In Château-Thierry, country of Jean de La Fontaine, the president of the court is found dead on the steps of the courthouse. On the body, the murderer left clues referring to the fable “Animals Sick by the Plague”. The investigation is entrusted to Captain Laetitia Alfonsi, who is none other than the victim's illegitimate daughter. When Thibault, the legitimate son, comes to threaten her with revealing his relationship, she is forced to team up with this arrogant half-brother. A second murder inspired by the fable will precipitate the collaboration of this unexpected duo. Together, brother and sister will learn to team up and maybe even see each other as family..
TOXIC FABLES IN THE LAND OF THE FOUNTAIN
The president of the court was found dead, on the steps of the Château-Thierry courthouse (Aisne), in a strange scenario. He wears a wolf mask on which is written an extract from a fable by La Fontaine. It must be said that we are in the fabulist's hometown. Captain Laetitia Alfonsi, played by Elsa Lunghinidiscovers that the victim is none other than this father who never recognized her. The young woman, through a combination of circumstances, will have to lead the investigation with Thibault, the legitimate son, an arrogant lawyer, played by Clement Manuel.
She will also have to face the hostility of her father's widow, Gladys, played by Caroline Loebconvincing in a role of “not at all cotton” granny. The investigation will be an opportunity for the brother and sister to reconnect the threads of a painful family history. A nice role for Elsa Lunghini, as a nod to her first single, Don't go away (1986). The story of a little girl abandoned by her father…
Murders in Château-Thierry, Saturday December 21 at 9:05 p.m. on France 3
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