Maigret (2025) s01e05 Episode Script

Hey, kid, wouldn't be listening to us,
would you? This gang could be connected
to Mattia's killing.
He recorded them planning a job. He
could identify them. You're acting like
they're doing is a waste of time.
I could be wrong. I've been wrong
before.
Are you insane?
Branku and Miller are known criminals.
You're talking to them. That does not
give you license to go poking your nose
into my family's affairs.
Testing. All the rain through
Beaumarchais.
Water, please.
We close in ten minutes.
We're going to try again, aren't we,
maybe?
We are. You should.
I mean, children are, they're a
blessing.
They're a nightmare. Aren't we?
The anxiety, the expense.
You love your children.
I'm going to sleep.
Oh, please behave.
We're not walking home in that. Better
order a cab.
Oh, they'll be booked up.
It's only a few yards to the metro.
Don't have to leave quite yet.
And do finish the tart, Maybray.
If you insist.
And when you're done with that, let's
leave these lovely ladies and finish our
game.
Hey, kid.
You wouldn't be listening to us, would
you?
No, I'm just having a drink.
Not anymore.
Get out.
Get out.
Sorry about that.
Good night.
You ever get to smoke that?
It was my father's.
I have you, my friend, like a rat in a
trap.
Can I get you this one?
Checkmate.
Hello? Doctor, pardon me, it's Gino.
Somebody has been stabbed. We've got to
come down.
I'm coming.
Can someone call an ambulance?
There's been a stabbing outside.
Lucas, Magritte.
Stabbing on the route garage.
Local crime scene is stationed as soon
as possible.
He's still breathing.
Stay with me now. So I can stay calm and
under the control of her.
Maybe. Maybe.
There. Keep it for sure.
That one's here too.
Hold on.
I'll end the doctor. You'll be okay.
Tell Henri not to wait up.
The crepe seller Gino, who's given a
description of the attacker, was sending
wide. You've got an idea on the victim?
Antoine Bertie, a student of the
Sorbonne. Bertie.
The Bertie family only see on perfumes,
so the press will be all over this.
Great.
Get Jambier to take Gino's statement.
Gallop 1 to full CCTV, doorbell cameras,
the usual.
Send Taurus to the hospital.
That doorway.
Fingerprints, footprints, everything.
There was someone standing there.
I'm going to take my wife home. Call me
if you have anyone.
Everyone knows Lucien Perfumes.
I don't. But you don't read gossip
magazines.
Is there gossip?
Madame Petit died about three years ago.
Skiing accident in Val d 'Isere, very
tragic.
Dad locked himself away. The daughter,
Manu, started acting out, drug,
crashing cars.
What about the son, Antoine?
Hadn't even heard from him till tonight.
Torrance.
Kid didn't make it, boss.
He had some kind of recording device on
him, like a tape recorder.
Stay there.
See you soon.
Going to tell the father?
Love you.
Hate your job.
Let's hear about these at the concert.
Call in the morning.
I'll wait.
Monsieur Batty?
Yes?
I'm Chief Inspector Magritte, police
judiciaire.
Oh, dear.
Is it men who'll get her?
Thank you, Maria.
Please.
So, not me new.
It's Antoine.
I'm afraid he's dead.
How? He was stabbed.
He was taken to Le Magdalene, but they
couldn't save him.
I'm sorry.
Who stabbed him?
We have a description.
We're looking.
What can I see, my son?
Will you come with me?
This is Mr. Betty.
He's in there, sir.
Your recorder?
Have you listened to it?
The genius couldn't get it to work, so
he called me.
Didn't make a lot of sense.
Traffic, random conversations.
I'd like to go home.
I need to call my daughter.
Of course.
Jeremy will drive you.
Monsieur Betty, we found this recorder
on your son.
Yes, it was
For a project he was doing at the
thought box. He said he wanted to record
sounds of a city where he lived.
I'd like to talk to you tomorrow
morning, if that's okay.
Thank you.
Take it to Merce.
Now? Yes.
Merce doesn't sleep.
I need to know what's on it.
Okay,
why are we listening to this?
