Spin (2012–2016): Season 1, Episode 6 - Trahisons - full transcript
- She's still sleeping?
- Yes.
- She'll wake up soon.
- But is she OK?
So-so, but she'll make
a full recovery.
- Any long-term complications?
- Not according to the doctors.
Thank you.
I know the polls say we'll lose,
but what should I do?
Rig the ballot?
Buy off Marjorie's supporters?
You could've
attracted Deleuvre's.
Go tell him that!
That dork stays mum.
He chose to shit his pants
rather than reach out to Anne.
I wouldn't exactly
tell him that.
- I know.
- What does Deleuvre want?
- Matignon! Period.
- Hand it to him.
Then you can forget about
your 3 ministries.
You owe me them, Palissy.
And I get Foreign Affairs.
You're not out of the woods yet.
What happened?
Why'd she do it?
For love.
Simon...
Did you and Valentine
have an affair?
We did.
She's not over it.
You wonder why someone dear to
you would try to commit suicide.
And if you're to blame
in any way.
Then you go back in time.
You try to pinpoint
what could've triggered it.
And what you could've done to
prevent it, what went wrong...
What you did wrong.
- It's a feeling of guilt.
- Ever since it happened,
I keep asking myself questions.
Simon, this isn't your fault.
Truth is, one night Valentine
poured her heart out to rne.
She went to pieces,
but she told me everything.
Don't beat yourself over this.
You really helped her, trust me.
Before...
Before...
Valentine sent me this message.
Simon, it's Valentine.
I searched the phone record
of your former buddy, Ludo,
or rather Ludovic,
to check for other women.
I found a text message.
Anne's suspected of bugging
Marjorie's quarters.
That's what it says.
That's all, Simon.
Please forgive me.
Hidden mics were found
at Marjorie's.
- H0w does this concern me?
- Who'd benefit most from it?
We would.
MEN IN THE SHADOWS
- Mics were found at Marjorie's.
- I know, Simon told me.
Let's not beat around the bush.
Someone from our team did this.
The only one here who'd resort
to such methods is you,
and this is serious!
You lobbed a grenade at me.
- Why mics?
- We're dealing with dopes!
That's not good enough!
At least they didn't get caught!
Gendre tailed Ludovic Desmeuze.
He realized he got in touch
with Marjorie.
I tried to find out more.
Well?
Marjorie holds hotel meetings.
Gendre wired the room.
He placed the receiver
in a car and it was found.
We'll never know what Desmeuze
wanted to tell Marjorie.
- I abhor these tactics.
- I know.
That's why I didn't ask
your opinion.
Now what do we do?
They'll leak it to the press!
What can we do?
My entire campaign is shot.
My program emphasizes openness.
But what do we do?
We scheme and scam!
Somethings screwy.
- Marjorie didn't call the press.
- He'll wait a while longer.
Here's what'll happen.
They retrieved the mics,
and they'll easily prove
we hid them, and it'll be out
there just before the debate.
Anne? We've handled
tough situations before.
Not like this one.
Three days before the debate...
What can I possibly do?
You have to keep going.
I've gathered the visual
documents on Marjorie.
The newscasts, the reports.
We have 3 days to do this.
We have to uncover his strengths
and weaknesses.
Palissy keeps calling me.
- It's simple, I want Matignon.
- You know the answer's no.
Then we cut off
all ties with them.
- You wouldn't support Visage?
- I don't have to.
Philippe! She's on your side.
You're not going to prop up
the left!
Why not?
That would be a betrayal.
Just who do you think I am?
Decide now, the militants
await your decision.
No, in 2 days.
- Marjorie wants to talk.
- No, it's too complicated.
He can't come here,
his apartment is off-limits.
- I'll suggest my place.
- When?
- N0w, if you can make it.
- Fine, I'm on my way.
If word gets out, Mr. PM,
you'll be toast
for having betrayed your camp.
And you,
for going along with it.
Mitterrand did it in '81.
He met secretly with Chirac.
- It wasn't a "betrayal."
- No, a hell of a dirty trick.
The least serious offence
-on the political Richter scale.
- That's not the point.
There weren't any go-betweens,
so nobody else besides us
knows what happened.
- Thus, we can denounce them.
- I'll handle it.
No, not you.
The public scandal
will have more weight
if it's condemned by
a credible authority figure.
- Who did you have in mind?
- Me.
Why you?
If the PM makes
an official statement
from Matignon, we score twice.
We repudiate Visage and you
receive republican legitimacy.
Read him your proposal.
Listening devices were found
at a presidential
candidate's home.
The investigation I ordered
proves that those
behind this reprehensible act
are party workers.
Given that these occurrences
damage the reputation
of a democracy like ours,
a democracy assailed
by a criminal act,
I can no longer support
the candidate I was backing,
and who would have received
our party's votes.
Not bad.
A last-minute statement,
the day of the debate.
- It'll grab all the headlines.
- It'll be the top news story.
And everyone'll take it
at face value.
Visage will take a big hit.
It's better than "not bad."
He's much less confident
about environmental issues.
- Very good on social issues.
- It's the left.
- Don't give him that advantage.
- He never eases up.
- Anne can make inroads.
- Easy to say.
I'm not calm enough?
- Don't take it personally.
- Palissy will coach you.
The latest poll results
aren't very good.
Without Deleuvre's support,
Marjorie stays in the lead.
