This evening on France 3, viewers discovered a brand new Murders! This time, the action took place in Honfleur. But then, who is the murderer? We have the answer!
Tonight was the return of the Meurtres collection on France 3! This time, our new investigation took place in one of the most beautiful towns in Normandy, Honfleur. And the least we can say is that this affair has had many twists and turns in store for us on the channel.
Before telling you more about the end of the TV movie, let's first come back to the pitch of this fiction. An inanimate body is found in the port of the city full of people on this market day. Covered with a plastic cover, the corpse was immersed in coarse salt and sand.
Very quickly, the people there recognized the identity of the dead man. This is the deputy Jean-Charles Villiers (Xavier Lemaître). A powerful man! Immediately, the morbid staging recalls the legend of the Harlequin, born in the 17th century in Honfleur.
Bernard Farcy plays the role of Paul Mesnil in Murders in Honfleur
The investigation is then entrusted to police captain Justine Leroy (Hélène Seuzaret) as well as Vianney (Mouloud Turki), her deputy. But that's not all since the commissioner forces Justine to collaborate with a renowned cop, Paul Mesnil (Bernard Farcy), now retired and owner of a restaurant.
However, this forced alliance makes Justine very uncomfortable and we quickly learn that there is a dispute between them. They, in fact, lived a story at the time when Paul was Justine's trainer. Willy-nilly, the trio searches for clues and naturally learns about the legend of Harlequin.
-If our heroes understand that the victim was involved in trafficking in fake paintings and that he had a series of conquests, they progress slowly until Paul begins to suspect Sylvia (Christelle Chollet), Justine's childhood friend. Trapped, she confesses and reveals that she killed her with a symbolic pyramid.
It was Justine who killed Jean-Charles in Murders in Honfleur
Yes, but Paul doesn't believe it and soon discovers that she is, in reality, covering Justine. The policewoman was thus Jean-Charles' mistress. When she becomes pregnant by him, she does not hesitate for a second to tell him about it, but the deputy reacts badly and calls her all the names. While she thought she was sterile, Justine refused to have an abortion, which increased Villiers' anger tenfold.
Furious, she pushes him and that's where he dies instantly, falling on the famous pyramid. Sylvia helped Justine hide the body and then agreed to stand in for her, as she is seriously ill. Upon discovering the whole truth, Paul promises to take care of Justine.
Four years later, we learned that the restaurateur took care of the little boy while his ex was incarcerated. Finally freed, the reunion between mother and son is particularly moving. Go to France TV to watch or (re)see Murders in Honfleur.
