Confused by the ending
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RJValentine — 19 years ago(July 19, 2006 04:29 AM)
Careful, guys - we're confusing Pierre and Vincent here Pierre is the handsome prosecuter and star of the show Vincent is the ex-lawyer with the rape conviction against him.
As has been pointed out - hopefully it was the start of an investigation which will make up the second series.
"Just a passer by, as you might say!" -
fliss — 19 years ago(July 27, 2006 05:36 AM)
I agree that Roban feels paternal towards Pierre - I think Roban was surprised to be feeling affection for anyone.
There are a couple of loose ends tied up in the final scene - looks like Pierre and Laure are together as they call each other "tu" and hold hands briefly as they walk to look at the body.
I couldn't tell for sure, but I think the body in the bag was the politician Laborde, and the dialogue fits: Laure says something like "it was the father". Then someone asked if they'd found the little girl, and she said no. I understood by this that Laborde had been caught molesting another girl by the girl's father, and the father had killed Laborde.
BBC4 is hinting that it'll show series 2. fingers crossed -
bogwart-1 — 16 years ago(April 28, 2009 09:35 PM)
Roban's affection for Pierre is due to him thinking of Pierre as a son; he specifically mentioned that he had a son who was much younger than Pierre. He's a lonely man, and my guess is that he saw something of his younger self in the magistrate.
I think the new body/bodies are either 'business as usual' as a start for Series 2, or Surrier, the auctioneer whose son 'went missing'. -
ccscd212 — 14 years ago(May 20, 2011 02:45 PM)
"I think the new body/bodies are 'business as usual'" - this.
I found nothing confusing about the ending. The identity of the new body/bodies was irrelevant, hence they were left unidentified. This isn't a David Lynch film. -
JoshsDad — 19 years ago(August 12, 2006 11:01 AM)
i thought the body at the end was the father who was accused of molestation by his daughters i also interpreted the judge's 'chat' with the prosecutor as rather paternal whatever it all means i think they have set it up nicely for a second series what will happen to the disgraced lawyer? will the nasty female lawyer and laborde get it on and get their cumuppance together will laure continue to wear those very sexy vests????
i can't wait .
JoshsDad
'you look just like a scarecrow'
'i am your pallbearer' -
piticaillou — 19 years ago(September 02, 2006 08:52 AM)
This ending is indeed confusing I saw the last episode yesterday (yeah in France! It's funny to see that a french tvshow is shown in England before, but nevermind that, you were luckier!
) and I cannot believe what Karlsson did!! She's really terrible, I'm quite sure she destroyed the video and the papers so that Vincent would never be an opponent for her carrear! Totally despicable! And the more I think of it, I think she will be crazy enough to accept LAborde's proposition (this woman is mad and he makes me sick! I hope he's the one with the plastic bag on his face in the end!!)
What else? The case with Elina is really sad I thought she had done something "terrible" to be killed in such a manner, but she simply wouldn't give up the researches on her sister and then
I'm really sad for Benoit Faye as well, when we think of it, it must have been awful for him, he was really close to Sofia and then it's Elina the almost-love of his life who gets killed and then he is accused of the entire thing! I hope he will get out of his coma!!! I love Guillaume Cramoisan, he's totally good-looking and charismatic!
One last thing I'm happy to see that Laure and Pierre seem to be together! -
George_Mason — 17 years ago(May 10, 2008 12:26 PM)
Well I maybe the only one but something makes me think that the Vincent story is fully resolved, so we won't see more of him or an explanation for what Karlsson did soooowhile watching the serie a second time I noticed several hints making me think that Karlsson always believed that Vincent was guilty of the rape, for example in the episode where another man is arrested for rape and they have to defend him. So my guess is, she simply didn't admit she was wrong about her boss the whole time, and so preferred to destroy the proofs.
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dsurte66 — 17 years ago(December 24, 2008 11:00 PM)
Thank you stellmar.
Just watched the dvd again & agree on your assessment of the characters esp Mme. Karlsson. Why would she want to play 2nd fiddle to Leroy after having had a taste of being no 1? Better him neutered, controlled & used when required.
The very last body had distinct sideburns leading me to believe it was a new victim. -
underwearbandit — 14 years ago(October 06, 2011 07:43 PM)
Wrong
He was clearly guilty. The mother of the child didn't get an abortion because of other reasons, but she was still raped.
Vincet took the jail time without saying a word because he was guilty of going too far and raping her, and felt that he needed to atone. He still loved being a lawyer though, so he was always bitter about losing that right.
The woman he raped now has cancer and will die, so who will support her daughter now? Her mother is old and has no money. This way, by saying her rape testimony was false, she can get vincent to take in his daughter and provide for her, since she feels he really repented because he didnt make a fuss when he went to jail, so she can trust him a bit now.
The redhead figured this out and you know how she hates rapists, so burned the evidence so he would concentrate more on his daughter instead of other stuff. -
MoragMacGregor — 12 years ago(September 17, 2013 06:56 PM)
I could only think of two reasons why Miss Karlsson destroyed the exculpatory evidence about the rape:
1 She didn't want Vincent as a competitor
2 She wanted Vincent to concentrate on his relationship with his son and not be consumed by work..because so many lawyers are consumed by work and their families suffer. It comes with the territory.
The first reason doesn't have much to back it up. There are plenty of criminals in Paris.
And as we learn in Season 2, she needs to ally herself with a more established attorney to get work.
The 2nd reason makes sensein a vacuum. But there is
nothing
in her character to suggest that she has any compassion for anyone, not even the child and certainly not for Vincent.
Someone else's theory that Karlsson believes Vincent to be guilty of the rape seems most convincing even though I
totally
missed it. The alleged victim, Elise, seemed sincere to me when she confessed that her charges were an act of vengeance. But maybe I should watch Season One again. The actual date-rape case that Karlsson defends strongly implies a parallel to the Vincent-Elise scenario.
p.s. I think Audrey Fleurot is beautiful and brilliant as the icy redhead!
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thelmaritter-1 — 11 years ago(May 18, 2014 03:46 PM)
I assumed the body they find at the end is the father in the case from Episode 7 (the woman who was accusing her husband of murdering their disabled son). He had confessed the murder to her, and while she was supposed to be wearing a wire, nothing came of his confession. So I think she murdered her husband in revenge for their son's death.