"ChIoé, your shoes!" "Come here." "Give me your foot." "Your socks are different colours." "I Iike them like that." "You'II start a new trend." "Now, do them up." "OK." " What are you looking for?" " Nothing." "I've found them." "Your car keys." "My car keys." "Why?" "I told you yesterday." "My car's got its MOT today." "Shit." "I forgot." " Do you have a meeting to go to?" " No." "It's OK." "I'II be in the office." " So you won't mind, then?" " It's OK." " See you later." " Have a good day." " Come on." " See you, kiddo." "Come on, ChIoé." "Hurry up." " Give it here." "We're late." " Yes." "I know." "calm down." "Here." "Take this." "Let me give you a kiss." " See you later." " Have a good day." "Yes." "Wow!" "Nice car." "It's my boyfriend's." " Did you enjoy your croissant?" " What?" "Left corner of your mouth." "Do you want some?" " I forgot, you don't eat sugar." " As little as possible." ""Visit our show home"." "Perfect timing - aren't you looking for a pad?" "Very funny." "Sandra WinckIer, LiIIe CID." "Sandra's new on the job." "She's working with me." "OK." "talk about a baptism of fire." "They came in through there." "The bodies were left here last night." "The man in the armchair, the woman on the sofa, the girl in the kitchen." "It's just like the first house, last month." "The perfect family." "Yes." "already?" "What was his name again?" "No." "That seems to fit." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Bye." "well?" "A cemetery in Le Tréport." "They found his grave open" "A nice, brand-new coffin, empty." "What about the others?" "Nothing so far." " Do you know what his name is?" " No." " Bernard Weber." " So..?" "Like the guy who wrote 'Empire of the Ants'" " Bernard Weber." " That was Bernard Werber." " Werber?" " Are you sure?" " What about our Bernard?" "He was an architect." "He died last week and was buried two days ago." "How did he die?" "No idea." "OK." "Two show homes." "Both times, a man, a woman and a teenager." "Three victims who didn't know each other from Adam." "Three graves, probably three different cemeteries." "Justin." "Do you see what I see?" " That's..." " Yes." "I know who that is." "Witnesses" "Series created by Hervé Hadmar" "paul." "It's good to see you." " hello." " hello." "paul, Sandra WinckIer." "She joined us a few weeks ago." " hello." " Let's go." "Where's the photo from?" "After IsabeIIe died, I sold the house." "AII the contents are in storage." "Where's the storage unit?" "Not far from here." "Aren't you from this area?" "Yes." "I'm from Le Tréport." "I haven't been to this area in ages." "paul." "Your car crash was eight months after your wife died." "You've been in a rehabilitation centre for two years." "Perhaps the person who put the photo there visited you at the centre?" "No." "I didn't pack a photo of myself to put on my bedside table." "Has he emerged from his hole?" "Is he coming back?" "OK." "I've made a note." "Thanks." "Sandra, we have the other two victims' names." "Catherine Mandrin and the teenager is Sarah Bergeron." "Two open graves - one, 15km south and the other, 22km east." "Are you OK, paul?" "When was the first house?" "A month ago." "40km away, on the other side of Le Tréport." "Same scene - three stiffs, just without your photo." "Are the victims connected?" "No." "Do you know anyone who would be capable of this sort of thing?" "Creating "families" in show houses near to your hometown..." "No." "No idea." "Why put your photo there?" "Is it meant to be your family?" "That's possible, yes." "The gravestone wasn't set in place." "Theyjust removed the stones and opened the coffin." "As you'II see, Your Honour, it's not easy to lift a body out." "OK." "Two of you, pull me out." "Just like that." "Wait a moment." "Let me play dead." "Stop." "Wait." "No." "Not like that." "It's not that easy." "Yeah." " OK." "Let's try it with three." " careful, now." " careful." " OK." "Maxine." "Two people could do it." "There are marks here." "The cross took the weight." "They must have used a pulley system." "It acted as a lever." "Then, they pulled." "It would be hard, but not impossible." "So, they dug up Weber here." "Catherine Mandrin was 30km away." "Then, they dug up the girl." "What was her name?" " Sarah Bergeron." " Sarah Bergeron." "She was dug up 20km away, to the east." "AII of that in one night." "On top of that, they needed time to place the bodies in the house." "Not easy." "Come on." "Sarah Bergeron's parents haven't been told." "Can you go?" " They don't know?" " No." "In that case, I'II go." " How is Maisonneuve taking it?" " No idea." "It's odd." "He's changed." "His wife's death, his accident, then two weeks in a coma only to wake up, not knowing if he'II still be able to walk." "What he's been through in the Iast two years, physically and