Fortier (2001) s03e02 Episode Script

Tell me How many kids are abducted every year? Hardly any from the womb.
Even fewer are replaced by dolls Any link between the mother who was killed and the kid at the flea market? None.
Not even close.
lt's the same area, but it's a wide area.
One kilometer perimeter.
The flea market's further east than the corner store.
One's a fetus, the other's a one-year-old.
''a one-year-old.
'' l can't see how the same person can kill a pregnant woman, open her belly, replace the fetus with a doll, then head to town to kidnap babies.
Why not? The motive in the fetus case is powerful and twisted.
The kidnapping was more organized.
We didn't find the body of the kidnapped child, so they may not be connected.
No other pregnant women killed, no other kidnappings.
We don't have enough to go on.
We can't be pulling theories out of thin air.
There might be other cases.
Kid, call the media.
Go easy, don't start a panic.
Just the facts to alert the public.
Go easy How does this sound: ''Mad killer at large.
Pregnant women, stay home.
'' lt was a joke.
Sorry.
Who's more likely to do it again? Kidnappers or killers? l can't say.
Unless the doll talks.
We'll be in the dark until the traces on the doll have been analyzed.
Kid, call the morgue.
They probably have some news.
Okay.
Jean-Marie, find out more about the missing child.
Like what? - The baby's family, Mrs - Mrs.
Deveault.
See what you can find in the family.
Yeah, right Maybe she's divorced and the husband's involved.
- Talk to the mother.
- Okay.
You're seeing Mario again? lf there's a history of violence, we'll know why and how.
- And me? - Go with her.
So Savaria? - What about Savaria? - You and him.
What? Fontaine said he saw you together.
Why is Fontaine talking to you about me? He didn't mention you.
l mentioned you, among other things.
l don't know why you're lying, but l know you are.
You shouldn't, but you are.
Perhaps.
l don't tell you everything about my life.
Things that don't concern you.
ln other words, we're alike.
Yeah We're alike in that way.
Another child is missing in the same area.
You take it, Mayrand.
Address? Call me in the car.
l don't want you going to the Doyles' alone.
You Johnson What time's the excavation? All right.
l'm on my way.
- l talked to the other cop.
- l know, but We specialize in these types of cases.
Don't worry, l'm as good as the other guy.
l have to tell it all over again? Yes, please.
You said your baby was in the stroller? l was gone for two minutes to buy cigarettes.
Did you see anyone when you arrived? l didn't have time.
lt happened too fast.
Perfect incision, done with a surgical instrument.
A scalpel? Probably.
And the umbilical cord was properly cut.
Properly? As if the killer had wanted to save the child.
- Mrs.
Doyle - Yes.
l'm Anne Fortier.
Come in.
l've been expecting you.
Come look at this There's no coffin here.
- Your husband died long ago? - Ten years ago.
Mario's always lived with you? He's not able to live on his own.
What's it like, living with him? l'm sorry l'm not feeling up to answering questions.
You don't have to answer, but it would help us find who took your daughter from you.
André, her husband André didn't do it.
That's impossible.
- l wasn't saying that.
- Good lf anyone loved Julie, André did.
Love like that is rare.
l had two children.
A beautiful, bright, healthy girl.
You didn't know her.
Julie was a wonderful woman.
Yes, she was wonderful.
l'll never be a grandmother.
Someone stole that from me.
l lost my little girl and her baby.
Want to see the ultrasound video? Mario's not home? He's taking a walk.
Meaning, he's with his group.
He takes workshops.
- ln a center? - ln a day program.
They take him three times a week.
May l see his room? Yes.
- SAS - Any calls for me? Negative.
- Fine.
- Yes Lefebvre He wants to see the bosses.
- When? - He said to stand by.
Hear from the boys? Not yet.
- Parent? - No.
What are those guys up to? Fine lf anyone's looking for me, l'm with Fortier.
- Okay.
- Right.
Give me a second.
- This way? - Yes.
Thanks.
Getting anywhere? Mario likes mice? They're good for him.
