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? Thunder ?

? ominous music ?

? honks in background ?

30 million. And was that all?

The call was anonymous, he didn't tell me his whole life.

? Subliminal music ?

Do you really think that right here

a 30 million euro painting is stolen?

He said he was a restorer

at least we can check it, can't we?

? Cutting sound ?

? bell ?

? bell ?

(smiling) He was just kidding you.

But it's too loud in there for that.

? Ominous music ?

? bang ?

? groaning, cracking ?

? battle sounds ?

? slap, groan ?

- Alex? Are you okay? - Yes, it's fine.

Hey! Hey!

Antoine, wait. Wait!

? Churning music ?

- Stop! - ? The thief gasps. ?

Hey!

Antoine! He's got a Monet! Antoine!

? Honk, gasp ?

? exciting music ?

(Man) Are you crazy or what?

? Honk ?

? clink ?

Antoine! The Monet, save the Monet!

No! Not!

Hold that on! Police! Stop that fucking machine!

- ? Motorcyclist groans. ? - Stop!

(Alex) It's getting hard to frame that again.

Did I have time to think about it?

It could have been anything. How could I have guessed?

- Forget it. We're done for. - They're taking us to Siberia.

But now it's good. stop it hey

I wanted to arrest a thief. You can explain that to them.

What is there to explain?

That I didn't scream loud enough?

Fucking shit. ? Alex sighs. ?

Look at this.

- Damn shit. - Alex, come over here.

What?

? Ominous music ?

OK. I take everything back

You were right about wanting to arrest him.

? Exciting theme music ?

- Antoine Verlay - Florence Chassagne

A Monet.

You must be completely insane.

You're mentally ill.

I said I didn't know that it was a Monet.

- I didn't know. - Well luckily you told me

that you will try

to learn more about art, because that...

Alex, tell her! I didn't know...

Lesson one: You take a masterpiece of world culture.

Then shred it

and rename it to... "Trash Impression Sunrise".

I didn't know that it was a Monet.

No, but - sorry - you need not actually an art historian,

but a cleaning lady.

(Alex) Antoine.

- Hm? - Come on.

? Florence sighs. ?

- Monet, so... - Just confirmed:

St�phane Malagnac, painting restorer tor, freelance for museums.

We have his wallet, but cash and debit card are missing.

I don't understand. On the one hand, he's stealing a Monet

and then cash and debit card, that's weird, isn't it?

What do you mean weird here? Sure it's weird.

He knew that a Monet is hanging here.

- We're in deep shit. - That's fine!

Well, it's the "poppies", that you destroyed.

- (Alex) No, not the "poppies". - Yes.

- The "Poppy Field". - Of all things. Such crap.

Shit, the "poppy field".

Damn, damn, damn, damn.

But at first glance it is 10 cm smaller than the original.

- I think it's a copy. - Are you sure?

It still has to go to the lab for confirmation,

but yes, 99.99 percent.

Antoine, a copy.

- I heard it. Is that good? - A copy! We are saved!

That's good, even very good!

Damned!

- (sigh) Thank you, thank you very much! - Yes.

Do not confuse a copy with a fake.

Yes, the rules are very strict.

Copying an artwork always requires permission.

The size must be 20 percent larger or smaller than the original.

And that's perfectly legal.

And the painter's signature may not be copied.

Who can't afford a Van Gogh or Rembrandt,

he buys the copy. Better than a poster.

OK.

So how? The killer got St�phane Malagnac

killed just for a copy, yes?

No, he might have thought it was the real painting.

- And the anonymous call? - Doesn't help us.

Came from a prepaid cell phone.

And where is the painting now? The real Monet?

It belongs to a private collection in New York, but...

- What? - He became

on loan to the Mus�e d'Orsay, for an exhibition next month.

We'll check it out tomorrow at the Mus�e d'Orsay, okay?

Contact Leila Perrier, the curator in charge.

? Ominous music ?

Bon jour.

- Bonjour. - Impressive, right?

- Well, yes. Yeah yeah. - Are you okay?

Good, listen:

- I made my decision. - Mmm?

