1 00:00:50,544 --> 00:00:52,694 - Put that bottle down. Angèle! - No. 2 00:00:52,824 --> 00:00:55,258 Hurry up and put that bottle down. 3 00:00:55,384 --> 00:00:58,023 Do as I say! Do you hear me? Put it down! 4 00:00:58,904 --> 00:01:01,657 Now listen. Angèle. Brise is a wanted man and risks the guillotine. 5 00:01:01,784 --> 00:01:05,094 And why is he a wanted man? It should be you they guillotine! 6 00:01:05,224 --> 00:01:07,613 Am I meant to take responsibility for all your misfortunes? 7 00:01:07,744 --> 00:01:12,499 So be it. But there is one I am determined to save you from. 8 00:01:12,624 --> 00:01:16,139 - That of being a mother and a whore. - You can't stop me keeping my baby. 9 00:01:18,944 --> 00:01:21,583 Do you plan to carry on working when you're pregnant? 10 00:01:21,704 --> 00:01:23,660 - Yes. - What about afterwards? 11 00:01:23,784 --> 00:01:26,662 The child will need looking after. Even at night. 12 00:01:26,784 --> 00:01:30,379 Are you planning to come upstairs to feed and change it between clients? 13 00:01:30,504 --> 00:01:32,813 I'll just owe you for the earnings I miss out on. 14 00:01:32,944 --> 00:01:35,378 You're already in too much debt and you know it. 15 00:01:38,784 --> 00:01:41,776 That's just it. We've all agreed to help her pay off her debt. 16 00:01:41,904 --> 00:01:45,260 And we'll be there to help with the baby too. 17 00:01:47,184 --> 00:01:48,537 Really? 18 00:01:51,824 --> 00:01:53,815 Even Véra's going to pitch in. 19 00:01:56,744 --> 00:01:58,143 Even Véra? 20 00:02:00,864 --> 00:02:02,217 I see. 21 00:02:09,984 --> 00:02:11,975 So you want to share the debt? 22 00:02:14,224 --> 00:02:17,614 I want your assurance that it will be business as usual. 23 00:02:21,184 --> 00:02:23,698 And I want an invitation to the christening. 24 00:02:37,824 --> 00:02:39,940 Let me give you an up-to-date figure. 25 00:02:40,064 --> 00:02:42,862 I just need to add last night's bits and pieces. 26 00:02:45,104 --> 00:02:48,619 You're at 6.246 francs and 70 centimes. 27 00:02:48,744 --> 00:02:51,338 If we divide that in half. It comes to... 28 00:02:52,824 --> 00:02:54,576 3.000 francs. 29 00:02:54,704 --> 00:02:58,902 Where did these figures come from? I'm scarcely up to 1.000. 30 00:02:59,024 --> 00:03:00,821 Do you want to read it? 31 00:03:12,464 --> 00:03:13,692 What? 32 00:03:13,824 --> 00:03:15,576 Look at all these bottles. 33 00:03:15,704 --> 00:03:17,899 I don't drown my sorrows every day. 34 00:03:19,424 --> 00:03:22,177 Not every day but often. I can assure you. 35 00:03:22,304 --> 00:03:23,703 You've overcharged me! 36 00:03:23,824 --> 00:03:26,463 I'm making an effort here. But you need to be reasonable too. 37 00:03:26,584 --> 00:03:29,974 Like it or not. Those are the figures! You forget how Brise sponged off you. 38 00:03:30,104 --> 00:03:32,902 He helped you run up your debt. 39 00:03:33,024 --> 00:03:35,333 So. Are you taking on the 3.000 or not? 40 00:03:36,304 --> 00:03:37,703 Thieving bitch! 41 00:03:43,544 --> 00:03:44,943 Get out. 44 00:03:54,664 --> 00:03:56,814 You're banging your head against a brick wall. 45 00:03:56,944 --> 00:03:58,582 Play her at her own game and negotiate. 46 00:03:58,704 --> 00:04:02,094 - Go back and apologise. - You've grown in self-assurance. 47 00:04:02,224 --> 00:04:04,499 You're self-confident. It's a good thing. 48 00:04:04,624 --> 00:04:07,980 Now you've fucked the boss's brother. You must feel at home here. 49 00:04:10,784 --> 00:04:13,059 In the kitchen. Wasn't it? 50 00:04:13,184 --> 00:04:16,574 Bravo! There was one trophy to win and you've won it. 51 00:04:16,704 --> 00:04:19,980 - What are you accusing me of? - Nothing at all. On the contrary. 52 00:04:20,104 --> 00:04:22,937 I admire you. You're ambitious. 53 00:04:25,944 --> 00:04:27,775 Gaillac is worth more than my Caboche. 54 00:04:27,904 --> 00:04:29,496 You're targeting the wrong person. 55 00:04:29,624 --> 00:04:32,218 And you're siding with the wrong friend. 56 00:04:35,744 --> 00:04:37,780 It seems she doesn't want our help after all. 57 00:04:40,304 --> 00:04:41,373 Rose! 58 00:04:57,944 --> 00:05:00,014 You're to charge 50 francs today. 