1 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:01,000 Prelude in C minor BWV 999 (Johann Sebastian Bach) 2 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,000 Ladies and gentlemen, the Court. 3 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,880 - The criminal hearing is now open. Please be seated. 4 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,880 Indistinct chatter 5 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,520 - No, Ryan! 6 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,280 - That’s my blankie! 7 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,160 - Ouch! - Dinner’s ready! 8 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:57,720 Dinner’s ready! 9 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,040 - Hello. Is your father here? - Yes. 10 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:22,920 Dad? 11 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,000 - Nicolas Milik? - Yes? 12 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,840 - You’re under arrest for intentional homicide of your wife. 13 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,560 - Intentional homicide? - Come with us. 14 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:35,160 - What did I do? 15 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:36,560 Oh! 16 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,560 I can’t leave my children. 17 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:43,600 - Dad! 18 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:10,400 - Last week, a kid died over some weed. 19 00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:12,840 I’m scared for my son, Counselor. 20 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,960 He’s going to ruin his life with the people he hangs out with. 21 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,800 Talk to him. He’s all I’ve got. He’ll listen to you. 22 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:20,320 - I’ll try. 23 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,560 - And what about my VAT issue? - I’m handling it. 24 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:24,520 Here you go. 25 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,480 No, I'll send you my fees. 26 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,120 Alright, goodbye. - Thank you. 27 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,000 Estudio No.3 (Agustin Barrios Mangoré) 28 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,280 It's crazy that you still have that painting. 29 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:50,640 It's a gift. 30 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,880 I know. I was the one who gave it to you. 31 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,280 For our first wedding anniversary. 32 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:00,280 Yeah. 33 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,920 You bought it from your friends who had that gallery. 34 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,080 No. No, I bought it in 35 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:09,200 Aix. 36 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,200 No, you bought it here. 37 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:12,720 No. - Yes. 38 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,000 Phone. 39 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,280 Ah - Is that you? 40 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:16,640 No, it's you. 41 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:32,400 Yes? 42 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,880 Nothing that can wait until tomorrow? 43 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:40,520 Okay. 44 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:42,000 I'll call you back. 45 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,320 The police station, for a court-appointed case. 46 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,880 Of course, I'm the only one answering at this hour. 47 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,040 Are you going to go? I don't really have a choice. 48 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:58,800 Sigh. 49 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,920 But tonight, I would have liked to just relax. 50 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:07,560 Do you want to do me this favor? 51 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,440 Oh no. Just for tonight. 52 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:11,080 No. You can do it. 53 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,960 You're in custody. I'll take over the case tomorrow. 54 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:16,960 Come on Come on, Jean. 55 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,240 He laughs. 56 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,000 Ouch, ouch, ouch. 57 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:23,560 Because it's you. 58 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:25,480 Thanks. 59 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,360 Don't go home. 60 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:34,920 Sleep here, it's ridiculous. 61 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:36,200 No, I'd rather not. 62 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:37,640 I'd rather sleep in my own bed. 63 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:31,080 Thank you. 64 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:33,560 Lawyer. Good evening. 65 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,600 It's 12:30 a.m. You have 30 minutes. 66 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,840 Can you unshackle the gentleman? Of course. 67 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,040 I'm Maître Monier, your court-appointed lawyer. 68 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,320 I don't know why we're meeting. 69 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,600 You don't know why you're here? 70 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,280 I'm accused of killing my wife. 71 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,160 No one is accusing you. You're in custody. 72 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,640 There's doubt, suspicion. 73 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,920 The police need information for the investigation. 74 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:07,280 Why am I not being released? 75 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,560 The facts are serious. They can hold you for 48 hours. 76 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,080 Let's leave it at that. 77 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,320 Tell me in detail what happened last night. 78 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:16,560 I've already explained. 79 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,680 Now, it's my turn to hear the explanation. 80 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:22,200 I don't belong here. I should be with my kids. 81 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:23,160 He sighs. 82 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,080 Mr. Milik, if you want me to help you, you need to open up a bit. 83 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,840 Last night, my wife and I had a fight. 84 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,440 For what reason? 85 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,840 She had one drink too many again. 86 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,120 I told her I was worried about her. 87 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:46,120 That's all. 88 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,640 She lost it and told me, 'I do what I want.' 89 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:51,040 And then? 90 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,520 She yelled at me to get out of the house. 91 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,160 I said it was my home too. 92 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,200 She tried to slap me. 93 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,120 I dodged, but 94 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,840 She still scratched me pretty badly. 95 00:10:07,560 --> 00:10:10,240 Was she violent with you? No. 96 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,000 Well, only when she drinks too much. 97 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,160 Whenever I talk to her about alcohol, it makes her furious. 98 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,160 She's stubborn. 99 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:23,520 Were you violent with her? 100 00:10:23,680 --> 00:10:25,720 I've never laid a hand on her. 101 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:27,440 She's the mother of my children. 102 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,760 And we're not built the same. 103 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,360 After she tried to slap you, what did you do? 104 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,960 I told her I wasn't going anywhere. 105 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,520 And that 106 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,720 I said some words 107 00:10:50,560 --> 00:10:52,600 You know how fights go. 108 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,240 What exactly did you say? 109 00:10:58,480 --> 00:10:59,840 That she should shut her mouth. 110 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,560 She left, I begged her to stay. 111 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:06,200 But no use. 112 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,320 I hate it when she crashes out on her bench. 113 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:12,680 - Which bench? 114 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:16,520 - When she's drunk, 115 00:11:16,680 --> 00:11:18,920 she goes to the bench in the village square. 116 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:20,680 Just two minutes from our place. 117 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,000 - And did she go there this time? 118 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,360 - Yeah, I think so. I 119 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,560 It hurts me to see her destroy herself like that. 120 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,040 I don't recognize her anymore. 121 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,520 It's not good for the kids. 122 00:11:32,680 --> 00:11:35,160 Since she started drinking, she doesn't take care of them anymore. 123 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,120 Can't reason with her. 124 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:40,560 - Yeah, I get it. 125 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,760 After she left, what did you do? 126 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,880 - I checked to make sure we hadn't woken the little ones. 127 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:49,920 They were asleep. Then I went to Roger's. 128 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:51,160 - Roger's? 129 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,400 - My friend Roger's bar. 130 00:11:53,560 --> 00:11:55,120 Five minutes on foot. 131 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:57,920 - What time was it? 132 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:00,800 - Around 11 p.m. 133 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,160 - Did you drink there? - A glass of milk. 134 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,120 - No alcohol? - I don't drink, never liked it. 135 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:09,600 - Were there other people? 136 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,840 - Roger, his wife, but she went to bed. 137 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:14,560 Roland, 138 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:16,240 Rachid, and Karim. 139 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:17,640 We don't really talk much. 140 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,640 - What time did you get home? 141 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:22,840 - Around 12:30, 1 a.m. 142 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,280 - Approximately. 143 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,960 We talked with Roger, then I went home. 144 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,040 - Your wife wasn’t back yet. Didn’t that worry you? 145 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,600 - She sometimes falls asleep on her bench. 146 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,960 - Outside, like that, on the bench, in winter? 147 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:38,280 - It happens. 148 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,160 - When the police came, she still hadn’t returned. 149 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,400 Didn’t that worry you either? 150 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:49,160 - Her sister Audrey often comes to get her. 151 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,960 And usually, she comes back the next evening. 152 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,560 - Does her sister live far? 153 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,800 - At Pontet, near Avignon. 154 00:13:03,560 --> 00:13:06,680 - Had your wife had any trouble with the locals? 155 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:08,320 - Oh, no. 156 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,880 - Anyone she might have argued with? 157 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:14,640 - No, I don’t think so. 158 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,080 - If you’re not involved, 159 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,400 someone must have a reason. 160 00:13:20,560 --> 00:13:23,440 Think about it. Please, help me. 161 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:24,960 - I swear, I don’t know. 162 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,240 I don’t know, I swear. I 163 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,400 I want my children and my wife back. 164 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:32,240 I’m going crazy here. 165 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,080 - Gentlemen. - Hello. 