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The TV goes black. Celia looks over to see JULIEN hasentered, a bunch of freshly chopped wood under one arm, theTV remote in the other.

JULIEN (CONT’D)

If I cannot give us honey, I can atleast bring firewood.

He takes it over to the wood burning stove. Celia and Saragive each other a look, knowing what this means to Julien.

CELIA:

You tried, my love.

JULIEN:

And failed. So... fail again, failbetter...

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He puts a large chunk of wood into the wood burning oven.

Then stares into the flames. Quietly -

JULIEN (CONT’D)

... or simply adapt.

Jacques pipes up, clearly keen to make a good impression

JACQUES JACQUES:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

I saw you have an impressive J’ai vu que vous aviez unered collection, Monsieur collection impressionnante deBaptiste. rouge, Monsieur Baptiste.

JULIEN JULIEN:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

You’ve been looking through Tu as visit. ma cave, donc?

them, then?

The way he says it is loaded and Jacques reddens. Sarasqueezes his leg lovingly.

SARA:

Stop interrogating him, dad.

JULIEN:

(shrugs; smiles)

Old habits.

It’s lost on Jacques who doesn’t speak a word of English.

But Julien’s wary of him. Sara tries to move things on

SARA SARA:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

Turn the TV back on. Remets la t.l..

Seeing her father’s reluctance

SARA (CONT’D)SARA (CONT’D)

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

It’s not everyday somebody C’est pas tous les jours quemakes a film about your quelqu’un fait un film surfather. ‘The great detective mon p.re. “Le grandBaptiste...’ inspecteur Baptiste...”

JULIEN JULIEN:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

Spare us, please! Piti.!

He waves it away playfully. Hating the attention.

JULIEN (CONT’D)

I will get the rest of the wood.

And Julien heads back out. Once he’s out of earshot

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SARA:

I don’t understand. Why should adocumentary celebrating all he’sdone upset him?

CELIA CELIA:

It’s almost a year since (French translation)

Chalons Du Bois. Sitting Il voit .a comme un .pitaphe.

round here...

(French; subtitled)

He thinks it’s an obituary.

SARA SARA:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

He should just enjoy it. Il ferait mieux de se

d.tendre et d’appr.cier.

Celia pulls the husks from an ear of corn.

CELIA:

Your father is a complicated man,

my love. And whilst he might be abrilliant detective... Sometimes,

he can be a real pain in the arse.

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