"Totally crazy!" "Never drop your gun!" "Here." "We'll never make a cop out of you." "Out of Fernand either." "Good work, guys." "Come on." "Fernand, come on." "That's it." "Cool." "Hi, Sweetums!" "We're on our way to the office." "Sweetums is pissed off." " Where's Parent?" " The Polylight was negative." "They're going to Pine Grove to do the Amido Black." "Okay, let's go." "So, whiz kid?" "From here on, it's been cleaned." " The bodies were dragged." " Dragged!" "Go figure... I thought they fell into a triangle by themselves." "What are you doing?" "There's urine on your pants." "We can't hold your hand 24 hours a day." "Out in the field, you have to defend yourself." "Had you been to training, we wouldn't be here." "Who did you pay to bypass the system?" "No, thanks." "I have to eat, or I'll drop." " Are the autopsy results in?" " Doc must be done by now." "It's pretty weird." "Know any serial killers who aren't weird?" "Could the triangles be a fluke?" " Not with this guy." "Sure it's a man?" "Most serial killers are male." "White, young, intelligent males with kinky sexual fantasies." "You know that." "I don't care about stats." "There you go." "It could be a woman as easily as a man." "Even if it's unusual." "The bosses use you to put the pressure on us." "It should be the other way round." "Cut us some slack, will you?" "Have you got my glasses?" "Yes." " So you like divorce law?" " lt's a living." "All evidence considered, notably the verbal violence and lack of agreement between the spouses, the marriage has obviously failed." "Consequently, the court grants a divorce." "Mrs. Lemire is awarded custody." "The father is granted visitation rights." "Regarding the child support," "Mrs. Lemire's request is deemed reasonable." "Sir, Madam, I wish you good luck." "Thank you." "Come on, honey." "Ma'am, can I talk to you about something?" "Yes." " l can't pay that." " l'll contest." "I've given you all my savings." "We'll worry about that later." "Do you think your daughter's doing okay?" "No." "Would you mind if I had her assessed?" "No." "Excuse me." "Get me Fortier." "What kind of dog are you?" "You do everything except what I ask." "Get lost!" "Great." "You're neurotic." "Like a monkey." "Dogs can be trained." "Like police." "Yeah, right." "I mean, they can be trained as police dogs." "Do you see triangles as sexual?" "An Oedipus complex is sexual, and that's a triangle." "Love triangles and infidelity." "Triangles..." "The Trinity:" "Father, Son and Holy Ghost." "The Star of David is two triangles." " Any Jewish victims?" " Not that I know of." "Maybe he strikes randomly." "If so, we can spend ages looking for the connection." "But if there's a plan, he or she follows self-imposed guidelines." "It's a way to enjoy the crime." "Murder is the signature." "It's a lead we can follow." "If he's halfway intelligent." "If not... I'm not an imbecile." "Been at this for 30 years." "Sorry. I was thinking out loud." "I meant, by complicating his life, he gives us clues." "We clue in, we've got him." "Anything specific in mind?" "He's smarter than most." " How do you figure that?" " No sexual evidence." "Aren't you clever?" "I'll take you to the morgue to look for evidence." "I can't." " Why not?" " Fernand." "We'll leave him at your place on the way." "Come." "Quit pulling my leg, Mayrand." "You want us to believe you won $5,000 at the casino?" "I'll show you my bankbook." "I'm not into money laundering." "I wouldn't put it past you." "Just kidding." "Had a charcoal treatment?" "Oh, yeah." "That's our Superman." "He got a call about a laptop left in the victim's closet." "He rushed over like a bat out of hell, and fell smack into it." " Then you mean Batman." " Who cares?" "He forgot they were doing the Amido Black." "Cut it out." "Anyone seen Johnson?" "They're at the morgue." "Back in an hour." "And no time to eat." "They serve a cold buffet at the morgue." "You're disgusting." "Give me 10 minutes to wash up." "I'll bring the files." " Wash up!" " Hey!" "Cut it out!" "$20 says they come back empty-handed." "They better not, 'cause we got nothing." "I told you, Parent." "Gambling is a serious illness." "I'll bet $1 ,000." "$1 ,000?" " Arrogant snot." " Me?" "Arrogant?" "Say that again, and I'll fix you good." "Suzanne!" "Thanks, Suzanne." "All right." "You go ahead." "I'll wait here." "Take your time." " lt's not your first time?" " Of course not." "I try not to go if I can help it." "I can't do your job for you." "All right." "Here's a pencil, and a notebook." "Note anything unusual, and tell me later." "is this a joke?" "I can't do it." "Just the smell makes me..." "Anne, come on." " Please?" " Come on." "Come on." "Careful." "I... I'm sorry. I..." " Look..." " l can't do it." "Wait a second." "Here." "Breathe." " Feel better?" " l think so." "The doctor's here" "Oh, no." "You should come more often." "You get used to it." "The less often, the better, thanks." " l think you'll be happy." " Oh yeah?" "The killer slits their wrists." "At first, it appears gratuitous, completely demented, but..." "Normand, would you turn the table?" "I found something." " Come see." " God, no." "No, I... I've got a great view from here." "Look here." " l don't see anything." " Just behind the wound." "It's a bit blue." "He must have circulatory problems." "That's a needle mark." " A needle mark?" " Or maybe a sting." "With the wrists, the cause of death is obvious." "But the level of hydromorphone in his blood is abnormally high." "He sedates them before he starts." "What for?" "Because he's squeamish." "Julie..." "Julie, talk to me." "Happy?" "I won't let you get away with this. I'm warning you." "You're not my father." "It's my life." "You won't get Julie." "No, ma'am." "And forget the child support." "You want her because of the money." "No one could be as selfish as you." " Back off, or else..." " Or else what?" "You've read the autopsy report." "Anne has a good point." "is this really a serial killer?" " Why?" "Isn't it a series?" " No." "Under 20 isn't a series." "Please, guys." "We have to consider all the possibilities." "We know he kills two women and one man each time." "Sedates them, slits their wrists and puts them in a triangle." "Film music in the background." "No victim over 50." "No obvious connections." "They didn't know each other, as confirmed by their families." "The victims are rich." "Mobile phones, all the toys." "Computer by Armani." "I'm searching it at the moment." "Beautiful homes." " He's rich and used to luxury." " Or poor and wants revenge." "A serial killer acts out his inner feelings." "What he does is what he is." "I'm with Mayrand. lf he is a serial killer, he's rich." "independently rich." "With plenty of time to plan his crimes." "A full-time job in itself." "How he picks victims, we don't know." "Educated." "Smart enough not to leave traces." "And he sedates his victims before slitting their wrists." "He's misleading us." " The needle marks?" " Yes." "Not necessarily." "Anne said he's squeamish." "Or he's bumping rivals and wants us to think he's nuts." "So we won't seek a motive." "The murders resemble rituals." "The music must mean something." "It's not... lt's not just for show." "No, it's part of the murder." "This guy is sick." "Maybe he makes movies." "Check if the victims had any film connections." "No, it's not what the music means to us." "It's what it means to him." "He's got the edge on us because we're pretentious, and we take our dreams for reality." "Are you pretentious?" "If my dreams were so real, I'd have less trouble with Rita." "We're pretentious because we know nothing about him." "That's our mistake." "We believe the guy acts the way we think." "But that's not it at all." "It's easy to tailor our theory after the fact." "What fact?" "We didn't catch him yet." "Do you know what he'll do next?" "Triangles, I'll bet." "Yes, but don't fall for the obvious." "In the Charest incest case, Kathleen swore it was thefather." "But it wasn't." "The music and triangles are striking, but something's behind them." "We're being fooled by a mirage, and twisting the facts to suit our theories." "Do as you like, but we're wrong." "What are you getting at?" "I'm telling you how we're wrong." "Why not how we're right?" "To solve a problem, you have to know why you're wrong." "Anne, you are such