A Man's Head (1933)

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# To know the embrace of love, #

# to survive eternally, #

# I encouraged the constraints, #

# and I left insanely. #

# But I searched for the face, #

# of the love I dreamed of, #

# on every soul that passed by me, #

# And while living bitterly, #

# with the terror of being alone, #

# in the crowd, which crushes me, #

# like a lonely shroud. #

- You stood me up yesterday.

- Yes I did sweetie.

Hello Willy!

This is my friend,

Willy Ferri?re.

Nice to meet you!

You're not good to me.

You left me alone.

Come tomorrow, I'll be alone.

Don't worry about Fritz here,

he can't speak French.

OK, then sweetie.

Tomorrow then.

- Hello my little ones.

- Hello.

Are we playing belote?

- Hello beautiful.

- Can you lend me 2 louis?

2 louis!

I'm strapped my dear.

Hello, barman.

- M. Ferri?re, how are you?

- Ok.

- Same old same old?

- Yes.

# After he finished off

his last job, #

# The handsome k*ller,

was taken to... #

How much is it all?

- Including today, 1850 francs.


- So tell me...

The boss won't be happy.

Couldn't you just pay

off some of it?

I'll see what I can do.

Hello Willy,

are things going badly?

Watch out, there's my wife.

OK, are you really marrying her?

- Maybe.


- Are you being robbed?

- You never know.

- I'm telling you!

Watch out,

she's after your money.

I'm as poor as a church mouse!

- Bonjour.

- Bonjour.

I'm knackered,


I was dancing for 2 hours.

- Why didn't you come?

- I didn't have time.

- You've nothing to do.

- And that's why!

- Hello.

- Hello, madame.

- Hello.

- How are you?

He hasn't rolled yet!

Fancy a turn?

- What do you want?


- Pass me the dice cup, barman.

- Thanks.

- Oh, I say!

Last night someone k*lled

a pedlar for 25 francs.

- That's pretty cheap.

- It's not worth it.

Not at that price.

I'd give 100000 F


to get rid of..

...my aunt Henderson.

Isn't that right, Edna?

So you say.

Give me an Alexandra.

- The aunt with the big inheritance?

- That's right, the big one.

It's no good to her.

She's crazy old woman, she lives alone.

- And that makes her crazy?


- She wants me to work.

You dropped this M. Willy.

2 Cinzano, 1 white bordeaux.

- Sit here, madame.

- Thank you.

-Whose turn?

Mine?

- Is it my turn?

- Yes it is.

Agreed that for 100000F, [I/]

... your aunt Henderson

will be got rid of.[I/]

Send address, key and map to

M.V.. boulevard Raspail[I/]

Calm down. They say:

Unlucky at cards, lucky in love.

What are you doing?

Did you win?

No.

I made a decision.

Which is... no?

It's yes.

- Idiot, light will be seen.

- I was scared.

Who did that?

Was it you?

Me? I just got here.

But you, you weren't

supposed to come.

I changed my plan.

You said the villa was empty

and I'd find..

...the money right there.

I shouldn't have let

myself be tempted.

Show me your hands.

Your prints are everywhere.

And those?

You told me to wear

rubber soles..

...to be quiet.

Right... Get going!

I'll clean all this up.

Don't go back home.

Be sensible.

Du you have somewhere

to lie low for a few days?

Umm... no. Ah yes!

My parents, in Nandy.

Good, go there.

Listen up! If they catch you,

keep it shut.

I will never be questioned.

I take precautions.

Understood?

You don't know me!

Even if you tell them,

they won't believe you,

there's no proof.

But.. you'll say nothing,

and I will save you.

If they arrest you,

I'll help you escape.

Stay calm!

Give me the plan.

Don't worry, I'll

clean everything.

Mother!

Come here!

- What are you doing here?

- Shh!

- You're not at work?

- Shh, not so loud!

Listen... Don't tell Father

that I'm here.

Yesterday in Versailles

an elderly american was

m*rder*d in her villa.

Here is the report from

Versailles.

See that my dear Janvier.

Are you taking Lucas?

- Yes Boss.

- Bien.

Call me later then,

I'll see you tonight.

So then...

Lucas!

- What is it?

- We're going to Versailles.

- So be it.

- To Versailles?

- What is it?

- A rich old lady.

