"Why are you here?" "No!" "Please." "Go on, get lost!" "Who's there?" "MURDERS ON MONT VENTOUX" "Alex!" "Hello, Mum." "On behalf of the council, accept our sincerest condolences." "Your uncle had many qualities." "We were proud to have him among us." "Thank you." "I bet he's up there playing cards with Rose." "I'm sorry." "My dear Alexia, if I can help at this difficult time," "I'm still a broker." "If you need advice about your uncle's land, don't hesitate." "Hello?" "Yes." "I'm on my way." "Claude loved you like a father." "And I loved him more than my father." "I imagine you won't come and stay at home." "It would set tongues wagging." "I'll sign the papers at the notary's and go back to Montpellier." "The Drak's daughter!" "Paul Hugon." "Nothing's changed since your dad kicked you out." "They say you woke the dragon." " Listen to me!" " Let go of me!" "Who are you?" "What d'you want?" "You're scaring me." "Put your gun down." "You're Alex?" "How did you know?" "Put your gun down." "I heard you were dangerous, but..." "Sorry, it isn't funny." "I'll start again." "Sylvain Jaume." "Your uncle let me the vineyard house." "He often talked about you." "He talked about you too." " Did you leave this?" " No, I didn't." " His throat was slit?" " No." "After his heart attack in the woods, a boar attacked him." "You believe that?" "It's what I heard." " Have you spoken to his doctor?" " Yes." "He had a mild attack the previous week." "Over the past two years," "I didn't visit him as often, but.... why didn't he tell me?" "Why did someone leave that photo?" "Who wanted me to see it?" "Someone who wants to scare you or remind you of something." " What do you mean?" " You know full well." "20 years ago, a girl was found with the same claw marks." "No one's forgotten." "Are the villagers saying I'm to blame?" "Or I killed her?" "They say you challenged the Drak so it attacked and killed Marie." "I never believed in Santa, so a dragon that haunts a spring and rouses evil..." "Sorry." " Are you selling the estate?" " I don't know." " Are you staying a while?" " I leave tomorrow." " Already?" " I have to get back to work." "That's right!" "Your photo studio." "You know everything about my life?" "Your uncle told me about your passion." "He was sad to see you so little." "He was very proud of you." "Right, I won't bother you any longer." "Ah, here..." "Call me whenever you like." "Stay a while." "You need time to turn the page." "See you soon." "I love you a little, a lot, passionately." "Cheers, Drak!" "It's on the village." "Say hi to your pals." "Be quiet, Alex." "We're in church." "It's bullshit, Dad." "Enough!" "No one challenges the Drak." "You're ridiculous." "She'll get what's coming to her." "You went and ruined their party." "Are you afraid of the Drak too?" "Let's head back." "OK, the last there pays 10 goes on the pinball machine." "Not me!" "Shit!" "Marie, wait!" "Marie!" "Marie!" "Marie!" "Marie!" "Marie!" "Come on, it isn't funny!" "Marie..." "Marie!" "Marie, where are you?" "Marie!" "Marie!" "Marie!" "Marie!" "I don't need help!" " You brought her here?" " I didn't do anything." "She wasn't even at the spring." "I was on my own." "Marie!" "Find!" "Find!" "Go on!" "Marie!" "Let go!" "Let go of me!" "Marie!" "Please!" "Calm down!" "What did you do to my girl?" "Mum!" "Hello!" "You again?" "Are you like this with everyone?" "I haven't decided about your house yet." "The solicitor will call you." "So you're really leaving?" "I'm fetching my uncle's dogs from my mum then going." " I like your mother." " You know her?" "We all know each other here." "Come to the truffle market." "No, thanks." "It's an opportunity to get your revenge." "You own the best truffle patches in the area." "Come on." " Here you go." " Thank you." "Smell this." "They're beautiful." "Hello." "My condolences." "We miss Claude here." "It isn't the same without him." "The taste of hypocrisy is worth savouring." "I can imagine." "What will you do with Claude's truffle patches?" "I'm not sure." "Alexia Méjean!" "How lovely to see you!" "Sylvain Jaume." "Yves Tessier." " Hello." " It's an historic day." "The kilo is selling for 1,000 euros." "It's been a good year." "Business is very good." "By the way, Alex, I wanted a word about the future, our future." "Don't worry, not together!" "What'd you do with an oldie like me?" "But I'm not bad for my age, wouldn't you say?" "That's business for you!" "She's right." "You take after Claude." "Never a word out of place." "Tessier!" "Oh no, not him!" "Bastard!" "That man ought to be locked up." "Tessier, you swindler." "Be nice now, Paul." "Go away!" "He