"DEADLY RITUALS" "The mobilisation of our European and even American comrades has demonstrated that no matter what is said, we are united with one another across borders." "The reason we're still standing is because we defend our values tooth and nail." "We hold firmly to our conviction that unionism must be free, independent and secular, as this is the mission of true trade unionism!" "Our independent judgement, decision-making and action, our commitment and our ethics, dear comrades, these are our greatest assets!" "Good night." "Hello, I'd like a taxi from the Mutualité, please." "Thank you." " Good night." " Good night." "See you soon." "Are you sure this is the right way?" "Let me out!" "Yes?" "Yes." "No, I haven't heard anything." "No, I'm at home..." "Okay, I'm on my way." "Where is it?" "Okay." "I'll come as fast as I can." " I know, I can't believe it." " Hurry, so our kids don't see." "It's your pear schnapps." "It makes me all nostalgic." "This is the last time." "It just doesn't make sense." "Hi, Laurent." "Yes, when will you be back?" " Me too, yes." "Me too." " "Me too, yes!"" "I'm running a bit late." "Me too, darling." "You're such an idiot!" "Hey, are you alright?" "Did you sleep okay?" " Yes." " Come here." " Have you been awake a while?" " Yes." " How long?" " An hour." "You haven't slept for long enough." "We were watching TV." "For goodness' sake!" "I'm sick of TV." "Commander." " Commander, so it's you on duty." " Hello, Perrin." " Is the prosecutor there?" " Yes, with his whole gang." "And the commissaire?" "I haven't seen her." "It's down the stairs, there." "Okay." "Thanks." "Sorry, sir." " Commander." " Madam." "Are you up to date?" "The call came from a patrol officer at 5:30." "I assume the body was found in the bike shed." "Can you maybe do more than "assume"?" " Isn't the commissaire here?" " She has a family commitment." "Great start." "I think she's excused." "She's burying her little sister." "Hit by a bus at 18." "Can you maybe give her five minutes' grace?" "I think it's feasible." "Hi, boss." "This way." "Are you alright?" "I wanted... to express, on behalf of the unit..." "Right." "What have we got?" "A Nordic male." "Everything's burnt but him." " Bizarre." " Yes." " How did he die?" " Suffocated with a bag, we think." "He was covered with a blue veil." "They made a ring of fire around the victim, as if they'd used a compass." "No fingerprints, fibres, witnesses?" "No, nothing." "Just traces of fuel on the ground." "Okay, fine." "They can remove the body." "You used to be a strapping bloke when you worked for Intelligence." "It's the same scene." "You're taking on all three." "Where are you with the search?" "A pool in the 15th district for the bearded man." "A bedsit in the 8th district for the severely burnt one." "We'll send you what we've got so far." "I'm sure I've seen him before." "In the '90s, when my Brother used to take me to union meetings." "Sylva." "Jean Sylva." "Yes, I'm sure it's him." "A well-known unionist." "I didn't know you'd worked for Intelligence." "Yes, for three years." "Turn right here, so that we avoid the..." "Okay, you're the boss." "We've identified the body, commander." "The third body, the one at the pool, is indeed Jean Sylva." "You've got visitors, too." "The friends he was staying with in Paris." "They were worried about him." "Jean and I had known each other... forever." "We campaigned together for..." "We started at the League." "You weren't at the meeting?" "No, I've completely retired now." "Do you know if Jean Sylva had any enemies." "It's difficult to say." "With all those loudmouths..." "The unions' struggle was brutal." "Over 40 years, I'm sure..." "Politicians and managers weren't Périgourdin's best friends." "Périgourdin?" "It was his nickname." "He was born in Bergerac." "His family's from there." "Hostilities, yes." "But to have him knocked off?" "I don't know." "Anything's possible." " Lingering old rancour." " Did he always stay with you?" "Either with us or with others in Paris." "He wasn't lacking Brothers." "And friends." "The guy in the bike shed was suffocated," "Sylva was drowned, the third victim was found burnt." "The fourth will be crucified, right?" "He has to be." "The veils, the rings of fire." "They're gruesome murders committed by a vile sect!" " Here." " Thanks." " Aren't you having dessert?" " No, thanks." "Sylva was a public figure." "I can envisage it being a political crime." "The scenes they've created might just be a bluff." "The two other murders may serve to hide Sylva's." "Like in Agatha Christie?" "Hardly original." "It's