All language subtitles for The Madame Blanc Mysteries 2021 S03E05 720p WEB-DL HEVC x265 BONE

Ta-da!

Oh, darling,
how on Earth did you get a table?

They have a two-year waiting list!

It's not what you know
in San Victoire, darling.

Well, I'm very glad I know you,
Mr Lloyd-James.

Mm.

Shall we?

Bonjour!
Hello.

Yeah.

Um, OK, come on, darling,
I've got a little surprise for you.

Ah.

Surprise!

Happy birthday, darling.

Oh, I can't believe it!

Happy birthday!

All right, darling, make a wish.

Oh, thank you, my darling, my rock.

Mm!

So, how long have you two
known Judith? Oh, over 30 years.

And obviously, being
Nancy's annoying little sister,

I just had to be friends
with Judith, too.

So when did you move
to San Victoire?

Actually,
we've lived here all our lives.

Our parents were English teachers,
hence the British accent.

In fact, we both used to work in
this very restaurant

when we were girls.

Is that where you met Judith
and Jeremy? No.

I was training to be a nurse
when I worked here.

I met Judith on my
very first placement, you see...

Let's not talk about that
unpleasantness today, darling.

Come on, everyone, photo time.

Could you possibly take some photos?
Come on, everybody!

Come on. Big ones at the back.
Little ones at the front.

That's it. You go in the back.
You're big.

Come next to me, Nancy.

And hold the camera higher.

Oh, good grief, darling,
it's not rocket science.

Excuse me, young man.
Could you possibly do that later?

I know -
you've got the longest arms.

Could you do a selfie?
Snuggle in.

Ready?
Yes.

Say "fromage".

Fromage!

Do excuse me. I need to go to
the powder room.

Don't be long, darling.
That's lovely.

I'll send it to you.
Thank you.

Where is Nancy? She's been an age.

Oh, I'll go and check.
I need the bathroom, anyway.

Would you, Jean? Thank you.

Darling, I think Nancy's in trouble.

Oh, Jeremy!

Goodness!
Oh, look!

Thank you for giving us the tip
about this car, Gloria.

We've been after one of these Fiats
for ages. Classic.

When she said she was selling it,
I knew it was a good deal.

I've been servicing it for years.

That wiper won't give you
any more trouble now.

Where is your record player, Gloria?

This place is not the same
without music.

Hm. Not really in the mood
for music. Me head's a bit full.

What do you mean?

Cooper's had to move back
to the States. Family stuff.

Are you OK?

Oh, gutted.

But if I'm being honest, I
had started to have my reservations.

Oh, really? Maybe I've
dodged a bullet, I don't know.

Hey, my friend has set up a very
exclusive dating agency in Anglet.

I'm sure he would be thrilled
to have you on it.

I'm definitely not in the mood
for that.

Oh, no,
but it's not a swipe up, huh?

It's an old-fashioned agency.

You saying I'm old?
No, I-I'm...

I'm only joking!

It's for grown-ups and you meet in
person before any virtual chatting.

Give it a try.
I will send you the link.

It's called L'Amour Attend.
Translates as "love is waiting".

You might meet the Romeo
to your Juliet.

They both died.

Ah, oui, er...

but it's a story
of love conquering hate,

and that is exactly
what you need right now, huh?

Any news?
Not a word!

You'd have thought
we'd heard something by now.

I can't help thinking
of Nancy's bound-up face.

It's been over an hour now!
Why no word?

All right, come on, mate.
Come on, sit down.

But...
Sit down, sit down.

Do you think it's wise
setting an incident room up here?

I mean, everyone's very tense.

We have to be near Jeremy
and Judith.

That's who the kidnapper
is communicating with.

We have tried to trace the phone,
but with no success yet.

Right.

Madame Benoit,

do you know anyone who may
have had a grudge against Nancy?

Well, she's always had
a troubled relationship

with her ex-husband, Theo Ludovic.

Even though he has a child bride
now, he pesters her for money.

He's a dreadful man.

Bled her dry and then left her
for someone half her age.

Do you by chance
have a picture of him?

Oh, yes, um, in my phone somewhere.

He left her recently.

Just as his mistress gave birth
to his baby.

Oh, he sounds
like a complete dreamboat (!)

