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Excuse me, I thought I

Can I speak to Mr. Maigret?

I mean the police inspector. He's not at

home.

Oh, well.

It's very important and

I wonder if you could ask someone when

he's likely to be back.

It's a private matter.

Perhaps his wife would know. Well, I'm

afraid even his wife doesn't always know

when the inspector will be home, but

come in.

I'll see if I can find out for you.

Say it's I didn't realize. It's very

good of you, madam. Well, who shall I

say it is? Oh, I'm afraid my name won't

mean anything.

Well, if it's urgent, I could run round

to headquarters.

>> Oh, no, no, no. It's not urgent.

Well, it is, but

it's really quite private. Personal.

Well, I'll ring the office. Perhaps

you'd like to wait in here, would you?

It's very good of you to take all this

trouble.

Oh, smoke if you want to.

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>> It's Madame

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>> It's Maigret on the phone. I didn't

recognize your voice. How are you?

Yes, I'm well, thank you.

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>> Oh, he's not there.

Do you know when he'll be back?

No, no, it's not important, but

Well, I wonder whether you'd ask him to

give me a ring as soon as he can. That's

it, will you?

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>> Is that you? It's me.

Ah, I got the flowers. Oh, Jules.

Oh, they're they're lovely. I'll have to

put them in just as they are.

Oh, your coat's on the bed.

Be quick and wash because they'll be

here any moment. I washed at the morgue.

I'm going to give them artichoke hearts

for for orderve and bonda de morue.

Salad niçoise before the strawberries.

Do you think that'll do?

Yeah.

Now, Dr. Pardon will sit here,

>> [music]

>> the Baron on my right and Oh, here, let

me do that.

I don't see why we have to dress up for

a general practitioner we've known for

20 years, even if he is bringing a Baron

to dinner. Well, Dr. Pardon has changed

the last time we went there.

There we are. Now, do you think we ought

to have the candles? Ah, what for? We're

going to do shade on the lamp, aren't

we?

I wonder whether I ought to put truffles

in the bread, darling. He doesn't like

or don't like it. No, I think you ought

to put this in the way.

>> [music]

>> Have you seen my revolver? The

presentation one? I haven't any other.

It's in the case. We left it on the

mantelpiece last Not in the case.

Oh, but you showed it to Mr. Gonaud

after dinner. Yeah.

I didn't put it back in the case. I left

it up here. Oh, but I haven't taken it.

No one else has been in here.

Unless

Well, only the young man. What young

man?

A young man who wanted to see you. He

didn't say his name. Well, I left him in

here while I went to ring you at

headquarters.

When I came back, he'd gone. Well, fancy

leaving a stranger

>> Well, it'll be a fine thing if he's gone

and murdered someone with my revolver.

>> This boy wouldn't murder anyone. He

seemed a a sweet boy. He said it was

absolutely essential that we kept it a

private matter. It was personal. I rang

you, but you were out. Yes, I had an

appointment. So, they told me. The

blessed idiot thing.

>> Now, there's no time for jokes. Look,

what did this nice young man say he

wanted?

>> say he wanted anything, but he looked as

if he needed help.

Well, you know, after that article in

the magazine, lots of people write you

for advice. Yeah. He looks as if he's

come for my revolver.

He couldn't know that it was on the

mantelpiece, now,

could he? Mhm, true, I suppose.

Oh, they're here.

Yes, I'm the unfortunately the Baron.

How are you, Gonaud? Let me take

>> [music]

>> Do go inside. My husband's waiting. Just

a few things to see to and Thank you

very much. Madame has gone into the

kitchen. How are you, my dear friend?

Well, I don't suppose I've aged much in

a fortnight. You look a little pale.

I have an apology to make. Baron de

Grange isn't coming. Ah, well, at least

we needn't wait for an aperitif. You

know, he's an odd chap. He suddenly

turned up in my surgery a few weeks ago.

I hadn't seen him since our school days.

I didn't know you were at school with a

nobility. Oh, he's not really a Baron.

I think at least I don't think so. He's

called that because he's always talking

about his distinguished friends.

>> A snob, in fact. But an amusing one.

You know, he was telling me the other

day about Andre Delteil, the young

deputy who made his name by exposing

scandals.

>> I know him.

I, Delteil, accuse.

According to Le Grange, he invents the

scandal first and then looks around for

somebody who might be guilty of it. And

they nearly always are.

Tell [clears throat] me, why is Le

Grange so keen to meet me? Oh, a lot of

people are after that article. Chief

Inspector Maigret turns out to be a

humanistic philosopher, a man who asks

himself the question, "Who is the real

criminal in the case?"

>> Ah, sentimental rubbish.

I don't know.

>> [clears throat]

>> Thank you.

Yes.

Oh, you can skip that. He's only

interested in ammunition for a .45 Smith

& Wesson.

You have

Uh-huh.

Young

blonde

wearing a blue suit and a striped tie.

What color?

I'll bet you 10 francs he wants to know

what color.

Uh-huh.

Well, you better get further details as

soon as you can.

Yes, he's on the warpath a bit.

This is vital.

Mhm.

Well, let us know as quickly as you can.

Right.

That's all.

I may be 10 minutes late, but what's

wrong with the duty room? You asked that

the inquiries for the purchase of .45

ammunition should be secret. In there,

we're at full strength on the Algerian

murders. Ah, Delteil again? Uh-huh.

Who's he accusing this time?

Well, now, what about the .45 ammo? A

very young man has bought some

at the gunsmith's in the Boulevard Bonne

Nouvelle yesterday. Get his name. No,

all we've got is he was quite young,

blonde, wearing a blue suit and a

striped tie. Color?

Not known.

Nonsense. They noticed the stripes, they

noticed the color. Find out.

Maigret.

Ah, hello, doctor.

No, I'm feeling fine. Why, aren't you?

Oh, yes, yes, an excellent dinner. No, I

thought you might like to know why the

Baron didn't turn up last night. I went

to see him this morning. He's a sick

man.

But apparently the reason why he didn't

come to dinner was because his son, boy,

has disappeared. Oh.

Well,

is he seriously worried?

Oh, I see.

Well, can you give me a description of

the boy?

Yeah, age, shape, color, etc.

19

fair

medium height.

Uh, especially know what he's wearing?

Yes, yes, I asked that. He only has one

suit, a dark blue one.

The Baron wasn't quite sure about the

tie, but he thinks it was red and blue

striped. Red and blue.

Hello, hello. Are you there? Yes, I'm

very much there.

Where did you say Le Grange lives?

12 Rue Popincourt.

Right, sure I am, doctor. Thank you very

much.

Yes, I will. Goodbye, doctor.

Lucas.

Do you believe in coincidence?

They can happen.

This isn't one of them. I believe that

the young man with the gun is wearing a

red and blue striped tie. Red and blue.

Keep looking for him.

Find me at Rue Popincourt.

A man called Francois Le Grange. Mhm.

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>> But he must be in. The doctor came to

see him this morning.

I'll have a look.

What's there?

An eye.

I own the Grange.

Chief Inspector Maigret here.

I believe you wanted to see me.

Come in.

Thank you.

These Go back to bed now. Thank you, I

will. I

I I haven't been at all well. You should

have sent up a card or something. I'd

have

tidied up.

>> [clears throat]

>> Please sit down.

Oh, put them anywhere.

Thank you.

Well, I believe we should have had the

pleasure of meeting yesterday. I I had

to have so, yes, but

You were in bed.

>> Exactly, I was in bed.

When did you begin to feel ill?