166 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:01,160 Hello, Jean. 167 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,520 Mr. Salah? That's me. 168 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:20,760 Sorry about that. 169 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:22,360 Oh! 170 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,000 You didn't sleep? No. 171 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:26,440 Did you read the article? 172 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,080 Don't you want to go back and rest? No. 173 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:31,720 Did you read the article? 174 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:32,840 Yes, yes. 175 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:34,880 It's horrible. 176 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:37,360 What did you think of this guy? 177 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,120 No criminal record or past offenses. 178 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,400 He's neither a believable culprit 179 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,720 nor an obvious innocent. 180 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,480 What state was he in? 181 00:17:47,120 --> 00:17:48,640 Nervous, lost. 182 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,040 More worried about his kids than himself. 183 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,000 He doesn't understand, he's in denial. 184 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,000 He talks about his wife in the present tense. 185 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,600 I'm curious to see the 186 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:01,680 the file. 187 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,800 You want to defend him? 188 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:08,400 Yes. 189 00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:11,160 You haven't pleaded 190 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,360 at the Assizes since the Portal case. How long has it been 191 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:15,440 15 years? 192 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,120 How can I defend you if you don't tell me everything? 193 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,800 What are you talking about? I saw the investigation file. 194 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,800 Roger's statements the night of the crime. 195 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,240 That's the first thing you should have said. 196 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:52,520 I can't discover these elements five minutes before seeing the judge. 197 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:56,920 - Roger, what are you doing here? 198 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:58,880 I didn't say anything against you. 199 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:04,560 Roger! 200 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:05,920 Roger! 201 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:10,960 - Mr. Milik, 202 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,640 the evening before the incident, 203 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,440 you went to Mr. Roger Marton's café. 204 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,240 How did he react when he saw you arrive? 205 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:20,560 - I wasn't feeling well. 206 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,280 - Please speak into the microphone, Mr. Milik. 207 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,480 - He saw I wasn't well. 208 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,360 He understood it was because of Cécile. We were arguing. 209 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:37,200 - Tell us what happened next from there. 210 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,000 - I sat at the bar. 211 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,440 I told him about my argument. 212 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:44,800 - Last call, we're closing. 213 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,640 Okay? Thanks. 214 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:47,880 - She's crazy. 215 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,520 If she doesn't stop drinking, call social services on her. 216 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,240 You'll be better off. 217 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:53,560 - I can't do that. 218 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,120 - Too kind, too dumb. 219 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,120 Don't be surprised she walks all over you. - She doesn't walk all over me. 220 00:19:58,280 --> 00:19:59,960 She's got character. - Roger, 221 00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:01,240 stop interfering. 222 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,040 - We're just talking. - Leave him alone. 223 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:08,640 I'm going to bed. 224 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:10,200 - See you later. 225 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,880 - Without the kids, I would have ended it all. 226 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:23,560 - Isn't it wrong to say that? 227 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,720 - Ah, I knew it! - Oh! 228 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,240 We can't hear each other anymore! 229 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,280 - Of course, we only hear you. - This is my place, after all. 230 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,360 Your Cécile isn't exactly a walk in the park. 231 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:33,480 You're worth more than that. 232 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:34,760 - A walk in the park? 233 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:36,600 - A real mess. She's an alcoholic. 234 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,000 - It's not her fault. - It's not her fault? 235 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,480 Whose fault is it then? 236 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:41,880 If tomorrow she takes 237 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:43,880 your kids, that's not her fault? 238 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,280 How will you protect them from her if you're not around? 239 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:48,880 - I don't know. - You said it yourself. 240 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:50,280 You'll end it all. 241 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,560 You let yourself be killed, walked all over. 242 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,840 You're like a kid, just watching her. 243 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,480 You're not a man. 244 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:00,400 Want my picture? 245 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,680 I'll tell you, if I were you, 246 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:08,760 it would have happened a while ago 247 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:15,920 - Happened what? - You know what I mean. 248 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,040 Okay, we're closing. 249 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:36,520 - Mr. Milik, during your three years in pre-trial detention, 250 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,040 you named Mr. Roger Marton 251 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:40,040 as your friend. 252 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,480 Can we say you admired him? 253 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:45,640 - He was my only friend. 254 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,200 He's sobbing. 255 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:58,440 'Mr. Milik?' 256 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:03,320 'Yes, yes, sorry.' 257 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:05,440 'Excuse me.' 258 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,120 'If he was your only friend, his opinion mattered.' 259 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:23,400 'Right?' 260 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:25,720 'You didn't want to disappoint him.' 261 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,080 'Yeah, not disappoint him.' 262 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:32,640 'When Roger suggested you kill your wife,' 263 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,680 'wasn't he going too far?' 264 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,280 'I didn't take him seriously.' 265 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,720 'When he was drunk, he wanted to kill everyone.' 266 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,880 'He barked, but he didn't bite.' 267 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:47,080 'When he said you weren't a man,' 268 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,800 'didn't that upset you?' 269 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,760 'Didn't you want to prove him wrong?' 270 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:52,960 'My client is not a child.' 271 00:22:53,120 --> 00:22:56,920 'He wouldn't kill his wife just to get his friend's approval.' 272 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,520 'Counsel, you'll have time to speak.' 273 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,360 'Go on.' 'Excuse me.' 274 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,040 'Mr. Milik, six months earlier,' 275 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,840 'you consulted a lawyer about a divorce?' 276 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:08,000 'Just to get information.' 277 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,800 'What were the reasons for that?' 278 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,160 'Cécile was drinking too much.' 279 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,480 'It was becoming dangerous for Emma and Maël.' 280 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:16,880 'They were very young.' 281 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:17,680 'You had' 282 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:19,720 'considered getting rid of her.' 283 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:21,320 'Legally, I mean.' 284 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:22,920 No, I didn't do anything. 285 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,440 I didn't want to take my kids away from her. 286 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,520 You've seen the lawyer twice. 287 00:23:28,120 --> 00:23:30,240 You can love someone and still get divorced. 288 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,480 You can love someone and kill them. 289 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,320 That'll be all, thank you. 290 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,480 Counselor, for the defense. 291 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,800 Mr. Milik, when you asked about 292 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:56,120 the divorce process, 293 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,680 what did that colleague tell you about custody of your children? 294 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,040 That if it went before a judge, 295 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,520 there's a good chance I'd get custody. 296 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,360 Because of her alcoholism, I assume. 297 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:10,960 You don't drink. 298 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:13,000 And yet, 299 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:17,120 if you'd divorced and gotten custody, 300 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:21,040 your wife would have kept the house you lived in, right? 301 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,720 The house belongs to Cécile. She inherited it from her father. 302 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,280 Who left her the usufruct. 303 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,520 He also left the bare ownership to your sister-in-law, 304 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,080 Audrey Girard, who currently lives there. 305 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,080 In other words, 306 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,000 even if you hadn't been charged with this murder, 307 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:39,640 your sister-in-law 308 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,760 would have inherited the house and you would have had to move out. 309 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,240 We agree on that? Yes, exactly. 310 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,120 You knew that killing your wife 311 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,680 wouldn't make you inherit her house. 312 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:58,240 Let's go back to the conversation you had with the 313 00:24:58,400 --> 00:24:59,920 the colleague. 314 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,240 Regarding the divorce proceedings. 315 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:06,800 If you had started them, what would have happened financially? 316 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:08,720 No, I 317 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,280 In terms of the family benefits you were receiving 318 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,760 to raise your children. 319 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:16,520 - I would have gotten them. 320 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:18,520 Like with custody. 321 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:22,560 - Would that money have allowed you to find a home 322 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,320 and provide for their needs? - Yes. 323 00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:28,480 - So, can we say a divorce 324 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,960 would have been easy and in your favor? 325 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:33,320 - Hmm. 326 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,360 - Also, did your wife 327 00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:38,840 have a life insurance policy? 328 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:39,800 - No. 329 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,080 - Did she have any savings? 