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The end of an era for some gangsters...

...of the post-war period.

It was young Simon's last night with his father.

A father's last words,

...even when inspired by great confusion and vulgarity,

...may fill an 8-year-old's head...

...in place of common sense.

My son...

Stop it!

It's time for you to learn that...

...there are 3 kinds of people in the world.

First...

...winners like us.

Second...

...the losers, the others.

Third... those who settle for a draw.

They cause all the trouble.

He's right!

You can't be both doe and buck.

What's that supposed to mean?

That you can't both give it...

...and get it!

Right, Marquis?

It also means that...

...as we all know, it's better...

...to give than to get.

By the way, Marquis,

...it's the Marchioness who's laughing the loudest.

Maybe go talk to her?

Keep it down to a dull roar.

Afterwards, we want to change cars fast.

Don't want the cops on our tail.

Speaking of cops...

...why the rush to buy this bistro?

I drive?

Of course.

It was just then that a loud laugh...

...tipped the scales of young Simon's destiny.

Are you nuts or what?

Nuts!

Didn't you understand?

- What we said! - To shut up?

I don't feel like it.

You don't feel like it? Marquis...!

Beat it, it's a trap!

Marquis, never slap a lady.

What is it, dear?

You had another bad dream.

What is it?

My cello caught fire.

Look...

Your cello's right there.

Sorry, my daughter had another nightmare.

Newspapers can give you nightmares today.

Your prescription...

I don't have everything tonight,

...but I have what's most urgent.

He's terrific, this Bliche.

Chief-Inspector Bliche,

...please tell the jury...

...how you came to arrest Simon Chassaigne.

Your honor, for over 25 years I've kept an eye,

...so to speak,

...on his family.

The father, at the time of the Black Sedan Gang,

...and today, the son.

My glasses...

Today, ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

...truth is more precious than ever.

To say that Simon Chassaigne...

...is a danger to honest people,

...is the truth.

But to say that he always will be...

...is only a possibility.

The only truth that Simon knows...

...is that he was raised to oppose our laws.

Childhood forms us,

...in spite of ourselves, for good or evil.

Simon's father was an outlaw.

Simon grew up outside the law.

My father was a lawyer,

...perhaps that is why I believe in Justice.

Today we must teach...

...the meaning of justice, to Simon.

The isolation proposed by the prosecutor...

...encourages egotism and a thirst for revenge.

Simon's guilt is no longer in question,

...we know that he is guilty.

We must determine...

...if he can be reintegrated into society.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

...remember that 5 men held up the bank.

Simon is the only one on trial.

It would be an injustice...

...to multiply his sentence by five.

Well?

Ten.

That makes a lot of pens.

Did you eat?

You got at least 5 in memory of your father.

How was your lawyer?

And Bliche... How was he?

If our liberties begin

With the choice of our prison

Then there's a reckoning on the way

And we will all have to pay

Listen pals

Make no mistake

We aren't the ones who are nuts

It's normal in this day and age

To challenge the robots

So here's to all nose-thumbers

Who mock order and numbers

I wanted to thank you and also...

...to thank the warden.

He rented this superb piano!

Haven't you had a good time?

I'll ask one guy.

Had a good time?

Very good.

I hope you liked it.

Xmas Eve here isn't much fun.

Are you married?

You married or not?

Who has him as a guard?

You...?

Is he okay?

Find Bliche... Chassaigne just escaped!

How did he escape?

Sorry, Chief... in a piano.

You often rent to prisons?

This is the first time.

How'd the piano get here?

In our truck.

Come out of there.

Have you seen my raincoat?

It was there.

It was one o'clock... 1:30.

I took him to the Belgian border.

We got there at 4:30.

Sure it was him!

He said if I called the cops he'd croak me.

I'm a truck driver. I picked him up hitch-hiking.

My name? I can't tell you.

If I do, he'll find me.

Well?

Failed in Math and Spelling.

And in Conduct?

Like father, like son.

Where is he?

Where are you?

So there you are.

Want to end up like Aunt Paulette and Uncle Simon?

Want to go to jail?

What?

No, who?

You get no dessert!

And get back to school right now!

