"Look at me!" "Shut up!" "Bastards!" "What do you want?" "What have I done?" "Damn!" "Unbelievable." "Who're you?" "What d'you want?" "Taken in for questioning, June 21, 2003 at 6:05." "Let's go." "Emily!" "Emily!" "You're still home?" "I'm having breakfast." "At 11:00?" "I've been ready for 30 minutes." "Your daughter's making up herself." "Should I wait?" "No, I'm operating in 15 min." "We are going to the pond and then we'll get something to eat." "I'll call you when I've finished." "Is your mobile on?" "Yes, boss." "Love you." "Was that mum?" "Yes." "Is she joining us?" "No." "She's busy." "We are going biking, not watching a Spice Girls concert." "This is a sports outfit." "A sports outfit?" "That's right." "And Spice Girls broke up a long time ago." "They broke up?" "Nobody tells me anything." "You're in custody." "Sign bottom left." "You have the right to a phone call." "Yes?" "Richard, it's me." "Yes, Gino." "I've been arrested." "What for?" "Dope." "How much?" "Knit pick, 200 grams." "200 grams is knit pick?" "Where're you?" "At drug squad." "Shit!" "Put me on to my colleague." "He is asking for you." "Hi." "Yes, he told me." "I'm on my way." "Yes..." "I have to go." "I'm sorry." "You promised to be with me." "It's my job, honey." "It's always the same!" "You always lie!" "Emily!" "I won't be long." "One hour tops." "You say one hour... but it will be three hours!" "Listen, it's 11:20." "I'll be back at 13:00." "Come on, Emily..." "Put on a DVD." "We rented the latest Tom Cruise with Mom." "Well?" "Don't you like Tom Cruise?" "No!" "He won't be happy if I tell him." "You don't even know him." "Yes I do." "I had him in custody last week." "You'll say anything!" "It's true!" "I'll tell you what he is like." "Brown hair, blue eyes, both of them, white teeth." "Tall like that." "He looks better than you." "Not true!" "Yes!" "No!" "Yes!" "Well, if you say so..." "I'll be quick, I promise." "It's not true about Tom Cruise?" "What?" "I'm better looking." "My dad left me on my own again." "We can meet up, if you like." "I don't know." "He'll be back soon." "Go on." "Your release from custody." "We're even." "Right!" "You need to give them something in return." "You're funny!" "Do you prefer to deal with the prosecutor?" "Sign!" "Emily?" "Emily, is that you?" "I owe you one." "One more." "Where are you with your bank robbers?" "They're soon ready to roll." "Can I buy you a drink?" "No." "My kid's waiting." "Yes." "Kids, you have to make the most of them." "They grow up fast." "I'd make more of them if you respected my weekends." "I'll call you." "Emily?" "Emily?" "She's gone." "I don't know." "She made a little scene." "She must be with the little prick." "Yes, I see evil everywhere." "I'll call you when I find her." "Love you." "Yes?" "Richard, it's Stéphane." "I was going to call you." "Gino is breaking my balls." "He's still dealing." "Listen, it's not that." "What?" "Stéphane to JP." "Richard is on his way." "I'll accompany him." "Where is it?" "Follow me." "Let me go!" "Stop it!" "Come on!" "I beg you." "Don't do it." "No!" "Richard..." "I have to ask you some questions." "In this business you've to move quickly." "Richard..." "Sir." "Good morning, Arnalde." "Hi, Josse." "Results of the autopsy?" "Raped and killed with a stone." "Do we have anything?" "DNA?" "Negative." "There are traces of lubricant." "From a condom." "Did we interrogate the boy?" "He was with her, but after an argument, she left." "He went to a friend." "We checked it." "How many men are on it?" "2 groups. 20 guys." "Is that enough?" "Put 10 more cops on it." "I want that shithead!" "Can we cover the casket?" "Forgive me, my love." "Forgive me." "Sleep, baby." "The Police have arrested a suspect..." "In the murder of little Emily Malinowski." "About 30 years old, the man is being questioned by the crime squad." "His identity, for now, hasn't been divulged." "So, he confessed?" "No." "He continues to deny it." "He says he was there, but is not involved." "Forensic identification?" "None." "Complete unknown." "We sent his fingerprints for analysis." "Waiting for the results." "Without DNA we need a confession." "Just leave me alone with him." "Come on!" "He'd claim the confession was illegally obtained." "Am I making myself clear?" "Stop it, Richard!" "Let me go!" "Who let him in?" "Calm