"God bless this food, and those who prepared it." "And give bread to those in need." "Put it down." "We are simple folk." "So, Denise, what have you made for us today?" "Mr. Mons requested eggs with sardines." "Ah?" "Sounds like a nice filling, Christian meal." "Did the permanent secretary call?" "No." "Véro, elbows off the table!" "Four people would like to see Mr. Mons." "No, no!" "You go, Hélène." "What can I say?" "It's you they're asking for." "Something to drink, for God's sake!" "Sorry to bother you." "A group of young actors plans to give, in town, in 8 hours and 30 minutes, a theatre performance." "So what?" "The chef d'oeuvre is called..." "Our Father's are Heaven." "I don't understand." " Shit." " I couldn't agree more." "It's on tour in the provinces, except when they get thrown out by the local municipality." "Apparently the text is lewd." "I can't invite you in right now." "This thing can be stopped if we can use your moral stature." "Right." "Give me a moment." "At 2pm at the presbytery." "Here he is." "Blasphemy!" "The performance has been cancelled on the grounds of blasphemy" "A naked man!" "SWINE" "Chief Vigouroux, Marcel, from Dinan." "From Dinan?" "I would have said Saint-Flour." "I was born in Brioude, but I was transferred." "You too!" "I come from Normandy." "I was transferred because of a problem with a sink." "Thank you." "I don't regret it." "I like this area." "The sea is near." "It's full of iodine." "Fresh air." "How long was the wound again?" "14 cm, perpendicular to the abdomen, perforation of the peritoneum, immediate external bleeding." "He wasn't killed on the beach." "He was stabbed elsewhere." "How horrible!" "Naked all night like that, he must've caught pneumonia." "He probably didn't care." " Did you know Raoul Mons?" " By name, like everyone." "Because of his books." "They say he was to enter the Comédie-Française." "And his family?" "Very Catholic, like him." "Well-to-do, I think." "His wife's brother lives with them." "He's bizarre." "He's the one who identified the body." " And the widow?" " Good-looking." "Younger, no more than 40." "As they say: she has class." "Very well." " You have no idea who did it..." " No!" "If we did, we wouldn't have bothered you." " Good old police antagonism!" " Not here." " Did you get me a room?" " In Dinan, 5 min from the station." "There's the Mons residence." "Well then, let's visit the late Raoul's home." "What is her name again?" "Hélène Mons." "The dead man's wife." "How do you like that!" "Jean?" "Hélène!" "I'll be outside, if you need me." "You look nice as a blonde." "So, doing your time in absentia?" " Where did you go?" " Switzerland." "Alone?" " Yes." " You could've called." "20 years of silence, that was quite a void for me." "I couldn't, you understand?" "So you're a cop?" "Yes." "I'm a cop." "I started by looking for you." "And I kept going." "You can claim responsibility for my brilliant career." "Come in." "To think that you didn't marry me..." "And I find you by looking for your husband's murderer." "My second husband." " Your second?" " My daughter's father is dead." "It sounds like I was the lucky one." "No, my senses aren't deluding me." "Is it possible?" "The past brings a lump to my throat!" "This guy is still around?" "Give me a kiss, my dear friend." "You've aged!" "It's dreadful." "I thought it was your father." "You, on the other hand, look well-preserved, given your age!" "Life has been relatively gentle." "Thanks to my sister, I'll probably hit a half century, looking like a young man." "You still put up with him?" "I survived her two marriages, her two widow-hoods..." "Three things matter to me: her, my niece and my Jaguar." "You have a daughter." "I wanted to have one as well." "Do you remember?" "I even came up with a name." "That's what I called her." "Thank you, Denise." " She's Spanish?" " No." "But she works undeclared." "This is an old friend of the family:" "Jean Lavardin." "A former hoodlum, now a cop." "Hello, young woman." "Jean is here investigating Raoul's death." "Tell Denise to get you some lunch." "We'll eat later." " Lovely." " She's rather shy." "She's only 13 years old." "She shows promise." "Not a big talker..." "Not like her uncle!" "All right." "Now let's celebrate our reunion." "Not me Claude, I'll take care of Véronique." "Take care, take care." " Still an alcoholic, Jeannot?" " Still am, Claudie." " Still drinking Martini?" " With pleasure." "That's good, that's good." "Not like poor Raoul who drank on the side." "It didn't help in the end." "Here." "To the French police department!" "What's this, in your opinion?" "It's a crushed beer can." "Exactly, my dear Watson." "And I bet it's a car that flattened