1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,959 Celine! I thought We’d never see you again. 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:04,080 Here I am. 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,799 There's a skeleton under an uprooted tree. 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,399 The woman who found it is a homicide detective. 5 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,439 - They’re trying to mess with us. - Who? 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,879 Something’s going on. 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,079 Someone stole my shovel. 8 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,839 That means when your grandma died, if it's really her, 9 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,199 Can I do something to lighten your burden? 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,879 - What’s the horrible story? - Veronique Jolicoeur. 11 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,999 Celine’s cousin and best friend. 12 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,319 - Don’t you want to find her? - We won’t find her. 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,479 I want you to reopen Veronique Jolicoeur’s murder case. 14 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,079 - How much longer? - It’s almost done. 15 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:28,919 Just a little touch-up. 16 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,239 - Go and look at yourself. - Yeah? 17 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:40,679 - Oh my god! You’re awesome! - No, you’re awesome. 18 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,039 Okay, now put on your costume 19 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,359 and help me glue on my nose. 20 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,759 - Okay. - Wait! I have another accessory. 21 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:58,799 Take one and put it in your purse. 22 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,199 - A skeleton with a knife? - It’s Halloween. 23 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:11,359 Anything could happen. 24 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,239 - I asked you a question. - That’s the town hall. 25 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,319 The municipality lends us rooms for information sessions, training. 26 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,679 Celine doesn’t hate you for watching her cousin. 27 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,519 Watched? Had both eyes glued to her. 28 00:02:35,640 --> 00:02:37,399 You would have too, everyone did. 29 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,599 Veronique was somehow magical. 30 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,679 Celine pretended she didn’t mind not being noticed. 31 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,359 That’s not the only reason she’s mad at you. 32 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:46,959 It was at first. 33 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,359 But later on, it was because of a rumour. 34 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,159 - Apparently, evidence went missing. - What evidence? 35 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,359 It was just a rumour. I didn’t get rid of anything. 36 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,679 Still, she thinks I did. 37 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:04,199 But I wanted to nab the guy who killed Veronique as badly as she did. 38 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,519 - As badly as she did? I doubt - Just as badly. 39 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,239 THE WALL 40 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,039 It wouldn’t be the first time the boss skirted protocol. 41 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,679 But reopening the case needs a judge to sign off. 42 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,439 He knows some judges. 43 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,879 Who’d risk reopening a 35-year-old case with no new evidence? 44 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,799 - We have new evidence! - Really? 45 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,039 I thought I’d managed to bury it deep in my memory... 46 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,239 But it’s coming back. 47 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,479 But after all this time, isn’t your memory a little... fuzzy? 48 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,359 But it still feels like yesterday. 49 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,599 Okay, I believe you. 50 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,999 But reopening a case takes more than memories, it takes solid evidence. 51 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,199 How can I get evidence with no investigation? 52 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:27,919 I don’t know. 53 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,759 Weren’t you happier when it was all behind you? 54 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,959 You want to delve into it again? 55 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,839 I should’ve known coming here I’d have no choice. 56 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,999 I’ve been investigating homicides for years. 57 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,639 Years spent arresting murderers, yet I’m never satisfied. 58 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,759 - You think if you arrest her killer... - I owe it to her. 59 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:48,639 To try, at least. 60 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,399 Get up. I’ll drive you home, but we’ll talk more tomorrow. 61 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,519 Uncle? 62 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:27,199 Vero? 63 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,119 My poor baby! 64 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:37,599 Did you tell the police everything you know? 65 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,799 - You feel it too, right? - What? 66 00:05:40,280 --> 00:05:41,599 About Vero. 67 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,679 - That she’s dead? - No! We don’t know that. 68 00:05:46,840 --> 00:05:48,559 Not for sure. 69 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,639 You think so? 70 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:52,479 Yes. 71 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,359 The police will find her, you’ll see. 72 00:05:55,480 --> 00:06:00,279 Leopold asked me to come here to wait with you, just in case. 73 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,519 He’s out helping them look. 74 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,719 You should rest. Take a nice bath, okay? 75 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,239 Celine! 76 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,319 Do you think he’ll come? 77 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,639 Who? Your Morency? 78 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:41,919 His name’s Damien. 79 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,879 If our cousins saw you together, they’d cut off your Romeo’s head. 80 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,719 Damien! 81 00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:51,719 Hey, I know! 82 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,519 - Let’s do Macbeth. - No! 83 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:01,879 - Yes! - No, I suck! 84 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,959 Come on, just the beginning. For once, I’m in costume. 