not a question of originality." "The first signs suggest it's a criminal organisation." "Yes, two footprints around the pool, a bit of petrol." "All bluff." "It's typical police academy stuff, splitting hairs." "We've only identified one victim." "Let's wait for the others." "We'll see if the scenery is all bluff." "What's he doing?" "He's just eaten." "Bluff..." "Do you want a coffee?" "Could we have the two coffees, please?" "...solve this case." "Over to the police chief." "We can confirm the murders were committed by the same people." "We're dealing with a triple murder, committed in Paris within hours of each other." "We're currently unable to give further details, but please be assured that we're on the case and that a body of evidence has provided us with several major leads." "Bénita!" "Good morning, sir." "We've had three messed-up murders in less than 24 hours." "The minister, the police chief and the mayor are on my case." "And all you can say is "Good morning, sir"?" "I've just watched the CCTV footage from the Hotel des Impots." "I spotted a taxi." "A black Laguna was present at the first crime scene." "I checked when Sylva left the Mutualité." "He called a taxi with this mobile." "We haven't found the mobile yet." "This is where it gets tricky, as when the taxi arrived, the driver couldn't find his customer." "Maybe the Laguna was a fake taxi." "So they may have intercepted Sylva's call to trap him." "And Gillet interviewed the woman who lives next door to the bedsit." "She law the Laguna too." "So the taxi was at two of the three crime scenes." "And besides these fascinating details?" "Valère is looking into the politics." "Good." "Dig through Sylva's past." "His fights, his blunders." "His mates, his enemies." "But watch out." "You'll be treading on eggshells." "Aren't we waiting for the other bodies to be identified?" "But, just in case, to make sure nothing slips through the net, shouldn't we look into... sects and other shady little groups?" "Second victim:" "Nils Norvik." "67, Norwegian, worked in finance." "Although the fact that the third burnt to death is hardly news, we now know this didn't occur at the site where the body was found." "The site of cremation could lead us to the perpetrators." "What else?" "Traces of an anaesthetic were found in their lungs." " Which one?" " Nitrous oxide." "It's found in a number of products, from self-defence spray to paint sprays." "In any case, it's the same for the third victim." "The victim was first killed, then placed within a ring of fire, after being taken for a ride." "Right." "I'd say we're the ones being taken for a ride right now." "Bye." "See you later, Bénita." "If you want to talk, I'm here for you." "Talking can do you good sometimes." "Strangling: air." "Drowning: water." "Burning: fire." "Like an infernal triad:" "three rings of fire, three blue veils, three elements." "Sir." "It's forbidden to eat or drink within the library building." "Okay." "Sorry." "But... how do you go on with all the pretty girls who are here all day long?" "It makes me thirsty." "That's not the issue." "It's just forbidden." "Okay." "FREEMASONRY IN PRACTICE" ""I consent, if I ever commit perjury," ""to have my throat cut," ""my heart and my insides pulled out, my body burnt," ""and reduced to ashes."" "Air, water, fire, the three veils." "The perfect ring of fire, all between midday and midnight:" "it's a scene, but it isn't a sect." "It's all a reference to Freemasonry." "Masons do their work between midday and midnight, between the middle of the day and the middle of the night." "The number three, the blindfold and above all the veil are significant." "The Freemasons aren't really into ruining their reputation." "Two hypotheses: an internal plot, or an external attack on Masonry." "Masons are divided according to Order." "They're sorts of chapels or churches." "And apparently..." "Listen, now." "I know it's hard for you at the moment." "But this is the biggest case we've had in years." "For you too, right?" "It's a golden opportunity." "I'll make an effort." "I promise." "We have to know if the victims were Masons, right?" "Yes, of course." "Norvik was the head of a charity." "A former centre-left councillor in Oslo." "He was meeting bankers in Paris." "As he's a politician, we went through some old political affairs." "In one in two cases, the far-right were involved." "There you go." "The far-right." "Freemasonry's sworn enemy." "Maybe I should go on sick leave." "No way!" "What would you do?" "Mope around at home?" "I'd say..." "She'd been living with me for six months." "We were