æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm, tʃˈiːf ɪnspˈɛktɚɹ ˈædɐmsbˌɜːɡ ɪz sɚpɹˈaɪzd æz ɐ dɪstɹˈɛst wˈʊmən dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðæt ˈɔːl hɜːɹ ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt bˈɪldɪŋz dˈoːɹz, ɛksˈɛpt wˌʌn, hɐvbɪn mˈɑːɹkt wɪð ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ɪnvˈɜːɾᵻd "fˈoːɹ" ɪn blˈæk ˈɪŋk wɪððɪ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən "sˌiːˌɛltˈiː."
At the same time, chief inspector Adamsberg is surprised as a distressed woman describes that all her apartment building's doors, except one, have been marked with a large inverted "4" in black ink with the inscription "CLT."