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In sIang, ''douIos''signifies a hat

But in the private Ianguage of poIice and underworId...

...it refers to a man ''putting it on''.:

The poIice informer

One must choose

Die... or Iie?

Have you eaten?

-There's some stew in the kitchen -I'm not hungry

Better eat something

Sometimes one doesn't feeI Iike it

More often than not these days

The stones to one fence, the settings to another. They're scared

How much do you reckon?

15 to 20... hardIy the 1 10 miIIion francs the papers taIked about

You saw R�my as I suggested?

About NeuiIIy? Yes

WeII, what's stopping you?

You're broke and the job's waiting. Sure, there's a safe...

...but you've aII night, an isoIated house

It seems too easy

I don't Iike easy set-ups. Six years ago was easy, too

When?

-R�my wants it done tomorrow -He's right; the sooner the better

-Have you toId anyone? -What do you take me for?

Not even SiIien?

-You can trust SiIien -That's not what they say in Paris

Screw them, he's my friend

I hope you're right. Someone's Iooking the pIace over?

Yes, Th�r�se; she'II make sure everyone's away

-How does R�my work? OxyacetyIene? -No, driIIing

That's best if it's reinforced

Eat. I'II see Nuttheccio downstairs

Nuttheccio's coming here?

Why? Got something against him?

Not personaIIy; I just think he's a scumbag

I don't see how you can work with him

We're Iike you and SiIien

Nuttheccio's deaIings with the cops aren't just rumours, Iike SiIien

-Do you want detaiIs? -Don't bother. Eat and get some sIeep

-Is his friend Armand coming, too? -Yes

There's a pretty pair for you. When?

Any time now

I'm off to Th�r�se's pIace; she'II be gIad to see me

Because Nuttheccio's coming?

I know how you feeI; for you, everything's changed

You need to get your Iife started again with Th�r�se, right?

Turn the job down if you're not up to it

It's understandabIe, after four years in jaiI

When my fences pay me, I can set you up for a bit

By the way...

I need your gun... for tomorrow

Are you crazy?

You know how it is

I'm not up to any rough stuff; there's nothing Ieft

If there's troubIe when I'm covering R�my...

...I'II fire a warning shot in the air

I don't Iike to see you carrying; I've never cared for guns

StiII, you're not a kid

-Where is it? -Chest-of-drawers, top right drawer

Discouraging for burgIars

-Any buIIets? -Two cIips at the back, right

Thanks, this'II make me feeI better

And don't worry

HeIp yourseIf to some money

Remember your cigarettes are here

Wait there

What's up? See the Iight?

-What time's your guy coming? -Seven o'cIock

-Sure you're not being stupid again? -If I had to be sure, I'd never budge

I'm tired of being kept by Th�r�se

I said I couId tide you over

That's my second offer. You think I'm finished?

I never said that. Anyway, you get nothing for nothing

I've bought a house, and soon...

You'II need a caretaker; that smeIIs Iess Iike charity

You'II have work to do, don't worry

We'II discuss it twenty years from now

Never mind

Who is it?

It's Jean

What do you want?

Just to see how you are

I couId be better

A stomach upset; eating snaiIs Iast night

-Seen this? -I saw it

An oId score settIed?

-Ajob cIeverIy done, don't you think? -I don't think anything

Who gave you this address?

You did, two weeks ago

You were drunk at the time

You shouId watch it; cops might be around

That stuff about ArIette's death, for instance

Jean was saying that GiIbert kiIIed your girI whiIe you were in jaiI...

...in case she fingered him

But ArIette wouIdn't have taIked

Nor wouId he

It's not my styIe

GiIbert asked me to heIp with ArIette

I never spoke to the rat again

I know; I was next door the other day

I couId hear every word

I'm off

-Stay for a drink -No, I just came to see how you were

Forgive me for coming here uninvited

My friend SiIien

Make me a sandwich

Those snaiIs didn't go down weII

I feeI queasy

I kept watch on the house aII afternoon

No one but an oId man about. There's a poodIe, though, barks aII the time

I assume the oId man answered my caII

He toId me the owners were in Biarritz

I think the oId man's Iiving there tiII they get back

So that's the famous SiIien?

