Spiral (2005–…): Season 5, Episode 1 - Episode #5.1 - full transcript

Take it off

Take it off

Wait!

Get off! Stop it!

- Stop it!
- What's wrong?

Get out!

- What is it?
- Out!

Close the door!

SERIES CREATED BY ALEXANDRA CLERT

No journalists or photographers.
If they insist, call me

The barge guy didn't realise



He's not sure...

when the girl got stuck

No sign of Laureyet?

I rang twice.
I don't know where she is

Perfect

When was your last period?

No idea. I don't tend to keep track

Your blood pressure is 90 over 70.
That's a bit low

Pull up your T-shirt.
Let's have a look

Let's see

Well, no need to look any further

Look. That's your abdominal wall

This is your uterus

The thing moving there is a foetus



What?

That's its head. These are its limbs

You're pregnant

You're about 15 weeks gone

You have
a slight placental abruption...

hence the bleeding

It happens sometimes

It's nothing serious,
but you must rest

Excuse me

Hello?

Hi, Gilou

What? Right away?

OK. I'm coming

I have to go to work

The first ultrasound is vital.
Don't put it off, it's already late

Excuse me

- Ensure you notify the health service
- Thanks. Bye

What are you playing at?
I kept ringing you

What have we got, Gilou?

A woman caught under a barge.
She's bound with wire

She was caught in the propeller.
The divers are trying to free her

Did you have a good night?

- Prosecutor
- Hello, Chief Inspector

We thought you weren't coming

- Have you taken a water sample?
- Yes

Get ready to pull her up

Come on

Ask the divers to check the hull
and the canal for more bodies

- They know their job
- Will you ask them anyway?

Tintin, talk to the divers.
I'll do the report with her

It'll be quicker with two people

Shall we do it together?

We have a female of European descent

Dark hair, young,
wearing jeans, a dark blue shirt...

and navy blue Converse

Extensive scarification
on the arms...

and face

She is tied fast
with electric wires to...

a girl of five or six years
of age, also of European descent

Tied face to face

The child is wearing...

violet pyjamas

The top is polka-dot

One slipper on the right foot

Scratches on her legs...

and her arms

Her face is intact

- I'll fetch the pliers
- No need, Gilou

They'll do that at the morgue

Take photos and fingerprints,
then we'll move them

They're in good condition. They were
in the water for two days, tops

- Are they mother and child?
- They look alike

What do you think, Berthaud?

It could be anything -
immigration or family issue...

or revenge

it's too early to tell

I'll begin
a preliminary investigation...

and order immediate autopsies

- Who's the duty judge?
- Richemont

Couldn't you get Roban to do it?

I would prefer to work
with someone I know well

if you're going to lose sleep over
this case, I'll assign another team

Berthaud does as she's told.
She'll work with Richemont

- Won't you, Berthaud?
- Yes, sir

I'll see you to the car, Prosecutor

I can't stand that bastard

- When's he leaving, again?
- It's in the pipeline

We have nothing, guys

They found nothing by the canal.
We have no witnesses

And the woman's fingerprints
aren't on record

The barge?

The divers found nothing
on the hull or in the canal

- Where did it come from?
- A port on the Ourcq canal

Building materials are unloaded there.
There are lots of these ports

Might it have been suicide?

The poor woman ties herself to her
daughter and jumps into the water...?

The knots are tied on her back

Why so many knots, though?

- Was something attached?
- We're looking for a ballast

The bodies may have come loose...

risen to the top and
the wires got caught in the barge

I want to know
where they were thrown in

Gilou, check if there are
surveillance cameras by the canal

Send a team to comb the banks

- I want whatever they can find
- OK

JP and Tintin...

see if the teams in Aubervilliers,
Saint-Denis and Pantin have anything

send messages to all units...

asking them
if anyone has been reported missing

The sooner we identify the victims,
the faster we'll progress

That's for sure

Will you call Aubervilliers, Tintin?

I'll do Saint-Denis. I've a contact.
You do Aubervilliers and Pantin. OK?

