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Don't touch me.

No, no!

Don't touch me!

You left this in the garden.

We're no longer married.

You can't just turn up in the middle of the night!

I know it's been hard since Jacques died, but I've had it.

Have you slept with David Wilcker?

You're such a pain. Leave us alone! Dammit!

You look rough.

Rough night.

I've been an idiot.

It's ironic for me to be pacing the waiting hall.

Don't you think?

Who's the victim?

Antoine Marceau, 60, a family judge,

good at his job.

He was hallucinating.

We're here about a guy who had delirious episodes?

Marceau was of sound mind.

- What happened is suspicious. - Go on.

He thought monsters wanted to kill him.

And did they?

He was shot by a cop. He tried to strangle him.

It was self-defence.

Are delirious episodes contagious?

- His pupils are dilated. - He was drugged?

From the first test,

I got a positive reaction for lysergic acid diethylamide,

also called...

- LSD. - Quite.

A powerful hallucinogenic,

said to open the gates of perception.

Or hell, in his case.

A judge has a very bad trip

before the morning's hearings?

What does LSD taste of?

Could he have taken it without noticing?

If you disguised the metallic taste...

Yes.

Yes, it's possible.

It's a textbook case:

the victim was killed twice.

Poisoned then shot dead.

We have to wait for the autopsy,

but given the level of LSD, he'd have committed suicide.

The poisoner is the true criminal.

I'll send this to the lab.

Almond cookies, macaroons,

organic fruit cake from Rollin farm.

Gluttony is a vice.

A deadly sin.

Who'd kill a judge at the court?

Divorced couples who feel wronged.

Poisoning the poisoner has an appeal.

- Is that all? - Yes.

Quiet, please.

Why are we here?

What are we waiting for?

The court is closed following the death of Judge Marceau.

What's that to do with us?

It was a criminal act. You're all in his diary for today.

You're accusing us?

No, it's just a formality.

We won't miss him!

Too right.

- He was... - Always busy, never listened.

As if he had a quota.

We've had enough of it.

We always take the rap!

We wanted Marceau to be fair,

to follow his heart,

not the letter of the law.

What do you have against him? Miss...

Juliette Horlat.

He put my daughter into care,

because I'm a single mum. What about you?

Me...

I'm Captain Caïn.

I'm investigating the death of Judge Marceau.

We've got a problem.

We're here to collect our grandson, Théo.

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

The famous Rollin farm, and their organic fruit cakes?

He's not answering.

This is him.

He was meeting Marceau to discuss Théo.

Théo's mum, Laetitia, died a year ago.

We got custody of our grandson.

Cédric wasn't happy. Which is understandable.

Théo needs us. He needs his grandparents.

We have time and love to devote to him.

As we can't for Laetitia.

Cédric has a business to run. He's on his own.

He can't raise a child.

Cédric defends fathers' rights.

He's been known to make a scene.

But killing a judge then taking his child

is going a bit far.

He handcuffed himself to the stairs last time.

He'll do anything.

Cédric Rollin.

Our main suspect.

The last person to see the judge before he started hallucinating.

Does he have a record?

He's an environmental activist,

with a record.

Since COP21, he's on the S list.

We're treating it as a kidnapping.

Don't do anything without speaking to me.

The kid is only 7.

Off you go.

Hello?

Yes, sir.

- Captain Caïn? - Yes?

Judge Claire Joumard.

- You're handling the case? - Yes.

Can I talk to you a moment?

I'm taking over Marceau's cases.

I was already working on some.

I just wanted to say that if you need help,

just ask.

It seems he wasn't popular.

Marceau was a bit old school and a stickler.

We didn't always agree,

but he did his job with integrity.

He was legalistic.

You're more of a humanist?

A judge has to move with the times.

- You know the Rollin case? - Yes.

A distraught father, an extremist.

Is he a suspect?

Apparently. He disappeared with his kid.

But I don't trust appearances.

Cédric was angry with Marceau, but...

killing him...

A father would do anything for his child.

A second ago, you suggested Cédric was innocent.

I'm a man of contradictions.

We'll get there. Excuse me.

2 messages Lucie

- There's our fugitive. - Yes.

No SWAT team?

He doesn't look dangerous.

Spare me the sarcasm.

I'll handle it my way.

You've only been in charge one week...

We're dealing with a 7-year-old... and the Prosecutor.

What's he doing?

I don't believe it!

He's going to make friends?

No-one move.

To me!

Hey!

He's spotted us.

Your ball!

Go!

Get out of the way!

Now!

Turn off the engine!

No!

No! Dad!

I'll call you back.

Dad!

Don't worry.

Gran and Grandpa will look after you.

OK?

I had no choice.

Hang in there.

How do you cope with it?

Like you, I guess.

