What are you doing for Juliette?
She's held by...
your anti-terrorism unit. It's no place for her.
I haven't been here long, I just started this job.
You can't tell them to release a girl who did nothing?
"Did nothing" is easy to say.
- You think she's a terrorist? - She may know things.
Don't you want to eat?
She was investigating, Robert.
Exactly.
She must have learned things.
Well...
- Delicious... - Are you fucking serious?
We're talking. Have some tea. Calm down.
- You don't lock up journalists. - She didn't have a press card.
You hassle my ex, my daughter.
Do you want censorship?
What are you getting at?
Don't get on your high horse.
It's not in your interest, either, for your ex
to write nonsense about the hostages.
I don't want to discuss it with you.
You "don't want to"?
This is my daughter.
I told you: I don't want to discuss it with you.
With her mother, maybe.
You plan blackmail?
I didn't say that.
Just send me Appoline, that's all.
Can I see Juliette, at least?
Not in custody.
Appoline, I'm sorry. You must give in to Palissy.
OK. I knew that already.
Tell Marjorie, shit!
I should get him to defend your article attacking him?
Can't you forget
you're a journalist? Even for your daughter?
I don't care about the article, but this is disgusting.
It's your fault. She wants to follow your path.
Is this the time for blame?
She could get 5 years!
Call Palissy!
The Men in the Shadows
Exercising Power
My kitten.
- Did they hit you? - Just a slap.
- But it's not OK... - Shh, Mom.
Please.
I'm sorry.
Don't worry. You'll be out soon.
Because of Dad?
No. I'm dealing with Palissy.
Your father is, too. I'll explain.
These guys aren't terrorists.
Just drop-outs who got carried away.
How long will I be here?
I don't know exactly.
Not long.
- What are you doing here? - I heard you need a nurse.
- May I come in? - Yes.
If I can find the keys.
- You got groceries? - From the palace kitchen.
It's like Christmas. Dig in.
It's been a long time.
I got enough for an army.
- Hope you're hungry. - Yes, I am.
- Want help? - No. I have to get used to it.
- How will you manage alone? - I'll get used to it.
It's easy.
- Do you want jam? - Yes.
There's some in the fridge.
It hurts a lot.
I didn't realize. This is my 1st fracture.
- Oh! We should celebrate. - Of course.
- Are you staying a bit? - Yes.
I took a day off.
That's nice.
- Elisabeth... - Yes?
Did Kapita talk to you?
No. About what?
The accident's going to get out.
Desmeuze knows.
You have to be ready.
- Messages? - On your desk.
- Simon? - No. He calls you directly, right?
It depends.
What are you up to with Simon?
I Is it still about Elisabeth Marjorie?
I never should've found that report.
- What'd you do with it? - None of your business.
OK.
You have bad luck with men.
He's impossible.
He fucked me, too. Promised me the moon.
What's with you?
And I still get him coffee.
You're an idiot. Like me.
I'll be back.
Yes, Ludo.
You won. Give me a few days.
You have 48 hours.
How is she?
How would you be after 24 hours in a cell?
It hasn't been 24 hours.
- I won't write about the hostages. - I'm amazed!
It wasn't good, anyway. Too polemical.
- Thanks. - I just mean... find another angle.
Look at what other countries do.
Put France into context
and we'll do something serious, objective...
And I'll get Palissy.
Listen, Appoline, you're a really good journalist,
you write well,
but I'm sick of you making everything personal.
You piss me off.
If you hadn't told Kapita about the scoop, it'd be easy.
It's all my fault?
Stay objective.
I can't let her go before her custody ends.
4 days? Are you kidding?
Out of the question.
You got what you wanted, let her go.
I have a meeting, you have to wait, Daddy Hen.
What the hell?
I got you this job, don't treat me like shit.
You shouldn't remind people of the favors you do.
Fuck you.
But I'm doing this for you.
- For me? - For Juliette.
- She needs to be controlled. - It's not your problem.
She's wild. She needs some steel in her spine.
- Some physical abuse? - There's no proof.
You make me want to vomit.
She helped terrorists.
Maybe you'll vomit, but she'll remain in custody.
Excuse me, I was held up.
We were about to start.
So...
We found Bakian. But he's not alone.
He's part of a group that's heading
toward Mauritania. - Which means...?
We can assume there's a meeting point with Wahid.
You don't assume.
Find out what they're planning and get me specifics.
Interior Minister'?
Indeed, it seems something important is planned.
It's just a rumor.
"A rumor“?
"Something important"?
You're here with "a rumor“.
