A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
You can't sleep?
It's been three days.
So I put his favorite TV show on.
There are signs that he'll wake up, he needs some time.
What about you?
I'm okay.
Show me your ribs.
The stuff in your blood is still causing cellular regeneration.
If only he had the same.
I never should've dragged him into this.
You couldn't have known. Nobody could've known.
Come on, try to catch some Z's.
SANCTUARY
Hey, we got it.
Your request for reinforcements was accepted.
Soutard is on his way.
That's good news, right?
Lieutenant Colonel Soutard has trouble with how we do things here.
Yeah, or he's just an asshole who doesn't understand shit.
We don't have a choice.
We need help...
You really think the guy with the antlers
is up to something?
Samonios is tomorrow night and Jonas
said that's when he'd strike.
Samonios is like a Celtic Day of the Dead.
It's like an early version of Halloween.
And on that night,
Cernunnos leaves the underworld to go hunting with his dogs.
No, no, that's just...
old wives tales, huh...
Major, don't you find
there's a lack of... hard evidence?
It's like... this...
Sylvain who was chained up with you 20 years ago.
We can't find any missing person report about him...
I know it sounds crazy,
but you saw the sanctuary and the state Teddy Bear's in...
Dunno what'll happen
but I need Soutard and his men to stop him.
Oh, I've had it with these dogs from Hell.
Simon!
Simon, can you wake up?
We're here because of your dogs.
Fuck...
Two are roaming around.
They attacked someone.
Well, that ain't my fucking problem!
Go talk to my old man.
Yeah, well he's not answering his phone...
You got in another fight with him?
Yeah...
I been sleeping here for three days cause of him.
I sure ain't out to help him.
Want us to kill your dogs?
What the fuck is this?
Denis.
Denis!
Dogs are missing.
Something's not right.
-Are you sure about this? -Yeah.
I'll be home late, but...
we can take care of the baby's room later.
All right?
Sorry about last time... I...
I had to go there.
Don't be sorry, you did what you had to do.
You saved them...
Without you, Martial could've died...
or even Laurène.
So it's all good, huh?
Yeah! It's all good.
-Really? -Yeah!
Hello?
It's me, Laurène. Sorry to bother you...
What do you want?
It's about your father...
We found him dead this morning.
Hello, I'm Prosecutor Franck Siriani.
You must be...
Lieutenant Colonel Soutard, I presume?
Is Major Weiss here?
No. She had to leave due to a... dog attack.
It's nothing, really.
She asked me to take care of you... until she gets back.
Car accident?
No.
Almond tarte...
Nobody told me about how itchy it gets...
I see that nothing has changed.
This place will always be the shame of the gendarmerie.
Strong language, huh?
We only have three gendarmes to do all the work around here.
Our coroner is the town doctor,
we're alone in the middle of this huge forest,
it's -30°C in winter and 40°C in summer.
You're defending them.
No...
No, of course not.
Nevertheless, there's a maniac hiding in the forest, and...
We're glad you've come with reinforcements!
They're on their way?
I came alone.
To assess the situation.
You need a good reason to mobilize an entire platoon...
Last time I sent a chopper here, we never found it.
What do you think?
Well... since there's no rigor mortis,
he's been dead for two or three days.
It checks out, he hadn't picked up his mail since Friday.
Do you think the dogs killed him?
No.
No, he died before he turned into dog food.
He has a wound on the thorax,
with clean-cut margins.
It was caused by a sharp object, maybe...
even a tool.
Do you want to see him?
No.
I'd rather go there alone.
Are you sure?
What happened?
We don't know yet.
Where's my brother?
He's inside.
It's a good thing that you came.
You can talk to him.
It takes someone getting eaten for you to come and visit...
It hasn't changed much in 20 years, huh?
Still cozy as ever.
I'll pay for the funeral.
You can keep the house.
I don't want your money.
I couldn't leave by hooking up with a bougie boy...
Laurène...
It looks like you don't care that he's dead...
I do care.
I'll sleep better.
He really did a number on you...
It's gonna be harder than we expected...
Simon...
we found an ax in your trunk.
It's got blood all over it.
