06x07 - Illusion Fatale

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Please.

Was everything okay with mom?

It was courteous.

- Everything is good?
- Greg wants to start writing.

I would like to be inspired
by you and your work.

Just to tell you,
I finally found an editor.

Caroline Louvion saved me.

But Greg, this is great.

We will do great things together.

Take responsibility for
your actions, my daughter! You betrayed me.

You disclosed information
about an ongoing investigation.

I will be
responsible for that. Well named.

Guillaume!

Come on, Guillaume, hurry up!

You are wasting my time.

Please!
For all:

we took it back.

There are many things wrong.

OK for everyone?

What is it?

No idea. Where did it come from?

Ava!

Loved? ava?

Ask for help!

Ava?

Breathe.

Surprise.

Eddy just left for high school,
you could have bumped into him.

Don't worry,
I waited for him to leave.

It felt like an eternity.

You are crazy.

Nobody saw you?

No! Relax, captain.

I know how to be discreet.

- You forgot something about me.
- Which?

- Oh yeah!
- Under the bed.

No need to specify it,

but thanks.

Jennifer, I need to hang up.

You don't have to cross town
to go to work.

It's professional conscience.

We cannot fight.

- Can't I fight?
- Not negotiable.

No?

What are you doing?

I'm handcuffing you, captain.

Untie me!

I have work to do,
they'll be waiting for me.

I keep you with me.

Can't they live without you?

- No.
- No?

The phone also rings.

- They call me.
- And?

They need me.

I need you too.

- Jennifer, untie me.
- No.

- I have work.
- Oh yes?

- I have to go.
- I do not.

- Stopped.
- Do I bother you?

- Stopped!
- Which?

Sim, Joel?

Hello Roxane.
I'm calling because...

Kader not responding?

Are you a medium?

We have a problem because we have...

A corpse waiting?

I can put one, yes?

Go ahead.

We are in the Magic Workshop
of the Incredible Artemus.

A woman was found dead
during a rehearsal.

If you could come.

I arrive.

Do you know I dated
a magician?

- Oh yes?
- Yea.

Three years.

And then one morning...
Volatilized!

I didn't understand anything.

So Shirley, have we lost Dino?

Kader is in the hospital. He signs
papers for his mother to leave.

Kader, who takes care of the paperwork?
Poor Salima!

As if she hadn't
eaten enough.

For the victim, what does this bring?

Ava Vanbeck, years old.

Wife and assistant
of the Incredible Artemus.

A sh*t in the cabin
while they rehearsed.

The amazing Artemus!

We saw your show.
How strong he is!

Have you ever seen the flying piano trick ?

Not. In any case, it hangs.

He had a panic att*ck.
He left in an ambulance.

And I didn't tell you,
the grand opening of the show,

was scheduled for tomorrow.

It's not me.

Hi Philippe.

Hello.

How is it going?

Better, I found my corpses.

Jump there! It's to thank you
for the internship.

Artificial flowers are...
my favorites!

I always loved magic.
Since childhood.

Pretend the impossible,
defy the laws of physics.

Cut people.

The circle is complete.

And the victim?

What can you tell us?

That she was k*lled at point-blank range,

k*lled instantly.

The k*ller didn't give him a chance.

He knew what he wanted.

Joel, nobody comes here anymore.
Gabriel, let's see the team.

Soon your exam
to become a great one?

Yup. I don't know.

Anyway, you know,
I'm not kidding myself too much.

- What do you mean?
- Because of my reputation.

I made a lot of waves.

It bothers. I'm not...
square, what.

Is that so? You know, people's opinions
change very quickly.

If you want to be seen differently,

show them who you really are.

I especially believe that it is a work
made for sheep.

And I, you see...

i am a goat

A goat?

Oh yes! Heads up.
The goat has a strong smell.

See you.

Please give me the key.

But I do not have.

Stop, give me the key.

Wait, do you mind?

Demonstration.

Here.

The King of Escape.

Wow.

Five missed calls.
I have to hurry.