59 00:05:00,144 --> 00:05:03,739 - Why? He won't understand. - We're not asking him to understand. 60 00:05:03,864 --> 00:05:06,378 But a lawyer like him must know that discretion comes at a price. 61 00:05:06,504 --> 00:05:07,732 Right. 62 00:05:08,544 --> 00:05:11,775 - He must pay up in the first five minutes. - I know. Valentine. 63 00:05:12,704 --> 00:05:14,740 If you're not back in an hour. I'll come up. 64 00:05:26,344 --> 00:05:27,413 Monsieur. 65 00:06:23,864 --> 00:06:25,263 Wait. 66 00:06:26,264 --> 00:06:27,697 Talk to me. 67 00:06:29,624 --> 00:06:32,263 Why summon me here if it's just to part my thighs? 68 00:06:34,424 --> 00:06:36,301 My answer will surprise you. 69 00:06:40,104 --> 00:06:41,901 I don't like brothels. 70 00:06:42,784 --> 00:06:44,615 Just whores. 71 00:06:49,464 --> 00:06:51,694 Do you want me to tell you you're more than a whore to me? 72 00:06:51,824 --> 00:06:53,974 Only if it's sincere. 73 00:06:54,104 --> 00:06:55,696 What about you? 74 00:06:56,704 --> 00:06:58,740 Are you sincere? 75 00:07:01,304 --> 00:07:02,942 I have a theory. 76 00:07:04,504 --> 00:07:06,540 Where truth is impossible. 77 00:07:09,024 --> 00:07:11,015 You have to learn to enjoy the lies. 78 00:07:11,144 --> 00:07:14,500 And truth. Is it ever possible? 79 00:07:19,384 --> 00:07:21,375 You never give in. Do you? 80 00:07:22,344 --> 00:07:23,572 Never. 81 00:07:28,144 --> 00:07:29,782 Then anything's possible. 82 00:07:44,944 --> 00:07:47,777 It was only peach liqueur. Nothing serious. 83 00:07:56,944 --> 00:08:00,653 In the ten years I've been here. You've never had a single pregnancy. 84 00:08:00,784 --> 00:08:03,014 That's quite a record in the industry. 85 00:08:03,144 --> 00:08:06,739 And you think Angèle is worth breaking that record for? 86 00:08:06,864 --> 00:08:09,856 - We're all behind her. - Fine. 87 00:08:12,424 --> 00:08:15,018 You just need to come up with 3.000 francs between you. 88 00:08:18,064 --> 00:08:20,294 You think I don't need the money? 89 00:08:22,104 --> 00:08:24,174 I didn't need it yesterday. 90 00:08:24,304 --> 00:08:26,864 What a fool I was. To still believe my brother's promises. 91 00:08:26,984 --> 00:08:29,896 - Don't lie to me. Hortense. - Think what you like. 92 00:08:30,024 --> 00:08:32,413 The brothel hasn't made a profit since before the Commune. 93 00:08:32,544 --> 00:08:36,378 I think nothing horrifies you more than a body swelling up 94 00:08:36,504 --> 00:08:38,893 and then emptying itself out amid cries of pain. 95 00:08:43,264 --> 00:08:45,061 - I need Angèle. - Then you should... 96 00:08:45,184 --> 00:08:48,381 Can you see her with a child? Look where it got you. 97 00:08:48,504 --> 00:08:50,972 You had to work till you dropped to earn enough to feed a ghost. 98 00:08:51,104 --> 00:08:53,174 That's what's in store for Angèle. At best. 99 00:08:53,304 --> 00:08:56,501 And that's assuming she's got your strength of character. 100 00:09:16,344 --> 00:09:18,300 Do you think it's just a question of money? 101 00:09:18,424 --> 00:09:20,779 There's the cost of the pregnancy. But then after that. 102 00:09:22,504 --> 00:09:25,940 The girl is scared of missing an appointment with her child. 103 00:09:26,064 --> 00:09:29,454 And there are the regular payments to the nanny or the school. 104 00:09:32,464 --> 00:09:35,661 That should suit you if it puts her even more at your mercy. 105 00:09:43,424 --> 00:09:45,335 You only mentioned the money. I suppose? 106 00:09:52,504 --> 00:09:53,573 Yes. 107 00:09:55,904 --> 00:09:57,656 Nothing's possible! 108 00:09:59,344 --> 00:10:01,904 How can I get you to trust me. Rose? 109 00:10:09,384 --> 00:10:12,182 - What are you doing? - I have something for you. 110 00:10:13,504 --> 00:10:15,495 - Jewellery or perfume? - Jewellery. 111 00:10:18,904 --> 00:10:20,781 That's not what I want. 112 00:10:26,144 --> 00:10:29,580 I know what you want and I can't give it to you. Not now. 113 00:10:33,664 --> 00:10:35,655 Are you so afraid of your sister? 114 00:10:38,384 --> 00:10:39,817 Be patient. 115 00:10:53,904 --> 00:10:57,055 We should all have individual records of our debts. 116 00:10:57,184 --> 00:11:00,779 - What? - At the Paradis. 117 00:11:00,904 --> 00:11:04,135 The girls should have their own record to keep on their person. 