"Don't tell anybody else, OK?" "Some disconcerting news from the Alés gorges." "Yesterday, some time after 4 PM, an especially intense fire ignited in the area, destroying 10 hectares of forest and shrubs." "The cause of the blaze is still unknown." "This unprecedented forest fire will put all local firemen to the test." "Most villages have been evacuated and roads are blocked." "The cause is still undetermined." " You shouldn't have gone alone!" " I'm just going to note a death." " All right?" " What about procedure?" "Stop it with your "procedure." What am I, unreliable?" "Sometimes, yes." "Keep me updated." "Sure, I'll update you when I get there." " Captain, what's the situation?" " It's a dense fire, spreading fast because of the drought." "Our ground troops are being helped by 7 Canadairs." "This strategy quickly proved effective." "We had to move quickly." "The vegetation was dry..." "Mrs. Gauthier?" "Hello." "I'm the one who called you." "Franck Blonty, village mayor." "I'm happy to see you." "Your colleagues are on the way?" "Are they necessary?" "With the fire, I was afraid the roads would be closed." " Can you show me the body?" " We can walk there." "It's close." "Nobody knows her." "Believe me, I asked everyone." "I wonder how she got there." "Are there campers in the area?" "Not this time of year:" "It's too hot and the village is remote." " Plus, the fires..." " No witnesses?" "None who actually saw anything." "But the locals like reading into things, as you'll soon see." "Please step back." "Move aside." "Did anyone touch the body?" "Were the flowers already there?" "We put them there." "For the blessing." " The blessing?" " Yes, the priest came." "But you touched nothing?" "You didn't move the body" " during the ceremony?" " No one would dare." "That would add to the harm." "Excuse me." "Hello, my name is Étienne." "My friend and I found her this morning." " Do you remember at what time?" " Yes, 9 AM." "That's when I go to work." "She wasn't here yesterday night." "I pass by here every day." "Nobody saw anything suspicious?" "Dear God!" "Ask them to leave." "I can't work." "You heard her." "Please move back." "It doesn't seem like an accident." " Then what?" "A murder?" " It's likely, yes." "Nobody can be near the body until my colleagues arrive." "Do you have a phone?" "I have bad reception here." "Yes, at the grocer's." " I'll come with you." " Thank you." "Please go home and keep away from the body." "You may compromise the investigation." " Can someone guard the body?" " Of course." "Lucien, stay here and don't let anyone come near." "Thank you." "The whole village will pay if she touches the dead again." "We know what will happen." "It's not the police that will save us." "In this heat, if the lab guys don't come quickly, the body..." "I don't care about the fires!" "It's urgent." "All the choppers are taken?" "What do I do, then?" "The fire is 15 km down." "The roads are all closed." " Should we evacuate?" " No." "The firemen would've told us." "They say the fire won't reach us." "I'll have to spend the night, waiting for forensics." "Is there a room I can rent?" "You can stay at my house." "It's big." "We need a solution for the body." "I can take care of it." "Antoine is our doctor." "An excellent doctor." "I have a room that's cool and receives no sunlight." "It can stay there until your team comes." " Really?" " It will deteriorate more slowly and no one will approach it." "So it's settled." "You'll sleep at my house and we'll bring the body to Antoine's." "I certainly won't leave the body on its own." "Do you have a spare room, Mr...?" "Vialat." "Yes, I have a spare room." " Could you put me up?" " If that's what you want, Lt." "Mr. Blonty, I need a list of all residents' names, numbers, professions, anything that could help the investigation." "I'll take care of it." "And Amat will lend us his pickup to transport the body." "What are they whispering?" ""Saint Éline," our village's patron saint." "I feel like I'm in a cult." "She was born right after the war and known to many old people here." "Her healing powers drew crowds." " Was she buried here?" " In '67, she left for the hills to pray and was never seen again." "No investigation?" "Several." "They found nothing." "It made people superstitious, especially in the summer." "The most minor event can presage evil." "What do you think of all that?" "It'd have been better to find this body in another month." "Your room is upstairs." "Pretty." "It's nothing." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Living alone in a village..." "You must sometimes feel isolated." "Is that a personal question, Lt?" "You don't have to answer." "This house was my grandparents'." "I inherited it and moved in with my wife." "Your wife?" "She left 10 years ago." "I don't know where to." "I stayed behind and, naturally, became the local doctor." "You're not alone in being wary of me." "Why?" "I never remarried." "A 10-year-old is my best friend." "Are you married?" "No." "It mustn't be easy for a policewoman." "It isn't." "When do you think the body died?" "Not more than a week back." "Is there any of that red dirt around here?" "Hello, Marc?" "It's Alice." "I'm sending pictures of the body." "See if there are matches in the missing persons folder." "And..." "Marc?" "You there?" "Also, look up "Antoine Vialat."" "Hello?" "Don't leave, Mr. Amat." "I have some questions." "You know everyone here." "Have you noticed anything strange lately?" "Nothing that comes to mind." "Do you know anyone who's dealt with the police?" " Maybe even you?" " Me?" "Never." "Someone else, then?" "Well, maybe Lucas." "Little Gaëtan's dad." "He's a reject." "No one aside from Old Simone likes him." "He poaches." "Any more?" "Sorry, I can't think of any." "Do you know Mayor Blonty well?" "Everyone here knows the Blontys," "Franck's dad." "He's been dead 5 months now." "He was mayor in Saint Eline's time." "He really milked that story." "Made an industry of it." "Earned him a fortune." "Got some people jealous." "Say, this red dirt right here..." "Does it look familiar to you?" "We're not short on dirt here." "Might come from the gorges." "There's a place called Red Valley." "Lucas wouldn't poach there, would he?" "I don't know!" "You don't think it's..." "I don't think a thing." "You brought him up." "The mayor's office is up a bit?" "Yes, 100 m up and to the right." "Here, I put everyone down." "Even those on vacation." " You know them all personally?" " Yes, I know everyone." "It's small here, plus our past has brought us close." "Your past?" " You mean Saint Éline?" " Yes." "But especially what happened in 1944." "Entrague was a martyred village." "Before retreating, the Germans gathered all the young people in a barn and burned them alive using flamethrowers to save bullets." "Not one family was spared a loss." "So people stayed here, clinging to memories." "Was your father mayor back then?" "No, he was elected after the war." "He joined the resistance, and, when he came back, people were so traumatized that no one wanted to succeed the old mayor." "Why did you stay?" "I spent my childhood here." "These are my roots." "And I promised my dad I'd take the mantle when he died and watch over my sister, Chloé." " Have you met?" " Not yet." "She found the body with Étienne." "She's a teacher in the village." "We're very close." "I'm sure you two will get along very well." "Hello, ma'am." "I'd like to ask you a few questions." "Excuse me, I'm talking to you." "Unbelievable." "Maybe you can't hear, but I'm sure you can read." "I was born here." "I will die here." "And you've always lived alone?" "I worked my whole life for the priest." "I was his maid when he was still here." "The poor man's been dead 10 years." " So you knew the saint?" " Éline?" "All people my age are well known here." "She was a Kraut's daughter, you know." "Given what they did..." "Éline's mom was a nice local girl who died in labor." "But it was for the better." "You know what they said about girls who slept with Krauts." "So, as soon as the girl was born, the paid doubly, poor kid." "Slandered, beaten..." "Until she woke up one morning with stigmata." "She was barely 19 years old." "Everyone should've asked her forgiveness, but none did." "She punished them all." "By disappearing?" "By cursing us with all this evil." "Every summer something terrible happens." "It's her rightful revenge." "She wants us to pay for our sins." "But no one knows the dead woman." "No, no one does." "But there's no question:" "that body was meant for us." "It's our curse." "What were you doing with that black scarf?" "That was a wishing tree." "It's an old tradition here." "We were scared by the body, so..." "Do you suspect anybody?" "Suspicions are for those who don't know." "And I know." "What?" "You can't know what I see." "For example, how lonely