Murder on Aix Island (2017) - full transcript
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
Serge.
Call the CROSS lifeguards.
He's dead.
Tell them to call the police.
Dead body in a dinghy
registration LRF23357.
I repeat. Dead body.
We're towing the dinghy back.
Send the authorities. Confirm.
Roger, patrol boat STLS288
Cross CTL.
Authorised to come back to base.
Thank you, gentlemen.
Not too hard?
Gérard, come on.
The registration's the same
as the annex of the fort.
Check with them
what they've got to say.
Right.
- Hello. Captain Brach.
- Hello.
Mayor Vincent Tessier.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
Our client died
between midnight and 2AM.
Contusions all over,
bruises on the face.
And a violent knock
at the back of the head.
Yeah.
It's not a suicide.
No. His body's covered
in tattoos,
like the prisoners do.
Can you tell us if you know him?
Do I really have to?
Yes. We'll gain some precious time
Alright.
Bring the stretcher.
This jewel was hanging
on the starting lever.
It's a ruby?
It's probably a garnet.
The setting is old and carved.
The true jewel of a witch.
You OK?
I'd rather meet with the living.
I'd have liked to help you,
but I don't know him.
And this jewel?
No. Not that either.
No one recognises our client.
Mr Mayor, my deputy.
Nice to meet you.
What's next?
Let's go to the fort.
You've got the keys, Sir?
Yes.
You know Aix island?
I came once a long time ago.
There we are.
The guardian and the victim
are the same person.
José Chébèque.
Born on Aix island...
48 years ago.
José Chébèque?
- That name's familiar?
- Yes, it is.
We went to the same school.
I thought he was in prison.
Well, he's out.
What did he do?
José and another bloke, Michel,
killed a diamond dealer
to steal his stones.
They shot him down.
When escaping,
they killed a gendarme.
Michel disappeared with the stones,
leaving his family behind.
And José was arrested.
He was severely sentenced.
Michel showed up after that?
Not that I know of.
José Chébèque had family here?
No. He was brought up
by his grand-parents,
but they've left.
Ask my dad. He knows everything
about the island.
Yes. Because your knowledge...
"I don't know that man", you said.
You're always so sure
of your mistakes?
You showed me a corpse.
I didn't recognize him.
A man can change in 20 years.
That's yet to be proven.
So, José Chébèque,
released 2 months ago,
after a 20-year sentence
for armed robbery.
and homicide.
He'd stopped messing around.
It's strange to bury oneself
after 20 years in the cells.
The search is almost over.
There's only one access to the fort.
No break-in.
But they found blood
in the main staircase
and on the steps
leading to the wharf.
We can suppose
he died on the spot
and that his body was moved.
Any mobile phone?
- No.
- Find the number
and get it to be located.
We're done here.
Let's go home.
Shall we drive you back?
No. From now on,
our home is Aix island.
The police's only open
in the summer.
So, we're taking advantage
to do some works.
I can't ask to remove everything.
Well, at least,
we have a cell.
Yeah.
What's that big building
at the back?
The city hall.
Council Room
There we are.
It's...
It's perfect.
No, but it's...
It's big enough for my team.
Can we make some room?
No, it's the municipal council room.
This is my office
with confidential documents.
- "Confidential documents"?
- Yes.
Confidential documents. Yes.
It's the archives
of the credit union
that contribute to the economic
and social development of Aix.
I'm the director,
besides my role as mayor.
Vincent.
Can I call you Vincent?
There's been a murder
and I'll find the culprit.
It's for public good
that we should find him, right?
Of course.
In order to do so, I need a hand.
Since Napoleon,
a mayor is entitled to act
as a police officer.
The inhabitants trust you.
The administrative tasks
of the island can wait.
No.
Well... Maybe. But...
Of course.
So, we agree.
You'll be my deputy.
I'll inform the prosecutor.
You're at the disposal
of the investigation
and kept to total confidentiality.
Adrien, find a guy
and put these confidential boxes
in a safe place.
Wait... I mean...
Tell your father we're on our way.
Please.
My father got up the credit union.
The island and its inhabitants
are his life.
He stays right here.
He had some health problems.
Luckily, I live next door.
Oh, gosh. I was certain...
Ah, there it is!
There. Come and see.
Now...
The Chébèques.
Chébèque.
Ah! There.
The Chébèques.
The old man was severe
when he caught us
in his orchard.
- You know where to find them?
- Definitely.
They've got a nice little tomb
at Rochefort cemetery.
A well-deserved rest,
because after the trial,
life had become hard.
José gave them hell.
Who's that?
Melusina.
A fairy who was cursed to live away
from her family.
People say she was the one
who created Aix island.
She'd have flooded the lands
that linked the island
to the continent.
What stone is it?
A gemstone.
A garnet.
A source of power
and a pledge of eternal fidelity.
Have you ever seen anyone
wearing this jewel?
No.
Mr Tessier, do you know
what made José come back?
No idea. I'll show you out?
Adrien, did you check for cameras?
Yes. There are 2.
One on the semaphore
and one on the port.
Plus those
of the museums and shops.
Let's pull out the archives
about the diamond robbery.
Check everything about Chébèque:
relations, family, bank account.
Everything since he's out.
The list of visitors
he saw in prison.
What about the mobile phone?
Nothing. If it's fallen in the water,
it's going to be tricky
to locate it.
Michel Guyard,
José's accomplice who vamoosed,
he's got a wife and child.
Are they still here?
Yes. Aline and her son Mathieu
live in the village.
You saw him.
He was one of the lifeguards.
Where can we find Aline?
She works 2 doors away from here.
Shall we?
You're still here?
You'll be behind with your work.
Crazy!
- What's he doing here?
- It's his 2nd house.
My grandfather started
the mother-of-pearl workshop.
You never wanted to take over?
I'm allergic to dust.
These dolls were made by my mum.
She worked here all her life.
The assembling was done
by the women, in winter.
It helped them get through.
- Is it true José's dead?
- Yes.
I was expecting my son
when it happened.
I was living with Michel.
He and José
were working on cargos.
They'd leave for months.
Michel hated that.
He never managed
to be away for long.
We had nice projects, back then.
A holiday resort
by the fort de la Rade.
But the banks refused to help us.
It all went so fast.
I felt José
was dragging him into something.
You didn't know?
I was at the maternity
when it happened.
A CCTV filmed it all.
José was holding the gun.
It's he who shot the man
at close range.
But since he got caught,
he said that Michel
had run away with the diamonds.
I was under shock.
It took me some time to admit
he wouldn't come back.
He never showed up in 20 years?
Look at this.
This stone rings a bell?
No. Not at all.
When was the last time you saw José?
Before the robbery.
When they came back,
I was in the maternity.
This is exactly
where José was arrested.
The gendarmes had tracked them.
José shot one of them right here,
before he got caught.
All this is the past.
Coming?
Come on, guys. Let's move it.
Take all the hearing statements,
please.
OK. I've got them.
I was going to call you.
They're done at the fort.
It's empty. The patrol boat
has gone to get them.
We're leaving on the next ferry
in 11 minutes.
Perfect. See you tomorrow.
What? The police quarters
are not yet ready.
And all the hotels are closed.
I'll sleep on the beach.
You can go to Rose's.
She rents out rooms.
Then I'm staying, too.
No. You go to Rochefort
for the autopsy.
Know what?
Pick up some things for me
at my place.
Careful with the cat.
It hates men.
Don't worry, boy.
The mayor's here
if there's any problem.
- So, let's go to Rose's?
- "Let's go to Rose's."
Rose's café is well renowned
on the island.
Just like the boss, you'll see.
She lives with her son.
Her husband died 30 years ago.
It can't be true.
There you are.
Thanks.
1 shandy, 1 half pint.
Hi everybody.
Hi, guys. You OK?
- Rose.
- Tell me.
Hello, Rose.
She needs a room.
I think we're full.
"Full"?
In this period?
That's wonderful.
The council will reconsider
the allotment you're granted.
I'd better go and check.
Yes. Go and check.
So, sir,
you're going sightseeing
with your new friends?
Besides old fogeys at the bar,
there's nothing much to see here.
A refill, please.
Enough for you.
It's over.
Piss off godfather.
Mathieu, we've all had a hard day.
- Go home.
- What? Inspector Gadget
can't stand us drinks? No?
Then get lost. Bloody hell.
Let go of me. Dammit!
Let go of me!
- Stop it! Shit!
- Who the hell are you?
Who do you think you are?
You're not my father!
You're not my father.
Piss off.
- What's happening?
- It's OK.
I managed to find you a room.
I don't want to see
that little jerk anymore.
Excuse me. Shall we?
This way.
There.
It's the same key for the main door.
- There you are.
- Thanks.
You can have your meals
at the restaurant.
We're open everyday.
What do you think
about José's death?
Me?
Nothing at all.
What did he come back for?
- He had nothing left here.
- Why nothing?
José was born here.
The island always calls
its children back.
Eveyone knows that.
I have to go to the kitchen.
- How was it?
- Fine. Thanks.
Mr Lentier,
can you take a seat, please?
You prefer a summons?
I'm not here to make trouble.
Thanks for what you did earlier.
Mathieu's young.
When he drinks too much,
he loses it.
And discovering a corpse
is not joke for anybody.
You're a fireman,
you help your mother here,
and you're the postman
on the island.
And also, a volunteer at the SNCM.
That's a lot, isn't it?
Helping one another
is a question of survival.
Oh, I was wondering
if it was hard to moor at the fort?
Well...
We must just watch the swell.
When the fort was abandoned,
things were different.
- Alright.
Yeah. Could you tell me more?
Well...
Before the platform was built,
we couldn't moor a boat.
We got there swimming.
We had to watch out for whirlpools.
And José, he did it, too?
We all did it.
What kind of boy was he?
A daredevil.
The girls liked him.
You didn't recognise him
at the port this morning.
No.
Why's that?
I was too far.
You never thought
of leaving the island to...
build a family?
All that I love is here.
Why go elsewhere?
- Bye.
- Bye. Have a nice evening.
- Hello.
- Hello.
I'd like to know
who these people are.
Come in.
The girl is Aline.
Bernard,
José and Michel.
That's what I thought.
See the jewel around her neck?
Yes.
- We're going to her place.
- What? Now?
Yes. Now.
Let me change,
right?
- Why not.
Thanks.
Hi. Who are you?
- Solène.
- OK. Solène.
Tell my dad I'll come back late.
Thanks.
There.
I'm ready.
Your daughter'll come back late.
Agathe?
Ah, she didn't say her name.
- You've got many?
- Oh no!
It was Agathe.
You live alone with her?
Yes. Since her mother
went back to Argentina.
- Coming?
- Yes.
- See you later, Mum.
