HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (2021) s01e01 Episode Script

damn. damn.
disappearance wife victim
Jeanne Levasseur, lawyer
What do the surveillance cameras say?
Everything is to the lab, but seen
I wonder the condition of that thing.
Can I have one?
Please.
-Homesick, Commissioner?
The autopsy report.
Given its stiffness and temperature, it is
died between 3 and 5 p.m.
What else?
Murder weapon is a shotgun.
-Not found.
Marital murder.
- Quarrel, gun and bam. classic.
In short: Lawyer Jeanne Levasseur
on the run after her husband's murder.
And the search of her office?
-Not without the blanket's permission.
That takes ages.
Who did that?
-What?
Which.
Jeanne Levasseur flees victim
Daphn�, find out what this is. Gilles,
we're interrogating the lawyer's sister.
Were there any tensions between your sister and her husband?
Not really.
I won't turn around
but if your sister is on the run
we need to find her soon.
-Antoine wanted to leave her.
My sister had been stressed for months
and he couldn't take it anymore.
She would never kill the father of her child.
You really don't know where your sister is?
-I haven't heard from her.
If I was on the run, I would
go to someone I trusted.
Like my sister.
- I was in the lab all day yesterday.
I presented my research to colleagues.
She couldn't have been here.
-We'll check.
Nothing found in the house.
Will you call me when she contacts?
That's best for everyone.
Wait a minute.
Did you call their daughter, Mathilde, in London?
Yes, she's on her way here.
What else do we need, baby?
Come on. there I have
Bought two of these last week.
Do you drink shampoo or something?
-You always use it.
Can I have this, Mom?
-I'll buy one, the other will go back.
That's not for kids.
-Come on, it's about castles.
No, are you crazy.
Put that back immediately.
I buy it, but don't finish it right away.
Yes, we're going like this. Mom pays and we go.
Eliott always gets more than me.
- He can do it again, Th�a.
That will be
-127.76. Please.
No, 132.36.
Then you forgot the discount:
20% on milk, one toothpaste for free
10% on the chips and 50% on the raw vegetables.
I don't follow it. 4.60 is missing.
Th�a
132.36 minus 4.60 is 127.76.
Thank you very much, that's all right.
Good day. We are gone.
What is she doing?
That girl is really insane.
-What is her name?
Morgan Alvaro. Does she have any
something to do with it, do you think?
I do not know. Perhaps.
I'll figure it out.
Are you okay, poopy of me?
When do you pick up the car?
-If I have money for the repair.
Did you have to go to the cashier?
-I am not doing it on purpose.
I see red numbers above her head.
-I also see numbers, but green.
Smart ass. go anyway
play with your planes.
Stop talking to your brother, Thea.
-Half-brother.
We have to get out. Wait a second.
Driver? Can you extend the shelf,
for wheelchairs?
Okay, here we go.
Mom, Mom You didn't buy an eraser.
- I do have that, then look.
See. Come on, now.
Don't help me, huh.
-Need help, neighbor?
No, it is not. Henri, it might be
not nice, but you are old.
Save your strength. Think about your hip.
-Yes, Courtesy doesn't help.
Chloé left this behind yesterday.
She seemed very attached to it.
Our savior angel.
-Come on, honey.
Thanks again for yesterday, Henri.
It's a mess with us.
The wifi is working again.
- I get it, now that your friend is gone.
What are you accusing Ludovic of?
-I nothing.
It was him. He couldn't anymore
with my life and was fed up with me.
Hey?
-Morgan Alvaro?
Karadec and Vandraud, detective Lille.
We have some questions. Are you coming?
-Now?
Henry, I'm sorry. I'll be right back.
-It may take a little longer.
Identity?
-Morgan Alvaro.
38 years old, unmarried.
Three children from two fathers.
Mortgage, three credits and
My last Pap smear 489 days ago.
Do you know Jeanne Levasseur?
Am I not here for the eraser?
Which eraser?
-Oh, nothing.
Do you know the Levasseur family?
-No.
Mrs. Alvaro, you are obstructing justice.
So tell the truth.
Were you trying to manipulate an ongoing investigation?