I'm meeting
the president of the Senate.
Tonight, I'm hosting
the Mexican ambassador.
Tomorrow morning, I'm giving
a speech in the suburbs.
It'll all be over in a week.
I'll be out of a job,
I'll have time on my hands.
An unusual situation for me.
Have you made any plans?
None, but I'll be around
if the government needs rne.
Know what that implies?
They'll ask for my help
when no one else is available.
I can offer you
a more interesting position.
Oh? With a good salary?
That's important too.
Everybody'll want a piece of me.
It's all aboveboard.
You'll work for me as a lawyer
to defend my company.
I'd love to accept,
but I'm not a lawyer.
Parliamentarians can become
lawyers in 3 weeks.
You simply have to take an oath.
Who and what
will I be defending?
My suggested amendments
at the Assembly.
That's not a practice.
Let me explain further.
You couldn't table an amendment
on behalf of your clients.
But you could
on behalf of mine.
You intervene for my company,
which represents my clients.
- Is this legal?
- Of course.
Their actions are legal,
so many parliamentarians
are also lawyers.
When they refuse to intervene,
for ideological reasons,
in cases their committees
handle, they prove to be honest.
Unless they ask a colleague
to act on their behalf.
Or unless they represent
agencies like mine,
and erase connections between
a bill and the member behind it.
Conflict of interest issues
seem to disappear.
I was aware of the practice, but
didn't know it was such an art.
May I ask you a question
I've been wondering about?
By all means.
You haven't charged me a dime
the entire campaign.
Does your generosity have
anything to do with your offer'?
Being on close terms will enable
me to expand my clientele.
That's clear.
If you accept my offer,
you'll earn
as much as the PM.
- Haven't seen you here in ages.
- I was living with Mom.
How is she?
She's waiting for you to send
her back the divorce papers.
Dad, Why'd you fire Valentine?
We all think it's because
you slept with her.
I'm waiting.
You fire a girl we all loved
and you've nothing to say?
Nothing.
I know why
you've got nothing to say.
Morn told me everything.
You had an affair with
Valentine, so you ditched Mom.
She shouldn't have told you.
- That's gross, Dad.
- Why is it gross?
You dumped her,
you got back together...
- So?
- H0w's she gonna cope?
Juliette, it's not like that!
You won't face facts, period.
Don't worry,
I didn't tell the team,
but everybody knows.
- So you stayed at your mom's?
- Yes.
I'll quickly put an end to this.
I'll land a job at the UN
and head for New York.
You'll live without me.
Meaning?
Your morn wants a divorce,
you're sulking,
I loathe Ludovic,
you all blame me
for the suicide attempt,
and Anne will lose the election.
On the Net...
We can't win
because Deleuvre won't back us.
- When are you leaving?
- Monday morning.
- Evenin', Prat.
- Hi, Gendre.
They wanna dump you?
They would've,
but there's a campaign.
I had my doubt§ about Guénelon
in St. Etienne.
Then I was no longer consulted.
We're the only witnesses
to their state lie.
- They'll never forgive us.
- I brought you something.
Marjorie's place was bugged.
Word got out. Here's a copy.
Cops aren't exactly discreet.
You want to pull
Chirac's move in '81.
Yes.
That's part of the pact
I'm submitting to you.
Also, give Petitjean
and those closest to the
candidate a government position.
It'd be seen as a betrayal
that would weaken Visage
if she ran for the presidency.
One more thing:
I don't want any controversy
when I announce
I'll run for the leadership.
All this to be the leader
of the Opposition.
And, I imagine, the first
of my opponents in 5 years.
That's exactly right.
Screw 'em.
I came yesterday.
Please leave the room.
Be right back.
How is she?
You must've messed her up good
if she did that.
Is it any of your business?
Don't you dare lecture me,
Simon.
I'm worried about her.
I want to know why she did it.
You'd just left her, remember?
You have no right to go there.
Why'd you hire her, then?
So she could leave me?
At the time,
I didn't know the nature...
-...of your relationship.
- She loves me.
Nothing you can do about that.
She's crazy in love with me!
Can't be easy for you.
You had her and your agency.
Your candidate's in the running.
But today,
you've got nothing left, Simon.
And you'll lose the election.
- Not quite.
-"Not quite"? Meaning?
You can go in now.
I gave her a sedative.
- Thank you.
- I'm listening.
Good, listen to this.
About what I told you:
Philippe Deleuvre...
Tell Deleuvre.
If he mentions the mics,
the press will get a copy.
Public opinion will decide.
Spying versus betrayals.
You can't claim that your camp
has reduced youth unemployment
and insecurity in the suburbs.
They're 2 distinct problems,
Mr. Marjorie.
Youth unemployment is an issue
that goes beyond our borders.
As for security,
when you were in power...
No, excuse me.
Who ended community policing?
You did.
Who humiliated immigrants
by discriminating against them,
then condemning them?
You did.
No, not me, a camp with policies
I don't always agree with.
You're the representative
of that camp.
You only see politics as a war
between the right and the left.
- I'm a centrist.
- What are your political values?
Stop! Marjorie won't broach
very general topics.
- Focus on specific issues.
- That's what we've been doing.
- He irritates me.
- Sorry.
Too small.
Use a 1.55-meter-wide table.
- Why 1.55?
- Talk about odd!
I ordered
a 1.55-meter-wide table
because that's the best distance
between opponents.
