A French Village (Un village français)

Marcel? Oh, there you are. We have problems with the main circular saw.

- Any news about Meyer? - Meyer is in the Stalag.

His wife received a letter this morning.

That's the take of the day. Oh, what a shame, call Berthier.

It will be expensive, but what a pity.

Inès, don't forget to call Berthier, we have a problem with the saw again.

Very good, Mr. Schwartz.

- Mr. Schwartz? - Commander.

- You make planks here, right? - Yes, planks and everything made of wood.

I need planks and a lot of beams. For the

expansion of the barracks, the old boys' school.

It's urgent, can you take care of this?

I need all the details of your request, we have a...

I'm sending someone with a file. I need your answer very soon.

It is clear that this work will be

paid in marks and not in francs, sir.

- What do you think? - You're the boss.

We can do it.

We have to find men. And there is the delivery problem.

I suppose that if we work for the Germans, they will supply the gasoline.

That's not a bad arrangement.

The rangers' van. I'll take care of it.

Season 1 - Episode 3 BEYOND THE LINE.

Look.

So, Te Quiero? Give your papa a little smile?

- He only smiles at mom. - We'll see about that.

Here!

The bottle.

Commissioner de Kerven asked me for help because of.

Inspector Marchetti's housing problems.

You know, the young officer who helped us at the church.

- And then? - I accepted that

he stayed here; We have room.

- You could have asked me first. - Does it bother you?

No, no.

You can go, Maria.

Mr. Mayor, a German military telephone cable was last night

sabotaged in the central square, right in front of the school. It is unbearable.

- I'm sorry, Commander. - You're not playing along.

When I think that you bother me with

stories about packages for your prisoners of war...

- Did this happen tonight? - Right in front of the school.

- There will be an investigation by our police. - Are you sure this is sabotage?

Mr. Mayor, be informed that as of

today until further notice, the curfew starts at 6:00 p.m.

I have no time to warn people.

From now on, you will make a list of the names of 20 household heads.

And bring this list tonight in person to the Kommandantur. Otherwise!

I have not yet had the chance to congratulate you on your nomination.

Cutting a German cable, who could do such a stupid thing?

It's this list of 20 names that worries me.

Do you think he wants to take hostages for something like that?

They are not going to take hostages for a so-called cut cable.

If it hadn't been cut, they'd leave us alone.

No. Above all, the question is: What do we do now?

I do not quite understand you, Mr. Sub-prefect.

We can solve the matter by handing over the real culprit.

It is not up to us to do the Germans' work!

Excuse me, Commissioner, you did not exactly shine in June.

I don't think you are in a position to give us moral lessons.

I had a weak moment; It happens.

Not when one is responsible for public order.

Gentlemen.

Are you sure that this would solve the blockage of POW parcels?

If we do police work to get something from the Germans

we are done for. They will end up asking us for everything.

Commissioner, they are asking for a list, for God's sake!

It is essential for taking hostages.

If anything can be done to prevent that, it must be done.

I'm not asking the impossible, but see what you can expect from your

informants in that neighborhood; You never know.

Excuse me, I have to go. A wedding and then a birth.

If we find the culprit, will you hand him over to the Germans?

Of course not. If we find him, we'll boast to the Germans,

and bring him before a French court. That way we win on all fronts.

Do not miss this chance to prove yourself to de Kerven.

I do not understand.

I support 10 families here and I have no priority!

I can't do anything for you.

Four death notices for soldiers today.

If you want to inform the families.

How are the interim arrangements going? Are they taking shape?

- As you can see, we're managing. - Good luck!

Good day, Mr. Mayor. I really have a problem with gasoline.

Ah, no, I have nothing to do with gasoline. The Germans really control everything.

How can I keep the sawmill running without gasoline?

I'm sorry, I don't have good news. I have a

letter for the wife of your tenant, Lorrain Germain.

It's a standard letter. They took their time.

Poor Marie. It makes me sad. She is a good woman.

I'll tell her later.

Why is he smiling at us like that?

Because we are the police. The Germans like order.

- Sabotage as tourism, right? - Yes.

The man must have pulled on the lower cable.

You saw the anchors, it must have taken enormous force.

- There must have been several of them. - Anyway.

On the schoolyard, in the middle of the curfew, with guards nearby...

Yes, and?

It points to a coordinated plan, a real organization.

