1 00:00:56,348 --> 00:00:59,101 ‟No more war, no more gallows 2 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:04,982 One is shameful and criminal and the other barbaric 3 00:01:05,107 --> 00:01:07,985 Why must the oppressed always be punished for protesting 4 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:10,279 and sent to their graves?” 5 00:01:31,466 --> 00:01:34,261 What are you doing here? Who did that to you? 6 00:01:34,386 --> 00:01:36,305 A customer who refused to cough up. 7 00:01:37,055 --> 00:01:40,726 Rose, it's hellish. Since Corentin died, we've been left on our own. 8 00:01:40,851 --> 00:01:43,937 We're either beaten up by dandies or raided by the cops. 9 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:48,317 Can you take me in for a few days? 10 00:01:49,818 --> 00:01:53,322 Of course. But you'll have to hide in the cellar. 11 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:55,407 The situation is fraught at the moment. 12 00:02:08,837 --> 00:02:11,923 Do you think that old bag was trying to double-cross us? 13 00:02:12,049 --> 00:02:14,176 Risking my skin to negotiate with Corentin? 14 00:02:20,432 --> 00:02:21,892 Maybe she informed on us. 15 00:02:22,017 --> 00:02:24,186 - About what? - The break-in. 16 00:02:25,270 --> 00:02:27,147 In exchange for the Paradis. 17 00:02:28,023 --> 00:02:29,816 Is that punch bag okay? 18 00:02:29,941 --> 00:02:33,278 I know Hortense Gaillac well and she is no paragon of virtue 19 00:02:33,403 --> 00:02:36,531 but I can't really see her settling scores with some crook 20 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:38,533 in the back yard of a tavern. 21 00:02:38,658 --> 00:02:41,244 She's our only suspect for Corentin's murder. 22 00:02:46,625 --> 00:02:48,377 Let me take over this case. 23 00:02:48,502 --> 00:02:50,462 For the Sûreté it's just another murder case, 24 00:02:50,587 --> 00:02:53,799 whereas for the vice squad the future of streetwalking is at stake. 25 00:02:58,053 --> 00:03:01,848 All right, seeing as it is just a settling of scores between pimps. 26 00:03:01,973 --> 00:03:03,767 I owe you one. 27 00:03:08,814 --> 00:03:11,525 By the way, how are your wife and my kids? 28 00:03:52,524 --> 00:03:55,402 I think there's something you're not telling me. 29 00:03:55,527 --> 00:03:57,446 I didn't kill Corentin. 30 00:03:59,781 --> 00:04:02,325 I can't help you if you refuse to cooperate. 31 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:09,416 Corentin had some info on Mosca's gang that might be of interest to the police. 32 00:04:09,541 --> 00:04:12,627 What sort of info? Was Corentin's tip accurate? 33 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:17,591 - Did they rob Brunswick? - I don't know. 34 00:04:17,716 --> 00:04:20,385 When I arrived on the scene, Corentin was already dead. 35 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:31,605 I will be more use to you at the Paradis than in here. 36 00:04:42,699 --> 00:04:45,452 You're going to need a sound alibi 37 00:04:45,577 --> 00:04:47,412 to present to Mosca. 38 00:04:53,877 --> 00:04:56,379 Yes, I had arranged to meet Corentin that night. 39 00:04:58,757 --> 00:05:00,217 Since the moral order came into force 40 00:05:00,342 --> 00:05:03,094 streetwalkers have been harassed by the vice squad. 41 00:05:03,220 --> 00:05:06,807 Corentin had lost control of his patch so he had decided to sell his girls. 42 00:05:13,271 --> 00:05:15,398 That doesn't explain why you were there. 43 00:05:15,524 --> 00:05:18,276 He wanted to introduce me to his procurer. 44 00:05:18,401 --> 00:05:21,029 What? What procurer? 45 00:05:23,073 --> 00:05:24,366 Antonetti. 46 00:05:26,201 --> 00:05:28,787 The guy who takes care of trade with Buenos Aires. 47 00:05:30,247 --> 00:05:35,043 I was meant to take on the task of finding him girls and training them. 48 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,137 Well, I think you went to plot with Corentin. 