"At first, you think it'll never happen." "That it cannot happen." "At least, not to me." "I lead a quiet life, an undisturbed life." "In other words, a normal life." "Then there was that road..." "THREE DAYS EARLIER..." "Alice..." " You remembered." " One day ahead of your wife..." "Do you like them?" "A lot." "They're great." "Very nice." "What about the shirt that goes with it?" "I'm saving that for our big day." " What are you doing?" " I fell asleep." "You're going home at this hour?" "I have to bring Gabrielle to school." "Her mother can take her." ""Bring her", not "take her"." "She's my daughter, not my pet." "Emmanuel, don't forget your gift." "Idiot!" " Is he insane or what?" " I'd say so!" "No!" " Have you seen the time?" " I'm here, aren't I?" "Let's go!" " Bye, honey." "Have a good day." " Bye." " Here we go." " We'll be late again." " We'll be there in 5 minutes." " You always say that." "I came as soon as I could." " We waited for you." " I worked all night, sweetheart." " Bye, Daddy!" " Bye, honey." "How about a hug?" "Happy birthday, Daddy." "Could you move your car up?" "Are you all right?" "Yes, I'm fine." "You're here?" "What took you so long?" " What happened to you?" " I had an engine problem." " My car spluttered home." " Is it serious?" "Probably the ignition, but I'm in a hurry, so I'll take yours." " You going back to work?" " Of course!" "You spent the night there." "The whole night, right?" "Where else would I have been?" "Gimme the keys, I have to go." "How am I supposed to get to work?" "Happy birthday, all the same." "You'll get your gift tonight." "I invited some friends over." "Forget about the friends." " I don't feel like..." " What's the matter with you?" "It's just a little get-together." "Call it off." "BORDEAUX RÉPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER" " Everything OK?" " Yes." "Watch out for Bornaire." "He's in a sour mood." "Why weren't you on the night shift?" "I left at 11 PM." " Spiesser took over." " He's just an apprentice." "He knew where to reach me." "Didn't you?" "Yes." "So?" "Did the Pope die or what?" "A kid was run over this morning at a bus stop." " Where?" " Near Marsinval." "Do you know who lives there?" " I don't give a damn." " Médioni." "It's his son who died." "Are you OK?" "You don't even know what's going on." "How was I supposed to know?" "There's no way I could've known." "Had you been on duty you'd already be on the case." "Why me?" "I can't." " I've got too much to do." " Like what?" "Assign that to someone else." "That guy." "I can't." "I'm working on that piece about development." "That's more exciting, all right." "I've been waiting 3 months for it." "What's going on?" "I can't." "I simply can't." "I run this newsroom." "Settle this with the boss, then." "And tidy yourself up." "Médioni's not just anyone." "He knows highly ranked people." "I need a seasoned reporter." "I know you know him." "Everyone does." " Even if you 2 play tennis..." " But it's his son." " I have a daughter the same age." " Then you can sympathize." "Understand his grief." "His hatred for the culprit." "His desire for revenge!" "Guess who our competitor put on that case?" "Alice Lacamp." "Only you can match her." "If only she had accepted my job offer..." "But she had "bigger" ambitions, she said." "Meanwhile, she's tops." "Along with you, of course." "... piece, but an all-out war." "Bordeaux Républican against Grand Ouest." "Can you imagine?" "And only you can win it." "What's the matter?" "Are you going on vacation?" "Is that how you plan to write your story?" "Is Lieutenant Martin here?" "Good morning." "He's already on the case." " What case?" " Médioni's kid." "Isn't that why you're here?" "Yes, of course." "The chief inspector's here." "Is there a problem?" "I'll come back." "There you are." "News travels fast." "I spoke with Grand Ouest." "I've no comments for now." "That guy probably didn't see the kid." "That road's treacherous." "Especially when it rains." "What did you tell Alice?" "That she was wasting her time with you." " Still haven't gotten over her?" " Is this about Alice?" "What about preliminary results?" "You know as much as I do." "You must have a hit-and-run suspect somewhere in your files?" "Why don't you let me do my job?" " I have pictures if you want." " Sure." "Not for publication." "Who's that kid?" "A witness." "You have a witness?" "I