01x04 - Maigret's Failure - Part Two

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She's been missing three

days we don't have a single lead.

The girl you cannot find.

Fumal has been

receiving death threats.

I would like you to

investigate them.

He's a vile human being.

He gets

away with blackmail.

What do you want me to do?

Stop him.

He sent himself

the death threats.

I'm withdrawing my

team from your case.

Boss,

the police were called

to Fumal's house an hour

ago.

He's been shot.

Who called it in?

Victor Ricou.

I'm sorry, boss.

Can you get Victor?

When did you find him?

I got up at 4:30,

like I usually do, to

take him his coffee.

But his bed wasn't slept in.

So, I checked the office, and

Was the safe closed?

Yes.

When did you last see him alive?

About 11:00 last night.

When I let Roger Gaillardin in.

Gaillardin came here?

He turned up,

demanded a meeting.

Did you show him out afterwards?

No.

Monsieur Fumal said

I could go to bed.

So I did.

Is Madame Fumal awake?

No.

She always takes a pill.

At least three g*nshots, and

none of you heard anything?

Get the team here.

Mm-hmm. Call the pathologist,

check CCTV,

get Moers to open the safe.

They're to stay in their rooms

until they've been searched

and statements taken.

Put an officer

outside each room.

Take their phones.

Tell Torrence to find

out where Gaillardin is.

Then call me.

Where are you going?

I've got a doctor's appointment.

Sweetheart.

Mm?

I'm sorry you had to

get here on your own.

I'm

not an invalid.

Everything all right?

Yeah, everything's fine.

Morning, morning.

Are we ready?

We're ready.

Now, this might be a bit chilly.

Let's

see how baby's doing.

Do you want one?

No, I'll share yours.

We will try again,

of course.

No.

It's too much.

The injections, the

hormone changes,

everything.

We're fine as we are.

More than fine.

I know.

But we will try again.

Shocking news has just come in.

Retail billionaire

Ferdinand Fumal

has been found dead

in his luxury home Not Fumal?

on Rue de Courcelles.

-We hear that police

-Yes.

were called to the

house early this morning

k*lled last night.

after reports of g*nshots

Go.

I'll be fine.

Go, love.

Do what you do.

Prosector Kernavel.

Police have

confirmed that Ferdinand Fumal

died of g*nsh*t

wounds in his home

You said Fumal was only in

danger in his imagination.

Did he imagine this? No.

I trusted you.

You came highly recommended.

I'm not responsible for other

people's recommendations.

So you're not

responsible for Fumal's death?

For that, I am responsible.

I withdrew my team, he's dead.

Any idea who did it?

No.

Roger Gaillardin

was the last person

to see Fumal last night.

He would k*ll Fumal

just because he was trying

to take over his business?

This was on Fumal's desk.

Report into an accident on

the Côte d'Azur 30 years ago.

A boy on a motorbike was k*lled,

A boy on a motorbike was k*lled,

Gaillardin driving the

car that k*lled him.

It was hushed up.

30 years ago?

And Fumal found this out?

Like I said, he

collects secrets.

Now, Gaillardin didn't

go home last night,

and his wife says his

handgun is missing.

Now, my detectives are

already at his office,

so, if you'll excuse me.

He's in his office, boss.

Door's locked and he's

not answering his phone.

And he's got a g*n on his desk.

Come this way, you can see in.

Boss.

Gaillardin's secretary said

he had a call with

his board last night.

They said Fumal had

been threatening

to release information that

would destroy Gaillardin

and wreck the

company's share price.

They told him if he didn't

resign, they'd remove him.

Boss?

Right.

I'll speak to Gaillardin,

to distract him,

if nothing else.

Torrence, call a negotiator.

Janvier, come with me.

Ask them to stay in their

offices, doors closed.

Okay, I need you guys

to clear the corridors.

Monsieur Gaillardin?

It's Maigret. Will

you let me come in?

Please go away.

Well, I can't go away.

But if you won't let me in,

will you at least talk to me?

I know what Fumal had on you.

The accident.

The boy on the bike.

How your family covered it up.

I hear Fumal is dead.

Yes.

He's dead.

And what happened will come out,

but people will understand.

