1 00:01:03,647 --> 00:01:05,983 - Put that bottle down, Angèle! - No. 2 00:01:06,108 --> 00:01:08,652 Hurry up and put that bottle down. 3 00:01:08,777 --> 00:01:11,446 Do as I say! Do you hear me? Put it down! 4 00:01:12,406 --> 00:01:15,200 Now listen, Angèle. Brise is a wanted man and risks the guillotine. 5 00:01:15,325 --> 00:01:18,870 And why is he a wanted man? It should be you they guillotine! 6 00:01:18,996 --> 00:01:21,999 Am I meant to take responsibility for all your misfortunes? 7 00:01:22,124 --> 00:01:26,628 So be it, but there is one I am determined to save you from. 8 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:30,382 - That of being a mother and a whore. - You can't stop me keeping my baby. 9 00:01:33,343 --> 00:01:36,013 Do you plan to carry on working when you're pregnant? 10 00:01:36,138 --> 00:01:38,265 - Yes. - What about afterwards? 11 00:01:38,390 --> 00:01:41,393 The child will need looking after, even at night. 12 00:01:41,518 --> 00:01:45,272 Are you planning to come upstairs to feed and change it between clients? 13 00:01:45,397 --> 00:01:47,816 I'll just owe you for the earnings I miss out on. 14 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:50,444 You're already in too much debt and you know it. 15 00:01:53,989 --> 00:01:57,617 That's just it. We've all agreed to help her pay off her debt. 16 00:01:57,743 --> 00:02:00,329 And we'll be there to help with the baby too. 17 00:02:02,748 --> 00:02:04,166 Really? 18 00:02:07,627 --> 00:02:09,713 Even Véra's going to pitch in. 19 00:02:12,758 --> 00:02:14,760 Even Véra? 20 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:18,472 I see. 21 00:02:26,563 --> 00:02:28,648 So you want to share the debt? 22 00:02:30,942 --> 00:02:34,488 I want your assurance that it will be business as usual. 23 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,827 And I want an invitation to the christening. 24 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:57,803 Let me give you an up-to-date figure. 25 00:02:57,928 --> 00:03:00,847 I just need to add last night's bits and pieces. 26 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:06,853 You're at 6,246 francs and 70 centimes. 27 00:03:06,978 --> 00:03:09,689 If we divide that in half, it comes to... 28 00:03:11,233 --> 00:03:13,026 3,000 francs. 29 00:03:13,151 --> 00:03:17,447 Where did these figures come from? I'm scarcely up to 1,000. 30 00:03:17,572 --> 00:03:19,533 Do you want to read it? 31 00:03:31,711 --> 00:03:33,004 What? 32 00:03:33,130 --> 00:03:34,965 Look at all these bottles. 33 00:03:35,090 --> 00:03:37,384 I don't drown my sorrows every day. 34 00:03:38,969 --> 00:03:41,763 Not every day but often, I can assure you. 35 00:03:41,888 --> 00:03:43,348 You've overcharged me! 36 00:03:43,473 --> 00:03:46,309 I'm making an effort here, but you need to be reasonable too. 37 00:03:46,435 --> 00:03:49,896 Like it or not, those are the figures! You forget how Brise sponged off you. 38 00:03:50,021 --> 00:03:53,024 He helped you run up your debt. 39 00:03:53,150 --> 00:03:55,485 So, are you taking on the 3,000 or not? 40 00:03:56,528 --> 00:03:58,071 Thieving bitch! 41 00:04:04,077 --> 00:04:05,620 Get out. 42 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:13,795 Angèle, are you out of your mind? What do you think you're doing? 43 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,589 Do you want to go back to prison? 44 00:04:15,714 --> 00:04:18,008 You're banging your head against a brick wall. 45 00:04:18,133 --> 00:04:19,801 Play her at her own game and negotiate. 46 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:23,388 - Go back and apologize. - You've grown in self-assurance. 47 00:04:23,513 --> 00:04:25,974 You're self-confident. It's a good thing. 48 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:29,561 Now you've fucked the boss's brother, you must feel at home here. 49 00:04:32,522 --> 00:04:34,816 In the kitchen, wasn't it? 50 00:04:34,941 --> 00:04:38,528 Bravo! There was one trophy to win and you've won it. 51 00:04:38,653 --> 00:04:42,574 - What are you accusing me of? - Nothing at all. On the contrary. 52 00:04:42,699 --> 00:04:45,118 I admire you. You're ambitious. 53 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:50,207 Gaillac is worth more than my Caboche. 54 00:04:50,332 --> 00:04:52,000 You're targeting the wrong person. 55 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:54,836 And you're siding with the wrong friend. 