can't handle alcohol but won't admit it." "You don't scare me." "That's enough!" "Get lost!" " Calm down." " Or I'll call the police." "I'm going to kill you!" "Go away!" "Get off me!" "Hello, doggies!" "Are you OK?" "Yes!" "I'm glad you're taking Claude's dogs to the mas." "Too messy for you, huh?" "No!" "I'm pleased you're not alone up there." "Come in." "You never forgave your dad, huh?" "I've never forgiven you." "Let's go!" "What am I going to do with you?" "Yes, I know." "What the hell is this?" "Who's there?" "Evening, Captain." "The victim is Yves Tessier." "He's from your village." " Do you know him?" " Yes." "Look what they did to him." "Remind you of anything?" "Have the wounds analysed." "I don't think it was him this time." "No." "Especially as..." "Look." "At least it's signed." "The woman who lives up there," "Alexia Méjean, found the body and called the police." "Will you question her now?" "Tell her to come by tomorrow." "Post two officers outside her house." "Right, sir." "Alexia Méjean." "I've come to report Yves Tessier's death." " I'll inform Captain Messac." " Marc Messac?" "He's leading..." "Thank you." "Captain, Alexia Méjean is here." "Show her in." "He'll see you now." "How long has it been?" "20 years maybe, or a bit more." " Come in." " Thanks." "Sorry about your uncle." "Why did you conceal the circumstances of his death?" "He had a heart attack." "What about the lacerations?" "Forensics say he was attacked post-mortem." "Probably by a boar." "I saw." "Someone left me a photo." " What photo?" " No idea." "It was slipped under my door." "Seeing as Tessier was lacerated too your boar theory doesn't hold." "Not so fast!" "We waiting for the results." " Have you thought of Marie?" " Yes." "I even looked over the report which said she died after falling into the ravine." "Who moved her body?" "Who put it by the cave?" " No one knows." " No." "Everyone said it was the Drak, just like now." " Who are they trying to scare?" " Search me." "Look, I need proof." "What did you see the night Tessier died?" "Here." "I wrote down what I told your colleagues." "So organised!" "Did you see anything else?" "A figure?" "A vehicle?" "Anything?" "No, nothing." "Tessier was coming to see you?" "Not that I'm aware." "We met at the truffle market." "I know." "And I heard Hugon threatened to kill him." "The murderer alluded to the Drak." "Of course!" "I've read every local legend about dragons." "There are different versions, but it's always the same thing." "The Drak represents the evil within us all which surfaces to kill someone." "It symbolises our evil side that we have to fight." "Precisely." "But what links my uncle and Tessier?" "I don't know yet." "Tessier's corpse had truffles in its mouth." "A settling of scores between truffle farmers?" "Captain!" "We've got the lab results." "I'll finish with Mrs..." "You can say Miss." " You're not married?" " No." "I was with someone but it was complicated." "And you?" "Me too." "I was married but she got fed up of my job." "Are you staying for a while?" "I was planning to go back to Montpellier." "As a witness, you'll have to stick around." "I'm sorry." "Actually, not really." "I'll stay then." "We're expecting a crowd tomorrow." " Mr Mayor." " Léon, please." "I can still see you as a kid playing with my son." "How are you, Léon?" "Well..." "I've put the village on the map with this festival." "Tessier's murder is bad timing." "I hope people don't panic." " Folk still believe in the Drak." " So it seems." "The case is in good hands, with Marc." "Not too lonely up in the old mas?" "I'm fine, thanks." "How about coming over for dinner tonight?" "Marc will be there of course." "He moved back home after Rose died." "I'm counting on you." "He'll be pleased." "He's arrested Paul Hugon." "With a bit of luck, that drunk is the killer." " See you tonight." " Goodbye." "Once more, where were you at 11:30pm?" "I was drunk." "You wanted to kill Tessier." "If I'd wanted to, I wouldn't have said so." "What did he do to you?" "Rob you?" "Swindle you?" "Everyone wanted to kill that scumbag." "You killed him!" "For fuck's sake, I may be a bastard but I've never killed a soul." "I'm not like you!" "Legitimate defence." " We could've died!" " Enough, Karim." "So what?" "He shot a guy." "I didn't." "Put him in the drunk tank." "It'll refresh your memory." "We'll check your whereabouts." "I didn't do it!" "BREEDER F. JULLIEN TRUFFLE DOGS" "Wait, you two." "I'll be right back." "What do you want?" " Who are you?" " Hello." "I've come about my dogs." " I know you." " I'm Alex." "Claude Méjean's niece." "The daughter of Ivan and