"A CASE OF RAPE" "Bring the defendant." "In answer to the question, "Is Maxime Gallet guilty," ""in accordance with section 222-23 of the criminal code" ""of rape with violence," ""constraint, threat or surprise..."" "18 months earlier..." "Dr. Gallet's the best." "Did I tell you what he did on Friday?" " All set, ladies?" " We're ready." " New around here?" " Yes." " Justine?" "Is that it?" " That's right." "Nice almond eyes..." "All right, Mr. Côté?" "Don't worry." "It'll be fine." "You made us wait, Bertrand." "It's not my fault." "We're missing dollies." ""Not my fault..." If we all said that..." "You made everyone late, not I." "Okay." "Let's go." "Let's have some music." "We're on." "We're celebrating my Legion of Honor tonight." "Did you know?" "You're invited." "Champagne before bedtime is an offer one can't refuse." "Like I said:" "Legion of Honor." "There you are." "Bertrand, why were Dr. Gallet's patients ready before mine?" "Wasn't it supposed to be the opposite?" "I was looking for a dolly." "Call the head of surgery." "I hate that shit as much as you do." "OK, let's go." "What's going on, Dr. Odier?" " You can't come here." " Come." "I need you." "I'm alone tonight." "We'll have the entire night." "I can't." "I can't anymore." "One last time, please." "Please." "I'll wait for you." "Poet Paul Valéry once said, rightly, about doctors:" ""They know things that are certain." ""They can do positive things." ""Their thoughts and actions are perpetually controlled" ""by the consequences of their acts." ""Their profession is one of the most complete." ""It demands a total presence and involvement on the part of man."" "I think we all agree with that." "In fact, a poet is someone with whom we can't help to agree." "Thank you." "You were eloquent, my friend." "You're as incisive with words than with a scalpel." "I'm happy for that award." "It's good for us." " Don't be modest." " You know how I am..." "I know." "I'm very proud of you." " So?" "How was I?" " Perfect, as usual." "That quote fits you like a glove." "Thank you, honey." "What would I do without you?" "I don't know..." "I have to go." "I'll see..." "I'll call you." "Yes, I promise." "I didn't know Valéry worshipped your profession." "So how are you?" " When's your book coming out?" " At the Brive exhibition, but it's not ready yet, plus we're leaving for a vacation." "Caracas." "Sun." "Farniente." "Bossa Nova." " I have to go." " You're deserting me?" " What about the champagne?" " I have work to do." "No, you'll be fine without me." "Are you proud of your husband and his medal?" "Not bad, uh?" "The beast is all yours." "Hello, I'm Laurent, one of Maxime's friends." "We met..." " Yes!" "Maxime's best friend." " Well, maybe not "best" friend." "There he is." "I'll go congratulate him." "I'm very pleased to have sold you my shares and recruited you on our staff." "Thank you Henri." "I feel right at home." "You're doing fine with your colleagues." "Strict but fair." "That's perfect." "If you have any problems, come and see me." "I really have to go." "What does it take to get you to come with me?" "A Nobel prize?" "Good evening, doctor." "Stupid cunt." "Car on the fritz?" "Can I take you home?" "I'm pleased with the champagne I chose." "Expensive, but..." "That's the mark of great champagne." "Strong presence and lightness at the same time." "Bubbles!" "Wasn't that a fine get-together?" "It was fine." "As long as you had fun." "Henri looked great, but I didn't have time to talk to him." "He's doing fine." "Did you think about what we said before?" "Yeah." "The new system, right?" "Maybe you don't understand the situation." "You shouldn't impose yourself over the planning, the suppliers or the recruitment." "Why have the board set up rules if no one follows them?" "I think the system worked fine up to now." "So why change it?" "It's been going awry for years, Maxime." "We lose time." "It's falling to pieces, big time." " Take this morning..." " "Falling to pieces..."" "Fine, so what do you suggest?" "That you respect the new prerogatives." ""Prerogatives."" "All these new words." "You see?" "It's good we can talk." "I'm glad." "Really glad." "Delphine." "I'm sorry to ask you this..." "With all that champagne..." "I'd need to... use your bathroom." "If it's OK with you?" "It's good that you feel at your place at work." "I knew the day Henri'd retire he'd prefer you to others." " The bathroom's this way." " Thank you." "I was hoping Henri would sell me his shares." "But a dream's a dream." "It's just that I don't like sharing." " I was an only child..." " A spoiled child, I'd say." "Is that your son?" " Yes." "Tom." " He's good-looking." "He