-Hooves.
The file fell.
I immediately saw that something was not right.
I wasn't looking for trouble.
You wanted to help us?
-No, sleeping alone.
If I see an error or a riddle,
I solve it, otherwise I won't sleep.
Very well.
All right, Mrs. Alvaro. Show me.
What's wrong?
Why don't you sleep?
You think the lawyer killed her husband.
But that is impossible.
Why not?
-There, for example
Cushions with different colors
lie neatly next to each other.
Here: Trinkets, neatly arranged.
What does that say? That the owner
manically organizes everything.
Only look: A curtain with beautiful cord,
there too, but there without a cord.
Crazy, huh?
The wife of those pillows
don't leave that curtain like that?
That cord was used for something else.
Have a look here:
There's hair on that thing.
There was tape, there was glue left bleef
that collected the dirt.
All samples have been sent to the lab.
No adhesive tape was found.
So?
-Are you quite there?
Someone's tied up with that cord
and taped to the chair by his ankles.
No marks on the dead man's wrist. Not
he, but another was tied up.
Jeanne tied up, he dead and the perpetrator
kidnapped your lawyer
or made cold.
You must seek him.
Why doesn't Jeanne have her husband
killed and the other kidnapped?
Unlikely.
Have you read the report?
Because it says that the car
of the lawyer there.
Sorry, but I would
don't hitchhike for a kidnapping.
Put something in.
-Can I go now?
We await the lab results.
This is speculation.
Why are you so well informed?
Within.
We have images. There was a woman
with Jeanne at the time of the murder.
The third person.
Good. Take madam to the cell.
-What?
Is this a joke? could I go?
We're tracking your story.
-This is abuse of power.
Police brutality. I file a complaint
and call the consumer association.
That girl is incredible.
Why do you show a file to a citizen?
She will soon be a cleaner at Levasseur.
-She has nothing to do with it.
If she's right, we have two problems:
Then we do bad work
and there may be another victim.
Good to know, right?
We were wrong. Not Antoine,
but Jeanne was the target.
And the girl in the video?
-Sofia Belkadi.
Her emails were on Jeanne's computer.
What kind?
-Threats, insults. For weeks.
Because of?
- Months ago, Sofia lost a lawsuit.
Jeanne Levasseur was the opposing party's lawyer.
Let her come.
Good job.
You sued one Philippe Leroux.
Why?
He harassed me at work for years.
Was he your superior?
First comments about my clothes, my hair.
Then he made increasingly crude allusions.
Until
Until he locked me up and raped me in his room.
I'm sorry, but what's that?
to do with Jeanne Levasseur?
You don't threaten Leroux
but his lawyer.
Why? She was just doing her job.
She acted like I was crazy.
And Philippe Leroux just got out.
I was humiliated.
I've lost everything.
Yesterday you were seen at the lawyer's house.
Half an hour later her husband is murdered.
With a shotgun.
Jeanne Levasseur is missing. Explain.
Can't, I was home all afternoon.
- Witnesses?
No.
That's annoying.
It's okay, you can go.
-It will be time.
How I smell, huh.
-Let's go.
Sofia Belkadi says she has been there,
but not on that day.
Just sign here.
That video is fake.
Not the correct date.
You can go, Mrs. Alvaro.
-Wait a second.
Explain.
-Those trees.
You see them going back and forth.
west wind. You have it here in the spring.
Now, in the fall, you only have south winds.
Where is the west here then?
-The church.
How about the church?
-Most face east.
Until the coming of the Jesuits. She
hated that. To go short:
That's where the west must be.
The video is at least three months old.
So the kidnapping was staged?
All right, I'm going now. i have things to do.
You can see the details at the weather station.
-Wait.
What exactly do you have, are you gifted?
IQ of 160.
Hyperintelligent or extremely gifted,
as they say.
My brain does the work.
Then why are you cleaning?
-I have an authority problem.
I don't work anywhere longer than a month
and my private life is hell.
No, it's not a gift.
Never wanted to work for the police?
-I? At the police?
To help people and save lives.
Not a bad job, mind you.
Fine people, throw tear gas
and deport illegal immigrants? No, it is not. Day.