Take me with you.

Lucas can stay at his post.

- You don't mind, do you?

- I don't care at all!

- Go ask the Boss.

- Thank you, I'll ask now.

Why ask for this?

You know I'm fascinated

by investigations.

Very well, off you go!

You know me M. Maigret...

I've told you not to

call me M. Maigret.

Yes Monsieur.. Yes Boss.

- So, Versailles?

- You're champing at the bit.

- Off you go!

- Yes, monsieur!

Er... Yes Boss!

- I did it, it's agreed.

- To Versailles then.

Good luck!

It's a guy I met

in Montparnasse.

Watch out!

- Don't you believe me?

- I do!

You think I k*lled her.

- No.

- I swear I didn't.

I just needed money,

he said it would be easy.

- I didn't argue.

- So he did it?

No, I don't know.

Listen, don't tell Father.

I'll stay in the barn

for a few days.

No one has seen me

I won't be found.

There's no proof.

He cleaned it all up.

It's too good to be true.

Whoever left this..

...did it on purpose,

or was a total amateur.

Doctor, was she there

when you found her?

On her side or her stomach?

On her back, it's in the report.

That's odd, all the blood

is on the bed.

And nothing on the floor

where she fell.

It should be the other

way around.

The reporter wants to come in.

He'll just get in the way.

Are the servants there?

Yes, in the corridor.

Looks like rubber soles.

There it is!

I can read some numbers.

2...

7...

6, 8... or maybe 9.

Don't block my shot, you'll

have the enlargements tomorrow.

- Well then...

- I... I... I...

No need for stage fright.

He's worried because

you're police.

Jules... He wants to say

that we heard nothing..

...because we sleep in the pavillion

in the garden.

She was a crazy old woman..

...well...

She was a woman..

...and she had her...

her ways.

Yes...

Well at her age...

it was understandable.

Yes.

After 8pm, she wanted

the house empty.

She said it was more

peaceful to be alone.

Of course if you're alone

you lock up, but...

That's enough!

Did the victim have any family?

None that we saw, right?

Yes we did, M. Willy.

- Oh yes! M. Willy.

- Who is he?

A gentleman, when he visits

he calls me 'my good woman'...

That's enough.

- M. Willy, who is he?

- A well-dressed man.

- I didn't ask that.

- The old lady's nephew.

I mean, Mme Henderson.

He's called Willy Ferri?re.

Willy Ferri?re.

Have you checked the locks?

Intact.

The k*ller had a key.

Or they were opened

from the inside.

Well, yes.

Where can we find M. Willy?

148, rue de Vaugirard.

We'll call him!

Why do you ask?

Yes, Mme Henderson is my aunt.

How?

m*rder*d!

Prints?

Yes, monsieur.

Pardon?

33, quai des Orf?vres.

m*rder investigations.

2pm, I'll be there.

Your aunt was m*rder*d?

Well then,

are you defintiely

her sole beneficiary?

A model 310000 by Sportex..

...those shoes are stocked...

...in branch AX 25,

boulevard des Invalides.

Thank you.

I want to know if you sold..

...a shoe marked number

314286?

- Probably.

- Do you remember the customer?

We don't ask them for their addresses.

You can't sell that many size 11s.

That pair went to the

florist's delivery man.

- Which florist?

- Baudoin's, just opposite.

- We haven't seen him today.

- Why are you looking for him?

- Is it an inheritance?

- Good guess.

- His name is Duverier?

- No, it's Joseph Heurtin.

Do you know his adress?

-H?tel Beaus?jour.

Rue de la Grande Chaumi?re.

We haven't seen him since

yesterday.

Show me the register?

It's all above board.

I don't care, that's up to

the hotel inspectors.

Ah... Joseph Heurtin.

Room 12.

Since February 15.

- Right?

- Yes.

Right, open the room for us.

Do you have a warrant?

Open it, we'll owe you one.

It all seems to fit.

"From your loving mother."

What type of man is Heurtin?

Oh...

One who wouldn't hurt a fly.

Reliable?

I think so. A straight-up type.

- Straight-up?

- He paid his bills on time.

Was he always here alone?

This is a respectable place!

Pull the other one.

- Is he a big man?

- Yes.

Does he have any family?

I think so, he's

not much of a talker.

He had a phone call once,

from his mother.