lives with his father." "He's had a difficult school year, so we decided that..." "That's true..." "At a certain age, it's better if boys are with their father." "May I?" "I say that, yet I was raised by my mother." "And how's your love life these days?" "High and dry?" "From what I've heard..." "Sort of..." "A pretty woman like you..." "Each desire has its oasis." "I like coming across an oasis." "Or so people say." "I mean, if you should ever want to..." "I love that music." "There's that Cuban bar..." "That plays bossa nova." "That no one can resist." "It's a love call." "An atmosphere." "I'll take you, one day, if you feel like it." "You know what they say?" "Actually, I forget what they say... and who cares, right?" "Anyways..." "I must have Mexican or Cuban blood..." "As soon as I hit that dance floor..." "You have to slug me to get me off that floor." "Orthopedics in Cuba..." "It's an open market for us." "I'm dead on my feet." "I have a full day tomorrow." "Good night." "Enjoy your vacation." "Sleep well." "And if you ever feel like it..." "I'm kidding!" "Did you forget anything?" "We see each other at work..." "But we never take time to get to know each other." "You really look great." "Thank you." "I'd like you to leave, now." "You're good at this, aren't you?" "Blowing hot and cold." "And cold and hot." "Listen Maxime." "This isn't funny." "Just give me a kiss." "Enough!" "Calm down." " Stop it." " No one's gonna get hurt." " Maxime, stop." " What do you want, exactly?" "You let me in and offer me a drink." "What were you thinking?" "Playing games?" "Stupid cunt." "Delphine, it's me." "Open up." "Open up, please." "I know you're there." "Open this fucking door." "Just for a minute." "So..." "Let's look at that car." "Don't be so sad." "I'm here!" "I know what it is." "They've changed operating rooms, but I have no idea why." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "There's no way I'll operate with this." "I've said so three times." "I'd like to be taken seriously once and for all." "The patient's been ready for 45 minutes." "We have to operate." "Shit!" "What's going on?" "What details?" "I'm filing a complaint for rape." "Do you know what rape is?" "What more can I say?" "You know who's guilty." "Just do your job." "Had you had any drinks?" "At the reception?" "Yes." "A little." "Can you be more specific?" "I don't know." "One or two glasses of champagne." "And him?" "I have no idea." " He found the wine on his own?" " Yes." "The glass and the bottle were on my bar." "He took it on his own." "I didn't offer it." "He went to the bathroom." "I was in the living room." "He came back." "He saw me drinking." "He helped himself without asking." "Then he started talking." "I was hoping he'd leave, but I was too tired." "I thought he'd have his drink and leave." "At least that's what I wanted." "When he came back to surprise you, how much time had elapsed?" "I..." "I don't know." "A few minutes." "I heard the door close." "I drew myself a bath." "And then..." "I saw him in the mirror." "When he came back, after you had thought he was gone, you were getting ready to take a bath." "Were you naked?" "I had taken my blouse off." "I was still wearing a skirt and a bra." "He threw you on the floor." "He slapped me and I fell." "I hit the tub hard." "You didn't stop him?" "Madame Odier?" "Lt. Castang." "Why did you wait two weeks before filing a complaint?" "I already told the other inspector:" "I thought I'd be OK." "And now I'm filing a complaint." "Of course." "But now it'll be difficult to ascertain there was constraint." "Are you aware of that?" "Do you live on your own?" "I'm separated from the father of my son." "I live alone." "I didn't go back..." "I'm staying at a hotel." "My son is coming home this weekend." "That's why I waited." "Do you have a boyfriend?" "I said I live alone." "When was your last sexual relation?" "Do you have any lovers?" "Even occasional." "You don't have to answer that." "I'd like to have a smoke." "I'm scared." "I've never been scared before." "Now I'm scared all the time." "This isn't normal." "Are you going to do something about it?" "Are you all right?" "Am I hurting you?" "I'll have to take pictures." "Have you lost weight?" "Yes." "Three kg." "That's a lot." "Fine." "Take a deep breath." "I'm sorry, but I must..." "Any spasms?" "Or tetany?" "Nausea?" "None at all?" "There, I'm finished." "Do you manage to sleep?" "I take sleeping pills." "There are a few scratches here." "But very superficial." "Not necessarily conclusive." "I'll look at your neck." "No marks." "Of course after 15 days they've already faded." "You should have filed your complaint right