Fortier (2001) s04e07 Episode Script

Matteau's wife's in shock.
l'm glad Fortier took her away.
Now we can do our job.
So? l'd say it was a stabbing.
A wide blade, razor-sharp.
Any explanation? Any evidence? Just traces of the lady.
No murder weapon.
lt wasn't her.
l'd buy your theory, but it's risky.
Until we prove otherwise.
Feeling better? We have to talk.
The room was in your name.
l know.
The man's name was Frangois Sauvi.
Can you tell me who he is? You're not taping me? Not yet.
So you don't suspect me? Who was he? Why was he there? l don't know.
You don't know why he was in your room? Why did you take a room downtown? To rest.
Who was that man? l don't know why he was there.
Think about it.
l'll be back.
l don't get it.
l don't understand.
What matters is damage control.
Don't talk to reporters.
We'll handle them.
She can't talk now, but you will.
She claims not to know him.
You don't believe her? What did you say when you left here? l don't recall.
That l'd call her You told her to go.
That's all.
lt's not easy, but you have to try.
Remember anything specific? l called her.
She didn't answer.
When? After our meeting in the afternoon.
l don't remember the time.
You won't like this question, but l have to ask it.
ls your wife cheating on you? Do we close the hotel? Yeah, right.
A city councilor's wife finds a body, and we close the hotel? Up to you, Gabriel.
lt would be a good idea, if Matteau wasn't in the picture.
And the reporters? We won't close the hotel.
We'll close the floor, so word doesn't get around.
Durivage is doing the press release.
The transsexual's still a priority? Yes.
Hurry up.
l'm doing my best.
l'm checking up on the councilor's wife.
l asked for a list of doctors yesterday.
Sex change operations, hormone prescriptions, doctors This is scientific.
lm not a crystal ball.
Not many doctors do sex change operations.
We assume it's a urologist.
What if it's not? lt's not a chiropractor.
- Here it is.
- Print.
Johanne is completely faithful.
We argue sometimes, like everyone.
She'd never allow herself to cheat.
They don't usually ask for permission.
Frangois Sauvi? Doesnt ring a bell? l believe you.
Why was your wife in a hotel room in the afternoon? She was resting.
She often does between appointments.
Your wife may be innocent, but give me a better reason to believe her alibi.
l'd be very disappointed if my wife cheated on me.
l could certainly understand that.
But what we're after right now is the murderer.
Anne Excuse us.
- You don't believe him? - Do you? Does he have to face up to it now? l need him to face up to it.
- Why? - l have my reasons.
Your attitude will get us in trouble.
l doubt it.
You answer for our actions, we answer for our results.
How was it, sexually? He must've escaped this way.
Find anything? A nice, clean job.
l checked out Johanne Desrochers.
Nothing significant.
A respectable woman.
- First marriage? - > Credit card statements show > The victim: Frangois Sauvi, > Strictly prostitution.
Made a good living.
No debts.
Gather the info.
We'll look at it objectively.
That's all.
Bye.
He was a gigolo.
Sounds like a crime of passion.
Matteau? Yeah.
l'll continue with your wife.
l'll call you if l need you.
l'll wait for her.
l'd rather you didnt.
Don't worry.
l'll look after her.
lt's a murder.
lt could take a while.
l don't like your attitude.
That guy's important.
He's ashamed.
Doesnt make him a murderer.
We'll discuss it with Johnson.
l want to solve your problem.
My only problem is you and your squad.
Dont take your father's abuse out on other people.
Especially not your allies.
l'm not your mother.
l don't deserve that.
Mayrand has a list of doctors for the transsexual case.
You'll follow up? Another one, too.
- Another transsexual, in jail.
- Yeah? Let Durivage handle Matteau's wife.
Lefebvre wants Fortier.
You're talking to me here, not Parent.
You want us to take it because Fortier will find a solution that'll give you the upper hand.
l can just see it.
Save a councilor's ass, and the committee thinks the SAS is a great squad.
Anne really let Lefebvre have it.
