Jean Gabin picks up the pipe once more to play Simenon's renowned crimesolver in this sturdy French thriller. Inspector Maigret returns to his childhood hometown to assist the Contessa St. Fiacre (Valentine Tessier), a friend (and former flame) who has been receiving death threats. The case turns personal after the killer strikes. With Michel Auclair, Jacques Morel, Paul Frankeur, Robert Hirsch. AKA: "Inspector Maigret and the Saint Fiacre Affair."