"JUST A COP" "Hello?" "Yeah." "You can't come?" "No." "Listen, it doesn't matter." "See you there." "Okay." "See you soon." "Bye." "Dad, don't you have anything else to do?" "I miss the atmosphere." "A bit nostalgic." "I came to sniff around." "Is anyone out?" "2 groups on a series of holdups." " Nice guys?" " Yes." "Known for organised crime." "And they could hit at any moment." "And I'm stuck here all weekend." "Manning the office." "Bad luck." "Monteil." "I'm listening." "Faubourg Saint-Antoine?" "On my way." "Since she was late," "I was worried." "The door was ajar." "I went upstairs." "And I found her, in the bedroom." "I..." "I untied her." "I thought she was alive." "She's dead" "Take him to the station." "Go slowly." " Is she dead?" " Sir." " Tell me." " Come with me." "Tell me if she's dead at least!" " Good evening, Cardella." " Ma'am." "He's her partner." "He found her." "How is it inside?" "Ugly." "I'm getting photos." "You'll have them in 2 hours." "The victim is Julie Descamps. 26." "She was a stylist." "Tied with sticking plaster." "Her underwear was cut with a sharp blade." "Look at her bra:" "cut in the middle." "It's like it's staged." "Raped, throat slit." "In that order?" "The autopsy will tell." "They think there's sperm." "What do you think?" "It's not very reassuring." "The guy stabbed her chest with the tip of a knife like he wanted to play before he..." "I see." " Coffee?" " Yes, please." " Did your shift go well?" " 7 am..." "Here." "Look." "Shit." "As you say." " No idea who did it?" " None." "Who's in charge of the case?" "Homicide squad, so it's Cardella." " He has a good reputation." " Hi." "Thanks for the weekend." "I'm off home." "What's up." "No, nothing." "Give me a hug." " Bye, you." " Bye." "See you later." "I know what's up." "Our daughter's careful." "If only that were enough." "Martine?" "Homicide squad is not at its best." "It needs a strong leader to revitalise it." "Male or... female." "Do you think she'd cut it?" "She did in theft investigation." "You don't seem enthusiastic." "The minister's nagging us to appoint a girl." "He wants a girl, let's get her." "Not everyone will mind if she messes up." " Will you?" " I don't care." "It's a coveted job." "A female boss at homicide squad is unheard of." "Will she accept?" "She's not been long in theft investigation." "No one turns down the homicide squad." "If I accept, I'm in the firing line." "If not, I'm dead." "Theft investigation then homicide squad..." "High-speed promotion." ""High-speed promotion"?" "Really?" "Seems like it, anyway." "I didn't want to hurt you..." "I want to be sure they have the right reasons." "I don't care about their reasons." "I want to work." "When I take something on, I'm all-in." "Remember the woman killed in Faubourg Saint-Antoine?" "Hard to forget." "They're at a standstill." "There are other victims." "You'd take it for that?" "To get that guy?" "Homicide squad is tired, it's worn down." "It needs you." "Why me?" "Because you make things work." "You come off well." "I'm decorative?" "Oh!" "More than decorative." "If you take this position, you won't just get friends." "It's a sought-after position." "I know." "to be frank, I didn't want to appoint you." "Is it personal or because I'm a woman?" "I suggested someone else." "You were chosen for your results in theft investigation." "For better or worse." "You start tomorrow, 9 am." "Be on time." "Martine Monteil Division Head" "Come in." "Pascal Denner, your number 2." " Welcome." " Thank you." "Sit down." "Thank you." "Mauser 1934." "From my father, former anti-gang division." " I know." "Mine was a magistrate." " No one's perfect." "What do I need to know?" "It's all fine." "Can I do anything to help you settle in?" "I want the Descamps file." " Hello, ma'am." " Hello." "Good to see you, Captain Cardella." "Thank you, ma'am." "Briefing at 10 am, meeting room!" "You can sit." "Well." "I want to see everything." "Everything goes through my hands." "I'm not doubting you, I just want to know." "You're on the level, me too, if you need me, I'm here, but if you don't go by the rules, you lose." "Any questions?" "No." "Perfect." "You can go." "Cardella, can I talk to you?" "Descamps." "We tried everything." "From her boyfriend to work colleagues." "We interviewed, checked..." "Nothing." "She was raped and had her throat cut." "We found sperm." " We're checking DNA." " Now?" "A year on!" "You're joking?" "The laboratory is snowed under." "Some analyses