- OK, honey.
Surprisingly,
there's quite some night activity
on the island.
I'd lost this jewel.
I completely forgot about it.
Where were you the night
José Chébèque was killed?
At home.
Outings are limited over here.
Can anybody confirm?
Your son?
Oh, right! You're suspecting me
of killing José?
Can anybody confirm?
Mathieu came home late,
but he can.
He knew José?
Mathieu was born
when José was arrested.
That stone wasn't there by chance.
Someone wanted to leave a message.
For who would you say?
When Michel left you,
you stayed alone?
Isn't it allowed?
Mrs Ferrus,
you maintain
you've never met José again?
OK. Let's go now.
Thanks, Aline.
You know your silence
won't satisfy me.
Good night, Mrs Ferrus.
We'll set up a surveillance.
It would be perfect here.
You know the owners?
They're on the mainland
and rent out for holidays.
- Their daughter has the keys.
- Does she live far?
No.
Oh no! No way.
Not tonight.
- Oh yes!
- No, we can't do that.
Oh yes, we can!
OK. After all,
I might take a liking to it.
- Take a liking to what?
- Martyrize my colleagues.
Thanks, Vincent.
Someone will take over tomorrow.
What can you tell me about Aline?
She lived with her mother
in the north of the island.
Like Mathieu,
she never knew her father.
When she was small she said
she was a pirate's daughter.
Many stories went about.
Not always very nice.
And then,
her mother died last year,
and her house
was destroyed in an arson.
Hold on. Just a second.
Adrien, did I wake you up?
OK. Can you note down?
A fire that destroyed the house
of the mother of Aline Ferrus,
about 1 year ago.
Find the file and make a copy.
That's all.
OK. Er...
Good night.
Aline killing José,
that's too farfetched for me.
How would she have dragged
the body to the boat?
Not alone,
but with an accomplice.
Mathieu's an oyster farmer.
He has a boat.
This boy grew up with the idea
his father was a coward.
He's got reason to be angry.
Room service.
Coffee, croissant.
Thanks.
You'll sign it for me?
Sorry?
Yes. It's...
It was to help me stay awake.
Come and see.
He stayed more than 20 min.
They're lovers?
- You laughing?
- They're not lovers.
If Bernard were her lover,
we'd know about it.
He's really not a womaniser.
"Not a womaniser."
What do you know?
Whether they're lovers or not,
they're very close.
He's Mathieu's godfather.
Bernard supported Aline,
after the robbery.
- Michel was a brother to him.
- That's just it.
The result of the autopsy:
José died owing to
a fracture of the cervicals.
The forensics analysed
the traces at the fort.
José fought with his murderer
and they hope to find DNA.
Let's recap: no breaking
into the place. The fort was closed.
That means the victim let him in.
The murderer came and went
with his own means.
The sea was still
and the night was dark.
Ideal conditions to go unnoticed.
Oh, an article found in José's stuff.
"Auction of the treasure
of the monks."
- "1998."
- Seeing how old it is,
José certainly kept it
for a reason.
"Several hundreds of gold guilders
from the 900s."
- They're worth a fortune.
- 1 million euros.
My father was directing
the excavation,
when they discovered the pot
full of gilders.
The monks probably hid the treasure
when the island was invaded
in the 900s.
My father gifted his share
to the city.
The sale built up the capital
of the credit union.
Why was José Chébèque
interested in this story?
I'll go and check
the police quarters.
Oh, by the way.
I went to your place.
It was a tricky with the cat.
And between sexy and bland,
I chose the bland ones.
OK. Thanks, Adrien.
Captain, this is Patrick Fortin.
You'll like what he has to say.
Hello.
A sailor saw you fighting
with Chébèque
right before he died.
And you say
you didn't know him?
I got into words with a guy
who had moored his boat
to my buoy.
I didn't know it was José.
We asked for the prison register.
Your signature's on it.
You didn't know it was José
you went to see?
You came home late
the night of the murder.
Where were you?
It's 3:05 pm. Mr Ferrus,
you are taken into custody
in view of the investigation
of the murder of Chébèque.
Read him his rights,
take a DNA sample
and keep him away.
My tractor. The tide's rising.
We'll take care of it.
You'll find this interesting.
- Sir. No.
- Let me go in.
What's this mess?
Aline's not a criminal.
- Stop it, Dad. It's Mathieu.
- Same thing.
What are you doing with them?
It's our business.
It's nobody else's.
If I'm arrested, what will you do?
Why would you be arrested?
You're no murderer.
- Dad.
- What?
Why would José have been interested
in the monks' treasure?
The monks' treasure?
How would I know?
These four were very close.
Look. Aline's wearing the jewel
on all the photos.
The best part is this: love letters.
The last one dates back
to 15 years ago.
They're all from abroad,
from Michel.
What are you doing in my house?
What right...
Please, madam.
This is a police investigation,
authorised by the DPP.
Your son's been taken into custody
for his presumed role
in the murder.
You're wrong.
It can't be Mathieu.
Mrs Ferrus,
it's time you spoke up.
Why are you after her?
She's already so sad.
Right.
And you, you're not stopping them.
Sir, please come out.
The 1st letter came
many months after he left.
I was alone with Mathieu.
I was in total despair.
Michel wrote
that he was coming back.
I held onto that hope like mad.
The weeks and months went by
with no news.
Then I received another letter.
Full of words of love.
But without any address.
Nor return date.
I started to hope again,
face people.
Then again, months passed
with no news.
The 3rd letter...
was like an electroshock.
It was exactly the same words.
That's when I understood
he'd never come back.
Why didn't you leave the island,
to start a new life?
Maybe a part of me
was still hoping.
And I had to pull through
for my son and myself.
Back then, I was working
at the workshop, at André's.
I told him about my idea
of a museum.
He trusted me. I got a loan
from the credit union.
I never told Mathieu
about these letters.
To preserve him.
In none of the letters
has Michel mentioned him.
It's ridiculous
to accuse Mathieu.
He didn't know José.
Why would he kill him?
I was hoping you would tell me.
He saw José in prison 6 months ago.
And witnesses saw them fight
the eve of his death.
No. it can't be true.
Mathieu might have gone to the fort
that evening.
You told me: "He came home late."
Things might have gone wrong.
No. you're talking rubbish.
Mathieu has nothing to do
with this story.
The garnet.
I offered it to Michel
20 years ago, as a sign of love.
It's Michel who had it
and nobody else.
Understand what it means?
Michel has come back.
Promise to call me
if Michel contacts you.
Promise.
- Can I see my son?
- Not for the moment.
- Incredible.
- How crazy!
Mathieu's in the classroom.
But he won't say a word.
He doesn't want a lawyer.
Michel's letters to Aline,
18 years ago.
"Your absence is gnawing at me...
"Food has lost its flavour,
the sun is burning me,
"I'm drowning in my thoughts of you,
"the days go by and you stay in me."
- They're all like that?
- Yes.
I understand why she got tired.
I find it rather touching.
You're very romantic, actually.
Send this to the lab for analysis.
If he killed José,
he must be far by now.
He's not done.
The stone by the body
is for Aline.
She's the key to it all.
- We'll wiretap her.
- Go ahead.
He'll certainly contact her.
- Miss.
- Let me pass.
Agathe.
Calm down.
What's wrong?
Dad, you must stop them.
Mathieu's innocent.
I promise you.
Come with me.
Mathieu was me that night.
We're dating for the past 6 months.
He didn't say anything
because he wanted to protect me.
He asked you to say that?
He's fooling you.
- It's the truth.
- He's not a boy for you.
- You think so.
- Stop it!
I'm pregnant.
Yeah. I'm pregnant by Mathieu.
Hey!
Bastard.
You bastard!
Dad! Stop it!
You won't get away!
It's OK, my love,
I told them we were together.
- I also said...
- I heard.
Renaud, take care of Miss Tessier.
Come on.
Why did you go and see José
in prison?
To find my bloody father.
I saw the letters he wrote
to my mother.
José promised to help me.
- He didn't keep to his word?
- Not one bit.
That fucker fooled me
well and truly.
He knew where Michel was.
But once he came out of prison,
he avoided me.
That's why we fought.
And I nearly got him.
I was so close.
And then, you went to the fort?
No.
I tried to moor,
but he never opened up.
I didn't kill José.
That evening I was in the house
near the moats.
That's where Agathe and I meet.
Agathe.
Agathe!
I've never raised my hand on her.
Come in.
I couldn't understand
her bad marks.
What an idiot! A real idiot!
I didn't see a thing.
- She's still a little girl.
- No.
She's a young woman now
whose is brave
and down to earth.
It's hard to tell one's parents
what they don't want to hear.
I feel I'm her enemy.
You're here.
That's what counts.
She'll realise it, sooner or later.
Yeah.
There.
Thanks.
How did you meet her mother?
Well,
the usual stuff, you know.
Summer on the island.
We're young and beautiful.
All's well. It's sunny.
But winter comes back
and the hard reality too.
That's it.
Rose just delivered her chowder.
As usual, there's plenty
for you and Agathe.
I doubt Agathe's
going to eat tonight.
Care for some chowder?
Eat up instead of thinking.
I'll tell you something.
God made women's bodies
so they can bear children
at 18, not 40.
Oh, dad.
Have any children?
No.
A police captain
gives no room for suitors.
And at almost 40, it's too late.
There's fruit for dessert.
There's also some yoghurt.
Why are you after my son?
Sorry?
You're hanging around him.
Think I'm seducing him?
Maybe, yes.
He's single.
He's got a good situation.
Just need to put your hand on him.
"A good situation"?
Don't worry.
Your son's not my type.
There's yogurt
and fruit.
Right.
I'm going to bed.
Yoghurt's not for me.
- Night, Dad.
- Yes. Good night.
- Thanks.
- I'm off, too.
It was delicious.
Very nice chowder.
See you tomorrow.
Wait.
Do you have a minute?
I'd like to show you a photo.
This is me when I was 20.
And... that young girl
looks like you.
Really!
The one who's looking at you
lovingly?
Yes.
If it were me, I'd remember.
Good night.
Morning.
You don't seem in good shape.
The chowder was too heavy?
The islanders see me as a traitor,
Agathe's pregnant for a murderer,
and she wants to meet her mother
in Argentina.
Where is she?
Can I talk to her?
No.
No, she's doing some cleaning work
for pocket money.
I don't think you could talk to her.
You're the one
who jailed up Mathieu.
If Agathe said the truth,
we'd know it very fast.
Not going to the city hall?
I'm going to check on the works
at the water treatment plant.
May I?
May I take my morning off?
I'm going to miss you, you know.
Thanks for coming.
I can't give you the mail
of one of the inhabitants.
