Fortier (2001) s03e01 Episode Script

Mrs.
Champoux's barn doesn't ring a bell? - What can l say? - Our patience is wearing thin.
Cut the bullshit.
lt's a 762-C.
lt'll be easy to get the request.
l'll have to write up an affidavit as long as my arm.
lt has to be made dispensing with service.
You're lucky.
You have me.
At a price, and yours is not cheap.
You'll owe me two.
l'm still awaiting my nomination.
Didn't we agree on something else? l don't recall.
What? The drug charges against your daughter were dropped.
- You've forgotten? - She deserved a second chance.
You want me to help you exhume a body without the family knowing.
You can complicate things, or keep it simple.
You said it: We're like a married couple.
l'd rather die than be married to you.
Some marriages of convenience are worth the sacrifice.
Will you tell us your name, or do we have to torture you? l want a lawyer.
Legally, you're entitled, but saying your name won't get you in jail.
A red-headed pyromaniac.
That's a good one.
Come on, Jean-Marie.
He told us it wasn't him.
- So, you want a lawyer? - Yes.
For who? - A lawyer for who? - l don't get it.
lf we call a lawyer for you, he'll ask for who.
But you won't tell us your name.
- Lawyers are funny that way.
- Yeah.
They don't go out of their way for nothing.
- Just say - that we caught the firebug.
Of course.
Denis Denis Burns.
lt's my real name.
Burns! That's how it is.
l can't help it.
A redhead called Burns.
- And you set fires.
- No.
Actually, Mayrand Poor guy.
Can't help being a redhead.
Burns Can't help that either.
Let's do a number on him.
Know what l'm thinking? Extenuating circumstances? A good lawyer and he's out on bail.
Know what? l think He won't even do time.
At worst, family therapy, that's all.
lt was an accident.
Really? Tell us all about it.
- Mayrand and l - We're listening.
The first time was because of my mother.
l can't do anything about your nomination.
Lefebvre isn't Griffin.
Pity.
Griffin has a heart attack, the squad goes to pot.
l lose everything.
Not everything.
l did my part for your daughter.
Nominating you as a judge isn't within my power.
Try.
Speak on my behalf.
Already done.
Must've been good.
Must've really tried hard.
l need one more thing for your exhumation request.
Really? What? The name of the deceased? - Care for a drink? - Water.
Make her your weakest drink.
Water's an insult.
People are talking.
The whole town knows your story.
You don't have to talk to me.
lt's Fontaine.
You have a friend in Maryland? Savaria told you that? The restaurants are bugged.
l don't care how you get along with your staff.
l just happened to hear about it.
Griffin recruited Fortier, not me.
The exhumation has to do with her? You need a lawyer.
Why not go private? You wouldn't have to bend over to kiss my ass.
Why me? Why not Savaria? l'm used to people talking behind my back.
l don't mind.
You don't wonder why Fontaine's checking up on you? Fontaine won't find more than what he already knows.
What you, Johnson and everyone knows Do you know Lefebvre, your new boss? He used to work for the state police.
So what? He's a brick wall.
Hardly any friends.
That's a reason to confide in you, Jack? Finally you use my first name.
Come on Looks like our department.
Wait and see.
Forensics will tell us.
Short of cases, are you? He cut her up good.
Pregnant? lt's not localized obesity.
- The baby was dead? - No fetal heartbeat.
Seeing as a few hours had passed before she was found.
Are you telling me how to do my job? l'll know how it happened from the autopsy.
l'll examine the fetus at the morgue.
- lt wasn't a mugging? - Her money and lD are there.
Her name is Julie Doyle.
A nice lady.
Married, no kids.
This would've been her first.
Lab technician.
Husband's a chemist.
A nice lady who picked the wrong time to go out.
Reported missing by her husband at around 1 :00 a.
m.
Dufour, notify the husband.
l love it when you put meo n condolence duty.
Thank you very much.
Anne will help you.
Anne? Any chance the murderer knew the victim? Victims know their aggressors Never mind the stats.
l'm asking the boss.
lt's a sadistic murder.
The killer could be anyone.
l'll try not to be over-sympathetic, just in case.
Right.
Have fun.
Sign here.
Get on with it.
l explained it all to you.
lt doesn't suit you? - No, this - What? Pyromaniac isn't spelled with an ''i''.
Yes, it's spelled with an ''i''.
This thing is full of mistakes.
l can't sign.
lt has mistakes.
The meaning is what counts.
Will my mother read it? Your mother? Will my mother read what l signed? That's up to you, buddy.
Sign.
l can't sign that.
My mom's a teacher.
Sign it, now, or next time there's a fire, l'll make sure you're in it.
Yes.
To relocate the cemetery? Did the family request the body be moved to another cemetery? No.
ls it to repair the grave? No, it's a coroner's request.