are 3 years late." "We improvise." "Improvise?" "We have an arrangement with a biologist from Nantes, Prof Rambert." "He does analyses on the side, comparisons." "What do you mean by "comparisons"?" "Without central DNA files, comparisons are one at a time, to get lucky." "Rambert does that." "Do you like that?" "No." "But I use the cards I'm dealt." "I don't." "I prefer playing with the ones I deal." "Will you come with me?" "With pleasure, ma'am." "Is something wrong?" "No, no, nothing." "Back pain." "I've not seen everything." "Do you think it's a one-off case?" "No." "I have another one that's like it." "A murder, 6 years ago:" "Stéphanie Dammartin." "Raped and throat cut at home, bra cut open, briefs cut at the side... knife wounds over her chest." "She was found twisted:" "body to one side, head to the other." "The same signature." "Anything else?" " Maybe 2 more cases." " Good thing I asked." "It's not that simple." "The MO is roughly the same." "These assaults happened... in car parks, not at home." "Even in different places, it can be the same culprit." "You compared his procedure to yours just to check?" "It's complicated." "The cases were given to Captain Laval's group." "Everyone works on their own cases." "Looking in others' files... is frowned upon." "I don't care what people think!" "There'll be changes tomorrow morning, 9 am." "Good night, Cardella." "Did it go well?" "1st day." "I was a bit full-on." "It's more refined than theft investigation." "They'll get used to you." "What are you watching?" "The Life of Animals." "Not much of a change from work." "Move over." "At least they kill to eat, not for pleasure." "Here, it's God for us all and every man for himself." "We have our files, they have theirs." " You like that?" " It's how we work." "It's not right." "Starting now, everyone works together." "Whether you like it or not." "No one is irreplaceable." "Almost identical MO." "Some files were separate, from today they are shared." "I want a summary at the end of the day." "Go." "Yes, ma'am." "Is it funny?" "No, not at all..." "But it won't be easy." "They've never spoken to each other." "They will speak." "If I say sleep together, they'll do it." "Will we go to the hotel?" "Soon." "What are you doing?" "Nothing." " You're coffee's hot." " No time." "See you tomorrow, babe." "Bye, Jo." "Why are you doing that?" "You said you wouldn't hurt me." "No, no, no!" "Help!" "Do you never sleep?" "Not very often." "Obsessive or insomniac?" "I use my insomnia to be obsessive." "You're right." "Car park or flat, same thing." "I'm sure it's the same man." "There will be others." "A serial killer..." "The worst scenario for a cop." "If he does it again, we'll be blamed." "Don't take this case to heart." "Trust me, I know what I'm on about." "See you." "Cardella." "Where?" "When?" "Ma'am..." "We're coming." "Sequestration in the 11th." "A guy with a knife." "The victim escaped." " Superintendent." " My respects." " Where is she?" " In an ambulance, there." "Yes?" "Okay." "I'll pass it on." "Yes, I'll tell her." "Come on." "Hurry up." "Careful." " Can I question her?" " No." "She's in shock." "The technicians are at the victim's home." "The guy smoked, he left lots of cigarette ends." "We can't talk to her until tomorrow." "We'll be of more use at the office." "I knew right away he'd kill me." "From the start, I knew." "We smoked a cigarette." "We talked." "I'm a psychologist..." "I wanted to win some time." "What's your name?" "Eliane." " And you?" " Eric." ""Eric"?" "You don't look like an Eric." "I wanted to try to make him talk." "He was lying there, next to me." "And I knew he'd kill me." "Here." "Do you know this person?" "You've had a close call and don't want to be here, but..." "Unfortunately, Eliane, I still need you." "What can I do?" "We think your aggressor..." "We think you're not his first victim." "You're the only one who's seen him and is still alive." "Only you can help us make a sketch of him." "It won't be easy." "Okay." "More like that?" "No." "Like that?" "Yes." "I don't know." "It's the nose." " No." " Thinner?" "Yes?" "A man, around 30, athletic build," "North African." "Witness credibility?" "Credible." "They spent half an hour together." "We have nothing else." "Saliva on the fag ends." "Tell Rambert to analyse them quickly." " We have to use that lead." " We're dependent on technology." "No central DNA database, individual comparisons, we could get it today or in a year or two." "Martine." "Come