I don't give a ruling.

You're a judge.

Families tearing themselves apart...

The future of the children.

It isn't easy, but...

we try to be fair.

You know Cédric well.

I met him in connection with another case.

You seemed very close there.

I care about his case.

We tried to help.

And the best you could do was take away his son?

There was no other solution.

Cédric isn't Théo's biological father.

He was in the process of adopting him,

but it wasn't completed before his wife died,

and the grandparents stepped in.

But he raised the child.

Judges, like the police, apply the law.

Rollin has no rights over his son?

I'm handling the case.

I might find a solution.

A judge saving the widower and orphan.

Saint Claire Joumard.

I'm his legitimate father.

That doesn't justify kidnapping.

Marceau wanted to separate us.

Do you often give cakes to people you hate?

Are you accusing me of killing Marceau?

You were the last person to see him.

You've got a record.

An outraged father standing up for himself?

The perfect suspect?

More than perfect.

The MO fits your profile:

anti-globalist, anti-society, nonconformist,

non-violent. Little cakes...

Having convictions makes me a criminal?

Are you missing being out there?

The hardest thing is...

channelling Caïn.

And protecting him.

In the interest of the investigation.

Moretti was a maestro at it.

I doubt I'll be as good as him.

He had faith in you.

That's why he chose you.

Yes.

To be Caïn's partner and put up with his moods,

not to be his boss and control him.

So why did you take the job?

For Moretti.

I rather like Cédric Rollin.

He's an idealist.

An endangered species.

The man had a grudge against Marceau.

The Prosecutor will be happy.

Since when do we care about that?

We've no evidence against Cédric Rollin.

When has that mattered?

We'll keep him here.

According to the autopsy, Marceau was poisoned with the Rollin cakes.

Let's keep that information to ourselves.

For now.

We'll say nothing to Tina.

No. We can't do that to Lucie.

It's disloyal.

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

to spare her problems.

Lucie would have to pass on the information to the Prosecutor

and Cédric would be indicted.

The evidence is against him.

Yes, the evidence is against him.

I want to dig deeper.

You should speak to Lieut... Commander Delambre.

You know how to get your way.

It'll be awkward for her.

You know me, I tend to take risks...

You want her to pay the price?

This is the orchard.

This is the end of the tomatoes, here we have aubergines.

It's all made here at the farm. It's all organic.

The figs are local too.

It's organic. Made on the farm.

Want to try one?

Are these the famous organic cakes?

With something special added?

You work here?

And live here. Is that a problem?

I needed a job and somewhere to live.

Cédric Rollin offered me both.

Why is he in prison?

Oh!

Will you miss him?

You met at the court,

and became close.

How close?

- You have a dirty mind. - You flatter me.

So, you two?

The judge was causing us both suffering.

He wanted a sales assistant,

and there was room for me here after his wife died.

You live here?

Yes, with my daughter,

when she's here.

We have the shop, and the crops.

It's all here.

A pooling of resources.

A sharing of good intentions and goodwill.

You wouldn't understand.

I'm struck by the coincidence.

It makes you a suspect like Cédric.

Except my case is closed.

I'm getting Léa back for good. It's a matter of days.

Marceau's death only delays things.

Why did he call you in?

I don't know,

and I never will.

I can't get away from you.

You're into organic?

No, but I like stories with a happy ending.

Thanks for coming.

You seem to get on very well with your clients.

I'm not handling Juliette's case.

I'm going with her to see the social worker.

So she can get her daughter back.

A real fairytale.

Where's the wicked witch?

You don't believe in human nature?

On the contrary, I admire

your devotion and generosity.

I do my job with altruism.

I hope you do the same.

Altruism is the hidden face of narcissism.

Oh!

People give in order to receive.

What are you hoping for in return?

I'll leave you to your nihilism. We have things to do.

See you later.

- I've been through Marceau's... - We've got a new suspect.

You looked though my files?

Don't be so paranoid.

We reached the same conclusion. We're a team.

This is interesting.

I'm enjoying the tension.

So, Borel. What have you got?

I found someone with a record for drug use.

LSD?

- Among others. - She works at the Rollin farm.

Juliette Horlat.

The perfect suspect.

Too perfect.

You don't think it's Cédric or Juliette.

What are you looking for?

I've found it: Saint Claire Joumard.

I keep coming across her.

I'm investigating a judge?

Absolutely.

Why not a high-court judge?

Come with me.

I don't like your behaviour.

Sorry.

I didn't mean to upset you.

Check!

Asking Borel to investigate Joumard when we have 2 suspects?

We've nothing on Juliette Horlat.

What if we had her prints on the weapon?

Her prints are on the wrapping from the poisoned cake.

Damn.

A cake from the Rollin farm, a fact you hid from me.