heard the car was full and they were leaving a bar." "After the guy gets out of jail, Médioni will wait for him, and:" "I heard they'd close the plant." "Can you imagine the impact on this region?" "A disaster!" "Is that true about the plant?" "Can you imagine?" "That's about 200 to 300 people out of work." " What do you think?" " About what?" " Never mind." " Hey boss, another round!" "Same thing?" "It's me." "Did you hear the news?" "Do you know what happened?" "I don't know anything yet." " Should I call the parents?" " It's too early for that." " I'll leave Médioni a message." " Fine." "By the way, I really need my car." "I've got appointments." "So do I, what do you think?" "I could always drop your car at the garage for repairs." "Why not?" "It won't take long." "Don't touch anything, I'm coming." " I'll handle it." " Fine, see you soon." "SPARE PARTS" " ALL MAKES" "Hello." "My car got a bid damaged." "Could you have a look?" "I see..." "I'll have to order parts from abroad." "Simply straighten it then touch it up with paint." "Why did you come here, then?" "I was driving by." "Can't you fix it?" "It's a shame for a new car like that." "Don't worry about it." "How did it happen?" "Listen..." "I'll pay cash." "I'd really like to get it back in an hour." "If you insist." "But it could take 2 hours." "That's the best I can do." "Fine." " Can I wait somewhere?" " Make yourself at home." "Sure, just clear the desk." "There's no reception here." " Bottine Garage." " Hi, this is Mrs. Jauffret." "I'm trying to reach my husband." " Is he there?" " I don't know, but I'll ask." "Say, did you see Mr. Jauffret?" "Haven't seen him." "He's not here." "If he comes, I'll tell him to call." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "LÉO MÉDIONI, 11 WAS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR HIS SCHOOL BUS IN THE MARSINVAL RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN WAS PATIENTLY WAITING WAS WAITING..." "It's about time." "What are you doing?" "I've left you about 10 messages." "Where are you?" "I'm coming." "When I heard the news I thought about you." "It was on your way." "Did you see anything?" "Really?" "Then it probably happened right after." "You're the last one who saw him." "I never saw him." "I don't think so." "I didn't notice." "Did you find out anything?" "I interviewed a girl who was there." "And?" "So that's why you wanted to see me." "It's written all over your face." " Just tell me." " It'll cost ya." "Is that all you've got?" "She saw a guy, is that it?" ""The" guy." "How can you be so sure?" "How can you say that?" " You'll see tomorrow." " Don't be so enigmatic." " Tell me..." " What?" "If you had inside info, would you tell me?" "See?" "Antoine?" "Yeah, hello." "I hear you have a witness." "I spoke with your boss this morning." "Who's the girl?" "He didn't say." "That's why I'm calling." "That bed and breakfast place?" "What did she see, exactly?" "What type of man?" "By himself?" "I heard there were several people." "Well, if you told me more, I wouldn't listen to gossip." "I haven't written anything yet." "I'll call you back." "BED AND BREAKFAST DOMAINE LES 3 BORDEAUX" "I already told the police and that reporter everything." "But I prefer your newspaper." "Something finally happened here and I didn't see it?" " We're far from the road." " Of course." "Customers want quiet, otherwise I'd run a gas station." " Do you have any customers now?" " A few, but they were sleeping." " Wasn't there a girl, also?" " Yes." "My daughter, Inès." "I don't know what she told the police, but she said she saw someone." "A man." " From here?" " No, from over there." "She goes to feed her donkey every morning." "Do you want to talk to her?" "That won't be necessary." "I'll come back another time." "Thank you." "Good-bye." "Were there several people in the car?" "Men?" "Women?" "One man?" "One woman?" "Who knows?" "Let's call him "the man." "The man in a hurry."" "He's either hurrying off to work or has just finished." "He's already feeling drowsy." "The road is clear, he knows it by heart." "An ordinary man, a local man, one of us." "Let's put ourselves in this man's shoes for a moment." "Ahead, right after the next curve, this ordinary man will become a murderer." "A little boy suddenly appears." "A little boy no, he didn't see him, or perhaps, doesn't want to remember, or has forgotten." "He only