"(Phone rings)" " Hey." " (Man) Where are you?" "Using my day off to do something for myself. is that OK, Victor?" "No, I need you to get your butt back into the office." "I got an assignment for you I think you're gonna love." " Really?" " Yes, really." "OK, I'm on my way." "Kathy, Madison's on her way to the office." "I need you to get me Nathalie de Barge in Paris, OK?" "This is Victor." "Jerry, I don't care if she's got a face that can launch a thousand ships, you airbrush her." "Yeah." "I gotta go." "Yeah." "OK, I'm here." "What's the deal?" "I liked your piece on the modelling business so much," "I'm gonna send you back to Paris to do an in-depth cover story on Russian oligarch Aleksandr Borinski." "(Madison) What's so special about him?" "It seems our man has made a jump from oil to fashion in a big way." "And here's the kicker." "I hear he's about to launch an exclusive line for Coco De Ville." " "The" Coco De Ville?" " Right." "Our little own home-grown sex symbol." "I can see the cover shot now." "The Babe and The Billionaire." "I can come up with something better than that, Victor." "You always do." "You're the best journalist I got." "That's why you get all the hot assignments." "All right, enough of the flattery." "So is everything set up?" "Aleksandr is a hard man to reach out to." "He's got this assistant, Olivia, who guards him like a lioness." "But Nathalie from our London showbiz office, she's in Paris trying to work on some connections." " She'll also arrange a photographer." " Great." "I love Nathalie." "Well, what are you waiting for?" "Go home and pack." " I need that story like yesterday." " All right." "Yes, sir." "Kathy, get me Jerry back on the line, please." "(Applause)" "(Cheering)" "(Man) Bravo!" "(Cheering)" "Thank you, Mr Borinski." "(Man) Helena!" "Get off!" "Calm down!" "Get off!" "Let me in!" "Helena!" "Thank you very much." "Darling, ignore him." "Helena!" "Helena!" "Helen..." "Don't worry about Laurence." "Come to the party, please." "What if Laurence shows up there too?" "So?" "They'll kick him out." " I'm tired." "I'm gonna go home." " Helena." "You go." "Have fun." "You should let someone take you home." "Really, I'm fine." "Bye." "(Bell chimes)" "(Bottle clinks)" "Laurence?" "(Gasping)" "(Phone rings)" " Hello?" " It's Nathalie." "Nat, hey." "I'm on my way." "I'm packing right now to come see you." "What's up?" " Have you seen the news?" " No." "What happened?" "Helena Gothenburg was murdered last night." "Helena?" "Borinski's top model?" "God, how is that possible?" "I know she was featured in your piece on the Eastern European models." "Do the police know anything?" "They think perhaps it was her boyfriend, her ex." "He made a scene at the show last night." "Laurence Schmidt." "Yeah, I met him with her." "He's horrible." "Bad news." " I'm so sorry this happened." " (Beeping)" "Someone's beeping in." "I'll see you soon, OK?" "We'll talk more." " Hi, Madison." " Hi, Victor." " Heard the news?" " I just heard." " Hope you're not too upset." " Of course I'm upset." "I spent hours with her." "She's an amazing girl." "You have to admit, this makes for an even more interesting story." " If Borinski's involved in any way." " All business with you, huh, Victor?" "That's right, Madison." "We're exactly alike." "Jake, I hate to admit it, you're really cute." " So are you." " You think so?" " Sure." " Jake." " How are you?" "How's everything?" " Fine." "Fine." " Why didn't you call me?" " I've lost your number." " I can give it to you now." " (Phone rings)" " Sorry." "Allo?" " Hey, Jake, it's Nathalie." "Hey, Nathalie." "I haven't heard your voice for a long time." " Jake, are you available?" " Yeah." "Did you see that Helena was murdered?" "I know." "I saw the news." "I was only shooting her last night." "Jake, Madison Castelli's coming to town, to cover the story, and would you like to be her photographer?" " Yeah." " Great." "Could you meet us at the Hotel Lancaster at three o'clock later today?" " Yeah, with pleasure." " Thanks, Jake." "I'll see you there." "See you." "Sorry, girls." "(Both speak French)" " Au revoir, Jake." " Au revoir." "(Olivia) The gentlemen have signed a deal." "They bought all your fashion lines." "Good." "Let's get this over with." "You all right?" "It's this terrible murder." "I'm sorry to say this, Aleksandr." "It's as though last night's triumph never happened." "(Aleksandr) I should never have fired Laurence and replaced him with Kate Mack." " The money for Helena's family?" " All arranged." "I should meet with them." "I want to express my condolences personally." "I don't want to seem insensitive about this, Aleksandr, but her death has nothing to do with us." "No, of course not, but a little compassion, you know." "Bonjour, madame." "Are the arrangements complete for Miss De Ville's arrival?" " Of course." " Good." "Cos I want everything to be perfect." "Gentlemen, I'm sorry I'm late." "I trust you're being well looked after." " Very much so." " This is fantastic." "It's good to see you again." "We've reviewed the market research for Midnight Sun this morning." "Looks like it'll make a big impact on the American markets." " The ladies love it." " You missed a good show last night." " Well, you can't be everywhere." " We heard it went well." "Advanced