Yes, he brought the equipment... for the safe

Why Iet someone Iike that in on your pIans? You don't know who he'II teII

-Why didn't you ask Jean? -Jean couIdn't get what I need

Besides, SiIien's my friend...

...untiI proven otherwise

I'm the onIy one at risk, anyway; I'II make sure he doesn't meet R�my

Friends, to my mind...

Want to Iook at the stuff?

How many cIamps did you bring?

-Eight -OnIy two sets?

DriIIing wiII take about two hours

If you break both sets, it's time to get out of there

R�my knows his job

Try to bring that back, if you can

They don't make 'em Iike that any more

If aII goes weII, you won't regret it

So that SiIien of yours has gone?

-You couId have been nicer to him -Why shouId I?

Inspector SaIignari, pIease

Is Maurice in?

He just went out

-Am I disturbing you? -No, come in

Some whisky?

You Iike brown, I see

Yes, it's my coIour

Maurice is a sucker, too

For brown eyes

UnderstandabIy so. I'm not disturbing you?

Not at aII... you just missed Maurice

They're bewitching

Your eyes. Maurice is a Iucky man

Now, IittIe Iady, be good and teII me where Maurice's job is

Nod if you agree

Be sensibIe, IittIe Iady

And no screaming

Give me the address you went to this afternoon

86 BouIevard du G�n�raI-Grenier, NeuiIIy

I hope you're not Iying, because we'II meet again

Stop that, FIip

Hands up

Not a move, or I'II shoot

This is an assauIt

No, we're just having fun setting up a party

Put the Iight on. Keep Iooking down

Face the waII, don't turn round

Where's the piggy-bank... the safe?

There's no money in it

Just the kids' toys, I know

Off to bed... easy does it

Don't shout if you don't want to get hurt

Look at him now and again

CouIdn't you do better than thieving?

We'd Iike to be cops, but want to make our piIe first

Now shut up; you're disturbing the gentIeman

The bastard!

Let's get out... Ieave everything!

BIoody SiIien!

Turn Ieft, quick!

Give me the gun. I want no shooting

-What's wrong? -You go on. I'm hit

Leave me the gun

Don't forget that bastard...

Th�r�se...

-Hi, Doctor -HeIIo, Maurice

Bad?

Just a fIesh wound

Yet I fainted?

I toId you before...

...that your years in jaiI had taken it out of you

I said you needed iron

What I had in mind was spinach

How did I get here?

Jean's charming Iady might know

AII I know is that...

...Jean caIIed to say you were here, in need of my usuaI services

Remove the drip in an hour

You stay put for twenty-four hours

You know where to reach me

After aII this time, I shouId know the veterinary cIinic...

...Doctor Lekay

TiII next time

What happened, Anita?

I don't know. Jean caIIed to say you were here

I was to Iook after you; I found the doctor waiting

Who brought me here? Th�r�se and Jean?

I don't know

I've got to find that rat SiIien

You're in no state...

Get me paper, an enveIope...

...and something to write with

Watch this Iike dynamite

Two miIIion in banknotes. Avenue Mozart jeweIs. LEAVE THE GUN

Don't parade it around

Give it to Jean - nobody eIse - if anything happens to me

-Be carefuI, Maurice -Give me 2-3,000 francs

Can you waIk aII right?

There he is. Stop here, Jo. Get behind him, PauIo

-He's spotted us -He isn't bIind

How goes it, SiIien?

Getting in? It won't take Iong

We need some information, so we thought...

You and SaIi...

You were good friends

SaIignari is dead

SaIignari took a caII, then rushed to ask the Chief for four men

Being busy, the Chief asked no questions

So no one knew what was up

SaIi shot R�my and got kiIIed

R�my's accompIice got away

If you were SaIignari's finger man...

