Falco (2013–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - La mort dans l'âme - full transcript
J-P: Do you really know nothing more?
I heard a gun, then I shot the
one who knocked you to the ground.
SHOT
CAROLE: It was Jean-Paul who
shot you, and you know it.
GUN COCKS
SIREN
FRI, SUN-WED - ATTRACTIVE FRIEND
MOBILE RINGS
Yes, Chevalier?
No, I'm at home. Why?
Yeah, on my way.
Yes, I know. It's always
urgent with you, I'm coming.
Hello everyone.
So?
She was found this morning
on Lake Buttes-Chaumont.
Cause of death?
Bacterial meningitis.
A natural death?
What's so urgent then?
It's not an emergency,
but there is a problem.
Well what's the problem?
The problem is she's
been dead for 17 years.
Sorry?
Clara Benetti,
3-years-old, murdered in 1996
by Michel Drouet, the child killer,
charged with the
murder of six other girls.
All bodies found bore
his signature, except Clara's.
Are we sure it's her?
The DNA analysis proves it,
this is Clara Benetti.
She's been alive for the past 18 years.
HEARTSICK
HEARTSICK
The Versailles Assizes
will long remember
September 29, 1996.
After days of deliberation,
Michel Drouet, 47,
went on trial that morning
for the kidnapping and murder of
the still small children: Lucia, Martine,
Victoire, Stephanie, Joana, and Amelie.
LIVE-- PALACE OF JUSTICE
An even more macabre twist,
this man nicknamed The Doll Killer
has provided a description
of a seventh murder:
that of Clara Benetti, age 3,
who disappeared in Paris 1 year ago.
Listen, Mr. Drouet has
announced a seventh victim...
FALCO: Let's pay that guy a visit
Opening gate number 2.
BUZZER, GATE UNLOCKS
HINGE CREAKS
GATE SLAMS
Opening gate number 3.
I don't understand.
If he didn't kill her,
where was she those 18 years?
If she was free,
she would have been recognized.
So she was being held.
Drouet has an interest in talking.
Either he lied to extend
his victim list-
Or he was protecting someone.
Someone who had Clara for 18 years.
Lieutenants, the prisoner is waiting.
I thought she was cuter when she was 3.
How did you know who it is?
Because you knew
she was alive, right?
So why did you let yourself
be accused 18 years ago?
Why should I answer that question?
What's my reward?
That would be...?
To get out of here.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLAUGHS
Let's go, Chevalier,
we're wasting our time here.
Already?
Your colleagues back then
were much tougher.
I think you misunderstand.
No one cares about The Doll Killer anymore.
You're just an old incontinent man
France has forgotten about. That's it.
So of course this visit
reminds you of the past.
You feel alive again.
I know enough about Clara
to make you come here, on your
knees, begging me to say something.
It seems to me that
after 15 years behind bars,
getting down on your knees is
more your thing, Mr. Expert, isn't it?
A light appeared to me about 2 weeks ago.
It was then I understood
she was still among us.
Who told you that?
Guard!
So, now it's give and take.
It's your choice how far you
want to go to know the truth.
I hope a little further than
your pathetic predecessors.
BUZZER, DOOR UNLOCKS
Damn, those guys got it right.
I swear.
What a cheap stunt.
TEXT ALERT
"86%"?
86% of what?
Nothing. It's my mother.
Your mother?
TEXT ALERT
She texted, didn't she?
Yes, I know.
If your mother has a new percentage,
you should read it, Chevalier,
you never know.
TEXT ALERT
Yep, she's a normal mother.
Well, what's going on?
I'm fed up with my mom
not treating me like an adult,
so I signed up for a dating site.
And the number?
86% is the calculated affinity
between a girl and me on the site.
But I won't accept anything less than 90.
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Don't look at me like that, Falco.
Everyone does it nowadays.
Chevalier, love is electric.
Not electronic.
I'd rather avoid a short circuit.
Don't we all.
MOBILE RINGS
Ah! 90%? Let's see.
A 100%.
Yes, Eva?
Yes, Lt. Chevalier, the Lt. Neyrac
who led the original investigation is
waiting for you. Come now.
We searched for Clara for over a year.
When Drouet confessed to killing
her, at least they had an answer.
So we closed the case.
I was convinced
it was that bastard.
Now I keep thinking that
he led us on.
He knew Clara was
alive when he talked to us.
We're not sure yet.
The person who told
him is the one who kidnapped Clara.
According to Drouet,
that was 15 days ago.
But, he won't give us more
without something in return.
I admit, I'm not really looking
forward to negotiating with him.
Hello everyone!
Good to see you, Neyrac.
I wish it were for a different reason.
I can imagine.
I had a budget
meeting all morning
but I was there for nothing.
Where was that?
Versailles. Why?
Just because.
All right, the prefect wants us to
settle the matter as soon as possible,
find something to calm down the media.
Have you checked
Drouet's contacts in prison?
The register says his brother
visited him 15 days ago.
Except he wasn't there then,
it's totally fake:
both the ID card and
the family's request for access.
Here he is.
The guards sent me the CCTV footage.
We don't really see anything.
To enter, he had to sign a paper.
He puts his hand on the
sheet, so there are fingerprints.
Okay. Eva, keep me posted on all this.
Ask the jailer to search his cell.
If he finds nothing, do it again tomorrow,
make him feel the passing time.
OK
Thanks.
All right. Clara's parents are expecting us.
I'm coming with you.
I have to tell them.
This case is a little bit mine.
They've been waiting for
their daughter's body for 18 years.
Let me go, please.
OK.
MOBILE RINGS
Yes?
Hey Alex, it's Carole.
SCHOOL BELL RINGING
Are you still having dinner
with Pauline tomorrow?
She usually arrives between 7 and 8:30.
MICHAEL: Hey ma'am! Ma'am!
Okay...
Ms. Sarda! Ma'am!
Yes Michael? What is it?
You embarrassed me, treating
me like that in front of the whole class.