down!" "Let me go!" "Calm down!" "I'll take him home." "I want him to stay there until the other one is brought to justice." "Daniel Eckmann initially denied but at the end of his custody... he confessed and gave details only the killer could have known." "Therefore Crime Squad believes that he should be charged." "Charlene Kroth, Police HQ." "One year later." "Silence in court." "Counsellor, if I understand correctly... the accused has revoked the confession he made..." "June 30, 2003." "Exactly, your Honor." "According to my client, these confessions... were extorted from him." "But they were repeated to the investigating judge at the reenactment." "An investigation only intended for a criminal charge... and a botchy reconstruction based on an unclear methodology." "And to corroborate our doubts regarding the validity of these confessions... and of the entire process..." "I will submit for your consideration... the fact that, despite forensic science being to the fore... the police have been unable to provide irrefutable evidence." "I refer, of course, to DNA evidence." "I'll speak of the unseemly haste of the investigation... the lack of formal evidence... all these details which have escaped... the wisdom of the investigators." "Finally of these investigators... who are the very colleagues of the father of the victim." "Silence in court!" "I will ask you to remember, when the time comes... that doubt..." "should benefit the accused." "Thank you." "Daniel Eckmann..." "To the question, 'Is the accused guilty of the murder of Emily Malinowski?" "' the answer was 'Yes' by a majority of at least 8 votes." "To the question, 'Are there any extenuating circumstances?" "'" "The answer is 'No'." "The Court and the jury sentence you to 30 years imprisonment... with a minimum term of 22 years." "Under the law, you have 10 days to appeal." "The court is adjourned." "Thanks, Stéphane." "Give Mathilde and Gabriel my love." "Do you want me to stay?" "No, thanks." "Listen, I had little choice for my farewell drink." "It has to be tomorrow." "They expect me in Bordeaux." "No worries." "I'll give you my new address." "Thanks." ""My dear inspector..." "This time, that's it." "Here I am," "VIP Section, individual cell..." "For all the sex offenders, the "nonces", as they call them here." "I have time to think about everything."" ""Sir..." "I don't know if you'll read this letter." "Perhaps you'll you destroy it, recognizing who it comes from?" "I want to tell you... that, even though I cannot know the pain of losing a child..." "I can relate to your suffering." "Sometimes, a man that everyone accuses... is not guilty."" ""I'm innocent." "Don't misinterpret this letter." "I don't ask for a review of my case." "Justice has spoken and the despairing father must be satisfied." "But is the policeman satisfied?" "Here, in this hole, I can't change my situation." "What interest would I have in claiming I'm innocent?" "Ask yourself, has justice made a mistake?" "Could you live with the knowledge that the culprit lurks nearby... and may offend again?" "I beg you to believe in my compassion." "Daniel Eckmann."" "One year later" "It's opening." "Richard, do you copy?" "Copy that." "It's the garbos." "Considered a mentally retarded pervert by experts who examined him..." ""Armand Salinas committed his first child murder before he was 20." "He travelled all of France, on foot or by train, stayed in homeless shelters."" "It's him." ""Since his arrest... by Bordeaux CID... he has become the record holder of unsolved crimes." "The young victims... both boys and girls, were selected randomly." "The discovery of the body, which may be that... of Loïc Fuller, who disappeared in 2004... would lengthen the list of his crimes..."" "I didn't do anything!" "What the hell were you doing?" "A love letter." "Thanks." "Won't read it?" "Not right now." "Room inspection." "Among the women who write to you, there are mothers of families." "That burns my ass!" "Life is unfair." "You need a pretty face to attract sympathy." "Even if you're a complete asshole." "Because you know you're an asshole." "Can I take a piss?" "Did you hear the news about Salinas?" "About the boy who disappeared near Bordeaux last summer." "Yes, I'm aware of it." "I'd like to go and check something out." "Regarding Salinas?" "We're