"Hi." " You're alone?" " Yeah." "Listen..." "I saw you as I was passing by." "I wondered if something was wrong." "Yeah, so?" "Can I come in?" "I'm allergic." "I can leave him out." "I was just going to bed." "Listen, Mathieu... I work for the police, but I'm really a psychologist." "I'll tell you the truth." "I don't believe your mom killed your sister." "I'll explain why, if you give me a minute." "Stay." "You're not invited." "Stay." "Here." "Stay." "All right, Dufour." "Come on!" "I didn't know he was a cowboy." "He doesn't have it." "He hasn't got it." "He's the pits." "The lessons are helping." " You go every Sunday?" " Yeah." " Every Sunday." " Okay." "Check him out." " Look at him move." " He doesn't have it at all." "At least I have the balls to dance." "But you're out of step." "You don't see yourself." "Watch me." "Hand in your badge if you're going." "Sorry, baby." "I have to see the boss." "Fine." "Go on." "You sure love your Rita." "You wouldn't understand." "Police work and family life don't mix." "I'll make it work." "You'll see." "At what price?" "Something in her life would've led up to it... I don't see what." "The arguments?" " Arguments?" " My stepmom and Nadia." "You mother didn't experience that directly." "It's not reason enough to kill your sister." "I don't believe her, either." "That makes two of us." "It wasn't her." "It was the nut next door." "Why would your mom take the rap for that guy?" "She's fed up." " With what?" " Seeing Nadia in the papers." "You don't have a strong argument, do you?" "What do you want from me?" "What are you doing here?" "I live here." "Your mother said you almost never come here." "She didn't." "Yes, she did." "I came here because I miss Nadia." "Boss, are the rumors true?" "Are you spying on Fortier?" "Who told you that?" "Who do you trust?" "Why do you ask?" " Who?" " Who..." "You, the kid, Jean-Marie." "So why is Deschênes always in your office?" "We're starting to take it personally." "It has nothing to do with Fortier." "I asked Deschênes... to find out if Durivage is checking up on us." "You understand his discretion." "If I believed that, you'd have me out of your squad." "I can see what's going on." "When Fortier shows up, Deschênes takes off." "It's a sign, as the doc would say." "You don't have to tell Parent, but us..." "You think I'm low enough to spy on Anne?" "She's a colleague and a friend." "Not low." "Curious." "Come on." "Shut up." "It's true." "You really loved your little sister." "I practically raised her." "You raised her?" "Yes." "Well, not all the time." "You know what we should do?" "I think we should go to sleep." "Good idea." "GO TO HELL" "PEDOPHlLE lives HERE" "Damn it." "It's this way." "What are you doing?" "Hi, girls." "I'll be there in a minute." " Where are the guys?" " Having a last beer." "I'm taking the girls home." "is that Suzanne's?" "Why are you riding a bicycle?" "Have you lost your mind?" "I went back to Mrs. Sirois'." "I saw her son." " At this hour?" " l won't charge you overtime." "Couldn't it wait?" "It was pure chance." "We were getting a sandwich... I'm not into riddles at this hour." "But listen to me... I noticed Mathieu in Nadia's window." "So?" "Did you read him his rights?" "God, you're in a bad mood." "I'm just tired." "The mother confessed, the case is closed." "For once we get a break..." "You should've been having fun instead of splitting hairs." "Don't forget, 9:00 a.m. tomorrow at the courthouse." "Good night." "Hey, kid." "Drive her home." " l can ride." " Drive her home." "What's with him?" "What's going on?" "But if she admits to it..." "Maybe falsely?" "You always find a way to complicate simple matters." "I trust my instinct." "So, you're not purely logical." "I'm logically instinctive." "Logically instinctive." "Oh, boy." "Do you ever sleep?" "That's a good idea." "Wait... lt's not my business, but people are talking." "Because you're secretive." "That annoys a lot of people." "I'm no more secretive than you guys." "The difference is, I don't ask questions." "I guess it's because we're all guys..." "My private life is one thing." "Work's another." "But