A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
8 YEARS EARLIER
Chief adjutant?
Yes, I'm listening.
A break-in was reported at the car dealership.
Do you want me to go there?
No, don't bother, Laurène, I'm already there.
Are you okay?
He's here...
Who's here?
He's here.
Stop!
Stop running!
It wasn't me!
Stop it! Stop moving!
Stop it!
I didn't do anything!
Stop!
I hope that...
those two days of being grilled by General Inspection taught you a lesson.
A corps in a gendarmerie will always look messy, even here.
Their conclusions aren't too bad for you guys.
They believe that someone broke in to assault
Jonas in the cell, which is physically impossible,
or that, in a fit of panic,
which you might want to explain to me,
the poor man smashed his own skull open.
I don't know which version I like better.
I hope that the controversial presence of this man in that cell
isn't linked to any poor decisions of yours, Major.
Adjutant Ferrandis, do you have anything else to add?
No, I'm good.
Did you notice? It's watching us...
The moon's watching you, Hermann?
Does it... talk to you, too?
When it's like this, round and bright,
it's called the hunter's moon.
Around this time every year, nobody knows why...
but people go crazy.
Their instincts rise to the surface.
We better be ready.
It's hard to believe that things can get worse than they already are.
Thanks for having my back.
Jonas died and it's our fault.
I had no idea what would happen...
And we're starting to collect evidence.
Come on, Laurène! Evidence of what?
Of a horned god who's roaming around the forest?
You need to get a grip...
You've reached the gendarmerie...
Yeah... He's not available right now.
Yes, you need to call back.
Yes...
From now on, do whatever you want,
but leave me out of it.
There was a call for you.
Aurore Dumont. Some harassment case.
Ring a bell?
Yeah...
She'll call back.
At first, it was just phone calls at night...
with no one on the other end.
And then... the broken window, the door
...It happened while I was away.
When did it start?
Two months ago.
Just after he got out of prison...
Lionel Fauveau.
He got eight years for murdering his partner
when he found out he'd been stealing from the company.
Aurore was working on that day... She saw everything
and testified against him, right?
He wants revenge.
For the past eight years...
I've been trying to forget all this.
All the nightmares, the anxiety attacks...
I've been having them again...
when the moon was full, just like on that night.
It's gonna be okay, huh?
We'll take care of it.
I want to believe her. But the window, the phone calls...
It could be anyone.
You obviously don't know the guy.
Fauveau is no angel.
Should've seen what he did to his partner...
Come on, he was locked up for years, he wouldn't dive in so quickly.
I'm telling you he's dangerous.
Are you even listening to me?
Don't bother, Hermann...
whatever you say, she'll do her own thing.
She's been staying home, fixing those dolls for the past eight years...
He just took over the dealership, it's worth a check.
Let's go then.
-Yeah. -Not you, though.
I'm not sure he'll be happy to see you.
Yes?
-Mr. Fauveau? -Yes.
What do you want?
We saw Aurore Dumont.
Somebody's trying to scare her.
You sure it's not her conscience?
She accused an innocent man.
I wasn't aware we were dealing with a judicial error.
I lost everything because of her.
My wife, my kids, my job...
Now just leave me alone.
You're supposed to stay away from her.
Stay away?
See this?
Eight hours of freedom a day, no more.
This monitor tracks me wherever I go.
Next time...
call your colleagues before you come over.
What do you think?
I don't know. You're the boss, right?
Check the ankle monitor, but it's not likely to yield much.
Do you want to talk about it?
Jonas, General Inspection... I didn't expect it to go so far.
I'm sorry.
It's all I can say.
Can we move on?
For fuck's sake...
Hermann?
Yes, Hermann speaking.
Hello?
-Yes... -Yeah, it's Teddy Bear.
Oh, Teddy Bear...
Did you just call me on the walkie-talkie?
No, no... That wasn't us.
All right...
We saw Fauveau and he's wearing an ankle monitor.
He needs to stay home from 7 pm to 9 am, every day...