- H0w wide was Pierre's table?
-1.55 meters.
Anne, you have to bone up
on social issues.
Especially the suburbs.
I'll give you stats.
And one-liners like
"the monopoly of the heart,"
"a man of the past,"
the "Mr. PM" lobbied at Chirac.
- Won't that be overkill?
- Of course not.
- You'd be able to?
- I'll try.
You're like the Messiah!
And just in time!
We've never been
this low in the polls,
but he'll create catchy comments
that'll change
the course of the campaign.
Come with me, I want you
to listen to something.
About what I told you:
- Philippe Deleuvre...
- He'll say it himself.
Under what conditions
could we work out a deal
before the second round?
Meaning?
How could we help each other?
You're set to betray
your camp, not me.
That's your view,
but it can also be said
that the PM has France's
best interests at heart.
- That's a cop-out.
- Not really.
Visage doesn't have the mettle
to lead the country,
which is why I'm here.
I agree with you, Mr. PM,
but I fail to grasp...
...what you could offer me.
Ludovic is a scumbag.
Luckily, scum can be removed.
- What do you think?
- They're dorks.
- One's missing.
- Who?
- Guénelon.
- Another scumbag.
I was talking to him while
the other saps did nothing.
Guénelon is Deleuvre's
dirty tricks guru.
If he's not involved,
he was pushed aside.
Why?
Because he'd oppose
any alliance with the left.
He used to support
the GUD fascists
-to fight leftists.
- I have an idea.
- It's lowbrow politics, though.
- Go on.
- I'm not sure you'll approve.
- I won't, but do tell.
- You're a believer, then?
- My father was a priest.
You could've fooled me.
I renounced my vows.
I worship politics now.
Churches are very discreet.
Do your gargoyles
have something to tell me?
Yes, in your ear.
You'll want to hear this.
Press Play, and when you're
done, come join me over there.
Under what conditions
could we work out a deal
before the second round?
Meaning?
How could we help each other?
You're set to betray
your camp, not me.
That's your view,
but it can also be said
that the PM has France's
best interests at heart.
- That's a cop-out.
- Not really.
Visage doesn't have the mettle
to lead the country,
which is why I'm here.
How contemptible!
Politicians often change
their allegiance.
Deleuvre and Marjorie!
I'll show them!
Let's take a little walk.
I was with him
when he was first elected.
I made him, I quashed all the
crap that could've done him in.
Now he'll support the left!
- I'll annihilate him.
- What can you do?
It's too late, accords
were signed with Marjorie.
- I'll expose everything.
- You need to calm down.
You could join our camp.
Anne Visage has become
the righfs candidate.
She'll never negotiate
with the left.
- I haven't exactly spared her.
- We share the same goal.
To beat the left.
- And you can help us.
- Of course.
I have a letter thafll bring
down Deleuvre once and for all!
Speaking of which...
Guénelon!
Lili!
Did I park too far
from the curb?
I visited Valentine
at the hospital.
I went this morning.
She's feeling better.
General meeting in 5 minutes!
I have to say things I would
rather have kept to myself,
but given the ambiance
in the team, I have no choice.
You're all sulking, you lack the
courage to express yourselves.
- You need to know Valentine...
- Why'd you fire her?
I fired her
very gently, believe me,
because she was having an affair
with someone
who was out to get us.
- What's it to us?
- His name is Ludovic Desmeuze.
He defended,
and continues to defend,
Mr. Philippe Deleuvre.
OK. So what?
Valentine,
for whom I have much respect,
confided to him
some of our secrets,
and that has cost us dearly.
You should know that
I'm still paying her.
And I visit her at the hospital.
She's still my friend.
Simon?
- She's arrived.
- Coming.
Now can we resume
our regular activities?
- Was that the truth?
- Of course.
What about your affair
with Valentine?
Do I ask you questions
about Marc?
We want a detailed storyboard.
By tomorrow night?
Our team is ready.
Each shot will be discussed.
Medium shots, wide shots.
No cutaway shots.
They were popular 30 years ago.
Picture and directing staff?
- Me.
- That's what they told me.
"They"?
- A director of photography?
- I trust the studio staff.
And there's the matter
of the length of the table.
Yes?
The table must be
1.55 meters wide?
Let's stop now,
dear Alexandra.
Tell Ludovic Desmeuze
he should show up in person.
- What makes you think...
- We did a campaign together.
Excuse me.
- You're throwing me out, then?
- Not you. Him.
- Well?
- Yes!
- He wants a compensation.
- That's normal.
He wants to be the Interior
Minister if Anne is elected.
Guenelon?
He represents the extreme right.
- I know.
- We can't have that.
We must, actually.
- To make Deleuvre yield.
- Anne won't want.
She will.
She wants power.
She'll say yes,
then not do it.
- Where is she?
- She'll be back tonight.
- Your whiskey.
- Thanks.
Ms. Visage, Simon Kapita
is on the satellite phone.
- Hello?
- H0w'd it go?
It's over, mostly.
Has Deleuvre decided?
He's behind Marjorie,
but he'll do it.
We'll retrieve the letter
written by Pierre's murderer,
proof of the state lie.
Guénelon has it.
- What a wretched guy.
- That's the problem.
He'll only blab if he's
appointed Interior Minister
in your future government.
- If we win.
- No way!
He'd bring back
the death penalty
for adhering
to the Socialist Party!
I had the same reaction.
