Longer strides!
Keep going.
Lift your head. Come on.
I'm stopping.
School
Sharif.
- Hello, headmaster.
- See you tonight.
Really?
It's a bit short notice, but...
I'll see you tomorrow.
Why didn't you ask me
to give a talk at school?
- I forgot.
- Oh?
I know you'll embarrass me
in front of my mates.
That's why.
I could play it classic.
Meaning?
Since it's official,
I'll put on my uniform,
put the class in custody...
Very funny!
Yes, Baudemont.
Sharif,
we've found a tramp.
Why are you calling me?
He's been sh*t in the neck.
So I thought: Call the Captain!
OK. On my way.
He's in holiday mode.
Hot, isn't it?
CAPTAIN SHARIF
& PARTNERS
Thinking about it,
I've loads to tell them.
- To inspire them to sign up.
- You're teasing me.
You'll be great.
- Hello, Stéphanie.
- Hello.
We haven't got much.
The victim had nothing on him.
No way to identify him.
- Thanks.
- Welcome.
- Hi.
- All right?
Nice top. Where did you get it?
I got it last week...
Do you want to buy one?
Brown makes me look fat.
So does grey.
No blood spatter.
He wasn't k*lled here.
- He's been dead 24 hours.
- No-one noticed?
Well?
Why would you sit him here?
To watch the building site?
OK?
It starts with a small detail.
"The eyes can deceive,
"a smile can lie,
"but shoes always tell the truth."
House, season 1, episode 19.
- He had new shoes.
- Immaculate, you mean.
There's his car.
You're always lucky.
I helped it along.
He's in a wheelchair.
Well done, Sharif.
Thank you, Dr Watson.
So...
what do we have?
"Francis Gence, 46."
He was a corporate lawyer.
A lawyer in a wheelchair,
and you don't know him?
No... Because he lives in Paris.
I knew something was wrong.
He always called me when he got
to Paris, but he hadn't called.
Did he come to Lyon often?
He went to Paris after he qualified,
but Mum and I are here,
so he came often.
He was working on a big case:
Deliécourt tyres.
The redundancy plan?
2/3 of the staff out of a job.
Some people will be unhappy.
Does "MB" mean anything to you?
No.
Your brother had regular
meetings with "MB".
Had he seemed worried?
No.
Everyone loved Francis.
Everyone says that, but the nurses
who looked after him
after the car accident
still write to him.
Was it long ago?
11 years.
He went back to work afterwards,
keen as ever.
He could have done criminal,
but he preferred corporate.
All we know is that Gence
was a lawyer with a good reputation.
So, let's go through this:
the crime scene,
Dejax's findings...
- I'm off to the Deliécourt factory.
- No way!
Mum?
Urgent call.
No...
I will spank him one day.
Sharif, where are you?
I've got something.
Go on.
We found prints in the car.
Max Bougeot,
"MB", he's got a record.
Here you go, Madam.
Captain Briard, Max Bougeot.
Max Bougeot, Captain Briard.
He's a union rep.
I arrived while he was having
a discussion with his comrades.
It degenerated when I told them
that Max was regularly meeting
Gence.
I was going to explain...
They weren't happy.
So I suggested he took refuge
with us.
Has he already confessed?
Start by
telling us about your meetings
with Gence.
That lawyer is a bastard!
We had an appointment
and he didn't turn up.
I'll tell him what I think of him.
You'll be waiting a while.
He's been sh*t
in the back of the neck.
You're like Cerberus.
A union rep who's a vandal,
a traitor negotiating on the sly,
and now a k*ller.
Not bad.
I haven't k*lled anyone.
We found your prints in his car.
So? He works out of his car
when he's in Lyon.
That's where we meet.
So?
Listen... I helped him
sell the redundancy plan to the staff
in exchange for a new job.
For my family.
My wife was laid off
3 months ago.
My 2 daughters are looking for work.
But I didn't k*ll Gence.
I'm not a m*rder*r.
