Research Unit

On the ferry taking Bernier back to Nice after his six-month suspension, Lucas happens to meet Rose Orsini. Lucas explains to Bernier that the young woman is a former member of the SR, and above all that he had a great love affair with her.

Auron, a small family ski resort where Lucas has taken a few days' vacation with his son, becomes the scene of a massacre: the murder of an entire family.

Nathan Delestat, 19, was found murdered. The young man had just been reunited with his family after running away and disappearing for seven years.

A woman is found dead in her car, surrounded by bags from luxury stores. Louise Sério had been living in her car since she resigned from the Air Force for unknown reasons.

Giulia Dorino, 21, was found drowned in the pool of one of the villas where she worked as a gardener.

Audrey Baumann, daughter of the owner of one of the largest stud farms in the region, arrives at the arena in the middle of training before collapsing, dead.

Early in the morning, 20-year-old Caroline Masselot was struck by an arrow in the heart.

Swimming champion Gabriel Machenaud is found frozen in a cryotherapy chamber. Nicknamed "The Machine" thanks to his superhuman performances, Machenaud had countless enemies in the swimming world.

Julie, 17, is attacked by surprise on her way to her best friend's birthday party. The SR arrives on the scene and discovers the victim: Philippe Varlaud, Julie's father. The young girl has disappeared.

The day after her wedding to the handsome Guillaume, Marie is found dead, covered in her wedding dress. Was her marriage the motive for the murder? An ex or a rejected lover?

Bernier is in the midst of a nightmare with this new investigation. The victim, Cyril Bouvier, was a child in the care of social services. Among his foster families are the Lacourts.

Gaëlle Colbert est retrouvée morte sur sa terrasse, la nuque encastrée dans une sculpture. Ses proches louent sa capacité à accepter ses 120 kilos et à se moquer des diktats de la beauté.

While responding to a fire in the scrubland, firefighters discover a burned-out car and, inside, a man who has been burned alive. He is Loïc Fernet, an emergency doctor at Nice Hospital.

Sandra Muller, 18, is found murdered in her home, a charming two-room apartment rented to her by her father. Unfortunately for Bernier, the crime scene has been meticulously cleaned up.