I plead guilty.

I did it to protect you from the ugly duckling.

I don't need protection.

I need to be able to trust you.

You'll be caught between a rock and a hard place.

I can handle it.

- Verdict? - Go and get Juliette Horlat.

I'm watching you.

Thank you, Your Honour.

Here, let me do it.

- Do you love me? - Yes, lots.

That's good.

It'll all be fine. We'll be very happy together.

I'll approve it, with a probation period.

You mustn't do anything silly, or...

And you are...

The father.

I'm joking. Captain Caïn.

I'm investigating the murder of Judge Marceau.

- I need Juliette. - Is Juliette involved?

No.

No.

I just need a statement

as part of the investigation.

Don't worry, Juliette.

I made a statement. It's a formality.

What about Léa?

I'll look after her until you get back.

OK, Léa?

You're both suspected of involvement in the judge's death.

I thought I was here to make a statement.

Why would I kill him now?

She's right. Why would she?

I'd appealed against the decision.

Why would I risk getting my son back?

Makes sense.

You could be in it together...

to get revenge for the injustice.

Yes.

You cover your tracks,

reduce the risk.

One gets the LSD, the other puts it in.

One gives the judge the cake,

the other creates a diversion by kidnapping his son.

We didn't poison anyone.

Are they twisted enough to come up with such a plan?

Let me think.

Maybe someone forced you to poison the judge,

in exchange for keeping your children?

Like who?

- Claire? - No.

Who would suspect a judge of killing a judge?

While two people like you, known to the court...

make much more likely suspects.

We'll stop it here.

Claire wouldn't do that.

She saved me.

She told me to speak to Cédric

to get accommodation and a job.

What do you mean?

We bumped into each other at court. You seemed so vulnerable.

I wanted to help you.

Don't you remember?

I see. It had all been staged.

I thought we were friends.

Claire told me not to tell you.

We'll leave them to discuss it.

But no fighting.

We're watching.

It's an obsession.

- Pardon? - Claire Joumard.

I'm in a difficult position.

- Between a rock and a hard place? - I'm not joking.

What's happened to our bond? Gone.

If you'd been there, you'd have seen this judge.

With her angelic air, you'd have had your doubts.

I wasn't there.

Claire Joumard is playing a game with Juliette.

Her sickly kindness is making me uneasy.

Something's wrong.

You know what's wrong?

Other people's kindness making you uneasy.

You must be laughing up there.

Since you left, it's all gone to pieces.

Wilcker, Gaëlle...

and Lucie.

She's doing a good job.

But things are difficult.

We can't get on.

Or trust each other.

I need your help, Jacques.

I get the feeling...

that Lucie...

I could lose everything.

I had a visit from Maître Julliard.

The most feared lawyer in the region.

What did he want?

He says Juliette's prints aren't sufficient proof.

He insists we release her.

So what do we do?

Moretti wouldn't have listened to a lawyer.

I'm sure she's innocent.

I know what I have to do.

Release Juliette Horlat.

Sometimes I want to wring his neck.

How did you do it?

Keeping the Prosecutor happy, supporting the men,

reassuring the victims, and Caïn...

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

But there's a distance between us now.

He doesn't trust me like before.

Why did you do this to us?

I blame you.

I really do!

You questioned Juliette as a suspect

and not a witness.

What's going on?

News travels fast.

Did the judge tell you?

Where is Juliette?

She was released last night.

I'm responsible for a child.

What am I supposed to think? Can she be trusted?

You know Claire Joumard well?

Why would a judge be so concerned

for a woman and her daughter?

A judge is still a person,

with feelings, sorrow, obsessions.

Obsessions?

I'm not judging anyone.

The child must be cared for. Claire will always be there for Léa.

How come?

- Don't you know? - What?

Juliette appointed Claire Léa's legal guardian,

in case anything happened.

Tina! We need to get to Juliette Horlat's!

Overdose.

Where's the girl?

At school.

Juliette was going to be OK!

Your suspicions pushed her into committing suicide!

I'm going to prove you were responsible for the death of Marceau,

and Juliette.

Why would I do that?

To get Léa. But I won't let you.

I'm her guardian. It was Juliette's wish.

You can't do anything about it.

Borel, send a team to watch Claire Joumard.

I want to know everything she does.

Everyone around you seems to be dying.

How will the game go?

Having lost...

your house...

your legs...

your accomplice Moretti...

you could lose Gaëlle.

Give it a rest, Fred. Leave us alone.

I spoke to the Prosecutor.

He's pleased the case is closed.

We have two dead bodies,

a culprit at large,

Claire Joumard has the child.

The case isn't closed.

It's not my decision.

The conclusions are obvious.

Juliette took the same drug as the judge.