- From Nandy.

- Nandy? Where's that?

Seine-et-Oise, next to Corbeil.

Off we go.

What's going on?

They look terrible.

Here he comes.

Move along.

Get going.

I want to believe you

...tell me where you spent

that night.

Um... I don't know.

- I went to the cinema.

- Hmmm!

What did you see?

I don't remember.

Why make it difficult?

We know you're lying.

How did you force the

lock at the villa?

I didn't, it was already open.

So you weren't at the cinema.

Cigarette?

Why did you go into the

Henderson villa

...and not another?

- Because of the money.

- And how did you know..

- ...that there was money?

- I knew it.

And you found that out

by yourself.

You seemed like

an honest worker.

Why the sudden change?

I don't know.

- Who told you about it?

- No one.

Do you know where this

defence will get you?

You will be guillotined, young man.

- I didn't k*ll her.

- So be it!

You weren't planning to

k*ll the old lady,

...but she heard a noise,

she screamed.

You hit her to shut her up.

No, it wasn't me.

So it was the man

who was with you?

I was alone.

- Where's the knife?

- I didn't k*ll her.

Idiot! You left prints

all over the room.

That's not true, I left nothing.

- It was all cleaned up.

- Who by?

You?

Look at me!

Tell me the truth.

Come on?

I'm not a bad man.

I didn't k*ll her.

To the cells.

Go.

Move along.

Did that seem fishy to you?

No.

About 30 minutes after death

Henderson's body..

...fell from the bed to the floor.

Ah... yes.

I saw blood on the bed

but not on the floor.

- Bonjour, boss.

- Bonjour... Well?

I checked Willy Ferri?re's alibi.

- Mme Henderson's nephew.

- All the witnesses agree.

He was with friends in the

Constantinople all night.

The door was open and

you came in.

Yes.

Bonjour, gentlemen.

I was called here.

Have you ever seen

that man before?

M. Ferri?re,

...do you know this man?

I don't know him.

No, I've never seen him before.

Very good.

Continue.

Then you went to the

first floor?

Come on, show us!

Let's go up.

Make them stay there.

Move along.

Well?

I must warn you, Dear Sir,

that if your client..

...doesn't stop playing dumb,

I'll put a stop to this.

He is upset M. le juge.

It's understandable.

He's being over-sensitive.

Hurry up!

You said that when you came in,

...Mme Henderson was

already dead in her bed.

- Yes.

- Get in position.

You told us that it was dark.

Yes.

Why did you go to the bed first?

I don't know.

Ah...

At that moment the body

fell to the floor.

There?

Yes.

And it fell there?

As I moved back.

And then?

Then I was scared.

I turned on the light.

And then?

And then I ran.

Immediately?

Yes.

Why didn't you clean

up the evidence?

Because...

Because...

Because...

Because...

Carry on, I'm in a hurry.

You came to steal...

...you found a body,

and you ran away.

- That's your plan for the defence?

- I don't know. I didn't k*ll her.

We don't have a plan,

it's the truth.

Dear Sir, I'm not as

gullible as a juror!

Your attitude is intolerable!

Please calm down,

I'm in a hurry.

- M. le juge, can I leave?

- Commissaire,

...do you have anything

to ask M. Ferri?re?

Not at the moment.

- Off you go then.

- Thank you.

Let's get a move on.

You can sit.

Take these back for me.

I'm not going to the office.

I'm going to my dentist.

Toothache makes them aggressive.

- Au revoir, Commissaire.

- Au revoir.

So, a clear-cut case.

So you think, Heurtin is guilty?

Evidently!

I'm afraid I disagree

M. le juge.

As you wish. It seems like

a simple case of greed.

Heurtin finds out she spends

nights alone.

He watches the villa,

then goes in.

- How does he get in?

- It's up to you to..

...answer that, Commissaire.

Heurtin enters,

He goes to her room.

She cries out.

He kills her.

It's psychological,

Heurtin is an opportunist,

faced with a body,

he loses his head,

...and flees without

even robbing her.

Her body slips and then falls.

- Au revoir, Commissaire.

- Au revoir.

- But Heurtin isn't the k*ller.

- Impossible. Who is it then?

I don't know, but I'm looking.

I'll leave the flights

of fancy to you.

You're drawing hasty

conclusions from the facts.

