" You saw someone?" " l think someone was there." "Sure it wasn't your auxiliary ego?" " Moshtra doesn't sleep over." " All right..." "He was teaching his yoga class." "I'm starting to feel dizzy without him." "You are mean." "When do you think he left?" "Just after we talked." "Out the bedroom window." " Think it's funny?" " We're making progress." "It doesn't prove anything." "He's innocent, so he escaped." "He's impulsive." "He wants to clear his name." "Impulsive, but not violent." "Remains to be proven." "Proving something is your job." "He's making himself look guilty." "He escaped because you're not looking elsewhere." "He's doing his own investigation." "Then, he must know who did it." "He should tell us." "He might not know." "The fact that he ran proves he's innocent." "That's too psychological for me." "Someone who runs has something to hide." "Mayrand knows it's stupid." "Exactly, so he must have a good reason." "Do you know something?" "We admit, we're biased." "I'll let Savaria know." "You didn't answer my question." "I don't know." "I feel it, deep inside me." "My instincts are never wrong." "I'm not surprised." "Defend him, don't judge him." " He's not helping." " What's with you two?" "Keep your unproductive emotions out of this." "Well..." "Our emotions are hardly unproductive." "So are fantasies." "He knows something, but he's not sure what." "Why didn't he tell me?" "That doesn't help me." "Be more explicit." "The State police and Lefebvre see it as an admission of guilt." "The State police do, but Lefebvre's playing a game." " So, his escape..." " Not at all!" " Let me finish." " He looks guilty." "We know that." "But we have... I don't know if..." "Nothing." "Nothing obvious in his history." "Tell him." "Yeah, sure..." "He needs to know why we believe in him." "We held back some evidence." "What?" "We're waiting to know more." "Great. I'll defend all of you." "Withholding evidence." "I'm sure to make the headlines with this." "Mayrand's not sure what he knows." "He feels guilty." "He feels guilty about Marie-Jo's death, not about the murders." "Ever done time?" "Tetreault says you have." " He said that?" " l swear." "Did you have girls working for you?" "You ask too many questions." "I like guys like you." "They turn me on." "Tetreault doesn't like me." "Maybe that's why he badmouthed you." "You like my breasts?" "Five thousand bucks." "Not to mention the rest." "Cost me a fortune." "Some work on your face wouldn't hurt." " She didn't die in the bath." " Hold on..." "That's not what you said." "Everyone makes mistakes." "I shouldn't even be talking to you." "Don't forget, you promised me something." "He didn't ask you?" " You scammed me." " Ask what?" "I'm giving you information because Jean-Marie said he'd ask you to have dinner with me." "I didn't want to scare you off." "I hope he held up his end." "Of course." "You said yes." "So, it's yes." "You said a broken neck." " l'm sure of it." " There was a fracture." "It would paralyze or disable, but not kill." "She probably passed out, but the stabbing killed her." "So, when?" "You sure look thrilled." "Sure. I'll call you when things calm down." "Pretend you're talking to Rita." "Of course..." "Yes, dear." "Not now, I'm working." "Can I call you back?" "No, you can't." "It's a bit awkward for me." "I'm at the morgue." "We're on a big case." "You remember my friend, Mayrand?" "We think he's innocent." "He must be." "He better be, escaping like he did." "Johnson's furious." "It's not going good." "I'll give you a name." "Tell me if he's inside." "What's his name again?" "Your dance teacher?" "Gerry Comeau." "No problem." "I'll give him the message." "That's right." "Kiss, kiss." "My wife." "Morgue's on the way." "Who's he?" "Motel manager." "Did he identify anyone?" "Only the dead girl." "The room was in her name." "She was turning tricks." "I called you right away because of this:" "It was in the trash." "You know, if we ignore the card, we don't have to call Lefebvre." "Routine investigation." "What do we do?" "Anything bother you about this murder?" "He'd be nuts to leave his card at his murder scenes." "Think he has cards with him?" "It was in the trash." "Two possibilities:" "Either Mayrand's the killer, or someone's trying to frame him." "Maybe Mayrand's leaving clues so we won't think it's him." "Brilliant, but twisted." "If someone's trying to frame him, it's working, so far." "The knife, hash, and scratch tickets were one thing, but the card in the trash is over the top." "It wasn't planned." "It was left on impulse." "The killer lost control, killed the woman, and tossed the card in the trash." "He would've known we'd find the card." "That's true." "The guy might know Mayrand was arrested, but not that he's escaped." "He wasn't framing