Fortier (2001) s04e02 Episode Script

lt took him a while to call.
He's in shock.
Who's the girl? Marie-Josée Plourde.
Patrol officer.
Police officer.
Did you know he had a girlfriend? The weapon belongs to a set.
Five more like it in the drawer.
A job for the State police.
We've no choice.
Did Mayrand say anything? Nothing.
He didn't call us? My men are at the girl's place.
Mine too.
He didn't say anything? Not a word.
Christ l can't believe it.
He's been acting strange lately.
l'm not saying it's him, but she died in his bed.
l don't get it Are you one of us? Then keep it down or keep it shut.
We're here to do our job.
We can't cover up for the material witness.
He didn't do it.
We don't have to say what we find.
We won't find anything.
They'll take us off the case.
Sniff around.
Find something.
What? Evidence that proves it wasn't him.
Hi baby, it's me.
l managed to shake Dufour for a second.
l'm stuck for two more hours.
Go to my place and go to bed.
l'll be there soon.
Bye.
Just nod your head, okay? Do you understand? Marie-Josée is in your bed.
Can you tell me about it? Anything.
Anyway, we'll solve the murder, like we always do.
Do you trust me? However it happened, we have to find out why she ended up in your bed.
- God, she's beautiful! - Not anymore.
She's dead.
Mayrand's quick-tempered, but he wouldn't kill a pretty girl.
Think the message is an alibi? Depends on the time of death.
When he told me he was going to the john, he made the call, then.
Leave it.
lt's not incriminating.
The turban guy's not with her? He was an intern.
ln psychology, not criminology.
We won't last long on this case.
We have to help him, fast.
lf we hang around, we're interfering.
Could lead to a reprimand.
Do l want a reprimand? Talk to the State police.
l'll do the rest.
What does that leave me? How long had you been sleeping with her? A month.
Was she your girlfriend? Look at me.
Look at me.
They're taking us off the case.
l need as much information as possible.
l can't help you if you don't talk to me.
Did something happen yesterday, with her? Did you argue? Was she seeing someone else? Talk to me.
l loved her.
l loved her, damn it.
Girls wash the tub, don't they? - Usually.
- Not in this case, and she took her bath within the last 24 hours.
- We'll check with the techies.
- Forget that.
State police will step in.
Their techies, then.
Whatever we find will be suspect.
We keep what we find and shut up.
Sounds unethical.
Loyalty is ethical.
What about the bath? She didn't wash the tub.
So what? Simply an observation.
Hey What day is it? Don't even know what day it is? Tuesday? lt's Tuesday, isn't it? She took her last pill Sunday.
lf she went to Mayrand's to have sex, wouldn't she have taken her pill? Unless she wanted a child.
A child? No wonder we call you ''Kid''.
lt's possible.
Unless she forgot.
Withholding evidence! Screw the evidence.
- Leave it there.
- Go buy us some time.
l'll finish up here.
Go on! Any comment, Mr.
Mayrand? Look this way.
Any comment? Two officers covering for a cop who might be a murderer? To avoid a miscarriage of justice.
ls that how you'll justify it? Sounds like complicity to me.
ln my case, incompetence.
The chief can't keep his lieutenants from trampling the crime scene.
Haven't you learned, after Lizotte? This isn't the Wild West.
lt's a democratic, civilized society.
Civilized, my ass.
Anything positive for Mayrand? Negative? You know l can't tell you.
Nothing positive.
He never Sorry.
He never told us he was in love.
What's on your mind? What's on yours? You know.
l'm not a mind reader.
l don't guess, l deduce.
What's happening to Mayrand is rather paradoxical.
At the same time, you and l, we We? You asked me if l loved you, and in what way.
Can l ask you the same question? You're like a father to me.
Did Mayrand ever mention he was in love? No, never.
Boss - Boss - What? She didn't take her pill.
Put it away.
l'll be back in a minute.
Just a minute.
Lefebvre'll be cautious.
We have some leeway.
How so? He can't stand you.
This is more than an investigation.
lt's a test for Lefebvre.
The entire police force wants to see how he fits in.
He was a State cop.
Whose case is it? The State's, but Secondly, he can't afford such a blow to his team.
