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[ Waltz-musette music playing I]

[ Woman vocalizing ]

[ Dog barking ]

Ah.

Aah!

[ Siren wailing ]

Identical to all the others.

[ Groans ]

Thank you, Moers.

Seems she'd just popped out
to find a late-night chemist.

I found a neighbor looking after
her two little children --

a boy of 4 and a girl of 2.

Oh, my God.

We've got to get this bastard,
Janvier.

Are you sure it's the same one?

Oh, yes, same pattern.

Knifed in the back,
clothes slashed to pieces,

no sexual assault.

-He's a bloody maniac.
-Yeah.

No one ever
seems to see anything.

He must know this district
like the back of his hand.

ROUGIN:
Good evening, Chief Inspector.

Oh, my God!

Here comes the press.

Didn't take you long, Rougin.

Is it victim number five?

It looks that way.

Excuse me, Chief.

And only two streets away
from the last one.

And a few streets away
from the other three,

as I'm sure your readers
are aware.

It's my job
to keep the public informed.

And mine to catch the murderer,
as you continually point out.

[ Sighs ]

Time I posed
for a new photograph.

I hope they're not being rude
again.

They see every woman
in Montmartre terrified

and me apparently getting
nowhere at all.

Not only apparently.

This man --
the one who's doing all this --

do you think he's got a reason?

Or is he just a maniac?

He's killed five strangers.
I'm pretty sure of that.

There's no connection between
any of these women at all --

different backgrounds, different
ages, different everything.

Must make him
some kind of a maniac.

But there's always a reason.

[ Vehicles approaching ]

-What's going on?
-Is that the murderer?

-It's a suspect!
-Is he under arrest?

-Is he under arrest?
-Are you taking him to Maigret?

No questions, please!

Inspector, you're
from the murder district.

Has he come from there?

-Is this an arrest?
-Is he the murderer?

Inspector Janvier!

I bet Rougin's on the phone
already.

At 3:15 this afternoon,

Inspector Janvier
and Inspector Tissot,

from the 18th arrondissement,

in which all the murders
have taken place,

arrived at police headquarters
accompanying a man

whose face was shielded
with a hat.

His identity at the moment
must remain a mystery.

However...

It's 10 to 11:00, Chief.

Right.

Let's go.

ROUGIN:
Sergeant Lucas!

MAGUY: Inspector,
are you holding this man?

Have you a statement, Inspector?
Can you tell us who he is?

Has he told you anything
about the murders?

Oh, come onl
Give us something!

-Where are you taking him?
-Are you holding him overnight?

Is he going to the cells?

Can you tell us?
Are you holding him?

-Chief Inspector Maigret!
-Chief Inspector!

Has he confessed?

Come on, Chief Inspector.
What's going on?

-What's going on?
-Who was he?

Who was who?

Come on, Maigret.
The man you've been questioning.

Is he a suspect?

Is this anything to do
with the Montmartre murders?

I'm sorry,
but I can't tell you anything.

Good night.

Can I give you a lift, Chief?

No. I need a walk.

Good night, Lucas.

Night, Chief.

[ Telephone ringing ]

Maigret.

COMELIAU:
Were you asleep, Maigret?

Yes, I was, sir.

COMELIAU:
I must talk to you.

Of course, sir.

COMELIAU:
It's very important.

As soon as I get in.

Morning.

[ Door opens I]

Good morning, sir.

Maigret,
what is the meaning of this?

The meaning of what, sir?

COMELIAU: The papers, of course,
this morning's papers.

I haven't had a chance
to read them yet, sir.

"Killer caught at last.
Montmartre Maniac held."

It says that you questioned
a man for seven hours

and then you sent him
down to the cells.

Now, for goodness' sake,
you know the rules.

I am the examining magistrate.

If a suspect
is to be questioned,

I have to be present
and decide --

I haven't questioned anybody,
sir.

Are you saying
the press have made this up?

I'm saying
they've been making assumptions.

Then would you please explain
the basis of these assumptions?

Someone did come to see me
yesterday afternoon,

a man I haven't seen for years.

That's because
he's been working abroad.

Two inspectors
showed him the way

because he didn't know
where my office was.