remembers a small school bag." "A bag, which he took for a dog or a cat." "That's all you've got?" "There's nothing in here about the investigation, nothing about the facts, so?" ""Let's put ourselves in this man's shoes for a moment."" "What is this?" "I can't show this to the boss." "Do you understand what I'm saying?" ""He saw him." "He didn't see him." What's all this nonsense?" "Who gives a damn?" "He ran over the kid." "It wasn't a dog or a cat, but a kid who ended up in that ditch." "How would you know?" "How the hell would you know?" "Were you there?" "Well, you obviously weren't." "You're just spinning a tale." "What did the cops tell you?" " Don't they have any clues?" " The cops don't have anything." "And I'd be surprised if they found anything." "What's gotten into you?" "I'll assign the story to someone else." "I'll take care of it." "I'll find that bastard." "Are you Mr. Jauffret?" " You're from the newspaper?" " Yes." "Lieutenant Lambert said you'd be coming." "There it is." "This is where we found the bag." " May I?" " Yes, go ahead." "Watch where you step." "Here we have a footstep." "The body was over here." "Come, I'll show you." "The kid was found here in the ditch." "Are you all right?" "I'm OK, thanks." "I'll be fine." " I only want to be with you." " So do I..." "I know, you can't stay..." "She's celebrating your birthday." " What is she getting you?" " I don't know." "It's a surprise." "Are you still doing it with her?" "You won't answer." "I can't stand this anymore." "Things have to change." " Do you want to leave me?" " Don't count on that." "I want everything." "Now." "I want you." "I deserve it." "Stay a little longer." "You didn't wait for me." "It's 10:30 PM." "I had to finish my story." "I called our friends, lied to them big time." "No one believed me." "I'm sorry." "I shouldn't have asked that of you." "I know you had something else in mind for tonight." "When all this is over I'll make it up to you." "How's your story coming?" "So far there are few leads." "Some say kids coming out of a bar did it." "Can you imagine?" "Living with that guilt?" "I'm not so sure." "That would be too..." "logical." "Logical?" " That's understandable, no?" " One can forget an accident, but not cowardice, lies, or the fact that he fled." "Did you get your car fixed?" "Yeah." "Was it what you thought?" "Did they say anything else?" " No." "Why?" " Nothing." " Did you see your gift?" " Of course." "I was waiting for you." "It's huge." "And expensive." "What would make you happy?" " Whatever you want." " Really?" "A weekend." "Far from here." "Just the 2 of us." "We'd leave Gabrielle with Sandra." " Where to?" " I don't know." "I'd love to see what beaches look like in Rio." " Right..." "Anything else?" " Learn to read Japanese." " Another child..." " What do we start with?" "DAY TWO" " THE MURDERER'S POINT OF VIEW" " MÉDIONI AFFAIR:" "A KEY WITNESS" ""YES, I COULD RECOGNIZE HIM..."" ""I could recognize him." Didn't you know about this?" " Makes us look stupid." " Can I have a coffee?" "I want you to squeeze everything you can out of that little girl." "I won't follow up on a competitor." "If you had done your job right, we'd have that headline." "I want a full-fledged profile of the man she saw, understand?" "Would you like a coffee?" "It's freshly brewed." "You can have a seat." "You look different with glasses." " I haven't read it yet." " Can I speak with your daughter?" "She's quite in demand these days..." "I'll go get her." "It's him, I recognize him." "That's the man I saw." "Here she is." "Don't be afraid, he won't eat you!" "Hello." "Can I ask you a few questions for my newspaper?" "Yes." "You were here." " You can't see from here..." " I was over there." " Were you here or over there?" " Here first, then over there." "And you saw something?" " Why did you go, then?" " I heard a car." "Many cars drive by this road." "Yes, but that one stopped suddenly." "Did you hear anything else, like a collision?" "Only a door slamming before the car left." "And what did you make of that?" "When the police spoke to you, you told them whatever went through your mind." "That you heard a car leaving, someone slamming on the brakes." " You made up everything." " I heard it." "And I saw the man, too." "I was here." "You were here..." " Tell me what you saw?" " A man standing by his car." "What kind of car was