sales are impressive, especially from America." "The word is that the new Coco line's good." "However, launching a new line in this economy's difficult." " You sure this is the right time?" " The designs are exceptional." " You'll see for yourself." " Well, we're looking forward to it." "This is not a good moment." "Last time I checked, I was vice president of this company." " Oh." "I never forget that." " Good." "Father." "Sergei." "You know our American investors." " No, I'm afraid I don't." " Martin, Blake, this is my son." " Very good to meet you, gentlemen." " Pleasure." "I heard there was a meeting and I wondered why I wasn't invited." "You weren't invited to the meeting because it doesn't concern you." "But since you're here, perhaps you could explain the publicity bill for last night's show." "My father has a resistance to the delegation of power." "It's a Russian thing." " However, I can explain." " I wish you would." "30 million in bookings." "If the budget is large, it's money well spent." " I think I'll be the judge of that." " Sorry I'm late." " Ah." " Katerina." "My father's darling." "Gentlemen, allow me to present Katerina Volkov, the face of our new perfume, Midnight Sun." " Very pleased to meet you." " Nice to meet you." "Sit down, my dear." "Madame Sinclair called me in." "She called all the models in about the murder." "It's ridiculous, all this fear-mongering." "Helena had the misfortune to involve herself with the wrong man." " End of story." " Sergei, please." "She was my friend." "What's the matter with you?" "Can't you see how upset she is?" "I think you'd better leave." "He treats me like a fool." "The impetuosity of youth." "I see good manners weren't taught at that expensive French boarding school your father sent you to." "He didn't send me there to learn manners." "He sent me there to get rid of me." "Not true." "You could have anything you want from your father if you would just learn some respect." "Respect?" "Respect is earned." "Your father's earned respect." "Look at everything he's achieved." " You must stop upsetting him." " Or what?" "He'll send me back to the orphanage?" " A bit late for that." " Don't be stupid." "All I'm saying is we've all got to be at our best right now." "On top of everything else, Coco De Ville arrives today." "(Madison) Merci a vous." "Merci, monsieur." " Madison." " Hey, Nathalie." "There's all this security because of the murder." " Do they know anything?" " They say it's the ex-boyfriend." " Laurence, right?" " Right." "On top of everything else, Coco De Ville's about to arrive." " She's part of my story too." " I've really gotta go." "But I'll fill you in later." "And I've booked you a room." " Bye." " Oh, and what about the photographer?" " He's on his way." " And how will I know him?" " Don't worry." " What do you mean, don't worry?" " Hello, Madison." " Jake?" "What are you doing here?" "I'm your photographer." "Don't blame Nathalie." "When I heard you were coming to town, I pretty much twisted her arm." "Let me take your bag." "Well, if I'm gonna be working for you... (She sighs)" " So, you're back in Paris now?" " Yeah, for the last year." "Are you as well connected here as you were in Rome?" "It's my home town." "Do you know who's in charge of the case?" "Inspector Morin." "I know him." "He's looking at the picture I took at the show." " Could you arrange a meeting?" " Sure." "I'll call him." "So Helena did most of her work for Aleksandr Borinski." "Borinski's in everything now." "I've just been having the toughest time getting a hold of him." "He's Russian, doesn't trust people." "But he has a good reputation." "I wanna get an interview with him for my article but I just can't get anywhere near him." " Can I help you?" " Madison Castelli, checking in." "You might get a better chance now." "This is his hotel and he lives here." "I leave messages but I can't seem to get past his assistant, Olivia..." " Kurlikova." " Kurlikova." "Yeah." "I hate it when people don't get back to me." "I'm sorry, Jake, but there was no point." "Well, then, call..." "and tell me there's no point." "Not calling was trying to tell you that." "Well, you see, for me, it wasn't like nothing happened." "It wasn't like nothing happened for me either, just not enough." "Come on, you lived in Rome, I'm going back to New York." "What do you want from me?" "We were on separate paths." "I knew this was gonna happen." " This arrangement isn't gonna work." " lt's fine, it's fine." "I just had to get it off my chest, that's all." " (Shouting)" " Here comes Coco." "I gotta work." "And this is Kurlikova." " Ah, Miss Kurlikova." " Yes?" "Hi, Madison Castelli from Manhattan Magazine." "I've left you several messages." "In light of recent events..." "Recent events have nothing to do with Mr Borinski or his organisation." "If Mr Borinski doesn't tell us his side of the story, like it or not, that becomes part of the story, if you catch my meaning." "Are you threatening Mr Borinski, Miss...whatever your name is?" "Castelli." "No, of course not." "It's just always better to make your case than to let others draw their own conclusions." "Mr Borinski's a very private man but I'm sure he'll be flattered by your concern." "So, we have... (Cameras