Irma la Douce
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:11:02
the "macs", the "poules" and the "flics"...
:11:05
... or as you would say, the cops.
:11:22
Your statesmen and politicians keep
talking about peaceful coexistence...

:11:26
... but here, in our milieu,
we really practise it.

:11:30
The attitude of the police
is live and let live.

:11:34
And some of them make
a pretty good living at it.

:11:41
Every other Friday the "flics" would raid
Rue Casanova, just for the record.

:11:45
A few "poules" would be hauled to
the station, they'd pay a small fine...

:11:49
... and 24 hours later
they'd be back on the street.

:11:54
It was a nice, friendly,
civilised arrangement.

:11:56
Everybody looked the other way,
everybody kept his mouth shut...

:12:00
... nobody got hurt,
except maybe an occasional fly.

:12:06
And then, one day, disaster.
:12:08
An honest policeman came on the beat.

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