Will the parents of the

boy I k*lled understand?

When they learn how

a rich family just

covered up a m*rder?

My job is to

understand, not judge.

I went there to k*ll him.

And he flaunted my

past in my face.

He gloated.

I felt the g*n in my pocket.

I felt the handle

and the trigger.

And I wasn't brave.

Just like 30 years ago.

When I hid from blame.

At least

I didn't have to hide

from the guilt.

Do you think that will

count in my favor?

Gaillardin,

please keep talking to me.

I am talking to you.

I've finally

decided to be brave.

Don't!

Gaillardin!

Detective Janvier.

Need an ambulance at

Gaillardin and Co.

So he's not a suspect,

but he went to Fumal's

house with a g*n.

He said he didn't use

it and I believe him.

Ballistics will prove

me right or wrong.

So far, I've just been wrong.

When I spoke to Madame

Fumal, there were two glasses

on her breakfast tray.

Half of the cigarettes

in her ashtray

had lipstick on

them, half didn't.

Fumal later told me she

had a gentleman friend.

I didn't follow up.

Torrence, follow up. You mean

I mean find him.

Fumal, he had a mistress.

He wouldn't tell me who she was.

I didn't follow up.

No, you asked me to.

Her name is Martine Gilloux,

and she's willing to talk to us.

Celine, Felix

they're lovers.

Fumal said they'd been

stealing from him for years.

Cavre, speak to them

both separately.

Look for inconsistencies.

Yeah.

Lies.

House is full of lies.

Victor, the bodyguard,

what's his lie?

Boss.

Development in the Layla case.

Police in Aulnay-du-Bois say

there's a mob outside Marcus

Desailly's parents' house,

accusing them of hiding him.

Marcus.

As in Layla and Marcus?

Both been missing for four days.

Yeah Janvier and

Lapointe, get out there.

I need you to take

the lead on this.

Interview Marcus's parents.

Actually, Maigret, maybe

I should go with Lapointe.

Janvier can handle these two.

What?

We're the ones who ID'd Marcus.

We should interview his parents.

You need a certain level

of experience to see

What are you talking

about, level of experience?

Well, it's self-evident what

I'm talking about, isn't it?

Yeah, enough.

Interview Celine and Felix,

then interview Victor.

Janvier and Lapointe,

interview Marcus's parents.

We will interview

Martine Gilloux.

Martine Gilloux?

I'm Sergeant Lucas,

this is Chief Inspector

Maigret, Police Judiciaire.

Hello.

You wanted to talk

about Ferdinand Fumal.

I hear he's dead.

I hear he's dead.

k*lled last night

where were you?

I was at home, in my apartment.

There's CCTV on the

front and back entrances,

so you can see I didn't go out.

When did you meet Fumal?

About six months ago.

I'm an escort, and he

hired me for the night.

Did you sleep with him?

It was included in

the price, but no.

And he was embarrassed

about his body.

He said he was

laughed at as a kid.

Nicknames.

Fatty Fumal.

Oink-Oink.

Eventually we did have

sex, and it was fine.

But he was happier talking.

Did he talk about anyone

who may want to harm him?

He said everyone

either hated him

or looked down

their noses at him.

Okay, what about his wife?

Definitely hated him.

He said he would have

liked children, but

she found him so repulsive

that he gave up trying.

Did you ever go to

Rue de Courcelles?

No.

He said it was like

living in a glass house,

everyone always watching.

He talked about

escaping to the country,

buying the place he grew up in.

Saint-something?

But I don't think he

could ever have escaped.

And he didn't.

You liked him.

I was a transaction.

He didn't make silly promises:

"Come to the country,

live in my big house,

be my wife."

He was honest.

But he could be

generous, and kind,

so yes, I did like him.

I'm sad he's dead,

and I'm sorry his

last few months

were full of fear.

I'm even more sorry that

when he asked for help,

help didn't come.

Well, thank you

for talking to us.

We may need to

talk to you again.

You said he couldn't

have escaped.

Why?

Why did he need to keep going?

Because, Jules Maigret,

he needed to show the

people who despised him

they were wrong.

That he was better than

them.

Lucas.

Boss?

Torrence has got

something on Madame Fumal.