The councilor lied about his marriage.
His image matters more than his wife.
- How so? - He's backing up her lies.
lf we don't solve this fast, Lefebvre'll use it against you.
l'd bet my shirt on it.
For the shirt? Count me in.
Anne and l'll handle Matteau's wife.
You two, the transsexual case.
- Good.
- Fine with me.
Me, too.
l want to work on both cases.
You can't be everywhere at once.
Theres a connection.
l told you.
lt brings back bad memories.
That's impossible.
Look, l'll What? l'll call you back.
Your client The gigolo.
Frangois? l received a memo.
Told you he'd be back.
Couldve prevented it with a little jail time.
Theyve got him at the station? Oh, theyve got him all right.
The SAS is investigating.
He's at the morgue.
You know the routine.
l've ruled out a few doctors.
The transsexual in jail Do l bring him here? Anne won't go back and forth.
Transfer him.
Gather information, Kid.
l already started.
l won't go easy on them if they look fishy.
Fine, but give me a break.
Your analysis of Lefebvre Let's talk about the victim.
- Tell us what happened.
- We have the right to know.
- The public has a right to know.
- A statement Yes, right away.
l'll call you back.
The body you found was my client.
- What? - Fontaine told me.
- You didn't hear the news? - No, l came right away.
Let me bring you up to speed.
This is a major scandal.
He turned tricks, thats all.
lt killed him.
Not even drugs or theft.
The scandal involves a female client.
Matteau.
City councilor.
They found his wife with the body.
Yes, l'll hold.
Sign here.
Go eat, if you're hungry, guys.
lll be a few hours.
We won't go far.
Come on, sweetie.
l know he's a doctor.
l'm busy too.
Sit over there, honey.
Want me to get a court order? But when? l won't wait Good enough.
lnfidelity isn't a crime.
l won't arrest you for that.
We'll get to the bottom of this.
One way or another.
You won't save your husband's career this way.
l'd rather you were an eyewitness than a suspect.
lf you're innocent, you should realize we're on your side.
l know.
l can see your husband thinks like you do.
Regarding your infidelity, he's not coming clean.
l don't understand.
He's hiding something.
lt's not what l want, but l need to rest.
Longer you wait, worse it'll be.
What was Frangois Sauvi doing in your room? l don't know.
Mrs.
Desrochers You paid him.
Didn't you? All right What should l call you? Raoul or Jacinthe? Jacinthe.
Raoul That's not me.
That was my mother's idea.
She mistook my identity.
Have you thought that for long? l don't ''think'' it.
lt's nature's mistake.
My body wasn't really me.
And now? Now, not quite.
Damn doctor wouldn't finish the job.
So why am l here? Know any other ones like you? Other ones? You went to gay bars before you went to jail.
l'm a woman, not a fag.
Fine.
Okay.
The thing between my legs isn't me.
l don't want it anymore.
You just don't have a woman's body.
Not yet.
lf they won't operate, l'll do it myself.
Do it yourself? l know what l mean.
What do you want? Listen, Jacinthe.
l'll be straightforward.
We found a body in a field.
Someone like you.
Dead.
Genitals cut off.
That's what you were thinking of? l don't know how it goes.
Maybe you people know each other.
Maybe you heard of someone who went missing, or someone like you who was threatened.
l read it in the paper.
l was already in jail.
So, you read about it.
But when she died, were you in jail? He was a good kid.
Want to be a witness? Let's say you're wrong.
lt's possible Frangois went in the wrong room.
He was in the right room.
Bring me Matteau.
His wife's confessing.
She paid.
How did you meet him? By accident.
What kind of accident? l don't remember.
l'll call my lawyers.
You haven't been charged.
What kind of accident? ln a bar.
Which one? The Groupie, at the Alpha Hotel.
Savaria.
How did it happen? This is unbearable.
ls it really necessary? Not only necessary.
lt's essential.
- Yes? - Sgt.
Mayrand.
Doctor Denis Forget.
Urologist.
This way.
Thank you.
Dr.