Juliette poisoned him then took her life.

She had no reason to hate Marceau,

or to commit suicide.

Stop feeling guilty.

I don't feel guilty, I'm furious.

Furious at being taken in by that judge.

Joumard used Juliette and stole her child.

Marceau found out.

She killed him and incriminated Juliette and Cédric!

The Prosecutor won't listen.

And what about Léa? She's all I care about.

We've nothing on Claire Joumard!

Shit!

Captain!

I got some info on the judge.

This is your room. Do you like it?

Yes.

Here. Take good care of her.

Keep her with you.

What to put on?

This one.

Come on.

You know...

I'm so pleased you're back.

We'll never be separated again.

Commander, this is for you.

It's the file you requested.

Thanks.

Claire, Captain Caïn.

I should apologise.

I was upset at Juliette's death and took it out on you.

I was wrong.

It's a good job you're here,

or Léa would be in care.

I hope...

you'll forgive me for my outburst.

Where are you going?

The less you know the better.

I won't compromise on what's right.

I forbid you...

to go without me.

Don't say I encouraged you to be disobedient.

I wondered how Juliette could afford Maître Julliard.

Ah! Let me guess.

Claire Joumard paid the lawyer's fees.

You were right.

She pushed Juliette to suicide.

The resemblance to Léa is remarkable.

5 years ago, Claire left her daughter alone for a moment.

When she came back, Victoria was gone.

- And never found? - No.

Finished playing?

I've got a surprise. We're going to make a cake.

Don't forget your doll.

Come on.

You keep stirring. I'll be right back.

I don't remember inviting you.

I left you a message.

Yes. So?

I wanted to show you how sincere I was,

and ask forgiveness.

Léa is tired. It's been emotional.

I need to look after her.

I won't stay long.

Another day.

Go on.

Come in.

We've got a visitor.

Is it all stirred?

We'll mix in the flour.

Shame not to see the view.

Isn't it?

So...

everything OK?

Yes.

My speciality, when I make cakes...

is a flour fight.

Stop that! It's not funny!

Stop it!

Stop!

Stop! Stop! OK, you win.

- Let's play hide-and-seek. - Yes.

18, 19...

20.

Darling!

I'll find you.

Where's my princess?

Look out, I'm coming.

Darling.

I'm going to eat

you up.

Shh!

Where's she hiding?

Where are you?

It's the flour monster.

Where is she?

Sweetheart!

Léa? Come over here.

I haven't had such fun for a long time.

- This is a rebirth for me. - I'm not so lucky.

What do you mean?

I lost my son 5 years ago.

He'd have been 17 this year.

What happened?

He was at home alone, after school.

When I got back from work, he'd gone.

He was never found.

I still look for him.

I keep thinking I've seen him in the street.

I want to hold him,

hug him.

Hear him laugh.

Feel his warm breath.

I miss that.

You'll see...

one day, he'll come back.

- Like Victoria came back? - Yes.

Life can start again.

- We should find her. - Yes.

Victoria!

Victoria.

This isn't funny. Come out.

My princess has found an excellent hiding place.

Victoria.

Victoria! Victoria!

Victoria!

Victoria!

Where are you, darling?

Sweetheart!

Victoria!

Answer me!

Victoria!

Victoria!

- I can't find her. - She can't be far.

I'm scared.

It's like...

she's been kidnapped.

It's you.

You've taken her.

Claire, we were together the whole time.

Look.

No.

They won't take my daughter! No!

You should've shut the window.

What?

It's my fault.

It's my fault. Is it?

It's my fault.

I wanted to protect her.

You had to get rid of Juliette.

Yes.

She was bad for Victoria.

She made the right decision.

You disposed of her.

And Judge Marceau?

He didn't understand.

He didn't see that Léa belonged to you.

He said I was crazy.

I'm not crazy.

I wanted things to be like before.

Is it OK?

Have you found my daughter?

It's OK. Lower your weapons.

You've found her?

You've found her?

Yes?

Her doll.

Where's Victoria?

Where is Victoria?

Victoria!

I spoke to Théo's grandparents.

They'll let you have access.

They understand Théo needs you.

Thank you.

And Léa?

She'll go into foster care.

That's not right.

I know her, she won't like that.

They might be nice people.

How would you know?

Someone like you.

Me?

If you agree.

Obviously.

What do I do?

Nothing. I'll contact Catherine Vasseur.

She'll sort it out.

Take care.

Thanks.

- Are you OK? - Yes.

Feeling emotional.

David.

Fred, we need to finish this. Tonight.

Where?

Thanks for coming.

It's too hard on my own.

Inviting me for a drink?

Lucie, I need you.

Urgently.

What's wrong? Where are you?

I don't know,

but...

I think I've done something stupid.

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