"In slang, "douIos"signifies a hat" "But in the private language of police and underworld it refers to a man "putting it on".:" "The police informer" "One must choose" "Die... or lie?" "Have you eaten?" "There's some stew in the kitchen" "I'm not hungry" "Better eat something" "Sometimes one doesn't feel like it" "More often than not these days" "The stones to one fence, the settings to another." "They're scared" "How much do you reckon?" "15 to 20... hardly the 1 10 million francs the papers talked about" "You saw Rémy as I suggested?" "About NeuiIIy?" "Yes" "well, what's stopping you?" "You're broke and the job's waiting." "Sure, there's a safe but you've all night, an isolated house" "It seems too easy" "I don't like easy set-ups." "Six years ago was easy, too" "When?" "Rémy wants it done tomorrow" "He's right; the sooner the better" "Have you told anyone?" "What do you take me for?" "Not even SiIien?" "You can trust SiIien" "That's not what they say in Paris" "Screw them, he's my friend" "I hope you're right." "Someone's looking the place over?" "Yes, Thérése; she'II make sure everyone's away" "How does Rémy work?" "OxyacetyIene?" "No, drilling" "That's best if it's reinforced" "Eat." "I'II see Nuttheccio downstairs" "Nuttheccio's coming here?" "Why?" "Got something against him?" "Not personally;" "I just think he's a scumbag" "I don't see how you can work with him" "We're like you and SiIien" "Nuttheccio's dealings with the cops aren't just rumours, Iike SiIien" "Do you want details?" "Don't bother." "Eat and get some sleep" "Is his friend Armand coming, too?" "Yes" "There's a pretty pair for you." "When?" "Any time now" "I'm off to Thérése's place;" "she'II be glad to see me" "Because Nuttheccio's coming?" "I know how you feel; for you, everything's changed" "You need to get your life started again with Thérése, right?" "Turn the job down if you're not up to it" "It's understandable, after four years in jail" "When my fences pay me, I can set you up for a bit" "By the way..." "I need your gun... for tomorrow" "Are you crazy?" "You know how it is" "I'm not up to any rough stuff;" "there's nothing left" "If there's trouble when I'm covering Rémy I'II fire a warning shot in the air" "I don't like to see you carrying;" "I've never cared for guns" "still, you're not a kid" "Where is it?" "Chest-of-drawers, top right drawer" "Discouraging for burglars" "Any bullets?" "Two clips at the back, right" "Thanks, this'II make me feel better" "And don't worry" "help yourself to some money" "Remember your cigarettes are here" "Wait there" "What's up?" "See the light?" "What time's your guy coming?" "Seven o'cIock" "Sure you're not being stupid again?" "If I had to be sure, I'd never budge" "I'm tired of being kept by Thérése" "I said I couId tide you over" "That's my second offer." "You think I'm finished?" "I never said that." "Anyway, you get nothing for nothing" "I've bought a house, and soon..." "You'II need a caretaker;" "that smells less like charity" "You'II have work to do, don't worry" "We'II discuss it twenty years from now" "Never mind" "Who is it?" "It's Jean" "What do you want?" "Just to see how you are" "I couId be better" "A stomach upset; eating snails last night" "Seen this?" "I saw it" "An old score settled?" "Ajob cleverly done, don't you think?" "I don't think anything" "Who gave you this address?" "You did, two weeks ago" "You were drunk at the time" "You should watch it;" "cops might be around" "That stuff about ArIette's death, for instance" "Jean was saying that GiIbert killed your girl while you were in jail in case she fingered him" "But ArIette wouldn't have talked" "Nor would he" "It's not my style" "gilbert asked me to help with ArIette" "I never spoke to the rat again" "I know;" "I was next door the other day" "I couId hear every word" "I'm off" "Stay for a drink" "No, I just came to see how you were" "Forgive me for coming here uninvited" "My friend SiIien" "Make me a sandwich" "Those snails didn't go down well" "I feel queasy" "I