"What did you want?" "You've seen it?" "It stinks." "What is it?" "Boy or girl?" "Johnson bought that?" "Sure." "Why?" "A Hindu for dizziness... I don't control my body." "That's obvious." "No more than you control your sadistic obsessive side." "It's annoying." "I'm sadistic?" "Toilet trained too young." "Made you meticulous, stubborn and a bit sadistic." "Toilet training made me sadistic?" "Holding it in to please your mom is painful." "Especially before you're ready." "Aren't you being sadistic, just now?" "I'm getting help." "Am I right about the potty?" "I was out of diapers when I was one." "Who can blame you for getting dizzy?" "Seeing a guy shoot himself in the face is traumatic." "Let's change the subject." "I thought Johnson told everyone." "Shows that he's growing, too." "Told us what?" "It's not the trauma that's making me dizzy." "It's the guilt." "I let revenge take priority over my job." "That's really the skin of a woman?" "Found under a pile of wood in a field." "They didn't call us." "Johnson asked Durivage to handle it." " A wood pile?" " Logs." "A chain-saw maniac?" "She was buried, not cut up." "That's not completely true." "You're here because when I undressed her I found that this surely pretty girl had been castrated." "The severed part hasn't been found." " That's enough." " Let's go." "For once, I agree with Johnson." "You've got it all wrong." "Rouleau was the killer." "No choice but to eliminate your aggressor." "Linda Bidard..." "She wasn't found because she was already dead." "The killer's dead, too." "The principal..." "You helped prevent a tragedy." "That's major." "I regained confidence." "I still have to live with Rouleau's death." "You got rid of a sadistic rapist." "Think of that." "You can't understand." "You're not a girl." "Never thought I'd hear that coming from you." "Freud documented the case of a man whose fantasy was to have his guts eaten by a rat." "A rat?" "Getting in by... the anus?" "You're disgusting." "I'm eating!" "Because it's a man, not a woman." "Men and women have different imagery." "We think differently." "We are different." "I lost my appetite." "Next time, call." "Sure." "This isn't a pig pen." "I have news." "We're up to our necks." "What can I do for you?" "The law enforcement committee meets today." "They have a report on all the irregularities." "Because of Rouleau?" "His suicide, and Durivage's attitude in the Lisotte case." "You're like a bunch of aliens to the councilors." "The article about Fortier didn't help." "I figured." "What's this?" "Warming up to me?" "I won't invite you for Christmas, you don't like politics." "But in this case, we really need to cooperate." "Put your cards on the table." "Like I have a choice?" "It's okay." "I'm not dizzy." "I'm fine." " You're cured?" " l don't know." "You don't know?" "If I'm obsessive, you're a hypochondriac." "Easier to diagnose others than to be diagnosed." "It's not hypochondria." "Somatization or conversion, but not hypochondria." "I am what I am, but I'm not what I'm not." "Sure." "Tell him we'll be there in five." "Lefebvre's at the station." " What for?" " To please the politicians." " What do you think..." " Say what they want to hear." "I meant the castrated woman." "I'm stumped." "Why was she hidden under a pile of wood?" "Burying her would've been easier." "Digging leaves traces, but under a pile of wood a body rots discreetly." "Unless some idiot steals the wood and finds the faggot." "It would've taken a truck to dump the wood." "There were no tread marks." "He bought the wood somewhere." "The guy's a pro and a wacko." "Fortier... lt's a job for Fortier." "We have to explain our shortcomings to the committee." "Easier said than done." "We can't explain our problems so simply." "That's not the point." "What's the point?" "These are city council members." "They're elected by the people." "If we tell them what to tell the public, they'll leave us alone." "That's good enough?" "Almost." "Except for one of the six aldermen." "His name?" "Matteau." "Six months' community service." "This makes 15 times." "He didn't hurt anyone." "Broke a policewoman's nose." "Trying to get away." "Says you." "He's not guilty of being himself." "Says you." " The poor guy..." " Says you." "Heartless." "At least I have morals." " Go to hell." " Same to you." "That's good." "I thought I'd told him." "Never mind." "I'll talk to him again." "Go to work." "The matter is put over to October 6." "Pro forma." "In case you ever..." "Sauvi." "We're ready to proceed with sentencing." "Go