I don't need your opinions.

- Stick to your job.

- I've never left it.

Do your job.

Bring the guilty to the courts.

And stop the courts

from making mistakes.

Resign then.

Become a solicitor!

So tell me my dear M?nard...

Use the shortcut,

it's less busy.

Will do!

He's a right one that

juge d'instruction, eh boss?

Youngster, you could show

a little respect.

So I'm supposed to respect him.

As for respect, maybe

you could stop constantly...

...reminding me I'm new.

What are you gawping at?

Louis XIV's country cottage?

Cycle up here on Sundays

with your friends then!

What are your friends called?

- I don't have any.

- You don't have any?

What do you do

at the end of the day?

- Twiddle your thumbs?

- Play patience?

Why no! You make

gentlemanly calls..

...to rich old ladies in

empty houses?

Even for that you

need some friends!

With a friend, it's more

fun, eh Joseph?

You can sing, hold hands

and the dark isn't so scary.

Leave me alone,

I didn't k*ll her.

Of course not, my sister did it!

- Ah!

- Are we stopping?

- Engine trouble.

- We'll see what it is.

You have a meeting at 5.

They'll be kept waiting then.

Just because someone

shows up late...

...is no reason to tear

out what's left of their hair.

- Do you have petrol?

- I got 30 I this morning.

- It's your sparkplugs then.

- Crowd around me more!

I'll get my key.

Allez hop!

Move your legs!

Go on, move them!

Shift them out the way!

I've got them.

Watch it!

I'll occupy the cops, run when

I whistle - A Friend

What's dripping?

Petrol.

She's done for.

- No she isn't.

- She is, look at that!

Hurry up, unscrew them.

You could have done that

quicker with your teeth.

- Don't lose him!

- Yes boss.

Call me, I won't

leave the office.

This takes a lot of guts boss.

It needed to be done.

- Well?

- Take us to the station.

You didn't see anything.

Calm down,

I've been doing this 15 years.

Sir, Heurtin isn't a k*ller.

- I'm sure of it.

- Speculation! In spite of the evidence.

Someone tricked Heurtin.

Someone deliberately stacked up

all the proof against him.

Now he's free,

he'll go and find that person.

Lucas and Janvier are following him.

And then we'll know.

You're risking your job.

We're risking a man's head

M. le directeur.

No sentimentality, Commissaire.

Normally pity isn't a part of

what we do,

...but this time

I can't help it.

It's for you.

I'm on my way.

That was Lucas.

Heurtin is back in Paris.

He is watching..

...someone at Eden,

in Montparnasse.

He seems like he's watching

someone in the back.

We need to know who.

He hasn't noticed that

we're following.

Stay on him for now.

A beer and some ham!

Won't you offer me a drink?

No thanks, I'm not thirsty.

The man behind me,

...is he a regular?

- Yes.

- You know him?

He's there all day.

He's a czech,

used to study medecine.

He couldn't continue,

he's screwed.

Tuberculosis or something.

Yes.

A yoghurt and a caf? cr?me: 4,50.

No, no. Bring me a

caviar sandwich.

- I caviar sandwich!

- No, 3 caviar sandwiches.

3!

- 3 caviar sandwiches!

- 3 caviar sandwiches?

With vodka?

With vodka and a pack of

Abdullahs. Large ones.

How much is that?

It is... 30 for caviar,

6 for vodka, 25 for Abdullahs,

...plus 4,50, that makes: 65,50.

Good. I'll pay you

one of these days.

One of these days?

I'm getting the owner.

Well then owner?

You refuse to pay?

I'm not refusing, I can't.

I have no money.

Well send someone home with you.

I don't have money there either.

Go find me a policeman.

Your papers.

Your papers.

You are risking..

...15 days in prison

for vagrancy.

Come on.

Probation too.

St?phane Radek.

Born in Bur... Bour... Bou...

- Brno.

- "Breno"?

Father unknown..

...and mother is a domestic.

What do you live on?

- Aid from compatriots.

- You don't work?

I am ill.

Do you have proof of residence?

I live in h?tel Bellevue.

- Rue Delambre?

- Yes.

A furnished room.

- Are you pressing charges?

- Yes.

This happens too often.

Very good. Sit down,

you need to sign a complaint.

Search him.

What's that?