Games, animals Of course Do you really need to talk to him? - l'd like to - Yes.
What happened to Julie is really upsetting Mario.
André and l are shaken, but Mario is not all right.
He might give us a lead.
Right now we have nothing.
l doubt he'd help you.
Why? Mario's not very intelligent.
He may be below average, but he has feelings.
l won't hurt him.
We have We found something troubling in his medical record.
lnvolving a nurse.
Violence.
Look We're eliminating suspects.
You have to understand that.
lt happened only once.
lt wasn't his fault.
What happened? She'd taken a dislike to him.
She was always slapping him.
- Slapping him? - Yes, slapping him.
To scold him, shut him up.
What for? Mario would tease her.
ln what way? Each time she passed by Yes? He'd touch her belly and laugh hard.
Her belly? The nurse was pregnant.
So? Hold on A lollipop lt's good.
l know, lollipops are good.
But what's it to me? The lab analyzed the stuff found in the alley.
We got a DNA profile from the lollipop.
lf l can get something similar from the doll We'd have a doll and a lollipop, from the same person.
lt won't be easy.
The doll was in her for a while.
Hold on.
Someone's walking around with a doll, a lollipop and a scalpel.
lt's nighttime.
Spots a pregnant woman outside a store.
Still sucking his lollipop Decides to run after Mrs.
Doyle.
Knocks her out, cuts open her belly.
That's when he tosses his lollipop.
l'd have tossed it too, under the circumstances.
Next, he replaces the fetus with the doll, and Come up with something else.
Johnson'll have my head if that's all l can give him.
What is that? lt's disgusting.
Excuse me.
A grave without a body ls it possible? You're saying ls it possible? Anyone can buy a plot and put a stone on it.
lt's not illegal.
That's a good one.
Very funny.
When you're through playing in the dirt, the prosecutor wants news on the pregnant woman's murder.
Anything to tell me? Yes, let me work in peace.
l'll call you when l'm ready.
Asshole.
l understand your dilemma.
l hadn't thought of it before.
People with mental handicaps are often very fond of children.
Maybe the nurse didn't understand that.
Probably not.
Mario got scared He grabbed her by the waist.
She must have been scared too.
ls it true that Mario used to follow Julie around? lt's true.
Where was he, the night of the murder? Sleeping in his room.
Hi.
Remember me? We met at your sister's.
- Him? - He's my boss.
l'm a psychologist.
Remember? l know psychologists.
- There's some in my class.
- They're occupational therapists, not psychologists.
The workshop l was telling you about.
Could we have a talk? Talk to a psychologist? l need you to help me find the person who hurt Julie.
Would you? Two babies kidnapped one after the other.
Starting to see a pattern.
l'd say they were done on impulse.
- Why do you say that? - lt's obvious They couldn't know he'd stop to buy cigarettes.
The lady at the flea market Maybe.
He could have followed her.
But the other guy Definitely not.
- We need to send out an APB.
- Already done.
Pictures of the kids everywhere.
Airports, train stations l know the birth rate is down, but babies kidnapped, a pregnant woman sliced open We have to check out anyone connected to Julie Doyle.
and anyone she met before the murder.
Wanna go for ice cream? lt's normal that you're sad.
You were going to be the godfather? l need you.
Know what l think? l think what happened to Julie makes you very sad, but losing the baby makes you even sadder.
lt's like it was your own baby.
l'm telling you she's nuts.
A nut who treats nuts.
You make no sense.
Doesn't treat them, she catches them.
They wouldn't have let her into shrink school if she was nuts.
How do you know? Remember Washington wouldn't you call that lunacy? With her it's like you're with everyone, yet with no one.
Just eat your sundae and never mind Fortier.
What about the Julie Doyle case? The Kid's checking out her colleagues.
Should ask her husband for a list of her friends.
We need you guys.
What's happening? l'm at Julie's mother's house.
l was questioning the brother.
He hit Johnson and ran off.
ls he okay? He'll live.
Where are we going? Got a pencil? Hold this.
So these were her colleagues? Yes.