Do we really have leeway? lf we're discreet.
We won't cover up for him if he's guilty, but we don't want him charged if he's not.
- Not too smart.
- l told him.
Mayrand's my friend.
l'd risk anything to get him out of this.
l don't trust them about the pills.
The girl was dead in Mayrand's bed.
She didn't take her pill.
She either didn't know him well, or she wanted a big family.
The investigation will be tricky, but we're lucky.
Was he expecting Marie-Josée to be at his place? Not dead, anyway.
- You changed his shift.
- l did? You told them to do two extra hours.
You did, Gabriel.
So what? Maybe he thought she'd be at his place.
He told her on the answering machine to wait at his place.
He gave you the shake? Why? Have a seat.
- What are you looking at? - Nothing.
What can l tell you? l don't know.
Even if we talk till we're blue in the face You know how private Mayrand is.
Maybe he didn't want to talk to her in front of me.
Could he have an explosive personality? - ln what way? - l don't know Did you ever think he'd do something like that without warning? But were these warnings? l can't believe it.
lt's strange timing.
We know he was in love.
A violent love affair? - Crime of passion? - That's not it.
His pain isn't that of a murderer.
We won't beat a life sentence with an argument like that.
You're right.
We're not sure who Mayrand is right now, so let's find out if Marie-Josée was a victim type.
lf Mayrand won't talk, she will.
Cripes.
She's dead.
l'll do a victim analysis.
One question Has Mayrand got a lawyer? How long have you known her? Three weeks.
Three weeks, and she dies in your bed? Pretty unlucky.
Tell me about it, you idiot.
We don't want it to be you.
You know that? We don't want to believe it.
Why'd you call her? Cut it out.
l know the routine.
lf you know the routine, you should call a lawyer.
We haven't charged you yet.
Look, l'll save you time.
l know where this is heading.
Everything points at me.
Take note: The witness is lucid.
May l speak to my client? Read him his rights.
l gave you a cop's gun and your share for the girls.
l don't want to see you again.
Can't avoid it, in the pimp family.
l'm done with massage parlors.
That close call with Rouleau was enough for me.
l don't know where your girls are.
Settle your scores, but we're strangers.
Strangers? l'm out of the trade.
There's a lot of talk, inside.
- Like what? Rouleau.
Did you rat on him before he shot himself? To Mayrand? Are you obsessed with Mayrand, or what? The only one who can save him is a girl.
A psychologist.
Where does she live? Where does she live? Check the crime scenes.
- l can't let you in.
- Come on! - l can't.
- You can.
l'm the only expert available.
We'll tell you what we find, do what you want with it.
You'll tell me if you find anything incriminating? lf it really incriminates him.
Not you.
She can make you look good.
And we'll owe you one.
Make it quick.
l never saw you, you weren't here.
Great.
What now? People who look for trouble, tend to become victims.
l want to know if she was typical prey.
How would that help Mayrand? You say she took her bath just before leaving? You tested the bathtub? lt was within the last 24 hours.
You see.
Before leaving, she took a bath but not her pill? l'd rather smell good than be sterile.
She's not just any girl.
lt's not just any murderer.
Marie-Josée was a cop.
Can a cop have victim-like tendencies? Did they check the splashes? Did she get out calmly or struggling? l'll ask him.
Drink alcohol? No more than the next guy.
You drank, that night? No.
l don't remember.
Drugs? What do you mean Are you accusing him of drug possession? We want to establish his mental state.
What for? Sleep with dead bodies often? l get stoned first.
l was tired.
l didn't turn the lights on.
- Drugs? - Don't answer.
Remember he's a colleague.
l believe you'll find him innocent.
Don't damage his career with irrelevant questions.
We don't think he's innocent.
We've read him his rights.
You can object, but we can ask him anything we want.
We'll be here a while Thanks.
So The suds all over show a struggle in the bathtub.
She and Mayrand having sex? He was working.
No time to make love here, then kill her at home.
You want to prove Marie-Josée is an ideal victim.
Mayrand's recent personality change could explain a violent outburst.
Except that lf there was a struggle here, as she was found in his bed, the murder was likely premeditated, here in the bathroom.
