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01x06 - Episode 6

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Vortex". Aired: June 2, 2023.*
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After reconnecting with his dead wife through a glitch in virtual reality, a police officer tries to negate the mysterious accident that cost her life.

01x06 - Episode 6

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I was wrong about Orsat.
He's not the k*ller. It's Nathan.

He sabotaged your crime scene.
He knew the victims. He's been lying.

-Commander, return the glasses.
-Hand them over.

Nathan took me off the case.

I stole Zoé Levy's glasses.
I swapped them with yours.

But they'll notice.

Either way, it's over.

-Don't come near me!
-What are you doing?

I had to sh**t. We have to hide my car.

Give me the keys.

Hi, Hector. 27 years ago, did Mélanie
leave you a tape on the day she died?

-What's on the tape?
-Proof, just in case.

She came over to give me a tape.
It was the day she shot Nathan.

Nathan was in hospital the day she died?

Excuse me.

f*ck, it wasn't an N. It was an H.

That ring with the pearl on it.
It's not mine.

I've seen that ring. On Zoé Levy.

I'm going to get you a sweater.
I actually have one of yours.

-Dad!
-Dad! The car!

-What about the car?
-Start the car!

The seatbelt?

No.

No way!

sh*t!

There's no point looking.

What?

Your glasses.

I destroyed them.

You destroyed them?

What did you do with them?

Where did you put those glasses?

I threw them away.

Mélanie's gonna die in 90 minutes.

You realize what you've done?

It was my only way
of communicating with her.

Now she's going to die because of you?
How could you do that to Juliette?

To Juliette?

Do you know
what seeing her mother did to her?

I spoke to her on the phone this morning.
She could barely speak.

You traumatized her.

I threw the glasses away for her,
for you, and for your son.

This vortex thing has to stop.

But, Parvana, you don't understand.

Put yourself in my shoes.

If you'd been given the chance
to bring your family back…

Can you imagine?
To bring back your parents.

Your sister.

And risk losing the man I love?

Losing my son?

I'd never have taken that risk.

I never wanted to erase Mélanie.

I never asked for us to move.
All her things are here.

It was important to you and Juliette.

I was the one that had
the pictures of Mélanie framed.

Yes, but now she had the chance
to have her mother for real!

What about Sam?

Does Sam have his father for real?

Do you think he doesn't see you're
more interested in Juliette than in him?

What? Why do you say that?
That's nonsense!

It's just that Sam has the both of us!
Juliette only has me!

Juliette has the both of us too.

I've taken care of her as if she were
my daughter since she was 12.

You don't understand.

It's just that Juliette had a chance
to have her mother alive,

as well as having you in her life.

We could all be happy together.

You're the one who doesn't understand!

Everything we have now,

it's a terrible thing to say,
but it's because Mélanie died.

So, yes, it's unfair. It's intolerable.

But she's dead.

And it has to stay that way.

I just want this to stop.
This has to stop.

Things have to go back to how they were.

I have to go.

I have to warn Nathan.
We have to stop him.

You don't want to call your boyfriend?

No.

Ludo and I are over.

No. You're saying that
because you're in shock.

I left him a letter.
It's over. I'm leaving him.

I'm sorry.

Sorry.

No, it's me. Sorry.

I should go.

If they find me here,
they'll think you're involved.

I don't care if they think I'm involved!

The guy tried to k*ll you!
Wasn't it self-defense?

-Even so, I'd rather go.
-But go where? What's your plan?

As far away as possible.
Beyond the border.

What border? What are you talking about?

Wait. Listen to me a second.
You can't leave like that. I'll help you.

We'll get a lawyer.
We'll work this out together.

I don't want to involve you.
It's my problem, not yours.

Yes, it is my problem. Of course it is.

Obviously, it is. Do you know why?

Because I'm in love with you.

Yes, I'm in love with you.

Why do you think
I took Latin in ninth grade?

And studied humanities
when I'm bad at French?

Wait, that's… What are you talking about?

Why didn't you say?

I don't know.

I was worried that you didn't feel
the same way, so I never made a move.

Even now is
the worst time to talk about it.

But as you said you and Ludo are over,

I want to be with you.
I won't leave you on your own.