He seemed surprised
to learn Gence was dead.
His prints only prove
he was in the car,
not the m*rder.
Yes?
Headmaster! Hello.
Come to Sarah's class today?
That's...
A cancellation?
It will be difficult.
Unless we can do it
at the station.
Very well. 5 o'clock is fine.
Goodbye.
You can't do it today.
With no preparation?
I'm good at improvising.
- You'll embarrass Sarah.
- "Embarrass"?
Why would I?
Stéphanie?
Embarrass...
What's the address?
Thanks.
Another lawyer
with a b*llet in the neck.
- We'll send a patrol.
- No point.
- Well?
- A victim.
We know this one: Elise Cholot.
- Criminal lawyer?
- Yes.
It's a bad day for lawyers.
But I'm not crying over her.
Because she put away
2 bastards?
What if the girl had been me?
Maître Cholot was involved in a case:
2 cops against a prost*tute.
- They were accused of r*pe?
- Exactly.
Only one of them.
The other stood by.
I see.
Yeah.
Cholot exaggerated the situation.
I'm not the only one
saying that.
Cholot got the media on her side.
As a result,
4 years for the r*pist, a suspended
sentence for the other man.
Devred.
What have we got?
A good day.
I get to see you twice.
Because 2 people are dead.
It's the same calibre.
So possibly the same w*apon.
That's Caroline Delporte,
Cholot's assistant.
Hello, Miss Delporte.
I'm Captain Sharif.
Can you tell me what happened?
I went to lunch...
and when I came back...
Did Maître Cholot lunch here?
No. She was waiting for a client.
Mr...
Take your time, it's fine.
Mr. Djandoubi.
Hamida Djandoubi?
It's a false name.
How do you know?
The last person to get
the death penalty in France.
What's the link between a corporate
and a criminal lawyer?
- Love affair?
- I don't know.
Cholot preferred women.
That's no secret.
Maybe Devred wanted revenge
and k*lled the lawyers
to put us off the track.
For example: Castle,
Sur le fil, Starsky and Hutch...
I get it!
I've called in Devred.
Can you drop me off?
I'll see if there are any leads.
Déborah, it's me.
I don't want to worry you,
but there's a k*ller at large.
And it's possible
his target is lawyers.
The exam to make Captain
requires knowledge of the law,
ballistics...
No... No.
To be a good cop,
you have to like people,
have the gift of...
Lieutenant Devred is here.
You wrote a speech?
No, just a few ideas.
To have a theme.
I thought
you were going to improvise.
Yes, but I have to plan it.
Improvising takes preparation.
Admit it, you're nervous.
Don't we have a suspect
to interview?
You're scared stiff!
This won't take long.
I used to say that to people
when I knew it would take hours.
Why am I here?
What is your relationship
with Maître Cholot?
You want me to help with Cholot?
She ruined my career.
- Not the r*pe of a girl in custody?
- I never touched the girl.
You were the officer on duty.
Lucky you weren't dismissed.
Sit down.
- Let's have a chat.
- I know all about you, Sharif.
I'm already on suspension.
It doesn't take much
to make me cross.
We'll try anyway.
- She was att*cked in her office.
- We thought of you.
She saw her attacker,
and was able to describe him.
Guess.
- The spitting image of me.
- Almost.
You're wasting your time.
I made one mistake,
that's enough.
If I'd att*cked Cholot,
she wouldn't be speaking.
- You mean she's dead?
- Such a good cop.
What a waste!
Where were you
between 8 AM and when I called you?
At the gym with colleagues.
I've got time on my hands.
Briard, Sharif,
I need to talk to you. Now.
When you question a cop,
you inform the union.
He's no longer an officer.
He's on suspension.
You know how it works.
Stop until Devred has representation.
2 murders in 48 hours.
We don't have much time.
Lots of cops are unhappy about this.
Go carefully and...
We'll keep you informed.
Yes.
I'll check Devred's alibi
and we'll go through the cases.