330 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,200 - She had nothing, except 331 00:25:44,360 --> 00:25:45,280 her half of the house. 332 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,760 - That half would go to her sister 333 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:51,440 and your children if your sister-in-law passed away. 334 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:52,760 To sum up, 335 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,440 your wife's death 336 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,200 would have brought you nothing but grief. 337 00:25:57,360 --> 00:25:59,640 Thank you, Mr. Milik. 338 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:03,800 - Thank you, Counselor. 339 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,520 Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor (Johann Sebastian Bach) 340 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,200 - for her children, for Elodie, 341 00:26:16,360 --> 00:26:18,880 for Jade, for Ryan, 342 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:23,320 for Maël and Emma. May they receive this 343 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:25,920 strength and this comfort. 344 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,320 Hail Mary, full of grace, 345 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:30,840 the Lord is with you; 346 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,000 blessed are you among all women, 347 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,360 and Jesus, the fruit of your womb, 348 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:37,800 is blessed. 349 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,720 Holy Mary, Mother of God, 350 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:42,600 pray for us 351 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,160 "Stop, let me go." 352 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,120 "Please, don’t touch me." 353 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,320 "Who do you think you are?" 354 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,440 "Let’s go inside, kids." 355 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:54,960 "The priest is singing." 356 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,400 Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor (Johann Sebastian Bach) 357 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,280 "Yes?" "It’s for the lawyer’s visiting room." 358 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:57,360 Clinking sounds 359 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,360 "If you refuse to attend the reconstruction," 360 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:27,680 it will be held against you. 361 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:29,840 "Why don’t you want to go?" 362 00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:32,920 "What difference does it make, anyway?" 363 00:28:34,360 --> 00:28:35,880 "Think about your children." 364 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,120 "If I can’t see them" 365 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,720 "We’ll file another visitation request. I’ve seen social services." 366 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,080 "Do you have children?" 367 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:50,640 "Yes." 368 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,440 "I have some points to clarify." 369 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,120 "Like that mud story." 370 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,840 On your shoes and your pants. 371 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,840 The forensic report says they found the same 372 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,000 on Roger and Cécile's clothes. 373 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:06,080 How do you explain that? 374 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:08,240 - I don't know. 375 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,560 And I won't go to the reconstruction because I didn't do anything. 376 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:14,240 What day is it? 377 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,000 - It's Saturday. 378 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,440 - When the weather was nice, we'd go to the Aulnes pond with Ryan. 379 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,360 Roger lent me his gear. 380 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,480 I was going to give him his first fishing rod with a nice reel. 381 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,880 In two years. He's still a bit young. 382 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,680 - If you help me, in two years, you'll be out. 383 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,280 Pavane Op 50 (Gabriel Fauré) 384 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,080 Barking 385 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:33,600 - What is this about? 386 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,320 - I'm Me Monier, your brother-in-law's lawyer. 387 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:39,720 I need to collect some things from him. 388 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,040 - He won't get anything. 389 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,640 - Mrs. Girard, if you have something to say, 390 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,120 I'm all ears. 391 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:50,440 He doesn't always tell me everything. 392 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:10,600 - Malo, get lost. Come on, scram. 393 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:12,600 Get lost. 394 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,040 Did you see how pretty she was? 395 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,680 She wasn't always the wreck she's become. 396 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,160 She was stylish when she worked at the town hall. 397 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,240 She loved to laugh a lot and 398 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:33,520 dance. 399 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:36,240 Before she met that bastard. 400 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:40,680 Because 401 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:45,640 You defend him, 402 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:47,200 but he's a bastard. 403 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:52,120 I'm not saying he didn't make her happy for a while, 404 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:54,320 but those kids he had with her 405 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,280 He ruined her life. 406 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,880 When our father died, it was a shock. 407 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:06,320 It was like she had no one left to protect her. 408 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,200 Gradually, she started drinking more and more. 409 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:14,360 I was ashamed 410 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,200 and hurt having to pick her up off that bench, in that state. 411 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,280 She never confided in me about her life. 412 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:24,800 I used to tell her, 413 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:26,560 "Stay at my place." 414 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:32,040 She loved her kids, even if she didn't take good care of them. 415 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,080 "Give him the photos of his family." 416 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:53,960 It'll hurt him like he hurts me. 417 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:55,880 Now, get out of here. 418 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,320 "You don't like what I stand for." 419 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:02,400 "I don't care." 420 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:06,000 If he gets away with it, my sister's memory will haunt your sleep. 421 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,720 Hammering 422 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:33,120 "The victim likely died around 2 a.m., 423 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,760 the night of Wednesday, February 19 to Thursday, February 20, 2017, 424 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:37,120 give or take thirty minutes." 425 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:40,680 These photos were taken about seven hours after the crime. 426 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,040 "Any traces of alcohol in the blood?" 427 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,120 - Yes. According to the examination and the dating, 428 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:50,400 the blood alcohol level was 4.1 grams per liter. 429 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,840 Only one wound was found on the neck. 430 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:55,960 The cut was caused by a sharp object 431 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:57,600 with a serrated blade, 432 00:33:57,760 --> 00:33:59,680 like a survival knife. 433 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:00,880 The dissection shows 434 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:03,080 a section of the right carotid artery. 435 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:08,040 The blade pierced the neck on its right posterior side, at point A. 436 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:11,280 It continued its path toward the left posterior side, 437 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:12,960 cutting the carotid at point B. 438 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,200 According to the wound examination, the blow, 439 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,800 single and fatal, was delivered with force, 440 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:20,160 and from behind. 441 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,480 - Madam President, a question, please. 442 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:25,280 - Go ahead. 443 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:29,160 - Expert, the blow went from right to left 444 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:30,760 and from behind. 445 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,880 Could you demonstrate the assassin's movements? 446 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,640 - The expert will refrain. He is not a mime. 447 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:39,760 - If you allow me, I will do it. 448 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:43,000 I have great admiration for the mime Marceau. 449 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:44,000 Laughter. - Go ahead. 450 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:45,480 - Thank you. 451 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,320 Expert, could you please, 452 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,440 describe while I proceed? 453 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,080 - Go ahead. - Uh, well, then 454 00:34:57,920 --> 00:34:59,680 The assassin was behind the victim, 455 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:01,560 he held her still with one hand. 456 00:35:01,720 --> 00:35:03,040 - With one hand 457 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:04,440 Like this? - Yes. 458 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:07,840 He plunged the knife blade into her throat with his other hand. 459 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:09,240 - Like this? 460 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:13,480 Thank you. 461 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:16,040 If the cut was from right to left, 462 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:18,880 could we say it was the work of a left-hander? 463 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:20,680 - That's likely. 464 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:22,480 - Thank you. 465 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,360 - Thank you, Doctor, for your testimony. 466 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:28,160 A new path opens up for you for a career change. 467 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:29,600 Laughter 468 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:31,160 Mr. Expert, please continue. 469 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:32,960 He clears his throat. 470 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:35,920 - The horizontal shape of the wound and the blood 471 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:38,920 on the victim's knees indicate she was standing. 472 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:40,880 - Are there any other injuries? 473 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:42,200 - No, no injuries. 474 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:44,360 No defensive wounds or dragging marks. 475 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:45,480 - Madam President, 476 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,600 I have a question. - Go ahead. 477 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,120 - In the absence of such traces, 478 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,840 could the victim have been placed at the scene 479 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,280 by someone familiar to her? 480 00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:58,720 - That's a possibility, yes. 481 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:00,720 - That will be all, thank you. 482 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,040 - Ms. Marton, 483 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,720 on the evening before the incident, did you hear the accused 484 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,280 express a wish to end things with his wife? 485 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:13,920 - Not that I know of. 486 00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:16,440 That's the last one, we're closing. 487 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:17,880 - And your husband? 488 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:18,880 - She's an addict. 489 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,520 If she doesn't stop drinking, get the social services involved. 