49 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:50,267 Out of nostalgia for the Paradis's heyday 50 00:05:51,726 --> 00:05:54,437 when you were in charge of more than the bed linen. 51 00:05:58,066 --> 00:06:00,860 If you don't trust me, go and talk to him yourself. 52 00:06:00,986 --> 00:06:03,071 - Who? - Antonetti? 53 00:06:13,123 --> 00:06:16,209 The cops were quick to release you. 54 00:06:16,334 --> 00:06:18,420 Perhaps because I didn't kill him. 55 00:06:31,474 --> 00:06:32,934 How's Jeanne? 56 00:06:34,603 --> 00:06:36,771 She's fine. 57 00:06:36,896 --> 00:06:38,481 She's strong. 58 00:06:39,816 --> 00:06:41,192 I want to see her. 59 00:06:42,319 --> 00:06:44,821 She'll come. I'll tell her you're feeling better. 60 00:06:45,947 --> 00:06:48,074 She's my daughter. 61 00:06:55,123 --> 00:06:57,000 Of course Jeanne is your daughter. 62 00:06:58,376 --> 00:07:02,505 You got me committed deliberately and you hope I get sent to the asylum 63 00:07:02,631 --> 00:07:05,675 - so that you can have her back. - Why would I do such a thing? 64 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:08,845 Filthy whore! 65 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:14,184 You must go now. 66 00:07:58,853 --> 00:08:02,774 - Leave her alone, Marguerite. - No! I'm not having this. 67 00:08:02,899 --> 00:08:05,360 I'm visiting my girlfriends. Is that forbidden? 68 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:06,695 Stay put. 69 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:10,699 Come here. 70 00:08:15,537 --> 00:08:18,123 - I found this hussy in the cellar. - She's a friend. 71 00:08:18,248 --> 00:08:22,168 - She's come to sell opium to Rose. - I haven't touched it for a year. 72 00:08:22,293 --> 00:08:25,296 Whereas you should try it. It would relax you and help you lose weight. 73 00:08:49,195 --> 00:08:51,322 This is not an inn. 74 00:08:51,448 --> 00:08:53,575 Do you know what it's like to work on the streets? 75 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:56,411 Now that Corentin is dead, there's no one to protect them. 76 00:09:05,170 --> 00:09:07,338 Thank you, Marguerite. I'll deal with this. 77 00:09:23,813 --> 00:09:25,356 Did you belong to Corentin? 78 00:09:25,482 --> 00:09:26,816 I don't belong to anyone. 79 00:09:29,611 --> 00:09:32,280 But that loser Corentin was my pimp. 80 00:09:40,705 --> 00:09:43,416 Is there no one else who can take you on? 81 00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:46,920 He has two brothers-in-arms but they're in Nogent. 82 00:09:47,837 --> 00:09:49,547 How many of you are there? 83 00:09:50,799 --> 00:09:52,133 Ten. 84 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:54,844 - How old? - What's with the police interrogation? 85 00:09:59,474 --> 00:10:02,310 Old enough to lure customers off the streets. 86 00:10:09,150 --> 00:10:10,944 You can stay here for a few days. 87 00:10:24,165 --> 00:10:25,625 Don't mention it. 88 00:10:29,504 --> 00:10:31,589 Since when have you liked taking baths? 89 00:10:32,882 --> 00:10:34,759 Don't worry about me, Marguerite. 90 00:10:34,884 --> 00:10:37,303 It will take more than this for me to drown myself. 91 00:10:42,517 --> 00:10:45,395 Hortense was telling the truth. I spoke to a streetwalker. 92 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,313 She said it was hellish out there. 93 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:51,860 Still, it's a risky business. 94 00:10:51,985 --> 00:10:54,737 We'd have to track down the girls and give them shelter. 95 00:10:54,863 --> 00:10:57,615 - With Torcy on our backs... - It's a lot of cash, Louis. 