you've been since that man died." "Eaten away by guilt." "You're psychic?" "Psychic?" "Why not a witch?" "No." "I have faith." "That's it." "People like you who don't believe in God or the devil, they're the ones who get cursed." "If I were you, I'd be careful." "Curses aren't my thing." "But if you know something, then it's your duty to tell me." "I've told you all I know." "You just don't want to listen." "Nobody does confession anymore." "I can't really help you, Inspector." "But people here seem so religious." "I thought so too in the beginning." "Unfortunately, over the years, I realized that God is the least of their worries." "As is His reign and glory." "If this church is full on Sundays, it's only because of the memory of their dear Éline and her so-called saintliness." " She's not a saint?" " Maybe in 100 years she will be." "The Church is very slow with these matters." "That didn't stop them from taking donations and even changing the village's name." "They're so scared." "Scared of what?" "They connect past trauma with present ills." "Everything that's happened is so monstrous, that they still need to give it all a meaning." "Éline is that meaning." " It's always about Éline." " Even the dead body." "Yes, but for once they may be right." "How so?" "Even I had shivers upon seeing her." "She is identical to Éline." "Lt. Gauthier?" "I'd appreciate you not telling my brother about this." "He hates superstitions." "Chloé Blonty," " Franck's sister." " Pleased to meet you." " You found the body?" " Yes, with Étienne." "From a distance, I thought she was asleep." "My father died recently, so finding this body, just thrown in a field..." "Good thing Étienne was there." "He called my brother and tried to comfort me." " We're getting married soon." " Congratulations." "It should be good news, but all this commotion made me think I should tie a black scarf." " Time for some good fortune." " I agree." "Franck said you were staying at Vialat's." "Is that true?" "Are you so amazed?" "The expression he must've made when you asked for a room..." "He's a very solitary man." "Sounds like you know him well." "If you knew all he did to help Gaëtan." "I'm Gaëtan's teacher." "I can tell you Antoine is behind the boy's progress." " Did you know his wife too?" " I saw her around." "I was studying in Marseille back then." "She was very sophisticated." "I admired her." "He's been alone since she left?" "He'd rather devote himself to others." "I think he loved her too much." "As for the others..." "In the country, when someone is different they're accused of hiding things." "It's my turn to watch the fires." "The firemen will do that for you." "Sure, but the locals appreciate it and so do I." "You won't tell Franck about the tree?" " No, don't worry." " See you soon." " So?" " Nothing new." "If the wind stays calm we'll be OK." " I can stay longer if you want." " Go to your husband." "Well, your future husband." "Just in case." "Here." "Please, go ahead." "I never eat Friday nights." "You don't?" "I have good and bad habits." "I like my solitude and my quiet." "Franck's would've been more convivial." "I'm very happy here." "Will you be happy here for long?" "Until I finish my job." "No too long I hope, or you'll end up staying like me." "Don't worry." "I won't stay long." "Still, with that fire burning, the roads blocked, your colleagues stuck and this unknown woman..." " Seems like a tough case." " You think so?" " Do you often groom the dead?" " Excuse me?" "You heard me." "I saw you." "The dead move me." "Not you?" "Not like that." "Lieutenant, you don't understand." "I just wanted her to be prettier." "Prettier?" " She's owed that much." " You are forbidden to touch her." "Do you understand me?" "LEFT FOR A HOME VISIT." "YOU MAY WEAR THE DRESS." "What is this?" "See how far they can go?" "They killed my dog!" "Who did?" "Just because my dad was rich and I'm not superstitious." "Fires burning the countryside." "A body found in our village." "But it wasn't enough, was it?" "Someone had to goad the evil on, to spread more chaos." "They saw an opportunity and killed the poor dog." "And now, as usual, everyone will let it slide:" "It's Saint Éline's redemptive will!" "When will you finally open your eyes?" "Only God decides." "Only God, you hear?" "When I pray to God," "He only whispers one thing in reply:" "to use my head, rather than succumb to panic, and to do everything for