it." "Probably." "The author took a dive from up here." "Hey, you up there!" "Who are you?" "What do you want?" "Do you have any information on the death of Raoul Mons?" "No, none." "Get the hell out of here!" "Was his mystical character just a cover-up?" "Get out!" "Get out!" "They're nuts." " Should I call a car?" " No, forget about it." "Which play did he have cancelled?" "A play making fun of country priests." "But they performed the next day in Dinan." " Are they still in Dinan?" " Probably, yes." "We'll go pay a visit to the artists." " You can find out which theatre?" " Yes." " Isn't the sea beautiful, Watson!" " Indeed." "Go back a little." "Tell me, Vigouroux, you were admiring Claude's Jaguar earlier on." "Nice model." "Not a wrinkle." " Somebody saw you from here." " Huh?" "A small, unkempt busybody." " See you tomorrow at 10am." " OK." "I'm going to have a look around." "Goodnight, Watson." "Lolly..." "Pocket!" "She made chicken for you." "Is that OK?" "Of course." "I love it." " Thank you, Denise." " Careful." "Widowhood suits you perfectly." "You look so young and pretty." "Yes, it's true." "Véronique doesn't drink wine?" "It depends." "Sometimes." "I saw your Jaguar." "Fantastic." "I even got behind the wheel." "Can you imagine?" "Yeah, I've had it for 17 years." "Here, my dear." "Right." "So, here's to widowers!" " You haven't been a widower?" " No." "I haven't had chance." "Too bad for you." "Raoul's wine is better than his books!" " Claude!" " No harm intended." "You know he was my friend." "The only one who could cure my insomnia without using any medicine." "You know how?" "One or two pages signed Raoul Mons and off I went..." " You're not respectful." " Who mentioned respect?" "I'm just being gay." "I'm a gay widower." "Yes, my old friend." "I was married for 7 years, and then one day..." "Poof!" "No more wife." "I don't miss it." "Oh no." "I became the gay widower." "It was good timing." "After the death of my wife Jeanne," "I'd take a Jules over a Julie anytime." "Now now, Véro, are we laughing at our queer uncle?" "It's not easy to follow the family history." "On the contrary." "It's simple." "15 years ago, Claude married Jeanne, and the same day, I married Véro's father." " Your first husband?" " That's right." "Pierre Manguin." "Pierre was friends with Raoul." "Raoul lent us money to buy the house." "I wasn't about to sell my Jaguar." "Jeanne didn't leave me anything." "I was destitute!" "So, Mons coughed up the money!" "That's a little bit strange." "No." "It's a story with a moral." "Because when we lost our spouses," "Raoul Mons... was rewarded for his generosity." "He got to enjoy the house and wife of his friend." "He didn't enjoy it very long." "How's that, not long?" "Nearly 5 years." "I counted." "1,825 times he said grace!" ""God, protect me and crush all the others!"" "How did this chronic widowhood come about?" "We'll tell you about it." "Some more?" "No, thanks." " And what about you?" " What about me?" "Do you have a house, a wife, children, cats?" " What's wrong?" " Police." "I ask the questions!" "I leave early tomorrow morning." "I'm going to bed." " Does she work hard?" " Yes." "She's so sweet." " Goodnight." " Like her uncle." " Good evening, sir." " Good evening, miss." "See you soon." "She's an adorable child." "On the beach I saw a boat with her name on it." "The boat looked quite abandoned." "Pierre's boat." "We haven't touched it since the accident." "What accident?" "5 years ago, my wife and her husband went sailing together, and the boat came back empty the next day." "We put it on blocks." "It's no longer in use." " Where were they going?" " We don't know or care." "The bodies went unfound." "The sea brought only the boat." "For Hélène, it was very hard, and for Véro as well." "As for me, the sea can keep Jeanne as long as it likes." "Right." "One more." "Later I'll serve you a nice cognac." "We'll go smoke a fat cigar." " And I'll show you my eyes." " You'll show me your eyes?" "It's my pet hobby." "For years I've been painting different colours and sizes." "I have hundreds of them." "I paint eyeballs made of glass." "The work of an artist!" "If you knew how long it takes me..." "Fortunately, I don't work." "Let me turn on the light show." "Watch your eyes!" "Look how beautiful it is." "You see, they're all there." "Dali, Pompidou, the baker's wife in Paimpol, when I still liked pastries," "Ray Charles, yours truly and Véronique." " And Raoul?" " Raoul, no." "I prefer to remember him than to have him here." "So?" "What do you think?" "Impressive." "I feel like I'm being watched." "But tell me..." "Raoul, who hated him that much?" "God!" "He followed Him around his whole life..." "Aside from God?" "A