a drag!" "How many bodies will it take before we get anywhere?" "Oh, God." " Yes?" "Dr." "Fortier?" "Counselor Savaria." "Sorry." "Thanks." "Never mind." "They're gone." "Great. I'm on a big murder case with Johnson, so..." "We've got to do this as soon as possible." "I don't know why, but that kid..." "She's in a lot of pain." "The parents are at war and the child is suffering." "I'm so tied up with this, I can hardly move. I can't" "The father's an aggressive gun fanatic." " l would if I could." " No, it's you I want." "Okay, look... I could see her informally and give you an opinion later." "We'll do it in-depth some other time." "Okay?" "Fernand was expecting me for lunch." "Lucky him." " No, wait..." " l'm late." "I'll go with you." "Wait." "I'm ready." "Yes." "But by who?" "Fine." "Another threesome, damn it." "A cleaning lady found them." " What do we do?" " Dufour's handling it." "I hate coming here." " Why do I get all the shit?" " l like to share it." "Thanks a lot." "I have to take it out on someone." "Now all I need is to run into Durivage." "Weren't you friends?" "He tried to take me down in a drug scam." " Why'd he do that?" " Over-enthusiasm." "And when you get bit by that bug you become stupid." "We still talk, but no love is lost between us." "We'll grab the files and split." "Shall we invite him for a beer?" " What are you doing?" " l thought..." "You thought you wanted to continue the conversation." "Isn't it over?" "No." "I have the psychiatrist's report." "Thank you." "So..." "Now, please go." "We can talk inside." " No." " No?" "No." "Fine." "Call me." "You can wait here if you like." "Are you okay?" "Yeah. lt's just..." "My place is a mess." "I'm not so tidy myself." "Yes, but I'm..." " l'm extremely proud." " l won't look, okay?" "Fernand?" "What've you done?" "...the last person I spoke to." "Try Colpron." "Ever use the doorbell?" "I want to see your files." "Dumped your screwball squad?" "We work for the same boss, and you have information that may help me." "Loonies are no longer our department." "I'm not going to Griffin every time!" "You cut $1 .5 million out of my budget, damn it." "You want me to finance you?" "Put your own guys to work." " You want me to pay per use?" " Boss... I want your files now." "I'll give you 30 seconds." "If I leave here empty-handed, you bastard, I'll have your balls on a plate." " Dig in." " Not those files." "G-7." "Previous reports call her "psychotic."" "When was her last assessment?" " At the hospital." "She was 9." " But she's 15 now." "Fine." "Okay." "Find her, and bring her to the SAS." "I'll bring her as soon as I can." "You've reached Anne Fortier." "Please leave a message." "Anne, it's Dufour." "Where the heck are you?" "We're waiting for you at 1245 Dubois." " One more favor..." " lf it's the dog, no." " Same for the housework." " Drive me to Dubois Street?" "Wouldn't you like to learn to drive?" "You're heartless." "I'm warning you, one more mess like that, and you'll be washing dog bowls at the kennel." "Calm down." "Yes." "Come on." "Where are you off to?" "You'll look at them here." "They don't leave the office." " We won't steal them." " Never mind." "You have everything you need there." " You know you'll need a warrant.- l don't get it." "Durivage is prospecting." "Messing with the Charter of Rights." "He likes to keep track of addresses, phone numbers, even the habits of killers out of jail." "Killers will kill again." "We don't have a PhD." "We're real cops." "The more data we have, the more lives we may save." "Griffin took the case from us." "It's not our business anymore." " lt's your case now." " lt's everyone's business." "This nut is causing panic out there." "You want to help us out, or we wait till the minister resigns?" "Start with Laperrière." "So?" "Find anything?" "No." "But the killer will give us some new clues soon." "Why would he do that?" "Because he's telling us something through his murders." "I know it sounds far-out... but that's just how it is." "I don't know where to begin." "My methods don't work anymore, anyway." "Étienne?" "Look at that." "What is it?" "A painting." "Yes, and what does it represent?" " A