"Give it back, Mom." "It's broken, sweetheart." "Fix it, please!" "20 years later..." "ORIGINS" "Yes, I'm sure." "THE PELICAN SACRIFICE" "None of your ancestors fought in the US war of independence." "You know, Lafayette, is a very common name." "Hold on." "Just a second." "Could you hold this?" "Right..." "Here it is!" "There you go." "May I leave it with you?" "Here's what we'll do, I'll do a final check." "and let you know." "Goodbye." "They're all signed J.A. The victim's initials?" "Juliette Andraux, 46 years old." "Nurse's aid in Angoulême." " How was she killed?" " A knife." "Well, a painter's knife." "How can you kill someone with that?" "It's barbaric." "The killer grabbed what he found." "Proves it wasn't premeditated." "Excuse me." " Yes?" "Excuse me." " Go ahead." "I wasn't expecting you so soon." "Thanks for coming." "My pleasure." "How can I help?" "Before dying, the victim made sure she had this." "She was holding it." "We took the fingerprints." " It looks like a baptismal bracelet." " There's a date." ""August 12, 1823."" "A medallion, a saint." "No name." "May I keep it?" "It looks like the same bracelet." "It must have a meaning for the victim." "Maybe the little girl too." "I think it's her daughter." "Something's weird." "Come up." "It was on the desk." " I opened it." " The stamp is 2 weeks old." "She took time to open her mail!" "A wedding invitation." "Laetitia Andraux and Stéphane Marcoin." "The victim and her daughter had fallen out." "Look at the back." ""Please come, Mom!" "I love you." "Laetitia."" "Her daughter's wedding next month." "The mother didn't seem happy." "A girl kills her mother with a painter's knife for opposing the wedding?" "I didn't say I'd found the culprit." "But I want to talk to the victim's daughter." "Study the bracelet." "She painted the girl with the bracelet on." "And died with it in her hand." "It's as if she were trying to tell us something." "It's surreal." "I've seen it before." " Tornado's disappeared!" " Tornado?" "My bike." "I left it with one of your men." "Good job, cops!" "What will I do now?" "Maybe you could ride with me!" "I didn't know your bike had a name." "I have secrets, you know." "Tornado, isn't that Zorro's horse?" "Your mother hadn't opened it." ""Please come, Mom!"" "Was she opposed to the wedding?" "Didn't she like your future husband?" "She loved Stéphane." "Then why?" "I don't know." "She'd ask me to postpone it, to think about it." "Always looking for excuses!" "As if she didn't want me to get married." "But she never explained." "Did you fall out?" "The last time I spoke with her, I yelled at her." "I told her I didn't want to see her again." "When was that?" "2 weeks ago." "That's when I wrote "I love you"..." "She didn't even read it." "Are you the little girl in the painting?" "The bracelet on your wrist, where's it from?" "My mother's imagination." "What is it?" "The baptismal bracelet in the painting." "Your mother was very attached to it." "You had never seen it?" "I don't know." "When I'd look at the painting, I thought it looked familiar." "That it must've been mine." "I asked my mother." "She told me that it was nothing, that it never existed." "Why would she have lied?" "Why do you say she was attached to it?" "She was holding it when she died." "What's this about a bracelet, and a baptism in 1823?" " What's the connection?" " I don't know." "I'll ask Astrid." "Her convent is archiving for the diocese." "If you pay for my cab." "Why?" "I left my bike with a cop, and it disappeared." "Your bike?" "What's so special about it?" "Don't worry, I'll get you what you need." "Thanks." "Is that it?" "And where's my handsome rider?" "Too dear!" "Excuse me." "Yes, Sir." "Yes?" "Yes..." "No baptisms in the name of Andraux took place on August 12, 1823." "However, I did find a record for Laetitia Andraux's baptism." "You see, it's bizarre." "4 September, 1993." "What's the matter?" "Laetitia was 7." "It's rare to get baptized at that age." "Relatively..." "I'll ask the godmother and godfather to enlighten me." "Oh yes!" "I meant to ask." "Does this saint look familiar?" "I