That's the most recent picture.
Ah.

Here is my number.
Could you send me that?

Oh, um...
Would you mind sending it me, too,

and any other pictures
you've got of the birthday lunch?

You never know, I might have...
I might have missed something.

I will also need
his current address.

I'll check out his movements today.

Oh.

Thank you.

Surely he couldn't be capable
of this sort of thing?

Oh, it's a video.

Open it.

Oh!

Please do what they say.

Or I will die.

Oh!

I can't bear it.
I can't bear it!

Er... Maybe give the girls a minute,
yeah?

I think that would be a good idea.

Of course.

Are you all right, mate?

I don't think I am.

Judith will be OK.

Jean will look after her.

I need to speak to you and Jean
urgently.

I think I might know
who's responsible.

You what?
Shouldn't you be telling him?

No, no, no.

We have to keep it to ourselves
for now.

And Jean, of course.

Yeah. Of course.

Come and sit down. Come on.

When we moved over here in the '80s,

I was pregnant.

We'd longed for a child.
It seemed perfect.

Then...

quite late into the pregnancy,
I began to lose them.

Them?

It was twins.

I was rushed to the hospital,
and Nancy was my nurse.

It took such a long time
for them to... to go.

And in those days,
your husband wasn't allowed to stay.

She never left my side through it
all, even when she'd finished work.

We became lifelong friends.

She needs me, Jean,
and I can't help her.

Oh, we all feel the same, Judith.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Um...

OK.

I can imagine
how helpless you both feel.

I mean,
this is a horrible situation.

Look, I'm gonna go
and get us a drink.

Thank you, Jean.

Sorry. I just panicked
at the thought of losing her.

Oh, and I'm panicking on the inside.
You know me.

Never one to show my feelings.
Sorry.

How-How terribly selfish of me.
No, no, no, no.

You have been like a sister
to both of us.

Really?
Of course.

Even when people used to mistake me
for the older sister,

you would always try
and make me feel better.

I've never forgotten that.

She's always had better skin
than both of us.

I once accused her
of having secret Botox.

Me, too.
I mean, she denied it, of course.

Of course.

Do you think she's going to be OK?

I hope so, Judith.

What's the matter?
Has there been another video?

Er, no, no, but, er,
Jeremy has something to tell us.

Is it about the twins?

Oh.

I-I can't talk about that, Jean!

You wanted to tell us something,
Jeremy?

Yes. Well, I thought it wasn't
important, but now I'm not so sure.

Do you remember when I hired out
our new country house last year?

Oh, yes.

The one Dom kindly took pictures
of for you behind my back.

Ooh.
Yes, that's the one.

Well, the lady who's the tenant
there, Remy Benson, is, um...

A gangster.
Yeah.

It's a little more awkward
than that.

You've rented your house out
to a gangster.

How does it get more awkward?

Well, she's made it very clear
that she fancies me,

and two weeks ago...

she sends me this.

"It is time for me to love you now."

Ooh! "Call me."

Yeah, well, I didn't reply, but
she's been calling me ever since.

And she's the kind of woman
you don't say no to.

So, have you and her...

No, of course not!

I'd never betray Judith like that.

I saw her at the restaurant
on Judith's birthday

when Nancy was taken.

I think she's stalking me.
Oh!

So you think she kidnapped Nancy,

because she won't take no
for an answer?

Maybe.
OK. Dom,

let's go and talk to Caron
and have a look around the house,

see if there's anything untoward.
I'm sure it's nothing.

I'd rather we kept the police
out of it for the time being.

Remy holds a lot
of my business secrets,

if you know what I mean,
and, um...

Well, I suppose it won't do any harm
to have a quick look around.

Right, I'll go and get my bag.

There has been another video,
this time sent to Judith.

They want 200,000 Euros...

..in the next 48 hours.

Please don't say
it's not possible as I will die.

I'll always be here for you, Judith.
I'll be here always.

Can I just forward this video?

Thank you.

There's, erm, something
that we need to attend to.

Something I should know about?

Not yet, but we'll be back soon,
I promise.

Well,
there's no car in the driveway.

Yeah, and no security cameras.

Oh, yeah.

I forgot you knew this place
like the back of your hand.

Are you ever gonna
let me forget that?

No.

