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FOREST OF THE MISSING

What have you done?

- There's blood on you. - What do you want?

- Don't start! - Stop. Let me go.

- Don't start! - Let me go.

- Huh? - Please, let me go!

Ils this what you want? Here!

Shut up!

Let me go...

Please let me go!

Is this what you want? Shut up!

Let me go.

Here!

Leave her, Dad.

Leave her!

I eave her.

Stay out of it, Thomas.

You've set him against me.

Yes, you have.

No!

Mum!

Are you okay?

You'll be okay.

BLACK FOREST, GERMANY ONE YEAR LATER

The bastard.

Yeah.

You shouldn't feel bad.

You only did it to protect your mother.

That's the problem.

I didn't do it to protect her.

I did it because I really wanted him to die.

You did what you had to. The rest doesn't matter.

No, Iris. It makes a huge difference.

It's in me. I'm just like him.

No, stop! Stop.

You're back at work, Camille?

No. I'm here in an unofficial capacity.

Unofficial or personal?

I hope you know what you're doing.

I won't compromise the procedure.

It's not about the procedure. I’m worried about you.

You're close to the Montals. We don't know what we'll find.

Shall we go in?

Do you have the search warrant?

It'll come soon.

- No. Wait. - What for?

- The rubber stamp. - What for?

Without it the procedure is invalidated.

No arrest, no clues, no witnesses and no suspect.

It all collapses. That's how it works in France.

- We need to go In. - No. Yves...

What's she doing here?

- She's a witness. - Yeah?

- She knows the Montals. - You tell Birgit.

It's on you if it goes wrong.

Okay. Let's go.

Get back.

With me.

Okay.

Police!

Don't move.

I'll take upstairs.

Take the left.

Camille.

The kid's not just keen on basketball.

I've never seen Thomas wear that.

What about this?

I'm not that surprised.

Browning, Luger, Baikal. He was no ordinary hunter.

A collector.

They've been greased. Someone's maintaining them.

Look at these bullets.

They're recent.

So the father can't have got them.

Look.

You see? A .9mm Glock.

Not exactly a hunting weapon.

It's been fired recently.

There's no one In the house.

Hunters usually have favourite areas. Do you know Montal's?

I know Bertrand Montal often went to the Forest of Brumath.

We mean his son, Thomas.

When he disappeared,

the father had a hunting lodge in Germany near the border.

A remote part of the Black Forest.

Police!

Clear!

Clear!

He can’t be far.

He won't be keen to see us.

What is it?

Iris's scarf.

She's my daughter.

Iris!

Don't worry, Ms Hartmann.

She can't be far away.

On this side there's the Blauwasser.

And the motorway Is there.

We'll find her.

We'll bring in the dog squad, Ms Hartmann.

And we'll keep a watch on the site.

We're on it, Camille.

Come on!

- Yeah. - Iris, where are you?

- You're the police? - Where are you?

At home. Relax. What's the matter?

Okay, okay.

Is Thomas there?

- Mum! - Is Thomas there?

No, he's not. What's going on? You're worrying me.

Nothing. Do you know where he is? I need to talk to him.

Yeah, right.

It was the first time I went there.

My friends go a lot, but I can't.

It's not that, Iris.

- What did you do with Thomas? - Are you cops”? I'm not 12.

Answer.

We didn't do anything.

I don't care If you had sex.

You need 10 answer it you don't want 10 be questioned by the German police.

What's going on?

- Has Thomas got problems? - No, there's no problem with Thomas.

His dad is one of the Black Forest victims.

If you know anything you must tell us now.

What is it?

Iris, what do you know?

He didn't do anything, it wasn't his fault.

He couldn't help it.

What did he tell you?

Just that something weird happened the night his dad disappeared.

They had a fight.

And...

Thomas hit him here with a wrench.

But he's a good guy, I swear. He was defending his mum.

How many times did he hit him?

- What? - How many times?

Once, twice...?