ahead." "Mr. Prosecutor..." "What does the prosecution recommend?" "Minimum six months' incarceration." "Conditional release means he'll do three weeks." "No more comments like that." "Final warning." "Mr. Savaria?" "Six months' probation." "Only a nut would have it removed." "One less part to autopsy." "At your posts!" "The counselor's coming." "Which one?" "The committee chairman." "Let's be nice." "It's our turn to be held to account." "Speaking of settling accounts... ls it possible to castrate a woman?" "The body in the field was a transsexual." " Out of nowhere." " No more..." "What do we do with that?" "No transsexuals reported missing." "Right..." "Did the examiner say how he..." "How she... ls a transsexual a he or a she?" "This one's a he with a woman's body." "He's a guy in transition." "Like the East German women." " Who?" " The East German Olympic team." "Girls on the outside, boys on the inside." "He's a transsexual, not a hermaphrodite." "It's a voluntary change, not a natural one." "What are you getting at?" "Where there's a body, there's a clue." "Not even a missing person in this case." "Medical records?" "We don't even have his name." "It's uncommon." "No census for these weirdoes?" " Etienne..." " l like things clear." "Girls are girls, boys are boys." "I don't like ambiguity." "Can I see the photos of the body?" "Yeah." "Where?" "What?" "When?" "Keep me posted." "Did Matteau go to see you?" "Fine." "Bye." "Murder downtown." " Settling of scores?" " Durivage is on it." "That's him." " Who's she?" " His wife." "Why's she here?" "Ever seen an elected official in public without his wife?" "Mr. Lefebvre." " You found the place?" " lt was easy." "Lt. Johnson." "I've heard about you." "My wife, Joanne." "Mrs. Matteau." "Him again?" "We show you around, explain, then back to work." "Coffee?" " No, thanks." " One for me." "Rolande..." "Coffee." "The interrogation room." "This way." "Three steps." "Good." "Mayrand's getting over his girlfriend's death." "He's burying his emotions." "It's not good." "He'll make himself sick." "Experiences like that make you or break you." "Yeah..." "Are you listening?" "Sort of. I was thinking about the transsexual's body." "Me, too." "I just love thinking about it." "Having your genitals cut off is unusual." "I disagree." "Everyone wants to have a sex change and die castrated under a pile of logs." "That's not the point." "The castration bothers me." "Bothers me, too." "A lot." "Not castration in itself, but the fact that it's a clue." "Oh, there's a difference?" "Can you be serious?" "Not in cases like this." "Otherwise, I'd always need to pee." "Did you find what I asked?" "It's coming." " Dont come back." " l did nothing wrong." "You shouldn't have hit the police woman." "I didn't hit her." "I struggled." "I can't help you if you keep coming back." "He'll be back, don't worry." "We work in close quarters." "This is where we do our research on-line and in the archives." "Etienne's our expert." " Glad to meet you." " Likewise." " Dr. Fortier..." " We know her." "We read the article about you." "The reporter insisted." "We never do interviews." "It looks bad, especially when a chief commits suicide." "It's surprisingly common in this profession." "He killed himself alone at home." "For no reason?" "Weak police chiefs aren't very reassuring." "We knew he had personal problems, but we didn't know how bad." "Who's next?" "Was therapy not an option?" "He didn't want our help." "May I..." "What are you..." "The body in the field?" "It's not for the weak of heart." "Our work isn't always pretty." " Can we see the rest?" " This way." "If they knew how hard it is, they might get off our case." "I hope we haven't made a bad impression." "It's all right." "Go ahead." "Kind of you to let us visit, but it won't change our overall assessment." "What overall assessment?" "The cost to solved crime ratio is too high." "It's statistical, not personal." "We work with nuts, not stats." "That's what we pay you for." "Or we wouldn't need you." "That guy..." "I'm going to..." "Didn't I tell you to get out of my sight?" "Why's he back?" "Took the wrong door at the gym." "He went into the women's shower." " Any complaints?" " Fourteen." " Fourteen?" " Fourteen." "All right..." "So, you've been working out?" "Pick up your key at the desk." "The room's in your name." "I'll be waiting." "We need more details." "We've got a body in a field under a pile of wood." "No clues?" "The killer did a clean job." "We're analyzing some stuff." "That's about it." "It's all there." "is this