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Oh, shit!

OK. On the Love Plateau?

I'll call Camille. See you there.

Thanks.

- Camille! - Yes?

- We have a corpse. - I'll call Marchal.

- He won't come this time. - Why?

His transfer was accepted.

It was, finally?

Yes. He'll be leaving us soon.

When did you find out?

I just did.

He'll be off Aveyron. Come on, Erwan is waiting.

Aveyron?

16, 17,

18, 19, and 20.

Good job.

- We've made progress. - Yes.

If we do this 3 times a week we'll be in top shape.

- Dad, are you with me? - Yes, of course.

Doesn't look like it.

I'm dead.

Well hurry up, you lazy bum.

- We have to go to school. - Right.

- Bye, dad. - Have a good day, kids.

Étienne Monnier, 32. Mountain guide.

He was guiding a hiking group.

Anything in his tent? A letter or something?

His backpack, wallet, a granola bar,

a Swiss knife, a novel. A classic backpack.

Go help Camille.

- I'll be right over. - OK.

Why did you hang yourself?

Huh...?

This is like a desert.

Well?

Since when am I no longer called to crime scenes?

You've been transferred.

But I'm leaving in a week.

A week to turn in all your pending reports

and pack is not much time.

Your talents are not suited to this case.

Suicides are easy.

- It's a murder. - Hey, I'm not in the mood.

He was choked before he was hanged.

Look at his neck. He has 2 marks.

The 1st one is horizontal. That's where they choked him.

The 2nd one is oblique.

That's where they hung him from...

after his death.

Therefore it's not a suicide but a murder.

Thanks, Marchal.

You're welcome, Chief.

I'll be happy to participate in this last mission.

- If you really want to... - Yes, I do.

Do our kids know you've been transferred?

I must ask you to remain at our disposal.

I don't understand why he did it.

- Did you know him? - I went with him to Tibet.

He was strong and optimistic.

Excuse me.

- Was a woman here last night? - Yes. His girlfriend, maybe.

- Her name is Estelle. - Estelle.

Did she meet you here?

Yes, for dinner.

Thanks a lot.

They all say the girl left after dinner last night.

Mr. Crosne. Chief Soler. Can I speak to you?

Hello.

- Are you the organizer? - That's right.

Since when was Mr. Monnier with you?

6 months.

OK. Did you ever notice anything strange?

No. Étienne was a good guy.

Serious, determined... He was never a problem.

The guys mentioned a girl, Estelle.

Estelle Delmas, his fiancée.

She was here last night. Did you know?

Oh no. She wasn't supposed to be here.

She had come to see Mr. Monnier.

I see.

Well, now...

Can I join the group?

Please, go ahead.

- Have a nice day. - Thanks.

Camille, try to reach Estelle Delmas.

If you can't reach her, launch a search call.

We must absolutely find her.

Thanks, Camille.

Did you know of any conflicts your son might have had?

No. Étienne was good. His problems were over.

What do you mean? Had he had problems before?

He has no criminal record.

Fortunately. But he had some difficult years.

He had lost everything, you know?

He lived in the streets.

He drank a lot during that period.

- When was this? - Until he was 25.

Nature saved him.

Estelle Delmas, his fiancée,

was with him last night, but we can't reach her.

Do you know where she might be?

- At the ruins. - What ruins?

At the Vendémian Chapel.

Estelle studies archeology.

Don't tell her what I told you.

She doesn't know Étienne was homeless and all.

Plus, she had a fight with her family over him.

Why?

The Delmas are rich people.

Winegrowers.

They didn't like my son,

so she made a choice and left her family.

She didn't even want her parents at the wedding.

Hello, Captain?

Hello. I'm looking for Estelle Delmas.

Yes.

Hello.

Paul Marchal, National Police. We need to talk.

Yes, of course.

When did you last see

your fiancé, Étienne Monnier?

Last night. Why?

- What time was it? - Tell me what's happening.

I'm sorry... He passed away.

What?

That's impossible. He was fine last night.

- What time was it? - 10:30, maybe 11 pm.

It must be a mistake.

No.

- Am I too early? - No, right on time.

- Was Marchal right? - Yes.

He was choked to death. A murder dressed as suicide.

- Time of death? - Between 12 and 1 am.

If you will allow me... I have one more thing to check.

So is Marchal really leaving?

So it seems, yes.

You can tell him that sucks.

Excuse me?

You don't have to pretend. Not with me.

What are you looking for?

This.

