Le Bureau des Legendes (2015) s02e02 Episode Script

THESE CHARACTERS AND SITUATIONS ARE FICTIONAL.
ANY RESEMBLANCE TO REAL LIFE IS ACCIDENTAL.
THE BUREAU DAMASCUS, SYRIA JANUARY 2011 You're a regular here.
No more than you.
I wondered if you'd show, after your rant against this What's the word you used? Shindig.
It's such an old-fashioned term.
"Old-fashioned" is also an old-fashioned term.
What's "shindig" in Arabic? Whoever's listening in will be shocked.
Are people listening? All embassies are bugged.
Didn't you know? - Are they filming us too? - I don't think so.
We should keep talking.
Otherwise, we'll seem suspicious.
I've run out of words.
Me too.
My husband must wonder where I am.
Dad? Some doctor left a message.
Are you sick? No.
You wouldn't tell me anyway, even if you were.
COME THIS MORNING IF YOU LIKE.
I'VE HAD A CANCELLATION.
You had a panic attack, so you called me.
Or, you showed up in a panic.
I gave you a prescription and an appointment for tomorrow.
What's happening? Your offer was studied at the highest level.
He does interest us.
A lot.
So'? So the State Department would allow the CIA to negotiate Nadia El Mansour's release, assisted by Syrian Intelligence.
"Would" allow? In exchange for recruiting this man.
OK.
My prescription? Look, here and here.
They measured it in 1995, using the old techniques.
Before the existence of GPS, to synchronize the stations.
Marina! - What's he doing here? - I don't know.
I'll catch up with you later.
I'm not leaving you alone with him.
Be careful.
He'll try to pressure you.
Don't worry.
You come to work together? We have a meeting.
Shapur! Not in the street! It's OK.
Why did you say I hit Asan for no reason? It's the truth.
He was looking at Daria's breasts.
Maybe he was.
I don't know.
Please call my father and tell him the truth.
That's not a reason! That is not for you to say.
It's just disrespectful.
No.
You've put my father in a delicate position.
He's very honest and very exposed.
You're making him take the blame.
- That's the issue.
- Asan's still limping! I saw.
And I'm sorry.
But it's not my dad's fault.
I have to go to work.
Listen to me.
You'll regret it! Enough.
Bitch! Are you dropping me at the bus stop? Or do we walk in together? The bus stop's better.
We could always say we're carpooling.
Yeah.
I like carpooling.
One for the road? May I remind you this young man is Shapur Zamani.
The judgment's on Friday, at his father's.
Shapur Zamani is already pressuring Phénoméne.
- And he's not done yet.
- Meaning? There are various kinds of pressure.
Political, which might even affect Reza Mortazavi, Phénoméne's employer.
Or administrative.
The father has a powerful network.
Precisely.
Shapur would inherit that network, if he works for his father.
Which he doesn't.
- What does he do? - He's a rich kid.
He organizes parties and trips into the desert.
He drives fancy cars.
So he's young and having fun.
But he has a master's degree from Tehran University, and he spent two years at Cornell.
Once he settles down, he'll inherit the job assigned to him at birth, at his father's side.
She is about to testify against him, remember.
She will back Aladdin, our primary target.
He's asked for more seismic research, confirming his involvement in a nuclear waste disposal programme.
She shouldn't testify again Zamani.
What? In that case, we'll lose Aladdin for good.
You don't know that.
My job is to evaluate a target's value.
Aladdin is a safe bet.
Zamani is risky.
Your opinion? Sorry, but this is absurd.
On one hand, we strengthen ties with a precious, reliable and contained target, validated by the Iran desk.
On the other hand, we could lose everything.
Status quo.
She sticks to Aladdin.
Mr Duflot? Yes, well, I have to go.
Are we done? Marie-Jeanne, one minute.
What's going on between you and Clement? It's so obvious.
Is it? I was going to mention it.
Meanwhile you attend the same meetings.
Isn't that going to be hard to handle? Maybe.
I don't know.
Think about it.
OK.
Toufik Boumaza has been identified as the latest ISIS executioner.
Cyclone met him at a wedding in Algiers.
Along with his younger brother, Yacim Boumaza.
The direct way to get to Toufik is by recruiting his brother.
Is Cyclone the recruiter? No, I am.
Cyclone will facilitate the meeting.
Good.
Make sure he doesn't screw up.
We're on.
How is he driving? Fast.
Very good.
- You're involved? - He's on my team.
He's coming.
Pull over here.
What's wrong, I'm working! - Your papers.
- I'm in a hurry! - I'll be fired! - Calm down.
Hey, don't touch me.
Let me go! - Let me go! - Calm down.
All right, all right Are you arseholes arresting me? For real? Get a move on.
- I didn't do anything! - Get in.
