01x05 - Episode 5

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Delambre.

Follow me.

Is it true the summary note

isn't difficult

or were you just showing off?

I meant it. It’s a technique.

If you know it on your exam,

it's super easy!

I can teach you and prepare homework

for you to practice.

With a bit of theory

and perseverance.

In a year, you'll be ready.

And in return?

Well, nothing special, major.

If I have a little problem,

I know I can count on you.

That's all

Inspired by the novel

by Pierre Lemaitre, "Cadres Noirs"

I didn't know where to turn.

Nicole was maybe seeing someone else,

Fontana would realize I was bluffing,

then would ask the two th*gs

to get active again.

My life was hanging by a thread.

For Nicole, I didn't know what to do.

For Exxya, on the other hand,

I had a plan.

And for that,

I needed to find a cell phone. And fast.

The phone isn’t free.

You better pay.

My name is not France Telecom.

If Luc doesn't come to the cell tonight

let him do it.

What do you want?

I need a phone.

What phone? I don't have any.

You think I'm stupid? 200 euros.

I never go below 400.

How many do you have? How many phones?

- Why do you care?

- I bet you got four.

Since they’re expensive,

you keep one handy.

You choose: I give you 200, or nothing.

Ok.

And I need a voice recorder app.

What else?

An Internet connection.

And I want it now.

Your phone.

- What phone?

- I saw you in the yard with Mourad.

So what?

He gave you a cell phone.

Yes.

Okay, okay.

Grab it.

Stop. Stop with

Leave him alone, damn it.

- Give him some time, now is not the time.

- He got his f*cking cell phone.

What's going on here?

- You ok, Delambre?

- All is fine.

Right, guys?

Yes, it's fine.

Yeah.

Okay, it's fine.

You're sure?

It's okay.

The list was a bluff.

I knew it.

During the hostage taking, you were

outdone like an amateur, by an amateur.

Then you come back to us

with a huge bluff

It’s naive to think someone

would write such a list!

Still, you believed it

to take the time to check it out.

It wasn't Delambre

who convinced us, it’s you.

I wonder if you’re up for the task,

or if I should find someone more skilled.

No, it's okay. I'll take care of Delambre.

Very well. The president

is getting impatient.

You certainly know me.

I’m the "Madman of the Exxya Tower,"

the unemployed who

went crazy. Shut the f*ck!

The public threat.

The one who went to a job interview

with a loaded g*n.

The moral is simple:

the employer is always right,

the madman is always wrong.

I’ll tell you about the wrong side.

You'll see there is food for thought.

Innocent?

Guilty?

You'll choose what seems right to you

and decide who is the victim

and who is the executioner.

Now, it was a race against the clock.

I had to beat Exxya to the punch.

And for that, I needed the media.

Now you know my story.

My name is Alain Delambre.

You can also call me 190-451.

This is my inmate number.

SEND

VOCAL027

Hello, this is Nicole Delambre,

leave me a

Hello?

It's Dad.

- Where are you?

- In my cell, I’ll explain later.

You busy?

No, no, I

I'm working on your case.

I'm putting things together in order

to explain what your life was like,

in concrete terms.

Unemployment, financial hardship and all.

To explain to whom?

To convince a colleague to represent you,

I must give him all the details.

I don't want

any of your colleagues, Lucie.

I won’t die in this hole!

I have to win this lawsuit.

- You have to defend me!

- No, that's impossible, Dad.

Okay, well.

If you don't, I'll do it myself.

In fact, I have a great idea.

I’ll plead self-defense!

- That would be very stupid

- No, on the contrary.

I’ll say society is aggressive,

unemployment is violent,

self-defense is a behavior,

- as the name suggests, self which is

- Stop.

Stop this nonsense.

I studied a ruling that dates back to1957,

the Aulnay-Prad

Stop! Shut up!

Ok.

I’ll represent you. On one condition.

Anything you want.

You’ll do exactly what I say.

If you try other things, I'll drop you.

Ok.

I'll have to work with a law firm

that specializes in criminal law.

It will cost money.

We'll find it. I'll figure it out.

Lucie.

Yes.

Thank you.

We’re not there yet.

- How’s your mother?

- Like me.

Trying to cope, under duress.

Look, I have work

I got to go.

I understand.

It’s not bad,

but major, your sentences are endless.