Yesterday, but I I haven't felt well for

a long time.

>> Yes, Dr. Pardon telephoned me.

I believe you're worried about your son.

Hasn't come back yet? No.

Pardon, you shouldn't have bothered you.

It It's unimportant. He He's probably

chasing some girl. Oh, I see. So, you're

not seriously anxious. I'd forgotten

that he's 19 and it's spring.

But, you did want to see me about

something. You asked Dr. Pardon to

arrange a meeting. I like meeting

people. That's all. I was interested

in an article I'd read.

Oh, yes. That was just some silly

write-up by a young man who wanted a

story.

Please make your apologies to your your

good wife. I don't generally behave like

this, but I'm ill. Very ill.

Please go.

See what a mess everything is. I I can't

even offer you a drink. I'll ask the

concierge to bring you up some food.

You know, you ought to be in a hospital.

No, no, no. I'm not as bad as all that.

Just

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[cough]

>> Is that your son? Yes, that's Alain. I

have two sons and a daughter.

The others don't come to see me. Alain

is here with you? It's convenient. He

works in advertising agency. Oh, you

telephoned him, of course. Oh, what's

the point? He'll come back when he wants

to. It's just a

What, that he doesn't usually go with

women?

He had to start sometime. Yeah.

Do you mind if I take this? I'll bring

it back.

>> Yes,

but promise not to publish it in the

papers. All right. All right. I'll bring

it back today or tomorrow.

>> No, no, NO, NO, NO. NO, HONEY. DON'T

BOTHER.

I may not be at home. I don't think

you'll be out of bed for a few days.

No, no. Don't disturb yourself.

Goodbye, Monsieur Pardon.

Interesting, only?

Why did you go in? Tidy up occasionally.

Yeah, I want you to get him some food.

Soup and fruit and so on. He's a very

sick man. Wasn't so ill last night.

Okay.

I thought he was doing a moonlight flit.

Window last night? Yes. He was fit

enough to help the taxi driver carry his

big trunk downstairs. What time is it?

About 10.

I saw them from my little window in the

courtyard. Did you see him come back? Of

course.

Of course.

Come here. Why isn't his son here

helping him? That's what I'd like to

know. He hasn't been here for 2 days.

Thank you, madam.

The general circulation? No, police

stations only. He doesn't look like a

boy who'd steal a revolver. No, I was

very worried that he'd upset this

precious young man might go and commit

suicide. That wouldn't be too good,

Pardon. No, it wouldn't, but every day

I'm going to look a fool. The FBI of

America presented me with a special

revolver with a speeded-up trigger

release, and now it's at large in Paris,

fully loaded with my initials on the

butt. I've got a man watching the little

Grange apartment. We should hear about

the taxis soon. Those are right close by

in the Rue Poppingcourt. He must have

caught the cab there, otherwise there

was no way of him getting

Maigret?

Yeah.

Oh, yes?

I see. Huh, where did he

All right. Will you stay right where you

are until that tin god attendant? I'm

coming right down.

One of the railway police traced the

trunk to the cloakroom at the Gare du

Nord.

They wouldn't let him have it without a

warrant.

Come on. I'll give them warrants.

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>> Is this the trunk? It's a trunk, but you

can't have it without a warrant.

We're only able, sir.

On the side, then.

What's that? Blood? You still want to

keep it?

Andre Delteil.

Shot through the [music] head.

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>> In the name of the law.

It isn't locked.

Get up and dressed. You're coming to

headquarters.

>> But I'm ill.

Where's your doctor?

He's examining him. But you examined me

this morning. WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

>> We found the trunk, so you'll be

examined again.

Now then, uh

uncover your chest, you know.

>> [clears throat]

>> That's right.

Now then, breathe in.

Out.

In again.

Out.

That's all.

Deeper.

Out.

Another one.

In.

Out.

Yes.

Well, I really can't answer your

questions.

You come to headquarters. I shouldn't

like him to.

No, not in here.

Did you kill Andre Delteil?

Did your son

Are you fond of your son?

No?

Because if you are fond of your son, you

better start talking. Because he's

running around Paris with a loaded

revolver.

And the body of Andre Delteil was

removed from this apartment last night.

Removed by you. We have witnesses. It's

all against me. It's all against me.

Nobody understands. Don't hit me. I

don't want to be hit. What did you burn

in the stove half an hour ago? I can't

say anything I won't. All right, I'll

tell you. You burned letters and

notebook, didn't you?

Didn't you?

You'll have to come to THE POLICE

INFIRMARY.

YOU GOT CLOTHES? I won't go with you. I

won't go. You need a shirt.

>> [laughter]

>> DON'T OPEN [screaming] THAT DRAWER.

>> [laughter]

[laughter]

>> Who is it here?

My children's.

But, they're grown up now.

>> [laughter]

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>> Mhm. Well, yes.

Oh, yes, of course, monsieur. I'll tell

him the moment he gets in.

Adieu, monsieur dame. Thank you. I'll

take a statement in case the inspector's

late. Name? Gaston Grimaud.

Born? 23rd of August, 1916.

Where? Clermont-Ferrand.

Ah, Perron.

The Minister's secretary would like you

to ring him. Surely would.

Oh, monsieur Grimaud. This afternoon he

was held up and robbed near the Gare du

Nord. Well, next door, police look out.

>> By a young man with a revolver whom he

now identifies as Alain LaGrange.

Delighted to meet you, monsieur.

Tell me all about it.

>> Well, I was in the Rue de Maubeuge at

about 5:00 this evening when suddenly a

young man rushed out of a side street

and pointed a pistol at me. What sort of

pistol? I didn't look at it very

closely. You don't when it's pointing at

you. He said, uh

"Your wallet, please." Please?

Gentleman. As a matter of fact, he was

so shaky that I thought the thing might

go off by accident, and so I So, you

gave him your wallet.

>> Well, what else could I do? There wasn't

a gendarme anywhere, of course.

Mhm. And then? He ran off towards the

boulevard.

What was in your wallet? About 900

francs and some very important papers.

900 francs and papers.

Thank you, monsieur.

Is that all? Yes. Your wallet and the

papers will certainly be found.

>> But not the money.

Not the money. This way, monsieur.

>> [snorts]

>> And this is what they pay taxes for?

>> [laughter]

>> All cars and districts have been

alerted. Good. Seen this Delteil medical

report? Yes, shot with a 6.35, so it

wasn't your gun. 6.35?

>> Mhm.

Well,

wasn't the boy either.

Well, my wife will be pleased about

this. I don't know.

If he had a 6.35,

he wouldn't have pinched mine. Huh? No.

What's this then?

Scrapbook of all your cases. Yours? Of

course it isn't mine. It was found in

LaGrange's apartment.

By the way, they didn't own my cases.

It's only the ones where I seem to be

defending the accused. It looks as

though someone had made up their mind

that you were the detective they wanted

on their case.

>> Yeah, it does, doesn't it?

Lucas, take this over to Rue Papillon

Court and see if you can find the gun

that fired it. Right. Oh, there's

another report here about some girl

having seen the boy earlier today in the

Nailles district. Some girl, eh?

Oh, yes, it's spring and he's 19.

L'amour.

Oh, and who is she? She's a housemaid to

a Madame Dubois who has an apartment

there. Not very romantic.

Well, it seems he called there this

afternoon.

But Madame Dubois left for London this

morning.

Why? Why? Why?

Well, there's one thing I'm sure of, you

know, Lucas, this is not political. No.

