Go, go! Move it, move it!
Let's go.
- Let's go! - There's four of you.
- You can count. I'm impressed. Drive. - Rule one: never change the deal.
Deal was transportation for three men with a combined weight of 254 kilos.
Yeah? Well, this is a new deal.
An extra 80 kilos means we won't make it on the gas I allotted.
- We'll stop for more gas. - Every stop we make exposes us.
Every exposure increases the risk of getting caught.
An extra 80 kilos means the shock absorbers I installed for this job
won't allow us to outmaneuver any police that might be chasing us,
which means, if there is a chase, we lose our advantage,
increasing the chance of getting caught.
I don't want to get caught. You don't want to get caught.
Drive the car or catch a bullet to the brains!
- Then who drives? - Shoot this asshole! I drive!
Not without the ignition code you won't.
Three men, 254 kilos. That was the deal.
- Three men. 254 kilos. - Seat belts.
See what I mean about the shocks?
Now it's time.
Look out! Get out of the way!
Wrong way!
Stop, Marcel, stop!
Move away!
Yes!
Go, go, go!
Oh, merde.
Shit.
If you don't mind, I just conditioned the leather back there.
- Take us to the drop point. - Not yet.
The cops!
What are you doing? Don't stop now! Do something!
- Come on! - What are you thinking?
Go! Go! Go!
Do it! Now!
Your gun, please.
Police! Stop! Stop! Police!
- You gave me too much. - I need you to take us to Avignon.
The deal was this far, no further.
The deal is the deal. Rule number one.
- Rules are meant to be broken. - Not mine.
Let's go.
Get in the car. Come on! Hurry! Move it!
Where's your yellow card?
I must've left it back in Nam, at the base.
They all say that. Left it in Nam on the base.
Let me show you what we do to people who forget it.
Oh, no, please let go of me.
You gotta be punished for this. It's a fate far worse than death.
Oh, hell. What could be a fate worse than death?
The Argentinean government commits to meeting the IMF's target this year.
Yesterday in Nice, four men robbed the Alliance Investment Corporation.
One man died on the sidewalk. The others were apprehended this morning
when they took a wrong turn on a one-way street in Avignon
and ran into a taxicab.
Police said, were it not for the poor driving,
the 20 million euros in bearer bonds
would have been cashed and gone by this afternoon. In other news...
I always say, the way a man treats his car is how he treats himself.
I'd say that's probably true, Inspector.
You have a good sense of humor for a foreigner.
Like the French. Sly wit.
Just the right amount of flavor. Been out driving?
Till they pass a law says I can't. Want to come in for a coffee?
Thank you, but I have a lot of stops to make.
- 88, to be exact. - That's a lot of stops.
A lot of 1999 black BMW 735s
with 0-6 in the license plates to check out.
It's a very popular car with a certain type down here. You've seen them.
They come over from Italy in very expensive suits,
and young, pretty girls with big jewelry and too much makeup.
Very... Mafia.
There was a robbery. A getaway.
Some very fancy driving.
Was someone in a 1999 black BMW 735?
With 0-6 in the plates.
- Have you been to the city lately? - Not for a while.
I love Nice. The food, the way they grill fish.
No place else in France does it the way they do in Nice.
And the women...
I prefer the women there.
They are more... complicated
than the local variety, don't you think?
- I don't particularly like complicated. - You like to keep it simple.
- Why are you so interested? - Oh, you know,
ever since I'm a little boy, military people have intrigued me.
- I'm ex-military. - I am an ex-little boy.
Sure you don't have time for a coffee?
Everything's always so neat with you, Monsieur Frank.
- Nothing ever out of place. - I'll take that as a compliment,
coming from a man who pays attention to every detail.
Maybe I'll come back later for that coffee.
Door's always open to you.
- Hugo gave me your number. - Be brief.
- I need a transporter. - I'm listening.
- One bag, that's it. - Dimensions?
- Be specific. - One meter 50 by a half meter.
- Weight. - 50 kilos, not more.
- Destination? - 24, rue de Luxembourg.
- You're delivering to Mr... - Rule two: no names.
- Time of pickup? - Seven in the morning, at the front door.
A package. 150 by 50, 50 kilos, 250 kilometers.
Traveling within the speed limit, one stop for refreshments: 40,000.
Half now, half on delivery. Delivery will be at noon. If no one's there,
I'm not responsible. I'll leave the package.
Once we make a deal, it cannot be changed or renegotiated.
- Another rule? - That's rule number one.
Do we have a deal?
- You're very precise. - Transportation is a precise business.
Flat.
Hi.
Don't move. I won't hurt you, I'll just make a hole so you can drink.
Please. Please, come on.
Come on. Drink.
Slowly.
OK, OK, that's enough.
Good girl.
I'll take the tape off. If you scream, I'll have to kill you. Understand?
I have to pee.
You want me to do it in your car?
OK.
I'm gonna take my knife out, so don't scream, OK? It's to cut you free.
You don't need your mouth to pee.
You have one minute.
55, 54, 53, 52...
Breaking the rules, Frank.
Not good to break the rules.
15!
Seven.
Two. Time's up.