Wait. I have something for you.

You bought me a ring?

It's no big deal.

I was in town,
and I walked past a jeweler's.

I thought of you when I saw this ring.
So I told myself that if I bought it,

it'd make things more real.
It'd force me to get my a*s in gear.

May I?

There.

What? Is it too much?

I don't feel well.

Really? What's wrong?

Where's your bathroom again?

Upstairs, opposite the staircase.
Do you want me to come with you?

-No, I'm fine.
-Are you sure?

-Kim, where are you? I need to see you.
-Ludo, I'm at Nathan's.

I waited for him to leave.

There's nothing.
Apart from his old landline.

Do you think anyone still uses a landline?

Forget about Nathan. It's not him.
I know who it is now. I mean…

I'm sure now. There's no doubt.

Are you kidding me? It's not Nathan?
Do you know what I'm risking?

Are you for real?

Look, I got it wrong. You saw
how everything was pointing to him!

We all got it wrong.
It wasn't "N + Z" on the beach.

We're running out of time.

The guy who k*lled Mélanie
is called Hector Delavigne.

He bought the rings. He goes boxing.

He's known Mélanie since junior high.
It's him.

Okay, I'm getting out of here.

Find out everything you can about the guy.

sh*t.

Hector Dela--

Hello? Ki--

Is anyone there?

Romane?

Hello?

Ludo. You brought the glasses?

-No. My wife destroyed them.
-Are you kidding me?

What else do you have?

-Nathan, I'm sorry.
-What the hell are you doing here?

I got it wrong.
I misinterpreted what I saw.

Those pictures?

We knew it was someone
from within her circle. I thought…

-Sorry. I was a damn idiot.
-Go home.

Listen to me. Please, just two minutes.

Please.

-I know who k*lled Mélanie.
-So, it's not me anymore?

It's Hector Delavigne. Look.

It was an H in the sand, not an N.

A friend of Mélanie's.
He was obsessed with her.

First it's Orsat, then it's me,
and now this guy?

Please, you have to believe me.
Nathan, listen.

I was at his place. The guy boxes.

Damn it!

He gave his ex-wife the same ring!
The ring with the pearl.

He lives in a house near Corsen Beach,
where Mélanie and Zoé Levy were found.

I checked.
He was married between 2002 and 2019.

It corresponds to the interval between
Yasmine Ben Salem and Nolwenn Gakou.

Looks like he was happily married.
He didn't k*ll anyone…

f*ck, that's why Yasmine wasn't dead
when he was with Flo.

He got together with Flo in '98,
so in 2001 he was happily married.

No reason for him to k*ll anyone
until they separated in 2019.

What does Flo have to do with this?

Forget what I just said.

We know where he lives.

We need to bring him in.

-I warned Kim. I asked her…
-Kim?

Right, okay.

That's why she's been off sick.

Delavigne has to suspect something
after my questions.

He'll destroy any evidence.
We have to tell the judge!

What are you thinking?

That I'm going to obey you?
Like a good little dog!

You accused me of four murders, damn it!

-Nathan, I'm sorry.
-You're not sorry!

You're my daughter's godfather, damn it!
You didn't even give me a chance.

You didn't listen to me.
Now I'm supposed to listen to you?

What do you want me to do?
Take some notes? Behave nicely?

Go f*ck yourself!

Nathan! Please! I know where he is.

He's at the local stadium.

For the last time,
you're no longer on this case.

I decide.

You trying to get fired?

Mél?

Mél?

Coming.

Mél?

Mél, you're worrying me.

Are you okay?

I'll leave you to it.
If you need anything, let me know.

CASE FILE
VICTIM: MÉLANIE BÉGUIN

DATE: JULY 17, 1998
TIME OF DEATH 11:00 A.M.

That's my dad's car!

-Dad, you came?
-Yes.

-Did you see the goal I almost scored?
-Sam, I can't take you home, okay?

You have to go home
with Clément's dad. I'm working.

Working in your car?

Sam, just

please, do as I tell you.

When are Mom and I coming home?

I don't know, sweetie. Mom and I
are going to talk about it again.

Soon. You have to go now.

Go on, go.

Now. Go, now.

Why are you turning right?

Come on!

Mél!

