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Mum!

There's an Agatha Christie book. All suspects are guilty.

- Transfers? - Every month for 2 years.

30,000 dollars. No way of knowing what he did with it.

Not interior decorating.

- Anything else? - This.

- What's that symbol? - No idea.

Only two people went to visit him in prison.

Edmond Chamfort and Esther.

What's that? A hockey stick?

Someone used it to move the security camera.

The next piece of the puzzle is Esther Smith.

We're in the dark and we need some light.

DAY 5 SATURDAY 9:07AM

- What's the water temperature? - 2 degrees.

If she fell in head first, the thermal shock would cause a heart attack,

so she didn't suffer.

How long was she in the water, 3 days, 4?

Minimum. I'll know for sure later.

She looks sad.

Did she jump in the water because she was sad?

Or was she sad because some bastard threw her in?

Hard to say without undressing her.

Go ahead.

THE WALL

PARLIAMENT

- Hello. - Mrs Desjardins?

- Yes. - Christina Esposito from the SQ.

It's about Esther Smith. She was on a committee...

I know Esther Smith. Did you find her?

Detective Sergeant Trudeau has some questions for you.

When could she meet with you

- Hello? - Still there?

Yes, but...

How high is the railing on the boat?

Give me 2 seconds.

109 centimetres.

It's 102 centimetres from her feet to the contusion.

Her boots had heels.

- Any marks on her back? - Yes, and on her chest.

Plus broken ribs at the same level.

So she fought back. then...

Maybe she was injured in the fall.

On the ice, maybe.

- The marks are too symmetrical. - We can rule out suicide.

I questioned the ferry staff again. Nothing new.

On a winter's night, it's freezing on deck.

Slim chance of a witness. Got anything else?

I have nothing significant for the moment.

I think Esther Smith had a new lover.

- How come? - I'll explain later.

Go to Chateau. Philippin's notary will be reading the will.

Already? I thought it took at least 3 weeks for the death certificate.

- Nothing can happen till then. - Exactly.

OK, I'll head over.

Have a nice day.

- What? I'm at work. - The police just called.

- Why? - Just some follow-up questions.

Why?

They found Esther Smith, under the ice.

- Near Ile d'Orleans. - Fuck.

Yes, I know.

- I have Peterson on the other line. - Geoff? What does he want?

- No idea, I have to go. - But...

- You're back from Shanghai? - Hi, Bernard. How are things?

Not bad.

- Want to check out the site? - No, come and see me.

PETERSON DEVELOPMENTS

Chamfort is on the attendee list.

Want to be the waiter for the reading of Philippine will?

No, too dangerous. A detective will likely show up.

OK.

I'll do it and tell you what happens.

- Record it on your phone. - Yes.

What's up with you? Is it because of Joanie?

I'd be reluctant to go for a one-legged girl too.

- Come on, it's not that. - I was joking.

Can you finish setting up? I'll be right back.

Yes.

- Maitre Dagenais. - Hello.

- Hello, I'm Sylvie Cadieux. - Nice to meet you.

I was surprised to be on the list of beneficiaries.

Are there any other non-family members on it?

I'd need to check,

but if you like, I can give you a list of the beneficiaries.

Thank you.

- This way. - Thanks.

Have a nice day.

Hello?

- He's not on the list. - Who?

- Peterson, obviously. - That's normal, take it easy.

He'll freak out.

- No, it's because of the room. - What room?

The Montcalm Room.

After what they did to him, Philippin took them off the list.

MONTCALM ROOM?

Joanie.

Baby, I know you're here. Open the door.

Joanie.

- Hey, do you have the key? - Yes.

Then open this door. I'm her mother.

- What's up? - Open it!

Joanie, my baby.

Did you take that crap?

Just a couple. Leave me alone.

Joanie, what happened yesterday? Why did you leave?

Who are you?

Do you know him? No.

I thought I did, but I don't after all.

All I know is he's a cop.

- Joanie, let me explain. - Go away.

Got it? She said to piss off.

- How's Dad? - Unconscious, but stable.

Now take a shower, get dressed and come with me.

I don't want Philippin's inheritance.

Did I ask you? You're taking it. If not, give it to me.

Get moving.

You'll never guess.

All Philippin's beneficiaries are relatives of the flyover victims.

How...?

- All except two. - Yes. Hotel manager Sylvie Cadieux.

Esposito intercepted a call between her and Nathan.