Don't make me drag you out.
Shit!
No, please! No.
Rule three: never look in the package.
Hope you enjoyed your pee cos it's your last on this trip.
See what comes of breaking the rules?
- You're late. - Ran into a little problem.
Nothin' serious?
Nothin' serious.
- You open the package? - Rule three: never open the package.
I like that. Rules.
You can't get anything done in a world without rules.
You're a foreigner, right? Nice little thing you've got going for yourself.
High class... good reputation.
- I didn't get your name. - Rule two: no names.
Of course.
You don't count it.
Why? Should I?
- No, no. - That concludes the deal.
You know, I was wondering
if you wouldn't mind transporting something for me.
That's what you do, right? You deliver, no questions asked.
Why not?
Weight?
- Maybe a kilo. - Destination?
Grenoble. 306, rue de Lac. A Mr...
Oh, right. I forgot. Rule two.
I like him.
What the f...?
Where is he?
You're like dogshit. You're everywhere.
Yeah. I know you wanna pee. All you wanna do is pee.
Useless piece of shit!
I ask the questions, you answer them.
No long speeches, just keep it simple. Got it?
- Who are you? - My name is Lai. I come from Jap...
I ask the questions, you answer them. Nothing more, nothing less.
You wanna try again?
- What kind of shit am I in? - Deep shit.
Very deep shit. Those guys... Sorry. I won't say any...
Bon appétit.
- Where are you going? - To bed.
Can't think straight when I'm tired. Good night's sleep, I see things better.
- Can I leave? - Be my guest.
Hey. Are you comfortable?
- Boss... - Sh. Save your strength.
Just tell me: who did this?
- The transporter. - The transporter's dead.
He's not.
You believe me?
I believe you.
And the police... they were here?
- You told 'em nothing, right? - Right.
Of course.
You couldn't talk.
Yeah.
Let's keep it that way.
I picked them from the garden outside. I hope you don't mind.
I didn't know if you like coffee or tea, so I made both.
I hope you like... madeleines.
Try one.
Careful. It's hot.
Good?
Let me.
- I like it quiet in the morning. - Yes, quiet in the morning. Me too.
I'm the same way. I like very quiet.
Sorry.
Are you looking for milk?
- There's milk at the door. - Stay, stay. I'll go.
Hi.
- And you are? - The new cook.
Is Monsieur Frank in?
Ah, Monsieur Frank.
- Is your invitation for coffee still open? - Sure, come on, please. Sit.
- Madeleine? - Homemade?
Yes. I'll bring some more.
My mother made fresh madeleines every morning.
I smell them and my whole childhood comes back in one big flood.
Like Proust. You ever read Proust, Monsieur Frank?
- No. - It's fantastic. Memory like a steel trap.
He would've been a great cop. Real determined.
- Milk? - Please, milk.
Thank you.
I used to have a memory like Proust, like a filing cabinet up there.
I'd see something and remember it like that.
Like license plates. I could see a plate
and it was printed in my head. Now I need all the help I can get
remembering whose plate goes with whose car.
Like this one.
- That's mine. - Ah, memories.
- So? Where's the rest of the car? - I was hoping you could tell me.
- It was stolen. - Stolen?
I went to Fréjus to pick up a few things.
- When I came out of the market, it was... - Gone. Did you report it?
It was the first on my list of things to do today.
It's a long walk from Fréjus. How did you get home?
I brought him.
I saw him walking along the dark road.
A risky thing, picking up a stranger on a dark road.
He had a kind face.
- I didn't see a car outside. - It's in the garage.
May I see it?
Pretty nice car for a cook.
Some people have a problem with the Germans.
They are too aggressive, they take up the best beaches in summer,
they can't cook worth a damn.
I say, anyone makes such great cars can't be all bad.
I would say you should work out very well for Monsieur Frank.
Work out for both of us.
My intuition says this is probably a good time for me to go file my report.
- Where's the rest of my car? - Oh, yes, I almost forgot.
It was blown to pieces at a rest stop.
What's left of it is down at the lab.
They are trying to separate what was left of the two cops in the trunk from the rest of it.
But you wouldn't know anything about that?
- No. - Sorry to interrupt.
- Thank you for the coffee and the memories. - Come back anytime.
- Would you mind walking me? - No.
You have always been very quiet about your business. I appreciate that.
This business at the rest stop, it's not very quiet.
Would you like to tell me something besides the stolen-car story?
If I had one, I would.
May I suggest that when the two of you show up in my office after lunch,
that you have one - a better one than you currently have.
You are the one he wants to see, not me!
- Quiet! Please. I have to think. - You were supposed to think last night.
Last night I had nightmares.
About a girl who came into my nice, quiet life, screwed it all up.
Everything she touched broke and every move became a catastrophe.
OK, sorry.
I'm still wondering if I want to know everything or nothing about you.
- What? - It's the quiet.
I thought you liked quiet.
Not this quiet.
You OK?
- No. - Good. Let's go.
Go, go, go!
No, don't stay there!
Frank!
Give me your hand!
Come on!
Come on, get in!
Get in!
Lai, look, hang on. Do you wanna die? Get in!