not handling the case." "I know." "I just want to check something." "Tell me... what kind of check?" "A feeling, that's all." "A feeling?" "I can go while I'm on holiday." "Is it my style to get in the way of an investigation?" "Go if you want." "But sometimes, don't forget that I'm your boss." "I'll call you when I get there." "Say hello to Stéphane." "Everything is there." "Salinas, Albin Migie..." "Loïc Fuller." "There you go." "Ok" "You have on paper a comparative analysis... of other cases in which he is suspected." "It will take you a year or two to digest all this." "I can't stay with you." "If you need me, you can reach me on the mobile." "The coffee machine is there." "You'll need it." "Lock him in and check his identity." "We'll deal with the rest tomorrow." "Aren't you tired of chasing thugs?" "Send the young guys after them." "The young guys think about their careers." "Only the old guys like me are still playing cowboys and Indians." "Found anything?" "Yeah." "Must see it at my leisure." "At my place for dinner." "I won't be good company." "You think I'm going to leave you here while I get a steak?" "Mathilde is waiting for us." "Your room is ready." "What do you think?" "He told me he had a little fixer-upper!" "You had girls?" "You're stupid!" "You should have seen the state when we arrived!" "Here you go." "Is it for me?" "Yes." "Thank you, Gabriel." "It's beautiful!" "Are they birds?" "No, they're angels and there, that's Emily." "We'll get your schoolbag or you'll be late for school." "Goodbye, Richard." "Study hard." "Sorry." "We never discussed it in front of him." "It doesn't matter." "That's children." ""I just learned that the court of appeal has reconfirmed your sentence." "I'm incredibly sad but not surprised." "It is rare that the justice of men acknowledge its errors." "You must be very disappointed and dejected." "But continue the fight." "You're not alone." "Continue to write to me." "I shall try to put as much hope in my letters as you put in yours."" "Thanks to Salinas' confession we found the body of Loïc Fuller." "He disappeared from a campsite on a holiday with his parents." "Salinas sometimes mixes the elements of different murders." "For Loïc Fuller, he talks about biking and a pond." "The boy was found in a field and he was on foot when he disappeared." "This murder and the other 3 have similarities... with that of Emily." "What're you trying to tell me?" "Here's the best for last." "A cousin of Salinas lives 15 km from where Emily was killed." "Sarko, heel!" "Don't move." "Inspector Malinowski." "I called you yesterday" "This way." "They say Armand is a monster." "He's a poor devil." "Thanks." "When he was a kid, his father beat him..." "With cables, fed him dog food." "When his mother died, he was so unhappy." "When the coffin was lowered into the ground..." "He jumped into the hole in despair." "Have you considered... whether your cousin was there in June 2003?" "On the phone I didn't remember." "But afterwards, I was reminded of something." "He was there, I mean, during the case." "We discussed it together." "He had found work as a labourer for the town." "One evening, I called the doctor for his migraines." "I always keep the prescriptions." "There." "The 22nd, that's it." "Excuse me... your daughter, when did this happen?" "The day before." "The judge must interview Salinas again." "You know what she told you is worthless." "She needs to be formally interviewed." "I know." "I know." "That's why someone has to go." "There is also Salinas' employer to be interviewed." "I want you to take care of it." "You're kidding!" "I'm overwhelmed here!" "Listen, Stéphane, I feel something." "No doubt." "I'm sure." "Fine, I'll call Arcaro tomorrow and I'll go day after tomorrow." "All right?" "Yes, that's fine." "We can't drag the chain." "I'll call you as soon as I've got it." "Thanks." "The blood is a little dark." "Claire!" "Wait..." "What's the blood oxygen level?" "Damn!" "Your blood oxygen level is 55!" "What is it?" "It was not in the trachea." "Here is a picture of me like you wanted." "Don't show anyone." "I'd be embarrassed if anyone saw it." ""Sir, this is my fourth letter... and still you haven't replied." "Perhaps you decided to ignore my correspondence?" "I respect that choice, but it won't stop me from writing