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Don't touch me!

Ah! No! No!

(Music)

Here. You lost this in the garden.

You can't just barge into my house in the middle of the night,

and threaten David!

I know it's been hard since Jacques died,

but I can't take it anymore.

You slept with David Wilcker?

You're such a pain in the ass!

Leave us alone! Shit!

Dirty face.

Dirty night.

I messed up again.

Ironic, isn't it, that I should be treading the hall of lost steps?

Who's the victim?

Antoine Marceau, 60, family court judge,

no family, exemplary in his work.

He was taken by a hallucinatory delirium.

We're here about a guy who's been having delusional episodes?

He was calm and sane.

What happened was suspicious.

Yes, and what did he see?

Monsters trying to kill him.

Did they succeed?

He was shot by a colleague after trying to strangle him.

Self-defense.

Is delirium contagious?

Pupils are dilated.

Is he on drugs?

I have a positive reaction to lysergic acid diethylamide,

- also known as... - LSD.

The most powerful hallucinogen, reputed to open the doors of perception.

And for him, the gates of hell.

A judge going on a very bad trip before his morning hearings?

What does LSD taste like?

Could it have been ingested without him knowing?

If we were careful to hide the metallic bitterness,

yes, it's possible.

We have a textbook case: a double homicide for the same victim.

Poisoned, then shot.

To be verified, but given the level of LSD, he would have ended up committing suicide.

If there's a poisoner, he's the only real criminal.

I'm sending this to the lab.

Calissons d'Aix, macaroons, cakes from the Rollin farm, organic.

Gluttony is a bad habit.

A cardinal sin.

Who would want to kill a judge in open court?

All divorced couples who feel wronged.

Poisoning the poisoner has its charm.

Is that all?

Yes.

A little quiet, please.

What are we doing here?

What's up?

The courthouse has been sealed off by the police.

following the brutal death of Judge Marceau.

What do we have to do with this?

It's probably a criminal act and you were all in his day planner.

Are we accused?

No, it's a formality.

We won't miss him!

Yes!

Always in a hurry, never listening.

As if he had to do numbers.

It's always the same people! That's us!

We expected Marceau to be fair,

to do his job from the heart,

not with the Family Code under his arm.

What's your beef with Judge Marceau, mademoiselle...?

Juliette Horlat.

He put my daughter in foster care,

because I'm a single mother.

What about you?

Ah, me...

I'm Captain Cain.

I'm investigating the death of Judge Marceau.

We have a problem.

We were picking up our grandson, Theo.

He's with our son-in-law, Cédric Rollin.

Rollin, the famous Rollin farm, the organic cake specialists?

We can't reach him.

He's the one.

He had an audience with Marceau about Theo.

Theo's mother, Laetitia, died a year ago.

We had absolute custody of Theo.

Cedric couldn't take it?

That's understandable.

Theo needs us.

We have all our love for him.

We can't do it for Laetitia anymore.

Cédric has his box to run and he's alone.

How do you raise Theo on your own?

He defends fathers' rights.

Known for his outbursts.

I mean, isn't killing a judge and then kidnapping his kid a bit much?

He's already handcuffed himself to a banister.

He has no limits.

Cédric Rollin.

This is our first suspect.

He saw the judge this morning before he had his meltdown.

Is he registered?

He's an environmental activist with a criminal record.

And since COP21, he's been on the S list.

The public prosecutor's office supports us, we're going to issue an abduction alert.

You don't take any initiative without consulting me.

The boy is seven years old.

Yes?

Yes, Mr. Prosecutor.

Captain Cain?

Yes.

Judge Claire Joumard.

- Are you handling the case? - Yes, we are.

Can we talk?

I'll take Judge Marceau's files.

I was assisting him on some of them.

So, if you need any help...

don't hesitate.

He seemed unloved.

He was a stickler for the Code.

We didn't always agree, but he carried out his mission with integrity.

So he was very legalistic.

What about you? Are you more of a humanist?

For me, a judge has to evolve with society.

Do you know the Rollin case?

A father in turmoil, rather to the point.

Is he your suspect?

Apparently so. He disappeared with his kid.

But I don't trust appearances.

Cedric was very upset with Marceau, but that didn't mean he had to kill him...