justice." "It was too much." "I should always write my sermons first." "You think a local killed Franck's dog?" "Yes, I saw the candle and the icon." " I think it was a sacrifice." " To what?" "It always goes back to the same thing:" "pushing back Éline's curse." "Was the icon familiar to you?" "Yes, my predecessor used to sell them." "Thank you, Father." " You hear about Franck's dog?" " Hello, Alice." "Yes, I heard." "Why didn't you come when the bells rang?" "I've been on-call since 7 AM." "All these troubles have bred hypochondria." " Do you need me?" " Just wondering where you were." "You didn't put on the dress." "No." "Too bad, you would've looked superb in it." "What is it now?" "What can I do about his dead dog?" " Where were you last night?" " Around here we sleep at night." " Can anyone vouch for you?" " Like a man?" "That'd be the day." "So you saw and heard nothing?" "I can't even walk to my house." "How could I kill such a beast?" "There was an image of Saint Éline by the body." "One the old priest used to sell." " At least the dog's in heaven." " I thought I'd find more here." " Like that one." " That good old priest!" "He gave them to everyone." "They're in every house here." "Were you just visited by Lucas," "Gaëtan's father and the man who poaches in the Red Valley?" " Yeah, so?" " So you seem to know him well." "Do you know if he was alone last night?" "Instead of targeting the meek, you ought to open your eyes." "Death will strike again." " Another vision?" " These days are clearly cursed." "You must be suspicious of everybody, starting with the good doctor." "Antoine Vialat?" "There are men who look nice on the outside, but when you peer inside them, you see death." "I saw him in the Red Valley, carrying a big, heavy backpack." "As heavy as a dead horse." "Such accusations can have consequences." "I'm only speaking the truth." "As God is my witness." "Vialat." "V-I-A-L-A-T." "Antoine." "Yes, he's a general physician." "I've already asked Marc." "Don't forget anything: criminal record, birth certificate, etc." "I want everything." "And ID the dead woman ASAP!" "I'm stuck here!" "OK." "Thanks." "Do you think the murderer killed the dog?" "Do you have a detailed map of the area?" "You have a lead?" "Étienne, go tend to your future wife." "You'd better go, or another man will." "Is this OK?" "Great." "Where's the Red Valley exactly?" "Is that where you're going?" "Is it that dangerous?" "No, but..." "No one likes going there." "It's unlucky." "Seems everything here is." "Well, this isn't." "This is the best remedy for bad luck." "Even the priest agrees!" "Going to the Red Valley without water..." " You know the place?" " All children here do." ""Never go to the Red Valley."" "It's where Saint Éline found refuge, in the cave, before she disappeared." "Now even hunters avoid it." "Come on, drink." "Thank you." "Étienne says the killer's far away now." "I'm not so sure." " There's no reason to worry." " Are you ever scared?" "It's happened." "You have a crazy job." " Have you been at it long?" " Some years, yeah." "I was in Paris before." "I've been here 6 months." "You must've seen some wild stuff." "Sometimes." "I admire you." "There's nothing to admire." "Stopping criminals is special." "There were admirable people on my squad." "They're not around anymore." "Sorry." "Thank you for the drink." "It was nice talking to you." "For me too." "Come back soon." " What are you doing?" " Looking for my kid." " How did you get in?" " The doctor gave us keys." " Really?" "He did?" " Yes!" "I'm not lying." "Gaëtan's bag" " is inside." " I don't want to see you here." "Tell him that." "What are you doing?" "Let him go!" "If I do, he'll run off again." "It's dangerous times." "URGENT." "CHECK YOUR E-MAIL!" "Antoine Vialat." "Chief Doctor of the Seine-sur-Mer forensics team." "That's called lying by omission." "My personal life is none of your business." "You asked to have the body in your house." "I doubt a forensic doctor would be as imprecise as you were in dating her death." "But I do see why you combed her now." "I lied." "I admit it." " But you've got the wrong man." " Really?" "Then tell me about the bag you carried to the Red Valley." "The dirt there matches the dirt I found on the body, as you must have noted." "When I found her, I thought of my wife." "They look very alike." "Why did you move her?" "Why didn't you call the police?" "Because when Anna disappeared, the