the full technical report?" "Do you ever knock?" "A transsexual's body fermenting under a woodpile, and not a single clue?" "Severed genitals." "You don't call that a clue?" " Footprints?" " He covered his trail." "Nothing on the wood delivery truck." "There's always a clue." "This killer can't be smarter than any other." " No debris?" " Flies." "Tape." "Dried blood." "Torn clothing." "He was strangled." " With what?" " A serrated wire." "Probably brass." "Anything identifying the victim was taken." "No one's reported him missing." "Not even a lover." "Nobody." "This was on his arm." "MORE THAN YESTERDAY LESS THAN TOMORROW" "Hello, Mrs. Desrochers." "Johanne Desrochers." "Your brother's already here." "Come on." "More stairs." " What do I do with him?" " You know where to take him." "Come on." "I've got a nice, shady place for you." "I want to see the field where the body was found." "We'll hold the blind guy overnight." "A random shooting." "A fruit seller." "I have no time." "Prefer a crisis while we're under review?" "What's one more crisis?" "Maybe the killer knew him." "How can we prove that?" "A sniper." "Make an effort, at least." "By investigating the victim." "It's your job." "Prove it's a sniper, and I'll take it." "Mayrand, can you handle it?" "Giving my men orders?" "We can give you jobs if they're within your mandate." "Snipers are your department." "I'm swamped. I can't." "The blind guy... I want to see the field." "The castration." "A man who wants to be a woman." "Genitals cut off." " What's that sound like?" " A botched operation." "His sex change didn't work." "He went nuts and cut it off himself." "Then strangled himself with a brass wire?" "Maybe it didn't happen at once." "It may be unrelated." "The bracelet on his arm indicates he might have had a lover." "Maybe he bought it himself." "You're way off base." "It's not so complex." "And you're not complex?" "I'm complex." "It's revolting." "Analyze what?" "It's metal." "It's all we've got." "They've checked." "There were no prints." "File it." "We'll look at it later." "Gabriel..." "About the party..." "Are we still having it?" "I promised the examiner I'd organize things with Parent." "Are you becoming a matchmaker?" "It's just that I owe her one." "You know me." "I like to keep my promises." "Otherwise, I can't live with myself." "Know what bothers me?" "Discussing Parent's love life when we're up to our ears and under review." " l just meant..." " Go to the morgue." "Put her to work instead of setting her up with Parent." "There must be a clue." "is she on vacation, or what?" "Okay, okay..." "And no more blind Peeping Tom." "I'll send two uniforms." "Good." "And tell the Kid, if he fools around on the Internet, I'll reassign him to the closed archives." "What do you know..." "SUBJECT:" "NONE" "We all think you're wrong." " Who cares about Rouleau?" " l do." "How do you think I feel since Marie-Jo's death?" "You're not alone." "Quit complaining." "Enough energy spent on a faggot." "A transsexual." " We get Durivage's worst cases." " lt's our job." "Severed genitals don't bother you?" "Not when it comes to wackos." "Good for you." "It bothers me." "Why'd you want to come here?" "To get the feel." "Are you okay?" "Are you all right?" "That was a bad one." "Can I do something?" " Can I call your Hindu?" " No. I'm fine." "Ah, Christ!" "Your overtime..." "Hey..." "Well, it's tough." "No missing transsexuals in the medical records." "And the criminal records?" "A sex change is a crime?" "I meant transsexuals with criminal records." "There's one." "His name?" "Raoul, alias Jacinthe." "In for robbery." "If he had a sex change..." "Should I ask Raoul if someone like him is missing?" "It's a job for Jean-Marie." "But he's at the morgue." "We'll know more later." "So what am I supposed to do?" "You've nothing else to do?" "You said it was urgent." "The transsexual case is as urgent as the superintendent or the Poirier kid." "Or the Pine Grove pyromaniac." "Him too, while you're at it." "Do we have priorities?" "I can't..." "Rolande!" "Call him back." "Please, Rolande." ""Please, Rolande."" "So?" "Under the logs?" "That pile, there." "What?" "Think it's funny?" "Do you know the Phoenix myth?" "The Goddess Kainis was both sexes." "Never mind." "The murder was committed with brass wire." "The technicians didn't find it." "The examiner..." " Any signs of struggle?" " No." "How could that be?" "Sexual intercourse?" "I guess that means no." "No." "But why... lt's the only reason the transsexual would come here." " You're sure about