"So are we." "Have been for 1hr!" "Jupiter to Ramuncho." "A-OK?" "Ramuncho here." "We want Ange Leoni, no one else!" "When he shows, we grab him." "They're looking for you on the wrong side of the harbor." "It's a g rand turnout, they're all there." "The State Police in the candy truck..." "Local cops:" "Grappa and Balducci, at the Marseille guy's place." " His food still as lousy?" " Worse!" "He jusTopened a new joint, the "Pinocchio"." "The "Pinocchio"?" "How original!" "Even the Security Branchis here!" "The Ramunchos in flip-flops and fancy shirts." "They're a disgrace." "Wasting time on disguises!" "Pink Flamingo to all units." "Jag coming into the harbor." "Gotcha, strength 5, Captain." "You hear me, boys?" "A blue Jaguar!" "You're all we hear, Balducci!" "Calling all agents!" "A blue Jag." "You copy me?" "Is that him?" "Answer!" "Watch this!" "Go, go, go!" "That's him!" "Stop that!" "Freeze!" "We've got you!" "Don't!" "It's not Leoni!" "Who summoned you?" "Who told you to move in?" "You did!" "De Vlaminck, Security Branch!" "Which idiot said "Go! "?" "Pretty funny, huh?" "I'm not leaving this island yet!" "THE CORSlCAN Fl LE" "Breche, can you hear me?" "I'll e-mai I the photos." "I repeat." "I'll e-mai I the first photos." "Breche?" "Did you get them?" "Answer me, damm it!" " Yes, sir." "They're on my screen." " Fine." "Operation Yellow Dragon is over." "You have another call: a notary." " I'll put you through to Mr..." " No names over the phone." "I've told you before!" "Ask what it's about." "Over and out." "The espresso machine's jam med." "The Lion's club meet in North Paris." "BuTon the 17th, I'm in Montlucon?" "Absol utely." "That notary's waiting in your office." "Never let anyone wait alone in my office!" "It's a fine country mansion 100 miles south of Paris." "Mr Leoni, the heir to it, I ives in Corsica." "Excuse me..." "Breche, rent me a car to go to Montlucon." "The train's too slow." "Where were we?" "The estate has been valued at 2 million Euros." "If you find Mr Leoni, your fee will be 5% of that sum." "5%..." "Got any elements?" "Photos, leads," " results of previous searches?" " Not much." "Except Mr Leoni is from Rossignoli." "A mountain village above Ajaccio." " Do you know Corsica?" " Not at all." "A pity." "Why?" "Corsicans are a touchy and secretive people." "I wish you knew them a bit." "Their behavior codes aren't like ours." "Mr Dargent," "I handled a tricky case during the recent Buntu-Buntu uprising." "You know the Buntu-Buntu?" "Can't say I do." "There I was dodging machetes, so the Corsicans don't scare me." "Why the bu I ldog logo?" "Because inever let go!" "Have a nice day." " Been to Corsica, Breche?" " Was with my hubby." "Say: "l went there... "" "I have to find a man who inherited a tidy sum." "We never found a decent salami there." "What's the connection?" ""The gem of France", they call it." "You Corsican?" "Yes." "Are there taxis when we land?" "It's not a jungle." "We have taxis, too." "Thanks." "It's my first visit." "Taxi!" "It's locked!" "It's locked!" " The trunk..." " What about the trunk?" "You'll see!" "this year our team's unbeatable!" "Bastia's a team of goats!" "Excuse me, sir!" "One second." "Where to, sir?" "To Rossignoli." "If you say so." "Bastia are bums." "Need a ride uphill?" "Wait!" "I hired a cab, not a mini bus!" "We're headed for Blood River." "Just trying to lower your cabfare." "Is Rossignoli far?" "Just over there." "An hour to do twenty miles?" "The road's no bowling alley." "Hope You're not carsick." "I Just redid the upholstery." "Not at all." "My inner ear works fine." "You're in no danger." "I'm a good sailor, I grew up in Brittany." "I don't get it..." "It's best to eat something." "No Thanks, very kind of you." "It's weird..." "Is that Rossignoli, up there?" "So they say." "I'd rather do the last lap on foot." "Through the scrub is shorter, but it's a maze." "It's magnificent!" "You know the area." "I'm looking for Mr Ange Leoni." "Name mean anything to you?" "At the square rock, left and left again." "Past the fork, head for the eucalyptus tree." "Left, right, keep going." "You're in Rossignoli." "I have to go on my own?" "Sorry, sir." "I'm looking for Mr Leoni's house." "Ange Leoni." "Thanks." "Very nice of you." "Thanks." " Anice-cold Vichy, please." " Got none." " An Orezza with ice cubes?" " I don't know it." "What's that?" "Ice cubes?" "Little cubes of frozen water." "The local mineral water?" "Fine!" "Sure, You're beautiful." "Bet he's a good guard dog, right?" "He's picky." "Why spend a fortune on a thorough bred dog?" "Nothing like a nice mongrel!" "right, boy?" "One, she's a lady." "Two, she's a Corsican bitch, sir." "Of course, We're in Corsica." "A bitch of the Corsican breed!" "What breed is that?" "A Corsinu." "People fight for them." "Litters are booked years ahead." "If you say so." "Do you happen to know Mr Ange Leoni?" "We're only 5th generation here." "We don't know everyone." "Yes, of course." "The toilet, please?" "Can't a cell phone get Through?" "Even the bread can't get Through, sir." "Things going fine, sir?" "Sure, Breche." "All I have to do is tell a guy he won the sweepstakes!" " Nice weather?" " Glorious!" "I'll call you." "Over and out." "A local farmer won the lottery and went mad." "Slaughtered his herd!" "right." "right." "To night we must end our fratricidal quarrels, and unite All Corsican nationalist movements!" "All represented here except for those extrem ist pigs