It's okay, no man d*ed.

Or if, maybe.

In fact, his real name
is Superman.

Yes, but shhh!
Don't say it too loudly.

You will put the key
in the mailbox.

Captain Cherif.

Health.

It's good to visit us.

Sorry about this morning,
I had a little problem.

Hey, did you pay attention?

Artemus

it's like Artemus Gordon
in The Mysteries of the West.

Nothing serious, at least?

Your obstacle?

A small problem to resolve
with the admin. No luck, what.

Anyway,
Doucet briefed me on the case.

I was learning
about magic, yeah...

What is the problem with the administrator?

A water leak.

Ah!

That's why I saw a plumber
with a big toolbox.

It is true that she was fat.

I told myself
the same thing as you.

It's okay, I know that.

Aware of what?

- Jennifer and you.
- And?

It's none of my business, but
it impacts work.

Sorry, that won't happen again.

She is a troubled girl.
I don't have to judge...

You judge her anyway.

- I don't have to get involved.
- But you're getting involved.

Eddy know?

The magician has arrived.
He's in the courtroom.

Sorry,
Mr. Vanbeck.

I don't know how
I'm going to go on without her.

Ava was everything to me.

Your watch is unique.

Does she not work anymore?

For three years.

Ava gave it to me for my birthday.

I used it everyday.

Finally I could
count on someone.

I introduced her to him each time
my new creations,

and your reaction,

I saw if it would work or not.

Could there be a connection
to her m*rder?

You know, in years of career,

I have enemies, normal.

I was accused of plagiarism
and even stole my creations.

From there to k*ll Ava...

- It makes no sense.
- What were you thinking?

Sometimes even the smallest
detail can help us.

Right now, she had nothing
to do in the dressing room.

Maybe she wanted to see
someone from the team.

No, we were rehearsing.

You know, magic
is all a matter of time.

Everyone was at their post.

And close by or close?

Around? This is the scene.
The stage is just a few meters away.

At that time,
who was closest to the inn?

Guillaume.

It activates the mechanism
for my reappearance number.

No, you are wrong.

Guillaume is a good boy
that I welcome.

I vouch for him.

It's very fair.

For this character,

love is something that conquers.

It's a feeling
that goes beyond anything else.

It overcomes all obstacles,
even everything that could be foreseen.

She can
totally get lost in it.

She wants to get lost there.

Something's happening, Caroline.

Now, we have to delve deeper
and document ourselves.

Do you know
Andrea Kleine's calf?

The novel about John Hinckley Junior

who tried to assassinate
Ronald Reagan?

He was trying to get the attention
of actress Jodie Foster.

I remember.
That's really good.

I got it from the library on
rue Langlois.

I have to go back.

- First, I finish this chapter.
- Very good.

Concentrate on no text,

I'll take care of the library.

Doesn't that bother you?

In no way
is it part of my job.

But tell me,
when is the next checkup?

- In a month.
- One month?

It's long.

What if I called the doctor?

No, you don't care about anything.

He said in a month, that's all. Don't
worry, my son, I'm succeeding.

OK. Will you give me the date,

so I'll follow you.

- Cadre?
- Sim?

I'm glad to feel
that you're close to me.

It's okay, mom.

But let me say one thing:

then you stay with me.

What? Should I stay with you?

Yes, you stay with me.

I, do I stay with you?

Now I have to turn it off.

I leave you. Goodbye.

Mommy? Mommy?

I see you are much better.

What exactly do we know
about the m*rder w*apon?

PTS says
it's a separate model.

Un Browning .

The search
has yielded nothing yet.

There is something else.

We got the theater plan.

These are the team members
at the time of the sh*t.

Explain to me.

It's Artemus on stage.
And according to these indications,

and after verification,

was within Ava's perimeter

only one person: Guillaume Tobia.

Props, a magician's assistant.

- Is he in our files?
- Not yet.

They exchanged a few
messages, he and the victim.

Ava had been dating
him for several months.

Guillaume, this morning, : am:

"I don't want to live without you anymore."