here." "There's a problem." " Are you sure that's him?" " Yes." "It's sure." "It's your husband." "A sting gone wrong." "They used an automatic weapon." " You know them?" " Yes." "I swear they'll soon be behind bars." "My husband?" "He's in theatre." "That's all we know." "Yes, dad, it's me." "Yes, I know." "He's in Saint-Louis A and E." "In theatre!" "Well..." "Tell Hélène." "I'm waiting." "Mrs Monteil?" "Yes, that's me." "He's not in danger." "He's lucky." "A bullets was 1 cm from his femoral artery." "Thank you." "Thank you." " Can I see him?" " He's in intensive care." "Please." "Follow me." "You're not sleeping?" "Of course not." "Me neither." "Remember last time we slept together?" "It was in the Cévennes." "I was scared." "There was a storm." "You were 12." "You were huddled against me, sure I could do something." "Yes, I remember everything." "Mum..." "I want to be in the police, like you both." "You choose your moments to make announcements." "I heard about your husband." "If I can help..." "Just tell me it's progressing." "We got the portrait." "2,000 copies." "We've distributed them." "Discretely, I hope?" "Discretely, 2,000 copies..." "Is there another way to get him?" "No, ma'am." "Cardella's not wrong." "Imagine a leak, the reaction if people find out a killer's at large." "Oh!" "Let me introduce you." "Prof Rambert, Nantes laboratory." "Superintendent Monteil, our boss." " A pleasure." " Likewise." "Our DNA specialist." "He makes up for the police lab's slowness and does analyses on the side." "With my team." "We'd be told off if it gets out." "Cardella has something for me." "Yes." "You know the way." "Excuse me." "The director wants to see you." "Hello." "I won't stay." "Do you have my evidence?" "Cigarette butts from Eliane Franchi's." " I'll let you know." " Soon." "As soon as possible." "The cigarettes are special." "They're Turkish." "One of my guys contacted Seita." "They're only sold in 8 shops, 2 in eastern Paris." " Can you look into it, Laval?" " I'm on it." "I'm after a serial killer and you're on about communication and image?" "Change your tone, Superintendent." "All the minister thinks about is image." "It's been seriously dented recently, with a stalled investigation." "A journalist's delight." "Exactly." "I have no time to lose." "Leave and you're out!" "No more homicide squad!" "I'll put you out to pasture." "A golden pasture, but still a pasture." "You leave me no choice." "In fact, you like clashing with me." "If you can't understand it's as good for the image of the police as your career, let me introduce you to someone who can better explain." "Solange, let our friend in, please." " Oh, Dorbach." " Director." " Do you know each other?" " We've met, yes." "Our friend is in PR at the ministry, and he has some ideas." "Go on, Dorbach, tell us." "Well." "In 2 words:" "the police, a man's world, but you show a female presence in a male world doesn't impact on efficiency." "Thank you." "If the rest is no better, I'm out of here." "We want to use the image of the boss of homicide squad to revamp the police badge in a way, to have a younger, more..." " Photogenic image." " "Photogenic"?" "I'm a cop, not an actress." "No one is doubting your ability in the police, ma'am." "We just want to change our brand image." "Do you understand?" "We have a programme." "Press conferences, female press especially, and some TV appearances." "You'll be a real star, ma'am." " Do you have Marie Claire?" " Yes." "Just there." "15 francs, please." "Thank you, sir." "Good evening." "Homicide squad, and so what?" "What is it like being a woman in a male domain and giving men orders?" "Nothing special." "We're all police officers." "I give them orders like a male colleague would." "Cop..." " You doubt that?" " More or less." "Are there female and male ways to give orders?" "You're more subtle, delicate, less head-on." ""Less head-on"?" "Women in general, not you." "Can we listen?" "... another police officer?" "I won't force her." "Vice, theft investigation, now homicide squad:" "we wonder, as does the press, where will you stop?" "Where, I don't know." "When..." "When I retire, like anyone." "Do you define yourself just as a cop?" "A cop..." "Yes." "Just a cop." "And as a woman, how do you feel faced with a murdered woman?" ""A murdered woman"?" "Women have been killed in Paris recently." "Could we say there's a serial killer?" "There's even a police portrait." " Do you have it?" " No." "Your question is