What is it?

What's the meaning of this?

Look at that!

Take it from that my friend.

There you go.

Au revoir, messieurs.

- And the charges?

- He paid. I'll drop them.

Are you keeping my passport?

We will return it after

it's been checked.

Good.

Can I go now?

Off with you!

But if you try this again,

...you'll face charges for

insulting the magistrature.

- Understood?

- Perfectly.

Goodnight, messieurs.

What nerve!

- Follow that man.

- Yes.

If there's anything

interesting..,

- ...call me at the station.

- Yes, boss.

Oh... my feet are

so swollen!

Doctor?

In 6 months, I will be dead.

And the rest,

...they'll carry on,

earning their dirty money.

And you,

...you'll carry on walking the

streets... for money.

And me, I will be dead.

They'll all treat themselves to:

servants, baubles, cars, love.

Don't go!

No, but... you're crazy!

Don't go!

So why did you bring

me up here then?

I don't want to be alone.

He hasn't moved boss.

- A woman spent the night.

- Good, I'll go and see him.

- Stay over there.

- Yes boss.

If I leave without him,

then follow him.

- The room number?

- 40, second floor.

Thank you.

Who is it?

Police.

Damn, it's the copper!

Here is the passport.

It's all in order.

I didn't ask you anything.

Get out of here!

Thank you.

Would you be kind enough

to put it over there.

Thank you.

Good bye, then?

What was the point of

last night's charade?

What charade?

Your arrest.

Intrigued are you?

I am Commissaire Maigret.

Excuse me, I took

you for a mere inspecteur.

I fancied a night in the cells.

For a study I'm doing.

Curious, picking...

the night that someone's

waiting outside for you.

Someone was waiting?

Who?

Heurtin.

Heurtin?

Heurtin...

The one who k*lled the old lady?

In Versailles?

The very one!

I've heard about that..

...from regulars in I'Eden.

Ferri?re and his lover,

...I'm sure you know of

them Commissaire,

...will inherit everything

from old Mrs Henderson.

Arthur!

Bring me some milk.

So, Heurtin was waiting for me.

So he's on the loose?

I read about his arrest

after the crime.

He escaped.

Well I never!

And you didn't snatch him up

when you saw him?

I'm shocked, Commissaire.

Here is the milk.

Here is an unrecognised

genius, Commissaire.

If you want information..

...on anyone here, like me.

Just ask him.

Off you go my good man.

Would you like some?

No?

Prefer a Pernod?

I don't drink.

# To know the embrace of love,

to survive eternally, #

# I encouraged the constraints

and I left insanely. #

# But I searched for the face,

of the love I dreamed of, #

# on every soul that passed by me #

# and I didn't find it.

And while living bitterly #

# with the terror of being alone,

in the crowd, #

# which crushes me,

like a lonely shroud. #

Sings well, doesn't she?

# Chasing the abyss #

Mmm.

Is she pretty?

I don't know.

Is she young?

# of a love with no future. #

I don't know her.

I don't want to know her.

Although really

I do know her...

# In a caress #

...from listening to her.

# In tenderness #

I put a body,

...and a face,

# I met my destiny #

...to that voice.

The face of... someone.

# And the night invaded me #

Women don't interest me.

# all is mist, all is grey. #

Except for one.

# As I cradled my illusion #

Want my advice? You're going wrong.

# I knew that you had come #

You let Heurtin go on purpose.

You thought he'd lead

you to his accomplice.

There is an accomplice right?

Don't forget the old saying:

# ignoring my cries #

..."He who gains from it, did it."

In this case, Willy Ferri?re.

# only contempt on your lips #

I know how he lives.

We go to the same caf?.

Ferri?re's been ruined by a

demanding woman. # living bitterly #

- Look no further.

- Thank you.

But... there is someone else.

# In the crush of the crowd #

Really?

Who set it up from the start.

And put the blame on a

defenceless simpleton.

Me?

-Au revoir..

# In a caress, in tenderness #

...old chap.

# I took back my destiny #

# And the night invaded me #

# all is mist, all is grey #

Remember the

Taylor affair, Commissaire?

He was an American

film director.

He was m*rder*d,

8 years ago in Hollywood.

The Police knew the k*ller.

Everyone knew the k*ller.

He wasn't arrested.

He never will be.