Anne, if it's because... you're a lesbian... I just wanted you to know that it's okay with me." "Fernand, bedtime." " Give me a hand with the bike?" " Okay." " Pretty girls here." " l'll say." "Rita's lucky l'm faithful, because I'd have the chance." "I already told you to leave her." ""Leave her." Easy to say." "Hi, guys." "One draft beer." "Did you find out who Fortier is?" "What do you mean?" "Johnson told us." "Good night." "That, Mayrand..." "That's what's called a mercy killing." "It's low, killing your daughter." "No, it's killing someone you love." "It's a kind of sacrifice." "When a doctor pulls the plug, it's not out of love." "That's not a murder." "I'm talking about a real murder." "The girl could live to be 100 without any quality of life." "Of course the mother got fed up." "She had enough, that's all." "It's quick." "By drowning, in the bath..." "Smart move." "You'd think pills would be a more compassionate way." "The woman panicked." "Can compassion cause panic?" "It certainly can." "You want to take the pain away, but the idea makes you panic." "You just lose it." "In a mercy killing, you don't care if you're caught." "What's wrong with you?" "You're looking for argument." "Make up your mind." "is she a saint or a criminal?" "Here comes trouble." "Did you see that?" "Look." "Our friends from the CCP." "Cheers, bozos." "What's up?" " Got a problem?" " Me?" " Think we're funny?" " l can't... I know you." "I screw your little sister when you're not around." "Let it go." "Wait a minute." "I remember you." "Come here." " Dufour..." " What?" "It's him." "Who?" "Him?" "It's definitely him." "What about me?" "It's something the forensic expert said." "What did he say?" "He said to wear a safe when you screw the cadavers." "What is it?" "Do I look that bad?" "Hold on." "I'll make it less scary." "Just wait a minute, Fernand." "Look." "There, there." "Nice flowers." "Now you won't be scared anymore." "See?" "Aren't they nice?" "So?" "You're suffering canine anxiety neurosis." "Behave yourself." "I'll put you in therapy if you keep this up." "You won't give me complexes." "No siree." "It's Maurice Dugas." "Yes?" "Can I see you right now?" "Can't it wait until tomorrow?" "It's not going too good." "I want to see you." "Please?" "Where are you?" "At home." "Thank you." "I think we broke a few glasses." "I felt just like Jean-Claude Van Damme." "Come on." "Your car's that way." "It's late." "Mr. Dugas?" "You okay?" "Didn't get hurt too bad?" "Those CCP guys aren't as tough as they used to be." "They've been looking for a fight, and they found it." "I'll tell you something." "I'd have done the same." "Really." "They bust their balls, working with hardly any budget." "And us?" "The big boss treats us like royalty." "Hell." "I tell you, Mayrand, I wouldn't tell them, because... I'm no kiss-ass." " Cigarette?" " No, thanks." "What are you going to do about Rita?" " Rita?" " Yeah." "I don't know, Mayrand." "Mr. Dugas?" "It's okay." "It was just the draft." "Mr. Dugas?" "Mr. Dugas?" "Come here." "Go on." "Mr. Dugas, are you there?" "Mr. Dugas?" "Mr. Dugas, are you there?" "Are you alone?" "Yes." " ls the dog vicious?" " No." "I think he's more scared than I am." "Good dog." "You wanted to see me?" "Yes." "Come here, okay?" "You smoke pot, Mayrand?" "Yeah." "It's legal for cancer." " Cancer?" " Yeah." " You?" " Yeah." "My birthday's July 9." "You're an idiot." " l smoke a couple times a year." " Yeah, right." " Fortier's one hell of a snob." " That's for sure." "Last time she came just for show." "To show off her goddamn degrees." "You know what?" "You, me, Johnson, Parent..." "To her, we're a bunch of twits." "Her dog is easier to talk to than she is." "Besides, she called me cuckold." " lt's not funny." " Sorry." "She called me cuckold over the police radio." "Yeah." "I've been hurt before, but not like this." "It hurts." "It's okay." "But you know what really hurts?" "It's that..." " Fortier..." " Yeah." "I like her, damn it." "I'll bet you $100 you haven't the guts to say it to her face." "I'll bet you $1 ,000." "$1 ,000." "You're the only guy I know who only