again." "Whether you accept it or not, we are linked by an invisible chain... that the death of Emily has put between us." "Every day I pray for your child... for your wife... and for you." "Faith gives me the strength to forgive those who locked me up... and to continue to live, despite everything."" "Not working today?" "No, I've taken a few days off." "I have some things to sort out here." "Til tonight." "It's not true." "I screwed up in the operating room." "Caraux suspended me." "Why didn't you tell me?" "I miss her so much!" "You were with your cousin, Annette, from April to June 2003?" "If she says so." "That's what she said." "It's confirmed by the manager of Meudon road works, who employed you," "Mr..." "Le Floch." "You worked from May 2 to June 30... as a labourer." "Yes, a labourer." "June 21, around 11:00 in the morning... you went to the landfill to incinerate some old materials." "If he said so, it's true." "So you left towards 11 o'clock?" "About." "At least, I think so." "He said that the road passes along the woods of Meudon." "If that is true, I went into the woods." "You were driving at a normal speed?" "Yes, I respect the speed limits, you know." "Look at this photograph." "It's little Emily Malinowski." "You went into the woods..." "The day she died, at the same time." "I'd like you to concentrate on the following question." "Yes." "Mr. Salinas..." "Did you kill this little girl?" "I didn't kill her!" "Did you attack her?" "No!" "Since, since..." "I didn't even know her, this girl!" "You went into these woods?" "Yes." "You stopped anywhere?" "What for?" "To relive yourself or to smoke a cigarette." "I don't smoke!" "Mr. Salinas has told you everything he knows." "Fine!" "To conclude, you saw nothing... heard nothing, did nothing?" "I did not kill that child!" "There were children, yes, but that one, I did not kill her." "Stop!" "Calm down!" "Police!" "What were you doing?" "Nothing, sir." "Your name?" "Sylvain what?" "Sylvain Ferro." "What're you doing here?" "Watching, that's all." "What?" "If you're a cop you should know it." "Know what?" "Know what?" "It is a place where couples come." "How long've you been peeping?" "It's the first time." "Answer me!" "One year, two years, how long?" "3 Months." "Before, I lived in Nièvre." "Get lost." ""Eckmann... until recently it was unimaginable... that I should write you." "But things have changed." "Salinas was there when my daughter was killed." "He denies having committed the murder." "Without Witnesses to claim the opposite..." "We can't prove he's lying." "He remains innocent and you, guilty." "In all your correspondence, you proclaim your innocence." "I'm ready to explore your arguments and check them." "The murderer of my daughter must be punished." "If it is not you, help me to prove it." "Richard Malinowski."" ""In your last letter... you were in a bad mood." "Because of the photos that I did not send?" "I'm really trying to understand your lifestyle..." "Your moods..." "Your depression..." "Often, I cannot." "Are you wearing my silver cross?" "There is a lot of me in that cross."" ""Christina..." "Only our love..." "allows me to endure all this." "Only the hope of holding you in my arms keeps me holding on..." "When, like today, things don't go well."" "'Morning, sir." "Good morning, Daniel." "How are you?" "It's up to you to tell me." "We're appealing for the verdict to be overturned, but I've little hope." "I know." "I have one thing to ask of you." "They respect mail to the lawyer." "It's actually for a woman." "Why go through me?" "Your mail is not checked." "Of course they read everything!" "They care shit about me." "What do you mean?" "They don't care about me." "Especially the one that makes my room." "You have to report it." "I'll take care of it." "It wouldn't do any good." "If they'd find out, they'd take revenge, one way or another." "I've put a lot of time into writing this." "It is love." "This time, I'm making a special request." "You see?" "You understand why I don't want them to know?" "Do you have a pen?" "Thank you." "A post box?" "She prefers to remain discreet." "She's divorced but lives with her son." "You can read if you want." "Well... usually..." "I refuse to play postman." "But as an exception, given what you have told me..." "I'll post the letter." "Thank