490 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:23,480 You'll have peace of mind. 491 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:24,920 - I can't do that. 492 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:27,400 - He gave advice to Nicolas. 493 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,640 Nothing alarming. - Don’t be surprised she’s crushing you. 494 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:32,160 - She’s not crushing me, she’s got character. 495 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:33,960 - Roger, stop interfering. 496 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,600 - We’re just talking. - Leave him alone. 497 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:38,080 I went upstairs to bed. 498 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,920 - You didn’t fall asleep right away. 499 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:48,480 - No, I took off my makeup. 500 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:54,280 And then, 501 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:56,200 I got into bed with a book. 502 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:02,240 I heard 503 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,840 the metal shutter; it was 1 a.m. 504 00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:09,760 Creaking. 505 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:21,520 - Laure 506 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:24,120 - Yes? 507 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:25,120 - Laure 508 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,240 - Take a Doliprane from the bathroom. 509 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:38,120 Inaudible remarks. 510 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:42,280 What? What are you saying? 511 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,400 - What did he answer you? 512 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:49,320 - He said: 513 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:53,760 "I did it, damn it, I did it." 514 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:55,440 Murmur. 515 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:56,600 - Silence. 516 00:37:58,360 --> 00:37:59,920 Silence, please. 517 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:04,160 Mrs. Marton, did your husband tell you 518 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:05,480 what he had done? 519 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:07,280 No, he didn’t say anything else. 520 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:09,040 He had drunk too much. 521 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:11,240 He fell asleep 30 seconds later. 522 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:12,480 And the next day? 523 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:13,840 No. 524 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:17,760 He stayed in bed in the morning. 525 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:21,160 He told me he didn’t want to open the door because he was sick. 526 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,080 I said, 'Okay.' 527 00:38:23,240 --> 00:38:26,040 In your opinion, what did he do between 1 a.m., 528 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:29,080 when Nicolas Milik supposedly left the bar, 529 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:32,480 and 3:15 a.m., when he joined you 530 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:33,720 in the room? 531 00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:38,840 I don’t know. 532 00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:42,960 I never found out. 533 00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:48,000 Less than 24 hours 534 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:48,920 after the incident, 535 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:51,160 the police arrested your husband. 536 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:54,120 Can you tell us what they found? 537 00:38:55,240 --> 00:38:57,640 He had a gun. It didn’t work. 538 00:38:58,600 --> 00:38:59,920 And he also had 539 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:01,320 a war knife. 540 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:03,920 What does it look like? 541 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:07,120 The one with holes on the handle to put your fingers through. 542 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:09,120 holes to put the fingers through. 543 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,480 A brass knuckle? Yes, exactly. 544 00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:14,240 It’s pretty big. 545 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:22,440 I have it. It was in the bar, under the sink. 546 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:34,400 - I'm asking you again, 547 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,880 what did your husband tell the police during his first interview? 548 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:40,880 - That he hadn’t done anything special. 549 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:42,280 - Nothing else? 550 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:44,720 Let me remind you. 551 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:47,120 He said that between Mr. Milik leaving 552 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:49,200 and his arrival in your room, 553 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:51,640 he had tidied up the bar. 554 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,360 - For two hours? 555 00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:58,640 - Maybe I watched some TV. 556 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,040 - You didn’t take your vehicle? 557 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:02,720 - I was completely wasted. 558 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:05,560 If I’d taken my car, I would’ve wrecked it. 559 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:11,480 - Do you own 560 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:13,000 a survival knife? 561 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:14,680 - Affirmative. 562 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:17,440 - Do you know where it is? 563 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:18,240 - In the garage. 564 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:20,120 With my army memorabilia. 565 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:23,080 - So why was it found under the sink in the bar? 566 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:28,080 - At some point, I think I took it. 567 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:30,120 - Oh really? 568 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:32,000 - Ask my wife. 569 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:34,440 Drunk, I lock myself in my workshop. 570 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:36,120 I put on my uniform. 571 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:39,920 Some nights, I wear my beret; it makes the customers laugh. 572 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:42,080 - Okay. 573 00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:45,680 You took your knife and went to the bar. 574 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:47,920 - If you found it in the bar, yes. 575 00:40:48,080 --> 00:40:49,720 - Did you clean it? 576 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:51,280 - No. 577 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:54,880 - We found it wet with traces of dish soap. 578 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:58,760 - Well, I washed it. What else do you want me to say? 579 00:40:59,720 --> 00:41:01,760 - There you go. You can understand my doubts 580 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,600 about your husband's testimony. 581 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:13,360 Madam President, could you request 582 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:15,800 the unsealing of exhibit number seven? 583 00:41:17,240 --> 00:41:18,840 - Bailiff? 584 00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:45,280 - Do you recognize this knife, Mrs. Marton? 585 00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:47,880 - It's my husband's. 586 00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:52,440 - It has the same features 587 00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:54,640 as the one used in the crime. 588 00:41:55,240 --> 00:41:57,840 Serrated blade, similar length. 589 00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,200 Furthermore, 590 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:02,920 the analysis report reveals Roger Marton's DNA 591 00:42:03,080 --> 00:42:05,960 on the handle and also a tiny 592 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:09,000 particle of flesh between the handle and the blade. 593 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:10,240 Unfortunately, 594 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,680 too tiny to determine its date 595 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:15,760 and origin. 596 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:19,480 I have one last question, Mrs. Marton. 597 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:22,280 Which hand did your husband write with? 598 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:25,240 - Left. 599 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:28,400 - I will conclude by specifying that my client is right-handed. 600 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:29,280 Thank you. 601 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:30,960 - Excuse me, Counselor. 602 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:34,200 Your insinuation is purely interpretative. 603 00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:37,240 I see it as evidence against the accused. 604 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,920 If Mr. Milik had killed his wife, 605 00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:43,320 he could have used his right-handed strength 606 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:44,880 to hold her down 607 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:47,400 and the blow would have been delivered by his left hand. 608 00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:49,640 - Given the depth of the wound, 609 00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:53,120 he wouldn't have been able to push the blade in with his weaker arm. 610 00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:56,640 - Counselor, we're not here to judge a contest of strength. 611 00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:45,840 - What are you drawing, Emma? 612 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:47,320 - Dad's prison. 613 00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:50,840 With us in front, so maybe one day we can see him again. 614 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:52,160 - Yeah, that's good. 615 00:43:57,080 --> 00:43:57,880 Jade? 616 00:43:58,040 --> 00:43:59,960 Didn't you draw anything for Dad? 617 00:44:01,520 --> 00:44:02,640 Jade? 618 00:44:05,840 --> 00:44:08,240 - Kids, it's recess. 619 00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:11,320 - No, no, stay. 620 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:16,800 Sit down. 621 00:44:21,320 --> 00:44:23,120 Jade isn't getting better, is she? 622 00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:25,160 - No, she still isn't talking. 623 00:44:25,320 --> 00:44:28,240 But she played with other kids last week. 624 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:33,680 What did they say about the release request? 625 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:36,040 - It was rejected again. 626 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:38,520 Your dad asked me to tell you 627 00:44:38,680 --> 00:44:41,360 he loves you very much and thinks you're 628 00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:44,680 very brave, and that he misses you terribly. 629 00:44:45,800 --> 00:44:48,080 - Do you think we'll manage to see him? 630 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:52,600 - Visits are complicated. 631 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:56,440 Have you thought about what I asked you? 632 00:44:56,600 --> 00:44:58,200 Coming to testify? 633 00:44:58,920 --> 00:45:00,320 - No, I don't want to. 634 00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:03,680 - Why? It would help your father if you testified. 635 00:45:04,520 --> 00:45:05,760 - I'm ashamed. 636 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:15,280 - In the mud, we find the same pollution components 637 00:45:15,440 --> 00:45:16,600 as in your street. 638 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:20,320 But no trace of pollution was found in the mud at the Van Gogh bridge, 639 00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:21,800 during the first examination. 640 00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:24,800 So, on this point, you are completely cleared. 641 00:45:24,960 --> 00:45:26,160 - Thank you, Maître. 642 00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:29,000 - I need you to clarify the nature 643 00:45:29,160 --> 00:45:31,240 of the relationship between your wife and Roger. 644 00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:33,240 - Again with Roger? 645 00:45:34,400 --> 00:45:38,520 - If I can't prove he was familiar with Cécile, 646 00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:41,120 they'll argue she let herself be taken 647 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,240 as a point against you. 648 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:44,680 - That means nothing. 649 00:45:44,840 --> 00:45:47,240 She was drunk. Anyone could have taken her. 650 00:45:47,400 --> 00:45:48,440 - Yes, but 651 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:51,000 we have no other suspect. 652 00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:54,800 Understand, it's not against him, but for you. 653 00:45:57,600 --> 00:46:00,600 Did your wife frequent Roger's bar? 654 00:46:02,280 --> 00:46:03,560 - It happened. 655 00:46:03,720 --> 00:46:05,560 - How was he with her? 656 00:46:05,720 --> 00:46:07,280 - Good, polite. 657 00:46:08,160 --> 00:46:10,640 - Did she know he was your best friend? 658 00:46:10,800 --> 00:46:11,520 - Hm. 659 00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:14,080 - Well, there you go. We're making progress. 660 00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:15,120 Hey 661 00:46:15,280 --> 00:46:17,440 Here, from Elodie. 