Le Bureau des Legendes (2015) s02e09 Episode Script
Season 2, Episode 9
THESE CHARACTERS AND SITUATIONS ARE FICTIONAL.
ANY RESEMBLANCE TO REAL LIFE IS ACCIDENTAL.
THE BUREAU Dad? He makes me come over at 8 am and he's not even here.
My darling Prune.
I had to go away again.
I'm sad to have to tell you this way, to have to leave you just when we were getting close again after such a long separation.
You even seemed a bit less mad at me.
You must be kidding! The number you have dialled is not in service.
Shit.
I don't how long I'll be gone.
It might be a while.
You won't be able to reach me.
No one can tell you where I am.
They'll question you about me.
They'll say things.
These people are very smart.
You won't be able to lie to them, even if you want to.
So don't try.
Hi, this is Prune Debailly.
- Hello.
- H i.
- You said I could call you.
- Yes? I think my dad is gone.
I don't know where.
I don't understand what's happening.
Can you come over? - He didn't tel/ you? - He left a note.
- A long, strange note.
- Where are you? I'm at his place.
- Don't move, I'm on my way.
- OK.
Thank you.
Prune, read this notebook now, while you're still the only one who has it.
Later you must hand it over.
Don't hide it.
Don't throw it away.
I won't give away any secrets but I'll tell you why I've gone.
A FEW DAYS EARLIER 'French national Marina Loiseau, 'a seismologist working at the ISR in Tehran, 'has been arrested for sharing intelligence 'With the CIA.
' - What's going on? - Now is not the time.
- Are you kidding me? - No.
- I can't know what's happening? - No.
- Can Clément Migaud? - No.
My head's spinning.
I understand.
I have a theory.
It involves Guillaume.
Me too.
But this isn't the time to discuss it.
- Why? - No one will listen to us.
Be careful, Marie-Jeanne.
We're heading into the storm.
There will be lots of turbulence.
You'll think you're falling, but we won't fall.
Do not panic.
Some people will panic but you stay calm.
We'll land safely in the end.
- Do you believe that? - I do.
- What should I expect? - People playing dirty.
But I'm telling you, when it's over, we'll make it to the hangar.
Please drop the flying metaphor.
OK.
Hello.
Colonel.
Do you know why I asked them to stay? Because you're a woman and I am a man.
If I were alone here with you, I would be playing with fire.
Don't make me send them away.
Can I call my embassy? - Which embassy? - The French one.
- You're French? - Yes.
Then why do you work for the Americans? I don't work for the Americans.
Why do you say that? I work at the seismology institute.
Here are all the conversations you've had since you came to Iran.
Phone calls, emails, text messages.
The VEVAK knows everything about you.
Everything.
Here.
Start making a list of the targets you worked on.
My job is to conduct seismological research.
Don't mess with me.
Write down the names.
Change of strategy.
You know Shapur Zamani? Yes.
- Was he your target? - No, he's a friend.
Look where your friend is now.
Bring him in.
He wasn't expecting this.
He thought he'd get away with it once again, that he could betray his country with impunity.
Now one of two things can happen: either we send him back to the expert who has already worked on him, or you can spare him further unnecessary suffering.
You choose.
Pick up the pen for your friend.
Not you, him! There, he did his part.
Now you do yours.
You only have to write the name of your targets.
That's it.
I'm a researcher.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I'll let you say goodbye to your friend, Shapur.
You have two circles.
The first is friends, the second is targets.
Those two circles must never meet.
Friends remain friends.
Targets cannot be true friends.
What does that mean? That you could destroy their life, without any qualms.
You don't care about them.
You don't pity them.
I'll alert the French embassy.
Surely they can do something, like alert a human rights NGO and the media, or find a lawyer.
There must be a way! Bitch! Forget the idea of a trial.
When American bombs kill children at home or at school, there is no trial.
There's never a trial for Muslims.
The justice of the impure is the greatest injustice.
You'll be judged by the pure and just values of Islam.
The American spy will be executed in one week.
If the Americans don't retaliate within the week from their Turkish air bases, the spy will live for one more week.
I know all your resources are mobilized.
After the failed first mission, you are redoubling your efforts to neutralize Chevalier.
This is a difficult, challenging war but communication warfare is key.
We must hit hard in terms of communication.
Where are we with the second mission? It's in hand.