But I can ask for rogatory letters,
and then, we'll be controlling
all the mail.
Thanks.
See you tomorrow.
So, what news?
The DNA we found is not Mathieu's.
Bu there are enough similarities
for it to be a relative.
His father, for instance.
Michel has no record.
He's on the run.
How to get his DNA?
Mr Debasson's dead.
He was killed.
Who's that?
An old man.
His house is next to the beach.
I do cleaning for him.
OK. Easy.
Sit down.
- Tell me.
- Well...
As soon as I entered
I got that smell,
and... and he was there,
tied up to the chair.
Can you take us there?
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Let's go. Come on.
Both of you, come along.
Go ahead.
We're already there.
Meet us up.
No, no. You stay here.
Your father's coming.
Fred, stay with the girl.
Fifi, go around.
Margaux, come.
No one. A window's broken
at the back.
Nice evening by the fireplace.
What do you say?
I think
it was a good beating up.
And from the smell,
it's many days ago.
Let's wait for the forensics.
Secure the area.
I don't want any islander around.
I'm fed up of prying eyes.
I don't want any inquisitiveness.
What do you know
about this Debasson?
He settled down here
about 15 years ago,
when he retired.
He was an auctioneer.
He'd sold the gilders
of the monks.
- Any family?
- He was divorced.
He'd bought the house
for his children,
for the summer.
The neighbours got into words
with my dad.
He's the one who signed
the permission.
Is it the same one
who murdered José?
2 violent murders in 3 days,
that's food for thought.
I was there when José and Mathieu
had a fight.
I even thought it was owing to me.
Tell me. What happened?
Well, last week,
last Wednesday,
I was alone, waiting for the ferry.
José told me
he was the guardian at the fort,
that Mathieu's father
wanted to see me.
- Mathieu's father?
- Yep.
And he could take me by boat to him.
Mathieu is obsessed
by finding his father
and was convinced
he was at the fort.
So, I didn't hesitate.
I was going to get on board
when Mathieu came.
José was pushing me on board
but I was holding back.
So, they started to fight,
but José managed to get away.
He got on his boat and whizzed off.
Nothing more these last years?
2 clients in 3 days.
I must set up my business here.
He died of haemorrhage
owing to the blows at the liver.
It's yet to be confirmed.
We're taking him.
- OK. Keep me posted?
- Yep.
What do we know about him?
Mr Debasson had a police record.
He served a 10-year sentence
for traffic and laundering.
He was still
in charge of auctions?
He retired hurriedly.
He'd stopped all business.
Any prints? Traces?
Nothing we can use for now.
The guy wore gloves.
Well, if we can so.
Come and see. This is strange.
Call the editor,
have him send you a copy.
The murderer would have torn it off?
Everything's against him, here.
That's right. Incredible.
You've won another return ticket
to the morgue.
Don't thank me.
It's my pleasure.
Mathieu wouldn't be able
to do such a thing!
That's the excuse
to get him away from me?
Make him a murderer?
Mathieu is hot tempered.
I'm not the only one who says so.
You're too stupid.
I'm leaving!
I'll deal with her.
Agathe!
Agathe, wait for me.
Agathe! Listen to me.
It's normal you want to leave,
but time will pass
and you'll think about the others.
Your father's worried about you.
That's his job.
That's how it is.
And Mathieu needs you here,
not in Buenos Aires.
He doesn't want this child.
I saw it in his eyes.
Then I don't want it either.
Mathieu is in custody,
suspected for murder.
It wasn't the best moment
to let him know.
Don't make a mistake
by deciding by yourself.
Otherwise, that'll be
the end of your story.
No need to be a shrink
to realise
it's complicated for Mathieu.
His father left
and ignored him.
For me, it's my mother.
It's a good balance.
You really intended
to meet her up in Argentina?
No.
That's how I see
how much dad cares for me.
I can't help it.
I must take you back.
I must take your deposition.
- OK.
Thanks, Agathe.
Why did Michel
want to see Agathe?
No idea.
You can thank Mathieu.
He stopped her from going with José.
OK. Everybody.
We've got 2 victims.
There's a link.
Debasson was in charge of the sale
of the monks' treasure.
As for the robbery
committed by José and Michel,
the stones can't be tracked.
The auctioneer was condemned
for dealing and laundering.
Michel never escaped abroad?
He pretended to.
Michel is now the main suspect
for both murders.
I'm sending out
a national wanted notice.
I'll look through the CCTV videos.
I'll call the DPP.
We'll need backup.
Mathieu Ferrus,
this is the end of your custody.
You are not to leave the island
without authorisation.
I find it hard to admit
there's a murderer on the island.
He's not striking randomly.
We must be the first
to find what he's looking for.
- You like that.
- Sorry?
Running after murderers and robbers.
I guess so.
I'm sure it was you.
It was me?
On the photo, that summer,
it was you, right?
I recognised you at the hideout.
You were drawing me.
I was asleep, I was vulnerable,
and you took advantage
to project on me
your unconscious desire.
You said you'd already been here.
What does it take to admit it?
What did that girl mean to you?
She was just another one?
Oh no!
I still feel emotional.
Ah, you do know to speak to women.
- So what?
- Oh!
We'd spent a wonderful day, sailing,
and one night
making love under the stars.
Did you try
to get in touch with her?
No. I was afraid
I might spoil everything,
and the memory of that day
was enough for me.
That's a selfish point of view.
Yep.
Yep, it's selfish but mutual.
She didn't try to call me either.
She might have had a reason
not make the 1st step.
- Is it?
- Yes!
Your hair was shorter,
And I loved to watch
the nape of your neck.
The power of imagination.
Well, Mr Mayor, mind your manners!
That teenager with loving eyes
has grown up,
and you're not that 20-year old boy,
running in the waves.
And I'm not your type, I got it.
Actually, you requisitioned me
to punish me for my silence.
I'm mayor and director
of the credit union.
So, I've got my own work.
Do it yourself.
Dammit.
Yes?
A message. When?
Oh, OK.
I'm on my way.
Please.
Hello, Mrs Ferrus.
Hello.
Michel left you a message
asking you to meet him?
Give me your jacket,
your cap. I'm going.
You've tapped my phone?
He's dangerous.
Leave it to us.
- Hey!
- I can also charge you
with obstruction.
Thank you.
You can go back home now.
Right.
The lighthouse is surrounded
by moats. The entrance is guarded.
If he's there, he can't escape.
Don't be over-zealous.
Stop! Police.
Dammit!
OK, boss? Nothing broken?
No. Well, yes.
My self-esteem.
Ask the coastguards
to close off the island.
All boats going out
must be searched.
- OK. Fine.
- Go.
You didn't see anybody?
We did, we saw a guy,
but not his face, it was too dark.
Right. The acronym
on his sweater, "UMI",
stands for the industrial
and maritime union,
for which Michel and José worked
before the robbery.
It closed 10 years ago.
No news from the guards.
He must be on the island.
He'd planned it all.
He knows we're watching Aline.
He's very smart.
What about the CCTV?
The resolution is no good.
The faces are all blurred.
But the resolution of the CCTV
at the museum are great.
Yeah. It's José.
There's no doubt.
- When was that?
- 5 days before he died.
OK, great job, guys. Really.
Keep the plan as it is.
He'll eventually turn up.
Can you go and get Aline Ferrus?
You promised you'd let me know
if he contacted you.
What if he had it in for you?
Michel would never do me harm.
Are you sure?
Michel didn't do that.
Back then, you seemed very close
to José, too.
There's never been any jealousy
between them?
The CCTV filmed José at the museum,
5 days before he died.
That's proof
he returned to the island.
Did you see him?
Now, Aline,
you must stop lying to us.
You're in danger.
Your son, too.
José came to see me,
one evening, after closing time.
His motor had broken down
and he missed the tide.
Mathieu was on the mainland.
I offered him to come home.
In high school,
before Michel,
José and I flirted for some time.
But it didn't last.
I was searching for true love.
He wanted all the girls.
And he did get them.
So he came to your place
that night.
We talked.
A lot.
Mainly about the past.
Of the time when we were...
young, carefree,
full of wishes and dreams.
And then...
everything resurfaced
like a big wave.
All gone to the wind...
He took me in his arms.
And I gave in.
Hello.
Adrien's waiting for you upstairs.
Thanks.
- Hello.
- Hello.
I've got some questions
to ask you. May I?
You're alone?
Come on in.
I'd like to know more
about the monks' treasure.
You discovered it, right?
Yes. But what's it got to do
with José's death.
In his stuff, José had a copy
of an old article
on the sale of the treasure.
Debasson, who was
in charge of the sale,
was beaten to death.
- Now you see the connection?
- Not really, no.
But it's your job
to turn over the stones.
What do you want to know?
How did you discover it?
The island agrees to some
archaeological works, in the summer.
Volunteers.
It was in the crypt of the church.
One morning, I discovered
something hidden in a wall,
with, inside, a vase full
of gold coins, gilders.
The monks had hid it there
when the island was annexed
by Eble le Fourbe, in the 900s,
the great time of Cluny.
Well, the sale of those coins
helped me fulfil an old dream.
Set up a credit union,
that only finances projects
on the island.
It's microcredit.
It's very advantageous
for the inhabitants.
Why did you give away
your share?
It was of no use to me.
That money
helped preserve the island,
the most precious good.
Debasson, how did you meet him?
We were in high school together.
He was condemned
for swindling people.
I heard so.
But we'd stopped talking.
He and the island
were worlds apart.
He won't bother you anymore.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
What about the report
on the arson at Aline's mother's?
"The witch." That's what
the children called Louise Ferrus.
No witness.
No lead.
Nothing surprising on this island.
She bought the house
in the late 80s.
- Who was the former owner?
- I've got it here.
Jacques Lentier.
"Jacques Lentier."
Jacques Lentier, Jacques Lentier...
Rose's husband.
The father of Bernard,
our dear postman.
I've got the forensics report.
Debasson died of internal bleeding
caused by blows
at the liver and abdomen.
Surprise of the day:
The time of death
is the day before José's.
The auctioneer was the 1st victim.
I need the full copy of this act.
It's the house of Aline's mother,
the one that burned down.
Make a request online
to the mortgage department.
You'll get an answer
within 2 weeks.
OK.
I admit, dear judge,
it was indeed me on your photo.
I didn't call you back,
nor did you.
That's how it is.
Summer love stories.
It's not meant to last, isn't it?
I need your help
to close the investigation.
Thank you.
We'll see what we can do.
- Bye, Alain.
- Thanks.
Hello, André.
- You OK, Dad?
- Yes.
- Took your medicine?
- Oh, enough!
You know what she wants?
No, I haven't got a clue.
Thanks for coming.
You recognise this object?
Yes.