Can I buy one of your pizzas? - Yeah.
- How much? - 9 euros.
- Even if it's cold? You shouldn't leave him in that state.
Tell that to the guy he beat up.
- Serious? - What's it to you? Don't you recognise him? The former hostage.
- What hostage? - Ben Arfa.
The guy that was kidnapped last year.
In Algeria.
You're nuts.
Sit still and be quiet.
Ben Arfa, you're free to go.
Really? Yes.
Goodbye, sir.
You're still here? I wanted to thank you.
It was nothing.
I have to pick up my car.
- Going that way? - Yeah.
They confiscated my scooter.
We've met before.
Of course! I remember.
The wedding in Algiers.
I freaked when I saw you on TV.
I was like, "I know this dude! "We talked and stuff.
" What happened to you was awful.
All for a punch to the forehead.
I meant the hostage thing.
Oh, right.
What do you do now? I'm between jobs.
No more Algiers, no more banking.
- I can't live like I used to.
- I understand.
How's your uncle? He's fine.
And your brother, the one at the wedding? Toufik? He's in jail.
Shit.
Is it serious? Yeah.
How about coming over for tea one day? My mum would be thrilled.
Give me your number.
I'll call you.
OK, great.
06.
Who was the arsehole who said Ben Arfa was useless? Me.
Right, well, all that pizza talk has made me hungry.
So you've identified him? Yes, we have.
He'd better not be a French convert to Islam.
Let's call him Chevalier, after France's last executioner, OK? Where's Chevalier from? What can I tell the President? If he knows we've lD'd him, he'll mistrust everyone.
I'd be happy to tell the President more.
Marc.
He's from Tourcoing.
Only child.
Parents from Tunisia.
He moved with his wife and three-year-old child to Iraq in 2014, travelling via Turkey and Syria.
SINGLE, NO CHILDREN He spent some time around Lille and made trips to Yemen.
He has two cousins living in the South of France.
I hope you'll quickly recover from revealing all these secrets.
The President wants this bastard apprehended at all costs, and brought back for trial.
And if we can't bring him back, we'll try him on the spot.
Fine.
Ladies.
Gentlemen.
That's what I call "tracing dye" intel.
If the lie I just fed the President's advisor appears in the press, I'll know who leaked it.
Are you interested in active field duty or would you rather watch videos at your desk? - I'm interested.
- Then learn to hide your feelings! You'll get us all in trouble.
Can we talk? I still don't understand that charade Cassidy put us through the other day? It was a test.
You said so yourself.
Yes, but testing who? Testing what? It doesn't add up.
When I don't get something, I become obsessed and I can't stop searching.
But the more it resists, the more I know it's supposed to.
It's deliberately working against me.
It's no longer an enigma.
It becomes my enemy.
What's on your mind? Do you know about Marie-Jeanne and Clément? No.
What do you think? What are your thoughts? On a complex case emotional ties can be dangerous.
- You've been there.
- I have.
Either we leave her to have her fling and we take her off Phénoméne or she keeps Phénoméne, and gives up Clément.
Take away Phénoméne.
Sisteron is working on the Boumaza operation.
Marie-Jeanne handles another agent and I'll take Phénoméne.
Fine.
I can't say I didn't have a choice.
I had a choice.
The choice of sparing those I respect, of protecting those close to me WAR-RELATED PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA of protecting my friends.
And I chose I chose to save the woman who was suffering because of me.
DAMASCUS, SYRIA Did you ask for the chair? What's the point of the desk? You asked for paper and a pen.
Do you think you'll get it? Maybe you'd like a secretary too? This isn't the Ritz-Carlton.
I noticed.
Mother, I'm writing from jail, somewhere near Damascus.
I'm being treated well.
It's more like house arrest than jail.
I don't know what they have in store for me.
What's most important is that you should know I'm fine.
My only concern is that I may be causing you trouble.
You, Joude and Marwan must leave the country.
As long as you are here, they have something to use against me.
I am sorry to have put you in this situation.
Hello, Basem.
Hello, Ma'am.
I have a favour to ask you.
I know what you want.
For me to mail a letter to your family.
They must be worried about me.
I disappeared six months ago.
No.
It's too risky.
They'll pay you.
I wrote it in the letter.
Who do you think I am? There's something else.
Both lights are out.
There.
It's fixed.
As for the rest, I'm sorry.
I can't help you.
- Everything OK? - Yes.
You use this to record.
Remember to turn it on, when you make contact.
If she doesn't call, write it here and try again after four hours.
After 36 hours we check the dead letter box.
Thanks, I already know this.
Just following protocol.
She should call in one minute.
Can you explain? You must have an idea.
My relationship with Clément? Partially.
Partially? You're too emotional.
That's rich, coming from you! How am I emotional? Why does it bother you to switch agents? What's the difference? - She's not calling.
