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A GOLDEN RING - PART TWO

What are you doing?

Shit!

Block all the roads.

Report his vehicle.

Launch a search operation.

Antoine Crosne, very dangerous suspect,

Maxime Rouvier

and Paul Marchal, a police officer,

might be hostages.

Yes, set up a crisis unit at the station.

We'll check up every hour.

Thank you.

Chief.

The men found this on the field.

Is it Paul's gun?

Yes.

Here. Excuse me.

Yes, Camille?

Is Paul with him?

Take him to the station and interrogate him.

Call Mrs. Crosne in. I'm on my way.

A police car found Maxime Rouvier on the road,

on the other side of the forest. Alone.

- Paul must be with Crosne. - He needs a hostage.

He's very upset, that man. He could do anything.

The kids.

My kids are at home. Send a team to protect them.

What do we tell them?

Anything but the truth.

Where are you, Paul?

Here we are.

He said I'd pay for Ludivine.

We were on a field, by a desert road.

I thought he was going to shoot me.

Then a guy came out of nowhere.

Him?

I don't know. He was far away but I think that's him.

He ran and yelled for him to stop.

Crosne started shooting at him.

And then?

The man shot back. I was so scared.

- I just ran. - What happened after that?

- Did you hear anything? - No.

I was concentrated on running as fast as I could.

I was exhausted...

and then I spotted the police and went towards them.

Why does Crosne think you're guilty?

I have no idea!

Ludivine and I were together.

It took me years to get over her death.

That's not what I asked.

Crosne thinks you killed his daughter.

Do you know why?

The investigators interrogated me then,

and I was found innocent, OK?

Crosne lost it. I don't now.

Where are we...?

Crosne!

Shit. Answer me, now!

Hi, dad. This is Thomas.

Listen, I got a 12 on my Math test.

I couldn't believe it!

It was thanks to you.

It sucks that you're leaving.

We were tough on you today, but we still love you.

National Police

Hello, Mrs. Crosne. Chief Soler.

- I didn't know anything. - I believe you, ma'am.

We must find Antoine.

Any idea where he might be hiding?

No. I don't understand.

He's lied to me for months.

Listen, this was a sudden emergency.

He must have gone somewhere familiar. Any ideas?

To the mountain, maybe. He knows the region well.

Any place in particular?

Somewhere he likes to go to often.

I'm sorry, I don't know his routes.

Maybe in his office. He has maps. That could help.

Would you show Lebellec if we send him with you?

Of course.

Yes. I'll do whatever I can to help you.

Perfect.

Crosne, stop before it's too late.

You're not a serial killer or a sadist.

You're just a desperate father and I understand.

I understand you.

I'm on your side.

I want justice to be made, but not like this.

Let me help you.

I'm not asking you to let me go...

Just tell me

why you think Rouvier and Monnier are guilty.

Yes, colonel.

A crisis unit is in place

and a GIGN is standing by, ready to intervene

as soon as we find him.

Thank you.

I hope we can solve this in the next few hours.

I'll keep you posted.

This is where he prepares his excursions.

He also has material in the garage

and personal documents in our room.

What's this?

The journals of his investigation.

The police declared she'd been killed

to steal her phone and wallet,

but Antoine never believed it.

So he decided to investigate on his own.

It soon became an obsession.

He wrote everything in there.

Can I take these? We'll need them.

It was very hard for us.

I told myself it was best to wait,

that he'd need me close, for support.

Did you know he'd gone to a medium?

A medium?

Antoine never believed in that stuff.

I don't understand...

All this time, I've lived with a stranger.

I reread the conclusions of the Ludivine case.

The investigators said

there was no physical evidence against you.

What's the difference?

That only your parents can confirm

you were at home when it happened.

They said that because it's true.

What about the DNA in Ludivine's car?

I had no car at the time, so we always used hers.

We even made love in it several times.

What interests me is that you didn't mention that

to anybody at the time.

What do you want? Don't insist on blaming me.

Go get your colleague before Crosne kills him,

in case he hasn't already.

