Fortier (2001) s05e03 Episode Script

Neat strangling.
From behind.
Think so? Unless the killer's heavier than the guy.
Strangling is always from behind.
Not always.
Remember the asphixiophiliac? This one wasn't getting off.
He was taken by surprise.
Right, Mayrand.
We'll start calling you Fortier.
ls my dad coming home? Not yet.
- Did you get the mother's number? - No answer.
Of course not.
ls Dad done across the street? lf he went to fix something over there, why say he was asleep? He told me not to say anything.
Why? l don't know.
Do you share many secrets? You found a woman in a pool.
She drowned.
l know.
Naturally, l have some questions.
Why doesn't he come home? You seem pretty bright.
l bet you know everyone on the block.
You know everything that goes on.
Pretty much.
Any other kids your age? l'm not a kid.
l'm a teenager.
Sorry.
You're right.
Any friends on the street? They're all old.
Old? Like you.
So you always play alone? Here, l do.
l've lots of friends at school.
What do you do when you're alone? Play basketball.
Except when l'm finding dead people.
What was inside? Smell.
Vinegar? lt's red.
Pickled beets.
Rita makes them every year.
This jives with the old lady.
- The beet juice? - Weird This guy wasn't filled with it.
Take a look at this.
Wonder how we missed that last time? We missed the trap door when we searched the house.
Open it.
lt's never too late.
Jean-Marie? Come here.
What was the neighbor doing here? Maybe someone brought him here.
- To strangle him? - Yes.
No l think there's still something in the house.
A better layout and an extra room.
The basement can be used as a workshop.
Excuse me.
Sorry.
Buyers don't like to see cops around.
lt happens often? No, l mean it's a quiet neighborhood.
Tear down? Tear down what? Well Just open the walls.
There's no room for a cafeteria.
You're with the big bad wolf? You got it.
Can you get me a warrant? Don't need pots and pans.
lt's a dining area.
l know it's a crime scene, but as we have nothing else to go on lt's a good idea, but don't forget they serve two meals a day.
Two bodies are enough to justify it.
Thanks, Gabriel.
We'll do what we have to.
- You have the examiner's report? - Yes.
l wasn't born yesterday.
What's he saying? Your guys want the nod to play by their own rules? You think l'd blow my budget on a cafeteria? You never get a break when you're managing people.
They're never satisfied.
This isn't Club Med.
Okay, guys.
lt's a go.
Everything you want to know is in there.
- Not leaving on vacation? - No.
Why? ln case l have more questions.
Thanks.
So? - His mom's on her way.
- Thanks.
You're Simon's mother? - And you? - Anne Fortier Psychologist.
l work with the police.
What's going on? l want to talk about the neighborhood.
- The neighborhood? - The neighbors.
Ever notice anything strange? l can't.
lt's my first time here.
l didn't know my ex lived here.
Do the wall by the window, Mario.
- Why don't we use x-ray? - Too expensive.
Wrecking walls isn't? lt's not in our budget.
The ceiling already has one hole.
What's a few more? Jean-Marie Six letters: ''Small swamp insect.
'' l don't know.
Parent? - You got him good.
- He had it coming.
We never get what we ask for.
lf we stretch the budget our own way, it's our fault if things go wrong.
So? Frappier's mother lived in town.
She just bought the house.
Which is why it was empty and hasn't been registered.
The house is in her son's name.
She signed the bid.
And the other address? Her former address? l don't know.
She's moving.
But who lives at her previous address? lt's still in her name.
By herself? Nothing suggests she lived with anyone but her son.
Did the nut walk over to Miller Street? She brought him along.
He killed her.
You know the rest.
Check at the previous address.
You had no idea where your son was? l didn't want to see my ex.
He dropped my son off and picked him up.
l wanted him out of my life.
What about emergencies? The telephone.
Of course.
l had the address, too.
l wasn't interested.
But l didn't know he made so much money.
Hiding is the best way to pay less alimony.