Open, : a.m.:

"I can't leave,
it's impossible. Forgive me."

William, : a.m.:

"I refuse to leave you with him."

I have tears in my eyes.

Call it Guillaume right away.

Consider it done.

- Yea?
- A guy wants to talk to the investigators

accused of the m*rder
of Mrs. Ava Vanbeck.

A certain Guillaume Tobia.
He has some revelations to make.

Thank you David.

You're even faster
than I thought.

It was Artemus who k*lled her!

Ava and I had a relationship.
He realized this,

and he k*lled her.

It's true
that you seemed in love,

but she refused
to go with you.

We read all your messages.

It was a complicated story,
the kind that ends badly.

You are police.

I would never have done that.

It's true, I swear!

At the time of the sh**ting,
where were you?

I was at my post.

As in every rehearsal.

It's an interesting strategy.

Did you know we were going to
find out about your case,

so you didn't wait for the
summons

and took the initiative
to deflect suspicion on Artemus.

No, you don't know him!

Ava was his thing, his property,
not his wife.

For him, she betrayed him.

He found her and k*lled her.
It's that simple.

I'm afraid it's
a little more complicated.

He was on stage
at the time of the m*rder.

He's a magician!

He used his turn to k*ll her.

And we, your team,
become your alibi!

Like in Star Trek,
with teleportation.

What?

Tell me how he did it.

Among professionals, there is a rule:

beyond the wizard,

no one knows the tour
in its entirety. Nobody!

Only Artemus knows
how this really works.

He could be the one who k*lled her.

He just managed to put
everything on top of me. He deceived me!

Tobia's story holds up,
but the elements work against him.

On the other hand, this story
of a magician who kills his sweetheart

during an act, it is attractive.

And there is something that bothers me.

I went through all the
Artemus employee hearings.

At the time of sh**ting,

everyone looked
for where the detonation came from.

And still,

Artemus left
the stage for last

and was the first to
reach the body,

as if he knew where he was going.

Yeah, that's weird.

But it's a little light
to make him a suspect.

And everyone confirmed that he was
on stage at the time of filming.

It's the perfect alibi.

Exactly.

I wonder if he knows
his wife has had a lover.

Good news, my chickens.

Arranging the terrain
as I know how to do it,

I found the m*rder w*apon.
And guess what?

She was going to the workshop,

in a garbage can.

Not very smart, our k*ller.

What about PTS?

We are waiting for the impressions.

Don't say thank you.
It's my job, huh!

But if you want to put my name
on the report...

Sim?

Kader, we need to talk.

Do you have two minutes?

- Yea.
- I'm at Lio and Steph's house.

OK!

He's my plumber.

I hurry.

Are you happy with your plumber?
Because I'm looking for one.

How are you?
What's happening?

I didn't like the way
you treated me this morning.

Pardon?

Who am I to you?

How do you see our relationship?
Are we doomed to hide?

It hurts, Kader.

Because I'm ready to take over,
and obviously not you.

Look, Jennifer, it's not that simple.

I am the first surprised
by what happens to us.

And I don't know how it's going to evolve.

I accept things
as they come.

I can't be more honest.

And then there's Eddy.

I don't want to disappoint you.

- Hey!
- Hey!

- Are you OK, darling?
- It's all right?

It's good to see you together.

How cool that you buried
the hatchet.

Well, especially for Eddy.

Yes it's good.

Are you drinking anything?

I am fine.

- They're not merchandise.
- No? OK.

I leave you.

Health!

Hi!

I take these books to M. Le Goff.
He has a list with you.

If he has a file with us,
it's up to him to take them out.

He told me
there would be no problem

And what if I warned you...

Your file, your outputs.
If you take these books,

you have your account.

Do you have an identity document?

Not. Precisely,
they stole my papers, so...

Look...

Was.

Here.

So...
Caroline Louvion,

alley of Clos. Oh oh!

This is the Croix-Rousse district!

Yup. But I have just arrived in Lyon.

Where you are from?

From Montelimar.