It made us look real dumb.
No, no! That's a load of bull.
In Villefranche, monitors aren't reliable at all.
According to the info we have,
he hasn't been harassing her.
And I'm telling you he has!
Yes?
Am I interrupting? Are you working?
Yes. Sorry, I was... concentrating on something.
Still looking at that USB key?
I'm starting to think that the files won't show anything...
Marion Steiner may have died for nothing.
So that's how prosecutors roll?
Wow. What a dream life.
I'm not one to complain...
The beds are good.
I mean, they're good to... to sleep in.
Where did you find this?
It never snows in San Diego.
I'd rather you didn't touch that. Put it down.
Oh, my bad...
"Weigh-in of the waste entering the storage site.
9,450 kilos; 9,215 kilos...
9,835..." No wonder it turns you on.
It's Gérald Steiner's gift to Villefranche...
What did you just say?
"Weigh-in of the waste entering the storage site."
The third one!
The third one... 9,835 kilos...
It's not supposed to go over 9,500 kilos.
As a safety measure.
They check them before they hit the road.
There are other cases of loads that are too heavy!
There's one the previous week, and another one...
You hadn't noticed?
No, I'm more of a literary person.
It could be an honest mistake.
Or it could mean some of the loads entering the quarry are off the books.
Like the drums the Weiss girl found.
Let's carry out a search, shall we?
You really need to find yourself a hobby...
I was told a lot of investigations involve rummaging through garbage.
What we have here is 12 hectares of garbage!
Napoleon once said:
"I win battles with the dreams of my soldiers," Ms. Garnier.
It's time for you to dream a little!
Time to dream!
All right!
All right, sir.
Hey, a ghost from my past...
How are you?
I'm sorry about the judge.
No biggie. Don't worry about it.
It's done.
But it's not over.
What are you saying?
I wanna know who controls the Children.
Cora, they're done...
We can finally relax and you're looking for trouble?
Terrible things are happening and nobody gives a shit.
Roman vanished. Something could've happened to him.
Rudy, I need you.
Why would I help you?
I only exist when you need me
and why go after the Steiners?
You didn't do your homework, I work at the quarry now.
Wait...
After all the stuff that happened?
I'm so stupid.
I thought you had a girfriend.
It's just a job. It's no big deal.
If you see Marion's grave, will it open your eyes?
Give me a break!
We're all trying to move on and you just won't!
It's not over, Rudy.
Take this one.
And the other one too.
Second floor, the room at the back.
Wait.
That one, too. Thanks. Here you go.
You finally got some help.
I pestered them until they caved to my demands.
I'm not repeating last year!
We're ready for that bitch moon.
Here you go.
You came for Aurore?
The doll had been dipped in vitriol. Nasty shit.
She's on the third floor.
Take it easy, she's sedated.
Okay. See you later.
What do I do with this? Everything's expired!
Well, put 'em in the kitchen fridge.
Céline!
My IV bags!
We should've prevented it. I'm so sorry.
It was him.
I'm positive.
Fauveau never left his home. We checked.
He's been laying low since he got out.
I... I saw him kill his business partner...
Isn't that enough?
On that night, the power was off, it was dark...
How did you manage to identify him?
It... It was a full moon.
I already told you.
He was inside the dealership...
It had to be him.
I saw the silhouette of his body,
I'm not crazy!
When the murder happened, did you see him?
I told him I wasn't sure.
But he kept pushing me to say it!
I had to remember everything perfectly,
so I couldn't backtrack what I said.
And... Who pushed you? Who are you talking about?
The gendarme... who arrested Fauveau.
Hermann.
Hermann?
Yes. Hello?
Hello?
I'm listening.
Oh, damn, this is so annoying! Shit...
Shit!
I don't care, just keep looking.
You too. I want everyone down here.
There's nobody here!
That's good, right? It's red.
No, that would be for a glucose test.
It would have to turn blue to make you happy.
Why isn't it blue?
Because there is no trace of lead nor mercury here,
no substance that would exceed expected levels.
