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The best version of this is found in a Balzac novel called "A Harlot High and Low," part of the plot involves a criminal master mind becoming the chief of police in Paris. It's the sequel to "Lost Illusions" (probably his best book).

Joanna

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From: "Dennis Claxton" <ddclaxton at earthlink.net>

This story puts me in mind of a great French 
crime movie called Le Samourai, directed by 
Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Alain Delon. 
There are a number of scenes in the movie where 
you see the hitman, played by Delon, and the cops 
who are after him employing exactly the same 
methods.  One I remember best is Delon stealing a 
car using a keyring with a couple dozen different 
car keys (this is a '60s movie).  He keeps trying 
one key after another until one starts the 
car.  Meanwhile, cops are trying to gain entry to 
his apartment using a keyring with a couple dozen 
house keys.  This was a hugely influential movie, 
especially on John Woo's The Killer.