You're like a zombie

Get your act together

Some days,
I'd rather not get out of bed

I've called a press conference
this afternoon

I need you to brief me on
how the investigation is developing

That should stop the press
from making up a load of rubbish

Yves, you didn't bring me here
to brief you

So, you guessed

This is your next post

Head Office!
You're putting me out to pasture

- What did you expect?
- CID

Or a job at the ministry,
but not this rat hole

Did the unions want me gone?

You've made no friends
since the Riffaut case

One of your men died in the blast

- Everyone wants you to lie low
- For how long?

A few years

if all goes well, you may be able
to take up a post in the field again

In a few years, I'll be dead

Herville,
my advice is that you cooperate

So send your application
and letter to Head Office

The role will be yours in two months

In the meantime, keep a low profile

It will make things easier for you

Don't forget my notes
for the press this afternoon

It's not so bad - you'll keep
your salary and your pension

You may even get a company car

See? It could have been worse. Go on

Look, Laure

I've had this done

We could put it in the hall

It'll remind us why we moved.
What do you think?

I don't see the point

You don't see the point?

This is Sami...

Do you need a plaque
to remember him?

It's a reminder.
It's like he's still one of the team

Sami is dead. A piece
of plastic won't bring him back

- But...
- Enough!

Enough...

Do you need a hand?

Don't touch that!

Sorry, Sami. I didn't see it was you

You can't go on like this

Boozing every night, no sleep,
eating rubbish - and for what?

- It stops me from thinking
- Is it working?

It must be - I'm still alive

Of course you're alive,
for fuck's sake! So live your life!

Come boxing with me

You're boxing again?

You seek solace where you can

- You've lost weight?
- A bit

You've put on weight

it's that crap you eat

Berthaud, in my office right now

What a Berk!

Berthaud...

let's be honest,
you and I have never got on

You'll be pleased

I'll be gone in two months

I'm being given a desk job

A pointless role
with no responsibility..

And tasks which belie my skills

There are better ways
to end one's career

That's for sure, boss

I have a proposition for you

You and I can start over

We'll learn to work together
and form a team

We'll focus
on solving the double murder

Then they'll leave me alone

What do you say?

You want to improve your reputation

In return, you'll get
manpower, budget, equipment...

anything you want

I don't feel I can trust you

For God's sake, Berthaud!

I've put my cards on the table

I already feel humiliated

- OK. But on one condition
- What?

I want Roban

Being a good judge
and having a great career...

are two things which
aren't necessarily related

The bench chose you
because of your intelligence

But that intelligence won't help you
to have a good career

it's true

if you're too bright...

and make waves,
you're unlikely to climb the ladder

The key to becoming a judge...

is conformism, servility

Are you trying to put us off?

Of course not

But you should know
what you're getting into

Being an independent judge...

means not worrying
about assessment, or your career

Did you decide to go into law
to please your superiors?

I don't think so

So be independent

Be bold. You'll make few friends

And you'll have more time
to work on cases

Thank you.
I wish you very good luck

Thanks

Prosecutor,
I've set the stage for you

Quite a success!
What did you tell them?

That this is a profession
based on hypocrisy

Roban, I've just seen
the Lord Chief Justice

The canal murders
are a messy business

I need a stalwart judge on it,
like you

- Does he know I'm not the duty judge?
- He doesn't care

Delicate cases
rarely follow official procedure

Everyone wants you to lead
the inquiry, even the police

I'd take it if I were you

These cases
can prove a judge's mettle

I already have a delicate case - the
officer who was run over and killed

You have the wind in your sails.
Take advantage of it

It's a privilege
to be given the best cases

The real privilege
is working in peace and quiet

Which police unit
is clamouring for me?

Chief lnspector Berthaud's

You should have said

Hello, everyone

Wait!

Wait!

Hello?

OK. Thank you

It's a shame to lose this office

it's a shame you're stuck
doing the inventory alone

They've a thief In custody

They've a thief in custody

That's the fourth one this week.
What fun!

You shouldn't have given up on
illegal immigrants - it paid your way

Drop it, Pierre.
There was too much compromise

I can do without the hassle

I get 300 Euros a pop
working as a duty lawyer

You've changed

Yes

Wait till I land a huge case
and rebuild my reputation

if I have to work
as a duty lawyer to get there...