It should happen within the week, Mr President.
As you know, it's being handled by a very discreet, independent team, headed by our agent, Guillaume Debailly, who organized the release of our hostage in the Sahel.
Likely success rate? 40%, Mr President.
Gentlemen, I thank you for this update.
Jacques will inform you of our position as regards Marina Loiseau Phénoméne's papers are fine.
I double-checked.
I can check all the websites she signed onto.
I've already done it.
So all's good our end.
There's nothing to betray her.
What's the vibe at Mortier? Way too calm.
A US delegation visited the director.
Everyone was pissed off.
She'll hold out, as long as she trusts that you're doing your job.
They'll be looking for areas of doubt as well as mistakes.
I'll leave you to it.
I did as you asked.
Here is Schnabel's phone.
That one belongs to Fatiq, the cameraman.
According to the GPS they're in Raqqa.
Schnabel's calling someone.
It's you.
- Andreas'? - This isn't looking good.
What's happening? We're stuck in Raqqa with no news, and I'm out of cigarettes.
What can I do? You can't do anything.
I just Wanted to let you know this Interview isn't' going to take place.
It's taking some time.
That's normal, isn't it? Nothing's normal here.
Instinct is what counts and my instinct says somethings not right.
There was a big offensive against the Peshmerga.
It must have upset communications and road travel.
That's probably why you have no news.
Thanks for the info but I'm not waiting in Raqqa forever.
He hung up on me.
Can he be serious? Maybe.
Maybe he just wants to scare us, to reassure us and remind us how valuable he is.
There's movement.
It's Schnabel.
He's leaving the building.
Alone.
I'll call him back.
Are you sure? Yes.
Yes? I wanted to apologise for just now.
Only you can judge the risks you're taking.
Damn right.
Are you in the street? It's noisy.
Yes, I'm in the street.
What of it? I have something else to tell you.
If you want to back out, my boss has found an alternative.
What are you talking about? A freelance Palestinian journalist has offered his services.
Who? - I be! it's lsham Eisheh.
- Yes.
He's a fixer who markets himself as a freelance journalist.
He's useless.
His work is crap.
I'm the only one who can do this.
I know that.
That's why I wanted you.
Because you're the best.
I just wanted you to be aware.
OK.
I'm off to buy cigarettes.
Goodbye.
What happens if he gets arrested with a pack of cigarettes on him? That depends.
If he's lucky, he'll just be fined.
If not? Whipped.
I'm going to the loo.
Fatiq is going to film himself.
What's he saying? It's his testimony.
All the AI-Qaeda martyrs do it.
It's used afterwards as propaganda to encourage others.
What's he doing? He's calling his mother.
Mother isn't there? No.
Oh, OK.
Is something wrong? No, everything's fine.
Tell her not to worry, Tell her I'm fine and that I love her and that I'll be home soon.
He's backing out.
He's erasing the video.
He's deleting the erased videos.
I have to talk to Imam Hashmi.
He's the only one who can fix this.
Get me a secure link to Libya.
So this article was written by this Shariatmari guy.
Shariatmadari.
He's the editor-in-chief.
The Iranian secret service uses his paper to relay information.
He exposed Rohani's son-in-law as a trafficker.
Get to the point.
In his article he reviews the Zamani case, giving very precise details that must have come from a source close to the case.
He couldn't have made them up.
It's all here.
A detailed account of Zamani's recruitment.
Here's a quick translation.
- He was recruited in Qatar? - Not only there.
In Doha at the water conference, the one I was at.
Look what they offered him.
A job with Westinghouse in the Middle East.
Isn't that what you planned to do? We were using Areva.
Otherwise, it's identical.
They recruited Zamani using the same idea as us.
Same idea, same place, same time.
As if they had access to the file sent by Marina.
Who knows about this? No one but you.
And MAG, of course.
Thank you.
Excuse me, Mr Duflot.
The Director would like to see you downstairs.
He's on his way to meet you.
Really? Did you read Clément's note? I don't believe in the theory of a technical leak for a whole host of reasons.
The TD agrees.
Someone gave our recruitment file to the Americans.
It's plausible.
This confirms what I've been saying: the Americans have a mole within our walls.
Since Operation FELIS, and possibly before that.
I agree with you.
You know of his ties with Nadia El Mansour, who was released with the help of a CIA-funded organization.