118 00:11:04,264 --> 00:11:07,017 That way. There would be no arguing. 119 00:11:08,304 --> 00:11:11,979 Do you want your freedom or do you want to change the Paradis? 120 00:11:12,104 --> 00:11:13,981 Do I really have a choice? 121 00:11:14,904 --> 00:11:16,895 Do you want to be the brothel madam? 122 00:11:18,584 --> 00:11:21,018 Make an effort. Talk to your sister. 123 00:11:30,224 --> 00:11:31,543 Olympe? 124 00:11:34,944 --> 00:11:36,218 Linda? 125 00:11:36,344 --> 00:11:37,936 No. I don't want to. 126 00:11:38,784 --> 00:11:40,740 Why not fetch Jessy from the kitchen? 127 00:11:40,864 --> 00:11:43,742 - She's useless. - At least she knows how to play. 128 00:11:45,344 --> 00:11:47,335 What about Angèle? 129 00:11:47,464 --> 00:11:50,297 - She won't play any more. - Why not? 130 00:11:51,744 --> 00:11:53,735 - We're not friends any more. - Really? 131 00:11:53,864 --> 00:11:56,936 - Tell me more. - Angèle doesn't need me any more. 132 00:11:57,064 --> 00:11:59,180 You were a millstone round her neck. 133 00:11:59,304 --> 00:12:00,623 More like an anvil. 134 00:12:00,744 --> 00:12:02,382 Pity. 135 00:12:02,504 --> 00:12:03,493 All right? 136 00:12:04,664 --> 00:12:06,655 - Want to play? - What? 137 00:12:08,304 --> 00:12:10,943 Forget Angèle. She's on her own now. 138 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:13,658 You can't help people who don't want to be helped. 139 00:12:13,784 --> 00:12:15,740 Big mistake. 140 00:12:15,864 --> 00:12:17,741 And Angèle can manage perfectly well on her own. 141 00:12:17,864 --> 00:12:19,855 She does what she wants when she wants. 142 00:12:19,984 --> 00:12:21,576 - What a girl! - Yes. 143 00:12:24,144 --> 00:12:25,543 Are you playing. Then? 144 00:12:26,584 --> 00:12:29,462 - It's all right. Girls. I get it. - Were you here all along? 145 00:12:29,584 --> 00:12:32,098 - Angèle! - Are we playing or what? 146 00:12:32,224 --> 00:12:33,816 That'll do. 147 00:12:37,464 --> 00:12:40,820 "The Emperor of China's concubine. Lee Zou. Is caught up in a conspiracy. 148 00:12:40,944 --> 00:12:43,663 "She must poison the Emperor or be buried alive." 149 00:12:43,784 --> 00:12:46,617 I like the name Lee Zou. It'll go down well. 150 00:12:46,744 --> 00:12:50,180 "But Lee Zou manages to seduce 151 00:12:50,304 --> 00:12:51,976 - "the Emperor's wife... - The Empress. 152 00:12:52,104 --> 00:12:56,177 Or her brother or sister. That's not important. 153 00:12:56,304 --> 00:12:59,421 "Who plans her escape from..." I've lost my train of thought. 154 00:13:01,584 --> 00:13:03,540 "Who plans her escape from the Forbidden City 155 00:13:03,664 --> 00:13:05,859 "which is how she came to be in Europe." 156 00:13:05,984 --> 00:13:07,383 I see. 157 00:13:12,424 --> 00:13:14,779 What do you see there? Look. 158 00:13:14,904 --> 00:13:17,020 Those puny legs and calloused hands... 159 00:13:17,144 --> 00:13:20,420 What do they evoke for you? Muddy rice fields. 160 00:13:21,584 --> 00:13:24,576 Certainly not an imperial city. 161 00:13:24,704 --> 00:13:27,093 The hands are crucial. It'll never work. 162 00:13:29,064 --> 00:13:31,862 - The girl from the Sahel. Then? - No. Too scrawny. 163 00:13:31,984 --> 00:13:34,259 I find her pretty. 164 00:13:34,384 --> 00:13:37,376 Her command of French is unacceptable. 165 00:13:37,504 --> 00:13:39,335 When I came here. I barked like a cart driver. 166 00:13:39,464 --> 00:13:41,056 You trained me. 167 00:13:45,224 --> 00:13:47,818 You were there when I asked her if she'd ever made love to a man. 168 00:13:47,944 --> 00:13:49,343 She blushed. 169 00:13:50,504 --> 00:13:54,019 Too fragile. She'd never survive here. 170 00:13:55,264 --> 00:13:58,973 - You said we needed exoticism. - We do. This is Paris. 171 00:13:59,104 --> 00:14:01,220 Sexual fantasies are key. 172 00:14:03,944 --> 00:14:06,663 None of the three. Then? 173 00:14:09,104 --> 00:14:11,334 I'd like to try Manon. 174 00:14:11,464 --> 00:14:13,853 She claims to be good in the torture chamber. 175 00:14:13,984 --> 00:14:15,622 I'd like to see that. 176 00:14:16,744 --> 00:14:18,382 Pseudonym? 177 00:14:20,344 --> 00:14:21,743 Lucia? 178 00:14:25,384 --> 00:14:27,978 Marguerite came up with good names. 