away." "Now, lie on your stomach." "I'll look at your back." "How can you keep on working?" "Ah, here's a bruise." "I'll take a picture." "Here as well." "To perform surgery after such a trauma..." "I take antidepressants." "You know, there are support groups that can really help." "It's important to talk when something like that happens." "There's also friends and family." "Is there anyone you can talk to?" "Yes." "My sister." "Well, you're certainly intense." "I've done something stupid." "A pregnant girl's blackmailing you?" "Worse?" "Agathe?" "It's that anesthetist asshole that's spoiling the atmosphere." "Did you fuck his wife?" "Of course." "Madame Odier, we found nothing suspect in your apartment." "There are no signs of violence." "Where are the glasses you used and your torn clothes?" "Madame Lima, the cleaning lady, probably came by." "What's her phone number?" "I found the panties here and the panty hose on the sink." "I didn't throw them out." "I simply put them with the dirty laundry." "That's my job." "I shouldn't have?" "Anything else?" "Did you find a used condom?" "Yes." "I threw it out." " I shouldn't have?" " Thank you, madame Lima." "Fine." "We won't tell the suspect about the complaint." "It'll make our investigation easier." "You should..." "Madame Odier?" "Don't talk about this with people you know." "But we work in the same clinic." "I see him every day." "Take a few days off." "Go on sick leave." "Sorry?" "A colleague rapes me and I should stop working?" "Give him my patients?" "Is that what you're saying?" " Are you hungry?" " Not really." "So how are the preparations going?" "Wedding lists, left and right." "It's becoming rather a burden." "In most cases, the rapist is close to the victim." "A father, a brother, a cousin, a neighbor..." "Someone at work." "So of course, no one believes you." "How can you manage to see him every day?" "How can you stand seeing him roam about?" "Hey, sis?" "It's true." "How do you manage?" "What?" "It's crazy." "Why do I always feel as if I'm missing the point?" "It's getting worse and worse." "When is the last time we spoke?" "Over six months." "Do you really think it's the right time for this?" "Of course not." "I'm sorry, Delphine." "You're so aloof." "I thought you didn't want to see me anymore." " I'm sorry." " It's all right." "You'll see." "We'll get that piece of shit." "Is that you, honey?" "Hello, sweetheart." "Is something wrong?" "Delphine was..." " What?" " How's your food?" "What's bothering you?" "It's Odier." "Those shares she bought have gotten to her head." "Give her an inch." "She takes a mile." " She could even..." " Could what?" "This food's disgusting." "Mine's delicious." " When's your book coming out?" " In January." "This shit is disgusting." "Waiter?" "Shit!" "Fuck that shit!" "Take it back." "I won't eat it." "Did I get some on me?" "No, it's fine." "The results were excellent." "20% more than last quarter." "So when I hear that one and her prerogatives." " "That one"?" " Odier!" "Aren't you listening?" "Is granny still there or has she gone back home?" "You're dressed like a teenager." "Give me your things." "What do you feel like doing?" "No idea, like usual." "Listen Tom." "Make an effort, please." "We don't see each other often, so try to make an effort." "As if you make an effort..." "If you want to see me, why send me at dad's place?" "Whaddya think?" "That I'm glad to be 500 km away from my friends?" "In this hole?" "Well I'm not." "Answer it, or put it on voice mail." "We could go see a movie?" "A sub-titled film?" "No thanks!" "Here." "You pick the movie and it's on you." "Dare you!" "It's uncle Marc." "Wanna choose?" "Then you wonder why you're always by yourself." "Wait." "Go on, I'll join you." "Yes?" "Yes, I'm fine." "What?" "Carine, why are you saying that?" "You're imagining things." "It probably has to do with work." "I'm sure Marc isn't seeing anyone." "I'm always right, you know that." "You don't know Laura?" "She's got the biggest tits." "But she's mostly a tease." "It's even worse, she's a bimbo who just wants to get fucked." " She's just a dog, anyways." " As long as her tits are big..." "Who do you think you are?" "Who taught you to talk like that?" "Do you realize how stupid you're acting?" "Don't talk like that in front of my son!" "Tell your friends to fuck off!" "I don't want to see you here!" "Get the fuck out of here!" "Tom, please." "Come eat." "I'm sorry, but I can't let you talk about girls that way." " Not you." " That's the way we talk." "It's just for fun." "Did you see how you cut them to bits?" "I shouldn't have gotten upset like that..." "But I can't stand..." " I'm going through a