kept watch on the house all afternoon" "No one but an old man about." "There's a poodle, though, barks all the time" "I assume the old man answered my call" "He told me the owners were in Biarritz" "I think the old man's living there till they get back" "So that's the famous SiIien?" "Yes, he brought the equipment..." "for the safe" "Why let someone like that in on your plans?" "You don't know who he'II tell" "Why didn't you ask Jean?" "Jean couldn't get what I need" "Besides, SiIien's my friend until proven otherwise" "I'm the only one at risk, anyway;" "I'II make sure he doesn't meet Rémy" "Friends, to my mind..." "Want to look at the stuff?" "How many clamps did you bring?" "Eight" "only two sets?" "drilling will take about two hours" "If you break both sets, it's time to get out of there" "Rémy knows his job" "Try to bring that back, if you can" "They don't make 'em like that any more" "If all goes well, you won't regret it" "So that SiIien of yours has gone?" "You could have been nicer to him" "Why should I?" "Inspector SaIignari, please" "Is Maurice in?" "He just went out" "Am I disturbing you?" "No, come in" "Some whisky?" "You like brown, I see" "Yes, it's my colour" "Maurice is a sucker, too" "For brown eyes" "understandably so." "I'm not disturbing you?" "Not at all... you just missed Maurice" "They're bewitching" "Your eyes." "Maurice is a lucky man" "Now, little lady, be good and tell me where Maurice's job is" "Nod if you agree" "Be sensible, little lady" "And no screaming" "Give me the address you went to this afternoon" "86 boulevard du GénéraI-Grenier, NeuiIIy" "I hope you're not lying, because we'II meet again" "Stop that, flip" "Hands up" "Not a move, or I'II shoot" "This is an assault" "No, we're just having fun setting up a party" "Put the light on." "Keep looking down" "Face the wall, don't turn round" "Where's the piggy-bank... the safe?" "There's no money in it" "Just the kids' toys, I know" "Off to bed... easy does it" "Don't shout if you don't want to get hurt" "Look at him now and again" "CouIdn't you do better than thieving?" "We'd Iike to be cops, but want to make our pile first" "Now shut up; you're disturbing the gentleman" "The bastard!" "Let's get out..." "leave everything!" "bloody SiIien!" "Turn left, quick!" "Give me the gun." "I want no shooting" "What's wrong?" "You go on." "I'm hit" "Leave me the gun" "Don't forget that bastard..." "Thérése..." "Hi, Doctor" "hello, Maurice" "Bad?" "Just a flesh wound" "Yet I fainted?" "I told you before that your years in jail had taken it out of you" "I said you needed iron" "What I had in mind was spinach" "How did I get here?" "Jean's charming lady might know" "AII I know is that Jean called to say you were here, in need of my usual services" "Remove the drip in an hour" "You stay put for twenty-four hours" "You know where to reach me" "After all this time, I should know the veterinary clinic Doctor Lekay" "till next time" "What happened, Anita?" "I don't know." "Jean called to say you were here" "I was to look after you;" "I found the doctor waiting" "Who brought me here?" "Thérése and Jean?" "I don't know" "I've got to find that rat SiIien" "You're in no state..." "Get me paper, an envelope and something to write with" "Watch this like dynamite" "Two million in banknotes." "Avenue Mozart jewels." "LEAVE THE GUN" "Don't parade it around" "Give it to Jean - nobody else - if anything happens to me" "Be careful, Maurice" "Give me 2-3,000 francs" "Can you walk all right?" "There he is." "Stop here, Jo." "Get behind him, paulo" "He's spotted us" "He isn't blind" "How goes it, SiIien?" "Getting in?" "It won't take long" "We need some information, so we thought..." "You and sail..." "You were good friends" "SaIignari is dead" "SaIignari took a call, then rushed to ask the Chief for four men" "Being busy, the Chief asked no questions" "So no one knew what was up" "sail shot Rémy and got killed" "Rémy's accomplice got away" "If you were SaIignari's finger man give us the accomplice