very well, thank you." "You called me here to ask me this?" "What do you think of Franck Letellier?" " I don't think anything of him." " He's worried." "He's not the only one." "Even your mother-in-law, Mrs Florentin, gave us a call." " Have you spoken to her?" " Briefly, yes." "I don't think she likes me." "Mr Gaillon, are you still convinced your wife will come back?" " I hope so." " No." "I said "convinced"." "Are you absolutely sure?" "Because it's been a week now." "If you want us to look for her, you need to report her missing." "At the same time, for us..." "I mean, for your wife's relatives, her mother, her kids, her friends..." "It's hard to understand why you're not doing anything." "What's holding you back, Mr Gaillon?" "Alright." "So..." "I, Bruno Gaillon, born on January 13th 1969 in Chèzeneuve, Isère, chef and owner since October 11th 2002 of the restaurant, "La Salamandre"... declare that my wife, Betty Gaillon, née Florentin," "on Saturday night..." "Shall I let you carry on?" "During the night on Saturday... my wife came home very late." "It was around four in the morning." "I can't be sure because I was sleeping." "She didn't want to wake me and slept in the office." "On the sofa." "My sweet little girl." "You know I love you." "Mr Gaillon, come here please." "Is this the jacket you told Mr Letellier she took with her?" "Is he investigating or you?" "You need to lower your voice, Mr Gaillon." "The red dress and gray scarf she was wearing that night." " Where are they?" " I don't know." "But you agree with me, if she went out, she must have left them somewhere." "A woman gets changed before heading out." "How do you explain the missing dress and the scarf?" " I can't explain it." " Renan?" "What shoes was she wearing?" "Take a look." "There's a lot around the drain." "Bloody hell..." "I'll get the photographer." "Do you remember the night your mummy disappeared?" "Yes." "Did you hear screams or people fighting?" "No." "Or maybe something strange?" "Furniture falling over?" "Someone running down the stairs?" " No." " No?" "Are you sure?" "It's alright, okay?" "Don't worry." "Did she sleep in this room that night?" "Yes." "Where's the mattress?" "Why isn't there a mattress on the sofa bed?" "I took it off." "Why?" "Where is it now?" " I threw it in a skip." " Where?" "By the road, under a bridge." "Christophe." "By the road, under a bridge." "A mattress." "Why did you throw it away?" "Take a seat, Mr Gaillon." "Tell us what was on this mattress you didn't want us to find." "Blood?" "Lots of blood?" "Is that right?" " No..." " So why did you throw it away?" "Because that's where..." "Franck told me that's where he and Betty would make out." "So it couldn't..." "It couldn't stay in the house." " I threw away the sheets too." " Sure..." "Nathalie, we found this under the couch." " It's blood." " Call the prosecutor." "You'll come with us to the station." "The tests will show us if it's your wife's blood." "It's 2.40 pm, you're now remanded in custody, you're suspected of violent kidnap and sequestration." "Take him away." "I want luminol in the house and garage." " The bedroom and the car too." " Daddy!" "Marion!" "Calm down!" "Calm down." "You'll stay with your nan while we question your father." "We told her, she said yes." "Okay?" "It'll be fine." "Take the cuffs off now." "Mr Gaillon." "Starting now, you have three hours to talk to a lawyer, ask for a medical examination and ask us to contact someone for you." "You have the right to remain silent, but you could also simply tell us what happened." "Save us some time." "Did you understand what I just said?" "Want a coffee?" "What happened at your house, in the bathroom, at 4 am?" "We found traces of blood in the sink, the tub and between the tiles." "Is it your wife's?" "We'll find out, so you might as well tell us." "24 hours in custody is a long time." "There was some on the stairs and in the living-room too." "What happened?" "Why did you throw away the mattress for the sofa bed?" "If it was because of the blood, I'd have done it in the morning." "I did it much later." "That's what you say." "Have we found it yet?" "No, we're checking the dumps." "Why did you throw away the mattress?" " I told you already." " Then say it again." "That's where they made out." "Oh God, you're right." "It's really disgusting." "Renan..." "Are you really a sissy or do you think we're stupid?" "You had your little waitresses on the side, right?" "You had been cheating as well." "Right?" " Move!" " For quite a while too." "Betty told her mother." "Did you know that she knew?" "She made you go through hell and you couldn't stand her anymore." "I've heard she's no pushover." "Is that enough to think I killed her?" "We wonder." "What is she like when she gets mad?" "Crazy, hysterical?" "Does