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You're up early.

I couldn't sleep.

How did you know Léa was struck with a brick?

I heard...

I heard Molina mention it on the phon when I went in to make a statement.

He must have been talking to forensics.

I'm sorry. I should have kept that detail to myself.

THE DISAPPEARANCE

EPISODE EIGHT

Julien?

- Hello. - I didn't hear you come in.

- Are you OK? - I'm fine. I've brought croissants.

Thank you.

It's going to be all right, you know.

You should sell the flat.

Living here without Léa is what's hard,

for both of you and for Zoé.

Yes, perhaps.

How is Zoé?

- Still having nightmares? - No, she's fine.

She never mentions it.

- Where is she? - Sleeping over at Louise's house.

I'm not sure it's a good idea. Louise repeats what her parents say.

- She's upset enough as it is. - It's Chris who's upsetting her.

Why do you say that? She's sweet to Zoé.

She's sweet to everyone. That's the problem.

It's as if she's going out of her way to be Léa No.2.

Hello?

Yes, everything's fine, Dad.

I'll call you later.

- Morning. - Morning.

Has any info been leaked in the Morel case?

No, apart from Julien Morel stealing the file.

I meant from in-house.

Most leaks to the press come from the source.

No information has left this office.

It's not in the press so why do you ask?

No reason.

- Morning. - Morning, sir.

I've been through Jenny's contact list again

and the only relevant numbers are Léa's and Romain's.

Nicolas was killed for being in the way.

He had found out something about Léa's and Jenny's killer.

We've been trying all along to connect Nicolas and Léa.

We need to look at Nicolas and Jenny.

Hello, Élodie. Can we have a word?

Sure.

If it's to ask when Nicolas' funeral it was three days ago.

And no one came.

It's not official yet but we know Nicolas didn't kill Léa.

We're going to need your help, Élodie

It's in here.

I've gathered together his belongings,

his paperwork.

I couldn't face throwing anything out.

I suppose you've looked through it?

Yes, I was looking for something that might clear his name,

or at least further the investigation into his death.

But I didn't find anything.

Do you know whose card this is?

No. I tried phoning but it seems the number is no longer in service.

That's Jenny's card.

"Monday, 11:30pm, station car park."

Is that Nicolas' handwriting?

No.

I think Thomas is right about the flat.

No, Julien will come back. I'm sure of it.

He just needs time, that's all.

He might not.

It may be impossible to stay together here or elsewhere.

But you love him.

Yes, but that's not enough. At least not any more.

I was with her when she bought this.

I was so sure I was being a super cool mum.

I was way off the mark.

Don't say that.

You were like any parent of any teenager, that's all.

I haven't even thanked you.

What for?

For everything.

For being there.

For everything.

I've got something to tell you. There will never be a good time.

Well? Go on. What is it?

I'm pregnant.

I met a guy.

A one or two-night stand, maybe more. Who knows? We'll see.

Either way, I'm keeping the child.

Well, that's great.

It's great.

I'm worried about you, that's all. You don't reply to my messages.

I miss you, Jean.

Everything will work out, I promise.

Just give me a bit more time.

Everything OK?

Who was that?

Corinne, a local shopkeeper.

She's got an interior design shop.

Dad, I'm not ten anymore.

Yes, well...

I saw how you looked at her.

You like her, don't you?

Yes.

But it's too late for me.

It's never too late.

That's it. I've found it.

It's an exact match for the scan of the card.

Look.

Is your brother here?

Get your things and come with us to the police statio

Why? What's wrong?

We need to ask him a few questions.

I'm going to the police station. I'll find out more there.

Wait, Dad. What about the restaurant?

Oh, yes.

Close it.

Just say...

I don't know. Say whatever you like.

But don't say anything to Chris.

Mr Morel, why didn't you tell us you knew Jenny?

Because... Because I didn't know her.

We have one of her business cards with your handwriting on it.

The handwriting tests were conclusive.

Where did you find that?

You're answering the questions.

OK, I went to see her from time to time in her van.

- Were you one of her clients? - Yes.

Not a regular one.

- I don't believe you. - Why not?

Are you shocked?

Why didn't you mention it when Jenny died?

- I didn't want Chris to find out. - It doesn't tie in with who you are.

The type of father you are, your relationship with Corinne.

Why don't you tell us what really happened?

When? Nothing happened. I don't know what you mean.

Is it to do with Léa? Is that it?

I'm sure you didn't intend for it to happen

and that your life has been hell ever since,

watching your brother grieving every day.

You can't sleep anymore.

You won't hold out for long. No one can.

Don't you want it to stop?

Julien Morel has just turned up, he's refusing to leave.

Let him stay as long as he likes.

- Pass on the message. - Right.

That night...

Chris did as I asked and phoned me

to tell me she was getting a taxi home.

