,! ,BONNOT ,GANG'S ,FIR/ ,CRIME 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,M]IC 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,MIT*ELL ,ABIDOR 

,TEXT 3 

,IT ALL BEGAN ON ,DECEMB] #b#a1 #aiaa - FULLY F\RTE5 YE>S AGO1 YE>S FILL$ ) O!R KILL+S4 

,ON ! B\LEV>DS ! NEWSPAP]S FLEW FROM H& TO H&1 AMID ! PAP]BOYS' %\TS1 0,READ ALL AB\T ! CRIME ON RUE ,ORD5]6 ,MESS5G] BOY KILL$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! DAY6 ,! MURD]]S FIRE 9TO ! CR[D60  ,NO ONE HAS =GOTT5 H[ /RONG EMOTIONS W]E >\ND ?IS4  

,! CRIME1 C>RI$ \T ) CONSUMMATE SKILL & UNHE>D-( CALM1 CONCEIV$ & PLANN$ TO ! LEA/ DETAIL1 WAS MEANT TO PROVOKE T]ROR4 ,WE SEEM$ TO BE 9 ! PRES5CE ( A WELL-ORGANIZ$ GANG1 ONE ?AT DEMON/RAT$ HORRIFIC BOLDNESS1 & :OSE ABOM9ABLE ACT W5T F> BEYOND ! MO/ %OCK+ CRIMES EV] BE=E SE54  

,! SAME WORD WAS IMM$IATELY ON EV]YONE'S LIPS3 0,AN>*I/S6444 ,AN AN>*I/ CRIME60 ,PEOPLE SPOKE ( ! DAYS ( T]ROR ( #a#h#i#d444 ,! BOMBS444 ,RAVA*OL1 ,EMILE ,H5RY4 ,! PUBLIC HAD NO D\BTS AB\T IT3 ?IS WAS ! AN>*I/S' DECL>ATION ( W> ( ON SOCIETY4 

,:AT HAD HAPP5$8 

,! FACTS W]E ! FOLL[+4 ,?AT GLOOMY & RA9Y ,DECEMB] MORN+ A MESS5G] HEAD$ TO ! BRAN* ( ! ,SOCIETE ,G5]ALE AT #adf RUE ,ORD5]1 C>RY+ A BAG WEI<T$ D[N ) ! FUNDS NE$$ = ! DAY4 ,ACCOMPANI$ BY A COLLEAGUE1 HE CALMLY GOT (F ! TRAM ?AT /OPP$ ON ?AT /REET4 ,! MESS5G]'S NAME WAS ,]NE/ ,CABY4 ,HS BAG CONTA9$ /OCK C]TIFICATES WOR? #c#a#h1#g#g#b FRANCS & A SMALL BAG CONTA9+ #e1#b#f#f FRANCS 9 SPECIE4 ,A WALLET 9 AN 9SIDE POCKET HELD #b1 FRANCS 9 BILLS & ROLLS ( GOLD4 

,ABUT FIFTE5 MET]S FROM ! BANK1 ,CABY1 :O TRAIL$ SLI<TLY BEH9D HIS COLLEAGUE1 SUDD5LY SAW A MAN /&+ BE=E HIM1 GAZ+ FIX$LY AT HIM ) EYES FROM :I* A D\BLE FLAME GLEAM$4 ,! MAN WAS HID+ HIS H&S 9 HIS POCKETS4 ,HE /OOD MOTIONLESS1 F]OCI\S BE=E ! MESS5G]4 ,HE PULL$ \T HIS LEFT H&1 9 IT A PI/OL4  

,HE FIR$4 

,! MESS5G]1 %OT 9 ! *E/1 FELL TO HIS KNEES4 ,HE TRI$ TO PROTECT HIS BURD51 TO HOLD ON TO IT4 ,BUT ! UNKN[N MAN1 NEV] LOS+ HIS CALM1 FIR$ A SECOND %OT FROM A HI< ANGLE 9TO HIS BACK1 !N GRABB$ AT ! BAG4 

