A French Case

Christine Villemin receives a phone call: her son Gregory has just been kidnapped. The police focus their investigation on a character named “The Crow,” who has been plaguing the Villemins with anonymous letters and phone calls for years.

A police sketch reveals the face of Bernard Laroche, a cousin of Jean-Marie Villemin. Judge Lambert authorizes his arrest, under the watchful eyes of crazed journalists.

Despite an unanticipated delay, Murielle Bolle’s testimony finally allows the police to make an arrest. Then, a new twist turns everything upside down.

Judge Lambert gives in to pressure and releases Laroche--to disastrous consequences. He turns his attention to a new suspect: Christine Villemin.

Jean-Marie Villemin rushes to the hospital to kiss his wife one last time before turning himself in to the law. Meanwhile, the media coverage of the story takes an even more spectacular turn.

In jail and pregnant, Christine Villemin begins a hunger strike to protest what she sees as unfair imprisonment. Judge Lambert's superiors are worried that jailing a potentially innocent pregnant woman might shock public opinion.