What are you doing here now?
-Yes, all right.
Eliott said you were at the cop.
-What a click.
We go. From too much jute
I get itchy on the square meter.
Looking good, that girl.
-Is that her guy?
What did you say, are you talking to me?
-It was a joke.
Do you like that sometimes?
Why do I always get in trouble when I see you?
I didn't ask you anything.
-What have you done sitting here?
You're going to laugh.
-No, it is not.
Are you fired again?
-A file fell.
I glanced at it
and saw that something was wrong.
I don't want to know, not my problem.
Don't set a bad example for Eliott and Chloé.
What do you mean? Explain yourself.
- Explain further?
Where are they now? With your 90 year old babysitter?
Henri does teach them French history.
I know the history too, you know.
Say, do we have to stay long?
Do you pay the babysitter?
Yes, I'm talking to you.
Inspector? This is Mathilde Levasseur.
Bye, miss.
-Day.
I'm investigating death
from your father. Take a seat.
I know it's hard for you but
Mathilde?
We need to know as much as possible
to find your mother.
Mathilde?
Do you want us to talk elsewhere?
-I do not know. I do not know.
Come with me.
We will do everything for your mother
to find. But I need to know more.
According to your aunt, your mother was
tense lately.
Do you know why?
She was talking about a friend.
Well, rather an acquaintance of the work,
who had committed suicide.
She felt guilty about something.
Do you remember that woman's name?
A first name?
Sandra No, Sarah.
Mom got a letter from her
at the office. She was upset
After that she was totally upset.
She couldn't sleep and was nervous.
After that she didn't want to say anything more about it.
Can you for the search
put pressure on the blanket?
Thank you, Chief Inspector.
Not yet, but we're onto something.
We're looking for a letter the lawyer got.
Yeah, that's why we need to search her office.
Understood. Have a nice day sir
chief inspector.
And?
- He's going to do his very best.
And?
If we don't find her, I'll be taken off the case.
I tell him I'm waiting for lab results
and don't jump to conclusions.
-Is Mrs. Alvaro still there?
Hold her a little longer.
What are you doing?
-Take her.
Who?
-Mrs Alvaro.
Where to?
-In the investigation.
Just kidding, right?
-She has an IQ of 160.
It's a genius.
-Come on.
She knows nothing about detective work, Céline.
A case with a lawyer.
There should be no form errors.
Did you know that cord was missing?
And the wind direction in the video? No.
Me neither. Alvaro stays with you
until we have Jeanne Levasseur.
Clearly?
It's your decision.
Hey? Yes, with me.
It's against.
Do you want to take over from Henri?
There should still be pasta and rice in the cupboard.
-I'll keep you informed.
All right, see you later. Kiss.
Excuse me, can you step aside?
You're taking my vitamin D.
aside. Yes thank you.
Aren't you the daughter
from that missing lawyer?'
Are you from the police?
-No.
You don't look forward to that either.
-Fortunately.
Don't worry, they'll find her.
-No worries?
My father is dead and I don't want to think about it.
I imagine the worst things.
My mother alone with such a madman.
Maybe they won't find her and she's dead too.
Do you know what it's like to wait in that uncertainty?
Hell yes. Really.
Do you have pictures of her?
-Yes.
Can I see?
Come on.
We sent each other selfies.
That's her in court.
That was for my birthday.
That's the last I have of her.
Miss Levasseur?
Come on.
Get well soon.
-Bye.
Did you, did they find him?
The one you lost?
-No.
All right, Mr. Ludovic is free again.
But you have to pay 45,000 euros
for assaulting a cop.
How should that be done, do you want a check or rather cash?
I thought of a deal.
Don't bother, I'm fine with it.
I help you. Even if you had
can just ask.
Do you ever get something by asking?
You are right.
You take my room, I'll sleep on the couch.
Is it like this?
Is there any news?
It's progressing.
Do you know of anyone at your sister's work
who committed suicide?
A certain Sarah.
-Don't tell me anything.
Do you want to make a statement
for the report?
Whenever you want.
-Yes fine.
That's the procedure.
Put that back down.