You fought with Yanis.
You should have thought before.
See you tomorrow.
FRIENDS RAZZ HIM
FRIENDS RAZZ HIM
Hey, ma'am!
Wait, Alex, I'll call you back.
Does it turn you on to treat me like that?
You don't talk to me like that.
Drop my suspension, or I...
Or what?
Or I'll get all my homies.
And it'll be very difficult for you.
If you keep this up, you'll be
embarrassed in more than the classroom.
OK?
Yeah, that's right, be clever!
At school you can defend yourself,
but on the street you've got nobody.
Do you hear me? Nobody!
Watch out...
Do you hear me? Nobody!
She won't...
Do you know this man?
No.
First they said they'd find her soon.
And when Drouet killed her,
we had to grieve without
a body, with nothing.
And she was still alive.
I'm sorry.
What did he do to my Clara?
Did he rape her?
ROMAIN: No. No, no.
According to the pathologist,
she was treated well.
She was even treated for meningitis.
Why did she never come to see us?
We were always there.
We never stopped waiting for her.
We think she was taken
hostage, ma'am. As for the rest...
'The investigation will
determine that,' right?
I'm sorry, I share your grief.
But she's dead!
Whoa whoa whoa! Sir, take it easy!
Stop!
I can imagine how you feel.
But I don't feel like locking you up
right now. Stop it right now.
Stop.
Stop! Stay back!
CROSSTALK
Hold off, Chevalier!
Hold off!
Stop!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGabriel, stop!
Stop! Stop, it's over.
Calm down, calm down.
Calm down.
GABRIEL GROANING
I promise you, I'll find that bastard.
GABRIEL GROANING
Calm down!
GABRIEL GROANING
Take it easy! Think about your wife.
GABRIEL GROANING
I will find him.
Why did you stop looking, why?
I promise you, I'll find him. OK?
I want my little girl.
(I'll find him.)
I want my little girl...
I'm letting go. Okay?
I'm letting go.
That's it.
No, Chevalier.
What?
We're going, Chevalier.
(Fuck.)
What happened?
I slipped on the stairs.
And you?
He fell on me.
You should've seen it,
it would've made you warm.
I have news about the
suspect in prison.
We found and analyzed prints
on the prison register.
They belong to Yann Gauthier, age 45.
Former nurse, convicted for trafficking
in prescription drugs and assault,
2 years in prison in total.
He's now free again,
but hasn't popped up since his release,
no known address or phone number.
We know 'who,' but not 'where.'
Drouet may know him.
Let's leave that for now.
Have there been any incidents with him?
Pedophilia, or something like that?
No. After his release, he's
stayed completely off the radar.
I'll see if we can locate
him through his family.
Oh, what the fuck...
Chevalier, could you maybe
pass me one of those tissues?
We really got hit hard.
Anyway, thanks
for not reporting.
It's okay, you insisted.
That guy is completely lost.
18 years wasted, that causes anger.
I can tell you that, Chevalier.
GUN CLICKING
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...
...
...
SONIA: And do you still have nightmares?
FALCO: They don't stop.
SONIA: What do you see?
FALCO: I don't understand what I'm
seeing. One gives the other an order.
SONIA: You know, your brain can
create images that never existed.
STATEMENT
MOBILE RINGS
CHEVALIER: Hey, where are you?
Home. Can my phone take photos?
Well, yes. Why?
How does it work?
Find the icon that
looks like a camera.
You press it, aiming.
When you press the button, 'click.'
Is that all?
Yes, that's it. So no need to go to-
-have them developed.
'Thank you Chevalier. Bye Chevalier.'
'Hope you don't mind working
overtime alone at the station.'
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
...
...
...
DOOR UNLOCKING, OPENING
DOOR SHUTTING
Let me through!
You have no business here.
Why can't I go through?
You can't come in.
Why not?
You can't come in.
CROSSTALK
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhat's going on here?
I'm looking for my brother.
Or well, he was arrested.
Where is he?
Now, why'd we arrest your brother?
Murder? Rape?
Did he rape someone?
Wait! There are lots of
less serious reasons for an arrest:
harassing an elderly person-
He beat up the old guy from
driving school, right? I knew it!
Didn't you tell me-
Are you sure he's here?
Well yeah, they said to look for him
at Boulevard de Belleville.
Ah, yes-- no. Yes. No,
this is Boulevard de la Villette.
What? Oh no, fuck,
what do I do now?
This isn't the right place?
Here isn't-
I was told to come here.
It's no big deal.
Yes, it's super serious.
Come in.
Go take a seat.
I don't even know where
it is, can't you take me?
No, that will not be possible.
You don't have a car?
No, but- here.
What we're going to do is
write down your phone number,
and I'll call you when I know more.
Are you hitting on me?
Oh, no, you're not my type at all.
Oh all right, 'not my type.'
Oh no no, you're very nice!
No no, look, I prefer
them more, I don't know,
a little more-
More what?
More, more 'classic'! Less, uh-
Unhinged, right?
Uh...
Why?
No, but-
Unhinged girls do that, right?
NO!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMiss.
Oh Chevalier...
WHISTLES
This one was really top notch!
LAUGHS
Congratulations. That flirting
technique was really something,
for the ages!
You all right, need to talk?
I'm fine.
The man in the hat:
any news on Yann Gauthier?
Yes. I spoke to his mother.
And?
Nothing new.
She doesn't know where he is.
Did you say you're a cop?
Yes, I'm a cop!
Can you call her, please, Chevalier?
(I'll handle it.)
Mrs. Gauthier? Yes, good morning.
I am Marc Durand, of the Zarma Company.
I'm calling for your son, Yann,
he's a client of ours. No, no problem.
It's just, he won a mini computer,
but unfortunately it was returned to us.
Can you give us his new address?
Thank you very much, ma'am!
See you later.
We're going, Chevalier.
Yann Gauthier? Police!
Don't stay by the door, Chevalier.