she lash out and shout?" "Or is she like you?" "Arrogant and insular?" "Do I have to listen to this?" "I don't think you realise the position you're in." "If the tests show it's your wife's blood, that's enough to investigate you for violent kidnapping, and maybe even murder." "So if you have something to say, now is a good time." "What happened between you and Betty on Saturday night?" "She came home at 4 am!" "She was with Letellier." "You must have heard her." "It'd hard to sleep in that case." "Jealousy eats you up, it hurts, it's a nasty thing, right?" "She went to the bathroom to remove her make-up..." "And?" "Could you call the restaurant and tell them I won't be in today?" "Nor tomorrow or the day after." "You're a funny guy, you know that?" "We're talking about your wife's death, and you're thinking about work." "You realise this is the only call you get?" "Make the call." "I want to understand." "I swear." "It all points to you and you won't talk." "What are you hoping for?" " For her to come back." " So you didn't kill her?" "No." " She left and you were sleeping?" " Yes." "She left without her phone, without her favourite ring, her ID and her credit card." " It looks like it." " And the dress she was wearing?" " Why can't we find it?" " I don't know." "She threw it out..." "What are you talking about?" "Why would she throw it out?" "You buried her in it, didn't you?" "I didn't kill her." " You cleaned up the blood." " No, I didn't." "So who then?" "It was Betty." "How can you know that if you were asleep?" "If it's not me, it must be her." "If it were me, if I had one phone call," "I wouldn't have called the restaurant." "But my kids." "Why did Franck Letellier call us and not you?" "I don't talk about my life to just anyone." ""Just anyone"?" "Thanks!" "Strangers, people I don't know." "I think it's disgusting." "Telling people I don't know about what happens at home." "Do you understand that?" "You wake up, you see your wife's not home, she forgot her phone and her ID and what do you do?" "I told you already." "You paint some garden chairs." "Your wife disappears, leaves you alone with the kids and you paint?" "I take care of the house, do something soothing." "I don't tell everyone my wife is sleeping with a poker player." "Painting is soothing." "The stroke of the brush and all." "I'm off for a smoke." "You love your kids, right?" "I guess that means yes." "But still, you're late to pick them up from school." "They must already be quite upset about their mum missing." "You hire a babysitter, she doesn't look after them..." " Wouldn't you rather do your job?" " Sit down." "If something happened to Betty, it happened after she left Sunday morning." " That's where you should look." " Do you have a lead?" "No, I haven't." "You can check." "I called all the hospitals the day after I think." "Don't sweat it." "That wouldn't be a first for a murderer." "And there's still something that bothers me." "Let's say something did happen to her on Sunday." "The blood..." "In the sink, the tub and the stairs." "It was there before." "Right?" "Yes, it was there before." "She got home at 3.50 am exactly." "I was awake in the living-room." "There was blood on her dress and on her neck." "She wouldn't tell me what happened." "She went to the bathroom to wash her head." "It was bleeding less." "Then she locked herself in the office." "Is that all?" "I followed her." "We got into a fight, but we didn't scream because of the children." " I didn't touch her." " What did you fight about?" "What she was doing." "I find it ridiculous." "She left on Sunday morning." "She'd won a lot of money playing cards." "She had just left her lover." "She must have been happy." "That could make you violent." "You hit her and she fell, just an accident." "I didn't touch her." "So why didn't you tell us earlier?" "I was ashamed." "Ashamed of what was happening at home." "Ashamed of my kids jumping and playing on that bed." "I'd get nauseous every time I'd see it." "I couldn't leave it there." "You have many scruples for someone who's been cheating for months." " It's not the same." " Really?" "Why not?" "I never brought Emilie home with me." "I never provoked her with it." "You think she took a lover to annoy you?" "She'd have dinner with him, leave him with the kids." "Does that count as annoying me?" "Betty wasn't very subtle." "Sometimes, I couldn't stand her." "She's shameless." "But it doesn't matter." "I can still..." "What?" "You can still what?" "Love her?" "Is that it?" "Is it so hard for you to say?" "It probably wasn't fun to be around him everyday." "I went to the poker club." "I looked at the registry." "I drove from there to yours." "There was no time for her to get hurt." "It was a nail in a wall under a doorway." "A nail?" "That's