of Corsica Nazionale!" "We must adopt a common position on violence." "I've thought it over and I propose:" "we condemn violence..." "but not its perpetrators." "Well spoken!" "I like that!" "It's good!" "Adopted unanimously." "Let's get down to the agenda:" "a traitor to his homeland!" "I mean, Ange Leoni." "By hijacking money for Corsican nationalism, he dishonored our cause." " Precisely!" " Quite!" "He betrayed his people for personal gain!" "Right." "this scumbag deserves an exemplary punishment." "Let's have a vote." "OK." "We want the money back!" "That's right, first the money." "Ange?" "What are you...?" "Got a sl ice of salami here?" "Bi rd ie, that's my place." "You spoke of me beh ind my back." "No, we d id n't..." "What's this proced u re?" "right." "What's this proced u re, Figol i?" " What?" " What is it?" " What is it?" " this proced u re?" " Yes, this proced u re..." " It's what we were saying..." "Where is he?" "What's he doing?" "You got the answer." "He's here, and he's going to eat." "Got a g lass of red?" "After a month in the wi lds, you look g reat, Ange." "I d id n't come here for a check-up." "Two things." "The money..." "I d id n't steAllt, I borrowed it." "No need to say it." "We never dou bted that." "right, Figol i?" "You nod like puppets!" "Is that what you are?" "No one's afraid here..." "Don't sq uawk, Bi rd ie." "What's your problem?" "We have a right to speak up!" "When will you g ive us back this money?" "Or won't you?" "When I've refinanced my business in Spain." " You in a h u rry?" " No..." "The other even ing," "All the cops on the island were waiting for me." "Who sn itched?" "We want to know, too." "If I ever catch that bastard!" "I have to go." "Good I uck, Ange." "Farewel I, Figol i." " What d id he say?" " Farewel I." " Who to?" " To you." "Ange, I have to go." "If you need anything." "God be with you." " W e' I I ask arou nd." " Good I uck." "Bi rd ie!" "You stay here!" "I don't know who sn itched on you!" "If I d id, wou ld I Just sit here?" "Don't call me Bi rd ie!" "I'm not a kid." "A main lander's looking for me." "You heard?" "Seems you won the lottery." "Me?" "inever play!" "Even ing, gentlemen." "I don't m ind fol ksongs, but I sleep right above." "What fol ksongs?" "They' re sacred hym ns, sir." "Sure, they' re lovely, but will it last long?" "They tell our people's history." "That's what matters to Corsicans:" "hope and freedom." "I u nderstand, but it's 2 AM." "Pour h i m a g lass of myrthe." "nice of you, but it's late for a nightcap." "So yourefuse our friendsh i p d rin k?" "No, but with lots of ice cubes." "With tons of ice." "Than k you, gentlemen." "I'll head back to bed." " Al ready?" " I'd better." "It's rude." "Not after the owner's rou nd." "So it's my rou nd now?" "Same again." "It's good : both sweet and strong." "Sorry, I have to h it the sack." "Don't leave when it's my rou nd!" " Stay a bit longer." " Sure!" "I wasn't leaving, Just catch ing a breather." "Cheers!" "Fine mood... this ti me..." "I was in the cafe earl ier." "Yes?" "W e Corsicans don't like q uestions from outsiders." "But your req uest seems leg iti mate," " so I' I I answer your q uery." " About what?" "The toi lets are on the left in the yard." "The hood, Mateo." "Let's go." "One second, I' I I fin ish my cigarette." "You smoke too much." "It' I I ki I I you." "I'll try that anti-tobacco pacht." "What "pacht"?" "The word is patch!" "OK, you u nderstood me, that's what matters." "Get going." "Thanks." "What's myrthe made with?" " What's up?" " Don't try anything!" "You'll reg ret any senseless violence!" "H i, Fernand." "H i, Ange." "What do we do, Captain?" "Fol low." "But don't endanger our men or eq u i pment." "Ch ief, Leoni Just kid napped the gumshoe." "Follow them!" "What do you want with Ange Leoni?" " It's confidential." " Don't tal k so loud." "That wasn't loud." "So Leoni won the lottery?" " So to speak." " Don't put me on!" "Leoninever buys lottery tickets!" "What's this scam?" "I know that." "But it's as if he had played." "That's why I said "So to speak"." "W e have com pany." "Another g roup, Captain!" "Drive on q u ietly." "Don't provoke them." "Drop your g u ns!" "What's this crap?" "Who are you?" "The Su rprise Patriots!" "Su rprise Patriots?" "From where?" "W e' re a new spl inter g roup." "2 days old!" "W e' I I interrogate that main lander!" "No way!" "That's our job." "Cal m down!" "I bring good news for Mr Leo..." "Sh ut up, French ie!" "this is a job for Corsican Nation!" "You've been d iscred ited!" "What?" "We've been d iscred ited?" "Carefu I, Bi rd ie." "Those th ings go off easi ly." "this is ours to hand le." "Captain, I Just escaped a kid nap attem pt." "Cal m down, sir." "Are you h u rt?" "No." "But I wish to press charges." "That's what matters." "And you, gentlemen?" "Are you OK?" "We're fine." "You caused an accident." "Come for a breathalyzer test." " What?" "You must be kidd ing!" " Be q u let." " It's a joke." " Be q u let." "Fol low me." "But you don't u nderstand..." "Ch ief, State Pol ice Just arrested the sleuth." "How dumb can they get!" "Intercept them and grab him." "You're out in dayl ig ht?" "None of you work?" "I don't bel ieve it!" "Why the ski bon net, Bi rd ie?" "Is it carn ival ti me?" "It's my nephew's hood." "M ine sh ru n k in the wash." "You don't like it?" "Why d id they hassle you?" "You bu i It a vi I la?" "No, I' m looking for a man called Ange Leoni." "Ange Leoni?" " What do you