Shortly afterwards the CIA recruits our target under our noses, using our recruitment strategy.
You could call that a deal.
He pushed excessively for Shapur Zamani, to the point of ignoring my instructions.
And his phone was untraceable, for two days last year, a feat which requires special technology that we didn't provide him with.
An exceptional agent, intelligent, valuable, who sacrificed his personal life for his mission.
He has no history with the Americans but a good reason to talk to them.
That sums it up.
You feared for your brother-in-law, during Operation FELIS.
You had an interest in it being cancelled so you had good reason to talk to the Americans about Cyclone.
I'm the one who insisted on reopening the case.
A smokescreen, perhaps.
A red herring.
Peter Cassidy, from the CIA, who came to see you.
An old acquaintance, wasn't he? Yes.
You have a history with the Americans.
Let's get something straight.
I don't suspect you.
But your file is the weaker of the two.
If I arrest him, I have to arrest you.
What do I do? Arrest me.
That's not what you want.
No, but Debailly is untouchable.
We're under enormous pressure over the mission he's running.
We're going to push the CIA to reveal the name of the mole.
If it's Debailly, he's screwed.
If they give up someone else, he'll continue his mission.
I want us to have that chance, and so do you.
After it's over we can rid the Bureau of the mole.
My badge isn't working.
It is now.
Whenever you're ready.
Let's go.
Imam Hasmi? Yes? There's a problem with the bank transfer.
- What prob/em? - It won't be sent.
- Why not? - You know why.
Fatiq has disappointed me too, but we had a deal.
It was your responsibility to provide a reliable candidate.
The human factor always implies risk.
I can't control that.
A successful outcome was in my interests as much as yours.
Then find a solution.
I can't see one.
It can't be done over the phone.
Someone needs to speak to Fatiq in person.
Do it.
You want me to go to Raqqa? You must be joking.
OK, we'll handle that part.
I need a hand-written note from you, identifying the bearer as your personal envoy.
You'll soon receive further instructions.
And our agreement? Once we have your note in hand.
Then I'll do what's necessary.
I'll go.
What? Someone has to talk to Fatiq.
Where is the safest place for me near Raqqa? Turkish Kurdistan, controlled by the Peshmerga.
Fine.
I'll go as Paul Lefebvre, in 30 hours or so.
The Imam will call Fatiq and tell him to meet me there.
Can you prepare my itinerary and papers? Alert the Istanbul desk.
It's dangerous.
Is that what I tell MAG, when the mission fails? Whether we fail or succeed the Bureau must be able to deny involvement.
We have to protect it.
No one can know that a DGSE agent was in contact with the suicide bomber.
I'll go, I'll convince him and I'll come back.
No one, and I mean no one outside of this room can know.
Understood? Understood? TICKET TO ISTANBUL If they say I committed suicide, it's a lie.
They'll show you proof.
Maybe they'll show you a letter from me.
Don't believe it.
I won't commit suicide.
What is it? This wasn't meant for me.
What do you mean? You read it? No, I can't.
You should.
No.
Yes.
I don't care.
Read it now! It will soon be taken away and you'll never see it again.
OK? Mr Duflot? I'm leaving because, contrary to what you'll be told, I believe in my work.
I believe in my missions.
I may have made mistakes I can't put right but there are other things I can do properly.
I brought something for you.
Do you want a piece? Let's get started.
Why did you come to Iran? I was invited to work at Tehran's geophysical institute for Mr Reza Mortazavi.
- Where did you study? - The Polytechnique.
Never heard of it.
- What is it? - An engineering school.
It's very prestigious in France.
You can work anywhere afterwards.
Why choose seismology? Pure chance.
I did an internship.
I discovered seismology and found it fascinating.
I devoured Richter's biography and realised it was what I wanted to do.
Richter.
The great Mexican seismologist? The Richter scale.
That's him, right? He wasn't Mexican, he was American.
Oh, yes, that's right.
How did you get into the Institut du Globe in Paris? I sent an application to the director.
Mrs Weiber? No, Mrs Lebarbier.
Mrs Weiber only replaced her two months ago.
OK.
Let's talk about your childhood.
You were born on 14 May 141987 in Bayonne.
- Is your family from there? - Yes.
Where did you live? In the Saint-Esprit quarter, near the arena.
Lachepaillet.