mentally..." "I wouldn't wish that on anyone." "His photo in that house..." "It's the Iast thing he needs." "Since he arrived, you've been out of sorts." " Out of sorts?" " You are out of sorts!" "Sandra, I know you well enough." "Do you know him or something?" "Yes." "He was my tutor at the training centre, eight years ago." "OK." "I see." "What does that mean?" "I know he had a reputation for being a pain in the arse." "I can see why you weren't too happy to see him." "Are you annoyed that he didn't recognise you?" "You've a way with words." "Let me through." "That's my husband's grave." "Get off." "That's my husband's grave." " Let go of her." "Mrs Weber..." " Let me through." "Leave her." "Mrs Weber..." "I'm afraid I must ask you a few questions." "Did you know the other victims?" "Did your daughter know them?" "No." "I don't think so." "Who would do something like this?" "We buried her three days ago." "Why her?" "Why not someone else?" "So far, we think that those responsible choose their victims at random." "At random?" "Yes." "At random." "I've told you everything I know." "That photo, choosing a show house in my hometown of Le Tréport..." "Those responsible are from my past." "They're sending me a message." "What message?" "You belong six feet under?" "You're next on the list?" "Let's say you're right." "Why would someone want revenge?" "He was on the job for 25 years." "Lots of people must believe that paul Maisonneuve ruined their life." "True." "But who would go this far?" "Digging up bodies to put in houses..." "Why go to all that bother?" "If someone wanted to bump off Maisonneuve, it wouId be easy." "Why not just shoot him?" "What if the people doing this don't just want him dead?" "They want to have some fun first like a cat with a mouse" "well, if those behind this are from your past, how do we do this?" "paul, what do you think?" "No, Max." "There's no way I'm coming back." "So, what will you do, paul?" "Go back to your little room do your exercises at the rehabilitation centre and leave us to get on with it?" "I'II answer any questions." "I'II join you in the field." "But I'm not coming back to the force." "Here you go." " Thanks." " You're welcome." "This may take a while." "Guess how many people Maisonneuve put away in 25 years?" " 230." " 230?" " Yeah." " Impressive." "exactly." "Sandra, do the bunny." "hello, I'm the little bunny who can't go home because she has to look at corpses and check 230 files." "Shit." "You're the only one who laughs." "Even my daughter gets embarrassed." "hello." "I don't quite know what to tell you." "Let's just say paul Maisonneuve is a patient who is..." "difficult?" "solitary." "paul Maisonneuve has cut himself off." "He doesn't read the newspaper." "He never listens to the radio or watches TV." "His ghosts keep him going." "Thanks." "That's a bit different." "Framing a photo like that..." "Is this his son?" " Do you have his contact details?" " Yes." "I think so." " I'II go and get them." " Thanks." "Does he have many enemies?" "I've no idea." "I suppose he must do." "As a policeman..." " Does he have any friends?" " No." "He's never had many." "He's always worked." "So, has he finally left his hideout?" "What do you mean?" "Has he left the rehabilitation centre?" "Yes." "Do you see your father often?" "I mean, have you seen him since his accident?" " Since his..?" " Since his accident." "What accident?" "What do you mean?" "You know, his accident." "It's OK." "We all know the truth." " Why do you want Maisonneuve's file?" " I just want to check something." " I'm not allowed." " I know, Denis." "But it's important." "Come on." "Come on, Denis." "Thanks." "You're a sweetheart." "lille hospital." "I heard your wife went back." "Yeah." ""Miai Mao", she told me." ""l love you" in Creole." ""It's too grey here"." "She packed her cases and took the kid with her." "How old is he now?" "He'II soon be 12 years old." "What about your son?" "Thomas is fine." "At least, I think he is." "It's complicated at the moment." "That's how it is." "Where was the first house?" "The other side of Le Tréport, in Merse." "To zoom in, just do this with your fingers." "Thanks." "I have the same one." "You lot at CID are spoilt." "No." "This one's mine." "CID didn't pay for this." "No, I bought it myself, with my own pocket money like a big boy." "The people who did this left a photo of you in the second place but not in the first." "Why do that?" "Is there anything, Iike an object or a photo, that you recognise?" "No." "That young copper, Sandra..." "How's it going with her?" "well." "It's going well." "She can be a bit odd, at times." "What do you mean?" "I don't know what her home's like but you only need look at her desk, back at the station." "Nothing out of place, everything neat and tidy..." "How does she