a smart idea." " You just came up with that?" " No." " Franck told me a few days ago." " You've lied too much already." "You got rid of the mattress." "Too bad you forgot this 50 euro note." "It wasn't there or I'd have seen it." "You know, with the panic..." "Where did you bury her?" "I didn't kill her." "You locked her up somewhere?" "I'll ask once again, where did you bury her?" "I didn't kill her." "Do you think we're idiots?" "Look at me!" "You think we're idiots?" " One sugar, right?" " Yes." "You don't have anything to tell me?" "I'd like to believe you, but I can't." "Nobody could believe you, you do realise this?" "A woman doesn't abandon her kids." "If she's alive, that's what she's done." "Tell us where she is." "You have to..." "You have to give her a grave." "So that your kids have a place to mourn." "So that they know their mother didn't abandon them." "Because she didn't abandon them." "If you let them live with this doubt... you'll hurt them a lot." "They'll be unstable for the rest of their lives." "Mr Gaillon, they'll be fragile for the rest of their lives." "Do you hear me?" "Betty, are you here?" "Hey, Betty!" "I didn't lock." "Hello, you're right on time." "There was no traffic." "Watch out." "I didn't have time to clear, so you can put it by the chest." "You should have told me." "I would have helped you." "That's too bad, I didn't think of that." "Hi, Bruno." "Hi, Bruno." "Did you tell them?" "What?" "The truth." "What truth?" "That you killed her." "I didn't." "You couldn't stand to see her happy with me, that's all." "Go on, smile." "You're arrogant and treat people like shit, including your family." "M. Letellier." "Betty is nothing to you, she's like a toy." "You couldn't stand her slipping away." "She hurt her head under a carriage door." "You told me that." "Why don't you tell them?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "Thank you, M. Letellier." "Can you wait for me next door?" "Forget about the carriage door, it gets you nowhere." "You're tired, you've lost track of time, you can't tell right from wrong." "You might have just pushed her and she landed badly." "You can't remember but you might have." "Right?" "Right?" "Fuck, we almost had him." "How long has it been?" "Almost 20 hours." "Let's let him go and follow him conspicuously to pressurize him." "It usually works, they make mistakes." "Shit." "Hi." "They're waiting for you." "Marion, Léo." "Your dad is here." "Daddy!" "Are you OK?" "Are you OK, my darlings?" "Yes." "You sting." "You haven't shaved." "You smell weird." "I slept there." "I just got out." "Are we going home?" "Not yet, sweety." "Why?" "It's not over yet." "They still think..." "Marion, wait." "They're wrong." "I didn't do anything." "But you had a girlfriend." "Yes, I did." "But you don't get sent to prison for that." "I want to know what happened because the police won't." "Why is that?" "I don't know." "They're lazy." "I'll be back as soon as I can, OK?" "If someone tells you I hurt Mum, don't believe them." "OK." "Good." "I've got to go." "Will you give me a hug?" "Everybody remembers." "What time did they leave?" "I don't know." "How were they?" "Were they fighting?" "Do you know who you're talking to?" "It's the guy who killed his wife." "Oh, shit." "Why do you say that?" "What about this?" "Betty Gaillon missing, suspected husband" "Thanks, Rico." "Yes, thanks." "Bye." "He went to the poker club." "He's investigating." "It's directed at us." "He's being a smart ass because we follow him." "Maybe, I don't know." "I don't get that guy." "We need to bust him, not get him." "I know." "What?" "We haven't looked anywhere else." "Where do you want to look?" "He killed her, period." "Have you found a place?" "No, I don't have time." "Still crushing at your brother's?" "Yes." "And with the kids?" "Have we checked train stations and airports?" "There's nothing yet." "Did we look at the CCTV tapes of the day she went missing?" "Either Alain or Christophe." "Thank you, bye." "Hello, I'd like to speak to Captain Beaumont." "This is Franck Letellier." "I'm being followed by car by Bruno Gaillon." "He scares me." "I'm in the Aigrettes area, around rue de Nohant." "Thank you." "You're going to the cops with me to tell them why Betty had blood on her dress." "I don't know what you're talking about." "Oh yes, you do." "You're losing it, mate." "Is that how you killed her?" "Turn the engine off, hands on the wheel." "Hands on the wheel!" "Come here." "Spread your legs." "Come on!" "Don't move!" "All right, let's go home." "M. Letellier will decide if he wants to press charges." "Concerning Mrs Gaillon's disappearance," "I received the lab report this morning and it confirms that the blood that was found in your bathroom and on the 50 Euros note is your wife's blood." "Therefore, you