“It’s a very intimate space.”

A Breton and almost invisible drizzle falls on the Rue Rivoli. In the courtyard of a stately two-story building, a small sign at the entrance mentions another name; M^H Hervé Thimime disappeared in April 2023. One of France’s greatest criminal lawyers left behind a small group of lawyers he had trained, each more intelligent than the last. Each of them had a spiritual father. M^H Leon del Forno is one of these orphans.

This tall man with a blond mane receives guests in his giant office. His handshake, like his smile, is very nice. “Hello. Sit wherever you want.”It starts simply. Outside, the bells of Saint-Germain-L’Auxerro chime at 6 p.m.

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Upon entering this room, we immediately feel that it is haunted, embodied by its occupant. “It’s a very intimate space,” Leon del Forno confirms. I spend an average of eleven hours a day there. It’s the place that looks like me and where…