It's Christmas vacation.

Christmas vacation...

Get out of here!

You hear?

And how'd you get 85 in Math last month...

...and now you fail?

The kid I copied from moved.

The kid I copied from moved.

Get out of here!

Want to end up like me...

...running a lousy bistro like this?

He could've had dessert.

Not having dessert might've kept you off the streets!

Maybe I'd have preferred it.

And what's that?

His Christmas present.

From that mail-order house!

Where is that mail-order jerk?

You're just lucky the truck's gone!

As for your Christmas,

...I'm putting it on ice! You'll have it next Christmas!

Get out of my sight!

And don't talk back!

Uncle Music...

You're crazy to come here!

They think I'm in Belgium.

They think I'm in Belgium.

Come on, you don't need any publicity.

Those your wheels?

More or less.

Sad scene...

That's why he got no dessert.

Is that him?

You were his age when we used to make music.

Remember, Simon?

- You raising sheep? - I'll explain all that.

Come on, I've got neighbors.

Little Simon... here!

How long you been here?

Since you went to jail, 2 years.

How's Auntie Music?

You'll see, she's here.

She's aged a lot.

- Close up! - It's early!

I said to close up!

What's more, she's deaf.

You can kiss her later.

Look at that tonight.

I've got a little hideout here.

It's fine for 24 hours.

You can open up!

Watch out now.

Escapes in piano and may be in Belgium...

- Marc! You asleep? - Yes, Mama.

- You're a "light" sleeper! - That's right.

I've got a real hideout down South.

I can't leave Paris with no cash.

You can see I'm not rolling in it.

I didn't mean that.

In prison, I got a tip. I need some guys.

No, Simon, I've hung it up.

Know any kids that look good?

Two or three.

But I can't guarantee them.

You'll have to check them out.

Just like him!

I said he looks just like him.

We know that!

What do these boys do?

It's simple.

They deck themselves out like cops.

Same uniforms, same truck,

...and they tow away illegally parked cars.

Simple but clever.

And it helps keep traffic moving.

That's it for today!

We'll stay out of that area For the next ten days.

Which plates do I put on?

Whichever you want.

Uncle Music.

Cop?

I said "Uncle Music".

What's up?

I may need some boys like you.

- Japanese cars only? - They're popular.

Better after-sales service, maybe.

- Who's he? - Chassaigne.

I dug the piano.

We have a warrant...

...to seek evidence against you, for adultery.

Please come by this afternoon...

...to sign the affidavit of adultery.

We have a warrant...

...to find and report evidence of your adultery.

He usually lunches at Le Chapelier...

...a bistro near his office.

I have to ask for a 10,000 francs retainer...

...and the balance after.

That's a lot.

Good affidavits make good divorces.

Judges are very sensitive to adultery.

Do you think it's worth it?

You've lost your husband...

...don't lose your divorce.

Tell me about his tastes.

I'd like a Marie Brizard with ice.

And a pack of cigarettes.

You smoke too much.

I drink too much, too.

Why don't you stop?

What for?

So I can hold on to you longer.

You'd do me in before cigarettes.

Why him?

I spotted him on TV.

He based his whole campaign on family ties.

Why do men feel obliged to promise us the moon?

Because all roads should lead to a dream.

And since you can't make the dreams come true...

That is indeed true.

I'll fix you... all of you!

Every game has a loser.

Why should the same ones always win?

Anyway, I don't see him winning.

It was insane to take that walk.

And they want me to hand over the ransom.

For reasons of safety.

It was insane to take that walk.

Love and safety never go together.

In politics... yes!

That's even what sells best.

Then let's have no regrets...

...because it wasn't all that fantastic.

Your share is on the bed.

Don't you mind speculating on your physique?

It's my physique, it's my choice.

What did you say to him?

That he'd lost my vote.

You can't change men.

Maybe I'll change.

That'd be too bad. I like you the way you are.

Kick-off.

Watch it, a penalty.

I've been thinking... It isn't only men you hate.

Yes it is... everything else is perfect.

Cover the airports, stations, roads... the works!

Keep cool, my friend. He's already far away.

He's here.

Weren't you in the same cell as Chassaigne?