prowler." "Any prowler could be Raoul's assassin." " The repertory company?" " No." "They're artists." "They live off being forbidden." "His behaviour wasn't bizarre, as of late?" "Raoul?" "He was very bizarre." "Let's go try one of his favourite cognacs in his office." "His personal effects should give you some inspiration." "You look so much like a cop!" "Rummaging... and rummaging..." "Ah yes!" "The bigot used to write wearing a dressing gown." "Which explains the carnival wardrobe." "Nice fabric!" "Oh yes, he was well-off." "No denying it." "You didn't like him." "Like everybody else." "That's why the truth might turn out to be very normal." "I gathered everything about him, even the invitations he refused." "Thank you, my dear." "Your room is ready." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "I am such an idiot!" "I am such an idiot!" "There." "There." "96 39 45 12." "96 39 45 12." "96 39 45 12." "Hello, the Tamaris." "Why me?" "For water, there's a public fountain." "How are you, young widow?" ""Wives wail when they lose husbands." ""They cry loudly, but then at last the tears will cease." ""Time flies away with sorrow," etc." " Tell me about yourself." " There's no point." "Tell me instead about Raoul." "Fucking hell!" "We had separate rooms." "I couldn't have spent a single night with him in bed." "That bad?" "Our marriage was a convention." "Raoul understood all along." "Always?" "I think he really loved me." "I must have really hurt him." "I trust you." "Right." "If you return to Switzerland," "I'll put out an international warrant on you." "Shit!" "What the hell's going on here?" "Who are you?" "From where?" "Where are you going?" " ID." " It's at home." " Too bad." "So tell me..." " Don't touch me!" "Calm down, little guy!" "Use a little psychology!" "This isn't the time to act tough." "My name is Francis Le Bihan." "I think I hurt my knee." "Ah yes!" "Strong stuff." "It's used to tie up roast beef." " Why are you here?" " None of your business." "I'm answering." "To see someone." "Who would that be?" "Mr. Alvarez." "Oh really?" "What do you want from him?" "We had to talk." "It doesn't concern you." "Don't take it like that." "You're being ridiculous, really." "What do you do for a living?" "Take your time." "We're in no hurry." "I'm a stage-manager with the Compagnie du Silo." "That's nice." "Are they still in Dinan?" "Yes." "Francis is a friend." " He slipped, the poor boy." " He's grilling me." "Hélène sleeps deeply." "He made quite a racket." "It doesn't interest her." "He's just here for a hug?" "A nice, warm hug!" "A quick one, is it?" " Go home." "I'll see you soon." " Yes." "All right, kids, I'm off." "I'm going to get some sleep." "This place is like a haunted house." "Hey!" "Oh!" " I would have brought them to you." " When?" "Tomorrow?" " These guys take only seconds." " They're fresh." "Over cooked!" "Dry on the edges." "Look at that." "Look." "10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds." "More than half a minute!" "Don't pay attention." "I'm an old crank." " Hello." " Hello, young woman." "You want your milk, my little Véro?" " Do you want to eat?" " No." "Eat every morning: the 1st thing we learn in the police." "You have to eat in the morning." "Was it fun, yesterday?" " Yesterday?" " Your evening." "Where you were." " You'll have to tell me." " Tell you what?" "What you did yesterday and with whom." "I'm not here on holiday." " The sun is hot." " Yes." "Did you see the old man?" "Don't turn away." " Just one step..." " No, I said no." " Where is Francis?" " In the bog." " Nobody leaves." " Right." " The sun is hot." " Yes." "Did you see the old man?" "Yes, on a rock." "He was yawning like an ass." "He must have been thinking." " Stop!" " Who is this guy?" "It's police officer Lavardin telling you to stay where you are." " What's going on?" " Go get your stage-manager." " But he's..." " I know." "Just go get him for me." "So tell me, this scandalous show of yours, what did you do after it was cancelled in Saint-Malo?" "A dirty trick." "We had to take the evening off." "That's it?" "I see." "But murdered writers don't interest us." "You catch on quick." "That's very good." "Is the stage-manager coming?" "It's my old friend the cop!" "You can't do without me?" "You're more awake now." "You're allowed to be polite." "I want to talk." "Let them work." " We'll be needing him." " Me too." "And I come first, got it?" "OK..." "Let's go." "Once again." "I'm listening." "I have absolutely nothing to say." "Listen..." "I'm not mean, but I can't stand when people won't let me do my work." "It's physical." "That's your problem, old man." "Give me your ID card." "Don't be stupid." "Give me your