Park up the road a bit,
not outside.

Dom, it's dark.

There's a ring light.

It's just like the video.

Oh! Jeremy was right.

Remy Benson has kidnapped Nancy.
We need to call...

Caron. Look, we're outside
Jeremy's country house.

You gotta get here right away.

There's a... We can see a ring light
through the window.

No, it's the house
that the guy was shot at last year.

Yeah, but we-we're gon...

Is he on his way?
Yeah.

He doesn't sound very happy, though.
I told you we should have told him.

Ooh!

Get in here.

Oh.
Oh.

Hm.

Cosy, innit?
Oh!

You...
Reminds me...

Oh, you were gonna say something.

You were right about Cooper.

Oh?
Gloria text me last night.

He's gone back to the States.

Family stuff or something.

Oh, I'll kill him!
But why didn't Gloria tell me?

Probably because she knew
you'd react like that.

Oh!

Oh, is she all right?

Well, you know.

I might just text her now,
see if she's...

Are you ready, Gloria?

I think so.
Let's go.

Five, four,

three...

Action.

Hi, my name's Gloria.

Oh, sorry. Hang on.

I think it might be good to turn our
phone off when we're filming, huh?

Yeah. Sorry. I'll just send this.

Right.

OK, so, we try again. Ready?

Five, four,

three...

Action.

Hello.

This is Gloria Bowser

filming for The L'Amour Attend
agency.

Well, what can I say about meself?

I like all music. Me vinyl
collection is second to none.

I like dancing.

I laugh a lot.

I have many friends and I would like
to meet someone to have fun with.

Er, thanks.

Bravo.
I think that was the one, huh?

That looked great to me.

Can I ask you a question?
D'accord.

Why are you both
so keen to help me meet someone?

Er, I told you,
my friend has an agency.

I think I might just need
breathing space.

Nonsense. Companionship
is exactly what you need.

Companionship?
Oui.

Loneliness, it's, er...
It's not good for the soul, huh?

Give me your phone.
I will download the app.

Well, what happens next?

If you match with someone,
then you receive a text.

If you decide to accept,

you arrange to meet in a...
in a pre-approved public venue.

What if he's lied about his profile
pic, how will I know it's him?

Ah. And this is
where the romance comes in.

You would both wear a red carnation.

C'est tres romantic, no?

Et voila.

Let us know
if you need any more help, huh?

We are here for you, Gloria.
Thanks.

Oh, and Gloria, we are more, uh,
Charlie and Simon Foster.

Like Jodie Foster, not Spielberg.
Huh?

Do you think helping Gloria
will absolve us of our sins?

What do you mean?

About us warning off Cooper?

Oh, no.
It's like she said herself,

we helped her to dodge a bullet,
huh?

If she knew the truth about him,
it could make her feel even worse.

You're right.

My grandmother used to call it
les histoires d'amour edite.

Heart editing.

Pardon?

Telling the kindest edit to a story
to safeguard someone's heart.

Is that not lying?

Kind lying, I guess.

Ta.

I suspected you two
are holding something back.

Look, Jeremy didn't wanna tell you,
said Judith had enough on her plate

without worrying about her husband
being stalked. Pardon?

Well, Jeremy rented this house out
to...

A gangster.

Remy Benson.

I'm well aware of who lives here.

Well, she's been stalking Jeremy,
romantically,

but we think that kidnapping Nancy

was her reaction
to Jeremy ignoring her.

A gangster scorned and all that.
You should have told me.

Oh, come on, Andre!
You've seen the state of Judith.

This on top of everything else?

Which window?

That one.

Follow my lead.

Excusez-moi.

Nancy?
Nancy!

We'll check upstairs.
Come with me.

What on Earth is going on?
Where is she?

Pardon?
Nancy Ludovic, where is she?

Why is she so hysterical?

I'm not hysterical. I'm just angry!

Can you explain
what you are doing here?

What business is it of yours?

Answer the question.

How dare you invade my home
and privacy like this?

This looks very much like
the scene of a recent serious crime.

Explain yourself.

I don't understand.

Online dating
is now a serious crime?

Pardon?

I was trying to film a profile clip
for a new dating agency,

L'Amour Attend.

It's for women our age.

A dating agency?

Is it unusual for a woman
to still want romance in later life?

