Caron
But no crime has been committed yet, so where are we supposed to start looking for the criminal?
Lebel We start by recognizing that, after De Gaulle, we are the two most powerful people in France.
2nd most-quoted character in The Day of the Jackal (1973): in 3 of its 12 quotes
Scenes with Lebel
3 scenes Lebel Lebel Excuse me, but it has just occurred to me that we have forty-eight hours in which to find this Jackal.
Lebel [There is a chorus of "What?" and "How do you know?" from the committee members]
Am I right in assuming that the President has no engagements outside the Elysee Palace today, tomorrow and Saturday?
Minister
None.
Lebel And what is Sunday, August the twenty-fifth?
Minister
[Slaps forehead]
Of course! Liberation Day!
Lebel That's what he's been waiting for.
Minister
We must have been blind.
Caron
Sir, how do you know that the Jackal comes from any of these seven countries?
Lebel I don't. But he must be on file somewhere.
