Guédira's Arsène Lupin anagram theory gets laughed off
Youssef shows Sofia that the thief's aliases are anagrams of Arsène Lupin; she mocks him while Laugier rages that the investigation is going nowhere.
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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.
The staged hanging: Assane's illusion escape
A hired killer reports the job done, but the body found in the showers is a trick; Lupin's words on illusion play over Assane's walk to freedom.
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.
Ganimard or Lupin? Raoul explains why he picks Lupin
On the drive, Guédira and Raoul compare favourite Arsène Lupin characters, and Raoul's answer is really about his father.
Guédira pitches the Arsène Lupin theory to the commissioner
Guédira argues the Louvre thief and the kidnapper share one inspiration, Arsène Lupin, down to anagram aliases. The commissioner recalls a top hat and monocle.
Guédira sees the Leblanc trick: the old lady is Kapoor
Guédira admits he was played, then connects the empty van to The Arrest of Arsène Lupin: nobody was swapped, the old woman is Adèle herself.