A father can go very far for his child.

A second ago, you were suggesting that Cedric was innocent,

and now you're saying the opposite.

Yes, I'm the man of all contradictions.

You get used to it.

Excuse me.

There's our fugitive.

Where's the RAID?

He really looks like a dangerous criminal.

Spare me your sarcasm.

I'll handle this my way.

A week as head of the SRPJ, it's no joke.

We're talking about a seven-year-old.

And I've got the D.A. on my ass.

Where's he going?

He's not going to make friends with my suspect?

Nobody moves.

To me, to me!

Shit, he's spotted us.

Here we go!

Cain, leave the field of operations!

Cut the engine!

No!

No! Daddy!

I'll call you back.

Dad!

Don't worry, Dad.

Grandma and Grandpa will take good care of you.

OK?

Go.

I had no choice.

Courage.

How do you cope with all this drama?

Same as you, I guess.

I don't judge.

You, you accept to judge

and lives fall apart, families are torn apart,

the future of children who choose nothing.

It's not easy every day, but we try to be fair.

How well do you know Cedril Rollin?

I met him on another case.

You seemed more intimate.

His case touches me.

Marceau and I wanted to help him.

You couldn't think of anything better than taking her son away from her?

There was no other way.

Cedric is not Theo's biological father.

He is in the process of adopting him,

but when his wife died, it wasn't done yet

and the grandparents stepped into the breach.

Love has nothing to do with blood ties.

He's the one who raised him, isn't he?

Judges are like policemen, they enforce the law.

Will Rollin ever have any rights to his son?

The case is in my hands now.

Maybe I'll find a solution.

A judge ready to save the widower and the orphan.

I raised Theo, I'm his legitimate father!

That doesn't justify kidnapping.

Marceau wanted to separate us.

Is that why you offered him cakes?

Would I have killed Marceau?

You're the last one he received.

And you have a criminal record.

A rebellious father who doesn't let himself be crushed by the steamroller of justice,

he's a perfect suspect, isn't he?

More than perfect.

The operating mode matches your profile:

anti-globalization, non-conformist, non-violent.

Cupcakes...

Does having convictions make me a criminal?

Don't you miss the field too much?

The trickiest part is...

is to channel Cain.

And protect him.

Finally, for investigations.

For that, Moretti was a maestro.

I doubt I could be as effective as he was.

He trusted you.

He chose you for that.

Yes, to be Cain's partner and put up with his bad temper.

Not to be his boss and control him.

Why did you take the job?

Moretti would have wanted it.

I must admit to a certain sympathy for Cédric Rollin.

He's an idealist.

They're getting scarce.

This man had a grudge against Judge Marceau.

The prosecutor will be pleased.

Since when do we care about the prosecutor's opinion?

We don't have anything concrete against Rollin yet.

And since when do you need something concrete?

We keep it warm.

This is the autopsy report:

Marceau was poisoned with Rollin cakes.

What if we kept this information confidential?

For the time being.

No word to Tina.

Oh no, we can't do that to Lucie, it would be disloyal.

It's out of loyalty to her that I'm asking you.

To keep her out of trouble.

Lucie will have to pass on the information to the prosecutor.

and Cedric will be indicted.

If everything points to him, it's normal that he should be referred to the public prosecutor.

Exactly, everything points to him.

And I want to dig.

Talk to Commandant Delambre.

You know how to get what you want from her.

I'd put her on the spot.

You know me, I tend to go off the rails.

Do you want her to pay for my indiscretions?

Now we're in the orchard.

This is the end of the tomato crop.

and over there, eggplants.

Figs are from here.

Would you like a taste?

Aren't these the famous organic cakes that make these places so prestigious?

With that je-ne-sais-quoi that makes life seem rosy?

Do you work here?

Yes, and I live there.

I needed a job and a roof over my head.

Cédric Rollin provided both.

Why did you put him in jail?

You're going to miss him, aren't you?

You met in a courthouse and got close.

How close?

You're extrapolating.

You flatter me.

Well, what about you two?

We were going through the same ordeal with the judge.

We understood each other.

He was looking for a salesgirl,

and he had room for me after his wife died.

It's been a year.

Do you live here?

Yes, with my daughter, when she's here.