don't know her personally, but I'll find out." "Why do you want to see me?" "You are Laetitia's godmother." "Do you know why Juliette waited so long for the baptism?" "She wanted to enroll her in a good private school." "But why not do that sooner?" "She wasn't a believer." "Oh really?" "Strange!" "I would've thought so." "When she was found, she was holding a bracelet." "Laetitia probably wore it when she was little." "No, it doesn't ring any bells." "Did you know Laetitia's father?" "Juliette was very discreet about her life, her past." "All I know is... he left when he found out she was pregnant." " Laetitia never met him?" " Never." "Juliette and Laetitia must have been very close." "Yes." "Do you know why she was against the wedding?" "No." "Is Laetitia a suspect?" "You know the police just needs to make sure." "She loved her mother." "She would never have done that." ""Laetitia Andraux, born June 10, 1986." ""Juliette Andraux's daughter, unknown father."" "What on earth!" "Recognize this?" "Yes, Laetitia's birth certificate." "We found it in the victim's files." "Yes, it's from 1991." "But it's fake." "It looks perfect." "How can you tell?" "The paper, its texture and color." "The usual paper doesn't age like this." "You checked?" "Yes." "No Laetitia Andraux was born in the past 30 years." "She has no official existence aside from this paper." "It allowed her mother to live a lie from 1991." "The victim's daughter, isn't her daughter?" "It's possible." "Otherwise, why have a fake?" "That's why Juliette wanted to postpone the wedding." "She knew Laetitia wouldn't get a birth certificate." "DNA test on Laetitia?" "Good idea, Garnier." "Go ahead." "No, don't worry." "I just want to walk alone." "Yes." "See you later." " Miss Andraux?" " Yes!" " Someone's following me." " Where?" "Over there." "Come with me." "What does Du Plessis think about this follower?" " Is it a lie?" " No." "She couldn't describe him, but she was scared." "Have her watched." "Your birth certificate is fake." "We'd like you to take a DNA test." "Juliette isn't my mother?" "The DNA test results will tell us." "Who am I then?" "Will your tests tell me?" "I hope our investigation will uncover your real name." "You never had any suspicions?" "Juliette never hinted at it?" "I think..." "We went to Spain once, for my 18th birthday." "We were in San Sebastian." "She wanted to tell me something." "I thought she would say she was dating someone." "But the trip ended abruptly." " She wanted us to go home." " Did she say why?" "I don't even know why I'm talking about this trip." "It's true she was secretive, but she loved me." "I know she loved me." "She was just..." "She had a dark side to her, that's all." "Yes, Astrid?" "Saint Graciella de la Mountoura." "A Spanish saint." "In Spain, families choose saints to protect them." " We should find out which..." " The Canalda family." "They are Spanish." "The date on the medallion, corresponds to the ceremony during which the Canaldas were placed under her protection." "The Canaldas are connected to Juliette Andraux?" "Not Juliette, but Laetitia." "It's a very direct connection." "It's school break?" "No, I didn't forget." "Kiss her for me." "Goodbye." "When this case is over, take some time off, du Plessis." "That's an order." "When did you last see you daughter?" "She's in Paris, I'm in Angoulême." "We have the DNA results." "Juliette is Laetitia's mother." "Then why does she have a fake birth certificate?" "Smells fishy." "Hi." "I have good news." "I discovered Laetitia Andraux's real identity." "Her real name is..." "Laetitia Canalda." "She was born in Spain," "June 10, 1986." " Are you sure?" " Positive." "In Spain?" "San Sebastian?" "Yes!" "That's why Juliette took Laetitia there." "She wanted to reveal the truth." "Or introduce her to her dad," "Pedro Canalda, who still lives there." "As for her mother, who is French," "Raphaëlle Legendre, I couldn't find her." "It won't be necessary." "The DNA test." "Laetitia is her daughter." "The victim isn't Juliette Andraux, but Raphaëlle Legendre." " Garnier?" " Yes?" " Are Juliette's