Who's the other one?

Edmond Chamfort.

Really?

Don't hang up. Meet me behind Holy Trinity Church.

OK.

According to Nathan, Philippin is trying to settle some scores.

Chamfort told us he hardly saw Philippin anymore.

- They'd fallen out. - Understandable.

Chamfort Industries went bankrupt after the collapse.

Their contracts dried up. Even Chamfort's son got out.

Chamfort was at the hotel the night of the murder.

Yes, that's right.

What are we doing here?

What could Philippin bequeath to Chamfort?

Cash, to compensate for the loss of Chamfort Industries?

Philippin was rolling in money from an unknown source.

Perhaps.

We'll soon find out. 11:30, isn't it?

- We're allowed to attend? - Yes.

But it's not a regular. Trudeau!

Hold on to this.

OK. It doesn't prove she was meeting a new lover.

- It might be old. - Look at the transaction date.

January 16th, 2 days before she disappeared.

She hadn't been sleeping with Philippin for 6 weeks.

I already checked.

The purchase was for tickets to a Remparts hockey game.

That means nothing.

Coincidence maybe. They have plenty of fans.

- A girl can like hockey. - Yes, she can.

But the credit card used was Nathan Gignac's.

H's the same credit card en all the receipts.

So the appointment she wrote down was with Nathan?

Probably sitting right there.

His clients usually sit in the back.

He knew her.

He lied to Esposito. Maybe he's the new lover.

I think we need to question him more thoroughly.

Did you notice this during our little tour of the city?

I noticed something too.

It didn't seem important, but now...

Can you smell it?

Pop open the boot.

Nathan isn't just a fan. He's also a player.

Another coincidence?

It turns out he's also playing us.

He had opportunity and a motive: revenge and the inheritance.

- Could it be him? - Yes, but he's not playing alone.

Aside from Samuel?

All the victims' families get an inheritance.

The Orient Express.

Getting on board now?

Let's go.

- Should we arrest him? - Not yet.

Did we have a warrant for that?

No, but we'll get one now we know it's worthwhile.

I paid the building site a visit last night.

It looks very good.

I hear you're ahead of schedule.

Yes. Yes.

I hope you're not cutting corners.

I'm good at my job. That I know, and I know you know it.

You're a model employee, Bernard. Everyone at Morin-Lavoie says so.

Why am I here? Since when are workers invited here?

- You're your dad's son. - I’m not ashamed of him.

Really?

I have a lot of people to see today, but we're not finished talking.

- Come and see me when you're done.

No.

In the Montcalm Room.

Is that an official invitation?

See you soon, Bernard.

Mum.

Dear friends, please take your seats.

Hello again

and thank you for being here.

Chamfort didn't show. What should we do?

OK.

I'll call you back.

- Are you following me? - No.

What do you want from Chamfort? Mind your own business.

- Did you follow him the other day? - What do you want, Alex?

Chamfort is at the reading of Philippin's will in that room.

- I wouldn't go there. - Is my mother there?

Too bad.

- I'll contact you... - She's not alone.

You don't want her partner to notice you, right?

Shit.

I have someone recording it.

If you want to hear it, meet me at 5:30pm at the Vieux Zinc.

And you'd better have some answers.

He assured me that what you're about to hear

is a true reflection of his will,

with some additional personal details.

Well...

If you're watching this, it means I'm dead.

If it wasn't a natural death, I'd like you...

to give this cassette to the police.

It's labelled "Confession".

It should be with my other cassettes.

Otherwise, Esther, please destroy it.

My entire life,

since the events that sent me to prison,

I've wanted forgiveness.

I realised it was too much to ask.

So I tried to compensate as well as I could.

You can't

replace the loss.

The loss.

But I couldn’t do nothing either.

So I put money aside to leave it to others.

To leave it to you.

If I died tomorrow, there'd be at least 100,000 dollars per family.

117,455.27.

Thank you, Esther.

It's all I have. It's yours.

Along with my contemporary art collection. Some of it you see here.

It's not worth a fortune,

but I have a good eye, it'll increase in value.

Anyway, money isn't important today.

I've already apologised.

What I wanted to say to you personally,

I've already told Joanie, but she didn't understand.

It's that I love you.

I know it seems strange, but it's true.

I'll never forgive myself for the death of a child.

How could I ever compensate a family for that?

How?

I can't bring back Felix.