Because of what he recorded next.
Sounds
like
some kind of burglary.
Sorry about that.
That was 30 minutes before he was
stabbed.
Like they knew he'd overheard them and
decided he was a liability.
Chief Inspector.
Torrance, Janvier, Bar -Lorraine. Get
descriptions of the three men.
Carver and Lafoyance.
Follow up with the locals on CCTV.
Both Batty and the three guys from the
bar.
Jean -Pierre had a description of the
killer from Gino, the crap seller. It's
his statement.
Well, if Jean -Pierre got a description,
why can't Jean -Pierre do the CCTV?
We will talk to the father.
Good morning, Chief Inspector.
Good morning, Jesus.
We heard that the T got caught in a drug
turf war. Is that what you heard?
Do
you
have any news?
I'm afraid not.
We'd like to talk to you about your son,
sir.
What sort of man he was.
His friendships, relationships,
interests.
But also, if you know of anyone who
would want to hurt him.
Or you.
We're closed.
We just got in here last night.
Not that I recall.
Can I use your facilities?
Women and their tiny bladders. Still,
they rule the world.
I like your hair.
Was he in here last night?
With anyone, did he, uh
Talked to anyone?
A guy talked to him. He seemed kind of
pissed off.
Can you describe this guy?
About my height, black baseball cap,
khaki raincoat, scary eyes.
Wow, you should be a cop.
Could I be your partner?
Seen scary eyes in here before.
What about the guys he was with?
How do you know he was with anyone?
Magic. Magic.
OK. One of the guys he was with does
come in here. He owns a famous shop two
streets over.
His name is Bronco.
Two minutes after your guy left, they
all left.
If you think of anything else Wait.
Pour something.
Can I buy you a drink?
Sorry, I'm already taken.
Who by?
A married middle -aged white guy.
Well, since my wife died, he's been the
perfect son.
He left a bad behaviour to his sister.
But as for enemies, I They're a bunch
of vultures.
You should throw them out, all of them.
You know, this is Chief Inspector
Maygrave.
Sergeant Lucas, police judiciaire.
I'm so sorry you'd have to be here.
It's all right.
We'll talk when they've gone.
That's me now.
Go away.
This is your brother's room.
Great, a genius.
Where were you last night?
You're questioning me?
Yes.
Where?
At a party in London, okay?
Do you know anyone who'd want to kill
your brother?
Me.
Because he was so good, because he was
never in trouble with Oh, please,
go away.
I'm interested in the recordings your
brother was making.
I want to listen to them.
Why?
Your father said Antoine was listening
to Paris.
Maybe Paris told him something.
Do you know who they are?
You know his password?
Just because he was good doesn't mean he
wasn't an idiot.
Do you know why he made the recordings?
He said we were born into unearned
luxury and that we never
spoke to the rest of the world who
outnumber us a billion to one. So he
was going to listen.
Because how else
Would we learn to talk?
Because without talk, we wouldn't build
bridges and we'd be swept away.
But either died or maybe it was consumed
by the fire. Like I said, he was an
idiot.
Do you want to thumb drive?
Who's learning Arabic?
Oh, I don't know.
Look, he wasn't really an idiot. He was
my older brother, but he was more like
my little brother, and I felt like I had
to protect him.
Terence.
Terence, he's got something.
We've got the guys Antoine recorded.
Brancoux's framing and restoration.
The waiter at the bar said he was there
last night.
And that is Brancoux. And we think the
other guy is the one who spoke to
Antoine. He fits the waiter's
description.
He'd taken photos, the pants running
them through records.
Maybe we'll get an answer this century.
I would if I had decent signal.
Okay, Emil Brancoux has a record for
receiving stolen goods. The other guy is
Xavier Mila from Marseille.
Robbery and assault and a murder charge
had to be dropped because the key
witness disappeared What
do
you want to do boss they're connected to
Antoine and they've clearly got some
kind of job going on
Last, Mila's a killer, and he left the
bar just two minutes after the kid did.
What?
Stay on them.
If they move, follow.
Ah, so not you.
That's somebody's recordings I want to
listen to.