papers in order?" " Yes, ID card, passport." "All under Juliette Andraux and authentic." "If she did have them made, then she stole the identity." "So there's a real Juliette Andraux." "How did the victim get that identity?" "And where is Juliette Andraux now?" "So many questions!" "What caught my attention, is the reflection in the mirror." "It's wrong, did you see?" "The girl's back should be reflected." "When I looked closer," "I noticed that the girl in the mirror was different than the model." "Just slightly different than you." "Your mom drew two girls." "She's trying to tell you something." "What am I to understand?" "She's here to tell me I was born in Spain, my name is Laetitia Canalda, my mother's name is Raphaëlle," "and that she painted two girls to tell me something." "What about you?" "Are you sure that you are you?" "Laetitia..." "You have a twin sister." "Of course I do!" "She lives in Spain." "Her name is Ines and... like you, she was born June 10, 1986." "You have no memories of her?" "I don't understand." "Why is this happening to me?" "A twin." "It's true I always felt lonely." "As if a part of me were missing." "Where are we with the real Juliette Andraux?" "Disappeared 20 years ago." "But I found a tracing procedure from that period." " And the family?" " A brother, Eric Andraux." "I last saw Juliette in 1991." "After your parents died?" "After their accident, I lived with a foster family." "Juliette was 18." "It was meant to be a temporary arrangement." "She said she'd found a job and come back for me." "I waited." "I got a professional qualification as a boilermaker." "She never came back for you." "I thought it was because teenagers were tough to handle." "But to completely cut me off..." "No." "Actually," "I always thought she was dead." "Do you know something?" "Did you find her?" "You're afraid to tell me?" "It's not that simple." "Have you ever seen this woman?" "She doesn't look familiar." "For years, she used your sister's identity." "Really?" "How is that possible?" "Why would she steal her name?" "She was running from the law in Spain." "I have an arrest warrant from March 1991 for Raphaëlle Legendre." "You speak English?" "Read this." "That is when she changed her identity." "Complaint for kidnapping after a divorce, filed in Spain by her ex-husband, Pedro Canalda." "Laetitia and her sister Ines were 5 years old." "She only took one of her two daughters." "How can you separate sisters or choose between them?" "It's beyond me!" "She also separated Laetitia from her father." "Raphaëlle contacted Pedro ten days ago." "The phone records are clear." "The wedding..." "She planned to tell her the truth." "And make up with her ex." "Maybe Canalda wasn't ready to bury the hatchet." "Should I contact the Spanish police?" "Great idea, Garnier." "What will you do with all of this?" "Make them talk." "I'd like to help Laetitia find answers." "I'm sure Raphaëlle left other clues in her paintings." "Like a painted diary." "It won't tell us where Pedro Canalda is." "He left Spain a week ago, after Raphaëlle's call." "A Spanish proverb." "It means, "The absent are always wrong."" "It's his motive that's suspicious, not his disappearance." "His daughter was taken from him." "The motive seems credible in your eyes, I imagine." " For your museum collection." " Thanks." "I was pretending to be Picasso." "Oh, you painted it?" "It's..." "How can I put it?" "You don't always have to be polite, Captain." "However, I like this one a lot." "Maybe because I didn't paint it." "But I was the model." "Oh... right." "OK!" "I'll get going, it's late." " See you tomorrow." " Goodnight." "Thanks again!" "I'm remembering snippets." "I remember being separated from my sister, nothing else." "I barely remember her face." "I don't know how I forgot everything." "My sister, my father..." "I was five when we were separated." "It's normal." "You buried it all to protect yourself." "It's a protective reflex." "What's your oldest childhood memory?" "A birthday." "I was turning 6 years old." "My mother bought me a stuffed dog, I wanted a real one." "I