You know Bayonne? It's a big bullfighting city.
Ever been to a bullfight? I don't like it.
I'd like to see one.
I like the idea that the bull is both an opponent and a partner.
But the bull always dies in the end.
Of course.
It's inevitable.
But it's a noble death.
So, Bayonne.
- The street you were born in? - Delphin Allard.
Delphin Allard.
Parallel to the Avenuedes Arénes? No, perpendicular.
Do you ever go back? No, I have no reason to.
You could have family in the area.
Your mother, your grandmother? No.
Silly of me! Your grandmother's dead.
- That's why you went back to Paris.
- Yes.
Was it your father's mother or your mother's mother? Answer me.
I never knew my father's mother.
It was my mother's mother.
I have the death certificates for both your grandmothers.
Neither one died in 2015.
Why did you lie? Your CIA friends were sloppy.
Sometimes, an interrogation is a bit like a bullfight.
There are the passes, the dance and the rhetoric.
Then comes the death blow.
You may not know this, but I specialize in interrogating Mossad agents.
Those agents, it's pointless torturing them.
They'll never say anything.
You just need to be stronger than them.
They have the answer to every question, like you.
- We don't analyze the answers - My grandmother just died.
She died of lymphoma, like my father.
Your documents are wrong.
Call Cochin Hospital in Paris.
They'll tell you.
You must place great trust in your CIA friends.
Do you know this Peter Cassidy? Officially, he's in charge of special affairs.
And unofficially? We think he runs whatever the Americans do on our soil in secret.
- If he's here, it's a sign.
- Of what? That they're worried.
What's this? Why aren't I being tried? Where is my lawyer? "In light of the seriousness of the charges "and the urgent need to end the affront to the Iranian people, "the defendant has been sentenced by presidential order, "without further ado.
" Guillaume Debailly.
Isn't he here? You know your father a little better now.
I don't know what good that does you, whether it's good or bad, but I know I wouldn't want to be in the dark if I was you, feeling that others knew more about my father than me.
So I'm telling you what I can.
I'll be taking the image of your scowl with me, that sulky face that I love.
And when I need it to, I'll snap my fingers and your beautiful smile will light it up.
Then I'll be able to face whatever ordeals lie ahead.
From your father who loves you.
ANY RESEMBLANCE TO REAL LIFE IS ACCIDENTAL.
THE BUREAU Dad? He makes me come over at 8 am and he's not even here.
My darling Prune.
I had to go away again.
I'm sad to have to tell you this way, to have to leave you just when we were getting close again after such a long separation.
You even seemed a bit less mad at me.
You must be kidding! The number you have dialled is not in service.
Shit.
I don't how long I'll be gone.
It might be a while.
You won't be able to reach me.
No one can tell you where I am.
They'll question you about me.
They'll say things.
These people are very smart.
You won't be able to lie to them, even if you want to.
So don't try.
Hi, this is Prune Debailly.
- Hello.
- H i.
- You said I could call you.
- Yes? I think my dad is gone.
I don't know where.
I don't understand what's happening.
Can you come over? - He didn't tel/ you? - He left a note.
- A long, strange note.
- Where are you? I'm at his place.
- Don't move, I'm on my way.
- OK.
Thank you.
Prune, read this notebook now, while you're still the only one who has it.
Later you must hand it over.
Don't hide it.
Don't throw it away.
I won't give away any secrets but I'll tell you why I've gone.
A FEW DAYS EARLIER 'French national Marina Loiseau, 'a seismologist working at the ISR in Tehran, 'has been arrested for sharing intelligence 'With the CIA.
' - What's going on? - Now is not the time.
- Are you kidding me? - No.
- I can't know what's happening? - No.
- Can Clément Migaud? - No.
My head's spinning.
I understand.
I have a theory.
It involves Guillaume.
Me too.
But this isn't the time to discuss it.
- Why? - No one will listen to us.
Be careful, Marie-Jeanne.
We're heading into the storm.
There will be lots of turbulence.
You'll think you're falling, but we won't fall.
Do not panic.
Some people will panic but you stay calm.
We'll land safely in the end.
- Do you believe that? - I do.
- What should I expect? - People playing dirty.
But I'm telling you, when it's over, we'll make it to the hangar.
Please drop the flying metaphor.
OK.
Hello.
Colonel.