Here's what we'll do:
Say yes, retrieve the letter,
then send him to hell.
You catch on quick.
You need to sleep, Anne.
We'll need you
when we negotiate with Deleuvre.
As soon as I arrive?
No, go home.
I'll call you.
Talk to you soon.
- What is it?
- Wake up the PM.
- Who are you?
- Gendre.
Detective Gendre.
What's this about, Kapita?
Something about a letter.
What letter?
- Why in the middle of the night?
- You'll soon understand why.
Shall we sit there?
Let's get one thing straight,
Mr. MP.
You didn't invite me,
I summoned you.
The letter written by
the president's assassin.
Care to read it?
I'll read it to you.
My name is Jean-Claude Radame.
I'm going to die, but not alone.
To warn the country about Cimex
and destitute people like me,
I'll blow myself up with
the president of the Republic.
I'm acting alone.
I kiss my wife,
who left me 6 months ago.
Jean-Claude Radame.
I knew nothing
about that letter.
Is that why you incited
more violence?
What are you talking about?
Instead of being truthful,
out of respect for Pierre,
and admitting he'd been killed
by a deranged person,
you provoked panic and fury, and
did nothing to ease tensions.
As I said, I knew nothing
about that letter.
Really?
Your former advisor, Guénelon,
will contradict you.
Why Guénelon?
He gave us the letter.
In response to your betrayal.
What are you saying?
There were mics at Marjorie's.
You retrieved the recording,
but I have a copy.
It proves you betrayed
your camp
by supporting the left.
You officially want me
to support
-your candidate, right?
- I'll write your speech myself.
- I have no choice?
- I'm afraid not.
Have your candidate come over,
we need to talk.
Anne, it's time.
Head straight to Matignon.
Yes. See you soon.
I'd never read this letter.
I knew what it implied,
but I trusted Guénelon.
I regretted my decision,
but it was too late.
Special security measures
had been adopted.
It's a huge weight
off my shoulders.
Why do you hate me?
The letter...
I believe you.
But scheming with Marjorie
isn't surprising.
I know how low
people will stoop.
As far as I'm concerned,
now you're an opponent.
KO'd.
You've lost.
To answer your question,
I hate you because you lied
to an entire nation.
Welcome.
I should congratulate you.
You shouldn't have to.
Only if you want to.
Your attacks
during the campaign,
Mr. PM, were disgraceful.
You managed to respond well.
I was stronger
than you figured I'd be.
That's good news
for the country.
The truth, sir, is that you
don't deserve to keep serving.
Anne, we've settled our scores.
I wanted things to be clear
between the president's
former mistress and the man
who tried to smear someone
with a sex scandal.
That being said.
Let's talk about the future.
What do you plan to do?
I'll support you officially
and unofficially.
But how do I know
you'll do so honestly?
I'll handle the reunion.
- In exchange...
- No exchange.
I wasn't speaking on my behalf.
What about the party executives?
We'll settle that
after the election.
If you want my party to support
you, give it some guarantees.
- Via a political accord?
- That'd be prudent.
What do you want?
Proportional representation of
my party in the future majority.
Call for a secretary.
I'll draw up
your rallying statement.
You'll read it tomorrow morning.
Please.
Can you type
on a computer keyboard?
My dear compatriots.
These last few days,
I have been consulting
the major leaders
of our political parties
regardless of where they stand.
As I get set to leave
as PM of a wounded country
whose heart is heavy,
I needed time to make sure
what my intuition told me
on the night
of the first round
of the presidential election.
The best candidate
to govern our country,
to carry on the work
of our deceased president,
is a woman,
Anne Visage.
A woman from my camp,
a modern woman.
I will support her,
and I am asking my friends,
and everyone who voted for me
in the first round
to support her vigorously...
- Yes?
- What the hell is going on?
I don't know.
I don't understand.
- Didn't Deleuvre say anything?
- Nothing.
Bravo, Mr. Desmeuze!
I'm happy, Simon.
I wasn't sure you could do it.
It was a sickening campaign.
For me, communication has always
been a strongly held conviction.
And around Pierre,
his followers
were almost activists.
Now they're businessmen.
They're products we market.
- Later, do you plan to continue?
- I'm meeting with
the UN's secretary-general.
Maybe you'll go back
to New York, then?
I haven't made up my mind.
I'll decide on Sunday.
I'm being released Saturday.
I want to be there on Sunday.
Where?
With you.
How are you, Ms. Visage?
I'm in charge of
the live broadcast.
- Everything'll be fine.
- We'll discuss it later.
- You've met Marjorie before?
- Of course.
Then I'll see you in the studio
in a half hour.
I'll be off too, but I'll hook
you up in the studio later.
It's the final sprint, Anne.
Then it's over.
At best.
At worst, it's the beginning.
What's that?
A ploy to rattle Marjorie.
Mitterrand pulled this trick
on Giscard in '81.
He had a folder titled
"Diamonds" on the table.
If Giscard one-upped him,
he'd look him in the eye
and show him the folder.
Do the same thing.
- What's in it?
- Nothing.
That's really twisted.
Yes...
- We're expecting you.
- We'll be right there.
You'll do great.
- Where'll you be?
- In the control room.
Watching the cameras.
- I won't wish you good luck.
- Same here.
In a few seconds,
we will obtain the results
of the second round
of the presidential election
and find out who will be
our new president.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the new president
of the Republic is...