I'm willing
to grit my teeth and bear it

I still have some tricks up my sleeve

Hello. I'm Ms Karlsson

You have a man in custody for theft -
Renaud Lefèvre

Renaud Lefèvre...

- He's gone
- Isn't that him?

He's accused
of knocking down a policeman

- Your guy was arrested in error
- Thanks for letting me know

- I've traipsed here across town
- I'm sorry

Excuse me I'm a lawyer

Are you being taken care of?

Yes. My lawyer is out there,
on the phone

isn't she a bit young?

Killing a policeman is serious

I didn't do it.
Those bastard coppers are accusing me

- They did it
- Excuse me?

Yeah, I jumped the lights.
But I didn't run over the policeman

it was these bastards

Watch it!

- What's your lawyer's name?
- Brochant

I'll be right back

I'm Josephine Karlsson,
a fellow lawyer

I'm concerned about your client

The police seem very angry at him.
Did he kill a policeman?

He says the policemen
killed their colleague...

and they're framing him

it's very serious

- Is it plausible?
- Yes

But it's a difficult case.
My client has a record

What exactly?

Driving without a license,
two counts of assault and battery...

Luckily, he's going before Judge
Roban and I've heard he's nice

He's the worst of them all

Knowing him,
he'll side with the police

Really?

Plus, the police will have
the best lawyers...

the support of the union,
the press and all that jazz

- Luckily, you seem well prepared
- I only have three years' experience

Go for it! It's a great case

Providing you win it, of course

if you lose, it will only take
a few months to recover

- It's OK, you're young
- It's not OK

I'm just starting out.
I can't fail

Sorry, I must dash. Bye

Won't you take the case?

OK. What's your client's name?

Kevin Lesueur

Mr Lesueur, I'll be defending you

We'll talk later today
before we meet the judge

So tell me...

OK. Cut it off

Given her morphology
and the lack of upper incisors...

I'd say she was
between six and seven years old

The marks on her limbs
are post-mortem...

probably due to being
scraped along the canal bed...

or by passing boats

How did she die?

It's hard to tell

There are no signs
of violence or contusions...

that would suggest death
by suffocation or strangulation

How about drowning?

We must wait for
the histological results to find out

it will verify
if there's water in the lungs

it's a recent death

Given the state of the body...

48 hours, tops

Let's look at the presumed mother

Your Honour...

I rarely attend autopsies...

but given the circumstances,
I couldn't let you do the dirty work

You're on the case?

I didn't have a lot of choice

Same post-mortem lesions
as on the girl's arms

I have something here

These two wounds were caused
by a violent blow...

with a stone
or a very heavy object

She must have bled a lot

Is that what killed her?

Maybe. The X-ray will establish that

What's that black thing?

Tar

There's also some on her shoulders,
along with signs of abrasion...

lesions caused
by scraping the skin

The body was dragged along the ground

Look at her ankles. They're bruised

- Tar needs to be fresh to stick
- Exactly

And where is there usually fresh tar?

It seems to me like a family tragedy

Why do you say that?

In recent years,
the pattern has been the same

Behind a murdered mother and child,
there's a father

Perhaps

I want to thank you.
On my own, I...

No. Don't thank me

Experience helps us cope
with many atrocities...

but it's useless
when a child is murdered

I'm Kevin Lesueur's lawyer.
Is he in his cell?

No. He's in room four

Thank you

Excuse me.
I have an appointment with this man

- Who are you?
- Josephine Karlsson. You?

Tisseron. Sorry, but Mr Lesueur
has asked me to defend him

There must be a misunderstanding

We spoke this morning
at the police station...

and agreed to prepare
for your meeting with the judge

You can't switch lawyers like that

My learned colleague,
did Mr Lesueur appoint you?

Yes. Not officially, but yes

OK. In that case,
be kind enough to let us work

Close the door behind you

Leave!

Leavel

Could I have a quick word?

Were you never taught
to say hello first?

Hi, Your Honour

My client has been stolen
before his first court appearance

Am I supposed to be affronted?

Unless you think
it's acceptable behaviour

You're well versed in that area

Consider your own behaviour before
you criticise that of your colleagues

Did Herville manage to get Roban?