Weren't you sent up for a robbery in a kitchen?

That kitchen was hit again this afternoon.

This afternoon? We all watched soccer.

I watched the soccer game!

He's coming!

Okay! It's not the Pope.

Good trip? Not too much traffic?

Good weather in Paris.

So what? You've got good weather here.

End of the line, everyone out.

- Kidneys hurt? - What kidneys?

I hid your father 30 years ago.

He was the greatest.

I'll look after you even better than I did him.

A four-star hideout.

You eating with us?

No, I'm going back to Paris because...

...I'm worried about my son.

You leaving the sheep?

No, because...

...there may be something else next week.

I'll let you know.

Thanks to you.

I may be taking it easier.

Do that on the road.

You'll be fine here.

You've aged.

Country living!

That's a 250...

You'd need it, if you had to...

You can use it but avoid the village.

You expect to stay here long?

Till the moon says it's time to go.

You believe in that bull?

Maybe you're right.

Come and see.

It's not the lap of luxury.

It's damp, there's no heat,

...but it's calm.

Is it calm?

It's calm!

You still drink as much?

That was my father.

Right... with you, it's girls.

No, that was my father, too.

You do eat something sometimes?

I put away your things.

Can I kiss you?

It'll take me back 30 years.

Chief's not jealous?

Go ahead...

I'd even let you keep her.

30 years...!

Well-behaved children...

Sir, two gentlemen want to talk to you.

We're looking for Fran�oise Duroc.

She's not here.

It seems you're not here.

My wife, her twin sister.

My mother-in-law. My father-in-law.

What's she done now?

Here it's cold, damp and not heated,

...but it's calm.

How's the vacation?

Bowling right along!

I forgot your papers.

Come to the truck.

Did you see?

There's a distraction!

What'd she do?

"Extortion of funds from the stronger sex."

Whore?

Yes, but...

...specializing in big game.

Who sent her?

A photographer friend.

I got all your papers.

Passport, driver's license, etc...

It's well done.

Good work, but...

...they're real crooks!

20,000 francs.

Inflation's ruining the country.

- Staying for dinner? - No! I told you that last week.

I think the trip tired me out...

I'll say goodnight.

Do you have any Marie Brizard?

We've got red wine.

Friendly type.

Finicky at table, finicky in bed.

If you'd been more finicky...

"Finicky at table, finicky in bed."

How much?

For the night?

Let's say the evening.

15,000 francs.

It's not nice to speculate on loneliness.

You're not my type.

We'll see...

Put your hand on mine.

Right, I'm not your type.

We're here for the same reasons.

And I'm not a whore.

I got out of touch in prison.

What's it called these days?

Want to catch up? I'll lend you this book.

What's it about?

Women...

...who want to live with men...

- ...not in their shadow. - Okay, I get it.

Where did you say you go fishing?

A kilometer away. Take the motorcycle.

Sleep well?

I saved myself 15,000 francs.

Your book is about women, all the way?

All the way.

Not one guy?

"Woman's Place in a Man's World."

Reminds me of going to the zoo.

The zoo?

His father liked to talk business there.

One day the buffalo were being fed.

The papa, mama and baby buffalo...

...charged the feed trough.

The papa buffalo knocked the mother and baby aside,

...and he ate.

Why?

Because it's a Law of Nature.

The papa buffalo is the procreator.

He has to eat to preserve the race.

A woman is like a buffalo.

Man preserves the race.

Those books are bedtime stories.

Women are inferior...

...physically.

I'm not saying that to bug you.

The man has to renew the race.

So the man has to eat well.

The woman can eat if anything's left.

Those books!

Intellect can't change natural laws.

You can't modify gravity, unless you put in a motor.

A motor in Newton's apple, sure.

Gravity pulls toward the earth. Can an apple fall upward?

A woman wanting to be like a man is the same thing.

Give that book to a buffalo to read,

...he won't step aside for the mother to eat.

You can't modify Nature's Laws.

Darwin said that.

The evolution of the species...

...is slow.

So maybe one day women will evolve, maybe.

But those books are only written...

...because they sell!

Because women want public office...

...like in the European Parliament!