They must have worked
on the same case.
The problem is...
What? Going to see your mother?
Yes. You know
how it is with family.
- Who are you calling?
- Your mother.
She'll be pleased to see you.
- Mrs Sharif?
- Yes, Adeline.
I was just calling to see
how you are.
Up and down...
But that's life.
Up one day...
OK... You win.
Sorry, I have to question
a witness.
- Keep in touch.
- Of course.
Tell Kader to call me.
Bye, Adeline.
Bye.
Very clever.
I hurt myself.
- No sleep tonight, then.
- No.
You take Gence's files,
I'll take Cholot.
Yes?
There's a group of kids for you.
Thanks, Jean-Marc.
Not my fault.
I owe you, Captain.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Kader Sharif.
- Patrice. Thanks for this.
My pleasure.
- Hello, everyone.
- Hello.
I'm Captain Kader Sharif.
I'll be giving you a tour
of the police station.
- OK?
- Yes.
- Ready?
- Yes.
Off we go.
Please stay together as a group.
This is a work area, open space.
Stay together.
On your right,
you have the interview room.
On your left, the boss's office.
And here, the most important room
in the station.
The office that I share with
the famous Captain Dee Dee McCall!
Also known to her friends
as "Adeline Briard". Come in.
- Hello.
- Quickly!
Quickly!
Hi, Adeline.
Hi, Sarah.
I'll let you have a look around.
- Is that an original?
- Yes.
- Shaft.
- You know it?
- I love that series.
- Me too.
I didn't come into your dad's office
last time.
How about some questions
to finish?
- Sir?
- Yes.
- Do you do car chases?
- Heard of David Starsky?
- No.
- You should know the classics.
Anyone else?
Do you use the siren
to jump the lights?
That's not allowed.
With great power
comes great responsibility.
Spider-Man.
One last question?
Have you ever sh*t anyone?
The use of a firearm
is strictly regulated.
We can only fire in self-defence.
You can return to the open space
for a light snack.
Quickly! Or there'll be nothing left!
Quickly!
Come on...
I think that's mine.
Go on.
You're all very quiet.
I was joking about a snack.
What?
Thanks, anyway.
It was a pleasure, Patrice.
- Bye.
- Bye! Thanks!
- No snacks.
- We were had.
Did I say something wrong?
- Was it lying about the siren?
- I don't care about that.
When I said
I'd had to sh**t people?
When I have,
I've had no choice.
That's the problem.
A cop's daughter.
She worries about you.
Let's get to the files.
Coffee?
I was thinking of taking a break.
- Are you going home?
- No.
OK.
Let's go. You can sleep
in one of my T-shirts.
I'm just going to get a coffee.
- That's what I said.
- What you said?
I'll bring you one in bed
with a croissant.
Can you be serious for one minute.
"One minute"?
Remington Steele,
season 1, episode 17.
Remington offers Laura
60 seconds of honesty.
Start the clock.
Really?
You'll answer all my questions?
No shenanigans or phone calls?
No evading.
I think I'll save my minute
for later,
when we've solved the case.
- Still want a coffee?
- Please.
Come on.
I don't work around the clock.
- Sharif, I've got it.
- Coming.
Now you can go home
and sleep!
Put the 5 euros in Baudemont's
piggy bank.
The Girona case in '99,
led by Elise Cholot.
- And Gence?
- No.
Her CV doesn't mention the case.
She's updated it.
- Just major cases.
- Yes.
I found a CV from '94,
when she was a trainee
at Carvani and partners.
Guess who was also there?
- Gence.
- That's our link.
The case is from that time.
We need to get the file
from Carvani.
Carvani d*ed 3 years ago,
but we might find his secretary.
I need to speak to Sarah
before she goes to school.
Fine.
- Got a second?
- I'll be late.
It won't take long.
I've never lied to you.
My job does have risks.
It's true.
I joked with your mates,
but it's not like
Starsky and Hutch every day.