Japanese woman." " Look carefully." "Oh, my God, the triangle." "It's scaIene, Étienne." "ScaIene." "Good." "Finally." "It's signed "Royer."" "Stay here." "We'll be back." " Anne!" " What?" "The big bad rat is gone." "I thought you liked animals." "We're in the right place." "is anyone here?" "This is private property." "Are you Royer?" "Take it easy... lt's crap." "I don't think so." "I'm looking for something new." "Tried other shapes?" "Triangles..." "Just a suggestion." "Triangles are the ultimate challenge in painting." "I'll take that." "First of all, they're grotesque, not precise, like rectangles, or soft, like circles." "They're violent." " Violent?" " Pointed." "They prick." "They kill me, damn it." "My name is Anne Fortier." "I work with these gentlemen." "Who are they?" "Tax department?" "No." "Pity, isn't it ?" "Dead people like your paintings." "We're after someone who's killing people by threes." " By threes?" "That's a good one." " Not for the victims." "Stiffs like my paintings, so it must be me, 'cause I paint triangles." "Hell of a coincidence, don't you think?" "Story of my life." "Those who love me, they croak." "You understand that makes you a suspect." "You find that funny?" " Who are you?" " Me?" "I'm with the police." "If you're a cop, I'm the Pope." "Want to play one-up?" " The Pharaohs..." " What?" "A triangle's a two-dimensional pyramid." "Maybe your killer's a Pharaoh?" "Or one of the Wise Men?" "There were three of them." "Get out!" " Got what you wanted?" " Yes." "You?" "Yeah. I'll let him sober up." "I'll buy a painting off him next time." "Weren't we looking for someone rich?" "Durivage sent us here because he knows something." "I knew it." "What do we do?" "Can't do anything without a warrant." "Drop it." "Drop it!" "Drop it." "Do me a favor... for $50?" " Fernard has to pee." " We'll wait." "Hold on." "Come here, Fernand." "Yes, come here." "Go pee." " Want some?" " No thanks." " l'll have one." " Here." "You never take anything." "Awfully damn independent." "Yeah." "Got something against us?" "Against you?" "You've never offered us anything." "Not only that, you never come to our parties." "You know I'm not the party type." "See, what did I tell you?" "What?" "What did you tell him?" "What?" "is it a joke, or you're teasing me?" "You know, we're like a family." "If you don't want to join the club, say so." "Guys, let's not talk about that." "Leave her alone, Parent." "Come on, you know I love you guys..." "Like brothers!" "All talk... I'll make an effort." "Promise." " Don't knock yourself out." " No, don't force yourself." "What are all these photos?" "We share the same interest." "It's legal. lt's in the paper." "You get off on it?" "I couldn't do it myself, 'cause of my chair." "Murder attempts on three of your nurses." "One out of three ain't bad." "'Cause of the pills." "Poisoning is easy." "I did my time in the hospital." "I'm fine now." "That's quite obvious." "We're hauling you in." "For your complaint." "Your diagnosis of the painter?" "Crazy, but harmless." "Unfortunately, alcoholism, by that stage, completely deteriorates the mind." "This guy couldn't assemble a juice extractor." "Have you ever tried to do that?" "You'd probably come out the other end." "Not a food processor." "A juicer has three parts." "No, mine has four." " Four?" " lt's hard to wash." " l bet." " Guys, guys... lt was just an example." "A crazy artist is the perfect culprit." "Sweet and simple." "But wrong." "She said so." "I was just listening to the killer's music." "We know it's Miles Davis." "It's the film score for Ascenseur pour l'échafaud ." "Anne, it's obvious." "It's on the CD he left us." "I know." "But is it Miles Davis or the Ascenceur pour l'échafaud that means something to him?" "We'll watch the film!" "I already ordered it." "We've got new evidence." "We have to go there, or the psychologist won't have time." "It's not my fault." "Not yours either." "You'll see." "The police are really nice." "The police don't scare you, do they?" "It's hard on you... your parents getting divorced?" "This gentleman's a great admirer of the guy we're after." "Are we thinking the same thing?" "It's