179 00:14:30,224 --> 00:14:31,543 What? 180 00:14:31,664 --> 00:14:33,416 I don't believe it! 181 00:14:33,544 --> 00:14:35,102 I told you to count them. 182 00:14:35,224 --> 00:14:38,136 - I did count them. - It's your fault. You rolled your eyes. 183 00:14:38,264 --> 00:14:41,301 - Rolled my eyes? - Just now when the Jack came up. 184 00:14:41,424 --> 00:14:43,494 You thought I had one too. 185 00:14:43,624 --> 00:14:46,343 - She rolled her eyes at you? - Yes. She rolled her eyes. 186 00:14:46,464 --> 00:14:48,455 Are you deliberately stupid? 187 00:14:51,384 --> 00:14:53,136 Ladies. 188 00:14:53,264 --> 00:14:56,301 This is Lucia and her daughter. Annabelle. 189 00:14:56,424 --> 00:14:57,618 Hi. 190 00:15:01,144 --> 00:15:03,817 Hello. Princess. How old are you? 191 00:15:03,944 --> 00:15:04,933 Ten. 192 00:15:05,064 --> 00:15:07,419 Annabelle's a pretty name. 193 00:15:07,544 --> 00:15:11,423 Don't worry. You'll be fine here. You too. 194 00:15:18,624 --> 00:15:22,173 It's dinner time. Geneviève has made sauté of veal. 195 00:15:22,304 --> 00:15:23,657 I love that. 196 00:15:28,464 --> 00:15:31,024 - What? - "I love that"! 197 00:15:50,504 --> 00:15:53,143 What charming actresses. And you have a beautiful theatre. 198 00:15:53,264 --> 00:15:57,098 - How are you? - What are you doing here? 199 00:15:57,224 --> 00:16:01,342 You were the one who told me Pierre's mistress was here. 200 00:16:02,824 --> 00:16:04,542 You were wrong to come here. 201 00:16:04,664 --> 00:16:07,781 I want her to fuck me like she fucks my husband! 202 00:16:12,184 --> 00:16:15,574 I. Too. Want to experience some of the pleasure she gives him. 203 00:16:15,704 --> 00:16:18,093 Sharing is the key to a successful marriage. 204 00:16:19,864 --> 00:16:24,335 - Why the hesitation? - I'm not sure Pierre will see it that way. 205 00:16:24,464 --> 00:16:27,774 He won't have any choice in the matter. 206 00:16:29,904 --> 00:16:31,496 He owes everything to my father. 207 00:16:31,624 --> 00:16:33,694 His success on the Cape. His return to Paris. 208 00:16:33,824 --> 00:16:35,815 His stake in the opera house. 209 00:16:38,744 --> 00:16:40,336 Didn't he tell you? 210 00:16:44,504 --> 00:16:50,136 I can do what I like to him and I've finally decided to take advantage. 211 00:16:52,504 --> 00:16:55,621 For my benefit and that of my friends. 212 00:16:55,744 --> 00:16:59,259 Reassure me. Hortense. We are still friends. Aren't we? 213 00:17:00,824 --> 00:17:02,337 Of course. 214 00:17:04,104 --> 00:17:06,618 Then see to it that Véra takes good care of me. 215 00:17:10,224 --> 00:17:14,820 All right. Valentine? Fetch Véra. Please. 216 00:17:18,424 --> 00:17:21,097 Perhaps you'd like to follow me to the parlour. 217 00:17:24,944 --> 00:17:26,138 Is it good? 218 00:17:26,264 --> 00:17:28,141 - Delicious. - Do you want some more? 219 00:17:28,264 --> 00:17:29,856 I was so hungry. 220 00:17:34,904 --> 00:17:36,223 Thank you. 221 00:17:45,744 --> 00:17:46,938 Well? 222 00:17:48,544 --> 00:17:49,533 What? 223 00:17:52,264 --> 00:17:54,653 - Are you in love? - Don't be stupid. 224 00:17:58,464 --> 00:18:00,978 - Rose? - I swear. 225 00:18:16,064 --> 00:18:18,783 - His smell? - What about his smell? 226 00:18:18,904 --> 00:18:20,462 Answer me. 227 00:18:21,544 --> 00:18:22,772 It's fine. 228 00:18:22,904 --> 00:18:24,940 Rose! 229 00:18:25,064 --> 00:18:27,055 You're falling for him. 230 00:18:34,224 --> 00:18:35,213 What? 231 00:18:37,544 --> 00:18:39,899 Don't complain. She's beautiful. 232 00:18:56,064 --> 00:18:58,294 Take her to the Seventh Heaven room. 233 00:18:58,424 --> 00:19:00,858 You mentioned records earlier. 234 00:19:00,984 --> 00:19:05,296 You're about to set one. Too... for commanding the best fee ever. 235 00:19:05,424 --> 00:19:09,053 Double the price. That's what you earn from now on. 236 00:19:27,704 --> 00:19:30,935 A beautiful woman. And she's got character. 237 00:19:31,064 --> 00:19:32,861 She needs it. She's married to my brother. 238 00:19:33,824 --> 00:19:35,780 What did you say? 239 00:19:36,224 --> 00:19:37,862 Elizabeth. 240 00:19:37,984 --> 00:19:40,657 - Are you out of your mind? - I know what I'm doing. 