You need to tell us what happened.
I got nothing to do with this...
I'd just been fired from the grocery store...
because that asshole Vachon
says I'm the one who robbed it.
So I went home and...
I got in a fight with my dad and drove off.
That's all!
Dunno, I don't remember much,
I've been drinking a lot lately...
All I know is I never went inside the house.
That's all!
We need to bring him in...
I didn't kill my dad! I didn't kill him!
Come with us.
I didn't kill my father.
-No, I'm not coming. -Come with us, Simon!
Go away!
I didn't kill my dad!
Simon, come with us!
No!
-Go away! -Stop!
We can thus endorse the appointment
of Mr. Bertier as the new dean at our local school.
Good. We all agree.
Thank you.
Hold on... before we wrap this up,
I'd like to add something to the agenda for our next meeting...
I request a vote on the termination of all contracts between
the town and my father's companies.
Transportation, education, waste disposal...
All the contracts.
That's a big part of Gérald's income...
I heard the prosecutor froze his bank accounts.
So?
You're asking us to betray a friend?
Maybe you're the one we should replace at our next election.
I know it's not an easy decision for you guys...
But all you got to do is vote.
Good night.
Soutard came here alone...
That's not a good sign.
It'll be fine.
The main thing is Samonios.
So, what you're saying is,
there's a maniac hanging out in the forest who believes he's a Celtic god.
For 20 years.
We can't identify him.
I've been spending most nights in the forest looking for him.
That's just a figure of speech...
She... leaves the office late at night.
You know, we deal with maniacs every day.
Yesterday, for instance...
"Maniac arrested in Essarts".
What makes you think your guy is more dangerous than this one?
In Villefranche, everything's a bit more... dangerous.
In his mind, Villefranche is a threat to the forest...
It's like with those Romans, 2,000 years ago.
Everything's right here.
The Romans...
Obviously, it's... a legend.
But because of this legend,
he's going to strike tomorrow night.
Colonel,
we need these reinforcements.
I hope the stuff about the crows and the helicopter crash…
We've moved on, Major.
In the span of a few weeks,
one of your gendarmes died, and the other's in the hospital.
And there's also the man who committed suicide in his cell.
Obviously, I can't risk adding anything to this list.
Put everything on paper,
and I'll take the necessary measures.
We only have 24 hours.
I'm leaving tomorrow.
If the report is convincing, reinforcements will arrive tomorrow night.
Mr. Prosectutor,
I trust you to point me to a...
decent hotel.
You won't be disappointed...
MY KIDNAPPER
PARTIAL AMNESIA
THE CERNUNNOS GOD
CELTIC FESTIVAL SAMONIOS...
Are you writing a novel?
I thought you were sleeping.
It's just a report...
What's it about?
All right.
I get it. I'm used to this.
Cora?
Look, you can read it if you like...
Here you go.
-You don't have to... -No.
I want you to read it.
You told me it's a noisy place...
but I find it rather quiet.
It... can get pretty lively sometimes.
How are things going? With Major Weiss?
We had a rough start, but...
we've found our rhythm.
"Found your rhythm?"
Wait, are you humping her?
I beg your pardon?
No.
Why would you ask me that?
I'm just asking questions.
It's a rather odd question, isn't it?
I believe that Major Weiss is the one who's a tad...
odd.
She's doing her best for this town.
And she's counting on you for reinforcements...
You never intended to send them,
right?
Look,
I've been getting these zany reports for the past 10 years.
Now, there's a forest god and the night of Samios...
-Samonios. -Whatever.
I just need written proof that she's not fit to lead this brigade.
The report...
She's digging her own grave with that report.
I'm glad we're on the same page.
By the way...
I'll replace her with someone
who could help you nail the Steiners...
That's what you wanted, right?
Now you know everything.
I never managed to tell you.
It was too complicated.
Don't hate me for this.
I hate myself, not you.
You couldn't have known...
I thought I could handle all this by myself, but...
I was wrong.
I'm worried about you, Mom...
Don't worry... All right?
We'll get some help soon.
Laurène,
you have a visitor.
Where is he?
We put him in a cell.
He's sleeping.