He covered his face
‘cause he's rather shy.

Are you saying that this
commotion they're on about,

all this, was because of
a social call?

Well, not quite, sir, no.

But when you were questioned,

you didn't deny that it had
to do with the murders?

I said I had nothing to say,
which was true.

And what on earth is the result,
hmm?

The result is all this.

Precisely what I'd hoped for,
sir.

You wish the public to believe
you've made an arrest?

I wish the murderer to believe
I've made an arrest.

And suppose, when people hear
about this arrest,

they relax the precautions
they've been taking

and there's another murder.

Have you thought of that?

Yes, sir, I have.

What I intend to do
is set a trap --

without anyone realizing it,
of course.

At 6:00, I shall leave for home
as normal,

in case the press
are keeping an eye on me.

It's vital
they don't suspect anything.

My own inspectors will also
leave at the usual time.

We'll have a quick drink
in the Brasserie Dauphine

as we usually do.

The murders have all been
committed between 9:00 and 10:00

and in the same part
of the city.

Just after 8:30,
the first team of policewomen --

all volunteers, of course,

and all highly trained
in physical combat --

will move into the district.

They'll be dressed

and they'll behave
like people who live there.

But needless to say,
they'll be carefully watched,

not only by plainclothes men
on the street,

but in cafés and restaurants
and cars.

All through the evening,

other men will have been booking
into hotels and boarding houses

as ordinary guests

and taking rooms
that have vantage points.

The women will patrol
the murder district,

where any cry
or whistle for help

will bring immediate assistance.

It will be the biggest operation
ever mounted

for a case like this.

And I won't pretend
that it's not dangerous.

I'm responsible for these girls.

I accept that.

It's my prayer and my belief

that I've taken
every precaution I can

and that everything
has been well enough planned

for the murderer to have no idea

that anything unusual
is going on.

Right.
Where shall we start, Chief?

Place Clichy?

Why not?

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Is she one of ours?

Could be.

There's one on this beat
somewhere.

God, I hope I've got this right.

Do you think all this
is gonna work, then?

Trust the chief.

He knows what he's doing.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

MAIGRET:
[ Exhales heavily ]

Nothing?

A prostitute reporting a sailor
for roughing her up.

[ Sighs ]

You know what, Chief?

Here we are, doing all this,

and he might not even be
in Paris.

Where to now?

[ Engine turns over ]

MAIGRET:
Oh, wherever you like.

Go to the other end
of the boulevard,

and we'll do
the whole area again.

LUCAS:
Remember that place there?

MAIGRET:
Where he got the third one.

I remember that one
from the briefing.

20 past 10:00.

He's never attacked
as late as this before.

Looks like back again tomorrow.

[ Sighs ]

How many nights
can we keep this up for, Chief?

All right, let's try the avenue.

[ Whistle blowing ]

-Where was that?
-I don't know.

Isn't he one of ours?

Let's get after him.

He went that way,
around the corner!

Down therel

[ Siren wailing ]

-One of ours?
-Yeah.

-Is she all right?
-She's all right.

We nearly got him.
Lapointe's after him.

[ Car doors closing ]

Are you hurt?

No.

Sorry, sir.
I-1 couldn't cling on to him.

Oh, a button from his jacket
came off in my hand.

MAIGRET:
A button.

What happened?

I was just past the doorway,

and I sort of sensed a movement
in the air, you know?

And then a hand grabbed
my throat.

And then [exhales sharply]
somehow -- I don't know how --

I-l managed to get
a judo hold on.

But he -- he got out of it
and -- and -- and ran. Sorry.

Get her in the car, Lucas.

We're going back
to headquarters.

Keep me informed, Janvier.

Right, Chief.

What's your name?

Marthe Jusserand, sir.

Did you see him?

For a second, his face
was right close to mine,

but I'm not certain
if I'd know him again.

What was he wearing?

A dark suit.

And he had dark hair --

very ordinary, you know,
respectable.

Respectable?

How old would you say he was?

Round 30, I'd say.

[ Whimpers ]

Well, come on.

Would you like to stop
for a drink?

I don't drink.

