Spin (2012–2016): Season 1, Episode 1 - L'attentat - full transcript
- Simon, where are you?
- New York, UN headquarters.
To see the Secretary General's
right-hand man.
About SACOM?
- So he says.
- You'll accept?
I'll decide after I see him
on Monday.
- When will you be back?
- No idea.
Where are you?
At St. Etienne.
A strike at the plant.
With the State Secretary
for Social Affairs, Anne Visage.
- Say hello for me.
- I will.
I have to go now.
Should I call
the Secretary General?
Thanks, Mr. President,
but I'll manage.
- Are you taking that test?
- I've almost given up.
I'll sit you on my lap
and teach you to drive.
Bye, my president!
Simon Kapita.
Thanks to him, I was elected.
We're coming in.
Take your positions.
Mr. President, Madam Minister,
the mayor, the plant manager
and the prefect will greet you.
- Thanks, Gendre.
- You're welcome, sir.
- Good morning, Mr. Mayor.
- Good morning, Mr. Prefect.
- Mr. President.
- Good morning, deputy.
You know Anne Visage,
State Secretary
for Social Affairs?
- Mr. Mayor.
- Let's go.
Good morning.
Have you met Anne Visage,
State Secretary
for Social Affairs?
- Mr. Pasquier.
- Hello, Mr. Pasquier.
Mr. Brochamp.
We're aware of your demands
and your concerns.
These events
have our full attention.
I've asked the State Secretary
for Social Affairs, Anne Visage,
to find new placement
for everyone of you.
What happens until then?
Our families are waiting.
Good morning.
Don't let that guy
touch the president.
I'm concerned about this.
How long have you worked here?
-25 years.
- A long time.
Could you show me
around the plant?
- Yes.
- Sh0w me your workstation.
This is unexpected. All units
proceed toward the source.
All units proceed.
Is anyone being relocated?
No one at all.
I've been operating
that machine for 12 years.
I'll miss that machine.
I'll talk with the directors.
It's wrong to lay everyone off.
- What kind of machine is that?
- A nice modern one.
Suspicious guy spotted.
Tall, wearing a thick coat.
Hello. I'm really sorry
about this.
Is that the special machine
you told me about?
- That's the one.
- I see.
All I can say...
The State Secretary
for Social Affairs
will try to find a solution.
Suspicious man heading
toward the source. Stop him.
How long have you...
Stop him!
Take the source
back into the car.
MEN IN THE SHADOWS
MURDER ATTEMPT
Hi! This is Juliette.
Please leave a message.
Simon, call me when you arrive.
...an attempt to kill
the president of France.
I'm sorry about the noise.
There are official vehicles
and patrol cars everywhere.
Everyone's panicking,
as you can imagine.
The doctors' prognosis
for the president's health...
Can't believe it!
Simon phoned. He'll fly here.
Let's not tell him
about us, OK?
Please turn up the volume.
- At Matignon.
-...is on his way.
My colleague Thierry Bosc
will take over.
The president has decided
not to address the media.
We're following very closely...
Please, a word about
the president's health.
- Next health report?
-5 PM.
- You got Dr. Biekel?
- Yes. Send Guénelon...
He's here.
- You contacted Antiterrorist?
- Yes. Insp. Prafs here.
- Intemal Affairs Minister'?
- As well.
The Senate President called.
- Call back. Put him through.
- Fine.
Guénelon, then you.
You mentioned it before.
I'll call back.
- Yes?
- Put him through.
- What do we know?
- He worked for EUCAA.
Hello, Mr. President.
Doctors aren't talking.
Yes. I gave orders
to close border points.
The army guards train stations
and airports.
In an hour, the whole territory
will be covered.
I'm about to meet with Prat,
head of Antiterrorist.
I'll call you back.
I'm with the PM.
Pick me up now. Got to go.
The human bomb's an Arab,
a Cimex employee.
- So?
- An Islamic group.
Suicide attacks
are their trademark.
- And the president?
- Doctors aren't talking.
Why was Anne Visage
there with him?
Maybe he just wanted to be seen
with the State Secretary
for Social Affairs.
If you close a plant,
don't slam the door.
- Is she injured?
- I don't think so.
Get me something
for the media.
I'll speak at Val de Gréce
if the president's there.
- Or...
- I'll go to St. Etienne.
Yes? No.
Let Prat in.
- Shall I leave?
- No, stay.
Not right now.
Just Insp. Prat.
Mr. Prime Minister.
- What do we know?
- Not much.
Wrong! We know it's an Arab.
No, a harki's son.
His mother's French.
That's an Arab.
No, the son of a harki
with a French mother.
Jean-Claude Radame,
born in Algeria,
grew up in France,
French nationality.
- Age?
- Fiftyish.
- They recruited him.
- Possibly.
Go to St. Etienne, give me
an hourly progress report.
Yes, sir.
...recent events
on our national territory,
travelers must refrain
from parking in traffic lanes
and must obey the police
and customs agents.
Suspicious parcels
will be destroyed.
Gatherings are forbidden.
Thank you for your cooperation.
I didn't know you'd come.
You shouldn't be alone.
Any news of Pierre? How is he?
- Radio reports say so-so.
- Meaning?
Breathing problems?
