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364:. Set in 1953, Detective Jourdan tries to find out why a fake guillotine blade is hanging outside the door of a friend. The person responsible turns out to be a racist man obsessed with Madame du Barry, seeking to avenge her death through the life of Jourdan's friend who looks like Zamor. The story is set in
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