Spiral (Engrenages)

Previously on Spiral...

You know full well that an enquiry must be impartial to run smoothly

If I hadn’t placed my duty above the rules...

this case wouldn’t exist

The enquiry continues, Your Honour

But you’ll step down

Joséphine, you don’t respect anything

Oh, except money. Of course

You’re a lawyer, not a social worker

What do you want to do?

All right, smart arse. Go home to Mummy

You really are a dick

I know

-You and I need time -You have no time for anyone

There’s always another case

You work to fill the void. You’re scared of living

I had no choice

Faster

Shit

Turn right

What about the hospital? Go right, I said

Turn right

Stop by that path

He’s still alive!

I said stop!

It’ll be OK

Help me

What are you doing?

Shut up! Help me get him out

SPIRAL 4 State of Terror

Well? Why didn’t you pick up?

We’re here, aren’t we?

So, what have we got?

Here’s the bloke who called us

A night watchman at the riding stables

-Hello, sir -Hello

All right, JP?

They’ve got two security cameras...

...and the gentleman saw two men pull up in a car...

...with a body, right?

Yeah, they took that path but it was too dark

-How long were they there? -I’m not sure exactly

I’m sorry. At that moment, I had to change the DVD

So I couldn’t record them leaving but I’d say...

...four, five minutes tops and then I called the police

Thanks

-Evening -Evening

-Was it you who called us? -Yes

-Where’s the body? -We haven’t looked

We called you as soon as we found the shoe and didn’t touch anything

-Where’s the shoe? -Over there

So, what do we do?

Fetch all the gear and we’ll get started

Right...

...we’re looking for a body, possibly alive

You know what to do

Keep your eyes and ears open and stay on the lookout

And move slowly, OK?

Pujade, bag up the shoe

-Everyone ready? -Yes,ready

There’s something there

Oh, shit

There’s blood

Mark it

Here, as well

And even more here

-They left him here -Yeah

It leads through here

It looks like he crawled

So he was alive when they left him

There’s more and more

OK, he’s here

Shit

He’s dead

We’ve found a Caucasian individual...

...with curly, blond hair, lying face down

Turn him over, will you?

It’s a man, aged around 25

About 5′ 8″...

...with serious damage to the face...

...and upper limbs

No right or left hand

Left arm gone below the elbow

It’s hard to tell...

...if this was an accident or done deliberately

No, it wasn’t cut

It was practically ripped off

The wounds are open with irregular edges

Either he went under a train or was torn apart by an explosion

The individual crawled for several metres before dying here

Look for ID

There’s nothing here

No prints, no documents and half of his face is missing

It’ll be a job identifying him

To open a joint account, I’ll need your ID cards...

...and your residence permit, sir

Even if we already have accounts here?

Thank you

I’ll photocopy these. I’ll be right back

Wait

How long does it take to photocopy?

It was me who called

-The gentleman’s in my office -OK

Hello, sir

Hello, madam

Did you give this residence permit to the lady?

-That’s his. Why? -It’s fake, madam

What did you pay for it?

If you have no permit, you’ll have to come with us

-No, you can’t do this -Please, madam

He’s done nothing!

-He works! He pays taxes! -It’s not worth it, OK?

What’s this? He’s lived here for ten years

Magali, don’t get upset

You can’t do this! Get off me!

OK? Don’t touch me, OK?

Moussa?

It’ll be OK. It’s OK

A car arrives at 3:19am

Probably a Citroen ZX of some sort. We can’t read the numberplate

-Can’t you zoom in? -There’s no point. The quality’s crap

The other man can hardly carry him

He needs to grow a pair

Is that a badge on his jacket?

It’s army surplus. There are millions like that

Send it round. See if anyone recognises it

Play it again

You’re right, Gilou. It’s not a bloke

-Look. She can hardly carry him -I think you’re right

OK, put out a call...

...for a dark Citroen ZX with two people inside, one female,

If there was an explosion the police would have heard

But we don’t know where

Ask around. If there’s no luck, try headquarters

I’ll try the stations around Montreuil too

-But the night team are off-duty -I’ll pull some strings

Don’t forget the reconstruction, will you?

Hello. We’re here from Cergy

Down the end, on your left

-Hello -Hello

Step forward, sir. Keep going, keep going. There

Hold still

One moment, please. Thank you

OK, through here, please

Over to the desk. Thank you. Go ahead

-Hello -Hello

Here

“Moussa Koné”

Is that your real name?

Yes, sir

From Mali?

I was born there but I’ve worked here for ten years

OK

My girlfriend’s French

-We’ll check all that -We’re having a baby

Room 96

OK, you can go

This way, sir

Here. You can take your bag

OK. No personal effects in the rooms

If you need something from your bag, then ask, OK?

We’ll give you a toothbrush and a razor

You’ll return the razor after each use

There’s plenty of soap in the showers

You’re allowed to keep 20 euros on you, no more

Understand?

Good. Put your bag in here

Go ahead, sir, please

OK, let’s go

Excuse me

-Is Judge Wagner here? -Everyone’s waiting

Shit

-You’ve dressed up? -Shut up. It’s deliberate

I want Wagner to see a woman who saved another woman

It works, doesn’t it?

Now Chief Inspector Berthaud is here, can we start?

Lights off, please, Inspector

So, you see Ronaldo Fuentes...

...astride his victim, about to kill her

That’s right, Your Honour

He leans over to his jacket and takes his gun...

...from the inside of it

Go ahead, sir

Then what happens?

He points it at me...

...so I shout...

... “Drop your weapon, drop your weapon” ...

...and then he takes aim

So I repeat, “Drop your weapon”

I know he’s going to shoot

It all happens in slow motion

And then I shoot...

...to stop him

Twice

Did he drop his gun and fall...

...or did he fall with his gun?

He might have taken a couple of steps before falling

I don’t know

I looked at his victim...

...afraid that I’d arrived too late