Candice Renoir

The worker of a perfume manufacturer is found dead, having been sprayed with a deadly poison; on discovering that she was being watched by her employers, Candice's investigation turns to the possibility of industrial espionage.

At the Sète Theater, an amateur troupe is performing when young actress Amira is murdered; Candice is convinced the killer is a troupe member.

A young man who was supposed to be working abroad is poisoned with strychnine; it must be determined why he was still in town and why he lied to his family.

An anonymous phone tip sends Candice and her team to a local pond in search of a murder victim; despite blood at the scene, there's no body to be found.

Chief Inspector Candice Renoir testifies in a criminal trial where her investigative methods are ridiculed; she loses her invaluable deputy, Antoine Dumas, to a more prestigious branch of the police; her mother is implicated in a string of murders.

Antoine is happy to be back working with his old team; a serial killer case takes Candice to her hometown and memories of a traumatic time in her life.