,AT ! SAME TIME AN ACCOMPLICE EM]G$1 :O MANAG$ TO TAKE ! BAG FROM ! VICTIM4  

,AT ! FIR/ %OT1 ,CABY'S COLLEAGUE1 ,PEEMANS1 RAN 9TO ! BRAN* (FICE %\T+ = HELP1 BUT ! TWO ATTACK]S HADN'T WAIT$ >\ND4 ,!Y LEAP$ 9TO A C> P>K$ A FEW /EPS AWAY1 :I* IMM$IATELY PULL$ \T4 

,!SE1 BRUTALLY SUMM>IZ$1 >E ! DETAILS4 ,! MESS5G] %OT AT PO9T BLANK RANGE1 ! BAG GRABB$1 & ! FLI<T 9 ! C>4 ,! 9QUE/ LAT] REVEAL$ ?AT 9 ! C>1 ALONG ) ! DRIV]1 WAS A ?IRD MAN4 ,PASS]SBY ATTEMPT$ TO HALT !IR FLI<T4 ,!Y W]E FIR$ UPON ) A PI/OL1 & MIRACUL\SLY1 NO ONE WAS HIT4  

,! F9AL RESULTS3 A MESS5G] BOY KILL$1 ! CA% & C]TIFICATES TAK51 & ! MY/]I\S AUTO VANI%+ 9TO ! UNKN[N4 
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,! UN=TUNATE ,CABY WAS FIR/ TAK5 TO A NE>BY PH>MACY1 :]E FIR/ AID WAS GIV51 !N TO ,BI*AT ,HOSPITAL4 ,HE HAD BE5 HIT TWICE1 ONCE AT ! BASE ( HIS NECK1 ! O!R 9 HIS RI<T BREA/4 ,HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK A WORD4 ,IT WAS PO9TLESS TO TRY TO QUE/ION HIM4 

,HIS /ATE APPE>$ EXTREMELY S]I\S4 

,! NEXT DAY IT WAS LE>N$ ?AT ! C>1 ! FAM\S C> ( ! CRIME1 HAD BE5 F\ND 9 ,DIEPPE1 ON RUE ,ALEX&RE-,DUMAN1 AB&ON$ 9 ! MUD4 

,IT HAD TRAVEL$ F> S9CE ! MURD] ( ! MESS5G]4 

,DRAGG$ BY TWO HORSES1 IT WAS TAK5 TO A G>AGE &1 AFT] C>EFUL EXAM9ATION1 V>I\S OBJECTS W]E F\ND 9SIDE IT3 A BR[N GOATSK91 A CR[B>1 & SEV]AL EMPTY CANS4 ,! FRONT LIC5SE PLATE1 :I* HAD BE5 REMOV$1 WAS F\ND 9 A G>D54 ,! PLATE NUMB] WAS #ffh ,X-#h4 ,! DOORS HAD ! 9ITIALS ,J4-,M4 PA9T$ ON !M1 :I* ALL[$ IT TO BE QUICKLY E/ABLI%$ ?AT ! C> US$ 9 ! CRIME BELONG$ TO ,MONSIEUR ,NORM&1 A L&LORD 9 ,B\LOGNE-SUR-,SE9E1 :O HAD1 9 FACT1 REPORT$ HIS C> /OL5 ON ! NI<T ( ,DECEMB] #a#c-#a#d FROM ! G>AGE ATTA*$ TO HIS H\SE4  

,H]E1 !N1 WAS A CLUE4 

,IT WAS QUICKLY REALIZ$ ?AT ! ?IEVES HAD BE5 ABLE TO BREAK 9TO ,NORM&'S H\SE BY MEANS ( FALSE KEYS & A LADD] ,ALONG ) ! C>1 CLO?+ & V>I\S OBJECTS HAD DISAPPE>$ ?AT NI<T4 