Spit into those tubes and they'll turn a tad bluer.
This is ridiculous!
We know Steiner's hiding toxic waste in this quarry!
Look at you now...
Why don't you roll on the ground now?
Don't try to distract me from your incompetence, Ms. Garnier.
Come on, move it!
Keep digging!
I said "keep digging!" Wake up, goddammit!
Over here! Come on! No, we'll dig all the way across!
Let's dig! Come on, let's dig!
Dig!
Keep digging!
Dig!
Let's go!
What's Hermann doing?
I don't know! He's probably on patrol.
Know where the Fauveau file is?
No, I don't.
Hello, gendarmerie.
Yes, Mrs. Legendre. Yes, yes, they're on their way...
Ow! Dammit, she bit me...
I need that file, Teddy Bear.
Laurène, it's night time. People are going crazy.
I'm busy, I can't right now.
Sir, can you hear me?
I just need a hand. Please.
Sir?
Anybody there?
The files from before his wife died, top right shelf.
I can hear you--
No, keep going.
There. Yeah, that one.
Aurore Dumont isn't sure she saw Fauveau when he was murdered...
She says Hermann pressured her...
The arrest occurred at 00:22.
She admitted what happened two hours later.
Hermann never told you he had a fight with Fauveau?
Check this out.
Medical report prior to being held: not a scratch.
That signature, here.
For fuck's sake, Hermann...
He could've forged Leila's instead.
It's the moon. We need to close...
DOG GROOMING - MEYER
You been stalking me?
You're so handsome, can't help it.
Now that I know you want to wash your dog.
There's an opening. Should I book you?
You fucking with me?
You don't seem to understand my request.
You know why? I can't hear dumb fucks.
-Can't hear dumb fucks? -No.
Maybe another way?
Go on, then! Try me!
Think I'm scared? What're you gonna do?
The hell are you doing?
Don't touch me! Don't come any closer!
Chill the fuck out.
What're you gonna do? Do something!
Hey, calm down!
What's going on? Cora?
It's okay, she's on edge, a bit nervous.
-Must be the moon. -Yeah, that's right.
Hey, calm down...
It's time for you guys to go home.
Come on, go home, it's all over.
No fighting tonight!
Can you explain this?
You don't get it?
They all let Marion down!
The judge, Rudy, all these guys, everybody!
What?
Everybody tries to move on, in their own way.
It doesn't mean we forget.
Don't you have something to do?
See you later...
-Here you go. -Thanks.
Did you see the medical report?
All of us were guilty of being pushy,
but beating up a suspect and forging a document... Come on.
He wouldn't admit anything, I had no choice!
All right, I messed up...
But Christiane was sick, we were overworked...
Why do you think I handed you the reins?
I couldn't handle all these responsibilities.
I asked Teddy Bear to take a fresh look at the case.
Oh, come on...
I made a mistake, doesn't change shit.
Fauveau confessed everything!
He was just trying to save his skin.
Did you look for anyone who could've resented the victim?
You don't realize how dangerous he is!
The lady's terrified and what do we do? Nothing!
We'll have another body on our hands and...
all we can do is cry.
Just like with Camille!
Exactly, yes!
Just like with Camille.
Camille made her choices.
We couldn't have known! Nobody could've known!
Here you go again.
I'd rather go home than listen to this nonsense.
-Good night. -See you tomorrow.
-Dammit... -Hermann...
Goddammit, can everyone just leave me alone?
Hello?
Hermann...
Hello?
Oh! That's it...
What about now?
Can you hear me?
There you go.
The icing on the cake!
I'm so tired.
Especially after all this, since Jonas died.
He didn't deserve to die like that.
You should've seen him...
he was terrified by this Cernunnos.
We shouldn't be afraid of him, though.
The Christians assimilated him with the devil in order to convert us,
but he was a free god.
We lived in peace with him
until they destroyed the forests in the Iron Age.
It's a beautiful story.
Stories become true when you believe them.