clicking)" "(Cheering, shouting)" "Coco!" "Coco, Coco!" "Coco." "Coco." "Sorry." "Nathalie de Barge, Spotlight Entertainment." "We know you as a huge TV star but rumour has it you're about to enter the fashion industry." "Can you tell us more about it?" "Someone might never forgive me if I reveal too much." "We hear that you've become acquainted with someone who's been making quite a name for himself in the fashion industry," "Aleksandr Borinski." "Yes, Aleksandr has been very supportive." "Coco!" "Rumour also has it that it's more than business between the two of you." "Would you care to comment on that?" "Well, darling, all I can say is, stay tuned." "Thank you, Coco." "This is Nathalie de Barge..." " Victor, I haven't gotten to Borinski yet." " Is there a problem?" "His assistant guards him like a dragon lady." "That doesn't help but what are we gonna do?" "The story's important." "Stay tuned." "I think I might have just discovered a new angle." " Miss De Ville." " Olivia." " Welcome to Paris." " Thank you." "I trust your delayed flight hasn't inconvenienced you?" " No, it was fine." " Excuse me, Miss De Ville." "Hi." "Madison Castelli from Manhattan Magazine." " I'm sorry." " Manhattan?" " I love it." "I read it all the time." " You do?" "Castelli." "Didn't you do that article on the orphans?" "The Romanian kids?" "Romanian and Russian, yes." "You read it?" "I did." "It was heartbreaking." "Good for you for exposing those people." " I hope something's being done." " Not enough, I'm afraid." "But I'm doing a piece now on the fashion industry." " Contrast, huh?" " Not as much as you'd think." "I'd actually like to interview you for it." " Really?" "How flattering." " Well, you'd be perfect." "You're entering the fashion industry and you're linked to Borinski." " What a great story." " Miss De Ville, we really must go." "I can think of the perfect tag line now." "Tycoon with Taste and Actress with Brains." "Say no more." "I am there." "Olivia, I love this girl already." "And I'd love to get Aleksandr Borinski's take on things as well." " He's such a sweetheart." " So I've heard." "Mr Borinski's been waiting for us for some time." "And I'll fix things up with you and Aleksandr, OK?" " Great, thank you." " You know what?" "Come to the Kevin O'Brien Show." "I'll leave a ticket at the front." "I will, thanks." "Wow." "You just got a tough-to-get invite." " Really?" " Huge." "I'm gonna go catch up with Nathalie." "Guess she'll be my date for the show." "It was nice seeing you too." "(Cork pops)" "My darling Coco." "I'm so happy that you're finally here with me in Paris." "But I would have flown to St Petersburg." "I would have come anywhere you wanted me to." "St Petersburg?" "St Petersburg is much too cold for a lady from California." " Oh, but I have a new fur coat." " (Laughs)" " To us." " To us." " Shall we take our seats?" " Who's that over there?" "(Nathalie) You're kidding." "That's Agnes St Clair." "The woman's a living fashion icon." "She's worked with everybody." "She's a friend to all the models." "A mother figure in the industry." "And she knows all their secrets." "And she never ever talks to press." "Watch this." "Camille, c'est a toi." "Voila." " (Speaks French)" " Madame St Clair?" "I don't mean to interrupt you." "I just want to ask you a few questions." "What are you?" "Make-up?" "Hairdresser?" "No." "Can you pin that dress in 50 minutes that it looks like it's made for Camille?" "No." "I'm sorry." "I'm not interested." "(Speaks French)" "Attends." "My name is Madison Castelli." "I'm from Manhattan Magazine." "I'm doing a profile on Aleksandr Borinski." "I thought my English was good enough." "I said I'm busy." "I understand." "I won't take much of your time." "Your concern about your models will be of great use in this matter." "My only concern right now is Camille looking good. (Speaks French)" "I bet you were concerned about Helena as well." "Yeah." "She was a beautiful girl." "But so young." "These girls from the east, they come to Paris full of dreams." "Did she ever talk to you about problems with anyone?" "Boyfriends?" "Helena met Aleksandr Borinski a month ago at a party." "What happened?" "What happened is that Laurence wouldn't let Helena wear any other designer clothes." "Borinski stepped in and fired him to help her." "And Helena was going to break up anyway with Laurence." "And she was obsessed by Aleksandr." "Do you think Aleksandr Borinski had anything to do with what happened?" "(Sighs) What I know is... money's getting older and girls are getting younger." "Beauty... has always been an ugly business." "Thank you so much for your time." "Aleksandr Borinski has arrived." "Ah." "(Speaks French)" "Sorry Coco couldn't make it." "Yes, I'm afraid she was very tired." "Katerina." "Come with me." "Dance with me, bitch!" "Get off me." "We have to get him out of here." "Aleksandr." "Come on." " Are you all right?" " I need to get some air." "I want you to take Katerina back to the hotel, yeah?" "I'm sorry for my son's behaviour." "Families." "Your health." "(Phone rings)" "(Sighs)" "(Twig snaps, rustling)" "(Gasps)" "(Church bells ringing)" " Hey." " Hey." "I've been trying to call you." "Is your phone off?" " Katerina Volkov has been murdered." " I didn't know." "I'd better talk to Inspector Morin right away." "Can you arrange