police accused me like you are now." "That's not an answer." "Think a minute:" "If I killed her, why would I leave her in a public place?" "Finding her was like seeing Anna again." "I couldn't leave it in the dirt." "I moved the body out of respect." "Not for proof, I guess." "And what do you call waiting 25 minutes to call for help as a man is dying beside you?" "Your partner died." "How did you know about that?" "You know like I do what it is to lose someone close." "So don't be so quick to judge." " What's going on?" " I just autopsied the body." "What?" "She was raped, then strangled to death." "A blunt instrument caused the injuries on the left hand." "You had no right!" "I've confirmed that the killer tried to copy Éline's stigmata." "Did you hear me?" "You had no right." " She's not Anna!" " I know." "Then what gives?" "I couldn't let her down." "I owe her my life." "As do you." "You've lost it." "I saw her and found new hope." "As if everything weren't lost." "If the fire's died down tomorrow I'll go with you to Marseille." " You better stay put." " What?" "You going to arrest me?" "Alice, open up!" "The body's gone." "Autopsied yesterday, gone today." "Doesn't seem like a coincidence." "What can I say?" "I'm sure I locked the door." "You gave the keys to Gaëtan's father too, right?" "Lucas?" "Of course." " I don't see how that matters." " Where's his house?" "Far." " I want to go with you." " No." "You stay here." "I know why you're here." "You came for Saint Éline." "Someone stole the body from Dr. Vialat's property." "I know." "Do you?" "Saint Éline tells me all." "She warned me in a dream." "She saved me, you know." "This was taken just before the angels healed me." "I was saved by a miracle!" "Her miracle!" "I have to search your house." "Do as you wish." "I've done no harm." "Shit!" "I heard gunshots." "Calm down." "It wasn't me." "I feared for you and decided to follow." "Search the department!" "He's dangerous!" "When are you coming?" "OK." "We'll talk again soon." "Yeah." "Thanks." "Extend your leg." "The fire has been quelled." "The roads will open by tomorrow." "It's not serious." "We'll clean it up." "He was shooting at me!" "Unbelievable." "It couldn't have been your first time." "Forgive me." "My partner's name was Denis." "We'd been together 1 year." "I was driving us back from a mission." "It was night." "No one was in view." "I forget what he was talking about." "The gun blast rang out." "The passenger window shattered and..." "I panicked." "I started driving like a crazy person." "I didn't even think to call for help." "Sorry, I don't know why I'm sharing this." "After this case, I'm done." "I can't do this." "Nobody can bear the death of a loved one." "Where's Gaëtan?" "At Chloé's." "She's taking care of him." " How did you know about Denis?" " I still have cop friends." "You got my file." "I returned the favor." "A girl is having a heat stroke and we can't drive her to town." "I'm on my way." "Rest up." "Try not to walk." "Good evening, Alice." "I hope we're not bothering you." "Étienne saw something interesting." " I'm listening." " I watched the fires last night." "It was late when I saw a light going down to the village." "It was turned off when it reached the first houses." "I tried to see who it was, but it was too dark." "You mean the path to Lucas's?" "Franck said the body was gone, so I thought you'd want to know." "Good." "Thank you." "Is it true you were shot at?" "Don't worry." "We'll get the culprit." " Do you think it's Lucas?" " I don't know." "He never felt right." "Well, avoid going out tonight." "Sit." "What is this?" "I found your museum." "You duped me." " You're mistaken." " I'm sick of your lies." "What you found was a 10-year investigation." "Or a 10-year crime spree." "Sit down." "I promise you I won't hesitate to shoot." "Put these on." "After Anna disappeared," "I observed similar such cases in the area, all of them linked." "All women who looked like Saint Éline and who disappeared in July." "When told the hierarchy, they laughed." "They imputed it to my grief." "No one followed up." "So I decided to investigate myself." "I am sure it's a serial killer." "I've sworn to catch the culprit." "Save the story for later." "Cuff 'em." "The body is the first one that's been found." "Why would I have taken it away?" "I put it out in the open precisely so people would find it." "It's proof that I was right." "You killed