Our agencies are working on it.
It's not "a rumor“, Minister.
Wahid was held by us in Mali.
He wants revenge.
And you have no idea what he'll do.
With all the technology in the world.
Find out what's going on.
Thanks.
We should've gotten married.
We would've been alcoholics.
Not necessarily.
When I met you, you were already engaged.
Soon you had your 1st kid.
I'm a grandfather!
I was in love with Alain, not you.
You're like a brother.
A big brother.
I loved you.
Secretly.
That's not true.
Yes it is, a little.
You just wanted to fuck me.
Well, you were very hot.
Thanks for the past tense.
That's not what I meant. You still are.
But I got used to the idea that you're inaccessible.
- And unbearable. - "And unbearable!"
Should I leave him?
Do you still love him?
I don't know. After 25 years...
I'm ridiculous.
No, you shouldn't be ashamed. I still love him, too.
We were always together. From the start.
I did everything for him.
I got my hands dirty.
I played hatchet-man,
I cleared his way.
It wasn't ambition.
It was repressed homosexuality?
Why him?
Why is there a leader?
Why does one walk in front and the others follow?
I dunno.
I would've walked through fire for him.
You wanted to please him.
Alain Marjorie doesn't want to please anyone.
He just wants to achieve his idea of himself.
That's why everyone follows him.
I miss him.
I'm unhappy without him.
Yes.
Call him. Tell him the accident is going
to come out. - No.
Yes. No one will tell him. They baby him.
So...
take my phone... No. He doesn't answer my calls.
Take your phone and call him.
No.
Please.
Elisabeth's accident may come out and you don't tell me?
Desmeuze is blackmailing you and you don't tell me?
We spent the night together. That means nothing?
Don't put it in those terms.
OK. Let's be professional.
You ca'n't hide something about Elisabeth from me.
I must protect the president.
- You can fire me. - Don't be funny.
It's not funny.
I gained 2 days.
Ludovic gave me 48 hours to prepare my resignation.
- Out of the question. - I'm sick of it.
Sick of the scheming.
I'm glad to quit.
Ludovic will still use this info against her someday.
Not if you hire him for my job.
A good p.r. guy protects his client.
He'd be a ticking bomb.
You're used to it.
There are always bombs.
You have nothing on Desmeuze?
Ludovic blackmails me, Palissy blackmails Appoline.
You want me to blackmail Ludovic? We'll all be doing it.
"Palissy blackmails Appoline"?
Elisabeth's accident will come out? Very well. Very bad. So what?
What is this? Scandal week?
It'll soon be forgotten when something juicier comes out.
Consider how to manage the scandal
instead of planning on leaving in a cowardly fashion.
OK... It's not cowardice.
It take it back.
But how'd you expect to get out of this?
Make me accept Desmeuze?
I won't hire a guy like Desmeuze.
- Sir... - Be quiet!
As for your daughter...
I'll take care of Palissy.
But stop, all of you, trying to protect me
by not informing me! Stop!
You have a completely obsolete idea of what power is.
I'm not for total transparency,
that's for idealistic ex-hippies.
That's not how things work.
But I want to be informed and decide.
Excuse me, I have to go.
Be seated.
Go on.
Bakian and Wahid are planning to bomb
our embassies in the Maghreb.
- Are you sure? - We've got
phone conversations. It's not clear, but...
"But"?
Yes, Mr. President.
Can we catch them?
These images are from the cell phone of a terrorist
arrested by the Algerians.
Bakian is never alone.
We can't catch Wahid and Bakian at the same time.
We must wait for them to meet.
They'll be with a small army.
Yes, Mr. President. But we can isolate them.
How?
They're waiting for weapons.
We know the intermediaries, the route
from our connections in France and the Maghreb.
We have the logistics for a trap.
Delivery at an airport
in the middle of nowhere.
There won't be many of them.
We can get them.
But there's a problem.
I'm not surprised, Minister.
Unless we send a whole regiment...
we can't take them to Mali.
And Wahid's supposed to be dead.
We can't keep him secretly this time.
Mali isn't Guantanamo. Too many rumors about him.
Your recommendation?
An assassination.
Neutralize two terrorists.
Who are planning bombings throughout the Maghreb.
Wahid's a terrorist. Bakian may just be overzealous.
Mr. President, excuse me, but...
you know he's dangerous.
Prepare your plan.
I'll decide later. I'm not ready.
Palissy, come with me.
You blackmail journalists?
It didn't happen exactly that way.
Oh, no?
You put some friendly pressure on Appoline Vremler?