Of course not.

I'm sick of all the swipe left
and right.

I deserve something a little more
befitting for a woman of my style.

No sign of kidnap upstairs.
What?

Kidnap?

Why on Earth
would I want to kidnap anyone?

Maybe your reputation precedes you.

It clearly doesn't.

If I was holding anyone to ransom,

I would not be stupid enough
to bring them to my home.

So you deny stalking your landlord?

Pardon?

You sent him a text.
"It is time for me to love you now.

"Call me."

I meant, it is time
for me to leave you.

As in this place.

Oh! Predictive text, hey?

I need to cut short my tenancy
as I found a house to buy.

Ah, that's why he wouldn't answer.

Oh.

But you were at the same restaurant
as him yesterday.

Was I?

Oh, he... he is very cute, darling,

but English boys
are just not my thing.

Although...

I would make an exception for you.

Oh.

If we need any further information,
we will call.

Please accept our apologies
for the intrusion.

Yes, I'm sorry, erm...

we may have jumped
to a few conclusions.

I guess we should try to see
the funny side.

Hm.

That is very understanding
of you. Thank you.

Actually - I never thought I would
ever say this to the police -

I would like to report a crime.

Go on.

I was on a date in the restaurant,
and when I got home, I found

that my beautiful antique
cigarette case was stolen.

What kind of cigarette case?

Imperial, Russian.

A Britsin?

Yes. How did you know?

It's blue enamel.
Worth about 10,000 euros.

You know your stuff.

So, when
you discovered it was missing,

why didn't you call the police?
Like I said,

darling, not my style
to ask the police for help.

Where did you meet your date?

One of the hook-up apps.
His conversation was charming

and he hadn't sent me
any inappropriate photos,

so I thought it was worth
one last try.

Do you have a picture of him?

He's called Stefan Luca.

If I ever set my eyes on him again,
it will be too soon.

He's not called Stefan Luca.

He's called Theo Ludovic,

and we want him
for questioning already.

What? Nancy's ex-husband
was in the restaurant?

So he's not away on business.
Richard, let's try his house again.

Thank you.

Darling, look, um...

Jean mentioned the twins.

I know we decided not to speak
about them. I'm sorry.

It was just thinking about Nancy
and the hospital.

Well, it's not that I don't want
to speak about them.

It's just too painful for me that I
had to leave you there on your own,

and that bloody doctor wouldn't let
me see you till it was too late.

Nancy was there.
Please don't punish yourself.

They would have been 34 this year.

I know.
You know, it's a silly thing,

they've grown up in my head.

Lucas would have been a sailor,
and a brilliant one at that.

Penelope...

She would have been
a bestselling novelist.

Yes,
they've grown up in my head, too.

I suppose this with Nancy
has brought it all back.

No, darling,
you know it's never gone away.

Those babies
will be with us forever.

Listen, Nancy helped us through,

and that's why
it's hitting us so hard.

Yes, of course you're right.

Oh, well,
there's a first time for everything.

Richard!

Hey, hey, hey, hey,
get your hands off me!

You need to accompany us
to the station, Monsieur Ludovic.

I thought you were going
to ask me to dinner.

What do you think, Douglas?

What's that, Douglas?

Get my glad rags on?

Ah! Who am I to argue
with advice from me best mate?

When you started running
as we approached your house,

it looked like
you had something to hide.

Why were you
at that particular restaurant?

I like the caviar.

Was it to steal this?

OK, I'm banged to rights.

I was going to go out on
a few dates with that rich woman

to see what I could get out of her

when she very kindly provided
10,000 euros in the first hour.

How very chivalrous of you.
What can I say?

All the women are always so grateful
for the company.

And you are sure that was
the only reason you were there,

and not to kidnap your ex-wife?

What?

No, of course not.
What-What do you mean, kidnap?

Nancy was kidnapped yesterday

from the very restaurant
you were at as well.

I have no idea
what you are talking about.

I would never hurt Nancy.

This is CCTV of your car

at the restaurant on the same day
Nancy was kidnapped.

I saw this car at your house
when I went to talk to your wife.

I did not drive yesterday.

I knew I would be drinking,
so I took a taxi.

OK, so if you were not driving
your car, who was?