[ Chuckles ]
And I gave up smoking last week.

Has anyone got a cigarette?

Lucas?

A cigarette?

Thank you.

There we are.

Thank you, sir.

He's married.

He had a wedding ring on.

Good girl.

[ Chuckles ]

I'll get him.

MOERS: Well, it may be
an ordinary-looking button,

but, uh,
it's of very good quality --

not the sort used
on off-the-peg suits.

Shouldn't be difficult
to find where it's made.

There aren't that many
button manufacturers.

They all have their offices
on the Rue des Petits-Champs.

And the thread?

Oh, it's basically
the same every tailor uses.

Ah.

Now, the cloth is interesting.

Have a look.

Basically,
it's just an ordinary gray.

But there's a light-blue thread
woven in

that gives it
a special character.

Yes.

Swear it wasn't French.

English, I'd say.

Now, there aren't many dealers
who import cloth

and, as it so happens, I can
give you a list of all of them.

[ Telephone rings I]

Hello?

For you, Chief.
Sergeant Lucas.

Oh.

Hello, Lucas.

No. I haven't got time
to talk to reporters.

You know what to say.
You see them.

Where's Chief Inspector Maigret?

He's busy.

Can we speak to him?

No. You'll have to make do
with me.

Has your prisoner escaped,
Sergeant?

What prisoner?

Have you released him?

Who?

The killer has attacked again
tonight, hasn't he?

An attack on a young woman
did occur this evening, yes,

but she was unharmed.

MAGUY:
Who was she?

I can't tell you that.

Are you keeping it a secret?

No. I'm just not telling you.

Why? Is she married?

Shouldn't she have been
where she was?

Possibly.

Or possibly not.

Don't you think this is all
very mystifying, Sergeant?

What mystifies us, M. Rougin,
is the identity of the killer.

You've discovered that?

No, not yet.
That's why we're mystified.

Are you any nearer finding out
after what happened tonight?

[ Sighs ]
Listen, we're all worn out.

If you don't mind, I'm gonna get
a couple of hours sleep.

Did the woman get a good look
at her attacker?

Enough to give you
a description?

[ Sighs ]

All right, yeah.

He was about 30, dark hair,
wearing a dark suit.

It's a bit vague, isn't it?

LUCAS:
Look, I know it's not much.

In a day or two,
we may be able to give you more.

For the time being, you'll have
to make do with what you've got.

I'm sorry.

Are you releasing
the man you brought in?

I said I'm sorry.

Good night.

Have you seen Rougin's piece
in this morning's paper?

"Killer escapes
from police trap."

He's seen right through
your scheme.

"It seems that
by accusing someone else,

our good friend
Chief Inspector Maigret

hoped that he might wound
the murderer's vanity

and provoke him
into a fresh attack."

Ah, another frustrated
psychiatrist.

"That attack came in Montmartre
last night,

and it perhaps was more by luck
than judgment

that another murder
did not take place."

Was the operation
a total failure?

No, sir.

The young lady
is alive and well.

We've been working very hard
all night, sir.

I've had three hours sleep --
some of my men, less.

But are you any nearer
to catching him?

We have some material evidence.

What?

A button, sir.

A button?

And a fragment of cloth.

It could lead us to him --
eventually.

Of course, there's no knowing
how long it might take.

[ Telephone rings I]

Comeliau.

Mm-hmm.
It's for you.

Maigret.

Lapointe.
Where are you?

I'll be there.

It took two hours.

Chief, I couldn't believe it.

It was so straightforward.

Take it easy.

The cloth's a new weave.

Only two cloth importers
have handled it.

They gave me a list
of the tailors they supplied.

The button makers gave us
a list, as well.

There were only two names
on both lists.

So, Janvier and I split them up.

I hit the jackpot.

The one I went to has only made
two suits in this material,

and one of them
he hasn't even delivered yet.

The other was for Marcel Moncin,

third floor, number 43,
over there.

We've got him, Chief.

How do you know
the tailor Janvier went to

hasn't made 20 suits
from that material

and had them delivered
to 20 different people?

It's all right.

He called in.
He hasn't made any.

We're away from
the murder district, though.

Yeah, I thought about that.