Relating to a criminal act? For further evidence.
l suppose you want it made dispensing with service? We want to keep the family out of it.
lt's mentioned in my affidavit.
The corpse is under state jurisdiction.
Name of the deceased? Anne Fortier.
- There you go, Suze.
- Thanks.
Hello, Mr.
Lefebvre.
How are you? We're glad to hear you'll be replacing Mr.
Griffin.
The atmosphere seems good.
lt's great.
Johnson's not in? He's out on a call with the others.
And you? l'm with the Pine Grove firebug.
Finally caught him.
About time.
He's a crafty one.
Tell your boss l came to have a look at his squad.
Tell him l'm not very impressed.
And l thought Johnson was a grump.
Durivage is transferring the file.
He's easier to take since the Lizotte case.
Lizotte, the hitman? The Kid means l managed to make peace with Durivage.
We talked about Savard.
When a cop is killed, it brings us all together.
That's for sure.
We let our feelings out, we share l was moved when Durivage cried on your shoulder.
He was crying over Savard, remember? He doesn't look it, but he's very sensitive.
- Go read over the file.
- l already did l said, read the file.
- How will you get back? - Taxi.
When can l expect your report? l can give you partial details now, but the report Hello.
Detective Dufour, SAS.
Dr.
Fortier.
Hello.
Did you find my wife? May we come in? Don't worry, we'll get the bastard.
You were way ahead with the baby clothes.
These clothes are good for four years, or a big family.
No, it's my sister Your sister? The bigger clothes She gave them to me.
They belonged to her daughter.
l see.
A new baby is always a big event.
Sorry, l didn't mean to Who's that? Who? The man between you in the photo.
That's Mario, Julie's brother.
Strapping man.
Where was it taken? At his summer camp.
Mario is mildly retarded.
His comprehension is that of a 6-year-old.
He really loved his sister.
Don't expect me to tell him.
Are you sleeping with her? You can tell me.
l'll take your secret to my grave.
Are you okay? The way l asked that l made myself laugh.
- ls that everything you know? - Yes.
- You? - That's all l know.
You're not the only one interested in her.
Who? - Johnson? - Figure it out.
What were you working on? An SAS case? Don't dig up corpses.
l'm getting bad vibrations.
Rita tells me that all the time.
But her vibrator is getting kind of old.
Mayrand laughs at my jokes.
l got a weird feeling in that house, and l don't like it.
Take me back to the SAS.
Hold on.
What is it? Go get him.
- Sure, but who? - The husband.
We're taking him to the SAS.
Make up your mind.
Cripes.
- What? - Bad news.
The big boss came by, looking grim.
He's always like that.
He said he wasn't impressed with the squad.
lt's always like that with a new boss.
Lefebvre's the type to assert his authority.
Don't let it bug you, and don't start rumors.
And Savaria called for Fortier again.
- What for? - Suzanne took the message.
Then why are you telling me about it? Do you think she's seeing him? lf she's seeing a defense attorney He's not one of us.
She does good work, but she's weird.
lt's always been like that.
We've put up with it because she's so talented.
But Doesn't it seem like it's getting worse? Never mind.
- Hi.
- Hello.
Can l make a phone call? Give him a line in the conference room.
Poor guy.
Feel sorry for him.
He came just to help us out.
Mrs.
Doyle lt's André.
No, it's not good news.
You'll take him? Yeah.
Mario should hear it from you.
The family's clean.
Medical records? - Don't have them yet.
- Get going! This case has priority.
- The firebug's waiting for Anne.
- He can wait.
- l can't.
l have to release him.
- Time's up.
Call Savaria.
Tell him he has a client.
He'll keep him on the back burner.
ldiot.
A pregnant woman who was murdered deserves priority.
lt wasn't a random killing.
lt was to stop the birth.
lt was to stop the birth, at all cost.
Fortier ls she still on medication? Tell me about her.
l don't know if l can.
Take your time.
What was Julie like? We met in a lab.
She was a technician.
l was a chemist.
We'd been married three years already.
Her first pregnancy? Did she ever mention being afraid of anyone? Everyone liked Julie.
Mr.
Poupart Do you know why we need to talk? You're our only link to what happened last night.
l get the feeling someone didn't want her to have her baby.
No enemies Was anyone else close to her, besides yourself? Her mother.
Her brother.
Anyone else? Her colleagues.
Nothing special.
Let's go over her acquaintances, then try other theories.
Other theories? Yes.
lt doesn't affect you, but it'll be easier for us if it wasn't a random act.
lt wasn't someone she knew.
lt's impossible.
Ma'am l had my My God! My baby Someone at work? l told you, l know everyone.
- Everyone? - l'm a chemist.
l work at the same place.
You think l killed her? l wish l could say who did it, but l can't.