it?" " Big?" "Small?" " I don't know." "What color?" " It was pouring." "I don't know." " What about the man?" "Dark hair, tall, with a gray shirt and dark pants." "This is what you told everyone and the police, right?" "Let me ask you this." "Are you sure about what you're saying?" "She just said so." "She knows what she saw." "Look." "Right here, see those rushes, that tree hiding the road..." " Did you stay here a long time?" " No." "He got into his car and left." " Did you see him leave?" " Yes." "You said you were in the garden when you heard the car leaving." "How could you have heard it there and seen it here?" "That must be 300 m away." "How could that be?" "That's impossible." "She's making it up." " Why are you making this up?" " I didn't make it up." "You want to seem smart," " to be in the newspaper." " That's enough." "Leave her alone." " How's it going?" " Hi, Romain." "Daycare's on strike." "Go in front, so I can keep an eye on you." "It's best we don't meet at the police station." "People hated your article." "Especially Lambert." "If he wants a police report, he can always read Grand Ouest." "Any leads?" "We're trying to identify the car." "The make, the color..." "We've no witnesses." " Few people were on the road." " Any tire marks, fingerprints?" " Yeah, maybe." " What do you mean, "maybe"?" "The lab's looking into it." "We'll see." " What are the chances?" " Slim." "Not like in the movies." "Then look elsewhere." "Look for a guy who's lost his permit, an alcoholic, a reckless driver." "Don't you have those in your files?" "Skim those damn files!" "These guys are a dime a dozen!" "What's the matter with you?" "Calm down." "Hand me a couple of files." "No one will be any the wiser," " and I'll get you a culprit." " I want "the" culprit." "That's what makes a difference between a reporter and a cop." "Médioni would love "a" culprit." "What does a hit-and-run driver look like?" "What sets him apart?" "He's an ordinary man." "A man like you and I, who runs his errands." "A man with children, who brings flowers to his wife." "If we should meet him, and we likely have:" "a colleague at work, a next-door neighbor, we would never suspect a thing." "At times, he himself forgets what he has done, and his guilt subsides." "He appears serene." "During that fleeting moment, he probably feels innocent." "And yet..." "Leads, Hervieux, leads." "I want Sherlock Holmes, not Michael Connelly." "I've read your rough copy..." "The girl's testimony doesn't hold." "I'll have the rest later." "Did you see that?" "Come and see this." "Look at these numbers." "Our morning edition is entirely sold out." "Where's my hero?" "Where is he?" "When I read your story I knew we'd have them by the balls." ""The murderer's point of view." That's what we needed." "The feeling of guilt:" "that always works." "Where did you get that?" "I knew you were the best." "From now on, everyone's a suspect." "I've already received tip-offs." "We'll double our next edition." "Smile, damn it." "Excuse me, guys." "Here's the follow-up." "I can't, I'm on the night-shift." "Drop by HQ, we'll be there." "As you wish." "Fine." "Try and make it anyway." " Me too." " Good, isn't it?" "He seems to take this case personally." "He's never written like that before." "Exactly: putting himself in the murderer's shoes, and the way he destroyed that little girl's testimony." "Don't you find that odd?" "Nothing's odd when it sells papers." "Hello sir, please come in." "Please have a seat, while I get Mr. Médioni." "This is so kind of you." "I came to express my condolences." "I'm very touched, as I know you're very busy." " It's the least I could do." " Come on in..." "Éliane..." "Let me introduce you to Emmanuel Jauffret." "Pleased to meet you." "So you're the better tennis player?" "My husband seldom admits his weaknesses." "We were reminiscing, about things we were fond of." "There's a bit of everything." "You have a daughter, as I recall?" " Yes." " Pick something for her." "In Léo's memory." "We're giving everything away." "It'll keep his memory alive, in a certain way." "We won't keep you any longer." "Thank you again for coming." "You've acted like a true friend." "People are usually wary of grief." "Many people hate us." "They say," ""Who'd let a child on a bus when they can afford a chauffeur?"" ""How irresponsible!"" ""They were probably sleeping in."" "Perhaps I was with