There's the store, and all around it, the organic crops.

All on site.

It's an exchange of courtesies.

A sharing of good feelings and kindness.

Do you miss it?

I'm curious about this coincidence.

What makes Cedric suspicious also applies to you.

Except that my case was successful.

I'm going to get Lea back for good, it's just a matter of days.

Marceau's death is just delaying things.

Why had he summoned you?

I don't know and I'll never know.

That's fine.

We're never apart.

Organic fan?

No, fan of happy endings.

Thanks for being here.

I see you have better relations with your clients.

than Judge Marceau.

I don't handle Juliette's case.

I'm supporting her with the social worker.

It turns out that her daughter's final custody depends on it.

A real fairy tale.

Where's the wicked witch?

No faith in human nature, Captain?

On the contrary, I'm on my knees before your devotion and generosity.

Listen, I practice my profession altruistically.

Can you understand that?

For me, altruism is the disguised face of narcissism.

We often give in order to receive.

What do you expect in return?

I'll leave you to your nihilism.

We've got work to do.

We'll see you later.

I've finished going through Marceau's files and we've...

A new suspect.

That's what I came to explain to the captain.

You went through my files and you're bragging?

Stop being paranoid.

We've come to the same conclusion. We're a team.

Interesting little number.

Tension in other people's homes, that's a relief.

Now, who's that?

Someone with a record for drug use.

LSD?

Among others.

She lives and works at the Rollin farm.

Juliette Horlat.

The ideal suspect.

Too ideal.

You don't think Cedric is guilty, and neither does Juliette.

What are you looking for?

I've found it.

Claire Joumard.

I see her too often.

Are you asking me to investigate the judge?

Yes, I am.

How about the president of the court while you're at it?

Come on, then!

Don't do that again!

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to offend you. It won't happen again, sorry.

Check.

You're asking Borel to investigate Joumard when we already have two suspects?

We have no evidence against Juliette Horlat.

How about her fingerprints on the murder weapon?

They were on the wrapping of the cake that poisoned Marceau.

Oh, shit!

A cake from Rollin's, which you didn't tell me about.

I plead guilty.

I did it to protect you from the ugly duckling on wheels.

I don't need protection.

I just need us to keep trusting each other.

I like your idealism,

but sooner or later, you'll be caught between a rock and a hard place.

I'm handling my new duties perfectly! Don't complicate things.

Ouch.

Verdict?

Go get Juliette!

You've got a reprieve.

Thank you, Your Honour.

I'll give it to you.

Do you love me?

Yes, very much.

Very good.

Everything's going to be fine.

We're going to be very happy soon, you and I.

I'm giving you a favorable opinion with a period of probation.

In the meantime, you mustn't do anything stupid.

Sir, you are...?

Dad.

No, just kidding.

Captain Cain, I'm investigating the murder of Judge Marceau.

I've come for Juliette.

Is Juliette involved?

No.

No.

I want to hear him as a witness to further my investigation.

Don't worry, I've been heard too. It's a formality.

What about Léa?

I'll look after her until you get back.

I'll take care of her until you get back.

You are both suspected of having caused the judge's death.

I thought I was summoned as a witness.

Why would I do that? I'm getting out of it.

I think she's right.

Why would she do that?

I appealed the judge's decision.

Why would I destroy all my hopes of regaining custody of my son?

That makes sense.

Two of you could have come up with this plan to take revenge on this iniquitous justice.

Yes.

The two of you blur the lines.

You dilute the risks.

One gets the LSD, the other adds it to the recipe.

One offers the cake to the judge,

and the other diverts attention by kidnapping her son.

No one has been poisoned.

Are they as twisted as we are to come up with a plan like this?

Let's see...

What if someone had forced you to poison the judge,

in exchange for custody of the kids?

Who's that?

- Claire? - No!

No.

Who would accuse a judge of murder when two justiciables like you,

known to the court, would make more presentable culprits?

We'll stop here.

Claire would never do that!

She saved me,

and even advised me to get closer to Cedric

to find a place to live and a job.

What are you talking about?

We bumped into each other in court, you looked confused, vulnerable.

It touched me. I wanted to help you.

Don't you remember that?

Yes, I remember.

It was staged.

I thought we were friends.