Lucas, before you start looking for the

gun, two things. Find out Madame

Dubois's address in England and

circulate Alain LaGrange's description

to all ports and airfields. Send word to

hold him if he comes through.

Right. I'm going over to Nailles. See

that's made.

Now, Lucas,

do your stuff with the Ministry and the

press, you know, cool them off for us.

Right away.

Janvier.

Janvier.

Get through to the Ministry and assure

them that the Delteil murder is not

political, will you?

Better hurry or we'll have a lot of

frightened old women wanting to call out

the Republican Guard. Yeah.

Let the press know, too, will you? Good.

Who is it? Police.

Good evening. You woke me up.

Uh, it's important.

You go to bed very early? Haven't got up

yet. Huh.

What's your name? Georgette Renault.

What's yours? Chief Inspector Maigret.

Your mistress? Jeanne Dubois.

Must have a cigarette.

Have you been here long?

Ever since you came here, 2 years. Mhm.

Who was she before?

Rue Notre Dame de Lorette. She's moved

up in the world.

You don't like her.

Couldn't like her. She doesn't know

you're there unless she wants something.

Mhm. She many friends? Lots. Not many

come here. She rings them up and meets

them in bars. Mhm. Who does come here?

Oh, lawyers, Maitre Gibon, and a man

from the bank who discusses her

investments. Is she rich? You've got to

be to live here.

Mhm.

Any other men visit her?

Not the way you're thinking. The

landlords don't allow it.

Did a young man come here this

afternoon? Yes, but not to see me.

Have you ever seen him before?

No, who was he? His name is Alain

LaGrange.

Something to do with her carpet

slippers? Who? Carpet slippers. That was

her name for Baron LaGrange. The Baron

comes here? About once a week, but it

varies.

Could you pass me the ashtray? Mhm.

Last week he came twice in the same day.

I can just empty it out when it gets

full.

Good idea, don't you think?

Tell me, what did she and LaGrange talk

about? Oh, I don't know. They went into

her bedroom. What to talk?

Would you like to see it? How do you

know it was to talk? Oh, from the way

she usually treats him, like dirt. Even

on the telephone this morning. You

phoned her this morning? Early. I took

the call.

Must have been important. She started

packing straight away. Do you know her

address in England? The Somerset Hotel,

London. Good.

Is she in trouble?

Would it worry you if she were? No. Feel

about her like she feels about me.

>> Mhm.

Nice picture. You interested in

pictures? There's a safe behind that

one.

Mhm.

It shouldn't be opened.

It's empty.

Empty?

I haven't touched it, I swear. All

right. All right.

There is one thing I've done wrong,

though.

What's that?

Well, you see, her bed's much more comfy

than mine. So, when she's away, I sleep

in it.

Does she go away very often? Every few

months. To London? And Rome and Madrid

and Brussels. Her cases are covered with

labels.

>> Mhm. Does she always empty the safe?

Always she takes her jewels, but she

leaves the other stuff. Papers? Yes, and

a box full of cards with letters of the

alphabet on top.

>> Mhm. Card index. Is it?

She's got a desk in her bedroom, too,

but it's always locked. Should I show

you? Why, I suppose I better see it.

Well, there's your All right, Lucas.

Wait in the bedroom. Wait in the

bedroom, there's a good girl.

Uh,

Georgette.

Georgette.

News.

This was found in the guttering outside

LaGrange's bedroom window.

Mhm. Good.

>> fired. Good. And LeBouchet says LaGrange

caught the 7:00 plane to London.

Damn. They hadn't been told to stop him,

then.

He's in England now. Mhm.

Lucas, does a mother keep her children's

clothes? My mother kept my first pair of

shoes. For sentiment? No, for my little

brother. Mhm.

Hello. Headquarters, Maigret.

Yeah. I want a booking on the first

plane to England. I want some English

money.

And I'll be putting a call through to

Scotland Yard, Inspector Pike. I'll be

back in my office in 20 minutes.

She wants a cigarette. Mhm.

What do I do, Perron? Well, light it for

her.

>> [clears throat]

>> Fingerprint the gun.

>> Mhm.

Telephone me in England as soon as

LaGrange comes to.

Right.

Oh, uh, perhaps you'd better look

through Madame Dubois's desk.

Georgette will show you where it is.

Good luck.

Help yourself.

>> [music]

>> Um, excuse me, Inspector. My name's

Grimes. Glad to meet you, sir. Oh,

Grimes. Did you have a nice trip?

>> Yes, thank you. Good. Car's waiting over

here. Your luggage is being sent on

later to the hotel.

This way, sir.

Well, this is it, Inspector. I hope

you'll be comfortable. Thank you,

monsieur.

So, I'll call around later, pick you up

as arranged. Right. All right, then.

Right. Goodbye, sir.

Good morning, Inspector Pike.

Maigret. Huh?

Welcome to London. How are you? Very

well. Well, did you have a good flight?

>> Very good, thank you. Huh. Well, it must

be over 6 years. Yes, yes. How is Moira?

Oh, she's in a terrible state. She's

just sitting for her GCE. What? The

school leaving examination. Your wife is

still at school?

Moira is my daughter. Ah.

Margaret sends her regards.

>> Margaret, of course.

Uh Madame Maigret as well, I hope. Yes,

very well, thank you.

Well, now um

I understand you're not asking for my

official help. Uh yes, I want this visit

to be quite unofficial.

And above all, I want no publicity for

personal reasons. Yeah. Well, we've

located your man, Alain Le Grange, but

uh he's booked in at the Gilmore Hotel

near Victoria.

Uh he got up this morning, had

breakfast, and then went out. Went out?

Well, there was nothing we could do to

stop him.

Uh by the way,

I put the reception manager wise as to

who you are, and I booked you in here,

room 604. Thank you. And Madame Dubuc?

Room 605. Uh-huh. Maigret.

Well, now, what's the form? Well, now,

the important thing is this.

The Le Grange boy must not be allowed to

meet Madame Dubuc. Well, what's the

problem? Can't I arrest one of them for

you? No, no.

I want them to be at liberty because I

must know that he wants to meet her.

Yes, so we've got pretty good evidence

that he does.

Uh he's been phoning all the principal

hotels in London asking for her. He

started with the A's. When I left, he'd

got as far as D for Dorchester. Hmm. Uh

it'll take him at least an hour to get

down to Somerset. Why so long?

Well, by the time he gets four pennies

for each call.

>> Ah, yes, I know. And when you've got

your four pennies, someone else has got

your phone. Exactly.

Yeah, well, I must get back to my desk.

Well, um

well, look, why don't we have lunch

together? I would like that. Well, 1:00?

Uh wait. All right. I'll pick you up.

Splendid.

Uh there's just one other thing. Yes?

This is a very delicate case. Oh, well,

of course, I understood that. Uh you

did? Well, a beautiful French woman,

Inspector Maigret himself. Beautiful?

Well, all French women are beautiful.

>> Have you seen her? Well,

one of my men took up her breakfast this

morning.

Have you registered, sir? Hmm? Oh, no.

Uh 605, I think. Yes, surely.

605.

Have you a second? 604. Thank you.

Come in.

I've finished with the tray.

How long does it take to do laundry?

Who are you? Chief Inspector Maigret,

criminal justice.

Does anyone have the right to walk into

my room?

Alain is here.

Alain who? Alain Le Grange.

He's armed.

Did you cross the channel just to tell

me that?

>> Yes.

He's searching for you. Oh, how

exciting. I hope he's good-looking.

He's the son of Baron Le Grange.

The son of old carpet slippers who visit

you weekly in your apartment.