His head? Back of his skull?

Just once, on the back of his head.

Once, back of head...

Then what happened?

Go easy...

You're scaring her.

Sorry, I...

I'm sure it wasn't his fault.

I'm just asking these questions to protect him.

Oh, yeah. You think he's guilty, don't you?

- We didn't say that. - You do think he's guilty.

What are you doing?

You stay here.

Watch Iris and let me know if you see Thomas.

And you just go oft?

Camille, wait.

- Walt. - I know cops.

I know how they think, their mistakes.

Do you realise how you spoke to her?

This Is serious! Thomas is in deep shit.

And so maybe Iris needs you? And Thomas too?

I had to know.

- Why? - For the case.

It's not your case and she's your child.

You don't understand. It's urgent we find Thomas.

She'll understand later.

LKA, CRIMINAL POLICE KARLSRUHE, GERMANY

Thanks for coming so quickly.

Isa Lang, our pathologist.

Hello...

I hope you've attended an autopsy before, Ms Hartmann.

The findings partly confirm your daughter's statement.

Will you be all right?

To explain, we need to take into account the different impacts.

Here and here are fractures of the bone.

And here, on the right brow,

is a fracture with a crescent-shaped depression.

IS a fracture with a crescent-shaped depression.

It doesn't explain the jaw fracture.

No. If he only hit him once, as your daughter says,

only the side of his face would be injured.

But the occiput, the brow bone and jawbone were damaged.

You mean he hit him several times?

We're saying that the son viciously attacked his father.

NO.

It's impossible.

- Hello, Ms Hartmann. - Hello.

Are you all right?

Yes, I needed some air.

I just got the ballistics report.

It was indeed a .9mm that killed the victims on the military base.

That's no proof. It's a common calibre.

We'll see. We're analysing the Glock at the Montals'.

If Thomas isn't involved, why would he run?

He was scared because of the drugs.

Yeah.

Thomas was at my house that night.

No one can be sure. Iris was asleep.

Your partner was at the hospital. We checked the register.

Someone must have been driving the car that drove into you.

It was Thomas and his mother is covering for him.

- Have you questioned Jeanne? - Yes. She wasn't helpful.

Let me try. I know her.

No, that's impossible.

- Ms Hartmann is only a witness. - Please.

She endured her husband's abuse for years to protect her son.

You'll never break her. She won't talk.

I can get her to talk.

The investigation continues into the bodies found in the Black Forest.

It Is a collaboration between German and French police.

In Germany, Jeanne Montal is being questioned by police.

Her husband, Bertrand Montal had a troubled past

Her husband, Bertrand Montal had a troubled past

and prior convictions for many acts of violence.

- Ms Montal! - Over here.

Ms Montal, any comment?

Jeanne!

Jeanne, over here/

What's going on?

Everything's okay.

They're interviewing her. They're just doing their job.

Is it because of what I said?

No, it's not because of you.

You've done nothing wrong.

- So it's because of Mum? - It's not because of anyone.

She's just helping the police.

Why's she getting involved?

Iris, you need to be ready to learn that Thomas might be involved.

You're doing it too.

You all want to condemn him.

NO.

I'm just saying you should be prepared.

You talk as if he's guilty.

He defended his mother, that's all.

What are you doing here, Camille?

I'm here to help you, Jeanne.

You don't seem to trust them, but I know you'll trust me.

We don’t want to entrap you or Thomas.

We just want to understand what happened.

Well...

That night Bertrand came home completely drunk.

You're talking to me.

I'm listening.

It was late, about 10 p.m.

I heard him park the car, but he didn't come in.

He stayed in the garage.

He was rummaging around, making noise, so I went to see.

And he had blood on his hands.

Was it his blood?

I thought so, but no.

It wasn’t his.

- Did you ask where he'd been? - Yes.

He didn't answer and told me to go. I asked again.

And then it started.

What? He hit you?

Yes.