We never get to the end.

I don't know how

It's easy.

It's subject-verb-complement.

If you want to add an adjective, ask me.

Next topic: Summary on

the state of prisons in France.

I want a summary, not a confession.

Got news for me?

- What do you mean?

- Come on. About my wife.

Is she seeing someone?

Look, don't worry about it,

maybe it's not

Who is it?

- His name is Xavier Beauchamp.

- I see, her colleague at work.

She's cheating on me!

I know the feeling.

She lives with him?

No, I don't think so.

He kept his apartment.

Where?

He's on Bonne Nouvelle.

Thanks, Charles.

- You shouldn’t.

- It’s really hard, Charles.

Does the major f*ck you in the a*s

or you just blow him?

Delambre! We're joking.

Oh, really?

He’s known as "the madman

of the Exxya tower."

Alain Delambre confesses to Le Parisien

today, in a detailed interview where

he talks about years of hard times

and denounces the "vicious management"

of the international firm

Exxya that organized a role play

to appear as a real hostage operation.

He says it was to test the loyalty

of the employees.

Alain Delambre's story resonated

with French public. Listen:

I’m with him 100 percent.

I read the article,

That’s what everyone is talking about.

We’re shocked. He’s in jail

because he’s out of work.

Wait, wait.

Today, people who really want

to find a job can find one.

So, Delambre, can I get an autograph?

EXXYA TAKES ITS EMPLOYEES HOSTAGE

Back to our studios,

My guest today, Alexandre Dorfmann.

- Hello.

- Hello.

You’re president of the

aeronautical group Exxya, and today,

You’re at the center

of the Alain Delambre case,

who directly challenges

your management methods.

Some call them savage and inhuman.

What do you say to them?

Using your terms, savage and inhuman.

These are precisely the methods

used against us in our workplace.

Alain Delambre's methods.

This man, remember,

entered our company in a premeditated

manner, armed with a weapon.

He didn't hesitate to use it

against defenseless execs.

Execs to whom I offer

my sympathy and support.

Let me ask you, don't you

feel in a way responsible

for this violence,

you organized a fake hostage

taking in your company.

You understand people

may find this shocking.

We live in a difficult world,

we are a very large company,

we have to create evaluation grids.

Some are role-playing games, indeed,

with the managers' full knowledge.

It was about experiencing

the pressure, what it means,

the pressure one encounters.

To live it, analyze, understand it.

Violence wasn't a part of that.

- I have nothing to say.

- Did you know about his plan?

How do you see your future?

- Do you support your husband?

- You have a statement, Mrs. Delambre.

Well done. The list was a good trick.

It got you an extra week. Enough time

to get people talking about you.

It doesn't change anything.

You’ll have to return all the money

you stole, whether you want to or not.

Your daughter is very pretty.

I mean the youngest, Lucie.

Really pretty.

You think she needs her legs to work

or can she do it in a wheelchair?

Mathilde, I could easily mess her up.

As for your wife,

we paid her a visit this morning.

You know what?

She screams really loud.

That's it?

Are you kidding me?

Are we in a gangster comedy?

I'm the most famous

unemployed man in France.

Can you imagine if I show the press photos

of my gutted wife and daughter

and I accuse Exxya

of resorting to scumbags like you?

The press will love it,

but your client,

will he?

And you the expert,

the commando,

in Iraq, Syria, Somalia,

the MacGyver.

Getting f*cked by !sis,

that's understandable,

but to get f*cked by a 57-year-old

unemployed prick

you must feel like sh*t.

You know what, Fontana?

I f*cked you every step of the way

from the start.

Poor guy.

I don’t want to be in your shoes.

There are rare moments in life when

you bet everything on a roll of a dice.

You say a word,

Yes, No.

And you’re married or divorced. Or dead

It's funny when you think about it.

In life, permanent things don't even take

a tenth of a second to happen.

I'm ready to return the money.

All of it, but in exchange,

I want you to help me get out of here.

And for that, your client will have

to make an effort.

A very big one.

Tell him that's my condition

if he wants his money back.

Cash.

Kaminsky? It's Alain.

I need you.

I need you to protect my family.

My wife and my daughters.

Yes, full-time, 24 hours a day

until the trial.

Hello.

Delambre wants everyone gets on it

Great.