There's Pierre, Denis, Sylvie That's the bacteriology team.
Chantal checks the analyses.
And Nathalie, who worked on the same project as Julie.
Do these people socialize after work? Not often.
Nathalie doesn't go out much.
Shy as a mouse.
Pierre has three kids.
But did you ever notice anything unusual? - Conversations, arguments - No.
- At work - l don't mean that.
Anything unrelated to work? Can you elaborate? Office romances? Can l talk to them? lt's like a wild moose chase.
Wild goose.
Wild goose, not wild moose.
Anyhow, he definitely has a screw loose.
Mario's mentally handicapped.
Yeah, yeah.
His mom mentioned a few places he might be.
So, let's go! l want to comb the neighborhood first.
Will give me a hint, or am l just the taxi driver? Mario's obsessed with babies.
l know, it's peculiar.
Did he argue with his sister? He adored her.
How was she with him? How did she act with him? lt's silly.
l forgot to ask.
One point, for you.
Allusions to threats, anything like that? Not that l recall.
Thanks.
l'll get back to you if there's anything else.
- No problem.
- Thanks.
- Hello.
- Hello.
Cpl.
Parent.
May l ask you a few questions? Sorry to disturb you.
lt's about your friend.
l'm not ready.
lt won't take long.
Don't force me.
l'm not ready.
l understand, but Leave me alone.
Refuse to cooperate? All right l'll get your details from your boss, and get back to you.
Thanks.
l'll need her details.
- ls she married? - No.
- Kids? - Not that l know of.
This way.
- His mother said he comes here? - Yeah.
Suze, it's Mayrand.
We're at the Old Port.
Sure, it's nice.
Tell Johnson we'll be back when we find him.
Do the mentally handicapped think like children? There's varying degrees.
They're individuals.
Some are aggressive, others not.
All kinds.
Aggressive enough to kill his sister? Don't know, but if so, he's more than just mentally deficient.
There! Police.
Sorry, we mistook you for someone else.
What now? Cotton candy Cotton candy Let's split up.
- Not dangerous, is he? - l told you l don't know.
l'm staying with you.
No.
That's not efficient.
Listen, sweetie The less Johnson bawls me out, the happier l am.
What could happen to me here? Seriously Well All right.
Go that way, l'll take the other side.
l'll check the kiosks.
Nothing.
Same here.
- Me either.
Back to the SAS? - No.
- Why not? - l want to stay.
- What for? - l'm sure Mario's still here.
Why's that? He's depressed.
What do you want us to do? Spend the night here? - He could be hiding anywhere.
- We'll see.
ls he dangerous? - Better leave him to us.
- Don't let him go.
lf we catch him and he struggles, can l hit him? - Sure.
- No! - No? - No.
Rough day, huh? What lt's nothing.
Any news? Lots.
DNA on the lollipop.
They're checking the doll.
We've got the scenario.
lt was planned.
Whoever removed the fetus wanted to save it.
To save it? The doctor said, ''as if to save it.
'' Did you go to her work? l met some people who had contact with her.
Everyone knew her, though some were closer to her, like ''Nathalie.
'' She's a bit strange.
She's so shy, even her alarm clock makes her blush.
l'll visit the husband.
Take my mind off things.
- lt's no use.
- l'm starting to have my doubts.
What if he never was here.
There's not many places he could be.
Home, but his mom will call.
Here, or at his sister's.
l doubt he's at her house.
lt's still too painful.
l'm sure Mario wants to be in a happy place.
l'd bet my shirt on it.
l start the betting: $1 , Bet you $1 ,.
Up there! Way up there! Move it, Mayrand! Louis Arcand? Not that well.
The other technician, Pierre Leduc? He's been over a few times.
A nice guy.
Are you cooking something? No.
Why? Something's burning.
l burned some incense.
That must be it.
The two women, Eve and Pascale Same as Louis.
They're work friends.
Nathalie was closest to Julie.
They were working on the same formulas.
The problem is that Ms.