It looks like the pottery
I discovered in the crypt.
At the time, pots like these
must have been quite common.
Aline, can you please come?
Can you compare them?
Especially the chipped part
on the top.
They're identical.
And yet, its photo was published
in an art magazine
1 year before it was discovered
in the crypt.
Mr Tessier,
how can you explain this?
Messing things around,
setting us against each other,
that, you know to do well!
How do you think
this island has been built?
You know how many projects
the credit union financed
thanks to the diamonds?
Yes. Er...
Thanks to the gilders, I mean.
You and Debasson
were selling off the diamonds
from the robbery?
- My...
- Please!
Don't interfere!
You said "diamonds"?
Why, "diamonds"?
Dad!
You found them
in the church? Answer.
Call a doctor.
Dad?
- The stock of pearl oysters.
- What?
- In the workshop.
- They were in there?
You hid it from me?
- You knew?
- No.
Who else knew?
The whole island was aware, right?
But did you know?
He's pretending.
He's always done that.
- Mrs Ferrus!
- Let go of me.
It's a simple scam.
Debasson disposed of the gilders
that were robbed
or taken from a wreck.
André came with the diamonds.
They do the exchange.
They make up this story
of the monks' treasure.
André arranges the discovery
of the gilders during an excavation,
and then,
he could legally sell them.
The diamonds
have always been here.
André might have been the accomplice
of Michel and José.
My father only discovered them
after the trial.
They were hidden in the workshop.
Since when do you know that?
He just told me
while being transported.
He didn't do any wrong
by not declaring his discovery.
With the credit union
he was helping people.
The judge will appreciate.
The motive of the murder
is money.
They tried to kidnap Agathe.
She's in danger.
You must protect her.
Michel won't hesitate.
Vincent, we've not finished.
Find Agathe,
keep her somewhere safe.
I've got photos of the port
taken the day before José died
and the next morning.
We can see a boat changed places
during the night.
Do you know which one?
Mine.
Another hypotesis.
You know
the wrongdoings
of your dad and Debasson.
You had a motive to kill José
after he attacked your daughter.
Maybe Debasson tried
to blackmail you.
It's ridiculous.
Vincent Tessier, it is 4:42 pm.
You are taken into custody
as a suspect
for the murder of José Chébèque.
Is this necessary?
A must.
Your father's out of danger.
He'll be charged with
concealment and laundering.
You might be charged
with concealment, too.
I knew nothing about the capital
of the credit union.
And the fact someone
took your boat at night.
The ignition's broken.
Anyone would have taken it.
You're the perfect innocent.
Well, I don't abuse of my position
to settle scores.
I want a lawyer.
I won't say anything
until I get one.
- Coming?
- I'm not going.
I said I'm not going.
Excuse me.
Thanks.
Since you're here,
I've lost half of my clients.
They can't stand you,
in the village.
And today, you arrested the mayor.
You know, if I were you,
I'd be careful.
Or you could land up in the moats.
Thanks.
That's already happened.
Why go back to your maiden name
after your husband died?
I preferred mine.
Lentier, sounds like lentil.
I never like it.
It's very nice.
Thanks.
I wanted to tell you.
Aline shouldn't play
the victim too much,
because if someone took
good advantage of the credit union,
it was her.
And her son.
The "jinx" family.
Hello.
Thanks. Not a word
about this letter to Aline.
Nor anybody else.
Will you show the gentleman out?
It was posted on the island.
"My love,
"I wished things were different,
"I wish I'd have seen you again,
to hold you tight,
"I wish that José never came back,
I'd not have killed him.
"I wanted him to leave,
but he didn't want to.
"I pushed him in the stairs.
"By the time he was down,
he was dead. Bye my angel.
"I'm leaving. You'll never
hear about me again.
"You'll be in peace at last."
Signed "Michel."
The writing seems identical.
The signature too.
Michel surely knows
we're watching the mail.
It might be a snare.
It's the murderer who wrote it.
He knows how José died.
Send the letter to the lab
for analysis.
Damn! The letter was posted
on the island.
Michel's roaming about freely
under our nose.
I did see smoke
from the shed by the moats.
What are you going to do?
- We'll keep it.
- That's good.
It's important there are children
on the island.
- Otherwise, the school will close.
- Agathe doesn't want to stay.
What? You're going...
And your mother?
You can't do that to her.
We've not made up our minds.
We'll see.
It's natural at your age.
But believe me,
they all come back, one day.
You won't find better.
What's this sweater?
Nothing.
What do you mean?
It wasn't my father -
it was you.
What are you up to?
Don't threaten me.
It's none of your business.
Not my business?
You're pretending to be my father.
- Why?
- You want to know?
I had to give your mother a message.
A message from who?
From... your father.
He's on the island?
I want to see him.
Put that gun down.
You're right.
It's high time.
Come with me.
You got an answer
from the mortgage department?
about the title deed of the house
that burnt down?
OK. OK.
I was wrong.
You have nothing to do
with the death of José Chébèque.
But all the facts were against you,
and my job is to combine them.
I refuse to let
anything else interfere.
Anything else, like what?
Your hatred of men
or your grudge against me?
Vincent, I really need this document.
Must I beg you?
Happy?
Yeah.
Can I go back to my cell?
You need a shower
but it'll have to wait.
I must organize
a family gathering.
Alright...
Vincent Tessier.
It is 10:58.
Your custody is over.
Hurry up.
Serge,
did you see Bernard?
They've gone.
- Who, "they"?
- Bernard and Mathieu,
with the pick-up.
- Thanks.
Ask for the phones
of Bernard and Mathieu to be located.
I'm coming.
I've got work to do.
It won't be long.
Aline, when your mother died,
her house was burnt.
Any idea who could have done that?
Rose, your husband was the owner.
It must have been a shock to see
who he was bequeathing it to?
But it's true.
I almost forgot.
On this island
you settle matters in private,
so, if you don't mind,
I'll carry on.
Louise Ferrus was living alone
in that house
with Aline, her daughter,
whose unknown father
was "a sailor passing by".
Yes, sailors passing by,
they come, make babies and go.
Jacques surely had great esteem for
his tenant to leave her the house.
- Isn't it?
- Quiet.
She made up those stories.
Why would I have done that?
Because my son
has got a crush on a bitch
who thinks
she's too good for him.
It was mean to break his heart
with such rubbish.
You'd have preferred an incest?
My mother told me
that Bernard's father was mine too.
She was the best to know.
So, yes, I did tell Bernard.
Like mother like daughter.
- A dirty liar.
- Stop.
The DNA we found shows the murderer
is a relative of Mathieu.
We're hunting down the father,
but it could be his uncle, Bernard.
One second. Hang on.
I think I've got something.
So,
46 degrees, 1 min,
21 s,
north and 1 degree, 9 min.
Yeah?
52 s, west.
Correct?
OK. Thanks, Gégé.
It's the GPS coordinates
of Mathieu. He's there.
- What's that?
- The Liédot fort.
It's disused.
It's a real maze.
If Michel's there,
it will be hard to find him.
Dimitri, find a plan.
Adrien, gather everybody.
We must be off
in less than 3 minutes.
Go, go, go!
We spent hours scaring ourselves
here with Michel.
I'm fed up of your youth stories
with my father.
Your father saved my life
in one of these galleries
when it caved in on me.
Come on, hurry up!
Go around.
Gégé, come with me.
Aline! Stop!
Block that door.
Watch the ramparts.
Mathieu, before you open it,
I must tell you something.
20 years ago,
your father made me promise
I'd watch over you and your mum
if things went wrong.
That's what I tried to do,
to respect my promise.
That's why you wrote those letters?
It was you, right?
When did you understand?
Now.
They always came when I was down.
How did you manage?
A sailor friend
posted them for me.
You upset?
I can't be upset,
you saved my life.
But now, you must open that door.
I want to see him.
Michel!
Michel!
- Where is he?
- I'd promised Michel.
- Where is he?
- You liar!
You bloody liar.
Where is he?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm a liar.
After the storm in 99,
the sea walls were being restored.
I discovered the remains
of Michel's body.
I didn't know what to do.
You were shattered.
I feared you wouldn't cope.
So, I buried him here.
- It might not have been him.
- It was him.
He was wearing the stone
you'd offered him.
The garnet?
That means you killed...
Yes.
It was an accident.
I saw José at your place,
that day,
embracing you, kissing you.
He was going to harm you.
So, I went to see him.
I took Vincent's boat
to get to the fort.
José let me in.
He had no reason to be wary.
So we had an explanation.
When...
When I showed him the garnet,
he told me
how he'd hidden the diamonds,
and also,
how he'd killed Michel.
Understand, Mathieu? Your father
would've never left you.
He'd rather have got caught
than leave without you.
But José couldn't care a hang.
They quarrelled.
He killed him.
When I heard that, I lost it.
I jumped on him.
In the stairs, his neck cracked
like a bit of wood.
Throwing him in the water
would have been too good for him.
So, I put him in the boat.
He was going to wander
like a lost soul forever. That's all.
That's all that bastard deserved.
The fort is surrounded.
There's no exit.
Drop that gun!
Drop that gun.
Bernard, stop!
Bernard.
Stop. OK.
Don't move.
Bernard.
Don't do that.
Come.
Sorry.
Contact Rochefort, we need a team.
You did a good job, anyway.
I'm the one
who burnt Louise's house.
But I'll answer for my acts.
Adrien, this is for you.
You see to Mrs Lentier.
If Michel was dead,
who killed Debasson?
José.
He came to get the diamonds
he'd hidden in the workshop.
There was nothing left.
This monks' treasure
intrigued him.
He went to Debasson's,
he made him talk.
He must have had a shock
when he realised the diamonds
were now the credit union.
After trying to abduct Agathe,
he'd have got at André and you.
She thought he was far away.
But actually, he was buried here.
Three weeks later...
City Hall
Hello.
Hello.
I thought I'd see you
when Michel's coffin came in.
It's a bit complicated,
with the closure
of the credit union.
How's your dad?
OK. He's in a nursing home
waiting for his trial.
This story has shaken him.
You've really resigned?
You've got projects?
No. Well...
Things went fast.
I don't know.
I might travel around.
And you?
Me? Well...
I'm taking the next ferry.
I'll walk you to the pier.
Hello, sir.
Agathe's beautiful.
She dreamt of leaving the island.
Now she's happier than ever.
I thought I'd follow
my father's footsteps...
I wanted to apologise.
You were right.
When I recognised you the first day,
I couldn't help it...
Well, I did take advantage
of the situation.
I thought over our conversation
on the beach.
We can't come back on the past,
on our choices, but...
what stops us from imagining
a different future?
You've got my number.
Vincent
Pity I'm not your type...
Because this time,
I'm taking the same boat as you.