96 00:10:59,534 --> 00:11:02,245 We're already earning a fair bit at the Paradis, you know. 97 00:11:02,954 --> 00:11:05,748 Those streetwalkers are direct competition for us. 98 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,960 We sell them to a procurer, take the cash 99 00:11:10,003 --> 00:11:12,255 and we'll be rid of them for good. 100 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:26,936 - Do you really want to be a procurer? - Remember 20 years ago? 101 00:11:27,061 --> 00:11:30,982 That rue des Martyrs wine merchant, 50 francs in the till? 102 00:11:31,107 --> 00:11:34,152 Yes, we thought we ruled the world. 103 00:11:34,277 --> 00:11:35,945 Well, we could rule Paris. 104 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,213 Ask Hortense to arrange a meeting with the Mexican. 105 00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:55,340 Argentinean. 106 00:12:07,602 --> 00:12:10,188 The Argentinean capital is expanding. 107 00:12:10,313 --> 00:12:12,732 Émigrés are arriving in their hundreds. 108 00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:14,817 Fortunes are being made in a few weeks. 109 00:12:14,943 --> 00:12:17,487 All these men want to enjoy themselves 110 00:12:17,612 --> 00:12:19,989 and to find a bit of Europe there. 111 00:12:20,615 --> 00:12:25,620 They are crazy about franchuchas with their legendary savoir faire. 112 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:27,538 Who did you deal with before Corentin? 113 00:12:29,248 --> 00:12:33,002 I normally stock up in Marseille. It's the first time I've come to Paris. 114 00:12:33,127 --> 00:12:37,256 My client is opening a high-class brothel in Recoleta. 115 00:12:37,382 --> 00:12:39,592 A posh neighborhood in Buenos Aires. 116 00:12:39,717 --> 00:12:41,803 The Marseille girls won't be up to the job. 117 00:12:43,137 --> 00:12:45,056 So here I am. 118 00:12:45,181 --> 00:12:48,685 Corentin spoke highly of Madame Gaillac 119 00:12:48,810 --> 00:12:51,145 and her establishment. 120 00:12:51,270 --> 00:12:53,856 But after what happened to him... 121 00:12:54,983 --> 00:12:57,652 - Poor Corentin. - What exactly do you want? 122 00:13:03,199 --> 00:13:06,911 A dozen prostitutes: pretty, healthy and good at their job. 123 00:13:07,036 --> 00:13:09,580 I am very particular about the merchandise. 124 00:13:09,706 --> 00:13:13,042 Mr. Antonetti will take care of the journey to Marseille. 125 00:13:13,167 --> 00:13:16,629 I just need medical certificates. 126 00:13:16,754 --> 00:13:18,923 Customs are uncompromising on that point. 127 00:13:19,048 --> 00:13:21,509 The New World is worried about epidemics. 128 00:13:35,732 --> 00:13:37,150 I'll think about it. 129 00:13:37,275 --> 00:13:39,777 It's hard to get hold of girls under the moral order. 130 00:13:45,241 --> 00:13:47,368 You should move to Buenos Aires. 131 00:13:47,493 --> 00:13:50,997 There are no controls on prostitution there. 132 00:13:51,748 --> 00:13:54,167 Madame Gaillac will be our go-between. 133 00:13:54,292 --> 00:13:56,878 Meanwhile, enjoy what the Paradis has to offer. 134 00:13:57,003 --> 00:13:58,129 Gladly. 135 00:13:58,254 --> 00:14:00,256 We have all you need here. 136 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:03,259 Blondes, brunettes, redheads. 137 00:14:17,065 --> 00:14:19,484 There's no point in mentioning Argentina to them. 138 00:14:20,318 --> 00:14:23,112 What with all the stories in the press, it might alarm them. 139 00:14:30,328 --> 00:14:32,413 Valentine? Come here. 140 00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:38,377 You see that guy with Hortense? 141 00:14:38,503 --> 00:14:40,755 I want to know more about him. Get him talking. 142 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,215 It will be my treat. 143 00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:43,966 You can count on me, boss. 144 00:14:55,937 --> 00:14:57,688 - Good night. - Good-bye and thank you. 145 00:14:59,148 --> 00:15:02,110 I might have found a solution for Corentin's former protégées. 146 00:15:02,860 --> 00:15:06,072 They can come here for a few days. 147 00:15:06,197 --> 00:15:07,573 All right? 