card." " What were you doing at Claude's?" " Guess." "Why did he leave you money in his car?" " There wasn't any money in the car." " I know that." "I think I'm going to put you in jail." "Don't do that." "I couldn't handle it." "You don't have any proof." "He said he'd lend me money." "I make so little." "And you have expenses, of course." "I'm keeping your card." "I'll give it back when I know why you're lying." " You're a bastard." " Shut up!" "All right." "What do we do?" "I have no idea." "Stand there like 2 imbeciles." "You stay out of this!" "I don't want to wait." "I want to search." "Let's go." "I've had enough." "There." "You go out stage right." "Inspector!" "I have something to tell you." "You're the 1st." "What do you want with Francis?" "He couldn't hurt anyone." "He's just unlucky." "He's lost." "Yes, he's a loser, a junkie and a poof!" "Poof?" "Francis?" "You must be kidding?" "Of course." "Of course, my fine woman." "I must be kidding." "Did the actors murder Mons?" "Is it because they were censored?" "Why won't you talk to us?" "Who is afraid of Raoul Mons' body?" "Get us out of here before I order you to shoot them." "My God!" "Shit!" " Uh-oh..." " We're going here." "It's a club, the Tamaris, you know it?" "It's well-known." "I've never been in." "Start the car, so we can get rid of the dung flies." "OK, girls, shut your traps!" " Are you the owner?" " Come on up." "It's on the 1st floor." "Thank you." " Max Charnet, delighted." " Hello." " You're with the police?" " Exactly." "You came to see me about Raoul Mons." "On the money!" "An unbelievable story, absolutely crazy." " Something to drink?" " No, thank you." "You knew him well?" "Not well." "Hardly ever in the Tamaris." "He would just pass by." "He was very mysterious." "He came for a change of scene." "Yes." "That's odd because it doesn't fit with his morals." " Have you read his books?" " No." "Should I have?" "You don't want anything?" "Read them." "You'll see." "You'll see why he felt the need to come visit my place of business." " Been by recently?" " The day before he died." "What did he say to you in particular?" "Nothing." "He didn't talk much." "He listened." "He watched." " He was studying the ridiculous." " The ridiculous?" "Don't you find the world to be ridiculous?" "Sometimes, yes." "I do, often." "Even my own life sometimes seems ridiculous." "Raoul hid your telephone number." "Why, do you think?" "A writer's fantasy." "Just like him." "Of course." "Can you imagine who would do this?" "I'd be tempted to say:" "someone who wanted his clothes." "Nice apartment... spacious!" "I can't give you a tour." "The kids are asleep." "Never mind." "We don't want to be a bother." "But, besides your place," "Raoul didn't visit any other... hot spots?" "I wouldn't know." "We didn't see much of one another." "What time do you open?" "Every evening at 9pm, except Sundays." " Stop by for a drink." " Why not." "Watson?" "Maybe change clothes beforehand." " I'll be there whenever you like." " Ah, it's this way." "Raoul... how would you characterise your relationship?" "Respectful." "I respected the man that he was." "See you later." "Inspector, I'm at your service." "I have connections in high places." "If I can be of help, don't hesitate." "Don't worry." "I never hesitate." "I don't like the guy." "It's true, he has a long arm." "Political backing." "He helps get the vote out at election-time." "I don't like the guy." "Come in." "Is that you, Jean?" "You are such a liar!" "Shit!" "You made me ruin my eye." " What's so funny?" " Everything." "You, your eyes, your lies." "So tell me, Francis wasn't just a fling then?" "No." "He's a full-blown junkie." " Possibly." " Certainly." "What was he here for?" " I didn't want to tell Hélène." " My name isn't Hélène." "I agreed to loan him money." "What for?" "Because he has beautiful eyes." "" "How much?" " 2,000, 3,000." "5,000!" "5,000." "I counted it." "I found it next to your car." " Thanks." " Don't mention it." "Where's your sister?" "Like every Thursday, at the beach." "She stares out at the sea." "She misses him." "I don't understand why he left with Jeanne." "I think it's unfair that he died with her." "I'm jealous of Jeanne's death." "You think I understood when you left for Switzerland?" "You were handsome." " Oh really?" "But not anymore?" " Yes." "You must talk to me about Raoul." "I can't work this out alone." "What do you want me to say?" "Tell me about your life." "I don't know." "Forget Jean." "Think cop." "I loved Pierre." "Raoul disgusted me." "What got into you to marry him?" "I did it for Claude and Véro." "Pierre was so deeply in debt." "We'd have had to sell the house to pay Raoul." "That's called payment in