The Statement Page #3

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It's all over the papers.

You're a celebrity now.

Pierre Brossard.

-Why come to me?

-I need help.

I've none to give.

How can a man survive on the run

for 40 years?

See the Cardinal of Lyon.

Hasn't he a commission...

-...to investigate this man?

-Come on, Father.

I have no idea, my sweet.

Then who or what

are the Chevaliers de Sainte Marie?

The Church, contrary to popular

belief, is not a monolithic organization.

True, the pope is at the head

of it all...

...but the Dominicans, Cistercians...

...Benedictines, Jesuits, et cetera.

Each a law unto themselves.

And the abbots, priors...

...and mothers superior have much

autonomy in their own monasteries.

Could they protect someone

like Brossard?

I mean, could they help him

without asking permission?

Of course.

And the Chevaliers de Sainte Marie?

Where are they on your chart?

My dear, there are thousands of

Catholic groups, societies, and guilds.

-They're too small for any chart.

-Where can I find their member lists?

I have no idea.

But I will make a guess about them.

-They're rather right wing.

-No, really?

-They believe the pope isn't Catholic.

-What are you hiding?

I always thought you were interested

in justice and fought for what was right.

-"The truth," you were always saying.

-That is enough.

I'm a Jesuit priest,

a curator of a theological library.

Disappointing.

Annemarie.

A monk died last year. He bequeathed

all his papers to our library.

He left this in one of his files.

It seems clear

that he was a Chevalier.

Please, keep my name

out of all this.

God bless you, Annemarie.

And don't leave it another

hundred and fifty years.

-Colonel.

-Thank you.

Monsignor.

Colonel Roux? Oh, dear,

in full-dress uniform.

This is obviously going

to be very serious.

Yes.

I'm afraid it is.

I'm heading a new investigation

into the case of Pierre Brossard.

Yes, yes, of course,

and you've come to question me.

They all come to question me.

When did you last see Brossard?

Oh, about two hours ago.

You've just missed him.

Brossard, like many young men

of his generation...

...made a serious mistake.

But I also believe

he acted in good faith.

In good faith, you understand?

So even if I could help you,

I would refuse to do so.

Do you want to play?

Of course I want to play.

This man is accused of killing...

...seven Jews in Dombey.

Not proven.

And of stealing property.

Jewish property. That's proven.

Colonel, you know

that the requisitioning...

...of Jewish property was routine

under Vichy during the war.

Brossard was merely

carrying out orders.

And, monsignor, some of the money

and property he requisitioned...

...found its way into his own pocket.

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