No! Because me too.
It is funny!

Sim...

I used to live on rue André Ducatez.
Is that you?

Leonardo da Vinci Street.

Leonard Street...?
What corner are you in?

In the city center.

Is that so?

I know the center, it means
nothing to me. What's close?

It's close to the city hall.

Is that so? But where,
compared to the city hall?

Listen, Jerome,

I'm in a hurry.
Can't you do something?

Thanks.

Are you sure you're okay?

Wow!

Do you allow?

For the fans!

They love it!

You haven't said anything
since we left.

- Because I have nothing to say.
- Oh yeah?

I was wrong this morning.

No joking?

I'm glad you found
someone. Same.

E?

And whether or not,

I am here.

Funny place.

It would almost be scary.

I've tried everything.

I remind you
of the beginning of a box:

has telephone, tv and internet.

Yes, I connected all the cables
and it doesn't work.

This is funny.

If you had just
lost your darling,

- would you take care of your internet?
- That's it, call me back tonight.

Around : RIGHT.

Are we going to do it?

Sim?

We are here to tell you
that there is something new.

The m*rder w*apon was found.

Do we know who she is?

Analyzes are in progress.

But we wanted to talk
to you about something else.

It's delicate.

It was discovered that Ava had a lover.

It's wrong.

No, I would know.

We found unambiguous text messages
on his wife's phone.

She was talking to Guillaume Tobia.

He recognized the connection.

Anything else?

Yes really.

We want to know exactly
where you were at the time of the m*rder.

I told you.

I was on stage with the whole crew
rehearsing a number.

Number
you disappear into, isn't it?

It is difficult to write in our report.

Obviously yes.

The easiest thing would be for
you to throw your stuff at us.

Yeah, to make sure
you were on stage

at the time of sh**ting.

So, in turn, I
remove you from the suspect list.

Simple formality.
What do you think?

Am I on the suspect list?

Sim.

And the best!

For your request, it is no.

A magician never reveals
his secrets.

Oh, I loved it!

How you do it?

Do you know how to keep a secret?

Yes sure.

- Me too.
- Not bad!

Wait, don't go, Artemus.
We're not done.

Or hit the sarcophagus.

Would you agree to give us
a little demo,

just for my colleague and me?

I'm sure I
can guess the trick.

Always try.

Always try.

He's the one who k*lled her,
I'm sure.

Now I don't know how he did it.

Yes, commissioner.

Yes, we're still there.

What are the conclusions?

Then?

White cabbage!
Finally, for now.

Don't waste your time too much.
You have a culprit to stop.

- Thank you for the advice.
- I hear.

PTS has delivered its report.

The fingerprints on the g*n
are from Guillaume Tobia.

It will be forwarded to the prosecution.

What are you doing there?

Follow you.

Because?

Let's say our little talk

in the library
did not leave me indifferent.

And you and I know perfectly well
that I'm not from Montelimar.

Sim.

I couldn't help but check.

There is not

from rue Leonardo da Vinci.

I suspected it.

You caught me off guard.

Ah, Jerome!

Carol Jerome.

It would be a shame
to stop there, right?

Oh, oh.

The motive, the opportunity,
the fingerprints on the g*n.

For the prosecutor,
everything points to Tobia.

Hard to prove him wrong.

And the whole team will confirm

that Artemus was on stage
when Ava was k*lled.

Exactly,

he wants us to believe it.

Do you have another theory?

Magic is the art of manipulation.

What would you say,
my dear Roxane,

if i told you i can
read your mind?

That your plumbing problems
are taking a toll on your mental health.

Likely.

Pick a number between and ,
but don't tell me.

OK.

Try to think really hard now.

Which is?

O .

Come and look
under the lamp base.

How did you do it?

A magician never reveals
his secrets.

Columbo, season , episode .

I put a number
under different objects.

So whichever you choose,
I would have guessed.

I could have quoted Bill Bixby

em The Magician.

It's amazing!
I will take my kids again.

But I won't tell them the thing

unless your room is nickel
for a month.