More like Maigret.
Like when Adeline was sh*t?
I'm not kidding
when I say I'm careful.
I want you to know that.
I don't want to lose you, Dad.
Sweetheart...
I don't either.
Captain!
- You look peaky.
- Really?
Do you want some tea?
I found the secretary.
She remembers Gence and Cholot.
- And the case?
- No.
There was another trainee
whom we know well:
Pierre Clément.
Déborah's Pierre Clément?
Thanks.
- Thanks.
- You're welcome.
I've called in Pierre Clément.
He won't be long.
- I thought I might...
- No!
- Or...
- No.
You don't know
what I was going to say.
You're not questioning him
at home.
I think I should handle it by myself.
In that case,
I'll go home and change.
Call me when he arrives?
What?
You don't usually give in
this easily.
I'm full of surprises.
I'll wait outside,
to make sure he goes
the right way.
It's Doucet.
I can't find Captain Briard.
Can you ask her
to come to my office?
Yes, it's urgent.
Maître!
- Hello.
- Sharif.
Fancy a coffee at my place?
It's quieter.
Déborah told me how you like
to interview people.
It isn't an interview.
You're like part of the family.
I'm touched.
Come on.
I did know Maître Gence
and Maître Cholot at Carvani,
20 years ago.
I don't think I can help.
Déborah always said
that lawyers
had very good memories.
I was a trainee.
Photocopying,
coffee, photocopying...
In that order?
I've never heard of anyone
k*lled for photocopying.
Or coffee.
You think someone wants
to k*ll me?
Why?
Carvani, Gence, Cholot and you
are involved in something.
I don't know what,
but you're in danger.
And consequently,
Sarah and Déborah too.
Tell me what case you worked on.
- I knew it.
- I told you not to come here.
- As for you!
- Hold on...
You should be cross with him,
not me.
Pierre is hiding something.
Can I call you Pierre?
Kader, stop hassling him!
I'm not hassling him,
I'm doing my job.
Let's discuss this calmly,
like professionals.
You're quite right, Captain Briard.
Maître Pierre Clément,
you're under arrest for obstruction.
Why not put him in handcuffs?
Don't tempt me.
In that case, be aware
that I represent Maître Clément
and you can't question him
unless I'm present.
I would like to speak
with my client in private.
Come with me.
What are you playing at?
I'm family minded.
He's hiding something.
I'm certain.
I've informed
the Bar Association.
They'll deal with it.
Call Morat and Barataud,
that'll speed it up.
I did.
But you have to talk to me.
He's wrong.
I'm not involved.
Just get me out of here.
Kader is insufferable,
but he's a good cop.
What happened at Carvani?
It was 20 years ago,
I was indexing case law
for divorces, r*pes...
I was just a trainee at the time.
I'd never put you and Sarah
in danger. I promise.
I plan on dying in 60 years' time,
in court,
with the jurors in tears
and my client acquitted.
There's no skeleton in the cupboard.
Persuade Kader and get me out.
I'll handle it.
I love you.
What have we got?
Two lawyers sh*t,
two different crime scenes.
A client of Carvani
from the time Clément was there
could be getting revenge.
Let's divide up the cases.
Easy, Captain, easy...
Let's take a moment.
Our k*ller likes symbolism.
Djandoubi was the last person
to get the death penalty.
That's not a coincidence.
Why sit Gence on a bench?
What's the symbolism?
The former site
of the Saint-Joseph prison.
Work started in 2009, I think.
The k*ller could have
spent time there?
Yes...
Probably for r*pe.
You did it again?
Did you listen in?
Their discussion is confidential.
You'll compromise the case.
Clément won't talk,
and he may be the next
on the list.
My daughter stays with him.
Don't sh**t yourself in the foot.
If you get suspended,
you can't help anyone.
In '94, Carvani handled
one r*pe case, Benjamin Vicas,
sentenced to 22 years
for the r*pe of 3 teenagers.
When did he get out?