unfounded." "She's well informed." "You were great." "She's right about a serial killer." "In your area, too." "Come and sleep at home for a week or two." "Or at your grandparents'." "Don't hide me away." "Put a cop by my door." "A cute one if possible." " I'll drive." " I called a taxi." " No!" "No taxis." " I'm going." "Bye." "Bye." "Well." "She's got your character." " You look tired." " I am." "I'm worried about Hélène." "She fits the profile." "You didn't teach her to be scared." "She doesn't feel the danger." "I'm going too." "Bye, dad." " Do you want me to come up?" " Not tonight." "I'm up early." "Okay." "You decide." "You're not sleeping?" "As you can see." " I want to talk to you." " Can it wait?" "I can't think of a quieter time, but yes, it can." "Martine..." "He's done it again." "You were saying?" "The guy walked in blood barefoot." "He has Egyptian feet." "His big toe is longer than the 2nd toe." "She was Pauline Mangin." "She was 29." "Bra cut in the middle, briefs on the side." "Same signature, same type of victim." "It's the same guy." "Still nothing?" "There's something." "You won't like it." "Remember the Turkish cigarettes?" "Yes." "Laval was going to try the shops nearby." "A bar manager who sells them identified a regular," "Ben Lari, who lives in a hotel in the 12th." "He's done them all tonight." "He called." "He put him up." "Mokhtar Ben Lari, known for theft, GBH... and rape." "If it's him, we're very late." "4 am." "Denner, finish off here." "Cardella, go to Laval." "Get organised." "I'll meet you at 6 am to get him." "Yes, ma'am." "Let me in!" "She's my daughter!" "Let me go!" " Ma'am..." " Let me in!" "You can't go up." "Calm down." "You can't." " It's a crime scene." " I want to see her!" "You can't stop me!" "You can't..." "Listen to me." "Listen to me!" "You can't see your daughter." "It's not possible." "You can't see your daughter!" "Understand?" "Come on..." "Don't move!" "Police!" "Show your hands!" "Don't move!" "Don't move!" "Shut up!" "Bunch of fucking pigs!" "You're hurting me!" " Don't move!" " Okay, I'm not moving!" "You're under arrest, today, 6.15 am." "Why?" "I didn't do anything!" "Yes." "Sure." "We'll see at the station." " Can I get dressed?" " You can." "I found that." " My girlfriend was bleeding." " Who's she?" "I've forgotten her name." "Search." "You can search, pig." " Hello, boss." " Ferrer." "Are you better?" "That's good." "Why are you here?" "Nothing better to do?" "No." "It's something I heard." "You know, the guy who's knocking off women." "Yes." "So?" "Well..." "Your portrait doesn't hold up." "Your husband on 2." "He's got something." "Yes, hello." "Pass it on here." "We'll check." "We can't overlook anything." "Our men are worn out from going in circles." "It can't go on..." "It will take the time it takes." "It could be my daughter, or yours." "I want everyone on it 24 hours a day." "Lineup." "Number 5?" "Are you sure?" "That's him." "Come with me." "Thank you." "You've been identified by a witness." "What witness?" "I've not done anything." "Shoes off." " What?" " Shoes off!" "Out." "I said out!" "Get up." "He doesn't have Egyptian feet." "I'm Algerian!" "Why were you identified?" "I don't know." "Do you not know this?" "Look." "It's not me!" "Take your time, your memory will return." "Superintendent." "Unlucky." "I have his prison file." "During the Descamps case, he was inside." "He was doing time." "And last night?" "He stayed at the hotel." "The receptionist says so." "It would be hard to put it on him." "Do you believe me?" "I'm a dealer." "I sell." "I don't kill people." "I'm not a killer." "It wasn't him." "We're not giving up." "We're tired, but there's a new victim." "Pauline Mangin." "Eastern Paris again." "One thing is sure." "He won't stop." "Back to it with reinforcements." "Come on, go!" "The best option is DNA." " How's that doing?" " Rambert's on it." "Put the pressure on." ""Pressure"?" "It's a favour." "I don't know how to go faster." "I'm eating with Judge Thiel." ""Judge Thiel"?" "You know him?" "We've met and we get on." "The DNA database you mentioned." "I know the fools don't want to hear of it." "If they saw the victims, they'd change their minds." "I think so too." "Thank you." "We have a fingerprint database and no one's complaining." "I need a DNA database." "But I can't do anything alone." " I need help." " Yes, I know." "I'm not doing nothing." "I'm dealing with the judicial hierarchy, and you, the police." "People are becoming