Fine, I'll call a locksmith.
Your locksmith will force the door, right?
Yes. Probably.
Well, not me.
Chevalier?
I think we found him.
You see this?
Good. We will.
See you later.
So?
The prosecutor has closed the case
and asked us to move on.
'Closed'? What do you mean 'closed'?
Why?
That's pretty obvious, right?
Overdose, newspaper
clippings about Clara,
his visit to Drouet, his photographs.
All of that sounds like
a confession, doesn't it?
What? Do you think he's not our man?
Frankly, I don't know.
These articles, these
newspaper clippings, right,
seem more like
a cop's investigation board
than a perpetrator's trophies.
You see?
Where could he have
kept her for eighteen years?
Under the coffee table in his studio?
And his visit to Drouet,
his interest in Clara--
What do you make of those?
Clara needed care for her meningitis.
He thought Yann, who was a
nurse, wouldn't be a stickler for the law.
He may have been
contacted for treatment
and he found out who she was?
What do you think?
Commissioner, imagine what the press
will say, if we're mistaken a second time,
if they find out
that another one like Drouet
is still on the loose?
Thirty-six hours.
But then the case is closed.
So get to work.
If Yann was trying to cure Clara,
he could definitely be her captor.
We need to check his associates.
I've tried everything, Yann
has been invisible for 10 years.
No job, no friends, nothing.
(We know nothing about him.)
Yes, we know he was
with Drouet 15 days ago.
No no no, we said we
wouldn't be blackmailed by him.
But now we're out of
time, and he's got the key.
OK, I'll call them.
But we keep digging into Yann.
Shall I order snacks?
I have dinner with my daughter,
be back tomorrow at 6:00.
Bye Falco.
It'd be cool if it didn't have
soybeans like last time.
Why?
It was inedible.
DOORBELL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHey, Carole.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHey.
Is Pauline ready?
Not yet.
Do you want a drink?
Um, please.
Dad, is that you?
Yes, honey!
I'll be right down!
Okay.
Please.
Are things going well
between Philippe and you?
He's still at the hotel.
Isn't it hard for you?
Yes, of course.
You know I've never been alone.
Not a second of my life.
Straight from my parents to you,
and to Philippe.
What's your point?
I breathe,
I think of myself,
I see friends.
I go out, I work...
I live. Why?
This is important.
Hmm?
Can I... ask you a question?
When I went into the coma,
how did Jean-Paul react?
I don't know...
Like everyone: in shock.
Nothing special, or strange?
No.
I know he got divorced
a year later, but...
Well, I had my own concerns
I don't doubt that.
Why are you talking about...?
- Just talking. Cheers.
And work, how are things going there?
Because you sounded a little worked
up on the phone the other day.
That was nothing,
Michael, a boy with little luck.
I suspended him
because he pulled out a knife in class.
A knife during class?
Is that how things are at school these days?
The kids are walking around with knives?
Look, I've been working
with kids like this for 15 years.
I'll talk to him, and
then it'll be all right.
Okay.
You're not going to interfere. OK?
I promise. OK.
Ah, my princess!
How are you?
I hope you're hungry, because I
made reservations at a top restaurant.
Really? I'm very hungry.
Come on.
Yeah!
Are you going out?
What do you care.
It's her own life, right?
Yes, but I can stay informed.
Well, I have some questions for you.
Bye, mom!
Bye, have a good evening.
Thank you.
Thank you!
Are you sure I shouldn't stay?
ROMAIN: No no. Just go.
See you tomorrow.
FALCO'S MOBILE RINGS
You know who you're calling.
but you don't know where I am.
So I'll call when you know where I am.
Uh yes, this is Chevalier.
Eva has no news about Gauthier yet.
So I called the jail to
see if Drouet wants to talk.
and under what circumstances.
But you won't get this
message because your phone is here.
Okay, good evening.
YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT
PAYMENTS
TOILET FLUSHES
What're you doing here?
Chevalier?
I wanted to bring this to you.
106 photos of your
best friend's documents,
coincidentally also our boss.
Can you explain this?
That goes very far.
I've been working for Menard
for six years, he's a good guy.
He'd never do that.
Do you think I like
following my best friend?
Sneaking into his house
like a burglar, searching into his life?
Did you talk to him?
To say what?
I was in a coma for 20 years, Chevalier.
Everyone already knows that
I think like a younger person.
He snaps his fingers, I react
immediately. Do you understand?
Do you have any proof yet?
Not really.
But I know he
sometimes lies on the job.
And above all, he has tapes of
my sessions with the psychiatrist.
And now she's gone, I can't find
her. Don't you find that strange?
I want to believe it Falco, but
it's a little vague, and little...
What?
You mean a conspiracy theory, right?
Look, I really don't know
how this is all going to end,
and frankly, I like you.
So please stay out of it.
That's all I ask of you.
Promise me you'll be careful.
Promise.
Regis?
Oh, Hi Falco.
Hey.
Can you pick something for me
from a Voltaire high school student?
Michael, a student of Carole.
Just his history.
OK, but there is a problem?
No, no, I just want to be sure.
Chevalier.
How are you?
Why do you ask?
I didn't sleep well.
Sorry.
Did Drouet take the bait?
Yes. He agreed to
talk, but only with you.
And under certain conditions.
Not eating?
I thought it'd be nice
to have breakfast with you.
Enjoy it.
I'm going to enjoy every moment,
until the last second.
Thank you.
Waiting for the lemon tart
to ask questions, Lieutenant?
Have you accepted this little outing,
just to please an old man?
We know you didn't kill Clara.
You just confessed to
pad your resume, that's all.
The question, or should I say the problem,
How did Gauthier know?
Are you wondering what
that bastard wanted from me?
I was not disappointed.
For once someone
knew I was innocent.
Who did Gauthier meet Clara with?
I remind you we
have a deal, Drouet.
Gauthier is just an incompetent person,
a bastard, unimportant, a cockroach,
a sewer rat.