Forget You perform sex changes? Yes, but rarely.
Why? We're after a killer.
l've known him since he was a teenager.
Had he always been a prostitute? Forget confidentiality.
You want us to find his killer, don't you? Since forever.
Did he work for an agency? He started out on his own, but l think he's been with an agency for a while.
Are you sure? His lifestyle makes me think so.
Someone probably sent him clients.
The hotel wasn't enough? Frangois told me independent prostitutes get kicked out of bars where clients are.
You need to belong, be protected.
Which agency? He never said.
Who made the first move? He did.
lt's malicious and humiliating.
lf you can't handle it, leave.
You're heartless.
My wife's been through a lot.
Lets have a coffee.
Come on, sir.
lt wasn't your first date? We knew each other well.
How well? Quite well.
Enough to have sex frequently? Same place? Yes.
Frangois was affectionate in a way l've never seen.
At least not in a man.
Since how long? A few months.
Were there others? You do sex changes.
How many per year? Very few.
About a handful.
That's not what l asked.
How many operations? Three or four a year.
Many others like you? A few.
A transsexual was found dead in a field.
Really? Genitals cut off.
Could've been self-mutilation.
Look at this.
Ring a bell? Who is it? We don't know yet.
Take care of her, please.
- l'll see you later.
- Thank you.
l'll be back.
l'll pick it up.
l found one who does them.
Dr.
Forget.
- Does he recognize the body? - Wouldn't say.
Grill him.
Does she look familiar? The face is unrecognizable.
Other details on her body? l think you know when she died.
l didn't say that.
You were quick to point out you were in jail at the time.
l assumed.
You assumed.
Let's assume that's not all you heard.
You hear lots of stuff in jail.
When did you hear about it? From who? Not in jail.
Then, where? At the doctor's.
Which doctor? Dr.
Forget.
Go on, honey.
We're all ears.
There was a girl when l was there.
When was that? l forget when ln the spring.
Do you mean a girl like you? He agreed to operate on her.
Not on me.
Pardon me.
Come on.
He's the doctor.
Dufour's witness identified him.
Save him for me.
The other guy's all yours.
Mr.
Matteau Your wife confessed.
She told me plenty.
She had lovers.
Not lovers, exactly.
She'd had prostitutes before.
Usually younger men.
Her vice was her undoing.
Not her vice.
Not her vice.
Mine.
Because l was the one who paid.
> > The guy's wife left? l sent her home.
She'd had enough.
He denies knowing the transsexual.
My guy says the opposite.
Do we confront them? Wait for Anne.
First time l've seen Savaria so upset.
As long as he keeps his mouth shut.
l don't want it in the papers.
Got it? You'd call them? At first.
l found them for her on the lnternet.
l made the contact, the rest was up to her.
Why? Why what? Why would you do that? lt turned me on.
lmagining her with other men turned me on.
Were you ever there when she met them? No, l l was tempted, but l never dared.
She Yes? Did she like it? You're asking if Johanne did it willingly? l don't think so.
But she took a liking to it.
l mean The men she met were respectable.
They were nice.
Sometimes, she didn't even have to pay.
Johanne is beautiful.
How did she meet Frangois? l want to hear you say it.
She told you the truth.
The Alpha Hotel.
lt's the place.
Anything else to say? Like what? She'd talk about him? Of course.
That was the point.
She'd tell me everything.
Go on Do you want anatomical details? That's your perversion, not mine.
What do you want to know? Was Frangois Sauvi aggressive? Never.
Anything kinky? Things Not that were his idea.
Meaning? l'd ask Johanne to have him tie her up.
Not to be mean.
lt was a fantasy.
lf this gets out, l'm finished.
l dont need him or his wife anymore.
Why not? He told me about his perversion.
He had no motive for hiring a killer.
He'd hire gigolos for his wife.
Started on the lnternet.
Sounds like me.
Don't laugh.
At least l admit it.
Except l did it for myself.
Did the doctor admit he knew the girl? - Not yet.
- Do we confront him? The transsexual's murder is a bungled signature.