Shell fragments? Will he be OK?
- I don't know.
- Of course. Sorry.
Let's go.
Anyone claim responsibility
for the attack?
No, everyone thinks
it's Islamic networks.
Staying long?
Long enough to see
Pierre and Isabelle.
I'll be back in New York
in 2 days.
How's work going?
They want me
on a UN commission.
A UN commission? Really?
- It's a job.
- Paris at your feet...
- How's the company?
- I learned from you: 6 years...
I heard you came 3 or 4 times.
Why didn't you call?
I didn't want to see anyone.
Just my daughter.
Of course, the Vigipirate Plan
is at level Red.
Is Valentine still
with the company?
Of course.
The best copywriter in Paris.
I won't let her go.
You keep comparing everything
to what Paris has to offer.
Stop! Don't be stupid!
Get your license.
You'll relax when others drive.
Nine attempts!
Yes?
Thanks for calling back.
How is he?
Not that well.
His spine is injured.
He has severe internal injuries
from the traumatic blow.
I mean the bomb.
We'll operate on him.
- On what?
- The spinal cord itself.
Where are you?
With him at St. Etienne.
- Can I see him?
- He's going to Val de Gréce.
- When?
- Tomorrow.
You said, "not that well."
What are the odds?
They're 50/50.
Thank you.
- So?
- That was Biekel.
You were right, it's so-so.
You should go back to your room.
- I wasn't hit.
- You had a traumatic shock.
I'd like to see the president.
Only his wife can see him.
She's with him.
How is he?
Blood pressure's up.
We'll transfer him to Paris.
I'll be going.
- Gendre?
- Madam.
- Know where the president is?
- Back there.
Excuse me.
Sorry! Our orders are
not to let anyone in.
I'm Insp. Gendre, in charge
of the president's safety.
Insp. Gendre.
Come.
I wish we'd met again
under better circumstances.
Me too.
Isabelle.
I'm devastated.
Were you with him?
Ijoined hirr] at City Hall
in St. Etienne.
Can I see him?
We're done here.
Who's the killer?
No one knows.
No one's claimed responsibility.
I saw him coming.
I couldn't do anything.
Describe him.
He wore a coat, a hat.
50 to 60. Nervous.
Before he blew himself up,
he spoke to a guy.
- Maybe African.
- Would you recognize him?
He was very tall,
at least 6'2".
A Cimex worker?
Probably.
He stood among the workers.
Prat here. You at Cimex?
According to the information
we've received,
at least 3 people were killed.
Many were injured.
Anne Visage, State Secretary
for Social Affairs,
is among them, and there's talk
of repatriating...
How are you, honey?
- I'm OK.
-...probably to Val de Gréce.
I phoned often. No one answered.
I flew here as soon
as I heard about Pierre.
Morn says he's OK.
She's not here?
Well, you're away,
so I'm squatting...
I noticed.
Where will I sleep?
Well...
- Hello.
- Sir.
- Are you OK there?
- I'm OK.
Your room's not big enough?
It was redone.
The bed's small.
...rumors are going strong.
Will your new boyfriend
stay long?
Without a 24-hour notice...
The guy who blew himself up
didn't give a 24-hour notice!
The remote doesn't work.
I'm sorry, Dad.
We weren't expecting you
and we're all a bit shaken
by what's going on.
- You'll stay long?
-2 days. Got another remote?
- Want to watch the news?
- Yep!
To change channels,
press the right arrow.
I'm sorry.
His personal physician
is with him.
Surgeons don't know
if they should operate on him
at the Loire Hospital
or in Paris.
Nine other people died
in the attack,
including the president's
2 bodyguards.
Anne Visage, State Secretary
for Social Affairs,
was not injured.
Appoline Vremler
reporting for France 24.
Quick! Hurry up!
Come on! Hurry!
Police!
Police!
Your papers!
Hands against the wall!
Hurry! To the operating room
right away!
Vital signs.
...15 liters of om/gen.
To the OR now!
Here! Hold this.
I'll be right there.
Be brave, Isabelle.
Prepare the ketamine
and the celocurine.
I wish to tell you
I'm devastated.
Why don't you sit down.
I thought you were in New York.
Who's behind the attack, sir?
Islamic groups
strike suddenly.
- Who claimed responsibility?
- No one.
Mr. Prime Minister, it's time
for you to address the media.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
Thanks for coming.
- What'll we do?
- Act as if he were here.
Because he is here.
When was the last time
you spoke to him on the phone?
Ten minutes before the attack.
Know what he said?
That he'd sit me on his lap
and teach me to drive.
The Constitutional Council
needs the doctors' reports
to officially declare
a power vacuum exists.
So the president of the Senate
is prepared to fill in.
We spoke at length on the phone.
If things go wrong,
he won't be in the race.
The door's open.
We'll take our time,
follow the rules...
First, we'll come
to a consensus.
Then we'll attack the left wing.
For now, let's all look sad.
The president's still alive.
The campaign starts
when the Constitutional Council
declares the president
is unfit to rule.
35 days, tops.
Our campaign starts now.
No one else knows.
Let's stay on the safe side.
It's the best we can do.
Thank you all.
Go to St. Etienne, keep
the investigation under control.
Here she is.