Why pull his finger out now?

He's worried about his new position

But for that, he'd stab us
in the back, as usual

Why Is that on my desk?

- Where's Tintin?
- This is Tintin's

If the bodies were dragged
it may have been one man...

two at most

it can't have been a busy road

A road with road works,
which would explain the tar

Is there a work site by the canal?

They're repairing the banks
in Aubervilliers

Show me

Right there,
Quai François Mitterrand

What's it like there?

Frankly, it's a dump

There's a car park, import-export
firms, machinery and not much else

Find out if there are CCTV cameras

Ask the Highways Agency
if they've noticed anything odd

I'll dry the clothes
so Forensics can use them

I just wanted to apologise
about Sami's plaque

I can see
that it wasn't the right time

- What did I say?
- Something stupid, I'm sure

I won't tell you what I think

Shut up, Gilou

It's not what you think

Yeah, right.
Don't treat me like an idiot

I know what it's like
to spend all night drinking

That's not why I was throwing up

It's because I'm pregnant.
Happy now?

Don't ask if it's Sami's
or Brémont's. I don't know

I'm not keeping it anyway

Why not?

Why do you think?

Come in

My friend, I was expecting you

Hello, Chairman

You're a curiosity at the Bar -
a prosecutor turned lawyer!

Some think it's a regression

They're stupid.
It's actually an asset

It proves your commitment
to serving freedom

We need your sort in the Bar Council

The Bar Council!

I'd like you to throw your hat
in the ring In the next elections

Thank you, but...

I feel too young
to represent my colleagues

Nonsense, you're never too young

The new generation needs
a modern criminal lawyer...

someone like you

We're surrounded by old fossils.
We need fresh blood

I don't know what to say

is Karlsson still your associate?

- No I have my own firm now
- All the more reason!

Once elected, you can expand
your network, get more clients

Be ambitious. You're the right age
to put your neck on the line

Good thing you lost Karlsson

She has a lot of front

But she carries it off...

Think about it and give me a call

And make sure you say yes.
I'm relying on you

- Thank you, Chairman
- Talk of the devil...

- I'll await your call, Pierre
- Bye

Excuse me...

Right, so I'm the invisible woman

Why did you want to see him?

- Nothing. Forget it
- Tell me

Well, I hit the jackpot...

a guy accused
of killing a copper at a checkpoint

He says it wasn't him -
the police hit their colleague

Some bastard stole the case from me

Who?

Tisseron

- Tisseron?
- Yes. What's his story?

Why would he want this case?

Any lawyer would jump at it

Imagine if they proved
the police killed their colleague

It would be a scandal

That's not what I meant - Tisseron's
lawyers usually defend the police...

not some guy out to get them

There you are

Are you OK?

The Highways Agency confirmed
there are works on the canal

Last Monday, they had to tow
three cars which were in the way

So what?

I called the pound

One of the cars hasn't been claimed

- Shall we go?
- Sure

- Can I speak frankly?
- No

- Why won't you keep it?
- I knew that was coming

You're 40.
This may be your last chance.

Fine. I don't want kids
I don't even know who the father is

How am I supposed to get over Sami
if I have his child?

What if it's Brémont's?

We split up. It makes no sense

Can't you see
that this baby is a gift?

What? A gift?

A gift?

I'm bleeding, throwing up,
my stomach hurts... Some gift!

Hello. Excuse us

Sorry

We're here about the abandoned car

This is the one

- OK
- Can I go?

No. Fetch someone. We need
two witnesses so we can open it

Run a check on it

Look up this number plate

We have a red Peugeot 206...

548, Mike, Romeo, Victor...

Sandrine Jaulin

17 Allée des Trèfles,
La Courneuve. OK

Tell him to go to the house

Are you heading over there? OK

I'll call Forensics.
They can take prints

Let's meet Tintin

- What's the house like?
- It looks empty

Get a locksmith. We'll go over
the house with a fine-tooth comb

Nothing to report

It's clear downstairs

Tintin, do you copy?