her and took that picture of her holding that cross." "Who was the next victim?" "Chloé?" "Maybe me?" "I'm sure the cross was the murderer's." "I took the picture to find where it's from." "And now I know." "There were only 2 such crosses, both belonging to Éline." "Here's what I think." "That murderer is you." "You've conned me the entire time." "Anna and I loved each other." "Don't you understand?" "She was expecting my child." "I'm nothing without her." "What now?" " Who will be next?" " It was the saint!" "She wants our heads!" " We have to move the body!" " Touch her and I'll arrest you!" "I have something to show you." " Stay here and watch her." " Why me?" "Étienne, stay with him, please." "That monster used poor Simone's keys to open the church door." "Chloé wanted to tell you something." "I was scared and decided to shut my blinds, when I saw a person running from the church." "Who?" "Did you see something that could help me?" "I think it was Lucas." "He limped." "Shit!" "What do we do?" "We can't leave her here!" "They'll go crazy!" "Their superstitions are the least of my worries." "I'll get a support team stat." "Touch nothing in the meantime." "Simone's been strangled to death." "The killer put our Jane Doe on the church altar surrounded by flowers and candles." "I'm lost." "He always hides his victims, and his victims always look like Éline." "What will you do?" "What I should've done earlier." "Simone'd be alive if I hadn't let him escape." "Listen to me, Antoine." "Chloé saw Lucas leave the church right before they found the missing body." "And Lucas's house is full of the candles I saw on the altar." "It can't be him." "Why?" "What do you know?" "Antoine!" "What do you know?" "After Anna disappeared, the priest told me he believed Éline was murdered." "She got pregnant by one of the locals." "That's why she disappeared suddenly." "Now, I'm looking for that man." "I think he went crazy over Éline and starting killing look-alikes." "It can't be Lucas." "Today, this man would be over 60." "He was very upset when I got home." "I think his father dropped by." "He must know where he is." "Go home!" " You won't wait for back-up?" " Too slow!" "Wait here." "Drop your weapon." "The dog..." "Éline asked Simone and me to kill it." "And to put the body in the church." "It's what she said!" "But we misunderstood!" "We made her very angry." "She killed Simone!" "She believed the most!" "Simone!" "My God!" "Pray more!" "Listen more!" "It's all my fault!" "Calm down, Lucas." "Give us your weapon." " You can't!" " Back away please!" "Go back to your homes!" "They'll want to ask you questions." "Goodbye, Antoine." "Thank you for your help." "Chloé." "Are you here of your own free will to join Étienne in matrimony?" "Yes." "Finally, do you agree to love and honor him and remain faithful to him until death do you part, for richer or poorer," " for better or worse?" " I do." "Do you take Étienne as your husband?" " I do." " Your turn, Étienne." "Are you here of your own free will to join Chloé in matrimony?" "Yes." "Do you agree to honor her until death do you part, and remain faithful for richer or poorer," " for better or worse?" " I do." "Do you take Chloé as your wife?" "I do." "Étienne and Chloé, I now declare you husband and wife." "You may kiss." "We found shoemaking tools at Lucas's, one covered in blood." "It's our Jane Doe's blood." "Lucas made the stigmata with it." "Incredible." "I knew him 10 years!" "It's not your fault." "I'll never know what happened." "I'm sorry." "I'm happy you came." "Without you..." "Here, let' kiss." "To celebrate." "So you're not resigning?" "I'll stay just until I finish this case." "They loved your report." "Come back to work anytime." "All I care about now is getting Gaëtan's guardianship." " I'll do what I can to help." " Thank you." "Hello." "Thanks." "Cheers." "You're beautiful." " How long have you had that?" " It's from Amat." "A girl he loved gave it to him when he was young." "They each kept one." "When she died, he held on to them." "He wanted me to have one." "He likes Étienne and me a lot." "Keep it a secret, OK?" "I promised I wouldn't tell." "Leaving already?" "I know, I know." "My diabetes." "Where is my wife's body?" "Everybody on the steps for the picture." " Come for the picture." " I'm not family." "Come on, Alice." "Don't make us beg." "You got Éline pregnant." "And you killed her." "I did no such thing!" "Are