knows the number 1 ,000." "You always bet $1 ,000." "$1 ,000 it is." "I'd bet anything." "I'm not afraid of her." " Right now?" " Of course, right now." "Let's go." "Come on." "Give me a hand." " Come on, fatso." " Rita says I'm fat, too." "I'm afraid... I'm afraid I'll kill myself." "Because of Nadia?" "Because of all that." "You asked me here to tell me something." "I'm afraid I'll kill myself." "Describe your feelings." "It's like with the kids." "The feeling comes, and you can't stop yourself?" "Yeah." "But I never did it with the kids." "I never went all the way." "I never touched." "I want to believe you, but guys like you don't usually control themselves." "They're just careful not to get caught." "I never did it." "I made sure." "How?" "I played games in my head." "I'd go to the edge, then back here I'd..." "What does "going to the edge" mean to you?" "I'd get friendly with kids in the schoolyard." "I'd give them candy." "Then I'd take off." " That was your self-control?" " Yes." "Now, what'll keep you from killing yourself?" "Don't make noise." "Let's see." "Hold on." " You're gonna break your neck." " Don't be ridiculous." " See anything?" " Not much happening." "I don't even see Fernand." "Doesn't he sleep outside?" "Are you insane?" " How do I get down?" " Just jump." "Easy for you to say." "Pity, such a beautiful girl, gone to the dogs." "God, you're disgusting." "I said "to the dogs." l mean..." "She lives with a dog." "Yeah, right." " Maybe she's in bed." " Climb up and see." "Are you crazy?" "Maybe I'll see her naked." "Good for you." "You go." "Not me." "I couldn't do that to Anne." "You made the bet." "The thing with that chick is..." "You know what the thing with her is?" "We spend more time on her than on work." "I'll tell you one thing." "It's starting... to piss me off!" "I'm ringing the bell." "Yeah, you're right." "It's taking a while." "Mayrand, you just lost $1 ,000." "Goddamn!" "Christ!" "Finally." "Where were you?" " Where do you think?" " Parent..." "Careful, doing that can make you go blind." " Where's Fortier?" " l dumped her at her place." "She's not there." "She said she was going to bed." "There's no answer." "Why are you there?" " We're checking." " Yep." "You're checking." "She sleeps with the lights on." " How do you know?" " She told me." "Maybe she doesn't want to see you." "You're drunk?" "Go back to bed, little fart." "Bye." "Little fart!" " The kid's a kiss-ass." " A kiss-ass?" "I can't stand it." "I always feel attracted to kids." "Dr. Ross's number." "She can help." "She treats people like you." "Thank you." "Mathieu..." "Nadia's brother." "Do you know him well?" "No, I wasn't sleeping." "I don't sound weird." "I sound normal." "When?" "At what time?" "Okay. I'm coming." "Bye." "Come on, Fernand." "Not up here." "I should tell you now." "Don't tell me..." "Fortier doesn't agree?" "I wouldn't go that far, but..." "She's not done investigating." "Last I heard, you ran the SAS." "She has a way of keeping everyone on their toes." "A prima donna." "I feel like I'm at the mercy of her whims." "I give her too much leeway." "I'm no shrink, but you're on the right track." " These catfights give me hives." " Catfights?" "She's not a team player." "What's wrong with showing consideration?" " She gets it from her mother." " You know her mother?" "Women always get something from their mothers." "I have no qualms with Fortier's ideas." "If she can get to the truth, great." "But we're not playing Lone Ranger." "Lone Ranger?" "Have a seat." "My boss wants to kill me." " Finally." " Finally." "I'm late." "They haven't done roll call." "I'm late for a hearing." "Don't you sleep at home?" " You could have changed." " Where'd you sleep?" "Take Fernand." "I have to talk to Louise." "It's urgent." " Don't forget he has to pee." " l won't." "Come on, Fernand." "Here's your mission:" "Take him to the SAS." "I understand the accused will plead guilty." "We'll set the trial date." "Stop. lt's no good." " What's no good?" " l met Dugas..." "Counselor Dussault, you didn't ask permission to hold caucus." "We have new information that's worth checking." "What