The Lupin Part 3 Ending Explained- A Mothers Story, Robberies, and Selfless Surrender

May 2024 · 5 minute read

In the third installment of the Lupin series, Assane Diop, the charismatic gentleman thief played by Omar Sy, embarks on his most audacious adventure yet.

He orchestrates an elaborate vanishing act while successfully pilfering the famous and invaluable Black Pearl right from under the nose of the police.

However, Assane’s meticulously laid plans are disrupted by the appearance of a new adversary who resurfaces an important figure from Assane’s past.

At the conclusion of Part 3, a mysterious figure within the prison piques our curiosity. Assane, incarcerated, finds himself serving time alongside none other than his longtime nemesis, Hubert Pellegrini.

Assane’s Audacious Heist and New Adversary

The character of Mariama is introduced in Part 3 as Assane’s mother. While the fate of Assane’s father is known—he was framed by Pellegrini and perished in prison during the 1990s—very little is known about his mother.

It is revealed that she remained in Senegal while Assane and his father emigrated. Her efforts to join her family in France were thwarted when her employer unjustly reduced her wages.

In a desperate turn of events, she turned to a life of crime. After 25 years, she finally arrives in Paris, only to be kidnapped.

Assane’s audacious attempt to steal the Black Pearl, a priceless jewel from the Franco-Tahitian war, serves as a central plot point. This daring heist was one of Assane’s rare failures back in 2017 when he was apprehended during the attempt.

However, in Part 3, he devises a new plan. He boldly notifies the jewel’s owners of his intentions and even leaks his elaborate scheme to the press.

This move garners support from citizens who assemble outside the location of the Black Pearl to cheer him on.

Assane assumes the guise of one of the police officers guarding the pearl, ultimately executing a breathtaking heist and a daring escape that unfolds on the rooftops of Paris, witnessed by a captivated audience.

Assane resorts to faking his own death as a means to escape the relentless media scrutiny aimed at his ex-partner Claire and his son Raoul.

With the assistance of Benjamin, posing as a doctor performing his autopsy, Assane leaks a photograph of his supposedly lifeless body and goes as far as being buried alive, complete with a trap door in the coffin.

His intent is to gather as many witnesses as possible to his demise and burial, although some of those closest to him remain skeptical about his actual fate.

Jean-Luc Keller’s Revenge and Assane’s Sacrifice

The character Jean-Luc Keller, Assane’s former mentor, makes a return in Part 3. He once operated a boxing gym frequented by young Assane and Bruno in the 1990s.

Keller, a figure akin to Fagin from “Oliver Twist,” coerced his vulnerable young protégés into a life of crime, which eventually led to his 25-year imprisonment following a heist gone awry.

Upon his release, Keller seeks revenge and kidnaps Assane’s mother to inflict the utmost pain on his former ward.

Keller uses Mariama as leverage, forcing Assane to engage in a series of progressively challenging heists, including stealing Manet’s Chez Tortoni, a valuable gem-studded bracelet, and selling the Black Pearl, despite the world now knowing the identity of the thief.

As Assane unravels the identity of his blackmailer and devises a plan to thwart the extortion, he strives to save his mother.

While Assane intends to reveal his continued existence to his family and lead them to a peaceful life in the countryside, he becomes entangled in the crisis of his mother’s abduction and the subsequent blackmail.

While his son Raoul maintains faith in his father’s survival, Claire, his wife, remains skeptical.

Claire ultimately uncovers the truth from Benjamin, who has been captured during the bracelet heist.

She eventually recognizes that Assane has been covertly checking in on her and Raoul, adopting prosthetic disguises to pose as Raoul’s new basketball coach, Alex.

Boston Connection and Detective Guedira’s Assistance

A link between the Lupin series and a famous art heist in Boston is uncovered when Assane’s blackmailer instructs him to steal Chez Tortoni from a French mobster’s mother’s residence.

Assane recalls that the Manet painting was stolen in 1990 in Boston.

This reference is made to the real-life unsolved robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, chronicled in the series “This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist.”

The painting’s connection to France raises intriguing questions about its whereabouts over the years.

Assane recruits Detective Youssef Guedira, a Paris detective who has been obsessed with catching him.

Youssef was instrumental in deducing that Assane drew inspiration from Arsène Lupin, a character from Maurice Leblanc’s novels.

Although Lieutenant Sofia Belkacem is officially in charge of the case, Youssef’s relentless pursuit of Assane leads to his dismissal from the investigation.

His obsession with Assane is so consuming that Assane tracks him down, seeking his assistance in capturing Keller. Assane promises to turn himself in once his mother is safe.

A Calculated Surrender, Assane’s Bold Decision

Assane’s decision to turn himself in is not a consequence of getting caught; rather, it is a calculated choice he makes to ensure the freedom and safety of his family, including his mother, wife, son, and best friend.

After guiding Belkacem and Guedira to Keller’s location, Assane steps out of the shadows and surrenders.

He imposes conditions that include Benjamin’s release, the opportunity to explain his decision to Claire, and the provision of a comprehensive set of Arsène Lupin books for his prison cell.

The authorities agree to these terms, and Part 3 concludes with Assane behind bars, albeit temporarily.

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