148 00:15:10,076 --> 00:15:11,661 I'll go and see them tomorrow. 149 00:15:16,874 --> 00:15:19,752 You're not planning to make them work here for free, are you? 150 00:16:05,673 --> 00:16:08,384 Life is better with bubbles, isn't it? 151 00:16:20,813 --> 00:16:23,608 Aren't you having any more? 152 00:16:23,733 --> 00:16:25,234 Yes, of course. 153 00:16:55,806 --> 00:16:58,893 I dream of moving to the provinces. 154 00:17:00,394 --> 00:17:02,605 I don't have many illusions. 155 00:17:03,481 --> 00:17:06,025 I know I'll be a prostitute all my life. 156 00:17:06,859 --> 00:17:10,071 But I reckon I'd be treated with more respect in the provinces. 157 00:17:11,405 --> 00:17:14,492 Given that I come from Paris, from a reputable house. 158 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:19,830 Perhaps one day I can become an assistant madam. 159 00:17:21,791 --> 00:17:24,335 Anyway, Rose and Véra get all the business here. 160 00:17:25,711 --> 00:17:28,506 Véra is the tall brunette. 161 00:17:28,631 --> 00:17:30,925 She's the madam's favorite. 162 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:34,303 Not that we really have a madam now that Mosca is the boss. 163 00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:38,015 He fancies Rose. 164 00:17:38,140 --> 00:17:40,935 The young blonde girl who thinks she's irresistible. 165 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,354 God, she annoys me! 166 00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:48,067 I was the assistant madam here once, you know. 167 00:17:50,653 --> 00:17:52,822 So I know what to do. 168 00:17:55,157 --> 00:17:57,201 I might be able to find myself a partner. 169 00:17:58,452 --> 00:18:00,288 Or a husband even. 170 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:04,917 We could open a small brothel together 171 00:18:05,042 --> 00:18:07,253 and I could be the madam. 172 00:18:09,380 --> 00:18:11,090 That would be great. 173 00:18:11,215 --> 00:18:13,050 I'm sure you'll succeed one day. 174 00:18:15,553 --> 00:18:18,597 - I'm enjoying talking to you. - Me too. 175 00:18:18,723 --> 00:18:20,641 But how about sucking me off? 176 00:19:09,857 --> 00:19:12,651 Thank you, Monsieur Hubert. Good-bye. 177 00:19:12,777 --> 00:19:15,654 How did you get on, Monsieur Hubert? 178 00:19:15,780 --> 00:19:17,656 On reflection, 179 00:19:17,782 --> 00:19:21,243 I'll take Valentine next week. 180 00:19:21,369 --> 00:19:23,204 Really? 181 00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:25,664 - Angèle is... - What happened? 182 00:19:25,790 --> 00:19:27,291 too red-headed. 183 00:19:28,250 --> 00:19:30,211 Of course. 184 00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:34,173 I'll reserve her for you for next week. Good-bye, Monsieur... Hubert. 185 00:19:35,841 --> 00:19:38,094 I'll be five minutes. 186 00:19:38,219 --> 00:19:40,513 Are you asking me or telling me? 187 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:44,100 I'll be five minutes. 188 00:19:47,812 --> 00:19:49,438 Be five minutes, then. 189 00:19:55,403 --> 00:19:57,113 - What's wrong? - Valentine. 190 00:19:57,238 --> 00:19:59,907 I couldn't get anything out of him, I swear. 191 00:20:00,032 --> 00:20:02,326 Your man is about as chatty as a corpse. 192 00:20:05,454 --> 00:20:06,914 What's wrong? 193 00:20:08,499 --> 00:20:11,001 Thank you, Valentine. You can go back to the lounge. 194 00:20:25,015 --> 00:20:27,518 Classy, Valentine. Very classy! 195 00:20:27,643 --> 00:20:29,145 Go ahead and laugh. 196 00:20:29,270 --> 00:20:32,481 But Mosca sent me to spy on that guy Antonetti. 197 00:20:32,606 --> 00:20:34,233 Who is Antonetti? 198 00:20:34,358 --> 00:20:36,485 A procurer the boss is doing business with. 199 00:20:36,610 --> 00:20:38,988 What business? What are you talking about? 200 00:20:39,113 --> 00:20:43,617 He's looking for girls for a house in the provinces or something. 