Translatiqn: Alberto De Lisi
Epilogue
- Yes.
- She'll wake up soon.
- But is she OK?
So-so, but she'll make
a full recovery.
- Any long-term complications?
- Not according to the doctors.
Thank you.
I know the polls say we'll lose,
but what should I do?
Rig the ballot?
Buy off Marjorie's supporters?
You could've
attracted Deleuvre's.
Go tell him that!
That dork stays mum.
He chose to shit his pants
rather than reach out to Anne.
I wouldn't exactly
tell him that.
- I know.
- What does Deleuvre want?
- Matignon! Period.
- Hand it to him.
Then you can forget about
your 3 ministries.
You owe me them, Palissy.
And I get Foreign Affairs.
You're not out of the woods yet.
What happened?
Why'd she do it?
For love.
Simon...
Did you and Valentine
have an affair?
We did.
She's not over it.
You wonder why someone dear to
you would try to commit suicide.
And if you're to blame
in any way.
Then you go back in time.
You try to pinpoint
what could've triggered it.
And what you could've done to
prevent it, what went wrong...
What you did wrong.
- It's a feeling of guilt.
- Ever since it happened,
I keep asking myself questions.
Simon, this isn't your fault.
Truth is, one night Valentine
poured her heart out to rne.
She went to pieces,
but she told me everything.
Don't beat yourself over this.
You really helped her, trust me.
Before...
Before...
Valentine sent me this message.
Simon, it's Valentine.
I searched the phone record
of your former buddy, Ludo,
or rather Ludovic,
to check for other women.
I found a text message.
Anne's suspected of bugging
Marjorie's quarters.
That's what it says.
That's all, Simon.
Please forgive me.
Hidden mics were found
at Marjorie's.
- H0w does this concern me?
- Who'd benefit most from it?
We would.
MEN IN THE SHADOWS
- Mics were found at Marjorie's.
- I know, Simon told me.
Let's not beat around the bush.
Someone from our team did this.
The only one here who'd resort
to such methods is you,
and this is serious!
You lobbed a grenade at me.
- Why mics?
- We're dealing with dopes!
That's not good enough!
At least they didn't get caught!
Gendre tailed Ludovic Desmeuze.
He realized he got in touch
with Marjorie.
I tried to find out more.
Well?
Marjorie holds hotel meetings.
Gendre wired the room.
He placed the receiver
in a car and it was found.
We'll never know what Desmeuze
wanted to tell Marjorie.
- I abhor these tactics.
- I know.
That's why I didn't ask
your opinion.
Now what do we do?
They'll leak it to the press!
What can we do?
My entire campaign is shot.
My program emphasizes openness.
But what do we do?
We scheme and scam!
Somethings screwy.
- Marjorie didn't call the press.
- He'll wait a while longer.
Here's what'll happen.
They retrieved the mics,
and they'll easily prove
we hid them, and it'll be out
there just before the debate.
Anne? We've handled
tough situations before.
Not like this one.
Three days before the debate...
What can I possibly do?
You have to keep going.
I've gathered the visual
documents on Marjorie.
The newscasts, the reports.
We have 3 days to do this.
We have to uncover his strengths
and weaknesses.
Palissy keeps calling me.
- It's simple, I want Matignon.
- You know the answer's no.
Then we cut off
all ties with them.
- You wouldn't support Visage?
- I don't have to.
Philippe! She's on your side.
You're not going to prop up
the left!
Why not?
That would be a betrayal.
Just who do you think I am?
Decide now, the militants
await your decision.
No, in 2 days.
- Marjorie wants to talk.
- No, it's too complicated.
He can't come here,
his apartment is off-limits.
- I'll suggest my place.
- When?
- N0w, if you can make it.
- Fine, I'm on my way.
If word gets out, Mr. PM,
you'll be toast
for having betrayed your camp.
And you,
for going along with it.
Mitterrand did it in '81.
He met secretly with Chirac.
- It wasn't a "betrayal."
- No, a hell of a dirty trick.
The least serious offence
-on the political Richter scale.
- That's not the point.
There weren't any go-betweens,
so nobody else besides us
knows what happened.
- Thus, we can denounce them.
- I'll handle it.
No, not you.
The public scandal
will have more weight
if it's condemned by
a credible authority figure.
- Who did you have in mind?
- Me.
Why you?
If the PM makes
an official statement
from Matignon, we score twice.
We repudiate Visage and you
receive republican legitimacy.
Read him your proposal.
Listening devices were found
at a presidential
candidate's home.
The investigation I ordered
proves that those
behind this reprehensible act
are party workers.
Given that these occurrences
damage the reputation
of a democracy like ours,
a democracy assailed
by a criminal act,
I can no longer support
the candidate I was backing,
and who would have received
our party's votes.
Not bad.
A last-minute statement,
the day of the debate.
- It'll grab all the headlines.
- It'll be the top news story.
And everyone'll take it
at face value.
Visage will take a big hit.
It's better than "not bad."
He's much less confident
about environmental issues.
- Very good on social issues.
- It's the left.
- Don't give him that advantage.
- He never eases up.
- Anne can make inroads.
- Easy to say.
I'm not calm enough?
- Don't take it personally.
- Palissy will coach you.
The latest poll results
aren't very good.
Without Deleuvre's support,
Marjorie stays in the lead.
I'm meeting
the president of the Senate.
Tonight, I'm hosting
the Mexican ambassador.