-Mrs. Alvaro?
That has to be somewhere else, it doesn't fit
at the rest. I'm just saying.
What did I say in the car?
-That I was your sunshine?
Don't say anything, I said.
-Oh yeah.
Rosalie Tellier presented that day
her scientific work.
A little more respect for the witnesses, please.
Especially if their sister is in danger
and their alibis watertight.
I do not like that. Bad thing.
What is that blanket doing now?
Céline is sitting on his neck. He's at 5 p.m
in Levasseur's office.
What is a blanket?
-Some sort of superlawyer.
If a lawyer is involved,
he must be at the search.
So while there's a bitch laying there somewhere
do you have to wait
on a type with a blanket
to search an office?
Yes, it is.
That's crazy isn't it?
-That's the procedure.
The procedure
Does she really have to come? With her outfit
we're just crazy.
I'll be there. Is my look not right?
-If only that was the only thing.
Okay, good. Then stop. Let me out.
That just doesn't work.
-Open the door and let me out.
Are you so annoying?
My back on your procedure.
What does the boss want with that woman?
No really.
What the hell.
The blanket is apparently late.
-Jeanne is a valued colleague.
One of our best. Her absence
is very unfortunate for our office.
I understand that.
Where can I find the toilet?
-First door left.
What an idiot.
Karadec. I thought so.
-What are you doing here?
What, on the toilet?
You wash your hands so often too.
Did you think I didn't see your neurosis?
-What are you doing in this law firm?
I have the letter from Sarah
found in Jeanne's safe.
Have you been in her room?
-Yes.
Geez, do you know what you've done?
Then read. Sarah also became
assaulted by Leroux.
That's a pervert.
Do you know what I think?
Your lawyer wanted that bastard
no longer defend.
Then read.
-Quiet. Let me think.
Okay, give it here.
-She won't eat you.
Your fingerprints are on it.
On the toilet. You stay there
until the search is complete.
I have something big for you
and you lock me in the toilet.
close. Locked.
-Yes Yes
I found the Sarah I was looking for.
Mr Leroux, as director
from Tech Activits you knew Sarah Vallée.
She recently sent this letter to your lawyer.
“My name is Sarah Vallee.
I'm desperate,
for your client has destroyed me.
I was hired five years ago
as his executive secretary.
That's where hell started.'
-Beautiful prose. Just stop it.
You know how it went, don't you?
Harassment, assault. Daily food.
I continue reading the letter.
You may then feel guilty.
'His voice, his smell, of cold tobacco,
his presence was intimidating.
He became my prison and destroyed me.
If you have any sympathy,
then don't defend my executioner.'
Heartbreaking, but Sarah Vallée was
incompetent, depressed and a fantasist.
I wanted to fire her.
The rest are fabrications.
Is Sofia Belkadi also a fantasist?
You're out of luck. You take
two girls on, two fantasists.
Sofia Belkadi's claim was unfounded and
Sarah Vallee never accused me.
You may not regret anything,
but your ex-lawyer did.
Jeanne Levasseur does.
Sarah Vallee's suicide and this one
letter kept her awake for weeks.
We think that Jeanne is no longer with you
wanted to defend on appeal
and this letter
wanted to submit to the court.
You want her to shut up and kidnap her.
But unfortunately her husband is at home.
Then the gun goes off.
Is that a question?
Whether I'm my lawyer's husband
killed? No nobody.
Where were you yesterday? Not at work.
-I worked at home.
On something handy with a screen
and keyboard: A laptop.
A witness saw you get into the car.
Where did you go?
Mr. Leroux, you can go.
Explain, Commissioner.
-Not so surprised.
The only proof you have
was obtained through a criminal offence.
You're lucky if you keep your token.
Then I'll go.
Thanks for the coffee.
His secretary saw a tall, red-haired
girl entering Levasseur's office.
damn.
Karadec, I have something to tell you.
-No, you shut up.
Is something wrong?
-Well and if there is anything.
The only evidence against Leroux is useless.
Our suspect has been released.
And thanks to whom?
And now gone.
Wait a minute. Ask the lawyer
where his cigars come from.
Who wants spring rolls?