Keep going! Park over there.
- Mrs. Visage.
- Madam Minister.
Madam Minister,
you were with him...
Our president
is fighting for his life.
A horrific crime
was committed in our country.
It has nothing to do with me.
Please leave me alone.
Please give us more information.
We have the right to know.
Mom, I'm with Mathias.
We're still in Montreal.
Call me as soon as you can.
We can catch a plane back.
- Hugs and kisses, Mom.
- We stand by you.
Good morning, Mr. Kapita.
Please go right in.
- I'll wait outside.
- No, we're done.
Good job, guys! I like it,
but you're behind schedule.
- First thing tomorrow.
- Fine.
Good morning.
- Hello.
- Good morning.
Jeanne, I'll be gone an hour.
You didn't introduce me.
- Trainees...
- So?
What luxury! You're alone here?
Where are the others?
Next floor down,
in the open space.
Are you OK?
- You saw the president?
- Doctors won't talk.
Who's responsible?
Oddly, no one
claimed responsibility.
I don't understand.
I don't get it.
Why him? Why this way?
No one understands.
Is that the Russian who bought
"France d'aujourd'hui," Raz...?
- Raskovlov.
- You look after him?
He messed up in Russia,
he came to us.
He refused everything
we came up with:
a false news item,
a fake adoption...
Excuse me.
Yes?
Mr. Kapita,
the PM wants to speak to you.
- Simon, I'd like to see you.
- I'm leaving tomorrow night.
Rearrange your schedule.
We'll have dinner.
- Impossible. Matignon, 7 PM?
- OK. 7 PM.
Deleuvre insists on seeing me.
Why?
I'll let you know.
I'll drop you off
at the Faux Bélier.
Simon.
- You OK?
- It's hard, but I'm OK.
I know.
- Staying a while?
- He's leaving tomorrow.
- No time to do lunch?
- No, I'm afraid not.
Ciao, Valentine!
There are 7 guys
who fit the description.
My treat if he's one of them.
The investigation into
the president's attempted murder
has been transferred directly
to the prime minister's office.
Insp. Prat will keep me posted.
When the brass gets involved,
things always go wrong.
Don't you have a witness?
Let's see him.
I need a newspaper.
- Read this.
- Waiting.
The president...
An inspector turned teacher?
...will be operated...
- The guy we're after can't read.
- You noticed that?
...today...
...at the hospital.
Before he blew himself up,
the killer gave him a pamphlet.
About Val de Gréce.
He turned it different ways
to try and read it.
Read this.
Let's start over.
Illegal immigrant, right?
Where are you from?
Mali.
- Who sent you?
- No one.
Before coming here,
where were you?
Pakistan? Iraq? Afghanistan?
Where do the funds
and the explosives come from?
I didn't kill anyone.
I'm not involved.
Being an accomplice
is just as bad.
Your turn!
Talk!
I swear I didn't kill anyone.
That's enough.
I'm responsible
for the president's safety.
You knew the killer.
He gave you a black bag.
Where's the bag?
- Where?
- Will I be expelled?
You'll be tried
as an accomplice.
Where's the bag?
What was in the bag?
Stay seated!
What was in the bag?
Some clothes and a letter.
- Did you read it?
- I can't read.
Where is it?
- With my things.
- Here it is.
Here!
Give me the letter.
I'll call you back.
Bye.
Have a seat, Simon.
I wanted to see you...
just in case.
In case the operation
goes wrong?
Yes.
I know it's premature
to talk about...
...what's coming after.
- But I'm a politician.
- Not me.
You used to be.
Mr. Prime Minister,
do I have to sit here,
as you stammer to ask me
to manage your next campaign?
- I'm asking.
- To replace a friend of mine
-who's fighting for his life.
- Stop it, Simon.
You know that running
the country is a ruthless task.
- No time to grieve.
- You'll be running?
Excuse me.
Yes, just a moment.
You may dislike who I am, but
don't challenge my willpower.
It's like telling a soccer
player he'll never make captain.
Why don't you wait till
the position's available?
Excuse me.
Why do you say
it's not a terrorist attack?
Just a second.
Why are you here?
I was waiting for you
to tell me how it went.
So, what did he want?
What I expected.
He'll be running.
He wants me to advise him.
- You accepted?
- Of course not.
I won't work for a guy trying
to profit from Pierre's death.
I can't stand him.
I left Pierre's office when
he named him prime minister.
Will you refuse, then?
I'm not going back
to that jungle.
Deleuvre hasn't changed, just
learned to act like a nice guy.
You should do that
with the Russian guy.
Lead Moscow to believe
he's very popular here.
- But he's not.
- So what? Do what Reagan did.
Know what he did after people
stopped gathering around him?
He'd greet non-existent people.
The sidewalk was empty.
The close-up shots suggested
there were 300 people there.
A car, a camera, a smile...
Send the film to Moscow.
Can I drop you off?
Thanks, I have to meet
Appoline in about an hour.
Getting a divorce?
Well, I hope not...
You're pretty.
Thanks.
I like the way you look now:
thinner eyebrows and everything.
Something new.
- You had dinner?
- Yes.
Excuse me. We'll have
2 millennium cocktails.
Champagne, vodka, orange,
raspberries. What else?