Are you insane?
Get out.
I'm Mangray. I know your mother, the
Countess.
I knew you when you were a boy.
What do you want?
Branku and Miller are known criminals.
You're talking to them.
Receiving money from them.
Cash money. Why?
He wanted my opinion on some paintings.
Whose paintings?
I didn't ask.
Look, I'm an art critic and an art
historian.
Published. My advice is often sought
at I didn't know Branku had a record.
And I resent your imputation that I
would be involved in anything criminal.
This is a warning I give you out of
respect for your mother.
Stay away from Emile Branku.
Antoine Batty's recordings.
Uploaded on this.
Ancient, but portable. Needed to use.
Antoine's pretty good at giving place
and date, but other than that, it's like
40 hours of footsteps, traffic, music,
people talking, people not talking,
leaves falling.
Do you know how much sound falling
leaves make?
Exactly. You better borrow my headphones
so you don't annoy everyone.
Lucas and the others are still at
Bronco's.
Can I join them on surveillance?
Yeah.
Listen, I'm not getting anything from
the CCTV.
All I've got is one camera that shows
the Bati kid leaving the bar, and then
about a minute later, three guys come
out and go off in the same direction,
they all get lost in the CCTV desert.
Are you sure about that?
Because to establish a connection
between the gang and Bati, you will need
No. There's other ways to make a
connection.
Listen, if you want someone to scour the
CCTV
Get LaPointe to do it, okay? I'm an
inspector with degrees in criminology
psychology. If you want groundwork done,
get one of the kids to do it.
Well, that was Lucas.
Two more guys just pulled up to Broncus
in a car.
She says if they leave and split up, she
can't follow them all.
Carver, join Lucas.
Give her a hand.
Okay, on the CCTV.
I will find someone else.
Sorry, we already started. What's that?
Are you recording us?
Tell him to turn that thing off. It's
for his project.
It's not doing any harm.
I think it's ridiculous.
Even if it makes you a dead star?
I'm already a star.
Can you pass the salt, will you?
No, Daddy, I keep telling you, you have
too much salt.
Yes?
Maygray, Sophie de Saint -Pierre.
You spoke to Maurice?
Yes.
Apparently, you accused him of being
involved in criminal activity.
Potentially involved.
But that's nonsense.
I know my son. He would never do
anything like that.
But he is.
May Gray, I asked for your help once.
That does not give you license to go
poking your nose in the my family's
affairs.
Would you rather he was arrested?
Just leave him alone.
I have enough to deal with here without
you harassing my son.
Goodbye.
Not for me. I'm not feeling great.
Just a sip.
You know, I hate to drink alone.
Hey, Levant.
Rue d 'Etoile.
Yes, can I?
Oh, you.
Back again.
Only for the 14th time.
Listen, would you like to Nadia.
Hey,
you.
Here is your coffee.
Thanks. I'm Antoine.
And I've got a queue out at the door, so
you can move along.
Maygray's phone.
Uh, it's Inspector Carver. Is Maygray
there?
One minute, caller.
Your team.
What is it?
Branko's pulling the job forward to
tonight. They went to a bar and the pawn
went and sat next to him because no one
would ever think he was a cop.
Okay.
Okay what?
Well, you wanted to stay on them.
This is our chance to catch them on the
job.
Inspector Carver, what job is this?
Uh, given their records, ma 'am,
probably a high -end burglary.
What's it got to do with Antoine
Batiste?
It's a possible motive for killing him.
He recorded them planning the job. He
could identify them.
Burglary should go to the BRB.
Yes, ma 'am, but this gang could be
connected to Batiste's killing. We can't
just hand them over to the robbery
squad.
Carver, call Inspector Grosjean at the
BRB. Offer them a joint operation.
BRB can have credit for the arrest.
Le Crim gets first dibs on
interrogation. Got it?
Yeah. Grosjean, BRB, Le Crim, joint op.
Got it. Good.
You're not joining us, boss?
No, you can handle it.
You're acting like what they're doing is
a waste of time.
Well, if they stop some rich man's art
collection being stolen, it's not a
complete waste of time. You don't
believe there's a connection to Bertie's
murder?