85 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,959 Where hast thou been, sister? 86 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,799 Killing swine. Sister, where thou? 87 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:25,119 A sailor’s wife had chestnuts in her lap, 88 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:27,839 “Give me,” quoth I. 89 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:33,039 “Aroint thee, witch!” the rump-fed ronyon cries. 90 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:38,199 Her husband’s to Aleppo gone. But in a sieve I’ll thither sail, 91 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:42,999 Though his bark cannot be lost, Yet it shall be tempest-toss’d. 92 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:46,799 The drum! 93 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,319 Already? You skipped tons of stuff. 94 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,719 A drum! Macbeth Morency doth come. 95 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:55,439 Damien? 96 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,039 All hail, Macbeth Morency, thou shalt be king hereafter! 97 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:03,319 Do you seek me, madam? Is so sweet a hope permitted me? 98 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,399 That’s cute. 99 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,999 What’s that? That’s not Macbeth. It’s not even Shakespeare. 100 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,279 It’s Corneille. No, Racine. I can’t remember. 101 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:16,559 Is Johnny... 102 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,519 Not exactly the best place to work. 103 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:35,559 Leopold Jolicoeur doesn’t want us to take his mother’s skeleton away. 104 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,639 They had trouble making him see reason. 105 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,159 The guy’s stubborn. 106 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,639 - Isn’t he in the hospital? - Yes, but he has his wits about him. 107 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,759 “Re-bury her and leave her alone” he said. 108 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,959 Yeah... But he might be right. 109 00:09:55,720 --> 00:10:00,599 The coroner’s on his way. But Forensics say he won’t get much. 110 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,839 - They found some clothing fibres. - Okay. 111 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:05,639 Some hairs. 112 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,639 Jolicoeur says he still has a lock of his mother’s hair. 113 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,879 Okay. It should be easy to formally identify her. 114 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,279 Yes, but aside from that... 115 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,039 And the ring 116 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:22,679 Nothing special. 117 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,439 A bit big for a woman’s finger, but not by much. 118 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:33,159 - There’s something engraved inside. - Yes, in Latin. 119 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,039 “The darkness has not overcome me. 120 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,759 I studied with the Jesuits. 121 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,559 “The darkness has not overcome me.” 122 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,039 No! Kevin, did you see? 123 00:11:18,680 --> 00:11:20,559 That’s how he knocks. 124 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:26,839 Celine! 125 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:31,639 I didn’t think you’d show up so soon. I have nothing prepared. 126 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,639 - I won’t be here long. - What a surprise. 127 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,399 Still just as lovely. 128 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:41,679 Emile, look. It’s Celine! 129 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,919 Your cousin who played with you when you were little. 130 00:11:45,560 --> 00:11:46,679 Hi, Emile. 131 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,679 Do you recognise me? 132 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:52,999 Emile! 133 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,519 You’re always happy to see photos of Celine. 134 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,159 Easy now, honey. You won. 135 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,319 At least have a cup of tea. 136 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,519 Go and get Celine a cup of tea, Kevin. 137 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:15,319 Thank you. 138 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,119 Emile has something for us to read. 139 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,119 “Your eyes are lode-stars; 140 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,599 “and your tongue’s sweet air 141 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,519 More tuneable than lark to shepherd’s ear.” 142 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,319 A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 143 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,199 From Emile to you. 144 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:38,679 Thanks, Emile. 145 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,079 I should tell you the real reason why I’m here. 146 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:47,719 We’re all ears, honey. 147 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:49,839 Last night in Uncle Leopold’s orchard 148 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,639 we found the skeleton of Marie-Therese Jolicoeur. 149 00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:54,839 Mum? 150 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,999 What on earth do you mean, you found her skeleton? 151 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:00,639 You okay? 152 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,039 What use are a ring and some Latin? 153 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:06,359 The crime occurred over 70 years ago. Usually, I just identify the body. 154 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,119 The apple tree and shovel are your job. 155 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,039 - It’s not a career-launching case. 156 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,279 But there might be a much more interesting investigation. 157 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,159 - A case they can’t give to Celine. - What? 158 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,119 - Not Veronique Jolicoeur. - I’m already here. 159 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,759 I just need to buy some time. 160 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:30,239 So, we’ll take a closer look at the monks and the shovel. 161 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,279 Still need the ring? 162 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:41,639 Okay. 163 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,399 Thanks. 164 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:56,159 Did you tell Father Sebastien? About the skeleton? I tried to. 165 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,479 I just went to see him, but he wasn’t in his office. 