Willy Ferrière is a gambler living beyond his means, and his mistress is as greedy as he's dead broke. One day, he says out of loud in a a Montparnasse café that he would give 100,000 francs to get rid of his wealthy aunt so he could claim his inheritance. Someone secretly lets Willy know it's a deal. The old lady is murdered, and a low-life criminal is manipulated to be the perfect suspect. But Superintendant Maigret feels something is wrong.

Credits

Julien DuvivierDirector

Harry BaurCommissaire Jules Maigret

Valéry InkijinoffRadek

Alexandre RignaultJoseph Heurtin

Gaston JacquetWilly Ferrière