Annie." "You're back?" "Poor Claude..." "I can't keep my uncle's dogs in town with me." " I..." " I'm not a dog pound!" "You have to leave." "Go away." "Go away!" "Was there something going on with Tessier and Hugon?" "Something suspicious?" "You OK, Dad?" "Hugon is broke." "He owed Tessier money." "He must have killed him." "A settling of scores?" "Are you still attracted to young Méjean?" "She's a good catch now." "Dad!" "I'm counting on you tonight." "Don't overdo it." " Hello." " Come in." " Follow me." " Thanks." "Extraordinary, huh?" "You're a great storyteller." "I make nothing up." "Life's like that." " Still taking photos?" " Still, yes." "I have a studio in Montpellier." " Doing well?" " Not bad." "I'm preparing an exhibition for a gallery and I restore old photos." "I was looking at yours earlier." "That one..." " Was it the Algerian War?" " I was very young." "The enlargement isn't great." "With the negative, I can do a better print." "No." "Some souvenirs are better as they are." " More wine?" " No." " Marc?" " No." "I have to get back to work." "So is Hugon guilty?" "We've no proof or murder weapon." "And the Parisian?" "My secretary saw him prowling the night of the murder." "Is she sure?" "Interview her." "You'll see." "Who's the Parisian?" "Sylvain Jaume, your tenant." "Don't you know him?" "I bumped into him." "He's a loner." "He doesn't work." "He was in care." "Those orphanage kids never turn out well." "Believe me." " He has a record." " It was years ago." "GBH and car theft." " I'm not surprised." " I am." "My dad's right." "Stay away from him." "No reason to be jealous." "Frankly, there's no contest." "Dad!" "Sorry." "Dad monopolised the conversation." "Hasn't he always?" "Mum used to keep him in check." "He goes too far now." "That's normal, it's so recent." "It takes time to forget." "You're right." " Shall I take you home?" " No." "I..." "Excuse me." "Yes, Karim?" "I'm on my way." "I said I'll be right there." "See you shortly." " Is there a problem?" " Hugon has an alibi." "I need to check it." "The culprit is out there." " Promise to lock your door." " Alright." " Keep me informed?" " Promise." "Sylvain?" "Captain!" "The autopsy results." "Cause of Tessier's death:" "severing of the carotid artery." "There are traces of truffle and soil in his wounds." "Given their depth, they think the murder weapon was a truffle pick." "Every truffle farmer has one." "A settling of scores?" "Why now?" "Méjean is dead." "He had the best patches." "Any info about his wounds?" "The marks are the same distance apart." "See who's after Méjean's land." "OK, I'm on it." "I'll release Hugon." " Why are you here?" " The door was open." "I locked it last night." "Someone came in the night." "The dogs didn't react, just like now!" "Was it you?" "I'm not reduced to watching you sleep!" "And when I call on someone, I don't sneak off!" "Your article on the Drak, you think it's reassuring?" " Dragons are my job." " Of course!" "I design video games." "I'm developing one on the Drak." "Didn't you look at my card?" "I can show you on the net." "You have photos of Marie." "Marie?" "She was the daughter of my adoptive family." "What?" "I knew they left the area after she died and wanted to become a foster family, but..." "I lived with them from the age of 13 to 18." "That's all." "There were tons of photos." "They needed to talk about their tragedy." "The mystery of her death obsesses me." "The Drak too." "It's odd this fascination." "Frequenting the Messacs makes you paranoid?" " You spy on me?" " I don't like them" "It's mutual." "You'll be at the Drak Festival?" "Wrong!" "I have to go to Paris for work actually." " We'll have dinner another time." " You're sure of yourself." "You're being unpleasant again." " Will you tell me about it?" " I'm not going." " Superstition isn't my thing." " Same here." "I don't believe in monsters or evil little girls." "Sorry." "Goodbye." "Hello?" "Who?" "I can't hear you." "Paul Hugon?" "At the Drak Festival?" "You've reached Marc Messac." "Marc?" "Hugon asked me to meet him in the village." "He has something to disclose." "I'll call you after to tell you, alright?" "Ciao." "I didn't mean to scare you." "I don't have much time." "You should leave." "We're no match..." "For what?" "What did you want to tell me?" "When you uncle had his attack, he thought he'd die." "He said you weren't to blame for Marie's death and it wasn't his idea to put her body near the Drak." " He knew what happened?" " Marie stumbled upon something." "What?" "Were you there?" "No." "The day after she died, I found a lighter." "And?" "Its owner told me he'd done