166 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:00,719 No? 167 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:05,399 I didn’t want to disturb him. He was going walking with a layperson. 168 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:06,879 - A layperson? - Yes. 169 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,519 He’s a good man to give them his time. 170 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,359 He calls them his “evangelical promenades”. 171 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,759 - But he doesn’t do that very often. - It’s true. 172 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:20,359 But lately, with some of them... 173 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,359 - Like Mr Dupuis? - No. 174 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,799 No, I meant Mr Morency. Damien Morency. 175 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,279 Yes, that’s it. He’s a bigshot. 176 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:33,239 It’s great to see a man like that with faith. 177 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,839 Yes, especially in a man like Damien Morency. 178 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,719 The skeleton was right here, caught in the roots. 179 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,999 I need to tell Father Sebastien right away. 180 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,359 Which way was he headed? 181 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:08,599 - For his walk with Damien Morency? - They took the lakeside path. 182 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,679 - They can’t have gone far. - Okay. 183 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,879 - I’m running out of patience, Seb. - Don’t call me that. 184 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,879 Especially here on abbey grounds. 185 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,239 I said I didn’t want to be disturbed. 186 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:59,639 The police? 187 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,239 What? 188 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,239 Hang on. I’ll be right there. 189 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,319 Tell them I’ll be there in 30 minutes. 190 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,239 What’s going on? 191 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,319 I’m sorry to announce it so abruptly. It was so unexpected. 192 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,319 It’s not your fault. We’ll be fine. 193 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,999 I’d like you to tell me about Marie-Therese one day. 194 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:32,199 Mother was young when she disappeared, and Uncle Leopold never talks about it. 195 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:34,559 Okay. 196 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:38,279 I’m a bit shaken right now, but tomorrow... 197 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,479 I’d be happy to tell you about Mum. 198 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,719 - I could come here. - No! 199 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:48,479 I mean, I want to see the apple tree with my own eyes. 200 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:51,799 See you tomorrow. 201 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,119 But come by whenever you like. It’s a big house. 202 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,159 All settled in at Leopold’s? 203 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,199 Yes, but I sleep next to Veronique’s room. 204 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,359 - It’s weird, but I’ll get used to it. - I understand. 205 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:08,439 But you mentioned your mother. How is Francoise? 206 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,599 To be honest, we haven’t spoken in 20 years. 207 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:15,799 I’m not surprised. 208 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:20,239 My sister has always looked for trouble wherever she goes. 209 00:17:20,360 --> 00:17:24,079 I haven’t been able to stomach her in a long time either. 210 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,759 I’m going to get Leopold from hospital. 211 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:30,399 Thanks for the tea. 212 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,119 “Good night, good night! 213 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,159 “Parting is such sweet sorrow, 214 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,439 “That I shall say good night till it be morrow.” 215 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,439 Romeo and Juliet. 216 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,679 - Does your cousin inspire you? - Good night in advance, Emile. 217 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:56,199 Emile! 218 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,279 What’s all this 219 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,679 about an apple tree and a hen’s head? 220 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,239 - What is it? - His car’s in the abbey parking lot. 221 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,839 - Damien’s? - Yes, that stuck-up Morency. 222 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,719 Yes, he’s always there. I don’t know what it means. 223 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,319 He must have a lot of sins to forgive. 224 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,319 Where are you going with this? 225 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:05,159 It wasn’t he who dug up Grandma in Uncle Leopold’s orchard! 226 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,599 A scumbag’s a scumbag, even if he drives a BMW. 227 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:14,159 Relax, okay? We can’t draw conclusions until... 228 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:16,879 What are you doing? 229 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,439 Serving him a little appetiser. 230 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:26,279 Jesus! Calm down, Simon. I’ll come by your place and we’ll discuss it. 231 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,159 You’re gonna come to my pigsty, big brother? 232 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,479 Well, well. 233 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,319 Tired of trailer life? You know what to do. 234 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:34,959 I’m not like you. 235 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,799 I want nothing to do with Mum and the cretin. 236 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:42,399 I have another call. Tonight, your place at 9 p.m. 237 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,239 Yes? No, hang on. 238 00:19:46,360 --> 00:19:47,679 Listen. 239 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,479 Start slowly from the beginning. 240 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:03,239 Hang on. 241 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:05,079 - Give me that. - I’m fine. 242 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,079 I asked you to come and help with the livestock. 243 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,479 Do I look like a lame goat? 244 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,719 A goat? No, just a stubborn old horse. 