Wait! We can't. How will we look?

Think about it. It's the best way to win.

Tell him okay. But on one condition:

immediate and full return of our money.

As soon as the trial ends,

no matter the outcome!

We should use a more efficient method.

Fontana, we have a deal now.

If your mother comes,

I can explain it to her

No. After what happened to her,

she doesn't want to see you anymore.

What the hell did you do

to have guys attack her,

and warn her not to go to the police!

Life is tough here, Lucie!

I don't know how long I’ll last,

I'm telling you!

To survive, you negotiate everything,

all the time. Otherwise, you're dead.

They attacked your mom to impress me.

That’s all.

I fixed the problem,

it won’t happen again, I assure you.

You fixed the problem?

Explain.

I'm helping the major pass his exam.

In return, I have his protection.

No one will attack your mom anymore,

I promise you.

And this?

You’re studying your journalism exam?

EXXYA TAKES ITS EMPLOYEES HOSTAGE

I feel so alone here.

Everyone thinks I’m a psycho.

I needed to explain myself.

How can I do my job?

You hide things from me!

And you’re not?

- Did you tell me your mother moved out?

- You betrayed me.

What you did was disgusting.

I didn't wanna represent you.

You blackmailed me.

I work day and night

so we get to the trial prepared,

and what do you do?

You tell this shitty story!

Clearly, you despise my work.

You despise my job. You despise me.

You did all this to ridicule me.

Fichet Law Firm.

Specialists in criminal law.

They can assist me

during the investigation until the trial.

Are they expensive?

As a lawyer, I'm entitled to a loan.

I got it.

It doesn't cover it all, but

How much did they want?

- 60,000 euros.

- 60,000?

Yes, 60,000. I got a loan of 48,000.

I still need a bit,

but I’ll talk to few friends.

It's not possible.

There are two impossible things, Dad.

That I work without help from an expert

and you find the money to pay for it.

And that you won’t challenge my decisions.

I did a preliminary briefing with them.

To the jury,

you’ll come off as a violent man.

So, we’ll use article 122.1

of the penal code,

“Poor judgment by reason of insanity”

I'm crazy, that's it!

We have three major problems.

The first one is the ten hostages.

The trial must be limited to them.

And for that, we need to take care

of the second problem:

the complaint from Autofix

for hitting their manager.

I’ll try to convince their lawyer

to fully withdraw the complaint.

What else?

Gregory, your son-in-law

whom you broke his nose.

- He’s a prick.

- I confirm.

But now you’re someone

who beats his own family!

For the jurors, it’s a problem.

- Mathilde, she spoke to him?

- Yes.

She's having a hard time

changing his mind.

What a f*cking idiot!

An idiot

who is stubborn.

I know.

AN UNEMPLOYED MAN IN PRISON

I read about your incredible

and courageous story in the press.

I spoke with our reading committee.

We’re convinced to turn

your story into a book.

To show our level of interest,

we can offer you a cash advance

of 150,000 euros.

What’s going on?

150,000 euros.

Sweetheart.

When is your due date?

On the 24th. It’s a Sunday.

I hope it won't make him lazy.

I'm kidding.

I'll miss my first grandchild's birth.

Dad.

Any news from your mother?

Lucie told me everything is fine.

Why no one told me

she moved out of the apt?

Why did she do that?

I think because she wants to sell it.

- What?

- She can't stand it anymore.

Out of the question.

You hear me? That apt is all I have.

Forget it.

She'll need my signature

to sell it and I won't do it!

You can tell her that. Never!

I'm sorry. Please forgive me.

Lucie is pushing Gregory

to withdraw his complaint.

He hasn't done it yet?

Dad.

You took our money,

you punched him in the face,

and despised him for the past five years.

At work, he's ashamed of his in-laws.

He just wants you to apologize.

And don't forget, major:

one sentence per idea,

one idea per sentence.

Okay.

EXXYA IN THE MIDST OF A SCANDAL

Keep it.

Thank you.

I understand your relationship

with Boulon is

tense, no?

You're a headache for me,

and I don't like that.

I'm being frank with you.

Because with Boulon,

things always end up bad.

Because you’re an unemployed celebrity

anything happens to you,

a broken fingernail,

you slip on a soap, it's in the headlines.

- Listen

- No, shut up, Delambre.