Remember Vincent Auriol?

He was President!

His daughter flies planes.

Jet planes! Not many women do.

But it's all computerized!

It's easier than riding my motorcycle.

She doesn't get it.

A man like me...

...could teach her, but is she grateful?

So it's not possible. Women evolve too slowly.

You understand?

So don't read that.

Don't read! It's bad for you.

"He who reads too much goes nuts."

That's Proven�al or Neapolitan.

People who read don't know where they're at.

They have to wear glasses.

Look at me at my age... no glasses!

There's no one else around.

My son talked at school.

Where are they?

- Where are they? - They left last night.

Leaving everything, even money?

Fishing is like love, it takes patience.

But is a liberated woman worth a thousand?

Yes, maybe.

Put your head on my shoulder.

Do as I say, something's wrong.

See anything on your side?

On the bridge?

I want them alive.

There are two of them.

Now listen closely...

I'll get the motorcycle.

You come running. Till then, act happy.

Cross the bridge.

Take them from behind, I'll cover you.

Stay there...

What happened?

They tried to get away.

Jerks!

Going to Grasse?

Take me?

- What is this? - Highway robbery, my friend.

Keep watching behind us.

I got you a vehicle, we're even.

Nothing's crappier than a draw.

Drop me in a village.

I'm not involved in your mess!

Try telling them that.

You take the easy way out.

It's not complicated for you either.

The heat will be on for 24 hours.

I've had experience.

I don't smoke.

Last night you seemed to.

I made a vow at the river, if I got away.

A believer?

Maybe so.

My father often said:

..."God is the top Mafioso."

Then why did he reward me so I'd quit?

Like all bosses...

...it's in his interest to have healthy employees.

As soon as it's safe, I'm leaving.

It's never safe.

Did you have money?

I had jewels, I could've sold them to you.

Where are we going?

To money.

There's always money at sea.

It's my motor...

It exploded.

Grab the rope.

Keep on course, I'll see what else we can use.

Sailor's togs, we can change.

Now for your next lesson.

Boat in distress!

Excuse me, sir.

My wife's parents will be worried.

Could I call them to reassure them?

The gentleman wishes to telephone.

Continue, Captain.

Now a quick tour of the boat. Got a safe?

Set the helm at 130, on automatic pilot.

Dollars, jewels,

...and a mink-lined jacket you might like.

Captain, stop your boat now.

Ours runs just fine.

Know what they call what we just did?

Piracy on the high seas.

What a night for a moonlight cruise!

Marseilles in two hours.

Where'd you learn to pilot a boat?

My father could pilot anything usable in an escape.

I can also drive a locomotive.

Does your father pilot anything?

A pharmacy.

And your mother?

Mother, too.

Well?

Well what?

What are you doing on this boat?

I have a prescription that's urgent.

Strong drugs. The maximum amount.

I have a gun and three mean friends.

At this hour, they're in the safe.

Safes can be opened.

Even if we let you have it?

And your husband?

He took a long time to get there.

Now you think we're all rapists?

Or cowards.

The police are now sure that Simon Chassaigne...

...had an accomplice in his prison break, Fran�oise Duroc.

She is the ex-pharmacist, turned call-girl...

...perhaps because of Chassaigne.

In any case, this Riviera Bonnie-and-Clyde,

...after barely escaping police at the Cipieres farm,

...have taken refuge, some refuge, on the Mediterranean.

They have already help up two yachts.

The Cipieres farm stake-out...

...was not a total failure.

Two former members of the notorious Black Sedan Gang...

...met their deaths there.

They're both dead?

They were lovers.

Now we have to split up.

I'm definitely not your type.

Meaning what?

When it's right, you trust the person.

You let yourself go.

And the hand weighs like a hand.

If there's no trust, it's the weight of a feather.

Interesting.

No prolongation?

Even if the people on the yacht deserved it,

...I didn't find it satisfying.

You seemed gifted.

At the river, you got me out, not my vow.

I've returned the ball.

Too well.

You returned it too well.

They'll make you pay for that.

How will you get yourself straight?

I'll ask their pardon.

I tried that, it's not enough.

