Almost under Maigret's nose, a young woman is murdered who had already visited Maigret a few times to report that strange things were happening in the house where she lived with her aunt. When the aunt is murdered, she wants to talk to Maigret, but he has other things to do first. And then it's too late. Of course, Maigret does not rest until the guilty party is also caught this time. The plot isn't the most original crated by Georges Simenon. But the ending is surprising enough and believably realistic. Bruno Crémer's composition is, as usual, simple and effective, accentuated by the robust actor's aging mass. The story is well built and driven through a square script and sober staging by Denys de la Patellière. We detect the know-how, the experience of the craftsman. No jingling, mise-en-scène always at the service of actors and the story. I have respect for this kind of directors, 'humble' but professional. I do prefer, however, the 1944 ¨Cecile est morte!¨ version directed by Maurice Tourneur.