rough time." " You're always going through a rough time." "Change jobs!" "You're always anxious, busy, tired." "Find yourself a man, period." "I hear there's a new girl on your shift?" " How is she?" " She looks great." "Hello." " Maxime Gallet." " Yes?" " I have to go now?" " Now." "Pierre." " Ask Dr. Millan to replace me." " No problem." "Good afternoon." "I'm Dr. Gallet." "Lieutenant Courtille." " Lieutenant Castang." " Pleased to meet you." " Thank you for your time." " It's only natural." "Have a seat." "We'd like to question you concerning a complaint for rape, filed against you, by Delphine Odier." "On April 9, 2008." "Madame Odier, surgeon, states that you raped her on the evening of March 24, 2008, in her Limoges residence." "Come, now." "Is that all?" "Do you know the plaintiff?" "I do and up until now I thought she was a colleague of mine." "Do you remember the evening of March 24?" "March 24?" "Of course." "I received the Legion of Honor and I was at a reception." "Describe your evening as precisely as possible." "That you give details..." ""Details" about my sexual relation with Dr. Odier?" "Yes, but later on." "First, we'd like to know how you got to her place." "Listen, I'm rather surprised to hear you talk about rape." "So I..." "After the reception I took my car, and came across Dr. Odier, who claimed her car had broken down." "We verified that and it's true." " At least that's true, officer." " "Lieutenant."" "So I offer to take her home which means going out of your way." "It's the least I could have done, miss." "It's common courtesy." "We spoke about this and that, things at the clinic." "At her place, she offered me to come in for a drink." "I accepted." "Our work relationship had been a bit tense since her promotion, so I was happy we could let bygones be bygones." "So we went in and drank a glass of fine Bordeaux." "She took off her shoes." "Told me about her loneliness, her empty love life." "The usual talk about single women in need of affection." "She filled my glass." "We kissed." "One thing led to the other, and we made love." "Were you in the living room at that time?" "We kissed in the living room, but the sexual act itself... occurred in the bathroom." "Why there?" "It's not very comfortable." "It's more fun than a marital bed, since it's an extramarital affair." "Do you have many extramarital affairs?" "If the law forbids it, tell me, and I'll stop." "So you had a sexual relation on the bathroom floor." "A safe sexual relation, I'd like to emphasize." "It's common in my line of work, with the stress and adrenaline." "Sex is the best way to ease that pressure." "Whose condom was it?" "Mine." "At least that's what I think." "Of course that may look strange." ""Miss, I'm about to rape you, but first, let me put a condom."" "Ridiculous." "This whole thing is ridiculous." "When I make love, I'm a sensible man and a responsible husband." "Very well." "In her statement, madame Odier says her underwear was torn off." "In situations like that, underwear's often torn off." "When you go at it on a bathroom floor... you go full throttle, or you stay at home." "We were very excited." "Both of us." "And then?" "And then?" "We smiled and said goodbye." "I didn't feel like I had just raped someone." "Then why did Delphine Odier file a complaint?" "I don't know." "She's single and 40." "Maybe she has trouble finding lovers." "She's single and 40." "Maybe she has trouble finding lovers." "She felt like it, but afterwards, she felt remorse." "Women often feel remorse." "With all that old Catholic morality backdrop." "If she withdraws her complaint, I promise not to countersue." "I wouldn't want this regrettable story to become public." "We're not done, monsieur Gallet." " Would you like a coffee?" " Yes, please." "It's crazy." "It's a crazy story." " Why won't you call?" " Don't touch me." "You don't want to see me anymore?" "No." "Why?" " Because of what happened?" " Stop it, Marc." "It was over anyways." "What difference does it make?" "It's better this way, isn't it?" "What are you talking about?" "Nothing." "I said nothing." "When she invited you in for a drink, weren't you surprised at all?" "I've always enjoyed that kind of contriving invitation." "You really think she was being contrived?" "I didn't mean contriving." "It was only an invitation." "We're not kids anymore." "I've given you details about that evening for 4 hours." "You know what I wore, ate, drank, thought and said." "This woman is crazy and she happens to be my colleague." "I don't mind being accommodating while you do your work..." "But I have to go." "I have patients waiting." "Can you excuse me a minute?" "Sorry?" "I'll