Do you know why I asked them to stay? Because you're a woman and I am a man.
If I were alone here with you, I would be playing with fire.
Don't make me send them away.
Can I call my embassy? - Which embassy? - The French one.
- You're French? - Yes.
Then why do you work for the Americans? I don't work for the Americans.
Why do you say that? I work at the seismology institute.
Here are all the conversations you've had since you came to Iran.
Phone calls, emails, text messages.
The VEVAK knows everything about you.
Everything.
Here.
Start making a list of the targets you worked on.
My job is to conduct seismological research.
Don't mess with me.
Write down the names.
Change of strategy.
You know Shapur Zamani? Yes.
- Was he your target? - No, he's a friend.
Look where your friend is now.
Bring him in.
He wasn't expecting this.
He thought he'd get away with it once again, that he could betray his country with impunity.
Now one of two things can happen: either we send him back to the expert who has already worked on him, or you can spare him further unnecessary suffering.
You choose.
Pick up the pen for your friend.
Not you, him! There, he did his part.
Now you do yours.
You only have to write the name of your targets.
That's it.
I'm a researcher.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I'll let you say goodbye to your friend, Shapur.
You have two circles.
The first is friends, the second is targets.
Those two circles must never meet.
Friends remain friends.
Targets cannot be true friends.
What does that mean? That you could destroy their life, without any qualms.
You don't care about them.
You don't pity them.
I'll alert the French embassy.
Surely they can do something, like alert a human rights NGO and the media, or find a lawyer.
There must be a way! Bitch! Forget the idea of a trial.
When American bombs kill children at home or at school, there is no trial.
There's never a trial for Muslims.
The justice of the impure is the greatest injustice.
You'll be judged by the pure and just values of Islam.
The American spy will be executed in one week.
If the Americans don't retaliate within the week from their Turkish air bases, the spy will live for one more week.
I know all your resources are mobilized.
After the failed first mission, you are redoubling your efforts to neutralize Chevalier.
This is a difficult, challenging war but communication warfare is key.
We must hit hard in terms of communication.
Where are we with the second mission? It's in hand.
It should happen within the week, Mr President.
As you know, it's being handled by a very discreet, independent team, headed by our agent, Guillaume Debailly, who organized the release of our hostage in the Sahel.
Likely success rate? 40%, Mr President.
Gentlemen, I thank you for this update.
Jacques will inform you of our position as regards Marina Loiseau Phénoméne's papers are fine.
I double-checked.
I can check all the websites she signed onto.
I've already done it.
So all's good our end.
There's nothing to betray her.
What's the vibe at Mortier? Way too calm.
A US delegation visited the director.
Everyone was pissed off.
She'll hold out, as long as she trusts that you're doing your job.
They'll be looking for areas of doubt as well as mistakes.
I'll leave you to it.
I did as you asked.
Here is Schnabel's phone.
That one belongs to Fatiq, the cameraman.
According to the GPS they're in Raqqa.
Schnabel's calling someone.
It's you.
- Andreas'? - This isn't looking good.
What's happening? We're stuck in Raqqa with no news, and I'm out of cigarettes.
What can I do? You can't do anything.
I just Wanted to let you know this Interview isn't' going to take place.
It's taking some time.
That's normal, isn't it? Nothing's normal here.
Instinct is what counts and my instinct says somethings not right.
There was a big offensive against the Peshmerga.
It must have upset communications and road travel.
That's probably why you have no news.
Thanks for the info but I'm not waiting in Raqqa forever.
He hung up on me.
Can he be serious? Maybe.
Maybe he just wants to scare us, to reassure us and remind us how valuable he is.
There's movement.
It's Schnabel.
He's leaving the building.
Alone.
I'll call him back.
Are you sure? Yes.
Yes? I wanted to apologise for just now.
Only you can judge the risks you're taking.
Damn right.
Are you in the street? It's noisy.
Yes, I'm in the street.
What of it? I have something else to tell you.
If you want to back out, my boss has found an alternative.
What are you talking about? A freelance Palestinian journalist has offered his services.
Who? - I be! it's lsham Eisheh.
- Yes.
He's a fixer who markets himself as a freelance journalist.
He's useless.
His work is crap.
I'm the only one who can do this.
I know that.
That's why I wanted you.
Because you're the best.
I just wanted you to be aware.
OK.