It's clear upstairs

- Gilou!
- Yes

There's a second child

Find out the kids' names
and any information on the dad

This bag was by the front door

Sandrine Jaulin's ID is in here

- The credit cards are missing
- Here

Take the phone.
It may help find the dad

And call the estate agency

Nothing in the bedrooms.
No sign of a struggle

There were only these weird drawings

Bag them up

Walt, Tintin

- What kind of cable is this?
- I think it's for a laptop

- is there one upstairs?
- No, there was no computer

Place it under seal

The boy's name is registered as Léo

The girl is named Lucie

List them as missing
and put out a nationwide alert

The boy might still be
with his father

Don't touch anything else

It has all been cleaned.
It must have been a bloodbath

It leads to the garage

The bodies must have been dragged

The trail stops here

The car must have been reversed in...

and the bodies put in the boot

Thanks

The marine police say they found
no other bodies in the canal

Call headquarters
and ask for machinery

- We'll dig up the garden
- You think...

Given what happened,
anything is possible. Why is he here?

You're best friends now

I preferred it when he hated me

Relax, Berthaud

She hates me

Never mind. It'll pass

Don't forget the shoe covers

Mr Lesueur...

you were born on 17th September
1992 In Boulogne-Billancourt...

and you live
at 25 Rue Petit, in Paris

and you live
at 25 Rue Petitin Paris

- Is that right?
- Yes, Your Honour

Mr Lesueur,
I'm considering indicting you...

for the involuntary
manslaughter...

of Sergeant Lionel Sanchez

Beforehand I'd like to hear what
you have to say about the charges

What do you say?

Your Honour...

my client wishes to withdraw...

the statement
he made while in custody

In what way?

My client admits
to running over the policeman

Are you no longer accusing
one of the policemen...

of having killed their colleague?

No. In fact, I was the one who...

I jumped the red light.
The police told me to stop

But I carried on

Then they got in their cars
and chased me

I lost them, but one of them
took a short cut on foot

And that's when...

when I ran him over

Your Honour,
I swear it wasn't my fault

But you ran him over

No, it wasn't my fault, I swear

Your statement does at least...

match the version
given by the policemen...

who witnessed the accident

While in custody,
you recounted a different version...

if you would allow me, Your Honour...

No, I don't allow you

Mr Lesueur, why did you accuse
the policemen in the first place?

I had smoked a joint beforehand

That can make me paranoid

I wasn't in my right mind
when I was questioned

I was talking rubbish

Are you in your right mind now?

Yeah. I am

I just want to be sure

It's OK. I'm In my right mind

To sum up, Mr Lesueur...

you admit to causing the accident
that killed Sergeant Sanchez...

while being pursued by police for
failing to stop for a roadside check

Is that right?

That's right

Mr Tisseron,
your client has made life easy for us

Defendants rarely confess this easily

- We shouldn't complain
- Good Lord, no!

Shit! Has he started?

You've a nerve! Can't you read?
We're In the middle of a hearing

Tell Judge Roban that my colleague
doesn't care about Lesueur

He only took the case
to protect the policemen

Write that down

I jump the red light here

I see the police, but I don't
pull over. I accelerate away

I see them in my mirror...

Mr Lesueur, can you draw?

Not very well.
It depends what we're talking about

The street with the traffic lights,
the roadside check, the chase...

Is there a problem?

There's no problem, Mr Tisseron

Well, you have the road there...

Go on. Find it!

Go on!

Chief Inspector...

a woman and a man to see you -
they're family

Do you want me to go, Berthaud?

I'd rather handle it myself

Go on!

Don't let anyone through

We're Sandrine's parents

Hello. I'm Chief lnspector Berthaud

- Good evening
- Evening, sir

What's going on? Why are you here?

Something terrible has happened

Sandrine and Lucie are dead

Their bodies were found
in the canal

I'm so sorry

Come on. We'll take care of you

Do you know
where Léo and his father are?

Where does he live?

Some hotel. We don't know where

Do you have his mobile number?

- Do you have it?
- Yes

How long has he been in a hotel?

For two or three months,
since Sandrine kicked him out

Why did she do that?