you very much." "The murders Salinas admitted." "Sarkis Anna, 9, Arras, April 2000." "Arnaud Tessier, 8, St Pierre des Corps, October 2003." "Messouadhi Karim, 10, Angouleme, January 2004." "Loïc Fuller, 10, Lacanau, July 2004." "And the places where he stayed." "Dainville, St Avertin..." "Soyaux, St. Helena." "Both lines follow the railway." "We know that Salinas travels only by train." "His cousin lives there." "Emily Malinowski, 10, June 21, 2003." "Emily was his second victim." ""Dear Richard..."" "I surprised myself calling you by your first name." "And I tell myself that I was right, a thousand times right, to trust in God." "He alone could allow such a miracle." "You'll prove that I'm innocent." "I trust in you, and in justice as well, despite everything." "I place my hope in you and I continue to pray." "May God Almighty guide your steps."" "Doctor Delmas?" "This way, Inspector." "Come on up." "Excuse me." "I'm taking advantage of retirement to keep myself in shape." "I'll be right with you." "You're welcome." "Good, that'll do for today." "My wife bought it for herself... but considering the price, I decided to take advantage of it a little." "You have the prescription?" "As I said on the phone, it's not recent." "Armand Salinas..." "I remember." "His cousin called me." "He had headaches and was delirious." "I had to administer a sedative." "What was the reason for this crisis?" "He had had problems since his mother's death when he was 15." "For him it was a terrible shock." "He developed repeated migraines." "But at 18, he left home." "I never saw him again." "You know what became of him?" "No." "Later, I heard stories of physical abuse." "People talk too late." "And that famous night..." "Did you notice anything special?" "Did he look like he had been in a fight?" "No, I don't remember." "I'd have noted it on the prescription." "You didn't appear at his trial?" "No, I can't see why I would have appeared." "Saw him again?" "Never." "I heard about him on the news." "It was a shock, but..." "Yes?" "I remember the death of your child." "Like everyone, I followed the case in the newspapers." "If I understand correctly... you think Armand Salinas could be the murderer?" "It is a possibility." "Well..." "Let me tell you something, Captain." "I shouldn't tell you this... because it is covered by medical confidentiality." "I don't understand." "You think Daniel Eckmann is innocent?" "I state nothing." "I'm exploring a trail, that's all." "My position doesn't give me unlimited resources." "I need a helping hand." "Okay." "But you will need to tell me more, Inspector." "I have plenty of time." ""Before turning to sports, there are new developments in the Eckmann case." "With us, Charlene Kraus, our forensic specialist."" "Exactly, Antoine." ""The information comes directly from Inspector Malinowski..." "The father of little Emily." "He determined that serial killer Armand Salinas, currently detained in Bordeaux, indicted for four other child murders, was in the Paris region... the day of his daughter's murder." "We've tried to contact Florence Arcaro, the judge handling the matter, but she didn't want to comment on the case." "However, if the information is confirmed, it could lead to a review of the facts... on which Daniel Eckmann was convicted." "If I understand correctly, this policemen is launching an appeal for witnesses?" "Absolutely, Antoine." "And having spoken to him at length..." "I can tell you the Inspector will take this counter-investigation all the way." "Even though it may question... the findings of his very own colleagues."" "What is this story?" "Who is this Salinas?" "A serial killer who got nicked in Bordeaux." "Stéphane is working on it." "What's his relationship with Emily?" "He was in the area that day." "Why didn't you tell me about it?" "Why am I learning about it on TV?" "Trust me." "Trust?" "You re-open your daughter's case without telling me." "You go and confide in a journalist." "Do you trust me?" "Hi." "Hi." "I sent you a report." "Ok." "Have you lost your marbles?" "I wanna know who killed my daughter." "The person who killed your daughter is in the can." "He's called Daniel Eckmann." "If you had listened you'd know that there are some disturbing facts." "What I would call coincidences." "The case against Eckmann is