I see you're well informed. Andre

Delteil is dead. Yes, it was in the

English papers this morning.

Did Delteil visit you? Never.

I may have seen him in restaurants,

probably spoken with him.

He was killed in Le Grange's apartment.

Is there anything else you wish to tell

me?

What made you come to London?

The shopping, Inspector.

My passport will tell you why I make

frequent trips to London. If you care to

inquire, you'll find I always stay at

this hotel. How well do you know Le

Grange?

Ask at any bar on the Champs-Élysées.

Le Grange was a regular buttonholer. You

couldn't escape him. Was he your lover?

If he was, it was

12 or 15 years ago. It'd be just about

the time that his wife died.

I don't see the point of this

conversation.

Do you know why his son wants to kill

you?

Does he?

Hmm.

You didn't know that? Might it be

because you ruined his father?

Huh.

The Baron never had any money. I even

paid for his drinks.

There are other ways of ruining a man.

You did business with him.

Business with carpet slippers?

So, you're not interested in knowing why

he wants to kill you? Why, you just tell

me. For ruining his father, apparently,

for paying for his drinks. You're not

alarmed? Not in the least.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I wish to

dress.

I shall put on my smartest costume for

this exciting young man.

Very well. I warn you.

Hello?

Yes, he is.

For you, Inspector.

Thank you.

Maigret.

Yes.

No. No, I'll be coming right down.

Thank you, Madame.

For the use of your telephone.

Yes. Is that the call you were

expecting? The foreign gentleman asking

if Madame Dubuc was staying at the

hotel. You can tell him that she is.

Yes, I'm very sorry to have kept you

waiting. Yes, she is staying here. Shall

I put you through?

Uh

No, no, thank you.

Just tell her that

that a friend rang.

He's gone.

You know, I think that young man was in

a bit of a state.

Took a long time to put the receiver

down.

Uh I have your permission?

>> Yes, surely, of course. See.

Uh Scotland Yard, please. Uh Inspector

Pike.

No, Pike.

Uh Scotland Yard.

What?

What message? Uh I cannot lunch today.

Give me a line, please, would you?

Give me a line, please.

Give me a line, please.

Gars uh Garcel.

Uh waiter.

Whiskey soda.

Yes, sir. Uh sandwich, roast beef. Uh

yes, a whiskey and soda and a roast beef

sandwich. Thank you.

Good morning. Oh, good morning, Madame

Dubuc. My key. Thank you so much. Lovely

morning.

Yes. Hello. Yes, just one moment,

please.

Inspector Maigret, a call for you from

Paris. Ah.

Maigret.

Hello, Pietr. How's the roast beef?

We checked on the gun. It belonged to

Delteil, not Le Grange, but both of them

handled it. Fingerprints everywhere.

Yes, the public prosecutor wants to

charge Le Grange, but the doctors won't

let anyone near him.

They say he's out of his mind, just

cries all the time, says he doesn't want

to be hit.

Yes, he's in a bad way.

Uh by the way, Georgette showed me the

desk in Madame's bedroom. Huh?

>> [laughter]

>> And nothing else, Pietr. I'm too old.

Full of dossiers on various people.

Photographs that the press would give

their eyes for.

Everything's held up now. We're waiting

for you to come back. Hmm.

Lucas, you there?

What's it like in Paris? Raining.

My lunch?

Oh, well, veal in wine with bread

crumbs, fried potatoes, coffee, half a

dozen oysters before that, and of

course, my usual chocolate mousse with

cream.

Hmm.

Au revoir, Lucas.

Your order, sir.

>> [music]

>> Um

Oh, yes. Uh Monsieur Maigret, please.

Inspector Pike.

Yes, I would like to, thank you. Yeah.

Oh, Maigret. Oh, good.

Yeah.

Look, I'm afraid my men lost track of

your boy.

Yeah, but we've got the woman taped. Uh

she's shopping in Bond Street.

Uh I'm sorry you couldn't manage lunch.

Perhaps you could have a drink together.

In England, in the afternoon? But where?

Where?

>> [laughter]

>> Good lord, you can drink the clock round

if you belong to enough clubs.

Uh I'll pick you up. Well, so long,

then.

Hmm? Oh,

au revoir.

Will you get me the manager of the

Gilmore Hotel? Yes, certainly.

Gilmore Hotel, please.

They're putting me through. Thank you.

Hello, reception, Somerset Hotel here.

We have a guest, a Monsieur Maigret,

Chief Inspector of Police from Paris. He

would like a word with your manager.

Oh, I see, speaking, sir. Oh, just a

moment, please. He's on the line for

you.

>> Thank you.

Maigret.

>> [clears throat]

>> Uh you have a guest, Alain Lagrange.

Has he returned yet?

No, I ask has he returned yet?

Monsieur Maigret, I didn't quite get

that.

The Scotsman. Ah. Would you mind

repeating it? Because Oh, yes. Yes,

thank you.

No, no, I don't think you need to worry.

Apparently, the person you inquired

about went up to his room after lunch,

but didn't stay very long. And after he

had left, the chambermaid discovered her

passkey was missing. They want to know

if they should report it to the police

or not.

Monsieur Maigret asked me to say the

matter would be taken care of. Yes,

thank you. Goodbye.

Tell me.

Would a passkey from the Gilmore Hotel

fit the doors of this hotel? No, it's

most unlikely.

Unlikely also that a passkey would be

stolen. Well, I'm afraid sometimes the

maids leave them in the doors while

they're cleaning the rooms. They're not

supposed to Of course, but you know what

staff are. If we catch them at it, it's

instant dismissal. Very interesting.

604. Yes, certainly. 604. There we are,

Monsieur Maigret. Thank you.

Anything wrong, sir? Uh I'm sorry to

stop you. I left my key downstairs.

Downstairs? Uh downstairs.

>> Oh. Uh could you let me in?

>> Of course, sir. What a nuisance for you.

Thank you. Not at all, sir.

Well.

Here we are at last.

We're going to have a little chat.

If you're holding the gun,

just lower the muzzle.

I want to talk to you.

I'm sorry I wasn't in yesterday when you

called to see me for advice.

I'm not going to offer you any advice

now. You know what you're about to

I just want to tell you a story.

Once upon a time,

one summer evening,

I was coming home.

You've been there, so you know the trees

on the boulevard.

There was a crowd round one of the

trees.

I don't know who'd seen the cat first,

probably some little girl who should

have been at home in bed.

The cat was

crouched down at the end of a branch.

Didn't dare turn round. It didn't dare

jump.

It was quite astonished to find itself

where it was.

Tricky situation for the [ __ ]

Didn't know that people were only trying

to help it.

They poked at it with sticks. They shook

the branch. They fetched ladders.

The cat was out on a limb, and it was

scared.

No one wished any harm.

I don't wish you any harm, either.

I know that you didn't kill Andre Delta.

He was killed by 635 12 hours before you

came to see me.

You found his body in your father's

apartment, and that's what you came to

see me about.

Do be careful with my gun.

It's a special model, and the trigger is

very sensitive.

I know you're there. I

know all that you've been doing today.

You borrowed a passkey from the Gilmore

Hotel, hoping it would fit this door and

injure

There's still another one here. I've got

that now.

But

I can hand it back.

No harm done.

Now, let's pretend it's yesterday,

and that you found me at home.

You wanted to tell me that whatever your

father had done, he was driven to it by

Madame Debout.

They had an affair after your mother

died, and then she dropped him because

he wasn't rich enough.

But she could always get him to do what

she wanted.