something awful." "Who?" "I'm lost!" "What's it got to do with my uncle?" " It was his lighter." " What?" "He told me the Drak had haunted him for years and he couldn't sleep." "Why didn't you tell the police?" "I promised I'd keep quiet in exchange for some vines." "Don't trust anyone." "You have to go." "It'll end in tragedy." "Alex!" "Alex!" "Run!" "Get out of here!" "Paul!" "Paul!" "Paul!" "No!" "Same as with Tessier." "The carotid and larynx slit with the same type of weapon." " Truffles in his mouth?" " No." "The victim was found by the same person." " Evacuate the victim." " Can I go too?" "No, you're staying at the crime scene." "Thank you." "Come on." "Can't I join you for the interview?" "Paul Hugon was scared and he wasn't drunk." "I'd have liked to know more about that lighter." " Something weird happened." " What?" "Jaume said he'd be in Paris, but he was in the village." "He called my name, and that's why Paul ran off." "He was scared of Jaume?" "How did Jaume know where to find you?" "No idea." "I can't believe my uncle was linked to Marie's death." "No." "The report said Marie wasn't murdered." "She died from her fall." "So who slit her throat?" "Someone who'd heard you challenge the Drak." "It made you the ideal culprit." "My uncle said nothing." "He let people accuse me." "Dad sent me away to school!" "I can't have been so wrong about him." "It's impossible." "He was a father to me." "Better than my father." "Maybe you only knew his good side?" "I never asked him anything, that's for sure." "I enjoyed his affection." "Your uncle, Tessier and Hugon only ever met up to negotiate their truffle production." "What happened that night?" "There must be a link with the murders." "It's a very competitive business." "What's it got to do with me?" "Karim is right." "That's twice a guy has died near me." "You've just inherited the most lucrative patches." "Why use the Drak?" "What's the connection with Marie?" "Calm down." "I'll find out." "If I'm in the middle, I must have the solution to hand." "I have to find it." "Despite what you'll discover about your uncle?" "We can forgive our loved ones everything." "No?" "Captain!" "I can continue the interview." "She's just giving a statement." "Sorry, sir." "The search is underway at Hugon's home." "We've seized his accounts as with Tessier." "I imagine" "Miss Méjean will give us access to her uncle's accounts." " Whenever you like." " Thank you." ""Claude, my darling." ""I'd like to live openly with you," ""stop lying to see you," ""stop hiding to love you," ""know what's causing you so much pain."" " I was going to call." " You were?" "My uncle had a mistress." " Did you know?" " No." "Listen to this." ""If I could deliver you from the secret gnawing at your heart." ""Why can't you tell me?"" "Is it linked to Marie's death?" "An older secret must've been eating away at him." "It's possible." "Listen, I didn't call you to discuss the investigation." "Plus it's my job." "I was calling because..." "Because I wanted to hear your voice." "I miss you." "Really?" "Yes." "Can I come over?" "Alright, maybe it isn't a good idea." "Maybe not." "I've another call." "I have to take it." "OK." "Take care then." "Yes, you too." "Love you." "No!" "It can't be..." "To attack Hugon, you'd have to be a monster!" "I'm losing sleep!" "Mr Mayor, do something." "It has to cease." "Calm down and listen." "The entire force has been deployed." "The village is patrolled night and day." "I'm following the case closely." "If you have suspicions, or any details, I'm at your disposal." "It's all happened since Méjean's girl came back." "It's no coincidence!" "She's not to blame." "Stop accusing my daughter." "She's paid dearly already." " Don't defend her." " Stop, Jean-Marie!" "The Drak killed Marie." " Don't start that!" " People are being killed." "It's the job of the police." "You all know Marc." "He's good at his job." "Now please go home." "We're protecting you." "Please, go!" "Your daughter won't leave you a penny." "I won't let anyone harm her!" "Alex?" "What?" "But what the..." "Right away?" "You abandoned me and lied." " I never..." " It's easy for you to get in!" "As well as the dogs' affection, you must have the key." "Did you come for this?" "It's your handwriting." "The few postcards you sent me betrayed you." "I didn't want you to find out this way." "I wanted to tell you." "But you're so hard, so elusive." "When did you start sleeping with your husband's brother?" "A year after your dad died." "I don't believe you." "You disgust me." "Don't sully things." "I always loved Claude and I love him still." "Stop." "Alex..." "You