245 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,599 You must be a saint to put up with me. 246 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,239 That’s not what I said. And I’ll need your help too. 247 00:20:21,360 --> 00:20:23,879 Here we go. What do you want? 248 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,599 My tractor? My snowblower? My money? 249 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,479 All be yours soon anyway. 250 00:20:30,360 --> 00:20:31,559 Stop it! 251 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,399 Don’t worry, I won’t let this drag on. 252 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:41,359 You won’t have the privilege of changing my nappies. 253 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,919 My sisters are rich, and almost as old as me. 254 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:50,159 - Who else would I leave it all to? - I don’t know, Uncle. 255 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:53,519 Go and sit down. 256 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,079 I want it to stay in the family. 257 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:02,959 Exactly. 258 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,719 You’re a Jolicoeur inside and out. 259 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,999 Whether you like it or not. And Celine... 260 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:14,279 You’re all I have left of Vero. You understand? 261 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:22,199 It’s all in here. It’s all in order. Just open it and take a look. 262 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,759 - There’s no rush. - Tell me you’ll accept it. 263 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:30,439 If you don’t want the house, give it to your daughter and her kid. 264 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,559 Sophie take care of an orchard? She’s happy in Quebec City with her son. 265 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,919 What’s bothering you so much? 266 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,599 You know how your old uncle is. 267 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,799 Still alive, but barely breathing. 268 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,399 What do you need my help with? 269 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:54,879 What use could this old horse be, aside from croaking? 270 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,719 Since I got here... 271 00:21:58,200 --> 00:21:59,919 I’ve been remembering things. 272 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:04,639 Memories. 273 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:06,839 Good ones... 274 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,279 And bad ones. 275 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,199 Don’t go there, Celine. 276 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,119 I’d beg you on my knees if I could. 277 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,239 Don’t go there. 278 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,759 You won’t come back. 279 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,719 - Are they here? - Just got here. 280 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:59,719 Sorry to bother you. I thought Brother Isaac would have told you. 281 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,119 - Brother Isaac? - I guess he didn’t find you. 282 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,799 Antoinette Morency, how can I help you? 283 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,879 Got my twelfth! 284 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,519 Stop shooting. I’m calling about Brother Jacques. 285 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,159 Stop shooting, it’s about Brother Jacques. 286 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,919 Brother Jacques, Brother Jacques... Are you sleeping? 287 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:44,079 Stop it! 288 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,479 - Okay, I’m listening. - Later. 289 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,999 Start by getting changed and fetching me from the abbey. 290 00:23:50,120 --> 00:23:52,359 If I’m not there, wait in the car park. 291 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,879 - And call me a tow truck. - Okay. 292 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,319 Sure this is worth it? 293 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,599 This is the current abbot. 294 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,999 Father Sebastien. He got here when he was 20. 295 00:24:12,120 --> 00:24:14,879 He became the big boss in the late ’90s. 296 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,039 Not everyone was happy about it. 297 00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:22,079 What do you mean? There was competition for the post? 298 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,519 Yes. The abbey has a lot of sway around here. 299 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,279 Not just in terms of religion. 300 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,559 Politically? Economically? 301 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:34,639 All of it. 302 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,159 Hello, gentlemen. 303 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,199 Come with me. 304 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:51,039 Hello. 305 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,639 You’re Veronique Jolicoeur’ cousin, right? 306 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,279 You’re that rich Morency kid, right? 307 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:04,439 Mind if I sit with you? 308 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,119 Are you here for the summer? 309 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:24,759 I was. 310 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,559 Summer’s almost over. 311 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,119 -I saw you a few times in the village. 312 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,399 - When do you leave? - In two weeks. 313 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,639 Will you come back? 314 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,319 The occasional weekend. What’s it to you? 315 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:51,599 I’d like to hang out. 316 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,679 What are you listening to? 317 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:11,399 Corey Hart. 318 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,919 - Do you like him? - Yes. 319 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:24,159 All hail Macbeth Morency, thou shalt be king hereafter! 320 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,239 My condolences. 321 00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:38,679 Thanks. 322 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,999 It’s not like we just heard she’d died. 323 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,599 Still. At least now you know. 324 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:50,319 - We still don’t know what happened. - You, maybe. 325 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,479 But based on the state of my tyres, 326 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,559 there are a few Jolicoeurs who think they know. 327 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,799 So the Morencys aren’t involved? 328 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,679 I honestly don’t know. My father always swore 329 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,919 that my family had too much respect for your grandma to attack her. 330 00:28:06,360 --> 00:28:10,359 Attack her how exactly? I thought you didn’t know what happened. 