I'm going to try my best

and art history lessons from your father.

- Seriously? - Yes, seriously.

Really?

But just so I don't look like an idiot in front of everyone art dealers.

What happened then?

? He sighs. ?

- That rococo there... - Yes? The style?

- Exactly that. I always thought - that it was a bar in Pigalle.

? Funny music ?

Yeah, okay, I know exactly what you're thinking.

But in the context - that was perfectly plausible

and by that stupid name. Really.

- Yes, I... - That made sense.

I did not say anything.

You can wait for me

I didn't invent the name Rokoko.

? Quiet music ?

Can you see it?

This is Camille.

- Huh, please? - This is Camille Doncieux.

She was Monet's muse and his first wife.

Look closely: There are three women.

But there is no difference.

It's Camille every time. Look, there under the screen,

there in the green dress and there hidden behind the bouquet.

Also Camille Doncieux.

Madame Chassagne,

Art history class I have it with your father, yes?

- Yes, of course. - Here we are investigating.

We look at the workplace of the victim and his colleagues

and let that affect us.

But I'll do that, I won't

- the paintings appeal to me. - All right.

- Bonjour. Leila Perrier. - Sorry. Bonjour.

I am the curator of the collection.

- Very pleased. Florence Chassagne. - Captain Verlay.

Well then. We want?

St�phane Malagnac was in New York last month right?

He should check the condition of the painting

and oversee the packaging.

This is where the artworks come in that we are loaned to.

After the formalities customs control

the painting arrived here last week.

To protect the paintings, we will wait a few days before opening. Sandra?

Yes? - (Leila) Would you open it, please?

Will you help me for a moment

(Sandra) Bonjour.

- Who sent him to New York? - It was me.

But he also really wanted it.

- You didn't ask yourself why? - No.

Everyone is looking for work, that's normal.

Besides, we trusted him.

Yes, St�phane was a excellent restorer.

(Leila) Thank you, Sandra.

The format fits.

- There's the signature. - See?

- You were wrong. - But...

? exciting music ?

Over time the pigments polymerize.

What are you doing?

What are you up to?

If it's old, the paint is alcohol resistant.

(Leila) That's impossible.

I don't know who painted this but it wasn't Monet.

Er, did you know St�phane Malagnac well?

- Yes. He would never have done anything like that. - Oh?

Laurence just died.

Uh, and who is Laurence?

She was his sister.

And also my girlfriend.

That was last month.

Do you have the list of accredited copyists here?

? Oppressive music ?

I mean the Monet specialist.

- What is it? - Um...

The best accredited Monet copyist here is Fr�d�ric Roussel.

St�phane Malagnac's brother-in-law. Laurence's husband.

(Alex) Fr�d�ric Roussel is the husband

Malagnac's sister, so the victim?

Alex, put simply, he's his brother-in-law. Yes, exactly.

So Roussel fakes the Monet.

And Malagnac steals the real one from New York,

- replaces it with the fake. - A theft in the family.

Ah, friendly.

Mmm Precious.

Ah, see? He likes my coffee.

When will we be able to say that the fake is from Roussel?

When Hugo has checked them.

And the copy at Malagnac, is that by Roussel too?

We need to clean them first of cigarettes and diapers

- and what's next. - It's okay.

- We get it. - I hope so.

Yeah, well, um, let's summarize, okay?

We have a Monet that was stolen in New York.

- (Alex) Mmm. - Okay?

A fake that Malagnac sent to the Mus�e d'Orsay

and then the copy that we found on him.

The burglar so knew about the theft

and wanted to snag the original.

Only he gets the copy and kills Malagnac.

Who could have known?

At first glance at least one of them knew.

The one who painted the fake.

To be able to fake something like this you have to be immersed in Monet's world.

Mmm This is extremely interesting.

? Quiet music ?

- That's... - What?

It looks like Giverny here.

And what is Giverny?

The place where Monet lived.

Nature fascinates him

and he painted his garden until the end of his life.

- It's nice here, isn't it? - Yes, but secluded.

Mr Roussel?

- Captain Verlay. - Florence Chassagne.