- Nope.
Did I ever lack perceptiveness while you were over there? If something had happened in Syria, I'm not sure you'd have seen it.
If something had, I'm not sure you would have told me.
She won't call now.
OK.
You have another four hours to adjust.
I was wondering if he was in contact with the Iranian delegation during the first round of nuclear negotiations.
It's quite possible because they tackled the problem Marina, I'm with Guillaume Debailly.
Hi, Guillaume.
Hi, Marina.
He's your handler from now on.
Is something wrong? Absolutely not.
We rotate, to keep our ideas fresh.
You'll be in good hands.
I've been fully briefed.
No need to do it.
OK.
- Bye.
- Bye, and thanks! - Are you OK? - Yes.
Marina, what are your thoughts on getting closer to Shapur Zamani.
Shapur? I just want an opinion.
That would be hard.
And? - Because of Aladdin.
- That's the general view here.
Working both targets is impossible.
Is that true? Zamani is a possible target.
His father is a government advisor on Energy, right? Yes, but the son Won't he work for his father one day? I don't know.
Can you find out? If so, he's an important target.
Of course.
But I'm testifying against him.
Avoid testifying.
Can you manage that? I don't know.
I'm sure you'll find a way.
Hi there.
Hi.
You OK? Fine.
Come to sunbathe? No, I'm thinking.
- About what? - Nothing, just work stuff.
Have you ever thought that you were a shit? I've behaved like one, but never thought I was.
I'm kidding.
Of course I have.
- Are you a shit? - Yes.
I don't know how to lie.
That's unfortunate.
You're in the land of lies.
You're really good at it.
Wondering if I know how to be a real shit? I do.
How do you do it? You really want to know? Either I learn or I leave.
TEHRAN, IRAN Come in.
What is that? You're quitting? Yes, I'm sorry.
I'm very grateful for all you've done, for trusting me to do a good job, but I can't go on.
It's too hard.
I miss Paris and my friends.
Come off it, Marina.
You can't be serious.
I'm sorry.
Sit down.
- What's wrong? - Nothing.
I thought I'd get used to living here, but I'm not.
Please tell me the truth.
I've got myself into a bad situation.
I've been compromised.
It could hurt you too.
I can't allow that to happen.
I'd rather leave.
What's this about? I went to that party with Asan.
I shouldn't have.
That's when it started.
Shapur beat up Asan.
Asan is my friend so I should be on his side, right? I don't know how things work here.
Start again, slowly.
I don't understand.
His name is Shapur Zamani.
- Zamani, as in Majid Zamani? - Yes.
It's his son.
He's one of your sponsors.
That's why I should leave.
So, what do you think? So, Cassidy shows up here.
He claims that one of us offered to work for the CIA.
He messes with you, giving a name that doesn't exist.
I think it's a test.
I thought so too.
But what about a leak? Could there be a leak? Not here.
Then I remembered Operation FELIS.
Someone warned the Americans.
Someone said to them, "Abort.
The French lost an agent who knows about FELIS.
" The Algerians warned the CIA.
According to the report, but I disagree.
It's a credible theory.
Cassidy's attitude is fishy.
Let me sniff around.
The Americans don't need a mole within our ranks.
They already listen in on us.
I don't mean a mole.
More like leaks, negligence, collusion.
Yes, a mole.
I'm old-school.
You're on your own.
I won't cover you.
Unless you find a name, that is.
All I need is the list of those who knew of Cyclone's disappearance and Operation FELIS.
I'll get you that list.
For you, from the Directorate.
Thank you.
CROSS LIST OF PERSONNEL WITH XV-13n AND SB14-z CLEARANCE Right.
All you have to do is make sure he gets my card.
He has to come to you.
Don't ask questions.
Make him talk.
Then he'll remember that he did the talking.
- He's the one in the driver's seat.
- I know.
I know you know.
I know you know I know.
Shut up and get out.
Good luck.
Is he going to screw up? Are you crazy? Of course not.
Thank you.
We worried, when you were a hostage.
We prayed.
- Didn't we? - Yes, a lot.
Thank you.
How could they do such a thing? They're criminals, not good Muslims.
- Have you met Sabrina? - No.
- Nice to meet you.
- Likewise.
She wasn't at the wedding.
She was taking her exams.
Already! She's so young.
- She's ahead in school.
- Mum! Don't worry, I'm not trying to marry you off.
She's a nurse.
That's good.
What about you? Are you married? Sorry, I have prescriptions to write.
My sons worry me.
Yacim doesn't care about anything.
He spends the entire day playing with his phone.
Toufik How is he? He's always been very strong, but he's very fragile, too.
He's both.
He got influenced by thugs.
He-s in jail.
Want one? Not in front of my mum! My sister has to give her anti-whatever pills.
