The Case Against X
Main Cast
Yves DeniaudL'inspecteur-chef Bonnardel
Yves VincentL'inspecteur Richard, jeune assistant débutant de Bonnardel
Élina LabourdetteCatherine Villard, maîtresse de Dorgères
Henri CrémieuxM. Phalempeau, homme d'affaires
Robert DalbanL'inspecteur Sylvestre, adjoint de Bonnardel
Jean DebucourtMaître Landry, avocat pénaliste, ténor du barreauSynopsis
Paul Dorgères, a wealthy industrialist, has been mysteriously murdered. The investigation is entrusted to the experienced Chief Inspector Bonnardel and his young rookie assistant, Inspector Richard. Suspicion turns to his mistress Catherine Villard, with whom he had just broken up on the night of the crime. She is soon arrested and charged. However, Inspector Richard discovers a button at the scene of the crime which could help him to trace the trail and confound the culprit(s).