- Bonjour. - Do you have a minute?

Yes.

So your brother-in-law bought your copies, yes?

Only one time.

My wife couldn't work anymore.

And St�phane knew exactly that we need the money.

? Quiet music ?

Camille was my light.

Six years after her death you painted another woman.

From the exact same angle.

The same silhouette.

As if that were Camille's ghost.

I loved painting them.

Even after her death she haunted me.

Only with this painting I was able to say goodbye to her.

It's weird because the "poppy field" was stolen in New York.

If I had known, I would have gone to see you.

What do you think?

I lost my wife and brother-in-law within a month.

It's like copying Monet has rubbed off on my life.

He also lost his wife early.

And then his friends: Manet, Caillebotte, Renoir.

My wife is dead

I'm just trying to hold on.

And you think I'm Ars�ne Lupin? ? Mirthless laughter ?

Why should I stand my copies?

- That's what we're trying to understand. - Listen:

I didn't fake it, wasn't involved in the theft

and didn't kill St�phane.

? Mobile ?

- Hugo? - "Yes."

- Got results? - "Yes."

Based on the present impurities in the pigments

the creator used the same paint pots as Roussel.

If at night not the brownies

roaming around in his studio...

Did Roussel fake the "poppies".

You could place your wife in a new study in the USA.

A series of tests against cancer.

Yes and?

Well, you would have needed a lot of money to leave here

and start over in the States.

You asked your brother-in-law to help you steal the painting.

And of course he wanted to save his sister's life.

And this transport was the perfect opportunity for you,

to exchange your fake for the original.

Or?

? Menacing music ?

Isn't that so?

- Yes it is. - Hmm.

But - well. Unfortunately your wife dies

before the treatment has started.

What should you have done there?

Sell the painting? Show yourself?

- Did Malagnac panic? - I didn't kill him!

Where is the painting

I don't know it.

I swear I don't know.

Stephane had it.

Good, what do we have?

The image is not at Malagnac, we searched.

Did you check his accounts?

There's nothing. Our sources don't know either.

- It has to be somewhere. It cannot vanish into thin air.

Maybe he resold it or he has it

hidden away from home at home. Well.

Alright, let's keep looking.

A Monet doesn't just disappear.

Listen:

Fr�d�ric Roussel's role model is Claude Monet, right?

- Yes. - So: Monet's wife

and Roussel's wife died around the same age

and both have cancer. Weird, isn't it?

What's so weird about that? That people are still dying of cancer today?

No, but that's a weird coincidence.

Slow down. That's very sad,

but for a long time not a weird coincidence.

Are you done? For your class.

- Shall we? - All right.

- Come on, go ahead. - Yes.

And don't forget: Dadaism dear,

is not an equestrian sport, but an art movement.

? He laughs nervously. ?

? Mysterious music ?

Don't you find that odd? The death of Madame Roussel?

Life is cruel. What surprises you?

We didn't have enough money for another child.

Especially, because I wanted to keep painting.

Yes I know.

That's why your wife has had abortions again and again.

Which attacked her health

and hastened her cancer.

I shouldn't have insisted

then I certainly could continue painting.

- And? How do you interpret - the Fragonard "bar"?

Well, your daughter explained that to me,

there are these hidden shapes in bed and stuff.

Well, that's really hot. She said that...

there are the bells.

The boobs.

- And then this, that would be the... that... well this is the... the... - font>

meow.

They use the "bolt",

to exchange intimacy with my daughter?

- What do you mean? - But...

- I use what? - So you suggested it,

- that he should practice on it. - Yeah, fine. Let's continue.

- No, absolutely not. You have to discuss the right side.

- The right side. - What about it?

- Go ahead. - Oh.

- What's up? - Got it

- the lovers, the door, the bolt. - No, no. More accurate. The door.

- Tell him. What's happening? - Don't let him down.

Madame Chassagne...

No way. Does she want to open the door or not?

- Florence... - No. Don't you think so,

she's sick of the fool and wants to take a deep breath?

I don't know either.

I felt so ridiculous. I'll never get over this.