I cannot imagine who is behind it.

- Maybe the communists. - That is your obsession, huh, the communists?

No, but I know they have the means and the men.

They march alongside the Germans, why would you think they are sabotaging their cable?

I know the communists well, they only work for themselves!

Then maybe I can track down Marcel Larcher. The man from the sawmill.

In 1936 he was registered as a communist. And

there were the leaflets in June. Do you remember that?

Yes. Marcel Larcher is also the mayor's brother.

- When are you going to move in with him? - In a little while.

All right. For now, we can set the communists aside.

I'm going to search the school. As soon as you've settled in, you will investigate

around. See whether anyone saw or heard anything last night.

Tomorrow maybe. Not possible today!

Invalid. Crossing the demarcation line is not allowed.

Check it before saying it is invalid.

Invalid. Go back.

Listen, I am sorry, this document is valid.

Look at 15 October. This is valid until 30 September.

Today, problem. Go back.

Bettine? May I come in?

- Good day, Mr. Schwartz. - Good day.

- Do you know Marie Germain in Les Essarts? - Vaguely.

Do me a big favor. Go and ask her to come here.

- Tell her it is urgent. - Good, okay.

Good of you. Thank you.

Very urgent, huh.

- What is it? - It is the list Von Ritter demanded.

- Twenty men's names. - Are you putting your own name on it too?

As the municipality's first magistrate, I must be first on the list.

You did not mention your brother!

Yes, if I can spare him. You know Micheline is very sick.

He will hate being left out.

He hates me.

What happens to the men on this list?

Good day Marek, do you know anything about that cable?

- I hear people talking about it. - Did you hear nothing last night?

I was sleeping, I heard no noise.

- But when the Germans panicked? - I was asleep, heard nothing.

Well then? You know, I often took him for a fool.

Yes, it is serious, if Dad finds out, he will slap me.

You must not tell him.

I thought policemen said you must always tell the truth!

Generally yes, but there are exceptions.

So, what did you do to earn that slap on the first day of school?

- I stole some jam. - Well, that is serious.

But it was not my fault. I was hungry.

And there was only a small piece for two. That is not fair either.

A piece for two on the first school day?

Presumably there were thieves that evening, but I am sure it is a lie.

Please.

Is it about last night's theft?

No. These gentlemen are from the Academy. It concerns the plane incident.

Excuse me for coming unannounced. We sent you a letter,

but the mail is not always reliable...

All right, let's sit here.

Do not worry, I will stay with you.

Ah, are you planning to attend the interview?

Those are the rules, Mr. Inspector.

The head has the right to assist a teacher in all disciplinary procedures.

Yes, one can. But it is not necessary.

That said, your presence here is appropriate: Everything that

what Miss Borderie did on 12 June happened under your authority.

Miss, please sit here.

I was not present on the morning of 12 June. And unaware. Because

as you know, there was no official request for an outing.

Oh yes. You were not there. Where were you then?

In Besançon, where the rector presented me with the academic medal.

You are Jewish, Mrs. Morhange, I believe?

- Yes. I do not see the connection. - Oh, that is the context.

It is part of the context.

Context is important in human matters.

Plato even said at a banquet that it is the essence of things.

- Oh, I am not an expert on Plato. - Of course, I can imagine that.

Rather Spinoza, perhaps?

I would like a moment. It is the commissioner.

Tell me, did you have a burglary last night?

Oh yes. We were robbed of bits and

pieces. I wanted to inform you later...

- Can it wait? - No.

But I will not keep you long.

Can we suspend matters for a moment while I accompany the commissioner?

Oh yes. Go ahead, do not worry.

Very good.

It was the canteen worker who discovered it this morning.

Apparently, one and a half hams and some honey and jam are missing.

Well, that is annoying but not the end of the world.

Precisely for that reason, one and a half hams right now...

- You sleep upstairs, huh? - Well, with the little one.

With the German occupation it really is as if there is war.

May I question her?

She is already being questioned by two idiots from the Academy.

That is fine. At least she saw or heard nothing.

One moment, madam. I think the thief came in here,

and he got in through this window and via the cable.

In any case, it is clear that this is a theft and not sabotage.

Let us hope the Germans are satisfied with that.

Do you really want to please them?

We cannot all do what we want, you know.

Have you eventually come to realize your responsibility for the death of the children?