But perhaps he works there?

Let's go and find out.

MAN:
Good morning, Chief.

Morning.

We'll use the stairs.

[ Doorbell rings I]

Yes?

MAIGRET:
Is M. Moncin at home?

Uh, I don't know.

If you'll wait a moment,
I'll go and ask madame.

YVONNE:
Who is it?

Two gentlemen who want to speak
to monsieur, madame.

Thank you, Odile.

I'm sorry. You want...

MAIGRET:
Is your husband here?

You mean you wish to see him?

MAIGRET:
Oh, he is here.

Yes, but he's asleep.

MAIGRET:
I must ask you to wake him.

May I ask who...

MAIGRET:
Police Judiciaire.

You're Chief Inspector Maigret,
aren't you?

I've seen your picture
in the papers.

I'm Yvonne Moncin.

Please wake your husband.

I suppose he got home late
last night.

What do you mean?

Does he usually sleep
until after 11:00?

Oh. Often, yes.

He likes to work at night.
He's an artist.

And he didn't go out last night?

Not that I know of.

If you'd like to wait in here,
I'll fetch him.

Thank you.

She's very cool, Chief.

Mm. Seems to be.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

He won't be long.

He was already awake
when I went to his room.

You have separate rooms?

So do a lot of married couples,
don't they?

Does your husband work here?

Yes.

Does he work a lot?

Too much for his health.

He's never been very strong.

We always try to get away
at this time of year,

but he's accepted a commission

which will prevent us
from taking a holiday at all.

I'll go and see if he's ready.

[ Door opens I]

I'm sorry to have kept you
waiting, gentlemen.

I was asleep.

I've been working very hard

on the interior decoration
of a large house

which a friend is building
in Normandy.

I have to ask you some
personal questions, M. Moncin.

What suit were you wearing
yesterday?

[ Chuckles ]

Well, I'll show you.

You were wearing this yesterday?

Yes.

In the evening?

Until just after dinner.

Then I changed into
what I'm wearing now.

I mostly work like this
at night.

Did you go out after 9:00?

No. I was working
until after 2:00.

That's why I was asleep
when you arrived.

I need a lot of sleep.

Have you got the sample?

May I look in your wardrobe?

Of course.

In September, your tailor made
you a suit from this material.

Do you remember it?

I remember.

Where is it now?

I know.

I was standing on the platform
of a bus

when someone beside me burned
the sleeve with a cigarette.

You took it to be mended?

Oh, no, no.

I can't stand anything
that's been damaged.

Even when I was a child,

I used to throw away a toy
that had a scratch on it.

You threw the suit away?

You put it in the bin?

No. I took it out with me when
I went for a walk by the river.

I gave it to a tramp.

How long ago was this?

Two or three days.

Be more precise, please.

The evening before last.

M. Moncin,
I must ask you to dress

and come with me
to police headquarters.

Inspector Lapointe
will stay with you

while I talk to your wife.

I regret this,
but I cannot do otherwise.

As you wish.

May I ask for what reason?

No, not now.
In my office.

Who's this, Chief Inspector --
another murder suspect?

Did you release
the other murder suspect?

-Where'd you pick him up?
-Is he a local man?

Is he the man
that attacked that girl?

Is he married?
What's his name?

Tell us something,
Chief Inspector.

Got the right one this time?

How long have you been married,
M. Moncin?

12 years.

How old are you?

I'm 32.

You're an architect?

Architect/interior decorator.

I suppose that means
you're an architect

who specializes
in interior decoration.

Not exactly.

Would you mind explaining that
to me?

I'm not allowed to draw up
the plans of a building

because I haven't actually
a degree in architecture.

What have you a degree in?

I began as a painter.

You may have noticed the
pictures in our drawing room.

They're mine.

Oh, yes.

So, you're not
a qualified architect

and,
if I understand you correctly,

anybody can call themselves
a decorator.

I appreciate your clarification.

I suppose that you're trying to
imply that I'm a failure.

Oh, well,
you're entitled to do so.

I have heard it before.

You were born in Paris?

Yes.

Whereabouts?

An apartment
in the Rue Caulaincourt.

