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!
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...
- 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?