According to that theory, the gang
killed Bertie because they saw him
to their conversation.
So they stabbed him to death but left a
recorder which has their voices on it. I
don't think so.
So you're letting Carver go on a wild
goose chase?
Not especially.
He might catch a gang of thieves red
-handed.
Nothing to do with Betty's murder.
I could be wrong.
I've been wrong before.
If you'll excuse me.
Friday rush hour.
Shore of the Lise.
6 .38pm.
Parc des Princes, PSG versus Marseille.
Sunday morning, Montmartre. The bells of
Sacré -Cœur.
Crossing the Seine by train on the Pont
-Ruel.
Richardin de Tuileries.
I'm nervous.
Salam alaikum.
Very good.
Are you recording me?
I record everything.
Will you say your name to the machine?
Hello, machine.
I'm Nadia.
You won't get in trouble seeing me?
No. My uncle has some He's just all
about the business. You know, money,
money, money.
Because I'd like to get to know you.
I would like that, too.
Oh, no.
What? He must have followed me.
Turn it off, please.
Lucas. Update, boss.
Gang's heading south towards
Fontainebleau. We're following.
I'll BRB with you.
Inspector Grosjean and four officers.
OK. Keep me updated.
Do you think they'll wait until dark?
I do.
What's the plan?
Okay. So, Grosjean says they'll likely
cut the alarms, post a man on the
to look out and then go in. So Grosjean
and her team will go in afterwards and
make the arrest. I'll be with them.
Laplante, Torrance, you take care of the
lookout.
Jean -Pierre, Lucas, you best stay
behind.
Excuse me.
Jean -Pierre's faster, stronger and a
better shot than me, so I'll stay back.
Thanks very much.
Let's go.
Yeah.
Not for a second there, Uncle. It's
sounding like you actually like her.
No.
I don't like you either.
Are
you
Nadia?
I'm Nadia. Why?
I'd like to talk to you about him.
Antoine.
Who are you?
I'm police.
You know Antoine's dead.
You were in a relationship with him.
Who's dead?
Of course, his recorder.
The last I heard on the tapes, your
family weren't happy about you seeing
Where were you last night?
Where was your uncle Hassan?
An Arabic girl goes out with a French
boy, and he gets killed, so it must be
honor killing.
Is that what you think?
What sort of cop would I be if I didn't
ask the necessary questions for fear of
offending people's sensibilities?
Where was he between 10 and 11 last
night?
Her hours are 11 to midnight.
Conor, you will see my uncle with you,
and I will see you until midnight, okay?
Anton didn't record everything.
He spoke to my uncle.
He was respectful.
He asked permission to see me.
And my uncle gave his permission.
We were going to take it slowly.
We had all the time in the world.
Is there anything else?
Thank you.
Actually, yes.
What?
What's good here?
Look at you, Inspector Trendy.
Where's the food from?
The restaurant where Antoine Bathieu's
girlfriend was.
How's it going?
Team of chasing art thieves.
I'm listening to Antoine's Paris.
Is it telling you anything?
I thought it was. Right, it was a false
trail.
I've added a broken heart to the list of
charges against the killer.
What if I'm wrong about this?
Like they are about the art thieves?
The correct guy said the killer stabbed
Antoine from behind four times.
Then walked away. Then came back.
Turned him over, stabbed him three more
times.
He came back and stabbed him again.
So it's personal.
Maybe, but What if it wasn't the
victim that was personal, but the act
that Which would make it random.
Which would mean we might never find
him.
I want to see if there are still
padlocks on the bridge.
There are padlocks.
People are still doing it.
Love can break the rules.
I will show Nadia.
Love wins. Love always wins.
Hi. I'll take that.
Look there.
Gentlemen, hands up.
You're under arrest.
There we are.
Hello,
Mina.
I'll take that.
All right.
You two, go to the local police station.
Get them to help you clean up this mess.
And I will take this little bat to
Paris.
All right, here we come. Keep it going.
Good. Keep moving.
Love wins. Love always wins.
Good morning, Madam Prosecutor. Darling.