56 00:04:58,548 --> 00:05:00,675 It seems she doesn't want our help after all. 57 00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:04,429 Rose! 58 00:05:21,655 --> 00:05:23,698 You're to charge 50 francs today. 59 00:05:23,823 --> 00:05:26,952 - Why? He won't understand. - We're not asking him to understand. 60 00:05:27,786 --> 00:05:30,455 But a lawyer like him must know that discretion comes at a price. 61 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:31,873 Right. 62 00:05:32,707 --> 00:05:36,044 - He must pay up in the first five minutes. - I know, Valentine. 63 00:05:37,087 --> 00:05:39,214 If you're not back in an hour, I'll come up. 64 00:05:51,309 --> 00:05:52,435 Monsieur. 65 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:52,704 Wait. 66 00:06:53,747 --> 00:06:55,248 Talk to me. 67 00:06:57,250 --> 00:07:00,003 Why summon me here if it's just to part my thighs? 68 00:07:02,297 --> 00:07:04,257 My answer will surprise you. 69 00:07:08,219 --> 00:07:10,096 I don't like brothels. 70 00:07:11,014 --> 00:07:12,932 Just whores. 71 00:07:17,854 --> 00:07:20,315 Do you want me to tell you you're more than a whore to me? 72 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,651 Only if it's sincere. 73 00:07:22,776 --> 00:07:24,444 What about you? 74 00:07:25,487 --> 00:07:27,614 Are you sincere? 75 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:31,993 I have a theory. 76 00:07:33,620 --> 00:07:35,747 Where truth is impossible, 77 00:07:38,333 --> 00:07:40,418 you have to learn to enjoy the lies. 78 00:07:40,543 --> 00:07:44,047 And truth, is it ever possible? 79 00:07:49,177 --> 00:07:51,262 You never give in, do you? 80 00:07:52,263 --> 00:07:53,556 Never. 81 00:07:58,436 --> 00:07:59,979 Then anything's possible. 82 00:08:15,787 --> 00:08:18,748 It was only peach liqueur, nothing serious. 83 00:08:28,341 --> 00:08:31,720 In the ten years I've been here, you've never had a single pregnancy. 84 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:34,681 That's quite a record in the industry. 85 00:08:34,806 --> 00:08:38,560 And you think Angèle is worth breaking that record for? 86 00:08:38,685 --> 00:08:41,813 - We're all behind her. - Fine. 87 00:08:44,482 --> 00:08:47,152 You just need to come up with 3,000 francs between you. 88 00:08:50,321 --> 00:08:52,657 You think I don't need the money? 89 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:56,703 I didn't need it yesterday. 90 00:08:56,828 --> 00:08:59,414 What a fool I was, to still believe my brother's promises. 91 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:02,000 - Don't lie to me, Hortense. - Think what you like. 92 00:09:02,959 --> 00:09:05,837 The brothel hasn't made a profit since before the Commune. 93 00:09:05,962 --> 00:09:09,382 I think nothing horrifies you more than a body swelling up 94 00:09:09,507 --> 00:09:12,093 and then emptying itself out amid cries of pain. 95 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:18,516 - I need Angèle. - Then you should... 96 00:09:18,641 --> 00:09:21,978 Can you see her with a child? Look where it got you. 97 00:09:22,103 --> 00:09:24,689 You had to work till you dropped to earn enough to feed a ghost. 98 00:09:24,814 --> 00:09:26,983 That's what's in store for Angèle, at best. 99 00:09:27,108 --> 00:09:29,444 And that's assuming she's got your strength of character. 100 00:09:51,132 --> 00:09:53,176 Do you think it's just a question of money? 101 00:09:53,301 --> 00:09:55,762 There's the cost of the pregnancy, but then after that, 102 00:09:57,555 --> 00:10:01,142 the girl is scared of missing an appointment with her child, 103 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:04,813 and there are the regular payments to the nanny or the school. 104 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:11,236 That should suit you if it puts her even more at your mercy. 105 00:10:19,327 --> 00:10:21,329 You only mentioned the money, I suppose? 106 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:29,921 Yes. 107 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:34,217 Nothing's possible! 108 00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:38,638 How can I get you to trust me, Rose? 109 00:10:46,354 --> 00:10:49,357 - What are you doing? - I have something for you. 110 00:10:50,733 --> 00:10:52,777 - Jewelry or perfume? - Jewelry. 