Tax The Rich

I normally post Falco episode translations two at a time, but it's American tax season, I'm preoccupied with my documents, and I’m exhausted. Therefore only one Falco this time.


Falco S03E07, “Sous les cendres” (Under the Ashes), runtime 50:49
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Alex finally takes the plunge and acquires real estate— but it's a converted space that looks more like a squad room than an apartment. The brigade has moved too, and Eva’s not happy with technical issues at the new office.

Meanwhile, the squad investigates a skeleton uncovered on a vacant lot, and they link it first to an old missing person case, and then have the realization that they are really dealing with two homicides.

Alex continues the search for Edouard Ponthieux, the hood threatening Éléonore.

l-r: Stévenin, Manuel, and Barlier

NOTES

3’31”: The French title of The Deer Hunter is Au bout de l’enfer (To the depths of hell), not Chasseur de cerfs.
      Ah, Gravity, what people were watching at home in the mid-2010s.

When speaking of a marriage, l'alliance (4’01”) is the ring.

Notre petite ambassade, Ep. 5 & 6

Notre petite ambassade (Our Little Embassy) Ep. 5, “La clé du bonheur” (The Key To Happiness), runtime 21:13
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Kai the courier brings the diplomatic bag, containing state secrets and (most importantly) treats from home. But Konsti is injured in a watermelon accident and can’t remember where the key is. Lupe plans an operation to rescue Walti.

Lupe’s elite strike team (l-r: Cristo Fernandez, Anaïs Decasper, Valentin Villaverde)

MISC

Remember, I'm translating the dubbed-French audio from the show's France 3 broadcast.


NOTES

Although Switzerland as a federal state was formed in 1848, it has been known as ‘the Confederation’ (0’28”) since medieval times when it was the Swiss Confederacy.

The map (2’01”) has no clues as to the series location.

Notre petite ambassade Ep. 3 & 4

Notre petite ambassade (Our Little Embassy) Ep. 3, “Qui sème le séisme” (Who sows the earthquake), runtime 21:20
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Walti’s attempt at mojito diplomacy appears to have become a full-fledged hostage situation; it's Lupe and Guillermo's silver anniversary; Selina receives an important assignment just when she’s feeling professionally underchallenged; Konsti tries to deliver on his parental (!) commitments; Mrs Zybach and Chili Gonzalez are among the earthquake casualties.

Earthquake drill: the earth doesn't actually move for Marisol and Adrien (Sandra Zellwegger and Jonas Gygax)

MISC

I now have a second source of the show available to me for this project, but it's in the original German. I'll use it when the French dubbing is less discernable.

Arturo’s character started as a paranoid rookie cop, but has become a half-sweet motormouth..