It wasn't working any more

That's all we know

Sandrine didn't tell us much

Since they split up, it's been war

When Stéphane took the kids,
he always brought them back late

Once, Sandrine had to go
to the police to get Léo back

He only cared about Léo

He didn't like Lucie

My poor little darling...

Did you get my message Your Honour?

Did he change his story
to 'protect the police?

If I'm wrong, I'll leave you alone

I can challenge defendants
who deny the accusation...

but not those who confess to it

What do you need?

An ally

Look into the case...

and help me to prove
Tisseron is helping the police

Who would I defend?

The officer's widow has no lawyer

I'll notify her
of the claimant's rights...

and you can persuade her
to appoint you as counsel

I know that civil cases aren't your
cup of tea, but it's the only option

The lab was quick for once

The blood found in the house
is Sandrine's

- Only hers?
- Yeah

Given the amount of blood
at the scene...

we can imagine what happened

She was hit in the kitchen

- See?
- Yeah

We think she was killed here,
near marker four...

the edge of the worktop

Pass these around

There you go

Then she was dragged
to the basement

There was lots of blood on the steps

She may have been tied
to her daughter In the garage...

and thrown
into the boot of the Peugeot

How did the girl die?

We'll get
the toxicology report tomorrow

- What do we know about the dad?
- He has quite a track record

Two counts of assault and battery.
The latter was four months ago

He worked for a car rental agency...

was laid off, hit the manager and
got a two-month suspended sentence

Guess who was his lawyer?

- Who?
- Pierre Clément

That's not all

Sandrine Jaulin lodged a complaint
against her husband in La Courneuve

That was a fortnight ago

The father wouldn't give back the son

She said he was erratic and violent

That's shown by the barrage of
crazed messages he sent her last week

There were a good hundred of them

"You're a whore! You don't deserve
your kids. You'll be sorry"

Then he's remorseful

"You're the love of my life.
I don't want to lose you"

- Did you track his phone?
- There was no signal

He's either got rid of it
or turned it off

Maybe Roban was right

A couple split up the custody battle
turns nasty, the dad goes nuts...

We must find him, guys

if there's a chance we can save Léo,
we can't blow it

- Can I see the plan?
- Sure. Here

Pass the photos

- You like the dessert I see!
- Yeah, I brought it from home

- These?
- The others

Hey there, legal beagle.
Did I wake you?

How are you?

- Have you moved in with Joséphine?
- Not yet

Did you come
to talk about my love life?

No. I need your help to find someone

Stéphane Jaulin -
does that ring a bell?

Why do you need him?

He's wanted in a serious case.
I can't tell you more

- I need a tip-off or something
- He's a client. What can I say?

You can't play the client
confidentiality card with me

- A child is in danger
- Who?

I can't tell you now.
Help us find Jaulin first

You know I love you,
but I can't help you this time

I really can't

OK. At least I tried

How's it going? All right?

There we go

What's he doing here?

Darling, you have
to take the kids to school

Sweetheart...

Sweetheart...

- Take the kids to school
- What the hell...?

Why were you sleeping there
like an idiot?

I can get some shut-eye here

At home, one of the twins
is always bawling, if not both

You shouldn't have had kids

Bloody hell!

Sandrine's credit card was used
to pay for a hotel in Villepinte

Tell the others

I told you to tell the others

You are a real bastard

Get a move on!

JP and Nico, stay in the car park

Stéphane Jaulin, room 413.
He settled the bill last night

- Has he left?
- I don't know

I've just begun my shift

- Here you go
- Down there?

It's at the end

It's the last one

- OK?
- OK

OK. it's clear

You can tell he's a domesticated guy

The little boy was here

What Is that?

Who would leave behind 2,000 Euros?

No one. He's coming back

Or maybe not...

JP keep watch over the car park.
Jaulin may show up any minute

Let's head back to the station

I want the whole works

- What?
- Child Rescue Alert

A huge search with
the media and the public on board

Wherever Jaulin goes,
he'll see his mug and the kid's

- You won't be able to get that
- Why not?

Only the prosecutor's office
can issue a Child Rescue Alert

And if you press them...?

The alert is a double-edged sword.
He might get rid of the kid

I know, but it might save him

What are those bastards doing here?