Okay.

So, stairs lead

up to the back garden,

there's a low wall

behind the pool house,

and easy access onto the street.

Plus, this door doesn't

have a camera on it.

Was the key in the lock?

The key was in Madame

Fumal's underwear drawer,

which is also her

drinks cabinet.

Okay, so she comes down,

lets whoever it is in.

How do they get back to her

room without being seen?

This way leads through

the boiler room

to the service lift.

And the service lift

leads to

Madame Fumal's dressing room.

So this person

can get into and out of the house

without ever being seen.

Did Madame Fumal

tell you who it is?

Madame Fumal can't even

tell what day it is.

Who is he?

Who is who?

The man who shares your food,

your drink, your cigarettes.

Who shares your room.

Sit down, Chief Inspector.

Mm, have a drink.

You like a drink.

Give me his name.

You're boring.

Go away.

A man has been m*rder*d.

I will arrest you.

I will tear this house apart.

Tell me who shares your room.

Emile.

My brother.

He, uh,

he lost his job when that

b*stard bought our firm.

I support him.

Sometimes he crashes here.

That's it.

Did he crash here

last night? No.

I gave him 100 euros he'd

have been busy drinking it.

What's his address?

56D Avenue Raymond.

Don't.

Don't you judge me.

I don't.

I'm trying to understand.

What is there to understand?

I have been living in hell.

I spoke to your

husband's mistress.

She said he wanted children,

but that you found

him repulsive.

Did you ask her how

much he paid her

not to find him repulsive?

You forget what I told you.

I was in love with him.

I didn't care what

he looked like.

But, um,

try making love to a man

who has broken your

father's heart.

Ruined him.

Put him in hospital.

Put him in hospital.

Why don't you ask his mistress

what she'd charge for that?

Nice place.

Pity you couldn't

keep the owner alive.

Got your ballistics.

Gaillardin's g*n was

a nine-millimeter.

Fumal was k*lled by a .45.

Which you still haven't found.

A .45?

A .45 would be loud.

It would.

Have you opened the safe?

Not yet.

Don't you have the combination?

Fumal's combination

no longer works.

Either he changed it

or someone else did.

Maybe the same someone who

wiped the keypad clean.

I'm getting the lock

drilled this afternoon.

Why would they change

the combination?

To hide what's in it.

Or not in it.

Call me when you

have the safe open.

Yes, Janvier.

Hi, boss we interviewed

Marcus's parents.

Marcus.

Yes, Layla's stalker

and/or kidnapper.

Just tell me.

Two Layla groupies

were sitting in a car

outside Marcus's parents' house.

2:00 last night, they

saw lights come on,

people moving around,

and then someone

slipping out the back.

They posted it on the

Layla Facebook page.

By morning,

there were 40 people

outside, banging on the door.

Local police have now

moved everyone on.

We interviewed

the parents.

They said they

hadn't seen Marcus,

and no one had

come to the house.

But I got a look at his old room

and his old computer.

It was used at 2:15 this

morning to search the website

of the Directorate

for Competition,

Consumer Affairs, and Fraud.

He visited his parents'

house at 2:00 in the morning

to do an internet search?

His cellphone's switched off,

his apartment's being watched,

his face is all over Paris.

Their house is one place

he thought he'd be safe.

What did he

search for on the website?

The regulations about how

influencers like Layla

can make money.

Marcus is

investigating Layla?

Marcus is

investigating Layla?

Layla doesn't

run her business.

Her parents do.

Then he's

going after the parents?

Or they are.

Marcus and Layla are.

You think Marcus

and Layla are together?

Working together?

We do.

Well, keep digging.

And well done.

Hello.

Didn't hear you come in.

Layla?

Don't worry about me, Maigret.

I'll

get back in the swing.

I just need to mourn

for a little bit.

She helps.

It was only posted this morning.

So?

So her parents are still

making money off her.

Using film they shot

when she was what,

eight, nine?

You're upset.

Yes.

With the baby, of course.

Then Layla, Fumal, Gaillardin.

Everywhere, failure.

You're doing everything you can.

Well, I could've

done more for Fumal.

But I didn't.

Now, he was loathsome,

and I loathed him,

and I did a bad job.