straightforward." "He even confessed." "And let me also point out, that Salinas does not rape his victims." "As far as we know." "Tell me, as of today, can you swear that Eckmann is guilty?" "One hundred percent?" "Yes, I can swear to that." "I'll sign whatever you want." "Believe me, damn it!" "You're making a mistake looking for someone else." "You hurt yourself and you hurt people around you..." "Starting with Claire." "Yes?" "No, it's Arnalde." "He's with me." "I note." "Yes." "A good woman called the General Staff." "She has things to say about Salinas." "I'm coming with you." "I saw the report about the case on TV... about your little girl... and Salinas." "At the time... a couple of joggers discovered the body, right?" "It was June 21, 2003, right?" "Yes." "I'm a maniac." "I make a note of everything." "My professional appointments and everything I do." "Restaurants, cinemas, sports..." "Everything." "That day, I was also jogging in the woods..." "Between 11 and mid-day." "I saw Armand Salinas at the end of the path to the pond." "I remember his face." "You realize what you are saying?" "Yes." "Why did you wait so long?" "At the time, they had arrested the culprit." "Why would I make a link between the crime and this man that I had seen?" "I saw the face of Salinas the other evening on TV." "This is very important." "You must be sure of yourself." "If you confirm that you saw Salinas it will have repercussions." "For him and for the man who's currently under detention." "I know." "But I have to do it, right?" "Yes." "Christina Carlier, 34, secretary in an IT company, husband died of cancer 3 years ago." "Lives alone with her son." "No police record." "A model citizen." "A false witness put up by Eckmann?" "I thought of that." "I checked everything." "Mail, visits, there's no link." "What?" "What's wrong?" "It doesn't feel right." "You've heard her testimony, and my information..." "That should be enough." "Enough for what?" "Enough for a retrial." "A retrial?" "Are you nuts!" "?" "Nuts?" "Everything I collected points to Salinas!" "Even the way Emily was killed." "Just like the other kids." "That remains to be seen!" "What more do you want?" "What I want?" "I want a cop who stops thinking that his colleagues..." "Are they morons who collared the first person they found?" "They can all swear that Eckmann is guilty." "All of them!" "Get that through your skull!" "And stop boozing, for Chris sakes!" ""Eckmann, justice has probably erred in finding you guilty." "I have long been on the side of those who believe you to be guilty." "But my investigation appears to show that you aren't the murderer of my daughter." "I didn't want to help you." "Only the search for truth matters to me."" ""Dear Richard, I met today with Peters..." "The lawyer that you found me." "He is great." "We talked at length about the file that you gave him."" "It's me." "There is a bill that I need to deal with today." "I'm running out of checks." "Call me back, please." "Yes, I'll be there in one hour." "Bye, Mum." "Hi." "I didn't want to involved you." "Not involve me?" "The murderer... of our daughter writes to you!" "What are you trying to do?" "Do you want to free this guy?" "The man who killed Emily!" "I just want the real culprit." "Which culprit?" "Arnalds came to see me." "He doesn't understand you." "Nobody understands what is going on with you." "Talk to me!" "Talk to me!" "Claire..." "Yeah, Gino?" "What for?" "Dope." "How much?" "Knit pick, 200 grams." "200 Grams is knit pick?" "Take care of it yourself." "Shall we go?" "Are you coming?" "I can't, Dad." "Why not?" "You know very well." "Know what?" "I'm dead." ""It is 7:00 on France Info." "Here is the news." "Based on article 622, criminal code, the procedure... determined the appeal well-founded." "The Court of Appeals has set aside Eckmann's conviction." "It will set the date for a new trial." "Tonight at 8.30 we'll get a complete report by our special correspondent."" ""Eckmann..." "The day before your new trial begins, I'm writing one last time..." "First to assure you of my support... and to confirm that in the proceedings..." "I will appear as a witness for the defence." "Not very smart to leave your nursery!" "Especially without your nanny!" "I hear you're getting out?" "We'll miss you." "Now you're going to find out