you mad?" "This cross means nothing to you?" " Where did you find it?" " You know where!" "10 years I searched!" "Don't toy with me!" "You killed those women." "Starting with Éline." "No, Blonty killed Éline." "Everyone knows, but no one says it." "He got so rich off merchandising her miracles." "He discovered her pregnancy and forced her to deliver in Red Valley." "Éline hid, but he burned the hideout." "He wanted to scare her." "I did nothing." "I loved Éline." "Stop blaming the dead and tell me" " where my wife is." " Please don't kill me!" "You robbed me of everything." "I don't care about jail." "I'll talk!" "Just one more." "Could the lady in the pink hat move a bit to the right?" "Good." "Perfect." "Don't move." "Now smile." "1...2...3." "Super." "Is everything all right?" " Great, thanks." " You really impressed me, Alice." "And not just me." "She's pretty." "Aren't I lucky?" "I have to go." "The priest gave me a task." "I better do it or he'll annul my marriage." " See you later." " Later." "You think I'll let you run out on my sis?" "I'm getting brandy for the priest." "Brandy for the priest is a tradition." "Come." "I'll show you where we hide it, so you know all our family secrets." "To the newlyweds." "So?" "It's sinful, right?" "Definitely." "Doctor!" "You scared us." "Especially him!" "He thought you were his wife." "Get out." " Not you." " What gives?" "He's Éline's son." "His father kept it a secret." "Only Old Simone knew." " Get out!" " Go ahead." "It's over, Étienne." "Your dad talked." "The village has paid enough." "You're crazy." " Have you lost it?" " What about this?" "You lost it when you raped her." "I want a lawyer." "No, Antoine." "Stop!" "It won't bring her back." "You won't find your wife's body without him." "Drop it." "Drop it!" "The trial of Étienne Logan begins this morning." "He is suspected of 10 murders committed between 1980 and 2008 in the Midi region." "His last victim, Liz Richard, was hiking when she disappeared in July." "Her body was discovered in the village of Sainte-Éline-d'Entrague." "After a 2-month struggle, the fire service overcame the fires that destroyed over 300 hectares of forest." "They told me you wanted to see me." "It's about Étienne." "Your son already confessed." "He's not a monster." "Tell that to the victims' families." "You don't understand." "All of them are the guilty ones." " How so?" " The old villagers when they saw I got Éline pregnant, they went wild." "They wanted a perfect saint, not the Kraut's daughter they'd insulted, beaten and hated for years." "That's the evil that made Étienne what he is today." "Every time he goes nuts, it's his mother's pain and those people's hate driving him." "I just wanted to live with her and our child." "They say Franck Blonty's dad killed her." "Don't you see?" "Éline isn't dead." "That dolt Blonty couldn't have killed her." "No one can." "She's here." "She's here with us." "She always will be." "I have the shrink's report." "Whenever Étienne sees a woman who looks like his mother, morbid instincts overwhelm him." "It began at puberty and got worse." "And Amat did nothing to stop him?" "When he discovered his son's madness, he sent him to an aunt who lived in a remote area, before raising him himself in a home in the valley." "No one in the village knew of Étienne." "Did Amat know about Anna?" "It's unclear." "He keeps contradicting himself." "Anyway, he didn't know about every murder." "He did confess to Simone's murder." "Amat killed Simone?" "She threatened to tell he'd had a child with Éline." "When he found her and Lucas moving the body to the church, he decided to kill her and frame Lucas." "He dropped the blood-spattered tool we found." "There." "Without you, we would've closed the case." "They want to promote me to captain." "Didn't you want to resign?" "You were right, all is not lost." "Antoine, there's something else." "Étienne told us where the bodies are." "...and, having been true, faithful believers on Earth, may Anna, by Your Grace, join the choir of angels." "Dear Lord, give her eternal peace." "By the grace of God, may Your light forever shine upon Anna and may her soul, and the souls of all departed believers rest in peace." "In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit." "Amen." "Franck and I have decided to go away." "We're leaving the region." "We'll start over somewhere else." "Good." "Translation:" "Alexander O'Brien Épilogue"