For Better And For Worse
Chapter 93

DOTTAN.

Anti-drug squad.

At the anti-drug squad, things are moving forward. Commander Boris forms a team of three units and they go to the goods station to wait firmly for Gauthier. They leave an hour before the scheduled time to hide and wait for them. After their departure, Gauthier and his men arrive at the brigade. They park their van in the parking lot. Simplice hacks the brigade’s computer network and receives surveillance videos on its computer. He also listens to communications with agents in the field.

Simple: they are already at the station.

Gauthier: Alright, let the party begin.

Simplice integrates Émile and Rocky into the system and they pass through security. They go inside. Simplice guides Émile to the seals room and he guides Rocky who goes to the room where the current generator is located. Émile places a bomb on the door and blows it up. While the agents try to see what is happening, Rocky cuts off the electricity and cuts communications with the outside world. Gauthier and Corneille therefore enter and start by beating the security agents. He knocks them out and goes inside. They also defeat the agents present and go to the seal room together with Rocky. They put the money and drugs in several bags. They even take money that is not theirs and once they have filled their bags, they leave. Émile throws two bombs which explode and sufficiently destroy their equipment. There were even injuries. No longer receiving communication, the commander and his men understood that it was a decoy so they returned to the brigade. In the meantime, Gauthier and his men return to the parking lot. They put everything in the van, get in and Demba drives off to leave. A few minutes after their departure, the commander and his agents arrived and observed the damage. He makes calls for help and paramedics arrive to help the injured. There is also no shortage of journalists.

Warehouse.

Gauthier and his men arrive at the warehouse. They collect the bags of drugs to store in a discreet room. Then Gauthier shares a little of the money with everyone.

Gauthier: thank you all, the operation went very well. I am proud of you. Corneille, I’m asking you to find a few more men to join forces and sell the drugs.

Cornelius: count on me. But first, I have to sort out some issues with Commander Léon first.

Gauthier: good, you can dispose of it!

So they separate and Gauthier goes to change before returning.

Home in Florence.

Bruno returns and finds his wife still standing.

Bruno: honey, are you still up?

Florence: how do you expect me to go to bed knowing that you are outside, late at night and not knowing what you are doing?

Bruno: you worry too much my love.

Florence: I don’t know what you’re doing darling but I have a bad feeling, it’s going to end badly.

Bruno: everything is fine and everything will be fine my love, don’t worry. Let’s go and rest.

MEXICO

CLCD

This morning, Commander Néron brings the drugs that Krist had given him to the cell. He goes to the principal’s office.

Néro: hello, Mr. Director.

Samuel: hello commander. What is this ?

Nero: Open!

He opens the bag and sees the drugs.

Samuel: real cocaine? How did you get so many?

Nero: Krist gave it to me last night. He knows where Gordjo stores his coc.

Samuel: great, give us the address so we can go and get it.

Nero: You don’t understand. The store is almost finished, that’s why Gordjo wants to receive another shipment in a month. It is therefore not now that we must intervene.

Samuel: very good, I’ll leave it to you in that case.

Nero: thank you. Good day.

He wants to leave.

Samuel: Commander, I think I made a mistake.

Nero: no, you did well. I should have been honest with the governor. If I had sincerely explained my plan to him, he would be quite forgiving. Don’t blame yourself for anything.

He leaves. After leaving, Samuel calls the governor.

Governor: yes, Mr. Director!

Samuel: Mr. Governor, it turns out I was wrong about the commander.

Governor: Be a little clearer.

Samuel: the guy he freed really infiltrated Gauthier’s network and he works in collaboration with the commander. Thanks to him, we exhumed the bodies of two men that Gordjo had shot and buried. Plus, he knows where Gordjo stores his drugs and he won us some.

Governor: Really!

Samuel: yes, Mr. Governor. And we also know that another shipment of drugs is coming for Gordjo in a month.

Governor: Very good, bring back the commander and give him his badge and his weapon. Let him lead this operation to the end.

Samuel: at your command.

Commander Nero goes to the private company to begin his work. As their first mission, they must accompany and protect a witness to court so that he can testify against a criminal. He receives a call from Samuel.

Nero: I can’t answer you right now, I’ll call you back later.

And he hangs up to concentrate on his mission.

DOTTAN.

Leon’s home.

This morning, Corneille came to Léon’s home, wearing a cap and a pair of dark glasses. Having heard the news of the brigade’s attack on the news, Commander Léon drops his daughter off at school and immediately goes to the brigade to find out what happened. Corneille followed him to school and he tricked his daughter to pick her up in a car he rented then he returns to Léon.