- For anxiety? - To calm her down.
Sometimes they knock her out.
Since you were coming, she wouldn't take them.
My mum's never been OK.
But since Toufik left Of course.
Where is he? Far away? Not easy close to visit? No.
Like when I was in Algeria.
Who kidnapped you? ISIS.
Anybody French? Yeah, a guy came to train, but he left.
He wanted to go to Syria.
My brother's in Syria.
But he would never take hostages.
- My brother's not a fanatic.
- I know that.
Everyone I saw was young too.
- Mostly lost souls, I could tell.
- Exactly.
Now I see why your mum's worried.
Yeah.
She says he'll never come back.
- She prays every day.
- He'll be back.
He won't, believe me.
You know, when I got back I had to get a lawyer.
- Why? - They accused me of supporting ISIS, and making it all up.
What? Who? I don't know.
The cops, the military, who knows? I needed a lawyer to defend me.
A great guy.
I swear, without him I'd never have had the strength to fight.
He defends guys like your brother.
Some do come home.
Here.
Mr Coujard.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Is money an issue for this lawyer? Because we don't have much.
Even if we sell all our furniture, it'll be tight.
He works pro bono for an association.
He'll explain.
Yeah.
- I'll go check on them.
- OK, I'll finish my cigarette.
Hello, Miss Loiseau.
We may begin.
Let's review the facts.
If each side maintains their version, we will ask Miss Loiseau to testify.
So At a party held at my home on 29 September an incident took place involving my son Shapur and you, Asan.
Is this correct? Shapur claims Asan was looking in an inappropriate way at his friend Daria so he struck him.
Asan, you deny this charge? Is that correct? Not entirely.
What do you mean? I may have looked at Daria longer than I should have.
But it was unintentional.
It wasn't a reason to hit me so hard! But you did behave disrespectfully towards Daria? Yes.
Maybe.
I made a mistake.
So did he.
This quarrel isn't worth other people having to pay for our mistakes.
Now that Asan's version corresponds to Shapur's, Marina's testimony is no longer needed.
We will continue without you.
Asan, are you opposed to her leaving? No, of course not.
You didn't tell me this caused you problems at work.
You figured out how it works in Iran.
You involved your boss to avoid being compromised.
Very smart.
I have nothing against you.
I didn't want to testify.
I like girls like you.
You don't attract attention, but you've got a brain.
Unlike Daria's friends.
OK, well I have to go.
See you around.
I'm giving a party tomorrow.
Will you come? - Why won't you call him? - Because - They're discussing Cyclone.
- Just when I go for a piss.
- He's a friend of your uncle's.
- So? - Invite him over for dinner.
- Why? I thought he was nice.
He's twice Sabrina’s age, you know.
She's not interested, anyway.
Leave me alone.
I like having people over.
Take your pills if you want to have people over.
Don't talk to me like that.
I'm not calling him.
I don't trust him.
- Where's Sabrina? - Out.
Maybe he knows the President, or a minister.
He was a hostage.
He could help us with Toufik.
Let it go.
He can't help.
No one can.
Why do you say that? He mentioned a lawyer.
He's after our money.
He worked in finance.
He's a banker, Mum.
Those guys are scum.
Damn.
- Hello? - Mr Coujard? - Yes'? - Am I interrupting anything? - Not at all.
- My name is Sabrina Boumaza.
You don't know me.
Your name was given to my brother by Rachid Ben Arfa.
Rachid, OK.
It's about my older brother.
He's in Syria.
I don't know what to do, but I want to do something.
He's a good guy.
Did you lose Phénoméne because of us? Yes.
- I'm sorry.
- Nothing you can do about it.
Actually, there is.
There is something you can do.
If there's anything amiss, anything bothering you about Phénoméne, you come to me and you tell me something's up.
OK? - OK, I'll tell you.
- Even if we split up.
Does that mean we're together? You will tell me? I Will.
Shall we go home together? Sure.
We're carpooling.
- Yes? - Excuse me.
I have a letter.
It's important.
- For? - The El Mansours.
You're too late.
They were arrested last week.
You can look inside, if you want.
It's all I took.
Mrs El Mansour had promised it to me.
Toilets.
Never again.
I could have been caught.
I did it.
- You saw them? - I did.
I don't want to talk about it.
Thank you.
Can I talk to you? You think I don't see you and Daria? What you're up to? - What? - You look at her breasts too.
What a sense of humour! I love it! Daria! Bring me my phone.
Anyone for a swim? On the count of three we jump, OK? One two three! Did I cause harm? Yes, I caused harm.
I crossed over.
I compromised missions.
I manipulated agents, fully aware of the consequences of m y actions.
I knew how to be a real shit.
Who's the girl with that pig Zamani? I don't know yet.
But friends of our enemies are our enemies.
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