thought it was normal to not have memories." " Why didn't my mom tell me?" " Because she loved you." "How could she have lied?" "I'm so mad at her." "You have every right to be mad, but she did her best." "It must've been very hard to keep the secret." "It's good she loved painting." "But I think it was also a way to tell the truth, while remaining silent." "The clues she left are disturbing." "The view of San Sebastian, the Spanish flag, and your sister's reflection in the mirror." "We had the same bracelet." "You partner told me you were here." "Does this man look familiar?" "He followed me?" "It's your father." "I know it's a lot to take in, but I need you." "Is that OK?" "Please." "You couldn't wait?" "She's so upset!" "I'm sorry." "Laetitia is our only way to force Canalda out of hiding." "It's open." "I'm so happy you called." "Please follow me, Mr Canalda." "Come on!" " Why do this to me?" " And you?" "Why did you do that to my mom?" "Why?" "Why does my daughter think I killed her mother?" "It's you, huh?" "Dirty little..." "You're not in a position to play the dominant male" "You'd be better off explaining yourself calmly." "Where were you yesterday between 5am and 8am?" "In my hotel." "I stayed there all day." "Why are you in France?" "What?" "Why are you in France?" "Raphaëlle called me 10 days ago." "Did you meet her?" "It was the first time she had called in 20 years!" "She called to ask for help." "Because of Laetitia's wedding?" "She wanted to tell the truth, but didn't know how." "We talked for a bit." "I thought we might be able..." "We ended up fighting, as usual." "She revealed your daughter's identity." "I came for her." "I wanted to talk to her, to see her." "You've been here a week, and you didn't want to speak with your ex-wife?" "I swear I didn't." "And I didn't kill her." "Yet you have reasons to be upset at her." "Your divorce was particularly difficult." "I got custody of the girls." "I got custody!" "But the day after the ruling," "I went to a park with Ines and Laetitia." "The weather was beautiful." "I was very happy." "I went to buy the girls a snack." " Laetitia, Ines!" " Mommy!" "I missed you, my darlings." "You're so big!" "Your hair is pretty!" "How are you?" "I must've left them for... two minutes." "When I came back, Raphaëlle was there." "She was holding them." "Laetitia, Ines, come here." "No, Ines!" "Ines came running to me." "I held her in my arms." "Raphaëlle!" "Raphaëlle!" "I ran to catch up with Raphaëlle and Laetitia." "But when I got there... they were gone." "I never saw them again." "I didn't think she'd be capable of such a thing." "I lost 22 years of Laetitia's life because of her." "No, I haven't forgiven her." "But I didn't kill her." "Now I've talked to you, may I please see Laetitia?" "Please." "I don't think it's a good idea." "She has already gone through a lot." "Her father doesn't realize that this is a lot for her." "You're like her mum,." "trying to protect her." "It's in your character." "In my opinion, she needs to hear the truth today." "But isn't it her decision?" "Keep it." "Why did my mother not get custody?" "I had a job, she didn't." "We were living in Spain." "She couldn't prove she'd be able to care for you." "Laetitia, I did not kill your mother." "I swear." "You missed me for 20 years." "You follow me, but don't talk to me?" "I was scared." "I was scared you wouldn't love me." "I watched you live." "I'm proud of you." "A Spanish teacher." "La professora!" "I always wondered why it came so easily." "You were bilingual, both of you." "The summer I was 18, Mom and I went to San Sebastian." "Do you know why?" "She wanted to see Ines, and tell you the truth." "And you refused?" "Ines was a difficult teenager." "I was worried it would upset her." "What lie did you tell her?" "That her mother abandoned her." "Till recently, she didn't know you existed." "Laetitia!" "Laetitia, mira me." "Mira me." "Forgive me." "You're my daughter, like Ines." "And I've found you." "Please leave a message I'll call you back." "I wanted to talk to Lou." "Tell her to call me." "Bye." "Du Plessis!" "I spoke