I'm off to buy cigarettes.
Goodbye.
What happens if he gets arrested with a pack of cigarettes on him? That depends.
If he's lucky, he'll just be fined.
If not? Whipped.
I'm going to the loo.
Fatiq is going to film himself.
What's he saying? It's his testimony.
All the AI-Qaeda martyrs do it.
It's used afterwards as propaganda to encourage others.
What's he doing? He's calling his mother.
Mother isn't there? No.
Oh, OK.
Is something wrong? No, everything's fine.
Tell her not to worry, Tell her I'm fine and that I love her and that I'll be home soon.
He's backing out.
He's erasing the video.
He's deleting the erased videos.
I have to talk to Imam Hashmi.
He's the only one who can fix this.
Get me a secure link to Libya.
So this article was written by this Shariatmari guy.
Shariatmadari.
He's the editor-in-chief.
The Iranian secret service uses his paper to relay information.
He exposed Rohani's son-in-law as a trafficker.
Get to the point.
In his article he reviews the Zamani case, giving very precise details that must have come from a source close to the case.
He couldn't have made them up.
It's all here.
A detailed account of Zamani's recruitment.
Here's a quick translation.
- He was recruited in Qatar? - Not only there.
In Doha at the water conference, the one I was at.
Look what they offered him.
A job with Westinghouse in the Middle East.
Isn't that what you planned to do? We were using Areva.
Otherwise, it's identical.
They recruited Zamani using the same idea as us.
Same idea, same place, same time.
As if they had access to the file sent by Marina.
Who knows about this? No one but you.
And MAG, of course.
Thank you.
Excuse me, Mr Duflot.
The Director would like to see you downstairs.
He's on his way to meet you.
Really? Did you read Clément's note? I don't believe in the theory of a technical leak for a whole host of reasons.
The TD agrees.
Someone gave our recruitment file to the Americans.
It's plausible.
This confirms what I've been saying: the Americans have a mole within our walls.
Since Operation FELIS, and possibly before that.
I agree with you.
You know of his ties with Nadia El Mansour, who was released with the help of a CIA-funded organization.
Shortly afterwards the CIA recruits our target under our noses, using our recruitment strategy.
You could call that a deal.
He pushed excessively for Shapur Zamani, to the point of ignoring my instructions.
And his phone was untraceable, for two days last year, a feat which requires special technology that we didn't provide him with.
An exceptional agent, intelligent, valuable, who sacrificed his personal life for his mission.
He has no history with the Americans but a good reason to talk to them.
That sums it up.
You feared for your brother-in-law, during Operation FELIS.
You had an interest in it being cancelled so you had good reason to talk to the Americans about Cyclone.
I'm the one who insisted on reopening the case.
A smokescreen, perhaps.
A red herring.
Peter Cassidy, from the CIA, who came to see you.
An old acquaintance, wasn't he? Yes.
You have a history with the Americans.
Let's get something straight.
I don't suspect you.
But your file is the weaker of the two.
If I arrest him, I have to arrest you.
What do I do? Arrest me.
That's not what you want.
No, but Debailly is untouchable.
We're under enormous pressure over the mission he's running.
We're going to push the CIA to reveal the name of the mole.
If it's Debailly, he's screwed.
If they give up someone else, he'll continue his mission.
I want us to have that chance, and so do you.
After it's over we can rid the Bureau of the mole.
My badge isn't working.
It is now.
Whenever you're ready.
Let's go.
Imam Hasmi? Yes? There's a problem with the bank transfer.
- What prob/em? - It won't be sent.
- Why not? - You know why.
Fatiq has disappointed me too, but we had a deal.
It was your responsibility to provide a reliable candidate.
The human factor always implies risk.
I can't control that.
A successful outcome was in my interests as much as yours.
Then find a solution.
I can't see one.
It can't be done over the phone.
Someone needs to speak to Fatiq in person.
Do it.
You want me to go to Raqqa? You must be joking.
OK, we'll handle that part.
I need a hand-written note from you, identifying the bearer as your personal envoy.
You'll soon receive further instructions.
And our agreement? Once we have your note in hand.
Then I'll do what's necessary.
I'll go.
What? Someone has to talk to Fatiq.
Where is the safest place for me near Raqqa? Turkish Kurdistan, controlled by the Peshmerga.
Fine.
