Peur sur la ville (Fear Over the City) Page #4

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Goodnight, Helene, see you tomorrow.

Goodnight, Pierre.

-Goodbye, commissioner!

-Goodbye.

Goodbye...

"The gangbuster commissioner acts like a

cowboy in downtown Paris..."

If I had caught Marcucci last year I

would have been a hero.

Principal chief at the gangbuster unit.

Stuck behind a phone waiting for a loonie's call...

Jesus Christ.

And, how I imagined being a cop would be when I was a kid!

Yes?

Yes...

And how did you imagine it?

On the whole police thing.

One thing had hit me.

An image.

American G-Men escorting presidential cars.

Walking with their hands on the hood,

guiding the car's path,

with a piercing gaze!

They were looking for a guy on the roofs,

Or ambushed behind a window.

I was just a kid.

And when I saw those guys...

Those "G-Men",

I would say "THAT's a cop"!

I don't think I've ever told that to anyone.

-Fortunately!

-Hun?

It's fortunate you never told that story to anyone.

Why?

Because it's pathetic.

What does that mean?

It means that Commissioner Letellier's

life-long dream was to become a goon!

Excuse me for finding it incredibly stupid!

I expected as much from the newspapers I read:

"The cow-boy commissioner", "the gangbuster cop",

I expected an idiot.

But to that extent!

The mindset of a 12 y old, even my

I might not be very evolved, but neither are you.

You read the newspapers, I listened to your calls.

Your soap opera affair with that doctor... How smart is that.

She loves him, but he's married with two kids.

Can they find happiness?

Stay tuned!

Him:
"Hello, darling, I'm sorry I can't see you"

"an unannounced visit from a foreign colleague"

Her:
"Don't lie to me, you'll stay with your wife!"

Him:
"You know there's nothing between my wife and I

anymore".

Her:
"Then why don't you divorce her!".

Him:
"The kids wouldn't understand, my love".

Me:
I might play the cow-boy, but I'm not playing

the hooker with my chief of service!

Happy?

Tired.

Take off your shirt.

Excuse me?

Go on, take it off and come over here.

I do physiotherapy, you seriously need some.

Come lie down.

Good?

Fantastic!

You know when I said you weren't smart,

about the affair, I didn't mean it.

And when I called you an idiot...

I meant it.

Hello?

Who's this?

"You know very well, Helene"

"You saw your lover again, haven't you?"

"You saw him, say it!"

I'm free to do whatever I want!

"You have the LEGAL right, the church chooses

to look elsewhere, modern society applauds you,"

"but my justice, for there must be one, has

already condemned you!"

Keep going!

When you called, I was about to make love to a man.

With a real man's body, and real man's hands.

You probably don't know what making love is, Minos,

but it can be a beautiful thing.

He was close to me, almost naked.

We were having a great time.

"Whore! B*tch! You're tracing my call!"

You shouldn't have provoked him like that.

You're the one I was provoking.

He won't be happy!

Not happy at all!

-Hello?

-Ms Grammont?

Yes?

This is Trinity hospital.

We have an emergency. We need you

right away for an operation!

On my way.

I'll go with you.

Someone should let Minos know that it's becoming really

hard to flood the world of our sexual mud!

Bye, cowboy.

Idiotic and retarded cowboy, of course.

I don't know.

But I can assure you if you had Einstein's

face I wouldn't have offered that massage.

How old did you say you brother is?

Well I'm still going to try to catch up.

Oh, if you must stay home for a while, I'll buy you a razor.

Electric!

With a brush and very foamy soap!

Oh, it's you Pierre!

Well, well, we DID end up together tonight...

You made love to Letellier?

Well now, Pierre...

A man's body... A man's hands...

"I killed HeleNe GrAmmOnt. -Minos"

You got Minos' voice recordings?

Yes chief.

I want to listen to them in a studio, with a

great sound fidelity.

The best of it's kind.

"I will be the arm of a justice that will judge

and condemn without pity"

"all the harlots that will flood the world of their sexual mud!"

Again?

No, the other one.

"Hello? Who's this?"

"You know very well, Helene"

"You saw your lover again, haven't you?"

"You saw him, say it!"

"I'm free to do whatever I want!"

"You have the LEGAL right, the church chooses

to look elsewhere, modern society applauds you,"

"but my justice, for there must be one, has

already condemned you!"

"When you called, I was about to make love to a man."

"With a real man's body, and real man's hands."

"You probably don't know what making love is, Minos,

but it can be a beautiful thing."

"He was close to me, almost naked."

"We were having a great time."

Go back to Minos.

"You know very well, Helene"

"You saw your lover again, haven't you?"

"You saw him, say it!"

"I'm free to do whatever I want!"

"You have the LEGAL right, the church chooses

to look elsewhere, modern society applauds you,"

"but my justice..."

You know this melody?

Yeah, I have it!

Hello? Yes?

Yes. Mr Moissac?

Yes.

Thanks.

Moissac, here.

In your archives, you have sound effects?

Yes, of course!

Here's the list.

Weak applause, average applause, strong applause...

THAT!

Ok.

Yes, thanks, see you later.

Minos called you, right after you left.

And the recording?

It should be here any moment.

Good.

He always calls from the same phone booth.

And that phone booth is in or near a fair.

Chief, the recording.

Put it on!

I want to know how many fairs there are in Paris and its suburbs.

Yes, now.

Thanks, I'll wait.

"Hello? Give me commissioner Letellier."

"From whom?"

"Tell him it's from Minos!"

"Commissioner Letellier is not in his office, can you hold?"

Thanks.

"I'll see if..."

"Tell him I will call back at 10 o' clock sharp."

"He better be there. What I will announce is of prime importance!"

There are 187 fairs in Paris and its suburbs.

It would take the french army to watch it all.

Play the end again.

"Tell him I will call back at 10 o' clock sharp."

"He better be there. What I will announce is of prime importance!"

No background noise on that tape.

Either he switched phone booths, or the fair just left.

Of your 187 fairs,

Which one moved this morning?

We have 3 min. to reach d'enfer, it's too short.

Try to hold him on the phone.

"Roger"

And contact the local division, they could be there before us.

If we're not there on time, arrest him.

"Roger that"

"Chief, we have Minos on the phone!"

Tell him anything, sh*t! Tell him you're looking for

me, hold him!

Duvielle, is the car there?

Not yet, the division is far from the phone booth.

They're on their way.

We won't catch him.

"He just hung up, chief"

Sh*t!

"The car's there. They just arrested a guy coming out of the phone booth!"

Tell them we're on our way!

A**hole cops! F***ing bastards!

"Julien Dallas", science teacher.

Charges dropped.

Well, let's start again.

Who were you calling at 10 am from the

Malarme phone booth.

F*** you.

"Nora Elmer", rings a bell?

F*** you.

And "Germaine Doizon"?

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