aware." ""People"?" "Dammartin means anything?" "A case we're trying to solve." "The MO is similar." "She must be his first victim." "Exactly." "6 years and no one has been identified." "The victim's father wants a genetic database of sex offenders." "Other victims' families will support him." "And they're indirectly supporting us too." "One victim's mother calls me every day to know how things are." "Can I pass her to you?" " Of course." "No problem." " Thanks." "Knowing my daughter went like that, that she suffered, what she went through..." "Sometimes, I hear her laughing in the next room." "Do you have children?" "Yes." "A daughter." "You do know how it is then." "You watched her sleep as a baby." "I never really had time..." "I wasn't often there." "Were you already in the police?" "Yes." "My husband and nannies looked after her, mainly." "I missed a lot." "I brought a photo." "The last year of primary school." "When I think that he touched her..." "I promise" "I'll do everything to find your daughter's killer." "When?" " Looking for someone?" " Superintendent Monteil." "Why?" "Her husband told me to drop in." "It's you." "I was expecting you." " Captain Cardella." " Lieutenant Ferrer." "Follow me." "A colleague said the guy in the portrait isn't the right one." "He said the guy wouldn't be North African." " He'd be what?" " West Indian." "Solid, shaved head, known as Jo, living in the 11th." " The 11th?" " Yes, the 11th." "Have you checked?" "No." "Stepping on homicide squad's territory?" "We'll look into it." "Did you add the carpark victims?" "Cardella thinks it's linked." "Me too." "Cathy Verneuil, Anne Guillet." "Raped, throat cut in their cars, briefs down." "No time to undress them." "But he tortured them." "It's not lack of time but lack of interest." "He likes killing more than raping." " Sex is a prop?" " No." "Part of his MO." "He's more excited by killing." "That's maybe why he gave up car parks, where he could be seen, for more private flats." " He has a hunting ground." " The 11th." "Either he lives there or likes the area." "That seems to worry you." "I have a favour to ask." "Tell me." "It's for a move." " Hello Hélène." " Hi." " You didn't say!" " What?" " You were moving." " What?" "The movers came and took everything." "What's this?" " Hello." " My flat's empty." "If I'd told you, you would have said no." " Are you crazy or what!" " "Crazy"?" "I'm not crazy, I'm terrified." "Look." "You live in a hunting ground." "You gave me no choice." "I didn't realise." "You can't imagine what he did." "I wanted to save you." "Now let me work." "I get it." "I'm still angry." "Hug dad." " Ma'am!" " Yes?" "Your husband's officer came." "One of his colleagues has an informer who knows a guy who's boasted he killed a woman." "He lives in a squat in the 11th." "It's hearsay." "I don't want another Ben Lari." "Check it out." "The guy says he's black." "Not what our witness says." "She was wrong about Ben Lari." "The weakness of human witnesses." "Call Rambert." "No point." "He's working full-out." "It's not a favour, it's an order." "Right, Ma'am." "And the informant?" "A lead's a lead." "Make contact." "We don't know where he is." "On Thursdays, he's by the canal." "If even the homeless have timetables..." " Go for Thursday." " Very good." "I don't know if You're listening." "I've never asked You for anything." "I just want some time." "Huh?" "Give me some time." "Then..." "You'll do as You want." "It won't be in my hands anymore." "Thank you." "Here, sir." "Thank you." "What's that noise?" "Hey!" "Thanks." "Hélène told me about the move." " You could've told me." " Sorry, I should have." " Did she call?" " Yes." "She's at my mum's, where you sent the boxes." "I'm the bad one again." " The guy I sent you..." " Cardella's seeing to it." "Anyway, with what we've got, we're checking any lead." " Is your cop good?" " Yes." "Intelligent, tenacious." "Still a bit young." "I wasn't great after your assault, not very present." " Are you angry with me?" " No, I'm not." "I'm not and I love you." "Even I don't know how to react." "I'm not sure I can go back in the field." "A notice went round 2 months ago, before the accident." "Training wants superintendents to teach penal procedure in Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or." " In Lyons?" " Yes." "I think it could be good for us to have a break, to see where we are." "You're leaving me?" "Now?" "We don't see each other." "We've never seen each other