The crime was so well done,

...that there was no proof.

Don't be stubborn, Commissaire.

You'd do better going fishing,

or playing pool.

- Boss!

- What?

The chief's been asking for you.

- Ah?

- It's not good.

- What happened?

- Well, we lost Heurtin.

Get out of my sight, idiot!

Come in!

- At last you arrive!

- Yes, I just learned...

He slipped through our

fingers boss.

Because of your

frivolity Maigret.

A m*rder*r has escaped justice.

I am banning you from

this case from now on.

- Very good sir.

- I hope for your sake

that Heurtin is caught.

But stay out of it.

We have circulated

his description.

You there!

Your papers!

Halt!

Your papers.

Your papers.

Your papers.

You too, your papers.

Papa!

He took my food.

Stop him!

Don't let him escape!

Stop him!

Got him!

- What's that?

- That gentleman said..

...to return this

key to you.

He told me you would understand.

He is waiting for an answer.

Very well.

Make him wait.

I'll call for you.

What is it?

"Agreed that for 100.000 francs."

"We will rid you of

your aunt Henderson."

"Send the address, key, floor plan,"

"..to M. V.

boulevard Raspail."

How do you know that?

You leave your papers lying

around my poor dear.

This one has guts.

He kept his word.

He knows you should have

received the inheritance,

...and he's looking

for his payment.

Are you scared?

Fear?

Hmmm!

No, but I don't understand.

Heurtin, my aunt's k*ller

was in prison.

To get here, he must

have escaped.

No need to get upset about it!

He served you well right?

So pay him and it's all over.

No, I don't want to see him.

Well I want to.

I will speak to him.

Let me do it.

Send him in.

Yes madame, you know me.

I drink caf? cr?me in I'Eden.

You see me every day.

M. Ferri?re is sorry.

- He's asked me to...

- I'm happy for it.

M. Ferri?re agreed

to pay 100000 francs..

...to the one who,

who turned him from,

...a potential beneficiary,

to an actual one.

This work was ex*cuted,

...I have come

for the 100000 francs.

- You are...

- The k*ller of Mme Henderson.

Joseph Heurtin, I believe.

No. St?phane Radek.

Heurtin is a bit-player.

He didn't execute the plan.

He was my cover.

For every m*rder, the justice

system needs a k*ller.

I provided one for them.

It's what you'd call:

...a perfect crime, mademoiselle.

Where should M. Ferri?re

send your cheque?

Here.

I will wait for him.

I have time.

That's it boss!

Radek has just left.

He has gone to

148 rue de Vaugirard.

- Ferri?re's house?

- Yes.

- It becomes clear.

- I left M?nard there.

Let's go!

Do you know that you're

not lacking in courage?

Thank you, madame.

And if I called the police?

I would have to tell a story,

about certain letters..

...sent to M.V. boulevard

Raspail containing certain items.

No... You'd be

denouncing yourself.

- Pff!

- You don't care if you live?

It's life that doesn't

care for me.

I am ill. Terminally.

I have 6 months to live.

So it's all one to me.

Just one thing matters.

You never asked yourself

why I did it?

Money, the 100000 francs,

I laugh at it.

In 6 months I'll be

in a communal grave.

No... I wanted to do

something grand.

I hated you, you and your lover.

You had everything,

and I had nothing.

You, that I saw each day,

with your jewels and furs and cars...

So, I waited for my chance.

That would put me in charge.

I knew it would come.

And it came.

Now I am in charge.

Both of you are in my power.

You are beautiful.

You must love me as well.

An account of our crime,

is in a safe place.

If I do not return in 48 hours

it will go to the police.

It's not enough.

Why not?

A man like me cannot

suddenly start...

...spending money overnight.

The police would wonder.

And if the police wonder...

But Ferri?re's friend,

is above suspicion.

No one would reproach you,

for taking a liking to me.

So, from now on,

Radek is Ferri?re's friend.

You understand?

You will introduce me

to your relatives.

I have been alone too much.

- You are mad!

- Do you think so?

You crook!

Monsieur,

...a gentleman

wishes to see monsieur.

Come in, Commissaire.

What good timing.

My friend Ferri?re was telling

the funniest story!

Monsieur.

You wanted to see me

M. Maigret?

- Am I bothering you?

- Not at all.