241 00:19:40,784 --> 00:19:43,014 - Your brother will be furious. - That's my business. 242 00:19:43,144 --> 00:19:45,499 - Hortense. It's not that simple. - What isn't? 243 00:19:53,504 --> 00:19:55,301 Trust me. 244 00:20:04,944 --> 00:20:07,412 Pour us a drink. Will you? 245 00:21:18,424 --> 00:21:20,142 Now undress. 246 00:21:42,344 --> 00:21:43,743 Completely. 247 00:21:45,904 --> 00:21:47,895 Why don't we do this my way? 248 00:21:49,544 --> 00:21:51,535 Is that what my husband likes? 249 00:22:01,184 --> 00:22:03,823 What are you scared of? 250 00:22:03,944 --> 00:22:05,935 Watching you make a dreadful mistake. 251 00:22:09,264 --> 00:22:12,336 Don't bother denying it. Hortense has told me everything. 252 00:22:12,464 --> 00:22:15,934 I lied to Hortense. I've never slept with your husband. 253 00:22:16,064 --> 00:22:20,023 - Why did you lie? - I love Hortense. 254 00:22:21,824 --> 00:22:25,658 I couldn't bear her distancing herself from me and getting closer to him. 255 00:22:25,784 --> 00:22:27,820 In love with your boss? 256 00:22:29,104 --> 00:22:30,503 Very amusing. 257 00:22:33,744 --> 00:22:35,416 So you really do like women? 258 00:22:35,544 --> 00:22:37,455 I lied to put her on her guard. 259 00:22:37,584 --> 00:22:41,702 Your husband promised her the brothel but he has no intention of giving it to her. 260 00:22:41,824 --> 00:22:43,860 How do you know he won't give it to her? 261 00:22:46,344 --> 00:22:47,743 He told me. 262 00:22:53,064 --> 00:22:54,656 So he trusts you. 263 00:22:56,464 --> 00:23:01,219 - He paid me to spy on his sister. - Spy? 264 00:23:01,344 --> 00:23:02,743 Fascinating. 265 00:24:27,944 --> 00:24:29,297 What a surprise. 266 00:24:30,504 --> 00:24:32,222 I'd given up waiting. 267 00:24:32,344 --> 00:24:34,380 I needed time to think. 268 00:24:38,824 --> 00:24:40,542 Have you decided? 269 00:24:41,464 --> 00:24:42,453 Yes. 270 00:24:43,584 --> 00:24:45,381 I love this house. 271 00:24:45,504 --> 00:24:47,893 And I know how much I owe you. 272 00:24:53,504 --> 00:24:54,823 And? 273 00:24:59,144 --> 00:25:00,418 And... 274 00:25:02,664 --> 00:25:06,259 I made a mistake by leaving the way I did. There. 275 00:25:06,384 --> 00:25:07,783 Well. Well. 276 00:25:09,544 --> 00:25:12,900 So you knew I'd cope and you just wanted to tease me a bit. 277 00:25:14,384 --> 00:25:15,578 That's it. 278 00:25:15,704 --> 00:25:17,103 Exactly that. 279 00:25:22,304 --> 00:25:24,499 - How was your wedding? - Good. 280 00:25:29,104 --> 00:25:31,140 So it was good. 281 00:25:42,584 --> 00:25:45,940 The trouble is. Valentine has taken your place now. 282 00:25:58,144 --> 00:26:01,454 She has a strange way of going about it. From what I've heard. 283 00:26:03,544 --> 00:26:07,014 It's the clients that count. You know that. 284 00:26:07,144 --> 00:26:09,578 And the clients are happy. 285 00:26:32,784 --> 00:26:36,174 Do you want to prove that you can still be useful to me? 286 00:26:40,064 --> 00:26:41,338 Yes. 287 00:27:15,864 --> 00:27:18,173 Let go of me. Let go of me! 288 00:27:20,264 --> 00:27:21,936 Let go of me! 289 00:27:23,024 --> 00:27:25,857 Let go of me. You filthy whore! 290 00:27:25,984 --> 00:27:28,418 You filthy whore! 291 00:27:28,544 --> 00:27:30,216 Let go of me! 292 00:27:30,344 --> 00:27:32,494 You filthy old whore! 293 00:29:11,424 --> 00:29:13,415 I went crazy. 294 00:29:14,544 --> 00:29:17,377 She hit me and I just pushed her away. 295 00:29:18,864 --> 00:29:20,855 Your brother's going to kill us. 296 00:29:23,904 --> 00:29:25,576 Come with me. Come on! 297 00:29:33,304 --> 00:29:34,703 This way. 298 00:29:35,824 --> 00:29:36,859 Hurry! 299 00:29:38,504 --> 00:29:39,573 In here. 300 00:29:44,024 --> 00:29:46,936 What's important is that he doesn't know it was you. 301 00:29:47,064 --> 00:29:49,214 You were always threatening to tell his wife. 302 00:29:49,344 --> 00:29:52,939 Don't worry. Valentine will say exactly what I tell her to. 303 00:29:53,064 --> 00:29:55,453 - What about the other girls? - Véra... 304 00:29:56,984 --> 00:29:59,020 He has a lot of enemies. 305 00:30:52,904 --> 00:30:55,293 According to the girl. Elizabeth lost her head. 306 00:30:56,184 --> 00:30:57,902 She kept hitting her. 307 00:30:58,024 --> 00:31:00,538 The girl pushed her away in self-defence. 