So, it suited you both, because he could hide his income, and because you hated him.
l didn't hate him or maybe l had my reasons.
Which were? lt was between us.
Nothing that concerns the police.
Now, what's going on? Your ex-husband was murdered.
l'm sad, but not because l loved him.
To Simon, he was like a god.
How will l tell him? Your son's smart.
He already knows.
His emotions are frozen.
Keep him with you and get him to talk a lot.
But before you leave, l'd like to talk to him - a bit.
- As a witness? No, it's too soon.
He's my only witness.
l know how.
Don't worry.
My ex was murdered, and l shouldn't be worried? You didn't even know this house existed.
l did say that.
You didn't really explain.
He was cheating.
l filed for divorce.
My lawyer went all out.
He lost his job.
He works for the phone company? He used to.
Looks like he still does contract work.
What about the woman? lt's over.
Simon was the only one in his life.
Could l have five minutes? Guys! ln the wall Play basketball? - On a team? - Yeah.
- At school? - Yeah.
You told me you had no friends on the block.
l don't want to live here anymore.
lt's boring.
l know what you mean.
l wouldn't want to stay here, either.
Are you a psychologist? ls it fun? lt's not always easy, but l like it.
l don't want to live with my mom.
l want my dad to come back.
For now, it's better if you go with her.
l like Tintin, too.
My favorite character is Captain Haddock.
Blistering barnacles! Who's yours? - The Thomsons.
- Really? You have the whole series? The man didn't come back.
The man? The man who gave me my Tintin books.
lt wasn't your dad? lt was the guy over there, at the end of street.
lt didn't work.
l have to see the files.
What do you mean? l'll have to follow the paper trail.
The changes haven't been made.
Mrs.
Poudrier must've been about to move.
Packed and ready to go We know it was a rented apartment.
- Did you search? - No warrant.
- The landlord? - On vacation.
A description of the new tenant? There might not be one.
The furniture's still there.
What now? Boss? lt's the psych prison.
What do l do? - What did l say? - Put it through.
- So do it! - Just put it through.
Leave her alone.
Where do you keep your teeth, Anne? ln the wall.
l must be hard every morning, pulling them out from behind the drywall.
Bits of plaster always stuck between your teeth lt makes no sense.
No? The murdered neighbor said Frappier was nice? Yeah.
Tessier's son says Frappier gave him comic books.
Fontaine could be right - Maybe Frappier's faking it.
- No way.
Tessier died after we brought Frappier in.
So what? l didn't say he killed three people.
- No but - Tessier knew something.
He wanted to confirm it.
He was discreet because of the divorce, but he felt strong enough to take risks.
lt was a mistake.
His daring cost him his life.
And Frappier? He might have an accomplice.
He could be faking it to cover him.
l'll know soon enough.
A mirror? Yeah.
What for? A big one? Right See you soon.
What's up? Bilodeau? Johnson here.
Yeah Can you take a new client? Yes, now.
Right.
See you soon.
Mr.
Lefebvre wouldn't like you referring clients to your divorce lawyer.
Do you mind? Was it Anne who called? What's this about mirror? l have an errand for you.
We shouldn't release the witness.
He's a minor, and she's the victim's wife.
Think we can trust her, Anne? She wasn't getting along with her ex.
Any boyfriend? You never know Why would her boyfriend kill Frappier's mother? Yeah, well lt might be more simple.
They knew about the first murder and dumped the dad's body there to make it look like the same murderer.
Good idea.
- Good idea? - Good coverup.
l don't think so.
You don't feel it? Exactly.
l don't feel it.
But l do feel you're depressed.
Maybe you should talk about it.
Told you so.
l said it first, didn't l? - The house is a family asset.
- lt was in her name.
False teeth.
Can she take it back after the settlement? ln the wall.
l'm not an archeologist.
Fernand! Jeez, Fernand! That'd be 70 years' bad luck.
Put the mirror in front of Mr.
Frappier but behind me.