But deep down, he and
I have more in common
than it would seem.
What are you talking about now?
I need to go to the toilet.
May I?
Be my guest.
I like when people are punctual.
What are you doing, you old bastard?
You give me everything
I miss in prison.
Nice doing business with you, Lieutenant.
Take this shit away.
DROUET: Gauthier is just an incompetent
person, a bastard, unimportant,
a cockroach, a sewer rat.
But deep down, he and I/font>
have more in common
than it would seem.
AUDIO REVERSING
You can stop, Falco.
He's the boss.
It's just a game to him, he loves it.
There is definitely information hidden.
Gauthier is just an incompetent person,
a bastard, unimportant, a cockroach,
a sewer rat.
But deep down, he and I
have more in common
than it would seem.
AUDIO REVERSES
But deep down, he and
I have more in common
than it would seem.
There.
What do he and Gauthier have in common?
Nothing?
Not the same age,
not the same background.
They weren't arrested
for the same crime.
They were never in the
same cell or in the same prison.
Drouet despises Gauthier.
They didn't play in the same league.
Everything is different except
they were both convicted.
Eva?
Drouet in 1996, the Versailles PJ.
Gauthier in 1994, in Paris.
There must be a connection.
Keep digging.
There's the same cop
on both investigations.
Neyrac.
That is it!
Yes, Eva?
Wait, I'll put you on speaker.
I have more on Neyrac.
He and his wife lost their daughter
Josephine, 3, in a car
accident on December 24, 1994.
His wife was driving at the time.
And I see she's
struggling to recover.
Four suicide attempts
between 1994 and 1996.
That period corresponds with the
disappearance of Clara Benetti.
Be careful, guys.
It's a cop, fuck.
A cop who had her for 18 years.
Give me the keys, Chevalier.
Uh, no...
Give me the keys, it's faster.
I'd also like to get there alive!
SIREN
DOOR BUZZER
SHOT
Chevalier!
SHOTS
GLASS BREAKS
DOOR CLOSING
FOOTSTEPS,
NURSERY MUSIC
NURSERY MUSIC
...
CLARA LAUGHING
Daddy...
Dad, come on.
CLARA LAUGHING
...
Daddy...
Daddy!
Don't move, André.
My wife couldn't live without Josephine.
I had no choice.
Josephine died 20 years
ago André, do you realize that?
Not for my wife.
To my wife, Clara was Josephine.
The accident had left
a big mark on Aline.
I couldn't leave her like that.
I had to do something
I saw Clara playing in the street.
She was very similar to Josephine.
And you took her?
It happened quickly.
I was sure they would
take her away from us soon.
When Drouet bragged about her
murder, I jumped at the chance.
I made sure I came to
work on the investigation.
You know, Falco,
Clara was happy here.
"Happy"?
Yes.
We loved her.
She lived locked up, André.
Do you understand?
Locked up.
With no outdoors, no friends,
especially without her real family even.
Gauthier...
Can we talk about Gauthier?
He didn't do anything about
the disease, that bastard.
He wanted us to confess.
I had no choice.
Oh, you had no choice?
Sorry, Falco.
Come on! Shoot!
It'll help me.
Look at me, André.
Look at me.
Benetti was right.
They didn't deserve it.
You already stole their daughter.
Don't do the same with her memories.
I know it eats at you. That's
why you made the body appear.
They're entitled to it.
They have a right to know
who Clara had become.
They must know André.
You understand?
I'll support you.
Look at me.
They'll never forgive me.
Never.
SHOT
♪ DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME ♪
BY DJ GROSSU
...
What is it, Chevalier?
I saved the pictures of...
you know.
I looked at it,
and it does smell.
I asked you not to interfere.
But it's a bit late.
Do you want to know or not?
I'm listening.
Large stockpiles of cash
deposited in 1990 and '91,
just before you were shot in the head.
Oh fuck.
Statistically, when talking about a cop,
this money can only come from one place.
This is the beginning of a trail.
Yes.
But it's not proof.
It can come from gambling winnings,
or moonlighting.
I don't think so.
And I also researched
the psychiatrist.
And?
She left her apartment and her
number is no longer in service.
She's gone up in smoke.
WHISTLES
You look like a million bucks, Chevalier.
This could be better.
Do you have a date?
96%.
No!
Absolute compatibility.
Yes!
I have a meeting in an hour.
For once, I hope computerizing works.
Good luck Chevalier.
Thank you.
In any case, here are all the
documents you know about.
Give it here.
Come on. Come on, come on!
Come on, your "badge"!
Mine doesn't work. I've already
asked three times to replace it.
(Thanks Chevalier.)
Do you have to someone kill for
a cup of coffee around here? Fuck.
Do you go to the
toilets together, girls?
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLAUGHS WEAKLY
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Good one.
TEXT ALERT
I'LL BE 10 MINUTES LATE.
SEE YOU SOON.
So...
What are you doing here?
Did you find your brother?
He's not really my brother.
Well, anyway, it's complicated.
But he was at Belleville.
And why did they arrest him?
He threw dog shit at
a postcard salesman.
Well, that's also complicated.
Here. This is for you, sorry
about the glass of water.
I had no gift wrap... So,
A folder on hospital-borne infections.
Yes.
And detergent.
No, pastries.
Ah, well... Thanks.
When you smile, it's... Anyway. Sorry.
Yes, 96%- uh, Caroline?
Uh, it's Romain.
Sorry, I can't come tonight.
I have a... I don't feel so good.
I have a hospital-borne infection.
So I can't come.
So, sorry.
SCOOTER ENGINE REVVING
HONKING
What are you doing here?
Move aside!
We told you to stay away, huh?
Come on. Don't embarrass people!
SCOOTER ENGINE
Excuse me, miss.
Can I speak to you for two minutes?
Yes. About what?
About him.
Where do you know him from?
Please help me.
He's my best friend, and I
don't know who he really is.
This man is my father.
And I haven't seen him in 22 years.