and you're clear" "I didn't finger anyone" "Rémy was found holding the gun" "But his jacket was rucked up, as though he'd been supported" "You support a man who's faIIing;" "he's faIIing because he's dying" "I can't see this dying man taking one shot to kill someone charging at him" "Besides, sail died instantly, so fired first" "obviously, the accomplice killed sail" "You support a dying man; you shoot for him; you put the gun in his hand" "For SaIignari's sake, SiIien..." "You owe it to him; he was your friend" "I hate repeating myself:" "I wasn't the informer" "Now you listen" "SaIignari is dead, and I'm packing it in" "Maybe I'II find some place where cops and robbers don't exist" "Meantime, I'II take care of whoever killed SaIignari" "I won't go to jail for it, either." "And if I can't find him, no cop ever will" "Have it your way" "personally, I know how you feel" "We got the number of the getaway car, seemingly stolen" "Then today we found it in a quarry totally wrecked, with a body inside it" "A woman's..." "I saw the papers" "Did you know this Thérése DaImain?" "I don't know everyone" "No prints but hers in the car" "Rémy's girl, maybe, or his accomplice's?" "killed to keep her mouth shut" "Maybe she wasn't even in the car at NeuiIIy" "Maybe a third man drove it perhaps taking her along for the ride" "AII those "maybes"." "Didn't the back-up cop see anything?" "No one saw anything?" "people did from their windows, not that it helps much" "Some saw one man in the car, others two." "No one mentioned a woman" "But after the papers came out, someone claimed a woman was driving" "originally, he said he saw two men" ""A man and a woman?" we asked -"No," he said, "a woman alone"" "Witnesses are influenced by the papers" "No one saw the one who got away?" "plenty of people mentioned seeing a man running away" "But all they saw was a silhouette." "No use in showing them mug shots" "We can't haul in every known crook and parade them in turn before the witnesses" "Even if we had a suspect, it'd be hopeless." "Witnesses?" "Forget it" "well, for his sake I hope you find him before I do" "It's getting late..." "hold on, there's something else you could help with" "It has nothing to do with NeuiIIy, but we're interested" "A few hours earlier, SaIignari received one of his famous mystery tips" "Oh, I know... it wasn't you" "But you can't get out of this one so easily." "SaIignari told us about it" "It concerned one GiIbert Varnove, killed at home with a .44" "A ring from the Avenue Mozart robbery was found under his body." "follow me?" "The informer said the killer was Maurice FaugeI" "SaIignari agreed, at the informer's request, to delay the arrest" "while looking for you tonight, we were trying to pick up FaugeI" "We didn't find him" "But certain things..." "This isn't about SaIignari any more" "You just want my co-operation" "Forget it" "How are you paying for that house you've built?" "If you want explanations, get yourself a warrant" "You'II be getting your wish tomorrow" "We talked to Vice" "They've just bust a drug ring." "Isn't that your thing... heroin, coke?" "Pity to get involved when you're clean" "And no SaIignari to look out for you" "You talk too fast for me" "We told Vice you were involved" "They're getting a search warrant" "meanwhile, we keep you on ice" "And your lovely new house gets tossed" "You make me laugh;" "there's nothing there" "I don't touch drugs;" "I'm just a poor boob" "You don't get clothes like that selling papers" "I do the dustbins" "I'm sure they'II find something" "I'm sure they won't" "We all know there's nothing;" "seek, and ye shall find" "We'II go shares" "At a pinch, one can find anything" "What do you say, SiIien?" "I say you're shits" "That's not nice." "WouIdn't you Iike us to have Vice drop the matter?" "What is it you want?" "You're known everywhere, so call around" "Find your friend FaugeI" "FaugeI's no friend of mine" "So much the better" "Why not try raiding?" "The sound of a gun going off alerts the