331 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:13,959 I mean they wouldn’t have attacked her physically. 332 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:17,119 Don’t try to trap me. I know nothing about her death. 333 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:18,679 Honestly. I’d tell you. 334 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:24,319 My question was less about her death, more about her exhumation. 335 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:29,039 If you don’t know about the first, you can’t solve the second. 336 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:30,719 Obviously. 337 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:37,359 I never pictured you as a detective, but I see it suits you. 338 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,879 I see you can still see right through my game. 339 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,039 What was your game back then? 340 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,519 Had I known, I might have had a chance. 341 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,959 But the dice were loaded, right? 342 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,719 I haven’t seen you in 35 years. Must we talk in riddles? 343 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,079 I heard you got married. 344 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,679 I heard that sort of thing wouldn’t stop you. 345 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,759 It depends. It’s on a case-by-case basis. 346 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,239 Anyway, I’ve been separated for a month. 347 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:10,239 - You didn’t know? - No. 348 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:13,879 You’re pretty well-informed. 349 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,559 About you? Don’t tell me you’re surprised. 350 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:20,359 I have some questions for you. 351 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,479 Your uncle just came out. 352 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,639 He’s coming to get you. 353 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,759 Don’t let him catch you with a nasty Morency. 354 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:31,319 Good? 355 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:33,439 Tomorrow? 356 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:35,639 Okay. 357 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:44,799 The only two monks who are old enough 358 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:48,879 to remember the disappearance of Marie-Therese Jolicoeur 359 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,479 would be Father Albert and Father Gabriel. 360 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:53,959 Why “would be”? 361 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,639 Both were out of the country at the time. 362 00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:01,519 Father Albert in a monastery in Italy, and Father Gabriel in Germany, 363 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,399 if I remember correctly. 364 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,119 They came back here much later, in the 70s. 365 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:10,119 Someone knew where the body was buried. 366 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,919 That apple tree wasn’t uprooted by chance. 367 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,159 Why? What does that mean? 368 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:17,639 I don’t know. 369 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,559 A message? A warning? A threat? 370 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,719 Aimed at who? 371 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:26,919 At the time, the apple tree was on your grounds. 372 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:29,719 Why isn’t it anymore? 373 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:34,639 The Jolicoeurs have chipped away at it bit by bit, more every year... 374 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:36,959 It's in their genes. 375 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:39,119 Legally, after a certain time, 376 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,639 someone who continuously uses a plot of land becomes its owner. 377 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:45,599 And you just let them? 378 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:51,199 My predecessors thought it would be the lesser of two evils 379 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,559 to keep the peace with the Jolicoeurs. 380 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,799 I didn’t see the point of breaking with tradition. 381 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,959 - Are those chants in Latin? - Of course! 382 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:12,599 There’s an inscription inside. Does it mean anything to you? 383 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,719 “Tenebrae earn non comprehenderunt.” 384 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,679 It’s from the prologue to the Gospel according to John. 385 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,839 “The darkness has not overcome me.” 386 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,759 If you like. There are other possible translations. 387 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,759 - Rings a bell? - It’s a well-known verse. 388 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,879 Yesterday someone stole your shovel and dug up a corpse. 389 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,999 - Any idea who it could have been? 390 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,159 Look, I’ll tell everyone to contact you 391 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,599 if they have any information that could be of help. 392 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,079 That’s all I can do. 393 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,439 Thanks for your cooperation, Father. 394 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:59,879 You’re a busy man. We’ll see ourselves out. 395 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:12,999 - Something fishy there. - It’s normal he’s upset. 396 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,519 - You think he’s hiding something? - I’m not sure. 397 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,999 But he clearly doesn’t like us snooping. 398 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,759 I doubt it’s anything to do with old lady Jolicoeur’s murder. 399 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,159 And if it’s something else it’s not my business, right? 400 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,359 No, but if it’s not related to a homicide... 401 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,559 We’ll discuss it tomorrow. But give me the ring. 402 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:36,119 I should return it to the family. 403 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,199 Thanks. 404 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:46,159 No! No interview. And I wouldn’t come here 405 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,719 unless you want to look down the barrel of my 12-gauge. 406 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:53,199 - A reporter? - The second today and it’s not over. 407 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:57,319 She’s more than our mum and grandma. She’s iconic round here. 408 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:00,599 Her remains have been found. It’s a big deal. 409 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,359 - Can’t we leave the dead alone? 