Marie-Josée wasn't a victim type.
She didn't put herself in danger.
She didn't know her killer.
Right Unless it was Mayrand.
Where did you meet her? l told you, at the shooting gallery.
When? l don't know.
lt was a while ago.
l'm not sure.
You said three weeks ago.
He's said it 20 times.
Now you don't remember? Never told anyone? Would you remember? His girlfriend's dead.
He's in shock.
Why hide it? Love is beautiful.
The shooting gallery Go there often? Go often? Twice a week.
What do you do there? Don't answer.
Fighting at work, firing all over the place like an idiot at other targets.
You like shooting? You're aggressive, Mayrand.
How's it going? Just 10 more minutes.
Thanks, Roland.
Not much evidence, just circumstances.
A dead body in a bed isn't just circumstantial.
l'm not saying he's guilty.
l want to rule out that possibility.
Do we agree she wasn't looking for trouble? Yes, unless it was Mayrand.
There was the corner store That's our case.
Mayrand is a State case.
Don't confuse the issues.
We don't want Mayrand linked to that murder too.
lt's too obvious.
To us, since we're on both cases.
With all the foolish things he's done lately, anything's possible.
But he's not that stupid.
l just can't believe that.
Not that stupid? The problem is we can't talk to Mayrand.
- What about the scratch tickets? - More withheld evidence We have to tell Johnson.
l'm off.
Do you Can l drive you home? l'll be fine.
Moshtra Not hungry? You should eat.
Cheer up.
You're getting special treatment.
Lucky you're not in a cell.
l couldn't care less.
Cute lawyer, you've got.
He's not my lawyer.
He's a A what? A friend.
He's still your lawyer.
What do you want? You're still interrogating me? We eat, then we'll leave.
Go rest.
Tomorrow's a big day.
For the corner store clerk, ballistics says the bullet wasn't from Mayrand's gun.
Good news, at last.
Yeah, well Not really.
The gun was stolen from the shooting gallery.
The girl? Broken neck.
The knife? She was already dead when she was stabbed.
Mayrand's DNA is everywhere.
Tell me something Why would he break her neck in her bathtub then stab her in his bed? Why? To make it look convincing.
She died of a broken neck.
They fought, Mayrand lost control, and tried to disguise his crime as a sadistic murder.
Something like that.
You really believe that? l don't, but the State police might.
But that's not all.
There's more.
l'll pick you up at 7:00 a.
m.
Don't dream too much.
l'm going to bed.
lf you need anything, let me know.
SECRET - LYlNG lN BED PlLLS PREMEDlTATlON? lt's Anne.
ls Parent still there? He's here.
- Can l speak to him? - One moment.
Check Mayrand's record.
- Anne? - His record.
Prior to working for the SAS.
Just in case.
- Now? - Check.
You're staying here.
Get inside, Fernand.
Stay here.
l'll be back.
l'm going to the SAS.
l'll be back.
Stay! His record What am l looking for? l had it analyzed.
lt matches.
What? Wasn't a good idea? Sure When you think about it, we're the only ones playing with a full deck.
Forget about Fortier.
Parent's incurable.
Now Mayrand From that angle.
Your problem's physical.
What? You know - Why don't you go over? - Where? Anne's place.
Everyone can see it.
What? You're in love.
l'm like a father to her.
You've got your wife.
What about the hash? Put it with the other evidence.
Other evidence? Mayrand better not say anything stupid.
- Like what? - He has a short fuse.
The State cops won't give him an easy ride.
He knows what to do.
lt kills me to think of what he's going through.
But l know him.
He's tough.
He won't give up.
We need to talk to him.
- Ask Lefebvre.
- Forget it.
We have to work with what we've got.
No access to the material witness and a vague hypothesis.
They'll probably take us off the corner store case.
The scratch-n-win tickets.
Did the medical examiner mention anything? Just the cause of death for Marie-Josée and the DNA.
Nothing else.
l kept at her, but she wouldn't say more.
The answer's somewhere in here.
l'm going home to Rita.
Get some rest, Gabriel.
There's nothing here.
Wait a second Where's lsabelle? l know they're all liars, but Junk mail.
l NEED YOU!