Chief Inspector, your team did well.
I can see. Well done, Cove. Sure.
Nina's clothes match that of the killer,
plus the other night which we sent to
the lab. So what's the plan?
The plan is to question them one by one
about the night of Antoine Mathieu's
death. We rotate them detective to
detective, asking the same questions
one of them slips up.
What about the recorder problem?
They killed Betty but didn't take the
item that connected them to the crime?
Yes. Well, maybe they didn't find it.
Maybe they're just stupid.
Wouldn't be the first stupid murder
we've had, would it?
May Gray, do you have an alternative?
Did Betty's tapes give you anything?
No.
Excellent sound. To the point.
Thank you. Well then, all yours, Carver.
Thank you, ma 'am.
You three, with me.
Really?
Go on.
It's Antoine Batille's funeral early
tomorrow morning. I'd like to photograph
everyone who attends.
Okay, why?
Because the killer is there.
You mean rather than here?
Boss, are you setting up Carver to fail?
If one of this lot killed Antoine, then
somewhere between Bar Lorraine and Rue
Garance, there will be CCTV of them
following him.
I asked Carver to look for it, but he
preferred to arrest some art thieves.
And you want us to keep looking at the
CCTV?
Carver will now pressure the gang until
the one with the most to lose, probably
Branku, cracks and implicates one of the
others, probably Mila.
You think he'll be lying?
I don't think anything.
Don't forget to photograph the funeral.
Sophie, what's happened?
What does it look like?
Your girl's finally given up the ghost
and I've got to be among the rye in 20
minutes. Well, I'll give you a lift.
We can call the garage on the way.
No, it's all right, Sebastian. I'm
calling a taxi. Please, I insist.
Where am I right?
The bank.
After Bar Lorraine, you, Brancoux and
Sovran went for another drink at Bar
Felice. I don't remember anything about
it.
Let's go back to the bar.
So far, they're alibying each other.
But Carve's doing well.
Won't be fidgety. He could turn on Mila.
Mila's clothes match the killer's. He
had a knife. He threatened Bertie, and
he's killed before.
Look, I know you don't agree, but what
if Carve's right?
He's not.
Can you describe the route you took from
Bar the Ring?
Excuse me.
Maygray.
It's Sophie de Sanfiac.
I'm just calling to say sorry.
You don't need to apologize.
No, no, I do. You were right about my
son.
He was dealing with Crook.
He was giving valuations on paintings.
He was dealing with Crook.
As always.
When I need him the most, he causes me
the most trouble.
What's wrong?
It's probably nothing, but
I was on my way to Montmorey this
morning.
I had an appointment at the bank. I had
to ask for an extension to the
overdraft.
That would be humiliating enough.
But then, of course, my car broke down.
Luckily, Gautier, the estate manager,
came by and he offered me a lift.
Okay.
The way he was dressed
May Gray.
One of his cufflinks cost more than my
car.
Gautier took over when my father died.
Yeah, that's right.
You think there's something going on?
I don't know.
What I do know is that Gautier seems to
be getting rich from this estate.
While my family is going under.
My father didn't get rich, did he?
No.
No, in fact, he worked himself to death
for us.
But as an estate manager, not the best.
Am I right?
He made mistakes.
Everyone makes mistakes.
What does it matter?
If it matters to me, I thought he'd
failed you and St -Pierre.
It was that that killed him as much as
any stroke.
That's why I've never been back. Your
father wasn't a failure.
He was a good estate manager. He was
honorable and loyal.
And I wish he were still alive.
I have to go.
You should come home, Maygray.
I need to talk to you.
I'm on a case now, but when it's over.
I hope that will be soon.
Hey.
Who were you talking to?
May Gray.
The policeman, remember?
He says he's going to come down.
Really?
Why would he?
Because he knows this place.
And he's someone I can trust, and I
don't trust many people around here.
I hope you trust me.
Of course I do.
What are you doing up here?
The command wants a killer.
Know anything about him yet?
Only these out there.
And not downstairs.
The press wants a statement about last
night's arrest.