how it feels to take it up the ass!" "Yes, hello?" "It's Richard." "Hello Richard." "Is Claire there?" "No, she went out." "OK..." "Richard..." "Yes?" "How are you?" "What should I say?" "That everything is alright?" "No, of course not." "Listen, Peter and I, we are not angry with you." "We don't understand these procedures very well..." "But, if you are doing this, you must have your reasons." "Thanks, Catherine." "Give her my love." "Of course." "Goodbye." "Mrs. Carlier, you swear to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth, by God?" "Raise your right hand and say 'I swear'." "I swear." "I was in the woods that day." "I already told the judge." "For the rest, it was not me." "The witness said she saw you that day near the pond." "It wasn't me." "Either the lady is mistaken, or it was another day." "I don't know." "Another day." "Does that imply that you were a regular visitor to these woods?" "Not often, but I like to walk." "Can we assume that you were In these woods the day of the murder..." "And that you are confusing it with another day?" "I know very well what and when I do things." "Just because I have screwed up, doesn't mean that you can pin everything on me." "Screwed up?" "Doubtless you mean the four murders to which you have confessed?" "May I remind that Mr. Salinas... appears of his own free will." "He may only be examined in respect of this case." "Limit your comments strictly to this trial." "Excuse me, your Honor." "Please go on." "I had already finished, your Honor." "The plaintiff?" "No questions." "Thank you, Mr. Salinas." "You can step down." "Listen, kid." "If you didn't do the deed, good luck to you." "To the question, is the accused guilty of the murder of Emily Malinowski..." "It was answered 'Yes' by 7 votes out of 12." "The majority of 8 not being obtained, Mr. Eckmann is acquitted." "The court orders that he be released." "Mr. Malinowski, are you satisfied with the verdict?" "If Salinas is not the murderer, who killed your daughter?" ""My dear captain..." "This time, that's it." "Here I am." "VIP section, individual cell..." "For all the sex offenders, the "nonces", as they call them here." "I have had the time to think about everything..." "These strange impulses, which turn me into a polymorphous pervert described by the experts." "The first time I was 20 years old." "The little bitch wanted to report me after getting screwed... even though she led me on." "The second time, it was different." "She was younger." "I sometimes think about her corpse, which has never been found." "Your daughter was the third." "What happened between us was incredible." "Her youth, her freshness..." "All I did was take what was offered." "Now I'll tell you how it happened..."" "Are you ready?" "I'm ready." "Sir, you're on." "Good evening." "It is fortunate that death penalty has been abolished in France." "Otherwise, Mr. Eckmann would almost certainly have been executed." "I'd like to ask Mr. Eckmann how it was to be victim of a serious justice error?" "I think I reacted pretty well, pretty positively." "Those who condemned me didn't have all the facts." "Then I was pardoned." "You know, I believe in God." "It helps." "There you go." "Thank you and goodbye." "Before taking a new caller..." "I'd like to meet the man who released you, Inspector Malinowski." "You said you'd like to thank Inspector Malinowski." "Yes, it's true." "I owe my release to him." "We cannot, of course, give out his private number, nor yours... but, instead, if Mr. Malinowski is watching right now... he can contact us at the number at the bottom of the screen." "We're right back after the advertising." "Are you okay?" "What is it?" "I thought that for our first meeting..." "I was expecting something a little more romantic." "And have someone recognize me?" "No thanks!" "I'm constantly harassed." "Journalists, people in the street." "I wanted to share this important moment in peace." "I'll accept that guy's offer." "The guy from Nice?" "Will you go there?" "I'm tired of Paris." "They'll pay 200,000 Euros in compensation." "3 years jail for nothing, I have earned it." "I buy a house and in 3 or 4 months you can come down." "3 or 4 months?" "We just barely..." "Just three months." "We already waited three years." "Yeah..." "I don't know." "I'm not alone." "I have