The book that started it all: young Assane gets Lupin
Flashback: Hubert Pellegrini humiliates Babakar for reading, and Mrs. Pellegrini offers young Assane a book of his choosing. He picks Arsène Lupin.
Mr. Hubert Pellegrini's Best Moments
Every Lupin moment featuring Mr. Hubert Pellegrini, in story order. Played by Hervé Pierre.
36 moments · 57 min · by Favseen
Moments 1–30 of 36
- 01
- 02
Babakar accused and dragged away
Flashback: Hubert Pellegrini pins the necklace theft on his chauffeur, who is arrested while swearing his innocence and pleading for his son.
- 03
Juliette asks her father whether Babakar really stole the necklace
Hubert Pellegrini explodes at the question, then softens and asks his daughter whether she is with him.
- 04
Assane makes Pellegrini confess what he did to Babakar
Cornered in church, Hubert Pellegrini admits he had Babakar sign a confession, reveals he was the generous donor, and names the inspector who lied.
- 05
1995: Dumont questions Pellegrini's insurance timing
Flashback. A young Inspector Dumont asks why the necklace was insured for more right before it vanished, and notes Diop does not fit any profile.
- 06
1995: Pellegrini bends Dumont with a game of rules
Flashback. Dumont says Diop is innocent and tries to quit; Pellegrini mentions his wife, then dictates how Babakar's confession will be obtained.
- 07
Pellegrini's mansion breached: panic room and a taunting message
Night alarm at the Pellegrini estate. Guards rush Hubert to the panic room, corner an intruder, and find a threat left behind on the wall.
- 08
Juliette asks her father what Salvator's tweet means
Juliette halts a charity-dinner meeting to show her father a tweet from Salvator813. He wants it deleted; she wants him to swear there is nothing to hide.
- 09
Pellegrini's press conference and the question from the crowd
Pellegrini answers the rumor on live TV by daring Salvator to show his face. Then a reporter asks if the Kuala Lumpur victims' blood is on his hands.
- 10
Juliette names Salvator: Assane Diop
After the broadcast Juliette tells her father she thinks Salvator is Babakar's son, the man from the Luxembourg Gardens and the Louvre. He vows to stop him.
- 11
Léonard reports to Pellegrini: the wrong son
Léonard threatens Raoul into silence, then phones his employer from a village bar to confess a setback; the voice on the line wants the father, not the boy.
- 12
Pellegrini's TV interview: the foundation refuses to be intimidated
Hubert and Juliette go on television to announce a donors' dinner after the robbery, in the exact words that will matter all episode.
- 13
Pellegrini decides to use Raoul as bait
Told Diop has escaped again, Pellegrini learns Guédira has the boy and lays out a plan to lure the father in outside any procedure.
- 14
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.
- 15
Assane offers Pellegrini the necklace for his son
Assane walks into Pellegrini's office with a trade: the rest of the necklace once Raoul is safe. Pellegrini says what he really wants.
- 16
Pellegrini and Courbet set up the gala fraud
A young financier lays out the skim: most of the gala's ten million euros will go offshore to Pellegrini, who swears his daughter knows nothing about it.
- 17
Pellegrini arrested mid-signature
As Pellegrini signs the gala contracts the police arrive with a warrant and arrest him for fraud, and he's led out demanding his cane as the news goes live.
- 18
Pellegrini in custody names Assane Diop, then the Minister frees him
Charged with fraud and perjury, Pellegrini smirks through questioning, identifies Diop and stonewalls on Léonard until a call from his minister friend ends it.
- 19
Pellegrini pays off the commissioner with a new life
The commissioner reports the Diop evidence locked away and the charges dropped; Pellegrini tells him to attend the concert and he will soon be rich.
- 20
Pellegrini locks down the Châtelet before the concert
Security sweeps the theater and Pellegrini's head of security predicts Diop is coming; the only question is when.
- 21
The phone-call chain that sells Courbet to Pellegrini
A fake call from Brussels warns Lacroix about a dangerous broker, and Lacroix dutifully passes the name straight to Pellegrini.
- 22
Juliette opens the foundation concert
Juliette welcomes the guests, introduces the orchestra and asks the room to donate through the app during the concert.
- 23
Assane makes Pellegrini confess
From the seat behind him, Assane forces Pellegrini to admit who killed whom, why Babakar was framed, and what happened after.
- 24
Assane exposes Pellegrini to the whole theater
Assane takes the stage to tell Juliette and the audience what her father did, as the police close in.
- 25
Raoul's bridge
Claire finds a message naming the bridge where she and Assane chose Raoul's name; Raoul insists on going, and Pellegrini is read his charges.
- 26
Assane denies knowing where Pellegrini went
Interrogated a week before release, Assane shrugs off the Pellegrini question while a flashback shows a private jet bound for Argentina.
- 27
Assane names Pellegrini and the Malaysia exile is revealed
A mask is found in Assane's cell; he names Pellegrini as the one who hates him enough, and a flashback shows how he stranded Hubert in Malaysia.
- 28
Juliette thanks Assane for exiling her father
Assane turns up in disguise to confront Juliette, hears Hubert begging over the phone, and learns she thinks his exile was the best gift ever.
- 29
Juliette reveals the baby she was told had died
Juliette recalls her father finding the pregnancy test, the stillbirth lie, the English orphanage, and how Adèle traced them both through Interpol DNA.
- 30
Claire confesses she led Pellegrini to Assane
Claire tells Juliette it was her teenage note that tipped off Pellegrini; the flashback shows him smiling over young love before Assane absolves her.