That's how you'd put it?
At times we must do dirty work for the state.
How "dirty"?
When does it get too dirty? Where do you draw the line?
Depends on the circumstances.
You'll show me each time that they're exceptional
and call for exceptional measures?
You'll have to redefine the rules, Minister.
And stick to them.
We'll discuss this later.
Hello.
What happened to you?
Nothing. Forget it.
Well...
Kapita?
It's Hussan.
It's over.
Are you sure?
He just burned the security detail report.
I think we can trust him.
I'll tell Marjorie.
You have to go.
Why?
I need to be alone.
You kick me out after I gave you the files?
You're mad about that and about Ludovic?
No. I'm not mad.
But what are you doing here?
I don't know.
Things were good with you.
You don't want to get back together!
I can't manage on my own.
I'm not a good idea. I'm finished.
You won't be homeless.
People like you always manage.
Not me.
Yes, I know you. You'll bounce back.
No. You have to want to.
I don't want to anymore.
Even for me?
Even for you.
Come on, get going.
I want to sleep here.
Oh, no. Not in my bed.
In the studio.
No.
Please.
I'll make my bed?
Rose, Sorry to do this to you, but I don't want to die alone. Benoit
Don't move.
I talked to Benoifs wife.
One of the hardest things ever.
Even though they divorced 5 years ago...
She'll tell the children.
I'll prepare a statement for AFP.
Good. And give me half an hour for my statement?
You don't have to, Mr. President.
The office can prepare a neutral statement.
I've lost a friend and I'll say it in those terms.
And I'll gqto the funeral with Elisabeth.
I think under the circumstances...
Sometimes I wonder if you have feelings.
I try not to have them in some cases.
OK. The legal charges die with him.
See that the journalists are kind.
They'll forget the last months
and just remember what he did before.
I'll be sure to remind them.
That's right, I forgot that the dead are sanctified,
at least during mourning.
What could I have done to avoid this?
Why didn't it occur to me
he could kill himself?
Gabrielle, call everyone into the crisis room.
Did you make a decision, Mr. President?
Yes.
Although it was hard.
What is a man's life worth, Gabrielle?
Sit down.
Well?
How is your famous Bakian-Wahid trap going?
It's almost ready, Mr. President.
Can you guarantee there will be no losses on our side?
I can guarantee it, Mr. President.
Good.
We'll go around the table.
I want each of you to follow your conscience.
We're discussing eliminating 2 men.
Bakian...
and Wahid.
De Richaud?
Yes.
Admiral?
Yes.
- Gentlemen? - Yes.
Palissy?
Yes.
Gabrielle?
It's not so easy to not have feelings...
Gabrielle, I want your decision.
Yes.
Good.
You have the green light, gentlemen.
In Hussan's obit, do you mention the indictment?
- Briefly. - You couldn't leave it out?
I just mention it. Don't make a scene.
And I don't feel guilty for his suicide, either.
What'll we tell her?
What?
She deserves a smack.
You're right. I'll slap her in the face.
Me too.
Juliette...
I don't know where to go.
Not back to the hotel. It's too expensive.
And Benoifs apartment...
I can't.
I have to give his family the keys.
I spoke to his daughter.
She's older than me. She told me to get lost.
I was with him for 2 years.
I'm not a whore he brought home for 1 night.
I'd like to help, but I don't know how.
That's not why I called you.
I can go back to my parents.
I won't be welcome, but...
Well, I don't know.
Why do you think he did it?
We'll never know.
Because of me?
Why'd you give him the report?
Ludovic's a bastard.
I knew it, actually, but...
I fell for him and...
I was awful to Benoit, so I tried to make up for it.
Rose... Why'd you call me?
It's...
about Elisabeth Marjorie.
Ludovic told Deleuvre about the accident, and got fired.
That's quite a scoop.
I knew you'd want to know.
Thanks.
If I can do something for you...
No, I don't think so.
Hello, Kapita.
Please, have a seat.
I won't offer my condolences for Hussan.
But I'm really sorry.
I feel I was part of the attack.
Later, one always has regrets.
Do you believe I'm sometimes sick of it all?
Yes, I believe you.
Do you feel that way very long?
OK. What do you want from me?
Desmeuzo told you something about Elisabeth Marjorie.
You're here to clean house?
He didn't leave anything. Anyway, I wouldn't have taken it.
Thank you.
But it's not your kind heart.
You came to be a pain in my ass, Kapita?
No. To get your word that nothing will come out.
Marjorie is not up to the job, nor is his wife.