18 months ago.
Time to prepare his revenge.
- Mrs Vicas?
- Yes.
Captain Briard and Captain Sharif.
We're looking for Benjamin Vicas.
Where is he?
You won't find him here.
He's dead and buried.
2 months after getting out,
he d*ed of a stroke.
He's not our man.
Look for an accomplice.
Check his cellmates.
Did he have visitors?
Only his wife.
She has an alibi.
Vicas didn't really mix.
Who else would seek revenge?
Try the family.
They have one daughter:
Christelle Vicas. No record.
She cut all links to the family.
She lives in Australia.
We're trying to find her.
I'm sure the Vicas case is the key.
Come on.
- She's a sl*ve driver.
- You love it.
It's been 2 hours.
I'd like an explanation.
Certainly.
Maître Clément, does the name
Benjamin Vicas mean anything?
No? I'll refresh your memory.
He was released 18 months ago.
The lawyers who defended him
are falling like flies.
What's he talking about?
Pierre...
what am I talking about?
I've nothing to say
about Benjamin Vicas.
I'll explain, then.
When I went through the Vicas file,
I spotted a procedural error...
which would have got him off.
In other words,
his lawyers could have
prevented him going to prison.
How did Vicas spend
20 years in prison?
His lawyers didn't make use
of the procedural error?
That's impossible.
It's unethical.
You'd be struck off.
I understand
that you wouldn't want him
to be released.
For a technical detail.
If you knew
what he'd done to those kids...
Who would seek revenge for him?
I don't know.
You saw the link between the murders
and you lied to me.
"No skeleton in the cupboard"?
- Listen...
- Don't touch me!
I'll come back
for your next interview.
- I can't believe he didn't tell me.
- You should...
Can Sarah and I sleep
at your place tonight?
I'd feel safer.
Yes, of course.
I'll pick her up from school
and come to yours?
OK.
Must clean...
It wasn't an easy decision.
I found the procedural error.
We could have
got the case dismissed.
What changed your mind?
The photos of the victims.
Carvani had spent hours
on the case.
13-14-year-old kids,
scarred for life.
He explained the consequences
if we let him go.
Gence agreed straightaway.
He had a younger sister.
Cholot and I took longer.
Betray the ethics of our profession,
or put Vicas back on the streets.
What if he r*ped again?
You can't just close your eyes
when it suits you.
The judge and prosecutor
had also seen the error.
As defence lawyers,
it was down to you to exploit it.
It was life-changing.
Gence gave up criminal law,
and Cholot...
would only take clients
she believed were innocent.
And you?
I could never forget it.
I kept track of Vicas's
requests for parole.
And I never crossed the line again.
I admire Déborah.
She's so self-assured,
such conviction...
That's why you wouldn't
talk about Vicas.
Déborah's reaction.
I wasn't sure it was linked.
When Vicas d*ed,
I thought it was over.
I really love Déborah.
Life without her...
But... I know her.
No attenuating circumstances.
We need to catch the k*ller
before he finds you.
You and Déborah are very similar.
- Smells good.
- Needs another minute.
Sarah?
You're not kidding!
- You're sleeping here?
- Yes. I...
She's got a client
being interviewed by the Drug Squad.
I suggested she stay here,
to save going back and forth.
Pierre doesn't mind?
If I were him...
Your father will be sleeping
on the sofa.
He's used to it.
That's a bit strong.
- Does Adeline know?
- Stop it.
I don't understand how
Pierre could let his client
go to prison,
when he could stop it.
- If you want my opinion...
- We've discussed this 100 times.
He was young.
He didn't make the decision.
That's not the problem, is it?
He lied to me,
whilst looking me in the eye.
I know.
How?
No... Well... I mean...
Did you listen to a conversation
between a lawyer and client?
No.
No.
I'll never understand
how you can set criminals free.
I could strangle you!
We'll be grandparents and still
arguing over the same things.
At least we're consistent.
You will get him?