What's that mean? lt resembles the murders of Linda Bedard and the girls who were buried.
With one difference.
This girl had a penis.
Whatever their relationship, the killer's following the same M.
O.
as last year.
Again, with one difference.
Much more disorganized.
The same, but sloppy.
One theory could explain it.
Drop it lf it's the same maniac, the transsexual's body shocked him enough to disturb his pattern.
You're obsessing.
ln trying to prove your theory, youll put us on the wrong track.
Are we reopening a closed case? l don't consider it closed.
lt's an unsolved case.
lt doesn't ring a bell? l keep telling your colleague it doesn't.
Our witness says it does.
- Witness? - Honesty is best.
Dirty bastard! You don't believe me? You'd rather believe a nut? You never wanted to operate? True.
The psychiatrists mentioned a risk of decompensation.
The personality was unclear.
Tough call.
We believe the doctor or the thief? Hell of a day.
My neck hurts.
Listen, doctor The victim saw you before he died.
We just want your cooperation.
Unless my memory fails me.
Could the list of hormones you prescribed help? From your license number.
Jacinthe went to get some sleep, but she'll be back.
She won't hold anything back.
lf you're not the killer, why risk your medical license? - You've read him his rights? - Not yet.
However it won't be long.
Because you're not being honest.
A lying urologist, and a castrated transsexual rotting in a field.
How much is that worth? lnterfering with an investigation? A long time.
You'll tell us, or do we search? lt's Carmen Lesage.
That was her new name.
She'd applied for a name change.
l prescribed one estrogen progesterone treatment to modify her morphology.
Her real name was Roberto Taberas.
An immigrant? Brazilian.
l agreed to operate.
Life's tough for those people.
Something went wrong.
She missed her last appointment.
Why? l destroyed his file.
Why? Why? l can't tell you.
l'd lose my license.
Perhaps.
Keep quiet and you'll lose a lot more.
Will you keep it between us, if it's not related to the murder? lf it has nothing to do with the murder, maybe.
lt's because l loved him.
You loved him? lt never happened to me before.
l'm not homosexual.
l never But him l mean, her She turned you on.
More than that.
More than yesterday, less than tomorrow.
The bracelet was from you? l destroyed Carmen's file because l was scared.
Scared of Scared of what? People operate lnternet sites.
Sex sites, with transsexuals.
Carmen would've been a gold mine for someone like that.
l got a threatening phone call.
From who? The guy wasn't joking.
What kind of threats? Warning me not to remove his genitals.
Come with me.
License and registration.
l made a rolling stop? Just a minute.
What now? Carmen Lesage was probably an on-line prostitute.
Transsexual? Didn't you know that exists? - The doctor - Got off on him.
The bracelet's from Dr.
Forget.
He was warned not to operate on Carmen.
No fixed address.
She lived somewhere.
He's Brazilian.
lmmigrant? Check lmmigration records.
They mustve put her up somewhere.
His real name is Roberto Taberas.
Here.
TEMPORARY ADDRESS HOTEL ALPHA Pedneault's still the boss? Know him? l used to be in the vice squad.
l retired.
Be careful.
There's kids around.
Aren't they in bed? Stick around.
Just in case.
l'm free to go? Remain available for questions.
Don't leave town.
Something's up at the Alpha Hotel.
lt might be a coincidence.
- Not the prostitution.
- What's up? Carmen was staying at the Alpha temporarily.
Matteau's wife met Sauvi there.
- A case for Vice.
- Let's go.
- For Durivage.
- We'll do a briefing.
<- >l'm tired.
- l'll take you home.
Do what you have to do.
l'll take a taxi.
Come, Fernand.
We're going home.
You tried to shut her up.
Earlier, when she mentioned Rouleau The way you handled it Yeah She made sense.
You know, Gabriel We know you really like Anne.
You're just protecting her from herself.
But you Don't confuse the issues.
Right.
Do your jobs, and let me do mine.
Fine.
Sure.
By yourself? Looking for something? l'm looking for a man.
A real one.