For Better And For Worse
Chapter 96

Mexico.

Tonight around dinner.

Krist: boss, I want to go out and kick some a*s.

Gordjo: ah ah, you really miss boxing it seems.

Krist: A little bit though, I have to admit.

Gordjo: ok go ahead! I’m going to rest this evening.

Krist: ok, thanks boss.

So Krist is going out alone today. Once outside, he goes to Commander Nero. They go to a restaurant together to eat. They talk about their lives and then go to a boxing club. Krist gives money to the commander who bets for him. Nero himself bets his money on Krist and he wins a lot. Krist wins several fights and they leave. Once outside, they see three guys in a hallway trying to rape a girl.

Krist: are we going to make them?

Nero: no, I’ll leave them to you, let’s say it’s your dinner!

Krist then approaches them!

DOTTAN.

Corneille’s home.

Delphine has managed to remove the leg from a table and is standing ready waiting for Corneille to return. There he comes and Delphine hides next to the door. When he opens it, the door covers it so he only sees Gloria.

Corneille: where is your mother?

Delphine comes out and wants to hit his neck with the stick but he dodges and tears her leg off the table.

Corneille: try hard but it’s not enough. If you do this again, you’ll piss me off and when I get pissed, it won’t be good for you. Eat this and hold still.

They close the door on them and leave.

MEXICO.

Krist approaches the three guys who were trying to rape the girl.

Krist: hey ho, what are you doing there!

–I advise you to get out quickly, my guy.

Krist: You, run away before I get angry.

–Guys, let’s settle his score and then we’ll take care of the girl later. You stay with her.

The two therefore appear in front of Krist. One starts the fight and knocks him to the ground with a blow of his shoe. He hits the other with several blows and beats him. The third leaves the girl and runs away. Krist approaches her.

Krist: Are you okay?

Andrea: yes, I’m fine. Thank you very much sir, you saved my life.

Krist: What were you doing alone in such a place?

Andréa: I came with friends. I found these guys strange and I asked them to come home but they refused. So I decided to leave but these guys followed me and they caught me. They are drug addicts. I’m sure they have bags of drugs in their pockets.

Nero approaches and they search the guys’ pockets. They find the bags of drugs. Nero tries to wake them up to question them while Krist talks to the young lady.

Krist: go home miss and take extra care of yourself.

Andrea: please give me your contact, I must thank you properly.

Krist: no, there’s no need.

Andrea: please, this is important to me.

Krist: Very good. Note!

She looks for her purse and takes her phone to record Krist’s phone number then she leaves. Krist joins the commander who woke the guys up.

DOTTAN.

Anti-drug squad.

Marlène calls Commander Léon who joins her immediately.

Léon: did you find a match?

Marlène: yes, I have a 70% match. The guy’s name is Nathan Djikoloum. He lives in Gassi and works at the construction plus company.

Léon: thank you Marlène, you are the best.

Marlene: You’re welcome, Commander.

So he goes to the company in question.

MEXICO.

Krist and Nero question the guys.

Néron: Commander Néron of the CLCD. Where did you find this?

–We bought it in the club.

Krist: who sold it to you?

–We don’t know him, no need to know him. We give him the money, he gives us the money and that’s it.

Nero: does he usually sell here?

–Yes, every day, but he said that was all that was left. But that will come more in a few weeks.

Néro: I think it’s Gordjo’s drug.

Krist: Yes, I’m sure.

Nero: If I catch you with that again one day, or you try to rape a girl again, you’re going to pay dearly. Get out!

Krist: no commander, they have to spend at least one night in the cell to understand that you are serious.

Nero: You are right.

The commander takes them in his car and they leave. Krist gets off on his way home and the commander brings the two guys to lock them in the cell.

DOTTAN.

Business, construction more.

Commander Léon asks to speak to Nathan and is shown his office. He goes there and knocks. Nathan tells him to come in.

Léon: finally here you are!

He points his gun directly at him.

Léon: listen to me very carefully. Cornelius kidnapped my family so you’re going to tell me exactly where I can find him, otherwise I won’t hesitate for a second to hurt you.

Nathan: very good, he lives in the house that his grandmother left him, a little away from the city.

Léon: give me his address.

He gives him the address and he heads towards the house. Nathan immediately calls Cornelius to explain things to him and he also rushes home to move Krist’s family.

MEXICO.

Gordjo’s home.

Krist comes home and talks to Gordjo about his evening and his phone rings.

Krist: hello!

Andréa: yes, it’s Andréa, the girl from earlier.

Krist: oh yes, I remember. You are back ?

Andréa: yes, I got home safely. Thanks again for saving me.

Krist: no, you already thanked me.

Andrea: can I know the name of my savior?

Krist: Of course, it’s Krist.

Andréa: it’s a pretty first name. Good night Krist.

Krist: Thank you. Good night Andrea.

Andréa: could we see each other again?