We know a little about that lady. She

lives a luxurious life,

but no one's keeping her.

She's a blackmailer, you know that,

don't you?

I imagine that she made your father do

the dirty work of collecting the money

while she sat back and spent it.

That sort of thing can make a man

desperate.

You know,

it's not entirely true what they wrote

about me in that magazine,

but your father's in the police

infirmary,

and I can't promise anything.

It won't help him to have a murderer for

a son.

>> [music]

>> Do you find it warm in here? I think

I'll just go and open a window.

By the way, I I should have told you I'm

not armed.

Stay where you are.

You again.

>> Stand still.

All right, Alain.

She's here now.

My room is number 604, next door to this

one.

Go on then, tidy yourself up, and we'll

have some dinner.

But you got a comb?

No. Well,

borrow this one.

Go on.

Well, he must be as mad as his father.

Or maybe too mad to be charged. Oh. Or

to give evidence against you.

Tell me, what did you and Lagrange talk

about when he phoned you yesterday

morning? I don't have to tell you.

No? Not that it matters to me. He was in

a terrible panic. Delta had been round

to see him and drawn a gun. There was a

struggle, it went off. At least, that

was his story.

>> Probably true. If it was, it was the

first time Carpet Slippers ever told it.

>> [clears throat]

>> And why should a promising young deputy

pay a visit on a broken-down old wreck

like that?

Perhaps you'll tell me.

>> Yes, I will.

Because you'd found out some scandal

about Delta,

that wouldn't have been difficult.

He was so good at exposing other

people's scandals, he would have to have

had some of his own.

You put the squeeze on him for just how

much you knew he'd pay, didn't you?

You're a businesswoman, but you made one

mistake. You underpaid your staff.

Lebel thought he'd like to have

something for himself.

Did he charge too much? The man's a

fool. He's a simple man. It takes a

clever person to be a successful

blackmailer.

Not too hasty, not too greedy, capable

of weighing up exactly how much anyone's

name is worth to them.

Isn't that so?

That means paperwork.

And paperwork means evidence.

You've got nothing against me. Not

enough to apply for an extradition

warrant. I know.

But when you come back to Paris, I'll be

waiting for you.

If I come back. You will.

You're like that suitcase over there,

labeled

Rome, Madrid, Florence, London,

but you belong to Paris.

You'll be back.

Au revoir,

madame.

You know, we can go on doing this until

11:00.

After that,

we have to sit on our beds if we want to

drink.

That's the law,

and the law is very important.

I

I took a man's money. Yeah.

You'll have to go to prison for that.

How long?

Oh, with the right explanations, not

more than a month or two.

By the way,

was it you who made that

scrapbook on my cases?

No, my father.

Mhm.

She was so rich, do you see?

She had driven him to this life of

blackmail.

I think he thought of killing her.

And when

such a thing happened, well,

I thought at least I could do that for

him.

You owe him so much?

He's a fool and a rogue, I know, but

when my mother died, I was only five and

he looked after me.

Not well.

We were always moving into large

apartments and then having to move out

again because we couldn't afford them.

Sometimes it came down to one room even.

But

he tried.

He got me up in the morning, and dressed

me, and

cooked, and

washed my clothes.

When I came out of school,

he'd be there waiting for me.

One man among all the women.

My brother and sister, well,

they were 10 years older.

They hated him and they left him as soon

as they could.

But

I just couldn't hate him.

Do you see?

Yeah.

I see.

Oh, excuse me.

Uh

I found this passkey in the passage.

Thank you.

And this is a passkey of the Grand

Hotel.

Oh, and this

belongs to Madame Dubonnet.

I hope no one's going to be dismissed.

Oh, no, no, of course not.

Well,

you hungry? Yes, very. Right.

Let's go and have some roast beef.

>> [music]

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[music]

>> Well, Rose, it's been an exciting day,

and it's made a lot of washing up. Ooh,

but those little boys, that Philippe's a

real villain.

Master Philippe.

Master Philippe.

Ooh. Ooh, it's never nice,

but tonight it's really nasty, bitter.

You mixed it.

I must have put in too many drops.

I'm so tired anyway.

I'm sure to sleep tonight.

Just carry that, Rose.

Good night.

Good night, Madame.

>> [music]

>> Rose.

Rose.

Run for the doctor.

>> [laughter]

[music]

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>> Ready.

Yvette.

Mother.

Do you need coffee?

I had no breakfast.

Nothing.

Well, that really is too bad.

Good morning.

Where is she?

Oh.

Oh, oh, yes. You are

Madame Trucheau.

This This must be

>> only my son. Uh yes, with the

fishing fleet.

And my name is Besson, Charles Besson.

Perhaps you've heard of me.

Uh your daughter, Rose,

we've been told

The police came.

Where is she? Madame Besson, my mother,

uh my stepmother, that is, is feeling

the shock. She was very

>> Where is Rose? Your daughter,

Madame,

I'm sorry, deeply sorry. I would like

personally to extend my deepest

sympathy. We come to take her home. But

you

Unfortunately,

in short, there

there has to be a postmortem. We come to

take her away.

For the funeral.

>> Uh there will be a funeral later.

Then we'll get her things.

>> But, Madame Besson, The police said we

could.

Her room's upstairs.

First one on the right at the top of the

stairs.

Rose.

Your daughter's life was beyond

reproach. If she took poison, it was by

mistake, an innocent mistake.

Only You must be as eager as we are to

prevent this scandal. Now, I have a

certain amount of authority in the

ministry. I'll see that one of the top

men is sent up from Paris.

Inspector Maigret. You've heard of him.

What was that?

Nothing.

>> [music]

>> All right, take her away.

She wasn't pretty, even for a murderess.

Open the window, Lucas. Open?

Let out the smell of smoke, smell of

crying. Won't be as easy as that with

this room.

Oh, there was a phone call for you.

Some minor politician named Besson,

Charles Besson. Oh, what answer did he

give?

>> Wanted you to go to Normandy to look

into a suicide. Mhm. Soothing, charming,

diplomatic. I said no.

Mhm.

Good.

A card was left for you.

A lady wants to see you, an old lady.

I'm not seeing any more old crows today.

I think this one might interest you.

But I'm Théo

Besson.

Widower Huret.

Good boy. Another Besson from Normandy.

Popular suicides.

Ask Madame Besson to come in, please.

What's your relationship with this minor

politician? He did mention his

stepmother.

Mhm. And they both get on to me but

independently of each other.

One of them thinks we're amateurs, yeah?

Stay here, Lucas. Might be interesting.

Come in.

Good morning.

Good morning, Inspector. Good morning,

Madame. How very nice you are to see me.

I feel I know you, Inspector. I've

followed all your cases. I have quite a

collection of newspaper cuttings about

you at home.

But there, I'm embarrassing you. Oh,

we're not easily embarrassed here. Yes,

ask him, Lucas. Madame.

Well, I mustn't waste your time.

Two nights ago, a girl who worked for me

died in my house. She had taken arsenic.

Suicide? No. Oh, do you know who gave

her the arsenic? Yes, I gave it to her.

Have you come to make a confession? Do I

look like a murderess? I assure you that

I'm not.

Why have you come? Because I'm

frightened. Of being accused?

>> No, not that.

The poor Rose.

I saw her.

It wasn't a nice way to die.

So, I don't want anyone to say of me

poor Valentine.

Mhm.

Why should anyone want to kill you?

Does someone want to kill you?

It seems so ridiculous.

But the grave that they're digging today

is really the wrong grave. The arsenic

that killed Rose was intended for me.