I remember how we used

to laugh at him

when he was a boy.

Did we turn him

into the man he was?

You were children.

Hardly responsible.

Children know when

they're being cruel.

I was wondering why

he asked for me.

Was it to see if I'd changed?

If I could see who

he was underneath?

Maigret, he asked for you

because he wanted to show

you what a big shot he was.

Maybe.

I met someone who

knew another Fumal.

Said he was scared

and looking for help,

and I didn't help.

I let him be k*lled.

Do you have any idea who did it?

Someone in the house.

What is it?

I just thought of someone

who wasn't in the house.

You're leaving?

Yes.

Back to Saint-Fiacre?

What do you want?

Yesterday,

I asked for your help,

and you wouldn't give it.

But now

Now fate has intervened, I

don't need your help anymore.

I don't want to

thank a m*rder*r,

but nonetheless,

I'm grateful to him.

Or her.

Where were you last night?

Are you serious?

Yes.

Where were you?

Where were you?

When I heard about

the death of Fumal,

for a moment, I thought

that rather than lamely

saying he couldn't help,

Jules Maigret actually

defended a woman

in distress, but

I was wrong.

Wasn't I?

Yes.

So, where were you last night?

Janos?

Can you come here, please?

This is Janos Varga.

Janos,

where was I last night,

after I met the chief inspector?

You were here.

Where, exactly?

In bed.

Maigret?

I'm sorry, but

you deserved that.

Was that your father's?

Do you ever smoke it?

It's generally

frowned upon.

Can I ask, do you

remember Fumal,

as a boy, at Saint-Fiacre?

Not really.

I remember his father.

You dealt with him?

You dealt with him?

My husband did.

When the refugees came.

The Bosnian children?

Winter of

'94?

'95?

We put up about a dozen.

You know my husband.

Always keen to lend a hand,

even when his own home was

falling about his ears.

So, he made a deal

with Fumal's father

to feed them.

Fumal's dad took the money

and gave them scraps.

Horse meat.

Like father, like son.

What happened to the children?

I think most of them

went home after the w*r.

Some got jobs in Paris or Lyon.

There wasn't much going

on in Saint-Fiacre.

But you're going back.

Fumal woke me up

to that, at least.

Woke me up to what's important.

And I'm going to fight

for Saint-Fiacre.

I think it's worth fighting for.

Don't you?

Yes.

Bye, Jules.

I'm sorry.

Are you?

Boss, we tracked

down Madame Fumal's brother

and we got his statement.

He did not k*ll Fumal. TORRENCE:

He was in a police cell

all last night,

drunk and disorderly.

Fine, knock him off the list.

What are you looking for?

Search inventories

for Fumal's house.

Who did Victor Ricou's room?

I did hardly anything in it.

What's this, "postcard"?

So you're looking at Victor now?

That's Stari Most.

Mostar.

Victor Ricou, born in Paris.

Didn't strike you as odd

that a man born in Paris

that a man born in Paris

has only one thing in his room,

a picture of a Bosnian village?

Sorry, boss, I'll

look into it now.

Inspector Cavre tells me

that Fumal's staff are

being held in their rooms

and not allowed

access to lawyers.

They're not under arrest.

Then why are you holding them?

Because I'm hoping Fumal's

safe, which no one can open,

will tell us something

once it is open.

I also want to know if

someone in that house

really is who he says he is.

Well, okay.

Then hold them.

Now Layla it's

been four days.

Are we at your

"worst-case scenario"?

Janvier, Lapointe,

you got anything?

Layla's parents

are being investigated

for breaking a new law

about how influencers

can make money.

Article 2023-451

says that influencers

have to declare

if they're being paid to

promote goods or services.

Like anything from

Bitcoin to Botox.

Lots of Layla's videos

broke the rules.

What are the penalties?

They're serious:

fines of up to 300,000

or two years in jail.

Is that why she ran?

Well, we think she ran to

try to stop her parents

doing what they're doing.

But you said her disappearance

made her more popular.

So, how you know

she isn't in on it?

We just don't think she is.

You just don't think she is?

I'm sorry, we're ignoring

the obvious here,

that she's been kidnapped,

and then we're just going with

the wildly speculative,

that her parents

are the bad guys?