much." "It's not the assault, it's my promotion, the media... or just me." "I'll solve this case." "I owe it to the victims." "The fact he's targeting these girls..." "I'm a woman too." "You see?" "I don't want to prove those waiting for me to mess up right." "I don't want to stop now." "Yes, I know." "I know you." "You don't know him?" "It's not a boyfriend who's angry at you?" " A guy you dumped?" " No, no." "No." "I'd never seen him before tonight." "Are you sure he was black?" "Certain?" "A black man in the shadows." "No." "The light came back on." "He wasn't black, he was West Indian." "Well." "So, he slipped in behind you, came upstairs..." "No." "He was waiting on my floor." "He didn't rob you." "You screamed, he left." "Yes." "I screamed, he got scared, he ran off, that's it." "Well." "If you'd like to see a doctor," "I can take you to Hôtel-Dieu hospital." " You'll be out in the morning." " Don't you believe me?" "Yes." "The proof is we're here." "Make a statement at the station tomorrow." "That's it?" "I get assaulted and that's it?" "What if he comes back?" "Well, call us." " Just in front of us." " Wait." "Let him do it." "There." "Get him." "Turn off the engine!" "Get off!" "Against the wall!" " I've not done anything!" " Stop!" "Get in the car." "Sit down." "Watch him." "Name, date of birth, nationality, profession." "Guy Georges." "Friends call me Jo." "Born 15th October 1962 in Vitry-le-François." "I'm French." "Profession?" "I distribute leaflets." " Anything else?" " I'm a waiter at my uncle's." " Are you known to the police?" " Yes." " Have you been convicted?" " Yes." "Stupid stuff when I was young." "Wanted" "What did the guy in the photo do?" "He kills women, but that's off topic." "Where's the scooter from?" "I don't know." "Not far from where you got me." "What's all that?" "What's that?" "I do weights." "It's to support my knees when they hurt." "Alright." "And the binoculars?" "To watch birds." "Birds..." "What's the blade for?" "For cutting the tape." "Am I nicked, sir?" "Stealing a scooter, depends on the magistrate." "Yves, put him back in the cells." "The press got the portrait." "He'll be front page news tomorrow:" "TV, radio, papers." "His 15 minutes of fame." "They've even got a name for him:" "the east Paris killer." "A police portrait could be anyone." "Milkmen will report plumbers, plumbers will report bakers, and so on." "I don't think it's useless for young women to know there's a perverted psychopath at large and to watch who's walking behind them." "Our murderer will pay attention, too." "We might lose him." "That would be a disaster." "Dorbach, can you leave us?" "Losing him isn't an option." "We've wasted too much time." "The media will rebuke us." "Time?" "And victims too." "If there'd been communication between groups." "Cardella and Laval worked on the same murderer for years." "We'll look for excuses later." "I don't care if you fall on your face." "If you fall, I fall with you." "You know I'm going to take action." "Get him soon or you're out." "You can leave." "Hey, Jo?" "You forgot your bag." "Thanks." "Give me one?" " Here, captain." " Thanks." "I hope your cousin's reliable." "I'll warn you, he's not much to look at." "As long as he has eyes and memory." "It's strange seeing homicide squad in the field." "When needs must." "Tired?" "You must be going through it." "Yes." "I can't wait for the end." " That's our cousin." " Yes." " The guy there?" " Yes." "Hi, boss." "So, any news?" "He came by tonight." "He was with the cops for a scooter thing." " Which service?" " Didn't say." "He wanted his things and to know if his girl was about." "And... you know, those two, they don't stop stealing from supermarkets." "Have you known him long?" "He passes by sometimes but doesn't stay long." "How do you know he killed a woman?" "He told me." "He told me he'd killed her and stole her credit card." "That's it." "But I don't know." "Once, he told me... he'd robbed a bank and done 2 years." "Did you see the card?" "Did he get any money?" "No, boss, you're asking too much." "But I can tell you one thing." "He's black and he's called Jo." "Okay." "Tell us if you see him again." " Good luck, boss." " Thanks." "The minister's waiting, everyone's peeing their pants." "They're not scared he'll kill, but that it will get out." "What do you expect?" "You're 1st in line, you're the safety." "Have you decided for Saint-Cyr?" "The teaching position..." "I don't know yet." "I'm seeing the doctor