A French Village

Bériot has been defeated by his own party; the communists want to win the next elections and set up Marcel as a hero.

The trial of Daniel Larcher begins in autumn 1945; Antoine returns to a new life with Geneviève.

Suzanne & Loriot try to teach Gustave the values of his father; Heinrich Müller appears in Villeneuve.

Antoine is charged with rescuing Jeannine Schwartz; Suzanne is instructed to find damaging information on Bériot.

Avril goes undercover in a cabaret where a missing waitress worked; Chief Inspector Laurence deals with an internal police investigation.

Bériot change his stance after being pressed by his superior to make an example of the militiamen.

Crucial information is revealed to Larcher that hinders the prosecution as the trial commences.

New town leadership decide the fate of the militiamen and the collaborators after avoiding disaster.

The standoff at the school continues; despite Antoine's efforts to avoid bloodshed, Anselme is determined to extract revenge on the militia.

New town leadership decide the fate of the militiamen and the collaborators after avoiding disaster.