my lover when my child got killed." "I'm sorry." "Could I..." "I'm sorry." "Sorry, honey." " Is that you?" " I saw your things, I thought..." " I'm dead tired." " Are you ill?" "I couldn't get to sleep in our room." "So I came in here." " Where'd you get that?" " In the basement." "It's to block out the daylight." "You can take it down." "Do you want a sleeping pill?" " I'm on the night shift." " Do you really have to?" "What happened there?" "Nosebleed." " Are you sure you're OK?" " Yeah, don't worry." "I have to go." "If something was wrong would you tell me?" "What are you implying?" "Why did you lie to me?" "About your car and the ignition problem?" "I got it fixed." "I called the garage." "You never went." "Why does that matter?" "Why bring that up now?" "I've never seen you like this." "You were involved." "Why would I've been in Marsinval?" "I was returning from work." "It's not the same road." "This case is affecting you!" "Soon, it'll be over." "The cops are on a serious lead." "We'll find out soon." "Cheer up." "Who'd steal a car from a parking lot?" " It was in the deposition." " Make it a triple." "Cops write what you tell them." "No one would do that." "Unless they're a beginner, like you." "Could you take a look at this?" "I could probably cut my lead a bit." "Not only your lead." " Very funny." " Shouldn't have asked." "Wanna have a drink with us?" " I've had enough for tonight." " Just one drink." "Now that Bornaire isn't on our back." "Are you coming Marianne?" "Come on, Bordeaux Républican let's have a drink!" "Champagne!" "Leads, Emmanuel, leads." "Sherlock Holmes, not Michael Connelly." "Let's not forget Verkamp." ""Where's my hero?"" "You really don't know more than what's in your articles?" "You figure it out." "You want the bastard's name, don't you?" " You want to find out." " You know him?" " He's pulling your leg." " You've said too much." "I did it." "I'm the bastard." "Who would've thought?" "Why the long face?" "There." " Hello!" " You came after all!" "This means you love me." "Did you see that?" "She loves me." " Can we go, now?" " Stay!" "We're having a ball." "Really?" "I think we should get going." "Come on, grab your coat." "You're completely wasted." "Let's go." "We're off." "Watch your step." "It's cold out, isn't it?" " Why did you tell them that?" " Don't you love me?" "They're my friends." "They should know." " No, before that." " Before what?" "I wasn't being serious." "They'll believe anything." " You call that "anything"?" " I'm wasted, Alice." "I'm really wasted." "Don't worry." "You're the bastard?" "Alice, I'm wasted." " I'll take you home." " I want to stay with you." "You can't just go and say something like that." "All right..." "Go on, let me have it." "You were on that road." "You must have seen something." "Yeah, right." "Go on... sniff around." " I only want to hear the truth." " Yeah, yeah..." "By blaming me for that kid's death." " I didn't say that." " You're accusing me." " I never said that." " You're always snooping around." "That's what you're doing." "Meanwhile," "I'm the star reporter and you can't stand that." "It's driving you insane." "Take me home." "Actually, don't bother." "Good evening." "Either you work late or start early." " Antoine left me something." " I've nothing." " Call him and ask." " At this hour?" " It's probably on his desk." " I can't go in there." "Come with me, then." "Police, go ahead." "Go ahead." "Yes, ma'am..." "Here it is." "Good night." "Thanks." "DAY THREE" "THE MYSTERIOUS CAR" " You were out?" " For Gabrielle." " Damn, it was my turn." " I didn't want to wake you up." " Did you come in late?" " Yeah." "I'll go and take a shower." "I could pick her up before we go to the funeral." "Right." "This morning she spoke about Léo for the first time." "Her teacher probably brought up the subject." "A man called for you last night." " What for?" " I don't know." "He called on behalf of Médioni." "A journalist." "His number's here." " Are you ignoring me?" " What do you want?" "I just came to get my newspapers." "You no longer come, so I have to get my news somewhere." "Alice is doing a fine job with her investigation." "She'll probably find out who did it before we do." "Of course, you prefer snooping in our office." " What are you looking for?" " The culprit." "You think he's hiding in our drawers?" "I could arrest you." "I don't like your