JANVIER: Bang in the center
of all the attacks.

MAIGRET: The father had
a butcher shop in the district.

The business was let
when he died,

and his mother still lives here
on her own.

JANVIER:
No hint of a confession, then?

MAIGRET:
Very calm denials.

JANVIER:
Pity about the identity parade.

If only that girl
could have been certain.

She picked him out
as the most likely, though.

That's why I'm gonna try her
again tonight

at the place where it happened.

Not very pleasant for her,
I know.

Very convenient,
mother living in the district.

He could have run here for cover
last night.

No wonder we didn't catch him.

MADAME MONCIN:
What did you say?

MAIGRET: We believe your son
is responsible

for the deaths of five women
in this district.

Are you saying my Marcel
is a murderer?

Are you saying that?

It's impossible. It's --

Well...take a look.

That's Marcel.

He wouldn't hurt a fly.

He wouldn't know how.
You can see that.

What's the matter with you?

What are you talking about?

Was your son here last night?

Who told you that?

JANVIER:
So, he was here?

No.

But he comes here sometimes?

Of course he does.

I'm his mother.
He comes here often.

Has he been here
in the last 24 hours?

No. I told you. No.

JANVIER:
When did you last see him?

I don't know.

You don't remember his visits?

No.

Tell me, Mme. Moncin,

as a child, did Marcel suffer
from any serious illnesses?

No.

I mean, he had measles
and a touch of bronchitis.

What are you trying to get me
to say?

When he got married,
was it with your approval?

Yes.

I was even stupid enough to...

It was you who arranged
the marriage.

What does it matter now?

But now you get on very badly
with your daughter-in-law.

What's it got to do with you?

That's my son's private life
and none of your business.

If that woman...

If that woman...

I told you.
It's none of your business.

Have you arrested Marcel?

He's in my office
at headquarters.

I want to see him.
Do you understand?

I'm his mother,
and I want to see him now.

As you wish.

Don't be frightened, Marcel.

I'm here.

What are they doing to you?

They haven't hurt you?

MARCEL:
No, Mama.

MADAME MONCIN: I'm going to find
the best lawyer in Paris.

I don't care how much he wants.

I'll spend every penny I've got.

I'll do anything.

Shh. Mama, shush.

Would you care to sit down,
madame?

I don't need to sit down.

What I want
is to have my son back.

Come along, Marcel.

They won't dare
to keep you here.

I'm sorry to have to tell you
that we will.

Now, would you care to sit down
and answer some questions?

I'll answer nothing at all.

Don't be afraid, Marcel.

You'll be hearing from me
very soon.

[ Door closes ]

Your mother seems to be
very fond of you.

I'm all she's got left.

MAIGRET: Was she very attached
to your father?

What kind of a man
was your father?

My father was a butcher.

MAIGRET:
Were you ashamed of him?

Oh, please.

Don't ask me questions
like that.

I know perfectly well
what you're getting at,

but you're wrong...
completely wrong.

I shall answer no more
questions, none at all.

LUCAS: Yeah, I do.
I want it now.

Right. Bye.

No trace of the suit?

Nothing yet, no.

No positive identification.

Well, either he's got to talk
or one of those two women have.

One of those two knows.
I'd bet on that.

So, you really believe
it was Marcel?

One day you'll realize
you're mistaken,

and then you'll be very sorry

for the terrible harm
you're doing him.

You love him?

He's my husband.

You've put him in prison?

Not yet.

He's still
at police headquarters.

We're going to question him
again.

What does he say?

MAIGRET:
He refuses to answer.

Do you have anything to tell me,
Mme. Moncin?

Nothing.

You realize, don't you,
even if your husband is guilty,

he will be spared
the guillotine?

I have no doubt
the doctors will say

he's not responsible
for his actions.

The man who Kills five women
in the street

and then slashes their clothes
has to be very, very sick.

Are you listening to me?

I'm listening.

Five women have died so far,

and as long as their killer
remains at large,

other lives will be in danger.

Do you realize that?

Do you also realize that,

although up to now he's only
attacked women in the street,

the process may change.

And tomorrow perhaps

he might start attacking people
around him.