First the dizzy spells and now I'm grabbing my dad

just because of a door in a painting.

What does this door mean to you?

? Quiet music ?

Honestly?

Nothing at all.

? Police sirens ?

? exciting music ?

? photo trigger ?

(man) We had notice the broken door.

The owner was away and will be back today.

Aha. Do you know him?

(policeman) He's been living here for a while.

We should watch the house.

Understandable, with all the paintings here.

Um, has this ever been broken into?

(policeman) Not that I know of. There's never been a problem here.

? Exciting music ?

And the neighbors? What are they saying?

(policeman) Everyone says they didn't see or hear anything.

- Okay. yes then thank you Thanks. - I'd love to.

- Do you list the paintings? - Of course.

Well, Roussel was in custody and doesn't qualify for this.

Our killer is at large.

- And what about the frame? - No,

I'll have him checked out.

(man) May I know what's going on?

Good day gentlemen. - (both) Bonjour.

What's going on? - We'll explain.

(man) Think I'd have a real Monet?

It was a copy. Made by Fr�d�ric Roussel.

There are paintings here that are worth more than 30,000 euros.

And the thief takes a copy for 3000. Peculiar.

Here, I found something.

There, the signature at the bottom left.

How do you explain that?

Well, I have her

Added later. - Oh what.

What's the use if the illusion isn't perfect?

He is telling the truth:

It's a copy. I checked the size.

So the thief steals a copy for the second time.

Perhaps he is looking for the real Monet in Roussel's paintings.

Like Roussel sold the real Monet to a customer?

Yes. Disguised as a copy

the customer would have the real painting. That's clever.

Only that the thief saw through it.

But why is he stealing only the copy?

- Maybe he thought it was real. - Yes, at least it was signed.

So we have to find the real Monet.

That's the only way we can get him. Hmm?

- Alex? - Yes. Yes, yes. Good.

Take care of Roussel's customers tomorrow,

who recently bought a copy of "The Poppy Field".

- And Roussel? - Let's hand it over to the prosecutor.

She lets him go and we bug him.

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I knew a collector who had this happen.

The thief just left an empty frame on the wall.

- Oh no, that doesn't fit. - And why? Why doesn't that fit?

Well, because the... the thief left a calling card

and there wasn't, so that doesn't match.

- A business card? - Yes.

- Wait, I'll show you. - Yes, show me.

? Exciting music ?

- Here. On the business card was "The Fortune Teller"

by Georges de la Tour: She distracts the victim,

while the other takes his wallet from behind.

You're not listening to me. What's there to see?

Er, not. Er, no, nothing. Um...

You know, I have something to do.

So thank you and you can go.

Here is your coat and bag. Please go.

I wanted to apologize.

For acting like that in art class.

- Oh, not to mention. - That was ridiculous.

And your father is what he is.

Why are you suddenly so nice to me?

Well, you're super nice.

Listen, I can be nice too.

I like that. And I'm relieved,

that I no longer need you to calm me down.

We're normal. Nice.

- Yes, I think so too. That's exactly how it is. Just normal.

(laughing) Wonderful, so...

- See you tomorrow. - See you tomorrow.

? Exciting music ?

? mysterious music ?

"Theft of paintings Business card La Tour."

"Edited by Alexandre Pardo. Suspicious: Marie Seghers.

Leaves 'The Fortune Teller' by de la Tour."

"Possibly dead."

? He opens the door. ?

? Car door ?

? exciting music ?

Good evening, Commander. How are you?

She was at a crime scene today. Explain that to me.

No idea.

What is your problem?

You were her partner for three years and you don't know anything?

Is she still alive?

A human is dead! Should I pin that on you?

Answer, damn! - I had to lie for her.

He wanted to kill her, she had to go into hiding.

What are you talking about? Who wanted to kill her? - Luchenko.

She stole his Chagall. I'm telling the truth.

He should believe she's dead.

She had no choice.

Go away

? oppressive music ?

? rattle of the metro ?

? Someone's Knocking. ?

? Door ?

? sigh ?

In Fragonard's "bar".

Is the left part of the painting the part that is on...

most interesting.