methods." "Just like your articles:" ""The murderer's point of view."" "You're just trying to give us your version of the truth." " You don't have to read it." " Do you enjoy confusing matters?" "Trampling on the evidence?" "How does that help the investigation?" "You've got Alice for that." ""Alice is doing a fine job." Want to know why?" "She loves to get into a scrap and fight on her own." "Everything she couldn't get with you." "By the way, we're looking for the car she wrote about." "We're visiting garages." "You could spin a tale around that." "THE MYSTERIOUS CAR" "In Marsinval, 3 km away from the accident, we met the Ruault brothers, who saw a vehicle speeding by at the time of the tragedy." "They don't agree on the make of the car, but it would seem the car is a grey Peugeot." "As it drove by, the car's right fender hit a tree trunk." "Police are looking for a grey Peugeot, with a damaged right wing." "I think it was a grey Peugeot." "It drove by and "smack..."" "The side must've been hit." "How did it happen?" " I don't have time." " It's important." "I have to go." " It's important." " What is it?" " Let's go inside." " Can't we talk here?" "No, not here." "You had no idea?" "You wrote about a grey Peugeot." "You knew it was mine, yet you went and wrote about it." "You could've warned me." "They'll think it's me." "But you said you saw nothing." "Look at me." "He was in the ditch." "I panicked." "Why didn't you tell me?" " Why didn't you say so before?" " I couldn't." "When I saw the damage to the car I was sure I had..." "I immediately thought about the impact." "Up until this morning, I was sure." "What's changed since this morning?" "I have a strange feeling..." "When I read your article." "That thing about the tree trunk." "If I had hit that child there would have been blood, but there was nothing." "I never saw him." "I only saw his body in the ditch." "You've lied since the beginning." "Now you're trying to convince yourself you're innocent." "I'll speak to Lambert." "And tell him what?" "That you had a strange feeling?" "Everyone thinks whoever drove on that road is the murderer." "Did you tell anyone about this?" " No one?" " Catherine doesn't know." "She thinks I was at work." "So only you and I know?" "Yeah." "Let's think about this." "I'm with you." "We're together, now." "More than ever." "What were you doing at the police station?" "Enough already, Lambert already lectured me." "Do you realize what you've done?" "You said to dig deeper." "Not to the point of defiling our reputation." "I didn't break and enter, or assault anyone." "Got anything interesting?" "Please..." "Right, I forgot: you're working on your saga about Mr. X." "What's he up to, now?" "Where's he hiding?" " Sales are good, aren't they?" " That's Verkamp's department." "I'm only a journalist who hasn't written a line in 10 years." "I only give orders, but at least I still care about ethics." "So I'll be on my way." "I've preempted the deadline." " Verkamp agrees." " Good for you." "I'll read our next edition comfortably sitting at home." "I'll wait for the tightrope walker to fall." "What tightrope walker?" "You. you've become a tightrope walker." "Of course I'm interested." "No, it's not a whim, I really want to." "I'll meet you in Paris so we can talk about it." "I'll wait for your call." "How's my sweetheart doing?" "You must be hungry." "Watch your feet." " Can I leave her with you?" " Of course." "How was school?" "I hope you're hungry..." " You're not dressed yet?" " I don't know what to wear." "I've nothing black." "Oh, here's something." " I don't have time to change." " At least put on a fresh shirt." "I returned that guy's call from yesterday." " He works in the news business." " Where exactly?" "In Paris." "They're revamping their magazine and they want me." "Just like that?" "Médioni called them." "He knows the editor." "Why would Médioni do that?" "'Cause I'm talented!" "Aren't you happy to go to Paris?" " You really want to go?" " Isn't that what you wanted?" "You're leaving her, then?" "I've known from the start." "Why didn't you say anything?" "I thought it was only an affair and I didn't want to lose you." "Things will change, I swear." "We can start a new life." "Let's take advantage of it." "Don't make any promises, honey." "Now it's up to me." "Thank you." " My condolences." "Be strong." " Thank you." "I hope you'll