Subtitles: ECLAIR
Serge.
Call the CROSS lifeguards.
He's dead.
Tell them to call the police.
Dead body in a dinghy
registration LRF23357.
I repeat. Dead body.
We're towing the dinghy back.
Send the authorities. Confirm.
Roger, patrol boat STLS288
Cross CTL.
Authorised to come back to base.
Thank you, gentlemen.
Not too hard?
Gérard, come on.
The registration's the same
as the annex of the fort.
Check with them
what they've got to say.
Right.
- Hello. Captain Brach.
- Hello.
Mayor Vincent Tessier.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
Our client died
between midnight and 2AM.
Contusions all over,
bruises on the face.
And a violent knock
at the back of the head.
Yeah.
It's not a suicide.
No. His body's covered
in tattoos,
like the prisoners do.
Can you tell us if you know him?
Do I really have to?
Yes. We'll gain some precious time
Alright.
Bring the stretcher.
This jewel was hanging
on the starting lever.
It's a ruby?
It's probably a garnet.
The setting is old and carved.
The true jewel of a witch.
You OK?
I'd rather meet with the living.
I'd have liked to help you,
but I don't know him.
And this jewel?
No. Not that either.
No one recognises our client.
Mr Mayor, my deputy.
Nice to meet you.
What's next?
Let's go to the fort.
You've got the keys, Sir?
Yes.
You know Aix island?
I came once a long time ago.
There we are.
The guardian and the victim
are the same person.
José Chébèque.
Born on Aix island...
48 years ago.
José Chébèque?
- That name's familiar?
- Yes, it is.
We went to the same school.
I thought he was in prison.
Well, he's out.
What did he do?
José and another bloke, Michel,
killed a diamond dealer
to steal his stones.
They shot him down.
When escaping,
they killed a gendarme.
Michel disappeared with the stones,
leaving his family behind.
And José was arrested.
He was severely sentenced.
Michel showed up after that?
Not that I know of.
José Chébèque had family here?
No. He was brought up
by his grand-parents,
but they've left.
Ask my dad. He knows everything
about the island.
Yes. Because your knowledge...
"I don't know that man", you said.
You're always so sure
of your mistakes?
You showed me a corpse.
I didn't recognize him.
A man can change in 20 years.
That's yet to be proven.
So, José Chébèque,
released 2 months ago,
after a 20-year sentence
for armed robbery.
and homicide.
He'd stopped messing around.
It's strange to bury oneself
after 20 years in the cells.
The search is almost over.
There's only one access to the fort.
No break-in.
But they found blood
in the main staircase
and on the steps
leading to the wharf.
We can suppose
he died on the spot
and that his body was moved.
Any mobile phone?
- No.
- Find the number
and get it to be located.
We're done here.
Let's go home.
Shall we drive you back?
No. From now on,
our home is Aix island.
The police's only open
in the summer.
So, we're taking advantage
to do some works.
I can't ask to remove everything.
Well, at least,
we have a cell.
Yeah.
What's that big building
at the back?
The city hall.
Council Room
There we are.
It's...
It's perfect.
No, but it's...
It's big enough for my team.
Can we make some room?
No, it's the municipal council room.
This is my office
with confidential documents.
- "Confidential documents"?
- Yes.
Confidential documents. Yes.
It's the archives
of the credit union
that contribute to the economic
and social development of Aix.
I'm the director,
besides my role as mayor.
Vincent.
Can I call you Vincent?
There's been a murder
and I'll find the culprit.
It's for public good
that we should find him, right?
Of course.
In order to do so, I need a hand.
Since Napoleon,
a mayor is entitled to act
as a police officer.
The inhabitants trust you.
The administrative tasks
of the island can wait.
No.
Well... Maybe. But...
Of course.
So, we agree.
You'll be my deputy.
I'll inform the prosecutor.
You're at the disposal
of the investigation
and kept to total confidentiality.
Adrien, find a guy
and put these confidential boxes
in a safe place.
Wait... I mean...
Tell your father we're on our way.
Please.
My father got up the credit union.
The island and its inhabitants
are his life.
He stays right here.
He had some health problems.
Luckily, I live next door.
Oh, gosh. I was certain...
Ah, there it is!
There. Come and see.
Now...
The Chébèques.
Chébèque.
Ah! There.
The Chébèques.
The old man was severe
when he caught us
in his orchard.
- You know where to find them?
- Definitely.
They've got a nice little tomb
at Rochefort cemetery.
A well-deserved rest,
because after the trial,
life had become hard.
José gave them hell.
Who's that?
Melusina.
A fairy who was cursed to live away
from her family.
People say she was the one
who created Aix island.
She'd have flooded the lands
that linked the island
to the continent.
What stone is it?
A gemstone.
A garnet.
A source of power
and a pledge of eternal fidelity.
Have you ever seen anyone
wearing this jewel?
No.
Mr Tessier, do you know
what made José come back?
No idea. I'll show you out?
Adrien, did you check for cameras?
Yes. There are 2.
One on the semaphore
and one on the port.
Plus those
of the museums and shops.
Let's pull out the archives
about the diamond robbery.
Check everything about Chébèque:
relations, family, bank account.
Everything since he's out.
The list of visitors
he saw in prison.
What about the mobile phone?
Nothing. If it's fallen in the water,
it's going to be tricky
to locate it.
Michel Guyard,
José's accomplice who vamoosed,
he's got a wife and child.
Are they still here?
Yes. Aline and her son Mathieu
live in the village.
You saw him.
He was one of the lifeguards.
Where can we find Aline?
She works 2 doors away from here.
Shall we?
You're still here?
You'll be behind with your work.
Crazy!
- What's he doing here?
- It's his 2nd house.
My grandfather started
the mother-of-pearl workshop.
You never wanted to take over?
I'm allergic to dust.
These dolls were made by my mum.
She worked here all her life.
The assembling was done
by the women, in winter.
It helped them get through.
- Is it true José's dead?
- Yes.
I was expecting my son
when it happened.
I was living with Michel.
He and José
were working on cargos.
They'd leave for months.
Michel hated that.
He never managed
to be away for long.
We had nice projects, back then.
A holiday resort
by the fort de la Rade.
But the banks refused to help us.
It all went so fast.
I felt José
was dragging him into something.
You didn't know?
I was at the maternity
when it happened.
A CCTV filmed it all.
José was holding the gun.
It's he who shot the man
at close range.
But since he got caught,
he said that Michel
had run away with the diamonds.
I was under shock.
It took me some time to admit
he wouldn't come back.
He never showed up in 20 years?
Look at this.
This stone rings a bell?
No. Not at all.
When was the last time you saw José?
Before the robbery.
When they came back,
I was in the maternity.
This is exactly
where José was arrested.
The gendarmes had tracked them.
José shot one of them right here,
before he got caught.
All this is the past.
Coming?
Come on, guys. Let's move it.
Take all the hearing statements,
please.
OK. I've got them.
I was going to call you.
They're done at the fort.
It's empty. The patrol boat
has gone to get them.
We're leaving on the next ferry
in 11 minutes.
Perfect. See you tomorrow.
What? The police quarters
are not yet ready.
And all the hotels are closed.
I'll sleep on the beach.
You can go to Rose's.
She rents out rooms.
Then I'm staying, too.
No. You go to Rochefort
for the autopsy.
Know what?
Pick up some things for me
at my place.
Careful with the cat.
It hates men.
Don't worry, boy.
The mayor's here
if there's any problem.
- So, let's go to Rose's?
- "Let's go to Rose's."
Rose's café is well renowned
on the island.
Just like the boss, you'll see.
She lives with her son.
Her husband died 30 years ago.
It can't be true.
There you are.
Thanks.
1 shandy, 1 half pint.
Hi everybody.
Hi, guys. You OK?
- Rose.
- Tell me.
Hello, Rose.
She needs a room.
I think we're full.
"Full"?
In this period?
That's wonderful.
The council will reconsider
the allotment you're granted.
I'd better go and check.
Yes. Go and check.
So, sir,
you're going sightseeing
with your new friends?
Besides old fogeys at the bar,
there's nothing much to see here.
A refill, please.
Enough for you.
It's over.
Piss off godfather.
Mathieu, we've all had a hard day.
- Go home.
- What? Inspector Gadget
can't stand us drinks? No?
Then get lost. Bloody hell.
Let go of me. Dammit!
Let go of me!
- Stop it! Shit!
- Who the hell are you?
Who do you think you are?
You're not my father!
You're not my father.
Piss off.
- What's happening?
- It's OK.
I managed to find you a room.
I don't want to see
that little jerk anymore.
Excuse me. Shall we?
This way.
There.
It's the same key for the main door.
- There you are.
- Thanks.
You can have your meals
at the restaurant.
We're open everyday.
What do you think
about José's death?
Me?
Nothing at all.
What did he come back for?
- He had nothing left here.
- Why nothing?
José was born here.
The island always calls
its children back.
Eveyone knows that.
I have to go to the kitchen.
- How was it?
- Fine. Thanks.
Mr Lentier,
can you take a seat, please?
You prefer a summons?
I'm not here to make trouble.
Thanks for what you did earlier.
Mathieu's young.
When he drinks too much,
he loses it.
And discovering a corpse
is not joke for anybody.
You're a fireman,
you help your mother here,
and you're the postman
on the island.
And also, a volunteer at the SNCM.
That's a lot, isn't it?
Helping one another
is a question of survival.
Oh, I was wondering
if it was hard to moor at the fort?
Well...
We must just watch the swell.
When the fort was abandoned,
things were different.
- Alright.
Yeah. Could you tell me more?
Well...
Before the platform was built,
we couldn't moor a boat.
We got there swimming.
We had to watch out for whirlpools.
And José, he did it, too?
We all did it.
What kind of boy was he?
A daredevil.
The girls liked him.
You didn't recognise him
at the port this morning.
No.
Why's that?
I was too far.
You never thought
of leaving the island to...
build a family?
All that I love is here.
Why go elsewhere?
- Bye.
- Bye. Have a nice evening.
- Hello.
- Hello.
I'd like to know
who these people are.
Come in.
The girl is Aline.
Bernard,
José and Michel.
That's what I thought.
See the jewel around her neck?
Yes.
- We're going to her place.
- What? Now?
Yes. Now.
Let me change,
right?
- Why not.
Thanks.
Hi. Who are you?
- Solène.
- OK. Solène.
Tell my dad I'll come back late.
Thanks.
There.
I'm ready.
Your daughter'll come back late.
Agathe?
Ah, she didn't say her name.
- You've got many?
- Oh no!
It was Agathe.
You live alone with her?
Yes. Since her mother
went back to Argentina.
- Coming?
- Yes.
- See you later, Mum.
