| Term | Definition |
| disparaître | to disappear |
| paru | past participle of to appear (seem) |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| le lendemain | the next day |
| nier | to deny |
| valoir | to be worth |
| se rendre à l'évidence | to face the facts |
| malgré | despite |
| la signature | the signature |
| arrêter | to arrest |
| relire | to reread |
| une vieille dame | an old lady |
| retrouver | to recover (regain) |
| vérifier | to verify |
| absolument sûr | absolutely sure |
| dans ce cas | in that case |
| une canne | a cane |
| un touriste | a tourist (m) |
| publié | published |
| une perquisition | a search (law) |
| immédiatement | immediately |
| formellement | formally |
| comme étant | as being |
| un auteur | a perpetrator |
| catégoriquement | categorically |
| se trouver | to be [somewhere](another way of saying it) |
| pas encore | not yet |
| confesser | to confess |
| ce n'est qu'une affaire de temps | it's only a matter of time |
| coupable | guilty |
| faire erreur | to make a mistake |
| un passe-partout | a passkey |
| Suivez-moi | Follow (pl) me |
| la reconstitution | the reenactment |
| seul à l'intérieur | alone inside |
| prétendre | to claim (allege) |
| un tiroir | a drawer |
| prendre la parole | to take the floor |
| faire l'innocent | to act innocent |
| une poche | a pocket |
| l'assurance (f) | the insurance (g) |
| simuler | to fake |
| fou | crazy |
| de plus en plus | more and more |
| tout au fond | all the way at the back |
| discrètement | discretely |
| du plateau | on the tabletop |
| fermer à clé | to lock |
| le départ | the departure |
| propre | own (possessive) |
| À cause de | because of (not parce que) |
| un constat | a report |
| réclamer | to ask for (claim) |
| affliger | to afflict |
| profiter | to profit |
| ressembler vaguement | to vaguely resemble |
| un signalement | a physical description |
| c'est inutile | it's useless |
| idéal | ideal |
| intervenir | to intervene |
| le poste de police | the police office |
| les excuses (f) | an apology (g) (this is right!) |
| reçu | past participle of 'to receive' |
| une promotion | a promotion |
| être jugé | to be judged |
| le maire | the mayor |
| la compagnie d'assurance | the insurance company |