Mhm. I know what you're thinking,

Inspector.

That I'm just a silly neurotic old

woman.

No.

Tell me how Rose died.

I'm a bad sleeper. Mhm. For years and

years now, I've had a sleeping draft

every evening. Mhm. Everybody knows

about it.

Everyone? All my family. I have two

stepsons and a daughter of my own. Do

they live with you? Oh, that would be

much too exhausting.

But they were all there on Saturday. It

was my birthday. Mhm. That evening, the

sleeping draft tasted so bitter, I

wouldn't have it. I told Rose to throw

it out.

But the poor silly girl drank it and

died.

Did someone want to kill Rose?

Kill Rose? No, never. She was just a

simple peasant girl. Mhm.

And you, Madame?

Why should anyone want to kill you? Or

have you money? Uh

not now. Mhm. When I married my second

husband, we were rich for years and

years. I loved it.

>> [laughter]

>> Then suddenly

just like the petals of a beautiful

overgrown rose, the butler and the yacht

and the banknotes fluttered away.

I have nothing now but a tiny house and

a tiny annuity. And some jewelry. Oh.

Cultured pearls and the very best paste.

Mhm.

Well, if I could have the names of your

family.

My daughter Yvette is married. Yvette

Soudry.

She was the only one who stayed the

night.

My stepson Charles is very pompous. He's

in politics.

If he committed murder, he'd lose his

seat.

And Théo is a social snob.

If [snorts] he killed his stepmother,

he'd never be asked to the right houses

again.

>> [laughter]

>> But then

it's impossible. One of my family tried

to kill me.

>> [laughter]

>> If only you could see them.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> Have the train from Paris arrived yet?

No, sir.

That's something, anyway.

Good morning, Madame Soudry.

Good morning, Inspector.

Are you meeting someone from Paris?

No.

Paris single.

Is this it?

Yes, sir. Thank you.

He's expecting a big shot from Paris.

I can read the signs.

You say he's single?

Your mother's a very brave woman.

We all thought

>> Thank you.

Madame

9:20 is not running.

Why not? Not on a Tuesday. It's a new

timetable.

>> [screaming]

>> Thank you.

>> train will be

if you change at Laon,

it's a slow train.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Next, Monsieur Théo.

Monsieur Théo Besson.

Thanks. If Inspector Castan telephones,

remember I'm out here.

The usual, sir?

So, you're Inspector Maigret. From

Paris. Well, I hope you're comfortable,

sir.

If it's sunshine you want, sir, you've

come to the right place.

But if you want murder

good luck.

That's Monsieur Théo Besson, one of the

old lady's stepsons. Is he staying here?

Been here for 2 weeks. Funny, he's more

of a Deauville type. His stepmother

lives here, though, mhm? Yeah, that's

why he usually keeps away.

There's a famous detective from Paris

over there.

Good morning, Castan. Hello. Good

morning.

Uh I got all the documents here. Good.

Let's look at them out here. Out here,

Inspector? I like the smell of the sea.

Very well.

Well, let's take the old lady first,

shall we?

Here we are.

Age 60 years, born in Auxerre of poor

parents, married a postman, had a

daughter Yvette. The postman died of TB.

She went to work in a shop, met old

Besson, who was already

worth several millions. He had two sons,

Monsieur Théo and Monsieur Charles.

Well, then, look.

That's Monsieur Théo. Really? Mhm.

People doesn't want to know us there.

He's in society, exclusive, you

understand? He goes to dinner with

duchesses. And birthday parties with his

stepmother. Well, not as a general rule.

There was a certain coolness. I have all

the details.

As um

Monsieur

Monsieur

and Monsieur Charles. Yes. Monsieur

Théo.

Well, suppose we just have a short

summary, mhm?

That was the summary.

>> In your own words.

Very well, then.

All the people who might want to kill

the old lady were in her house that day.

Monsieur Théo, Monsieur Charles, and

Mademoiselle Yvette. 24 words, I

believe. 25. And Rose? Oh, the poison

wasn't intended for Rose. No, but she

was the one who died.

Very well, then. Here. Here is Rose.

Here are her fingerprints.

And this

we found in the sitting room. Initial L.

Mhm.

Monsieur Théo Besson.

We've been looking for you.

So, you don't want to talk to me.

The name is Torchebeuf.

You heard it.

Yes.

You didn't come to Rose's funeral.

Oh, you're the brother of my step

daughter, Torchebeuf.

Why don't you have a drink with

But uh

not here. Let's go somewhere where we

can talk.

Monsieur Besson.

You come in or do you want me to sit in

on you now?

>> [music]

[music]

>> Is that the same glass that killed Rose?

>> No.

It looked exactly like it. It It made me

feel

>> I'm being very careful, Charles. I know

you can't afford to have me poisoned as

well, not in your position. I don't see

it as a joke. I mean, I'm a deputy.

Rose's death in this house has cost me

hundreds, thousands of votes.

Especially among those damned fishermen.

I'm so sorry, Charles. You've been so

good.

>> Thank you.

But I mustn't be selfish. Your own

family needs you, too. Your

mother-in-law is ill, isn't she? Gravely

ill.

She's a rich woman.

It's a very upsetting time for us all.

Oh, Charles, would you carry that bed

upstairs for me? Carry this bed?

Yes, it's Rose's. I dragged all the

furniture out into the sun to take away

the smell of death. But I'm not allowed

to carry heavy weights.

>> Marie will help you.

You'll help, Monsieur Bresson, won't

you, Marie?

>> [music]

>> The stairs are very short.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Be careful, Marie. Mind that doorway.

Oh, dear.

Oh.

It's like a ton of lead here.

Ah.

Oh.

What side is it?

See that settling?

Oh, dear.

Oh.

Oh. There. Charles, could we turn it

round?

This is where it was before.

I want the whole room changed. Oh, dear.

Really?

Ah.

Ah. There.

Yes.

There.

Poor Charles, you deserve a drink.

>> Oh, yes, please.

>> If only I wasn't expecting a visitor.

Oh, dear.

I

>> [clears throat]

>> It just occurred to me, uh

silly idea, really.

Well, goodbye.

How

How nice. Good afternoon.

Now, a chair for your size. Do you think

this looks manly?

Do smoke your pipe.

Or do you want to begin detecting right

away?

Well, I've just climbed up a very long

hill.

Then why not have a glass of my

Calvados?

It's very old. It expects to be drunk

with ceremony.

See.

Something with her.

I see one of your stepsons, Theo.

Poor Theo. [clears throat]

He works so hard at keeping in with the

right people when he hasn't the right

money, or any money at all, poor boy.

Your husband left him nothing?

My husband's will was exquisitely fair.

Everything was to be divided equally

between the four of us.

Unfortunately, there was nothing to

divide.

Theo always blamed me for spending his

father's money. Was that true? Of course

it was true. I loved beautiful things.

Tell me, madam,

how do you mix your sleeping draft?

Would you like me to show you? Yes,

please.

>> [clears throat]

>> Hm.

And on the night that Rose died, what

did you do then?

Then I put the glass back.

And until Rose brought it to me, I

didn't touch it again. Neither did

anyone else.

There were no fingerprints on the glass

besides yours and Rose's.

Are you trying to say something very

unpleasant? No.

Any of the others could have worn

gloves.

Please, Inspector, don't try to turn me

against my family.

Oh, I wish someone else had been in the

house that evening. Someone else was.

He left this.

And some footprints in the garden. He

left in the dark in a hurry.