111 00:10:56,322 --> 00:10:58,283 That's not what I want. 112 00:11:03,872 --> 00:11:07,417 I know what you want and I can't give it to you, not now. 113 00:11:11,754 --> 00:11:13,840 Are you so afraid of your sister? 114 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:18,177 Be patient. 115 00:11:32,817 --> 00:11:36,112 We should all have individual records of our debts. 116 00:11:36,237 --> 00:11:39,991 - What? - At the Paradis. 117 00:11:40,116 --> 00:11:43,494 The girls should have their own record to keep on their person. 118 00:11:43,620 --> 00:11:46,497 That way, there would be no arguing. 119 00:11:47,832 --> 00:11:51,336 Do you want your freedom or do you want to change the Paradis? 120 00:11:51,836 --> 00:11:53,755 Do I really have a choice? 121 00:11:54,672 --> 00:11:56,841 Do you want to be the brothel madam? 122 00:11:58,509 --> 00:12:01,095 Make an effort. Talk to your sister. 123 00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:12,106 Olympe? 124 00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:16,945 Linda? 125 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:18,738 No, I don't want to. 126 00:12:19,614 --> 00:12:21,658 Why not fetch Jessy from the kitchen? 127 00:12:21,783 --> 00:12:24,744 - She's useless. - At least she knows how to play. 128 00:12:26,454 --> 00:12:28,456 What about Angèle? 129 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:31,584 - She won't play anymore. - Why not? 130 00:12:33,127 --> 00:12:35,171 - We're not friends anymore. - Really? 131 00:12:35,296 --> 00:12:38,591 - Tell me more. - Angèle doesn't need me anymore. 132 00:12:38,716 --> 00:12:40,927 You were a millstone round her neck. 133 00:12:41,052 --> 00:12:42,345 More like an anvil. 134 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:44,222 Pity. 135 00:12:44,347 --> 00:12:45,390 All right? 136 00:12:46,641 --> 00:12:49,268 - Want to play? - What? 137 00:12:50,436 --> 00:12:53,106 Forget Angèle. She's on her own now. 138 00:12:53,231 --> 00:12:55,942 You can't help people who don't want to be helped. 139 00:12:56,067 --> 00:12:58,069 Big mistake. 140 00:12:58,194 --> 00:13:00,738 And Angèle can manage perfectly well on her own. 141 00:13:00,863 --> 00:13:02,448 She does what she wants when she wants. 142 00:13:02,573 --> 00:13:04,242 - What a girl! - Yes. 143 00:13:07,203 --> 00:13:09,247 Are you playing, then? 144 00:13:09,372 --> 00:13:12,375 - It's all right, girls. I get it. - Were you here all along? 145 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:15,128 - Angèle! - Are we playing or what? 146 00:13:15,253 --> 00:13:17,005 That'll do. 147 00:13:20,758 --> 00:13:24,345 ‟The Emperor of China's concubine, Lee Zou, is caught up in a conspiracy. 148 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:27,348 She must poison the Emperor or be buried alive.” 149 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:30,143 I like the name Lee Zou. It'll go down well. 150 00:13:30,518 --> 00:13:34,105 ‟But Lee Zou manages to seduce 151 00:13:34,230 --> 00:13:36,566 - the Emperor's wife...” - The Empress. 152 00:13:36,691 --> 00:13:40,319 Or her brother or sister. That's not important. 153 00:13:40,445 --> 00:13:44,574 ‟Who plans her escape from...” I've lost my train of thought. 154 00:13:45,950 --> 00:13:48,494 ‟Who plans her escape from the Forbidden City 155 00:13:48,619 --> 00:13:50,455 which is how she came to be in Europe.” 156 00:13:50,580 --> 00:13:51,998 I see. 157 00:13:57,253 --> 00:13:59,756 What do you see there? Look. 158 00:13:59,881 --> 00:14:02,091 Those puny legs and calloused hands... 159 00:14:02,216 --> 00:14:05,595 What do they evoke for you? Muddy rice fields. 160 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:09,140 Certainly not an imperial city. 161 00:14:10,099 --> 00:14:13,102 The hands are crucial. It'll never work. 162 00:14:14,645 --> 00:14:17,607 - The girl from the Sahel, then? - No, too scrawny. 163 00:14:17,732 --> 00:14:19,942 I find her pretty. 164 00:14:20,068 --> 00:14:23,279 Her command of French is unacceptable. 165 00:14:23,404 --> 00:14:25,323 When I came here, I barked like a cart driver. 166 00:14:25,448 --> 00:14:27,116 You trained me. 167 00:14:31,454 --> 00:14:34,665 You were there when I asked her if she'd ever made love to a man. 168 00:14:34,791 --> 00:14:36,626 She blushed. 169 00:14:36,959 --> 00:14:40,588 Too fragile. She'd never survive here. 170 00:14:41,964 --> 00:14:45,426 - You said we needed exoticism. - We do. This is Paris. 