After receiving a clue last episode that it was inspector Dumont (Vincent Garanger, Johann Dionnet in flashbacks) who was instrumental in giving his father the trumped up sentence that he got, Assane (Omar Sy) kidnaps the inspector right out of the mayor's (Véronique Viel) office without anyone noticing and subjects him to some tough questioning - but Dumont insists he has been a good cop and has done nothing wrong ... while in flashbacks of course, a slightly different truth is unveiled that sees Dumont being pretty much blackmailed into framing Assane's dad by none other than Pellegrini (Hervé Pierre), the very man he was supposed to have stolen from. However, Dumont is so insistant on his innocence that Assane loses his cool for a moment and gives away his identity.

In the meantime, the police try to figure out where Dumont has been kidnapped to, but all their tracking devices only make them follow a false clue while Assane has actually held Dumont in City Hall's basement - and when they find Dumont, alive and well, Assane's long gone. Dumont insists that he doesn't know the identity of his abductor though, and when he that same evening phones Pellegrini to warn him that Assane might be coming, Assane of course listens in and gets his next clue ...

What really works in this episode is the clock-like precision of Assane's plan, where even him losing his cool for an instant was only part of the grander scheme. Also the Arsène Lupin obsessed cop (Moussa Sylla) is worked into the plot better than in previous episodes (though he has less to do), as is Assane's ex (Ludivine Sagnier, Ludmilla Makowski in flashbacks). What doesn't work quite as well though is unfortunately the center piece of the episode itself, the interrogation - the whole thing just fails to have its own arc, the audience isn't given any new information, and the tension's just not there or is pretty much nixed by flashbacks. Now this is still an entertaining episode mind you, but one has the feeling it doesn't live up to its potential.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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