be back." "I've never seen anyone so cocky." "He treats me like a kid." " But he's tiring." " Do you want me to take over?" "Can I go now?" "In accordance with section 77 of the Code of Civil Procedure, be advised that you will be held in custody for 24 hours." "Empty your pockets, monsieur Gallet." "You must be joking." "Do I look like a rapist?" "I'm a surgeon." "I treat people." "I don't mistreat them." "In accordance with the law enacted on March 5, 2007, be advised that all our future discussions will be filmed." "Monsieur Gallet." "Empty your pockets." "Not anal." "Vaginal." "Strictly vaginal." "No fellatio either." "You say you got there at 11:15 PM, and that you left at 11:40 PM." "The plaintiff confirms it." "Twenty-five minutes?" " It seems rather short..." " That's a personal comment." "Let me make myself perfectly clear, mademoiselle." "This woman invited me." "We had an intense sexual relation, so 5 or 10 minutes isn't that bad." "Add 15 minutes of small talk, and you get 25 minutes." "What about the time you spent going to the bathroom?" "According to the plaintiff, that was your excuse for coming in." "She didn't say she invited you for a drink." "I don't come on to women by squatting their bathroom." "So..." "You didn't ask Delphine Odier if you could use her bathroom?" "But once I was inside, I did go." "You probably looked for my fingerprints on the doorknob." "Or for my urine, in the sewers." "Try to understand why she's doing that." "She did everything to get Morand's shares." "That woman hates me." "She wants my hide." "What if he was right..." "His statement is consistent." "Wait." "You invite me at your place." "We dance a little." "We have some wine." "We kiss..." "When I say, "stop", I mean, "stop"." "Of course, if you stay "stop"..." "What if I insist..." "Stop it..." "She had sex with me." "And she enjoyed it." "Some women hate men who give them orgasms." "Especially women of authority." "They see that as a sign of weakness." "So they feel remorse." "What makes you think she enjoyed it?" "What do you think?" "There are a few giveaway signs." "Natural vaginal lubrication that occurs when a woman lusts for a man." "She was wet." "See what I mean?" "Vaginal lubrication can occur even during a rape." "Fluids are activated to ease the extreme violence of such an act." "Can I talk to my wife a few minutes before the search?" "Go ahead." "Agathe..." "That woman's dangerous." "You have to believe me." "She's after me since day one." "She has Morand's shares and now I'm next." "It's a power trip." "You have to believe me." "So why did you sleep with her?" "Handcuffs look good on you." "Nice going." "I was used to your affairs with 20-year-old bimbos." " If you start with mature women." " She's accusing me of rape." " I could spend 15 years in jail." " It's only about you, isn't it?" "What about me?" "How do I feel?" "Agathe, they'll question me about everything, about us." "They're fucking snoops." "I've been asking myself questions for a long time." "Don't make me ask for divorce." "What are you looking for?" "We look for what we'll find." "Everyday things." "Justine Lacombe, a young nurse, says that you came on strong to her." "She rejected you, but you were insistent." "Do you remember?" "I'm sorry I can't be irresistible all the time." "Sometimes I get turned down, but I don't mind." "It's all part of the game." "She turned you down..." " You called her a stupid cunt." " "Stupid cunt"?" "Perhaps I did." "Although I'd prefer noodle head." "Was the plaintiff's refusal to sleep with you one two many?" "What refusal?" "There was no refusal, because we did sleep together." "When you left Dr. Odier's house, she remembers you calling her "stupid cunt"." "No, no." "Not at all." "Certainly not." "We left on good terms." "On very good terms." "I thought we'd see each other again." "...some broads file a sexual harassment complaint at the very first stare." "My brother's ex-girlfriend got EUR 15,000 from a guy who was checking her out at work." "Imagine all the money we could make off Gallet!" "Yes, but Gallet never raped anyone." "He flirts heavily, but that's far from rape." "You don't become a rapist overnight." "Sometimes he's violent when he's frustrated and that scares me." "There's a start to everything." " And..." " What?" "Where did she say she was raped?" "At her place." "So I heard." ""In her bathroom!"" " In her dreams!" " Yeah, right!" "Don't worry." "Everything's going to be fine." "I understand the judge is going to release Maxime Gallet." "Under certain restrictions." "We have no evidence against him, counselor." "Madame Odier..." "Someone called you on the morning of