Claire told me not to talk about it.

You're right, let's let them explain.

But no fighting.

We're watching.

It's an obsession!

I beg your pardon?

Claire Joumard.

I'm going to end up out of position!

Between a rock and a hard place.

Enough is enough!

Do you see how well we're getting along?

Soaring.

If you were in the field with me, you would have seen this judge

and her angelic air.

You would have doubts too.

I'm not in the field anymore!

Claire Joumard is playing a sick game.

And her air of dripping kindness makes me uncomfortable.

She's not clean.

What's not neat is when other people's kindness makes you uncomfortable.

You've got to be kidding yourself.

Since you left, everything's gone to hell.

Everything's a mess.

Wilcker, Gaëlle...

And Lucie.

She does the job well, don't worry.

But everything has become complicated with her.

We can't get along anymore.

To trust each other, even.

You've got to help me, Jacques.

I've got a bad feeling about Lucie...

Yes, I can lose everything now.

I've had a visit from Maître Julliard.

The most feared lawyer in the region.

What did he want?

He says Juliette's fingerprints aren't proof.

He demands that she be released, otherwise he'll go to the prosecutor.

What do we do then?

Moretti wouldn't give in to pressure from a lawyer,

however reputable.

I think she's innocent.

I know what I have to do.

We're releasing Juliette.

Sometimes I really want to wring her neck.

How did you keep it together?

Between satisfying the prosecutor, the men to support,

victims to reassure and Cain who...

Yes, I know, I'm not always easy,

but there's a distance between us.

He doesn't trust me anymore.

Why did you do this to us?

I have a grudge against you.

I'm really mad at you!

You questioned Juliette as a suspect, not as a witness!

What are you playing at?

News travels fast.

Who told you?

Where's Juliette?

She's been released.

I'm responsible for a child. What do I get out of this?

That he can be trusted?

Do you know Claire Joumard?

Why would a judge take a liking to a litigant and her daughter?

She's a human being, like you and me,

with his feelings, his pains, his obsessions.

Obsessions?

I'm not judging anyone.

What's important is that the child is well cared for.

And Claire will always be there for Lea.

How's that?

Don't you know?

You don't know?

A few weeks ago, Juliette officially appointed Claire

as Lea's legal guardian, in case anything should happen.

Tina! We're off to Juliette Horlat's.

Overdose.

Where's the little one?

Probably at school.

(Music)

Juliette was going to make it!

You drove her to suicide!

I hope it haunts your nights!

I'm going to spend my days and nights proving

that you caused Marceau's death, and Juliette's.

Why would I do that?

To get Lea.

I won't let you.

I'm her guardian, by Juliette's decision.

You can't do anything against her wishes.

Borel, send a team to Claire Joumard's home.

I want to know everything she does.

There's a lot of dying going on around you right now.

How's the game going?

After you've lost your house,

your legs,

your accomplice Moretti,

you could lose Gaëlle for good.

Take a break, Fred. Leave us alone.

I've spoken with the district attorney.

He's relieved the investigation is over.

We have two bodies on our hands.

One culprit on the loose.

And a kid with Claire Joumard.

We can't close the case.

There's nothing I can do about it.

The conclusions are obvious to him.

Juliette used the same drug that the judge ingested.

Juliette poisoned Marceau and killed herself.

She had no reason to be angry with Marceau,

much less commit suicide.

Stop blaming yourself, it's not your fault.

I don't feel guilty, I'm angry at having been fooled by the judge.

Claire Joumard manipulated Juliette into stealing her child.

Marceau found out.

She orchestrated his death

incriminating Juliette and Cédric to cover her tracks!

The prosecutor disagrees!

What about little Lea?

That's all I think about.

We have nothing against Claire Joumard! She's untouchable!

Crap!

Captain!

It was hard to find information on a judge.

- This is your room. Do you like it? - Yes.

Here, it's yours.

Take care of it. She doesn't like to be away from you.

What are we going to wear?

This one.

Come on, darling.

You know, I'm glad you're back.

We'll never be apart again. I'll take good care of you.

Commander.

This is the file you requested.

Thank you for this.

Claire, it's Captain Cain.

I wanted to apologize.

I didn't accept Juliette's death and took it out on you.