- Ice cubes.
- Fine.
- Did you see Pierre?
- Sort of...
At the OR. It doesn't look good.
I was on the seme flight,
to cover his St. Etienne visit.
I saw you on TV.
A nightmare.
Will you stay long?
Everyone's asking that,
as if they wanted to put me
on the next flight back...
No one ever asked you
to leave, Simon.
Don't be surprised if no one
asks you to come back.
That's right.
I didn't agree with Pierre
when he appointed Deleuvre.
You didn't agree with your
daughter, to live with me...
You loved someone else.
I was mostly disappointed
in myself.
You can't deal with situations.
Juliette, myself, others...
You came to Paris several times.
I was hoping you'd call.
You didn't.
What are you afraid of?
Maybe the sort of thing
I'm going through now.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I've been back 24 hours
and everything I left behind
is coming back to haunt me:
the place where I worked,
Juliette, your questions...
I don't live here anymore.
I'm busy doing other things.
I like my new life over there.
I'm not staying here.
- When are you leaving?
- Tomorrow.
I can't do anything for Pierre
and in New York I'll attend
an extremely important meeting.
Is there a new woman
in your life?
There are a few.
Juliette lives
at your place or mine?
Mine when she's alone,
yours when there's a guy.
Mine when she leaves early,
yours when she sleeps in.
Where will I sleep?
She uses my room.
Come to my place.
After we divorce,
will you come back?
Every second weekend.
And Tuesday nights.
I like Wednesday afternoons too.
As you know,
yesterday the president
underwent a major operation.
These are difficult times
and I wish to tell
all French citizens
who are listening
that I will carry out my duties,
which are his, unrelentingly.
When doing so,
I will scrupulously follow
the plan of action
the president was elected on.
This horrific crime
will not go unpunished.
I will do all I can to find and
punish the killer's accomplices.
He was not acting alone.
At this stage
of the investigation,
a terrorist attack is the only
possibility police see.
If the president is unable
to govern the nation
and if early elections
take place,
will you be running
for the combined majority?
Sir, this is hardly
a decent question.
He's giving hints to the media
so we'll be prepared.
He overdoes it by claiming
to be Pierre's spiritual son.
You mean it's disgusting.
Pierre's still alive.
Excuse me.
- Hello?
- It's Gendre.
- Simon, I need to see you.
- I'm leaving tonight.
- I can be in Paris today.
- How soon can you get here?
- My train's due in at 1:10.
- OK, 1:10.
- You OK?
- I'll be OK.
What's going on?
- It wasn't a murder attempt.
- What do you mean?
When I saw Deleuvre on TV,
I knew they'd keep it
under wraps.
You had close ties
with the president,
you were the only person
I could call.
Why?
The guy who blew himself up near
the president was no terrorist.
It turns out
he wasn't even a Muslim:
born in Algeria, but spent
the rest of his life in France.
He lived alone and was nuts.
No children
and his wife had left him.
He found out Cimex was closing,
that was a big blow to him.
- Threw himself at the president.
- That's impossible...
The guy made the bomb himself.
His dad was a bomb disposal
expert during the Algerian War.
He left a letter
to one of his friends.
He's the only witness
and he's in danger.
- What's in the letter?
- It's like a will.
- Who has it?
- Guénelon.
- The witness?
- A friend of the kamikaze.
Deleuvre knows that?
Of course.
It's a cover-up.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
The president is dead.
A blood clot
following the operation.
He had a pulmonary embolism.
- Is Isabelle with him?
- Yes.
May I see him?
Kapita? I'm sorry to talk about
this under these circumstances,
but it was rude
to sneak away last night.
I'm still waiting
for your answer.
How dare you speak
about that now?
I'll take that as an answer.
No, I'd like to explain.
You know certain things,
but not everything.
You know the president
appointed you
because he needed
the right-wingers.
Yes, I know.
- But he hated your methods.
- Where'd you hear such nonsense?
From the president himself.
He called me very often
in New York
and kept seeking my advice.
- What kind?
- H0w to fire you.
Yesterday,
you had this metaphor:
A player may wish
to become a captain,
but if he's a cheater,
-he'll be a cheating captain.
- Be careful.
You know the president didn't
die in a terrorist attack.
Nonsense.
Such underhanded methods
are below your rank.
- Consider going back to the US.
- I intend to do that.
It may seem hard to believe,
but 2 days after the attack
that cost the president
and 4 other people their lives,
no one claims responsibility.
Islamic groups are suspected,
but nothing would indicate
that this possibility
is the only one investigators
are interested in.
But the use of a human bomb,
a man wearing a belt
full of explosives, seems to
indicate that such is the case.
Most heads of state
have confirmed they will attend
the official ceremony
which will take place in Paris.
- Please turn around.
- You'll miss the plane for sure.
I know.
- Hello?
- Hello?
- I'm staying.
- You missed the plane?
No.
You're staying for the funeral?
I'm staying, period.
I left because I didn't want
to defend Deleuvre's policies.
Now that Pierre is gone,
Deleuvre will be looming big,
so I'll stay and fight him.
- Did you hear me?
- I heard you.
I can't talk now.
I'm in a meeting.
OK.
Mr. Desmeuze?
The PM will see you now.