...give us the accompIice and you're cIear

I didn't finger anyone

R�my was found hoIding the gun

But his jacket was rucked up, as though he'd been supported

You support a man who's faIIing; he's faIIing because he's dying

I can't see this dying man taking one shot to kiII someone charging at him

Besides, SaIi died instantIy, so fired first

ObviousIy, the accompIice kiIIed SaIi

You support a dying man; you shoot for him; you put the gun in his hand

For SaIignari's sake, SiIien...

You owe it to him; he was your friend

I hate repeating myseIf: I wasn't the informer

Now you Iisten

SaIignari is dead, and I'm packing it in

Maybe I'II find some pIace where cops and robbers don't exist

Meantime, I'II take care of whoever kiIIed SaIignari

I won't go to jaiI for it, either. And if I can't find him, no cop ever wiII

Have it your way

PersonaIIy, I know how you feeI

We got the number of the getaway car, seemingIy stoIen

Then today we found it in a quarry...

...totaIIy wrecked, with a body inside it

A woman's... I saw the papers

Did you know this Th�r�se DaImain?

I don't know everyone

No prints but hers in the car

R�my's girI, maybe, or his accompIice's?

KiIIed to keep her mouth shut

Maybe she wasn't even in the car at NeuiIIy

Maybe a third man drove it...

...perhaps taking her aIong for the ride

AII those ''maybes''. Didn't the back-up cop see anything?

No one saw anything?

PeopIe did from their windows, not that it heIps much

Some saw one man in the car, others two. No one mentioned a woman

But after the papers came out, someone cIaimed a woman was driving

OriginaIIy, he said he saw two men

-''A man and a woman?'' we asked -''No,'' he said, ''a woman aIone''

Witnesses are infIuenced by the papers

No one saw the one who got away?

PIenty of peopIe mentioned seeing a man running away

But aII they saw was a siIhouette. No use in showing them mug shots

We can't hauI in every known crook...

...and parade them in turn before the witnesses

Even if we had a suspect, it'd be hopeIess. Witnesses? Forget it

WeII, for his sake I hope you find him before I do

It's getting Iate...

HoId on, there's something eIse you couId heIp with

It has nothing to do with NeuiIIy, but we're interested

A few hours earIier, SaIignari received one of his famous mystery tips

Oh, I know... it wasn't you

But you can't get out of this one so easiIy. SaIignari toId us about it

It concerned one GiIbert Varnove, kiIIed at home with a .44

A ring from the Avenue Mozart robbery was found under his body. FoIIow me?

The informer said the kiIIer was Maurice FaugeI

SaIignari agreed, at the informer's request, to deIay the arrest

WhiIe Iooking for you tonight, we were trying to pick up FaugeI

We didn't find him

But certain things...

This isn't about SaIignari any more

You just want my co-operation

Forget it

How are you paying for that house you've buiIt?

If you want expIanations, get yourseIf a warrant

You'II be getting your wish tomorrow

We taIked to Vice

They've just bust a drug ring. Isn't that your thing... heroin, coke?

-Pity to get invoIved when you're cIean -And no SaIignari to Iook out for you

You taIk too fast for me

-We toId Vice you were invoIved -They're getting a search warrant

-MeanwhiIe, we keep you on ice -And your IoveIy new house gets tossed

You make me Iaugh; there's nothing there

I don't touch drugs; I'm just a poor boob

You don't get cIothes Iike that seIIing papers

I do the dustbins

-I'm sure they'II find something -I'm sure they won't

We aII know there's nothing; seek, and ye shaII find

-We'II go shares -At a pinch, one can find anything

What do you say, SiIien?

I say you're shits

That's not nice. WouIdn't you Iike us to have Vice drop the matter?

What is it you want?

You're known everywhere, so caII around

Find your friend FaugeI

-FaugeI's no friend of mine -So much the better

Why not try raiding?

The sound of a gun going off aIerts the quarry

If we didn't find FaugeI right away, he'd be forewarned

So without heIp, you're screwed?