410 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,519 You knew it was risky inviting me here. 411 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:08,079 Right. 412 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:11,839 That’s your boyfriend, here to pick up Mum’s hair. 413 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,519 Thanks. We’ll take care of it. 414 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,239 We’ll return what we don’t need. 415 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,079 - You can keep all of it. - No! 416 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:33,519 Why do you have this? 417 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,399 One night, don’t know what got into her, 418 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,079 she cut off her hair with a knife. 419 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,839 She left no more than a couple of inches. 420 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,599 My sister Louise watched her, crying like a baby. 421 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:50,959 We each took a lock before Mum burned it in the stove. 422 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:56,239 The Collins house is impressive. I’d never been inside it. 423 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:02,239 The Collins were aristocrats 424 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:05,879 the trashy Jolicoeurs married for respectability? 425 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,759 Did Johnny tell you that? 426 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:11,039 That and much more. So it’s true. 427 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:14,199 When my cousin Kevin married Claire Collins, 428 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:18,279 Colonel Collins had to accept the families’ alliance. 429 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:22,519 - The Collins didn’t have much choice. - The Jolicoeurs paid their debts? 430 00:34:23,720 --> 00:34:26,399 They wrote them off, let’s say. 431 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,959 Think Kevin and Claire’s love was real. 432 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,799 Today they seemed a loving couple to me. 433 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:36,479 Tell me about your cousin Emile who’s a bit special. 434 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,319 - What of him? - Johnny says he can’t talk, 435 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:41,519 but he reads Shakespeare? 436 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:45,959 No, he can’t read. Emile has a photographic memory. 437 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:50,199 My cousin Veronique often took care of him, as did I. 438 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,519 Veronique longed to be a great actress. 439 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:56,639 As kids, she read plays to Emile, especially Shakespeare. 440 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:59,599 He’d sit next to her, and to memorise the lines, 441 00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:03,039 she’d run her finger under them while reciting them. 442 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,519 We realised that, in five seconds, 443 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:09,519 Emile could find whatever line in whatever play she’d read him. 444 00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:13,279 He associates groups of letters with sentences he’s heard? 445 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:15,519 That’s how he understands them. 446 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,999 But he can’t decipher a text he’s never heard? 447 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,679 No. We tried to teach him, but... 448 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:28,919 Hello, Auntie. 449 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:33,559 I couldn’t wait any longer. I want to see. 450 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,119 What are you doing here? 451 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,919 Couldn’t you have called me? She’s my mum too. 452 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:42,279 Simon came to see me in hospital. 453 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,719 It’s not my fault he didn’t tell you. 454 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:48,759 You could have called me out of simple politeness. 455 00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,319 It looks like a museum. 456 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,039 Hey, is this you? 457 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:06,639 You’re right. 458 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:09,719 To reopen a case, we need new evidence. 459 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:12,479 - Solid evidence. - Hang on. 460 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,759 Before that, tell me what you know. 461 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:20,359 It’s slowly coming back to me, but I can’t remember everything. 462 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:24,159 - Johnny said that it was you who... - Yes, it was. 463 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,359 Got anything to drink? 464 00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:53,479 Here. Here. 465 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:01,759 Are you already drunk? 466 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:08,559 What’s going on with you? 467 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:18,279 Oh, fuck! 468 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:20,559 A deer? 469 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:28,519 - No, this ain’t no deer, Kev. - Why do you have a gun? 470 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,719 - It’s hunting season, come on. - You can’t be serious. 471 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:34,159 Come on. 472 00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:47,839 The next day, I went back to the fire. 473 00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:51,279 I looked in Veronique’s purse to find cigarettes 474 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:53,919 and found the knife she’d given me. 475 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:55,839 I picked it up. 476 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:58,959 The fire was still smoking. 477 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:03,959 I bent down to light my cigarette, and that’s when... 478 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:25,759 In the fire, along with the mask, there was something else. 479 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:28,519 What? 480 00:40:07,720 --> 00:40:09,879 That’s where she was decapitated. 481 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:11,399 Yeah, right. 482 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:13,439 Her body was never found. 483 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:15,119 But in the monks’ sugar shack, 484 00:40:15,240 --> 00:40:17,479 there was blood everywhere. 485 00:40:18,240 --> 00:40:20,039 She was my dad’s cousin. 486 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:21,919 Her name was Veronique. 487 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:24,479 Fuck! 488 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:59,119 Subtitles © SBS Australia 2023