it for right after we see Coco?" " Sure." " Thank you very much." "Hey, how did you find me?" "I've never had a problem finding people." "It's my job." "You don't have time for a coffee?" "No, I need to call Victor in New York." " I'll meet you back at the hotel?" " Sounds like a plan." "Thanks." "(Speaks French)" "I thought you might like that coffee now." "Great." "(Phone rings)" "Madison Castelli." "Oui, Inspector Morin." "(Speaks French)" " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Thanks." "Let's go see Coco." "(Coco) And this is where I do my sketches." "Let me introduce you to Jean-Louis Ruppart." " (Madison) Hi." " Hi." " (Jake) Bonjour." " Bonjour." "One of the best sketch artists in Paris." " Of course." " It's so nice to meet you, my gosh." "(Jean-Louis) And for me." " Am I disturbing you?" " Not at all, darling." " You must be Miss Castelli." " Yes." " And Mr Sica." " Hello." " I know your work." "It's excellent." " Thank you." "I gather I owe you an apology." "You've been trying to contact me and I've made life difficult for you." "Not at all." "I've asked my assistant to make space in my diary so we can talk." "That'd be great." "Thank you." "(Aleksandr) These murders are terrible tragedies but we carry on." "You should come to the party for Coco tonight after the show." " We'd love to." " Good, good." " I'll see you later." " Yes." " I look forward to seeing you." " Me too." "Shall we get started?" "(Madison) The way people see you, sexy, funny..." " Bimbo." " OK." "That's what I've been selling for all those years." "I can hardly blame people for buying it." "But there is an advantage to being..." "How should I say?" "Underestimated." "The element of surprise can be a potent weapon." "Some people can see through the image pretty quickly." "Aleksandr sure did." "We were on the same wavelength from the beginning." "I think that's why I'm so attracted to him." "Yes, which word of "no further comment"" "are you not understanding?" "Thank you." "If you're looking for your father, he's on his way to another meeting." " It was you I wanted to see." " Oh?" "This Coco farce, what's it going to cost us?" "Too much." "He's going to back this woman and make us all look ridiculous." " I can't believe he's serious." " He's very serious." "Which is why it's important for you to be at your best right now." "You're very smart and very talented, Sergei." "Stop behaving like a petulant child." "You're bigger than that." "Your father needs you right now." "He's not himself." "When did you two meet?" "Mm." "About six months ago in New York, at a premiere." "And we just kept in touch." "I told him my dreams about starting a fashion line and right away he took me seriously, and now here we are and he's financing it for me, and tonight he's introducing my line." "Ever since my mother died, he's been going from woman to woman." " But they've meant nothing to him." " And this one does." "I have a feeling that he's going to marry her." "Marry her?" "I don't think so." "He'd better not." "I don't think I can permit that to happen." "I mean, having someone like Aleksandr on my side is a great feeling." "Can I ask you about the murders?" "Both of the girls had a connection to Mr Borinski." " What do you make of that?" " I really don't know, Madison." "Aleks, he's such a kind and genuine man." "Why would anyone want something to go wrong for him?" "I like Coco, more than I thought I would." "She's quite something, huh?" "Definitely smarter than she seems on TV." "Problem is, she didn't shed any light on Borinski." "She couldn't see how it linked to him." "But she hasn't known him that long." "Long enough for him to finance her fashion line." "That's true." "What I don't understand is, why would Laurence kill Katerina?" "Helena was a crime of passion, sure, but Katerina?" "It all seems to revolve around Borinski." "I wonder what Morin knows." "I don't think Morin speaks much English." " What?" " But don't worry, I'm here." "I will translate." " What would you do without me?" " I'm sure I'd think of something." " You sure?" " Yeah." "(Jake speaks French)" "(Speaks French)" "Madison Castelli." " Ca va." " Ca va." "Mathilde." " Bonjour." " Bonjour." "(Speaks French)" "It's OK?" "I have some questions about the murders." "(Translates)" "Was there any forensic evidence?" "Hair, fibres?" " (Translates)" " Non." "Any evidence of sexual assault on either of the women?" " (Translates)" " Non." "What about the CCTV tapes at the hotel?" " (Translates) - (Speaks French)" " They were obstructed." " Would he care to elaborate?" " (Translates) - (Speaks French)" "Elaborate how?" "This isn't working." "He obviously doesn't wanna talk to me." "Miss Castelli, the killer has left us with very little evidence." " ls that better?" " You speak English." "If I must." " So..." " Miss Castelli." "What we have is a link between the two victims." "They were both beautiful women, both models, and both of them worked for Borinski." "And you're not gonna tell me anything else, are you?" "For now there's nothing more to tell." "OK." "Let's go." "(Speaks French)" "Thanks for setting that up, but I feel like I know more about Laurence than he does." "Do you think that maybe Laurence might have killed Katerina because Borinski fired him?" "Well, if