201 00:20:43,742 --> 00:20:45,244 I didn't really understand. 202 00:21:07,725 --> 00:21:09,143 Looking for something? 203 00:21:13,856 --> 00:21:15,316 Who is Antonetti? 204 00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:27,369 News travels fast here. 205 00:21:31,749 --> 00:21:33,501 A procurer for provincial brothels. 206 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:36,545 So you thought you'd sell him your batch of streetwalkers. 207 00:21:36,670 --> 00:21:40,216 I thought the girls might be grateful for the opportunity. 208 00:21:40,341 --> 00:21:41,383 Procurers are bastards. 209 00:21:41,509 --> 00:21:45,054 I don't mind leaving them to die on the streets if you'd rather. 210 00:21:51,352 --> 00:21:53,479 What matters is the girls' safety. 211 00:21:55,773 --> 00:21:58,484 That's no reason to treat them like cattle. 212 00:22:00,694 --> 00:22:01,695 Rose? 213 00:22:03,739 --> 00:22:05,199 I know what I'm doing. 214 00:23:11,765 --> 00:23:15,311 I'm sure you will support your colleagues from the streets 215 00:23:15,436 --> 00:23:16,937 who will be moving into the cellar. 216 00:23:23,110 --> 00:23:26,155 It's not strictly legal, of course. 217 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:29,366 I'm relying on your discretion with the police. 218 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:37,249 What does he mean by quarantine? I can't stop working. 219 00:23:37,374 --> 00:23:39,877 - No one's going to stop you. - Yes, they are. 220 00:23:40,002 --> 00:23:41,420 You'll be all right. 221 00:23:56,644 --> 00:23:57,811 How is she? 222 00:23:57,936 --> 00:24:00,731 Stop pretending. You know full well she has syphilis. 223 00:24:03,192 --> 00:24:05,194 If Mosca finds out, he'll throw her out. 224 00:24:05,319 --> 00:24:07,446 I can't treat her here. 225 00:24:07,571 --> 00:24:11,116 Sending her to Saint-Lazare is tantamount to sending her to a mortuary. 226 00:24:11,241 --> 00:24:15,287 Their overall condition is pitiful. They're suffering from malnutrition. 227 00:24:15,412 --> 00:24:16,789 There is nothing I can do. 228 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:20,459 Adrien. 229 00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:22,336 You've got to do something for them. 230 00:24:33,389 --> 00:24:36,475 Antonetti wants French chic. Tell Hortense to spruce them up. 231 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,936 - It could take some doing. - I'll see to it. 232 00:24:48,529 --> 00:24:51,115 It's unseemly to be out walking on your own. 233 00:24:52,116 --> 00:24:55,828 Not only is it unseemly, it's forbidden for girls like you. 234 00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:59,957 It would be a shame to see you sent back to Saint-Lazare. 235 00:25:01,583 --> 00:25:03,419 What do you want, Angelus? 236 00:25:04,503 --> 00:25:08,966 According to my sources, a procurer we've been looking for is in Paris: 237 00:25:09,091 --> 00:25:11,176 a man named Antonetti. 238 00:25:11,802 --> 00:25:15,222 I want you to give us some worthwhile tips on him: 239 00:25:16,306 --> 00:25:19,893 his hideout, his girls, his plans. 240 00:25:20,018 --> 00:25:23,564 - I've never heard of this guy. - Well, be vigilant. 241 00:25:23,689 --> 00:25:25,607 Keep your eyes and ears open. 242 00:25:25,733 --> 00:25:28,485 Antonetti will make his presence felt sooner or later. 243 00:25:28,610 --> 00:25:30,112 And Torcy is relying on you. 244 00:25:32,281 --> 00:25:36,452 Are you okay? Not finding your new family obligations too trying? 245 00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:43,250 I did warn you. 246 00:25:45,461 --> 00:25:48,922 Torcy is like a dog with a bone. He won't let you off the hook. 247 00:26:12,196 --> 00:26:14,114 She's risen to the bait. 248 00:26:14,782 --> 00:26:16,158 Antonetti. 