Yet again I have to confess disappointment at this French version of the famous French policeman. My main gripe is that the pace is simply too slow. Much of the one hour thirty minutes running time is occupied with Maigret just walking from one place to another or sitting staring into space whilst chewing on his pipe. Another irritating factor is the way he is able to work out exactly what has taken place with the minimum of information. I appreciate Maigret is supposed to be cerebral, intuitive and deductive but he seems to be privy to divine inspiration, introducing matters which have not been revealed to the audience. In this episode he works out why and how a man was killed in a judge's house when the judge himself is completely unaware of the victim's presence. Intriguing as the premise may be it is deadly dull in its presentation. Fortunately I tend to record the episodes so I can fast-forward the boring bits. Only another 50 episodes to go; if I can bear it!