308 00:31:00,664 --> 00:31:02,541 It was an accident. 309 00:31:05,064 --> 00:31:07,134 Which girl? 310 00:31:07,264 --> 00:31:09,095 What does that matter? 311 00:31:21,024 --> 00:31:22,377 Rose? 312 00:31:23,544 --> 00:31:24,977 No! Why? 313 00:31:53,144 --> 00:31:54,896 She is my wife. 314 00:31:55,024 --> 00:31:57,413 Who came here to get her revenge on her husband. 315 00:31:58,744 --> 00:32:01,178 And now you want to get your revenge. 316 00:32:05,424 --> 00:32:07,938 It's nothing to do with the girl and you know it. 317 00:32:09,744 --> 00:32:12,622 If you want to get your revenge. 318 00:32:12,744 --> 00:32:16,373 Find whoever besmirched your good name to your wife. 319 00:33:12,504 --> 00:33:14,699 - The public prosecutor! - Can I take the Seventh Heaven? 320 00:33:14,824 --> 00:33:17,054 - Take the Round Room. - But he asked for it specifically. 321 00:33:17,184 --> 00:33:20,142 - It's reserved for the evening. - Is Véra still with her client? 322 00:33:20,264 --> 00:33:22,061 What's that got to do with you? 323 00:34:07,984 --> 00:34:10,293 You'll get a hefty fine for coming up here. 324 00:34:11,624 --> 00:34:13,342 Aren't you working? 325 00:34:16,344 --> 00:34:18,733 I felt faint. Hortense told me to stay here. 326 00:34:20,264 --> 00:34:22,141 What about your client? 327 00:34:23,944 --> 00:34:25,582 What about my client? 328 00:34:27,144 --> 00:34:29,055 Is she still in the room? 329 00:34:31,424 --> 00:34:33,221 What if she is? 330 00:34:33,344 --> 00:34:35,141 She paid to be alone. 331 00:34:36,944 --> 00:34:38,172 Alone? 332 00:34:39,144 --> 00:34:41,294 I saw Hortense leave the room. 333 00:34:46,344 --> 00:34:48,733 Rose. Get back to work. 334 00:34:50,024 --> 00:34:51,616 Forget the rest. 335 00:35:24,784 --> 00:35:26,775 I can see that something's wrong. 336 00:35:27,704 --> 00:35:30,502 For the boss to let you go and to call for her brother. 337 00:35:35,744 --> 00:35:37,541 What's going on? 338 00:35:38,824 --> 00:35:40,815 Why don't they call a doctor? 339 00:35:44,824 --> 00:35:46,382 It's too late. 340 00:35:58,944 --> 00:36:00,662 It was an accident. 341 00:36:02,584 --> 00:36:05,860 Rose. In our world there is one golden rule. 342 00:36:05,984 --> 00:36:08,339 No one dies in the brothel. 343 00:36:09,984 --> 00:36:11,975 Otherwise it gets closed down. 344 00:36:29,504 --> 00:36:31,495 So they're going to get rid of the body? 345 00:36:35,544 --> 00:36:37,296 How? 346 00:36:37,424 --> 00:36:39,619 By burying it in the middle of a forest. 347 00:36:44,784 --> 00:36:47,582 Or dumping it in one of the suburbs. 348 00:36:50,104 --> 00:36:52,095 It will look like an unpleasant encounter. 349 00:36:54,904 --> 00:36:57,702 The police will never be able to trace it back to here. 350 00:36:59,744 --> 00:37:01,894 With a bit of luck. They'll find some poor sod 351 00:37:02,024 --> 00:37:03,821 to act as the perfect culprit. 352 00:37:12,304 --> 00:37:13,703 Some poor sod! 353 00:37:31,144 --> 00:37:34,375 It's the golden rule. No one dies in the brothel. 354 00:37:56,784 --> 00:37:59,537 Are you protecting a client or did you kill her? 355 00:38:04,864 --> 00:38:07,014 My mother died here. Didn't she? 356 00:38:08,424 --> 00:38:10,892 Tell me what happened or I'll go downstairs and tell everyone 357 00:38:11,024 --> 00:38:13,777 there's a body in the Seventh Heaven room. 358 00:38:14,824 --> 00:38:17,463 What are you going to do with that poor girl? 359 00:38:17,584 --> 00:38:19,495 That poor girl is my wife. 360 00:38:32,264 --> 00:38:33,936 Listen to me. Rose. 361 00:38:34,064 --> 00:38:36,419 There have always been suicides and murders in brothels. 362 00:38:36,544 --> 00:38:40,776 Your golden rule is a myth the girls scare themselves with. 363 00:38:41,704 --> 00:38:44,218 And one brothel madams perpetuate to keep them scared. 364 00:38:46,104 --> 00:38:49,779 What do you want? For the police to come here? 365 00:38:49,904 --> 00:38:52,464 Would you rather one of the girls was accused of killing a snob? 366 00:38:52,584 --> 00:38:53,983 Forgive me. Pierre. 