that?" " No." "I suspect only one thing would've brought him here." "He didn't come to chop wood." "Love?" "I'm not in love with Parent." "You asked me to set you up with him." "None of Johnson's business." "Not mine either." "I'm just giving you the message." "Lucky the boss isn't here." "You'd have slapped his face with that hand." "He says I'm on vacation." "He should try my job." "That's what I told him." "Put yourself in his shoes." "You'd be edgy too." "His job's riding on the review." "I can't fabricate evidence to save his job." "Okay, okay." "Let's go over it again." "Where's the body?" "In the fridge." "Lunchtime?" "I don't push papers, I manage people." "People want answers." "They want peace of mind." "They won't have it, the way things are going." "The problem is, the police don't like questions." "I can't believe my ears." "I have voters to answer to." "You and me both, buddy." "Don't take that tone with me." "We don't see eye to eye." "You're in charge so you can teach Griffin's numbskulls some manners." "The opposite is happening." "Those "numbskulls" protect citizens." "Sure they do." "Pick a page." "It's full of examples." "I can go to the top." "Go ahead." "Yes, sir." "The network administrator." "Please." "One moment." "Any toxicological evidence of transition?" "You want to know?" "She wanted to see the field." "Probably hormone therapy." "You didn't tell me that." "What now?" "The victim was in transition." "Don't need a toxicologist to see that." "Boss wants to see us." "Says we've run amuck." "Can you say since when?" "Come on..." "Look closely." "You'll see she's not from here." "In her state, it's hard to tell." "Indian, or Brazilian features." "Brazilian transsexuals are known for their beauty." "Hold on..." "A sex change means there's a doctor." "Transition means medication." "If there's medication, there's a prescription." "Right." "We just have to find the doctor." "Probably a urologist." "Where's the Kid?" "I gave him a hard time." "He'll get over it." "We can look for urologists who do sex changes." "The victim was on hormones?" "Like the examiner said." "We'll get a list of prescriptions." "Without the doctor's name?" " ls it a common drug?" " l don't know." "We have to start somewhere." "The victim may have been Brazilian." "It feels dry." "Do you feel it?" "It feels cold." "You mean the body?" "Okay..." "Why "cold"?" "A body murdered in a field... lt's cold because I can't see a motive." "I don't see one. lt's useless." "You said love." "Because of the bracelet." "But..." "We know the change is sexual." "But is that why she died?" "Castrated?" "Right." "That's why she died." "On the other hand..." "A woman buried in a vacant lot..." "Hold on, Anne." "It's not a woman." "She wasn't really buried." "She was under a pile of wood." "What's with her?" "Hey..." "What..." "You're hosting the website for someone." "You haven't got a warrant." "I want the client's name." "It's against the law." "It's confidential." "I'll come back with a warrant stating the provider may be an accomplice." "I'll search everything." "No name." "A numbered company." "Address?" "It's a new address." "I don't have it." " The bill?" " lt's sent via e-mail." "Give me what you have for now." "The previous address." "What's up?" "A woman in a field doesn't ring a bell?" "What?" "It's starting again." "I don't know why, but it is." "It's a guy, not a woman." "He's changing sex." " That's bothering you?" " Yes." "You, too." "You never talk about it." "Not about Rouleau." "Don't give me crocodile tears because I don't encourage your masochism." "You're so predictable." "So simplistic." "So masculine." "Either I get a sex change, or you get used it." "Not funny." "Your past can't interfere with our work." "We left it behind us." "Put." " What?" " Put." ""Put" not "left"." "Anne..." "You never mention the day we made love." "You're so narrow-minded you never even think about it." "I liked it." "It felt good." "All you can say is:" ""Stop thinking of Rouleau"?" "Female hormones could help you be more sensitive." "Speaking of hormones..." "Thanks." "Still here?" " l'm finishing my report." " Overtime." "Thanks." "What was Tetreault's massage parlor called?" "I don't know." "SAS." "The girl on the Internet..." " The one who..." " Where were you?" " Mr. Johnson..." " Just a minute." "Next time, you're suspended." " lt's urgent." " l'm coming." "Isabelle, wasn't it?" "The previous address is a massage parlor." "We're on our way." "Last thing we needed..." "Stay. I'll be back." "We're in deep shit."