662 00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:28,240 - That was one hell of a wedding. 663 00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:34,840 Cécile's father was still alive then. 664 00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:36,480 He really liked me. 665 00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:38,560 He had a fight 666 00:46:38,720 --> 00:46:40,480 with Audrey because she didn't want to come. 667 00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:41,960 - She didn't want to come? 668 00:46:42,120 --> 00:46:43,520 - It was too soon. 669 00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:47,520 - You got married quickly? - Two months after we met. 670 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:49,560 - How did you meet? 671 00:46:49,720 --> 00:46:51,800 - It was the Bastille Day party. 672 00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:55,600 She had this soft look in her eyes. 673 00:46:55,760 --> 00:46:57,480 I couldn't stop staring at her. 674 00:46:57,640 --> 00:46:59,080 At one point, she noticed me. 675 00:46:59,240 --> 00:47:01,320 She asked what my problem was. 676 00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:02,640 I said, 'Nothing.' 677 00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:05,440 And that I thought she was pretty. 678 00:47:06,320 --> 00:47:08,160 Then I asked her to dance. 679 00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:10,600 - She said yes? - Yeah. 680 00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:12,120 I couldn't believe it. 681 00:47:13,840 --> 00:47:15,040 We went out for dinner. 682 00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:16,600 We talked a lot. 683 00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:18,200 It felt good. 684 00:47:18,360 --> 00:47:21,120 She had also lost her mother when she was a kid. 685 00:47:21,640 --> 00:47:23,360 I drove her home. 686 00:47:23,840 --> 00:47:25,800 As she was getting out of the car, 687 00:47:27,240 --> 00:47:28,680 I tried to kiss her. 688 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:31,160 And since she let me 689 00:47:31,720 --> 00:47:34,760 I thought maybe I'd never be alone again. 690 00:48:06,720 --> 00:48:07,520 - Mr. Monier 691 00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:09,080 Did he explain it to you? - Yes. 692 00:48:09,240 --> 00:48:10,760 Jean told me everything in detail. 693 00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:14,800 - They beat him up because he ratted them out. 694 00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:16,840 He doesn't want to have anything to do with their operation anymore. 695 00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:18,640 I'm scared for my son. 696 00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:21,000 He's a young bullfighter with talent. 697 00:48:21,160 --> 00:48:22,720 He's going to ruin his life. 698 00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:24,720 You have to help me talk some sense into him. 699 00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:27,200 He wants to withdraw his complaint. 700 00:48:27,360 --> 00:48:28,560 - Jean? 701 00:48:30,360 --> 00:48:31,120 What's wrong? 702 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:32,240 Jean? 703 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:34,840 Hey, hey 704 00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:36,320 - Oh, it's nothing. 705 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:37,400 I just had a 706 00:48:38,040 --> 00:48:39,960 a little dizzy spell. I'm fine. 707 00:48:40,120 --> 00:48:42,440 - Are you okay? - Yeah. I'm better now. It's nothing. 708 00:49:00,080 --> 00:49:02,680 - Should I call a doctor? - No, no, it's nothing. 709 00:49:06,560 --> 00:49:08,520 - You scared me earlier. 710 00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:10,880 You looked as white as a sheet. 711 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:13,680 Why are you smiling? - It's just an expression. 712 00:49:13,840 --> 00:49:16,240 White as a sheet. My mother used to say that. 713 00:49:16,840 --> 00:49:17,920 - I'm not your mother. 714 00:49:18,080 --> 00:49:21,520 But I'm telling you, you should take care of yourself. 715 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:23,720 You're working too hard. 716 00:49:23,880 --> 00:49:25,160 You're burning out. 717 00:49:25,800 --> 00:49:27,560 I haven't seen you like this since Portal. 718 00:49:27,720 --> 00:49:29,720 - Nothing to do with that. There's no proof. 719 00:49:29,880 --> 00:49:31,520 The whole case is bogus. 720 00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:33,560 - So you think he's innocent? 721 00:49:33,720 --> 00:49:35,360 - That's not the point. 722 00:49:35,520 --> 00:49:39,240 I'm just talking about my defense. I want to believe in my arguments. 723 00:49:42,360 --> 00:49:44,840 - But can you admit that you might be wrong? 724 00:49:46,080 --> 00:49:48,960 - Yes, I can admit that I might be wrong. 725 00:50:54,080 --> 00:50:55,760 - I have great news. 726 00:50:56,320 --> 00:50:58,920 Mrs. Diallo from social services contacted me. 727 00:50:59,600 --> 00:51:01,160 Elodie agrees to testify. 728 00:51:01,560 --> 00:51:03,200 If her father agrees, 729 00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:04,520 she will be a witness. - Great. 730 00:51:04,680 --> 00:51:06,000 - Maître Monier? 731 00:51:08,560 --> 00:51:10,160 I've heard some shocking things. 732 00:51:10,680 --> 00:51:12,520 Portal, does that ring a bell? 733 00:51:12,680 --> 00:51:14,280 - Madam, please. 734 00:51:14,440 --> 00:51:17,760 - The great lawyer who got Portal, the old man killer, pardoned. 735 00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:19,200 - Madam, that's enough. 736 00:51:19,360 --> 00:51:20,520 - What did Portal do, 737 00:51:20,680 --> 00:51:21,720 right after being released? 738 00:51:21,880 --> 00:51:23,480 He killed again and again. 739 00:51:23,640 --> 00:51:24,880 - Come on, that's enough. 740 00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:28,000 - Go ahead, asshole! 741 00:51:28,160 --> 00:51:29,960 Go do your dirty job! 742 00:51:47,160 --> 00:51:49,720 - Your daughter Elodie has to come testify. 743 00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:51,920 - Testify about what? 744 00:51:52,400 --> 00:51:54,160 - That she needs you. 745 00:51:54,320 --> 00:51:57,120 She is responsible for her four brothers and sisters. 746 00:51:57,280 --> 00:51:58,480 - I don't want to. 747 00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:00,480 - You don't understand. 748 00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:04,320 If I file a request, the judge won't be able to say no. 749 00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:05,760 - She must not see this. 750 00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:07,280 - She's tall. 751 00:52:07,440 --> 00:52:09,360 - I don't want her to see me here. 752 00:52:09,520 --> 00:52:10,480 After three years, 753 00:52:10,640 --> 00:52:11,960 I don't want to. 754 00:52:12,120 --> 00:52:15,200 I don't want to. 755 00:52:21,920 --> 00:52:24,960 - You confirm: no DNA traces of Nicolas Milik 756 00:52:25,120 --> 00:52:26,520 or of Cécile Milik 757 00:52:26,680 --> 00:52:29,120 were found in Mr. Marton's vehicle? 758 00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:30,840 - Exactly. - And on the body? 759 00:52:31,640 --> 00:52:34,360 - The autopsy revealed the presence 760 00:52:34,520 --> 00:52:36,680 of Nicolas Milik's DNA only. 761 00:52:36,840 --> 00:52:39,920 - That's normal, as he was the victim's husband. 762 00:52:40,080 --> 00:52:41,120 - You're right. 763 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:44,800 But one detail disrupts this feeling of normality. 764 00:52:44,960 --> 00:52:47,680 Officer, what does the autopsy report say 765 00:52:47,840 --> 00:52:50,000 about the victim's nails? 766 00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:53,800 - Under the right middle and ring fingernails, 767 00:52:53,960 --> 00:52:57,560 forensic medicine found a tiny blood crust 768 00:52:57,720 --> 00:52:59,520 belonging to Mr. Milik. 769 00:52:59,680 --> 00:53:03,440 - As stated in my client's interrogation report, 770 00:53:03,600 --> 00:53:05,720 shortly before the tragedy, they argued 771 00:53:05,880 --> 00:53:08,120 and Mrs. Milik tried to slap my client. 772 00:53:08,280 --> 00:53:09,600 She scratched his neck. 773 00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:12,400 - Stop interrupting, Madam Prosecutor. 774 00:53:12,560 --> 00:53:15,080 Let her conduct her questioning. 775 00:53:15,240 --> 00:53:16,560 - Thank you, Madam President. 776 00:53:16,720 --> 00:53:18,920 That's not the point I'm interested in. 777 00:53:19,080 --> 00:53:21,160 Officer, please continue. 778 00:53:21,320 --> 00:53:24,280 - A tiny blue thread residue was found under her right index fingernail. 779 00:53:24,440 --> 00:53:26,800 a tiny trace of blue thread. 780 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:29,920 - You must be referring to the bright blue suit 781 00:53:30,080 --> 00:53:32,240 Mr. Milik was wearing, according to witnesses, 782 00:53:32,400 --> 00:53:33,720 the night before the incident. 783 00:53:33,880 --> 00:53:36,080 - And which was found balled up at the foot of the bed 784 00:53:36,240 --> 00:53:38,720 during the search of his home. 785 00:53:39,240 --> 00:53:41,240 - My next question is for the defendant. 786 00:53:45,160 --> 00:53:47,000 Mr. Milik, you weren’t wearing a jacket 787 00:53:47,160 --> 00:53:50,000 during that argument with your wife. 788 00:53:50,160 --> 00:53:54,400 How then was a thread residue found under her fingernail? 789 00:53:54,560 --> 00:53:55,840 - I don’t know. 790 00:53:56,480 --> 00:53:58,760 - If you weren’t wearing your jacket, 791 00:53:58,920 --> 00:54:01,440 as you stated in your interrogation report, 792 00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:04,680 how could that thread have ended up under her nail after a slap, 793 00:54:04,840 --> 00:54:05,640 along with 794 00:54:05,800 --> 00:54:07,000 your blood? 795 00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:10,360 Your wife couldn’t have pulled a thread from your trousers. 796 00:54:10,520 --> 00:54:12,240 It seems impossible she would bend down 797 00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:14,080 to hit you in the face. 798 00:54:14,720 --> 00:54:17,840 - I’m not sure anymore. Maybe I was wearing my jacket. 799 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:18,960 - Oh no. 800 00:54:19,120 --> 00:54:22,520 Officer, please remind us of the exact words the defendant used 801 00:54:22,680 --> 00:54:24,960 during his interrogation regarding what he was wearing 802 00:54:25,120 --> 00:54:27,040 during the altercation with his wife. 803 00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:30,920 - He said he was wearing his shirt tucked into his blue suit trousers. 804 00:54:31,480 --> 00:54:32,320 Not his jacket. 805 00:54:32,480 --> 00:54:34,400 - Not his jacket. However, 806 00:54:34,560 --> 00:54:36,320 what’s more likely is that 807 00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:39,960 she struggled when she realized your intention 808 00:54:40,120 --> 00:54:41,440 near the Van Gogh bridge. 809 00:54:41,600 --> 00:54:43,240 She would have attacked you. 810 00:54:43,400 --> 00:54:45,680 That would explain the presence of the blue thread 811 00:54:45,840 --> 00:54:48,040 and your blood. - I could also have 812 00:54:48,200 --> 00:54:51,600 been mistaken back then about what I was wearing at my hearing. 813 00:54:51,760 --> 00:54:53,240 - Even if you were wearing it, 814 00:54:53,400 --> 00:54:56,000 you say the argument happened around 10 p.m. 815 00:54:56,680 --> 00:54:57,440 Is it possible 816 00:54:57,600 --> 00:54:58,680 that a thread fragment 817 00:54:58,840 --> 00:55:01,560 could stay under a fingernail that long without coming loose? 818 00:55:01,720 --> 00:55:04,240 If the victim was killed around 2 a.m., 819 00:55:04,880 --> 00:55:06,720 that's still four hours. 820 00:55:07,720 --> 00:55:09,520 - Counsel, for the defense. 821 00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:13,400 - I'll first respond to the prosecutor. 822 00:55:13,560 --> 00:55:15,760 My client has absolutely no reason 823 00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:18,440 to remember what he was wearing that night. 824 00:55:18,600 --> 00:55:20,840 - He remembered the next day. 825 00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:23,040 - Today, three years later, 826 00:55:23,200 --> 00:55:25,880 it was just an ordinary night like any other. 827 00:55:26,040 --> 00:55:26,760 He has no reason 828 00:55:26,920 --> 00:55:29,520 to recall exactly what he wore. 829 00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:31,560 It's like asking him 830 00:55:31,720 --> 00:55:35,360 what he wore on December 22, 2016, for example. 831 00:55:35,520 --> 00:55:37,400 - Now that, I remember. 832 00:55:37,560 --> 00:55:39,600 It was the Christmas party at school. 833 00:55:39,760 --> 00:55:41,720 I had my gray pinstripe suit. 834 00:55:41,880 --> 00:55:43,040 My favorite. 835 00:55:45,720 --> 00:55:46,760 - Counsel, 836 00:55:46,920 --> 00:55:50,840 it would be wiser to rely on the officer. 837 00:56:02,720 --> 00:56:03,640 - Annie? 838 00:56:06,800 --> 00:56:08,120 Are you pleading today? 839 00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:10,440 - Yes. 840 00:56:11,160 --> 00:56:12,680 And I just lost. 841 00:56:13,720 --> 00:56:17,440 Your little torero got 3 years for drug trafficking. 842 00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:18,640 - Nicolas's daughter 843 00:56:18,800 --> 00:56:20,200 has to come testify. 844 00:56:22,040 --> 00:56:24,160 - Did you hear what I said? 845 00:56:24,320 --> 00:56:26,440 - Yes, yes, the little torero. 846 00:56:26,600 --> 00:56:28,400 I'll talk to his father. 847 00:56:28,560 --> 00:56:31,120 - I don't think that's his priority. 848 00:56:31,280 --> 00:56:32,280 - Oh, Annie 849 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:35,120 Do you have time for a coffee? 850 00:56:35,680 --> 00:56:37,600 - Yes. I do. But not you. 851 00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:38,880 Fuck 852 00:57:31,040 --> 00:57:32,120 - Mr. Milik? 853 00:57:33,040 --> 00:57:35,320 Hello, sir. Put down the dough. 854 00:57:37,680 --> 00:57:40,480 I'm here to inform you of Mr. Marton's death. 855 00:57:40,640 --> 00:57:42,720 He was found dead in his cell. 856 00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:44,560 I'm sorry, sir. 857 00:58:22,120 --> 00:58:24,040 - He coughed up blood all night. 858 00:58:24,200 --> 00:58:26,080 No one came to help him. 859 00:58:26,400 --> 00:58:28,920 They let him die like a dog. 860 00:58:30,440 --> 00:58:33,160 - Nicolas, this is painful for you, 861 00:58:34,280 --> 00:58:35,880 but it will help us. 862 00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:39,600 - No, Maître. 