getting on so well." "WOMAN HAS THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES AS MAN..." "THE SAME RIGHTS IN THE FAMILY AND IN SOCIETY" "IF YOU ARE HERE OUT OF VAIN CURIOSITY, LEAVE" "Your description refers to a very rare Rite in France, the Royal Ark." "The murder scenes clearly refer to the trials:" "by air, by water and by fire." "The trial by air takes place during the first "journey", when learning to become a Mason in a temple." "The veil represents regeneration." "Of course, the trials are figurative." "They're part of each apprentice's personal, internal journey." "You know, the only secret you can discover with us is that there are none." "But..." ""I consent, if I ever commit perjury," ""to have my throat cut, my heart and my insides pulled out," ""my body burnt, and reduced to ashes."" "Is that figurative too?" "I'd say there's a fair bit of friction between your Orders." "The National Grand Lodge detests the secularism of the Grand Orient." "This all encourages enmities, as it were." "So we must settle out scores like they did at OK Corral?" "We're not in a western, you know." "Violent crime has nothing to do with Masonry." "We deal with conflict in other ways." "The greatest punishment we dish out is expulsion." "Do I look like a bounty hunter who's taken early retirement?" "No, but..." "Disinformation is a dreadful source of destruction." "The secret of our practices sometimes leads people to believe in the conspiracy myth." "But there's no doubt it's a necessary evil." "I can only give you my word when I refute your suspicions." "It's better than nothing, that's for sure." "Especially given the two victims you've identified are Brothers." "I thought we'd stopped." "I wanted to talk to you about the case I'm working on with the Masons." "It's a real tangled web." "And bizarrely, it's all about me." "They're spoiling me, confusing me." "I've even received letters signed with three dots in a triangle." "So..." " I was wondering..." " What?" "Your father's a Brother." "I know he is." "Could you organise for me to have dinner with him?" "Discreetly." "I want the lowdown from him." " I knew there was something." " I promise..." "Don't make any promises, officer." "Plus, my dad is no fan of cops." "I'll snitch on you to Laurent!" "Enough is enough!" "We need to know if you're together or not." "Okay, okay, come and give me a kiss." " Shall I tell you what I think?" " Are you sure you want to do that?" "You're not meant to be with him." "How did you know I was here?" "Your grandson, Jose." "He told me you like jam rolls." "José." "You tortured my grandson to get information on his grandpa?" "You're a good one." "I told my daughter..." "Listen, stop seeing her." "Has Magalie spoken to you?" "I really need your help this time." " You think I'm an informer?" " Your Mason mates mess me around." "We have values in Masonry:" "loyalty, honesty, faithfulness, commitment." "Everything which goes right over your head, my good man." "Right, have a nice day." "Right then." "Yes?" "Who?" " Doesn't the owner know?" " No." "They even explicitly asked me not to say anything." " Who's this Mr Carpentier?" " A ministerial advisor." "Really?" "Mr Carpentier is ready to see you." "What we find most worrying in this case is that the Masonic ritual used in your murders was simply copied to cause confusion and damage Masonry's reputation." "You'll have heard of the Judeo-Masonic conspiracy?" "Anti-Semitism and anti-Masonry originate from the same politics:" "fascist, conservative and traditional camps." "Ultra-Catholic, too." "But things aren't so simple." "There were as many Masons among the revolutionaries as among the counter-revolutionaries." "So it's a terribly sensitive case." "And I'm sure you'll be aware that, added to all that, the force is packed full of Brothers from all the Orders." "One commissaire in four, I believe." "You're walking on eggshells." " The Ministry wants to be sure..." " And you?" "Mr Carpentier, are you a Freemason?" "Whatever I said, you wouldn't believe me." "All I'll say to you is that Masonry is far from united." "But it has never had blood on its hands." "It was always persecuted by those that did, when totalitarian regimes arose." "The separation of Church and State in 1905." "Secularism." "That's Masonry's greatest work." "The only great work, no doubt." "To be honest, it's struggled ever since." "Thank you." "Thanks for what?" "Thanks for what?" "I don't know." "I'm just grateful for his support." "Oh right." "Though I find that a little naive." "Aren't they trying to trip us up?" "Are you getting