The Night of the 12th (La Nuit du 12)

Every year the French police starts more than 800 murder investigations.

Nearly 20 percent remain unsolved.

This movie is about one of them.

The Night of the 12th

GRENOBLE, POLICE HEADQUARTERS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Speech.

Yes.

I love you.

But I won't miss your faces.

Especially not the one in my unit.

Yohan, Jerôme, Loïc, Willy, Marceau,

Fred.

Filling in forms

and fiddling with the software.

Like when you magically lose a report.

You said it.

I see young jerks thinking

that retirement is far away. That's right.

If you're lucky to reach my age,

that is still a vague memory.

I also wanted to say...

No.

Dickheads.

Go ahead. I can't.

It's your party.

Say you're proud that you take over.

Okay guys. Listen.

I'm very proud to take over from him.

We too.

You know it is.

Please.

Come on. Do your best.

For Tourancheau.

I've wondered for years

how they gave a unit to a Breton who only drinks pastis.

An eternal mystery. Thank you Marceau.

Cheers.

Thanks, Yo.

Thank you, Willy. Thank you, chief.

Tourancheau. La Tanche.

Look at him.

Bunch of assholes.

For your bedroom.

-We'll take a picture. -Get together.

Done.

Like a boss and say "cheese".

Aren't you staying?

-I'm going home. -You're free tomorrow.

-Are you going to Wesley's? -No, I'm going to sleep.

Good night then.

Be careful.

Do I see you tomorrow?

Love you.

Good night.

Nanie, honey.

Nanie, I adore you. You are the best friend ever.

Lots of kisses for you.

Clara.

Who are you?

Who is the black cat?

Boris.

-What am I? -The black cat.

-It's him. -You said it.

You appear and we get a case on the weekend.

With a hangover.

-In rural areas. -The work of the gendarme.

So you bring bad luck.

That's not funny.

-You have the evil eye. -You were on duty.

Is that normal on your first night?

You are unlucky.

Fred was also on duty.

Fred never gets a case during his duty. It's your fault.

Blaming a colleague is cowardly.

Show some team spirit.

Or it's because of Yohan.

New chief and boom.

Yes.

The gendarmes are annoyed.

It's their area. We don't belong here.

Why didn't they get it?

We have enough work in the city.

Chief said the prosecutor insisted that we take it.

He must think we're better.

And that is true.

-Hello. -Hello, police.

We do the houses. Can we come in?

Heard from the coroner?

He took a wrong turn. He'll be right there.

Clara?

Hello?

Hello Clara?

This is Inspector Vivès from the police.

We found this phone.

Can you tell me who you are calling?

Clara who?

Are you from the police?

Yes. Please answer me.

Clara who?

Royer. Clara Royer.

Y-E-R?

Yes.

Do you know her address?

Chemin des Terres Blanches 17. Her parents' house.

Do you have her phone?

I can't say anything now. May I have your name?

Nanie who?

Béguin. Stéphanie Béguin.

Can you do the talking?

If you want to.

I would rather.

I hate telling parents that their child is dead.

Autopsy and dirty stuff I can handle it, but that...

Yes?

Mrs. Royer?

Yes.

-Hello Madam. -Hello.

We're from the police.

Yes...

What is this about?

Can we come in?

What is going on?

Is there a problem?

Let's go inside.

Is your husband at home?

He's at work.

-Shall I call him? - We'll take care of that.

When will he come home?

No idea. 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.

What is going on?

Sit down. It will take a while.

Can you tell me now?

Last night a young woman has been murdered.

We have reason to...

Yohan...

We have reason to believe that it is your daughter.

What?

A girl has been murdered.

We think it's Clara.

-Clara? -Yes.

She's with Nanie.

No, she was with Nanie, but did not stay to sleep there.

- She's with Nanie, I'm telling you. - Madam...

She didn't sleep over.

She was attacked on the way back.

What do you mean?

Nanie, where's Clara?

Isn't she there?

-I do not get it. -Sit down, ma'am.

-What is wrong? -Sit down, please.

I don't want to sit.

Look at me.

We are the police.

We think the murdered young woman is your daughter.

What do you mean? That is not true.

You are lying to me.

You are lying. Go away.

Out of my house.

Nanie.

I want to see her. Where is she?

Where is she?

Where is she?

Clara.

We were together.

We had fun and we chatted.

Who knew about that night?

I don't know.

Was Clara meeting someone when she left?

No.

No...

She wanted to go home.

Did Clara have problems?

Conflicts with others?

No.

She got along with everyone.

She was kind.

Broken relationships?

Yes, a few.

She fell in love easily.

Recently?

No.

The last months she was dating Wesley.

She knew him through work.

The bowling alley in La Toussuire.

La Toussuire?

The ski resort.

Wesley who?

Fontana. Wesley Fontana.

She sent me a video.

When?

Yesterday evening. Right after she left.

Can I see it?

Nanie, I adore you. You are the best friend ever.

Lots of kisses for you.

I need that video.

Something strange happened.

I informed the mother

and then I saw a picture of Clara with a cat.

I blocked.