know about h i m?" " Nothing." "I hoped you'd fi I I me in." "Yes?" "Leoni's cafe got blown up!" "Ange Leoni?" "I was in the basement." "There was a loud blast..." "Are you Ange Leoni?" " Don't insu It me!" " Sorry?" " Come with me." " What d id I say?" "He's a d istant cousin." "They' re feud ing over property bou ndaries." "Really..." "Bald ucci, Cri me Sq uad." "We're taking in the suspect!" "Suspect?" "Suspected of what?" "I'm the victi m!" "He's ours!" "We saved h i m from the separatists!" "Saved...?" "What's this?" "Come on!" "De Vlam inck, Secu rity!" "He's m ine!" "Not again!" "No, he's ours!" "No, he's our col lar!" "It's an anti-terrorist matter!" "T ake h i m away!" "He's ours!" "You're All crazy!" "You g rabbed the wrong horse!" "I'm wel I con nected!" "I know the minister!" "I'll call HQ." " A bottle of red, the State Pol ice win." " You're on." "Two bottles on Secu rity." "He's a new boy." "Called De Vlam inck." "That name won't work here." "It's a m istake." "Forg ive us, sir." "Release the suspect." ""The suspect"... "A m istake"..." "The suspect's pretty decent." "The locals really like you!" "I'm sick of Corsica." "So sick of it!" "What a farce!" "The cops love you." "Who knows?" "But they wou ld n't let go." "I know You're aTodds with your cousin, but where can I find h i m?" "Thanks." "youreally bl uffed those d u m b cops!" "I d id n't." "I am wel l-con nected in Paris." "Ange and I haven't spoken since Apri l, 1 992." "Then, he had a small pad in Ajaccio." "Got the add ress?" "Anyone in?" "What's it about?" "A pai r of shoes in the window." "I'm All out." "Is this loafer calf-suede?" "I don't have your size." "OK, I' I I come back." "right." "Come back." "Arou nd 6 PM." "It' I I be q u leter." "As you say." " Jack Palmer Agency!" " Breche." "It's me." " How's it going?" " Fine." "I found his former add ress." "What's that noise?" " You in a factory?" " No, it's some id lot bi ker." " anything else?" " I saw a 300 Euro espresso machine... find a cheaper one." "I'm phon ing!" "call you back, over and out!" " You're a pest!" " Looking for someone?" " Who m ig ht you be?" " GeTon to find who you want." "GeToff." "You're expected up there." "These people can't do th ings si m ply!" "He's on his way." "Mateo, you sn itched on me." " You gone n uts?" " Get ready!" "I'm com ing down!" "Get going!" "I won't ticket you for not wearing a hel met." "Ticket me!" "I can get 'em q uashed!" "Excuse me, I' m looking for a room." " Do you have a room?" " One moment." "I'm com ing." "God, it's hot!" "For how many nights?" "I'm not Sure..." "Let me ask you a q uestion," "Juston the off chance..." " Do you know Ange Leoni?" " Ange Leoni!" "We were classmates in school." " Really?" " But I haven't seen h i m in ages." "Ask his au nt Maria Leoni." "She works for main landers up the coast." "Where I can rent a car?" "T axis are wel rd here." "I'll lend you one." " Yes?" " Hel lo, I' m..." "It's open." "Please come in!" "Very wel l..." "Welcome to our home!" "We love Corsica!" "I won't d istu rb you for long." "Make yourself at home!" " our home is your home!" " Yes, Thanks." "Sand ra, my wife." "Del ig hted." "Darl ing, bring out the salami and myrthe I iq ueu r." "No, it's hard to d igest." "We love everyth ing here." "The cu ltu re, m usic, local prod uce." " G reat!" " Have a seat!" "Thanks." "I'd rather stand up." "Here it is." "I'll go get the cold cuts." "No myrthe?" "What is it?" "The "l nsu rance prem i u m"..." "I'm not an insurer." "I'm from Paris." "You weren't sent by the patriots?" "No." "By a notary." "You're not Corsican, then?" " l' m a detective." " Detective?" "Maria Leoni's cousin sent me." "Maria!" "Someone for you!" "One moment!" "I'm at the right place." "Where are you from here?" "Put the salami away." "He's a detective." " Jack Pal mer." " Del ig hted." "That must be h i m!" "Yes, I' I I open up." "Come in!" "We adore Corsica!" "Go see Maria." "The kitchen's there." "Come in." "My wife Sand ra." "Del ig hted." " Get a d rin k for Mr...?" " No need for my name." "It's that bu m, Stephane Figol i!" "What do you want?" "this gentleman, who we don't know, whose name we don't know, isn't here for you." "Then why bother me?" "I can't waste ti me looking at that racketeer!" "You let this hag insu It me in your home?" " Wait, it's a m istake." " Because of the detective..." "A detective?" " That's me!" " Why are you in here?" "I cou ld n't find the kitchen." " I m pl icating me in frontof a witness?" " Not at all." "Sand ra, ki I I that m usic!" "Those tu nes rattle my head!" "Now you insu It Corsican m usic?" "You'll hear from us." " We adore the Corsicans, Mr Figolo." " Figol i!" "Don't see me out." "I know my way rou nd my cou ntry!" "They' I I blow up our vi I la." "Let them do it, so it's over!" "We' I I buy a place on the North Sea." "Cou nt me out!" "There, even seag u I Is are su icidal." "What do you want with me?" "I'm looking for one of your fam i ly:" "Ange Leoni." "He m issed the fu neral of my g reat u ncle's nephew on my h usband's sister's side." "To me, he's no longer family." "That's it!" "They blew us up!" "Holy shit!" "You OK?" "Close shave!" " Drink this!" " Myrthe brandy will perk you up." "I can't digest it." " Were they after your car?" " No, mine." " Mr Figolu!" " Fi-go-Ll!" "..." "Why are you up there?" "This is my country." "I go where I want." "Sure..." "Oh, no!" "The Mini-Moke..." "They flattened it." " Mr Dargent, please." " Yes." "Who's