in the meantime , gentlemen , until one of you can furnish us with some specific information , i am afraid we are at a dead end ... . '' when daniel cooper 's plane landed in paris , he was met at roissy-charles de gaulle airport by one of inspector trignant 's assistants , and driven to the prince de galles , next door to its more illustrious sister hotel , the george v. `` it is arranged for you to meet inspector trignant tomorrow , '' his escort told cooper .