- A wedding ring. - It looks like one.

It's a woman's ring.

- Could he have swallowed it? - No.

It would've been in his esophagus.

It was put there post mortem.

The murderer put it down his throat.

She made him swallow his ring.

I can't believe his fiancée did it.

We don't know what happened between them. If he cheated

or no longer wanted to marry her, she might have lost it.

Her previous wedding was a failure, too.

I found she was going to marry years ago, but she didn't.

That's interesting.

Soler wants me to make this ring talk.

Well, how?

It's not engraved, but there's a hallmark.

- Oh, yes. - You see the carats here,

and then the emblem of the jeweler who made it.

It's a unique signature.

Will you do it? I'll go search their home.

OK.

I know this is a difficult moment for you,

but I must ask you a few questions.

OK.

Why did you go to the bivouac?

To meet Étienne.

I already told you.

Yes, but I don't understand.

1 hour and a half there, 1 hour and a half back...

Why so much effort? To eat sausages?

Why didn't you stay the night?

- Did you have a fight? - No.

We loved each other.

You still could have fought.

The other hikers said you two seemed tense.

Do I have to answer? This doesn't concern you.

This is a police investigation so everything concerns us.

National Police

Thanks.

A gift.

Monnier's laptop. But it has a password.

Since you're a hacker, maybe you can help.

The specialists would take a week with it.

Let's see what I can do.

How did things go at their place?

A very nice apartment downtown.

Just like your place.

Well decorated, tidy, impeccable.

With that slightly impersonal touch.

A fridge with organic food...

What do you have against organic?

Nothing. It's just twice as expensive.

Organic or not, look. I've unlocked it for you.

Yes! You're the best.

It's not too complicated. He uses passwords,

but they're useless.

- What are you looking for? - His Messenger.

Look at that.

Kilometers of conversation with one "Cathou34."

If he had met someone

3 weeks before his wedding, Estelle must have hated it.

How could she have lifted such a heavy body?

He was quite strong.

She got help or used a pulley, like in stone restoration.

- They'll like this. I'm off. - OK.

Karine Gujan, 32-years-old, drug rep,

better known online as Cathou34.

- Any idea who she is? - Yes.

So you knew he was in touch with this woman.

Yes. I saw some messages on his phone.

I was ashamed to mention it.

He was cheating on me.

My parents were right,

but I refused to listen.

Did you go up there to get an explanation?

Yes. I thought we could clear things up.

What happened up there?

We had dinner with his group.

I mentioned this to him when we were alone.

He denied everything, I got mad and we argued.

And you left just like that, in the middle of the night?

I had my car parked by the path.

It's an easy walk if you have good shoes and a flashlight.

Yes, maybe.

What I don't understand

is why you left so soon.

Can anyone confirm the time at which you got home?

No.

- Were your rings ready? - Yes.

- Where are they? - In my bed table drawer.

No they're not.

We searched your house and they're not there.

I don't understand.

Does this ring tell you anything?

Not really. Is it special?

What is it?

Right.

Miss Gujan.

Éric Vernet, National Police.

- Yes. What is it? - Mr. Monnier was murdered.

What happened?

He was murdered last night.

- Did you know him well? - No, not really.

But the conversations you had with him

were rather intimate.

Not really.

- Were you lovers? - Not at all.

- Étienne was engaged. - So?

We were just friends.

Why did he never mention you?

I have no idea.

Where were you last night?

I was...

I don't have to answer that. Leave me alone.

Captain.

You're being transferred to Aveyron?

That's not your thing. You're better on the field.

What do we have on Cathou34?

I went to see her.

I couldn't arrest her and she sent me away.

I'm looking into her life.

We have a wedding ring and 2 jealous women.

Yes. Estelle was being cheated on, Karine felt disappointed.

Neither of them has the profile of a murderer.

How can such a thin girl lift the body

of a guy weighing 80 kg?

- With a pulley. - Oh no.

Or they were accomplices.

To drive an object down the victim's throat

is too radical, too brutal.

It must have been a man.

- Wait. - What?

Karine Gujan has a boyfriend. Sylvain Perreux.

He was in the hiking group.

Sylvain Perreux.

As of today at 4:39 pm, you're under arrest

for the murder of Étienne Monnier,

occurred on November 22, 2016 in the Aumelas Commune.

You have the right to call a lawyer.

No need.

If you can't pay for one, the State will cover it.

It's not a matter of money. I don't want one.

Why does he refuse to be defended?