I'll go as Paul Lefebvre, in 30 hours or so.
The Imam will call Fatiq and tell him to meet me there.
Can you prepare my itinerary and papers? Alert the Istanbul desk.
It's dangerous.
Is that what I tell MAG, when the mission fails? Whether we fail or succeed the Bureau must be able to deny involvement.
We have to protect it.
No one can know that a DGSE agent was in contact with the suicide bomber.
I'll go, I'll convince him and I'll come back.
No one, and I mean no one outside of this room can know.
Understood? Understood? TICKET TO ISTANBUL If they say I committed suicide, it's a lie.
They'll show you proof.
Maybe they'll show you a letter from me.
Don't believe it.
I won't commit suicide.
What is it? This wasn't meant for me.
What do you mean? You read it? No, I can't.
You should.
No.
Yes.
I don't care.
Read it now! It will soon be taken away and you'll never see it again.
OK? Mr Duflot? I'm leaving because, contrary to what you'll be told, I believe in my work.
I believe in my missions.
I may have made mistakes I can't put right but there are other things I can do properly.
I brought something for you.
Do you want a piece? Let's get started.
Why did you come to Iran? I was invited to work at Tehran's geophysical institute for Mr Reza Mortazavi.
- Where did you study? - The Polytechnique.
Never heard of it.
- What is it? - An engineering school.
It's very prestigious in France.
You can work anywhere afterwards.
Why choose seismology? Pure chance.
I did an internship.
I discovered seismology and found it fascinating.
I devoured Richter's biography and realised it was what I wanted to do.
Richter.
The great Mexican seismologist? The Richter scale.
That's him, right? He wasn't Mexican, he was American.
Oh, yes, that's right.
How did you get into the Institut du Globe in Paris? I sent an application to the director.
Mrs Weiber? No, Mrs Lebarbier.
Mrs Weiber only replaced her two months ago.
OK.
Let's talk about your childhood.
You were born on 14 May 141987 in Bayonne.
- Is your family from there? - Yes.
Where did you live? In the Saint-Esprit quarter, near the arena.
Lachepaillet.
You know Bayonne? It's a big bullfighting city.
Ever been to a bullfight? I don't like it.
I'd like to see one.
I like the idea that the bull is both an opponent and a partner.
But the bull always dies in the end.
Of course.
It's inevitable.
But it's a noble death.
So, Bayonne.
- The street you were born in? - Delphin Allard.
Delphin Allard.
Parallel to the Avenuedes Arénes? No, perpendicular.
Do you ever go back? No, I have no reason to.
You could have family in the area.
Your mother, your grandmother? No.
Silly of me! Your grandmother's dead.
- That's why you went back to Paris.
- Yes.
Was it your father's mother or your mother's mother? Answer me.
I never knew my father's mother.
It was my mother's mother.
I have the death certificates for both your grandmothers.
Neither one died in 2015.
Why did you lie? Your CIA friends were sloppy.
Sometimes, an interrogation is a bit like a bullfight.
There are the passes, the dance and the rhetoric.
Then comes the death blow.
You may not know this, but I specialize in interrogating Mossad agents.
Those agents, it's pointless torturing them.
They'll never say anything.
You just need to be stronger than them.
They have the answer to every question, like you.
- We don't analyze the answers - My grandmother just died.
She died of lymphoma, like my father.
Your documents are wrong.
Call Cochin Hospital in Paris.
They'll tell you.
You must place great trust in your CIA friends.
Do you know this Peter Cassidy? Officially, he's in charge of special affairs.
And unofficially? We think he runs whatever the Americans do on our soil in secret.
- If he's here, it's a sign.
- Of what? That they're worried.
What's this? Why aren't I being tried? Where is my lawyer? "In light of the seriousness of the charges "and the urgent need to end the affront to the Iranian people, "the defendant has been sentenced by presidential order, "without further ado.
" Guillaume Debailly.
Isn't he here? You know your father a little better now.
I don't know what good that does you, whether it's good or bad, but I know I wouldn't want to be in the dark if I was you, feeling that others knew more about my father than me.
So I'm telling you what I can.
I'll be taking the image of your scowl with me, that sulky face that I love.
And when I need it to, I'll snap my fingers and your beautiful smile will light it up.
Then I'll be able to face whatever ordeals lie ahead.
From your father who loves you.