As Max learns Emile once started stealing because his parents ( also shopkeepers ) had been killed as a result of arson .
Sister Caroline informs Max about a street gang that systematically frightens off old - established shopkeepers .
As Max learns Emile once started stealing because Max 's parents ( shopkeepers shopkeepers ) had been killed as a result of arson .
Sister Caroline informs Max about a street gang that systematically frightens off old - established shopkeepers .