want to know more, so listen to me for once." "I was 20 when I came to the village to work." "The Méjean brothers hung around me." "I preferred Claude right away." "But he didn't admit anything." "I told him I liked him." "He said he'd never marry, he wasn't right for me." "Why?" "I never found out." " Dad was the default choice." " A reasoned choice." "I was a good wife." "I was faithful." "Knowing I didn't love him made him jealous." " Jealous even of you." " Of me?" "Yes." "Everything was a pretext." "Your whims, your pranks, your refusal to be confined by his ideas." "And above all your bond with Claude." "He even thought you were his daughter." "No, Alex." "Your dad was your dad." "There's no doubt about it." " Why didn't you ever tell me?" " You were 14." "Alex, you were uncompromising, unpredictable." " You were ashamed of me?" " No." "I loved your pranks and scandals." "You did things I never dared do, you stood up to Dad." "You still abandoned me, Mum." "I thought you'd be happier away from us and the violence." "But I admit..." "I failed you." "Why did you carry on hiding after Dad died?" "Because of gossip, of me?" "No." "I longed to live with him, to be open, to..." "Even vis-à-vis you." "Claude wouldn't hear of it." "He was racked with guilt." " Why?" "Since when?" " I never managed to find out." "He had a secret, something too dark to be shared with someone." "Is it linked to the way he died, to these murders?" "I never believed a boar caused his injuries." "I put the photo under your door." " It was you?" " Yes." "I knew you'd seek the truth." " Yes, Marc." " I'm not supposed to warn you." "My men are coming to search your house." " Don't worry." " Captain!" "I've found something." " Knock first, alright?" " Yes." "Sorry." "But it's very interesting." "What's wrong?" "Scared they'll find something?" "Aren't all the letters here?" "Claude wanted to write a confession to you." "A confession?" "I went through all his papers, I didn't find anything." " When did he tell you?" " After his attack." "He'd stared death in the face." "He told me he was indebted to you." "He wanted to die in peace." " Let's find it before the police." " Too late." "Here, they're yours." "But why?" "I know them by heart." "There, it fits!" "Last year, Hugon had heavy debts." "Tessier paid them." " For his vineyard?" " A promise to sell." " How did you know?" " Tessier was a developer." "Tessier and Méjean had something in common." "They both bought their land after the Algerian War." "Might be worth exploring." " What are you getting at?" " They bought from your father." "And from a Francis Jullien." "Do you know him?" "In 1963, when my father inherited, he sold what he couldn't cultivate." "For peanuts?" "But he's a tough businessman." "At the time, truffles patches were worthless." "Let's focus on what links the Drak and Marie's death." "OK, I'll look into it." "I promise I won't barge in again." " Dad?" " Yes." "When you got back from Algeria with Tessier, Méjean and Jullien and sold them your land, did something happen?" " No." "You sold it for a song." "Too right!" "I regretted it later." "When we almost died," "I promised them a share of my inheritance." "I kept my word." "Then it was every man for himself." "Why?" "Two of you are dead, from lacerations." "And you're afraid for me?" "Yes." "Are you in danger?" "I didn't want to bother you, but I'm worried." "I don't understand." "In Algeria, did anything happen between you?" "Give me a break!" "If you investigate the distant past, you won't get anywhere!" "Calm down." "But you'd tell me if you knew something?" "You think I'm hiding things?" "I'm exploring every lead." "Your golden rule is "Finish what you start."" "I'm your father and I've been mayor for 20 years!" "Dad..." "Damn it, give me a break!" "I should've kept my cool." "You protected me so well." "Why did you die, Rose?" " Eavesdropping?" " I was waiting to come in." "I have things to check out." " What about the interview?" " You can do it." "We've taken the accounts." "Sorry for bothering you." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "They'd have found the confession." "Yes." " Shall I help you tidy up?" " No." "You ought to go home." "If you need anything at all..." "Will you call?" "I've come to consult the Algerian War conscript archives." "Thank you." "Who's there?" "Stop!" " Who is it?" " Sylvain Jaume." "Thanks a lot for the 3-hour police interview!" "I didn't even get the boss, just his underling, a pedant." "Thanks for saying I was at the murder scene!" "They let you go?" "What were you doing at the festival?" "Hugon called you just as I was leaving." "I was worried about you." "Mind your own business!" "You've got a nerve." "Because of you I'm implicated in the case." "I'm not allowed to leave the village." "Tell me what Hugon wanted." "You're not in charge of the investigation!" "I want to understand." "The macabre series isn't over." "It's linked to Marie's death." " Why say that?" " Same reason as you." "Now what links your uncle, Tessier and Hugon?" " If you have a lead, say so." " Not to you!" "Marc is in charge." "Would you please leave?" ""1962."" " Just after the Algerian War." " Let's see." "Jullien, my uncle, Tessier." "I never knew they fought together." "It's weird they lost touch." " Did your uncle mention it?" " No." "I found his military record and his draft card." "He must've been called up with Tessier and Jullien." "Where are you going?" "To Jullien's?" "The last time I saw him, he behaved strangely." "He was armed and panicking." "No wonder!" "His brothers-in-arms are dead." " I've seen it before." " What?" "The photo's been altered." "Something has been erased." "Messac." "He has the same self-portrait." "Enlarged, touched up, with the same uniform." "He was in Algeria with them." "I have to call Marc." "Hang on!" "It's his dad." "And I thought you didn't need anyone." " But I must see Jullien." " What if he's the maniac?" "I've known him forever." "You thought you knew your uncle, but he had a dark side." "Look, I won't let you go to Jullien's tonight." " Who do you think you are?" " A fool who cares." "Come off it!" "I don't want to find you dead." "I'll pick you up at 8am and drive you to Jullien's." "OK, fine." "Now get out, please." "You're unbearable." "But I love it." "And lock the door." "Is that what you were after?" "Marc... if you open that file, nothing will ever be the same again." "Francis Jullien." "Dog breeder and trainer, Francis Jullien." "Please leave a message." "It's Alex Méjean." "I'm sorry to bother you so late." "Are you there?" "There's no need to be afraid." "You fought in Algeria with my uncle, Tessier and Messac." "I need your help, Francis." "My uncle had a secret." "Do you know what it was?" "You were afraid last time." "What were you afraid of?" "Being next on the list?" "Or are you the culprit?" "Did you kill my uncle?" " Who will be next?" " No, it isn't me." "That's all I can say." " Maybe Messac will tell me more." " Leave Messac alone." " Why?" " Just leave him be!" "Go instead to St Eulalie and ask for Colette Duvion, the old teacher." "I think she's still alive." "Don't tell anyone." "Go see her at once!" "Tessier, Jullien, Méjean and you." "Why did you identify Jules Charrier?" " Is there a mistake?" " There's no mistake." "What do you mean?" "Come on, talk!" "Alright." "But I've warned you." "It won't be easy, son." "You're a spoilt child, Marc, an only child, adored by your mum and me." "I know what I owe you." "Maybe you'll understand and not simply judge me." "Judge you?" " I'm not a local lad." " I don't get it." "I was born in the street, like a dog." "Sorry?" "I was Jules Charrier till February 3 1962 in Algeria." "That was the day we went on our final mission." "We were five, lost in the djebel." "Five easy targets including one casualty." "Léon Messac, a young orphan." "He didn't stop whimpering." "He was afraid of dying, but a fortune awaited him, the inheritance of his Aunt Félicie." " You took his place?" " It's never that simple." "I had an opportunity." "I could swap my dog's life for a dream life, but there were the others." " Tessier, Jullien and Méjean?" " They had to keep quiet." "Messac was wounded but not dead." "You mean..." "To ensure their silence, I had to involve them." "They were exhausted, exasperated by Messac." "Pals were dying every day." "He was bugging us with his fear of missing out on his fortune." "To not go crazy, we had to cling on to a dream, a future." "I suggested taking his fortune and sharing it with them." "Hectares of truffle oaks." "They had to be my accomplices... and help me with the dirty work." "You killed him to steal his inheritance!" "To become something else, to have a real life, with a home, a family and a son, who'd have what I'd never had." " You stole his life!" " It wasn't easy." "I had to slash my face so people wouldn't smell a rat." "And it worked." "I was repatriated." "I was welcomed as a hero by Aunt Félicie." " No one recognised you?" " Félicie had only met Léon twice." " You dare boast?" " Why not?" "Look what I've become and done for the villagers." "After being born in the gutter." "I don't believe this." "It's a nightmare." "Marc," "I know it isn't easy but even