Amandine.
She uses the car all of the time.

But she would never do anything
like this.

Your wife told me she cannot drive.

But of course she can.
I bought the car for her.

I told her she would never be
able to fit a buggy in the back,

but she insisted.

Two of you this time.

Madame Ludovic, we would like you
to accompany us to the station.

If you could find me a baby-sitter,
I'd be glad for the day out.

This morning you told me
that you could not drive.

It was a lie, wasn't it?

We have your husband
in custody for theft.

But there was
another crime committed

in that restaurant yesterday.

We saw your husband's car
at the restaurant on the CCTV.

He denies driving it.

Do you want to tell us the truth?

I know he's not away on business.
I put a tracker on his phone.

I know all of his lies
and most of his women.

Where were you yesterday afternoon,
Madame Ludovic?

I knew he was arranging
to meet with Romy Benson.

'I hacked his texts.
I followed him to the restaurant.

'I watched them together.

'When I could stand no more,
I left.'

Thank you.

What time
did you leave the restaurant?

3:00pm.
How can you be so sure?

I had to collect my son
from the baby-sitter.

Can they verify this?

I can give you her number.
Thank you.

Theo has been kept in custody
for the theft of the cigarette case.

Well, that's good, isn't it?

Yeah, but they can't pin
the kidnapping on him yet.

He's denying it.

He said he got in a taxi alone,
but he's got no receipt,

and no-one from the restaurant
saw him getting in one.

OK.

But they also found out
that his wife, Amandine,

was seen on CCTV driving Theo's car

away from the restaurant
that afternoon.

The barman said
that she was sat in the bar

for an hour complaining about
her cheating husband, then left.

So... So she was seen at all times?

Yeah.
Then she went round the corner

to the baby-sitter, which is
literally two minutes' away.

Rock solid alibi.

So it must be Theo.

He needs the cash.
He's clearly a nasty piece of work,

and he's got no alibi.

He must have an accomplice
holding her somewhere.

Oh, Nancy must be terrified.

I need a glass of something.

Yeah. Breathing space.
Exactly.

Hello, love.

You look gorgeous.

Look at you. Come here.
Ah!

Are you all right?
Yeah.

I'm waiting for a date.

Oh, that was quick.

It was Douglas
who helped me make the decision.

Douglas? What did he say?

Woof woof woof.

I just didn't wanna sit around
being miserable,

feeling like a victim

when I was having second thoughts
about Cooper, anyway.

Really?

I just couldn't handle a man
who waxes more than me.

Hey,

shall we have a code word in case
you need to get out of your date?

What about, erm, Otter?

Why Otter?

They fall asleep holding hands,
don't they?

So they don't drift away
from each other. Dead romantic.

I'd say that was a bit controlling.

You what?

Well, holding your hand,
so you don't drift off?

Exactly. Oh, you pair of cynics!
Ooh, he's here.

How do I look?
Glorious, Gloria.

Good luck, love.
Thanks.

Hello.

Hello.
Nice to meet you.

What do you want to drink?

Usual, please.

Hey.

What have I missed?

Hm.

Ooh,
that is some watch for a waiter.

Why? What is it?
Um, it's a 1950s Universal Geneve.

It's worth about 10,000 euros.
Wow.

How can a young waiter
afford an expensive watch like that?

Tips.

Hang on.

Dom.

Theo's accomplice...

is the waiter.

'..in the next 48 hours.'

But where has he taken her?

..as I will die.

I'll always be here for you, Judith.
I'll be here always.

Why does she repeat that at the end?

It's not that she's repeating it.

"Here". Of course.

Nancy never left the building.

I've got to tell Caron. Come on.
Oh.

Eh, send them over to that table.

You are sure this is the only place
they could be hiding?

You must wait here.

If the kidnapper
is still in the building,

it is too dangerous to risk.

I'm just sorry

I didn't realise what Nancy
was trying to tell us before.

We all watched the video, Jean.
You are the only one to realise.

Now, it is absolutely imperative
that we are not heard.

One wrong move
and it would be fatal for Nancy.

Ready?

Please guard the door.

Oh!

Please...
you have to listen to them.

And if you call the police,
you'll never see me again.

Drop the knife.

I thought I was going to die.

It's OK.

Thank you.

Who hired you?