The left side. Come.

No. I'd rather stay here by the door.

? Sensual music ?

? sigh ?

- Do you want it? - Uh, no. No thanks.

? Latch snaps. ?

? Silent whisper ?

? startle ?

? heavy breathing ?

Ah Bonjour.

How long have you been drinking my coffee?

Oh well.

Yes, madame, I like your coffee.

I didn't mean to look like an idiot but I like your coffee.

I think it's extremely good, yes, I love your coffee.

Let's not make a big deal out of it.

? Door ?

Why are you closing the door?

Well, I'll close the door because there was a draft.

- What are you doing? - Nothing, nothing,

I just take the addresses of Roussel's customers.

Remember the stolen Monet

and the killer we're looking for?

- Yes. - Okay.

Um, I've been thinking again

about the thief who left his card.

Maybe we're looking for him after all.

He might changed his ways.

If I were him you know what I would do?

I would go to the richest customers.

To her for example. Can you see it?

You're not listening again.

But. Yes, yes, uh...

That is a very good idea.

They check if there is a Monet there

I'll do something and come later.

- Okay? That's your job. - Yes.

- You'll look there. - I'd love to.

- Well, wonderful. You go and I'll follow.

- I should... - Yes.

- Have a nice day or see you soon. - Great, yes.

? Door ?

Hello.

? Metronome keeps ticking. ?

Marie Seghers, do you know her?

You stole a piece of evidence.

Do you realize what you're getting us into?

Will you rat me out

You're my friend, of course not.

She was the best case of my career.

Take a look

Confidential. It was all for nothing.

Wait - Marie Seghers worked for you?

I arrested her.

We had a deal.

She was supposed to help me for cracking up a network.

She disappeared before it started.

? Mournful music ?

So you were dating her?

If it's her, let me talk to her.

- No, Alex. - I swear

I don't want to protect her. Please.

Do it for me

Then I'll tell my colleagues that you actually own a copy.

And is this burglar dangerous?

How do you intend to protect me?

- Excuse me a second. - Of course.

"That might be our killer. On my way. Verlay."

? bell? Excuse me a second.

- Yes, sure. - ?bell ?

- Bonjour, ma'am. Police. - Investigating a series of burglaries.

(old lady) series of burglaries?

May I come inside?

Uh, yes of course. - Thank you.

? Oppressive music ?

? gasp ?

You own many paintings.

(lady) yes and my husband collects contemporary art.

- I don't like them all, but... - Capitaine! Do you hear me?

No, it can't be louder. She's here.

How now, "who"? The woman in the photo, oh my.

Have you let strangers into your home lately?

Suppliers, handymen, plumbers?

- Hold on? But how? - Just this young lady,

looking at my copy of Monet

Bon jour.

As I said, I'm looking for someone who wants to foist that on me.

We are looking for the same person.

They steal Picassos, Rembrandts, Renoirs, all that

and a Monet for 30 million euros, doesn't interest you?

I am thief Not a killer.

And I would have never left my business card with a copy.

"Why didn't you come straight away?"

Your actions are time-barred, what would you have risked?

You wouldn't have believed me.

I have a history with you.

- A history, yes. - ? Antoine snorts. ?

"Could I speak to Commander Pardo?"

Excuse me.

? Door ?

? beep, door ?

? Door ?

? Door ?

? Door closes, he sighs. ?

You look good for a dead woman.

I had to do that then.

I was in danger.

Luchenko wanted to kill me.

He died a year ago.

? Melancholic music ?

But it takes a Monet to see you again.

It would have been our chance.

To be together

Why did you do that?

Because I deceived you.

You think so, don't you?

You think so!

Alex, you know me. I wouldn't kill anyone.

? He sighs. ?

Who knows.

And when he pulled you close he was barely wearing anything,

- like Fragonard? - Yes.

? Breathless laughter ?

- Sorry. - No, seriously.

I want him like a Goitre, believe me.

Don't make fun, help me.

Have a talk with your therapist about it.

- With... do you still have them all? - Don't you dare?