Anti-drug squad.

Commander Léon goes to Commander Boris’s office.

Léon: hello commander, how are you?

Boris: let’s say it’s okay. Which is not the case for everyone.

Léon: I heard the news on the news. I hope there aren’t too many injured?

Boris: there are around ten injured.

Leon: what happened?

Boris: we learned that Gauthier had Corneille escaped from prison so we went to question Prosper to find out their plans so he told us that Gauthier was to receive a shipment of drugs at the goods station yesterday. While we were there, they came through here and are distributed with all the money and drugs seized.

Léon: what, you mean that Corneille is free?

Boris: Yes.

Léon: oh shit!

Léon runs back to get his vehicle and return to

Léon’s home.

Corneille arrives at Léon’s home and knocks on the door. Delphine comes to open the door.

Corneille: hello Madame Léon.

Delphine: hello sir.

Gloria shouts mom from Corneille’s car.

Delphine: who are you sir, what is my daughter doing in your vehicle?

He pulls out his gun and points it at her.

Corneille: don’t move and don’t shout ma’am, otherwise I won’t hesitate to hurt you.

He forces her to come in and he takes a paper to write something before taking her to the car and leaving. After they leave, Leon arrives home and goes inside. He calls his wife and searches the room for her in vain. He returns to the living room and finds the paper. It says there: you will pay for your treachery.

Léon: no, no, no, Corneille you will pay me for it.

He gets out and gets into his vehicle very quickly to go to school. Here again, he cannot find his daughter. He immediately goes to the anti-drug squad.

Corneille’s home.

Corneille takes Commander Léon’s daughter and wife to a hideout, a house located a little away from the city and which belonged to his grandmother who is no longer in this world. He takes them to a room.

Delphine: who are you, what do you want from us?

Cornelius: It’s not against you.

Delphine: that’s why then?

Corneille: because of your husband, he put me in prison so I’m going to make him regret it.

Delphine: my husband never puts innocent people in prison so were you innocent?

Cornelius: It doesn’t matter. Stay here !

He closes the door on them and leaves.

Gloria: Mom, I’m very scared.

Delphine: don’t worry my darling, your father will come get us.

Meanwhile, Léon at the brigade announces the kidnapping of his family. They also share the news with local police for research.

Bruno’s company.

Francis visits Bruno this morning.

Francis: hello, the great Gauthier is back.

Bruno: stop calling me that in my workplace.

Francis: so you decided to take over the business. How long have you been planning this?

Bruno: how does that concern you?

Francis: No, it’s just that I’m so impressed. I just stopped by to congratulate you.

Bruno: well, have a good day.

Francis: I wonder if we’re not going to team up again, like in the good old days?

Bruno: no, it’ll be fine, I’ll get through it. Now I would be grateful if you would let me work.

Francis: very good, good job.

Anti-drug squad.

Corneille calls Léon while he is still at the brigade.

Leon: hello!

Corn: Hello Commander!

He joins Marlene to try to locate the call.

Léon: Corneille, if you harm my family, I will kill you.

Corn: oh, the lion is showing me his claws! I don’t like traitors, I make them pay.

Léon: If you have problems with me, come and resolve them with me. My family has nothing to do with it.

Corn: Of course it is. She has everything to do with it. See you soon.

Leon: I will find you and I will kill you if you ever harm my family.

Corneille hangs up without Marlène being able to locate him.

Léon: I have to find my family.

Boris: we’re going to find them, Commander. Come on, let’s pay Prosper a little visit.

So they go to the prison.

Séverin’s home.

Since learning that her husband was still alive, Isabelle has been very happy. This afternoon, Krist’s father visits to see his grandson. Odette comes to open the door to her husband. She serves him a drink and they talk for a while before she goes to warn Isabelle who is arriving with the baby. Vincent takes it and blesses it. Odette will continue cooking and Vincent chats with his ex-daughter-in-law. He at least doesn’t blame her too much for having remarried. Her son is dead so for him it makes no difference whether she got married sooner or later. Isabelle therefore tells him the news of Krist’s existence, news that Odette comes to confirm and they rejoice.

MEXICO

Home of Gordjo.

Krist in his room starts thinking about his wife. He wants to call her but he lets it go.

Krist: I have to keep my sanity. When the heart mixes with reason, there is no longer any discernment. Besides, I need to find out what’s going on before I talk to my wife. I’m not going to talk about this on the phone, it’s very delicate. Right now, I have a bigger problem to deal with than my wife’s remarriage.