Is it a deaI?

7.15, the cocktaiI hour; it's a good time

Let's go

I'm not known there

-TeIephone? -Downstairs

A dozen tokens

Try the ''New-York''

Maurice? He's just Ieft... asked for you and for Monsieur Jean

He's just across the road

He's in the bar opposite

We can nab him now

Make your caII first... to Vice

That was just kidding; we're smarter than you

I'm off

So you can caII him? Oh, no!

You don't expect me to pay for any caIIs? I'm not on expenses

Th�r�se DaImain's body found in a wrecked car

The poIice are not sure if it was an accident due to fatigue...

...or an underworId kiIIing

The car crashed into a deep quarry

Don't do anything siIIy, FaugeI

What did I do?

On your feet!

-Are you armed? -Does anyone ever say yes?

Save it for Iater

There's money in the pocket for my biII

You ran Iike a rabbit?

That's unIike you

Guys came busting into GiIbert's pIace

I heard the guns go off upstairs

I scarpered by a window as they came down

The footprint behind the house is mine

But the tyre tracks are from their car; I went there by train

You had good reason to kiII Varnove

Five years ago, someone just toId you, he drowned your friend ArIette

In your shoes, I'd have done the same

I didn't do it. I'm not confessing just to pIease you

Here's what I suggest

Give me a Iead on the NeuiIIy business, and I'II Iet you go

NeuiIIy business?

Some sIimebaII Iike you shot Inspector SaIignari

I'm a thief, but I use my fists, not guns

Name an associate of R�my's, and you can go

If you kiIIed Varnove, it's just one sIimebaII Iess

And if you reIieved him of the Avenue Mozart jeweIs...

...I doubt you'd have bothered with NeuiIIy

I hardIy know this R�my

That's a shame, because...

...you'II go down for kiIIing Varnove

I didn't kiII him

You'd deny it even if we caught you with the gun

He took care of me when I was reIeased

I didn't kiII him

You did, and you stashed the gun and the jeweIs

He died working on them

I've never packed a gun in my Iife

His Avenue Mozart accompIices kiIIed him for his share

There's usuaIIy honour among thieves, so they say

These were probabIy the ratbag type

Have a Iook among your informers

GiIbert was your friend, he knew you couId be trusted

So why not teII you who he did the job with?

I'm no big shot, in on everything

Besides, I was in jaiI at the time

Even if he had toId me, why teII you? I'm not one of your back door men

I don't grass

What I'm saying's in your interest

You'd find it tough in court

Two cIear motives: robbery and revenge

You couId get from ten to fifteen years

Fifteen years is a Iong time, as you aIready know

AII right, we'II take your statement

If you change your mind, my offer stiII stands

Bank on it

Hi, men... I hope

What are you in for?

Machine-gunning twenty-five cops

My name's Kern

-Looking for someone, Monsieur SiIien? -No, I'm thirsty

-SiIien at Nuttheccio's pIace... -That bodes no good

What'II it be, Monsieur SiIien?

What's on offer?

Here?

No, upstairs. TabIes busy?

I don't know

What is it? Baccarat, chemin-de-fer?

I'm just the barman

Poker?

I think so

-To what do we owe the pIeasure? -I was thirsty

Drinks on the house for Monsieur SiIien

-Your Scotch, Monsieur SiIien -You have it

Two whiskies

-I'd Iike a drink with the Iady -But that's impossibIe, sir

Because she beIongs to the boss? Two whiskies, I said

-Long time no see -I wanted to Ieave you in peace

-Is my peace of mind so important? -He negIects you whiIe he's gambIing?

Never mind the obvious. Why the sudden visit?

I feIt Iike it

What's the other reason?

I need information

Nothing much

-About what? -About... Nuttheccio

So... what do you want to know?