my son." "Bring him." "I look forward to getting to know him." "Did you bring the letters?" "Yes..." "What'll you do with them?" "I have to burn them." "What?" "Of course, it is safer." "But, these letters are important to me." "This is our story." "They always remind me of prison." "And our story, as you call it, starts now." "Give them to me." "Is this all of them?" "Yes." "This is very important to me." "You know, it's thanks to you that I endured it." "Sure nobody knows about us?" "Nobody." "You don't brag about a relationship with a convict." "What's up?" "Nothing." "I think back to what I said in court." "I know that you're innocent but it was wrong to lie." "Christina, listen to me..." "You heard the officer testify for me, the father of the little girl?" "You think he'd have done that, if he wasn't sure that Salinas was guilty?" "You didn't lie." "You just allowed the truth to be established... and that truth is that the man, who you love and who loves you, is innocent." "When I saw you in court it was crazy." "You were exactly as I had imagined you." "I wear it all the time." "C'mon, you should get going." "I'll call you soon." "Counsellor?" "'Evening, it's Daniel Eckmann." "I'd like to thank Malinowski before I leave... and you said you'd give me his number." "Yes, go ahead." "Yes." "Ok, thank you." "You can count on me." "You gave me nothing." "Sure." "Good night, Counsellor." "Richard, it's Daniel Eckmann." "Yes?" "You aren't surprised?" "I knew you'd call." "I'll leave Paris the day after tomorrow." "I'd love to see you." "I need to see you." "Good evening." "I don't know what to say to you." "I wanted to thank you before I leave... and give you this." "Since the first day of my incarceration, I prayed to God... that he gives me the strength to endure... and that he'd get me out of there." "Do you believe in God, Inspector?" "I've stopped." "It was not mutual." "Please keep it anyway." "It's important for me." "Whisky?" "It's all I've got." "Whisky." "Her bedroom is upstairs?" "Yes." "I'd like very much to take a few moments to pray for her." "I won't be upset if you refuse." "I'd understand very well." "Come." "Your wife is not here?" "No." "She's gone." "It's not for good, I hope." "She's a medic, right?" "Anaesthesiologist." "I knew it was you right away." "It's one thing to want to kill someone in the heat of the moment... when you are in pain." "Afterwards, it's not the same." "Over time... we forget, so as not to go crazy." "Sometimes we even forgive." "15 years of police work." "I've seen broken families..." "Fathers swear they'd wait 20 years..." "But they would kill the murderer of their child or wife." "It never happens." "Salinas was a unique opportunity." "But it wasn't him." "He has an extremely rare condition." "Someone with this condition is unable to have sex." "I don't know why he didn't tell the judge." "Perhaps he didn't want to roll over all the time." "Maybe he got a kick out of it." "Told himself that by shutting his mouth, he'd save your hide." "You should never have written to me." "There is still no news of Daniel Eckmann." ""His employer, who was expecting him yesterday, is worried." "We managed to contact his lawyer, Mr. Peters." "Mr. Eckmann's car was found locked at Orly airport." "Could we assume that he wanted to disappear, tired from the pressure?"" "Listen, to tell you the truth..." "I have heard nothing from him." "When you think about what he lived through since his incarceration..." "I wouldn't be surprised that he might have cracked... and wanted to escape from all media attention." "He needs time to recover..." "Time to enjoy the freedom, of which he was unjustly deprived." "I'm sure he'll resurface soon." "Thank you, Counsellor." "This were the news." "Thank you for watching." "I found your letter of resignation." "Before his disappearance, Eckmann called you." "We have the telephone records." "He wanted to thank me." "That's it, right." "I received a phone call from a retired doctor Delmas." "He wanted to talk to you." "He told me something about Salinas..." "A genetic abnormality he suffered from." "Apparently he had told you." "If he says so..." "Bloody hell, do you think that you will live better after this?" "Live?" "I died three years ago." "Translation:" "Ian Munro" "Timing and formatting:" "THAFTN"