For Better And For Worse
Chapter 110

Graveyard.

Séverin realizes that it was Krist who kidnapped him.

Séverin: it’s impossible, you’re dead!

Krist: That’s true, I am, but I couldn’t leave in peace because I saw what you did to my wife and it tortured me immensely. Forcing someone to marry is not something you can do. My mind can only go at peace when my wife is at peace.

Séverin: I’m sorry, and that’s why I initiated divorce proceedings.

Krist: Show me the photo you took of her when she was showering.

He takes out his phone and opens the photo he put in his private folder. Krist looks at the photo and deletes it. He even cleans it in the trash.

Krist: Who else did you send this photo to?

Séverin: to no one.

Krist: think carefully before answering.

Séverin: to no one I swear.

Krist: I want to know all the places you saved this photo.

Séverin: I haven’t saved it anywhere, I have the only copy that I have on my phone and that you deleted.

Krist: why would I believe you?

Séverin: because I am going to die and I want God to forgive me. I’m sorry I made your wife marry me. And if it makes you feel any better, know that I didn’t sleep with her.

Krist realizes he doesn’t need the hallucinogen because he thinks he’s dealing with a ghost.

Krist: Turn around, get on your knees and put your hands on the grave.

He does so.

Séverin: Please don’t kill me, my fiancée is pregnant, you will make an orphan.

Krist: I won’t kill you, not now. I want the divorce between my wife and you to be finalized tomorrow.

Séverin: it’s impossible, the divorce procedure is quite long.

Krist: can you tell me how you managed to have a civil marriage with my wife only a month after my death? Get on with it, your life depends on it.

Krist steps back slowly so as not to make any noise. He hides behind a grave.

Séverin: I will do my best, but don’t hurt me if I don’t succeed.

No one answers so Séverin turns around and no longer sees anyone. He found himself alone in the cemetery and he was so scared.

Krist: the idiot, he still thinks it’s my ghost, what an idiot! I’m going to scare him a little more.

Krist’s voice changes, a very deep voice.

Krist: who dares to desecrate my home?

Séverin: I’m not here of my own free will, I’m leaving, don’t hurt me.

He cried like a child and ran to his car. He gets in and leaves quickly. He arrives at Claire’s and he asks that she hold him very tightly and never let go. Claire had to go get a sleeping pill to give him and he fell asleep.

From the cemetery, Krist returns to Séverin’s company by taxi to pick up his motorcycle. He changes his clothes and goes to his father-in-law. It rings and the guard opens. Krist lowered his head.

Krist: good evening sir.

Guardian: yes, good evening.

Krist: Can you do me a favor?

Guardian: who are you?

Krist: My name is Roland and I need you to help me?

Guardian: What do you want me to do?

Krist: is your boss there?

Guardian: Yes.

Krist: here, here is 10,000 f and here is my contact. Call me when your boss goes out at night.

Guardian: why?

Krist: Please do this for me.

Guardian: OK.

Krist wanted to follow Bruno in the night in order to replace proof of his identity as Gauthier and prove that Gauthier is Bruno before telling the squad to arrest him. So he leaves the house but doesn’t come back. He stays not far from the house.

Anti-drug squad.

The anti-drug squad has everything ready to locate Gauthier thanks to a call from Hector. She wants to use it to reach Gauthier.

Boris: Go ahead, call him and ask him to meet you.

Hector: I have no reason to ask him to see me. He will never accept.

Boris: call him, we will locate the call.

Hector: He’s the one who usually calls me.

Leon: usually? Does that mean you’ve been in contact for a long time?

Hector: no, no, that’s not what I meant. It’s because he forbids me from calling him.

Leon: go ahead!

Hector calls Gauthier. Bruno sees the call and leaves the living room where he is with his wife to answer.

Bruno: what’s the matter, why are you calling me?

Hector: There is a problem. The anti-drug squad knows that Corneille is outside.

Bruno: how?

Hector: Corneille attacked a young girl and the brigade came to the prison to question her. We need to see each other, I’m going to be burned soon.

Bruno: in that case, goodbye!

He hangs up.

Marlene: The call didn’t last long enough. I couldn’t have it.

Boris: oh shit!

Léon: we’ll end up catching him one day. I have to go back to my family.