Not here

Your pIace

-Think you can stiII order me about? -Don't teII me you Iove him

Your assurance is gaIIing

I know he revoIts you. I'II be offering you a chance to get shot of him

You're too kind

Admit you dream of escaping

You with Nuttheccio... that gaIIs me

-How can I see you? -Forget it

Don't you beIieve I can get you out?

I'm quite content

Pity

-You're going? -ObviousIy

I aImost thought you came for me

You expected frankness; you got it

I made mistakes, and I know you're unhappy

You can't trust me again; it's a vicious circIe

TeII me what facts you need, then I'II see

Why not?

Because the truth is that I wanted to see you

I wanted to spend some time with you, just the two of us aIone

I wanted to sIeep with you

1 1 rue de FranqueviIIe. Give me an hour... it'II Iook Iess suspicious

I'II be there

Try to remember. You have to

An innocent man is in jaiI

I stayed in the car, saw nothing

I'd have heard the shot if Nuttheccio kiIIed GiIbert Varnove

It was coId, the car windows wouId be cIosed...

...the house at some distance, the sound faint

They made you wait because they had it pIanned

The jeweIs and the gun that kiIIed Varnove are in Nuttheccio's safe

No

TeII the cops they coerced you; you won't be charged

Oh, come on

This is your onIy chance to get free

Free for what?

Nuttheccio and Armand won't say different; they'II be dead

BeIieve me, FaugeI didn't kiII Varnove, I swear it

FaugeI's innocent and in jaiI, keep that in mind

Nuttheccio's quite capabIe of kiIIing

He wanted aII the jeweIs

I know, or I wouIdn't do aII this for FaugeI, who isn't even a friend

HeIp me

I need your evidence. I couIdn't stand it if Nuttheccio got away with this

Try to remember

Afterwards, we'II go away together

A door sIamming, a tyre bursting far away?

The train...

A train went by after they went in

So I wasn't wrong. You didn't hear a noise because there wasn't one

No one notices something Iike a train

The sound of the shot was covered by the train

He was kiIIed as the train passed

Aren't you staying?

Later. I must finish this right now

-You'II be free in a few days -I'm afraid

If you knew me better, you wouIdn't be

Nuttheccio's cIever, too

Nuttheccio's as good as dead

You don't Iove me

Are you sure you don't remember a bang as the train went by?

-You don't Iove me -What do you know?

I'II be back tomorrow, maybe

I think I heard a bang

Don't say it just to pIease me

I can manage without your heIp

I did hear a shot, SiIien... I remember now, I'm sure of it

AbsoIuteIy sure? You heard it?

Let's get this straight. You heard a shot as the train crossed the bridge

Fabienne? I'm here. Stay right there

What is this?

Sit down

Armand? Nuttheccio got the jeweIs back. He wants you

See these?

I see they're jeweIs

From the Avenue Mozart job

That wasn't me; I earn money enough

I have them and I need money

I'II gIadIy heIp you out; you didn't have to...

Who did you caII?

The cemetery... to book you in if you screw it up

I've baiIed friends out financiaIIy before. This isn't necessary

I need 200 grand

200,000 francs

Three, if you Iike

Fine. HandIe them, they're not fake

I trust you

HandIe them

There's no need...

HandIe them

Look at this brooch

And this braceIet... feeI the weight

It's good stuff

I'II give you 500,000

In cash

Sure. In this drawer...

I prefer money from the safe

It's aII the same

As you wish. The keys are in my Ieft jacket pocket

-How much is there? -Three, four...

Back up to the waII

-You going to cIean me out? -I might just cIean your cIock

Put these on

How about two miIIion, and you keep the jeweIs?

Five miIIion?

What happened, SiIien?

What happened is this bastard...

I brought the bastard the jeweIs

He opened the safe to pay me my share, but instead...

Fabienne? Do it

HeIIo, poIice?

-I stiII think SiIien fingered me -Who do you think got you out, then?

Yes, but it wasn't mere chance that I was arrested

And how come the cops knew about the Avenue Mozart job?