This is, this is stupid.

I've met her

parents, you haven't.

So what's your theory?

She's with him, and

working with him.

Do you agree?

Marcus went to his

parents' house at 2:00 a.m.

just to read up on article 451.

Why would he do that if Layla

hadn't told him about it?

So how do we use it?

Put out a press release

from the Police Judiciaire.

Say we're no longer

concerned for Layla's safety

and we're closing

the investigation.

But that, that's

just irresponsible.

If she wishes to

contact me directly,

she should call

20-23-

45-14-51.

Okay.

I'll talk to the press

office.

Janvier, Lapointe, come with me.

Lucas.

Good we're on our way.

They'll have Fumal's

safe open in ten minutes.

Whoa, whoa, no, wait,

wait, wait, wait!

I just, I just

called that number.

It's not a real number.

It's real to Layla.

The number is the

number of the new law:

2023-451.

Right.

Get Goldman.

He should know what

was in the safe.

Lucas, you were first

here this morning.

Were the blinds open?

Yes.

What, is that it?

Is that all that was

in the safe last night?

No.

There were five million euros.

Uh, what for?

Payoffs.

To Gaillardin's board.

To Gaillardin's board.

So they'd dump Gaillardin.

Lucas, get Victor.

Bring him to Celine's room.

Well, come in.

You can see his office.

And the safe.

And his bedroom lucky me.

One of your g*ons

searched it already.

You looking for something?

You were always one

step ahead, weren't you?

Did you see who shot him?

Remember, you

blush when you lie.

Why don't you tell

me who shot him?

You're the detective.

Okay.

Not Madame Fumal, or Noemi.

Perhaps Felix,

angry at how Fumal

humiliates you.

Or Goldman,

worried his insider

trading would be found out.

Or you.

No, you're like a jackal:

let others do the k*lling

and wait for the scraps.

Who have I left out?

Victor Ricou.

The bodyguard

who didn't guard the body.

Yes, Torrence.

Right, thank you.

Victor's gone.

He went out the

window, over the roof,

don't know how long ago.

I do.

He went as soon as they

started to drill the safe.

You tipped him off

where's he gone?

I have no idea.

And even if I did know,

I'd never tell you.

And I hope you never catch him.

So this was still

in Victor's room.

Torrence called.

He found out that

till eight years ago,

Victor Ricou was

called Victor Bajic.

He's Bosnian.

That's where he'll go.

He won't risk a plane.

He'll train or bus to Sarajevo.

Gare de I'Est? Yes.

Get his picture out,

get everyone there.

Janvier, Lapointe everyone.

We've got officers going

through station CCTV.

Victor bought a ticket

for the 18:48 to Strasbourg.

Train

hasn't got in yet,

so he should still

be here waiting.

Keep the CCTV search going.

You think he'll

still have the g*n?

Yes he had all night

to hide the money and the g*n.

A RAID team is

coming from Bièvres.

It'll be 30 minutes.

That's too long.

So what do you want us to do?

Where's Lapointe?

Kernavel told

him to stay at the office

because of the

Layla press release.

Boss, what do you want us to do?

Boss?

This is

a security announcement.

Due to a suspicious package,

passengers are required

to evacuate the station

as quickly and

calmly as possible

until the

police have resolved the situation.

Excuse me, excuse

me, have you seen this man?

Excuse me, ma'am,

have you seen this man?

Excuse me, folks,

if you could just

look at this photo.

It's him.

Okay, apparently,

that's an old waiting

room he's going into.

There.

Uh, no.

Boss, he's armed no.

RAID will be here by now.

Ask them to make sure

he doesn't sh**t me.

This is Lucas, come in.

RAID OFFICER : Receiving.

Target is in the

old waiting room,

east side of the

station, on platform 14.

One of our team is going

in can you cover?

Moving

into position.

You ever been

on a sleeper train before?

No.

But I'd like to.

Where would we go?

Anywhere.

Boss,

RAID team's in place.

Okay.

Hello, Victor.

I'd say

come and help yourself, but

you've got your hands full.

Sorry I didn't

recognize you sooner.

Could have saved

everyone a lot of grief.