worth a try." "Psychology's too slow for me." "Old methods are best." "Back to the painter." " Coming, Mayrand?" " Right behind you." "Excuse me." "Fernand, come on." "They asked me to see you, but... lt's okay if you don't want to talk to me." "Yeah..." "You've got quite a load to bear." "Strong stuff." "It's for when you feel nervous?" "Know what my dog's name is?" "Fernand." "He's stubborn." "You can't talk to him." "He's like you." "When you want to talk, he doesn't." "When you don't want to, then he does." "Yeah... I'll show you my deck of cards." "Usually this is serious, but this time, just choose one and tell me what it makes you think of." "Yes?" "You're not my wife. I can take five minutes to see Rita." " We'll miss the painter." " We'll make it." "Do what you want." " What are you doing?" " She's not alone." " Who's she with?" " What do you mean?" "Who's she with?" "You wanted to see your wife." "We're here, and now you won't even get out?" "So, who's she with?" "None of your business." "Let's go." "Does she live with the mother or the father?" "Her mom's stuff is at the house, but she's moving next week." "What's that got to do with it?" " lt's serious, you know." " That bad?" "She has psychotic tendencies." "She hides in her world when things fall apart." "Especially with her parents fighting like cat and dog." "Notify Child Protection." "No way." "Not unless I have to." " l insist." " Why?" "Her personality is totally screwed up." "That little girl has all kinds of things going on inside." "She's like a volcano." "The father's taking the divorce hard." "She inhales violence around her, and as things heat up..." " l fear she'll do something." " Suicide?" "But her psychiatrist doesn't think so." "Last time he saw her, she was 9?" "But she's been back often for medication." " How often?" " Once a year." "Put a social worker on it." "I'll see her once a week." "Anne, I'm waiting." "I'll take her home." "Who's the little girl?" "What's with Savaria?" "Have you lost it, or what?" "You've got bags under your eyes." "Laperrière's waiting, and you're helping Savaria?" "Practicing prevention." "You're a laughingstock." "Oh, yeah." "The wheelchair's not enough for you?" "Shut up." " l want my lawyer." "You're not accused of anything." "We entered your house because your door was smashed in." "Just answer a few questions, and we'll let you go." " The guy's a genius." " You already said that." "Do you know him?" "Like my brother." "Would you like to be him?" "I don't mind getting caught." "He's smarter than you." "Answer me." "Would you like to be him?" "Yes." "Would you sign a 24-hour confession?" "Your name and photo in the paper." "Make your mom proud." "Yes!" "And then?" "Then, we'll say we made a mistake." "Quite the tornado." "Royer?" " What do you think?" " Damn ugly." "I don't want a critique, I want to know what's going on." "I say he gave up on art and decided to get a regular job." "This thing goes for $2,000." " What are you talking about?" " l did some checking." "I found him." " What do you say?" " What?" " ls he dead?" " l don't know." "What do you say?" "You know why dead people's eyes stay open?" "No, why?" "How should I know?" "Call the morgue." "He's alive." "Come here." "Come on." " You got him?" " Yeah." "is it really him?" "Hurry up." "He's no lightweight." " What's that?" " An invoice." "Apparently he sells his paintings on the Internet." "Hey, Dufour..." "Think we'll get anything out of him?" "No." " Anne!" " Yes?" "Did you hurt yourself?" "Done." "It'll be in tomorrow's paper." "The killer will try to tell us it's his work, right?" "Check this out." " An invoice?" " No, that." "An Internet address." "I'll go assess him, and we'll see later." "Takes a mental case to understand one." "But if we don't catch the real one soon, the pressure will be on." "Yeah." "We can't hold him forever." "We've got something." "It's nothing." "It's nothing." "Royer selling his paintings on the Net." "I'll check the links, in case." " You haven't already?" " l was getting to it." "Graphics take time to load, even with T1 ." "What's that?" "It's a dating site." "What's this?" "Three Little Kittens"