Maigret Sets A Trap Page #5

I am...I'm...I'm working all hours.

Is that why you started dreaming

on the long walks

between their apartments

of doing something that would prove

your strength? I was not in

Montmartre two days ago.

And that woman...

could not identify me.

Chief, Cameliau's brought in Lefors.

Do they know where I am?

No.

Go over the dates of the murders

with him again.

Try and place him in Montmartre.

Tramp found the jacket

early this morning.

Doesn't know how long

it's been there.

Where was it found?

Down by the river.

His mate took the trousers.

Moncin could be telling us

the truth, Chief.

If he gave it away a week ago, he

wasn't wearing it two nights ago.

Get it to Moers. See if he can tell

us how old the burn is.

And if it's less than two days old,

then Moncin's lying about

when he dumped it.

Then meet me at the car.

This is Chief Inspector Lefors.

He will be heading this

investigation from hereon in.

I am sure we're going to have...

We expect a very good outcome

in the near future.

I've nothing more to say.

Search the whole place. I

know the knife's in there somewhere.

As far as I can recall, he was here

every evening on these dates.

One day, you will see you were

mistaken about this, Chief Inspector

and then you will be sorry for all

the harm you're doing him.

Have you not been afraid of him?

I'm not afraid of my husband.

Do you love him?

Of course. He's my darling.

Chief, Comeliau and Lefors

are in your office.

Where's Moers?

He left a message.

Get him here now, with the jacket.

Lefors, I fear that you may have had

a wasted journey.

Developments in the past hour make me

confident that I have enough evidence

to charge our suspect.

You have a witness, Maigret?

We have knives - thank you -

taken from Moncin's apartment,

which I believe will fit the unusual

wounds found on the victims.

And we have retrieved the suit worn

by the attacker. Come in, Moers.

Our suspect told us that he gave

his suit to a tramp a week ago

because it had a burn on the lapel.

However, we found the suit

only this morning.

And our tests prove the burn

is not more than 24 hours old.

And if you'd like me to explain,

I doused the fabric -

Yes, thank you, Moers. Are you sure?

Certain.

And I have made two more burns

in the back panel

which will be useful control

should the case come to trial.

What does this prove?

It proves that the suspect

was wearing the suit

at the time of the attack

on Marthe Jusserand.

Charge him, Maigret.

Thank you.

Is it over?

Yes.

Tomorrow, shall we talk about

when we can get away?

Yes. I'd like that.

Maigret.

There's been another one, Chief.

Who was she?

Her name was Janine Laurent.

A service girl working for

a family called Durandeau

on the Rue de Clignancourt.

How old?

Nineteen.

I've counted at least

six knife wounds.

Not in the back? No, four in the

chest, two in the throat,

which seem to have been delivered

after the others,

probably when she was on the ground.

It's not as clean as the others.

There's wounds on the forearms,

the hands, the dress

is nearly ripped off.

But it's the same weapon, Maigret.

I'll deal with this lot.

Is Madame Moncin at home?

Janine Laurent.

She left a dance hall near the Place

de Terte at about 1.15 this morning.

That was the last anyone heard

of her? She left by herself?

The boys think so,

but they can't be sure.

No boyfriend? Not a regular one.

They had the impression

she was a good girl.

Is that the early edition?

Sir.

Sit down.

Is my lawyer here?

No, but your wife and mother are.

Do you want to see them?

When did your wife and mother

begin to hate each other?

I think that your mother felt

very threatened by your wife...

..because she also wanted to be

mother...to her little baby doll.

I think, at first, she probably

tried to contain her jealousy,

and tried to control her,

like she controlled you.

Mother arranged for us

to be married,

so long as we stayed with her.

How long did that last?

Until Yvonne found the place

on Saint-Germain.

We moved one night as Mother slept.

Did you feel free there?

No!

Thank you.

They both knew that you were

the killer, didn't they?

Maybe not at first,

but after the second or third time.

And they protected you.

Because that's what they do.

And one of them tried to protect you

last night...

..so she could keep you...

and smother you...

..forever.

The one who murdered last night

knows what she did.

And the other's jealous

that she didn't think of it first.

Chief...

Where is my husband?

Are you releasing him?

If the killer is still out there,

Inspector,

I think it's time you acknowledged

your mistake.

When are you releasing him?

I'd like to see him immediately.

Thank you.

Marcel! What have they done to you?!

Oh, my beautiful little boy.

My Marcel.

Release him.

I insist you release him!

He will not be released because

he has committed five murders.

And one of you...

has just committed another...

..so that you can take him back...

..and hide him from the world.

Subdue him again.

Make him nothing.

I am not nothing!

I want you dead.

I want you both dead!

I killed them...

..because I hate you.

Oh, my poor little baby.

You need your mother. He's hurting.

My little boy is hurting.

I would do anything for you.

I would die for you.

I would give my life.

Did you murder Janine Laurent

in the early hours of this morning?

This is my child.

It doesn't matter to me what he's

done or what becomes of those...

..little tarts who walk the streets

of Montmartre at night.

Did you kill Janine Laurent

in the early hours of this morning?

Yes, I did.

Yes! I did!

Because I would do anything for him.

In that case, you can tell me

the colour of her dress.

It was dark, it-it...

..it was too dark to see.

She was killed five metres

from a street lamp.

What was the colour of her dress?

It was blue.

Inspector, take her upstairs

and get a signed confession.

Come with me, Madame.

I killed them...

..because I hate you.

I hate you!

I hate you.

Because I...because I hate you!

It was your fault. It's your fault!

Because...because I hate you.

Because I...because I hate you!

'Hello, Maigrets?'

It's me.

Is everything all right?

Yes, it is.

'Shall we do something tonight?

We could go to the pictures

or maybe just go for a walk?'

No, let's stay at home.

I'd like to stay at home.

All right.

See you soon.

OK.

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