I want you to know that everything I've done since

is for you.

And in his memory.

Do what you want with it. At least I've said my piece.

Anyway, that's it.

Mr Philippin asked me to give each family a sculpture

from his collection of Pat Moon.

Each one's numbered.

I have the list.

What cassettes? Whose confession?

I don't know. He had a box full of them.

It looked like scientific notes. We couldn't have guessed.

Get Esposito to send someone to get the cassettes from Philippin's.

Why am I here if there's nothing for me?

- No envelope, no message. - That's what Hubert wanted.

- He really had that much money? - Yes.

One moment, Nathan.

- Is there a problem, miss? - We'll discuss it at the station.

Don't make me handcuff you.

You too, Ms Cadieux.

He's a good guy. A bit lost, but not dangerous.

- He's not working for the SQ? - I'm sure.

- Then he's even more dangerous. - You think?

- He's on Celine's side? - Yes.

- Answerable to no one? - For now.

But he's..

Unstable, with goals that go against ours.

- Not directly. - But temporarily.

You greatly underestimate

how volatile our situation is.

I was the girlfriend of a big drug trafficker, Dad.

His right-hand woman for over a year.

- I've been around. - I know.

So I'm not worried about handing over a good friend.

Wait here, it won't be long.

Trudeau, are you interrogating Nathan Gignac?

Yes.

We took a look at the CCTV by the hotel the night Philippin died.

This is from a store on Rue Buade.

And the cafe across the street. It just came in.

- What do you think? - Back up a bit.

Yes. Zoom in on his face.

- I want my lawyer. - He's on his way.

You don't have to talk, but you'll listen to me.

You knew Philippin.

Not just as the one responsible for the flyover collapse.

You knew him well.

This is a fishing expedition.

I know because you called him by his first name.

Hubert".

It doesn't mean you killed him,

but it's quite a coincidence that the night of the murder,

the security camera was moved with a hockey stick.

The same as the one in the boot of your car.

You also knew Esther.

You gave her a lift..

On January 16th.

She had a date in her calendar.

Yes.

With you?

No.

You bought Remparts tickets right after that.

Prevost beat up Philippin, but he didn't kill him.

Someone else went to Esther's room and finished the job.

Someone who'd plotted revenge for a while.

Who brought in cement hidden in a suitcase

stolen from a Japanese hotel guest and emptied.

All of which you not only had a motive for,

but opportunity too.

If, as you say, you were at the hotel by pure chance,

on the night Philippin came in and later died,

why didn't you tell us you knew Philippin and Smith?

What are you plotting with Sylvie Cadieux?

Did you plan it together?

Why cement, Nathan?

As a symbol, isn't it a bit literal?

Was that Samuel or you?

Is Sylvie Cadieux your only accomplice?

It makes no sense. I was framed.

His lawyer's here.

That won't be necessary.

I see you took off your monkey suit.

I found a temporary job. What's it to you?

It's nothing to me.

But Celine might want to know you're now a hotel employee.

And what you were doing in Edmond Chamfort's room?

She knows much worse.

Look, Sophie, there are sketchy things going on at the hotel.

Like what, for example?

First of all, your dad's room is a luxury suite.

It's not a Greenpeace activist's room. But I don't care about that.

All I care about is Philippin's murder.

I knew it. You're investigating on your own.

- You've completely lost it. - Maybe.

But I'm sure Chamfort is involved in some way.

All I want to know is what you know about him.

And in exchange?

A recording of the reading of Philippine will.

I'm not that interested.

Find something else.

OK.

I know Chamfort knew Esther Smith.

The hotel's full of engineers. They all knew Esther Smith.

- What are you hiding? - Nothing.

He knew her very well, and for a long time.

She and Chamfort were the only ones who visited Philippin in prison.

Are you sure?

Your turn.

I know that... Keep this quiet.

Chamfort's connected to QMG.

He's associated with their third link project. A tunnel.

So? That's unrelated to the murder.

I'm just telling you what I know.

I already knew that.

- What's QMG? - A big Australian multinational.

- Australian? - Yes.

After prison, Philippin received a lot of money. A million a year.

He said it came from Australia.

- It wasn't from Chamfort. - It was from QMG.

Chamfort didn't have that kind of money.

OK.

- Why did they pay Philippin? - I don't know. I have to go.

You're hiding something.

- Nothing useful to you. - Hang on.

Don't push your luck unless you want more PTSD.

