:57:01
Lawfully convicted of a crime
he did not commit.
:57:05
Oh, Monsieur Zola...
:57:06
...you're the only man in all of France
who can make them listen.
:57:10
All your life, you've stood
for truth and justice.
:57:13
I'm hardly the man to help you. I...
:57:16
I'm just an ordinary citizen, and l...
:57:20
Besides, I have my work,
my books to write. I can't...
:57:27
What is this new proof
you say you have?
:57:30
- A certain Colonel Picquart...
- Oh, that.
:57:33
It was all in the papers.
Picquart came back from Africa...
:57:36
...and accused Esterhazy of writing
the bordereau.
:57:39
Esterhazy was acquitted.
:57:41
Of course he was. Acquitted by the same
army group that convicted my husband.
:57:45
But don't you see?
They had to acquit Esterhazy...
:57:49
...to save the face of the general staff.
They'll stop at nothing...
:57:52
...to protect themselves,
even to sacrificing one of their own class.
:57:56
That's fantastic. Childish, madame.
:57:59
The general staff has more important work
to do than...
:58:03
What do you mean,
"sacrificing one of their own class"?
:58:06
Colonel Picquart has been arrested
and imprisoned in Mount Valerien.
:58:11
They've arrested Picquart?
:58:14
Well, why?
:58:16
- What had he done?
- Nothing.
:58:18
Nothing except speak the truth.
:58:20
But, madame, we must deal in facts,
not irony.
:58:24
I have all the facts, Monsieur Zola. Here.
:58:29
These are letters written to Picquart
by the assistant chief of staff...
:58:33
...proving beyond doubt
that the general staff knows...
:58:36
...my husband is innocent
and Esterhazy is guilty.
:58:40
Well, why weren't these used
in the Esterhazy court-martial?
:58:43
Colonel Picquart's a good soldier.
:58:45
He kept silent at the command
of his superiors.
:58:50
You mean they knew...
:58:52
...and ordered him to suppress the truth?
:58:56
Why, that's monstrous.
:58:57
Oh, Monsieur Zola, you will help,
won't you?