do in the field?" "perfectly." "You saw her at the cemetery." "She looks, asks questions..." "Nothing gets past her." "Like you, back in the day." "Do you really not remember her from her training, eight years ago?" "This bloke dared to say that we should buy a smaller house." "What a cheek!" "But you don't care anyway." "You don't want to leave here." "His lordship needs the hustle and bustle of the city." "He likes the food smells and hearing his neighbours at it." "That, in particular." "It's the only thing I care about." "Look at this one." "It's not bad." "Yes." "For finland..." "Idiot." "I'II go in first, alone." "Do you mind?" "Is it your first time here since the accident?" "May I...?" "They won't find a thing here." "It would be stupid to have left no trace in the houses then cock up and leave prints here." "How many keys are there for the unit?" "Just one." "I have it." "Just one." "He has it." "In Madagascar, exhumation is a custom." "Why do they do it?" "To see those they've loved again." "An American girl was exhumed." "They exhibited her body, then burned it." "To stop her ghost from manifesting, I believe." " Did you find all of this?" " Yes." "About your accident, two years ago..." "How did it happen?" "How does one crash into a tree?" "It was dark." "It was chucking it down." "I lost control." "Why?" "I just wondered." "Sandra." "The link between the victims..." "still think this is random?" "Didier Muse killed himself a month ago." "He threw himself off a cliff." "He was buried, then dug up and placed in the first house." "Second show home, Bernard Weber..." "Guess how he died?" "Suicide." "He threw himself off a cliff, too." "So far, we've six victims in two show homes." "First one..." "Second one..." "I think that in the case of the women and the teenagers they were chosen simply to complete the family image." "But it's different for the men." "What do you mean?" "We think that Didier Muse and Bernard Weber were murdered." "Excuse me?" "firstly, they were both found at the foot of cliffs." "secondly, both of them worked in the building trade." "You want me to believe that our suspect kills two blokes dresses it up as suicide and waits patiently until their victims are lying in their coffins." "Then, having committed the perfect murder, they dig them up." "They find them a little family and put them in a show home..." " What's the logic here?" " There isn't any." "There is." "Someone else is digging them up." "The murderer wants to pass off the deaths as suicides." "He kills Weber." "He kills Muse." "Each time, everything goes to plan." "Except that someone's digging them up." "exactly." "Someone who knows what the murderer is up to." "Someone who poses the bodies in these homes to look like a family leaving paul Maisonneuve's photo, as a message." "A message?" "telling me what?" "They're saying, "They were killed." ""I can't say or do anything about it..." ""...but you can track them down and punish them for me"." "Justin." "The second home..." "Is it another GECO one?" "GECO, yes." "They build three out of four homes here." " Is Henri Norbert still the boss." " Yes." "Why?" "Do you know him?" "I heard about your wife." "I'm so sorry." "Thank you." "So, you were at school together." "What was paul Maisonneuve like when he was 14?" "Long hair, spotty..." ""Genesis" scrawled in black marker on his satchel..." "That's about right." " We've met a few times since then." " Yes." "paul, I'm pleased that you're in charge of this weird case." "paul Maisonneuve isn't in charge." "Oh, I'm sorry." "Not a problem." "When I heard about this, I called our MP." "It's terrible for the families." "But the press is latching on to this." "Two of our projects are going down the pan, with sales below 30% - 35%." "This is critical." "I understand." "Here's a list of the victims." "Are there any names here you recognise?" "No." " paul, it's bloody good to see you." " Same here." "Yeah." "Great." "bloody hell." "My dear little paulo..." "Pardon me." "I'm sorry." "I'm just excited." "well?" "The thing with the bodies in the houses..." "Everyone's talking about it." "What's going on?" "Digging up people, digging up kids - it's madness." "It is, indeed." " Are you on the case?" " Yes." "I am." "It makes sense, given your name." "What do you mean?" "You know, "Maison"." "That's true." "Do you work here?" "Yeah." "I get by." "Henri has been really good to me, in honour of the good old days." " The good old days..." " Yeah." "Hey." "Come round mine tonight." "We'II surprise Corinne." "Come for dinner, then we'II hit the town." "Yeah." "We'II see." " Do you have a place to stay?" " Don't worry..." "Then, it's settled." "I won't hear a word against it." "You can stay with us." "well?" "The day of Muse's death, Norbert was in Paris." "And when