Mayrand." "It was a slip up, a fatal mistake." "It wasn't planned." "She wasn't Mayrand's type." "It wasn't a serial killing, either." "It was a sudden act of violence." "A rage I can't explain." "Dufour." "We've got another one." " What?" " Another one." " Another what?" " Dead woman." "Mayrand left his card." " His card?" " l don't get it, either." "Explain your lnternet thing to me." "How does a girl you don't know send you an e-mail that says:" ""l need you."" " Strange." " Yeah." "But who is she?" "A relative?" "A friend?" "I don't know her." "But you..." "You're the computer wizard." "Do your computer magic, or something." " The thing is..." " What?" "Never mind." "Alain?" "It's Dufour." "I'll give you a name." "Tell me if he's out, and since when." "Comeau." "Gerry Comeau." " What time was it?" " lt was late." "Did you see his face?" "Did you really see someone, or was it your imagination?" " Could you identify him?" " No." " But outside, you said..." " l saw someone." " What did he look like?" " lt was dark." "Can you describe what you saw?" "A man..." "Tall, not fat, sort of built." "Are you all right?" "I'm okay." "I can't give you details." "Maybe I imagined he was following me." "What do you expect from me?" "Professionally." "Anne?" "Mayrand's not alone." "I feel guilty, too." "What?" " Your report." " No time." "I'm on a murder." "Tomorrow." "Too late." "You work for us, not the other way around." "Who do the detectives work for?" "The people." "What do the people want?" "Convictions." "Someone's awaiting sentencing." "Do your report." "I'll call you back." "Bye." "Any news?" "Not yet. I'll call Lefebvre and let you know." "Anne, I need to talk to you." "Mayrand called." " When?" " When I was at the morgue." " Where is he?" " l don't know." "What did he say?" "He asked if a guy called Comeau was out of jail." "He is out of jail." "Mayrand knows his haunts." "He must blame Comeau for Marie-Jo." "If we don't find him first, Comeau's dead." "I'll have a draft." " Anything else?" " No, thanks." "Rolande?" " What's this?" " l'll tell you what it is." "A report on electronic crimes." "Durivage returned it to us." "Right." "Mayrand's record check led them to a sex site." "No way..." "Mayrand surfs on sex sites." "There's hundreds of guys called Claude Mayrand." "It came from here." "Here?" "How could that be?" "Like the girl who e-mailed you." "What girl?" "What's going on?" "Answer me." "Well, I... lt's because... I used Mayrand's name to do research." "About erotic chat sites." "Just to know how it works." "For professional reasons." "I have to keep up with the latest technology." "Of course." "Why use Mayrand's name?" "Etienne Parent is too easily recognized." "Mayrand's more common." "What if the State police finds out?" "It was before the murder." "I couldn't have known." "What am I looking for?" "Comeau's out." "So what?" "I found nothing on Mayrand." " You want me to keep looking?" " Yes." "Reprimands?" "Check Police Ethics." "He record's clean as a whistle." "See?" "Nothing." "Look in the Headquarter files." "Classified reports." "Since when?" "Since forever." "ACCESS denied classified FOLDER" "Turn around." "No deaths." "Just injured suspects." "Hospitalizations?" ""Cuts to the face with the defendant's weapon" ""during the arrest."" "That's it." "We've got it." "WEAPON:" "knife LAWYER:" "JACQUES SAVARlA" "Your guy said thanks." "What guy?" "Gerry." "He was here?" "He phoned." "What for?" "He mentioned a cop." "Maynard?" " Mayrand." " Yeah." "He said he'll need you." "The computers are frozen." "Pack up." "We're out of here, now." "What's taking him so long?" "Here he comes." "Your witness." "Comeau?" "You defended him?" " ls it important?" " Not to defend him now." "When he was arrested." "It was a long time ago." "Long enough to forget Mayrand?" "Mayrand?" "Who arrested Comeau?" "Durivage?" "Mayrand was working for Durivage." "His name wasn't in the report." "It may have been left out to make the chief look good." "Where's Comeau?" "Can someone explain..." "You didn't answer my question." "I don't know." "I didn't know Mayrand arrested Comeau." "How was he, upon arrest?" "Physically or psychologically?" "Both." "Physically, not so bad." "As for..." "Scary." "The usual." " Seen Tetreault?" " No." "In what way was Comeau crazy?" "Take your time." "You're connecting..." "Crazy in what way?" "It was over 10 years ago." "I don't remember." "Can you recall his address?" "No address." "He was just out of jail." "How did he seem?" "He was definitely obsessed." "Obsessed by what?" "His wound." "What wound?" "We have a problem." "You're in conflict of interest." "I'm not responsible for omissions in a police report." "There was no omission." " And if Mayrand cut him?" " That's not the question." "He