kind." "Only concerning the furniture." "He never touched me." "When he saw that he couldn't have me, he told me that acts of the flesh disgusted him." "But you had your own life on the side?" "And Claude?" "Véronique and Claude are all I have left." "I love them." "Can we have a look at the boat?" "I'm not going." "October 4th, 1984." "Heading back?" "Yes." "It's full of dust in there." "Nobody's been since the accident, except me." "It's been 5 years, is that right?" "March 17th, 1980." "It's going to rain." "Let's hurry." "I can't say." "Pipes like this, we make them everyday." "Look." "One thing is sure: it was this kind that was in your box." "The picture's in my head." "Thank you, ma'am." "Good evening." "About what you said this morning," "I was with friends." "Please don't tell my mother." "That's it?" "I'll try to have a short memory." "What are the names of your friends?" "There are a few of them." "I'm kidnapping Véro." "We're going out for a spin tonight." " You can sleep in tomorrow?" " Yes." "Don't come back too late." "No." "Don't you worry." "I'll keep an eye out." "And I know what I'm talking about." "Hey, do you know a guy who runs a club called the Tamaris?" "Yes." "Mr. Max Charnet, I know him only too well." "I know everybody." "What's he like?" "Charming." "Alas, he prefers women." "The mysteries of faith are unfathomable." "Good old Raoul." "He really enjoyed the Bible." " I'm ready." " I'm coming." "Go get in the car." "We're going to have a quick swig." "Here's to Raoul's health!" "Olé!" "Stupid old Jean is getting a little too curious." "You have the present?" "You don't want to go out?" "You don't want to have a wild time with two cops?" "Dressed to kill, Watson!" "All in your honour." "Well it's very convincing." "Let's go!" "Straight to the Tamaris!" "It's swinging!" "Ridiculous clowns." "That's kids today, ears are full, heads are empty." "You still manage to take advantage." "Right?" "People don't come to your place to take a nap." "I profit from the weaknesses of my contemporaries." " Because you..." " Bach and Mozart." "And books." "José!" "Speaking of books, Raoul Mons didn't confide in you, in between cocktails?" "May he rest in peace." "I have nothing to add." "Here's to your health!" "You're my guests." "Good health." "There are lots of minors here!" "If we looked at their IDs, we'd be surprised." "You're right." "They're not very reliable!" " You don't have any problems?" " No." " Why is that?" " I cover myself." "But, about Raoul..." "Did he dance?" "Did he drink?" "I don't remember." "You know that I'm really fond of you?" "I'm fond of you too." "Excuse me." "I'll only be a minute." "I beg you not to say anything to my mother." "Again?" "Do you come here often?" "Sometimes." "Where is your uncle?" "I don't know." "He'll be picking me up." "Show me your ID and ask your friend for his." " Is there a problem?" " No." "Not at all." "I didn't know what to do, so I went on the job." " Come drink your cocktail." " You know one another..." " Come on." "Let's talk." " Yes." "That would be a pleasure." "This is pretty good." "You're down to the ice?" "I'll give you the recipe." " Who killed Raoul?" " Not me, in any case." "Let's understand one another." "I'm really fond of you." " I'm really fond of you too." "Just so there isn't any confusion, here's the situation." "Here, I do whatever I want, whenever, and however I want it." "I organised it that way." "Here's what I can say about Mons." "He was a man who was conflicted." "His image didn't correspond to his deepest desires." "He came here cruising?" "In a way, yes." "No, no." "He paid for it?" "He had other ways." "He was dealing." "Drugs?" "Everybody knew about it." "All these idiots are into it." "Someone got these idiots into it." "Nonsense!" "Junkies, drunkards!" "No, I'm telling you, they're ridiculous clowns..." "Excuse me?" "Two minutes." " Should I give him a hard time?" " Wait." "The main question is, Watson:" "in your opinion, do the junkies come here to drink, or do the drunks come here to take drugs?" "As for that..." "Bunch of assholes!" "He knows something." "If he talks, we'll be in good shape." "The girl is off." "Stay here and keep an eye open." "The keys." "Come on." "Have some fun." "Dance." "You didn't come here to watch." "I'm going." "Take my assistant as a hostage." "We'll talk more later." "Go get my raincoat." " The cops!" " Come back, OK?" " Who was that?" " You ruined everything." " Who was it?" " What the hell is it to you?" "Come on." "I'm taking you back." "I'm getting sick of your secrets." "Who was it?" "A friend." " Whose name is?" " I forgot." "Are you having me on?" "He didn't look like he had a clean conscience." "Get rid of