Translatior]: M. Saint-Amaud
Epilogue
- New York, UN headquarters.
To see the Secretary General's
right-hand man.
About SACOM?
- So he says.
- You'll accept?
I'll decide after I see him
on Monday.
- When will you be back?
- No idea.
Where are you?
At St. Etienne.
A strike at the plant.
With the State Secretary
for Social Affairs, Anne Visage.
- Say hello for me.
- I will.
I have to go now.
Should I call
the Secretary General?
Thanks, Mr. President,
but I'll manage.
- Are you taking that test?
- I've almost given up.
I'll sit you on my lap
and teach you to drive.
Bye, my president!
Simon Kapita.
Thanks to him, I was elected.
We're coming in.
Take your positions.
Mr. President, Madam Minister,
the mayor, the plant manager
and the prefect will greet you.
- Thanks, Gendre.
- You're welcome, sir.
- Good morning, Mr. Mayor.
- Good morning, Mr. Prefect.
- Mr. President.
- Good morning, deputy.
You know Anne Visage,
State Secretary
for Social Affairs?
- Mr. Mayor.
- Let's go.
Good morning.
Have you met Anne Visage,
State Secretary
for Social Affairs?
- Mr. Pasquier.
- Hello, Mr. Pasquier.
Mr. Brochamp.
We're aware of your demands
and your concerns.
These events
have our full attention.
I've asked the State Secretary
for Social Affairs, Anne Visage,
to find new placement
for everyone of you.
What happens until then?
Our families are waiting.
Good morning.
Don't let that guy
touch the president.
I'm concerned about this.
How long have you worked here?
-25 years.
- A long time.
Could you show me
around the plant?
- Yes.
- Sh0w me your workstation.
This is unexpected. All units
proceed toward the source.
All units proceed.
Is anyone being relocated?
No one at all.
I've been operating
that machine for 12 years.
I'll miss that machine.
I'll talk with the directors.
It's wrong to lay everyone off.
- What kind of machine is that?
- A nice modern one.
Suspicious guy spotted.
Tall, wearing a thick coat.
Hello. I'm really sorry
about this.
Is that the special machine
you told me about?
- That's the one.
- I see.
All I can say...
The State Secretary
for Social Affairs
will try to find a solution.
Suspicious man heading
toward the source. Stop him.
How long have you...
Stop him!
Take the source
back into the car.
MEN IN THE SHADOWS
MURDER ATTEMPT
Hi! This is Juliette.
Please leave a message.
Simon, call me when you arrive.
...an attempt to kill
the president of France.
I'm sorry about the noise.
There are official vehicles
and patrol cars everywhere.
Everyone's panicking,
as you can imagine.
The doctors' prognosis
for the president's health...
Can't believe it!
Simon phoned. He'll fly here.
Let's not tell him
about us, OK?
Please turn up the volume.
- At Matignon.
-...is on his way.
My colleague Thierry Bosc
will take over.
The president has decided
not to address the media.
We're following very closely...
Please, a word about
the president's health.
- Next health report?
-5 PM.
- You got Dr. Biekel?
- Yes. Send Guénelon...
He's here.
- You contacted Antiterrorist?
- Yes. Insp. Prafs here.
- Intemal Affairs Minister'?
- As well.
The Senate President called.
- Call back. Put him through.
- Fine.
Guénelon, then you.
You mentioned it before.
I'll call back.
- Yes?
- Put him through.
- What do we know?
- He worked for EUCAA.
Hello, Mr. President.
Doctors aren't talking.
Yes. I gave orders
to close border points.
The army guards train stations
and airports.
In an hour, the whole territory
will be covered.
I'm about to meet with Prat,
head of Antiterrorist.
I'll call you back.
I'm with the PM.
Pick me up now. Got to go.
The human bomb's an Arab,
a Cimex employee.
- So?
- An Islamic group.
Suicide attacks
are their trademark.
- And the president?
- Doctors aren't talking.
Why was Anne Visage
there with him?
Maybe he just wanted to be seen
with the State Secretary
for Social Affairs.
If you close a plant,
don't slam the door.
- Is she injured?
- I don't think so.
Get me something
for the media.
I'll speak at Val de Gréce
if the president's there.
- Or...
- I'll go to St. Etienne.
Yes? No.
Let Prat in.
- Shall I leave?
- No, stay.
Not right now.
Just Insp. Prat.
Mr. Prime Minister.
- What do we know?
- Not much.
Wrong! We know it's an Arab.
No, a harki's son.
His mother's French.
That's an Arab.
No, the son of a harki
with a French mother.
Jean-Claude Radame,
born in Algeria,
grew up in France,
French nationality.
- Age?
- Fiftyish.
- They recruited him.
- Possibly.
Go to St. Etienne, give me
an hourly progress report.
Yes, sir.
...recent events
on our national territory,
travelers must refrain
from parking in traffic lanes
and must obey the police
and customs agents.
Suspicious parcels
will be destroyed.
Gatherings are forbidden.
Thank you for your cooperation.
I didn't know you'd come.
You shouldn't be alone.
Any news of Pierre? How is he?
- Radio reports say so-so.
- Meaning?
Breathing problems?
Shell fragments? Will he be OK?
- I don't know.