A gun?

Who's losing it, you or me?

Shall I start?

I think you went to Philippin, and not vice versa.

Joanie told you that Philippin offered her money.

No, Joanie wouldn't have told you.

It must have been her parents. No, her mother Patricia.

You figured that there was money in it for you too.

I wanted to start a company, but I couldn't get a loan.

I needed it for advertising and a car.

A really nice car.

- So you went to see him? - At his place.

I was upfront about it right off the bat.

- Did he turn you down? - No.

He asked me in.

He listened to me and he showed me respect.

He wanted to finance you and become your friend?

He wasn't an evil man.

Or a murderer.

But you couldn't convince Joanie of that.

You loved Joanie.

She'd have snubbed you if she'd known you'd talked to him.

So he became your friend.

Is that how you met Esther Smith?

Yes.

- Were you her new lover? - No.

She was a very attractive woman.

A bit crazy, but beautiful and sweet.

But Hubert was in love with her.

Sorry.

You've been hiding your grief over Philippine death for days.

He wanted Esther to meet someone her own age, someone with a future.

- He thought... - That he didn't deserve her.

It wasn't true.

I don't care if Joanie doesn't agree.

Tell her I was friends with Philippin.

I don't give a damn. She wouldn't have me anyway.

Who was Esther's new lover?

- I never met him. - Young, old, rich, poor?

- Someone from work? - Philippin must have known.

He encouraged her.

It was a bit secretive.

- A married man? - I don’t know.

She talked to him on the phone in your car.

She wrote a date on your bill. She must have said something.

I might have something.

"You're right, Hubert, I'm asking a lot.

"But if not for my wife and son...

"Out with it. What are you asking

"I'm asking you to take

full responsibility for the flyover collapse, Hubert."

What do you want?

Hello, Deputy Minister.

Thank you for coming, Sergeant Trudeau.

I'm her partner, Detective Sergeant Daphne Constant.

Sergeant Trudeau was held up, and since you're a busy woman...

- Do you often have late meetings? - Whenever the minister requires it.

Of course.

When I found out about Esther, I was deeply shaken.

You knew her well?

We weren't close, but the minister would assign studies to her,

so I saw a lot of her.

My condolences.

Can you precisely explain her role on the last committee she sat on?

Where and how to build the third link across the river.

The team's still looking for a solution.

Or at least for what to recommend to the government.

That could have major economic repercussions.

As I understand it, the three main competitors

are Kaiserin from Germany, QMG from Australia,

and Morin-Lavoie from Quebec.

You're well informed.

Do you think one of those companies

could have tried to influence Ms Smith

to get her on their side?

That's happened before, but Esther wasn't the type.

- Do you think she was incorruptible? - Yes, I do.

Then could someone have wanted to get rid of her?

No, of course not. I mean...

I can't believe anyone would go that far.

- For a 10 billion dollar contract? - It's way too early in the process.

Esther had influence and respect,

but her opinion wasn't enough to sway the project.

I can't believe anyone would...

No.

No.

I'm sorry, I have to get back to my meeting.

What do I want?

I want what everyone wants in the end, Edmond.

To understand.

Understand what you're doing here.

Why a player like QMG partnered with a pariah like you.

Not to be hurtful, but the way I see it,

that partnership is absurd.

Even at the height of Chamfort Industries,

QMG wouldn't have returned your calls.

I guess the consensus is Kaiserin and Morin-Lavoie.

Even though no one says so.

Morin-Lavoie or Kaiserin.

Do you speak German?

As I was saying, I don't know what you bring to the table for QMG.

But I know that if that conversation between you and Philippin surfaces,

it won't matter.

I don't have what QMG wants.

Not yet.

Yes, I speak German.

And now, why is QMG partnering with Chamfort Industries?

I won't ask you again.

OK.

- While in prison, Hubert... - Philippin.

Yes.

Even though I had a higher degree of responsibility,

he was guilt-ridden about the flyover collapse.

He had to channel his energy, make himself useful.

With Esther Smith's help and my financial support,

he continued his theoretical studies

on material resilience.

When he got out 3 years later,

he was ready to put his ideas to the test.

He covertly started

working on a new concrete.

Revolutionary.

- The first tests were so conclusive... - QMG started funding it.

And paying Hubert's astronomic salary.

Where is this concrete?

I don't know. I have no idea.

Philippin kept his research location secret.