My colleague is the father of my kids. I will find him.

Now listen...

I am convinced that Crosne is wrong.

You and Monnier are innocent. But if you don't tell me,

I can't prove that he's mistaken.

Let's go back to the night of November 17, 2012.

You were with... Ludivine,

your girlfriend, at the Z Club,

a disco located on National Highway 9.

What happened then?

Chief.

Come with me, please.

Officer.

- Soler here. - This is Antoine Crosne.

If you don't bring Rouvier to me within 24 hours

I'll kill your colleague.

- We have to... - I'm serious.

Fucking hell.

Shit...

Are we out of sour pickles?

- No, I forgot... - No!

- My hamburger is dead. - Why?

- We have normal pickles. - Normal pickles?

A hamburger without sour pickles

is like going Le Havre and not seeing the sea.

So you're a poet now?

Very funny. There's nothing to eat, though. Great.

- Let's make some sandwiches? - With hamburger bread?

Miss.

Is there a problem?

Chief Soler and Marchal are in a crisis situation

and we're here to protect you.

- What's going on? - What situation?

We can't tell you anything for now.

There is the explanation.

Look at Ludivine's pendant.

- Wedding rings? - Indeed.

Look over the testimonies. I'll do the autopsy report.

The rings were also stolen from the victim.

They were never found again.

The victim had a mark

that could have been caused by a chain.

That's the connection with Monnier's murder.

Strangled with a wedding ring down their throat.

The symbol of a father's vengeance.

- Is his phone being traced? - Yes. Let's check.

- Valérie, what do you have? - He's going South.

At a very low speed.

Plus, he's not using a road.

I don't get it.

It's a trick.

He's trying to mislead us.

He knows he could remove his phone battery

to remain untraceable.

No radar was able to locate him before he called.

It seems to be going down the river.

He threw it in.

You're right.

The starting point will help.

This triangle here. The place where the radar caught him.

He's holding Marchal in this area here.

It's too large to send men in.

They must be in a building, it's a mountainous region.

Get some satellite images.

Marchal!

Let's go.

Come back, I said.

Shit...

Come on, move.

Colonel.

I've been thinking. I'm taking you off the case.

Your closeness with Marchal could harm the investigation.

I'm not questioning your competence,

but let's be realistic: In this case,

you cannot possibly remain unattached.

Don't, sir.

I know Crosne's file by heart.

It's me he'll want to talk to.

If anyone can make him trust us for a while, that's me.

I can save Marchal.

So you're refusing to follow my orders.

You'll have to dismiss me, Colonel.

I won't protect you if you fail.

You'll be dismissed immediately, definitely.

I want reports in every hour.

Yes, Colonel.

Mom, what's going on?

Everything is OK, sweetie.

I'll call you back later. I love you.

- So? - Nothing.

There's nothing on any police operation,

not on social media or on any alternative site.

Nothing on the local journal.

- So it's very confidential. - Cool it.

- It'll be on Twitter. - "Cool it..."?

Dad is not answering the phone and mom is avoiding us.

They're hiding something, and I'm supposed to cool it?

Your brother is right. You shouldn't worry.

OK, well, answer this: Is it serious or not?

I can't tell you anything, but you needn't worry.

- Do you swear? - Please, miss...

- Drop it, Alice. - I must know if it's serious.

We have an answer.

It's not serious: It's probably worse.

You're a medium, so you know what my question is. Answer.

Mr. Crosne came to see me about his daughter's murder.

Do you often solve criminal cases

when the police is not able to?

What's your success rate?

No. It's never happened.

Ludivine Crosne's case was my first in its kind.

I usually work with painful separations,

disappearances, suicide...

Close ones come looking for answers,

explanations...

We investigated you. Your business is prosperous.

You have an Internet site, a high-end office.

Human distress is a good niche.

I don't mean to be unkind, but it's the same niche

that private detectives, psychoanalysts,

even priest work in.

Let us go back to Crosne, if you will.

What did you tell him about Ludivine?

I'm sorry, but that is all strictly confidential.