So I rushed home to be there before she arrived and...

..as I passed the Tête d'Or,

I saw Romain's car pulling out

and Léa heading into the park on foot

It was late. I wasn't going to leave alone in the park at 4am.

I stopped.

I caught up with her.

She was livid with Romain and Chris. I didn't know about their affair.

I had never seen her like that. She was hysterical.

She must have been off her face on coke.

So I shook her to get her to calm down.

But she carried on and on.

I don't know what came over me. I lost the plot.

I hit her to get her to stop.

And she fell.

Why didn't you phone for an ambulance?

She had stopped breathing.

Léa.

Léa!

She was dead.

Oh, no.

This can't be happening.

I panicked and took her to Miribel.

Is that when Jenny saw you burying the body?

Yes.

She came to the restaurant one night at closing time.

She had seen me on the news with Julien.

Good evening.

She wanted money.

11:30pm, station car park.

And you got her to leave a message, pretending to be Léa.

I was scared the body would be found at Miribel.

I knew the phone call from the statio would halt the search in the park.

Daddy?

Daddy, it's Léa.

Daddy, if you're there, pick up.

Please pick up.

Daddy...

And then?

I had to move the body. The lake was right there.

It was the solution.

And Jenny?

She pestered me.

She had decided to leave Lyon but she wanted me to send her money.

She kept threatening me. It became untenable.

I realised I'd never be rid of her.

Then I came up with the idea of putting Léa's mobile in Jenny's ba

as a red herring.

And Nicolas?

Was it because he found out about Jenny?

He saw us together the night she came to the restaurant.

How did you know that?

The day you came to question us about Jenny's photo.

Have either of you seen this woman hanging round the neighbourhood?

No, I've never seen her before.

I saw Nicolas raise an eyebrow.

No, me neither.

He was surprised I had denied knowing her.

All day long...

..he watched me.

And the day of the funeral he lost the plot.

He was livid about not being with the family.

He'd been drinking and he threatened to tell Julien he'd seen me with Jenn

I need to talk to you, Julien. I have to tell you something.

- That's enough. - I need to talk to Julien.

- I need to talk to him. - I know.

Julien!

Wait, I need to speak to him.

- I must speak to Julien. - You can't stay.

Why are you doing this? I just want to speak to him.

I know. Just go home and we'll talk about this later.

- I'll be at home later. - OK, I'll see you later.

- Do you promise? - Absolutely.

- Everything will be fine. - I'll be in later, then.

And Nicolas became the ideal culprit.

I had no choice.

I KILLED LÉA

I thought it was finally over.

I'm going to talk to Julien Morel.

Come into my office.

Dad?

Everyone's looking for you, Dad.

What's going on?

Dad, you've got to talk to me. Tell me what's going on.

All I can think about is that...

..she didn't have time to get scared.

..before she died.

It was her uncle.

She knew him.

She didn't have time to get scared.

No fewer than six or seven arrests in a month

before catching the culprit.

It's been a rather haphazard investigation.

There is nothing haphazard about it whatsoever.

My team's relentless, rigorous approa is what led to Jean Morel's confessio

Chief Inspector Molina.

A good article is judged on its conte not on the number of lines.

The same goes for arrests in an investigation. Thank you.

Please, please.

Any more questions?

- I can't leave you in here. - Look at me, Chris.

Calm down and listen to me, OK?

- What am I going to do without you? - Calm down, please.

You'll cope.

Look at me.

I don't want you to talk about this ever again.

Not to anyone.

You must draw a line under it and move on.

And I don't want you coming here to see me again.

I'll refuse to see you if you come. I'll refuse to see you.

So you're going to leave now.

Julien and Flo will look after you.

I know you'll be all right because you'll be outside,

and that's what will give me the strength to carry on.

I'm asking you to do this for me. Otherwise it will be too hard.

And I love you, Chris,

more than anything in the world.

That's the only thing you must never forget.

- Are you taking your ski kit? - I don't know.

If you want to leave anything here, you can leave it in my wardrobe.

It won't bother me. I don't have many clothes.

But if you don't want that poster, I'll have it. It's great.

I love it.

Thomas?

It's fine. You can leave it.

OK.

- Are you OK? - Yes.

Come on, let's go and sit down.

- You sit there, Chris. - OK.

I saw that, you little nibbler!

It's cool that Léa's seat is no longer empty.

Do you realise what you're doing with Chris?

- What are you talking about? - Giving her Léa's things, her seat.

What are you hoping for?

- That she'll replace our daughter? - How can you say such a thing?

No one will ever replace Léa. I'm only trying to help Chris.

Well, I can't.

When I look at Chris, do you know what I see?

What are you doing? I'm all alone at the table.

I was just washing my hands. Come on, let's go back through.

I know what you see and I understand.