I was wrong.

Thank God you're here.

Without you, Léa would have ended up at the DDASS.

I hope you'll forgive my excesses and contradictions.

Where are you going?

The less you know, the better.

I don't compromise with what's right.

No! I absolutely forbid you...

to go without me.

You won't say I pushed you to disobey.

I wondered how Juliette could pay

the overpriced services of Maître Julliard.

Let me guess.

Claire paid the lawyer.

Yes.

You were right.

She must have driven Juliet to suicide.

The resemblance to Léa is astonishing.

Five years ago, Claire left her daughter alone for a while.

When she returned, Victoria had disappeared.

She was never found?

No.

Have you finished playing, darling?

I've got a surprise for you.

We're going to bake a cake.

Don't forget your doll, it's your favorite.

We're off.

Keep going. I'm on my way.

I don't remember inviting you.

Didn't you get my message?

Yes, I did. So what?

So, I wanted to show you the sincerity of my apology, to make amends.

Léa is tired.

She's had a lot of emotions.

I have to look after her balance.

I won't stay long, I promise.

Another day.

Come on!

Enter.

We have a visitor, darling.

Did you stir it?

We're going to mix with the flour.

It's a shame with such a beautiful view, isn't it?

So, how's it going?

Yes.

My specialty, when I bake cakes,

is the battle of the flour.

What's wrong?

Stop it!

No!

Stop!

You've won.

- How about a game of hide-and-seek? - Yes!

18! 19! 20!

I'm going to find you!

Where's my little princess?

Watch out, I'm coming!

Love?

I'm going to eat your little white feet.

Shhh!

Where is it hidden?

Where are you?

Lea?

Hi, there. Come and see me.

All this joie de vivre is good.

I'm alive again.

I'm not so lucky.

How's that?

I lost my son five years ago.

He would have turned 17 this year.

What happened?

He was home alone, like every day after school.

When I got home, he was gone.

He was never found.

Still looking.

I seem to see him around every corner.

I want to hug him, kiss him.

Just to hear him laugh.

Feel her breath.

Yes.

I miss all this.

You'll see, one day it'll come back.

Like Victoria came back?

That's it.

Life is finally back on track.

Let's get her, shall we?

Yes.

Victoria!

Victoria!

Come out of hiding.

My princess has found an excellent hiding place.

Victoria!

Victoria!

Victoria!

Victoria!

My love, where are you?

Sweetie!

Victoria!

Answer now!

Victoria!

Victoria!

I can't find it.

She can't be far. She was with us two minutes ago.

I'm frightened.

My daughter has been kidnapped.

Did you take her?

Claire, we were together all the time. We never took our eyes off each other.

Look at this.

No!

No! They won't take my little girl away from me!

Not now!

No!

This window should have been closed.

What?

What's new?

Actually, it's my fault.

That's my fault.

It's all my fault!

I always wanted to protect her.

Yes, but we had to get Juliette out of the way.

Yes.

She was bad for Victoria.

She made the right choice.

You got rid of it.

And Judge Marceau understood nothing of the situation.

He couldn't admit that Lea was rightfully yours.

He even called me crazy, can you believe it?

I'm not crazy.

I just wanted everything to go back to the way it was.

Is this it?

Did you find my daughter?

We're clear. Put your guns down.

Did you find her?

Yes?

The doll. The doll.

Victoria is where?

I spoke to Theo's grandparents.

They give you minimum custody rights.

They understand that Theo needs you.

Thank you, Theo.

And Léa?

She'll go to a foster home.

She doesn't deserve that.

I know her, she can't stand to be placed.

Maybe she'll fall in with good people.

How do I know?

People like you.

You mean me?

If you accept.

Of course.

What should I do?

I don't have to do anything.

I'll contact Catherine Vasseur

to set up a guardianship for Lea's custody.

Take care of yourself.

Thank you for your time.

- Are you all right? - I'm fine.

Too much emotion.

David.

Fred, we have to finish this.

- Tonight. - Where do we meet?

Thanks for coming.

Alone, it's too difficult.

Are you inviting me in for a drink?

Lucie, I need you.

I need you urgently.

What's going on? Where are you?

I don't know where I am.

I don't know, but I think I've made a big mistake.