Tomorrow morning, I'm giving
a speech in the suburbs.
It'll all be over in a week.
I'll be out of a job,
I'll have time on my hands.
An unusual situation for me.
Have you made any plans?
None, but I'll be around
if the government needs rne.
Know what that implies?
They'll ask for my help
when no one else is available.
I can offer you
a more interesting position.
Oh? With a good salary?
That's important too.
Everybody'll want a piece of me.
It's all aboveboard.
You'll work for me as a lawyer
to defend my company.
I'd love to accept,
but I'm not a lawyer.
Parliamentarians can become
lawyers in 3 weeks.
You simply have to take an oath.
Who and what
will I be defending?
My suggested amendments
at the Assembly.
That's not a practice.
Let me explain further.
You couldn't table an amendment
on behalf of your clients.
But you could
on behalf of mine.
You intervene for my company,
which represents my clients.
- Is this legal?
- Of course.
Their actions are legal,
so many parliamentarians
are also lawyers.
When they refuse to intervene,
for ideological reasons,
in cases their committees
handle, they prove to be honest.
Unless they ask a colleague
to act on their behalf.
Or unless they represent
agencies like mine,
and erase connections between
a bill and the member behind it.
Conflict of interest issues
seem to disappear.
I was aware of the practice, but
didn't know it was such an art.
May I ask you a question
I've been wondering about?
By all means.
You haven't charged me a dime
the entire campaign.
Does your generosity have
anything to do with your offer'?
Being on close terms will enable
me to expand my clientele.
That's clear.
If you accept my offer,
you'll earn
as much as the PM.
- Haven't seen you here in ages.
- I was living with Mom.
How is she?
She's waiting for you to send
her back the divorce papers.
Dad, Why'd you fire Valentine?
We all think it's because
you slept with her.
I'm waiting.
You fire a girl we all loved
and you've nothing to say?
Nothing.
I know why
you've got nothing to say.
Morn told me everything.
You had an affair with
Valentine, so you ditched Mom.
She shouldn't have told you.
- That's gross, Dad.
- Why is it gross?
You dumped her,
you got back together...
- So?
- H0w's she gonna cope?
Juliette, it's not like that!
You won't face facts, period.
Don't worry,
I didn't tell the team,
but everybody knows.
- So you stayed at your mom's?
- Yes.
I'll quickly put an end to this.
I'll land a job at the UN
and head for New York.
You'll live without me.
Meaning?
Your morn wants a divorce,
you're sulking,
I loathe Ludovic,
you all blame me
for the suicide attempt,
and Anne will lose the election.
On the Net...
We can't win
because Deleuvre won't back us.
- When are you leaving?
- Monday morning.
- Evenin', Prat.
- Hi, Gendre.
They wanna dump you?
They would've,
but there's a campaign.
I had my doubt§ about Guénelon
in St. Etienne.
Then I was no longer consulted.
We're the only witnesses
to their state lie.
- They'll never forgive us.
- I brought you something.
Marjorie's place was bugged.
Word got out. Here's a copy.
Cops aren't exactly discreet.
You want to pull
Chirac's move in '81.
Yes.
That's part of the pact
I'm submitting to you.
Also, give Petitjean
and those closest to the
candidate a government position.
It'd be seen as a betrayal
that would weaken Visage
if she ran for the presidency.
One more thing:
I don't want any controversy
when I announce
I'll run for the leadership.
All this to be the leader
of the Opposition.
And, I imagine, the first
of my opponents in 5 years.
That's exactly right.
Screw 'em.
I came yesterday.
Please leave the room.
Be right back.
How is she?
You must've messed her up good
if she did that.
Is it any of your business?
Don't you dare lecture me,
Simon.
I'm worried about her.
I want to know why she did it.
You'd just left her, remember?
You have no right to go there.
Why'd you hire her, then?
So she could leave me?
At the time,
I didn't know the nature...
-...of your relationship.
- She loves me.
Nothing you can do about that.
She's crazy in love with me!
Can't be easy for you.
You had her and your agency.
Your candidate's in the running.
But today,
you've got nothing left, Simon.
And you'll lose the election.
- Not quite.
-"Not quite"? Meaning?
You can go in now.
I gave her a sedative.
- Thank you.
- I'm listening.
Good, listen to this.
About what I told you:
Philippe Deleuvre...
Tell Deleuvre.
If he mentions the mics,
the press will get a copy.
Public opinion will decide.
Spying versus betrayals.
You can't claim that your camp
has reduced youth unemployment
and insecurity in the suburbs.
They're 2 distinct problems,
Mr. Marjorie.
Youth unemployment is an issue
that goes beyond our borders.
As for security,
when you were in power...
No, excuse me.
Who ended community policing?
You did.
Who humiliated immigrants
by discriminating against them,
then condemning them?
You did.
No, not me, a camp with policies
I don't always agree with.
You're the representative
of that camp.
You only see politics as a war
between the right and the left.
- I'm a centrist.
- What are your political values?
Stop! Marjorie won't broach
very general topics.
- Focus on specific issues.
- That's what we've been doing.
- He irritates me.
- Sorry.
Too small.
Use a 1.55-meter-wide table.
- Why 1.55?
- Talk about odd!
I ordered
a 1.55-meter-wide table
because that's the best distance
between opponents.
- H0w wide was Pierre's table?
-1.55 meters.