- Of course. Sorry.
Let's go.
Anyone claim responsibility
for the attack?
No, everyone thinks
it's Islamic networks.
Staying long?
Long enough to see
Pierre and Isabelle.
I'll be back in New York
in 2 days.
How's work going?
They want me
on a UN commission.
A UN commission? Really?
- It's a job.
- Paris at your feet...
- How's the company?
- I learned from you: 6 years...
I heard you came 3 or 4 times.
Why didn't you call?
I didn't want to see anyone.
Just my daughter.
Of course, the Vigipirate Plan
is at level Red.
Is Valentine still
with the company?
Of course.
The best copywriter in Paris.
I won't let her go.
You keep comparing everything
to what Paris has to offer.
Stop! Don't be stupid!
Get your license.
You'll relax when others drive.
Nine attempts!
Yes?
Thanks for calling back.
How is he?
Not that well.
His spine is injured.
He has severe internal injuries
from the traumatic blow.
I mean the bomb.
We'll operate on him.
- On what?
- The spinal cord itself.
Where are you?
With him at St. Etienne.
- Can I see him?
- He's going to Val de Gréce.
- When?
- Tomorrow.
You said, "not that well."
What are the odds?
They're 50/50.
Thank you.
- So?
- That was Biekel.
You were right, it's so-so.
You should go back to your room.
- I wasn't hit.
- You had a traumatic shock.
I'd like to see the president.
Only his wife can see him.
She's with him.
How is he?
Blood pressure's up.
We'll transfer him to Paris.
I'll be going.
- Gendre?
- Madam.
- Know where the president is?
- Back there.
Excuse me.
Sorry! Our orders are
not to let anyone in.
I'm Insp. Gendre, in charge
of the president's safety.
Insp. Gendre.
Come.
I wish we'd met again
under better circumstances.
Me too.
Isabelle.
I'm devastated.
Were you with him?
Ijoined hirr] at City Hall
in St. Etienne.
Can I see him?
We're done here.
Who's the killer?
No one knows.
No one's claimed responsibility.
I saw him coming.
I couldn't do anything.
Describe him.
He wore a coat, a hat.
50 to 60. Nervous.
Before he blew himself up,
he spoke to a guy.
- Maybe African.
- Would you recognize him?
He was very tall,
at least 6'2".
A Cimex worker?
Probably.
He stood among the workers.
Prat here. You at Cimex?
According to the information
we've received,
at least 3 people were killed.
Many were injured.
Anne Visage, State Secretary
for Social Affairs,
is among them, and there's talk
of repatriating...
How are you, honey?
- I'm OK.
-...probably to Val de Gréce.
I phoned often. No one answered.
I flew here as soon
as I heard about Pierre.
Morn says he's OK.
She's not here?
Well, you're away,
so I'm squatting...
I noticed.
Where will I sleep?
Well...
- Hello.
- Sir.
- Are you OK there?
- I'm OK.
Your room's not big enough?
It was redone.
The bed's small.
...rumors are going strong.
Will your new boyfriend
stay long?
Without a 24-hour notice...
The guy who blew himself up
didn't give a 24-hour notice!
The remote doesn't work.
I'm sorry, Dad.
We weren't expecting you
and we're all a bit shaken
by what's going on.
- You'll stay long?
-2 days. Got another remote?
- Want to watch the news?
- Yep!
To change channels,
press the right arrow.
I'm sorry.
His personal physician
is with him.
Surgeons don't know
if they should operate on him
at the Loire Hospital
or in Paris.
Nine other people died
in the attack,
including the president's
2 bodyguards.
Anne Visage, State Secretary
for Social Affairs,
was not injured.
Appoline Vremler
reporting for France 24.
Quick! Hurry up!
Come on! Hurry!
Police!
Police!
Your papers!
Hands against the wall!
Hurry! To the operating room
right away!
Vital signs.
...15 liters of om/gen.
To the OR now!
Here! Hold this.
I'll be right there.
Be brave, Isabelle.
Prepare the ketamine
and the celocurine.
I wish to tell you
I'm devastated.
Why don't you sit down.
I thought you were in New York.
Who's behind the attack, sir?
Islamic groups
strike suddenly.
- Who claimed responsibility?
- No one.
Mr. Prime Minister, it's time
for you to address the media.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
Thanks for coming.
- What'll we do?
- Act as if he were here.
Because he is here.
When was the last time
you spoke to him on the phone?
Ten minutes before the attack.
Know what he said?
That he'd sit me on his lap
and teach me to drive.
The Constitutional Council
needs the doctors' reports
to officially declare
a power vacuum exists.
So the president of the Senate
is prepared to fill in.
We spoke at length on the phone.
If things go wrong,
he won't be in the race.
The door's open.
We'll take our time,
follow the rules...
First, we'll come
to a consensus.
Then we'll attack the left wing.
For now, let's all look sad.
The president's still alive.
The campaign starts
when the Constitutional Council
declares the president
is unfit to rule.
35 days, tops.
Our campaign starts now.
No one else knows.
Let's stay on the safe side.
It's the best we can do.
Thank you all.
Go to St. Etienne, keep
the investigation under control.
Here she is.
Keep going! Park over there.
- Mrs. Visage.