with the team staked out at Canalda's hotel." "They watched the videos and they are certain." "The day of the murder, he left after 9:30am." "Raphaëlle died between 5am and 8am." "Canalda is innocent." "To be honest, I thought he might be." "Yes?" " I found something." " Coming." "I knew that the paintings would talk." "Look." "Raphaëlle painted city hall." "What do you see above the balcony?" "Pelicans." " There aren't any here." " Or in Paris." "Why are they there?" "That's the question." "And she painted them here too." "How did I not recognize the building?" " Raphaëlle must have..." " What is it?" " A center for woman workers." " The date?" "August 1991." "Actually, at that time, the center's director was Odette Courtois." "Laetitia's godmother!" "Let's go." "It's this way." "You were director here, Mrs Courtois, weren't you?" "I believe this was your office." "I don't understand why we are meeting here." "A trip down memory lane might help bring back some memories." "You said you knew Juliette Andraux through painting." "In a moment of confusion, no doubt." "I lied." "I met Juliette here." "Was she Juliette Andraux or Raphaëlle Legendre?" "Juliette Andraux!" "Why did you lie about how you met?" "Juliette was ashamed of staying here." "I promised to never tell anyone." "And I always respected people's private lives." "Especially if they had an arrest warrant." "Juliette never spoke of her past." "I didn't know all that." "She was here, alone with her girl." "I took them under my wing, helped them settle in." "You were so close, you became her godmother." "Yes." "I'm sure you'd be happy to help us find the killer?" "Of course." "Let's go look at the archives." "That's why we are here." "Yes, Captain." "Could I have Eric Andraux's contact information?" "The necklace..." "It was our mother's." "Juliette wore it all the time." "It's the last photo I have of her." "The day she left, we... broke it in two." "Look at the people on the painting, please." "The young woman." "It's Juliette!" "Why is she in the painting?" "The pelican sacrifice..." "You must be familiar with the pelican sacrifice." "The Christian legend?" "The pelican pierces its chest with its beak, and the blood..." "Brings back to life its babies that had died." "It symbolizes Christ's sacrifice." "Why are you thinking about that?" "Wherever Raphaëlle painted Juliette, she also painted pelicans, as if to pay tribute to the woman who revived her." "Juliette Andraux's identity gave her a new life." "What do you want to find out?" "What happened to the real Juliette." "You really think Raphaëlle left a clue?" "She used her paintings to talk about what no one knew, and unleash her secrets." "Juliette is one of them." "August 1991, Dr Copeaux was called for Juliette Andraux." "Why?" "I don't really remember." "I think dizziness, but it wasn't serious." "He was called again for her on August 7 and August 10." "Not serious?" "You had a doctor come 3 times in 5 days?" "I tend to worry easily and..." "I was like a mother to Juliette." "A tough cookie?" "Garnier questioned the doctor." "He recognized the real Juliette." "She was his patient at the center." "So we are certain the real Juliette stayed there?" "Yes." "Raphaëlle Legendre too." "The director says she knew her under the name Juliette Andraux." "She took you for a fool." "That's not what I would've said, but she is a born liar." "Call her in." "We'll see how she copes here." "Thanks, Arthur." "She painted paintings within the painting." "A fountain." "Thank you." "What do you think it means?" "They were places of worship." "Yes." "And contemplation." "And here... a chapel." "A chapel, a fountain and pelicans." "Many religious signs." "The Pelican Center was built on the site of an old convent in which there was a chapel." " The young workers' center?" " Yes." "Yes!" "Raphaëlle stole Juliette's identity at the center." "We never hurt Juliette, I swear." "Calm down, Mrs Courtois." "I just want to understand." "When exactly did Raphaëlle Legendre come to the center?" "The end of March..." "End of March 1991." "From Spain, with her