Summary

The only thing Stéphane knows about Anne-Catherine after being imprisoned is that she avoided being arrested at the Wagner Museum. Since then, he has heard nothing from or about her. Two months after meeting with Mireille, Von der Mühll travels to France, still searching for the paintings. While there, he subpoenas Anne-Catherine. Their interview is brief and unhelpful. Anne-Catherine denies having any role in stealing the art or cleaning out the attic.

In May 2002, Mireille Stengel is arrested by French authorities, and interrogated by the police, for her alleged role in the thefts and their cover-up. Under oath, Mireille confirms the police's general timeline of events. Stengel says that she cleaned out the attic by herself, and that Anne-Catherine was not involved. In a fit of rage, after nearly a decade of simmering tension with her son, Mireille tore through all...