Maybe you've got an odd way of asking.

Advice for advice...

Go abroad for a while, before trying it.

You sure my Marseilles contact can't help you?

If you'd gone straight, you'd have gone to the top.

Better wait till daybreak, to go.

- Good luck. - You, too.

Auntie Music...

Listen to me.

I don't know where I'm going but...

...I'll always see to it that you have money.

Did you hear me?

Wait, here's Marc.

Well, you're the boss now.

Take good care of your mother.

And I'll take care of you both.

When will you come and get us?

When you get good grades.

Where are you?

I don't know yet.

A big kiss.

She picked up a guy with a plane...

...and got him to show it to her.

Then she pulled a gun and made him head for Spain.

Fortunately the pilot had left his radio on...

...and the control tower heard everything.

Fox India, two fire-fighter planes are due in.

You'll have to wait 15 minutes For take-off.

Yes, the gun was loaded.

She had part of the jewels and money from the yacht.

And a mink-lined jacket.

He must have the rest of it.

She won't say anything.

She's pretending they split up.

She claims she met him by accident.

And by accident they held up two yachts!

Bring her to Paris. I'll make her talk.

I have to take you to Paris.

I got you one for Quebec leaving from Le Havre tomorrow.

An 8-day crossing.

20,000 francs cash.

Ask for Captain Strauss. Say Juanita sent you.

Nothing out of Marseilles?

I'm in the region.

Crossing France is a luxury I can't afford.

Nothing that you can count on before next week.

By the way, too bad about your girlfriend.

She hi-jacked a plane.

So she's in the hands of Inspector Durafour in Cannes.

Believe me, he's no choir boy.

I read the newspapers like everybody else!

Durafour in Cannes...

I haven't time for dinner.

What'll you do to her?

Take her to Paris.

Tonight.

It won't work.

My husband won't sacrifice his career for his wife.

Why don't you go get us 3 sandwiches?

Right here.

A couple of beers.

Right here.

A pack of Marlboros.

I need 10 minutes with her. Go take a leak.

He's waiting outside.

Your guy.

I don't have a guy.

To get out of the station.

Block all roads around Lyons!

I'll explain later!

I got out, she got in,

...and they drove off that way.

Want a beer?

To us.

I made another vow.

If I got away,

...no more alcohol.

What now?

Le Havre.

I've got a contact there.

Are you sure we're safe here?

It's never safe anywhere.

Dijon in 5 minutes.

He pulled the emergency cord,

...then he knocked me out.

We weren't far from Dijon.

He's a worse pain than his father.

I'd like to talk to Captain Strauss. Juanita sent me.

Know the conditions?

I sail at 2 a.m. with the tide.

- Quebec? - Quebec...

There are two of us.

It'll cost double.

Got a safe place till we leave?

Juanita knows the score.

Customs men stay on board till we sail.

I'll pick you up at the end of Pier 8 at 2 a.m.

Sailing time, 2 a.m. with the tide.

- Quebec? - Quebec...

It won't be warm there.

We'll go on to New York, I've got a contact there.

What would you do without your contacts?

Change jobs.

A bank's easier to attack than a woman.

Because you don't have a diagram.

Six hours to wait...

What if we surrendered?

Even with a good lawyer, I'd face 10 years...

...without you.

I didn't hear you get up.

You were fast asleep, so...

I was having a bad nightmare.

We surrendered,

...I had your child.

When you got out of prison, my father killed you.

Do you often have nightmares?

Sometimes they're dreams.

The crossing wasn't so bad, was it?

Not if you forget the cold,

...the food and the seasickness.

Comfort is really important.

When you've had a taste of it...

We reach Quebec this afternoon. 20-below!

You'll probably need these.

He's a nice guy.

It's going to be big.

You always look hunted.

Because I am.

What'll we do in Quebec?

Play it by ear.

I don't want to any more.

I'll do it for both of us.

I've really got a good contact in New York.

What if those guys hadn't attacked you?

Right now I'd be in my warm pharmacy,

...with my little husband.

I wouldn't have wanted to kill every man on earth...

...and wouldn't have known your kind existed.

You could almost call it lucky.

Between running from the police...