171 00:14:45,968 --> 00:14:48,179 Sexual fantasies are key. 172 00:14:51,015 --> 00:14:53,351 None of the three, then? 173 00:14:56,395 --> 00:14:58,648 I'd like to try Manon. 174 00:14:58,773 --> 00:15:01,317 She claims to be good in the torture chamber. 175 00:15:01,442 --> 00:15:03,152 I'd like to see that. 176 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,030 Pseudonym? 177 00:15:07,990 --> 00:15:09,534 Lucia? 178 00:15:13,329 --> 00:15:16,040 Marguerite came up with good names. 179 00:15:18,376 --> 00:15:19,752 What? 180 00:15:19,877 --> 00:15:21,712 I don't believe it! 181 00:15:21,838 --> 00:15:23,506 I told you to count them. 182 00:15:23,631 --> 00:15:26,676 - I did count them. - It's your fault. You rolled your eyes. 183 00:15:26,801 --> 00:15:29,971 - Rolled my eyes? - Just now when the Jack came up. 184 00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:32,265 You thought I had one too. 185 00:15:32,390 --> 00:15:35,226 - She rolled her eyes at you? - Yes, she rolled her eyes. 186 00:15:35,351 --> 00:15:37,436 Are you deliberately stupid? 187 00:15:40,481 --> 00:15:42,316 Ladies. 188 00:15:42,441 --> 00:15:45,570 This is Lucia and her daughter, Anabelle. 189 00:15:45,695 --> 00:15:46,946 Hi. 190 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:53,327 Hello, princess. How old are you? 191 00:15:53,452 --> 00:15:54,495 Ten. 192 00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:57,081 Anabelle's a pretty name. 193 00:15:57,206 --> 00:16:01,294 Don't worry. You'll be fine here. You too. 194 00:16:08,885 --> 00:16:12,597 It's dinner time. Geneviève has made sauté of veal. 195 00:16:12,722 --> 00:16:14,098 I love that. 196 00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:21,814 - What? - ‟I love that”! 197 00:16:42,084 --> 00:16:44,837 What charming actresses. And you have a beautiful theater. 198 00:16:44,962 --> 00:16:48,925 - How are you? - What are you doing here? 199 00:16:49,550 --> 00:16:54,305 You were the one who told me Pierre's mistress was here. 200 00:16:54,972 --> 00:16:56,724 You were wrong to come here. 201 00:16:56,849 --> 00:17:00,102 I want her to fuck me like she fucks my husband! 202 00:17:04,732 --> 00:17:08,236 I, too, want to experience some of the pleasure she gives him. 203 00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:10,863 Sharing is the key to a successful marriage. 204 00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:14,242 Why the hesitation? 205 00:17:15,618 --> 00:17:18,079 I'm not sure Pierre will see it that way. 206 00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:20,957 He won't have any choice in the matter. 207 00:17:23,292 --> 00:17:24,794 He owes everything to my father, 208 00:17:24,919 --> 00:17:27,129 his success on the Cape, his return to Paris, 209 00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:29,340 his stake in the opera house. 210 00:17:32,426 --> 00:17:34,053 Didn't he tell you? 211 00:17:38,432 --> 00:17:44,313 I can do what I like to him and I've finally decided to take advantage, 212 00:17:46,774 --> 00:17:48,901 for my benefit and that of my friends. 213 00:17:50,152 --> 00:17:53,781 Reassure me, Hortense. We are still friends, aren't we? 214 00:17:55,408 --> 00:17:56,993 Of course. 215 00:17:58,828 --> 00:18:01,455 Then see to it that Véra takes good care of me. 216 00:18:05,209 --> 00:18:10,006 All right. Valentine? Fetch Véra, please. 217 00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:16,596 Perhaps you'd like to follow me to the parlor. 218 00:18:20,516 --> 00:18:21,851 Is it good? 219 00:18:21,976 --> 00:18:23,853 - Delicious. - Do you want some more? 220 00:18:23,978 --> 00:18:25,688 I was so hungry. 221 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:32,320 Thank you. 222 00:18:42,246 --> 00:18:43,456 Well? 223 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:46,167 What? 224 00:18:49,045 --> 00:18:51,547 - Are you in love? - Don't be stupid. 225 00:18:55,551 --> 00:18:58,179 - Rose? - I swear. 226 00:19:13,903 --> 00:19:16,614 - His smell? - What about his smell? 227 00:19:16,739 --> 00:19:18,407 Answer me. 228 00:19:19,575 --> 00:19:20,785 It's fine. 229 00:19:20,910 --> 00:19:23,120 Rose! 230 00:19:23,245 --> 00:19:25,331 You're falling for him. 231 00:19:33,422 --> 00:19:34,757 What? 232 00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:38,719 Don't complain. She's beautiful. 233 00:19:55,569 --> 00:19:57,905 Take her to the Seventh Heaven room. 234 00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:00,366 You mentioned records earlier. 