Aren't you frightened?

No.

You don't have the feeling that
for months, perhaps even years,

your own life
has been in danger?

No.

Why do you and your
mother-in-law get on so badly?

It's of no importance.

So, you're not going to send
my husband back to me?

No, I'm not.

Uh...

just say when you're ready.

I'm ready.

Lucas.

Turn.

You recognize him?

I'm certain it's him.

You can formally identify him?

Yes.

Do you have anything to say?

Nothing.

Take him back to the cells.

Chief?
It's urgent.

What is it?

[ Knock on door ]

Come inl!

[ Door opens I]

Sorry, Chief.

Comeliau's on the phone.

Oh, no.

Still nothing?

No, nothing.

MAIGRET:
Thank you, Lucas.

Maigret.

COMELIAU: Chief Inspector,
I've just woken up

and put on the radio.

I gather from that there was
another murder last night.

In the first place,
thank you for telling me.

In the second, I take it
you're releasing Moncin.

I'm sorry, sir.
In the first place,

we've been rather busy
trying to catch who did it.

In the second, I didn't want to
disturb you in the night.

And in the third,
no, I haven't released Moncin.

COMELIAU:
Well, there can't possibly be

a case against him now.

I wouldn't say that
necessarily --

COMELIAU: Look, Maigret,
I shall have my bath and dress,

and then I shall come
straight down to the office.

I must insist
on examining Moncin at once

and deciding
if he can still be held.

I very much doubt if he can.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Lucas!

LUCAS:
Coming, Chief!

I want those two women here.

Don't send Lapointe
for the mother.

She'd have him for breakfast.

But both of them here
as soon as you can.

Tell them there's been
a new development.

And get Moncin here at once.

I must have time.

Whatever you do,
keep Comeliau out of my hair.

Right.

Suppose the two women
haven't heard

there's been another murder.

Do you want them told?

Yeah. Good idea.

But don't let them think
we're holding anything back.

And don't tell Moncin.

Leave him to me.

[ Knock on door ]

Come in.

Ah.

M. Moncin, please sit down.

Thank you, Lucas.

I won't keep you long,

just long enough
to try and find out

what sort of imbecile
I've been dealing with.

What made you go out
the night before last

and try to attack a woman
in the street?

Been reading the papers,
had you?

Were you jealous

of the publicity
the murderer was getting,

thought you'd like
a slice of fame for yourself?

I should have realized
when you made such a hash of it.

You see, the man we've been
hunting all these months

has never been caught

because he's clever
and very efficient.

You were so cack-handed,
we had you almost at once.

I agree
it doesn't say much for me,

but even detectives have
their blind spots,

and I'm afraid I had mine
with you.

I don't know
what you're talking about.

You're not a murderer.

What you are
is a ridiculous nuisance

who's led me up the garden path.

You're a middle-class,
untalented layabout,

mollycoddled
by your wife and mother,

both of whom,
for some mysterious reason,

seem to worship
the ground on which you walk.

Well, perhaps last night
will open their eyes a bit --

I mean when they have to face
the fact that,

because you put us
off the scent,

another poor girl
was stabbed to death.

Last night?

MAIGRET:
19, she was,

on her way home from a dance.

Exactly the same pattern
as the other five murders

and obviously committed
by the same man.

Why are you making this up?

What are you trying to get me
to say?

I'm making nothing up.

Early edition. Look at it.

You can read every paper there
is if you want to confirm it.

But you won't, will you?

‘Cause you and I both know
what an idiot you are.

And I tell you this --

if I have anything to do
with it,

when you're charged with
attacking that policewoman --

and you saw for yourself
she identified you --

you won't do six months
in prison for common assault.

You'll go to a lunatic asylum,
which is where you belong.

[ Telephone rings I]

Maigret.

Comeliau's just arrived, Chief.

Keep him busy for me, will you?

Please.

Chief Inspector Maigret
will speak with you shortly.

I hope he'll release Marcel
straightaway.

Well, the investigation
is still proceeding, madame.

If there's been another murder,

there can be no case
against him.

Please sit down, madame.

[ Door closes ]

YVONNE:
What are you doing here?