calling?" "Jack Pal mer, aka Rem i Francois." " It's h i m." " l' I I take it." "Hel lo, how are you?" "All in all, poorly." "I've been kid napped twice, hassled by cops, had a villa gate h it me, my mini-Moke blown up... your what?" "It's a car." "Wasn't m ine, but I' m hang ing up." " Don't hang up." "We must tal k." " No." "I'm hang ing up my g u mshoes." "Qu itting." "You're right, it's a wei rd place." " You?" "The bulldog...?" " Listen..." "My life comes first." "The bulldog says bye." "Shit, he's freaked." "The first g u mshoe d id n't last a day." " I show in G rappa and Bald ucci?" " Not yet." "We mustn't let h i m leave." "We' I I put that bu I ldog on a leash." "It's u nth in kable, Breche!" "Not a seaTon a plane, or a boat?" "Not u nti inext week?" "Hel lo?" "Sh it!" "Nothing works here!" "I'm com ing!" "Don't pan ic!" "I'm com ing!" "Don't pan ic!" "Cal m down!" "Hang on to me!" "Let go!" "Stop h itting me!" "Don't h it me, we' I I both d rown!" "Just relax." "That's better." " Is it there?" " It was a cram p, I th in k." "I'll massage your th ig h." "It' I I go away." "Happened to me, skin-d iving in the Galapagos." "I made it back by myself, buTonly Just." "It's bit painfu I, but..." "Now let's try to wal k a bit." " G ive me your hand." " Wait." "That's perfect." "I d id n't know this beach." "I came to see some cl ients." "And wanted to cool off before head ing home." "I can't let you leave in this state." "What's your name?" "Lea." "Pal mer." "Jack Pal mer." "Using a patch and smoking is bad." "You're right." "I'll q u it the "pacht"." "T el I me... your new wheels are snazzy." "Know what, we' I I set up a business." "You i m port them, I' I I sel I them at my u ncle's." " The guy who sel Is lawn-mowers?" " Yes." "We' I I see." "Don't shoot!" "It's me!" "Figol i!" "I found out." "The cops' lookout was the Marsei I le guy's joint." "He sn itched on you." "You Sure?" "this is serious!" "I gave up my siesta to tell you!" "Mateo, put your old wheels back on." "We don't want to stand out tonight." "Know a friend ly restau rant in town?" "Depends." "For romance or good food?" "Thanks." "I'm sick of old ies-but-good ies..." "They' re kitschy, but nice." "Cigarette?" "No." "I q u it everyth ing." "Wel l, al most." "I smoke now and then." "When I feel good." "So You're in the coral business." "I d id n't know Corsica had coral." "There's so much beauty..." "to d iscover here." "And not in the g u idebooks." " must be a ti me-consum ing job." " I m mensely." "But I' m not married, I have no ch i ld ren." "I'm free." "We have that in com mon." "I'm free, too..." "We d id n'Torder cham pag ne." "You're a friend of Pierrot at Cala d i Sole." "He said a short man, with a ru m pled jacket, a worried look." "And a pretty bru nette." "He was right." "To your health!" " this is my treat." " Thanks, nice of you." "The su it's I inen, that's why it ru m ples." " 4!" " 5!" "No slow fuses left?" "thought I had some in my garage, but it was fish ing I ine..." "You lost, Figol i." "your tu rn to buy them." "Sh it!" "I always get the job!" " You never plan ahead!" " Go on!" "OK, I' m going." "Even ing." "A box of tam pons, please." "Reg u lar, super, or super del uxe?" "With or without appl icator?" "Du n no." "The best." "What exactly is it for?" "What do you th in k?" "For a slow fuse, this works fine." "All right." "More, please." "Yes." "this island is strange." "You ask a si m ple q uestion, You're a mass m u rderer." "We're not strange." "You must learn how to take us." " That's all." " T rue." "Ever fished for sq u id bare-handed?" "Bu n ny h u nting arou nd Paris is more my style." "I loved it when I was a kid." " Come, I' I I show you." " Now?" "Don't we need ru bber boots?" "Tomorrow morn ing, clean the kitchen wel l." "We have a "su rprise" san itary control at noon." "No problem, sir." "Hoods on." "Let's go." " Move it!" " OK." "Sorry, but I I ive nearby, sudden wakeups are bad for my heart." " What ti me's it for?" " right now." "Wait..." "Move aside!" "We can't take Allnight, Bi rd ie!" "Stop call ing me Bi rd ie!" "Dam m it, this is a job for ch icks!" "Here goes!" "Let's spl it!" "We've got a good 3 m in utes." "Let's go!" "C' mon, We're off." "Sh it!" "There's a I ittle cat!" "What cat?" "Screw the cat, Ange!" "It's going to blow!" "You got no heart, or no balls?" "You don't like cats?" "Not when I' m smoking." "Where's that goddam an i mal?" "Kitty, kitty!" "I've got it, Bi rd ie!" "Come, pussycat." "I warn you, cat!" "You have one m in ute to I ive!" "It's the first ti me a woman gave me a sq u id." "What do I do with it now?" " I don't know!" " Really?" "T ake it home and boi I it!" "Why not, if that's your th ing..." " When do you leave?" " Tomorrow, if I get a seat." "What a shame." "I'd have shown you the Cl iffs of Piana." "I cou ld postpone it." "That was a close shave, pussycat." " Ange!" " Y eah!" " l' m bleed ing!" " It's Just a I ittle blood." "My scal p's wide open!" " It's a scratch!" " My scal p's open!" "Breathe." "M ind your head." "Watch out for my head!" "I'm bleed ing!" "Get me to the hospital." "To the hospital!" "Scal ps piss blood!" "Disinfectant' I I do the trick." "Disinfectant?" "T ake me to my mom's." "Mom, they don't care about me!" "Did you see anything or anyone?" " I th in k one of them..." " We saw Nothing." "Let this man vacation here in peace." "So you saw Nothing?" "We lost a sq u id, that's all." "Bye." "shall we go?" " What