- OK, honey.
Surprisingly,
there's quite some night activity
on the island.
I'd lost this jewel.
I completely forgot about it.
Where were you the night
José Chébèque was killed?
At home.
Outings are limited over here.
Can anybody confirm?
Your son?
Oh, right! You're suspecting me
of killing José?
Can anybody confirm?
Mathieu came home late,
but he can.
He knew José?
Mathieu was born
when José was arrested.
That stone wasn't there by chance.
Someone wanted to leave a message.
For who would you say?
When Michel left you,
you stayed alone?
Isn't it allowed?
Mrs Ferrus,
you maintain
you've never met José again?
OK. Let's go now.
Thanks, Aline.
You know your silence
won't satisfy me.
Good night, Mrs Ferrus.
We'll set up a surveillance.
It would be perfect here.
You know the owners?
They're on the mainland
and rent out for holidays.
- Their daughter has the keys.
- Does she live far?
No.
Oh no! No way.
Not tonight.
- Oh yes!
- No, we can't do that.
Oh yes, we can!
OK. After all,
I might take a liking to it.
- Take a liking to what?
- Martyrize my colleagues.
Thanks, Vincent.
Someone will take over tomorrow.
What can you tell me about Aline?
She lived with her mother
in the north of the island.
Like Mathieu,
she never knew her father.
When she was small she said
she was a pirate's daughter.
Many stories went about.
Not always very nice.
And then,
her mother died last year,
and her house
was destroyed in an arson.
Hold on. Just a second.
Adrien, did I wake you up?
OK. Can you note down?
A fire that destroyed the house
of the mother of Aline Ferrus,
about 1 year ago.
Find the file and make a copy.
That's all.
OK. Er...
Good night.
Aline killing José,
that's too farfetched for me.
How would she have dragged
the body to the boat?
Not alone,
but with an accomplice.
Mathieu's an oyster farmer.
He has a boat.
This boy grew up with the idea
his father was a coward.
He's got reason to be angry.
Room service.
Coffee, croissant.
Thanks.
You'll sign it for me?
Sorry?
Yes. It's...
It was to help me stay awake.
Come and see.
He stayed more than 20 min.
They're lovers?
- You laughing?
- They're not lovers.
If Bernard were her lover,
we'd know about it.
He's really not a womaniser.
"Not a womaniser."
What do you know?
Whether they're lovers or not,
they're very close.
He's Mathieu's godfather.
Bernard supported Aline,
after the robbery.
- Michel was a brother to him.
- That's just it.
The result of the autopsy:
José died owing to
a fracture of the cervicals.
The forensics analysed
the traces at the fort.
José fought with his murderer
and they hope to find DNA.
Let's recap: no breaking
into the place. The fort was closed.
That means the victim let him in.
The murderer came and went
with his own means.
The sea was still
and the night was dark.
Ideal conditions to go unnoticed.
Oh, an article found in José's stuff.
"Auction of the treasure
of the monks."
- "1998."
- Seeing how old it is,
José certainly kept it
for a reason.
"Several hundreds of gold guilders
from the 900s."
- They're worth a fortune.
- 1 million euros.
My father was directing
the excavation,
when they discovered the pot
full of gilders.
The monks probably hid the treasure
when the island was invaded
in the 900s.
My father gifted his share
to the city.
The sale built up the capital
of the credit union.
Why was José Chébèque
interested in this story?
I'll go and check
the police quarters.
Oh, by the way.
I went to your place.
It was a tricky with the cat.
And between sexy and bland,
I chose the bland ones.
OK. Thanks, Adrien.
Captain, this is Patrick Fortin.
You'll like what he has to say.
Hello.
A sailor saw you fighting
with Chébèque
right before he died.
And you say
you didn't know him?
I got into words with a guy
who had moored his boat
to my buoy.
I didn't know it was José.
We asked for the prison register.
Your signature's on it.
You didn't know it was José
you went to see?
You came home late
the night of the murder.
Where were you?
It's 3:05 pm. Mr Ferrus,
you are taken into custody
in view of the investigation
of the murder of Chébèque.
Read him his rights,
take a DNA sample
and keep him away.
My tractor. The tide's rising.
We'll take care of it.
You'll find this interesting.
- Sir. No.
- Let me go in.
What's this mess?
Aline's not a criminal.
- Stop it, Dad. It's Mathieu.
- Same thing.
What are you doing with them?
It's our business.
It's nobody else's.
If I'm arrested, what will you do?
Why would you be arrested?
You're no murderer.
- Dad.
- What?
Why would José have been interested
in the monks' treasure?
The monks' treasure?
How would I know?
These four were very close.
Look. Aline's wearing the jewel
on all the photos.
The best part is this: love letters.
The last one dates back
to 15 years ago.
They're all from abroad,
from Michel.
What are you doing in my house?
What right...
Please, madam.
This is a police investigation,
authorised by the DPP.
Your son's been taken into custody
for his presumed role
in the murder.
You're wrong.
It can't be Mathieu.
Mrs Ferrus,
it's time you spoke up.
Why are you after her?
She's already so sad.
Right.
And you, you're not stopping them.
Sir, please come out.
The 1st letter came
many months after he left.
I was alone with Mathieu.
I was in total despair.
Michel wrote
that he was coming back.
I held onto that hope like mad.
The weeks and months went by
with no news.
Then I received another letter.
Full of words of love.
But without any address.
Nor return date.
I started to hope again,
face people.
Then again, months passed
with no news.
The 3rd letter...
was like an electroshock.
It was exactly the same words.
That's when I understood
he'd never come back.
Why didn't you leave the island,
to start a new life?
Maybe a part of me
was still hoping.
And I had to pull through
for my son and myself.
Back then, I was working
at the workshop, at André's.
I told him about my idea
of a museum.
He trusted me. I got a loan
from the credit union.
I never told Mathieu
about these letters.
To preserve him.
In none of the letters
has Michel mentioned him.
It's ridiculous
to accuse Mathieu.
He didn't know José.
Why would he kill him?
I was hoping you would tell me.
He saw José in prison 6 months ago.
And witnesses saw them fight
the eve of his death.
No. it can't be true.
Mathieu might have gone to the fort
that evening.
You told me: "He came home late."
Things might have gone wrong.
No. you're talking rubbish.
Mathieu has nothing to do
with this story.
The garnet.
I offered it to Michel
20 years ago, as a sign of love.
It's Michel who had it
and nobody else.
Understand what it means?
Michel has come back.
Promise to call me
if Michel contacts you.
Promise.
- Can I see my son?
- Not for the moment.
- Incredible.
- How crazy!
Mathieu's in the classroom.
But he won't say a word.
He doesn't want a lawyer.
Michel's letters to Aline,
18 years ago.
"Your absence is gnawing at me...
"Food has lost its flavour,
the sun is burning me,
"I'm drowning in my thoughts of you,
"the days go by and you stay in me."
- They're all like that?
- Yes.
I understand why she got tired.
I find it rather touching.
You're very romantic, actually.
Send this to the lab for analysis.
If he killed José,
he must be far by now.
He's not done.
The stone by the body
is for Aline.
She's the key to it all.
- We'll wiretap her.
- Go ahead.
He'll certainly contact her.
- Miss.
- Let me pass.
Agathe.
Calm down.
What's wrong?
Dad, you must stop them.
Mathieu's innocent.
I promise you.
Come with me.
Mathieu was me that night.
We're dating for the past 6 months.
He didn't say anything
because he wanted to protect me.
He asked you to say that?
He's fooling you.
- It's the truth.
- He's not a boy for you.
- You think so.
- Stop it!
I'm pregnant.
Yeah. I'm pregnant by Mathieu.
Hey!
Bastard.
You bastard!
Dad! Stop it!
You won't get away!
It's OK, my love,
I told them we were together.
- I also said...
- I heard.
Renaud, take care of Miss Tessier.
Come on.
Why did you go and see José
in prison?
To find my bloody father.
I saw the letters he wrote
to my mother.
José promised to help me.
- He didn't keep to his word?
- Not one bit.
That fucker fooled me
well and truly.
He knew where Michel was.
But once he came out of prison,
he avoided me.
That's why we fought.
And I nearly got him.
I was so close.
And then, you went to the fort?
No.
I tried to moor,
but he never opened up.
I didn't kill José.
That evening I was in the house
near the moats.
That's where Agathe and I meet.
Agathe.
Agathe!
I've never raised my hand on her.
Come in.
I couldn't understand
her bad marks.
What an idiot! A real idiot!
I didn't see a thing.
- She's still a little girl.
- No.
She's a young woman now
whose is brave
and down to earth.
It's hard to tell one's parents
what they don't want to hear.
I feel I'm her enemy.
You're here.
That's what counts.
She'll realise it, sooner or later.
Yeah.
There.
Thanks.
How did you meet her mother?
Well,
the usual stuff, you know.
Summer on the island.
We're young and beautiful.
All's well. It's sunny.
But winter comes back
and the hard reality too.
That's it.
Rose just delivered her chowder.
As usual, there's plenty
for you and Agathe.
I doubt Agathe's
going to eat tonight.
Care for some chowder?
Eat up instead of thinking.
I'll tell you something.
God made women's bodies
so they can bear children
at 18, not 40.
Oh, dad.
Have any children?
No.
A police captain
gives no room for suitors.
And at almost 40, it's too late.
There's fruit for dessert.
There's also some yoghurt.
Why are you after my son?
Sorry?
You're hanging around him.
Think I'm seducing him?
Maybe, yes.
He's single.
He's got a good situation.
Just need to put your hand on him.
"A good situation"?
Don't worry.
Your son's not my type.
There's yogurt
and fruit.
Right.
I'm going to bed.
Yoghurt's not for me.
- Night, Dad.
- Yes. Good night.
- Thanks.
- I'm off, too.
It was delicious.
Very nice chowder.
See you tomorrow.
Wait.
Do you have a minute?
I'd like to show you a photo.
This is me when I was 20.
And... that young girl
looks like you.
Really!
The one who's looking at you
lovingly?
Yes.
If it were me, I'd remember.
Good night.
Morning.
You don't seem in good shape.
The chowder was too heavy?
The islanders see me as a traitor,
Agathe's pregnant for a murderer,
and she wants to meet her mother
in Argentina.
Where is she?
Can I talk to her?
No.
No, she's doing some cleaning work
for pocket money.
I don't think you could talk to her.
You're the one
who jailed up Mathieu.
If Agathe said the truth,
we'd know it very fast.
Not going to the city hall?
I'm going to check on the works
at the water treatment plant.
May I?
May I take my morning off?
I'm going to miss you, you know.
Thanks for coming.
I can't give you the mail
of one of the inhabitants.
But I can ask for rogatory letters,
and then, we'll be controlling
all the mail.