- Madam Minister.
Madam Minister,
you were with him...
Our president
is fighting for his life.
A horrific crime
was committed in our country.
It has nothing to do with me.
Please leave me alone.
Please give us more information.
We have the right to know.
Mom, I'm with Mathias.
We're still in Montreal.
Call me as soon as you can.
We can catch a plane back.
- Hugs and kisses, Mom.
- We stand by you.
Good morning, Mr. Kapita.
Please go right in.
- I'll wait outside.
- No, we're done.
Good job, guys! I like it,
but you're behind schedule.
- First thing tomorrow.
- Fine.
Good morning.
- Hello.
- Good morning.
Jeanne, I'll be gone an hour.
You didn't introduce me.
- Trainees...
- So?
What luxury! You're alone here?
Where are the others?
Next floor down,
in the open space.
Are you OK?
- You saw the president?
- Doctors won't talk.
Who's responsible?
Oddly, no one
claimed responsibility.
I don't understand.
I don't get it.
Why him? Why this way?
No one understands.
Is that the Russian who bought
"France d'aujourd'hui," Raz...?
- Raskovlov.
- You look after him?
He messed up in Russia,
he came to us.
He refused everything
we came up with:
a false news item,
a fake adoption...
Excuse me.
Yes?
Mr. Kapita,
the PM wants to speak to you.
- Simon, I'd like to see you.
- I'm leaving tomorrow night.
Rearrange your schedule.
We'll have dinner.
- Impossible. Matignon, 7 PM?
- OK. 7 PM.
Deleuvre insists on seeing me.
Why?
I'll let you know.
I'll drop you off
at the Faux Bélier.
Simon.
- You OK?
- It's hard, but I'm OK.
I know.
- Staying a while?
- He's leaving tomorrow.
- No time to do lunch?
- No, I'm afraid not.
Ciao, Valentine!
There are 7 guys
who fit the description.
My treat if he's one of them.
The investigation into
the president's attempted murder
has been transferred directly
to the prime minister's office.
Insp. Prat will keep me posted.
When the brass gets involved,
things always go wrong.
Don't you have a witness?
Let's see him.
I need a newspaper.
- Read this.
- Waiting.
The president...
An inspector turned teacher?
...will be operated...
- The guy we're after can't read.
- You noticed that?
...today...
...at the hospital.
Before he blew himself up,
the killer gave him a pamphlet.
About Val de Gréce.
He turned it different ways
to try and read it.
Read this.
Let's start over.
Illegal immigrant, right?
Where are you from?
Mali.
- Who sent you?
- No one.
Before coming here,
where were you?
Pakistan? Iraq? Afghanistan?
Where do the funds
and the explosives come from?
I didn't kill anyone.
I'm not involved.
Being an accomplice
is just as bad.
Your turn!
Talk!
I swear I didn't kill anyone.
That's enough.
I'm responsible
for the president's safety.
You knew the killer.
He gave you a black bag.
Where's the bag?
- Where?
- Will I be expelled?
You'll be tried
as an accomplice.
Where's the bag?
What was in the bag?
Stay seated!
What was in the bag?
Some clothes and a letter.
- Did you read it?
- I can't read.
Where is it?
- With my things.
- Here it is.
Here!
Give me the letter.
I'll call you back.
Bye.
Have a seat, Simon.
I wanted to see you...
just in case.
In case the operation
goes wrong?
Yes.
I know it's premature
to talk about...
...what's coming after.
- But I'm a politician.
- Not me.
You used to be.
Mr. Prime Minister,
do I have to sit here,
as you stammer to ask me
to manage your next campaign?
- I'm asking.
- To replace a friend of mine
-who's fighting for his life.
- Stop it, Simon.
You know that running
the country is a ruthless task.
- No time to grieve.
- You'll be running?
Excuse me.
Yes, just a moment.
You may dislike who I am, but
don't challenge my willpower.
It's like telling a soccer
player he'll never make captain.
Why don't you wait till
the position's available?
Excuse me.
Why do you say
it's not a terrorist attack?
Just a second.
Why are you here?
I was waiting for you
to tell me how it went.
So, what did he want?
What I expected.
He'll be running.
He wants me to advise him.
- You accepted?
- Of course not.
I won't work for a guy trying
to profit from Pierre's death.
I can't stand him.
I left Pierre's office when
he named him prime minister.
Will you refuse, then?
I'm not going back
to that jungle.
Deleuvre hasn't changed, just
learned to act like a nice guy.
You should do that
with the Russian guy.
Lead Moscow to believe
he's very popular here.
- But he's not.
- So what? Do what Reagan did.
Know what he did after people
stopped gathering around him?
He'd greet non-existent people.
The sidewalk was empty.
The close-up shots suggested
there were 300 people there.
A car, a camera, a smile...
Send the film to Moscow.
Can I drop you off?
Thanks, I have to meet
Appoline in about an hour.
Getting a divorce?
Well, I hope not...
You're pretty.
Thanks.
I like the way you look now:
thinner eyebrows and everything.
Something new.
- You had dinner?
- Yes.
Excuse me. We'll have
2 millennium cocktails.
Champagne, vodka, orange,
raspberries. What else?
- Ice cubes.
- Fine.
- Did you see Pierre?