...and hiding behind them, isn't there another way?

I'd like to find it with you.

They say only those who look for it...

...have a chance to find it.

You mean happiness?

Yes, something like that.

Should we look for it?

Yes, that way?

No, we've been there.

We'd have seen it.

Yeah, it must be over there. Happiness!

What do you think it looks like?

I wouldn't know...

Glomar V, this is the coastguard.

Before unloading, proceed with customs check.

No one is to board till inspection is completed.

Tell them to hide.

Ground temperature is 32-below.

There are ice floes in the port of entry.

Follow the ice-breaker lane.

Watch me...

This is the way to go.

I wonder about that helicopter.

We may have been sold out, or it may just be routine.

How many containers?

Twenty-three.

Open one at random.

How cold is it today?

30-below.

That one.

Open number 22!

- Is that the one? - That's the one.

All right, it's okay.

Sign here please, Captain.

I'll drop you off about 2 miles from the U.S. border.

Go straight through the woods.

The river's frozen, cross at night.

At 30-below,

...there should be fewer patrols than usual.

I packed you some sandwiches, whisky and cigarettes.

That's all I can do for you.

I won't make it.

I'm cold.

I hear them.

They're far away.

They can't smell much on the snow.

Your life can never be my life.

I'm willing to change my life.

You couldn't do anything else.

Is it that hard to be honest?

Aren't you ever afraid of death?

I've never heard anyone complain about it.

There's the river.

Across it, America.

Only 500 yards to go.

Give me till New York to think about honesty?

We'll freeze to death first.

I ordered coffee.

I'd rather have tea.

Another vow?

No, I just prefer tea.

How about some eggs?

The hard part's over.

Tell me about New York.

The guy there fakes beautiful passports.

How do you say "up yours"?

Must we change cars whenever we need gas?

Station attendants are dangerous.

How far is New York?

Two cars.

Don't you ever sleep?

Sleeping is dangerous, too.

You haven't changed.

You said I had until New York to change.

I can't picture you wearing a tie.

My father used to say:

..."A tie is a jerk's passport."

Got any friends?

When I have no woman.

What does that mean?

It's a luxury that only a woman can afford.

You can't have both at once?

If you had a pal, it'd bug me.

You have funny ideas about women.

My father died because of one.

Your mother?

No, a marchioness.

- And your mother? - Committed suicide.

She loved him too much.

Good, huh?

What if I said I love you?

Where do you want to settle down with our honesty?

In America?

America, 200 million Americans, 200 million truants.

So what's two more?

Don't start looking for excuses.

You know how inconvenient honesty is?

Then nighty-night.

You'd make a good businessman.

Forget about honesty then.

You sure took a long detour!

I had to find you.

Did you understand?

I think so.

They're everywhere.

Don't move.

What can we do?

I'm working on it.

We've had it.

A vow. If we make it,

...we'll always be honest.

Call the desk.

Call the reception desk!

Say we've taken two hostages.

That story about hostages is crazy!

He's coming.

Repeat everything that I say.

You told them they only had 3 minutes?

So you have 3 minutes to find a hostage.

If this works, okay for you vow.

They're panicky so we've got a chance.

You're a cute guy.

We've got to change cars.

We made a vow at the motel. Well, we got away!

We have to change cars, I said.

I'm not doing one more illegal thing.

Okay if I throw it out?

Yes, that's good.

Is hitch-hiking honest?

Yes, that's legal.

I'll hide, it'll work better.

No, we'll do it honestly!

Honesty can't be rushed, huh?

It pays off but it takes time.

Fran�oise, wake up!

Come on!

Did you sleep well?

So you got some rest.

I had a horrible nightmare.

Another one?

We were hiding in the bus stop.

You tried to thumb a ride.

The only car that stopped was a police car.

They shot us down like mad dogs.

How come, when you dream about me.

I always lose my life?

You gamble with it so much.

I'll tell you this: An honest man alone on the road...

...can wait a long time.

I think I counted 113.

Another nightmare?

No, this time it was a dream.

We got to New York on a Friday the 13th.

Fran�oise took it as a sign.

What else can I tell you?

Fortunately, there were two of us.