Assane shows up early for Raoul
For once Assane is on time. Claire is sceptical about his low-key night, and Raoul gets smothered by a dad who is finally there.
Assane Diop & Raoul Diop
A father trying to be present and a son who inherits the book. 40 scenes together, in story order.
40 moments · 57 min · by Favseen
Moments 1–30 of 40
- 01
- 02
'I am Lupin': Assane passes the book to Raoul
Assane gives his son the Arsène Lupin book his own father gave him and names it as his heritage, his method and his path.
- 03
Benjamin proves the necklace was never taken apart
Assane learns the stolen necklace is intact, so the scattered-gems story was a lie and his father may have been framed 25 years ago.
- 04
The scribbled Lupin book spells out Babakar's message
Assane recovers his father's copy of Arsène Lupin while Raoul reads his own; marked letters reveal Babakar's claim that he was innocent and trapped.
- 05
Raoul lets slip that Claire is dating a doctor
Girls' night turns out to be a date. Raoul teases his father about the handsome doctor with the nice car, then tells him to stop pretending he does not care.
- 06
Raoul's birthday top hat and a surprise train ticket for Claire
Assane gives his 14-year-old a top hat, then springs a train trip on Claire, who finds she has no choice as usual.
- 07
Raoul recites the Hollow Needle riddle on the train to Étretat
Assane reveals the trip is to the Arsène Lupin celebration, and Raoul rattles off the treasure riddle from memory while Claire watches her two fans.
- 08
Teasing Claire about the doctor, then the family selfie
Father and son grill Claire about Marc, then Assane takes a group photo and admires himself in it.
- 09
Happy birthday Raoul, sung to the whole train car
Assane leads the birthday song far too loudly, produces a marble cake and a Lupin figure, then goes off to find drinks.
- 10
The ticket inspector is a hitman: Assane's train fight and his cover story
A fake inspector works down the carriage toward the family and Assane takes him on; afterwards he explains his bruises as a quarrel over the best Lupin story.
- 11
On the cliffs: a due date on Leblanc's birthday and the name Raoul
At Étretat the pregnant Claire shoots down Maurice, Assane Junior and Arsène before Assane lands on Raoul and promises no more fuck-ups.
- 12
The Cagliostro slip exposes the fake text from Raoul
A text from the captor's phone invites Assane to a rendezvous; one wrong Lupin detail tells Assane and Guédira it is a trap, and they decide to walk into it.
- 13
Léonard dangles Raoul in front of Assane
At the old house Léonard lets Raoul see his father and scream for him; Assane promises to kill anyone who touches his son and is dared to come and get him.
- 14
Father and son shout for each other through the house
Assane tears through the old house calling for Raoul, who answers from somewhere inside; the kidnapper has left a mocking note behind.
- 15
Pellegrini tells Raoul his father is a thief
Raoul's call to his father is cut short; Hubert Pellegrini introduces himself and tells the boy what Assane really does for a living.
- 16
Are you really a thief? Assane answers Raoul
Reunited, Raoul asks his father the question straight; Assane tells him about Pellegrini and his grandfather, and makes a promise.
- 17
Raoul comes home to Claire over 'I Can See Clearly Now'
Closing montage: Assane brings Raoul back to his mother while Johnny Nash's song plays, and the episode ends on a single word.
- 18
Raoul tells Assane it feels like it will never end
Father and son trade favourite Lupin stories before Raoul admits he is tired of promises that it is almost over, and that he sounds like his mother.
- 19
Goodbye on the bridge
Assane meets Claire and Raoul at ten o'clock, tells them it is over, and leaves them with a promise to be watching.
- 20
Guédira halts the funeral and orders the casket opened
Mid-eulogy at Père Lachaise, Guédira barges in demanding proof of death; the mourners erupt and the lid comes up.
- 21
Assane becomes Alex, Raoul's new basketball coach
After rehearsing his new name, a disguised Assane meets Claire as the coach; she confides that Raoul just lost his father and he addresses the team.
- 22
Claire sends the journalist away
Fleur Bélanger corners Claire again at Raoul's game; Claire tells her to leave her son alone and tells the coach this is the life Assane left her.
- 23
Claire calls the journalist and snaps at the coach
A reporter wants Claire's story on Assane's death; when the coach suggests she cannot move on, Claire reminds him Raoul is her son alone.
- 24
Claire and Mariama overrule Assane: you're dead, you don't decide
Assane wants to blackmail the minister; Claire and his mother have already decided the family runs. He promises his mom no more robberies or disguises.
- 25
Assane promises Raoul a trip to Senegal
In the visiting room, Assane tells Raoul he chose to serve his sentence, wants to be done with Lupin, and promises they will fly to his grandfather's homeland.
- 26
Raoul refuses to believe his father, and the deepfake calls
Assane begs Raoul to trust that he was framed; Raoul calls him an addict. A ringing phone brings a threat in Assane's own voice, and he pushes his son away.
- 27
Raoul refuses to believe his father and gets arrested
Assane comes home cleared, but Raoul will not trust his promises, storms out, and is tackled by armed officers in the street.
- 28
Assane visits Raoul in custody and promises to stay for good
Raoul apologizes for his mistake; Assane admits he was absent when it mattered and vows that this time he is here to stay.
- 29
Raoul walks free, then Juliette tells Assane whose daughter Adèle is
Raoul is released into his parents' arms; a phone call about the arrest turns into the episode's final blow about who Adèle really belongs to.
- 30
Expired passport: Raoul walks out on the Dakar trip
At the gate Assane's French passport is refused and the Senegalese one is missing; Raoul, who waited years for this trip, walks away in disgust.