Mr. Chardonneret, maybe you don't understand...

Crosne killed a man, he tried to kill another,

and is now holding a hostage. Do you understand now?

I will ask you once again:

What did you tell Crosne about his daughter?

- Did you give him names? - Well, no.

- That's not how it works. - What did you tell him?

When Mr. Crosne told me about his dead daughter,

I had a first vision...

of wedding rings.

Bravo. And he showed you a picture of her, right?

We had that same vision when we saw her pendant.

She wore those rings.

No, I don't work with photographs.

What about the murderer?

Did you have visions of the murderer?

Yes.

I accessed the last moments of the girl's life.

She allowed her father and me to witness it.

Ludivine knew the person who killed her well.

She talked to that person before dying.

That person is being protected.

Did you tell Crosne that?

Thank you.

So his cell came on between Saint-Jean-de-Fos and Gignac?

OK, thanks.

Did your husband have some kind of refuge there?

There's that sheepfold.

He went there often with his grandfather

and their sheep.

It is now abandoned.

- Do you know where it is? - No. I never went there.

You're lucky. It only brushed your clavicle.

Here.

- I didn't mean to hurt you. - Thanks for the help.

Although you will have killed me in a few hours.

You do have balls, man.

Unlike that idiot. I wonder what Ludivine saw in him.

Why do you think Maxime killed your daughter?

I always suspected of him.

He seemed phony when he talked about her.

But the police thought she'd been killed for money.

Her phone, her purse, and her pendant disappeared.

They told me she'd been killed to steal from her.

I never believed them.

- Did you tell the detectives? - Of course.

But Maxime had

a supposed alibi.

So I started to investigate on my own.

That's now I found out that he was friends with Monnier

and that they were together that night.

The pieces came together.

And one night, years later,

someone confirmed all my suspicions.

Who?

Nougat?

No, thanks.

It's in a basin. That will help us locate it.

It's a mountainous area.

Crosne turned on his cell in this zone here.

Laurence said the sheepfold

is further to the North-East.

He must have walked some, then called.

Here is the basin.

It's a basin, isn't it?

- Is that a building? - Yes.

- That's the sheepfold. - Yes.

I'll call the SWAT.

Yes, Soler. We found the sheepfold.

Maxime, that idiot...

He brought flowers every Sunday.

He pretended to be my friend.

As if we could share our pain.

That bastard!

I will strangle him, as I did with Étienne.

Why Étienne?

He didn't even know your daughter.

He was a dangerous guy.

Maxime hung out with him.

My daughter...

was beautiful, you know.

The other guy didn't like her.

He manipulated Maxime.

That asshole!

He had nothing.

He met a demon and shook his hand.

You have no evidence.

I interrogated hundreds of people.

It took me years.

I know.

What made you take action?

I had to be sure first.

I kept postponing it.

I couldn't bring myself to do it.

What made you decide to act?

One day, he comes to work

looking like an angel and says: "I'm getting married."

Marry and be happy...

something my daughter will never have.

Ever.

He laughed at me.

So I knew the time had come.

She had the 2 rings when I killed him.

He had stolen them from Ludivine.

I took them back.

You see this one?

It's for Maxime.

This is the SWAT chief

speaking to you.

We have surrounded the sheepfold.

Free the hostage

and you will not be hurt.

Get up.

I said get up!

We can launch the assault

and protect the hostage 100%.

If anything goes wrong, I'll lose my kids' father.

I can't risk it. We don't know if that's the best option.

So?

I want Chief Soler!

Nobody else!

Mr. Crosne,

this is Chief Soler.

Where is Rouvier?

We don't know where he is.

Get moving,

find him for me!

Bring him here!

- We need a little time. - There is no time!

What are you doing?

Earning us some time.

I want him before noon, or I will shoot this man!

Prove to us that Marchal is still alive.

Talk.

It's OK. I'm fine.

Louder.

It's OK, I'm fine!

In this situation, we must launch the assault.

Give me until noon.

He will respect the delay.

If I don't come back, do it.