235 00:20:00,699 --> 00:20:05,162 You're about to set one, too... for commanding the best fee ever. 236 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:09,125 Double the price. That's what you earn from now on. 237 00:20:28,477 --> 00:20:31,981 A beautiful woman. And she's got character. 238 00:20:32,106 --> 00:20:33,941 She needs it. She's married to my brother. 239 00:20:34,984 --> 00:20:36,902 What did you say? 240 00:20:37,027 --> 00:20:39,113 Elisabeth. 241 00:20:39,697 --> 00:20:42,074 - Are you out of your mind? - I know what I'm doing. 242 00:20:42,199 --> 00:20:44,452 - Your brother will be furious. - That's my business. 243 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:47,079 - Hortense, it's not that simple. - What isn't? 244 00:20:55,463 --> 00:20:57,339 Trust me. 245 00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:10,019 Pour us a drink, will you? 246 00:22:24,051 --> 00:22:25,844 Now undress. 247 00:22:48,951 --> 00:22:50,411 Completely. 248 00:22:52,663 --> 00:22:54,748 Why don't we do this my way? 249 00:22:56,458 --> 00:22:58,544 Is that what my husband likes? 250 00:23:08,637 --> 00:23:11,390 What are you scared of? 251 00:23:11,515 --> 00:23:13,601 Watching you make a dreadful mistake. 252 00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:20,190 Don't bother denying it. Hortense has told me everything. 253 00:23:20,316 --> 00:23:23,694 I lied to Hortense. I've never slept with your husband. 254 00:23:24,278 --> 00:23:28,240 - Why did you lie? - I love Hortense. 255 00:23:30,117 --> 00:23:33,704 I couldn't bear her distancing herself from me and getting closer to him. 256 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:36,373 In love with your boss? 257 00:23:37,708 --> 00:23:39,251 Very amusing. 258 00:23:42,546 --> 00:23:44,340 So you really do like women? 259 00:23:44,465 --> 00:23:46,383 I lied to put her on her guard. 260 00:23:46,508 --> 00:23:50,888 Your husband promised her the brothel but he has no intention of giving it to her. 261 00:23:51,013 --> 00:23:53,098 How do you know he won't give it to her? 262 00:23:56,018 --> 00:23:58,062 He told me. 263 00:24:02,733 --> 00:24:05,110 So he trusts you. 264 00:24:06,236 --> 00:24:10,532 - He paid me to spy on his sister. - Spy? 265 00:24:11,325 --> 00:24:12,785 Fascinating. 266 00:25:41,498 --> 00:25:43,041 What a surprise. 267 00:25:44,293 --> 00:25:46,086 I'd given up waiting. 268 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:48,338 I needed time to think. 269 00:25:53,010 --> 00:25:54,803 Have you decided? 270 00:25:55,763 --> 00:25:56,805 Yes. 271 00:25:57,973 --> 00:25:59,767 I love this house. 272 00:25:59,892 --> 00:26:02,436 And I know how much I owe you. 273 00:26:08,317 --> 00:26:09,985 And? 274 00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:15,491 And... 275 00:26:17,826 --> 00:26:21,580 I made a mistake by leaving the way I did. There. 276 00:26:21,705 --> 00:26:23,165 Well, well. 277 00:26:24,875 --> 00:26:29,379 So you knew I'd cope and you just wanted to tease me a bit. 278 00:26:30,047 --> 00:26:31,298 That's it. 279 00:26:31,423 --> 00:26:32,966 Exactly that. 280 00:26:38,347 --> 00:26:40,641 - How was your wedding? - Good. 281 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:47,564 So it was good. 282 00:26:59,535 --> 00:27:03,831 The trouble is, Valentine has taken your place now. 283 00:27:15,717 --> 00:27:19,096 She has a strange way of going about it, from what I've heard. 284 00:27:21,348 --> 00:27:24,977 It's the clients that count. You know that. 285 00:27:25,102 --> 00:27:27,354 And the clients are happy. 286 00:27:51,795 --> 00:27:55,173 Do you want to prove that you can still be useful to me? 287 00:27:59,344 --> 00:28:00,762 Yes. 288 00:28:36,715 --> 00:28:39,092 Let go of me. Let go of me! 289 00:28:41,345 --> 00:28:43,055 Let go of me! 290 00:28:44,222 --> 00:28:47,184 Let go of me, you filthy whore! 291 00:28:47,309 --> 00:28:49,853 You filthy whore! 292 00:28:49,978 --> 00:28:51,730 Let go of me! 293 00:28:51,855 --> 00:28:54,107 You filthy old whore! 294 00:30:37,210 --> 00:30:39,296 I went crazy. 295 00:30:40,464 --> 00:30:43,383 She hit me and I just pushed her away. 296 00:30:45,010 --> 00:30:47,095 Your brother's going to kill us. 297 00:30:50,265 --> 00:30:52,017 Come with me. Come on! 298 00:31:00,067 --> 00:31:01,610 This way. 299 00:31:02,652 --> 00:31:03,737 Hurry! 