Thanks.
See you tomorrow.
So, what news?
The DNA we found is not Mathieu's.
Bu there are enough similarities
for it to be a relative.
His father, for instance.
Michel has no record.
He's on the run.
How to get his DNA?
Mr Debasson's dead.
He was killed.
Who's that?
An old man.
His house is next to the beach.
I do cleaning for him.
OK. Easy.
Sit down.
- Tell me.
- Well...
As soon as I entered
I got that smell,
and... and he was there,
tied up to the chair.
Can you take us there?
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Let's go. Come on.
Both of you, come along.
Go ahead.
We're already there.
Meet us up.
No, no. You stay here.
Your father's coming.
Fred, stay with the girl.
Fifi, go around.
Margaux, come.
No one. A window's broken
at the back.
Nice evening by the fireplace.
What do you say?
I think
it was a good beating up.
And from the smell,
it's many days ago.
Let's wait for the forensics.
Secure the area.
I don't want any islander around.
I'm fed up of prying eyes.
I don't want any inquisitiveness.
What do you know
about this Debasson?
He settled down here
about 15 years ago,
when he retired.
He was an auctioneer.
He'd sold the gilders
of the monks.
- Any family?
- He was divorced.
He'd bought the house
for his children,
for the summer.
The neighbours got into words
with my dad.
He's the one who signed
the permission.
Is it the same one
who murdered José?
2 violent murders in 3 days,
that's food for thought.
I was there when José and Mathieu
had a fight.
I even thought it was owing to me.
Tell me. What happened?
Well, last week,
last Wednesday,
I was alone, waiting for the ferry.
José told me
he was the guardian at the fort,
that Mathieu's father
wanted to see me.
- Mathieu's father?
- Yep.
And he could take me by boat to him.
Mathieu is obsessed
by finding his father
and was convinced
he was at the fort.
So, I didn't hesitate.
I was going to get on board
when Mathieu came.
José was pushing me on board
but I was holding back.
So, they started to fight,
but José managed to get away.
He got on his boat and whizzed off.
Nothing more these last years?
2 clients in 3 days.
I must set up my business here.
He died of haemorrhage
owing to the blows at the liver.
It's yet to be confirmed.
We're taking him.
- OK. Keep me posted?
- Yep.
What do we know about him?
Mr Debasson had a police record.
He served a 10-year sentence
for traffic and laundering.
He was still
in charge of auctions?
He retired hurriedly.
He'd stopped all business.
Any prints? Traces?
Nothing we can use for now.
The guy wore gloves.
Well, if we can so.
Come and see. This is strange.
Call the editor,
have him send you a copy.
The murderer would have torn it off?
Everything's against him, here.
That's right. Incredible.
You've won another return ticket
to the morgue.
Don't thank me.
It's my pleasure.
Mathieu wouldn't be able
to do such a thing!
That's the excuse
to get him away from me?
Make him a murderer?
Mathieu is hot tempered.
I'm not the only one who says so.
You're too stupid.
I'm leaving!
I'll deal with her.
Agathe!
Agathe, wait for me.
Agathe! Listen to me.
It's normal you want to leave,
but time will pass
and you'll think about the others.
Your father's worried about you.
That's his job.
That's how it is.
And Mathieu needs you here,
not in Buenos Aires.
He doesn't want this child.
I saw it in his eyes.
Then I don't want it either.
Mathieu is in custody,
suspected for murder.
It wasn't the best moment
to let him know.
Don't make a mistake
by deciding by yourself.
Otherwise, that'll be
the end of your story.
No need to be a shrink
to realise
it's complicated for Mathieu.
His father left
and ignored him.
For me, it's my mother.
It's a good balance.
You really intended
to meet her up in Argentina?
No.
That's how I see
how much dad cares for me.
I can't help it.
I must take you back.
I must take your deposition.
- OK.
Thanks, Agathe.
Why did Michel
want to see Agathe?
No idea.
You can thank Mathieu.
He stopped her from going with José.
OK. Everybody.
We've got 2 victims.
There's a link.
Debasson was in charge of the sale
of the monks' treasure.
As for the robbery
committed by José and Michel,
the stones can't be tracked.
The auctioneer was condemned
for dealing and laundering.
Michel never escaped abroad?
He pretended to.
Michel is now the main suspect
for both murders.
I'm sending out
a national wanted notice.
I'll look through the CCTV videos.
I'll call the DPP.
We'll need backup.
Mathieu Ferrus,
this is the end of your custody.
You are not to leave the island
without authorisation.
I find it hard to admit
there's a murderer on the island.
He's not striking randomly.
We must be the first
to find what he's looking for.
- You like that.
- Sorry?
Running after murderers and robbers.
I guess so.
I'm sure it was you.
It was me?
On the photo, that summer,
it was you, right?
I recognised you at the hideout.
You were drawing me.
I was asleep, I was vulnerable,
and you took advantage
to project on me
your unconscious desire.
You said you'd already been here.
What does it take to admit it?
What did that girl mean to you?
She was just another one?
Oh no!
I still feel emotional.
Ah, you do know to speak to women.
- So what?
- Oh!
We'd spent a wonderful day, sailing,
and one night
making love under the stars.
Did you try
to get in touch with her?
No. I was afraid
I might spoil everything,
and the memory of that day
was enough for me.
That's a selfish point of view.
Yep.
Yep, it's selfish but mutual.
She didn't try to call me either.
She might have had a reason
not make the 1st step.
- Is it?
- Yes!
Your hair was shorter,
And I loved to watch
the nape of your neck.
The power of imagination.
Well, Mr Mayor, mind your manners!
That teenager with loving eyes
has grown up,
and you're not that 20-year old boy,
running in the waves.
And I'm not your type, I got it.
Actually, you requisitioned me
to punish me for my silence.
I'm mayor and director
of the credit union.
So, I've got my own work.
Do it yourself.
Dammit.
Yes?
A message. When?
Oh, OK.
I'm on my way.
Please.
Hello, Mrs Ferrus.
Hello.
Michel left you a message
asking you to meet him?
Give me your jacket,
your cap. I'm going.
You've tapped my phone?
He's dangerous.
Leave it to us.
- Hey!
- I can also charge you
with obstruction.
Thank you.
You can go back home now.
Right.
The lighthouse is surrounded
by moats. The entrance is guarded.
If he's there, he can't escape.
Don't be over-zealous.
Stop! Police.
Dammit!
OK, boss? Nothing broken?
No. Well, yes.
My self-esteem.
Ask the coastguards
to close off the island.
All boats going out
must be searched.
- OK. Fine.
- Go.
You didn't see anybody?
We did, we saw a guy,
but not his face, it was too dark.
Right. The acronym
on his sweater, "UMI",
stands for the industrial
and maritime union,
for which Michel and José worked
before the robbery.
It closed 10 years ago.
No news from the guards.
He must be on the island.
He'd planned it all.
He knows we're watching Aline.
He's very smart.
What about the CCTV?
The resolution is no good.
The faces are all blurred.
But the resolution of the CCTV
at the museum are great.
Yeah. It's José.
There's no doubt.
- When was that?
- 5 days before he died.
OK, great job, guys. Really.
Keep the plan as it is.
He'll eventually turn up.
Can you go and get Aline Ferrus?
You promised you'd let me know
if he contacted you.
What if he had it in for you?
Michel would never do me harm.
Are you sure?
Michel didn't do that.
Back then, you seemed very close
to José, too.
There's never been any jealousy
between them?
The CCTV filmed José at the museum,
5 days before he died.
That's proof
he returned to the island.
Did you see him?
Now, Aline,
you must stop lying to us.
You're in danger.
Your son, too.
José came to see me,
one evening, after closing time.
His motor had broken down
and he missed the tide.
Mathieu was on the mainland.
I offered him to come home.
In high school,
before Michel,
José and I flirted for some time.
But it didn't last.
I was searching for true love.
He wanted all the girls.
And he did get them.
So he came to your place
that night.
We talked.
A lot.
Mainly about the past.
Of the time when we were...
young, carefree,
full of wishes and dreams.
And then...
everything resurfaced
like a big wave.
All gone to the wind...
He took me in his arms.
And I gave in.
Hello.
Adrien's waiting for you upstairs.
Thanks.
- Hello.
- Hello.
I've got some questions
to ask you. May I?
You're alone?
Come on in.
I'd like to know more
about the monks' treasure.
You discovered it, right?
Yes. But what's it got to do
with José's death.
In his stuff, José had a copy
of an old article
on the sale of the treasure.
Debasson, who was
in charge of the sale,
was beaten to death.
- Now you see the connection?
- Not really, no.
But it's your job
to turn over the stones.
What do you want to know?
How did you discover it?
The island agrees to some
archaeological works, in the summer.
Volunteers.
It was in the crypt of the church.
One morning, I discovered
something hidden in a wall,
with, inside, a vase full
of gold coins, gilders.
The monks had hid it there
when the island was annexed
by Eble le Fourbe, in the 900s,
the great time of Cluny.
Well, the sale of those coins
helped me fulfil an old dream.
Set up a credit union,
that only finances projects
on the island.
It's microcredit.
It's very advantageous
for the inhabitants.
Why did you give away
your share?
It was of no use to me.
That money
helped preserve the island,
the most precious good.
Debasson, how did you meet him?
We were in high school together.
He was condemned
for swindling people.
I heard so.
But we'd stopped talking.
He and the island
were worlds apart.
He won't bother you anymore.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
What about the report
on the arson at Aline's mother's?
"The witch." That's what
the children called Louise Ferrus.
No witness.
No lead.
Nothing surprising on this island.
She bought the house
in the late 80s.
- Who was the former owner?
- I've got it here.
Jacques Lentier.
"Jacques Lentier."
Jacques Lentier, Jacques Lentier...
Rose's husband.
The father of Bernard,
our dear postman.
I've got the forensics report.
Debasson died of internal bleeding
caused by blows
at the liver and abdomen.
Surprise of the day:
The time of death
is the day before José's.
The auctioneer was the 1st victim.
I need the full copy of this act.
It's the house of Aline's mother,
the one that burned down.
Make a request online
to the mortgage department.
You'll get an answer
within 2 weeks.
OK.
I admit, dear judge,
it was indeed me on your photo.
I didn't call you back,
nor did you.
That's how it is.
Summer love stories.
It's not meant to last, isn't it?
I need your help
to close the investigation.
Thank you.
We'll see what we can do.
- Bye, Alain.
- Thanks.
Hello, André.
- You OK, Dad?
- Yes.
- Took your medicine?
- Oh, enough!
You know what she wants?
No, I haven't got a clue.
Thanks for coming.
You recognise this object?
Yes.
It looks like the pottery
I discovered in the crypt.