Sit down, please.

Will you have a drink, monsieur?

I would prefer to have someone.

There is a point that..

...the investigation did not

follow through.

The key to the Henderson

villa, used by the k*ller.

Do you have one?

No, monsieur.

Ah, ah!

I mean... yes.

Yes, yes I do!

Your aunt gave it

to you herself?

- Yes, monsieur.

- Why?

For err... simply put,

...my aunt had been very ill

for some months.

Yes.

She gave me that key so

I could visit her at any time.

- Yes, so you had that key?

- Yes certainly.

But I don't know where I put it.

- Isn't it this one?

- Pardon?

Yes it is.

It is that one.

Commissaire, you are pitiless.

You should relieve

that poor inspecteur...

...from his post.

He's been following me...

...since last night.

He's dead on his feet.

He must be cold. Brrr!

So you know M. Radek?

Well yes.

I did a small favour

for M. Ferri?re.

Ah...

It was...

- It was recent?

- Oh yes.

Monsieur!

- Hey, monsieur...

- M?nard.

Monsieur M?nard!

Come up..

...warm up a bit!

Oh my, if I had

known you were...

Come in, Janvier.

Bonjour, monsieur M?nard.

A glass of port!

Forgive me for making

you walk around this morning.

Even in the cold it's

not disagreeable.

And then I gave you that

rare feeling: of the hunter.

Take off your coat.

One small criticism.

I had to wait for you

at the crossing.

Thank you.

If you don't mind dear Lady.

Here we are, all together.

It would be a shame,

to be separated too soon.

I have a proposition for

you my dear Ferri?re.

Thanks to the intelligent

work of these gentlemen,

...your aunt's k*ller will soon

be behind bars.

I think you owe them a meal.

- And me too.

- It's only fair.

- Don't you think so darling?

- But... certainly.

- Will you accept Commissaire?

- Yes, with pleasure.

Thank you, madame.

- Excuse me.

- Madame.

Pardon.

Excuse me for a moment.

And then a night club, my treat.

You are lucky, Willy.

Because you are lucky.

Right?

The old lady's death.

And the millions that follow.

At the very moment..

...when you couldn't

even pay..

...poor old Bob,

the barman here at I'Eden.

You are the mascot.

The charm.

The talisman.

The rabbit's foot.

Drink.

2 glasses.

Listen...

I live opposite.

You'll come with me, right?

Leave them here.

You will come.

Leave me alone!

You will come.

Or spend a night in the clink.

I'll tell all.

The crime.

Your complicity.

Everything.

So... You won't say anything?

He's pinching your woman,

...and you're saying nothing!

There we are!

You must be kind.

And then everthing will be alright.

Radek will pay you.

You couldn't know,

but my life starts tonight.

And in a few months...

But I don't want to die.

I want to live, for you.

With you.

I've been waiting a year

for this moment.

One year of seeing you

each night in I'Eden.

And...

And... I waited,

for Radek's time.

It's... Radek, right?

It's Radek that you sent

to Mme Henderson?

You needed money.

Hmm?

You don't want to answer?

You will come with me

to the station.

Your voice.

I had nothing of you.

So I imagined that

that was your voice.

I put your image

to the woman's voice,

...she lives there,

and I don't know her.

Every time I imagined that you

sang for me, for Radek.

Poor Radek!

Enough with that racket!

We can't sleep.

# His caress, his tenderness, #

# I reached my destiny. #

# And the night, #

# invaded me. #

# All is mist, all is grey. #

# And the night invaded me, #

# all is mist, #

# all is grey. #

Madame, M. Ferri?re

just k*lled himself.

Come, arrest him!

He's the m*rder*r.

For 100000 francs,

he k*lled a woman.

What is it?

Watch out, M. Maigret.

He is armed.

Hands up!

You were right, M. Maigret.

You are a remarkable man.

I mean...

You are a remarkable man, boss.

Go on then, scum!

You are scum!

Turn around now,

I don't want to

sh**t you in the back.

You won't k*ll me, Commissaire.

k*ller!

m*rder*r!

You know, Heurtin...

Not guilty.

Cover.

It was me.

It was me.

I arranged it all.

I ex*cuted the plan.

Me!

Me, Radek!

A perfect crime, eh, Commissaire.

# Tout est brume, tout est gris. #