People get weird when they're arrested.

This is a typical show of pride.

So you know about these things.

He looks totally lost.

Yes, totally. Poor guy.

He goes camping with his girl's lover and won't react.

A real champion.

Appearances are deceiving.

Karine Gujan also refused to collaborate.

She's not hiding anything. She wants to protect him.

- Does she think he did it? - Probably.

- Call her in for tomorrow. - Really? Why?

Poker players always have a hidden trick, Vernet.

Let him marinate until tomorrow.

How is your packing going?

Why are you all so insistent on that?

Are you in a hurry for me to leave?

Sensitive subject, huh?

No...

What?

I'll tell the kids.

Tonight. That way you won't have to lie to them.

Great.

You had already told me, but that's good. Thanks.

OK, cool.

No... What is it?

It's nothing.

Nothing serious, anyway.

When are you leaving?

You'll be bored without me.

Oh yes, you'll be bored.

- So, when is it? - A week, 10 days.

Maybe I will feel strange not having you around.

Maybe. See you tomorrow.

See you.

I'll tell the kids tonight.

For sure.

Hi, dad.

How are you?

Where were you?

Our coach made us train hard today.

What is that?

It's my risotto.

- I don't like that. - But you will eat it.

- Where you going? - Shower.

Your sister has been in there for an hour. Alice, come out!

- What's wrong? - I don't know. He's stressed.

Listen, we have to talk.

Say something.

So it's an hour away from here?

What does that mean, exactly?

It means the end of shared custody. We'll stay with mom.

Technically, yes, but I'll keep visiting...

Why now, though?

We'll spend weekends together.

Did you request this transfer?

Yes.

No... Wait, Tom. Tom!

No, no... Alice...

let me explain, please. Come here.

Why do you want to leave?

I don't, it's just...

Your mom and I both have a strong character.

I was sure we wouldn't manage to work together.

Yes, but you're OK now.

Yes, we work relatively well together now.

So why are you leaving?

Because...

They weren't supposed to transfer me.

Why didn't you refuse?

It's complicated.

I know. You don't want to tell mom you like working with her.

No...

Your risotto is burning.

What?

Shit!

Don't blame yourself.

When we got here, they were mad at me for 3 days.

Oh, really? 3 days.

Don't be scared, but it will take much longer with you.

Maybe a week or 10 days.

I wanted them to help me pack my stuff.

I'm glad I can at least make you laugh.

I'm not laughing, I'm smiling.

A station in Aveyron is quite remote, Paul.

No, it'll be fine. I'll adapt.

I'm not so sure about that.

Thanks for calling.

- See you tomorrow. - See you, Paul.

- Good night. - Léa.

National Police

Can you explain to me why I'm here?

What's your relationship with Mr. Perreux?

He's my partner.

Did you know we've arrested him?

I can't believe this...

Did you know he was in that hiking group?

You were having an affair with Étienne, right?

- And Sylvain found out? - No, we were just friends.

But Sylvain is very jealous. Like crazy.

He thought Étienne was my lover.

He yelled at me about it.

When your colleague told me Étienne had been killed...

I got scared, so I didn't talk.

- What was it with Étienne? - I have an alcohol problem.

I went to a rehab center

and was able to cut the habit. It was great.

But I had a relapse.

I went back to the meetings

and Étienne was my tutor.

So he was helping you with your addiction?

He had been alcoholic.

Did he overcome it through the same center?

Yes. That was 3 years ago.

Why didn't you tell your boyfriend about it?

Sylvain knew, but he thought I had overcome that.

I didn't tell him about the relapse.

He would have never accepted a man as my tutor.

Do you think he did it?

- I've nothing more to say. - Well, I do.

Étienne Monnier was Karine's tutor at a rehab center.

She trusted him to help her stay afloat.

What an asshole!

She goes to buy bread and you're jealous of the baker.

It ruined my life. And I ruined hers.

Jealousy is an illness, you know?

Illnesses can be cured.

Why didn't you answer our questions yesterday?

Why don't you want a lawyer?

Are you aware of how you could end up here?

- We don't talk to cops. - I can see that.

An uncle on the run, a brother sentenced...

I understand. I have the same problem.

My cousin is a customs officer and my father is a cop, too.

OK.

After his girlfriend left,

I went to the bonfire to talk to him.

I told him everything.

He swore he and my girl were not involved.

Then he got a phone call and disappeared.

What time was it?

I don't know. Around 10:30, 11 pm.