300 00:31:05,447 --> 00:31:06,573 In here. 301 00:31:11,203 --> 00:31:14,247 What's important is that he doesn't know it was you. 302 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:16,500 You were always threatening to tell his wife. 303 00:31:16,625 --> 00:31:20,504 Don't worry. Valentine will say exactly what I tell her to. 304 00:31:20,629 --> 00:31:23,131 - What about the other girls? - Véra... 305 00:31:24,716 --> 00:31:26,843 He has a lot of enemies. 306 00:32:23,066 --> 00:32:25,527 According to the girl, Elisabeth lost her head. 307 00:32:26,444 --> 00:32:28,155 She kept hitting her. 308 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:30,991 The girl pushed her away in self-defense. 309 00:32:31,116 --> 00:32:33,076 It was an accident. 310 00:32:35,579 --> 00:32:37,289 Which girl? 311 00:32:37,998 --> 00:32:39,916 What does that matter? 312 00:32:52,387 --> 00:32:53,805 Rose? 313 00:32:55,015 --> 00:32:56,516 No! Why? 314 00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:27,672 She is my wife. 315 00:33:27,797 --> 00:33:30,300 Who came here to get her revenge on her husband. 316 00:33:31,718 --> 00:33:34,262 And now you want to get your revenge. 317 00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:41,311 It's nothing to do with the girl and you know it. 318 00:33:43,188 --> 00:33:45,357 If you want to get your revenge, 319 00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:50,028 find whoever besmirched your good name to your wife. 320 00:34:48,586 --> 00:34:50,880 - The public prosecutor! - Can I take the Seventh Heaven? 321 00:34:51,006 --> 00:34:53,383 - Take the Round Room. - But he asked for it specifically. 322 00:34:53,508 --> 00:34:56,511 - It's reserved for the evening. - Is Véra still with her client? 323 00:34:56,636 --> 00:34:58,596 What's that got to do with you? 324 00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:48,897 You'll get a hefty fine for coming up here. 325 00:35:50,273 --> 00:35:52,067 Aren't you working? 326 00:35:55,153 --> 00:35:57,656 I felt faint. Hortense told me to stay here. 327 00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:01,201 What about your client? 328 00:36:03,078 --> 00:36:04,788 What about my client? 329 00:36:06,414 --> 00:36:08,416 Is she still in the room? 330 00:36:10,877 --> 00:36:12,754 What if she is? 331 00:36:12,879 --> 00:36:14,756 She paid to be alone. 332 00:36:16,633 --> 00:36:17,926 Alone? 333 00:36:18,968 --> 00:36:21,221 I saw Hortense leave the room. 334 00:36:26,476 --> 00:36:28,978 Rose, get back to work. 335 00:36:30,313 --> 00:36:31,981 Forget the rest. 336 00:37:06,558 --> 00:37:08,643 I can see that something's wrong. 337 00:37:09,602 --> 00:37:12,522 For the boss to let you go and to call for her brother. 338 00:37:17,944 --> 00:37:19,821 What's going on? 339 00:37:21,156 --> 00:37:23,241 Why don't they call a doctor? 340 00:37:27,412 --> 00:37:28,997 It's too late. 341 00:37:42,177 --> 00:37:43,970 It was an accident. 342 00:37:45,889 --> 00:37:48,725 Rose, in our world there is one golden rule. 343 00:37:49,517 --> 00:37:51,936 No one dies in the brothel. 344 00:37:53,688 --> 00:37:55,774 Otherwise it gets closed down. 345 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,085 So they're going to get rid of the body? 346 00:38:20,340 --> 00:38:21,716 How? 347 00:38:22,217 --> 00:38:24,552 By burying it in the middle of a forest. 348 00:38:29,933 --> 00:38:32,894 Or dumping it in one of the suburbs. 349 00:38:35,522 --> 00:38:37,607 It will look like an unpleasant encounter. 350 00:38:40,527 --> 00:38:43,404 The police will never be able to trace it back to here. 351 00:38:45,532 --> 00:38:47,784 With a bit of luck, they'll find some poor guy 352 00:38:47,909 --> 00:38:49,786 to act as the perfect culprit. 353 00:38:58,628 --> 00:39:00,171 Some poor guy! 354 00:39:18,231 --> 00:39:21,693 It's the golden rule. No one dies in the brothel. 355 00:39:44,924 --> 00:39:47,844 Are you protecting a client or did you kill her? 356 00:39:53,474 --> 00:39:55,727 My mother died here, didn't she? 357 00:39:57,186 --> 00:39:59,772 Tell me what happened or I'll go downstairs and tell everyone 358 00:39:59,897 --> 00:40:02,734 there's a body in the Seventh Heaven room. 359 00:40:03,860 --> 00:40:06,571 What are you going to do with that poor girl? 360 00:40:06,696 --> 00:40:08,698 That poor girl is my wife. 361 00:40:22,003 --> 00:40:23,755 Listen to me, Rose. 362 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:27,175 There have always been suicides and murders in brothels. 