Borinski humiliated him, maybe." "We know why Laurence killed Helena, but the motivation for killing Katerina is still unclear." "You're a great investigator." "You'll find a connection." "I hope so." "So Coco's show tonight." "I guess the show must go on." " Yeah." " (Sighs)" "See you." " It's me." " Coco." " Do you like it?" " You take my breath away." " Mm." " You're incredible." "Since that time in New York," "I haven't been able to get you out of my mind." "I don't suppose we could just skip the show and stay home and cuddle?" "I wish we could but there are so many people dying to meet you." "Now, this dress is beautiful." "But it needs a little something." "Now, come here." " Really?" " Close your eyes." "Close your eyes." "Open them." "Aleksandr, you shouldn't have." "But I'm so glad you did." " You like it?" " I love it." "And later I'm gonna show you just how much." "Mm, I look forward to it." "Coco." "Let's go to your fashion show." " Hey." " Hi." "Did anyone ever tell you you're beautiful?" "You did several times but I think you had an ulterior motive." "Right now I don't." "You're beautiful." "Thank you." "You clean up pretty well yourself." "Yep." "It's my penguin outfit." "We're sitting over there." " We need another ten minutes." " What?" " The black dress was stitched too high." " Can you fix it in time?" "Madison." "We're just over there." "(Cheering, applause)" "My friends, thank you for appreciating the genius of the new Reem Acra." "If I may take just a moment more of your time and introduce you to a very special lady with whom I have begun what I believe will be the most fruitful collaboration." "Coco De Ville." "You're all familiar with Coco's extraordinary talents but now she's turned her creative spirit to fashion." "I give you De Ville." "She's doing great." "Aleksandr, I cannot thank you or Reem Acra enough for including me in this wonderful event." "Thank you, girls, and thank you, everyone." "Thank you." "(Applause continues)" "Do you think they all really like Coco's designs, or are they just going along with Borinski's enthusiasm?" "Probably both." "What did you think of them?" "No, I liked 'em." "I think she's got talent." " Are you surprised?" " No, not after talking to her." "Hey, you guys, it's a party." "(Jake) She's right." "Let's go." "Allez!" "That was fun." "I like to see you enjoying yourself." " I always enjoy myself." " Really?" "Yeah." "Or do you run when things seem like too much fun?" "No, no, no, no, no." "Don't analyse me." "Come on." " It's not gonna work." " What does work, then?" " Lots of things." " Like what?" "Like the Bateaux Mouches." "I've always wanted to go on one." " Let's go, then." " Yeah?" " Yeah." " OK." "I don't want this evening to end either." "Let's go." "What a city." "I love it." "Enough to live here?" "I don't know." "I'd have to learn the language." "(Speaks French)" "What?" "OK." " Repeat after me." " OK." " (Speaks French) - (Repeats French)" " Well done." " What'd I say?" "The best way to learn a language, it's on the pillow." "(She laughs)" "So why did you leave Rome?" "I thought you were happy there." "I was." "But then I met this woman I liked." "We got together, only to have her leave." "No, but seriously." "Seriously, it was time for a change." " So you came home." " Yeah." " I never really worked here." " You've worked all over the world." " Does it matter where you are?" " It does now." "I've gone in a quite different direction." "You'd be surprised." "Your work's always been wonderful." "Thank you." "And as for Paris, my instinct was right." "I've found you again." "(She sighs)" " Jake..." " Yeah, I know." "Don't say it." "I like you too, OK?" "Maybe we should just leave it there..." "and enjoy the view." "Look at her." "That American bitch has her claws in deep." " The old man is besotted." " It will pass." "Not if she has anything to do with it." "She'll spend her way through the entire fortune before she hits 50." "(Whispers) Aleksandr, you need to come right now." "All right." "We'll be back." "Of course." "I think we really should get to know each other better." "Shall we?" "Sure." "Why not?" "Stop." "(Camera clicks)" "I said stop." "That's enough already!" "(Nathalie) So where did you two disappear to last night?" "(Madison) A romantic trip on the river, without the romance." "So, tell me, Nathalie, what on earth were you thinking, setting me up with Jake?" "I was wondering how long it was gonna take you." "So?" " Honestly?" " Yeah." "At such short notice, there was no one else and he wanted the job." "Has there been a problem?" "Not really." "I mean, we dealt with it." "He says it's cool." "Well, that's what he says." "What is it with you?" "You told me you had a fantastic time together in Rome." "We did and then it was over and we moved on." " Or I moved on." " Come on." "He's a great guy." "Guys like Jake, you can't take them seriously." "I don't wanna get hurt, Nathalie." "You know, there is such a thing as being too in control." "You're gonna have to let somebody into your life someday." "Maybe." "But not now." " I like being alone." " Yeah." "I tell people that too." "Touché." "(Olivia) I know he's very successful but Miss De Ville is not taking any more interviews at present." "Yes, that's right." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Olivia." " Did you know about this?" " Not the details." " Mm." "I want to see Sergei now." " I'll find him." "That idiot." "And do you have the De Ville budget?" "I'd like to sign it off after last night's triumph." "Seems high, to say the least." "What?" "What are you talking about?" "The development budget allocated for Miss De Ville's new line." "It's very high." "Miss De Ville will get whatever is necessary." "I told you when I came back from New York." "Nothing has changed." " Have you seen the numbers?" " She will get whatever she wants." "There is no limit." "Do you understand?" " Yes." " Good." "No, Victor, Inspector Morin knows less than we do." "OK, so Helena was the face of Borinski's empire and Katerina was being used to launch his new perfume line." "Did you find out how much Borinski stands to lose because of their deaths?" "Jeez, I knew perfume was big but not that big." "(Phone rings)" "OK, you know what?" "I'll call you back." " Jake, hi." " Madison." "Thanks for calling me back." "Um, so I had some ideas I wanted to run by you." " Are you free?" " Um, yeah." "Why not?" " OK, um..." " You wanna meet for a drink?" "Yeah, sure." "Uh, where?" "At Le Stresa." "Rue Chambiges." "It's right behind the Plaza Athénée." " OK." "Um..." " Let's say eight o'clock?" " OK." "I'll see you there at eight." " All right." "(Aleksandr) I love these times alone with you, Coco." " Madame." " Yes, thank you." "Merci." "Merci." " Coco..." " Mm." "Look, I don't want to spoil our dinner but I have to ask you." "Did Sergei do something last night to upset you?" "It was nothing." "I probably overreacted and as usual the paparazzi were there to catch it." "Mm." "Well, I'm sorry." "I can only apologise." "Look, he sees his father with another woman, he's bound to have issues." "And as far as I'm concerned, it's already forgotten." "Not by me, it isn't." " He was drunk, Aleksandr." " He always is." "He's had an expensive French education and he behaves like a peasant." "I don't know what to do." "It's tough growing up with a powerful and successful father." "It's a lot to live up to." "Don't be too hard on him." "Bon appétit." "(Madison) So, clearly not the romantic dinner you've arranged." "(Jake) I'm just sticking to the rules." "(Speaks French)" " Cheers." " Cheers." "OK, about the murders." "It's gotta have something to do with the Borinski empire." "And you think Laurence did it?" "He's the obvious suspect but there isn't any proof." " And why kill Katerina?" " I don't know." "But I'm not leaving Paris until I find out." "These women didn't deserve what happened to them." "You know what I can never understand, is when a beautiful woman ends up with a loser." "Just cos they're beautiful doesn't mean they always make good choices." "Every woman deserves to be treated well." "I may need some more photographs for my article." "Will you show me the ones that you gave to Detective Morin?" "Sure." "I have them back at my studio." "We can go through them if you want." " OK." "How about now?" " Now?" " Mm-hm." " D'accord." "(Speaks French)" "And here we are, in one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in the world." " It's just like Rome again." " Oh, you still remember?" "Of course." " It was good, wasn't it?" " Phew!" "Yes." "Don't tell me you need reassurance?" " Who, me?" " (They laugh)" " No." " Just teasing." "Oh, but there have been so many women." " Oh, yeah." " Since Rome." "Too many to count." "What about you, Madison?" "How many men?" "Oh, well, don't you wish you knew?" "Photographs." "We need to go look at your photographs." "Come on." "Wow." " This is a great place." " Thank you." "When you said you were going in a different direction, you weren't kidding." " Do you like it?" " It's fabulous." "It's overwhelming." "Then I'm happy." "So, let's find our killer." "OK." "This will take a little while." "That's OK." "Do you wanna go through the shows in order?" "Madison?" " And this is the bedroom." " I thought so." "Don't you wanna see the photos?" "Not just now." "It was you who said only last night..." "I know and I think I actually believed it." "You know that place we were in Rome?" "Yeah, precisely." " Take me back there." " OK." "OK." "Oh!" "Now I remember what I was afraid of." "Afraid?" "You're definitely not part of the plan." "Well, maybe you should let go." "And improvise for a while." "Maybe I will." " Can't you sleep, darling?" " I'm too restless from last night." "I'm gonna work on my sketches." "Coco." "Mm." "I'll see you at breakfast." "Aleks?" "(She gasps)" "Come here." "I want you to see this." " Look at Laurence's eye line." " Yeah." "He's not looking at Helena." "He was trying to get to Borinski." " Good morning." " Good morning." "(Phone rings)" "(Madison) Something's happened." "The police are at the hotel." "All of Paris is in shock after learning that television star Coco De Ville was found murdered in her suite at the hotel just behind me." "Police have released no details but it is believed that the murderer may be the same man responsible for the killings of two models earlier this week." "Sadly, it was only 24 hours ago that Miss De Ville experienced one of the greatest triumphs of her life as she was given a tumultuous reception here