quarry" "If we didn't find FaugeI right away, he'd be forewarned" "So without help, you're screwed?" "Is it a deal?" "7.15, the cocktail hour;" "it's a good time" "Let's go" "I'm not known there" "telephone?" "Downstairs" "A dozen tokens" "Try the "New-York"" "Maurice?" "He's just left... asked for you and for Monsieur Jean" "He's just across the road" "He's in the bar opposite" "We can nab him now" "Make your call first... to Vice" "That was just kidding;" "we're smarter than you" "I'm off" "So you can call him?" "Oh, no!" "You don't expect me to pay for any calls?" "I'm not on expenses" "Thérése DaImain's body found in a wrecked car" "The police are not sure if it was an accident due to fatigue or an underworld killing" "The car crashed into a deep quarry" "Don't do anything silly, FaugeI" "What did I do?" "On your feet!" "Are you armed?" "Does anyone ever say yes?" "Save it for later" "There's money in the pocket for my bill" "You ran like a rabbit?" "That's unlike you" "Guys came busting into GiIbert's place" "I heard the guns go off upstairs" "I scarpered by a window as they came down" "The footprint behind the house is mine" "But the tyre tracks are from their car;" "I went there by train" "You had good reason to kill Varnove" "Five years ago, someone just told you, he drowned your friend ArIette" "In your shoes, I'd have done the same" "I didn't do it." "I'm not confessing just to please you" "Here's what I suggest" "Give me a lead on the NeuiIIy business, and I'II let you go" "NeuiIIy business?" "Some sIimebaII like you shot Inspector SaIignari" "I'm a thief, but I use my fists, not guns" "Name an associate of Rémy's, and you can go" "If you killed Varnove, it's just one sIimebaII less" "And if you relieved him of the Avenue Mozart jewels I doubt you'd have bothered with NeuiIIy" "I hardly know this Rémy" "That's a shame, because you'II go down for killing Varnove" "I didn't kill him" "You'd deny it even if we caught you with the gun" "He took care of me when I was released" "I didn't kill him" "You did, and you stashed the gun and the jewels" "He died working on them" "I've never packed a gun in my Iife" "His Avenue Mozart accomplices killed him for his share" "There's usually honour among thieves, so they say" "These were probably the ratbag type" "Have a look among your informers" "gilbert was your friend, he knew you could be trusted" "So why not tell you who he did the job with?" "I'm no big shot, in on everything" "Besides, I was in jail at the time" "Even if he had told me, why tell you?" "I'm not one of your back door men" "I don't grass" "What I'm saying's in your interest" "You'd find it tough in court" "Two clear motives: robbery and revenge" "You could get from ten to fifteen years" "Fifteen years is a Iong time, as you already know" "AII right, we'II take your statement" "If you change your mind, my offer still stands" "Bank on it" "Hi, men..." "I hope" "What are you in for?" "Machine-gunning twenty-five cops" "My name's Kern" "Looking for someone, Monsieur SiIien?" "No, I'm thirsty" "SiIien at Nuttheccio's place..." "That bodes no good" "What'II it be, Monsieur SiIien?" "What's on offer?" "Here?" "No, upstairs." "tables busy?" "I don't know" "What is it?" "Baccarat, chemin-de-fer?" "I'm just the barman" "Poker?" "I think so" "To what do we owe the pleasure?" "I was thirsty" "Drinks on the house for Monsieur SiIien" "Your Scotch, Monsieur SiIien" "You have it" "Two whiskies" "I'd Iike a drink with the lady" "But that's impossible, sir" "Because she belongs to the boss?" "Two whiskies, I said" "Long time no see" "I wanted to leave you in peace" "Is my peace of mind so important?" "He neglects you while he's gambling?" "Never mind the obvious." "Why the sudden visit?" "I felt like it" "What's the other reason?" "I need information" "Nothing much" "About what?" "About..." "Nuttheccio" "So... what do you want to know?" "Not here" "Your place" "Think you can still order me about?" "Don't tell me you love him" "Your assurance is galling" "I