Paris Police

24 December 1904. While Inspector Antoine Jouin attempts to identify a body found in the Bois de Boulogne, the Vice Squad rounds up ladies of the night from the streets of Paris. Among them is Rosalie Dantremont, whose arrest leads to the untimely death of the newborn baby whom she is forced to leave alone in his cradle.

Prefect Lépine strives to protect the Vice Squad from any scandal around the death of the newborn, instructing Jouin to keep quiet about the incident now known as the “Dantremont affair”.

Meg finds out that Adolphe is stricken with syphilis and Jouin manages to identify the corpse from the woods. He discovers that it is linked to the unsolved murder of a notary, a cold case apparently covered up by the Vice Squad.

As Prefect Lépine considers resigning in light of the Dantremont affair, Jouin is suddenly placed under arrest by the Vice Squad.

Jouin enlists the help of Fiersi, asking him to break into the Château de Bagatelle to search for clues.

To her great dismay, Meg realises that Adolphe has taken over affairs in their household. Meanwhile, at the Police Prefecture, Lépine gains control of the Vice Squad.