Any progress?
I shouldn't tell you this, but it doesn't look good.
We found an ax.
It was my father's.
I don't know where it was, but anyone could've used it.
Only Simon's prints were on it.
Believe me, if I could help you, I would.
It's a bit late for that.
You should've helped when neighbors reported all the yelling.
No need to stir up the past.
Simon's a broken man.
I don't know what he's capable of.
But if he wanted to kill my dad, he would've long ago.
In the meantime, he has no alibi.
Unless he was with me on Thursday night.
He doesn't remember anyway...
I could just say I picked him up.
Perjury... That's risky stuff...
for you, for me.
We owe him that.
GROCERY STORE
Do you have the sugar-free and gluten-free version?
No, since the robbery, I couldn't place any orders.
There was almost 6,000 euros in the safe...
If my father saw this...
This campground was his baby.
He knew Villefranche could become
a genuine tourist destination.
Oh yeah... I get it, yeah...
-You don't seem very well... -No, I have a fever.
This stuff with Simon... I'm shocked.
I gave him an opportunity when I hired him...
And to thank us, that jerk
got us in deep shit!
Yeah, it didn't end well...
so I had to let him go.
That's why I'm sure that he did it.
I can't believe you let him go.
What do you mean?
Well, I heard he went home this morning.
You released Simon Lefranc.
Can you explain why?
He had an alibi.
Right, the sister suddenly remembered she was with him.
Major,
you can't release your main suspect.
The campground loot could be the motive for the murder
if the father caught him.
You're blaming him for the robbery on top of the murder?
There was no money at their home. None.
What if you're wrong about him?
Can't you see you're in the hot seat?
I beg your pardon?
Lieutenant Colonel Soutard
thinks you're the problem in Villefranche!
And some days I wonder if he's not right...
Get off your high horse...
Soutard will help us, with my report.
Soutard wants you suspended!
He's going to use the report against you.
He never planned to send any reinforcements...
Samonios is starting and you're getting in my face,
what's your problem?
You're stalled with the Steiner?
It's because your girlfriend left you...
I'm trying to help you...
What do you want me to do now?
Watch you destroy yourself?
What have you done?
Nothing...
Dammit, I can't believe it...
Where is he?
He's waiting down there. I'll take you.
Do you know what you're doing, Bertrand?
My take is you're tripping.
Is that your take, or your master's?
It's like you're his dog, Gaspard...
His mutt.
Aren't you tired of all this?
You're gonna do this forever?
I'm warning you, I'm not here to negotiate...
I'm here because...
I wanted to stand right in front of you
to say I'm running you out of town!
Forever.
Then you can deal with Siriani,
but that's none of my business.
Well, in the meantime, let's go on a little tour...
Damn right!
You worked hard for all this too, huh?
Come on, follow me.
Here we are.
That's what everyone's looking for.
Yesterday's delivery.
We bury them regularly, no traces.
Centurion pays me a lot of money to handle
their crap so they don't have to.
Oh, sure, it's not eco-friendly...
But hey...
besides the prosecutor,
nobody gives a shit.
Your daughter died for this...
She died so we could stay in power in this town.
If this becomes public,
Centurion will shut down the site,
and you can kiss everything I built goodbye.
You ought to think about that,
instead of voting for all that nonsense at the council.
Do you trust your new friends?
Why are you here?
I didn't come here to argue with you.
It's weird how it's so quiet.
I heard so much yelling...
I just plugged my ears with my fingers.
I shouldn't have left you,
I should've been stronger.
You already got me out of jail,
that was something...
Thanks.
Cause I don't think you killed him.
You're the only one...
Yeah, maybe...
It doesn't matter.
You're allowed to feel relieved, Simon.
You're even entitled to be happy that he's dead.
Leaving us for Bertrand was the right choice.
You must've resented me for that, huh?
Yeah, I did...
Then I realized it was the best thing that could happen to you.
When I met him, I was looking for my ticket out of here...
-You didn't love him? -I did...
as well...
What about now?
It's complicated.
It's another type of jail.
Money, all kinds of shady deals...
and his dad who's no better than ours.