367 00:38:54,944 --> 00:38:57,981 No one deserves to be left on a street corner like a dog. 368 00:39:01,904 --> 00:39:05,055 Elizabeth's body will be discovered tonight in our apartment. 369 00:39:05,184 --> 00:39:07,698 The police will conclude that it was a domestic accident. 370 00:39:29,624 --> 00:39:31,023 Rose. 371 00:39:33,984 --> 00:39:35,622 Floriane's daughter. 372 00:40:19,024 --> 00:40:20,343 Angèle? 373 00:40:23,344 --> 00:40:24,618 Angèle! 374 00:40:27,224 --> 00:40:28,942 I'll be right back. 375 00:40:36,584 --> 00:40:39,496 Do you trust Edmond? 376 00:40:39,624 --> 00:40:41,535 Why? 377 00:40:41,664 --> 00:40:46,863 I need to talk to someone educated who hasn't been shut up in this prison. 378 00:40:48,784 --> 00:40:50,183 Edmond fits the bill. 379 00:40:51,944 --> 00:40:52,933 Edmond! 380 00:41:20,144 --> 00:41:21,179 Here. 381 00:41:23,784 --> 00:41:26,582 - Court report. - What does that mean? 382 00:41:26,704 --> 00:41:29,172 It's not a judgment. Just an account of the facts. 383 00:41:29,304 --> 00:41:31,898 Intended to prove that the accused deserved to be tried. 384 00:41:32,024 --> 00:41:33,013 But... 385 00:41:49,864 --> 00:41:51,013 Well? 386 00:41:51,144 --> 00:41:52,543 There's nothing here to say 387 00:41:52,664 --> 00:41:56,020 whether this man was killed for the murder of your mother. 388 00:42:03,464 --> 00:42:06,456 Tomorrow I will go and see a magistrate friend at the law courts. 389 00:42:06,584 --> 00:42:08,302 The case file will be there somewhere. 390 00:42:08,424 --> 00:42:12,133 I promise I'll come back to see you as soon as I have it in my possession. 391 00:42:13,464 --> 00:42:14,783 Thank you. 392 00:43:07,504 --> 00:43:09,813 What do you think they'll do with her? 393 00:43:21,744 --> 00:43:24,133 Is that what you wanted to talk to Edmond about? 394 00:43:25,864 --> 00:43:27,855 Are you sure you want me to answer that? 395 00:43:32,824 --> 00:43:34,815 You've got enough on your plate as it is. 396 00:43:45,184 --> 00:43:47,539 You should never have called on me. 397 00:43:48,904 --> 00:43:51,179 The building works couldn't be going worse. 398 00:43:51,304 --> 00:43:54,376 And you dare to ask for my help with your personal problems? 399 00:44:07,744 --> 00:44:10,463 It's just that I think I can help you. 400 00:44:10,584 --> 00:44:12,302 Really? 401 00:44:15,944 --> 00:44:17,935 Wait until you see her. 402 00:44:20,184 --> 00:44:22,015 You'll thank me. 403 00:44:28,904 --> 00:44:30,383 Pierre! 404 00:44:33,544 --> 00:44:35,375 How old is she? 405 00:44:55,864 --> 00:44:59,823 Come on. The bread's fresh and the coffee's hot. 406 00:45:01,144 --> 00:45:04,295 I've even brought you back a pot of rhubarb jam. 407 00:45:10,024 --> 00:45:11,821 Can you wait five minutes? 408 00:45:16,744 --> 00:45:17,779 Door! 409 00:45:20,104 --> 00:45:21,503 Can we talk? 410 00:45:28,344 --> 00:45:29,743 300 francs. 411 00:45:31,984 --> 00:45:32,973 Pardon? 412 00:45:34,744 --> 00:45:40,182 It's what I'm prepared to give you. No one else need know. 413 00:45:42,024 --> 00:45:43,423 300 francs... 414 00:45:50,904 --> 00:45:53,498 - How did your wedding go? - Very well. 415 00:46:00,704 --> 00:46:02,376 Why do you ask? 416 00:46:03,824 --> 00:46:05,815 Did they let you into the church? 417 00:46:08,384 --> 00:46:10,215 I bet they all spat in your face. 418 00:46:10,344 --> 00:46:12,983 What are you talking about? I was invited. 419 00:46:13,104 --> 00:46:15,857 But you still felt their saliva running down your cheek. 420 00:46:16,864 --> 00:46:18,980 All it takes is one dirty look. 421 00:46:19,104 --> 00:46:20,901 What do you mean by that? 422 00:46:23,104 --> 00:46:25,572 Are you turning down my offer? 423 00:46:25,704 --> 00:46:27,422 I'm sorry. 424 00:46:31,224 --> 00:46:32,213 Yes? 425 00:47:12,984 --> 00:47:14,576 What's going on? 426 00:47:14,704 --> 00:47:16,774 I need your help. 427 00:47:16,904 --> 00:47:18,815 But I work for Hortense. 428 00:47:21,744 --> 00:47:23,735 I'm on the verge of losing everything. 429 00:47:26,464 --> 00:47:28,978 All I ask is for you to let me talk to the new girl. 430 00:47:30,064 --> 00:47:32,294 The new girl? 431 00:47:38,584 --> 00:47:40,415 What are you trying to say? 432 00:47:43,424 --> 00:47:45,221 Gaudissart has more of a hold over me than ever. 433 00:47:45,344 --> 00:47:49,735 Gaudissart? Serves you right for working with him. 434 00:47:50,624 --> 00:47:52,660 If I don't do something. We'll all go under. 