363 00:40:27,467 --> 00:40:30,845 Your golden rule is a myth the girls scare themselves with, 364 00:40:31,888 --> 00:40:34,766 and one brothel madams perpetuate to keep them scared. 365 00:40:36,476 --> 00:40:40,313 What do you want? For the police to come here? 366 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:43,107 Would you rather one of the girls was accused of killing a snob? 367 00:40:43,232 --> 00:40:44,776 Forgive me, Pierre. 368 00:40:45,693 --> 00:40:48,780 No one deserves to be left on a street corner like a dog. 369 00:40:53,117 --> 00:40:56,204 Elisabeth's body will be discovered tonight in our apartment. 370 00:40:56,329 --> 00:40:58,915 The police will conclude that it was a domestic accident. 371 00:41:21,854 --> 00:41:23,314 Rose. 372 00:41:26,401 --> 00:41:28,069 Floriane's daughter. 373 00:42:13,322 --> 00:42:14,699 Angèle? 374 00:42:17,827 --> 00:42:19,162 Angèle! 375 00:42:21,873 --> 00:42:23,666 I'll be right back. 376 00:42:31,799 --> 00:42:33,968 Do you trust Edmond? 377 00:42:34,802 --> 00:42:36,763 Why? 378 00:42:36,888 --> 00:42:42,310 I need to talk to someone educated who hasn't been shut up in this prison. 379 00:42:44,604 --> 00:42:46,731 Edmond fits the bill. 380 00:42:47,690 --> 00:42:48,733 Edmond! 381 00:43:17,094 --> 00:43:18,179 Here. 382 00:43:20,890 --> 00:43:23,810 - Court report. - What does that mean? 383 00:43:23,935 --> 00:43:26,395 It's not a judgment, just an account of the facts, 384 00:43:26,521 --> 00:43:29,357 intended to prove that the accused deserved to be tried. 385 00:43:29,482 --> 00:43:30,525 But... 386 00:43:48,042 --> 00:43:49,252 Well? 387 00:43:49,377 --> 00:43:50,878 There's nothing here to say 388 00:43:51,003 --> 00:43:54,799 whether this man was killed for the murder of your mother. 389 00:44:02,265 --> 00:44:05,393 Tomorrow I will go and see a magistrate friend at the law courts. 390 00:44:05,518 --> 00:44:07,311 The case file will be there somewhere. 391 00:44:07,436 --> 00:44:11,315 I promise I'll come back to see you as soon as I have it in my possession. 392 00:44:12,692 --> 00:44:14,068 Thank you. 393 00:45:08,915 --> 00:45:11,417 What do you think they'll do with her? 394 00:45:23,888 --> 00:45:26,390 Is that what you wanted to talk to Edmond about? 395 00:45:28,017 --> 00:45:30,269 Are you sure you want me to answer that? 396 00:45:35,441 --> 00:45:37,777 You've got enough on your plate as it is. 397 00:45:48,162 --> 00:45:50,706 You should never have called on me. 398 00:45:51,999 --> 00:45:54,543 The building works couldn't be going worse, 399 00:45:54,669 --> 00:45:57,797 and you dare to ask for my help with your personal problems? 400 00:46:11,727 --> 00:46:14,689 It's just that I think I can help you. 401 00:46:14,814 --> 00:46:16,565 Really? 402 00:46:20,152 --> 00:46:22,905 Wait until you see her. 403 00:46:24,782 --> 00:46:26,701 You'll thank me. 404 00:46:33,916 --> 00:46:35,459 Pierre! 405 00:46:38,713 --> 00:46:40,631 How old is she? 406 00:47:01,902 --> 00:47:06,073 Come on. The bread's fresh and the coffee's hot. 407 00:47:07,491 --> 00:47:10,745 I've even brought you back a pot of rhubarb jam. 408 00:47:16,751 --> 00:47:18,627 Can you wait five minutes? 409 00:47:23,758 --> 00:47:24,800 Door! 410 00:47:27,178 --> 00:47:28,721 Can we talk? 411 00:47:36,145 --> 00:47:37,313 300 francs. 412 00:47:39,690 --> 00:47:40,775 Pardon? 413 00:47:42,443 --> 00:47:47,865 It's what I'm prepared to give you. No one else need know. 414 00:47:50,117 --> 00:47:51,660 300 francs... 415 00:47:59,376 --> 00:48:02,088 - How did your wedding go? - Very well. 416 00:48:09,595 --> 00:48:11,347 Why do you ask? 417 00:48:12,890 --> 00:48:14,975 Did they let you into the church? 418 00:48:17,645 --> 00:48:19,563 I bet they all spat in your face. 419 00:48:19,688 --> 00:48:22,108 What are you talking about? I was invited. 420 00:48:22,566 --> 00:48:25,361 But you still felt their saliva running down your cheek. 421 00:48:26,278 --> 00:48:28,572 All it takes is one dirty look. 422 00:48:28,697 --> 00:48:30,658 What do you mean by that? 423 00:48:32,785 --> 00:48:35,037 Are you turning down my offer? 424 00:48:35,704 --> 00:48:37,456 I'm sorry. 425 00:48:41,377 --> 00:48:42,419 Yes? 426 00:49:24,962 --> 00:49:28,382 - What's going on? - I need your help. 427 00:49:28,924 --> 00:49:31,010 But I work for Hortense. 428 00:49:34,138 --> 00:49:36,223 I'm on the verge of losing everything. 