Comme un boomerang Page #5

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You've heard?

It's over. They're done for.

They're still free.

But for how long?

He didn't tell you?

He left us a letter.

He says he's sorry,

he'll be in touch later.

That Jacques!

I saved him as a young man.

I believed in him,

I was even proud.

Now this disaster. What a waste !

Not for him.

Clear your head, Muriel.

This is madness!

Don't judge him.

He could have thought about us!

Or you, at least!

I wish I was with them.

- Hi, Jean.

- Hello.

Cut it down.

Keep the title,

''J. Batkin Helps Son Escape''.

In place of the rest,

just put:

''At last information,

he was spotted in La Vesubie,

heading for the border.''

Forget the father-son tragedy?

No one's going to cry

for a cop killer.

To the Jacques Batkin affair.

We'll go live to our correspondent,

who's aboard a helicopter,

flying over the Alps

somewhere between the Tende pass

and the Vesubie valley.

Robert Cessieux, RTL helicopter.

Are you there?

Yes, l hear you perfectly.

We're flying over the Vesubie valley.

We've lost sight of the escapees.

Two police helicopters

are searching the forest for them.

What are you doing?

That's not yours!

Roger! The jeep!

They stole a jeep.

Land in front!

On the trees?

They're taking the ridge road.

We'll lose them in the forest.

We're following the police choppers,

tracking the jeep Batkin and his son

have just stolen.

l think the jeep is now heading

for the peak,

be yond which lies the Italian border.

It looks like they're going to try

and cross.

We'll go back to Jacques Paoli

in the studio.

I'll be back

as soon l have an update.

Thank you, Robert.

We'll maintain the connection.

Jump! Go on!

We lost them.

Get a move on!

Robert, can you hear me?

Loud and clear.

Batkin and his son

have abandoned their jeep,

and are now on foot in the forest.

The search might have

to be interrupted,

since the helicopters

will need to return to base

in order to refuel.

For now, we can't see them,

but I'm imagining

the fugitives in the forest,

and l can't help but spare a thought

for Batkin and his son.

l think they may still have a chance.

Even if they're spotted by the police,

I'm not sure they can be reached.

The terrain is rough,

and no helicopter could land here.

The border is now very near,

and the mission appears compromised.

Perhaps they'll be found later

in another country,

or even another continent.

200 meters of open land,

then we're in Italy.

Once they move off, we go!

There they are.

Pass them and set down.

I can't, there's too much wind.

And to the left?

- That's Italy.

- I don't care !

Shoot!

This isn't French land!

So what?

Adaptation:
Esther Russell

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