Victor.

Victor Bajic.

The skinny kid from Bosnia.

The only one who looked

out for Ferdy Fumal.

And Ferdy hated you for it.

Hated you and was scared

to be without you.

That's why he kept you with him.

Did he make you

change your name?

He said he was a big deal now,

and if I wanted to

stay as his bodyguard,

and if I wanted to

stay as his bodyguard,

I had better become

a real Frenchman.

You knew who I was

from the start.

Why didn't you say anything?

I learned early.

Better not to talk.

I'm sorry.

Why?

You didn't do anything.

I mean back in Saint-Fiacre.

I wasn't kind.

When you're young, it's

easier to run with the pack.

You think you can talk me down

by pretending you're sorry

about stuff that

happened 30 years ago?

I'm not trying to talk you down.

I'm just saying I'm sorry.

I'm going to finish my drink

and leave the rest to you.

There are armed police

out there, sn*pers.

If you want to go down

in a blaze of glory,

then have at it.

I hope you don't.

He treated you like

a dog for 30 years.

That's a defense.

Why?

I mean, why last night?

After

Gaillardin left

I went in to see

if Monsieur Fumal

needed anything.

The safe was open.

I could see all the money in it.

He said

"Sneaking up on me again?

Come to rob me, have you?"

Ha.

No, you're just a little sneak.

You don't have the

guts you never did.

So I showed him

I did.

See?

It's better to talk.

What did you say to him?

Lapointe.

Boss, I've got a call.

She says she'll

only talk to you.

Think it's her.

Ah

Put her on.

Hello?

It's Maigret.

I got your message.

I am safe you don't

need to worry about me.

I'm glad.

But I still need to

see you face-to-face.

Just you and me.

I hear you salvaged

your reputation.

Just about.

Did you find his will?

Only one page.

Altered a month ago.

Wait, um, what am

I to do with this?

What is it?

Fumal's dirty dossier.

Everyone's on it,

including Minister Moreau.

Hey, that's

destroying evidence.

Thank you, Moers.

Well done.

Not really.

Well, you worked it out in

the end.

Fumal's abuse of Victor

will be taken into

account at sentencing.

I'll make sure of it.

Thank you.

Is this Fumal's will?

He left everything he

owned to Martine Gilloux.

His mistress.

Everything?

Everything except a monthly

allowance for his wife

and money for her to take care

of her father and brother.

You know who else got

a monthly allowance?

The man who k*lled him.

Victor.

So I didn't work out Fumal.

Not really.

And Layla?

She called me.

I'm going to see her.

I'm going to see her.

Good.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm Louise.

This is Maigret.

Please.

Marcus is making tea.

Take your coat off, Maigret.

That what you call him?

What else?

You've caused

us a lot of trouble.

I know.

Sorry.

So, I need to know you're okay,

really okay,

so I can close the case.

You usually bring

your wife with you

when you close a case?

I work a lot

with divided families.

Troubled teenagers,

young adults.

So you're here to assess me.

If you were my daughter,

I would want to know

that the decisions you've

made were made freely

with knowledge of

the consequences.

I hope no one takes milk,

'cause we don't have any.

I decided to do this.

Marcus supported me.

We're happy together.

Will we be together in

five years, who knows?

And will we be living

in this camper van in winter?

No.

We'll go back to real life.

But in our own time.

In our own way.

Do you have a message

for your parents?

They used me.

Even when I begged them to stop,

even when I disappeared,

they went on using me.

So, right now, I don't

want to talk to them.

But I don't want them to worry.

So if you talk to them,

tell them that I love them

and I'm happy.

But also tell them

that I have the right

to be forgotten.

And I'm exercising it.

Is that enough?

Yes.

And if you were my daughter,

I would be so proud of you.

Do you have any children?

Not yet,

but we're, we're going to.

Tea's okay, but, uh,

do you have anything stronger?

For God's sake.

What?

Drink it it's lovely.

Hey, kid, wouldn't be

listening to us, would you?

The g*ng k*lled Batille

because they saw him listening

to their conversation,

but left the recorder

which has their voices on it.

Are you insane? I

know your mother.

That does not give you

license to go poking your nose

into my family's affairs.