249 00:26:19,453 --> 00:26:21,622 ‟Open the Gospel rather than the prisons 250 00:26:22,498 --> 00:26:25,375 Spread peace to make this land fertile 251 00:26:25,501 --> 00:26:27,336 No more wars, no more gallows 252 00:26:27,461 --> 00:26:30,714 One is shameful and criminal and the other barbaric 253 00:26:31,757 --> 00:26:34,968 Why must the oppressed be punished and sent to their graves?” 254 00:26:35,093 --> 00:26:36,512 He's got them locked up. 255 00:26:36,637 --> 00:26:38,889 Maybe he'll put them to work in the cellar. 256 00:26:39,014 --> 00:26:41,141 That would create unfair competition. 257 00:26:41,266 --> 00:26:45,354 Those streetwalkers are hardly a match for us. 258 00:26:45,479 --> 00:26:49,483 I don't mean you, Pauline. You were classy before you came here. 259 00:26:50,692 --> 00:26:54,279 With Camélia as their lead chorus girl, they're hardly likely to excel. 260 00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:56,865 We can't let them steal the cocks from our mouths. 261 00:26:56,990 --> 00:26:58,742 They can't charge the same rates. 262 00:26:58,867 --> 00:27:01,078 Surely clients will cough up more for us. 263 00:27:01,203 --> 00:27:02,704 The clients couldn't care less. 264 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:05,415 It's blow job, doggie-style and home to the missus. 265 00:27:06,416 --> 00:27:09,461 What we do is quite different. 266 00:27:09,586 --> 00:27:12,339 - Tell them, Pauline! - See? 267 00:27:13,131 --> 00:27:15,092 I'm telling you, those girls mean 268 00:27:15,217 --> 00:27:17,469 an end to our Paradis and a start to slave labor. 269 00:27:17,594 --> 00:27:19,304 Have you heard yourselves? 270 00:27:19,429 --> 00:27:21,014 Those girls, as you call them, 271 00:27:21,139 --> 00:27:23,600 work outside in despicable conditions. 272 00:27:23,725 --> 00:27:25,894 Look at you, sitting there on your fat ass. 273 00:27:26,019 --> 00:27:28,939 And you with your ringlets. Shame on you both! 274 00:27:29,064 --> 00:27:32,401 It's sweet of you to care but what do you plan to do with your floozies? 275 00:27:32,526 --> 00:27:35,529 We can't accommodate all the poor cows in the neighborhood. 276 00:27:35,654 --> 00:27:38,949 Not to mention the germs they're bound to pass on to us. 277 00:27:39,074 --> 00:27:41,660 Jesus! Welcome to paradise! 278 00:27:57,467 --> 00:27:59,177 Honestly, they're so selfish. 279 00:28:00,470 --> 00:28:04,892 It's all about their creature comforts. What about helping people in need? 280 00:28:19,281 --> 00:28:20,741 Is it Jeanne? 281 00:28:24,244 --> 00:28:25,996 I don't know what to do anymore. 282 00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:33,003 Who am I to ruin her life? Tell me that. 283 00:28:35,213 --> 00:28:37,424 Telling her the truth won't ruin her life. 284 00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:40,260 - Have you told your doctor the truth? - What? 285 00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:42,554 It's obvious that you fancy him. 286 00:28:42,679 --> 00:28:45,807 That's irrelevant. I'm just worried about the streetwalkers. 287 00:28:45,933 --> 00:28:47,434 That's obvious, too. 288 00:29:23,804 --> 00:29:26,807 Everything seems to be in order. 289 00:29:35,857 --> 00:29:37,776 The Paradis is back on track. 290 00:29:37,901 --> 00:29:39,611 I have seen to it personally. 291 00:30:42,716 --> 00:30:45,093 Stop, stop, stop. 292 00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:48,764 The deal is off. 293 00:30:48,889 --> 00:30:51,933 I need skilled workers, not common streetwalkers. 294 00:30:54,186 --> 00:30:55,353 Wait! 295 00:30:58,273 --> 00:31:02,152 Leave them in my charge and you can judge the results. 296 00:31:14,790 --> 00:31:16,708 I'll see you out. 297 00:31:43,819 --> 00:31:46,780 The Paradis is living well beyond its means. 298 00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:49,908 This morning I received a bill for 3,000 francs for bed bases. 