-I.
Th,a, put that thing away for a moment.
Family, sociable, conversations, does that mean something to you?
How do the police do that, someone in
to bind the man who has no arms?
I'll ask that next time I get caught.
Can I have the rice?
Don't want spring rolls?
Don't like spring rolls?
Nice, such a racist joke.
-Come on.
You know, Ludo has the little ones.
Shall we be the two of us
eating an ice cream in the park?
cool. Do you also pay for the merry-go-round?
-I'll do what I can, meet me.
Dad takes us to the aquarium on Saturday.
To the rays. my favorite fish,
he dies if he doesn't swim.
What is your favorite fish?
-The carp, because it keeps its mouth shut.
Th�a, we're having a good time.
We keep it cozy.
Really great, the aquarium.
What is it, honey?
That's not how I know you.
Why are you so close to your brother?
Why am I not like Eliott and you?
Why am I not seeing any numbers?
Why do I have to read everything four times
to remember it?
Come on, you're just like me:
Stubborn, rebellious and very annoying.
Like me.
Don't always compare yourself to your brother.
-He's got everything.
Your memory, weird brain, your carelessness
And a father?
Isn't that what you wanted to say?
You also have a father.
I'm sure Romain
Stop.
You always bring up about him.
I just want to say
-Never mind. I want to sleep.
Here's the samosas.
The rest is coming soon.
I knew I could find you here.
I spoke to the judge.
He can't do anything about the letter.
I do not get it.
Why did you put me up with that woman?
I'm in shit.
The Chief Inspector is killing me.
Well no. We are on top of Leroux
and find a trail.
As for Morgane
I am
- Never mind, it's okay.
Did you want the most original commissioner
of Pas-de-Calais?
Daphn�? Say it.
Leroux's phone has been polled.
He was with the lawyer that day.
Okay, call him and we'll interrogate him.
He left a trail.
Henry.
Bad day?
One of the worst this year.
You never see the rainbow when you look down.
Okay, Henry. That's right.
Say, you know about flowers, don't you?
A little.
-Tell me.
How long does a bouquet of flowers in a vase last?
That depends on the flowers and the vase.
And especially the temperature in the room.
But roughly?
-Four or five days minimum.
Four or five days.
No, Eliot. No, watch out.
Put it back in.
Now everything is out.
Here, baby.
-Day. is mom at home?
Mom, I don't know who it is.
-How so? And you just let them in?
Here, eat.
-Can I have a minute? About the research.
Hello, Mrs. Alvaro.
Children, this is Inspector Karadec.
Karadec, these are the kids.
Did he send you away?
Fun.
-Do me a favour.
That's not exactly how it went.
I'm here to catch up with you.
-Big eyes. Big eyes.
Where's the butter?
- Oh my, it's coming out again.
I don't know, in the fridge
-We have Leroux.
His phone was checked at the crime scene.
We don't have Jeanne yet, but we're on top of it.
What are you doing in my kitchen?
Do not Cry.
I've been interrogating Leroux all night.
He swears he only rang the bell,
but in vain.
The well-known nonsense. Are you listening?
-Try it. But?
But what?
- Apparently you're on to something, so but
Delicious, you know.
-I feel it when someone is lying.
Slight inflection, nervousness,
anything can betray him.
But here I noticed nothing.
Leroux does not lie.
-Of course not.
He didn't kidnap the lawyer.
Here, make yourself useful and take over.
Mom, can I have orange juice?
-Please?
Did you inquire about those cigars?
-Yes, with Master S�dillot.
Let me guess: Leroux has them
given when he came from Cuba.
How do you know that?
-The cigar that S�dillot smoked
had no tape. That means
that he was bought on the plantation.
When I can't sleep, I watch documentaries.
S�dillot is as white as anything
and has not been to Cuba.
Leroux is much more likely. Certainly
because Sarah is talking about tobacco smell.
Do you remember?
Rosalie has also been to Cuba.
Remember that orange car?
It said 'Havana' on it.
That was the only thing that had no dust on it,
so she's just been there.
We're late. You'll take us, won't you?
Jacket, shoes and school bag. We are gone.