863 00:58:40,200 --> 00:58:41,160 It's not possible. 864 00:58:41,480 --> 00:58:45,400 - Should I give you the list of charges against him? 865 00:58:45,560 --> 00:58:47,560 Why are you freezing up? - He's my friend. 866 00:58:47,720 --> 00:58:51,720 - Last month, at the judge's, he said he hadn't seen you 867 00:58:51,880 --> 00:58:53,040 come home. 868 00:58:53,200 --> 00:58:55,440 He said witnesses saw 869 00:58:55,600 --> 00:58:57,280 your car at the Van Gogh bridge. 870 00:58:57,440 --> 00:58:58,800 - He was protecting himself. 871 00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:01,680 - Stop with your damn loyalty. 872 00:59:01,840 --> 00:59:03,960 Let me defend you. 873 00:59:04,120 --> 00:59:06,680 - But Laure - But what? What, Laure? 874 00:59:07,960 --> 00:59:10,800 Would you rather have her shamed or see her spend life in prison? 875 00:59:21,840 --> 00:59:23,640 - All right, Counselor, go ahead. 876 00:59:33,320 --> 00:59:35,680 - I learned about your client's disappearance. 877 00:59:35,840 --> 00:59:38,480 Please accept my condolences. - It's his widow who should receive 878 00:59:38,640 --> 00:59:40,880 your condolences. 879 00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:44,200 I assume compassion isn't why you're here. 880 00:59:47,120 --> 00:59:50,000 - You're right, my dear colleague. 881 00:59:50,160 --> 00:59:52,360 - Let's skip the pleasantries. 882 00:59:53,840 --> 00:59:55,560 - Very well. I sincerely believe 883 00:59:55,720 --> 00:59:57,480 my client is innocent. 884 00:59:57,640 --> 00:59:58,920 - Why? 885 00:59:59,080 --> 01:00:01,960 - Beyond the case file, it's about Mr. Marton's death. 886 01:00:02,120 --> 01:00:02,800 Before that, 887 01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:05,440 I thought he feared him, protected him. 888 01:00:05,600 --> 01:00:08,640 But even after his death, he continues to show 889 01:00:08,800 --> 01:00:10,320 unwavering loyalty to him. 890 01:00:10,880 --> 01:00:12,360 He believes him innocent. 891 01:00:13,240 --> 01:00:15,880 - Are you saying my client was the culprit? 892 01:00:16,920 --> 01:00:18,840 - That's why I'm here. 893 01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:19,800 It's delicate, 894 01:00:19,960 --> 01:00:22,160 but in the privacy 895 01:00:22,320 --> 01:00:23,360 of your conversations, 896 01:00:23,520 --> 01:00:25,400 Didn't he confess to you? 897 01:00:26,080 --> 01:00:27,360 If that's the case, 898 01:00:27,920 --> 01:00:30,120 we would request the bar association 899 01:00:30,280 --> 01:00:33,200 to lift attorney-client privilege so you could 900 01:00:33,360 --> 01:00:36,440 testify as a witness - Get out of my office. 901 01:00:37,080 --> 01:00:38,640 Get out or I'll have you disbarred. 902 01:00:41,560 --> 01:00:42,720 Get out. 903 01:00:42,880 --> 01:00:44,040 Out! 904 01:00:48,680 --> 01:00:49,960 Out! 905 01:01:54,440 --> 01:01:57,680 - Why did you go to Montel to squeeze information out of him? 906 01:01:59,360 --> 01:02:00,960 - Roger Marton died yesterday. 907 01:02:01,520 --> 01:02:02,600 - I know. 908 01:02:03,880 --> 01:02:07,080 He told me everything and said he would have turned you in 909 01:02:07,240 --> 01:02:09,960 if he and I hadn't defended together. 910 01:02:10,120 --> 01:02:11,720 - Yeah, it was risky. 911 01:02:11,880 --> 01:02:13,400 But it had to be tried. 912 01:02:13,560 --> 01:02:16,000 In his place, I wouldn't have hesitated. 913 01:02:16,160 --> 01:02:17,800 - Are you losing it or what? 914 01:02:18,720 --> 01:02:22,560 - Don't tell me no other colleague has ever tried that. 915 01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:26,600 - I don't care about others. You're the one who almost got disbarred. 916 01:02:27,760 --> 01:02:29,600 - I want to avoid a miscarriage of justice. 917 01:02:29,760 --> 01:02:32,160 An innocent man risks spending his life in prison. 918 01:02:32,320 --> 01:02:34,960 - See? You're making it personal. 919 01:02:35,120 --> 01:02:37,280 - He hasn't changed his story in 3 years. 920 01:02:37,440 --> 01:02:39,120 No confession, nothing. 921 01:02:40,120 --> 01:02:41,680 What would you have thought? 922 01:02:43,320 --> 01:02:44,320 - Probably the same as you. 923 01:02:44,480 --> 01:02:46,600 But I keep a cool head. 924 01:02:46,760 --> 01:02:49,840 I don't shut myself off from the world when I'm fighting injustice. 925 01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:50,680 Damn! 926 01:02:50,840 --> 01:02:52,280 - Who's talking to me now? 927 01:02:52,440 --> 01:02:54,280 My partner or my wife? 928 01:02:55,200 --> 01:02:56,640 - Your friend, Jean! 929 01:02:57,280 --> 01:03:00,400 I know your tendency to isolate yourself when you're vulnerable. 930 01:03:00,560 --> 01:03:03,200 - Stop putting yourself in my shoes! 931 01:03:03,360 --> 01:03:04,520 But it's annoying! 932 01:03:04,680 --> 01:03:06,840 I'm pleading in less than two months! 933 01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:09,200 I don't need this, Annie! 934 01:03:22,840 --> 01:03:26,120 - I was at my grandmother's when I saw the call for witnesses. 935 01:03:27,520 --> 01:03:29,880 I remembered that night, near the bridge. 936 01:03:30,040 --> 01:03:31,600 - What did you see? 937 01:03:32,320 --> 01:03:33,160 - It was 2 a.m. 938 01:03:33,320 --> 01:03:35,960 I was heading home. Well, to my parents' place. 939 01:03:38,600 --> 01:03:41,560 I saw a big car stopped near the Van Gogh bridge. 940 01:03:42,960 --> 01:03:44,000 The headlights were on. 941 01:03:45,320 --> 01:03:46,320 - Where exactly? 942 01:03:46,480 --> 01:03:48,840 - On the other side of the bridge, by the canal. 943 01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:50,800 I was going towards Arles. 944 01:03:52,120 --> 01:03:53,200 - Mr. Clerk. 945 01:03:58,840 --> 01:04:00,800 Was it one of these vehicles? 946 01:04:02,520 --> 01:04:03,280 - I can't say. 947 01:04:04,200 --> 01:04:06,400 With the headlights on, you couldn't see anything. 948 01:04:09,400 --> 01:04:10,560 - What did you see? 949 01:04:13,160 --> 01:04:15,640 - Two figures behind the car. 950 01:04:15,800 --> 01:04:17,760 In front of the trunk wide open. 951 01:04:18,360 --> 01:04:19,240 - Describe for us 952 01:04:19,400 --> 01:04:21,080 The body shapes of the figures. 953 01:04:22,240 --> 01:04:24,160 - It's just a feeling, 954 01:04:24,320 --> 01:04:26,720 but the person rummaging through the trunk 955 01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:28,720 was taller. 956 01:04:28,880 --> 01:04:30,000 The other one, we couldn't see. 957 01:04:30,160 --> 01:04:31,200 - So 958 01:04:31,360 --> 01:04:36,280 I want to point out that Roger Marton is 10 cm taller than the victim. 959 01:04:36,440 --> 01:04:39,960 As for my client, he's only 4 cm taller than his wife. 960 01:04:45,000 --> 01:04:47,320 - Any questions? Questions? - No. 961 01:04:47,480 --> 01:04:50,800 - I passed by there around 2 a.m. 962 01:04:50,960 --> 01:04:51,880 - What did you see? 963 01:04:52,040 --> 01:04:54,800 - A big, dark car. 964 01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:57,600 Parked near the old bridge, headlights on full beam. 965 01:04:57,760 --> 01:05:00,520 It's not common to see a car parked there. 966 01:05:00,680 --> 01:05:01,920 I thought it had broken down. 967 01:05:02,080 --> 01:05:03,880 I slowed down to check. 968 01:05:04,040 --> 01:05:05,480 There was no one behind the wheel. 969 01:05:05,640 --> 01:05:07,160 The trunk was open. 970 01:05:07,320 --> 01:05:08,560 There were two people 971 01:05:08,720 --> 01:05:10,120 at the back of the car. 972 01:05:11,200 --> 01:05:13,280 - Did you stop? - Yes. 973 01:05:13,720 --> 01:05:16,080 They were about thirty meters away from me. 974 01:05:16,240 --> 01:05:18,440 So, I saw some movement. 975 01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:21,720 There were two people standing. 976 01:05:21,880 --> 01:05:22,600 And 977 01:05:22,760 --> 01:05:24,840 a third person on the ground, 978 01:05:25,000 --> 01:05:27,200 at their feet, arms raised. 979 01:05:27,360 --> 01:05:28,440 Noise 980 01:05:28,600 --> 01:05:29,480 - Silence, 981 01:05:29,640 --> 01:05:31,000 please. 982 01:05:33,080 --> 01:05:34,600 What did you do next? 983 01:05:34,760 --> 01:05:36,560 - I left. 984 01:05:37,040 --> 01:05:38,960 I thought about some young people who had been drinking 985 01:05:39,120 --> 01:05:41,320 and the one on the ground was throwing up. 986 01:05:41,480 --> 01:05:44,160 - But you called the police eight days later. 987 01:05:44,320 --> 01:05:45,040 - When I saw 988 01:05:45,200 --> 01:05:48,120 the witness appeal in my newspaper that I read every morning. 989 01:05:49,320 --> 01:05:50,480 - Sir, 990 01:05:50,640 --> 01:05:52,520 the person with their arms raised, 991 01:05:52,680 --> 01:05:55,640 didn't that seem like a distress signal to you? 992 01:05:56,360 --> 01:05:58,080 - It looked like a drunk 993 01:05:58,240 --> 01:06:00,840 who had fallen and wanted help. 994 01:06:01,720 --> 01:06:03,240 - No strange noises? 995 01:06:03,400 --> 01:06:04,800 Screams, for example? 996 01:06:04,960 --> 01:06:05,640 Radio playing in the background 997 01:06:05,800 --> 01:06:08,360 - I was listening to my radio. 998 01:06:08,920 --> 01:06:11,400 The windows were closed, so 999 01:06:11,760 --> 01:06:12,480 no. 1000 01:06:12,640 --> 01:06:15,200 - Do you remember the build of the people standing? 1001 01:06:16,320 --> 01:06:17,520 - Not really, no. 1002 01:06:18,400 --> 01:06:19,600 - And the person on the ground? 1003 01:06:21,120 --> 01:06:22,480 Radio playing in the background 1004 01:06:30,320 --> 01:06:31,360 - No, not really. 1005 01:06:32,360 --> 01:06:34,040 - Thank you, that will be all. 1006 01:06:34,720 --> 01:06:36,480 - Counsel for the defense. 1007 01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:38,080 - Yes, thank you. 1008 01:06:39,560 --> 01:06:42,000 Sir, are you a secondhand dealer? - Antique dealer. 1009 01:06:42,160 --> 01:06:43,400 - Yes, antique dealer. 1010 01:06:43,560 --> 01:06:46,240 The night you passed by the bridge road, 1011 01:06:46,400 --> 01:06:48,720 you said in your testimony 1012 01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:52,120 Coming back from the Nîmes flea market where you had a stall. 1013 01:06:52,280 --> 01:06:54,640 You must have arrived in Nîmes early. 1014 01:06:54,800 --> 01:06:57,160 - At 7 a.m. for setup, yes. 1015 01:06:57,880 --> 01:07:00,720 - And you left at 2 a.m. the next morning. 1016 01:07:00,880 --> 01:07:02,680 - He's the one who killed my sister! 1017 01:07:02,840 --> 01:07:05,040 We went out to dinner with some friends. 1018 01:07:05,200 --> 01:07:06,800 Did you drink at this dinner? 1019 01:07:07,240 --> 01:07:08,680 Oh, just a little. 1020 01:07:09,080 --> 01:07:10,200 Two or three glasses. 1021 01:07:11,040 --> 01:07:13,440 But I see where you're going with this. 1022 01:07:13,600 --> 01:07:14,680 I know what I saw. 1023 01:07:14,840 --> 01:07:15,840 - What you saw 1024 01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:18,240 in the glare of the headlights, alcohol-fueled, 1025 01:07:18,400 --> 01:07:20,840 after an 18-hour workday, 1026 01:07:21,000 --> 01:07:22,920 what you saw without hearing, 1027 01:07:23,080 --> 01:07:25,280 that silhouette in distress on the ground 1028 01:07:25,440 --> 01:07:27,880 could have been a stump, some bushes. 1029 01:07:28,040 --> 01:07:29,240 And the arms raised, 1030 01:07:29,400 --> 01:07:30,080 branches. 1031 01:07:30,240 --> 01:07:34,080 - Oh I can tell the difference between bushes and a person. 1032 01:07:34,240 --> 01:07:36,280 - Since he says he saw it! 1033 01:07:36,440 --> 01:07:37,960 Isn't that enough? 1034 01:07:38,120 --> 01:07:39,120 What more do you want? 1035 01:07:39,880 --> 01:07:41,920 - Please, have a seat. 1036 01:07:42,080 --> 01:07:44,200 - He killed my sister! 1037 01:07:45,120 --> 01:07:49,240 Murderer! 1038 01:07:49,400 --> 01:07:52,640 Officers, please escort Mrs. Girard out. 1039 01:07:57,680 --> 01:07:59,400 The hearing is adjourned. 1040 01:07:59,560 --> 01:08:01,160 We will resume tomorrow morning. 1041 01:08:01,320 --> 01:08:03,120 Audrey screams. 1042 01:09:18,200 --> 01:09:20,840 Suite for solo cello No.1 in G major 1043 01:09:21,000 --> 01:09:23,160 (Johann Sebastian Bach) 1044 01:10:19,320 --> 01:10:20,200 - Hmm 1045 01:10:28,480 --> 01:10:29,480 - Are you okay? 1046 01:10:29,840 --> 01:10:31,720 - You should be the one to ask. 1047 01:10:33,600 --> 01:10:35,320 - Today's the big day. 1048 01:10:38,520 --> 01:10:40,800 - Did he give you the green light for his daughter? 1049 01:10:40,960 --> 01:10:41,880 - No. 1050 01:10:42,880 --> 01:10:44,960 He doesn't understand that he has no choice. 1051 01:10:45,920 --> 01:10:47,600 - Are you planning to go against his wishes? 1052 01:10:47,760 --> 01:10:49,960 - He's incapable of making a decision. 1053 01:10:51,160 --> 01:10:52,120 - So what? 1054 01:10:52,280 --> 01:10:53,280 - Annie, 1055 01:10:53,440 --> 01:10:56,280 the president hasn't delivered a single acquittal in two years. 1056 01:10:56,440 --> 01:10:58,000 What choice do I have left? 1057 01:10:58,720 --> 01:10:59,800 - Your plea. 1058 01:10:59,960 --> 01:11:01,280 - It won't be enough. 1059 01:11:01,440 --> 01:11:02,960 I'll do everything to save him. 1060 01:11:03,120 --> 01:11:04,640 - No, are you serious? 1061 01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:07,280 You think you're Almighty? 1062 01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:10,160 We're just asking you to defend him. 1063 01:11:45,880 --> 01:11:47,840 Ladies and gentlemen, the Court. 1064 01:11:53,160 --> 01:11:54,200 Sir, 1065 01:11:54,360 --> 01:11:57,160 you responded to the call issued 1066 01:11:57,320 --> 01:11:59,280 by the gendarmerie in La Provence 1067 01:11:59,440 --> 01:12:01,040 eight days after the incident? 1068 01:12:01,200 --> 01:12:02,120 Yes. 1069 01:12:02,720 --> 01:12:05,800 You said you read that newspaper every morning. 1070 01:12:06,840 --> 01:12:08,240 For 40 years. 1071 01:12:08,400 --> 01:12:10,080 It was called Le Provençal back then. 1072 01:12:11,160 --> 01:12:15,280 In that case, you must have read the first article published about the case 1073 01:12:15,440 --> 01:12:17,840 reporting the discovery of the victim? 1074 01:12:19,160 --> 01:12:20,760 Certainly, yes. 1075 01:12:22,120 --> 01:12:24,560 In that first article, published 48 hours 1076 01:12:24,720 --> 01:12:26,440 after the incident, 1077 01:12:26,600 --> 01:12:29,920 the place and date of the crime were indicated. 1078 01:12:30,080 --> 01:12:31,560 Black on white. 1079 01:12:32,120 --> 01:12:34,640 Why didn’t you think to call the gendarmes at that time? 1080 01:12:34,800 --> 01:12:37,120 to call the police? 1081 01:12:37,280 --> 01:12:40,520 Forty-eight hours later, having seen what you say you saw. 1082 01:12:42,880 --> 01:12:43,920 I 1083 01:12:44,560 --> 01:12:46,080 No idea, I 1084 01:12:46,240 --> 01:12:48,360 There was no call for witnesses. Well, 1085 01:12:49,040 --> 01:12:52,520 you didn’t connect the dots between these two matters, 1086 01:12:52,680 --> 01:12:54,560 the person you saw lying on the ground 1087 01:12:54,720 --> 01:12:57,800 and the victim’s body found in the same place? 