Why don't you leave him?
Hey, calm down...
Thanks.
A dog is still missing. I don't understand.
I'm gonna go get some water.
Léa?
What are you doing?
Léa!
Léa, open up!
What have you done, Simon?
Laurène.
City workers
found the body of the dog
missing from the Lefrancs'.
How did it die?
According to the vet, it was an ax blow...
just like Simon's father.
And its jaw revealed
that it had bitten someone.
-The killer? -I don't know.
I called the hospital,
and there were no dog bites in the past three days...
He could've treated it himself...
With the germs,
he's got to have a bad case of fever.
What?
Any progress?
You've got to see a doctor when a dog bites you...
But then we'd have figured out you killed Denis Lefranc.
Nobody was supposed to die, I...
I just wanted to hide the money to shift the blame on Simon...
And you...
robbed your own store?
There wasn't much money...
And anyway...
for months...
I didn't have enough to pay my workers,
and the suppliers... so I...
I wanted to inflate...
the amount stolen, to scam the insurance.
But everything went sideways...
I tripped on a feeding bowl, which...
woke up Lefranc, and then...
I panicked, and then...
I hit him with an ax that was lying around, and...
as I hid the money in the dog kennel,
a dog bit me, so I...
came down with a fever, and then... it got infected!
You wouldn't understand...
He gave me that campground and I...
I was never up to the task...
All I wanted was...
to make his dream come true:
a family-friendly campsite in Villefranche...
Léa!
Léa...
Simon?
Simon...
Give me that knife.
Maybe I did steal the dough... I don't remember...
and then I killed him...
No, it wasn't you...
It wasn't you, Simon, I know that.
You're gonna be okay...
The resolution was passed by a majority of votes.
Great.
Consequently, the council shall take
all necessary measures to cancel
all the deals with Steiner-owned companies. Thanks.
Thank you.
It seems you're not going to make your father's mistakes...
I'll have to see it.
NO CALLER ID
I have nothing to say.
Well, I'll do the talking then.
You should go to the Children of Arduinna.
Who says I'm still interested?
Think about what the Steiners did to this town.
Think about Marion.
I know it wasn't easy...
Some of you here might think it's over...
Hey, you can't come here, you've been outed.
You're gonna compromise all of us!
What? You scared now?
Fighting for the forest takes its toll.
If we don't fight for it, we'll all die with it.
Don't you see that!
We want to know who's in charge!
You know I can't tell you that...
Flo, I need you.
What are you doing?
We all know there's toxic waste
coming through the quarry,
and nobody lifts a finger.
Have you guys seen that red stuff oozing out of the trees?
What are you doing?
While you were busy with your street art,
I killed a gendarme who was paid off by Gérald Steiner...
If it's none of my business, whose business is it?
What are your plans?
You really scared us, you know.
Dunno what I'd do without you.
That's what I was telling myself...
when I saw the white light, I turned around...
I would kill for a good steak...
Looking good!
Just a scratch, right?
Nice to see you.
But I've had it with that shrew of yours.
There you go! Go see Daddy...
It's a guinea pig...
I hope you fed her properly...
she's got a bad colon.
Laurène.
We might have a lead
concerning the kid that was being held with you
in the sanctuary.
It's a missing poster from...
1996.
Sylvain Tessier.
He was born from an unknown mother in '78.
He grew up in Flains.
He went missing on the same week I did.
MISSING
That's him.
What about Samonios then?
Are our reinforcements coming?
You never know, Jonas could've been wrong...
REPORT BY MAJOR LAURÈNE WEISS,
AUTONOMOUS BRIGADE COMMANDER IN VILLEFRANCHE
I'm curious to read your report, Major.
This is for you.
Hold on, I don't understand...
Your maniac? Did you catch him?
You put us on the right track with that newspaper article.
I hadn't noticed how both cases were,
but it's probably the same guy.
Tomorrow morning, I'll call the brigade in Essarts...
I see.
You don't need backup I guess.
I hope your stay helped you better appreciate Villefranche...
Without a doubt, Major.
We'll meet again.
Well played, Major.
I don't know.
Samonios is starting, and we're all alone.