was that?" " Nothing." "The farm co-op." "A blasTof 1 0 ki log rams." "The town hall, 1 5 ki log rams." "No, that was some main lander's vi I la." "25 ki log rams." "They' re blasting everywhere!" "How about going to a d isco?" "A d isco?" "You know, I have g reat faith in women." "That's good." "Here, like everywhere, only women can end violence." "That's for Sure..." "They g ive I ife." "They' re the doves of peace." "If we I istened them in the M idd le East..." "What you say is true." "It's profound, too." "Thanks." "Odd place to open a d isco." "Are we there?" "I changed my m ind." "You're as su rprising as this island." "Sure I am." "What's got into you?" "Can you d rive slower?" "Scared in cars, Jack?" "No, I've been a rally d river!" "But lobster pasta and mountain roads don't m ix." "What's going on?" "GeTout!" "That's good, you su rvived the shock." "Yes. 1 27 bends in all." "We're 30 deg rees south of the Shepherd's star." "I know exactly where we are." "Keep it to yourself." "Here, the less you know, the better." "You, again?" " You've met?" " Yes, on the plane." " You're m istaken." " Sure." "What's the deal this ti me?" "We want to see you." ""We. " this is d u m b!" "Screw the "we"!" "I want to see Ange Leoni." "Ange Leoni!" "What do you want with me?" "Oh, it's you?" "You're hard to reach." "I'm here for a notary in Montarg is," "Mr Dargent, to g ive to you in person this deed to a property." "But how do I know You're Mr Leoni?" "You have your I D?" "You're cute!" "Lea... check out Mr Dargent in Montarg is." "Did you touch her?" "H u h?" "Touch who?" "My wife." "Did you touch her?" "Don't start that again, Mateo." "We were married 3 months, we d ivorced 6 years ago!" "Answer!" "Did he touch you, yes or no?" "Stop, Mateo, that's enoug h." "Cover yourself, Lea." "You look cheap!" "Next ti me do your own d i rty work!" "He screwed your sister and you don't act?" "No way!" "I d id n't screw anybody!" "Wou ld she sleep with any id lot who shows up?" "Why d id n't she answer?" "You know, Lea," "I hear what you don't say!" "OK, we h u m ped like dogs, on Napoleon Aven ue!" " Happy now?" " I mean, no..." "Sorry, I wasn't speaking to you, sir." "Attorney Dargent in Montarg is." "Yes, I' I I wait." "What does it say, Ange?" "I in herited a 2 m i I I ion Eu ro shack in central France." "Is that so bad?" "I'll let you celebrate it in the fam i ly." "Good night." "I don't know central France." "My whole fam i ly is here." "I'm Corsican." "Who sent you?" "I told you." "Mr Dargent." " l' I I string you up!" " l' I I waste h i m!" " Really..." " He fond led her!" "Stop it. your u lcer will act up!" "He said his name's Jack Pal mer." "It doesn't say that here." "He's lying." "He raped her!" "My real name's Rem i Francois." "Jack Palmer is for my work." "Sounds a bit American." "Very smart." "I mean..." "I checked." "There is a Jack Palmer detective agency." "Remi Francois." "Are you sure?" "Whichis your first name?" "There's no Attorney Dargent in Montarg is." "What?" "They m isinformed you!" "It's not possi ble!" "Don't shout!" "You'll upset the an i mals." "An i mals?" "But he was in my office, in Paris!" "I Just spoke to h i m..." "He's a I iar!" "They had sex!" "I'm Sure of it!" "Mateo!" "Sh ut up!" "You're kidd ing us, or they' re kidd ing you." "Either way, You're in trou ble." "It's no g reat i m provement, but I favor the 2nd hypothesis." "Lea, put h i m back in the car." "I'm com ing." "I can wal k." "Mateo, stay here." "Lea' I I d rop me in the bay." "He's got a plane ticket for tomorrow." "He knows nothing, Ange." "So did the cops manipulate this cretin?" "Why speak d ialect?" "I know Italian." "Corsican ' s no d ialect." "It' s a lang uage." "And it' s not like Italian!" "But "cretino" means cretin in both!" "Don't su I k, Sherlock Hol mes." "The cops took you for a ride." "They weren't the only ones!" "How's your cram p?" " It went away, Thanks." " Good." "Main lander, you never saw me!" "You never came here." "If I see you again, You're in trou ble." "What d id he say?" "Don't worry, Ange is no band it." "He's a good i m itation of one!" "Sh it!" "Let me out!" "I'm no parTof this business!" " Belt, Ange!" " What belt?" "M ine's jam med!" " Sh it!" " What, sh it?" "My belt doesn't work." "Two belts on the bl in k is odd." "Wou ld n't you say?" "this is really..." " Sh it!" " Ru n!" "And you, be a man!" "Go!" "A man!" "your brother isn't I i ly wh ite!" " He never ki I led anyone." " That's what you say." "What's this...?" "GeTout!" "Hands up!" "What's going on?" "Why are you here?" "Where'd you come from?" "We were Just kissing." " Is that forbidden?" " Make fu n of me." "Check the trunk!" "Where's your brother?" "My God, if I knew..." " Did you see h i m?" "Speak up!" " Who?" "You have a brother?" "Really?" "How old is he?" "OK." "Wan na play d u m b?" "We can, too!" "Isn't she an only ch i ld?" "Ch ief, we've got 'em." "It's u nder control." "I'll ru n them in." "What's going on, Balducci?" " Nothing, Ch ief!" " What?" "our car got swi ped." "But We're fine." "We' I I be off." "Can we d rop you somewhere?" "Let go of me!" "Later, we d ined at the "Pinocch io"." "That's where inoticed he was charm ing." "What d id you eat?" "Lobster pasta." "Too heavy for d inner." "right... "Mr Dargent"?" "Ange?" "What's up?" "They've arrested Lea." "She took me for a spin in the h i I ls." "And one th ing..." "led to another..." "Of course, you d id n't cross or see