No comment.

Huh. This is quite a fancy watch
for a waiter.

Very rare.

Was it some sort of payment
from Theo Ludovic?

Well, Nancy said this was
her father's watch, so he,

Theo, must have stolen it from her.

He does have quite the reputation
for lifting things.

Why do you keep mentioning
this Theo Ludovic?

I have no idea who he is.
Pardon?

And the person who hired me
certainly would not be called Theo.

And why is that?

Well, because the person
who hired me was a woman.

A woman?

Yeah. I only met her once.

She gave me the watch as a, um...

How do you say... down payment.

And what did she look like?

No comment.
What was her number?

No comment.

It is going to be a long night
for all of us

if we are going down this road.

This was found in the cellar.
There was only one number on it.

It looks
like you won't have to give it.

We found a burner phone
in the cellar.

Did you forget to get rid of it?

Oh, my God.

That number.

James Bond.
What?

I think I know who did this.

I can't believe
he would do such a thing.

I know there was no love left,
but I never thought he'd harm me.

And to steal our father's watch!

Well, when he left me for you,
I knew what he was capable of.

Good grief, Delphine! You only
went out with him a few times.

It was hardly Casablanca.

But he wasn't capable, was he,
Delphine?

What?

It took me a bit
of time to work out, but, um,

well, now it's blindingly obvious.

Contrary to popular belief,
our culprit is not Theo.

Don't be so ridiculous.
Of course it is.

The waiter said
he was hired by a woman.

So could it be Remy Benson,
after all?

But how could she have got hold
of your father's watch?

It could possibly be Amandine,
but she has a rock solid alibi,

so the only person who could
have taken that watch is, um,

well, that would be you,
wouldn't it?

Me?

Yes, Delphine, you.

Who else would know
about a secret trap door?

You said yourself you worked in that
restaurant when you were a girl.

You knew there was a cellar.

In fact, we both used to work in
this restaurant when we were girls.

You must have thanked
your lucky stars

when Theo Ludovic was arrested.

I would never do such a thing.
How dare you?

I love my sister.
Mm.

I think you hired that waiter
to do your dirty work.

Thing about hiring
inexperienced criminals

is that they always mess up.

We found a burner phone
he forgot to get rid of.

Only one number was on it.

I took one look at that number

and recognised it from
when you sent me the photographs.

Because the last three digits
were 007, James Bond.

Yes. All right. It was me.

I hate you, Nancy.

I always have.

Delphine!

You got the man, the job,
the friends, the respect.

What did I get, hm?
Nothing except a shiver

in the shadow of
Florence Nightingale all my life.

So when we got the invite for
Judith's birthday, that's when I...

That's when I had the idea.

I went to the restaurant.

I easily found the kind of boy
that would help me.

I showed him the secret door,
gave him the watch,

and promised him twice as much
after the job was done.

It just seemed like such a
very simple way of earning money

from your
beloved millionaire friends.

Well, he was never gonna harm you!

And your pretend sister could afford
to be 200,000 Euros down.

I should have guessed it was you.
Always asking your sister for money.

What happened?
Did the well finally run dry

and Nancy start to say no?
Well, that's pretty rich

coming from the most pampered woman
on the planet.

Don't talk
about what you don't understand.

Your jealousy
has always been so obvious,

and despite that, I chose
to show you nothing but kindness,

as did your sister.

You are beyond contempt.

Take her away, Richard.

Another one!

You're safe now.

You can't choose
your family, can you?

You're right. Usual?
Please.

Hello, love. Are you still here?
Certainly am.

Oh, you must have had
a lot to talk about.

He left after an hour.

Oh, love!

I told him to.
Oh!

He thought
the Beatles were overrated.

You're joking! That and his wife
rang when he'd gone to the bar.

No way. Cheek of it!

Oh.

That'll be another offer of a date.

I've had loads of them.

That's good, innit?
Yeah, but I'm not going on any more.

Oh, well, I'm not surprised.
Are you joining us?

No, thanks.

You know what?
I'm all right on me own.

Ready for home and me record player.

See you tomorrow.
See you, Glo.

Oh, she's such a diamond.

I just want her
to find the right one.

I mean, how hard can that be, eh?

Oh, um, red wine and a white wine,
please, love.