this week." "I'll know if I'm better or not." "Shit, it can't be!" "I'm dreaming!" "There were wanted notices." "A guy assaults a woman and you don't report it?" "You want everyone to hit their wives?" "Sit down here, it's easier." "Our victim wasn't hurt, just shaken." "Doesn't that seem normal after an assault?" "There was nothing." "She refused to go to hospital." "It's in the report." "Can you read in homicide squad?" "Can we read?" "The wanted notice was for a North African." "Hands off!" "Let him go." "Who are they?" " Violent crime." " What for?" "To piss us off." "Just look out the window to see the news is out." "Wait for a press frenzy and denunciations." "We're not neglecting anything." "Every call has to be examined." "We can't make mistakes." "Press your informants, review files." "We're looking for a 30-something" "North African or West Indian man, hitting the east of Paris." "A needle in a haystack." "The commissioner is going to make promises on TV." "Personnel, means and efficient, systematic action." "It's up to homicide squad to make good his promises." "Good hunting." "The informant is sure about the notorious Jo." "He's West Indian." "Eliane Franchi is also sure." "She says he's North African." "What do you think?" "I don't know." "I'm wary about witnesses who've had a shock." "But she's sticking to it." "How long has it been since you slept?" "I don't know." "Go and rest." "I'll think about it." "I'm worried about him." "He looks burned out." "Is there something you're not saying?" "Something I shouldn't know." " Cardella is sick." " Is it serious?" "Cancer." "He's pushing himself." "He must think it's his last case." " His wife?" " She left." "He's been sleeping in the break room for a while..." "How did I miss that?" "To think I'm blind to those closest to me." "Come in." "Hello, Miss Franchi." "Thank you." "You can go." " Sit down, please." " Thank you." "Excuse me." "I know we're asking a lot of you." "Would you come with us?" "Yes." "I don't know how I could help." "It's simple." "I drive and you look at faces." "It might not work." " When?" " Now." "Can you see anything?" "No." "We'll go back." "Martine?" "We've found a body." "A young woman." "Same profile, same MO." "He'll never stop." "Sandra Lunes." "Her parents spoke to her 3 days ago." "The caretaker discovered her body." "Same MO: raped, throat cut, chest stabbed and the strange position." "He knows we're looking for him." "If we've got the right man." "He works alone." "He lives in the area, but is hard to get." "It's bad." "We have to play defensively." "Wait and hope he'll make a mistake." ""Wait"?" "It's not the time to give up." "You're exhausted, me too." "The only one who isn't is that shitbag." "We'll keep going until we've cornered him." "Go." "Still nothing from the lab?" "Sperm and saliva take too long." "They're doing all they can, especially Rambert." "He likes you." "When he has something, he'll call." "What if we don't manage?" "If we never get him?" "No, not you!" "Shit, not you!" "Is what you're doing reasonable?" "Who told you?" "Denner?" "Doesn't matter." "I have to know everything about my staff." "I can't leave until he falls." " Can I sleep here tonight?" " Of course." "Okay." "I'm going to bed." "Martine... let's go to bed now." "It's 2 am." "Tomorrow's a long day." "Come on." " What's up?" " I had a nightmare." "Everything's fine." " Are you okay?" " Yes." "I had a nightmare." "You couldn't..." "Homicide squad" " March '98" "Monteil, who's speaking?" "Hello." "Prof Rambert." " I'm calling from the lab." " Hello." "I have good news and bad news." "Good news first." "We've identified him." "Which case?" "The 5 murders in victims' flats." "There's more." "I've found his DNA in 2 attempted murders and 3 rapes." "Making 10 victims." "Adding the 2 carpark murders without DNA, that makes... we've solved 12 unsolved cases." "The bad news?" "We had his DNA." "It was never compared with the flat murders." "We've known the assassin for years." "Thank you professor." "Thank you." "The DNA spoke." "His name is Guy Georges." "Briefing, now." "Briefing, guys!" "Briefing!" "Briefing!" "Briefing!" "We have 7 victims." "7 young women horribly murdered." "We could have prevented the last 2." "We've had Guy George's DNA for 3 years, from the car park case." "You didn't compare it with the flat DNA because Eliane Franchi didn't recognise him." "Why are we going nowhere?" "2 groups, 2 investigations, 2 different directions, but one