anyone?" "Yes." "Goats." "Little Corsican goats." "You're stressed out, Mateo." "What's worrying you?" "Nothing..." "Wel l, everyth ing..." "Relax." "They' re only cops." "And We're retu rn ing Their car." "your story doesn't hold up." "What has Leoni done to get you All worked up?" "I see..." "Here even cops are tong ue-tied." "The Govern ment paid off the Separatist g roups to get a truce." "Leoni was the m idd leman." "But he kept the money." "How much?" "Plenty." "nice going!" "Pol ice infighting, govern ment schem ing, taxpayer's money." "A nice scandal." "You send in a sleuth." "No danger of a pol ice fuck-up." "I take the rap." "I'm a man of my word." "You get 5%." "May I phone?" "right, call h i m." "Set up a date with h i m." "The n u m ber of "The NationAllnq u i rer"?" "Don't do that!" "Then q u it bugg ing Lea and me." "My Lea." "Did they harm you, I ittle sister?" "I'm fine, Ange." " You mustn't stay here." " What?" "Are you being watched?" "If yes, coug h." "No, I was going to go to bed." "They wore me out." "Sh it." "Ange!" "Mr Leoni, will you have a d rin k?" "What's he doing here?" "Nothing." "They released us." "And I..." "Lea invited me in for a d rin k to celebrate the occasion..." "What's this?" "The latest Paris fad?" " Drin king in briefs!" " No, wait..." "Shame on Paris!" "Ange, stop that i m med lately!" "I invite who I want here!" "I always let you see friends!" "But you Just met h i m and he's starko!" "Just my pants..." "It's hot..." "Put that away, Ange!" "I'll screw whoever I want!" "So there!" "Lea, You're being excessive with..." "Qu let!" "Not in frontof Mama!" "You, with an outsider!" "She' I I tu rn in her g rave!" "Leave Mama ouTof it!" "You made her cry!" "Not I!" "He's your brother!" "It's only natu ral..." "Sh ut up!" "He's not to blame." "He d id n't rape me, dam m it!" "I asked h i m in!" "Lea, this is a matter for men to settle!" "We' I I deal with this outside." "Mr Leoni, don't stay here." "You're over enoug h barrels!" "Barrels?" "Don't use fancy lang uage!" "Cretino!" "He saved us both." "He d id n't blab!" "So he d id n't!" "It's not enoug h to win you." "Ange, please." "No..." "Sti I I, with regard to Lea, you cou ld have asked me." "Actually, th ings gathered momentu m..." "It's your I ife, not m ine." "So, celebrate." "Easy does it." "You're not pi loting the plane!" "We shou ld get a move on." "Don't be a bore." "I'll call the pi lot, he's a pal." "So what d id you tel l the Pol ice Ch ief?" "I said we saw goats..." "Little Corsican goats." "his face d ropped!" "He was speech less." "I must tell you this..." "Enoug h." "I've Nothing to tell you." "Please..." "He d ied at home." "As he wanted to." "G uess they' re reconci I ing." "Too bad, she's a nice g i rl." "Y eah..." "Wel l, tell her I said good-bye." "Bye, fel las." "your ham!" "right." "Thanks." "Hard ly cabin I uggage..." "When my parents d ied, he raised me." "I know." "But he had a good life." " Stop that!" " Darl ing... in that area, we always d id fine." "It' I I relax you." "You're a pig!" "Sh it!" "My contact lens!" "Rem i, why head back to Paris?" "My cousin has land for sale." "And a stone cottage." "Stop, Dou me!" "right there!" "Lea?" "Why d id you leave so fast?" "Looked like you two were making up..." "Make up?" "With that jerk?" "He came to tell me my g rand pa Just d ied." "That's all." "I'm so sorry." "My condolences." "Thanks." "Have a nice tri p home." "Where are you headed?" "up to the village." "To see h i m one last ti me." "I'll get my car at the hotel." "The hotelis that way!" "I g rew up here." "When there's snow, it's cutoff from the world." "Now, only the old people are left." " l' I I leave you." " Wait!" "If I don't introd uce you, they' I I th in k l' m ashamed of them." "Wel l..." "That's Fiorina, my cousin." "H i, Fiorina." "I'll be in the way." "this is a fam i ly affai r." "She is a bit invasive, but adorable." "Very tenacious." "right, Fiorina, now we've met and..." "Come, Fiorina." "Let go of h i m." "He died as he wanted to." "That's best, Grandma." " You came with someone." " Yes." "this is Rem i." "A friend." "Josepha, my g rand mother." "My condolences, Madame." "Mom!" "My dari ings!" "San pierro and An na-Maria." "My kids." "I gathered that." "H i, kids!" "Hi, sir." "The village is being repopulated." "Good!" "I'm glad you found someone." "There's a misunderstanding..." "Say nothing." "I couldn't bring a stranger to the funeral." "For her, We're an item." "OK, but what about the kids' father?" "Is it Mateo?" "No, Their dad is dead." "Good." "I mean...they don't look like Mateo." "They' re blond, and Mateo's a strange color." "You may kiss h i m, too." " Me?" " Yes." "It's the custom." "He doesn't know you." "T el I h i m who you are." "Go on." "T el I h i m." "Wel l..." "My name is Rem i Francois..." "I was born May 8, 1 953... at a hospital," "Saint Fel icity, in Com pieg ne." "And..." "I I ive on... a q u let I ittle street... in Paris..." "And your marital status?" "Bachelor." "No kids." "T el I h i m how you met Mom." "At the beach." "She was swi m m ing and..." "She had a cram p..." "Did you save her I ife?" "in a way..." "See, G rand pa, she met a good man." "Is she having an attack?" "It's a bit stuffy in here." "We don't need two stiffs." "Actually, I don't know what I' m doing here." "It's del icious!" "Li ke veal, but more tender." "It's rat!" "No, San pierro." "It's a kind of hedgehog." "I'll do the d ishes." "No man ever d id the