March 24." "During the reception you called him at 8:18 PM." "You spoke for 8 minutes." "Later, that same person tried to reach you several times." "Including after Maxime Gallet left." "But you didn't take his calls." "Who's that person?" "His name is Marc Renaud." "Can you tell me about him?" "He's my brother-in-law." "My sister's husband." "Why so many calls over the past months?" "Why are you prying in my client's life?" "Madame Odier said she had no lover." "But our investigation shows a man sometimes came over." "Neighbors saw you kiss on the doorstep." "Is that man your brother-in-law or not?" "You're close to your brother-in-law?" "In a normal way." " But you called him every day." " What business is that of yours?" "Including late at night." "You asked my neighbors if I had any lovers?" "I say I don't, but they say otherwise, and you believe them, but not me?" "Who saw me?" "Tell me who saw me." "What were they offered for that testimony?" "Madame Odier, I must validate your testimony." "If you lied when you filed your complaint, it could hurt your credibility." "But if you lie to protect someone close to you..." "Marc Renaud was my lover." "Why didn't you tell me?" "That's a major point." "How long have you seen each other?" "Does your sister know?" "This could change everything." "You'd think she did it on purpose." "As if she collected all the defects of a rape victim." "No witness, no clues." "No signs of violence." "She waits before filing a complaint." "She lies." "There's alcohol." " She fucks her sister's husband." " Stop taking his defense." "Because he's a seducer doesn't mean he won't commit rape." "Quite the opposite." "He's used to women finding him irresistible." "He's "one in a million":" "a surgeon!" "A true female fantasy." "But Delphine Odier won't have any of it." "None at all." "She resists." "She turns him down." "And Gallet can't stand it." "So he forces his way." "Fuck!" "Do you think it's inevitable?" "What is?" "That the minute one gets married, one starts cheating." "And lying." "Thank you." "Madame Odier, have you ever been attracted by monsieur Gallet?" "None, whatsoever." "According to your statement, he pretended to leave, you heard the door shut, but he returned." "And you say, "Sure of himself, as if that's what I wanted."" "Did you resist, or try to push him off?" "I told him to stop." "I pushed him off, then he hit me and I fell." "Did you call for help?" "Of course, I screamed, but..." "He was lying on top of me, and he was strangling me." "Experts call that sideration." "In other words, the fear of dying." "Thank you, counselor." "I've read the assessment report." "Madame Odier." "Did you have full intercourse with monsieur Gallet?" "Monsieur Gallet, how did you end up in madame Odier's bathroom?" "After hearing this, I don't even feel like responding..." "I'm asking you once more." "I only ended up in the bathroom because she led me there." "I didn't know the whereabouts." "So Delphine Odier led you to the bathroom?" "Of course." "She probably wanted to lead me to her room, but in the rush of things and our state of arousal." "We didn't have time." "But there is a problem, monsieur Gallet." "According to a police report I now have in my possession, the bathroom is not located in front of the bedroom." "But after it, monsieur Gallet." "To enter the bathroom, one has to cross the bedroom." "Look." "Of course." "We did end up in the bedroom." "We never realized it." "That's how excited we were." "One thing's for sure:" "we made love in the bathroom." "And I do say," ""made love."" "Laurent?" "Can we talk?" "He can go as far as seducing his best friend's wife, or smash their car and do the stupidest things." "But something that bad..." "I don't know..." "He was an exceptional child." "Brilliant." "Funny." "I always thought my parents liked him more than me." "So to think that Maxime was insistent, that he was a bit..." "A bit forceful?" "Is that the word you're looking for?" " Listen..." " He wasn't "a bit" forceful." "He was forceful, period." "He raped me." "That's the word: "raped."" "Your friend Maxime, understand?" "What are you saying?" "That we should forgive that "nice little devil"?" "That's not what I said." "Listen..." "I don't know..." " He's my friend." " I know." "Your best friend." "What's the matter?" "Why did she invent all that?" "There must be a reason?" "She needs a good screw." "If you think I did it, just say so." "I didn't say that, but there has to be a better reason." "Either she's looking for vengeance... or she's after your patients... or she's crazy..." "Or this, or that..." "There could be a million reasons." "It's the old man's