No, I don't care

but I already pass my days with Verlay,

he doesn't have to be present in my sessions.

I just need a rational explanation.

Well then, let's see.

- Fragonard - Psychoanalysis. - Okay.

"Analysis of an unconscious sexual impulse."

- I'm trying something else. - Wait a minute, please.

Yes, Commander Pardo?

Oh I see?

This is a copy of Roussel,

stolen from one of his other customers two hours ago.

- "Camille on her deathbed"? - We were wrong.

The killer doesn't care the real "poppy field",

but the copies of Roussel.

He poses as Marie Seghers.

This one was stuck on the back of the frame.

But the copies - why would he steal the copies?

Roussel is hiding something.

? Mournful music ?

You should forget her.

So he painted his dead wife, yes?

Yes, it's a funeral portrait, they were quite common.

(thoughts) "In the 'Bar' by Fragonard

is the left part of the painting the part that is on..."

- Everything okay? - Everything fine.

? Sensual music ?

So, "Camille on her deathbed", this is a very special painting,

- you know? - Oh yeah?

Monet was very sorry painted it

- it's like he's always... - Warning.

Oh, forgive me.

? Sigh ?

And what... what happened now please, the problem with that?

- What is it now? What do you have? Excuse me?

Lucky that everything is normal between us.

I tried to empathize with Monet

I imagined losing Laurence.

Two months later she became ill.

I should never have copied it.

Why would anyone steal your copies?

Is that your order book?

- Yes. - Okay.

"Poppy field", "Poppy field", "Camille on her deathbed".

All stolen copies

- were delivered on the same day. - Yes, it's possible.

"Already possible" do you mean?

? Melancholic music ?

So what were you doing with your brother-in-law?

- Why is someone stealing your copies? - I don't know!

My wife died the next day. I had other concerns.

Show us Your latest copies.

? Mysterious music ?

Here. There they are.

Take your time. I have nothing to hide.

Well, there must be something here, huh?

Yes.

I don't know why, but I'm sure he's lying.

Uh, won't you help me look? Hmm?

What? What is?

What if the resemblance of the deaths of the two women

wasn't it a coincidence?

If we had missed something from the start?

Come.

There, what do you see?

- Pretty ugly mess. - Okay, fine.

These are neither the cathedral of Rouen, nor haystacks.

The theme of the Impressionists was the light through the day.

What if we're wrong and see the wrong thing?

Not one murder, but two. Come on.

- I don't understand you. - Look here.

Do you see that? The green up here?

- Yes. - Yes?

This color is based on arsenic.

The green of Scheele. It has to be in a bottle.

Arsenic?

It has been known to cause cancer in small doses since Napoleon's death.

Cancer.

Laurence was murdered? Like her brother you think?

Gradually poisoned with arsenic.

I'm 300 percent sure that this is Scheele's green.

Okay, how do you spell the bullshit?

S-c-h-e-e-l-e.

? Exciting music ?

I've found it.

This is the most discreet poison in the world.

Why aren't we interrogating now Roussel?

I need to talk to Pardo first.

We don't even know if it was murder

if he really killed her, nothing.

Oh, you need one more proof, yes?

We have to be objective and rational?

May I ask you something?

Think that at the beginning, at the very beginning,

Einstein when he formulated the theory of relativity,

that he was tangible proof?

No, it was in his head.

? He smiles. ?

Are you done now?

- Yes. - Good. I didn't say

that we will not interrogate him.

I said I needed to talk to Pardo first.

A subtle difference. Ah.

We're still finding the evidence.

? Mobile ?

Yes, Antoine? I can't talk now. I'll call you back.

OK. Ciao.

Here I am.

What do you want to tell me?

You didn't answer my question.

Why did I do it?

I was really in love Really.

I wasn't lying.

But you don't have to believe me.

? Melancholic music ?

Five long years.

Very long.

? Camera shutter ?

Damn, he found me!

? Exciting music ?

(child) Look out mom.

? Honk ?

? honk ?

(Man) Away! ? Dog barking ?

? Music stops. ?

? Shots ?

? Marie screams. ? Marie!

? Theme music ?

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