- Do not say that.
- And then?

Do not remove Artemus from the
suspect list. Not now.

- Hey!
- Hey!

Hi Dad!

Smells good!

It's because of the mint.

No, it's because I'm the boss!

Oh yes, sorry.

- It's all right?
- Stopped!

- Is so good!
- Not after.

I said no!

Here, my mother called you.

Are you angry again?

Are you looking at my phone?
Who authorized you?

My mom is calling you, so...

And?

She called
me and left me a message.

She wanted me to date her

for a lawyer,
for your girlfriend or colleague.

But I told myself that...
I'm going to tell Deborah to do it.

It's more your radius.

OK.

My father always helps everyone.

I see that.

You will look like this, my dear.

Like father, like daughter.

Who is he?

No, it's nobody.

There is no one.

Ben...

Don't let you do this.

You are curious!

You, you don't talk to anyone,
now you help me?

Everything fine now?

- Yea?
- Yes, why?

Over the last few days,
you've looked elsewhere a bit.

It is not alright.

I often tell you that...

I'm here for you.

I want you to know that...

if some things must change,

it will never move.
I will always be there for you.

You have something to say to me.

Not.

Yup. You met someone?
You met someone!

Who is he? How is she?

She is beautiful.
I know her?

- I know her!
- But not.

But yes!

But no, nothing is happening.
No, it's you, yes.

You have something to say to me.

Not.

Me, my love life...

What a slab. It's like high school
in August: nobody.

Like me what.

- I like you.
- OK.

This is the discussion, huh?

It's cool.

We do it again whenever you want.

Let's get rid of the mind.

He knew Ava was having an affair.

You go, raconte.

Our magician installed
spyware on his wife's laptop.

Calls, text
messages, online messages. He recovers everything.

- Why didn't we find him sooner?
- The device has been disabled.

We found an SMS that triggers it,

and we were able to trace it back
to the sender.

Who did we find?
I will give it to you in a thousand.

Let's do it!

What did you think of this?

Don't tell me you
're dealing with your kids.

No, it's thinking about your stories
about Jennifer, you know?

You are jealous?

You're jealous, huh?

Yes, there it is, that's it.

I wake up screaming at night.

It shouldn't.

Well, if Artemus lies,

and if what Tobia says is true,

we still don't know
how Ava was k*lled.

Yeah, if it's him, he makes
everyone believe he was on stage.

Let's force Artemus to reveal himself.

It is like?

I will go back to
him and ask kindly

let him take his turn again.

Keep an eye on Tobia here.

For this round,
I need another partner.

Less jealousy.

Yup. That's it! I dream!

I can go with a rabbit.

That's good, a rabbit.

Or doves.
It's good, those doves.

It's fine, it's fine. I arrive.

See you soon.
Great. Goodbye.

Then?

He d*ed between pm and pm

He was k*lled with a melee w*apon.

Well, I'm leaving. I have magic.

Hey guys.

Bravo!

And so, the PTS's work
paid off.

Stickers by Guillaume Tobia

were found
on the m*rder w*apon.

He's in custody.

Did he confess?

No way.
He says he was arrested.

For you.

The m*rder w*apon
that was used to k*ll Ava

comes from an old show.

And he is a prop maker.

Obviously,
he left his fingerprints.

I said from the beginning
that I didn't know anything about their case.

Don't touch it.

Pardon.

Yes it's true. the horn,

is always the last one informed.

There, the saying is true.

Do not touch, I tell you!

I don't know.

We found spyware
on Ava's phone.

Whoever installed
it knew all about this relationship.

You know, these apps

used by concerned parents?

Yup. Or by jealous husbands.

I'm not following you.

I think so. Huh?

You're not the type
to be fooled

by people who owe you everything.

You miss
an important little detail.

What?

Assuming I installed
this software on Ava's phone,

at the time of sh**ting,

I was on stage,

and many people
can attest to this.

Sim.

- This is what we came for.
- Oh yes!

I came back
to find your little secret.