Weber threw himself off the cliff, he was abroad." "Yeah." "That would have been too easy." "paul Maisonneuve tried to kill himself two years ago." "Did you know or not?" "It was an accident." "Come off it, Justin." "I found the report." "You didn't find anything." "Do you know what it wouId mean if he had made a suicide attempt?" "Yeah." "He wouldn't have a job in CID." "So, what will you do?" " will you report him?" " Oh, yeah." "That's just like me!" "He hasn't told us everything." "He's hiding things." "And you know it." "Go and say goodnight to paul." "Goodnight, paul." " Goodnight." " Goodnight, Mummy." " will you kiss us goodnight?" " Yes." " Goodnight." " Get on with you." "Hurry up." "Through there." "It's lovely to see you both." "Yeah." "You've coped really well." "They're seizing our home." " Who?" " The bank, credit card companies.." "This place is a ghost town." "I haven't worked in years." "And Damien..." "Norbert has helped him out, but you know how he is." "He's always been like this so extravagant." "The house, the cars and all the loans..." "And the rest..." "We're not coping, paul." "We're in deep shit." "The Show Homes Case." "What are you doing?" "I can't sleep." "Go back to sleep." "Entrance." "What are you doing?" "How about you?" "What am I doing here?" "Eight years ago, I had my training." "Do you know what my tutor said to me and the other morons who were listening?" ""always return to the crime scene." ""Return alone, so you can think." ""Immerse yourself in the smells"." "That's what I'm doing." "Thanks." "I expect you Iike this sort of home." "Everything is clean and new." "Why do you say that?" "No reason." "Sandra." "while working this case, you're sure to uncover things about me." "Things about my family, my past." "I need there to be a level of trust between us." "Do you understand?" "What's so funny?" "Don't talk to me about trust." "unbelievable." "You've got a nerve." "Don't be under any illusion." "I know you haven't told us the whole story." "For exampIe..?" "For exampIe..." "You don't need a stick to walk." "Why do you use it?" "You're guarding yourself, but from whom?" "I remember you very well." "I recognised you right away." "You're guarded, too." "You hide things, too." "really?" "Which things?" "Eight years ago, during training you called me a fucking pig." "You slammed the door as you left." "What happened?" "I didn't call you a fucking pig." "I called you a sexist fucking pig." "You and your trumped-up speeches about women and their inability to have a family life and a career." ""Sandra, you'II never be a proper copper." ""You don't have the ability or the guts"." "You must have said it 100 times." "You didn't answer me." "Your attitude to authority your manner towards me and the other candidates your hysterical behaviour the way in which you left three days before the final exam..." "What happened?" "None of your business." "If you say so." "Sandra." "Someone's watching us." "Over there, in the house that's being built." "Don't move." "Don't move." "Don't move." "I know he's afraid." "His family were squatting in the house." "But if he saw something, he must tell me." "He's scared that his family will be deported." "tell him I understand." "We'II discuss it later." "But it's vital he tells me what he saw." "He saw a wolf." " Sorry?" " He saw a wolf." "What?" "A wolf." "A wolf?" "Come off it." "I'm going." "shall I take you back?" "No." "I'II stay for a while." "Do you want me to stay?" "No, thank you." "Go on." "Can I drop you off at your mate's?" "No." "I'II walk." "Do you think he's the one digging up the bodies?" "obviously, you don't know." "hello." "hello." "Are you a copper?" "Are you investigating the bodies?" "I knew Catherine Mandrin." "She was found in the house." "What will you do for her and the others?" "will you find who did it?" "What's your name?" "Laura." "You didn't answer my question" "What will you do?" " AII that we can." " AII that you can." "You're staring at me." "Am I?" "I don't know." "Are you surprised that people are angry?" "I couId help you." "I know people around here." "I know what they're like." "please!" "Just a short one." "The story about the princess who wanted to save people." "But sweetheart, stories are for before bed." "It's early." "Go back to sleep." " Besides, you know it off by heart." " please..." "OK." "Once upon a time a very pretty princess lived alone in a very big castle." "She was so alone that it made her very sad." "One day, she was walking in the forest and the woods which surrounded the castle." "In the distance, she heard a little voice shouting "help!" "help!"." "The princess was a bit scared." "She knew not to go into the deep forest." "She knew there was something living in there." "Something stirring amongst the shadows."