So Rosalie and Philippe Leroux
have been to Cuba together.
They are having an affair.
-I even know she's crazy about him.
Have you seen how old-fashioned her house is?
Rosalie hasn't had a turn for a long time.
Ideal for Leroux.
Sir, where is your flashing light?
-Eliott, we're talking.
Real police have flashing lights.
- Shut up, Eliott.
Here. Are you satisfied now?
-What are you doing?
I know him. Otherwise he never stops.
-Look, a weapon.
It's a cop.
-Do not touch.
You don't drop me there. I'm getting out of here.
-Come on.
Kiss, mom.
So Leroux was looking for a means of pressure against Jeanne
and found
-Rosalie to seduce.
I don't know what he did
but she fell head over heels for him.
She didn't even ask her sister
to be sent to prison.
Jeanne must have mentioned Sarah's letter
and then the sisters got into a fight.
Only she has a watertight alibi.
She presented her research.
ok�.
-Exactly.
An alibi for yesterday.
Suppose the day of the crime
is not the day of the crime.
That head.
Always in the fold, huh?
I have a student with me.
-Thank you.
I'm driving you crazy, Morgane.
-Gasses.
You're going with daddy.
This is a crime scene.
Arriving nowhere.
Look at those plants. Look.
They are all dead.
Maybe just forgot to water.
Jeanne took a selfie here three days ago.
The vase was full of beautiful flowers.
Give it a go. This was on the day that
her husband's body has been found.
36 hours later the water has run out
and the flowers have faded.
It must have been very hot here.
So
Rosalie just wants to convince Jeanne
Defending Leroux
and no new explanations
to consult. But Jeanne refuses.
Then Antoine Levasseur intervenes and Rosalie
Arriving nowhere.
Rosalie trips, he drops dead
Okay, Rosalie panics and binds
her sister to find a solution.
It was an accident.
Then why kidnap her sister?
To buy time.
To save her beloved.
I don't know if she's thought it through.
And what about her alibi?
20 people have seen her.
Maybe Rosalie came to her senses
and she devised something to deceive us.
Come on, they have a palm tree in the house.
Chic, you know.
Do you know what that is?
Do not touch.
-That's a thermostat.
You can set it remotely.
-I know, yes.
That means Rosalie
used her phone to…
To adjust the temperature
to that of Levasseur's body.
That's why the calculation was wrong
and moved the time
of death one day.
That way she could have a watertight alibi.
Then she set the temperature to 20.
genius. That bitch is a genius.
ok�. It's insane.
But she is a biologist.
Specialized in bacterial spread.
She knows exactly what she's doing.
You know, Mrs. Alvaro
it cuts wood.
And further?
-What else?
Where is her sister?
We searched everywhere.
No box, no garage, second home
She doesn't even have a car.
She has a basement. Rosalie
black rents a cellar. Come with me.
A basement?
Don't worry, I'm with the police.
Everything will be fine.
Get up. Can you walk?
-Yes.
It'll be fine, take it easy.
I help you.
I've got you.
Not much of a shit job, huh?
I'm standing here taking root and having to piss a lot.
Wait a minute, Morgane. Here.
What is that?
-I'm offering you a job.
As a consultant. atypical,
but well appreciated.
Cops ain't for me.
If you change your mind, you know where to find me.
Wait, I'll fall soon.
Good idea, that ice cream.
We should have had better waffles.
I just need to talk about your father.
-I do not want that.
Let me finish, it's important.
Romain has always wanted you.
- Weird way to show that.
He'll smear it when you get pregnant.
- He didn't lubricate him.
He is gone.
Something happened. The police believe
not me, but he never left us.
It's true we were young.
But you, our child, we both wanted
We wanted you.
Then why hasn't he been found for 15 years?
Sorry mom, but he missed him.
-No, you're wrong.
I can't prove it, but I'm sure.
No. Th�a
I want 30% more salary.
Fifteen.
-Twenty.
And a place in the nursery. Which contacts
you too, find one.
Okay, is that all?
-No.
If I work for you, then you work for me.
I want you to find someone
Romain Destate, missing for fifteen years.
Good.