will be interviewed under caution for the homicide of Betty Gaillon." "It's up to the Judge to decide whether or not you should be in custody." "Faster." "Gaillon, number 295739." "Jacket, please." "A set of keys, a cell phone." "A wallet with..." "Put your belt behind." "A passport, a driving licence." "A credit card." "Take your t-shirt off here." "Pictures of kids." "Social Security card." "Trousers." "35 Euros in notes." "A belt." "Underwear, please." "Underwear." "Raise both arms." "Show me your hands." "The other side." "Put them in your hair." "Open your mouth, tongue out." "Show me the sole of your foot." "The other one." "Put your hands on the bar." "Bend over and cough." "Cough." "She might also have left for a few days, to think." "If she was that unhappy with him." "Betty could do that on an impulse." "Don't you think?" "Viviane..." "Sometimes, I think that she's going to reappear suddenly." "Each time the phone rings..." "When the kids hear it, they come to a standstill." "Viviane, they found blood in the house and on the 50 Euros note." "They examined it." "It's the blood of your daughter." "I'm sorry but I don't think she'll be back." "What are you doing here?" "Aren't you asleep?" "Come on in." "What's going on, Little Marion?" "What's wrong?" "Yesterday, when Grandma went shopping..." "Yes?" "The phone rang." "I picked up and..." "It was Mum." "What are you talking about?" "It can't be." "It was Mum." "Come on, Marion..." "Wait." "How come you didn't tell me?" "You made it up." "No." "What did Mum tell you?" "That she was sending me hugs." "She called me honey bunny." "Come on my lap." "You know, it's normal to miss your Mum." "We understand." "We miss her too." "But she won't come back." "You've got to accept that." "She said honey bunny and sweety." "Stop it now." "She'll come back." "No, she won't." "Franck." "We can't let her, it's awful." "She will come back." "No she won't!" "She will." "She's dead, you hear me?" "She's dead." "You're just a liar!" "I saw you put the bloody note under the couch." "What?" "Stop talking nonsense." "Go back to bed." "Franck, please." "You're going to believe a kid?" "She's delirious." "Are you sure about this?" "Why would I do that?" "Tell your grandmother." "Tell her it's not true." "Tell her." "Would you leave us now?" "She's grieving, she's lost it!" "That's enough, leave us." "Fucking unbelievable." "Get out of here." "It's bullshit." "Do you realise how important it is?" "Marion, it's OK if you made it up, we won't punish you, but we need to know now." "So did you really see Franck put a note under the couch?" "Let's go there." "I'm calling the Judge, you keep her." "Wait." "Wait a second!" "Do you realise the mess we're in with the Judge and the boss?" "We'll look stupid." "It's not that bad." "Stop it." "He's in jail, we got him." "She's a kid, and kids lie." "Exactly, she's a kid." "Do you know what it means to keep such a secret at that age?" "We can't, we just can't." "Fuck, it was done!" "Marion." "What you're going to say really needs to be the truth because it changes everything." "Does it mean she's not dead?" "I don't know about that, sweetie." "I can't tell you." "Is Dad coming out of jail then?" "I'm not the one to decide." "It's up to the Judge." "I just want to know what really happened, OK?" "Where were you?" "Show me." "There, in front of the TV." "Go exactly where you were." "What happened next?" "He went to the office." "Just like that?" "Without a word?" "Yes." "I mean no." "I asked him:" ""Where are you going"" "and he said..." ""Never mind."" "OK, and then?" "He closed the door." "He closed the door?" "How could you see if he closed the door?" "It wasn't shut properly and reopened." "Just like now." "I can see from here." "He knelt down, took the note in his pocket and slipped it under the pillows." "OK, show us exactly what he did." "Go." "There." "That's what he did." "Why didn't you tell us before?" "Why didn't you tell us before?" "Because..." "Dad told me not to." "Told you what?" "To not get involved in adults' business." "He told me a few times, but I didn't know it was important." "And now you think it can get your daddy out of jail, so you're telling us." "Renan." "You're not really sure" " you've seen him." "Stop it!" "Come with me." "Answer me!" "You're not really sure you've seen it, right?" "Let her speak." "Even if you don't want to hear what she has to say." " We're talking about a murder!" " It's not just an investigation." "When children speak..." "When children manage to speak, you don't fool around with them." "You're being a fool." "You're messing everything up!" "I didn't lie!" "There's something I forgot to mention." "When we went to the circus with Franck, the day mom went missing... he bought us ice-creams." "The