At the time, pots like these
must have been quite common.
Aline, can you please come?
Can you compare them?
Especially the chipped part
on the top.
They're identical.
And yet, its photo was published
in an art magazine
1 year before it was discovered
in the crypt.
Mr Tessier,
how can you explain this?
Messing things around,
setting us against each other,
that, you know to do well!
How do you think
this island has been built?
You know how many projects
the credit union financed
thanks to the diamonds?
Yes. Er...
Thanks to the gilders, I mean.
You and Debasson
were selling off the diamonds
from the robbery?
- My...
- Please!
Don't interfere!
You said "diamonds"?
Why, "diamonds"?
Dad!
You found them
in the church? Answer.
Call a doctor.
Dad?
- The stock of pearl oysters.
- What?
- In the workshop.
- They were in there?
You hid it from me?
- You knew?
- No.
Who else knew?
The whole island was aware, right?
But did you know?
He's pretending.
He's always done that.
- Mrs Ferrus!
- Let go of me.
It's a simple scam.
Debasson disposed of the gilders
that were robbed
or taken from a wreck.
André came with the diamonds.
They do the exchange.
They make up this story
of the monks' treasure.
André arranges the discovery
of the gilders during an excavation,
and then,
he could legally sell them.
The diamonds
have always been here.
André might have been the accomplice
of Michel and José.
My father only discovered them
after the trial.
They were hidden in the workshop.
Since when do you know that?
He just told me
while being transported.
He didn't do any wrong
by not declaring his discovery.
With the credit union
he was helping people.
The judge will appreciate.
The motive of the murder
is money.
They tried to kidnap Agathe.
She's in danger.
You must protect her.
Michel won't hesitate.
Vincent, we've not finished.
Find Agathe,
keep her somewhere safe.
I've got photos of the port
taken the day before José died
and the next morning.
We can see a boat changed places
during the night.
Do you know which one?
Mine.
Another hypotesis.
You know
the wrongdoings
of your dad and Debasson.
You had a motive to kill José
after he attacked your daughter.
Maybe Debasson tried
to blackmail you.
It's ridiculous.
Vincent Tessier, it is 4:42 pm.
You are taken into custody
as a suspect
for the murder of José Chébèque.
Is this necessary?
A must.
Your father's out of danger.
He'll be charged with
concealment and laundering.
You might be charged
with concealment, too.
I knew nothing about the capital
of the credit union.
And the fact someone
took your boat at night.
The ignition's broken.
Anyone would have taken it.
You're the perfect innocent.
Well, I don't abuse of my position
to settle scores.
I want a lawyer.
I won't say anything
until I get one.
- Coming?
- I'm not going.
I said I'm not going.
Excuse me.
Thanks.
Since you're here,
I've lost half of my clients.
They can't stand you,
in the village.
And today, you arrested the mayor.
You know, if I were you,
I'd be careful.
Or you could land up in the moats.
Thanks.
That's already happened.
Why go back to your maiden name
after your husband died?
I preferred mine.
Lentier, sounds like lentil.
I never like it.
It's very nice.
Thanks.
I wanted to tell you.
Aline shouldn't play
the victim too much,
because if someone took
good advantage of the credit union,
it was her.
And her son.
The "jinx" family.
Hello.
Thanks. Not a word
about this letter to Aline.
Nor anybody else.
Will you show the gentleman out?
It was posted on the island.
"My love,
"I wished things were different,
"I wish I'd have seen you again,
to hold you tight,
"I wish that José never came back,
I'd not have killed him.
"I wanted him to leave,
but he didn't want to.
"I pushed him in the stairs.
"By the time he was down,
he was dead. Bye my angel.
"I'm leaving. You'll never
hear about me again.
"You'll be in peace at last."
Signed "Michel."
The writing seems identical.
The signature too.
Michel surely knows
we're watching the mail.
It might be a snare.
It's the murderer who wrote it.
He knows how José died.
Send the letter to the lab
for analysis.
Damn! The letter was posted
on the island.
Michel's roaming about freely
under our nose.
I did see smoke
from the shed by the moats.
What are you going to do?
- We'll keep it.
- That's good.
It's important there are children
on the island.
- Otherwise, the school will close.
- Agathe doesn't want to stay.
What? You're going...
And your mother?
You can't do that to her.
We've not made up our minds.
We'll see.
It's natural at your age.
But believe me,
they all come back, one day.
You won't find better.
What's this sweater?
Nothing.
What do you mean?
It wasn't my father -
it was you.
What are you up to?
Don't threaten me.
It's none of your business.
Not my business?
You're pretending to be my father.
- Why?
- You want to know?
I had to give your mother a message.
A message from who?
From... your father.
He's on the island?
I want to see him.
Put that gun down.
You're right.
It's high time.
Come with me.
You got an answer
from the mortgage department?
about the title deed of the house
that burnt down?
OK. OK.
I was wrong.
You have nothing to do
with the death of José Chébèque.
But all the facts were against you,
and my job is to combine them.
I refuse to let
anything else interfere.
Anything else, like what?
Your hatred of men
or your grudge against me?
Vincent, I really need this document.
Must I beg you?
Happy?
Yeah.
Can I go back to my cell?
You need a shower
but it'll have to wait.
I must organize
a family gathering.
Alright...
Vincent Tessier.
It is 10:58.
Your custody is over.
Hurry up.
Serge,
did you see Bernard?
They've gone.
- Who, "they"?
- Bernard and Mathieu,
with the pick-up.
- Thanks.
Ask for the phones
of Bernard and Mathieu to be located.
I'm coming.
I've got work to do.
It won't be long.
Aline, when your mother died,
her house was burnt.
Any idea who could have done that?
Rose, your husband was the owner.
It must have been a shock to see
who he was bequeathing it to?
But it's true.
I almost forgot.
On this island
you settle matters in private,
so, if you don't mind,
I'll carry on.
Louise Ferrus was living alone
in that house
with Aline, her daughter,
whose unknown father
was "a sailor passing by".
Yes, sailors passing by,
they come, make babies and go.
Jacques surely had great esteem for
his tenant to leave her the house.
- Isn't it?
- Quiet.
She made up those stories.
Why would I have done that?
Because my son
has got a crush on a bitch
who thinks
she's too good for him.
It was mean to break his heart
with such rubbish.
You'd have preferred an incest?
My mother told me
that Bernard's father was mine too.
She was the best to know.
So, yes, I did tell Bernard.
Like mother like daughter.
- A dirty liar.
- Stop.
The DNA we found shows the murderer
is a relative of Mathieu.
We're hunting down the father,
but it could be his uncle, Bernard.
One second. Hang on.
I think I've got something.
So,
46 degrees, 1 min,
21 s,
north and 1 degree, 9 min.
Yeah?
52 s, west.
Correct?
OK. Thanks, Gégé.
It's the GPS coordinates
of Mathieu. He's there.
- What's that?
- The Liédot fort.
It's disused.
It's a real maze.
If Michel's there,
it will be hard to find him.
Dimitri, find a plan.
Adrien, gather everybody.
We must be off
in less than 3 minutes.
Go, go, go!
We spent hours scaring ourselves
here with Michel.
I'm fed up of your youth stories
with my father.
Your father saved my life
in one of these galleries
when it caved in on me.
Come on, hurry up!
Go around.
Gégé, come with me.
Aline! Stop!
Block that door.
Watch the ramparts.
Mathieu, before you open it,
I must tell you something.
20 years ago,
your father made me promise
I'd watch over you and your mum
if things went wrong.
That's what I tried to do,
to respect my promise.
That's why you wrote those letters?
It was you, right?
When did you understand?
Now.
They always came when I was down.
How did you manage?
A sailor friend
posted them for me.
You upset?
I can't be upset,
you saved my life.
But now, you must open that door.
I want to see him.
Michel!
Michel!
- Where is he?
- I'd promised Michel.
- Where is he?
- You liar!
You bloody liar.
Where is he?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm a liar.
After the storm in 99,
the sea walls were being restored.
I discovered the remains
of Michel's body.
I didn't know what to do.
You were shattered.
I feared you wouldn't cope.
So, I buried him here.
- It might not have been him.
- It was him.
He was wearing the stone
you'd offered him.
The garnet?
That means you killed...
Yes.
It was an accident.
I saw José at your place,
that day,
embracing you, kissing you.
He was going to harm you.
So, I went to see him.
I took Vincent's boat
to get to the fort.
José let me in.
He had no reason to be wary.
So we had an explanation.
When...
When I showed him the garnet,
he told me
how he'd hidden the diamonds,
and also,
how he'd killed Michel.
Understand, Mathieu? Your father
would've never left you.
He'd rather have got caught
than leave without you.
But José couldn't care a hang.
They quarrelled.
He killed him.
When I heard that, I lost it.
I jumped on him.
In the stairs, his neck cracked
like a bit of wood.
Throwing him in the water
would have been too good for him.
So, I put him in the boat.
He was going to wander
like a lost soul forever. That's all.
That's all that bastard deserved.
The fort is surrounded.
There's no exit.
Drop that gun!
Drop that gun.
Bernard, stop!
Bernard.
Stop. OK.
Don't move.
Bernard.
Don't do that.
Come.
Sorry.
Contact Rochefort, we need a team.
You did a good job, anyway.
I'm the one
who burnt Louise's house.
But I'll answer for my acts.
Adrien, this is for you.
You see to Mrs Lentier.
If Michel was dead,
who killed Debasson?
José.
He came to get the diamonds
he'd hidden in the workshop.
There was nothing left.
This monks' treasure
intrigued him.
He went to Debasson's,
he made him talk.
He must have had a shock
when he realised the diamonds
were now the credit union.
After trying to abduct Agathe,
he'd have got at André and you.
She thought he was far away.
But actually, he was buried here.
Three weeks later...
City Hall
Hello.
Hello.
I thought I'd see you
when Michel's coffin came in.
It's a bit complicated,
with the closure
of the credit union.
How's your dad?
OK. He's in a nursing home
waiting for his trial.
This story has shaken him.
You've really resigned?
You've got projects?
No. Well...
Things went fast.
I don't know.
I might travel around.
And you?
Me? Well...
I'm taking the next ferry.
I'll walk you to the pier.
Hello, sir.
Agathe's beautiful.
She dreamt of leaving the island.
Now she's happier than ever.
I thought I'd follow
my father's footsteps...
I wanted to apologise.
You were right.
When I recognised you the first day,
I couldn't help it...
Well, I did take advantage
of the situation.
I thought over our conversation
on the beach.
We can't come back on the past,
on our choices, but...
what stops us from imagining
a different future?
You've got my number.
Vincent
Pity I'm not your type...
Because this time,
I'm taking the same boat as you.
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