Mél!

I'm coming in.

Mél!

What are you doing?

Mél!

Where are you going?

-Hello?
-Hi, Ludo?

Nathan just chewed me out.

I know.

Have you had time
to look into Hector Delavigne?

Yeah, I'm on it.

You were right.
Delavigne had a connection to Yasmine.

What's the connection?

A case involving identity theft

by a guy who gave money
to the charity he worked for.

It was in 2001.
A few months before Yasmine died.

-What else?
-Nolwenn, Zoé, nothing.

I think it's through dating sites, but…

Tintin. Send this
to the prosecutor's office, urgently.

Yes. Of course.

We can't do a thing without the judge.

You didn't find anything else?
A complaint against him?

-Something that might help us?
-Nothing in the database.

Nothing in the logs,
not even a minor infraction.

Damn it, the guy is unknown.

I'm at the Patoureau service station.
Delavigne is in front of me.

We have enough to bring him in.
We'll compare his DNA to what we have.

Don't do anything. We don't have enough.

Kim, we're not waiting! He's next to me!

Wait, what's he doing?

He's pulling into the car wash.

Let me talk to Nathan this afternoon.

If you confront him on your own,
we'll get screwed.

He's cleaning his car!

If Zoé Levy got into his car,
he'll get rid of her DNA!

Okay, calm down and go home.

Do what I tell you, please.
Trust me, I'll keep you posted.

If it's him, I promise we'll get him.

sh*t!

VICTIM: MÉLANIE BÉGUIN
TIME OF DEATH: 11:00 A.M.

Mél!

What's going on?

Wait!

Is anyone there?

Mél!

Come back!

Mél!

Mél!

Mél!

Hector!

I know it's you.

What's me?

You k*lled Mélanie.

And Yasmine.

And Nolwenn.

And Zoé.

No? Not ringing any bells?

No, sorry.

Hector.

Please, I need to understand
what happened on July 17, '98. Please.

How did you end up
pushing my wife off the cliff?

She wouldn't accept your gift?

Your ring?

Is that why?

It hurt you too much, and

you felt rejected, or humiliated…

You didn't mean to do it,
but you ended up pushing her?

Tell me that's it.

I'm sorry.

Sorry that you never got over her death.
But I had nothing to do with that.

You'd be better off confessing right away.
It's a matter of hours now.

We're comparing your DNA
with that found on the victims. Get it?

You think that's funny?

I'm going to k*ll you!

I'm going to k*ll you
like you k*lled my wife!

Dad?

Stay in the car!

You're going to spend your life in jail!

You attacked me.

In front of my kids.

The girl in her car saw you.

And when I came to use the bathroom,
you jumped me.

You tried to k*ll me.

It was self-defense.

Mél!

Mél!

Don't come closer!

What are you doing?

Mél.

I don't understand.

You said you loved me,
and you put on my ring.

Then you left without saying why.
Now you're pointing a g*n at me?

I never said I loved you.

You'll k*ll me.

No. That's no--

Yes, you're going to k*ll me!
Me and other women too.

How could you believe I could k*ll people?

Mél!

Look at me.

I'm not going to k*ll you.
You're the one pointing a g*n at me.

You've had this crazy thing
for me for years.

I didn't lose my things.
You stole them from me. You're sick.

If I'd turned down the ring,
you'd have k*lled me.

-No!
-I know it!

No, that's not true!

It's not true.

Listen.

You're the one who kissed me
the other night. I didn't make that up.

You're the one who came to my house.

Am I right?

You're the one who told me
that it was over with your boyfriend!

Right?

Even so, I'd never get with you!

And you can't stand that!

You can't stand being rejected!

Could you please put down your g*n?

Look, I'm getting down on my knees.

You have nothing to be scared of.

Mél.
You're not going to sh**t me, are you?

Mél.

Why?

I'm sorry.

-Mél.
-I'm sorry.

No…

Parvana?

Sam?

Parvana?

Sam?

You're back already?

Why aren't you at work?

I'm about to head back there.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm good.

I missed you.
I was just missing you so much today.

-Sam!
-Dad!

You should have seen it.
I almost scored four goals!

Four goals? Right!

-At least.
-Amazing.