The boy is innocent. Crosne is wrong.

Chief Pavard was the one who interrogated him.

The boy was 21. He kept him arrested for 48 hours.

Had he been guilty, he would have talked.

We must find the real killer to stop Crosne.

We went over the investigation and still have nothing.

Crosne is convinced that Rouvier is guilty

because he felt he was not clear.

The medium also said someone is protecting the killer.

Crosne is just desperate.

Same difference.

Crosne believed the medium

because his words echoed what he was thinking.

Monnier covered Rouvier.

But Rouvier is innocent.

Still, he's hiding something.

That's the missing link.

We must make him talk.

OK.

What if things didn't happen exactly as you said?

Let's imagine, for example,

that you left the disco with Ludivine, in her car.

My parents confirmed they came to get me.

Yes, but they're your parents.

Étienne confirmed that Ludivine left alone.

Étienne was your friend.

Plus, your parents and him knew each other well.

They might have agreed to protect you.

Please.

My sister's feeling sick.

Yes. She never took it off.

I suppose it had some special meaning for her.

I have no idea.

Do you know what it represented?

Was it a present from her dad?

I really don't know.

What do you want, exactly?

To keep him from killing again, Mrs. Crosne.

I'm not Mrs. Crosne.

We're not married. My name is Laurence Durcat.

It's not my fault that he went mad.

OK, calm down.

Can I...

Can I go home now?

No, I'm sorry.

Excuse me. Hello?

Soler here. Step outside.

I'm coming.

I'll be back in 2 minutes.

Yes, Chief?

We have to call Crosne's first wife in.

Ludivine's mother.

- This is fishy. - Alright.

Mom, what's happening?

Shit.

What are you 2 doing here?

We were tired of waiting.

Where is dad?

We had a serious case, things didn't go well...

and your dad is in danger.

In danger? Where is he?

I will rescue him, sweetie.

Does that mean he could die?

Just trust me, OK?

Stay with Erwan. I must go. Erwan, please.

- OK. - Mom...!

Let's go for a walk.

I don't care if I die.

As long as that bastard dies before me.

After that...

they can kill me.

Maybe I'll kill myself.

Why do you want to die?

Do you hate yourself so much?

I'm no better than them.

What do you mean?

Ludivine called me just before she died...

and I got her message the next day.

- So you feel guilty. - And that's not all.

We had a fight the night before.

The worst argument we'd ever had.

I told her I didn't want her in my house anymore.

I kicked her out.

And all due to what...?

To a damn pendant.

Ludivine death devastated us

both.

In the end, I got over it. Antoine didn't.

But he's gone too far...

It's terrible.

- Do you know Maxime Rouvier? - Yes.

He was Ludivine's girlfriend.

It was very hard for him. I haven't seen him in so long.

He needed to turn the page.

What do you think?

He has a weak character, but he's nice.

I don't think Ludivine was very much in love with him,

but they were a nice couple.

She loved that.

Why?

Because of our divorce.

She never got over it,

never accepted that her father had someone else.

Laurence.

Ludivine thought Laurence had destroyed our family.

They had a very tense relationship.

And...

do you recognize the pendant on this photo?

Yes.

Who gave it to her?

Nobody.

Ludivine asked Antoine and me to give her our rings.

It was not a good idea.

I hate myself for doing it.

That didn't help with her mother-in-law.

Did Laurence know about this?

Of course.

She hated those rings.

Antoine could no longer cope with it,

so he forbade Ludivine to wear the pendant at home.

I see.

Well, thank you.

What do you want to tell him?

That I'm sorry. We were hard on him

because of his transfer.

And it wasn't his fault.

No. We were just mad that he was leaving.

We never see him much.

And now that we live close, he asks for a transfer.

That's not cool.

Well, given what's happening right now,

we don't even care anymore.

We need some breakfast.

- Shall we? - Yes.

She was not in love, but she stayed with you

because you were a nice couple.

She never got over her parents' divorce.

She didn't want to be like them.

That's why she stayed.

She was just using you.