1088 01:12:59,080 --> 01:12:59,840 Listen 1089 01:13:03,080 --> 01:13:05,960 I I have no answer for that. 1090 01:13:06,120 --> 01:13:08,320 Let’s move on to the second article published 1091 01:13:08,480 --> 01:13:09,600 eight days after the incident 1092 01:13:09,760 --> 01:13:11,840 with the gendarmerie’s call for witnesses. 1093 01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:14,720 Once again, the crime scene was mentioned. 1094 01:13:14,880 --> 01:13:17,720 And the two suspects placed in pre-trial detention, 1095 01:13:17,880 --> 01:13:20,120 that is, along with the victim, three people. 1096 01:13:20,280 --> 01:13:22,440 My question is this: 1097 01:13:22,600 --> 01:13:25,160 Could there be some degree of self-suggestion? 1098 01:13:25,320 --> 01:13:27,480 After reading in the newspaper about three people, 1099 01:13:27,640 --> 01:13:29,960 you said you saw three people. 1100 01:13:30,120 --> 01:13:32,520 - I have no memory or vision problems. 1101 01:13:32,680 --> 01:13:34,080 Damn it, enough already. - Calm down, 1102 01:13:34,240 --> 01:13:34,960 sir. 1103 01:13:35,120 --> 01:13:36,720 - I'm not going to repeat myself! 1104 01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:39,800 - Show some respect to the defense lawyer. 1105 01:13:39,960 --> 01:13:41,240 This is a court of Assizes. 1106 01:13:42,200 --> 01:13:43,760 - I apologize. 1107 01:13:45,320 --> 01:13:47,160 - Thank you, that will be all. 1108 01:13:47,800 --> 01:13:49,640 - Sir, the Court thanks you. 1109 01:13:50,160 --> 01:13:52,520 Uh, any questions for the accused? 1110 01:13:52,680 --> 01:13:53,360 Good. 1111 01:13:53,520 --> 01:13:55,000 The hearing will resume 1112 01:13:55,160 --> 01:13:57,640 with the civil party's plea, 1113 01:13:57,800 --> 01:14:01,320 the public prosecutor's requisitions, and the defense's plea. 1114 01:14:17,160 --> 01:14:20,200 The Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude (Johann Sebastian Bach) 1115 01:14:54,360 --> 01:14:56,320 - Now's the time to pee. 1116 01:15:22,360 --> 01:15:25,280 - I represent the voice of the five Milik children, 1117 01:15:27,480 --> 01:15:30,800 as the civil party on behalf of their social services administrator. 1118 01:15:30,960 --> 01:15:32,360 to social services. 1119 01:15:33,640 --> 01:15:35,800 First, I must say that the eldest, 1120 01:15:35,960 --> 01:15:38,040 Elodie, 13, and Ryan, 12, 1121 01:15:38,200 --> 01:15:39,920 are fully informed 1122 01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:41,840 and aware of the situation. 1123 01:15:43,560 --> 01:15:44,960 Today, I would like 1124 01:15:45,680 --> 01:15:48,600 to share with you their deep belief. 1125 01:15:49,760 --> 01:15:53,680 Neither Elodie nor Ryan believe their father capable of what he is accused of. 1126 01:15:54,960 --> 01:15:56,240 And, by their own admission, 1127 01:15:56,880 --> 01:15:59,080 they miss their father terribly. 1128 01:16:03,080 --> 01:16:05,320 This father, who raised them alone, 1129 01:16:06,600 --> 01:16:07,800 with love, 1130 01:16:09,160 --> 01:16:11,640 made sure they had a decent life, 1131 01:16:11,800 --> 01:16:14,240 despite the indifference of a wife 1132 01:16:14,840 --> 01:16:17,040 who was alcoholic and absent towards her children. 1133 01:16:17,760 --> 01:16:20,000 I am not here to condemn 1134 01:16:20,160 --> 01:16:21,560 or accuse, 1135 01:16:23,200 --> 01:16:25,480 but to represent these five children 1136 01:16:25,640 --> 01:16:27,440 who lost their mother 1137 01:16:28,480 --> 01:16:31,520 and whose interest lies in the truth about this tragedy. 1138 01:16:32,400 --> 01:16:33,640 The truth. 1139 01:16:34,880 --> 01:16:37,440 At the end of the proceedings, I must admit 1140 01:16:37,880 --> 01:16:40,920 I personally harbor serious doubts about Mr. Milik's guilt. 1141 01:16:44,480 --> 01:16:46,040 Of course, I will defer 1142 01:16:46,200 --> 01:16:48,880 to the decision of the Court and the jurors. 1143 01:16:50,160 --> 01:16:51,360 Thank you. 1144 01:17:08,440 --> 01:17:10,400 - I would like to express my respect 1145 01:17:10,560 --> 01:17:13,320 for what Mr. Milik's children feel. 1146 01:17:14,120 --> 01:17:15,320 But neither I, nor the Court, 1147 01:17:15,480 --> 01:17:17,400 nor the jurors are his children. 1148 01:17:18,960 --> 01:17:21,440 We must accept that, between justice and their father, 1149 01:17:22,520 --> 01:17:24,840 they might very well choose their father. 1150 01:17:25,760 --> 01:17:27,560 We could never make that choice, 1151 01:17:27,720 --> 01:17:29,960 because Nicolas Milik is indeed guilty. 1152 01:17:31,200 --> 01:17:31,840 So, 1153 01:17:32,000 --> 01:17:34,000 You'll say the accused has no motive. 1154 01:17:34,160 --> 01:17:37,160 In what crime of passion is there an objective motive? 1155 01:17:37,880 --> 01:17:39,240 A tangible motive? 1156 01:17:39,960 --> 01:17:42,000 His is exasperation. 1157 01:17:43,520 --> 01:17:44,520 That night, 1158 01:17:45,040 --> 01:17:47,600 after yet another argument, the accused heads to Roger's place 1159 01:17:47,760 --> 01:17:50,560 to whine to his friend Marton. 1160 01:17:51,520 --> 01:17:53,760 Does he already intend to kill his wife? 1161 01:17:53,920 --> 01:17:55,560 No, probably not. 1162 01:17:56,520 --> 01:17:59,280 Marton hasn't strongly suggested it yet. 1163 01:17:59,440 --> 01:18:01,880 The witnesses didn't see him describe the crime 1164 01:18:02,040 --> 01:18:03,320 that would happen three hours later 1165 01:18:03,480 --> 01:18:06,120 with a serrated knife like the one he owns. 1166 01:18:07,960 --> 01:18:09,760 The witnesses leave, we imagine 1167 01:18:09,920 --> 01:18:11,720 the two men stay alone, 1168 01:18:11,880 --> 01:18:12,600 keep talking, 1169 01:18:12,760 --> 01:18:14,480 and the accused lets himself be convinced. 1170 01:18:14,640 --> 01:18:16,640 Otherwise, he wouldn't be a man. 1171 01:18:18,080 --> 01:18:21,040 And that's where the premeditation begins. 1172 01:18:23,880 --> 01:18:25,560 The two men, like everyone else, 1173 01:18:25,720 --> 01:18:28,040 know where to find Mrs. Cécile Milik. 1174 01:18:28,960 --> 01:18:29,960 They leave the bar, 1175 01:18:30,120 --> 01:18:32,360 heading to meet their future victim. 1176 01:18:34,560 --> 01:18:36,920 They take Marton's blue 4x4. 1177 01:18:37,080 --> 01:18:38,800 Heading to the village square. 1178 01:18:43,120 --> 01:18:46,360 Once they arrive at the bench, the accused shows himself to his wife. 1179 01:18:46,520 --> 01:18:47,200 She's drunk 1180 01:18:47,360 --> 01:18:49,240 and doesn't understand what's happening to her. 1181 01:18:51,280 --> 01:18:52,720 She recognizes her husband. 1182 01:18:52,880 --> 01:18:54,920 So, she lets herself be carried by him. 1183 01:18:56,040 --> 01:18:58,520 There will be no trace of violence 1184 01:18:58,680 --> 01:19:00,440 or defense on the poor woman. 1185 01:19:07,040 --> 01:19:09,760 They take her near the Van Gogh bridge; it's quiet. 1186 01:19:10,240 --> 01:19:12,480 It's deserted at night during this time of year. 1187 01:19:12,640 --> 01:19:13,520 An ideal place. 1188 01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:41,040 The terrible aftermath, no one sees it. 1189 01:19:43,280 --> 01:19:45,880 The physical evidence in the case tells us about it. 1190 01:20:02,560 --> 01:20:03,880 The victim is lifted up. 1191 01:20:04,040 --> 01:20:05,720 She knows someone means to harm her. 1192 01:20:05,880 --> 01:20:07,120 So, she struggles. 1193 01:20:08,920 --> 01:20:09,640 There, she tears off 1194 01:20:09,800 --> 01:20:10,800 a piece of the thread 1195 01:20:10,960 --> 01:20:12,080 from her husband's jacket. 1196 01:20:13,040 --> 01:20:14,680 She also scratches him on the neck. 1197 01:20:15,880 --> 01:20:17,160 But it's too late. 1198 01:20:17,320 --> 01:20:18,800 Roger Marton is behind her. 1199 01:20:18,960 --> 01:20:22,960 He holds her with his right arm, giving Nicolas Milik 1200 01:20:23,120 --> 01:20:24,520 time to step back. 1201 01:20:24,680 --> 01:20:27,800 While holding her, he plunges his blade into her throat and slices it 1202 01:20:27,960 --> 01:20:29,080 from right 1203 01:20:29,240 --> 01:20:30,560 to left 1204 01:20:31,480 --> 01:20:34,320 with a serrated knife with a knuckle duster handle. 1205 01:20:48,840 --> 01:20:50,640 The accused drags his dead wife's body 1206 01:20:50,800 --> 01:20:52,920 to the abandoned house. 1207 01:20:55,920 --> 01:20:56,960 A place 1208 01:20:57,560 --> 01:20:59,840 where it won't be easy to find her. 1209 01:21:16,120 --> 01:21:18,960 Then, Roger Marton takes the accused back to his home. 1210 01:21:34,760 --> 01:21:36,200 He hurries inside. 1211 01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:41,360 At his place, he cleans the weapon 1212 01:21:41,520 --> 01:21:42,640 with soap. 1213 01:21:43,440 --> 01:21:45,320 Like a killer eager to erase 1214 01:21:45,480 --> 01:21:47,480 every trace of his crime. 1215 01:21:47,640 --> 01:21:49,360 But not well enough. 1216 01:21:49,520 --> 01:21:51,520 Because a tiny piece of flesh, 1217 01:21:51,680 --> 01:21:53,000 surely the victim’s, 1218 01:21:53,160 --> 01:21:54,120 is still there. 1219 01:21:55,640 --> 01:21:58,320 He hides his weapon in a bag and goes to bed. 1220 01:21:59,640 --> 01:22:00,880 Duty done. 1221 01:22:02,120 --> 01:22:03,320 The courage of a drunk. 1222 01:22:05,440 --> 01:22:07,280 Before falling into the arms of Morpheus, 1223 01:22:07,440 --> 01:22:09,480 he confides in his wife and says to her: 1224 01:22:09,640 --> 01:22:12,280 - I did it, damn it. I did it. 1225 01:22:17,320 --> 01:22:19,480 Tell me, Mr. Milik, what did he do? 1226 01:22:20,520 --> 01:22:21,800 Tidying up? 1227 01:22:22,680 --> 01:22:24,680 Did he rest in front of the TV? 1228 01:22:25,560 --> 01:22:26,560 No. 1229 01:22:27,880 --> 01:22:31,560 You know as well as I do that he killed with you and for you. 1230 01:22:31,720 --> 01:22:32,440 Because you are 1231 01:22:32,600 --> 01:22:34,960 both the murderers of Mrs. Milik. 1232 01:22:35,120 --> 01:22:38,320 The fact that you don't drink doesn't help your case at all. 1233 01:22:38,800 --> 01:22:40,680 You consciously accepted 1234 01:22:40,840 --> 01:22:42,760 your friend's proposal. 1235 01:22:43,880 --> 01:22:45,160 And that night, 1236 01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:48,720 the love you claimed to have for your wife 1237 01:22:48,880 --> 01:22:50,960 and your children ceased to exist. 1238 01:22:54,320 --> 01:22:56,760 Mr. Nicolas Milik is like Mr. Roger Marton. 1239 01:22:57,440 --> 01:23:00,240 He is guilty of the murder of Mrs. Cécile Milik. 1240 01:23:02,440 --> 01:23:04,240 His act was premeditated. 1241 01:23:06,720 --> 01:23:08,840 I am requesting against the accused 1242 01:23:09,000 --> 01:23:11,280 a 30-year prison sentence. 1243 01:23:12,040 --> 01:23:13,320 Thank you. 1244 01:23:23,320 --> 01:23:24,400 Prove it. 1245 01:23:25,200 --> 01:23:27,840 Prove your story, Madam Attorney General. 1246 01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:30,960 Don't tell me the evidence might support it. 1247 01:23:31,640 --> 01:23:35,120 Be rigorous, say it proves it beyond doubt 1248 01:23:35,280 --> 01:23:37,720 or stop treating this story as true. 1249 01:23:38,200 --> 01:23:39,200 Because there is no incriminating evidence 1250 01:23:39,360 --> 01:23:41,880 against my client, there is none. 1251 01:23:42,040 --> 01:23:43,440 Nor any motive. 1252 01:23:44,160 --> 01:23:45,080 Nothing. 1253 01:23:45,240 --> 01:23:48,000 Absolutely nothing indicates that Nicolas Milik, 1254 01:23:48,160 --> 01:23:50,240 calm, composed, 1255 01:23:50,400 --> 01:23:51,480 Not drinking, 1256 01:23:51,640 --> 01:23:54,520 had some reason to act that night. 1257 01:23:55,200 --> 01:23:58,440 To risk life imprisonment at the Assizes? 1258 01:23:58,600 --> 01:24:01,360 A divorce would have been more favorable to him. Well, divorce 1259 01:24:01,520 --> 01:24:04,760 Did you really want to divorce, Mr. Milik? 1260 01:24:04,920 --> 01:24:05,880 No 1261 01:24:06,560 --> 01:24:07,400 Of course not. 1262 01:24:07,560 --> 01:24:09,560 I believe him when he speaks passionately 1263 01:24:09,720 --> 01:24:12,880 about the love he had for the mother of his five children. 1264 01:24:17,440 --> 01:24:19,640 Let's move on to the material evidence 1265 01:24:19,800 --> 01:24:22,920 that the prosecutor tried to present as proof. 1266 01:24:23,080 --> 01:24:25,880 She first dismissed my client's testimony 1267 01:24:26,040 --> 01:24:27,240 based on a factor, 1268 01:24:27,400 --> 01:24:29,440 the apparent and reasonable logic. 1269 01:24:29,600 --> 01:24:34,760 The worst enemy of us evening historians of the facts. 1270 01:24:35,240 --> 01:24:38,320 This logic, on which the prosecution relies, 1271 01:24:39,440 --> 01:24:41,760 is actually just a probability. 1272 01:24:42,640 --> 01:24:44,880 I think of that blue thread 1273 01:24:45,560 --> 01:24:48,200 lodged under Cécile Milik's fingernail, which 1274 01:24:48,800 --> 01:24:51,680 logically was more likely to come from the jacket. 1275 01:24:51,840 --> 01:24:55,200 It's less probable that her hand brushed the trousers, 1276 01:24:55,360 --> 01:24:56,880 given the described scene. 1277 01:24:58,960 --> 01:25:00,280 So what? 1278 01:25:01,520 --> 01:25:03,800 Are we going to convict a man for that? 1279 01:25:03,960 --> 01:25:05,960 Because it's more probable that? 1280 01:25:08,440 --> 01:25:11,280 Are we sure that this thread really comes from the jacket 1281 01:25:11,440 --> 01:25:13,120 and was torn off the night of the crime? 1282 01:25:13,280 --> 01:25:16,880 Has anyone tested how long a thread can stay under a fingernail? 1283 01:25:17,040 --> 01:25:20,160 Who can guarantee here that that night, Cécile Milik, 1284 01:25:20,320 --> 01:25:22,920 an hour before the argument, didn't move the jacket 1285 01:25:23,080 --> 01:25:25,200 By taking from it what would become 1286 01:25:25,360 --> 01:25:27,880 the only proof suggesting that, maybe, 1287 01:25:28,360 --> 01:25:29,280 maybe, 1288 01:25:29,440 --> 01:25:31,160 Nicolas Milik was there that night, 1289 01:25:31,320 --> 01:25:33,440 at the Van Gogh bridge, at 2 a.m. 1290 01:25:35,560 --> 01:25:38,320 Look closely at your nails. 1291 01:25:38,480 --> 01:25:41,000 Check if there's any dirt hiding there. 1292 01:25:41,160 --> 01:25:42,400 Just a tiny bit. 1293 01:25:42,560 --> 01:25:43,680 Now, 1294 01:25:44,400 --> 01:25:46,720 ask yourself when your finger picked it up. 1295 01:25:46,880 --> 01:25:49,200 Morning? Evening? The day before? 1296 01:25:50,360 --> 01:25:51,680 I repeat, 1297 01:25:51,840 --> 01:25:53,800 logic is the enemy in this room. 1298 01:25:53,960 --> 01:25:56,160 It opposes the rigor required 1299 01:25:56,320 --> 01:25:58,520 by the word proof. 1300 01:26:00,480 --> 01:26:01,320 So, 1301 01:26:01,480 --> 01:26:04,680 now, let's move on to this witness, Mr 1302 01:26:05,400 --> 01:26:07,360 Mr. Fouque, an antique dealer, so sure of himself, 1303 01:26:07,520 --> 01:26:09,520 who claims to have seen three people, 1304 01:26:09,680 --> 01:26:11,320 but under what conditions? 1305 01:26:12,320 --> 01:26:14,720 Let's settle the fate of his testimony. 