write a fine article." "I'm covering the burial, not society life." "You're such an asshole..." " You're not going back to work?" " No, not now." "They'll have to do without me." "I'm sick of pretending." " Pretending?" " Yes." "You'll see..." "Leo's death was a mystery, but now that he's buried..." " ...that case will be closed." " Isn't there a suspect?" " They'll never find him." " You killed him, I knew it." " You were at her place." " Get a hold of yourself." "Can I borrow him for a minute?" "I'll be back." "Go on home." "I'll meet you at home." "I'll meet you at home." "What's got into you?" "I want to snatch you away from here." " Does she suspect anything?" " She knows everything." "Couldn't you've picked a better time?" "People are watching." " It had to end one day." " What had to end?" "I need time." " Now's not the right time." " It's too late to back up." " You belong to me." " Let him go." "If you love him, let him go." "He wants to be with me." "Tell her." " You want to be with me." " Shut up." " You need me and you know it." " You have nothing on me." " She's out of her mind." " You try and stop me." "She has no evidence." "Neither do the police." "They have nothing against me." "Listen to me." "We'll start over." "We still have Gabrielle," " and my Paris job." " It's over." " We'll leave this place." " Don't you see it's over?" "If you have any decency left, tell the police you did it." "Thanks for calling back." "Can we meet?" "Yes, it's important." "Did you move the body?" "I already told you it was in the ditch." " It was already in the ditch?" " How often must I repeat it?" "What's the matter?" "Why are you telling me this now?" "Shouldn't Lambert be here?" "I wanted to talk to you first." "I have to sort this out with him." " Are you sure about this?" " I was there!" "Calm down!" "I'm sorry, but I'm confused." "I really have to go." "Go home and get some rest, OK?" "I'm not under arrest?" "Make it a double, please." "What's the matter?" "Why are you staring at me?" "What do you want?" "I want to talk to you." "About what?" "I'm the one who killed the kid." " What?" " I killed the kid." " Why are you telling me this?" " You're a reporter." "Why should I believe you?" "You really think we'll publish anything?" "I hear confessions like yours every day." "I read your articles." "That's what convinced me." "I felt like you were with me in the car." "I couldn't stand it anymore." "I only wanted to tell you before I turned myself in." "Do you have any evidence?" "Do you think they'll believe you?" "Poor idiot." "I'm the one they're looking for." "I'm the one..." "I'm the one who should be briefing journalists." "Why didn't you say anything before?" "What's this all about?" " Where did you find this?" " Near the bus stop." "Hidden in the grass." "We combed the entire sector." "How do you know it's his?" "I'm the one who bought them." "I gave them to Emmanuel for his birthday." "Will you put that in your paper?" "Dunno." " I can't let you do this." " Why are you protecting him?" " I'm protecting you." " But he did it!" " He said so himself." " He lied to you." "If I had one strong piece of evidence, I'd book him, but not with this." "Do you know what you could get for this?" "What were you thinking?" "You wouldn't understand." "On the contrary..." "The investigation showed the body was moved, from where it landed, to where Emmanuel found him." "Come in." " A man is here to see you." " I'm coming." "Excuse me." "The farmers say they saw only one car." "Of course!" "A reckless driver blowing his horn madly, as he drives by, draws attention to himself.." "He's the one people remember." "At each deposition both brothers omitted to say they let another car go by before they got onto the road." "The first car." "The murderer's car." "Inès said she heard a car when she was in the garden." "The first car." "By the time she reached the road Emmanuel was on the scene, in the second car." "Emmanuel never saw that child." "He was already in the ditch." "And already dead." "I guess you're going back to work?" "You still have time to write about what really happened." " Did you tell him?" " Are you kidding me?" "That was 3 days ago." "The 3 longest days of my life." "It all seems far, now." "As if it had happened to someone else." "In another life." "The one I led before." "Translation:" "Claude Dallaire TV5 Québec Canada"