Anne, you have to bone up
on social issues.
Especially the suburbs.
I'll give you stats.
And one-liners like
"the monopoly of the heart,"
"a man of the past,"
the "Mr. PM" lobbied at Chirac.
- Won't that be overkill?
- Of course not.
- You'd be able to?
- I'll try.
You're like the Messiah!
And just in time!
We've never been
this low in the polls,
but he'll create catchy comments
that'll change
the course of the campaign.
Come with me, I want you
to listen to something.
About what I told you:
- Philippe Deleuvre...
- He'll say it himself.
Under what conditions
could we work out a deal
before the second round?
Meaning?
How could we help each other?
You're set to betray
your camp, not me.
That's your view,
but it can also be said
that the PM has France's
best interests at heart.
- That's a cop-out.
- Not really.
Visage doesn't have the mettle
to lead the country,
which is why I'm here.
I agree with you, Mr. PM,
but I fail to grasp...
...what you could offer me.
Ludovic is a scumbag.
Luckily, scum can be removed.
- What do you think?
- They're dorks.
- One's missing.
- Who?
- Guénelon.
- Another scumbag.
I was talking to him while
the other saps did nothing.
Guénelon is Deleuvre's
dirty tricks guru.
If he's not involved,
he was pushed aside.
Why?
Because he'd oppose
any alliance with the left.
He used to support
the GUD fascists
-to fight leftists.
- I have an idea.
- It's lowbrow politics, though.
- Go on.
- I'm not sure you'll approve.
- I won't, but do tell.
- You're a believer, then?
- My father was a priest.
You could've fooled me.
I renounced my vows.
I worship politics now.
Churches are very discreet.
Do your gargoyles
have something to tell me?
Yes, in your ear.
You'll want to hear this.
Press Play, and when you're
done, come join me over there.
Under what conditions
could we work out a deal
before the second round?
Meaning?
How could we help each other?
You're set to betray
your camp, not me.
That's your view,
but it can also be said
that the PM has France's
best interests at heart.
- That's a cop-out.
- Not really.
Visage doesn't have the mettle
to lead the country,
which is why I'm here.
How contemptible!
Politicians often change
their allegiance.
Deleuvre and Marjorie!
I'll show them!
Let's take a little walk.
I was with him
when he was first elected.
I made him, I quashed all the
crap that could've done him in.
Now he'll support the left!
- I'll annihilate him.
- What can you do?
It's too late, accords
were signed with Marjorie.
- I'll expose everything.
- You need to calm down.
You could join our camp.
Anne Visage has become
the righfs candidate.
She'll never negotiate
with the left.
- I haven't exactly spared her.
- We share the same goal.
To beat the left.
- And you can help us.
- Of course.
I have a letter thafll bring
down Deleuvre once and for all!
Speaking of which...
Guénelon!
Lili!
Did I park too far
from the curb?
I visited Valentine
at the hospital.
I went this morning.
She's feeling better.
General meeting in 5 minutes!
I have to say things I would
rather have kept to myself,
but given the ambiance
in the team, I have no choice.
You're all sulking, you lack the
courage to express yourselves.
- You need to know Valentine...
- Why'd you fire her?
I fired her
very gently, believe me,
because she was having an affair
with someone
who was out to get us.
- What's it to us?
- His name is Ludovic Desmeuze.
He defended,
and continues to defend,
Mr. Philippe Deleuvre.
OK. So what?
Valentine,
for whom I have much respect,
confided to him
some of our secrets,
and that has cost us dearly.
You should know that
I'm still paying her.
And I visit her at the hospital.
She's still my friend.
Simon?
- She's arrived.
- Coming.
Now can we resume
our regular activities?
- Was that the truth?
- Of course.
What about your affair
with Valentine?
Do I ask you questions
about Marc?
We want a detailed storyboard.
By tomorrow night?
Our team is ready.
Each shot will be discussed.
Medium shots, wide shots.
No cutaway shots.
They were popular 30 years ago.
Picture and directing staff?
- Me.
- That's what they told me.
"They"?
- A director of photography?
- I trust the studio staff.
And there's the matter
of the length of the table.
Yes?
The table must be
1.55 meters wide?
Let's stop now,
dear Alexandra.
Tell Ludovic Desmeuze
he should show up in person.
- What makes you think...
- We did a campaign together.
Excuse me.
- You're throwing me out, then?
- Not you. Him.
- Well?
- Yes!
- He wants a compensation.
- That's normal.
He wants to be the Interior
Minister if Anne is elected.
Guenelon?
He represents the extreme right.
- I know.
- We can't have that.
We must, actually.
- To make Deleuvre yield.
- Anne won't want.
She will.
She wants power.
She'll say yes,
then not do it.
- Where is she?
- She'll be back tonight.
- Your whiskey.
- Thanks.
Ms. Visage, Simon Kapita
is on the satellite phone.
- Hello?
- H0w'd it go?
It's over, mostly.
Has Deleuvre decided?
He's behind Marjorie,
but he'll do it.
We'll retrieve the letter
written by Pierre's murderer,
proof of the state lie.
Guénelon has it.
- What a wretched guy.
- That's the problem.
He'll only blab if he's
appointed Interior Minister
in your future government.
- If we win.
- No way!
He'd bring back
the death penalty
for adhering
to the Socialist Party!
I had the same reaction.
Here's what we'll do:
Say yes, retrieve the letter,
then send him to hell.