,BUT NONE ( !SE DISCOV]IES PROVID$ ! ID5TITY ( ! CRIM9ALS4 

,! POLICE FL\ND]$4 ,!Y FOLL[$ ! MO/ V>I$ LEADS4 ,! ,SOCIETE ,G5]ALE JO9$ 9 & PROMIS$ A REW>D ( #a#b1#e FRANCS TO :OEV]1 9 ,FRANCE OR ,5GL&1 PROVID$ 9=MATION ALL[+ ! CAPTURE ( ! 5IGMATIC B&ITS4 ,VAGUE EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS W]E S5T TO ALL ! POLICE /ATIONS ( ,LONDON & ,P>IS1 AS WELL AS ALL ! FIRMS ?AT MI<T NEGOTIATE ! VALUE ( ! C]TIFICATES4  

,!RE !N BROKE \T A /RANGE WAVE ( COLLECTIVE AUTO-SUGGE/ION4  ,PEOPLE ?\<T !Y SAW ! B&ITS EV]Y:]E4 ,!IR PRES5CE WAS REPORT$ AT ! SAME TIME 9 ! MO/ DI/ANT SPOTS4 

,9 ,BRUSSELS A WAIT] 9 A CAFE ASS]T$ ?AT TWO CLI5TS :O SPOKE ,FR5* HAD DIVID$ UP A GREAT NUMB] ( BILLS4 ,!N SUSPICION WAS CA/ ON AN ,ITALIAN NAM$ ,RAV]A1 A SPECIALI/ 9 ! !FT ( BICYCLES & ( ACCESSORIES TAK5 FROM C>S1 AN EXTREMELY DANG]\S B&IT1 ONE CAPABLE ( SELL+ HIS SK9 DE>LY 

,PEOPLE CAME TO =GET ! AN>*I/S :O'D ORIG9ALLY BE5 ACCUS$4 ,N[1 IT WAS OBS]V$ ?AT MO/ ( ?OSE >RE/$1 OR SIMPLY SUSPECT$1 LIV$ 9 ,MONTM>TRE & MA9TA9$1 9 ?IS NEI<BORHOOD DE> TO CROOKS1 /RANGE4 

,ONE HAS TO LEAF ?R\< ! NEWSPAP]S ( ! TIME TO REALIZE ! EFFECT PRODUC$ BY ! MURD] ON RUE ,ORD5] & ! FLORID IMAG9ATION ( ?OSE SLEU?S1 ! REPORT]S ( ! TIME4 ,EV]Y CONTRIBUTOR TO ! FAIT DIV]S SECTION WAS TRANS=M$ 9TO A DETECTIVE4 ,%]LOCK ,HOLMES HAD NO?+ ON !M4   

,A CONFR]E HAD AN +5I\S IDEA4 ,ACCORD+ TO HIM1 A C]TA9 ,B>BE1 ALIAS ! ,WOG ( ,MONTM>TRE1 A MAN :O1 ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( ?REE ACCOMPLICES1 HAD ROBB$ A DEBT COLLECTOR 9 ,PUTEAUX & !N FL$ 9 A C>1 WAS BEH9D ! AFFAIR ON RUE ,ORD5]4 ,HIS TE*NIQUES HAD BE5 RECOGNIZ$4 ,ALAS1 IT WAS SOON NECESS>Y TO LOOK ELSE:]E4 ,! CELEBRAT$ ,WOG HAD HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! BUS9ESS4 

,DAYS PASS$ ?AT BR\<T NO?+ NEW4 

,SUDD5LY1 A MORE S]I\S LEAD APPE>$4 ,MONSIEUR ,*AP]ON1 A CL]K 9 ,BOBIGNY1 DECL>$ TO ! POLICE SUP]9T5D5T ( ,PANT9 ?AT A C> EXACTLY LIKE ?AT ( ,M4 ,NORM& HAD BE5 P>K$ 9 HIS T[N AT ! HOME ( A C]TA9 ,DETWILL]4 ,! POLICE1 :O NO LONG] HAD ANY IDEA :I* WAY TO TURN1 HURRI$ TO ,DETWILL]'S H\SE4 ,MONSIEUR ,HAM>D1 *IEF ( ! LOCAL POLICE1 SE>*$ ! H\SE CLOSELY & AT L5G?4 ,HE !N >RE/$ ,DETWILL] & HIS WIFE4 