This entire town's been built on these myths.
-Do you know that book? -No.
It mentions a Cernunnos sanctuary in a forest...
A Roman discovered it while he was tracking a stag.
He started off from "the dead lake."
Think it could be around here?
There's a smaller lake behind Blue Pines Lake.
They say nobody ever fished anything from it.
That stag story...
I don't know.
I'm done. Can I go now?
Yeah, I'm about to close.
Don't tell me you're going to bed early.
Oh, no, no.
It's a great night to go talk to the forest...
Teddy Bear to Laurène.
Yeah, I'm listening.
I went through the entire murder file.
There were no leads whatsoever aside from Fauveau.
Did you check Aurore Dumont's file?
Yeah, nothing turned up.
The only weird thing I found
was she postponed her statement twice for medical reasons.
I thought her wounds were superficial.
Yeah, I know, it's weird.
I asked Leila to ask around. Are you gonna join me?
Okay.
It doesn't even exist...
Sam, it's Cora. Weiss.
Can you help me out?
I saw an ad for Meyer's dog grooming.
Did you guys print it?
Sam, I just need one favor.
You owe me one.
I want the guy's name.
All right, I'm listening.
Fuck...
Hey...
Why the long face?
You're not happy to see me?
What do you want?
What everybody else wants, Louis.
A Perrier, world peace and a fishing trip in the Caribbean.
But...
I can't have that anymore.
Because I'm dead.
You hate me for what I did?
You killed a kid, shot Laurène... What do you want me to do?
Award you a medal?
Darn it, I...
How the hell could you work for fucking Steiner?
That's the million-dollar question...
Was he pressuring you? Huh?
He threatened you? Is that it?
Tell me.
Turn right, you'll get there faster.
How do you know where we're going?
Louis...
I may be dead,
but I can still tell when you're about to mess up big time.
Who is it?
It's Hermann!
-What's the matter? -Come with me.
I'll explain on the way.
-Now? -Close the door.
I'll take you somewhere safe.
-Are you okay? -What's going on?
You're scaring me...
I'm not the one you should be scared of.
After you.
Sorry about the mess.
I hadn't been here in a while...
At least he won't find you here.
What?
You okay?
Make yourself comfortable.
You gonna be okay?
I'm gonna start a fire.
It's so small in here, it'll heat up quickly.
I've been waiting three hours to get my cast removed.
I know it's a full moon and all,
but it's starting to piss me off.
Gaspard, just wait for your turn like everybody else.
-But it's getting real itchy! -Oh, it's itchy...
Oh well, you must be right. Sorry.
Let's take care of you first, huh? Come on, man!
How are you coping?
It's only the beginning...
-Do you have something for us? -Yeah.
Everything's there.
Aurore Dumont had an abortion one month after the murder.
Nowhere did it mention that she was pregnant.
Oh, fuck... It's just like last year.
Shit...
You think we can trust the date of conception?
Yeah, give or take a few days.
She got pregnant during the murder or later on...
Nah, it's hard to get it on after a murder...
I mean, after an autopsy, I just can't have sex.
I'm heading to the OR.
Dammit!
Good luck.
There.
Why didn't she tell us she was pregnant?
Ah... You found a sweater.
Yes. I hope it doesn't bother you.
No, no, not at all.
That's funny, you're the same size.
Was it your wife's sweater?
No, it belonged to Camille.
A young lady who...
who used to work with me, and then...
I let her stay at my house so she could study for her exams.
You don't have any kids?
No.
We never really thought about it, and then...
It was too late.
I'll get some wood...
I would've passed that exam...
I had a good teacher.
You would've made a good cop.
Better than I ever was.
Why didn't you say anything?
You never called me, you didn't do anything...
I could've helped you.
I was old enough to handle myself, don't you think?
You're not my dad.
Too bad.
I would've whooped Steiner's ass so he'd leave you alone.
You sound like a broken record, Louis.
You're losing it...
What are you doing here?
You should be calling Laurène.
She's in danger. I'm helping her. Nothing else.