I heard a gun, then I shot the
one who knocked you to the ground.
SHOT
CAROLE: It was Jean-Paul who
shot you, and you know it.
GUN COCKS
SIREN
FRI, SUN-WED - ATTRACTIVE FRIEND
MOBILE RINGS
Yes, Chevalier?
No, I'm at home. Why?
Yeah, on my way.
Yes, I know. It's always
urgent with you, I'm coming.
Hello everyone.
So?
She was found this morning
on Lake Buttes-Chaumont.
Cause of death?
Bacterial meningitis.
A natural death?
What's so urgent then?
It's not an emergency,
but there is a problem.
Well what's the problem?
The problem is she's
been dead for 17 years.
Sorry?
Clara Benetti,
3-years-old, murdered in 1996
by Michel Drouet, the child killer,
charged with the
murder of six other girls.
All bodies found bore
his signature, except Clara's.
Are we sure it's her?
The DNA analysis proves it,
this is Clara Benetti.
She's been alive for the past 18 years.
HEARTSICK
HEARTSICK
The Versailles Assizes
will long remember
September 29, 1996.
After days of deliberation,
Michel Drouet, 47,
went on trial that morning
for the kidnapping and murder of
the still small children: Lucia, Martine,
Victoire, Stephanie, Joana, and Amelie.
LIVE-- PALACE OF JUSTICE
An even more macabre twist,
this man nicknamed The Doll Killer
has provided a description
of a seventh murder:
that of Clara Benetti, age 3,
who disappeared in Paris 1 year ago.
Listen, Mr. Drouet has
announced a seventh victim...
FALCO: Let's pay that guy a visit
Opening gate number 2.
BUZZER, GATE UNLOCKS
HINGE CREAKS
GATE SLAMS
Opening gate number 3.
I don't understand.
If he didn't kill her,
where was she those 18 years?
If she was free,
she would have been recognized.
So she was being held.
Drouet has an interest in talking.
Either he lied to extend
his victim list-
Or he was protecting someone.
Someone who had Clara for 18 years.
Lieutenants, the prisoner is waiting.
I thought she was cuter when she was 3.
How did you know who it is?
Because you knew
she was alive, right?
So why did you let yourself
be accused 18 years ago?
Why should I answer that question?
What's my reward?
That would be...?
To get out of here.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLAUGHS
Let's go, Chevalier,
we're wasting our time here.
Already?
Your colleagues back then
were much tougher.
I think you misunderstand.
No one cares about The Doll Killer anymore.
You're just an old incontinent man
France has forgotten about. That's it.
So of course this visit
reminds you of the past.
You feel alive again.
I know enough about Clara
to make you come here, on your
knees, begging me to say something.
It seems to me that
after 15 years behind bars,
getting down on your knees is
more your thing, Mr. Expert, isn't it?
A light appeared to me about 2 weeks ago.
It was then I understood
she was still among us.
Who told you that?
Guard!
So, now it's give and take.
It's your choice how far you
want to go to know the truth.
I hope a little further than
your pathetic predecessors.
BUZZER, DOOR UNLOCKS
Damn, those guys got it right.
I swear.
What a cheap stunt.
TEXT ALERT
"86%"?
86% of what?
Nothing. It's my mother.
Your mother?
TEXT ALERT
She texted, didn't she?
Yes, I know.
If your mother has a new percentage,
you should read it, Chevalier,
you never know.
TEXT ALERT
Yep, she's a normal mother.
Well, what's going on?
I'm fed up with my mom
not treating me like an adult,
so I signed up for a dating site.
And the number?
86% is the calculated affinity
between a girl and me on the site.
But I won't accept anything less than 90.
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Don't look at me like that, Falco.
Everyone does it nowadays.
Chevalier, love is electric.
Not electronic.
I'd rather avoid a short circuit.
Don't we all.
MOBILE RINGS
Ah! 90%? Let's see.
A 100%.
Yes, Eva?
Yes, Lt. Chevalier, the Lt. Neyrac
who led the original investigation is
waiting for you. Come now.
We searched for Clara for over a year.
When Drouet confessed to killing
her, at least they had an answer.
So we closed the case.
I was convinced
it was that bastard.
Now I keep thinking that
he led us on.
He knew Clara was
alive when he talked to us.
We're not sure yet.
The person who told
him is the one who kidnapped Clara.
According to Drouet,
that was 15 days ago.
But, he won't give us more
without something in return.
I admit, I'm not really looking
forward to negotiating with him.
Hello everyone!
Good to see you, Neyrac.
I wish it were for a different reason.
I can imagine.
I had a budget
meeting all morning
but I was there for nothing.
Where was that?
Versailles. Why?
Just because.
All right, the prefect wants us to
settle the matter as soon as possible,
find something to calm down the media.
Have you checked
Drouet's contacts in prison?
The register says his brother
visited him 15 days ago.
Except he wasn't there then,
it's totally fake:
both the ID card and
the family's request for access.
Here he is.
The guards sent me the CCTV footage.
We don't really see anything.
To enter, he had to sign a paper.
He puts his hand on the
sheet, so there are fingerprints.
Okay. Eva, keep me posted on all this.
Ask the jailer to search his cell.
If he finds nothing, do it again tomorrow,
make him feel the passing time.
OK
Thanks.
All right. Clara's parents are expecting us.
I'm coming with you.
I have to tell them.
This case is a little bit mine.
They've been waiting for
their daughter's body for 18 years.
Let me go, please.
OK.
MOBILE RINGS
Yes?
Hey Alex, it's Carole.
SCHOOL BELL RINGING
Are you still having dinner
with Pauline tomorrow?
She usually arrives between 7 and 8:30.
MICHAEL: Hey ma'am! Ma'am!
Okay...
Ms. Sarda! Ma'am!
Yes Michael? What is it?
You embarrassed me, treating
me like that in front of the whole class.
You fought with Yanis.
You should have thought before.
See you tomorrow.