Okay? Why's she doing that? Why can't l use a mirror? lt's not that What? lf he likes the way he looks, it might do him good.
Could l have an explanation? Sure.
We have a guy who speaks ''in tongues.
'' His mother falls out of the ceiling.
His neighbor drowns.
A telephone employee whose son loves Tintin is strangled in the basement of the first guy.
We find false teeth in the wall.
The third victim's wife didn't know her ex lived with her son on Miller St.
And just as l get him to start talking l find out his lawyer is also your lawyer.
Now tell me it's weird to use a mirror while questioning a suspect.
l didn't say that.
Let me work.
l told him to stop calling you.
The spin slipped in a bowl of soup.
A bowl of soup.
l don't know which way to turn.
You think l know? ls this mirror thing for real? Think she's losing it, too? The examiner confirmed it.
Frappier's mother was missing her false teeth.
l tracked down the denturist, and it is a possibility.
We'll check the prints.
The Kid's taking the teeth to the morgue.
They're obviously her teeth.
Call me Einstein So when the killer cut the phone line, he also hid the teeth in the wall.
He cut a hole and patched it afterwards.
Why? lt's not evidence.
Unless the stutterer cut the phone line in a panic.
Maybe he cut the contact.
Let's not get stuck on dentures.
What's next? Who is this guy? l didn't know he talked like that.
Get used to it.
l can't do anything about it.
File 00 - AF.
We have the same initials.
We found someone else in your house.
Another body.
Mr.
Tessier, from across the street.
Ever hidden dentures in a wall? Did you kill your mother? She didn't love me.
What did you say? Mrs.
Poudrier? l already gave it to you.
Can you confirm it? Positive.
The neighbor? l guessed right.
She was knocked out, then drowned.
He wanted her good and dead.
Okay, Tessier.
Looks like strangulation, so far.
l doubt we'll find anything in the blood.
l'm waiting for the tox report.
None of it makes sense.
- Really? - Don't you agree? Someone's eliminating witnesses.
l don't get it.
Unless they're related, why would two neighbors be murdered? Because they know something.
Of course l love you for your body, but l also love you for your brain.
Thank you.
The teeth l understand.
The teeth.
Whose teeth? Mrs.
Poudrier, the victim.
You want Parent to bring back the teeth? He forgot his teeth? His own teeth? The victim's teeth match the dental records.
You just have to explain clearly.
Right.
Goodbye.
Pass me my pencil.
A double? When he speaks, he projects himself into someone.
He's identifying the murderer.
Nowhere do l see it mentioned Nowhere.
Exactly.
Nowhere we've looked.
Would he be the one That's what l gather from our conversations.
The other apartment? We've seen it? The Kid went, but no leads.
Does he have siblings? We have his birth certificate and his mother's, but we didn't search the birth registry.
ln three days lt might explain his ''nice'' personality, the comic books he gave the boy, and why there were other victims.
Witnesses? The woman and Tessier knew about someone close to the family.
The mother must have hidden her sick son.
There's someone else close to the family.
Who? l don't know.
The woman's boyfriend? What's with the teeth? l don't know.
There's something psychotic about it.
Maybe Andri hid them out of fear.
They popped out when she was killed.
l have an idea.
The neighbors are dead because they knew the killer.
You're three steps behind us.
- Whose idea is that? - My wife's.
- ls the house watched? - Yes.
Why? lf there's other witnesses Tessier's son? He left with his mother.
Anyone else? Yes, there is.
Yeah But now we have a lead.
Yeah, well What can l say? l'm doing what l can.
No point getting upset, Gabriel.
Lefebvre'll fire you.
Let him try.
l have connections, too.
We know we're on the right track.
We know witnesses are being killed.
- Anne says there another guy.
- Still think so? Yes.
Anyhow, he was the last witness.
Besides the boy.
That's for sure.
No one else on the street knows Frappier's family Not even him.
or his mother or her boyfriend.
Only one left.
l know you promised his mother but he's our only lead.
