:44:12
Inspector javerf, fhe prefecf
was impressed by your proposal.
:44:18
I expect him to approve a budget
for your census within the month.
:44:23
Thank you, sir. That's excellent news.
:44:26
You are known in Paris now.
:44:29
Your future is bright.
:44:33
So I suggest you drop...
:44:35
this request for an investigation
of the mayor.
:44:40
Sir, I was a guard for a year
in the quarries of Toulon.
:44:46
I saw Jean Valjean perform the same feat
of strength the mayor did with the cart.
:44:51
The hard labor
makes them incredibly strong.
:44:55
Once I made the connection...
:44:58
once I was no longer dazzled by his
wealth, I've grown more certain daily.
:45:04
Now I recognize his face and voice,
I'm amazed I didn't know him right away.
:45:11
- Well, Javert, I don't doubt that--
- Sir.
:45:14
I'm prepared to denounce him.
:45:17
Denounce him? Without proof?
:45:25
If I force a trial,
the evidence will be found.
:45:30
If he showed you papers,
and they were in order--
:45:34
I checked the baptism certificate.
It's a copy.
:45:38
Eleven years ago there was a fire
at the parish.
:45:42
The original records were destroyed. All
his documents are based on that copy.
:45:47
Your identification alone is not enough
to subject the mayor of Vigau...
:45:51
to a trial.
:45:54
File a report,
and I'll recommend we investigate.
:45:58
Sir, Jean Valjean is a thief.