Leon comes home. On the other side, at the corner of the bar, Corneille is waiting for Ben and Jo but they had not come so he goes inside the bar. He replaces two more guys and sends them to harm Léon’s family. He gives them 50,000 each.

Cornelius: I want you to kidnap the woman and the little girl and take them to the abandoned slaughterhouse. Make sure the woman’s husband is out before you act because he knows how to fight. Here is my contact, when it’s done, call me!

Roma: Okay. Consider it already done.

They separate and Corneille leaves for the warehouse.

Bruno’s home.

Bruno: darling, I have to go out for a moment to take care of an urgent matter, I’ll be back straight away.

Florence: what kind of business at this time of night? It’s already 9 p.m. darling.

Bruno: I know darling, but it’s really important.

Florence: I understand, you haven’t given up your nocturnal activities. Go ahead, I just hope what you’re doing isn’t bad.

Bruno: It’s not bad I swear.

He k****s his wife and leaves. He gets into his car and the guard opens it for him. Once he leaves. The guard immediately calls Krist to inform him. He himself sees him coming out so he decides to follow him, leaving an unsuspected distance between them. Krist follows him to his secret home.

Gauthier’s secret home.

Bruno arrives and parks his car. He goes inside and Krist comes right after. He sees how big the house is, worthy of a Richard’s house. He leaves his motorbike a little far away and approaches on foot. He also enters the house. The living room is so big with nice furniture and a large plasma screen. The tables are glass. Krist waits in the living room, hiding behind a sofa. Bruno changes into Gauthier and leaves. He heads straight towards the exit and Krist sees that it was Gauthier. He now has proof that Gauthier is his father-in-law but he needs concrete proof. After she leaves, he starts searching the house. He takes some tools out of his backpack and manages to open all the room doors but he replaces nothing suspicious, nothing at all. He arrives in a room which is smaller than the others, it is a library. He looks at the drawer and realizes it’s two drawers side by side so he pulls them apart and replaces another door behind them. He manages to open it and goes inside. This is Gauthier’s secret room, he sees five Gauthier masks there. He takes out his phone and photographs the masks.

Krist: Please do this for me.

Guardian: OK.

Krist: soon you will pay for everything you did to me stepfather.

He is leaving the House. He realizes that Bruno’s car is there. That means he went out in Gauthier’s car.

Krist: I need help, we need to catch him red-handed wearing his mask. I also need to know where he stores his drugs.

Krist joins his motorcycle and returns home at 10 p.m.

Gauthier warehouse.

Gauthier arrives at his warehouse and replaces Corneille and Francis. He immediately slaps Corneille. He looks at him in surprise.

Gauthier: I told you to stay calm, now the anti-drug squad knows you’re outside, they’re not going to let us go now.

Corneille: I’m sorry boss, I was really discreet. I couldn’t let this girl get away with this.

Gauthier: if you are planning something against Léon, I advise you to cancel it immediately and abandon this idea.

Cornelius: It’s too late.

Gauthier: Damn Corneille, you’re going to ruin everything with your damn revenge.

Cornelius: I’m sorry.

Gauthier: you could have enjoyed your freedom without anyone ever knowing but now you will be pursued and arrested one more day. And you (Francis), couldn’t you give him advice?

He leaves in front of them and leaves. He returns home to change before going home.

Krist’s home.

He rings the bell and Stella comes to open the door.

Stella: Krist, I was so worried.

Christ: why?

Stella: look at what time it is!

He parks his motorcycle and they go inside.

Stella: what were you doing?

Krist: I’m trying to catch the drug dealer who sent me to prison.

Stella: but let the brigade take care of that?

Krist: She can’t do anything at the moment. However, I need help.

Stella: there you go, you can’t do anything alone. What kind of help?

Krist: I need someone who knows about new information and communication technologies, a real IT technician.

Stella: you can ask the brigade, right?

Krist: yes but if I teach them what I know, they will put too much pressure and it could spoil things.

Stella: Well, I think I know someone who can help you.

Krist: Is he trustworthy?

Stella: 100%.

Krist: ok, tell him to meet me here tomorrow. I’ll pay for it.

Stella: Okay. Do you want me to serve you something to eat?

Krist: Just a little.

She serves him food and they wish each other good night and everyone goes to rest.