paranoid or what?" "A ministerial advisor short-circuits the hierarchy." "That tends to make me paranoid." "If we don't pull a culprit out of the hat for him quickly," "Mr Carpentier won't be quite so affectionate." "The anti-Masons were pretty stubborn, you know." "In the late 1800s, the royalists and anti-Dreyfusards led an attempted coup." "They were exposed, but barricaded themselves in 51, rue Chabrol." "Hence the expression "Fort Chabrol"." "Oh, here's something else I came across." "In the early 1700s, a Scottish newspaper revealed Masonry's rituals." "In response, they created a sort of secret police called the Committee of Nine to watch over the Brothers' safety." "Their first..." "What did I just day, Valère?" "Fort Chabrol." "Exile in the USA." "What did this Committee of Nine do again?" "You're drifting in and out." "I'll let you off this time." "If this Committee is still around, they'll be several steps ahead of us." "Honourable among the honourable." "Protectors of our Brothers." "Representatives of the Nine Territories." "In the strictest secrecy, the conclave is opened." "Let us listen." "Let us listen." "Let us listen." "The floor is now given to the Great Protector." "We found an aerosol spray." "Okay." "Okay, so an anaesthetic." "The same substance found in the three victims' lungs." "The list of the possible products includes self-defence spray." "Interesting, hey?" "Yes." "We find traces in their lungs and the spray is found in the burnt-out taxi." "It's interesting." "A little too interesting." "We still need to prove it's the same product." "But it fits with the modus operandi we've seen with the other murders." "Above all, it's our first lead." "And that's enough, isn't it?" "Yes, you're right." "Sorry, I agree." "The lab has confirmed it's the same product." "Okay, it's been used for gassing, murder, homemade bombs." "And fake taxis." "But never all four at once." "Among far-right groups?" "What do you get if you search for it with kidnappings?" "FEDERATION OF RADICAL ACTION" "A blog." "19 February." "The date of the murders." "He's taking credit for the death of "Périgourdin"." "Gillet!" "Isn't "Périgourdin" Sylva's surname?" " Yes." " There." "What more do we need?" "An IT expert." "This is my assistant, Commander Bénita." " Hello." " Hello." "I've been thinking." "There's a way of identifying the source of the blog." "First I found this bloke on the Internet." "I fiddled a bit, then I sent him an email, posing as one of his contacts." "I sent him the email, but with the attachment hidden." "So actually, when he opened it, it was a bit like he'd opened a door directly into his computer." "Okay." " Are you sure it's him?" " I'm certain." "I knuckled down and worked through his inbox." "He and two mates often meet in a squat." "Click on the file with the "FM"." "Stop, that one." "A FEW DETAILS ON THE SECT KNOWN AS FREEMASONRY" "DEATH TO PÉRIGOURDIN" "Plan 7-15." "Seven..." "G..." "O." "G.O. Grand Orient?" "Click on that." "That's a plan of a Masonic temple." "No doubt about it." "What do you want to do?" " Can we send an email in his name?" " Of course." "We can change his whereabouts, send emails for him..." "Great." "We'll arrange for them to meet, to celebrate Périgourdin's death." "As soon as the other two confirm the meeting, we nick them at their squat." "Targets in sight." "They go inside then we step in." " Are we waiting for the third?" " Yes." "Let's go!" "Permission to enter!" "Shit, move!" "Don't move!" "No!" "Shit!" "Man down!" "Man down!" "Man down!" "One officer was injured but his life isn't in danger." "Two suspects were apprehended." "The third was shot dead." "The three men belong to an extremist group, the FAR." "We have seized materials used by the suspected perpetrators for ritual murders." "Further investigations will tell us more about the motives behind these murders." "Okay." "Hic Vedi Custos." "Yes, I know, I know." "The Committee went for this option." "A mole, yes." "Anaesthetic sprays." "One." "Two." "Not bad going." "Come and look what I've found, boss." "Shall I look?" " How is the commander?" " He'll be okay." " Compound fracture of the arm." " Still, not great." "Here we are." "The SIM card is registered under the name..." "Jean Sylva." "And their PCs?" "I just found a load of extremist bullshit." "And do they always use written chat?" "They don't use... their webcams?" "Look at me!" "What was Sylva's mobile doing in your garage?" "Your fingerprints are on it too." "And you don't know the name Périgourdin?" "Périgourdin?" "What on earth?" "I don't know many people from