ice-cream man didn't take Franck's note because there was a small blood stain on it." "Just like the note found on the couch." "So he had to give him another one." "You did right by telling us." "You did good." "So it's over now?" "Not quite." "Marion, you told your granny your mom had called you." "Did it really happen?" "No, it didn't." "Please, have a seat." "If I'm right, you have a daughter who loves you very much and who revealed what one could call a weakness in the charges against you." "That leaves me no choice but to release you." "For the record, you're placed under judicial control, and the subject of an ongoing investigation," "Mr Gaillon." "And I don't think I will leave it at that." " How much did he give you?" " Nothing!" "We're friends, that's it." "I did him a favour." "This time I'll overlook it, but honestly, if you had spoken earlier, we would've avoided inconveniences." " If I had know better..." " You can escort him." " You may leave." "Thanks." " I'll bring you Letellier." "Tampering with witnesses and evidence, false testimony, in criminal court, it's 3 years and 45,000 euros." " I swear..." " Sit down." "You lied to us and manipulated us." "If you hadn't messed about, we'd have a chance to figure out what happened to Betty." " Too late." " Not if you spit it out," " right here right now." " What do you mean?" "There's nothing telling us" " that you didn't kill her." " You're insane!" "You don't really believe it, do you?" "The judge will put you under legal supervision." "We're going to check a few details." " Right?" "I may have done stupid things," " but I just wanted..." " What?" "What did you want?" "Give reality a hand?" "I wanted things to go fast, in order to locate her." "Nobody seemed to care." "I made mistakes only because I love her." "She didn't go missing without a reason." "I love her and she loves me back." "That's just the story you're telling yourself." "You're never working things out in an investigation?" "No." "It can happen to anyone." " To screw up an investigation?" " Yes." "It's not the matter." "Now I won't stop thinking about that girl." "You understand?" "Where is she?" "Is she... rotting in a forest, somewhere?" "It's terrible." "Waitress!" "I'll have what she's having, please." "Maybe she's gone on her own." "To piss him off, like he said." "Remember that woman back in 1993." "In Sévigny." "She had left everything behind." "She was found 10 years later." "I don't believe it." " You still think he..." " Yes." "Yes, I'm sure of it." "Everything is against him." "I just can't prove it." "We'll keep it, thanks." "At the same time, I don't know." "I don't care." "She's the one I'm interested in." "I can't stand not understanding." "Not knowing what happened." "I won't stand it." " You'll have an afternoon snack?" " Yes." "You were right." "That's what I said..." "I was right." " I knew it." " Look what I stashed." "Want some?" " Gross!" " Marion, please go tidy your room." " You come help me?" " I take care of Leo's stuff first." " It's always him first." " Go run a bath." "We had one at granny's." "She bought us" " a new pair of pyjamas." " Great." "You'll wear them tonight." " My slippers." " Put them on." " Take your pyjamas." "Is this yours?" " Yes, it's mine." "Sudden twist concerning the case of Betty Gaillon's disappearance." "This afternoon, we have been reliably informed..." "Switch the telly off!" "Come set the table." "..Bruno Gaillon, held in custody for almost a week..." " Come and help me, Leo!" " Finish laying the table, please." "What's for dinner?" "Spaghetti and meatballs." " Where's the jug of water?" " In the fridge, turnip." "Turnip yourself!" "I knew it." "Here you are." "Hold on a second." "There you go." "Look at him!" "Go ahead, help yourself." "I'm not bothering you?" " Not anymore." " He's stealing my meatballs." " You're being dirty." " You're pushing me." "No, I'm not." "Here, have some..." "Just kidding." "Is something the matter, dad?" "No." "I'm glad you're here." "I've missed you guys." " There's cake for dessert." " You baked it?" "Of course." "It's a charlotte." "Strawberry charlotte." "THE DISAPPEARANCE" "THE INVESTIGATION OPENENED" "ON RELATION TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BETTY GAILLON IS STILL GOING ON." "SHE WAS STILL NOT HEARD FROM" "FOUR YEARS LATER." "AND HER BODY HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND." "NO NEW FACTS HAVING COME TO LIGHT," "BRUNO GAILLON WAS CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES." "HE RAISES HIS TWO CHILDREN ALONE." "AND THE SALAMANDER IS NOW CLOSED AT LUNCHTIME." "FRANCK LETELLIER WAS NEVER QUESTIONED" "BY THE JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES." "HE HAS MOVED WITHOUT PROVIDING A FORWARDING ADDRESS." "SUBTITLING:" "RED BEE MEDIA FRANCE"