It was his boss calling him

to ask how the hike was going.

Yes...

- You don't believe me? - No, I do.

That corresponds to Crosne's declarations

and to the victim's phone record.

- So? - That doesn't prove anything.

The jeweler recognized his hallmark.

A name?

It's the woman's ring for the wedding.

It was delivered in a case

to Estelle Delmas herself.

She signed and paid.

This young bride went

out the door and in through the window.

No, I'm wondering about you. You haven't been lucky.

Five years ago, you were going to marry

and your fiancé left you.

That's another story. Why bring it up?

3 weeks before your wedding to Étienne,

you find out he's cheating,

and you had sacrificed everything for him.

You felt humiliated and furious.

You have a motive, and unfortunately for you,

you have no alibi.

I did not kill him.

We found your wedding ring down his throat.

- That's monstrous. - It is.

Who could have done that?

Apart from you, we don't know.

And you haven't stopped lying to us.

We didn't find the ring case, so you had them.

I did take the case with me, and threw it in his face.

I told him I never wanted to see him again.

And I didn't. Do you understand?

Listen...

the woman Étienne exchanged messages with, Karine...

They were not lovers. - What?

Étienne was her tutor at a rehab center

for alcohol and drug addiction.

He was assisting her.

He had been an alcoholic. Did he never tell you?

No.

Well...

- We're at an impasse. - No concrete evidence,

no valid motive. We'll have to release all of them.

We'll start over from the beginning.

Do you know him?

He's the victim's boss. Monnier's boss.

Nature & Leisure, the hiking trip guy.

What? He was Étienne's boss?

- Yes. - Did you interrogate him?

We haven't had time...

Of course we did. He's signing his statement.

There's something fishy.

- What? - I know Mr. Crosne.

He used to come here every day, desperate.

Why?

His daughter was murdered. Something awful.

Tell me about it.

She was strangled near the highway.

The investigating detectives

never found the monster who did it.

- When was this? - A few years ago.

Ludivine. Ludivine Crosne.

She was 21 years old.

Wait, Paul...

The victim's last call was to him.

Crosne said it was to confirm the hikers were OK.

Maybe he asked him to meet him up there.

- Yes? - Can you check something

for me in the files?

Be discreet.

OK. What is it?

Ludivine Crosne's case.

November 2012, 4 years ago.

4 years ago, yes.

Check to see if the name Étienne Monnier appears.

Yes, it does.

I remember it well...

"Witness." A great dancer.

He was called in as a witness.

Monnier was at the crime scene when Ludivine was killed.

Damn.

- Do you think it could be...? - A coincidence? No way.

What do we do?

We can't arrest him. We have nothing on him.

Shit, damn, shit!

Miss Delmas,

do you know Mr. Crosne, Étienne's boss?

Well, a little bit.

How did they meet?

It's a nice story.

It all started with a car accident.

Nothing serious. Crosne crashed into us from behind.

They met again about the car, and became friends.

How did they end up working together?

Étienne needed a job, Mr. Crosne needed a guide,

so he hired him.

Étienne was very grateful to him.

He was like a father to him.

Why are you asking?

Estelle.

Please accept my sincere condolences.

I was a friend of Étienne's.

I just wanted to say...

he was an amazing person.

He helped me a lot. Just so you know.

You're Karine, right?

Yes.

Étienne showed me many pictures of you two.

He talked about you all the time.

He was so proud of you.

Why did he never tell me about his past?

I would have understood. Did he not trust me?

It has nothing to do with mistrust.

He did trust you, but he didn't want to disappoint you.

When you ask for a transfer,

you never get it at the best time.

But he could refuse.

That's more complicated.

No it's not.

Why don't you talk to him?

You know your father.

He hates others to decide for him.

I better not get involved.

This really makes no sense.

It's not easy, that's for sure.

What are you doing here?

I came back, since dad is leaving.

Can I still live here, or am I homeless now?

I'll think about it.

Speak of the devil...

Yes, Paul?

Guess how Crosne met Étienne.

I've no idea. Tell me.

He crashed into his car by chance, 6 months ago.

We have to go over Ludivine Crosne's case.

I'll be right there.

I'll just finish something here and be off.

Does your dad know?

What's for dinner?

Thomas, I...

Talk to your father first.

Did he talk to me first?

He's leaving in a week. Why didn't he say so before?

Don't get me involved.

Right. You're innocent.

Ma'am didn't do anything.

Remember you're his boss.