know he revolts you." "I'II be offering you a chance to get shot of him" "You're too kind" "Admit you dream of escaping" "You with Nuttheccio... that galls me" "How can I see you?" "Forget it" "Don't you believe I can get you out?" "I'm quite content" "Pity" "You're going?" "obviously" "I almost thought you came for me" "You expected frankness; you got it" "I made mistakes, and I know you're unhappy" "You can't trust me again;" "it's a vicious circle" "tell me what facts you need, then I'II see" "Why not?" "Because the truth is that I wanted to see you" "I wanted to spend some time with you, just the two of us alone" "I wanted to sleep with you" "1 1 rue de FranqueviIIe." "Give me an hour... it'II look less suspicious" "I'II be there" "Try to remember." "You have to" "An innocent man is in jail" "I stayed in the car, saw nothing" "I'd have heard the shot if Nuttheccio killed GiIbert Varnove" "It was cold, the car windows would be closed the house at some distance, the sound faint" "They made you wait because they had it planned" "The jewels and the gun that killed Varnove are in Nuttheccio's safe" "No" "tell the cops they coerced you;" "you won't be charged" "Oh, come on" "This is your only chance to get free" "Free for what?" "Nuttheccio and Armand won't say different; they'II be dead" "believe me, FaugeI didn't kill Varnove, I swear it" "FaugeI's innocent and in jail, keep that in mind" "Nuttheccio's quite capable of killing" "He wanted all the jewels" "I know, or I wouldn't do all this for FaugeI, who isn't even a friend" "help me" "I need your evidence." "I couldn't stand it if Nuttheccio got away with this" "Try to remember" "Afterwards, we'II go away together" "A door slamming, a tyre bursting far away?" "The train..." "A train went by after they went in" "So I wasn't wrong." "You didn't hear a noise because there wasn't one" "No one notices something like a train" "The sound of the shot was covered by the train" "He was killed as the train passed" "Aren't you staying?" "Later." "I must finish this right now" "You'II be free in a few days" "I'm afraid" "If you knew me better, you wouldn't be" "Nuttheccio's clever, too" "Nuttheccio's as good as dead" "You don't love me" "Are you sure you don't remember a bang as the train went by?" "You don't love me" "What do you know?" "I'II be back tomorrow, maybe" "I think I heard a bang" "Don't say it just to please me" "I can manage without your help" "I did hear a shot, SiIien..." "I remember now, I'm sure of it" "absolutely sure?" "You heard it?" "Let's get this straight." "You heard a shot as the train crossed the bridge" "Fabienne?" "I'm here." "Stay right there" "What is this?" "Sit down" "Armand?" "Nuttheccio got the jewels back." "He wants you" "See these?" "I see they're jewels" "From the Avenue Mozart job" "That wasn't me;" "I earn money enough" "I have them and I need money" "I'II gladly help you out;" "you didn't have to..." "Who did you call?" "The cemetery... to book you in if you screw it up" "I've bailed friends out financially before." "This isn't necessary" "I need 200 grand" "200,000 francs" "Three, if you Iike" "Fine." "handle them, they're not fake" "I trust you" "handle them" "There's no need..." "handle them" "Look at this brooch" "And this bracelet... feel the weight" "It's good stuff" "I'II give you 500,000" "In cash" "Sure." "In this drawer..." "I prefer money from the safe" "It's all the same" "As you wish." "The keys are in my left jacket pocket" "How much is there?" "Three, four..." "Back up to the wall" "You going to clean me out?" "I might just clean your clock" "Put these on" "How about two million, and you keep the jewels?" "Five million?" "What happened, SiIien?" "What happened is this bastard..." "I brought the bastard the jewels" "He opened the safe to pay me my share, but instead..." "Fabienne?" "Do it" "hello, police?" "I still think SiIien fingered me" "Who do you think got you out, then?" "Yes, but it wasn't mere chance that I was arrested" "And how come the cops knew