Périgord!" "I wouldn't be so clever if I were you." "You've injured an officer, let off a grenade." "That alone will get you 20 years." " And the rest..." " You know, we're..." "We were happy in our little den, then you came in like a flaming cowboy!" " And where are the guns from?" " The funfair, that's all." "The problem is your mate next door is more talkative." "He's saying you murdered Jean Sylva, and Nils Norvik too." "What's the third one called?" "The woman you frazzled like a sausage." "And the account transfers?" "I don't give a shit about your sausage and the cash." "I've already told your boss." "Still no confession?" "It won't be necessary." "Trace the money and you've got the guy who gave the order." "Almost nothing on the case itself." "REVELATIONS:" "FREEMASONRY TARGETED" "We've traced calls between Sylva and Norvik and also between Sylva and a certain Ophelia Hund." "Who's she?" "She was among Norvik's last calls in his office in Oslo." "So we requested information which allowed us to confirm she disappeared on the day of the murders." "Copycat!" "Ophelia Hund, from Colmar, lawyer at the ICT." "She was in Paris for a few days for her daughter's birthday." "We've got her dental records to identify her." " So she's the last victim?" " It would seem so." "Good." " What about your arm?" " They're cutting it off." " No?" " No, I'm joking." "They're letting me out." " When?" " I don't know." "Come in!" "Hello." " Marcel, my father-in-law." " Ex-father-in-law." "Okay, ex-father-in-law." "And Commissaire Valère, my boss." "Battle for power, bribes, favours, conspiracies!" "Rubbish, untruths and rumours." "What's the point in all this?" "It's to sell papers." "To butter up their buddies and create scapegoats." "How's your arm?" "Okay." "Hello." "So, do you need me?" "I won't let these lies spread." "And are you two going to stop this yo-yoing?" " What?" " You think it does the kids good?" "These are the values you want to pass on?" "I tell you!" "Sorry, let me leave you." "Bye." "What's going on here then?" "Alright, pet?" "How are you doing, pet?" "Alright, lads?" "I'm amazed they actually let you out!" " Why's that?" " He's knackered the nurses!" "Bloody hell, Monsoult, you're funny!" "Anyway, you've come at the right time." "We've just received the report from the Ministry of Finance." "They've tracked down the transfer into FAR's account:" "250,000 euros over a few weeks." "The sums add up." "Do we have the name of the off-shore account holder?" "Steve Owen." "American." "But he doesn't have a record." "We'll summon him as a witness." "Mind you, he's got the right to transfer money to anyone." " It doesn't prove he's behind it." " Hang on a second." "The anti-Dreyfusards were the skinheads of the era." "What was their leader called again?" "Oh yes, Jules Lievin." "He went into exile in the USA." "We could look into his family tree." " Really?" " Yes." "What's the risk?" "Right." "Right, Monsoult, give us the lowdown on his descendants." "It's urgent." "Well, go on then, Monsoult!" "Mr Steve Owen?" "That's right." "Was your great-grandfather Jules Lievin?" "You were right." "Owen talks to the Nazis regularly." " Did you receive the transfer?" " Affirmative." "The detailed action plan will be transmitted via the usual channel." " We're keeping to the same dates?" " Yes, no changes." "Unless I let you know otherwise." "I see." "Have you compared it to the voice recording we gave you?" "Yes, it's Owen." "It has the same vocal identity." " Are you sure?" " Certain." "I was brought up in the US." "And?" "Is that a crime?" "And Jules Lievin was my great-grandfather, but..." "That's got next to nothing to do with me." "Do you know about his activities in the Grand Occident?" "As much as you do, from history books." "That's all ancient history." "I've neither promoted nor denied it." "He was just my ancestor." "How do you explain the 250,000 euros which left your account and ended up with FAR?" "I've never given a cent to those Nazis." "Never." "I've not even been in contact with them." "It's not the first time my family has been taken hostage like this." "So as if by chance, supporting this far-right group is a descendant of the founder of a movement which declared war on Masonry." "There are thousands of Masons." "Why would Owen have precisely these three killed?" "You're really complicating matters." "Lievin was exiled due to his anti-Masonic fury." "His family was ruined, slandered." "His motive is to get revenge for his great-grandfather." "We've got buckets of evidence:" "the damning recording Adrienne dug up." "I don't know