299 00:31:50,033 --> 00:31:51,618 3,000 francs? 300 00:31:51,743 --> 00:31:54,037 The beds have seen better days. 301 00:31:54,162 --> 00:31:57,499 The Paradis can't inflict squeaky bed springs on its clients. 302 00:32:00,168 --> 00:32:01,920 I hope you don't intend in future 303 00:32:02,045 --> 00:32:04,381 to count every cloth and towel. 304 00:32:05,298 --> 00:32:08,135 You're right. We each have our areas of expertise. 305 00:32:09,803 --> 00:32:12,806 Yours is bedding, mine is management. 306 00:32:15,976 --> 00:32:18,145 Véra did five clients, Angèle did three. 307 00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:21,857 - And Bayle hasn't settled up yet. - That's for Torcy when he inspects us. 308 00:32:21,982 --> 00:32:24,484 And when do you plan to show me the real figures? 309 00:32:25,569 --> 00:32:27,445 I have an arrangement with the girls. 310 00:32:27,571 --> 00:32:29,656 - An arrangement? - Cash in hand. 311 00:32:32,117 --> 00:32:35,120 They are capable of anything when it comes to money, you know. 312 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,082 That's a compliment, coming from you. 313 00:32:46,506 --> 00:32:49,467 I was invited to tea by my friend, Eléonore de Saint-Sevrin. 314 00:32:49,593 --> 00:32:52,262 You should have seen their house. It's so grand. 315 00:32:52,387 --> 00:32:54,723 We had nougat for dessert. Have you ever tasted it? 316 00:32:55,724 --> 00:32:56,808 Yes. 317 00:32:56,933 --> 00:33:00,562 Charles, Eléonore's brother, has promised to teach me to waltz. 318 00:33:00,687 --> 00:33:02,022 He is so charming. 319 00:33:02,147 --> 00:33:04,983 Forgive me. I'm going on about myself. What about you? 320 00:33:05,108 --> 00:33:07,819 - I'm a prostitute. - I think I'll write to him. 321 00:33:07,944 --> 00:33:09,779 To Charles, about the waltz lesson. 322 00:33:11,156 --> 00:33:13,575 He did promise but I'm worried he'll forget. 323 00:33:16,661 --> 00:33:18,079 What about you? 324 00:33:20,123 --> 00:33:22,542 It must be fascinating playing other people, 325 00:33:22,667 --> 00:33:24,419 pretending to be someone else. 326 00:33:24,544 --> 00:33:26,713 You must get confused at times. 327 00:33:26,838 --> 00:33:28,298 I am a prostitute. 328 00:33:30,884 --> 00:33:32,469 I'm a prostitute. 329 00:33:34,346 --> 00:33:35,972 I'm a prostitute. 330 00:33:40,810 --> 00:33:44,314 When I fell pregnant 19 years ago, I wasn't allowed to keep my baby. 331 00:33:45,982 --> 00:33:47,901 I entrusted her to my sister, Renée. 332 00:33:50,612 --> 00:33:52,989 My daughter doesn't know. She thinks I'm her aunt. 333 00:33:57,827 --> 00:34:00,872 Torcy is threatening to tell her unless I inform on you. 334 00:34:18,598 --> 00:34:20,308 Don't worry about your daughter. 335 00:34:26,314 --> 00:34:28,108 That bastard won't give in. 336 00:34:29,192 --> 00:34:30,944 Nor will we. 337 00:34:44,207 --> 00:34:47,085 Right, let's start with fellatio. 338 00:34:56,678 --> 00:34:58,054 Right. 339 00:34:58,179 --> 00:35:01,016 For you that means taking a cock, shoving it in your mouth 340 00:35:01,141 --> 00:35:04,144 and making it come as quickly as you can. 341 00:35:04,269 --> 00:35:06,187 Well, let me tell you, 342 00:35:06,313 --> 00:35:09,065 when you take a man's member in your mouth, 343 00:35:10,358 --> 00:35:12,902 you have a hold over the whole man. 344 00:35:14,321 --> 00:35:17,574 Between the moment he still thinks he is seducing you 345 00:35:17,699 --> 00:35:21,703 and the moment he finds himself with his trousers round his ankles, 346 00:35:21,828 --> 00:35:24,831 powerless and breathless, 347 00:35:24,956 --> 00:35:27,083 only an instant has passed. 348 00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:31,921 But now you are in control of his pleasure. 349 00:35:33,173 --> 00:35:37,218 You drop to your knees in between his thighs. 350 00:35:37,344 --> 00:35:40,347 You caress his organ with your silky touch. 