He'd often hit me, but I thought he'd kill me this time.

That's when Thomas came”?

Yes. He tried to reason with him, but Bertrand was crazy.

So he picked up the wrench and hit him.

You mean Thomas hit his father.

Yes, on the back of his head.

How many times? Several?

No. Once on the back of the head.

And then he threw the wrench down and picked me up.

Then we came to your house.

And when you left,

was he still alive?

Yes. He was breathing.

What happened when you got back from hospital?

I saw his car was gone and so was he and...

And you've had no word from him?

No.

But...

look at the scans of your husband's fractures.

They are due to at least four successive violent impacts

just before being shot to death.

My son only hit him once.

Why didn't you tell Superintendent Mercier

and report your husband's disappearance that night?

When I got home, Bertrand and his car were gone.

I thought he was alive. I had nothing to report.

Okay for that night, but it's been a year.

It your son was defending you, why not tell the police?

The police? What police?

The ones who want reports not complaints?

Who say consider my family's reputation?

Who ask why I made my husband angry? Them?

Those police? How do you expect me to trust them?

I understand.

Is that why you went to the Hartmanns'?

Camille's always been there for me.

I trusted her, yes.

How long have you known the Hartmann's?

Franz.

Well...

Ms Hartmann, you are the last person who went to the Montals' that night.

And the bloodstains had been freshly cleaned just before the police arrived.

Are you serious?

Ry If you didn’t have amnesia,

you could allay our doubts right now.

Franz.

You see?

Ms Hartmann!

Ms Hartmann!

Ms Hartmann, wait.

I come as a witness, offer to cooperate, and become a suspect.

I had no idea what he was going to do.

But you must admit the amnesia raises questions.

Questions for you too, or you wouldn't be here.

It's not for me. It's for Jeanne and Thomas.

It's all related, as you know.

Franz put it badly, but he's right. The answers are in your head.

And the car that hit you...

I think It was Bertrand Montal's.

Where is it?

You went in hard.

Jeanne Montal wouldn't have said any more.

I tried something.

You really think she's involved?

Yes, no, maybe. But Erik seems to trust her.

- What about you? - I don't.

Amnesia isn't relevant to her involvement, but she remains a suspect.

Keep me informed.

Yeah. He reports to you, remember?

Erik IS a romantic.

Are you jealous?

Cautious.

Next time you attack a witness without warning, you're off the case.

You think your boss will okay that?

You really want to find out?

Camille Hartmann IS our best means to solve this.

Maybe, or to mess it up.

Maybe, or to mess it up.

We're avoiding hasty conclusions, aren't we?

The chassis number matches one of Bertrand Montal's cars.

Have you found any DNA?

There was a lot of blood in the rear.

We have two genetic profiles.

Those of Bertrand Montal and Gustav Kuhn.

Victims 10 and 11.

What's that in the front?

The driver was injured. Their head hit the windscreen.

A head injury, you say?

- Any DNA? - We have a partial result.

- Any DNA? - We have a partial result.

And?

The driver was not Thomas Montal.

How do you know?

It's a woman's DNA.

Why did she take so long to tell us where this car was?

Marc?

I'm not coming home tonight. I'll stay at Valentine's.

If I see Mum there, it'll all go off.

I promise I'll call tomorrow.

Night.

Thanks. I owe you for this.

- Are you sure about this? - Yes.

Bye.

Complete results take 24 hours.

But we’ll have an indication before.

A few hours as a suspect.

What's a few hours for a lifetime of innocence?

Okay, ready?

That's it.

There.

Why would I have driven that car?

To save your friend Jeanne? Or her son?

Because Bertrand Montal was a bastard?

That's a few reasons already.

And why wouldn't you make mistakes too”?

We'll know soon.

I know.

I know.

This is the military zone with the bodies.

This is the Montals'.

The only route in between is the A36 motorway.

The only route in between is the A36 motorway.

The tollbooths.

I'll call Mercier.