429 00:49:38,893 --> 00:49:41,687 All I ask is for you to let me talk to the new girl. 430 00:49:42,813 --> 00:49:44,982 The new girl? 431 00:49:51,655 --> 00:49:53,532 What are you trying to say? 432 00:49:57,328 --> 00:49:59,079 Gaudissart has more of a hold over me than ever. 433 00:49:59,205 --> 00:50:03,250 Gaudissart? Serves you right for working with him. 434 00:50:04,210 --> 00:50:06,337 If I don't do something, we'll all go under. 435 00:50:06,462 --> 00:50:08,797 Hortense, me, you. 436 00:50:08,923 --> 00:50:10,132 What? 437 00:50:42,957 --> 00:50:47,878 The reason we're both here... is because you trust me. 438 00:50:48,003 --> 00:50:53,217 One, two, three, four, five, six, 439 00:50:53,342 --> 00:50:57,346 seven, eight, nine, ten... 440 00:50:57,471 --> 00:50:59,098 Coming! 441 00:51:18,409 --> 00:51:19,576 Lucia! 442 00:51:20,411 --> 00:51:22,288 Can you come here, please? 443 00:52:18,510 --> 00:52:19,553 Hello. 444 00:52:21,096 --> 00:52:22,556 Monsieur. 445 00:52:28,187 --> 00:52:30,272 Do you know who I am? 446 00:52:31,190 --> 00:52:32,733 The boss's brother. 447 00:52:33,859 --> 00:52:35,277 Precisely. 448 00:52:36,737 --> 00:52:38,822 I am also the landlord. 449 00:52:45,371 --> 00:52:48,123 Would you rather I addressed you as Manon or Lucia? 450 00:52:55,464 --> 00:52:57,007 Manon, then. 451 00:53:05,349 --> 00:53:07,434 Are you happy to be here? 452 00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:15,526 How did your first night go? 453 00:53:28,205 --> 00:53:30,999 The advantage in the provinces is that your clients are regulars 454 00:53:31,125 --> 00:53:33,794 which means they have to behave to a certain extent. 455 00:53:36,046 --> 00:53:37,548 Or am I mistaken? 456 00:53:39,591 --> 00:53:40,926 No, Monsieur. 457 00:53:43,262 --> 00:53:45,597 How old are you? 458 00:53:45,722 --> 00:53:47,266 27, Monsieur. 459 00:53:51,395 --> 00:53:52,938 And your daughter? 460 00:53:55,649 --> 00:53:56,817 Ten. 461 00:54:02,656 --> 00:54:04,741 Do you remember being ten years old? 462 00:54:12,332 --> 00:54:14,460 How are you going to manage with her? 463 00:54:19,131 --> 00:54:21,258 She'll go to boarding school. 464 00:54:24,470 --> 00:54:26,889 Is that what you want? 465 00:54:27,014 --> 00:54:29,975 I want what's best for her and that's what's best for her. 466 00:54:30,767 --> 00:54:32,436 To be apart from you? 467 00:54:33,979 --> 00:54:36,940 In my job, yes, that's what's best. 468 00:54:52,164 --> 00:54:53,582 You know... 469 00:54:56,627 --> 00:54:59,129 There's no such thing as a life without sacrifice. 470 00:55:07,513 --> 00:55:10,224 I have my own cross to bear, you know. 471 00:55:13,852 --> 00:55:17,064 But there are some sacrifices which last a lifetime, 472 00:55:19,691 --> 00:55:22,194 and others which allow you to build a life. 473 00:55:25,822 --> 00:55:27,449 How? 474 00:55:34,498 --> 00:55:36,583 I can give you a lot of money, 475 00:55:39,002 --> 00:55:41,672 enough for you to never have to work again. 476 00:55:41,797 --> 00:55:44,925 You would have to live a simple life, 477 00:55:45,050 --> 00:55:48,887 being careful what you spend on yourself and on Anabelle, but... 478 00:55:50,973 --> 00:55:52,849 you'd both be free. 479 00:56:04,987 --> 00:56:07,197 Do you remember being ten? 480 00:56:15,622 --> 00:56:19,167 The sacrifice I'm talking about, you'd only have to make it once. 481 00:56:21,169 --> 00:56:24,089 There would be no trace of it, no memory. 482 00:56:33,765 --> 00:56:36,310 The gentleman in question is very gentle and kind. 483 00:56:41,148 --> 00:56:43,609 Anabelle will naturally be afraid, 484 00:56:43,734 --> 00:56:46,236 but she will not be harmed, I promise you. 485 00:56:48,488 --> 00:56:50,574 I did this once before a long time ago. 486 00:56:53,452 --> 00:56:56,872 The girl in question has no memory of it, no psychological scarring. 487 00:56:58,915 --> 00:57:00,709 I can assure you. 488 00:57:04,379 --> 00:57:07,633 It would be up to you to give her other memories. 489 00:57:11,762 --> 00:57:13,639 What do you think? 490 00:57:47,464 --> 00:57:50,509 I want to know precisely what will happen. 491 00:57:55,764 --> 00:57:58,433 This is what will happen. 492 00:58:01,186 --> 00:58:04,314 I will come back tonight with this gentleman. 493 00:58:04,815 --> 00:58:07,859 I will introduce you. You will take him upstairs and fetch Anabelle. 494 00:58:11,363 --> 00:58:13,281 Rose? 495 00:58:17,035 --> 00:58:18,787 You didn't!