what more you want." "A coherent link between the victims." "The victims know each other." "There's your link." "One of Sylva's last calls was with Norvik, who knows Hund." " We don't know if she was a Mason." " Okay." "I think we're on the wrong track." "But you seem to believe it all." "You can give Camille the good news." "Where are you going?" "We believe Owen is a decoy." "It wasn't the best idea to entrust Bénita with the investigation." "The man seems to enjoy the fanfares that come with fame." "But we have no choice any more." "We'll keep things as they are." "What's new with the mole?" "We've established contact and things are looking good." "Please remember that this affair is the most serious to hit Masonry." "Never before has the Committee had to face such bloody crimes." "Please be extremely vigilant with your precautions." "Secure your networks, change your door codes." "The number of people aware of our work must be kept to an absolute minimum." "Bastien, there have been certain projects known as "bases"" "which were thought out in the lodges and then became great laws of the Republic." "The abolition of capital punishment, abortion, family planning, even the ethical framework within which the police must work." "Consequently, thousands of idiotic rumours have arisen." "Masonic ethics form a kind of backbone." "Its benefits... can be felt in every pocket of life." "It often prevents us from getting confused when it comes to values and indeed feelings." "Do you see what I mean?" "To use a term from the Age of Enlightenment," "Masonic practice has made me an "honest man"." "I made some enquiries." "Ophelia Hund was indeed a Sister." "She was a member of Le Droit Humain." " Le Droit Humain?" " Yes." "It's a mixed Order." "The concierge who saw the fake taxi driver didn't recognise our skinheads." "Yes, but Hund was a Mason and the three knew each other." "Of course Owen doesn't want to say how he knows them." "Don't take it like that, boss!" "Come and meet me." "I'm at Magalie's restaurant." "No?" "Are you sure?" " Are you okay?" " Yes." "I'm sorry." "I messed up." "How could you, the expert, let it pass you by?" " It was a fake!" " It was amazingly well done." "Owen's voice and the skinheads' were fused together." "It's the work of a true pro." "I was working too quickly." "I'm so sorry!" "A guy's dead." "Another is looking at 20 years." "It's too late for sorry." "Now tell me how we can find those who manipulated the recording?" "I've started some scans... to take us to the server which put the fake conversations on the skinheads' PCs." "But the IP address may have been spoofed." "It'll take time." "Okay." "In other words, we don't know." "And stop shaking like that!" "Yes, sir." "Thank you for calling." "No, I just think we still need to wait." "Presumptions of innocence?" "You must be joking!" "You know as well as I do that the Ministry is... paying a lot of attention to the case." "We have sufficient legal means of keeping Owen locked up, right?" "We've got everything to gain, sir." "Trust me." "Goodbye." "The fake taxi, the aesthetic spray, the blog..." "We fell into this one like beginners." "They'll take us off the investigation." "Yes?" "Yes, but we..." "Okay, sir." "They're not letting Owen go." "I don't believe it!" "The Freemasons' is the only lead which hasn't led us off track." "The time has come to inform them of the real link between Sylva, Norvik and Hund." "No, we can't take the risk." "We must send them in the right direction without being too visible." "If Owen does indeed go on trial, we'll have failed massively." "Let's put it to the vote." "Each Order has its own password." "A "door code", or a "word of the semester"." "The Brothers have to say this word when they arrive at the lodge." "Don't worry, he's coming." "In fact, the door code is very often the combination of a famous Mason and a virtue." "A door code is enough to get into any lodge?" "It's not so simple." "In theory, the door codes allow you to travel from lodge to lodge," "Order to Order." " Yes?" " Marcel?" " Yes, it's me." " I've had a setback." " Is he still with you?" " Yes." "He's sitting in front of me." "Pass me over to him." "Passing you over." "Yes?" "What are the surnames of your three victims again?" "Sylva, Norvik, Hund." "What I can tell you is that that they worked in the same triangle in 1979." " Triangle?" " A sort of lodge, but less formal." "And?" "At the time, the lodge was called Robespierre." "They met in a temple in rue de Cibes." "But which Order do you work in?" "Could you pass me over to your ex-father-in-law?" " Sir." " That isn't for us." "Yes?" "Yes, but I'd tell him that." "Yes." "I'll be seeing you soon, in any case, Robert." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "See you soon, Robert." "Hund." "She married a German, in 1980, which is why she moved back to her own country." "This man, Norvik, returned to Norway around that time for unknown reasons." "So both of them went back to their respective countries at around the same time." "So did something happen in 1979 to explain why they left France?" "The only way to know is to infiltrate the lodge." "They seem to want us to." "What about the more traditional way:" "letter rogatory." "Look at the prosecutor's attitude." "He'd never grant it." "The only problem is knowing the door code." " Is everything in place?" " Yes, I can hear them breathing." "Good." "Go ahead." "Okay." ""Voltaire, courage."" "You can leave then." " I'll call you when I'm out." " Sure?" " Good evening." " Good evening." " Welcome to the lodge." " Thank you." "Thank you for your visit." " See you later on." " With pleasure." "Brothers and Sisters!" "Work calls!" "The temple is open, Venerable Master!" "First Watching Brother, at what time do the Freemasons begin their work?" "Midday." "The purpose of Freemasonry is the search for truth, the study of ethics, and the practice of solidarity." "It works towards the material and ethical improvement and intellectual and social perfection of humanity." "Its principles are mutual tolerance, respect for others and oneself, and absolute freedom of conscience." "It considers metaphysical ideas to be an area exclusively reserved for the individual judgement of its members," "and hence refuses to make dogmatic affirmations." "Freemasonry has the following motto:" ""Liberty, equality, fraternity."" "Brothers and Sisters, stand!" "Liberty, equality, fraternity!" "Sisters and Brothers, please be seated." "Our work has begun." "Venerable Master, a Brother from my column would like to speak." "Allow him to speak." "You may speak, my Brother." " Police!" " It's okay!" "I'm from the force!" "Don't move!" "It's okay, I'm from the force." "My arm!" "If you want to investigate off the beaten track, you should at least have your ID card with you." "I had your director on the phone." "He was hardly over the moon." "Oh really?" "That seems to have rattled you, commissaire." "Don't let it." "Good night." "Yes." "Yes." "Have you tried your father?" "Yes." "Thank you, Magalie." "So?" "It's weird." "No one has seen him." "I hope he's not getting us into another mess." "I had 20 angry phone calls after his little number last night." "So when you see him, remind him he's a civil servant." "A police officer, yes, but still a civil servant." "He needs to show up if he wants to earn that thing we call a "wage" at the end of the month." "I'm not the person to tell, sir." "There's no doubt it's the same killer." "Owen and the FAR guys can be ruled out." "Probably." "Probably?" "Probably?" "What's needed to be sure?" "Every one of my unit dead?" "Calm down, commissaire, please." "Calm down." "Me too." "Marcel?" "Would you leave me in peace, please?" "Is that possible?" "I don't want to talk about all that." "Bénita told me about a man who phoned you." "A man called Robert." "I have one last thing to ask:" "let me meet this man." "Your son-in-law uncovered something, but died before he could tell us." "Robert must be able to help us." "Only he can lead us to the murderer." " I'm sorry to insist, but I..." " Okay." "I'll see what I can do." "Are you sure he'll come this time?" "He's a man of his word." "I don't know." " Good evening." "Stay seated." " Mr Mateolini." "I'm here in my capacity as a Brother." "Commander Bénita had got his hands on a confidential file in the lodge." "Clearly, this file has disappeared, as the search led to nothing." "What did the file say?" "You're here because you know." "In 1979, an expulsion trial took place within Freemasonry." "It's rare.." "The three members chosen at random to judge the case were Sylva, Hund and Norvik." "The defendant in the trial got together a Fraternelle." "It's totally against our principles, and malpractice was being reported in the papers." "The Brother was no longer one of us." "His actions tarnished our image." "The Brother was using police files to blackmail officers then cash in on this information." "He was expelled following the trial, and his Fraternelle was dissolved." "Seemingly, he never came to terms with his expulsion." "How's that?" "Later, in a rather dark chapter, he turned to drugs." "He spiralled into decline and ended