the face paint." "Look at you!" "Your mother would be happy to see you looking like a whore!" "If you go out again, I'll have you arrested." "No news, except for the guy who came in 5 minutes ago." "What a nice surprise!" "Out on the town or is this a raid?" "I saw your niece on the beach with a guy who ran off." "Can you explain that?" "Not at all." "I was just coming to pick her up." "You're really a good uncle." "Is the assassin among us?" "Shit!" "Your not drinking milk I see!" "Pardon!" "Intermission, ladies and gents, police!" "Vigouroux, get that guy for me!" "What's all this?" "Make way." "Move out of the way." "Move out of the way." "Come here my good man." " Is this what you wanted?" " There." "So there!" "So there it is!" "You stay here." "Anybody else have drugs in their purse?" "No?" "Everybody out except this man, and anyone else I indicate." "Come on, come on." "Don't forget to give to the policemen's charity." "Thank you." "Roland Poldès, clip-man." " What is a clip-man?" " I make clips." "Get lost." "No!" "This I keep." "Half of them left without paying." " That's quite a loss." " I'm sorry." "But I don't care." "Careful not to push things too far." "I haven't reached the limit yet." "This isn't a mistake?" "Quiet." "Give me something to write with." " What do you want?" " The guy who knifed your in-law." " He's not here." " What do you know?" "Right." "Now..." "Ah!" "It's after midnight." "It's Wednesday now." "That's perfect." "You can pass this along to your friends at the town council, to the deputy, the prefect." "I'll make several copies." "Motive..." "Motive or purpose, either way, closing down the night-club the Tamaris." " This is ridiculous." "I know, I know, but drugs, minors, there's no mercy." "They'll throw away the key." " You're not making this easy." " I admit it." "I can break you in half!" "And I can knock your teeth out." " So..." " Listen." "If I must, I'm willing... to betray my professional oath to avoid any unpleasantness." "You don't say!" "That is very interesting." "Excuse me." "So, I'm listening." "The Tamaris was for Raoul a kind of... hang-out, where he dealt and recruited." "Dealing what?" "Recruiting who?" "Drugs, women." "Where did he go for his bedroom romps?" "12 km from here, in a studio." "Did you know that?" "I didn't like Raoul, so his love affairs..." "From whom did he rent the studio?" "We invest in real estate!" "You see, everything can be explained in the end." "And how did Raoul Mons pay you?" "With his esteem." "Give me the keys to your studio, Mr. Charnet." "I haven't been there in a year." "I'm not responsible for the mess." "There." "If you draw me a little map and I get there on the 1st try, without any detours, maybe you will be able to open tomorrow." " Hello, hello?" " We're listening." "It's me." "I spent a marvellous night at the seaside." " Is he there, Watson?" " Who?" "Vigouroux!" "He clocks in at half past." "Tell him I'll come get him in an hour." "To go visit a studio." "He'll understand." "Find out who is the proud owner of a Peugeot 505, metallic grey," "477 ENZ 75." "Thank you." "Reinforced." "High quality." "Well-lit!" "Close the door." "Have a look in the bathroom." "Sleaze bag!" " Oh boy!" " What is it?" "The author's clothes." " Try to find a garbage bag for me." " Right." "Here's some Catholic blood." "There." "10 to 1 says he died like that." "And he was killed..." "With this thing." "It's fine." "They must be eating." "Get up here, Buci." "Oh, hell!" "Let's go." " And the bell?" " Of course not." "They won't open up." "I don't want to rot in this hole." "We get close enough and we shoot through the window." "It's trespassing." "Come on." "Let's go." " Come on, hurry." " Yes." "If the cop sees us, we're as good as done for." "Hello?" "Yes." "Hold on." "Fabio Christi Private Investigator" "It's for you." " Your policeman." " Very good." "Thanks." " I'm listening." " The Peugeot is from Avis." "It was rented in Paris by a Mr. Peter Guinman..." "Wait." "Repeat that." "Wait a second." "Go ahead." "Peter Guinman, G-U-I-N-M-A-N, Scotland, Shetland." "Thanks." "See you later." "Fabio Christi, does that ring a bell?" "Not at all." " Peter Guinman?" " Nothing." "Did your husband have you followed?" " Why do you ask?" " Answer me." "I don't think so." "No." ""July, 10,000." "August, 15,000." "September 10th, 10,000." "That's it." ""Fabio Christi, private investigator."" "Your writer blew 35,000 francs trying to catch a Scotsman." "I don't understand." "Your daughter's lover?" "What are you talking about?" "Are you crazy?" "September 10th, your husband wrote on his calendar "Peter Guinman"... with an exclamation point." "Make an effort." "What happened on September 