BLACK FOREST GERMANY

En route to Saarbrücken.

Thanks for coming.

If the car came through it must be recorded.

We just needed to know which car.

I'll handle the warrant.

You're lucky we keep the footage so long.

A few years ago we only had it for two months.

Here we are. 14 November 2021.

Here we are. 14 November 2021.

We're looking for a black ute, registration DL 992 YX.

Around 11 p.m.

That one.

The face Is unclear.

- Can you brighten the image? - I can try.

- Can you brighten the image? - I can try.

It's clearly from your side.

Our side?

Look at the badge. It's German, isn't it?

Yes, but it's not police.

It's a gamekeeper.

- Can you zoom in? - Yes.

I know her.

That's our gamekeeper.

Yes. We spoke to her on site.

Hanne Katz, right?

Indeed.

Hey, this is Iris's voicemail. I must be up to more interesting things, so call back.

Tschüss.

Iris, It's me. I have good news.

We know who did it. Thomas is innocent.

Ring me back.

It's not very sensible to wander in the forest on your own.

Especially when a criminal's hiding out.

Thomas isn't a criminal.

Is that who you're looking for?

Do your parents know you're here?

Yes... Yes.

Come on, I'll help you.

So...

We've got some info.

11 May 1998.

Hanne Katz filed a complaint of gang rape at a Strasbourg bar.

She accused a rowing team after a competition.

11 May 19987 That's more than 20 years ago.

No charges were laid but we have three names.

Rodolphe Assoun, Hermann Kessel and Klaus Mach.

And listen. Assoun and Kessel have both disappeared.

One in 2018, the other in 2020. Vanished.

Until now.

You think they're victims?

Prima facie, yes.

We'll need their relatives to compare DNA.

I'm on it. But they've moved, so it will take a bit longer.

I'll see if Judge Hartmann knows the names.

Okay. Meantime, could you get Klaus Mach"s address?

I'm on It.

We've searched Hanne Katz's house.

No one was home, but there was a Glock .9mm case.

She put the gun at the Montals' to cover her tracks.

Possible. There was also a sophisticated monitoring system.

She hears reports and cleans up ahead of us.

That's how Bertrand Montal disappeared. She went and picked him up.

My phone has no signal.

This valley's a dead zone.

It's nice of you to help me find him.

It's my job.

You think we can?

I know the forest inside out.

You just have to know where to look.

Is that him?

Did you think we were just roaming?

We owe you an apology, Ms Hartmann.

Both my colleague and I.

Hanne Katz killed Bertrand Montal, not Thomas.

I don't see why she would kill Bertrand. He didn't rape her.

No, but he abused his wife, prostitutes.

She punishes men who are violent to women.

There's still one on the list.

Klaus Mach.

The cops know you're innocent.

- Who's she? - She helped us.

Come on, kids. Hurry up.

Your parents will be worrying. Come on.

Put these on.

Pull them tight.

- I won't say It twice. - Okay.

Do it.

No signal.

What are you doing? It's 4 a.m.

I'm not sleepy.

So you wake the whole house?

Iris is at Valentine's, right?

Yes.

Sorry. Will you help me?

In that green file, look for Assoun. With an A.

What are you playing at?

You're meant to be resting. That's what...

You're off in the forest, out on the motorway,

then in the morgue...

All that to clear yourself of I don't know what crime.

And now Thomas has gone off.

What do we tell Iris if he doesn't come back?

You're exaggerating. I cleared his name.

I'm helping the police to find a criminal,

to solve the case of the decade.

Very good...

Great.

But it seems like you're only doing this for yourself,

only thinking of yourself, and we...

We don’t exist, no one cares about us.

You shouldn't even have those. How do you explain that in court?

Stop lecturing me.

I'm doing it to help victims' families get closure.

I'm doing it for the community.

So that people can sleep in peace.

I'm doing it for me, yes.

I'm doing it for me.

Is that so terrible?