up committing suicide." "Who was this man?" "His name was Carpentier." "Maurice Carpentier." "Carpentier, as in from the ministry?" "It was his father." "Around a month before the murders, I received an unsigned report saying that Sylva, Hund and Norvik were coming to Paris to assist at a special meeting." "What got me thinking was that only two people had accessed this unsigned report:" "Me, the police chief." "And the person who'd commissioned it:" "Benjamin Carpentier." "I wanted to know why... a ministerial advisor was interested in these three..." "Could it have been used as evidence?" "No." "It explains everything but it proves nothing." "So I'll have to make do on my own?" "You know, mademoiselle, we weren't prepared for how serious the problem would become." "Commander Bénita paid the price for the severity which you weren't prepared for." "But the real problem... is your culture of secrecy." "Monsoult, it's Valère." "Could you get me the names of the cops in the drugs squad between June and October 1980?" "I'll hang on." "He was a great guy." "I liked him a lot." "Bénita." "He was great." "Yes." "Yes, he was great." "Yes?" "Could you take my notebook, Gillet?" "Bornstein," "Clique," "Dumas," "Parbello." "Okay." "Okay." "Bornstein died in 2008." "Clique in 2002." "Parbello went back to Italy." "Dumas lives in a home for retired cops near Provins." "Let's go." "Hello." "We'd like to see Mr Dumas." "He's on the 2nd floor." "Dumas." "Room 273." "End of the corridor on the left." "I think he's got a visitor." " Who's that?" " A nephew." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Police!" "Leave him!" "Are you okay, sir?" "Shit!" "Go the other way." "Shit!" "I'd just started back with the cops." "I was excited about the drugs squad." "They said that to move upwards, and to integrate, it'd be good to be with the Masons." "I agreed." "Carpentier had just been expelled from Masonry." "But he had influence." "A lot of influence." "We had to... prevent him from doing harm." "That's what I was told." "By whom?" "Jean Sylva." "He'd decided that it wasn't enough to just expel him." "He asked me to get Carpentier into a mess." "Being in the drugs squad, I was well-equipped to bring him down." "I planted drugs beneath his parquet floor." "Then I discovered the drugs." " It was as easy as pie." " I see." "You did that without question?" "No, I did question it." "But they convinced me it was for the good of the police and the good of Masonry." "Carpentier Senior was as crooked as they come!" "Of course." "You mustn't leave me here." "He'll come back." "He'll be back." "It's Carpentier Junior who sent him." "What?" "Two months ago," "Carpentier Junior came to see me." "I'm just a little old cop who's retired!" "And he's a ministerial advisor!" "He threatened to have me thrown into the street, and to go for my son, who's a policeman too." "I let it all out." "The mess I got him in." "Drugs planted beneath the floor in his father's house." "And the three names." "Sylva, Hund, Norvik." "He knew them well." "Very well." "Apparently his father had brought him up to hate all three." "So... when I read about the murders in the newspaper..." "I beg you, help me!" "You'll be given witness protection." "Don't worry." "He's a big number." "Interpol was after him for years." "DNA will confirm it, but it's him." "A hitman." "Suspected of involvement in both heinous and political murders." "Carpentier knew him from the private sector." "Industrial espionage." "Send that to Interpol." "Another crime to add to his list." " Time to get going." " Did the prosecutor agree?" "The prosecutor has no choice." " Have you sighted him?" " Yes." "But he's leaving." "Someone must have alerted him." "Don't lose him." "We're on our way." " The car park!" "Go to the car park!" " Okay." "Understood." "Block every exit!" "Block every exit!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Hands up, Carpentier!" "Hands up!" "Congratulations, commissaire." "I'll personally see to it that..." "You'll ensure this national scandal is hushed up?" "This was a mess created from nothing by your pseudo-brothers against one of their own." "You are only one missing piece away from being blamed:" "the famous unsigned report." "That alone links you to the victims." "Oh, and your being a Mason." "Here is that report." "Act according to your conscience, commissaire." "Don't forget, we've never stopped helping you." "I'll admit we're not perfect, but we defend the same principles as you." "Yes." "Allow me to have my doubts." "All credit to you." "SUBTITLES:" "RED BEE MEDIA FRANCE"