10th?" "And I found this on his night table." "He had a lot of nerve!" "Raoul asked me for it." "He cut it because there was Pierre sitting by me." "Ask your daughter to come here." "What do you want from her?" "To ask her who the Scotsman is." " How do expect her to know?" " She knows." "Cop's intuition." "It was in Biarritz, on the 1st boat that Véro's father owned." "Come here, dear." "Jean wants to ask you something." "Where is uncle Claude?" "In his room, I think." "I'm not done!" "I'm not done!" "Confiscated." "Do you have scissors?" "Manguin." "Guinman." "Peter Guinman, Shetland, Scotland." "I don't see what you're getting at." "Ah, you don't see!" "Well then, you won't be needing all this!" "Right?" "Nor this!" "No." "Stop." "I'll talk to you." "I'm all ears, gay widower." "I'm not a widower." "Jeanne lives with him, in Scotland." "I thought I was in a madhouse, but not only that, I'm sitting on a swindle." "Listen." "Hélène doesn't know." "I beg you not to..." "I'll see what I can do." "Continue." "Pierre Manguin didn't love Hélène." "Plus he didn't have a penny." "That made 2 reasons to set up an accident." " And Jeanne?" " The bitch was soft on him." " She'd had enough of me." " And you of her." "Exactly." "So the rats abandoned ship." "And you want me to be a sad widower?" "So if I understand right," "Véronique sees her father when he comes, in secret." "Yes." "Once a year." "It's like a 2nd birthday for her." "How she waits for him, October 5th." "Stop." "You'll have me in tears." "Who killed Raoul?" " I swear I don't know." " I don't believe you anymore." "I don't know." "A junkie, after his money..." "You know people will kill for tuppence now." "And you know where your brother-in-law was done in?" "On the beach, wasn't it?" "You're not being straight with me." "I want the keys to the Jag." " Hand them over!" " Yes." "Here." "Be careful." "She's an old lady." "If you've lied to me, I'll rip yours out, and make myself a pair of earrings." "Open up, Charnet." "I saw you." " You took a while." " What are you doing?" " I'm looking." " Looking for what?" "Drugs, the murder weapon, a confession..." "I'm charging you." " With what?" " Whatever..." "Disturbing the peace, corrupting a minor, murder." "Choose it." "Me too, I think this is funny." "I meet people who paint marbles, the living-dead who come back, schoolgirls who disappear into thin air." "I haven't had so much fun in a long time." "Do you have a warrant?" "This kind of warrant?" "Mons was killed in your place." "It might change your life." "You'll end up a beggar, inspector." "Be quiet." "Your so-called protectors won't back you up." "They'll deny it, the scheming, the mutual favours..." "They won't touch you with a ten-foot pole." "What's that?" " Surveillance." " Show me." " There's nobody at the discotheque." " So, demonstration." "When there's a crowd, I can have a look, if there's trouble." "I don't want to be vulgar, but your studio looks more like a brothel than a teacup." " Can I have my key back?" " No." " It's the same lighting over there." " Perhaps." "There isn't any perhaps." "It's exactly the same." "The spotlights..." "Take me downstairs." "You haven't been to the studio in the past year?" "Even longer." "So Mons's assassin is still there." "All right." "I'm coming." "You're very punctual." "Sit down on the bed." " Would you like a cognac?" " No." " Do you like it here?" " I don't care." "If I asked you here, it's because I like you a lot." "I think you're intelligent, pretty." "You've changed since we've been living together." "I am a rich man." "I am successful." "I will soon belong to the Académie Française." " Your mother and I..." " What do you want?" "To share secrets with you." " I'm not interested." " Wait." "You don't know what I mean." " I want you to feel close to me." " No way." "I have no feelings for you, not even pity." "You know, certain impulses of revulsion are like love." "Not where I'm concerned." "I threw up the day you married her." "She doesn't love you." " Wait!" " Let me go." "Wait." "Do you know who Fabio Christi is?" " I don't care." " I'm going to tell you." "He's a friend of mine, a cop." "He found the trail of Peter Guinman." "Bastard!" "Calm down." "I haven't told anyone yet." "You are abominable." "Listen here." "You do what I want, or I'll have your father arrested." " I will prevent you." " Oh really?" "He owes me 200 thousand!" "Claude!" "Come fast." "I've done something stupid." "He's dead." "Don't worry." "What will we do now?" "We'll play a last trick on Raoul." "Come on." "Come help me." "Calm down." "Calm down." "Turn off the light." "Open the door." "Be quiet." "Be quiet." "Come help me." "Come help me, for God's