Leblanc wouldn't tell us anything.
lt's understandable.
l'm talking to you, but lt's hard, huh? Pretty hard.
Let's say we eliminate the five technicians she worked with as they rarely did things together.
ls it possible l didn't say that.
Beg your pardon? Not the others, but Julie and Nathalie did things together all the time.
Every day.
Does she live alone? Yes.
We'd chosen Nathalie as godmother and Mario as godfather.
Speaking of Mario Anything to tell me about him? Like what? Did you see him that night? Night of the murder? His mom says he was home, sleeping.
Listen l left the office late that night.
then l searched the entire city for Julie.
lf he came here, l didn't know.
That's all? Yes.
l'm staying here and you're coming down.
Come down.
You'll get an ice cream if you come down.
What are you doing? l'm trying, but he won't budge.
l'll buy you some toy cars.
l won't hurt you.
Come on.
- l'm coming up.
- Are you nuts? l want to come up! Stay there.
l'll get him down.
Come here or Daddy'll get mad and spank your bum.
So get down! Anne! You Jeez! You okay? Give me your hand! Put your foot here.
Good.
- You okay? - Fine.
Mario, we're coming down, okay? Your mom would be really worried.
Want her to come and get you? Then come on.
That's it.
Come on.
Nice machine, huh? Really nice.
Do you have a machine like this one? Julie had a machine like this.
How much longer? Your mom'll be back soon.
Come here.
Where are you going with this? What do you mean? Let's read him his rights.
Read him his rights? He wouldn't understand.
When his mother arrives l'd rather talk to him without her here.
You can't use it in court.
Did l say l would? He ran away when l wanted to talk to him, that's all.
- And the nurse? - What does that prove? He's obsessed with babies.
But what does it prove? His brother-in-law didn't see him the night of the murder.
Something's eating away at him.
Let me find out what it is.
Fortier won't talk to me.
She has a funny attitude.
Friendly one day, cold the next.
l don't get it.
Poor sweetie, it's not easy being in love.
Give me a break.
You're the one who started this.
Latently homosexual.
l use women to turn guys on.
Griffin's leaving change anything for her? You really like Fortier.
Sure l do.
Don't you? l like sex as much as the next guy but l rarely mix business with pleasure.
l helped you Now it's payback time.
l can't say anything about Fortier, but if l tell you we have a murder suspect can we call it even? You didn't hear it from me.
You've nothing on Fortier? Nothing, like an empty grave.
Do you think l'm mean? Yes.
Why? You chased Mario, but he didn't do anything.
Then why did he run? Because you're not nice.
Not nice to Mario.
You talk about Julie.
lf l stop, am l still mean? That's rich! How can you help me without talking about Julie? What about babies? Babies? You want to talk about kids? You know what l think? l think you like kids.
A whole lot.
A whole lot.
l like kids a lot.
You were to be the godfather.
Godfathers are important.
Mario has to go.
Your mom's coming to pick you up.
The godfather Mario's gotta go.
Mario, wait! Wait! Mario, your mom's on her way.
She's coming.
l don't want you to go.
What are you looking for? Did they make you boss without me knowing? - Computer's my department.
- Yes but you don't own it.
lt belongs to the squad.
What? You're hiding something.
l can see it in your eyes.
My eyes? Something dishonest - He tried to escape.
- Again! The guys have him and CCP has an emergency.
DEATH CERTlFlCATES Well, what do you know DEATH CERTlFlCATE l don't know how to get you to help me without hurting you, or you running away.
Hurry up Death certificate exhumation Fortier, Fortier, Fortier Obsessed.
He's obsessed.
Another pregnant woman.
That's not all.
Open it.
This was in her belly.
Hi.
l'm a lawyer.
What's your name? Save your breath.
His mother's coming.
You'll have plenty of time.
Are we friends now? Yes.
Anne and Mario are friends.
l'm not mean anymore? Anne's not mean.
Neither is Mario.
Know anyone who's mean? Mario and Anne aren't mean Your mom's not mean.
Know anyone who is? André, to Julie.
André's mean to Julie.
He's very mean.