are you requesting?" "A postponement." " Mrs. Sirois?" " l don't understand." "Do you object to a postponement?" "What for?" "You'll be informed in due time." "The postponement." "Do you object to appearing at a later date?" "Ma'am?" "You could've taken this to Crimes Against Persons." "I heard that you handle crazies." " Yes, we..." " My boss is crazy." "You think he wants to kill you, or he threatened you?" "He threatened me." "When?" "For six years." " Pardon me?" " lt's not just him... lt's almost all my colleagues." " Will he lay charges?" " l don't know." "What?" "I'm not there yet." "Get Dugas." "Hold on. lt's not that simple." "I know the woman admits to the murder, and we thought it was the neighbor." "but I just learned this." "Quite a dysfunctional family." "I think so too." "Makes no difference." "Get Dugas anyhow." "I'm off to the office." "Go get the woman's side of the story." "We'll keep you posted." "It's dreadful." "I don't sleep or eat." "I think only of this." "Hold on." "I just want to know why you think your boss wants to kill you." "That paranoiac's been after me for three years." "He thinks I want his job." "The principal of the engineering firm?" "Yes. I have a Master's in electrical engineering." "My boss is very jealous of my ideas." "Why does he think you want his job?" "He's not all there." "Put yourself in my shoes." "I need to earn a living." "I don't know what to do." "You said he never threatened you." "He's too smart to do that." "It's... lt's many little things that have built up." "I'm in danger." "Give me a second." " Boss?" "Parent." " What is it?" "This man received death threats..." "Organize your reports." "New cases go to Martin." "They're in order." "But they're late." "I'm meticulous. I... lt's not a calligraphy contest." "Get on it." " Yeah." " Right." "You knew it." "Mrs. Sirois." "Did you know?" "Yes." "Why didn't you lay charges?" "Benoit never knew." "Could you help me out a bit?" "I already told you the truth about Nadia." "You're not telling the truth." "I know you couldn't have done it." "I didn't want Nadia to suffer any more." "Even now..." "You don't have what it takes to kill." "It a certain talent... and aptitude." "You haven't got it." "I never said it was easy." "Mrs. Sirois..." "You'd need to have nothing left to lose." "Killing means burying a small part of yourself... and that part of you has to be already dead." "That's not your case." "Mathieu." "Can I talk to you for a minute?" " What for?" " To finish our conversation." "Do I have to?" "Right now, no." "What's that mean?" "I think your son's an important witness." "Give me time to understand, and I'll explain it to you." "Go ahead." "He told me." "It's vital that you talk to me." "Put yourself in my place." "Your sister dies, your neighbor's a pedophile, your mother confesses to killing her out of mercy." "It's possible." "Last night, you said the opposite." "I'm confused." "Now I learn that Dugas' victim wasn't Nadia... lt was you." "You kept quiet for 10 years." "10 years is a long time." "Isn't it?" "When you live next door to a guy like that." "Especially if your dad doesn't know." "My mom didn't want us to tell." "How did it happen?" "I was swimming." "My mom noticed and went to see him." "It never happened again." "Was it before your parents separated?" "Yes." "Why didn't she tell your dad?" "She was afraid of his reaction." "The graffiti on Dugas' house..." "Was it you or him?" "I'm going to check up on some death threats." " Where?" " Here." "Don't tell the boss." "He's on my case about reports." "Come on." "Don't get me in trouble." "Of course not." " Of course not." " Of course not." "Of course not." "What's this nonsense again?" " What nonsense?" " Dugas going in to the SAS." " Yeah, so?" " The mother confessed." "That was before Fortier butted in." "Dugas admits to sexually abusing Nadia's brother." "Don't give me that look." "It's true." " When was that?" " He confessed last night." "You know it doesn't help anything." "Nothing you write on his house can erase the past." "Your mom made the mistake of keeping it quiet." "It was me who