I hate doing this.

I have to put you in solitary confinement.

You’ll now be in the VIP cell.

I'll transfer you to the 3rd floor.

Thank you.

Lucie told you?

They were just some guys

who wanted to upset me.

Alain, I came to tell you I'm leaving you.

I’ll be with you, by your side.

I won't abandon you during the trial.

But it's over between us.

To be with what’s his name, Xavier?

How do you know?

It doesn't matter.

I‘d rather you hear it from me straight.

Xavier has been my lover for a year.

- One year?

- Yes.

And yesterday I left him.

I need to find myself.

To assess.

To think.

This is very violent, Alain.

- I understand.

- No.

- Yes.

- I don't think so.

Yes, yes, I understand. Trust me.

Take all the time you need.

- I am

- I'm warning you. The apt,

I'm not selling it.

- Guard, I’m done.

- Do what you want.

I’ll never go back to that apt.

Okay, Charles.

Well, listen, we'll do as we said

Exactly. It’s important

I'll call you back.

Alain? Can you?

Hi.

What can I do for you?

Can you help me?

There’s a friend I’d like to see.

I haven’t seen him in a while because

they won’t give him a permit.

He can’t come.

It's good to have some news

from the outside.

If you could do something for me,

it would be nice, Alain.

If you could help me.

- Good morning, counselor.

- Good morning.

Counselor.

We’re getting closer to the trial,

I still find your strategy

flawed and dangerous.

Your client chose to remain silent

during the proceeding,

and that's his choice.

Soon, he’ll be before a jury

who may not appreciate his lack

of cooperation.

Thank you, Your Honor, but I’m aware

of the complexity of the case.

I’d like you to meet with

Mr. Durand-Pernety. He knows your case.

Listen to what he has to say.

Not easy.

No.

Law school didn't train us for this,

that's not what I meant to say.

Lucie, don't be intimidated.

You did well during pre-trials.

You’ll be fine during the trial.

The hardest part will be at the end.

The closing argument.

I never saw a first-timer

win a closing argument.

It's very brutal,

you can't imagine the extent.

Emotionally, you’ll be crushed.

I got support,

by very competent people, and

Yes, but

It's an arena, Lucie.

They’ll throw you in

the lion’s den and lock the doors.

Your helpers will be useless.

I prepared myself

thoroughly, and I think

I don’t think you’re getting my point.

It’s not a matter of preparation,

but of experience.

You don't have it.

- Hello, darling.

- You're okay?

Your story can turn into

a nightmare you never saw coming.

Your daughter asked me

to defend you. She convinced me.

I’ll do it for free.

Free, but not selfless.

Your case has the media's attention,

so it's gratifying.

But it's also in your best interest,

Mr. Delambre.

I know your case perfectly.

I have teams, I’m renowned. I’m feared.

If you attach my name to your case,

I don’t guarantee victory, but

I already have a lawyer, sir. My daughter.

She’s a promising lawyer,

but it’s not enough.

A criminal trial is like rolling the dice.

In just few minutes, six anonymous jurors

will decide whether it’s black or white.

In your case, it's more

like playing Russian roulette.

Lucie is

a very good lawyer.

Yes, quite a good one.

She was my student.

Brilliant.

But do you think she's got what it takes

to defend you in criminal court?

Her experience consists of three divorces,

a dispute over a common wall

You're not on trial for a stealing

a moped, Mr. Delambre.

The question is whether

you’ll end your life in prison.

Thank you, counselor.

But again, my lawyer is my daughter.

Once the debates are over,

the jurors will meet alone,

then, it will be like

throwing a coin in the air.

- No one knows on which side it will fall.

- And what can you do?

If I represent you, I'm the coin.

Thank you, sir, for taking the time.

If you want to be convicted, Mr. Delambre,

that's your business.

But you’re tying your daughter to

the stake and sentencing her to stoning.

She'll screw up her career

and never recover.

How can a father do such a thing?

What you just did proves me

you’re the sickest man on the planet.

Refusing Durand-Pernety is so insane.

The Tremblay g*ng,

the release of the Benvenutti brothers.

It’s him, goddam it!

I was able to convince him.

Are you suicidal or what?

My fight is my family, that's it.

No one will fight this better than you!

Dad, you just don't get it, g*dd*mn it.