can't be too fond of the guy who disfigured him." " What do you think?" " Probably not." "Obviously not." "To say Comeau killed to frame Mayrand is... insane." "Was Comeau insane?" "What do you mean?" "His obsession is one thing." "His rage against Mayrand is another." "This much is understandable." "Psychiatric evaluation?" "is it important?" "It's a matter of life and death." "Tell him I'll need him." "Call the State police." "It's time." " But I..." " Call." "Get me details on Comeau." " Previous addresses, acquaintances." " Hurry." "Your choice." "You want me to implicate one of my clients." "To prove Mayrand's innocence." "I can't." "I'll talk to Fontaine or the State police, but not to you." "Even to save a life?" "Yes, but whose?" "So where do we start?" "Let's start in Comeau's old neighborhood." "Cross your fingers." "It's not much to go on." " What?" " Let's go to Mayrand's." " Why?" " Just follow us." "Are you going to stay in the car, now?" "File number CN 03A 76234590-0." "Withdrawal form." "Changing sides?" "You're dropping Mayrand?" "I have no choice." "You know he's innocent, and have someone else in mind?" "We'll just look." "I can't give authorization." "So?" "It won't kill you." "What are we after?" "He'll want it to be dramatic." "The place will mean something to both of them." "Here, or at his place... I don't know." "Where was Comeau arrested?" "It wasn't in the info file." "We're waiting for the full report." "Mayrand and Comeau have at least two things in common:" "Hatred and a desire for revenge." "Comeau brought Mayrand to his own level." " Not here." " l know." "I didn't know the techies were still here." "But if Mayrand's looking for Comeau, it could be anywhere." "Comeau's driving Mayrand crazy, too?" "A confrontation." "But where?" "Marie-Jo's place?" " Anyone at the victim's place?" " No, we're done." "Let's move it." "Mayrand'll get shot, or he'll go straight to jail." "Back stairs." "Watch the exit." "Just watch." "It'll take some time." "Each wants the other to suffer." "Comeau's deranged." "Mayrand wants revenge." "Suffer, how?" "Comeau's hatred outweighs Mayrand's." "Think of the girl in the motel." "I told you it was an unusual murder." "A narcissistic wacko trying to regain self-esteem." " By killing Mayrand?" " Yes, eventually." "If he's here, leave him to me." "If he's here, I'll shoot." "Stay with her." " Superintendent." " Police." " Nothing out front." " The apartment's empty." " The seals?" " We broke them." " The seals?" " Just asking." "Be quiet." "We're tense enough." "It's no excuse for losing control." " You're annoying everyone." " Enough!" "We won't find him." "It's too late." "Unless we check Comeau's old haunts." "A needle in a haystack." "Let's give Lapierre what we've got to clear Mayrand." " The pills, the hash, the card?" " Get rid of them." "I've lost it." "I can't think like I used to." "Tell me I'm losing it." "I am, aren't I?" "I took you on a wild goose chase." "Maybe I made it all up." "I could be hallucinating." "Mayrand could've..." " He could've said more." " We're all the same." "Got it?" "What area?" " Jean-Marie's right." " lt's more serious." "Mayrand's life is at stake." "We need the place of arrest." "Thanks." " Who was it?" " Hold on." "I have the place of arrest." "Yeah, yeah, yeah..." "Marie-Josie was coming home." "Pretty girl." "The pig has good taste." "She looks even prettier, naked." "She was wasting her time as a cop." "She should've sold her body." "You know, she put perfume in her bath?" "She smelled good." "I almost came in my pants." "Brought tears to my eyes." "Almost." "She didn't see me coming." "She playing with herself in the bath." "Wonder who she was thinking of." "Just one little crack." "Then... I could do as I pleased with her." "Life is so fragile." "Cut the siren." "This is it." "Block the north, we'll go south." "You're not wrong." "How do you know?" "I don't know it, I feel it." "The alley behind St-Dominique?" "I laid her down on your bed." "She had nice hair." "She was waiting for you." "Shut up, damn it." "I went into your kitchen." "I took one of your steak knives." "Shut up!" "Ever bled a pig?" "Yes." "You." "I'm not a pig." "You didn't bleed me." "I'm not a pig, get it?" "But she is." "Your slut is." " Why'd you do this to me?" " Shut up, you bastard." " The girl you massacred." " The girl?" "The other slut." "She was robbing me." "She said she loved me, but she was robbing me!" "She got what she deserved." "You're damn ugly." "You look like a damned crab." "At 39, she was finished." "And I was good looking." "I was the best looking." "Better looking than you, damn it." "You did this to me over a freaking broad." "You look like a freak." "Bloody Frankenstein!" "Finish me off." "Kill me, damn it." "May 26, 1992."