You'll use it? I didn't think you were like that.
Temptation, Kapita.
Do you know what temptation's like?
The evidence was destroyed.
Doesn't matter.
Insinuations do as much damage as evidence.
Rumors, too.
- If you do it, I'll strike back. - So what!
I should start planning my coming out, anyway.
My generation doesn't expose our personal life.
What do you think about it?
Nothing. I don't work for you.
Elisabeth Marjorie's accident will come out.
You know it will.
Not by me.
Do you need me to sign it in blood?
No. Your word is enough.
Wait. We're not done, Kapita.
Do you still own part of Pygmalion?
20%.
Desmeuze, 30. Not a secret.
You know all the partners.
You want to fire Ludovic?
Don't you?
Why do you want his head?
He came up with censure, brought me Bakian...
goes behind my back...
He has only one quality: he's pretty.
We'll discuss it?
...near Burgundy and Champagne.
Mussy-sur-Seine in Aube.
Benoit Hussan was born there.
Today he joins the family tomb.
There was no religious ceremony.
The coffin was taken to the cemetery
where the burial took place in a private ceremony.
Ludo, get moving. They're all here.
Board meetings are so annoying. Simon's here?
Yes.
Usually that asshole sends a prom].
Hello, ladies and gentlemen.
There are people here I'll introduce you to.
I know Mr. Deleuvre.
I'm representing a friend.
I have no shares in Pygmalion.
It'd be a conflict of interest.
I would like Pygmalion to handle my communication.
What's going on?
Am I fired?
You still have 30%.
And the right to vote.
But not the right to lead the company.
A few changes would be welcome.
You'll hear from my attorney.
Where are you?
On a bridge. I'm looking at the Seine.
How are you?
Not so great.
Afld you?
Not so great, either.
Victor just fell asleep. Do...
Do you want to come by?
No. I want to be alone. Are you mad?
A little.
Gabrielle, I think I love you.
Good night, my love.
Elisabeth!
- Elisabeth? - I'm ready.
Apparently not.
I was thinking.
- About what? - The accident.
Come on, Elisabeth. That's over.
No. It's not over.
Too many people know. It'll come out.
We'll face it together. We'll face the scandal.
It's not just the scandal.
I'm not made to be 1st lady.
I just want to go curl up behind the sink.
Stop, Elisabeth. You're not a child.
This is not about your illness. It's a whim.
Get dressed and get ready.
You're a very good president, Alain.
I keep you from working.
I shouldn't get in your way.
I'll ruin your term. We have to separate.
If that's all you have to say, get dressed, we'll be late.
I'm very serious.
- I want a divorce. - That's enough!
If you want to leave me, don't make up bullshit reasons.
Don't say it's for France!
Accuse me of anything except insincerity.
I'd never lie to you.
Think it over, Alain.
It's the only solution.
I'll wait downstairs.
- Alain, answer me. - I don't want to.
I don't want to, Elisabeth. Get it?
I don't want to.
You think the scandal will be manageable.
It won't be.
I'll be lynched by the media.
You'll be accused of a cover-up.
I couldn't stand you being indicted because of rne.
I don't want to discuss it tonight.
Please.
Mauritanian border
"I feel that without you I cannot live,
"That my heart will leave my body,
"But it's not about living,
"it's about ruling."
"Then rule, cruel lover, satisfy your glory:
"I won't dispute it."
Bakian and Wahid are located.
We're going in.
"I wanted to hear you in this place.
"I hear nothing, now.
"Forever:
"farewell."
"Alas!"
"You can do anything, Madame.
"Stay:
"I can't resist; but I feel my weakness:
"I must fight you and fear you forever,
"And always control my steps
"drawn constantly to your beauty.
"What am I saying?
"At this moment my heart is lost,
"forgets itself,
"and remembers only that it loves you."
"Oh sir!
"Do you realize
"how awful this cruel word is when one loves?
"In a month, a year, how will we bear
"to be separated by so many seas?
"The day beginning, the day ending,
"without Titus seeing Bérénice,
"without, the day long, me seeing Titus?
"But what a mistake,
"what lost affection!
"The ingrate, already consoled by my departure,
"Will he even count the days I am gone?
"These days, so long for me, will be too short for him."
"I will not have to count many days, my lady.
"I hope soon my sad fate
"will show you were loved."
"Oh, if it is true, then why separate?
"Has Rome sentenced me to see you no longer?
"Why do you envy me the air you breathe?
"All is ready. I'm expected. Do not follow.
"For the last time,
"farewell, my lord."
"Alas!"
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