your mum understood." " She knew?" " Of course." "I always told her everything." "She was my second chance." "She enabled me to become what I am, a respectable man appreciated by all." "She was... my balance, my safeguard." "So I..." "What I am now..." "I owe it to a murder, an identity theft?" "To a choice, that's all." "You have to choose in life!" "And it has a price!" "Now you'll understand what it means." "What do you mean?" "Your mother loved me enough to understand and forgive me." " I expect no less from you." " I can't believe I'm hearing this!" "What about the murders?" "Méjean, Hugon, Tessier?" "Méjean knew he was dying." "He wanted to talk." "I scared him." " You disgust me!" " I know it's hard to hear." "You have to know everything." "That bastard Tessier knew I had caused Méjean's death." "He came to blackmail me." "If I didn't say his land was suitable for building on, he'd spread a rumour about my true identity." "As for Hugon," "Méjean had confided in him and he was going to tell Alex." "Stop!" "Just listen to yourself." "You've killed 3 men!" "They were going to ruin my life and yours." "Now we have to finish what I started." "What?" "Did you say "we"?" "We must silence anyone who might talk and then life will return to normal." " Don't count on me!" " You've already killed." "What?" "That was legitimate defence." "It was to save a colleague!" "But you wouldn't do it to save your dad and your life?" " You're despicable." " I defended my son, our assets and our future." "What would become of you if people find out?" "Your career would be ruined." "Would Alex want her uncle's killer for a father-in-law?" "Enough!" "We must see this through." "I know you're capable." "My blood flows in your veins." "You're a monster." "I had nothing but my courage to build a life." "Now you must have some." " Colette Duvion?" " Yes." "How may I help?" "I called you." "May I come in?" " Of course." " Thank you." "Come in." "I've looked into the victims' past, especially the Algerian war." "I'm off to the military archives." "Don't bother." "I've already been." "The file has been lost." "That's weird." "We have to question your dad." "You think I haven't already?" "Check Tessier's accounts." "Shit!" "The prosecutor." "Answer it." "Say I had to go out." "OK, I'll fill him in." "Don't do anything." "Don't tell him anything!" "Léon Messac?" "My God..." "We spent our youth together, here, in St Eulalie." "He broke off our engagement all of a sudden." "Look what he wrote from Algeria." "Only affectionate words, declarations of love." "He was so kind." "We'd been sweethearts since childhood." " Why did he change his mind?" " For several reasons." "That war, his injuries, and the money." "The money?" "What money?" "His aunt died just after the war." "He inherited a fortune and refused to see me." "He told me he couldn't marry a poor girl like me." "I did cleaning to pay for my studies." " You never saw him again?" " No." "I was humiliated." "If there's anything about him, I close the newspaper." "Did he ever mention his army pals?" "Oh yes!" "He liked them all but one." ""A nasty piece of work", he said in his letters." "Jules Charrier." "He was wary of him." ""A lawless thug." ""He boasted he'd lost count of how many men he'd killed."" "He sent me... a photo with his pals." "Look." "Yves Tessier, Francis Jullien, my uncle," "Messac." "No, that's Jules Charrier." "This is Léon." " It says so underneath." " "Jules Charrier"." "He died over there." ""Cpl Charrier died on a mission" ""in a particularly dangerous zone." ""His body was not found."" "For me, it's as if Léon died over there." "You've reached the voicemail of Marc Messac." "It's Alex." "I have to talk to you." "I'm going to check something at Francis Jullien's, but... it's important I see you." "Speak to you later." "What's up?" "Karim's on to you." "Alex is with Jullien." " Jullien mustn't speak to her." " It's too late!" "You have to choose your life now." " She'll ruin everything." " I won't allow you." "Just trust me." "We can still save the day." "Stop!" "You're under arrest." "It's all over." "Go on, shoot." "What are you waiting for?" "You've already chosen." "I'll still save you though." "Francis!" "Francis!" "Francis!" " You've no business here." " I saw Colette Duvion." "You're the last witness to the theft of Messac's identity." "The others are dead." "He killed them, didn't he?" "Get out of here!" "Let me leave!" "You have to testify." "He must be stopped." "He's so smart he'll get away with it." "That's my dog." "What's going on?" " Brutus!" " Francis!" "Francis!" " Brutus!" " Francis!" "Marc?" " You