sake!" "Slowly." "Oh, shit!" "He's heavy, the swine!" "Calm down." "Come on." "Did you enjoy the ride?" "Yes." "Bad news?" "You found out?" "Yes." "I found out." "I understood when you didn't get out." "It's Francis." "He taped everything." "I should have guessed." "The spotlight..." "I wrote "swine" on his back with my lipstick." "You see, I couldn't let her get into trouble." "He was a real bastard." "Poor kid." "Jean, destroy the cassette." " Are you threatening me?" " Not you, me." "Destroy the cassette." "I kill myself and you say it was me." "That's a good idea." " I don't want her to be involved." " Who said that?" "You'd actually consider doing it!" "If you show her, her life is ruined." "You'll never guess..." "I'm here." "He said he didn't have any more." "It's the last time." "All right." "Don't ever come back." "Yeah, right." "Move along!" "Mission accomplished." "Move." "If he comes out running, we're screwed." "There he is." "Come on." "Step on it." "He's acting queer, so to speak." "Stop." "He's ripe." "This way, my good fellow." "Get in." "We'll take you home." "Hello, Francis." "Everything OK?" "I didn't do anything." "You shouldn't walk around with all that." "It's not safe." "Go on, drive." "Right." "I'll give you 3 minutes." " What's he doing?" " He's getting some air." "If I understand right, that night, on the beach, you saw someone." " I don't understand." " Yes, yes." "Remember?" " It was very dark." " Not at all." "You were there." "What is it?" " I have nothing to say." " Yes." " The name of the guy with Mons." " You're crazy!" "You're the one driving me crazy." "Come on." "Hurry up." "Here's the money." "Let me go." " Who did you see on the beach?" " Him!" "Are you happy?" "You're in a bad way!" "A junkie, dealing drugs, blackmail..." "You'll go away for 10 years, easy." "Your fate is with him." "If he goes, you go too." "It's that simple." "Nobody can do a thing." " Not even your mate Max." " That bastard!" "Your opinions are your business." "You've taken a piece of his cake." "I'd be surprised if he let you go." "He'll be waiting." "You can throw him in prison." "In prison..." "Damn fool!" "He's completely covered, protected from high up." "He's clever." "He is the clever one." "We can't get to him, not on this." "Do you have a fag?" "Have you got a light?" "Oh right!" "And you provide the smoke." "You know what, I was thinking..." "I think that maybe I got it wrong." "I'm more and more sure that the guy I saw throwing Mons down was Max." "That, my little friend, that would change everything." "If you were sure, if you gave me a signed statement explaining all that, so that you don't change your mind, and so we have a solid case, then of course" "I'd leave you in peace." "No more mobile, no more blackmail, and we forget about all the rest, as thanks for your co-operation." "No, I swear, that would be really good for you." " So we do a deal?" " Yes." "I saw Max on the beach." "You little guy!" "So, everything OK with you lovebirds?" "Yes." "We had a conversation that was extremely positive." "Isn't that so, Frankie?" "I told you he was a good boy." "Take us to the station." "Then we'll have a nice evening, the 3 of us." "We'll protect him, make sure nothing happens." "Here." "Don't leave your money lying around, birdbrain!" "He's a poet." "Buci!" "Get over here." "Hurry!" "Instead of shooting people eating," "I'm offering you a scoop:" "the arrest of Mons's assassin." "The witness." "Don't make any noise!" "What is it?" "It's Francis." " Is he the one?" " Yes." "Take him away." " This is a nightmare." " Turn on the light." "Who are these two?" "Get a pair of pants on, we'll provide the rest." "What's with you?" "Are you mad?" "I'm calling... the prefect!" "Give me that." "The prefect is sleeping." "Let him sleep." "This is ridiculous!" "The whole world is ridiculous." "We know that." "It's nothing new." "Here." "This is for you." "Whose are they?" "Well, they're mine." "To look at yourself." "What will you do with it?" "Video collection, personal." "Don't worry." "I don't lend out my tapes." " I fixed it." " Thank you, my dear." " Is he here, Watson?" " He's downstairs." "Well then, I'm off." "You could've stayed a little longer." "Who's going to take care of them?" "You have a wife and two kids?" "Sneaky!" "You be good now!" "Thank you, sir." "Start the car up." "I'll be right there." " Pierre Manguin isn't dead." " I know." "He's here." "And here, especially." "I didn't know that you had a wife and kids." " Who says I do?" " The photo?" "This?" "It's a picture from the office." "The woman killed her two brats." "Shall I sign it for you, Watson?" "Don't make such a face, Watson." "That's life!" "Subtitles" " TELETOTA"