MADAME MONCIN:
I've come to take my son home.

YVONNE:
That won't be necessary, madame.

I'll take him home.

[ Knock on door ]

JANVIER: They're both
in the interview room, Chief.

I don't want to see them.

I don't have to.

MAIGRET: Oh, come on, Moncin.
I think you should.

They know what's best for you.

Between them, they've spent
a lifetime looking after you.

I don't want to see them.

We'll be here.
Don't worry.

Ask them to come in,
will you, Janvier?

[ Telephone rings I]

Lucas.

COMELIAU:
Lucas? Comeliau.

Put me through to Maigret.

Uh, he's not in, sir.

He's, uh, just popped
out of the office.

COMELIAU: Oh.

Well, the moment he comes in,

tell him I'm in my office

and want to interview Moncin
at once.

At once -- understand?

Yes, of course, sir.

COMELIAU:
If I don't hear very shortly,

I shall come over.

[ Click ]

You mean
you're not releasing him?

But you know
he's not the murderer.

Please, Yvonne,
leave this to me.

What reason have you got
to keep him here?

Because the night before last,
he attacked a girl.

That girl has now
positively identified him.

And what worth is that to you?

People are always making
mistakes at identifications.

In the struggle,

his victim tore a button

from the jacket
of her attacker's suit,

a suit we know to be your son's.

I realize we're not talking
about a capital crime,

not even a standard
prison sentence.

What we probably have
is a man with a disturbed mind

in need
of psychiatric treatment.

Whatever the reason,
he'll have to be charged.

Suppose --
I'm sure you're mistaken,

but just suppose
this attack did take place

in the way you suggest.

Then perhaps --

if he and I both undertook
that he should have treatment,

perhaps the court would agree
to release him to me.

Or to me.

To you?

It might be more appropriate

since he was in your care
when it happened.

When what happened?

Anyway, they'd probably decide

a psychiatric hospital
would be best.

I am not insane.

There is nothing whatever wrong
with my mind.

Do you suppose
a man has to be insane

to loathe the way you take over
my life,

both of you, both?

Do I have to be insane
to loathe myself

for letting it go on
and on and on,

crawling all the time
from one to the other

in a useless effort
to get some peace?

Is that why you started killing?

God knows.

I don't know.

I suppose so, yes.

Don't say anything, Marcel.

He's said it, madame.

You didn't care who you killed
as long as they were women.

And I was brilliant at it,
wasn't 1?

I couldn't stop.

[ Laughing ] Everyone was
baffled and terrified.

And it was me.

They wouldn't have thought
I was capable.

Please leave him alone.

MADAME MONCIN: You're quite
right, Chief Inspector.

I'm afraid he is ill.

He can't be telling the truth.
How could he be?

There was another murder
last night.

And which of you did it?

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Excuse me, sir.

Looking for the chief inspector?

Mm-hmm.

He's just gone to the cells.

Oh, for goodness' sake.
Come with me.

MAIGRET: One of you did your
best to save him last night.

One of you risked the guillotine
by killing that poor girl

to try to persuade us
the murderer was still at large.

You've spent years
battling for possession of him.

One of you decided to win

by risking
the greatest sacrifice.

I am perfectly willing to die
for my son.

He's my child.

It doesn't matter
what he's done.

Are you saying
you're responsible

for the murder committed on
the Rue de Maistre last night?

Yes.

In that case, can you tell me
the color of the victim's dress?

The papers withheld
that information.

I'm not sure.

It was too dark to s-s-s-see.

Oh, come on.

There was a street lamp
not 10 meters away.

I didn't pay attention.

Not even when you slashed
the material?

The dress was blue.

Yes. It was blue.

You finish it, Janvier.

I'll see Comeliau.

You're free to leave
at any time, Madame.

-[ Sighs ]
-I'm sorry, sir.

I could have sworn
that's where he was.

Maigret, what's going on?

I must see Moncin now.

Of course you must, sir.

I was just coming to see you.

He's in my office.

He's just made his confession.

He's ready for you
to examine him.

Huh.

Well done, Chief.

Thank you.

I'll be over the road
if you need me.

Going for a drink?

A large one.

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