,:5 !Y W]E QUE/ION$1 ! TWO PRISON]S MADE ! SAME DECL>ATION3 0,DUR+ ! NI<T ( ,DECEMB] #a#c-#a#d10 ,DETWILL] EXPLA9$1 0,I WAS AWAK5$ BY F\R M5 :O ASK$ ME TO FIX !IR C>1 :OSE CRANK WAS B5T4 ,ONE ( !M TOLD ME HIS NAME3 ,*>LES ,DELORME1 PLACE DU ,M>*E1 9 ,MELUN4 ,!Y !N LEFT4 

0,ON ! NI<T ( ! #b-#b#a1 >\ND #a3 9 ! MORN+1 ,I WAS WOK5 UP AGA94 ,IT WAS ! ?REE VISITORS ( ! F\RTE5?4 ,! BOSS WASN'T ) !M4 ,!Y TOLD ME !Y HAD COME TO GET ! C>1 ?AT !Y W]E GO+ TO ,P>IS TO PICK UP !IR BOSS1 :O WAS AT ! !AT]1 & !Y LEFT AFT] PAY+ ME40 

,?IS WAS ,MONSIEUR ,DETWILL]'S EXPLANATION4  

,!Y SEEM$ SUSPICI\S4 ,MONSIEUR ,HAM>D >RE/$ ! ME*ANIC ALONG ) HIS WIFE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 HE >RE/$ A WOMAN NAM$ ,B4441 :O LIV$ ) H] LOV] & H] DAU<T] AT ! ,DETWILL]S' HOME4  ,BUT ! LATT] 9SI/$ %E DIDN'T KN[ ANY?+ AB\T ! TIME ! C> SP5T H] HO/S'1 & ?AT %E'D NEI!R SE5 NOR HE>D ANY?+4 ,AS = ! LOV]1 AT ?AT MOM5T HE WAS SELL+ FAKE JEWELRY AT ! M>KET4 

,! ,B444 WOMAN'S COMPANION WAS NAM$ ,$\>D ,C>\Y4 ,HE WAS KN[N TO BE AN AN>*I/4 ,HIS FRI5DS CALL$ HIM 0,R$40 

,?US1 AFT] A FEW DAYS ( /UMBL+ AB\T1 ! 9VE/IGATION1 BY A /ROKE ( LUCK1 HAD RETURN$ TO ! AN>*I/S4 

,BUT :AT WAS /RANGE/1 & :I* NO ONE WAS ABLE TO LAT] EXPLA91 IS ?AT ! V]Y NEXT DAY1 AFT] ?IS WELL-OIL$ OP]ATION1 ! NEWSPAP]S ANN\NC$ ?AT ,CABY'S KILL] HAD BE5 ID5TIFI$4 ,& ! ASSASS91 IT WAS SAID1 WAS ,C>\Y1 ! AN>*I/ ,C>\Y1 :OSE MI/RESS WAS ALREADY BE+ HELD4 ,ALL ?AT WAS LACK+ W]E ! ACCOMPLICES BUT1 ! WELL-9=M$ TIP/]S SAID1 IT WAS ONLY A MATT] ( TIME4 

,AN AGGRAVAT+ CIRCUM/ANCE = ,C>\Y WAS ?AT 9 ! FALSE BOTTOM ( HIS C> A CR[B> HAD BE5 F\ND1 ONE ( ?OSE TOOLS US$ BY CROOKS :O BREAK ?R\< WALLS4 ,!RE WAS NO HESITATION3 HE WAS ! KILL]4  

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