Krist: It’s possible.

After the call.

Gordjo: who was it?

Krist: a girl I met today.

Gordjo: is she pretty?

Krist: very pretty!

Gordjo: haha, you’re starting to like life in Mexico, aren’t you?

Krist: oh yes, I wondered why I was resistant at first.

Gordjo: you still thought about your wife but now that she has betrayed you, that is no longer the case.

Krist: That’s true. I think I’m going to love this city very quickly.

DOTTAN.

Corneille’s home.

Delphine takes the two sheets on the bed, in addition, she tears the envelope which covers the sponge as well as the envelope of the pillows. She juxtaposes them to make a rope. She ties one end to the foot of the bed and throws the other end outside. She then takes her daughter on her back and goes through the window. She grabs the rope and slowly climbs down to the bottom and begins to run away with her daughter. As soon as they leave, Corneille arrives. He enters the room and to his great surprise, the commander’s family is no longer there.

Crow: Holy shit! Wasn’t she that smart?

He goes back down and there is the commander who also parks his car. He goes down there, pointing his gun at Corneille who flees. He enters the house and Léon enters behind him. Cornelius hides. The commander calls his family, searching for them room by room. Corneille therefore goes out discreetly and gets into his car. He starts and leaves. Meanwhile, Delphine and her daughter flee until they find a good Samaritan who picks them up in his vehicle. She borrows the man’s phone to call her husband. In the meantime, the commander arrives in the room where they were locked up and sees the action that his wife had done. He was proud of it. So he gets out and gets in his car to leave. His phone rings and he answers. It’s his wife who’s calling him. She explains to him what happened and asks the man to drop them off at the police station according to her husband’s recommendation. He obeyed and the commander arrived a few minutes later. Seeing him, they run to fall into his arms and they hold each other very tightly.

Léon: are you okay, don’t you have anything?

Delphine: no, we’re fine.

Gloria: Dad, the man there is very mean.

Léon: I know, I know my darling, he will never hurt you again. I’m so glad you’re okay, I was so worried.

Delphine: he locked us in a house very far from the city, but we got out through the window.

Léon: yes I was in the house when you called me. I am so proud of you my darling, proud of what you did to save our daughter. That was very brave of you.

Delphine: I’m not the wife of a commander for nothing.

Leon: come! You’re going to give your statement and we’re going to go home.

While they are giving their testimony, Léon calls Corneille. He hung up.

Leon: I’ll find you and make you pay. It is a promise.

After his family’s deposition, they return home. Léon calls Boris to inform him.

Boris: I am very happy for you, Commander. Otherwise, we have a problem here at the brigade.

Léon: oh yes, which one?

Boris: we arrested a drug addict who claims that it was you who forced him to take drugs and hid bags of COC in his convenience store.

Leon: It’s true. He is an enemy of Corneille and it was he who forced me to do this to him. He didn’t do anything, you can release him.

Boris: OK. K**s me your family.

Leon: yes, thank you.

He hangs up.

Léon: darling, tomorrow I’m going to take you to your mother. You will stay there while I put Corneille behind bars and I will come and get you.

Delphine: okay darling.

Séverin’s home.

This evening, Florence visited her daughter to see her granddaughter. Once home from work, Bruno arrives too. Florence, Stella and Krist’s mother were there. Florence held her little daughter in her hands. Stella opens the door to Bruno who arrives. Isabelle was getting dressed inside. Bruno asks to take his daughter and his wife gives it to him.

Bruno: hello Marie, I am your grandfather.

Isabelle arrives and immediately gets angry. She snatches the baby from her father’s hands.

Isabelle: I don’t want you to touch my daughter.

Bruno: please my darling…

Isabelle: I say no. Go away please. I don’t want you in my life anymore. You have brought nothing but unhappiness and suffering into my life so I have had enough of you. Go away !

Florence: darling…

Isabelle: no mom, I gave him so much luck but he didn’t take advantage of it. Please go away.

Bruno: ok, ok I’m leaving. I’m sorry.

So he gets up and leaves. After his departure, Célestin arrives and after talking with everyone, he leaves with Stella.

Célestin: so, did Krist call again to provide further news?

Stella: no, nothing since the last call but we at least have confirmation that he is alive.

Célestin: I’m still trying to understand how he’s alive and how he ended up there but I can’t and it’s giving me insomnia.

Stella: yes, it bothers me too, every night, but he said he’ll explain everything to us once he gets back, so we’ll wait.

Célestin: yes, we have no other choice. There’s just one thing I’m sure of.

Stella: what?

Célestin: if Krist is alive, it’s because the prison director must have something to do with it. He must know exactly what happened and what body was buried?

Stella: That’s for sure. But how to prove it?

Célestin: we must wait for Krist to return to elucidate all these mysteries.

Stella: Yes. Come on, we have to eat now.

So they join the others and sit down at the table.