351 00:35:41,306 --> 00:35:43,433 Your tongue moves slowly up it. 352 00:35:44,601 --> 00:35:46,561 Slowly. 353 00:35:46,686 --> 00:35:48,813 You wrap your tongue around it 354 00:35:48,938 --> 00:35:51,524 and swallow it whole, feeling it stiffen 355 00:35:51,649 --> 00:35:53,943 in the moistness of your mouth. 356 00:35:55,070 --> 00:35:57,656 Fellatio is the key to a world 357 00:35:57,781 --> 00:36:00,116 where the prostitute rules. 358 00:36:00,742 --> 00:36:03,703 If you open your eyes and your ears 359 00:36:03,828 --> 00:36:06,581 and use your imagination, 360 00:36:06,706 --> 00:36:09,751 you can guess your client's secret fantasies 361 00:36:10,752 --> 00:36:14,381 and immerse yourself in them, all the better to control him. 362 00:36:16,758 --> 00:36:19,427 Tomorrow morning at six, at Pantin lock near the foundry. 363 00:36:19,552 --> 00:36:21,054 No one will see us there. 364 00:36:26,226 --> 00:36:27,352 Don't worry. 365 00:36:28,770 --> 00:36:31,940 These are respectable brothels. 366 00:36:32,065 --> 00:36:34,317 The girls will be treated well. 367 00:36:34,442 --> 00:36:36,569 And the most gifted among them 368 00:36:36,694 --> 00:36:40,490 are even promised careers as dancers in the neighboring cabarets. 369 00:36:49,332 --> 00:36:54,212 Like I said, Argentina is the new El Dorado. 370 00:37:11,146 --> 00:37:12,188 Argentina? 371 00:37:14,858 --> 00:37:16,860 The girls will be delighted to hear that. 372 00:37:18,528 --> 00:37:19,529 Rose! 373 00:37:21,739 --> 00:37:23,491 You are in business with a slave trader! 374 00:37:23,616 --> 00:37:28,746 He sells his girls to high-class houses in Buenos Aires's Recoleta district. 375 00:37:28,872 --> 00:37:30,748 They'll end up doing slave labor. 376 00:37:30,874 --> 00:37:33,084 They'll never be able to return to France. 377 00:37:33,209 --> 00:37:36,629 - They have a right to know. - Do you mind? I'll tell them myself. 378 00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:47,265 - I need to talk to you. - I need to talk to you. 379 00:37:47,390 --> 00:37:49,267 1,000 francs? 380 00:37:49,392 --> 00:37:52,896 - That's more than I've ever earned. - It's hot air. It's an illusion. 381 00:37:53,021 --> 00:37:54,063 Rose! 382 00:37:54,189 --> 00:37:57,108 Don't you realize, girls? Read the newspapers. 383 00:37:57,233 --> 00:38:00,403 They're full of stories of girls who end up in sordid sweatshops. 384 00:38:00,528 --> 00:38:03,448 You can return to the streets with all the associated risks 385 00:38:03,573 --> 00:38:06,326 - or go to Buenos Aires. - Antonetti is a slave trader. 386 00:38:06,451 --> 00:38:08,786 - To reputable houses. - And a con man. 387 00:38:08,912 --> 00:38:12,665 - He has conned our business partner. - You will be paid 1,000 francs. 388 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:15,919 - Surely you don't believe him, girls? - Well? 389 00:38:16,044 --> 00:38:18,087 What shall I say to Antonetti? 390 00:38:18,213 --> 00:38:20,089 Girls? 391 00:38:20,215 --> 00:38:22,759 I agree with Rose. I don't like this guy. 392 00:38:22,884 --> 00:38:25,595 Don't worry. You can get opium in Argentina too. 393 00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:30,225 I'd rather get away from here. At least then we'll have a chance. 394 00:38:30,350 --> 00:38:32,101 - I'm coming with you. - Me too. 395 00:38:32,227 --> 00:38:34,062 - Me too. - Me too. 396 00:38:36,606 --> 00:38:37,857 See? 397 00:38:55,416 --> 00:38:56,793 Have a good evening. 398 00:39:04,634 --> 00:39:06,135 Good evening. 399 00:39:06,261 --> 00:39:09,055 Valentine is waiting for you upstairs, Monsieur Hubert. 400 00:39:28,616 --> 00:39:31,452 I've booked a carriage for tomorrow. We leave at dawn. 401 00:39:36,291 --> 00:39:38,960 Do you believe in these Buenos Aires brothels? 402 00:39:39,085 --> 00:39:41,004 Why? Are you planning on moving there? 403 00:43:20,473 --> 00:43:21,974 We must go.