fault." "He never should have put her in my way." "Here boy, here." "He wants to keep some control, so he sold her his shares." "Go figure what these two must be up to..." "The master and his pupil." "Thirty years difference." "Disgusting." "We have to talk." "Of course, let's talk." "About Delphine Odier and yourself." "These rumors." "I'm going to trial, Henri." "I'm sure of winning." "There's no way I'll let her fuck with me." "No pun intended." "Thank you." "I don't like it." "I've never seen her like that." "She never spoke about going on sick leave before." "Perhaps it's a misunderstanding we can still settle..." "We'll settle nothing." "She went too far." "She wants war." "She'll get it." "This is serious." "Very serious." "We absolutely have to find a solution." "We're on your side." "Ah, I'm glad to see you." "Me too, Henri." "Mind if we talk a little?" "Tell me, Delphine..." "I'm greatly concerned with..." "I think you know what I mean." "That incident is quite unfortunate." "I really think we can settle this between us." "No one has anything to gain by going to court, you know." "We can't let this get out of hand, or it could become delicate for all of us." "Think about it, my dear Delphine." "I can certainly get him to express his apologies." "In due form." "If you think there was any damage, we could compensate you." "Generously." "How much?" "Very generously." "So all can be forgotten simply with a check and an apology?" "Don't turn my words around." "You know, Delphine..." "We're getting a bit tired of all your little hanky panky." "Back off, Gallet!" "I know my job." "You'll do as I say and shut up." "You're confusing things." "Who's the real violator around here?" " What did you say?" " Rapist!" "Asshole!" "Come." "Forget him." "And you shut up." "Are you OK?" "It's only me, doctor." "I want to say that I'm on your side and that you should fight." "Gallet pushed me against a wall several times..." "He wanted to..." "But with me he couldn't have." "I can defend myself." " One girl wasn't so lucky." " She couldn't defend herself?" "It's not that simple." "I guess at first she turned him down." "But we all know he never takes no for an answer." "He does what he wants." "She was 26." "We found out much later that she committed suicide." "Several weeks after she left." "Voluntarily, people said." " I'm sure Gallet was involved." " When did this happen?" "About two years ago." "But I'm not sure it's related." "Maybe nothing happened." "Maybe he just gave her a hard time." "What was her name?" "Magalie Vol." "...anesthesiologist, Bertrand Brault, hip prosthesis, left side... ceramic insert, femoral rod, aluminum oxide general anesthesia..." "This is Dr. Odier." "I'm looking for someone who may know Magalie Vol." "Yes." "Magalie Vol." "Yes, I'll hold." "At the hospital, all surgeons are behind me." "I can have letters of support, anytime." "Do you still flirt with nurses?" "No..." "With all this going on?" "Stay out of your usual hunting grounds." "No more white, blue, green or pink blouses." "No more minors, or shady affairs." " Whores as well." " Total abstinence." "Exactly." "Is she wants to go to court it'll take a while." "You really have to behave yourself." "I'm serious." "We never know on which side a jury will lean." "Going to court is an asset for her." "People will feel sorry for her, going through a lengthy trial, and that she's seeking justice." "And the jury can be anybody." "Once in court, they'll all think you're a potential rapist." "Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover." "I'll see you." "You'll end up in court, Maxime." "I can't stand this innuendo, everywhere, all the time." "What innuendo?" "Everyone knows she's making things up." "Morand and the board are all on my side." "Stop it with that TV." "Morand doesn't want any scandal." "He can drop you in a blink." "Do you realize that?" "Come." "Come." "I love you." "I'm scared." " You have something new?" " I met Magalie Vol' s sister." "She showed me pictures." "She's gorgeous." "Gallet harassed her for months and she resisted." "She finally quit, suffered a depression and killed herself." "But to blame Gallet for that..." "Have a seat." "Perhaps there were other reasons." " Had she filed a complaint?" " No." "That's not enough for an additional investigation." "Our case's almost completed." "The judge will simply ignore it." " We must try." " I'd be surprised if the judge held an inquest for such a dated case." "We'd need to find a link between Magalie Vol's suicide, and Maxime Gallet's behavior with you." " That's a tall order." " Doesn't it create a precedent?" "I firmly believe in what I do." "I fought