daughter." "She was distraught." "That's when she met Juliette." "Juliette had been there for several weeks." "Oh, such a brave kid!" "She was looking for work, to support her brother." "The two of them immediately became friends." "Then Juliette got sick." "That's why you called Dr Copeau." "She had a fever." "We'd take turns by her bedside to watch over her, and..." "That night, Raphaëlle was by her side." "I was so tired." "I fell asleep with my clothes on." "I don't know..." "A scream, like a cry for help." "I woke up." "It was like a nightmare." "The long hallway... the room was at the end of it." "Though the door, I heard Raphaëlle saying..." "Juliette!" "Juliette!" "Juliette!" "Please Juliette, stay with me!" "When I walked in, I..." "I knew right away." "I wanted to report her death to the police at once..." "Raphaëlle was terrified." "That's when she told you the truth." "She was so afraid they'd take her daughter away." "It was your idea to steal Juliette Andraux's identity." "Yes." "But it wasn't really a crime!" "Criminally, no." "But Juliette had a brother." "He's been wondering about his sister for 20 years." "Here it is!" "It's the same chapel." "Everything leads to the pelican." "Something happened there." "The concealment of Juliette Andraux's body and the identity theft have lapsed." " And for Raphaëlle's murder?" " She has an alibi." "And Juliette's body?" "What did they do with it?" "Where's my sister's body?" "I don't know." "Aren't you the smart one?" "Come on, think!" "The stained glass." "Move." "This way." "Over there." "They buried her..." "Buried like a dog, in the garden!" "I understand your anger." "You can't understand." "No one can!" "For all these years," "I thought she didn't want to see me." "It would've been better if she'd been here." "But why?" "Why'd they take her?" "Why did that bitch kill her?" "Tell me!" "Put your weapon down, slowly." "We were scared for you." "Are you OK?" "Yes, I'm fine." "Thank you." "We found this at Andraux's." "A letter from Raphaëlle, she wanted to talk to him." "Either get her identity back or straighten things out." "What could have happened?" "No, you're wrong." "That's not possible." "Forensics found traces of meningitis." "Raphaëlle Legendre didn't kill your sister." "Tell me exactly what happened." "I went to her house." "We talked." "She was uncomfortable." "She told me my sister had died in her arms." "But I thought she was strange." "Hiding something." "And... she died in your arms?" "Yes." "I couldn't do anything." "Not a day goes by that I don't think of her." "Where is she buried?" "I can't tell you." "Why can't you tell me where my sister is?" "Where's her grave?" "I'm sorry, I can't." "I don't believe you." "If she died of an illness, you'd tell me where she is." "I promise you, I watched over her, I loved your sister." "I asked where she was buried." "She wouldn't tell me." "She said she couldn't tell me." "I didn't believe her." "I lost my self-control." "I got carried away." "You're doing well." "You have a nice house." "You've never been broke?" "All thanks to my sister." "I told her she was a liar." "Then I saw the painter's knife and I grabbed it." "You're lying!" "You killed her." "And I stabbed her." "Raphaëlle didn't tell you where your sister was buried, to protect the center's director." "The lie killed my mother." "You'll be able to forgive her now." "Thank you, Margot." "Thank you for finding the truth." "Follow me." "Tornado!" "It wasn't easy to find." "I'm so happy." "Thanks." "Next time don't park it by the refuse." "Yes, I promise!" "Yes?" "Yes, pumpkin." "We can go for your next vacation..." "Hello?" "Lou?" "Lou?" "Yes." "Her friend Valerie?" "Yes, of course." "Kiss her for me." "I didn't have time to." "OK, no problem." "Bye." "Nothing serious?" "No, well..." "We talk less and less." "She always has something to do." "Today, it's her friend." "Yes." "And tomorrow her pimple-faced friend." "Then her hairy first love..." "Stop!" "I'd rather not think about it!" "Don't worry too much, Captain." "Your daughter's just growing up." "Subtitles" " Eclair Group"