1:19:01
Biarritz-Bonheur...
Biarritz happiness
1:19:06
I must remind the witness
of where he is!
1:19:11
This Parliamentary Committee
is investigating...
1:19:14
a scandal that resulted
in rioting and death on Feb. 6th...
1:19:18
Ieading France
to the brink of civil war
1:19:21
Your testimony has certainly
been colorful...
1:19:25
but what about the sordid aspects?.
1:19:27
This is the truth as I know it
1:19:30
You say you are telling the truth
1:19:32
I remind you that
you have sworn to do so
1:19:35
Now permit us
to ask you some questions
1:19:38
You first met Alexandre at
the Biarritz Casino in April 1931...
1:19:44
You met him at the Casino...
1:19:48
Hadn't you ever heard
that he was indexed?
1:19:51
Banned from every Casino in France
at the time?.
1:19:54
Never, sir!
1:19:56
And I find it hard to believe,
even today
1:20:00
Because for over two years
I saw him...
1:20:03
in Cannes, Biarritz, Deauville...
1:20:04
The Casino inspectors
all greeted him cordially
1:20:08
I saw Alexandre play baccarat...
1:20:11
with well-known businessmen
and politicians
1:20:14
They treated him as an equal!
1:20:17
That's why it's hard to believe!
1:20:21
That was in April 1931...
1:20:25
Exactly when he started...
1:20:27
the Bayonne Loan Office operation...
1:20:30
flooding France with fake vouchers
1:20:33
Did you know about it?
1:20:37
Nothing at all
1:20:39
I first heard about it
three months ago...
1:20:42
when the scandal erupted
1:20:45
Try to understand, gentlemen
1:20:48
Life isn't like the theater
1:20:51
On stage, we see everything
1:20:53
But I'm like Fabrice at Waterloo
in Stendhal's novel...
1:20:58
I only know one small piece
of this Chinese puzzle