-Yeah.
-You won, then?

Well, no, the other kids were much bigger.

Right.

I understand. Listen.

It's no big deal. Next time,
I'll be there to film you, okay?

Come on, let's hug. A big group hug.

Dad, enough.

Enough.

Sam! Your stuff!

Yeah!

Are you okay? You seem weird.

-I'm good. I slept badly, I don't know.
-Yeah?

And this morning, I woke up,

and I didn't know whether

Mélanie had died
or whether she was still alive.

-Can you imagine?
-Right.

So I'm still a little… Is she okay?

Well, yes. I think so.

I mean, just call her and ask.

You're worrying me.

We don't have to go tonight
if you don't want to.

To Yasmine's drinks.

-Yasmine's drinks?
-Yes.

Her promotion.

-Yes!
-You forgot.

-No.
-Yes, you'd forgotten.

-Yes, I'd forgotten.
-Yeah.

-We don't have to go.
-No. We're going.

-Are you sure?
-Yes.

-Absolutely.
-Okay.

I'm going to call Juju.

JUJU
NO CONTACT

The number you have dialed is not listed.
Please contact the phone company…

-Shall we meet there?
-Yeah!

See you in a bit!

-Yes?
-Hi, Noémie. Is Juliette here?

You are?

I'm Juliette's dad.

-I don't think this is a good idea.
-Why wouldn't it be a…

-What's going on here?
-I can tell her you came by.

No, Noémie, please.

I really need to see her.

Can I talk to her?

Please, just five minutes.

Five minutes.

Hey.

Dad?

I'll be next door.

What do you want?

To see my daughter.

You're a lawyer?

I passed the bar three years ago.

Sorry to disappoint you.

What?

No. Not at all.

I'm really proud of you, my Juju.
You have no idea.

You're pregnant.

Why did you come here, Dad?

You'll find it hard to believe,

but…

I don't know what I did

or what I said
that means we're not talking.

Stop it.

I…

I'm having memory issues.

That's convenient.

Listen, I'm sorry for what I did to you.
For everything.

But I want to be part of your life.

Could we go for dinner
and talk things over?

You can't walk into my life, snap
your fingers, and we forget everything.

What can I do?

Tell me what I need to do. I'll do it.

Juju, you're my daughter. I love you.
You're everything to me. We're a family.

No, we're not a family.

You screwed that up.

-No…
-Just stop!

You snitched on Mom.
It's your fault she's in prison.

-Okay… Juju…
-I'd like you to leave.

Stop calling me that!

Go!

Go.

MÉLANIE BÉG--

AN END TO 15 YEARS ON THE RUN:

THE FORMER EXAMINING MAGISTRATE
MÉLANIE BÉGUIN IS ARRESTED

Yesterday, 15 years on the run
came to an end

for the former examining magistrate,
Mélanie Béguin.

She's accused of murdering
Hector Delavigne on July 17, 1998,

and of kidnapping her 15-year-old-daughter
Juliette, who disappeared two days ago.

It was her ex-husband,
Commander Ludovic Béguin,

Brest criminal police department,

who found his ex-wife
and his daughter at dawn,

following a two-day search.

Since her arrest, Mélanie Béguin
has been questioned by police.

According to her lawyer,

we know that she isn't denying
the accusations against her.

She swears that she just wanted
to spend some time with her daughter.

THE CAPTAIN LEAVES FOR NEW HORIZONS

-Tintin, open this.
-Of course.

That's crazy.

Would anyone know where my things are?
Because that was my desk.

Anyone? Do you have a corkscrew?

A bit of a shame…

I said no party!

Surprise!

Sorry. Excuse me.

-Wait! Give me the big glass.
-Sorry, I…

Yeah.

No, I don't want to drive!

-Hello? Aren't you coming? Where are you?
-I love you.

I love you too.

Well, I just wanted to tell you that

and apologize
if I was a little weird today.

Listen, I know you trust me.

I don't want to do anything
behind your back.

I've…

BREST DETENTION CENTER

I need to see Mélanie.

But I'll explain everything to you.

I promise that I'll explain everything.
Okay?

Okay.

I love you.

I love you too.

See you soon.

VISITOR

I've been waiting for you for 27 years.