for years to get where I am." " If I lose that I have nothing." " I can't let you say that." "Yes you can." "Worst of all, I've lost my self-confidence." "How can I comfort people who come for surgery, who need me, who are paralyzed with fear?" "We'll fight on all fronts." "We've no choice." "That's what this asshole stole from me:" "my self-confidence." "Dr. Odier?" "It's for you." "Thank you." "Yes, Counselor." "And what did the prosecutor say about Magalie?" "There's no other recourse?" "Are you there?" "Sorry." "Did I startle you?" "It's OK." " Did you eat?" " Yeah, on the way here." "Dad called." "What did he want?" "Tom went back to his father." "He prefers that Tom stay with him until this thing blows over." "He says this might disturb him, and create problems for me." "Anyhow, I prefer that Tom stay with his father." "What does Tom want?" "Did anyone ask him?" "What?" "He doesn't know?" "Of course not." "Would you talk about that to your daughter?" "We'll take this one?" "It'll make a nice gift, no?" "Isn't that a bit expensive?" "Does Dad need a TV this big?" "He won't even know all the functions." "If it has fewer options than the one he has, what's the point?" "Listen..." "I can't spend that much money..." "I can't afford to." "I'm sorry." "Give what you can." "I'll pay the rest." "What's going on?" "What happened?" "It's Marc." "He's in intensive care." "He had a car accident." "The doctors say he'll be OK." "It's my fault..." "I've been such a pain, lately." "I don't want him to die." "Tell me he won't die." "This is all that was left in the car." "Thank you." "So..." "Sign here." ""Marc, my love." ""I know we have to break up, but it's tearing me apart." ""I love you with all my heart and soul." ""But this can't go on." "What will happen to us?" ""Love, Delphine."" "Are you all right, doctor?" "What do I do, now?" "Do you want me to..." "Okay, fine." "Do exactly as I say." "Swivel your optical instrument." "See that torn meniscus?" "Now cut off the damaged section." ""Rape is a precise, clear-cut political program." ""It is a raw, point-blank expression of power," ""during which a dominant player sets the rules" ""to exert his power without restrictions." ""Getting pleasure in suppressing the other, her speech," ""her will, her integrity."" "...vacuum... bedroom..." ""Rape is a civil war," ""a political organization through which one sex" ""declares to the other, 'I take away all of your rights" ""'I will make you feel inferior, guilty and debased.'"" "I don't have any choice, Dad." "It's better that way." "I've already given up my shares." "Of course, he's a taker." "He wouldn't want to miss out..." "It'll give me time to prepare for my trial..." "Yeah, Tom's with his father." "Me too." "Good night." "When?" "He didn't leave a note?" "What about in his room?" "I think you'll need me around here, Mom." "It's me, Mom." "I love you, Mom." "Auntie..." "Auntie..." "Mom didn't do it on purpose." "Talk to her." "These matters are for grown-ups." "You can see your cousins whenever you want." " That's all I can do." " At least call her." "She's miserable." "I'm sorry, Tom." "We were told madame Odier had a lot to lose by coming to trial, but that for her, this was a matter of life or death." "I say that someone who lies and betrays, certainly cannot be above suspicion." "I say that had she not wished to shatter her sister's life, she would never have had an affair with her husband." "What happened on that night?" "Delphine Odier sought refuge in my client's arms." "Making love to him, in spite of her dislike for him, seemed to her, perhaps, a relief from the passion she felt for Marc Renaud." "An antidote of sorts." "Yet she hated herself for letting this rival notch up another trophy." "So Delphine Odier made up this rape, to innoculate herself against her own past." "All this, at my client's expense, who became the collateral victim of a devastating passion." "I've always been convinced of my client's innocence." "I want to say to this court, that this innocence is far from insulting for Dr. Odier, who deserves all our sympathy." "They're ready." "The court is in session." "Bring the defendant." "In answer to the question, "Is Maxime Gallet guilty," ""in accordance with section 222-23 of the criminal code" ""of rape with violence," ""constraint, threat or surprise..." ""against madame Delphine Odier,"" "the members of the jury have answered" ""No."" "Therefore, Maxime Gallet is acquitted." "Disgusting." "That's disgusting!" "Good night, my love." "Mom, it's me." "She'll make it." "Don't worry." ""Rape is punished by 15 years of imprisonment."" "Translation:" "Claude Dallaire TV5 Québec Canada."