You think you'll find out
how I did it.

Better, I'm sure.

I'm talking about the tour.

I, m*rder.

joker!

I read your notes
in the first chapter,

And you are absolutely right.

The more we define the characters, the
more they will take on a life of their own.

Sim.

These are the details that will give
the character its full dimension.

Your cop,
when she get home,

what does she do at night?

She can't always do this

but she likes to listen to music.

Blue Rose Code, for example.

It's your favorite band.

- I can?
- Clear.

Usually when Julie hears
these notes, she runs.

Mommy?

Hi!

My dear,

I present to you Caroline.

The lady I work with.

Hello lady.

No, don't call me ma'am.

It ages me.

Call me Caroline.

Hi Caroline.

Alright, I got it.
There is nothing rocket science.

How much time?

seconds.

seconds.

Time to make the round trip.

Bom.

You enter
your sarcophagus, you close it,

you come out from behind

and you enter the trapdoor.

There really is no rocket science.

In fact, it was simple.

And then there is a passage
to get to the stores.

- Or not.
- Why fall into a trap,

Whereas a
double bottom is enough?

To mean?

Here it is, captain.

You know everything.

When I'm in my sarcophagus,
I can't leave the stage.

He must have found a way
out of the sarcophagus.

You checked yourself.

Which only reinforces
the suspicions about Tobia.

He knew Tobia would report him.

He's been manipulating us from the start.

Maybe he just
called an accomplice.

We checked what everyone
was doing at the time of the m*rder.

This brings us back to Tobia.

Artemus is lying and you know it.

On Ava and the rest.

Even if he is
unbearably presumptuous,

we have nothing tangible against him.

He couldn't k*ll her
during rehearsal.

He couldn't k*ll her
during rehearsal, in fact.

We must go back to the theater.

You do not care?

It took a while, but I found it.

That's it.

Aren't you tired
of bothering me?

Sorry, but actually,
I was wrong.

Sim.

I thought you k*lled Ava
during rehearsal.

That's before you k*ll her.

And right here.

That's why we find
blood around your body.

So you made
the g*n disappear,

where Tobia's footprints were ,

so we can get our hands on it.

It remains to explain the sh*t

that everyone heard
or thought they heard.

And to succeed,

you had to precisely control
the timing of the detonation.

All your talent is there.

L'illusion.

Can you lend me your watch?

I insist.

Thanks.

You see, my dear Roxane,

This watch contains
a remote control.

I understood when you made
the dress disappear.

On test day,

at : sharp, all
you have to do is...

And the trick was done.

- Don't link me to the m*rder w*apon.
- That's true.

The specialists,

Season , episode .

A Rich
Las Vegas Woman k*lled a Man

but no trace of dust
on hands or clothes.

On the other hand,

there are some in your jewelry.

And how, by your own admission,

you never leave this watch...

We'll find traces of gunpowder
on your watch.

End of demo.

And without your applause.

How did you find out
about Ava and Guillaume?

When I saw the two.

The way she looked at him

loving, passionate.

She used to look at me like that before.

To be sure,

you place a cookie
on Ava's phone.

No, it was just to confirm
what I already knew.

She betrayed me.

She had no right
to do this to me.

She had to pay.

And so did he.

Hi! Roxane, I assume?

Sim.

Caroline Louvion,
her husband's editor.

Oh yes.

- Nice to meet you.
- Greg told me a lot about you.

Haven't we seen each other already?

No, I don't think so,
I would remember.

In any case, you are exactly
as I imagined you to be.

A true romance heroine!

- See you soon!
- Yes, see you soon.

- What is your number?
- Three.

Lift!

Bravo!

I miss you.

But we will meet again soon.
We will meet again.

Jennifer?

Look, it's me.
I received your message.

I wanted to tell you that...

you are the good surprise of my life.

I didn't expect any of this.

I don't want
this to stop at all.

I want you to keep
surprising me.

I, will continue to bother you.

So I don't know where all this
is going to take us, but whatever.

No?

We'll see.
What did you say?