FRIENDS RAZZ HIM
FRIENDS RAZZ HIM
Hey, ma'am!
Wait, Alex, I'll call you back.
Does it turn you on to treat me like that?
You don't talk to me like that.
Drop my suspension, or I...
Or what?
Or I'll get all my homies.
And it'll be very difficult for you.
If you keep this up, you'll be
embarrassed in more than the classroom.
OK?
Yeah, that's right, be clever!
At school you can defend yourself,
but on the street you've got nobody.
Do you hear me? Nobody!
Watch out...
Do you hear me? Nobody!
She won't...
Do you know this man?
No.
First they said they'd find her soon.
And when Drouet killed her,
we had to grieve without
a body, with nothing.
And she was still alive.
I'm sorry.
What did he do to my Clara?
Did he rape her?
ROMAIN: No. No, no.
According to the pathologist,
she was treated well.
She was even treated for meningitis.
Why did she never come to see us?
We were always there.
We never stopped waiting for her.
We think she was taken
hostage, ma'am. As for the rest...
'The investigation will
determine that,' right?
I'm sorry, I share your grief.
But she's dead!
Whoa whoa whoa! Sir, take it easy!
Stop!
I can imagine how you feel.
But I don't feel like locking you up
right now. Stop it right now.
Stop.
Stop! Stay back!
CROSSTALK
Hold off, Chevalier!
Hold off!
Stop!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGabriel, stop!
Stop! Stop, it's over.
Calm down, calm down.
Calm down.
GABRIEL GROANING
I promise you, I'll find that bastard.
GABRIEL GROANING
Calm down!
GABRIEL GROANING
Take it easy! Think about your wife.
GABRIEL GROANING
I will find him.
Why did you stop looking, why?
I promise you, I'll find him. OK?
I want my little girl.
(I'll find him.)
I want my little girl...
I'm letting go. Okay?
I'm letting go.
That's it.
No, Chevalier.
What?
We're going, Chevalier.
(Fuck.)
What happened?
I slipped on the stairs.
And you?
He fell on me.
You should've seen it,
it would've made you warm.
I have news about the
suspect in prison.
We found and analyzed prints
on the prison register.
They belong to Yann Gauthier, age 45.
Former nurse, convicted for trafficking
in prescription drugs and assault,
2 years in prison in total.
He's now free again,
but hasn't popped up since his release,
no known address or phone number.
We know 'who,' but not 'where.'
Drouet may know him.
Let's leave that for now.
Have there been any incidents with him?
Pedophilia, or something like that?
No. After his release, he's
stayed completely off the radar.
I'll see if we can locate
him through his family.
Oh, what the fuck...
Chevalier, could you maybe
pass me one of those tissues?
We really got hit hard.
Anyway, thanks
for not reporting.
It's okay, you insisted.
That guy is completely lost.
18 years wasted, that causes anger.
I can tell you that, Chevalier.
GUN CLICKING
...
...
...
...
...
SONIA: And do you still have nightmares?
FALCO: They don't stop.
SONIA: What do you see?
FALCO: I don't understand what I'm
seeing. One gives the other an order.
SONIA: You know, your brain can
create images that never existed.
STATEMENT
MOBILE RINGS
CHEVALIER: Hey, where are you?
Home. Can my phone take photos?
Well, yes. Why?
How does it work?
Find the icon that
looks like a camera.
You press it, aiming.
When you press the button, 'click.'
Is that all?
Yes, that's it. So no need to go to-
-have them developed.
'Thank you Chevalier. Bye Chevalier.'
'Hope you don't mind working
overtime alone at the station.'
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT
BEEP
SHUTTER SOUND
...
...
...
DOOR UNLOCKING, OPENING
DOOR SHUTTING
Let me through!
You have no business here.
Why can't I go through?
You can't come in.
Why not?
You can't come in.
CROSSTALK
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhat's going on here?
I'm looking for my brother.
Or well, he was arrested.
Where is he?
Now, why'd we arrest your brother?
Murder? Rape?
Did he rape someone?
Wait! There are lots of
less serious reasons for an arrest:
harassing an elderly person-
He beat up the old guy from
driving school, right? I knew it!
Didn't you tell me-
Are you sure he's here?
Well yeah, they said to look for him
at Boulevard de Belleville.
Ah, yes-- no. Yes. No,
this is Boulevard de la Villette.
What? Oh no, fuck,
what do I do now?
This isn't the right place?
Here isn't-
I was told to come here.
It's no big deal.
Yes, it's super serious.
Come in.
Go take a seat.
I don't even know where
it is, can't you take me?
No, that will not be possible.
You don't have a car?
No, but- here.
What we're going to do is
write down your phone number,
and I'll call you when I know more.
Are you hitting on me?
Oh, no, you're not my type at all.
Oh all right, 'not my type.'
Oh no no, you're very nice!
No no, look, I prefer
them more, I don't know,
a little more-
More what?
More, more 'classic'! Less, uh-
Unhinged, right?
Uh...
Why?
No, but-
Unhinged girls do that, right?
NO!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMiss.
Oh Chevalier...
WHISTLES
This one was really top notch!
LAUGHS
Congratulations. That flirting
technique was really something,
for the ages!
You all right, need to talk?
I'm fine.
The man in the hat:
any news on Yann Gauthier?
Yes. I spoke to his mother.
And?
Nothing new.
She doesn't know where he is.
Did you say you're a cop?
Yes, I'm a cop!
Can you call her, please, Chevalier?
(I'll handle it.)
Mrs. Gauthier? Yes, good morning.
I am Marc Durand, of the Zarma Company.
I'm calling for your son, Yann,
he's a client of ours. No, no problem.
It's just, he won a mini computer,
but unfortunately it was returned to us.
Can you give us his new address?
Thank you very much, ma'am!
See you later.
We're going, Chevalier.
Yann Gauthier? Police!
Don't stay by the door, Chevalier.
Fine, I'll call a locksmith.