d ishes in this house." "Time for a first..." "My respects, Minister." "Are they mad at us?" "My transfer to a d u I I su bu rb is only hours away." "I have a scoop!" "An old villager came to town to buy a su it." "Who cares, Bald ucci!" "Was it a two-piece?" "What color?" "Black." "It's for Leoni's dad's fu neral." "What?" "He's dead?" " You knew h i m, Ch ief?" " No!" "But Ange Leoni will be at the fu neral." "He's a Corsican." "He has to." "Do I call Secu rity for backup?" "No way!" "We go it alone on this!" " You OK?" " T errific." "I Just got engaged," "I have two ch i ld ren," "I'm watch ing over a dead man inever knew." "And to top it all," "I've eaten rat." "Thanks... for All You're doing for me." "OK, but... this is a bit si I ly." "I can't spend the night on this chai r." "What's bothering you?" "Spend ing a night with me?" "No." "With h i m." "I'm so g lad You're here." "Behave!" "What are you doing here?" "It's my home." "Ready to move in!" "After the ceremony." "We respect the fam i ly's g rief." "Lea's right." "You can't stay here." "They' I I g rab you." "Not to be at his bu rial..." "You came, that's enoug h." "They' I I handcuff you in the cemetery!" "OK." "Then let's leave now." "No, I' m staying." "only you can d rive h i m down." "Why?" "Others here have a d river's I icense!" "But no one' I I leave today." "Except a main ie." "A what?" "A main lander." "Yesterday, I was the wh ite hope of the fam i ly, today I' m Just your cabd river!" "Rem i, he's my brother!" "Li ke you asked, Lea, I got bread and cheese for them." "Let's go, boys." "Leoni!" "There's a road block!" "Ange!" "Can you hear me?" "Whatever you do, don't move!" "Gentlemen." "You're sti I I here?" "So d id you find Leoni?" "his g randfather d ied." "I thought he'd be in the village." "He's not." "Whose car is this?" "Lea's." "Mr Leoni's sister." "Really..." "Lea... his sister..." "Yes, I socialized with the fam i ly." "They asked me to go get more flowers." "Flowers..." "I mean wreaths." "They' re g rieving, I cou ld n't say no." "You're very considerate." "Yes, who wou ld n't be right now?" "Sti I I, open up your trunk." "And tell main landers we do our job." "I always say you do a g reat job." "And here, th ings aren't easy for you." "One must ad m it..." "The trunk, please." "The trunk..." "Sure." "Lower your g u ns!" "I'm Secu rity!" "Leoni's ours!" "Hands on the roof!" "No, this witness is ours!" "We nabbed h i m first!" "OK, but what's in the trunk is ours!" "T ake it all." "We' I I interrogate h i m!" "Usually, the local cops get me." "right!" "You may d rive on." "Thanks, Captain." "I'll fasten my belt." "I'll report you, you wait and see!" "Report what you want!" "You don't make the laws arou nd here!" "Know where You're headed?" "Di recting traffic in town!" "this isn't your tu rf!" " What?" " It's not your tu rf!" "Who do you th in k you are!" "The 2. 1 0 PM fl ig ht is perfect, M iss Breche." "Of course, I found h i m." "How?" "Yes, he was happy." "I'll explain." "See if there's a later plane." "Over and out." "How d id you get here?" "I know my way rou nd my cou ntry!" "You, too!" "I don't want your scams to land me in jai I." "We welcomed you, now you insu It me." "Drive!" " It's crawl ing with cops!" " Don't worry." "They' re checking the village." "You th in k everyone else is an id lot!" "Drive, I said!" "Leoni's with the g u mshoe!" "Stay on Their tai l!" "Godam m it!" "Wasn'Tour fau lt!" "Get as close as you can!" "Bald ucci, go look!" "G rappa, get hel p!" "It's really h ig h!" "Weren't you a paratrooper?" "Sh it!" "They can't be far!" "Get going, step on it!" "Hey, how do I get back?" "Where we going?" "The less you know, the better!" "The less I know..." "Sh it!" "You OK?" "Li ke someone who j u m ped from a moving car!" "I'll take the sting ky cheese." "Then I q u it!" " Where' I I you go?" " Home!" "To Paris!" "Rain, parking tickets, dogsh it, I m iss All that!" "You sick of I ife, or what?" "Everyone knows We're a team." "The separatists and the cops want you!" "Th in k iTover!" "I'll tell the cops I' m no parTof it!" "They' I I th row the book at you!" "You'll take the rap, not me!" "You're not Corsican, You're the ideal patsy." "They' I I tan your h ide, d ude." "What's the sol ution?" "Look at the landscape!" "Look!" " I m pressive, right?" " OK, I saw it." "We h ide a year, ti I I it blows over." "A year?" "No way!" "I have expenses!" "It's best, You'll see." "I'll even carry the basket." "I have a com pany." "I ru n a business!" "I can't pack it All in!" "Come along." "What's the rush?" "Does your detective agency pay?" "I can't com plain." "You don't look like a ski rt-chaser." "But do you love Lea?" "It's only Just starting." "A love story, but it's Just starting." "You got 3 seconds!" "Yes or no?" "I'd say yes." "And our cheese?" "Isn't it good?" "I'd rather eat it than smel I it." "It's a gem, I told you." "But it needs work." "Now Papa is dead, I in herit more of the sheepfold, wh ich means I can outvote the other Leonis, who are after the part I al ready had." "Is this shack so val uable?" "That's not it." "It's a matter of princi ple." "Yes, I'd do the same." "Please don't smoke in here." "We've been spotted." "They' re smoking us out!" "You see evi I everywhere." "It's an age-old practice." "Shepherds set fi re to Their land, so the g rass g rows for Their herds." "If it's ecolog ical, that's OK." "It's pol ice brutality!" "What if we su rrendered?" "I