in Paris..." "Were you aware of any threats to Miss De Ville?" "Threats?" "No." "Who would threaten her?" "Everybody loved her." "Non." "This floor is off limits to the press." "No, it's all right." "This is Miss Castelli." "She was with Coco yesterday." "You should speak with her." "I'm so sorry." "I don't even know what to say." " Aleksandr, your brother." " Excuse me." "Please don't go." " I want to talk with you." " Sure, sure." "(Speaks French)" "May I ask how she was killed?" "She was strangled with a rope, like the others." "Probably someone she knew." "There was no sign of forced entry." "So was it Laurence Schmidt?" "Laurence Schmidt was arrested last night." "He confessed to the two other murders." "But he could not have killed Coco De Ville." "He was in a jail cell in Lyons." "Excuse me." "I do have an investigation." "Monsieur Borinski." "Excuse me." "Do your best." "Do you have any idea where I might find your son?" "My son?" "Why do you want to speak with my son?" " Where is he?" " I don't know where he is." "Please, lnspector." "Monsieur Borinski's in no condition to answer questions right now." "Very well." "We'll do this later, then." "You find who did this." "We will." " You must rest, Aleksandr." " Rest?" "I can't rest." "Miss Castelli." "Excuse me." " Can I have a word, please?" " Sure." "Meet you downstairs?" "Please." "How can you have any faith in the police?" "People are being murdered and they can't do anything." "Would you see what you can find out for me?" " Mr Borinski, I'm a journalist." " Yes, I know that." "But you're used to asking questions." "I'll pay you whatever you want." "No, it's not necessary." "OK." "I'll see what I can find out." "I wish you would." "Please." "Coco had great respect for you." "I was going to ask her to marry me." "I've only ever loved two women in my life." "My wife and Coco De Ville." "And what do I have now?" "I know how much she meant to you but you're not alone." "You have your son." "Sergei?" "He's not my real son." "He's adopted." "My wife wasn't able to have children and I needed an heir, so..." "Olivia arranged it." "We loved him like he was our own." "He wanted for nothing." "But when my wife died, he went completely off the rails." "And things are not good between us." "Aleksandr, the police have arrested Sergei." " What?" " I've spoken to your lawyer." " He'll meet us at the station." " No, you stay here." "Give Miss Castelli whatever she needs, yes?" "And will you be needing anything, Miss Castelli?" "Not right now, thank you." " Actually, there is one thing." " Yes?" "I understand it was you who arranged for Sergei's adoption?" "Yes, that's correct." "It was through an adoption agency in St Petersburg 23 years ago." "Is this relevant, Miss Castelli, or is it just more information gathering for your article?" "Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated." "(Madison) All right, so Borinski fires Laurence." "Laurence wants revenge, so he kills Helena and Katerina." "If he wasn't arrested, he would have killed Coco as well?" "It looks like we have a copycat killer." "Borinski's son might be a suspect." "Sergei?" "I don't know." "He might be a part of it." "But I just feel so bad for Aleksandr." "He really loved her." "He's asked me to help try and find her killer." "Watch out." "You're a journalist, not a detective." "And there's a killer on the loose." "Don't worry about me." "I can take care of myself." "Let's go back to the hotel, see if we can work the phones and find anything out." " Hello, Father." " So how did they treat you?" "With the greatest respect, of course." "The Borinski name worked its usual magic." "Sergei, please be serious for once in your life." "I'm sorry, Papa." "I know how it must pain you to have your son thought of as a murderer." " Is that what they're accusing you of?" " They asked where I was last night." " And?" " And your lawyer arrived." "Now, listen to me." "Please tell me you had nothing to do with Coco's death." "Is that really what you think of me?" "The way you've been behaving lately, I don't know what to think of you." "Why don't you try thinking of me as your son?" "Sometimes you make that very difficult." "Fine." "Believe what you want." "Sergei, please..." "Sergei!" "(Sighs)" "I don't know how I'm going to get through this." "Aleksandr." "I am so very sorry." "It's a terrible tragedy, truly." "And I don't wish to sound harsh about this but..." " Well, you hardly knew Coco." " What are you talking about?" "From the minute I met her, I knew everything about her and she knew me." " I know it seemed that way." " No, you don't understand." "You've never understood." "It's you who doesn't know me." "(Speaks French)" "(Sighs)" "You'd be surprised what you can find with a little research." " A little?" "You must be kidding." " No, I'm serious." "Come on." "Leave your work behind for a moment, huh?" "Let's go." "OK, for a moment." "Maybe like a minute." " No, two minutes." " Two minutes?" " Oops." " (Laughs)" "OK, two minutes." " (Phone rings)" " Non, non, non, non." "No, it could be important." " I'll be right back." " OK." "OK." " Ah, I missed it." " Perfect." "(Laughs)" "No." "No, but..." "I just don't understand who could have wanted to kill Coco." "Who would?" "I don't know." "Well, we gotta