about the Avenue Mozart job?" "To atone for killing ArIette, gilbert helped me" "He became my friend" "killing GiIbert was hard" "I probably wouldn't have done it but for a casual, irreparable gesture" "He turned round" "He saw the gun aimed at him" "You don't aim at a friend" "There was only one thing to do" "Jean... who fingered me?" "You really don't know?" "I met SaIignari with a girl who seemed fond of him" "A valuable informer, he told me." "I promptly forgot about her..." "until that day I met her with you" "And I had her case the NeuiIIy job" "You wouldn't have believed me, so I let you go ahead" "But I called to invite sail to dinner that evening" "He refused" "He said he had to bust two guys at NeuiIIy" "I got the picture" "So I made Thérése talk, tied her up, borrowed her car and dashed to NeuiIIy to intercept you" "No joy" "No, it was a mistake." "I managed to get you away to Jean's place" "I called sail to try to smooth things over" "I was told he was dead" "I was upset, but couldn't let you down" "sail was going it alone; no one else knew your name or Rémy's" "So they were stuck" "I got rid of Thérése; she could finger me as the third man in the car" "Jean called Anita to look after you" "We went to Thérése's" "She nearly got free" "I hope you won't hold it against me" "It cost me a raincoat... almost new" "while Jean dealt with Thérése I went to an address I'd been given, to get a fake passport for you" "Nobody there" "So I went looking" "At seven I met Jean, and we called Anita" "She said Lekay was taking care of you, so I went passport hunting again" "How did they know where to arrest me?" "I got picked up by Inspector CIain" "They didn't know you were in on NeuiIIy, but sail had told them he suspected you of killing GiIbert" "Thérése must have tipped him;" "maybe you told her beforehand" "That night I was too drunk" "CIain put the screws on me to find you for him" "So I agreed to call around the bars, knowing you were safe at Jean's" "Having no reason to be suspicious the barman said you were there" "I'd just left Jean's" "Jean had given me your sketch-map" "I dug up the jewels and gun" "Then I squeezed evidence from Fabienne" "Nuttheccio's girl, an old flame of mine" "Nuttheccio's prints are on your gun." "He and Armand shot each other" "The jewels are in his safe" "That's the whole story." "Tonight you're invited to dinner here with Fabienne" "That's the whole story." "Tonight you're invited to dinner here with Fabienne" "I'm going to retire with her" "I've a nice house at Ponthierry, and I'm packing it in" "In this business you end up either a bum, or dead" "I'm off to Ponthierry." "A last good deed:" "for a fugitive who isn't even a friend" "I'm an ungrateful bastard" "I wanted SiIien dead" "If I'd found him, I'd have gunned him down" "SiIien doesn't show his feelings but he'd do anything for a friend no matter which side of the Iaw" "You and SaIignari were his only two friends" "telephone, Monsieur Maurice" "Kern will deliver the wreath this afternoon." "Have the money ready" "Where's SiIien's place?" "First right past Ponthierry" "Lend me your car... it's urgent" "A small Scotch" "hello, Jean" "How's Anita?" "Nice girl, but talks too much, unfortunately for you" "The quarry!" "Everyone out!" "Why was FaugeI holed up at your place?" "I don't understand" "We found a raincoat in your cupboard but a bit of it was caught in the car in the quarry" "I don't understand" "Come along, then; we'II explain" "I'II probably get off" "Once out, I'II need a million francs to set up a nice little deal" "Kern..." "I've a friend... a very dear friend..." "I'd hate to see something happen to him" "naturally" "I wouldn't be there to buy him a wreath an expensive wreath" "Costing a million?" "Maybe even two" "My lawyer could arrange for my friend Jean to give you two million francs to buy the wreath" "I think you've come to the right guy" "Maurice!" "The... screen..." "Fabienne?" "I won't be coming round tonight" "filmed in the rue Jenner studio"