S1 • E2 Nov 26, 2014 90m
6.4
He's finally done it: With the help of a charmed tongue, Inspector Georges Dupin has persuaded his ex-girlfriend Claire to visit him on the Breton coast. An intimate hotel with a sea view and some undisturbed time together should help him win her back. But then a mysterious case puts a stop to his romantic plans. Ten nautical miles off Concarneau, on the beach of the picturesque island of Saint Nicolas, three bodies wash up: Lucas Lefort, who ran a sailing school on the island, the shady building contractor Yannig Konan, and the wealthy bon vivant Grégoire Pajot. When Dupin learns that the three had set off on a sailing trip after a boozy evening in the island bar despite a storm warning, he wants to write the case off as a tragic accident. But the autopsy reveals that the victims had a powerful narcotic in their bloodstreams in addition to alcohol - thus turning the supposed accident into murder. Dupin hopes to gather clues from the small island's few inhabitants - and initially hits a brick wall. No one seems to be sad about the men's deaths. At least he discovers that Lefort was hated not only for his arrogant manner, but above all because of a construction project: He wanted to build a huge holiday resort on the nature reserve. But Dupin quickly realizes that neither Lefort's melancholic sister Muriel nor the militant marine biologist Leussot nor the aloof restaurant owner Solenn are telling him the whole truth. Each of them seems to be keeping a secret - and the further Dupin penetrates into the world of the close-knit island community, the deeper he gets drawn into a labyrinth of corruption, jealousy, and revenge.