What's this?
Nothing at all.
It's because of the full moon.
-Is it normal... -It's like that every year.
There you go.
I'll be right back. I got a backup generator.
Are you okay?
Hermann?
That was my favorite song...
when I was eight.
I challenge you to find a better one.
Look, about what happened earlier...
I'm sorry. I...
I don't know what happened...
I had a fit of anger...
-What are you drinking? -Water.
Sorry.
What... What do you want to drink?
I'd love a White Russian. You know how to make it?
It's funny you said this, because...
everybody thinks I'm Italian, but actually...
my maternal great-grandparents were white.
I mean, they were Russian!
So...
A White Russian...
is something I'm rather used to.
You think her boss knocked her up?
I don't know.
Before the murder, she spent a lot of time with him to do accounting work.
Maybe something happened between them...
Someone got jealous?
-Hello? -Hello, it's the penitentiary.
We're at Faveau's and he's not home.
What do you mean?
He left. He used a jammer.
The penitentiary. They're at Fauveau's home.
He used a jammer to trick their system.
Shit...
Okay, did you locate him?
Yeah, he's on Route des Étangs.
-Are you sure? -Yes, I am.
He's on Route des Étangs.
Damn, Hermann's house...
Gustave! You promised to stop!
But I didn't do anything, Leila! I swear!
I just brought him here. It was a home improvement accident.
-Home improvement? -Yeah!
Good to know! All right, take him away.
-Céline! -Yes?
Can you get my bandages ready?
All right, I'm on it.
Ow...
Being stuck here can't be easy for you every day, huh?
Between your allergies and the Steiners...
Oh, it's a death trap.
But I'm tougher than I look.
People say you've made mistakes before you got here.
I find it hard to believe.
I'm just doing penance, I'm waiting for it to end...
I don't want to talk about it.
Oh... Sorry.
Hermann?
Have you ever wanted to get back to a normal life?
Oh, you mean... the fresh air of the city, enhanced with diesel fumes?
Yes, that's it...
That's it. The grayness...
the buildings blocking out the sky and...
the pedestrians who bump into you...
Oh yeah, I miss all that...
The smell of fresh tarmac...
that makes you feel so nauseous...
The noise a coin makes when it is slipped...
into the parking meter every two hours...
And... you're alone in your car...
Hermann?
Do you recognize me?
Let her go!
Stop!
Hermann!
Stop!
Stop it!
Stop it, you're gonna kill him!
-Stop it, Louis! Don't! -Get out of here!
Get out of my head!
Hermann!
It's okay, Laurène, I got this!
No, you don't. Please don't do this.
Hermann, stop!
You're gonna pay, asshole.
Hermann, I lied...
I lied, Hermann.
It wasn't him.
I'm the one who killed my boss.
That night... he wanted me to stay a bit longer than usual.
He'd been insisting on it for weeks...
He wanted to kiss me...
I fought back...
And he insisted...
He jumped on me...
He undressed me...
and he raped me...
I didn't want to...
I didn't want to kill him.
I didn't want to...
Louis...
All right...
We'll take care of you.
So... How is she?
I think she's feeling better now.
I'll see with Siriani what we do next.
The guy was wrongly jailed for eight years.
What about Hermann?
I don't know.
We'll see.
You couldn't protect her against what happened.
You know...
I'm always fighting for lost causes...
Wait.
When Gérald came to ask me for a favor,
I didn't even consider saying no to him.
My Mom got her house thanks to him, he gave my brother a job...
That's how things work around here.
But then...
it went too far.
He asked me to monitor you.
You know the rest.
I was ashamed.
I didn't know what to do.
It's all my fault...
But you already knew that.
Do you hate me now?
That's not what it is.
I feel like if it had been something else...
seeing your empty desk every day
wouldn't be so painful.
I'm tired of...
of having to answer the phone.
I'm tired of losing all the people I love...
I miss you too...
Bertrand?
Gérald Steiner speaking.
Just checking that everything's going well.