You have no idea how heavy this is for me.

This investigation drained me.

I'm as tired as you are.

I‘ll start the trial

with no strength left.

Lucie.

Lucie, look at me.

Listen to me

Whatever the outcome,

no one will be better than you. You hear?

No one.

Delambre, you've got mail.

Thank you.

Sophie, it's Alain. I received the layout.

The title isn't big enough,

Well, a little bigger!

The cover, I think it's

pretentious, lurid, rabble-rousing.

It's perfect.

But I never jumped from the 27th floor.

Often times, I’d write to Nicole.

And after few months,

she finally answered me,

then one day, she came back to see me.

I think she was very lonely.

And the closer we got to the trial,

the more she thought of me,

with tenderness.

Not the tenderness like before,

when her love was endless,

but she was here again, right next to me.

It suits you.

Lucie is angry about your book.

I had no choice.

If the book didn’t

come out before the trial,

I couldn’t have paid the law firm.

She's already very anxious.

Here.

It's from Mathilde.

For your trial.

With that, I’ll get 50 years in jail.

At the very least.

This thing is unstoppable

When did you do this?

Not long ago, in my cell. Alone.

We’ll win this trial.

She had no one else in her life.

I still had my place.

Now I have to fight

for my freedom. And get it back.

If I get out of jail,

I’d only need to reach out.

And take a step towards her.

ALAIN DELAMBRE

AN UNEMPLOYED MAN IN PRISON

THE MADMAN OF EXXYA TOWER TELLS IT ALL.

I was becoming another man.

I was becoming the man I used to be.

The Alain Delambre who fought

to save his family,

to regain the respect of his daughters

and the love of his wife.

And who was ready to do it again.

At the beginning of the trial,

my situation wasn't as bad as I feared:

Lucie was representing me,

I had a deal with Exxya,

I found the money

for the legal fees, with time,

things worked out with Nicole.

We’re in front of the courtroom,

where the trial of Alain Delambre,

the hostage taker of the Exxya tower,

is about to begin.

This trial will be widely followed,

considering the number

of news reporters. Alain Delambre,

the most famous

unemployed person in France,

faces a 30-year sentence.

He asked his own daughter,

Lucie Delambre, to represent him,

a decision debated in legal circles.

He’ll know soon

if he made the right choice.

The exceptional character..

He's here.

I am sorry, honey.

I should’ve never

gotten you into this mess

Don't worry, Dad.

We will fight, okay?

All rise!

The defendant will stand.

You are Mr. Alain Delambre,

born May 12, 1962 in Martigues.

Yes.

Sir, I will read out the alleged facts

and the charges against you

as set out in the indictment.

On Sunday March 17, 2019,

in the Exxya tower,

located in La Défense, you participated

in a role-playing game

to test and interview executives

from the Exxya company

in order to select the best candidate.

From the investigation, it was determined

that on March 17 at 9:50 a.m.,

armed with a beretta p*stol,

you took six men and four women hostage.

According to facts,

you used this weapon seven times.

Notably, you shot David Fontana, wounding

him in the leg and you pointed your weapon

at the police in response

to a request for cooperation.

It is established that at 11:43 a.m

Between what I imagined and

what I’m now seeing, there was a ravine.

What seemed possible from

a distance, now becomes unreal.

The jury looked like next-door neighbors.

But seeing them in criminal court,

I found them a lot more troubling.

Didn't matter they'd sworn to listen

without hatred or fear.

These people were like me.

I was sure they had their biases.

The lawyer who paid me a visit warned me.

At any moment,

things could go up in flames.

But frankly I didn't expect it

to happen so fast.

and 222-12 of the penal code.

You’re facing a 30-year sentence.

My role is to ensure the debates

take place in an atmosphere

suitable for rendering impartial justice.

And I don't like what you did,

Mr. Delambre,

that you chose the fortnight

before your trial to publish a book

that never ceases

to proclaim your innocence.

Because this book is on the life

of Saint Alain Delambre.

The debates will determine

whether or not you’re a manipulator,

but I think this book is intended

to put the press

and therefore the general public

on your side.

I consider it an attempt

to intimidate the jurors.

So, I'm telling you this to your face:

in this trial I’m presiding,

you won't impress anyone, Mr. Delambre.

You hear me?

No one!