435 00:47:52,784 --> 00:47:55,014 Hortense. Me. You. 436 00:47:55,144 --> 00:47:56,293 What? 437 00:48:27,904 --> 00:48:32,500 The reason we're both here... is because you trust me. 438 00:48:32,624 --> 00:48:37,618 One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. 439 00:48:37,744 --> 00:48:41,532 Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten... 440 00:48:41,664 --> 00:48:43,222 Coming! 441 00:49:01,784 --> 00:49:02,773 Lucia! 442 00:49:03,704 --> 00:49:05,501 Can you come here. Please? 443 00:49:59,424 --> 00:50:00,413 Hello. 444 00:50:01,904 --> 00:50:03,303 Monsieur. 445 00:50:08,664 --> 00:50:10,655 Do you know who I am? 446 00:50:11,544 --> 00:50:12,943 The boss's brother. 447 00:50:14,104 --> 00:50:15,457 Precisely. 448 00:50:16,904 --> 00:50:18,895 I am also the landlord. 449 00:50:25,224 --> 00:50:27,818 Would you rather I addressed you as Manon or Lucia? 450 00:50:34,864 --> 00:50:36,297 Manon. Then. 451 00:50:44,304 --> 00:50:46,295 Are you happy to be here? 452 00:50:52,064 --> 00:50:54,055 How did your first night go? 453 00:51:06,304 --> 00:51:08,898 The advantage in the provinces is that your clients are regulars 454 00:51:09,024 --> 00:51:11,618 which means they have to behave to a certain extent. 455 00:51:13,784 --> 00:51:15,263 Or am I mistaken? 456 00:51:17,184 --> 00:51:18,503 No. Monsieur. 457 00:51:20,704 --> 00:51:22,899 How old are you? 458 00:51:23,024 --> 00:51:24,423 27. Monsieur. 459 00:51:28,504 --> 00:51:29,983 And your daughter? 460 00:51:32,544 --> 00:51:33,693 Ten. 461 00:51:39,304 --> 00:51:41,295 Do you remember being ten years old? 462 00:51:48,624 --> 00:51:50,615 How are you going to manage with her? 463 00:51:55,104 --> 00:51:57,140 She'll go to boarding school. 464 00:52:00,224 --> 00:52:02,499 Is that what you want? 465 00:52:02,624 --> 00:52:06,060 I want what's best for her and that's what's best for her. 466 00:52:06,184 --> 00:52:07,856 To be apart from you? 467 00:52:09,384 --> 00:52:12,182 In my job. Yes. That's what's best. 468 00:52:26,784 --> 00:52:28,137 You know... 469 00:52:31,064 --> 00:52:33,453 There's no such thing as a life without sacrifice. 470 00:52:41,504 --> 00:52:44,098 I have my own cross to bear. You know. 471 00:52:47,624 --> 00:52:50,616 But there are some sacrifices which last a lifetime. 472 00:52:53,144 --> 00:52:55,533 And others which allow you to build a life. 473 00:52:59,224 --> 00:53:00,623 How? 474 00:53:07,384 --> 00:53:09,420 I can give you a lot of money. 475 00:53:11,704 --> 00:53:14,343 Enough for you to never have to work again. 476 00:53:14,464 --> 00:53:17,376 You would have to live a simple life. 477 00:53:17,504 --> 00:53:21,179 Being careful what you spend on yourself and on Annabelle. But... 478 00:53:23,144 --> 00:53:24,941 you'd both be free. 479 00:53:36,624 --> 00:53:38,740 Do you remember being ten? 480 00:53:46,824 --> 00:53:50,214 The sacrifice I'm talking about. You'd only have to make it once. 481 00:53:52,144 --> 00:53:54,942 There would be no trace of it. No memory. 482 00:54:04,184 --> 00:54:07,415 The gentleman in question is very gentle and kind. 483 00:54:11,384 --> 00:54:13,614 Annabelle will naturally be afraid. 484 00:54:13,744 --> 00:54:16,133 But she will not be harmed. I promise you. 485 00:54:18,344 --> 00:54:20,335 I did this once before a long time ago. 486 00:54:23,104 --> 00:54:26,176 The girl in question has no memory of it. No psychological scarring. 487 00:54:28,464 --> 00:54:30,056 I can assure you. 488 00:54:33,544 --> 00:54:36,138 It would be up to you to give her other memories. 489 00:54:40,664 --> 00:54:42,461 What do you think? 490 00:55:14,904 --> 00:55:17,862 I want to know precisely what will happen. 491 00:55:22,864 --> 00:55:25,424 This is what will happen. 492 00:55:28,024 --> 00:55:30,982 I will come back tonight with this gentleman. 493 00:55:31,104 --> 00:55:34,460 I will introduce you. You will take him upstairs and fetch Annabelle. 494 00:55:37,824 --> 00:55:39,701 Rose? 495 00:55:43,344 --> 00:55:44,936 You didn't!