1:55:01
Yes, that's the lord's!
1:55:04
- Oh, he was such a sweet man!
- The old, familiar pattern.
1:55:08
Policeman turns dishonest, becomes
a mac and finally winds up as a murderer.
1:55:12
- It's an open and shut case.
- Well, you'll just have to reopen it.
1:55:16
- Moustache can prove...
- Shh.
1:55:18
My client has nothing more to say.
1:55:20
- Your client?
- I have a law degree from Grenoble.
1:55:23
Used to be one of the leading criminal
attorneys before I was disbarred.
1:55:27
- But that's another story.
- Put the handcuffs on him.
1:55:30
Just a moment. The accused has
a right to confer with his lawyer.
1:55:37
What are you trying to do?
Why not just tell 'em the truth?
1:55:39
- The truth? That's dynamite.
- But I'm innocent.
1:55:42
The jails are full of innocent people
because they told the truth.
1:55:46
You couldn't have killed Lord X
because you were Lord X...
1:55:49
...only you weren't Lord X,
you were a mac.
1:55:51
Only you weren't a mac,
you worked in the market...
1:55:54
...to pay for making love
to your own girl...
1:55:57
...whom you could have made love to
for free, except you were too tired...
1:56:00
...from making the money to give to Lord X
to give to Irma to give to you.
1:56:04
That's the truth. If you tell that mishmash
to a jury, you're a cinch to get 15 years.
1:56:11
- Wha... what am I gonna do?
- Nothing. Just put yourself in my hands.
1:56:18
Gentlemen, my client admits his crime.
1:56:21
- He does?
- I do?
1:56:24
But let us consider the motive.
1:56:27
Why would a mac kill
his girl's best customer?
1:56:29
For 500 francs, when he can get
that twice a week every week?
1:56:32
It would be like killing the goose
that laid the golden egg.
1:56:36
Or because they were
running away together?
1:56:38
Because he was losing his meal ticket?
That's equally ridiculous.
1:56:42
He's the king around here. He could
have had any girl working for him.
1:56:47
That's right.
1:56:49
So we are left with only one
possible motive - jealousy.
1:56:54
He was so in love with Irma, he couldn't
bear to have any other man touch her.
1:56:59
Yes, Inspector, it's the old,
familiar pattern - crime of passion.