didn't want to tell." "Were you ashamed?" "Yes." "She should have found help for you." "You don't have to tell your mom all your secrets." "The same goes for her." "When I found the hair in your mom's bathtub, she understood... much faster than I did." " l don't know what you mean." " Yes, you do." "You took Nadia to your mom's that afternoon." "It was you." "Shut up." "You wanted to wash her hair in the bath." "Seeing her in the bath brought it all to the surface." "What Dugas did to you, the arguments, your stepmom, all you've endured for 10 years." "You didn't want Nadia to go through that." "You knew she would, eventually." "And your mom would keep quiet, as she did with you." "Mrs. Sirois, everyone will understand what you did." "Can't we trade, me for my son?" "I don't mind going to jail." "It doesn't work that way." "You're not POWs." "I did the bedroom." " Find anything?" " Nothing." " No pot, no porno, nothing?" " No." "Comb the back seat for me." "Overlook nothing." "Okay." "Mathieu was 9." "Had I told Benoit," "Dugas would be long dead," "Benoit would be in jail, and my son's life would be ruined either way." "Didn't you think of moving?" "Didn't you fear for your daughter?" "When I found out about Mathieu, I went to see Dugas." "He told me his story and cried." "I threatened him." "He stopped." "Mathieu would've told me." "But he might have..." "He didn't do it again." "You should've talked about it." "It might have ended differently." "Maybe someone could've helped you." "Someone like you?" "I don't know." "If you really wanted to help me, you'd have left me alone." "According to Fortier, he did it for his sister's good." "He loved her." "He always looked after her." "He thought his little sister wasn't happy." "The rest is emotional." "I can't say why." "And he didn't say anything else?" " Like what?" " We never dreamed Mathieu..." "Ma'am, the only reason was compassion." "I'm charging Dugas." "The father doesn't know he abused Mathieu." "You'll destroy the family." "Trying to make me feel bad?" "Send Dugas to Dr. Ross." "Let the parents deal with the past." "Gabriel?" " He just did it the once." " So he says." " Fortier says it's believable." " Oh, Fortier again." "You need a charge." "Give me 10 minutes with Mathieu, I'll have a charge." "Sort out the charges first, then we'll deal with Dugas." "Yes?" "Hold on." "I won't let him go without therapy." " Or I'll do what she suggests." " Yes." "Congratulations." "The champion of truth strikes again." "The truth isn't justice." "Where's Parent?" "He should be on his files." "Does the name Mr. Gagnon ring a bell?" "Oh, shit." "Mayrand..." "Get the kid back here right now." "Yeah." "Here." "Could you drop me off at home?" "But first, the kid." "Sure." "Suze, can you watch Fernand?" "What's with her?" "Okay." " Got my airline tickets?" " Yes." "Thanks." " Excuse me, sir." " Yes?" " ls there a Mr. Bruneau here?" " Regarding?" "To speak to him." "Please make an appointment downstairs." "The receptionist sent me up here." " She said that?" " Yeah." "Because Bruneau's the big boss." "Etienne Parent." "I have a few questions for him." "Over there." "He's on the phone." "Thank you." "I'll call you back." "Yes?" "Can I help you?" "Detective Etienne Parent." " ls there a problem?" " Apparently." "Do you know a Pierre Gagnon?" "What's he done now?" "He's in for it now." "Johnson was foaming at the mouth when we left." "Poor Parent." "He feels like a victim in the group." "Maybe he just wants to feel valued." "Mommy protecting her little boy." "It's nice to hear you laugh." "Are you okay?" "Yes." "Let's get Parent before Johnson ships him to narcotics." "I can't draw conclusions." "I haven't enough information..." "Do you know this gentleman?" "You won't get me." " What is..." " Please, sir." "I was about to say that you filed a complaint against him." "A complaint!" "A complaint about what?" "You've been wishing me dead for years." "Are you insane?" "You tapped my phone." "You think I don't know?" "Who stole my work from my computer?" "Who, if not you?" "It's true, but not for the reason you think." "You need a shrink."