- Sort of...
At the OR. It doesn't look good.
I was on the seme flight,
to cover his St. Etienne visit.
I saw you on TV.
A nightmare.
Will you stay long?
Everyone's asking that,
as if they wanted to put me
on the next flight back...
No one ever asked you
to leave, Simon.
Don't be surprised if no one
asks you to come back.
That's right.
I didn't agree with Pierre
when he appointed Deleuvre.
You didn't agree with your
daughter, to live with me...
You loved someone else.
I was mostly disappointed
in myself.
You can't deal with situations.
Juliette, myself, others...
You came to Paris several times.
I was hoping you'd call.
You didn't.
What are you afraid of?
Maybe the sort of thing
I'm going through now.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I've been back 24 hours
and everything I left behind
is coming back to haunt me:
the place where I worked,
Juliette, your questions...
I don't live here anymore.
I'm busy doing other things.
I like my new life over there.
I'm not staying here.
- When are you leaving?
- Tomorrow.
I can't do anything for Pierre
and in New York I'll attend
an extremely important meeting.
Is there a new woman
in your life?
There are a few.
Juliette lives
at your place or mine?
Mine when she's alone,
yours when there's a guy.
Mine when she leaves early,
yours when she sleeps in.
Where will I sleep?
She uses my room.
Come to my place.
After we divorce,
will you come back?
Every second weekend.
And Tuesday nights.
I like Wednesday afternoons too.
As you know,
yesterday the president
underwent a major operation.
These are difficult times
and I wish to tell
all French citizens
who are listening
that I will carry out my duties,
which are his, unrelentingly.
When doing so,
I will scrupulously follow
the plan of action
the president was elected on.
This horrific crime
will not go unpunished.
I will do all I can to find and
punish the killer's accomplices.
He was not acting alone.
At this stage
of the investigation,
a terrorist attack is the only
possibility police see.
If the president is unable
to govern the nation
and if early elections
take place,
will you be running
for the combined majority?
Sir, this is hardly
a decent question.
He's giving hints to the media
so we'll be prepared.
He overdoes it by claiming
to be Pierre's spiritual son.
You mean it's disgusting.
Pierre's still alive.
Excuse me.
- Hello?
- It's Gendre.
- Simon, I need to see you.
- I'm leaving tonight.
- I can be in Paris today.
- How soon can you get here?
- My train's due in at 1:10.
- OK, 1:10.
- You OK?
- I'll be OK.
What's going on?
- It wasn't a murder attempt.
- What do you mean?
When I saw Deleuvre on TV,
I knew they'd keep it
under wraps.
You had close ties
with the president,
you were the only person
I could call.
Why?
The guy who blew himself up near
the president was no terrorist.
It turns out
he wasn't even a Muslim:
born in Algeria, but spent
the rest of his life in France.
He lived alone and was nuts.
No children
and his wife had left him.
He found out Cimex was closing,
that was a big blow to him.
- Threw himself at the president.
- That's impossible...
The guy made the bomb himself.
His dad was a bomb disposal
expert during the Algerian War.
He left a letter
to one of his friends.
He's the only witness
and he's in danger.
- What's in the letter?
- It's like a will.
- Who has it?
- Guénelon.
- The witness?
- A friend of the kamikaze.
Deleuvre knows that?
Of course.
It's a cover-up.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
The president is dead.
A blood clot
following the operation.
He had a pulmonary embolism.
- Is Isabelle with him?
- Yes.
May I see him?
Kapita? I'm sorry to talk about
this under these circumstances,
but it was rude
to sneak away last night.
I'm still waiting
for your answer.
How dare you speak
about that now?
I'll take that as an answer.
No, I'd like to explain.
You know certain things,
but not everything.
You know the president
appointed you
because he needed
the right-wingers.
Yes, I know.
- But he hated your methods.
- Where'd you hear such nonsense?
From the president himself.
He called me very often
in New York
and kept seeking my advice.
- What kind?
- H0w to fire you.
Yesterday,
you had this metaphor:
A player may wish
to become a captain,
but if he's a cheater,
-he'll be a cheating captain.
- Be careful.
You know the president didn't
die in a terrorist attack.
Nonsense.
Such underhanded methods
are below your rank.
- Consider going back to the US.
- I intend to do that.
It may seem hard to believe,
but 2 days after the attack
that cost the president
and 4 other people their lives,
no one claims responsibility.
Islamic groups are suspected,
but nothing would indicate
that this possibility
is the only one investigators
are interested in.
But the use of a human bomb,
a man wearing a belt
full of explosives, seems to
indicate that such is the case.
Most heads of state
have confirmed they will attend
the official ceremony
which will take place in Paris.
- Please turn around.
- You'll miss the plane for sure.
I know.
- Hello?
- Hello?
- I'm staying.
- You missed the plane?
No.
You're staying for the funeral?
I'm staying, period.
I left because I didn't want
to defend Deleuvre's policies.
Now that Pierre is gone,
Deleuvre will be looming big,
so I'll stay and fight him.
- Did you hear me?
- I heard you.
I can't talk now.
I'm in a meeting.
OK.
Mr. Desmeuze?
The PM will see you now.
Translatior]: M. Saint-Amaud
Epilogue