No.

KARLSRUHE GERMANY

- Yes? - Franz.

I have Klaus Mach's address. Can I pick you up?

- Send it. I'll be there. - Okay, I will.

I have to go.

Here.

We didn't even screw.

I knew I'd seen those names somewhere.

Rodolphe Assoun went missing on 9 May 2020.

I was investigating disappearances at the border.

Hanne Katz agreed to talk to me as a witness.

Thanks for this.

Thanks for this.

But you've never seen these files.

But you've never seen these files.

If anyone asks, I told you from memory.

If anyone asks, I told you from memory.

- Okay? - Yes, of course.

- Okay? - Yes, of course.

So...

190 cm tall.

Left humerus fractured, advanced lumbar arthrosis.

Body number six matches Rodolphe Assoun's medical profile.

And Hermann Kessel...

Advanced hallux valgus,

thoracolumbar scoliosis.

Yeah. He's number seven.

It's them.

Or looks like them.

She killed them all.

You were already on the trail of the Black Forest killer.

It looks we'll solve several cases, Judge.

KARLSRUHE GERMANY

- Gentlemen? - Mr Mach? Klaus Mach?

- Commander Erik Maes, Federal Police.

Captain Franz Agerland.

Federal police for a broken window?

Sorry?

This is about the recent break-in attempt?

More or less.

May we come In and you can fill us in?

Come in.

The alarm went off.

I grabbed my SIG Sauer and went to see what was happening.

You have a gun here?

I'm a jeweller.

You know how many of us have been robbed recently?

These idiots think we keep jewels at home.

I have a gun permit.

- Did you fire? - No.

When I got there he'd gone.

He just broke the casement.

Did you see the offender?

- No. - You said “he”.

Can you be sure it was a man?

Well... I guessed it was a man, statistically.

Yes, true.

Did our colleagues test the window?

Are you joking?

This is the state police. You know them.

It's a wonder they came.

Thank you, Mr Mach.

I'd like you to come with us.

Why? I've told you all I know.

Just some details to sort.

- Can't this wait? I have clients. - No.

We're going now.

I don't understand.

What exactly am I accused of?

In Strasbourg on 9 May 1998, you and your rowing team

were celebrating winning the Rudern challenge in a bar in La Wantzenau.

Do you remember?

Not at all.

Two days later, a woman filed a complaint against you and your mates.

A complaint for rape.

Gang rape.

Are you serious?

Do I look like I'm joking, Mr Mach?

This complaint was made by a Ms Hanne Katz.

This might refresh your memory.

This business was looked into. And it wasn't a rape.

Really? What was it?

I remember now.

We were celebrating our win. We were proud.

Exhausted, but proud.

We were drunk too. We'd won the cup.

MAY 1998

I remember her.

She was on her own.

She was making eyes at us.

She was making eyes at us.

We were quite successful then. We were young and fit.

She came and sat with us.

She liked Rodolphe Assoun in particular.

We offered her a beer. She flirted with Rodolphe.

Then they star fed kissing.

And then they both went into the toilets.

Hey! What are you doing?

I don't want to hang out with you.

Let me go.

Then?

That's it.

Hermann, Rodolphe and I were young, she was too.

It was just life.

Rodolphe, come on.

What are you doing? No!

And you? You weren't involved?

Me? No. I had a girlfriend at the time.

Then why did she try to kill you?

You're the one saying she tried to kill me.

We tested the prints on your window.

They belong to Hanne Kaltz.

Anyway, the girl was crazy.

We also have a witness statement.

Hanne Katz was indeed raped, by several men.

This was 20 years ago. There's a statute of limitations.

Your accomplices, Rodolphe and Hermann, were found dead.

Killed by a bullet in the neck.

You're the only survivor.

Next on the list.

So, yes, you're free, Mr Mach.

But so is Hanne.

Believe me, if she found you once, she'll find you again.

There's no statute of limitations on revenge.

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