Public Enemy

Season 1

TV-MA
A child murderer released on parole, Guy Béranger is welcomed by the monks of the abbey of Vielsart, a quiet little village in the Ardennes. He is placed under the protection of Chloé Muller, a young federal police inspector, convinced that, sooner or later, the former criminal will re-offend. While the population is indignant at the presence of Public Enemy No. 1 in their neighbourhood, the police learn of the disturbing disappearance of a young girl from the village ...

10 Episodes

  • The Lost Sheep
    E1
    The Lost SheepChloe Muller is assigned to help with the transfer of Guy Béranger, a notorious child killer to his new accommodation in an abbey in Belgium. The villagers are not happy, especially when little Noemie goes missing.
  • The Sign of the Beast
    E2
    The Sign of the BeastThe case takes a new turn when the autopsy reveals a symbol carved into the little girl's scalp: it's Béranger's infamous signature. At the abbey, whilst Lucas' efforts to integrate Béranger into the community begin to bear fruit, the new suspicions weighed against the ex-criminal cast doubts on his place amongst them. Is it possible to trust a child-killer? Although everyone around her seems persuaded that Béranger has relapsed, Chloé's investigations lean in favour of his innocence. Is there a copycat at work, someone trying to imitate Béranger's crimes?
  • False Idols
    E3
    False IdolsLucas sends Béranger to Brother William to test his convictions. Chloé and Michaël scour Béranger's past, hoping to find someone likely to reproduce his crimes. They discover that while in prison, the famous murderer maintained a passionate correspondence with an admirer, Sarah Decoster, the criminal's biggest 'fan'. When they learn that she also tried to contact her idol at Vielsart, they decide to use Béranger to lure in the young woman.
  • The Good Shepherd
    E4
    The Good ShepherdChloé is forced to accompany Béranger on a visit to his dying mother.
  • Blood Brothers
    E5
    Blood BrothersVincent and his gang are in hot pursuit after Béranger, and succeed in getting their hands on the ex-criminal. Chloé has no other choice than to assemble a team, this time with both of the Stassart brothers (Lucas and Patrick), the only two capable of tracking Vincent across the immensity of Vielsart forest. The unlikely trio is in a race against time: they must find Béranger before Vincent and his gang take justice into their own hands. For Michaël things get complicated when it seems that a new child (Laurent) has gone missing in Vielsart.
  • The Alliance
    E6
    The AllianceChloé is cornered by Béranger, who reveals that he knows the identity of the Toy Dealer, the man who held her prisoner. In exchange for information, Béranger offers to make a pact with Chloé, which would force her to lie to the people closest to her. Sarah's father offers a deal to Patrick: he will finance the entire brewery project in exchange for Béranger's life. At the Vielsart police bureau, Michaël makes a major discovery in the investigation when he stumbles upon a video that Laurent made the night of Noémie's murder.
  • The Well of Souls
    E7
    The Well of SoulsChloé and Michaël are called to investigate a strange incident at the abbey. After assaulting a monk in the sacristy, a mysterious stranger seems to have fled into a centuries-old underground tunnel. What if Béranger knew about this tunnel since the very beginning?
  • Agnus Dei
    E8
    Agnus DeiLittle Bastien manages to escape his aggressor but falls into a deep coma. While digging through the archives, Chloé comes across a name: Lucas Stassart. The young monk reveals some hard-to-swallow truths about his troubled past to the investigators and in the end gives up the identity of the mask's last-known owner.
  • Thou Shall Not Kill
    E9
    Thou Shall Not KillCommissioner Gomaz accuses Chloé of acting alone and calls her entire investigation into question: what if she's been manipulated by Béranger since the start? Suspecting that Chloé is mentally fragile, he suspends her from her functions. With the investigation shattered, Michaël comes across a final clue
  • The Last Judgment
    E10
    The Last JudgmentChloé is granted a reprieve to finish her investigations. She manages to retrace the final elements all the way to Judith, and comes across Michaël who has been left for dead. At the abbey for All Saints Day mass, Patrick takes the monks into hostage. On the other side of Belgium, the story takes a new turn when we learn that the Toy Dealer is still active and at large.

Cast of Season 1

  • Stéphanie BlanchoudChloé Muller
  • Angelo BisonGuy Béranger
  • Philippe JeusettePatrick Stassart
  • Jean-Jacques RausinMichael Charlier
  • Clément ManuelLucas Stassart

 

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