murderer." "We gave him time to kill twice." "We had him, we let him go." " Don't accuse us..." " Shut up!" "You've been dragging your feet all along." "So shut up!" "Now we've identified him, we'll hunt him down." "Today is his last day of freedom." "He has a letterbox at a Catholic institute." "He picks up his post." "I want 24-hour surveillance." " Wait here." " What if he's inside?" "If he's in there, I'll be a hero and they'll remember me." "He's going in." "Call me if he comes for his post." "And hold him up a bit." "He always stays a bit for a hot chocolate with us." "He even sometimes asks to do odd jobs, for free." "He's a gentle, obliging boy." "And you're saying he could be a dangerous criminal?" "No." "I'm telling you he is a dangerous criminal." "There are 2 cars out front." "A 3rd out back." "But if we miss him..." "Can I count on you?" "Goodbye." "Cardella, come here." "They named him on the radio." " Which station?" " RTL." "Bastards." "Walkie-talkie." "Zebra 4 to all units." "Are you all in place?" "Zebra 5 in place." "Zebra 8 in place." "Each of you knew one of the killer's victims." "As you might know, he was identified this morning." "He's called Guy Georges." "We've given his photo to all police departments." "Show them the photo." "That's not him." "His DNA was on the cigarette he smoked in the room with you." "Stress and fear could have distorted reality." "You could have got it wrong." "It happens." "No." "The man who assaulted me was North African." "I was there." "You weren't." "DNA is 99% accurate." "There is no doubt." " You've got it wrong, miss." " No." "He'll be arrested in a matter of hours, but I'll be honest, it won't end when he's in prison." "There'll be interviews, witness confrontations and the trial." "These are hard, but... it's a way to grieve." "I'm Stéphanie Dammartin's father, one of Guy George's first victims, 7 years ago." "My girl's been gone for 7 years." "I've fought for sex offenders' DNA to be sampled by the police for 7 years." "Grief is behind me." "But what I won't put up with is knowing other families could go through... the sorrow and anger that all of us here know:" "knowing that another attacker can easily go about it because you are incapable of setting up a DNA database." "So, identified?" " Relieved?" " No." "He could still strike." "We could have avoided 2 victims." "I don't want a 3rd." " Especially if you go." " It's not on the agenda." "I spoke to your father and Hélène." "You're leading the pack." "If it were the other way, you'd help me." "I'm more useful to you here." ""Useful"?" "Josselin, I can't live without you." "He came and you didn't call?" "There are 3 cars and you didn't say anything?" "He just took his post." "I don't get how we missed him." " What way did he go?" " The basement." "You should have said!" " You didn't ask." " You were meant to stall him!" " We couldn't." " You said you would." "There are commitments to men and commitments to God." "God?" "You'll have things to talk about if he kills again." "Thank you, I'll see to it." "Come in." "It's my fault." "Relieve me of my duties." "It's not your fault, you'll be relieved of nothing." "It's not you who decides on sanctions." "We'll get him." "When we do, get a confession." "You may go, Cardella." "He's done too much." " He's burned out." " Aren't you?" "Come in." "The director wants you." "For a change." "Into the lion pit." "We had him." "We just had to wait for him to show." "But with RTL, it will be harder." "It was too good a scoop." "I hope he doesn't listen to the radio." "People are talking." "Many don't like your appointment." "Public opinion..." "I don't care about opinions and people I bother!" "I talk about the case, you answer image." "I'm waiting on results!" "Where is it?" "Break it down!" "Everyone out!" "Go on!" "What have you done, Cardella?" "We were almost there." " Shall we get them?" " Wait on." "The client will show." "What did I say!" " Pass me the wanted notice." " What?" "The wanted notice." "No fucking way!" " No way." " What?" "The man going past is Guy Georges." "Okay, stay calm." "Let him go past." "Let's go." "Hands behind your back!" "Are you Guy Georges?" " Are you Guy Georges?" " Yes." "Thanks to Martine Monteil," "Judge Thiel and the victims' parents group, a DNA database, the FNEG, was set up in 1998." "It has enabled 120,000 crimes to be solved." "Its scope keeps on growing." "In 2012, over 2 million people were profiled." "Subtitles:" "Eclair Media"