But you...

really did love her.

Tell me what happened that night.

Did you kill her because you knew you'd lose her?

We had a fight at the disco.

Ludivine wanted to leave.

I went outside with her, and we got in her car.

She then told me she couldn't go on like that,

that she'd leave me.

I begged her not to.

I told her everything would be OK,

but she wouldn't listen.

Did that make you angry?

I tried to hug her but she pushed me back.

The car went off the road and fell into a ditch.

We were stuck.

She told me to go home,

that she'd manage by herself, that she couldn't stand me.

And then you choked her?

No, I didn't kill her.

I did what she told me.

I went home all alone, like a poor idiot.

You went home?

I had no choice. She yelled: "Get out!"

She couldn't stand me.

You left her alone...

on a road, in the middle of the night?

It makes sense.

She called her dad, he didn't answer,

and then she called home.

Ludivine's last call was to Crosne's home phone?

Yes.

How long did the call last?

1 minute. She got the answering machine.

Laurence said the answering machine was in silent mode

and that she heard the message the next day.

What if she's lying?

She said she didn't know what that pendant meant,

but she knew those were Crosne's marriage rings.

She didn't mention she didn't get along with Ludivine,

or that they argued a lot.

That's not on record.

I'm sure they didn't even ask her!

The investigators were after someone else.

A priori, the Crosne family was innocent.

Laurence heard Ludivine's message that same evening.

She went to the site, they argued again, things

turned bad, she choked her,

and she made believe it had been a robbery.

Makes sense.

How will we prove it? We have no material proof.

The pendant.

The pendant.

If Laurence took it from her, she must still have it.

I'm going to her place.

- Can I come? - Not without a warrant.

- Is Laurence here? - Yes.

Keep her here.

Camille, Léa here.

I searched the whole house and found nothing.

In our hearts forever.

"LD: Laurence Durcat."

You heard the message that night.

You went to the site...

and then what happened?

I went there to help her.

Antoine would not answer.

So what happened, Laurence?

She didn't even thank me.

She was mad at Antoine for not answering,

and she didn't want me there.

I don't know what happened.

It was all so sudden.

She wanted to ruin my relationship with her dad.

It's her fault that we never married.

I threw myself on her.

Stop!

- What are you doing? - It's OK.

What are you doing?

Vernet?

Something's happening. We heard screams.

Tell Crosne I'm on my way. I found the murderer.

Shit, Marchal...

You said I could trust you, goddammit!

Go ahead, shoot. Kill me.

What will you earn?

You'll be shot,

and you'll never know what happened to Ludivine.

Chief Soler gave you her word and I know her.

- She meant business. - I don't care.

Mr. Crosne,

Lieutenant Vernet here. Soler found what you want.

- She's coming. - What's going on...?

Rouvier!

Bring me Rouvier!

You just heard. She's bringing him.

Shut your mouth.

- We're going in. - Let me talk to him.

He's exhausted, ready to lose it.

- We must neutralize him. - I want to talk to him.

That's not a good idea.

I think he decided to trust Chief Soler.

- I just want to talk. - One last chance.

- I said no! - Fuck you!

This is Soler.

Crosne!

Do you have Rouvier? Where is he?

- You need to listen. - I want Rouvier.

Rouvier did not kill Ludivine.

Stop it already.

Bring me Rouvier.

Antoine, I found Ludivine's pendant.

Her murderer kept it all these years.

I have it with me.

It's a necklace with 2 rings.

Yours and Stéphanie's.

What are you talking about? You're asking for it!

You can explain to his kids why he died!

Calm down, Antoine. Please listen to me.

The killer is with me.

You're making fun of me...

Laurence... let's go.

Stay right behind me.

Let's do this.

Antoine!

Laurence!

Antoine, it was me.

Laurence, why are you here?

I killed her, Antoine.

Antoine, it was me.

No!

Forgive me.

- Forgive me. - Shut up.

Shut up.

Shut up.

Shut up!

Shut up...

No!

It's OK.

Subtitles: ECLAIR V&A