Your locksmith will force the door, right?
Yes. Probably.
Well, not me.
Chevalier?
I think we found him.
You see this?
Good. We will.
See you later.
So?
The prosecutor has closed the case
and asked us to move on.
'Closed'? What do you mean 'closed'?
Why?
That's pretty obvious, right?
Overdose, newspaper
clippings about Clara,
his visit to Drouet, his photographs.
All of that sounds like
a confession, doesn't it?
What? Do you think he's not our man?
Frankly, I don't know.
These articles, these
newspaper clippings, right,
seem more like
a cop's investigation board
than a perpetrator's trophies.
You see?
Where could he have
kept her for eighteen years?
Under the coffee table in his studio?
And his visit to Drouet,
his interest in Clara--
What do you make of those?
Clara needed care for her meningitis.
He thought Yann, who was a
nurse, wouldn't be a stickler for the law.
He may have been
contacted for treatment
and he found out who she was?
What do you think?
Commissioner, imagine what the press
will say, if we're mistaken a second time,
if they find out
that another one like Drouet
is still on the loose?
Thirty-six hours.
But then the case is closed.
So get to work.
If Yann was trying to cure Clara,
he could definitely be her captor.
We need to check his associates.
I've tried everything, Yann
has been invisible for 10 years.
No job, no friends, nothing.
(We know nothing about him.)
Yes, we know he was
with Drouet 15 days ago.
No no no, we said we
wouldn't be blackmailed by him.
But now we're out of
time, and he's got the key.
OK, I'll call them.
But we keep digging into Yann.
Shall I order snacks?
I have dinner with my daughter,
be back tomorrow at 6:00.
Bye Falco.
It'd be cool if it didn't have
soybeans like last time.
Why?
It was inedible.
DOORBELL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHey, Carole.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHey.
Is Pauline ready?
Not yet.
Do you want a drink?
Um, please.
Dad, is that you?
Yes, honey!
I'll be right down!
Okay.
Please.
Are things going well
between Philippe and you?
He's still at the hotel.
Isn't it hard for you?
Yes, of course.
You know I've never been alone.
Not a second of my life.
Straight from my parents to you,
and to Philippe.
What's your point?
I breathe,
I think of myself,
I see friends.
I go out, I work...
I live. Why?
This is important.
Hmm?
Can I... ask you a question?
When I went into the coma,
how did Jean-Paul react?
I don't know...
Like everyone: in shock.
Nothing special, or strange?
No.
I know he got divorced
a year later, but...
Well, I had my own concerns
I don't doubt that.
Why are you talking about...?
- Just talking. Cheers.
And work, how are things going there?
Because you sounded a little worked
up on the phone the other day.
That was nothing,
Michael, a boy with little luck.
I suspended him
because he pulled out a knife in class.
A knife during class?
Is that how things are at school these days?
The kids are walking around with knives?
Look, I've been working
with kids like this for 15 years.
I'll talk to him, and
then it'll be all right.
Okay.
You're not going to interfere. OK?
I promise. OK.
Ah, my princess!
How are you?
I hope you're hungry, because I
made reservations at a top restaurant.
Really? I'm very hungry.
Come on.
Yeah!
Are you going out?
What do you care.
It's her own life, right?
Yes, but I can stay informed.
Well, I have some questions for you.
Bye, mom!
Bye, have a good evening.
Thank you.
Thank you!
Are you sure I shouldn't stay?
ROMAIN: No no. Just go.
See you tomorrow.
FALCO'S MOBILE RINGS
You know who you're calling.
but you don't know where I am.
So I'll call when you know where I am.
Uh yes, this is Chevalier.
Eva has no news about Gauthier yet.
So I called the jail to
see if Drouet wants to talk.
and under what circumstances.
But you won't get this
message because your phone is here.
Okay, good evening.
YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT
PAYMENTS
TOILET FLUSHES
What're you doing here?
Chevalier?
I wanted to bring this to you.
106 photos of your
best friend's documents,
coincidentally also our boss.
Can you explain this?
That goes very far.
I've been working for Menard
for six years, he's a good guy.
He'd never do that.
Do you think I like
following my best friend?
Sneaking into his house
like a burglar, searching into his life?
Did you talk to him?
To say what?
I was in a coma for 20 years, Chevalier.
Everyone already knows that
I think like a younger person.
He snaps his fingers, I react
immediately. Do you understand?
Do you have any proof yet?
Not really.
But I know he
sometimes lies on the job.
And above all, he has tapes of
my sessions with the psychiatrist.
And now she's gone, I can't find
her. Don't you find that strange?
I want to believe it Falco, but
it's a little vague, and little...
What?
You mean a conspiracy theory, right?
Look, I really don't know
how this is all going to end,
and frankly, I like you.
So please stay out of it.
That's all I ask of you.
Promise me you'll be careful.
Promise.
Regis?
Oh, Hi Falco.
Hey.
Can you pick something for me
from a Voltaire high school student?
Michael, a student of Carole.
Just his history.
OK, but there is a problem?
No, no, I just want to be sure.
Chevalier.
How are you?
Why do you ask?
I didn't sleep well.
Sorry.
Did Drouet take the bait?
Yes. He agreed to
talk, but only with you.
And under certain conditions.
Not eating?
I thought it'd be nice
to have breakfast with you.
Enjoy it.
I'm going to enjoy every moment,
until the last second.
Thank you.
Waiting for the lemon tart
to ask questions, Lieutenant?
Have you accepted this little outing,
just to please an old man?
We know you didn't kill Clara.
You just confessed to
pad your resume, that's all.
The question, or should I say the problem,
How did Gauthier know?
Are you wondering what
that bastard wanted from me?
I was not disappointed.
For once someone
knew I was innocent.
Who did Gauthier meet Clara with?
I remind you we
have a deal, Drouet.
Gauthier is just an incompetent person,
a bastard, unimportant, a cockroach,
a sewer rat.
But deep down, he and
I have more in common
than it would seem.