1306 01:26:14,880 --> 01:26:16,000 It's very fragile. 1307 01:26:16,160 --> 01:26:18,640 I'd even say it defies all logic. 1308 01:26:21,520 --> 01:26:24,440 How is it possible that the three people he describes 1309 01:26:24,600 --> 01:26:27,360 could hear nothing of his car's engine? 1310 01:26:27,520 --> 01:26:30,320 And couldn't see him arriving at this deserted place? 1311 01:26:30,480 --> 01:26:32,320 In his testimony, he says 1312 01:26:32,480 --> 01:26:36,720 that the two people in the back didn't try to hide. 1313 01:26:36,880 --> 01:26:38,720 Thirty meters from him. 1314 01:26:40,520 --> 01:26:41,600 Strange. 1315 01:26:42,240 --> 01:26:44,600 Or if you need a logical explanation, 1316 01:26:44,760 --> 01:26:46,840 these two people were drunk. 1317 01:26:47,000 --> 01:26:50,520 So much so that they no longer paid attention to what was around them. 1318 01:26:50,680 --> 01:26:51,800 But 1319 01:26:52,640 --> 01:26:55,120 Nicolas Milik doesn’t drink. 1320 01:26:56,000 --> 01:26:57,560 And he wasn’t there! 1321 01:26:57,720 --> 01:26:59,720 It was Roger, because it was him, 1322 01:26:59,880 --> 01:27:01,960 who shortly after, with his knife, 1323 01:27:02,120 --> 01:27:06,040 slit poor Cécile’s throat before fleeing in his 4x4. 1324 01:27:08,720 --> 01:27:11,640 Now, I can’t prove it either. 1325 01:27:11,800 --> 01:27:14,360 But that fits with what we know, 1326 01:27:14,520 --> 01:27:16,560 and I challenge anyone here 1327 01:27:17,200 --> 01:27:19,680 to prove to me that it happened otherwise. 1328 01:27:20,440 --> 01:27:23,320 Because you have absolutely no evidence. 1329 01:27:31,040 --> 01:27:33,640 Before concluding, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 1330 01:27:33,800 --> 01:27:35,080 I want to quote 1331 01:27:35,240 --> 01:27:38,680 a magnificent text that I hope will guide you as it guides me. 1332 01:27:40,000 --> 01:27:42,880 "The law does not ask judges by what means they have convinced themselves. 1333 01:27:43,040 --> 01:27:44,920 It instructs them to question themselves in silence and reflection 1334 01:27:45,080 --> 01:27:48,840 and to seek 1335 01:27:49,000 --> 01:27:50,080 in the sincerity of their conscience 1336 01:27:50,240 --> 01:27:52,520 what effect the evidence has produced on their reason 1337 01:27:53,120 --> 01:27:56,120 against the accused, 1338 01:27:56,280 --> 01:27:58,040 and the means of his defense. 1339 01:27:58,200 --> 01:28:00,360 The law asks them only this one question 1340 01:28:01,400 --> 01:28:04,680 "Do you have a firm conviction?" 1341 01:28:12,080 --> 01:28:14,960 I’m not even asking you to acquit Mr. Milik out of reasonable doubt, 1342 01:28:26,840 --> 01:28:28,840 but because I am certain of his innocence. 1343 01:28:29,000 --> 01:28:31,480 Mr. Milik the benefit of the doubt, 1344 01:28:31,640 --> 01:28:34,280 but because I am certain of his innocence, 1345 01:28:34,440 --> 01:28:37,440 Because nothing in his file indicates otherwise, 1346 01:28:37,600 --> 01:28:41,680 because he has always denied it during these three years in detention, 1347 01:28:41,840 --> 01:28:44,600 because nothing is inexplicable 1348 01:28:44,760 --> 01:28:46,120 if he is innocent. 1349 01:28:50,720 --> 01:28:53,480 Mr. Milik is also innocent for another reason. 1350 01:28:53,640 --> 01:28:55,360 According to everyone, he was a good father. 1351 01:28:55,520 --> 01:28:58,200 He only wanted love for his children. 1352 01:28:58,360 --> 01:29:01,880 If there had to be just one reason why he couldn't have 1353 01:29:02,040 --> 01:29:04,240 killed their mother, it's that he could never 1354 01:29:04,400 --> 01:29:06,560 have wished such harm on them. 1355 01:29:07,720 --> 01:29:09,920 Give this father back to his children. Acquit him. 1356 01:29:10,080 --> 01:29:11,960 Because it will be just. 1357 01:29:13,600 --> 01:29:14,880 Thank you. 1358 01:29:22,400 --> 01:29:25,640 Mr. Milik, according to procedure, you have the last word. 1359 01:29:25,800 --> 01:29:28,800 Would you like to add anything in your defense? 1360 01:29:29,360 --> 01:29:30,360 Yes. 1361 01:29:34,040 --> 01:29:34,960 Uh 1362 01:29:36,840 --> 01:29:38,960 I miss my wife, 1363 01:29:40,040 --> 01:29:41,360 but she won't come back. 1364 01:29:42,080 --> 01:29:43,200 And uh 1365 01:29:43,360 --> 01:29:46,240 But my children, thank God, are still here. 1366 01:29:46,400 --> 01:29:47,440 And uh 1367 01:29:48,240 --> 01:29:50,120 they are all I have left. 1368 01:29:52,520 --> 01:29:53,560 Thank you. 1369 01:29:55,480 --> 01:29:56,840 Thank you, Mr. Milik. 1370 01:29:57,920 --> 01:30:00,000 The debates are over. 1371 01:30:00,160 --> 01:30:02,520 The Court will retire to deliberate. 1372 01:30:29,400 --> 01:30:31,480 How long will it take? 1373 01:30:31,640 --> 01:30:33,640 Oh, it might be quite long. 1374 01:30:39,760 --> 01:30:41,800 - I wanted to say, Counsel, thank you. 1375 01:30:42,440 --> 01:30:43,840 Yesterday, I wasn’t feeling well. 1376 01:30:44,000 --> 01:30:46,200 Now, you’ve given me a bit of hope. 1377 01:30:47,280 --> 01:30:49,840 - Let’s hope the jurors see it your way. 1378 01:30:57,320 --> 01:30:59,680 This is the first time we’ve met outdoors. 1379 01:31:36,040 --> 01:31:37,240 Notification 1380 01:31:41,680 --> 01:31:42,840 It’s the court clerk. 1381 01:31:43,680 --> 01:31:45,280 It’s our turn. 1382 01:32:02,440 --> 01:32:04,120 - Ladies and gentlemen, the Court. 1383 01:32:23,640 --> 01:32:26,320 - The session is resumed, please be seated. 1384 01:32:33,080 --> 01:32:34,040 Mr. Milik, please stand. 1385 01:32:38,320 --> 01:32:40,600 The Court had to answer two questions. 1386 01:32:41,600 --> 01:32:44,160 Is Nicolas Milik guilty of intentional homicide 1387 01:32:44,320 --> 01:32:47,160 against his wife, Cécile Milik, 1388 01:32:47,320 --> 01:32:50,760 under Article 221-1 of the Penal Code? 1389 01:32:51,920 --> 01:32:53,040 If yes, 1390 01:32:54,160 --> 01:32:57,120 did Nicolas Milik act with premeditation? 1391 01:32:58,560 --> 01:33:00,040 To the first question, 1392 01:33:00,760 --> 01:33:04,200 by a majority of at least six votes, the Court answered: 1393 01:33:04,760 --> 01:33:05,760 yes. 1394 01:33:07,840 --> 01:33:09,200 To the second question, 1395 01:33:09,360 --> 01:33:13,320 by a majority of at least six votes, the Court answered: 1396 01:33:13,880 --> 01:33:14,640 yes. 1397 01:33:15,720 --> 01:33:16,880 Consequently, 1398 01:33:17,480 --> 01:33:21,520 Nicolas Milik is declared guilty of these charges. 1399 01:33:22,280 --> 01:33:26,520 The Court sentences him to 20 years in prison. 1400 01:33:28,880 --> 01:33:31,480 Mr. Milik, you have 10 days to appeal. 1401 01:33:33,840 --> 01:33:35,320 The session is adjourned. 1402 01:34:30,920 --> 01:34:31,880 - Gentlemen, 1403 01:34:32,040 --> 01:34:33,520 gentlemen, wait. 1404 01:34:34,840 --> 01:34:38,120 I would like to speak with my client for a moment. 1405 01:34:41,880 --> 01:34:43,120 Thank you. 1406 01:34:43,920 --> 01:34:45,760 We’re not stopping here, Nicolas. 1407 01:34:45,920 --> 01:34:47,880 We’re going to keep going. - No, it’s fine. 1408 01:34:48,040 --> 01:34:48,920 We’re stopping everything. 1409 01:34:49,080 --> 01:34:49,720 - No, no. 1410 01:34:49,880 --> 01:34:51,120 We’re going to appeal. - No. 1411 01:34:51,280 --> 01:34:54,600 I’m tired, I’m fed up. I just want to serve my sentence. 1412 01:34:55,120 --> 01:34:56,760 You fought well. 1413 01:34:56,920 --> 01:34:58,800 20 years isn’t so bad. - No. 1414 01:34:58,960 --> 01:35:01,200 Let me defend you on appeal. - No. 1415 01:35:02,640 --> 01:35:05,160 You have to forgive me, Counselor. 1416 01:35:05,720 --> 01:35:07,280 (I lied to you.) 1417 01:35:09,160 --> 01:35:10,320 (I did it.) 1418 01:35:15,560 --> 01:35:18,600 (I’m the one who killed her. I killed my wife. That’s it.) 1419 01:35:19,120 --> 01:35:22,680 (Roger didn’t do anything, except lend me his knife and come with me.) 1420 01:35:28,880 --> 01:35:30,080 (- But why?) 1421 01:35:30,960 --> 01:35:33,040 (- I didn’t dare tell you.) 1422 01:35:33,200 --> 01:35:34,840 (I didn’t want to disappoint you.) 1423 01:35:38,320 --> 01:35:40,520 (- But why did you do it?) 1424 01:35:42,000 --> 01:35:42,840 (- Well) 1425 01:35:43,560 --> 01:35:47,200 (Before you, no one had ever respected me like that, really.) 1426 01:35:48,200 --> 01:35:49,440 (Even Roger.) 1427 01:35:51,480 --> 01:35:52,400 (And) 1428 01:35:52,920 --> 01:35:54,040 (Never like that.) 1429 01:35:54,840 --> 01:35:57,760 (I deserve this sentence. What I did is terrible.) 1430 01:35:57,920 --> 01:35:59,160 - Why would you have killed her? 1431 01:35:59,320 --> 01:36:01,240 - It's time, we have to go. 1432 01:36:38,520 --> 01:36:40,720 - You're not allowed to say that. 1433 01:37:36,640 --> 01:37:37,680 - Counsel? 1434 01:37:38,680 --> 01:37:40,000 Excuse me. 1435 01:37:41,520 --> 01:37:43,600 Can I say a word? - Of course. 1436 01:37:45,400 --> 01:37:46,760 - I did everything 1437 01:37:46,920 --> 01:37:49,560 to get him acquitted during the deliberations. 1438 01:37:50,880 --> 01:37:52,760 - You don't have the right to say that. 1439 01:37:52,920 --> 01:37:56,120 - I know. But it's important you know. 1440 01:37:56,680 --> 01:37:59,080 Actually, you convinced all the jurors. 1441 01:37:59,240 --> 01:38:01,040 - Oh? - We all agreed 1442 01:38:01,200 --> 01:38:03,720 that Mr. Milik was innocent. 1443 01:38:04,440 --> 01:38:06,160 The president came to see us 1444 01:38:06,320 --> 01:38:08,840 and turned the tide the other way. 1445 01:38:09,000 --> 01:38:11,360 Everyone was impressed by her. 1446 01:38:11,960 --> 01:38:13,720 And listening to her speak, 1447 01:38:13,880 --> 01:38:15,760 they all started to doubt. 1448 01:38:16,960 --> 01:38:19,200 I'm the only one who didn't change their mind. 1449 01:38:21,080 --> 01:38:24,040 I wanted to tell you that I was sorry. 1450 01:38:25,160 --> 01:38:26,200 That's it. 1451 01:38:26,360 --> 01:38:27,720 - Thank you. 1452 01:39:19,280 --> 01:39:21,760 Three years have passed. 1453 01:39:23,360 --> 01:39:24,960 My life has gone back to normal. 1454 01:39:33,640 --> 01:39:37,040 I kept defending people, with more or less success. 1455 01:39:42,040 --> 01:39:44,200 I never forgot that night. 1456 01:39:49,160 --> 01:39:51,120 But eventually, I managed to come to terms with it. 1457 01:39:58,720 --> 01:40:02,360 I put it aside and found a way to keep inside me 1458 01:40:02,520 --> 01:40:05,040 some kind of reservoir of illusions. 1459 01:40:06,120 --> 01:40:09,680 Then one day, I got a call from the Arles police, 1460 01:40:09,840 --> 01:40:11,840 telling me that a certain Nicolas Milik, 1461 01:40:12,000 --> 01:40:14,240 imprisoned in Tarascon 1462 01:40:14,400 --> 01:40:17,200 for the murder of his wife, was under investigation. 1463 01:40:20,360 --> 01:40:22,000 And that he wanted to see me. 1464 01:41:15,600 --> 01:41:17,480 "Thank you for coming, Maître." 1465 01:41:19,680 --> 01:41:21,520 "I'm glad to see you again." 1466 01:41:22,760 --> 01:41:25,680 "Given the past, I'm not sure I can assist you 1467 01:41:25,840 --> 01:41:28,040 in this new case." 1468 01:41:28,200 --> 01:41:30,800 "I mean, beyond this meeting." 1469 01:41:31,280 --> 01:41:33,280 "I understand your reservations." 1470 01:41:33,800 --> 01:41:35,400 "But I promise, 1471 01:41:35,560 --> 01:41:37,160 I'll tell you the whole truth." 1472 01:41:38,280 --> 01:41:40,320 "What the hell are we doing here?" 1473 01:41:42,200 --> 01:41:44,240 "What's this all about?" 1474 01:41:50,040 --> 01:41:51,640 "I was very alone, Maître." 1475 01:41:52,560 --> 01:41:55,720 At the time you know, before my wife's death. 1476 01:41:56,920 --> 01:41:58,160 Very alone. 1477 01:42:00,440 --> 01:42:01,760 She was doing nothing. 1478 01:42:01,920 --> 01:42:04,200 She had started drinking more and more. 1479 01:42:04,960 --> 01:42:06,600 She was out all day. 1480 01:42:06,760 --> 01:42:08,080 So one evening, 1481 01:42:08,800 --> 01:42:11,000 I don't even remember how it started 1482 01:42:12,720 --> 01:42:15,080 I began hugging Elodie. 1483 01:42:16,200 --> 01:42:17,400 She's my daughter. 1484 01:42:18,440 --> 01:42:20,680 She didn't say anything. So, I did it again. 1485 01:42:20,840 --> 01:42:22,880 And it kept going. 1486 01:42:25,440 --> 01:42:27,200 I knew it was wrong. 1487 01:42:28,000 --> 01:42:29,080 But I was ashamed. 1488 01:42:29,240 --> 01:42:32,520 But I felt so alone that well. 1489 01:42:32,680 --> 01:42:34,600 It spiraled, and then 1490 01:42:35,600 --> 01:42:37,960 Until she told me she didn't want it anymore. 1491 01:42:38,800 --> 01:42:40,800 She told me to stop. That shocked me. 1492 01:42:40,960 --> 01:42:42,560 It hit me hard. 1493 01:42:42,720 --> 01:42:45,840 I apologized. She's my daughter, I love her, so 1494 01:42:46,000 --> 01:42:49,840 I apologized so she would understand it was an accident. 1495 01:42:50,960 --> 01:42:51,960 That's it. 1496 01:42:52,120 --> 01:42:54,480 She promised she wouldn't say anything. 1497 01:42:59,280 --> 01:43:01,560 Then I started again with Jade. 1498 01:43:04,680 --> 01:43:05,680 Yeah. 1499 01:43:06,640 --> 01:43:09,160 Except this time, Cécile caught us. 1500 01:43:10,600 --> 01:43:12,040 She saw everything. 1501 01:43:13,480 --> 01:43:15,840 She threatened to tell everyone. 1502 01:43:16,000 --> 01:43:19,480 Especially since she knew I wanted a divorce. 1503 01:43:19,640 --> 01:43:21,960 That's why I couldn't divorce. 1504 01:43:24,600 --> 01:43:26,800 She told me she wouldn't say anything 1505 01:43:27,600 --> 01:43:29,000 if I left her alone. 1506 01:43:29,160 --> 01:43:30,360 If I let her drink 1507 01:43:30,520 --> 01:43:33,240 and spend our money, do whatever she wanted. 1508 01:43:34,080 --> 01:43:36,000 She took almost everything. 1509 01:43:36,160 --> 01:43:39,960 I did the cleaning, the cooking, and took care of the kids. 1510 01:43:40,920 --> 01:43:42,160 But 1511 01:43:42,920 --> 01:43:45,080 She started dropping hints. 1512 01:43:45,240 --> 01:43:47,200 At school, in front of the neighbors. 1513 01:43:47,840 --> 01:43:49,000 "You know, Nicolas," 1514 01:43:49,160 --> 01:43:50,920 "he really loves his kids." 1515 01:43:51,240 --> 01:43:52,920 "I'm jealous." 1516 01:43:55,440 --> 01:43:56,880 I couldn't take it anymore. 1517 01:43:59,800 --> 01:44:01,240 That's why it happened. 1518 01:44:01,400 --> 01:44:03,560 I had no choice, so I killed her. 1519 01:44:06,680 --> 01:44:09,480 Prelude in C minor BWV 999 (Johann Sebastian Bach) 1520 01:44:13,920 --> 01:44:16,640 - I was watching him; he had hidden everything from everyone, 1521 01:44:16,800 --> 01:44:18,360 starting with me. 1522 01:44:22,400 --> 01:44:26,040 From those witnesses who described him as a model father. 1523 01:44:30,040 --> 01:44:32,320 From social services who were monitoring the family. 1524 01:44:35,000 --> 01:44:37,920 From my colleague on the civil side who had argued 1525 01:44:38,080 --> 01:44:42,000 that she heard the children say how much they loved their father. 1526 01:44:43,880 --> 01:44:45,760 How much they missed him. 1527 01:44:51,600 --> 01:44:53,600 The eternal monstrous conflict of feelings 1528 01:44:53,760 --> 01:44:56,120 in the hearts of incest victims. 1529 01:45:36,720 --> 01:45:39,480 The Beggar And The Thief (Piers Faccini)