The lawyers want access to their
clients. The BRB want to question them.
wants to keep questioning them. So, in
your opinion, what's our next step?
Yes. Yes, what?
Have a press conference.
Okay. But we don't get into the Betty
investigation.
We just talk about the robbery. Is that
clear?
Yes.
Come on, don't make me laugh.
The crime developed a lead and the BRB
followed it out. But the men you
have been questioned at the crime all
day. So is this an art house or is this
murder inquiry?
A complex investigation with multiple
lines of inquiry.
But one of those lines is Antoine Batty,
correct?
Chief Inspector May Gray is leading the
Batty case and he was present at the
arrest last night. So surely there must
be a connection.
Actually, Zizou, it was me and Inspector
Grosjean that made the arrest, not May
Gray. We're actually just interested in
the motive for Batty's murder.
So Batik was known to the thieves? We
don't want to speculate.
Chief Inspector Maygray, can you tell us
if you're pursuing any other inquiries
in the Batik case?
Thanks to the excellent work of my
colleagues, we are close to identifying
Batik's killer.
All lines of inquiry still remain open.
But is it one of the men that you
arrested last night? You can tell us
surely? All I can say is we're not
looking anywhere else.
That's all for now. Thank you.
Could you tell us anything about the
man? Just anything, in general?
He's a coward.
He hid in the dark and stabbed an
innocent boy in the back. That is all.
you, everyone.
I told you not to mention Matty. What on
earth are you doing? Lame fight.
Bit of a risk telling Nicola you've
caught him when you haven't.
He's got to you, hasn't he?
Because of Antoine.
I don't usually spend time with the
victims, but I did with him. 40 hours.
Like them.
Why?
He was unafraid. He had charm.
And now he's dead.
Yeah, someone crossed the line.
Sorry, do you mind? I just want to see
what Zizou's going to say.
The case of Antoine.
Who's Zizou?
Journalist. Knows more about crime in
Paris than most police.
What
do
you mean he crossed the line?
He killed deliberately and at random.
He crossed the line.
He removed himself from the
A community of men.
Has he killed before?
I don't know.
Will he kill again?
What do you mean
by that?
Disappointing? I followed his work.
I'm disappointed.
Why?
Hello?
He's clearly hung up. Okay, so keep your
calls coming in. You know, this just
goes to show you that Antoine Bertin is
really getting people fired up.
So when you really think about it, think
about all of the crimes that are
happening in Paris right now, I mean,
where is this?
Sophie? Migre.
I'm in trouble.
Janos, my boyfriend, I I thought I
could trust him.
What's he done?
He said he disliked Gautier.
But then I saw them together, talking,
laughing.
They're conspiring against me.
You don't know that.
Don't I?
I told you. I asked the bank for an
extension to the overdraft. Well, I
get it. Guess Who the bank manager
was who refused it.
Gautier's daughter.
Your father warned me about Gautier and
I didn't listen to him.
May Gray, now you have to come home
before it's too late.
Sophie, I I'm ill.
May Gray.
My heart.
I've been taking medication.
I think Gautier was just waiting for me
to die, but he's getting impatient.
He wants it all.
You have to come home.
I will come home, but I can't right now.
But it has to be now.
I can't.
I'm sorry.
But damn you, you're weak, just like
your father was weak.
Well. She sounds paranoid.
If you're worried, you could call the
local police. The local police won't do
anything.
This is about you and your father.
She knows that. She's using it.
I know.
She's also alone and scared.
You're not seriously considering
You've just challenged a killer. You
can't leave Paris.
A killer won't do anything, not yet. You
don't know that.
He'll go to Batille's funeral.
He's living with the last death, not
thinking about the next one.
I have time.
Megway, you are rolling the dice. Yes, I
am rolling the dice.
After my mother died, Sophie was like a
mother to me.
If something happened to her, I would
not forgive myself.
You once said I had peace to make in
Santiago.
Maybe this is how I do it.
You're charging someone in the murder?
Yes, but not the killer.
You're trying to send a message for
someone, aren't you?
You're playing the danger of Game Boy.
Is May Gray any closer to identifying
the real killer?
Stick around.