What are you talking about now?
I need to go to the toilet.
May I?
Be my guest.
I like when people are punctual.
What are you doing, you old bastard?
You give me everything
I miss in prison.
Nice doing business with you, Lieutenant.
Take this shit away.
DROUET: Gauthier is just an incompetent
person, a bastard, unimportant,
a cockroach, a sewer rat.
But deep down, he and I/font>
have more in common
than it would seem.
AUDIO REVERSING
You can stop, Falco.
He's the boss.
It's just a game to him, he loves it.
There is definitely information hidden.
Gauthier is just an incompetent person,
a bastard, unimportant, a cockroach,
a sewer rat.
But deep down, he and I
have more in common
than it would seem.
AUDIO REVERSES
But deep down, he and
I have more in common
than it would seem.
There.
What do he and Gauthier have in common?
Nothing?
Not the same age,
not the same background.
They weren't arrested
for the same crime.
They were never in the
same cell or in the same prison.
Drouet despises Gauthier.
They didn't play in the same league.
Everything is different except
they were both convicted.
Eva?
Drouet in 1996, the Versailles PJ.
Gauthier in 1994, in Paris.
There must be a connection.
Keep digging.
There's the same cop
on both investigations.
Neyrac.
That is it!
Yes, Eva?
Wait, I'll put you on speaker.
I have more on Neyrac.
He and his wife lost their daughter
Josephine, 3, in a car
accident on December 24, 1994.
His wife was driving at the time.
And I see she's
struggling to recover.
Four suicide attempts
between 1994 and 1996.
That period corresponds with the
disappearance of Clara Benetti.
Be careful, guys.
It's a cop, fuck.
A cop who had her for 18 years.
Give me the keys, Chevalier.
Uh, no...
Give me the keys, it's faster.
I'd also like to get there alive!
SIREN
DOOR BUZZER
SHOT
Chevalier!
SHOTS
GLASS BREAKS
DOOR CLOSING
FOOTSTEPS,
NURSERY MUSIC
NURSERY MUSIC
...
CLARA LAUGHING
Daddy...
Dad, come on.
CLARA LAUGHING
...
Daddy...
Daddy!
Don't move, André.
My wife couldn't live without Josephine.
I had no choice.
Josephine died 20 years
ago André, do you realize that?
Not for my wife.
To my wife, Clara was Josephine.
The accident had left
a big mark on Aline.
I couldn't leave her like that.
I had to do something
I saw Clara playing in the street.
She was very similar to Josephine.
And you took her?
It happened quickly.
I was sure they would
take her away from us soon.
When Drouet bragged about her
murder, I jumped at the chance.
I made sure I came to
work on the investigation.
You know, Falco,
Clara was happy here.
"Happy"?
Yes.
We loved her.
She lived locked up, André.
Do you understand?
Locked up.
With no outdoors, no friends,
especially without her real family even.
Gauthier...
Can we talk about Gauthier?
He didn't do anything about
the disease, that bastard.
He wanted us to confess.
I had no choice.
Oh, you had no choice?
Sorry, Falco.
Come on! Shoot!
It'll help me.
Look at me, André.
Look at me.
Benetti was right.
They didn't deserve it.
You already stole their daughter.
Don't do the same with her memories.
I know it eats at you. That's
why you made the body appear.
They're entitled to it.
They have a right to know
who Clara had become.
They must know André.
You understand?
I'll support you.
Look at me.
They'll never forgive me.
Never.
SHOT
♪ DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME ♪
BY DJ GROSSU
...
What is it, Chevalier?
I saved the pictures of...
you know.
I looked at it,
and it does smell.
I asked you not to interfere.
But it's a bit late.
Do you want to know or not?
I'm listening.
Large stockpiles of cash
deposited in 1990 and '91,
just before you were shot in the head.
Oh fuck.
Statistically, when talking about a cop,
this money can only come from one place.
This is the beginning of a trail.
Yes.
But it's not proof.
It can come from gambling winnings,
or moonlighting.
I don't think so.
And I also researched
the psychiatrist.
And?
She left her apartment and her
number is no longer in service.
She's gone up in smoke.
WHISTLES
You look like a million bucks, Chevalier.
This could be better.
Do you have a date?
96%.
No!
Absolute compatibility.
Yes!
I have a meeting in an hour.
For once, I hope computerizing works.
Good luck Chevalier.
Thank you.
In any case, here are all the
documents you know about.
Give it here.
Come on. Come on, come on!
Come on, your "badge"!
Mine doesn't work. I've already
asked three times to replace it.
(Thanks Chevalier.)
Do you have to someone kill for
a cup of coffee around here? Fuck.
Do you go to the
toilets together, girls?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLAUGHS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLAUGHS WEAKLY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLAUGHS
Good one.
TEXT ALERT
I'LL BE 10 MINUTES LATE.
SEE YOU SOON.
So...
What are you doing here?
Did you find your brother?
He's not really my brother.
Well, anyway, it's complicated.
But he was at Belleville.
And why did they arrest him?
He threw dog shit at
a postcard salesman.
Well, that's also complicated.
Here. This is for you, sorry
about the glass of water.
I had no gift wrap... So,
A folder on hospital-borne infections.
Yes.
And detergent.
No, pastries.
Ah, well... Thanks.
When you smile, it's... Anyway. Sorry.
Yes, 96%- uh, Caroline?
Uh, it's Romain.
Sorry, I can't come tonight.
I have a... I don't feel so good.
I have a hospital-borne infection.
So I can't come.
So, sorry.
SCOOTER ENGINE REVVING
HONKING
What are you doing here?
Move aside!
We told you to stay away, huh?
Come on. Don't embarrass people!
SCOOTER ENGINE
Excuse me, miss.
Can I speak to you for two minutes?
Yes. About what?
About him.
Where do you know him from?
Please help me.
He's my best friend, and I
don't know who he really is.
This man is my father.
And I haven't seen him in 22 years.