But it's not Chris' fault.

It's not her fault, Julien.

You've been doing some home improvements.

- Is red OK? - Perfect.

I've made paella, my mother's recipe.

You don't say!

- Hi. - Hello.

I hope you're hungry because he's made enough for six.

So I see.

The prisons are full of culprits who look innocent.

I'm not saying he's innocent.

But why was he so quick to confess? And in so much detail too.

- I don't know. - I'll go and watch a film in my room

To get us off his back.

Or to get us off someone else's back.

Yes, what if Jean's protecting someon

Are you going back to work? What about me?

- If you get bored, you can clear up. - Bye.

There's nothing in any of the stateme to exonerate Chris.

Chris could have killed Léa and Jean could have covered her track

We still need to work out why and to find proof.

We've come up with nothing so far.

Did the other earring turn up?

No, not on her or among her things.

- I've told you everything. - Not exactly.

That night Léa found Chris' earring in Romain's car.

A silver feather.

It hasn't been seen since, on her or among her things.

Do you remember taking it?

- It must have fallen somewhere. - No.

We searched thoroughly. It wasn't at Miribel or the Tête d'Or

- I don't know. - OK.

What did you do with the brick?

I must have chucked it away.

What difference does it make? I've confessed.

I've got nothing more to say.

That's pretty.

Wow!

Can I wear this to Louise's house?

If you're careful with it, yes.

Great.

- Where are you going? - Home, to get the rest of my things.

Can I wear this?

I know I'm being a nuisance but I'm only little.

- Go on, then. - Yes!

- See you later, sausage. - See you.

Are you sure you don't want me to tie your hair up?

No, Louise says it suits me better like this.

I see. Well, if Louise says so, it must be right.

- Bye. - Hey! Don't I get a kiss?

Oh, I see. Now I understand.

Where did you get those earrings?

- I found them. - Zoé!

They belong to Chris. I gave them to her.

She said I could wear them.

You can't keep pinching other people's things, OK?

And you're far too young to be wearing those.

- It's not fair. - Life's tough.

- Have a nice day anyway. - Louise!

- Audrey's lovely. I really like her. - So what's the problem?

It's weird. Whenever we get together, she seems really ill at ease.

- Well, you are her mother-in-law. - Please don't call me that.

It makes me feel 102. It's a nightmare.

We're going to be late. The facials are booked for 2pm.

- I don't know if I want to go. - It will do you good

to switch off and be pampered a bit.

Anyway, I'm not taking no for an answer.

Let me get this. You got the last one.

All right, then. Thank you. You're a sweetie.

Look what I caught Zoé wearing this morning.

I don't know what's got into her.

- They're not bad. - Yes, but not at her age.

What about at my age? Go on, tell me.

Yes, not bad. They really suit you.

You should get your ears pierced...

You've lost an earring, Chris.

So I have. I love these ones too.

It must be somewhere. We'll find it.

Will you help us find it, sweetie?

Tell me what happened or I'll put you in police custody.

Such a fuss over something so stupid.

She found an earring in my car.

- What's wrong? - Something's digging into my back.

Show me. What is it?

This is Chris' earring. What's it doing here?

It must have fallen off when I drove her home.

On the back seat? Don't lie to me!

When she was getting her things out. Christ, Léa!

Flo?

What's wrong?

I was just looking for a top.

You've got both earrings.

The one Léa found in Romain's car...

..was never found.

So if you've got it, that means...

Chris! Chris!

She's conscious but she's very weak.

Her injuries are life-threatening.

Your daughter wants to see you.

Mum.

Chris hurt me.

Mum.

We're listening.

Chris didn't mean for it to happen.

Léa was furious about Romain.

I think Chris...

..tried to explain.

Why are you here?

She really liked Romain.

- I saw you with Romain. - So you followed us?

Yes, you followed us. You really are pathetic.

Listen, Léa, I'm sorry. I was going to tell you.

Really? Do you think Romain loves you?

He couldn't give a shit about you.

Do you know what he calls you?

He calls you the clone. The clone!

Ah, there you go, putting on an act. Poor little Chris who lost her mummy.

Sad, sad, sad!

Why don't you just run to Mummy and get lost!

Oh, no!

Léa...

Léa wasn't breathing.

Chris didn't know what to do so...

..she phoned me.

What happened?

Have you phoned the emergency services?

Oh, no!

This can't be happening.

What have you done?

I've never told anyone this,

not even Julien.

It's my fault my wife died.

I fell asleep at the wheel.

I deprived Chris of a mother.

She had just turned 11.

I swore I'd do anything for her.

Please don't leave me on my own. I beg you.

I'm sorry.

Anything.

You must do as I say now.

Exactly as I say.

No matter what.

Are you OK?

No.

You owe me dinner.

I'm warning you, I'm a terrible cook.