Stranger came here to mur- murder me? We

don't know.

Did Rose have a lover? Rose? Never. She

was just a simple peasant girl, and her

room was next to mine.

>> Hm. Where did Evette sleep on Saturday

night?

In a little bedroom downstairs.

I see.

>> [clears throat]

>> Are you alone in the house at night?

Yes.

But I'm not afraid.

I have the most famous detective in

France to look after me.

Which of my cases have you been

following?

Shall I show you my newspaper cuttings?

Yeah.

>> [clears throat]

>> Now, where could Rose have put them? Oh,

she's such a muddler. But oh, dear,

she's dead.

Yes, poor Rose is dead.

Well, don't bother about the cuttings.

Inspector,

is it safe for me to take my sleeping

draft again this evening?

No.

>> [music]

>> Theo.

We first I thought you'd left. No, I

have to talk to you. Uh not here. Where?

Casino bar.

Half an hour.

The late Ferdinand Bresson.

He died, um

from natural causes. He over expended.

He died penniless? Well, what these

people call penniless. I've never seen

any of them starve.

At the casino bar in half an hour.

There's a lot of family feeling there.

Do you know the barman at the casino

bar? Yes, his name's Antoine.

We'll get on to him. He's to pick up

what he can.

I see.

You've been expecting me, then?

Please, sit.

Damn.

Anise. On the Calvados.

Have you been to see your mother?

I'm sure she created a favorable

impression. Why are you sure?

Everybody likes him.

Hm. Did Rose like him?

I know nothing about Rose. You know

she's dead.

I'm more sorry than I can say that Rose

is dead.

Was Rose happy with your mother?

Sometimes she sang, sometimes she

sulked. Did she have a lover? Rose?

No, I think not.

That'll be all.

If she did have a lover, would she have

brought him to your mother's house?

No.

And yet this was found.

If it isn't Rose's, is it yours?

Do you mean is it my husband? The

initial is L. Your husband's name is

Julian.

How did you come from Paris on Saturday

morning?

By train.

You bought a return ticket? Naturally.

Inspector Castaing saw you at the

station here yesterday. You were buying

another ticket.

I forgot.

I bought only a single ticket from

Paris. It'll be easy to find out you

know if you came by train on Saturday.

Possibly.

I showed this handkerchief to your

mother. No, what did she say? Nothing.

That was unlike her.

Are you in the habit of taking lovers?

Yes. Tell me about this one.

He drove me from Paris. Mhm.

He didn't come to the house until both

Rose and my mother had gone to bed.

When we heard Rose scream

he left.

Mhm. His name?

Leon Perrault.

His address?

Is it necessary to see him? Yes.

And my husband?

Do you have to tell him?

No.

I love him.

You don't understand about loving two

people at the same time.

Is Leon Perrault the other person? Him?

No.

I believe in sexual freedom.

It's what I practice anyway.

I've managed to keep it from my husband.

You despise me, don't you?

No.

My husband admires me.

That's strange, isn't it?

And if your mother felt it her duty to

tell him, what could you do?

I should prevent it.

Don't be taken in by her.

>> [clears throat]

>> She cares for no one but herself.

>> [music]

>> It seems to be Scotch again,

Ah, there was a message from your

brother. He'll meet you here. Ring him

up and tell him I've been left to

twiddle. He's on his way.

I can only give you a few minutes. I

shall be leaving soon.

It's a long time since we spoke to one

another alone. Yes, and now we've

nothing to speak about. Yes, we have.

We have Rose.

Can you swear she died by accident?

I swear. What's it got to do with me?

I was here a fortnight ago.

I saw you when you didn't see me.

Yes, what were you doing here? Having

another night off from your marriage?

Antoine.

You're like a rat

trying to nibble the bait and leave the

poison. You keep quiet about my affairs

and I may keep quiet about yours.

>> [music]

>> Forget it, Théo.

Would you care to see me back to my

hotel?

I do not want to get mixed up in you or

your sordid amours. But you weren't too

proud to have an affair with a common

little peasant girl like Rose.

Seems to be Scotch again, Antoine.

>> [cough]

>> Calvados, please.

Is it [clears throat] Théo Besson?

Oh, you must be Maigret.

Sit down, please. I've already said all

I have to say to the local police.

>> I think it'd be better if you sit down.

When did you last see Rose Trézel?

Uh last Thursday or Friday, I believe.

Mhm. How often did you go around?

It's rather difficult to say precisely,

but several times.

Mhm. You met her at your stepmother's

house? Oh, no, no, no, no.

No, she missed her bus and I offered her

a lift in my car.

She was only a very simple peasant girl,

you know, who read too much.

She used to ask me these ridiculous

questions about power and pride and good

and evil.

Mhm. Did you ever make love to her?

Gracious, no. She

she used to hold my hand now and then.

Did you ever make her drunk? No, but she

got very easily excited after a few

drinks.

I was making a little character study of

her, you see.

When did you Ah, so you two have met.

Let's all have a drink on it, eh?

I was about to ask you when did you

first meet her brother, Henri? Well,

only today.

He wanted to make a scene, but I managed

to calm him down. I have a theory about

Rose. Now, she was just a simple peasant

girl.

>> I've heard that before. But supposing

she'd stolen something?

Peasants are always hiding things in

their mattresses.

>> Idiot. But she hadn't.

>> I propose to go now if you have no

objection.

>> None.

For the moment.

Now, Inspector, what I meant was

Garçon.

On the table.

Let me see that again. If he goes in his

car, you're following in yours. But

he'll see me. You're a damn pessimist.

Now, Monsieur Charles,

but this idea of yours of Rose hiding

things in her mattress.

Well, Inspector, it's only a theory,

really.

She sent a wreath.

I'll see that my lady doesn't get away

with this.

A wreath.

And they put all our flowers to shame.

Sure.

Chief Inspector Maigret, may I have a

word with you? Why do you come bothering

us? The other laws aren't to be

disturbed. Oh, no.

Whose daughter was Rose anyway?

Mine.

Just cuz we are poor,

and other people making themselves out

to be better than they are.

I'm on a case. Rich or poor, it makes no

difference.

I must say your supper smells very good.

What do you want to

Well, I have you taken all her things

away. We have the right.

>> Quiet, Henri.

You see, Monsieur, her things have

already been shared out among the rest

of the family.

>> It's not the clothes I want. They're

just the bits and pieces.

Good.

Brace yourself.

Mhm.

A present.

From? How should we know?

After she went to work for for them, she

didn't have much to do with us. He swore

that he never gave her anything.

>> Quiet, Henri.

Who swore? One of the Besson family.

Théo?

Whatever it was,

I can deal with him. I don't need any

help from the police.

>> with your work.

Never heard of that's what he said. Oh,

you're easily taken That's what he

thinks, but he's as keen as anybody to

find out who killed Rose.

Keener than the police, who haven't done

much up to now. They wouldn't even help

me over Rose's little

What can I do?

The police are just covering up. That's

what Théo Besson says. I'm tired of your

precious Théo Besson.

You're not going to stop

>> Do I got to ask your permission? Here,

give it to him. Give it to him.

When did you find this? In her mattress?

No, Monsieur.

She had it hidden in her hat.

Henri,

give the Inspector some cider.

I took it to the jeweler's.

An emerald, he said it was. Mhm.

Worth as much as a fishing boat.

A fishing boat.

Fishing boat, eh?

No, then, doctor. Ah.

Well, uh

Rose Truscot was my patient for

approximately 18 months. Was she a

melancholy type?