We have no choice.
Send police protection to the lady's house.
Right away.
Kid, look for possible connections with anyone.
Stick around here, just in case.
l'm going with you.
Simon, you can't stay awake.
Come to bed.
l'll turn out the light.
l want my Tintin book.
Tomorrow.
l want to read.
l need to read to fall asleep.
lt can't wait? l won't sleep.
l can't leave you alone here.
l'll go with you, then.
l know he's dead.
He went on a trip.
The guy across the street killed him.
That's impossible, Simon.
They arrested him.
l want my Tintin.
lf we get it, will you go to sleep? But you have to listen to me.
And no more fussing.
She's not home.
- Where could she be? - With relatives? Maybe she took him out of town.
Your suggestion? l told her to stay with him.
She's staying with him, but far away from Miller Street.
Hungry? Hi.
The lady's not home, so we're leaving.
Call me if she comes back.
Come on.
Thanks.
Don't want to eat? We should go back.
Still mad at me? Because of Tetreault l won't say it again.
Talking to a nut like him is unhealthy.
lt's my job.
You did your job.
With him, at least.
Talking with him makes me better.
Don't you understand? lt's not just the shock.
lt's my entire capacity to find myself.
Beyond terror and horror, l'm struggling to survive.
lf you care about me, let me do this.
l'm finding nothing.
- Search by address? - l'm doing that.
- Nobody? - No.
Find all the Frappiers around.
There's hundreds of Frappiers.
l can't check them all one by one.
Search around here, not in the whole country.
This guy doesn't exist anywhere.
- lmpossible.
- He doesn't exist.
Fortier says he does.
Not in the computer.
ls Frappier his real name? How can he not exist in the computer? Unless we can access other systems Are you thinking what l'm thinking? - He works for a computer company.
- Or the phone company.
Hurry up.
Can't find my Tintin book.
Keep looking.
l have to make a call.
The guy He's like a monster.
Simon What did l say? Before, he used to be nice.
But l don't like him anymore.
He was arrested.
You're safe, now.
You're not listening.
Simon, you've got 10 minutes.
EMPLOYEE DATABASE Come on Reni Frappier three years at the phone company.
Sure it's him? He's on the company's employee list.
He lived with his mother at the other address.
Cripes He has a brother.
Call Mayrand.
l'll call the others.
ls the information reliable? One hundred percent? Why isn't he answering? Meet us on Miller Street.
We're on our way.
We caught a break.
He wanted to get his Tintin book.
l didn't want to say no.
l know, Mom, but Why don't you let me finish? l know, Mom, but l don't know.
Let's surprise her.
l'll call you back.
He must be sleeping in the car.
- l heard a noise.
- What are you doing here? Simon! He's not here.
Move it, Parent.
Simon! Mayrand! You knew Mr.
Tessier, and he knew you, since you both did maintenance at the airport.
He was a subcontractor and you were an employee.
You wanted to eliminate all the witnesses? Could you really have killed a child? Did Mr.
Tessier introduce you to the neighborhood? You convinced your mother to buy a house on the street where all the houses are alike.
Your mother Who forced you to drink beet juice She took care of your brother, and you thought she favored him.
A communication breakdown.
With her, l mean.
No need to talk about that.
l have everything l need for the charges.
l want to understand.
The Frappier brothers Everyone thought Andri was the sick one.
We know that's not true.
We know suffering has nothing to do with appearance.
You killed innocent people.
Do you realize what you've done? You always felt devoured by your mother.
ls that why you took away her teeth? So she'd be harmless? And then, you hid them in the wall.
Because that scared you.
That really worried you.
Yes, you are sick.
Very sick.
What happens in court isn't up to me.
We may not meet again.
Talk to me.
What went through your mind, to come this far? Now they are alike.
Like brothers.
Lunch is on me.
SAS? One moment, please.
Dr.
Fortier lt's for you.
Proud of yourself? Translation: Andrea Szakos