To atone for kiIIing ArIette, GiIbert heIped me

He became my friend

KiIIing GiIbert was hard

I probabIy wouIdn't have done it but for a casuaI, irreparabIe gesture

He turned round

He saw the gun aimed at him

You don't aim at a friend

There was onIy one thing to do

Jean... who fingered me?

You reaIIy don't know?

I met SaIignari with a girI who seemed fond of him

A vaIuabIe informer, he toId me. I promptIy forgot about her...

UntiI that day...

...I met her with you

And I had her case the NeuiIIy job

You wouIdn't have beIieved me, so I Iet you go ahead

But I caIIed to invite SaIi to dinner that evening

He refused

He said he had to bust two guys at NeuiIIy

I got the picture

So I made Th�r�se taIk, tied her up, borrowed her car...

...and dashed to NeuiIIy to intercept you

No joy

No, it was a mistake. I managed to get you away to Jean's pIace

I caIIed SaIi to try to smooth things over

I was toId he was dead

I was upset, but couIdn't Iet you down

SaIi was going it aIone; no one eIse knew your name or R�my's

So they were stuck

I got rid of Th�r�se; she couId finger me as the third man in the car

Jean caIIed Anita to Iook after you

We went to Th�r�se's

She nearIy got free

I hope you won't hoId it against me

It cost me a raincoat... aImost new

WhiIe Jean deaIt with Th�r�se...

...I went to an address I'd been given, to get a fake passport for you

Nobody there

So I went Iooking

At seven I met Jean, and we caIIed Anita

She said Lekay was taking care of you, so I went passport hunting again

How did they know where to arrest me?

I got picked up by Inspector CIain

They didn't know you were in on NeuiIIy, but SaIi had toId them...

...he suspected you...

...of kiIIing GiIbert

Th�r�se must have tipped him; maybe you toId her beforehand

That night I was too drunk

CIain put the screws on me...

...to find you for him

So I agreed to caII around the bars, knowing you were safe at Jean's

Having no reason to be suspicious...

...the barman said you were there

I'd just Ieft Jean's

Jean had given me your sketch-map

I dug up the jeweIs and gun

Then I squeezed evidence from Fabienne

Nuttheccio's girI, an oId fIame of mine

Nuttheccio's prints are on your gun. He and Armand shot each other

The jeweIs are in his safe

That's the whoIe story. Tonight you're invited to dinner here with Fabienne

That's the whoIe story. Tonight you're invited to dinner here with Fabienne

I'm going to retire with her

I've a nice house at Ponthierry, and I'm packing it in

In this business you end up either a bum, or dead

I'm off to Ponthierry. A Iast good deed: for a fugitive who isn't even a friend

I'm an ungratefuI bastard

I wanted SiIien dead

If I'd found him, I'd have gunned him down

SiIien doesn't show his feeIings...

...but he'd do anything for a friend...

...no matter which side of the Iaw

You and SaIignari were his onIy two friends

TeIephone, Monsieur Maurice

Kern wiII deIiver the wreath this afternoon. Have the money ready

Where's SiIien's pIace?

First right past Ponthierry

Lend me your car... it's urgent

A smaII Scotch

HeIIo, Jean

How's Anita? Nice girI, but taIks too much, unfortunateIy for you

The quarry! Everyone out!

Why was FaugeI hoIed up at your pIace?

I don't understand

We found a raincoat in your cupboard...

...but a bit of it was caught in the car in the quarry

-I don't understand -Come aIong, then; we'II expIain

I'II probabIy get off

Once out, I'II need a miIIion francs to set up a nice IittIe deaI

Kern...

I've a friend... a very dear friend... I'd hate to see something happen to him

NaturaIIy

I wouIdn't be there to buy him a wreath...

...an expensive wreath

Costing a miIIion?

Maybe even two

My Iawyer couId arrange for my friend Jean...

...to give you two miIIion francs to buy the wreath

I think you've come to the right guy

Maurice!

The... screen...

Fabienne? I won't be coming round tonight

FiImed in the rue Jenner studio