If he asked for a transfer

it's because he didn't like to have to obey you.

That's true.

It's all your fault. You ruined his work life.

Oh, I see.

So this is really all my fault.

It's your fault that we're dysfunctional.

"It's your fault that we're dysfunctional."

That's huge.

But it doesn't tell me what we're eating.

Sorry, it took me a bit long.

Thomas is at my place now.

OK.

I ordered pizza, if you want.

Your favorite: Smoked salmon.

- Really? - Oh yes.

Is this her?

Ludivine Crosne, died almost exactly 4 years ago.

- Were you on the case? - No.

It was too much for me.

Too much media coverage.

Chief Pavard was in charge.

I'm listening.

She disappeared

near a highway, coming out of a disco.

Her car broke down at 2:46 am.

She called her father to come tow her.

She was found strangled the next morning.

- Could she reach her father? - No.

He was out hiking. No phone line.

Crosne ran his company alone for 20 years.

He hired Monnier 6 months ago.

He appears as a witness in the girl's case.

He was at the same disco where Ludivine was.

Léa...

What are we looking for?

Are you lost?

Yes.

I need you.

Where should we start?

From the beginning.

Antoine!

I'm going to bed.

I'm coming!

So Ludivine had a boyfriend

who was present when she was killed.

But he didn't go home with her

because they had a fight.

That's what he declared during his testimony.

Then there was the car accident, not serious,

but Ludivine was alone in the dark.

Before her murderer.

Étienne Monnier declared he'd been outside

and that he'd seen Ludivine leave by herself.

That's when Maxime Rouvier became the No. 1 suspect.

Étienne was alcoholic and homeless at the time.

Not good company for Maxime.

Crosne must have thought they were accomplices.

He decides to avenge his daughter now,

and starts with Étienne.

Maxime Rouvier is next on his list.

He must call the prosecutor and run to Crosne's.

What time is it?

6:30.

It's too early.

Léa, I'll drive Alice and Thomas to school, OK?

I have to talk to them.

I didn't announce my transfer to them in the best way.

Of course.

- Can I drive you? - No, thanks.

Good morning, though.

Don't try to fix it by being nice.

I'm not, not at all.

I want to talk and explain things to you.

Explain that you don't care?

We already got that.

Alice, don't talk to me like that, OK?

- I love you. - Oh, so you love us.

Well you have a pretty weird way of showing it.

- Thomas... - You knew you were leaving.

Is that why you asked me to come live with you?

No, that's not it at all...

You criticize mom a lot, but you also hide things from us

and only think about yourself.

Have a nice day.

Right.

Check to see if there's a back door.

- Hello. - Lieutenant Lebellec.

Is Mr. Crosne here?

No.

- Where is he? - What happened?

We have to come inside.

Go ahead.

Can you explain?

Your husband might have killed Étienne Monnier.

Étienne? That's impossible.

- Lieutenant, there's no one. - Come with us.

That's impossible.

Antoine would never...

I thought...

we had put it behind us.

What do you mean?

The day Ludivine was buried, Antoine swore...

he would find her murderer.

And then...

this idea became an obsession.

His life revolved around that.

How did he do it? Did he hire a detective?

No.

He did it himself.

And, during all that time,

I tried to support him.

What about in the last months, since he hired Étienne?

That's what I don't get.

Antoine was doing much better.

I even thought...

it was all over, that he had turned the page.

On the contrary.

He had found his targets and was getting ready...

I'm sorry.

- So? - Soler is sure now.

Crosne emptied his accounts.

OK, Erwan told me Crosne cancelled all his hikes.

Did his wife suspect anything?

He's lied to her for months.

Soler had all the main roads blocked.

I'm sure he's hiding in the mountains.

Is anyone covering Rouvier?

He's the next victim.

Marchal is on it.

- Hello. - Captain Marchal.

- I'm looking for M. Rouvier. - He went to tow someone in.

- How long ago? - 30 minutes.

This is very urgent.

- I'll call him. - Yes, please. Thanks.

Should I leave him a message?

No. Do you have the last number that called?

Yes, of course.

Thanks.

This is Crosne.

Leave a message after the tone. Thanks.

Shit.

- Do you have the address? - Yes.

Thanks a lot.

Léa, Crosne contacted Rouvier pretending his car broke down.

- Where are you? - Between D49 and D12.

- See you there. - OK.

Paul, wait for us.

Crosne!

Crosne, stop!

Crosne!

Subtitles: ECLAIR V&A