I'm the cop with the
highest clearance rate
in the East Coast.
Goodnight.
Déborah?
You and Sarah
are safe here with me.
You can sleep soundly.
Pierre Clément is just across
the road.
I say it with no hint of irony.
Well, maybe a little.
The cell is the safest place
for him to be.
Nothing will happen.
Thanks.
All right, Jimmy?
Captain.
Already here?
Bad night?
Not used to sharing your bed?
The sofa is all right occasionally,
but this is becoming a habit.
I need to change that.
I thought of something.
Vicas was a manual worker, right?
In a printshop. Why?
With no legal training,
how did he discover the error?
- He studied in prison?
- No, I checked.
Maybe his wife hired a lawyer
to appeal.
I'll see if she had legal aid.
"Sylviane Vicas, née Delporte."
Delporte?
Like Caroline Delporte?
Her daughter.
I contacted the Bar Association.
Pierre can leave.
We know who k*lled them.
Christelle Vicas,
alias Caroline Delporte,
Cholot's assistant.
- She's here.
- She's avenging her father.
She must have noticed
the error straightaway.
Why not take revenge before?
A birthday present to herself:
she's 25 today.
Pierre, you can leave,
but you're safe here.
Stay in my office until we find her.
Mrs Vicas?
What do you want now?
To talk to your daughter.
Aren't you tired of harassing us?
Where is she, Mrs Vicas?
Lying is no way to help her.
I don't know anything.
Christelle was so happy
to see her father again.
While he was in prison,
she never saw him.
He d*ed two months
after he came out.
She hasn't been the same since.
She hardly speaks.
Please, leave her alone.
Excuse me. Déborah.
Yes?
Pierre's gone.
He asked me to fetch some things,
and he's not here.
- How long's he been gone?
- Half an hour.
He's not answering his phone.
He'll try and persuade her
to give herself up.
That's why he left.
If he makes contact, call me.
Pierre is gone.
What had you planned
for her birthday?
There's nothing planned.
She must be spending the day
with her father.
Where is your husband buried?
Dad, you're nearly avenged.
Caroline?
Wait! Wait...
No-one knows I'm here.
Everyone's looking for you.
We can sort this out.
Like you did for Benjamin Vicas?
If you'd applied the law,
I'd have had my father.
He deprived you of his presence.
He was a criminal.
He would have been exonerated.
No. Freed, but not exonerated.
The procedural error
doesn't mean he was innocent.
You saw the file.
You know he was guilty.
The kidnapping, the r*pes...
Shut up!
It was all there.
It's normal to defend your father.
But you know the law.
Tell me, if he'd been released,
how many lives
would have been destroyed?
You're lying.
My father was harmless!
Christelle.
Put the g*n down.
I've got a daughter.
She's 16.
I try to be there for her.
To encourage her.
So that she can be her best.
Look...
Look what you're doing.
Would your father want this?
Don't talk about my father.
You don't know him.
The 2 months I spent with him
were the best of my life.
Prison k*lled him.
Christelle, please.
I hope Clément
is as good a lawyer as he says,
he'll have to make
quite a speech to win back Déborah.
It wasn't a smart move
going to the cemetery.
I'm pleased
you're a sh**ting champion.
See you later.
I'm sorry I lied.
I knew she wasn't after you,
only me.
You couldn't be sure.
You put Sarah and me at risk.
I need some space.
You should go easy on Pierre.
You think it's funny
to take his side?
It's not that.
You're wrong.
He took responsibility
for a decision taken 20 years ago.
That's a form of integrity.
That's true.
When he makes a commitment,
he sticks with it.
That's important in a relationship.
I'm lucky to have you.
We did have some good times.
Last night,
the three of us, then just us,
it affected me.
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Captain Kader Cherif is a brilliant and eccentric detective in this addictive, long-running mystery series set in Lyon.
Captain Kader Cherif is a brilliant and eccentric detective in this addictive, long-running mystery series set in Lyon.