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but with a red claret.
Oh, you know, mixing drinks...
Dont worry about mixing.
Tonight is a feast of friends:
if you collapse,
Ill be there to pick you up.
Come on:
lets get this insidebefore the rain!
Come in.
I wont put the lights on:
she might wake up,
and thats not desirable.
Come, this way.
this is reminiscent of
my humble beginnings,
when I worked with a bloke called
Riton the Eel. Did you know him?
Riton the Eel?
- Yes. He was in the States in 1933.
I was seven.
- Oh, yes, of course.
Youll sleep in the room
at the end of the corridor.
The bed is always made for guests.
Oh? Did we wake you up?
We werent noisy, were we?
What are you doing with that torch?
Im burglarizing my own home.
Here, let me introduce
you to my friend Jim.
I told you about him:
Yankee Jim, who studied medicine.
My wife.
- Charmed, Im sure.
Pleased to meet you, sir.
Where were you?
In "La Chaumire".
He came to vandalize it!
And I wondered what became of him.
Talk about coincidences!
I dont fully get it, but I suppose
your friend comes here to sleep.
Not only to sleep!
Hell live here.
Of course he will.
- I wont bother you, madam.
Youre not bothering me.
Of course youre
not bothering her.
Here! Now you just have
to sleep:
this is your home.Dont you have any luggage?
I didnt have the time
to pack a suitcase.
No, he doesnt have a suitcase.
And he doesnt have
pyjamas either.
Well, you can lend
him some, cant you?
What do you mean, lend?
Im going to give them to him.
And Im not going to
give him some pyjamas,
Im going to give him
all my pyjamas.
I cant put on several pyjamas.
I dont have a toothbrush either.
Did you hear that, Marie-Jeanne?
He doesnt have a toothbrush either.
You must admit hes unlucky.
Indeed. Now you should
go to bed.
Come on,
let your friend take a rest.
We cant let him sleep
stark naked, can we?
Say, you must show him your
book about Gothic cathedrals,
Im sure hell be pleased.
This guys knows a lot of things,
and he just loves Gothic stuff.
Youre getting crazy, Denis.
Of course Im not crazy.
Im a little bit in my cups,
but theres no harm done.
Dont you realize?
Such a gangster, here!
First hes no gangster:
hes a paratrooper.
Where is he from?
Well, better to come from there
than to go there.
I met him in Rushes Plain,
in 1950.
You werent even born yet.
Thats putting it a bit strong.
Thanks to me, he could get away
with his papers in order,
because they were
all on his trail:
the Vietnamese, the cops,
the Foreign Legion...
We must hide him, because the others
are going to try and off him.
If I understand correctly,
somebodys always chasing him.
Cause hes a lion.
A crack, if you prefer.
I dont prefer anything.
Earlier, when he saw me...
well, he couldnt do it.
He straightened the situation,
so you should be happy.
Who wouldnt be?
Weve got to be careful:
nobody must see him.
What about the servants?
Tell them hes your American cousin
who works in export-import.
The things that I get to see,
living with you!
What about the pyjamas?
Wont you give him pyjamas?
See this car?
The bloke who gets out with a
briefcase, is a bank employee.
Every penultimate
day of the month,
there are several of them going back
and forth between here and
the "Banque de France".
As a measure of precaution,
they fetch the money
in small successive sums.
Alright, now this is the next
morning around 7:20 or 7:25.
The Americans prefer to come
and take away their soldiers pay
before the bank opens,
they think its safer.
You can see the captain
whos in charge of the operation.
This police van is a reinforcement
bonus, courtesy of the city council.
At this point, the money
is still in the strongroom
and will stay there until
the very last moment.
Now that everybodys here,
the captain knocks on the door.
in the company of the
night watchman,
whose job is over
and who goes away.
Now, were going to wait a little.
And its the same
at the end of every month?
Every month.
- Its a big project.
Yes indeed, but dont even dream
about attacking the convoy:
the bad guys in Katanga.
Im thinking of something else.
Are you aware of where we are?
- Over the bank.
Yes, and I own the whole floor.
Im also president of the amateur
movie-makers of the district.
At first, I didnt realize
how interesting that was,
but when I saw the convoy,
one morning, I started to think.
And little by little, I realized
the job was perfectly feasible.
we must know the
combination of the safe.
And do you?
- I can get it.
With one man in the place,
its possible.
And I can have a man hired
by the Legarec society
at the end of every month.
And I even know how to proceed
so the bloke wont know me.
Youre going to do this job?
Are you serious?
To tell you the truth, I was planning it
because it was a beauty,
but I wouldnt have
done it alone.
Since youre here, though,
Im itching to do it.
But arent you a rich man?
Yes, I am. What can I tell you?
Call it vice.
And also, let me
tell you one thing:
Im bloody bored! You cant imagine!
Im as bored as a dead rat!
On some nights,
I feel like Im 90 years old.
Would you do it?
- With you? Always.
Im warning you.
It will be no piece of cake.
We cant afford the tiniest slip.
Ah, you wanted to recoup your losses,
well, big guy, let me tell you youll be
able to count your assets again!
Do you see the satchels?
Three of them.
For a total of at least 500 millions
Does it inspire you?
Its a nice load.
The convoy is about to depart.
Now, theres only the teller
and the two cleaners from
Legarec inside the bank.
Alright. Now, youre going
to see the best part.
Its a dump truck, isnt it?
It is. And soon,
its going to be our friend.
What did you tell him?
To get a haircut and
never come here again.
What are you? Nuts?
Im the owner. From now on,
youll get laid by your boyfriends
elsewhere and on your own time.
You understand?
Oh, damn,
youve got a nerve!
If you think Im going to obey you
like a slave, you dont know me.
That was the third one this month,
and theyre getting
shabbier and shabbier.
So you want to direct
even my feelings?
Well see about that:
Im going to screw the first man
who happens to come in.
And if you dont like it...
- Please, be my guest...
Ladies and gentlemen.
If youre in need of affection, Gaston,
the lady's in a good mood.
What will you have, sir?
- A beer and a telephone token.
Give the gentleman a beer.
So? Is it done?
- The bloke is in the room.
How did it go?
- Very well.
Your system allowed me to
talk to him without being seen.
And what about the price?
Twenty millions.
But we can negotiate.
Its a fair price, you know.
Whats his name?
Maurice Labrousse,
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