Spiral (Engrenages)

- Damn it, what the hell is going on?

- Can you pop the hood? - You sure it won't blow up in my face?

Damn, this shit is hot!

- There you go, a blown water hose, there's nothing we can do about it.

A cylinder head gasket too. You have to maintain your motor!

- Do you think we have the resources? You idiot!

- It's fucked, it won't start.

We've had everything now!

- Your cars are rubbish! Frankly, it's woeful.

- You know what? We're stupid, Next time we'll take your 4x4.

- Moron! Don't look at me like that, if you know what's good for you.

Yes?

No, no, no! I can't. We were coming from a search and we broke down. No.

Stop freaking out!

What? I don't understand anything you're telling me!

OK, don't go anywhere, I'm on my way.

Well?

- They're sending us a tow truck in 3 hours.

- Oh no, fuck! I have an emergency!

Here are our guys, finally! Slackers!

Where have they been? Let's go! Get a move on!

Let's go! Get out the car, I need the car. Move your ass!

Move your ass, you! - What's going on, boss?

- What do I do with the guy in custody that we picked up?

- He won't bother us, he stays there, that'll teach him.

- Do you want me to come with you? - No, I'm going alone.

- Will you be OK? - Yes, I'm a big boy.

Take care of this shit.

We're freezing our balls off tonight.

Where is it?

At the back, on the left.

The prosecutor is here.

This one is ours.

The Police Chief sends his apologies,

he needs to be at the ministry.

- Madam Prosecutor, my men are ready to go.

Sorry, Commissioner,

but this is for the Crime Squad.

- The last time we met, weren't you swamped with terrorism cases?

- That's true, yes, we are a little overloaded.

I have a team ready to go.

- My concern is that Commissioner Herville used to lead your division.

For me, that raises an issue of objectivity. - I understand. But my men will give their all.

There will be a lot of pressure, you will need to get results.

Very well, let's run with it.

- Commander Escoffier, team leader

who will lead the investigation.

Thank you for putting your trust in us.

Count on me to get results fast.

Madam Prosecutor!

Madam Prosecutor! - Your Honour.

- You know about Herville? - I have just come from there.

- What do you know? I knew him well.

- There is nothing obvious, it's too soon. We just dismissed the terrorist hypothesis.

- Which department did you assign? - District 2 Judiciary Police.

- Commander Berthaud... - No, a certain Escoffier.

Oh?

I admit that I would very much like to lead this investigation.

- I understand, but it's a complicated case that will take a few months.

- I have had surgery, madam, I have resumed my duties,

I am fit to handle this case.

- Anyway, the duty roster will determine where it lands.

Of course.

Have a good day.

- Go and see if you can get any information from the bystanders.

Yeah, you're right.

- Ali, come with me, please. Come on.

I don't have a dictaphone. - Take my cell phone.

Here.

- The victim is a 53 year old man,

it's Commissioner...

The victim is a 53 year old man, it's Jacques Herville.

Please. There.

He has a holster on his belt. The weapon is not present.

Bullet wound on the forehead,

on the left side,

just above the brow bone.

- No need for fingerprints, I found his papers.

Mr. Wang, 39 years old, the restaurant owner, been in France for 10 years.

Not known to the police.

Here's his phone.

The waitress said she left with the cook around 10:30 PM.

Herville wasn't there yet.

That's all there is in his jacket.

To summarize: Herville arrives late,

he sits down here, he has a drink with someone we don't know...

- We don't know anything yet about this person.

I asked them to look for fingerprints on the glasses and the bottles.

With a bit of luck, the guy is on file.

- Let's not forget the 3rd phone. Next, what do we have?

Here.

Next, some guys break in through the service door of the kitchen.

They rush in there at the bar.

There were at least three of them, we have their footprints going everywhere.

- So they go through there, they rob Herville and the owner,

and they probably go to the safe.

What does the safe tell us?

- It wasn't forced. The owner must have given up the combination.

The clock indicates that it was opened at 11:12 PM.

- Actually, it's just a pathetic robbery that went wrong.

There were two gun shots. What does that tell us?

- Nothing. Last night, the neighborhood was all fired up.

It was the final of the women's volleyball championship in China.

The Chinese celebrated it. The match ended at 11:30 PM.

A lot of craziness, people everywhere.

What the hell was the boss doing here?

- I don't know, maybe he was a regular?

Does he have a wife or someone who could tell us?

- He's been divorced for a long time. His wife and daughter live in Montreal, I think.

I'm going to see his deputy. - There's something I don't get.

The guy he was drinking with, who left his phone,

he disappeared into the night?

- He was able to escape or he's the killer or an accomplice.

Well, we can't exclude anything.

Tom, get all the pictures of the area and get the call logs

for the cell phones of Herville, the owner and the 3rd phone.

I'm on it.

Escoffier.

We should let Commander Berthaud know, shouldn't we?

We can't let her find out about it from the TV.

OK. I thought it would be better coming from you, but I understand.

I'll take care of it.

I'll do it. I'll do it.

Us cops,

we're in the front line.

We take society's violence full in the face.

For years, I waded through that shit,

told myself that it didn't affect me.

It overwhelmed me.

One morning,

I couldn't get up.

I couldn't take it anymore.

- Do you know why you snapped at that time?

No special event?

You can't think of anything?

I have...

I have a little girl.

She was born premature.

I had to prepare myself... I had to accept

that she could...

And then it's arranged for her to leave the hospital.

We went to get her... Everything was fine.

But...

I... I was surrounded by love,

but... I was too anxious.

I was crushed.

Inside.

And I couldn't...

I screwed everything up.

What do you mean?

I fled.

- Thank you, Laure. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Someone else? Jacques? Would you like to share?

No?

Stephanie?

Not you either?

Martin?

- They seem friendly, your new colleagues.

- Yeah. Whenever I see them, I tell myself that I'm not doing so bad.

It's weird that you came today.

You know...

I managed to talk about what happened for the first time

today.

It's crazy, right?

Listen...

I don't know how to tell you this...

Herville is dead.

We found him in a restaurant in district 13, with a bullet in his head.

I don't know what happened. We think it's a robbery gone wrong.

I don't know anything else yet.

- It's not possible, I spoke to him on Friday.

- I promise I'll sort it out, this case. I won't let anything get by me.

I have to go.

I'll let you know.

Oh shit! Damn, fuck!

Watch out! - But I'm not well!

Damn, it's fucked!

I can't take it anymore.

Wait, wait! Watch out.

Shit!

You're killing me. Come here.

Come on, I'm going to splash some water on your face.

Let me help you.

Gives me the shits.

Come on, come with me. Come on, I tell you!

Let's go...

Lean on the wall.

You're going to hurt yourself.

Here. It will pass.

Let's go.

Exercise!

What's going on?

- I can't take anymore of her withdrawal. She doesn't have enough Subutex.

- There's no doctor's appointment for two weeks.

- Can't we bring her appointment forward? - What do you think?

The exercise will do her good. Let's go!

Still nothing? - No.

- I took everything: his files, his computer.

There you go, a souvenir.

- Hi. - Hi.