Maigret's Dead Man Page #2

from this? They might.

Those bars were

the Cave du Beaujolais,

the Canon de la Bastille,

and the Jours Heureux.

And we believe he tried to call

the switchboard from the post office

in the Rue de Faubourg.

People are creatures of habit, so the

same time of day is when we'll get

witnesses.

People are creatures of habit, so the

His last suspected location

was the post office,

three hours before he died.

I want to know where he went after

that, why the phone calls stopped

and where he ate.

Well, he was killed shortly after

his last meal, which was...

cream cod, an apple,

and white wine to drink.

So we should check the menus of all

the cafes and bistros, all of them.

Thank you.

Fingerprints?

He's not known to us.

Your registration number is

1808 AD38?

Have we had any cream-and-blue

Citroens

reported missing in the last few

days? And can you tell...

He asked for an envelope and a stamp.

He posted it before he left.

Has the box been emptied since?

Every three hours. He posted it

after he make a phonecall.

- Has the box been emptied since?

- Every three hours. He posted it

What have you got?

I have a cream-and-blue Citroen

stolen eight days ago, but its

registration doesn't tally, so...

It's not our car.

What do you do when you get home,

Janvier?

I give my wife a kiss. Hmm.

When I get home

I get changed out of my suit jacket.

You think he went home

after calling you?

That would explain why the jacket

and the trousers don't match.

Moers, do you have a knife?

Yes, of course.

There we are.

Put the tip through here.

The two holes don't align. He wasn't

killed wearing his raincoat.

No, he was killed indoors

without the coat,

and they faked it to look outdoors.

All right, your dead man is

speaking to me at last, Maigret.

In the arch of his shoe

there's an odd sort of mud.

It's earth saturated with alcohol,

probably wine.

The type of soil

you find in a cellar

where a cask has been broached.

"Police in Picardie are still

working around the clock..."

I've said everything I saw,

gentlemen.

There's nothing else I can add.

"..on the slow train to Le Havre

on the night of 8th October,

the night of the third vicious

attack on a wealthy farmer.

The attack follows similar

burglaries and killings

on the nights of 21st September and

12th August.

The murders in each case

have been calculated.

Calls have been made to

the Police Judiciaire in Paris..."

What drink did the dead man order?

A Suze citron.

May I have a Suze citron?

And a token for the phone.

Where did he stand?

Just there.

Do you want a Suze citron?

No. Beer.

He said, "Since the 2:20 they've been

trying to get me alone and kill me."

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