have to find Alex Méjean." " She was here?" " She came to see me." " Explain at the station." "I've nothing to do with this guy's death." "Stop!" " We're stopping you." " Listen to me!" "Yes, boss?" "What?" "A puncture?" "It's a good thing you sent us to Jullien's." "He's dead." "Same as the others." "But this time we've arrested a suspect." " Sylvain Jaume." " Alex has vanished." "We were supposed to meet but she didn't show up." "I've had no news." "Listen to me!" "Why are we here?" " Jullien is dead." " Shush!" "I arrived as you fainted." "Did you see?" "Jullien's body?" "Yes." "And the claw mark?" " The Drak..." " No." "You're in shock." "It's Jullien death." "I brought you here." "I didn't want any trace of you near another victim." "I've something to tell you." " This morning, I..." " Not now." "I need you." "Hold me tight, love me." "I feel like I'm drowning." "I only have you." "Just you." " Hey!" " Calm down." "Sylvain!" "What's going on?" "Where's Alex?" "I'm sure she's in danger." "Marc, listen to me." "What I have to say is really important." "Karim?" "Go ahead." "I'm on my way." "What's going on?" "A suspect was arrested at the crime scene." " I have to go." " Who is it?" " Sylvain Jaume." " Sylvain?" "It isn't him." "Look, I found out..." " Later." " Marc..." "I said later!" "Just trust me." "I know what I'm doing." "I'll take care of it." "Stay here." "I'll be back." "You've reached Alex Méjean's voicemail." "Leave me a message." "Alex, where are you?" "I'm really worried." "Call me back." "Please." "What are you up to?" "I know what I'm doing." "Jaume's been arrested." " The knife will found at his home." " Bullshit!" " He was near every victim." " The ideal culprit is Alex." "You were supposed to kill her and make it look like suicide." " There's another solution." " No!" " Give it to me." "I'll do it." " No." "Listen to me." "What are you going to tell her?" "She doesn't love you enough to understand." "Give me a chance." "Your wife left you because you killed a guy and had a breakdown." "Wasn't that enough?" "Alex sticks her nose everywhere." "She's investigated." "She isn't like your mum." "She'll inform on us." "When you're inside, you think she'll wait for you?" "You've gone too far." "Obstruction of justice, accessory to murder." "If it goes pear-shaped, your life will be in tatters." "Another hour or two of courage, of real courage, and life will return to normal." "Marc..." "Are you hungry, doggies?" "Here." "Marc?" "What the..." "I know what you've found out." "It isn't you, it's your dad." "Don't let him manipulate you." "What's he done to you?" "You've changed." "We can solve this." " You don't love me." " I do..." "You're lying." "You shouldn't have investigated me or gone to see Jullien." "Marc, remember when we were kids..." "Shut up!" " You can't do this." " I already have." "It's very easy to kill." "Marc, please, stop!" "Alex?" "Stop!" "Alex!" "Please." "It's to save my dad." "He's given me everything." " Marc!" " Forgive me." " Alex!" "Alex!" " Mum!" "It's great to finally see where you live." " Do you like it?" " Yes." " These are beautiful." " Thanks." "Look, it's from Claude." "Yes, it's his writing." "It's the letter we looked for." "His confession." "He'd posted it." "It's for you." ""Alex, my lovely niece." ""My darling." ""I can apologize at last." ""My silence caused you to be driven out of the village." ""How can I be worthy of you when I'm an accomplice to murder?" ""When you challenged the Drak and told Marie to meet you," ""I was there with Messac, Tessier and Jullien" ""to sort out the division of land stolen from a poor lad." ""Marie suddenly appeared." ""She saw us exchanging bundles of notes." ""If she'd reported us, we'd have been finished." ""Terrified, Marie ran away and fell into the ravine." ""When I climbed down, it was too late." ""She wasn't breathing." ""Messac reacted immediately." ""He told us all to leave" ""and said he'd take care of it." ""Yet again, we swore to keep quiet."" "He was racked by remorse." "There's one thing that... consoles me." "That you loved each other." "My little girl." "Well done!" "Go on, look." "Lola!" "Come on, girl." "Well done, doggies!" "That's great." "Nice work!" "Look." "Aren't they wonderful?" "So are you." "It's great to see you like this." "It took me a while." "Thank you." "Why?" "For helping me turn the page, get over my grief." "You faced your demons." "Mind you..." " What?" " We have an inner Drak." " You too then?" " Maybe, yes." " Will you protect me?" " I promise." "Nothing scares me!" "Come on, girls!" "Come on, Lola!" "Lola!" "Subtitles:" "Eclair Media"