What do you think? Who could have done this? l'm tired.
May l leave? You can leave anytime.
What'll happen to Julie? What do you mean? Her body.
The doctor will do the autopsy, that's all.
Okay.
- Hi.
- Hi.
l had a good time last night.
lt's okay.
Just my ear.
Sorry.
l thought you'd call me back.
Call you back? What for? The boss wants me to watch you work.
He sure trusts me.
lt's to save time.
Have you started the autopsy? l'll do the external exam, then start cutting.
- What for? - That's how it works.
- Do you want to help me? - No, thanks.
And the fetus? You want to know if it's a boy or girl? You think it's funny? ln this business, you use tricks to cope.
Humor is one of them.
You have a confession? ln theory.
l didn't write that.
Full of errors.
We're holding him for 24 hours.
No time for him right now.
ls this the one? lf l guarantee he'll come back for further questioning? He confessed.
We could negotiate a reduced sentence.
Talk to Fontaine about it.
Let him go.
What? lt's not him.
He's laughing at you.
Come on lf he's a firebug, l'm Marilyn Monroe.
Fire's nice, isn't it? Very nice.
''Fire's burning'' ''Draw nearer, draw nearer'' Denis Burns, aka Jean Lamothe, aka Jean-Claude Turcotte.
Four arrests for shoplifting, indecent exposure, treated for mythomania, convicted of obstructing a police investigation.
File PM 8567-0042.
l know this case doesn't spark you interest but next time, check the mug shots for redheads.
He's all over.
See you later.
Get lost.
He's staying here.
On a different charge.
Suze l'm going to meet Jean-Marie.
Call me a taxi? - Sure.
- Thanks.
Now say l'm not efficient.
Can you say it any louder? ls it a secret that l'm good? l didn't give away any names.
No ''thank you''? l'm reading.
All you need is a good shovel.
Legally, the grave's yours.
l'll take the measurements.
According to our theory, she went to the corner store.
On her way back with the milk, she cut through here and bang! Lights out.
- Anything significant? - Want to take a look? Careful.
A lollipop? Half-eaten sandwiches, you name it.
l kept the lollipop for saliva samples.
l have similar evidence in the truck.
- lt's not obvious.
- You never know.
The autopsy Jean-Marie, could you take me to the victim's house? Fine.
l'll call you back if there's anything.
- Boss CAP called.
They're on a kidnapping.
Does it concern us? A woman at a flea market.
A Mrs.
Deveault.
Shopping with her daughter.
Turns her head and she's gone.
- Does it concern us? - lt happened about an hour ago.
- Does it concern us? - lt might.
The woman recalled a ''strange'' guy, so CAP called us.
Let's see.
You knew for a while it was a girl.
Yeah.
Julie was rather independent, as in ''liberated''? Who told you that? lt's just my impression.
The way the room is decorated, her profession That she went out for milk, alone at night, eight months pregnant.
l should've gone, right? l didn't say that.
What did she do when you were apart? We were always together.
Except when we went out on our own.
Did it happen recently? Lately, it happened often.
She was looking after Mario.
He loved her.
Followed her everywhere.
Excuse me.
That must be my mother-in-law.
How do you feel here? Not good.
Same here.
Hello.
Mario.
PS YCHlATRlC HlSTORY Yeah Very interesting.
He was kind of odd.
Mental deficiency is unsettling, l mean for us.
More for them, l'd think.
Set off any alarm bells? Maybe Especially Mario following Julie around.
Alone in a dark alley by a corner store How would you have felt? His motive? You agree her kid brother is a boy in a man's body? Let's say he really loves his sister, and he's a bit jealous of the baby.
- So he killed her? - l don't know lt's a theory.
Anything's possible.
- The store clerk? - His alibi checked out.
Your feeling? Just do it.
What did l do? Am l being punished? l want to be on the murder too, not these boring cases.
l know they're boring.
ls that why you got sloppy? Burns What are you making me pay for? You're paying because l don't have an unlimited budget.
lt's either you or me.
You want to manage the squad while l handle the kidnapping? The new Metropolitain Police Chief Roger Lefebvre appeared today before the police ethics committee.
He assured committee members that he would thoroughly investigate the inconsistencies in police staff training.
Also in the news Try to get more details on the kidnapping.
Let's not get caught off-guard if it's a repeat offender.
Check this out.
The victim's brother has a psychiatric history.
- He assaulted a nurse? - Yes.
Yup Are you going to tell me what you think? l don't know yet.
- No hunch? - Yes.
Why won't you tell me? l don't trust it.
You don't trust your hunch? You're just in time for the removal of the fetus.
Anything on the toxicology report? Nothing unusual.
Clearly a stabbing.
You'll run tests on the baby? l'll start by getting it out of there.
Just as l thought The placenta What? Something's going on