figure it out." "(He sighs)" "It's always the same thing with you, huh?" " What do you mean?" " Work always comes first, huh?" "No, it's not like that, OK, Jake?" "But we have to focus." "These things are connected and we don't know how." "And what about our connection?" " (Phone rings)" " Our connection's fine." "I don't know what you mean." "Oui." "Oui, d'accord." "OK." "Huh?" "Tell me, what about our connection?" "Just not now, OK?" "Fine." "I've just heard Sergei will be at his club in the morning." "Yeah?" " Hi." " Mr Borinski, please." "Follow me, please." "Mr Borinski?" "Madison Castelli from Manhattan Magazine." "I know who you are." "I don't speak to reporters." "Your father's really concerned about you." " Is he?" " Yeah." "And is that the message you were sent to deliver?" "This was my idea." "I thought it was time somebody got your side of the story." "My side, yes." "What does Sergei think?" "You'd be surprised how rarely that question is asked." "And why's that?" "I have a job without power." "ldeas no one wants to hear." "Girls who want to use me and friends who want to spend my money." "And I'm tainted with suspicion." "If you are, you brought it on yourself." "You publicly humiliated Coco and the next day she winds up murdered." "How could you not be a suspect?" "I treated Coco the way she deserved to be treated." "Now I'm a victim of my own honesty." "Honesty?" "Is that what you call it?" "Get out of here!" "You squalid little gossipmonger." "You're just like the rest of them." "Is there a man in there anywhere?" "Are you gonna spend the rest of your life drowning in self-pity?" "I don't think you killed anyone." "I don't think you have it in you." "So you wanna talk about it?" "(Ringing tone)" "(Buzzes)" "Madison, it's Jake." "Sorry about earlier." "We were both stressed, huh?" "Nobody's fault." "Listen, um, I know how important this story is to you, so call me when you get that message, OK?" "(Speaks French)" "(Phone rings)" "Hello." "(Speaks French)" "Monsieur." "Hello." "Did Madison Castelli come to see you?" "Yes, she was here." "Did she say anything about your adoption?" " Yeah." " What about St Petersburg?" "Did she mention that?" "She wanted to hear my side of the story." "OK." "Sergei..." "Take care of yourself." " Hi." " Madison, where have you been?" " I've been talking to Sergei." " Jake's been trying to call you." "I must have left my phone at the club." " He was worried." " Jake was worried?" "Yes." "He's on his way over to the hotel." "I'm upstairs." "Hopefully I've heard from New York." "Victor, don't get me started about my cell." "I left it at Sergei's club." " Take a look at what we discovered." " Oh, my God." " (Knocking)" " Somebody's at my door." "Let me call you back." "Coming." "Olivia." "I want to talk to you about Sergei's adoption." "And I wanna talk to you." "Come in." "Can you explain..." "You ask too many questions, Miss Castelli." "Now you have your answer." "Argh!" "Oh!" "Argh!" " What happened?" " Olivia, she tried to kill me." "She's in my room." "We have to call the police." " Where is she?" " I don't know." "She was unconscious right there." "(Speaks French)" "I don't know where she could have gone." " (Aleksandr) What's happened?" " Did you see Olivia?" " I haven't seen anybody." " Is there another staircase?" "There's the maintenance stairway." " What's going on?" " (Jake) Olivia attacked Madison." "What?" " (Aleksandr) Olivia." " Stop!" "No closer." "Olivia, what's going on?" "Aleksandr, is there anywhere more beautiful in the world?" "I remember seeing this..." "on a postcard as a child." "Now I'm here." "Come inside." "We can sort this out." "Come." "Olivia." "I know you loved Coco, but I couldn't let you make the mistake of marrying her." "She would have ruined you." "She wanted everything." "And what about my Sergei?" " "Your" Sergei?" " Sergei's her son." "What?" "It was her own child she brought from the orphanage in St Petersburg." "You've never known anything about my life, Aleksandr, have you?" "Never wanted to." "But when you wanted to adopt, who better than the child I left behind?" "I'm sorry." "(Aleksandr) Olivia!" "French police have announced that the murder of Coco De Ville is now linked to Olivia Kurlikova who committed suicide today." "Miss De Ville's death had previously been connected to the deaths of models Helena Gothenburg and Katerina Volkov." "Laurence Schmidt probably gave her the idea." "Unfortunately for her, Laurence Schmidt had the perfect alibi." "He was in custody." "(Jake) How did she think she'd get away with it?" "She must have been desperate." "She saw her dreams for Sergei slipping away and she felt she had to do something." "I almost feel sorry for her." "I don't." "It was really Olivia?" "They're saying she was the murderer." "Why?" "Why would she do that?" "Tell me." "I think you should talk to your father about it." "I liked her." "She was always kind to me." "The only one who was." "(Phone rings)" "Thank you, Victor." "OK, great." "OK, I'll talk to you." "Bye." "OK." "Story finished and received." "I am a free woman." "(He laughs)" " So does this mean...?" " Yes, I'm here to stay." "For now." "Thought I'd stick around Paris, see what the city has to offer." " Really?" " Yeah, really." "I'm all yours." "Let's go."