meant me." "And d ishonor our fam i ly?" "Of course not." "this' I I end bad ly." "I've had it to here!" "Darl ing, come look." "Isn't that Leoni in frontof Borg nol i's place?" "Ange!" "Cal m down, Santou." "I'm with a friend." "We have the cops on our ass." "You stole from us!" "H u m i I lated us!" "Let's leave, Ange..." "Come into my home." "Got anything to eat?" "We're starving." "Hand me my cell phone." "What's going on?" "Never m ind." "Cook us pulenta." "You're the detective they All want?" "Even ing, Madame." "You broug ht a cop into my house?" "Don't, he's my brother-in-law!" "You're his brother-in-law?" "So to speak..." "Don't fight, or I won't make d inner." "That was g rand!" "calls for a brandy and a cigar!" "Rem i, pour me more coffee." "What do we now?" "We' I I go to bed." "I meant, how do we geTouTof here?" "I've had it." "Once the cops get ti red, Santou takes us to the port," "Iends us his boat and we spl it to Sard in ia." "It's a twin 250 h p." "G uzzles lots of gas." "Yes, but..." "We' I I pay you." "How much you goTon you?" "What?" "On you!" "Leoni!" "Leoni!" "Come out with your hands up!" "Obey, or it' I I be a blood bath!" "Then let blood flow!" "Did you sn itch on me?" "You insu It me in my home?" "Then, it was you." "How?" "inever left the table!" "Fin ish your pulenta, Mr Rem i?" "Don't shoot, Leoni!" "We've got your sister!" "We al ready lost G rand pa, Ange!" "Stop it!" "Not today!" "The scu m g rabbed Lea!" "No...?" "Let a Corsican senator med late!" "call Pruzzati!" "Not a chance!" "I've got a hostage!" "Who?" " You, you id lot!" " No!" "Then they can't say You're my accom pl ice!" "For once, that's not so d u m b!" "It's me!" "I'm the hostage!" "Ange, he's not to blame!" "Let h i m go, or You're not my brother!" "No way!" "You have half an hour!" "Then I' I I ki I I h i m!" "That sou nded real." "He's a hothead, Senator Pruzzati." "But I want h i m Allve!" "Don't worry, I know the fam i ly." "Just be fi rm." "But no Ram bo stu nts." "W e' re low on coffee." " How are your kids, Borg nol i?" " Fine." "Learn ing Corsican from my dad." "A I iq ueu r, Mr Pruzzati?" "Don't m ind if I do." "So Leoni, what do you want?" "I want a fai r trial." "I'm the victi m of a plot." "I'll defend myself." "I trusTour legal system." "What's All this?" "If you get cute, my boys will pick you off." "Easy, Com m issioner." "I heard the voice of a reasonable man." "Mr Leoni's req uest is q u ite leg iti mate." "I ag ree." "Leg iti mate." "The money they say I took, where was it from?" "For whom?" "To what end?" "I, too, have a right to know." "About the bom b that destroyed your restau rant, you said :" ""Leoni's beh ind this... "" "When two bu rly cops beat you, you say anything so they' I I stop." "It was the fau ITof Moktar, my cook." "He left a cigarette beside the gas can ister." "You stated that Mr Leoni handed you a su itcase." "I meant Demetri us Leoni." "Ange's father." "A saintly man." "It was fu I I of clothes for the Red Cross." "You ad m itted receiving a sum of cash from Mr Leoni." "It was only arou nd 200 Eu ros." "He boug ht me a sideboard at a local flea market, in the village where I was born." "I swear." "Kid napped and th reatened by Mr Leoni, but you d id n't press charges." "Fascination for your captor, or Mafia-type pressure?" "Neither, sir." "These events have been over-d ramatized." "I hear you married Mr Leoni's sister last week." "You're his brother-in-law." "That's correct, your Honor." "Who investigated this case?" "Now fam i ly mem bers have to testify?" "I was told to come, so I came." "To hel p Justice..." "After a 2-day trial, the case against Ange was dropped." "Ange always landed on his feet... or other people 's." "He got that guy's restaurants for a song." "They needed work." "The guy's wife, it seems, wanted a change of air." "Now I was parTof the family." "Ange was 1 00% beh ind me." "I worked for h im 1 4 hours a day." "The resta urant bus iness is hard work." "Wh at i s it, my I ove?" "in eed a tabl e for ei g ht." "For th e Bel g i ans on the big yacht." "Cousins of the Royal fam i ly." "W e' re fu I I." "They shou ld've booked." "Rem i, swallow your pride." "Get the staff's table from the kitchen." "I'm the jack of All trades, here!" "Please, darl ing." " I can't refuse you anything." " Thanks." "OK, you can come over." "Bye." "My sister has character." "So they say." " Ru ns in the fam i ly." " T rue..." "Look!" "Isn't that Pierre G ri maid i?" "Maybe." "I don't know h i m." "If he comes in, say We're closed." "Why closed?" "I'll tell you some day..." ""The Corsican File... "" "It's a movie with Reno and Clavier." "They need... extras." "You interested?" "It' I I be a howl!" "A movie about Corsica." " "Corsican File"." " What fi le?" "A secret fi le?" "I wonder what's in it." "It's one view of Corsica..." "A bit spiced up..." "It's fu n." "To make it entertain ing, you have to exaggerate..." "But we are a bit like that..." "OK, they made fu n of us..." "But you can't hel p laug h ing." "Laug hter is partof I ife." "The best part." "It's "Asterix in Corsica"!" "It's a caricatu re but..." "There's fewer Romans in it." "H i, Mom!" "One more rehearsal!" ""Bastia's a team of goats! " I can't say that!" "Corsicans are like others, but d ifferent." " What d id you say?" " Crap!" "A Corsican sm i le?" "So let me ask you :" ""Can one make fu n of Corsicans?"" "Yes, but don't do it!" "Su btitles:" "A. Wh itelaw processed by VDM-Paris"