Melancholy? Gay? Cunning? Simple?

Secret? Open? Warm? Resentful?

A nice child?

When did she first come to you?

Well, uh

Yes, she came to my surgery on December

the 4th,

January the 11th, March the 1st, and the

8th,

April the 13th, June the 10th, August

the 3rd. Oh, uh

Doctor Joly. Chief Inspector Maigret.

Delighted. Pleasure was mine. What was

wrong with this girl?

Well, visit one, anemia. Visit two, a

rare disease of the blood. Three, she

was allergic to milk. Four and five,

glandular trouble. Six, a malignant

tumor. Seven, diabetes. Eight, a hormone

deficiency. In short, she was extremely

healthy. Was she suicidal?

No. She'd had very little education,

poor child. She was trying to learn

everything too fast. And she used to

talk to me about Freud.

Freud?

And uh sex. Sex? Yes. Oh, she she's no

she's no use for sex. No, she was a

virgin. A talkative virgin. She used I

used to listen to her and

give her a bottle of colored medicine.

That always seemed to cure her until she

read the next medical book. Excuse me

one moment, doctor.

What about Théo? Oh, he's gone to the

casino bar. He's settled in there. As

long as he left, he's going to be

watched all the time. Yes, but I had to

see the doctor. We have to see that

there's another death tonight. Go find

him.

Doctor Joly.

Are you well, Madame Besson?

Pretty well. Yes, sir. I've attended her

for years. Mhm.

What newspapers does she read? Funny you

should ask that. Did you know

she never reads any newspapers at all?

Hello. Who?

Yes, just a minute.

Phone call for you, sir.

Hello.

I see.

Right? Good.

Go back.

They found her at the price. Tomorrow,

tomorrow, and tomorrow we shall be rich

tomorrow. It's getting on for tomorrow

now, sir.

>> Ah, but I've got to think this out, you

see.

Uh young Truscot was looking for you

earlier.

Truscot?

Right. Now, let him look.

Sorry, we're closed.

Has Monsieur Théo Besson been in? Yeah,

he certainly has. He had a phone call

and then he left. Where'd he go? Back to

his hotel, I expect. That is a refuge

from one's creditors. Thanks.

Where's my friend? I've been looking for

him everywhere. Well, you needn't look

here. We're closed. Are you trying to

chuck me out? Not me. I've got varicose

veins. Where's Monsieur Théo Besson? He

just went. Which way? First left, second

right, crossroad, left again. He

wouldn't want you to know.

Hello.

Who?

Oh, Monsieur Théo Besson.

Yeah, he is.

You want to speak to him?

You.

Monsieur Besson for you.

Yeah?

Right, what's the point of that?

Rose told me a few things, too. Now, get

that into your head.

Maybe I will, maybe I won't.

>> I'll cut it short.

How do I know if I can trust you?

Well, I'll ring you back.

One of you is going to pay, I tell you.

Stop that noise with you.

When?

All right.

Who said he didn't want to see me?

I've got him.

Just like that.

Is the light still on? Maybe he's

reading in bed.

Five years since the old man died.

Why have the Besson family waited so

long before they began to murder? And

what did Théo want from Rose?

Sex? Always sex.

Rose had one thing that Théo could never

have, a chance to watch the old lady day

and night.

Is this the only exit from this hotel?

We have a door into the garage. Get

there, see if his car's gone.

What time does Monsieur Théo Besson

usually go to bed? About now. He has his

sedatives. They're always Scotch.

Call his room, see if he's still there.

Move.

His car's gone. Gone?

Get your own car, Stalin.

>> [music]

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>> Who's there?

>> [music]

>> Who?

Oh.

>> [music]

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>> The bullet would have to go and

penetrate the aorta.

Poor boy, what have I done?

>> You've killed him.

I was so afraid.

I turned off the lights.

I called to him. He did not answer. You

thought he was a burglar.

>> No, I thought it was the murderer coming

to kill me.

He came right into the room. Well, don't

blame yourself. You acted with great

courage. Now, I'm going to give you a

little sedative. No.

Won't you persuade her?

The aorta.

Pity.

How

could I have done it? You did it with a

gun. But why?

He was breaking into the house.

I was alone.

Surely I had a right to shoot him. You

had a legal right to shoot him.

We met in the garden.

I heard a shot.

Telephone the hotel. The daughter is to

come here right away, in her bare feet

if necessary. And the brother, too. Push

him in outside this window.

Going glass of my

glass of my Calvados.

Might settle [snorts] our nerves.

Did you know she had a gun?

I I I don't remember if she had. Two

people are killed and you don't

remember?

I knew she'd kept my father's gun. Did

you bring Henri Truscot here tonight?

Did you?

Yes. Why did you bring him?

Why?

Inspector, is that legal?

Later, Monsieur Besson.

Show me Rose's bedroom again.

You'd almost think that I committed the

crime.

You have Scotch in this civilized house?

What are you looking at me like that

for?

You try to read my thoughts? Mhm.

I was just wondering if the drink was

poisoned.

That's my room, Inspector.

Has anything been changed in here? Yes,

everything. Everything's been made fresh

and clean again.

Has the furniture been moved?

So, that's why the furniture was moved.

A rough little window, but Rose was able

to

watch you day and night.

Go to your own room, please.

Go.

Stop there.

Now, one pace back.

Turn around and face the dressing table.

Open the top drawer.

Open it.

Take out your jewel case.

Show me what Rose saw.

Cultured pearls.

Paste.

A secret fortune

that you played with in secret.

And when Rose found out

Well, you satisfied now?

I suppose you think I killed her.

>> No.

You get other people to take the risk

so that you can get your sordid little

inheritance. Get back among your

wrinkled old duchesses.

What are you doing?

Just thinking on paper.

How did you know that she'd kept the

real jewels?

Answer me or I'll take you where you can

learn how to answer.

My father spent a fortune on her. My

fortune.

She said that the jewels have been sold

to pay off the debts.

The diamonds never came up into the

market. You got to work on that girl.

Taught her to spy. Taught her to steal.

>> No.

She took the emerald herself to show me.

When I saw it, I knew what she said was

true.

I was I was going to a lawyer.

But Rose died too soon. This old miser

here killed her.

I?

>> Yes. A miser can't afford to share the

secret. If I'd killed her, would I have

brought you here? You knew your precious

Charles had sent for me,

so you came in on the act with the

newspaper cuttings you'd never read.

A very bad mistake.

You asked me to come here tonight?

I may have frightened to come.

After Rose, anything might have

happened. Yeah. So, you brought Henri.

You sent him in first.

>> precaution I'd made. Sit down before I

knock you down.

I shot a burglar. What else?

I didn't pour arsenic down Rose's

throat. Inspector.

My poor child, what will you do when

your husband learns that even here you

had a lover?

I've seen her have a row with Rose

forgetting at the meds.

She knew Rose would finish any sleeping

draft she left.

Rose always did.

You put the arsenic in your own sleeping

draft.

Madam Bissel,

I have to charge you with the murder of

Rose Duchaux.

I got your message. I'm late. I'm sorry.

Terrible thing has happened.

My mother-in-law has died.

You were worried about your own half

dipped, weren't you? But that's just it.

Now, I'm responsible.

It really is too much.

What's been going on here? Rose's

brother has been killed.

Who?

Don't worry.

I will pay for the funeral.

We'll get his way, madam.

Charles, dear, would you bring me my

cape?

It's a little chilly, don't you think,

for an old lady?

Poor Rose.

It's too easy to poison a girl who has a

taste for other people's medicine.

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