You catch on quick.
You need to sleep, Anne.
We'll need you
when we negotiate with Deleuvre.
As soon as I arrive?
No, go home.
I'll call you.
Talk to you soon.
- What is it?
- Wake up the PM.
- Who are you?
- Gendre.
Detective Gendre.
What's this about, Kapita?
Something about a letter.
What letter?
- Why in the middle of the night?
- You'll soon understand why.
Shall we sit there?
Let's get one thing straight,
Mr. MP.
You didn't invite me,
I summoned you.
The letter written by
the president's assassin.
Care to read it?
I'll read it to you.
My name is Jean-Claude Radame.
I'm going to die, but not alone.
To warn the country about Cimex
and destitute people like me,
I'll blow myself up with
the president of the Republic.
I'm acting alone.
I kiss my wife,
who left me 6 months ago.
Jean-Claude Radame.
I knew nothing
about that letter.
Is that why you incited
more violence?
What are you talking about?
Instead of being truthful,
out of respect for Pierre,
and admitting he'd been killed
by a deranged person,
you provoked panic and fury, and
did nothing to ease tensions.
As I said, I knew nothing
about that letter.
Really?
Your former advisor, Guénelon,
will contradict you.
Why Guénelon?
He gave us the letter.
In response to your betrayal.
What are you saying?
There were mics at Marjorie's.
You retrieved the recording,
but I have a copy.
It proves you betrayed
your camp
by supporting the left.
You officially want me
to support
-your candidate, right?
- I'll write your speech myself.
- I have no choice?
- I'm afraid not.
Have your candidate come over,
we need to talk.
Anne, it's time.
Head straight to Matignon.
Yes. See you soon.
I'd never read this letter.
I knew what it implied,
but I trusted Guénelon.
I regretted my decision,
but it was too late.
Special security measures
had been adopted.
It's a huge weight
off my shoulders.
Why do you hate me?
The letter...
I believe you.
But scheming with Marjorie
isn't surprising.
I know how low
people will stoop.
As far as I'm concerned,
now you're an opponent.
KO'd.
You've lost.
To answer your question,
I hate you because you lied
to an entire nation.
Welcome.
I should congratulate you.
You shouldn't have to.
Only if you want to.
Your attacks
during the campaign,
Mr. PM, were disgraceful.
You managed to respond well.
I was stronger
than you figured I'd be.
That's good news
for the country.
The truth, sir, is that you
don't deserve to keep serving.
Anne, we've settled our scores.
I wanted things to be clear
between the president's
former mistress and the man
who tried to smear someone
with a sex scandal.
That being said.
Let's talk about the future.
What do you plan to do?
I'll support you officially
and unofficially.
But how do I know
you'll do so honestly?
I'll handle the reunion.
- In exchange...
- No exchange.
I wasn't speaking on my behalf.
What about the party executives?
We'll settle that
after the election.
If you want my party to support
you, give it some guarantees.
- Via a political accord?
- That'd be prudent.
What do you want?
Proportional representation of
my party in the future majority.
Call for a secretary.
I'll draw up
your rallying statement.
You'll read it tomorrow morning.
Please.
Can you type
on a computer keyboard?
My dear compatriots.
These last few days,
I have been consulting
the major leaders
of our political parties
regardless of where they stand.
As I get set to leave
as PM of a wounded country
whose heart is heavy,
I needed time to make sure
what my intuition told me
on the night
of the first round
of the presidential election.
The best candidate
to govern our country,
to carry on the work
of our deceased president,
is a woman,
Anne Visage.
A woman from my camp,
a modern woman.
I will support her,
and I am asking my friends,
and everyone who voted for me
in the first round
to support her vigorously...
- Yes?
- What the hell is going on?
I don't know.
I don't understand.
- Didn't Deleuvre say anything?
- Nothing.
Bravo, Mr. Desmeuze!
I'm happy, Simon.
I wasn't sure you could do it.
It was a sickening campaign.
For me, communication has always
been a strongly held conviction.
And around Pierre,
his followers
were almost activists.
Now they're businessmen.
They're products we market.
- Later, do you plan to continue?
- I'm meeting with
the UN's secretary-general.
Maybe you'll go back
to New York, then?
I haven't made up my mind.
I'll decide on Sunday.
I'm being released Saturday.
I want to be there on Sunday.
Where?
With you.
How are you, Ms. Visage?
I'm in charge of
the live broadcast.
- Everything'll be fine.
- We'll discuss it later.
- You've met Marjorie before?
- Of course.
Then I'll see you in the studio
in a half hour.
I'll be off too, but I'll hook
you up in the studio later.
It's the final sprint, Anne.
Then it's over.
At best.
At worst, it's the beginning.
What's that?
A ploy to rattle Marjorie.
Mitterrand pulled this trick
on Giscard in '81.
He had a folder titled
"Diamonds" on the table.
If Giscard one-upped him,
he'd look him in the eye
and show him the folder.
Do the same thing.
- What's in it?
- Nothing.
That's really twisted.
Yes...
- We're expecting you.
- We'll be right there.
You'll do great.
- Where'll you be?
- In the control room.
Watching the cameras.
- I won't wish you good luck.
- Same here.
In a few seconds,
we will obtain the results
of the second round
of the presidential election
and find out who will be
our new president.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the new president
of the Republic is...
Translatiqn: Alberto De Lisi
Epilogue