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Private Notes
Lise Stocker, head of the Paris Crime Bureau, returns to her hometown to care for her sick mother. Upon her return, she hears that local teenager, Chloe, has vanished during a local celebration. The mystery disappearance ignites old memories for Lise - fifteen years ago her two best friends, Ana and Marion, disappeared during the very same event. Is there a connection between the two incidents?
Lise's mother's ill health is an increasing worry and the primary suspect in Chloe's disappearance is on the run. Determined to prevent history repeating itself, Lise joins forces with the local cops, led by Detective Clovis, to help solve the case. Lise realizes that she is involved in a double investigation, finding out what happened to Chloe may also explain what happened to Ana and Marion.
Remi Bouchard is arrested over Chloe's disappearance, just like he was fifteen years ago. Lise is not sure he is guilty, especially when he informs her that the former prosecutorial investigation against him was biased and certain elements were left out. The investigator at that time was none other than Lise's own father, who has since committed suicide. Who is lying and who is telling the truth?
Several locals become suspects: Chloe's father Herve is questioned by the police, Thomas seems to be in an increasingly suspicious position as does Ana's brother, Hugo, who had a relationship with Chloe - a violent one. Lise and Clovis's investigation appears to indicate that Remi Bouchard is telling the truth - the investigation led fifteen years ago was falsified, but to protect who?
There is a major break-through in the case and it becomes apparent that it's the same perpetrator today as it was fifteen years ago. Remi Bouchard's alibi is solid and Clovis must release him. Suddenly, Lise is struck by the obvious, what if the guilty party was someone close to her, even closer than her own father?
Suspicions soon points to Chloe's former teacher, Nicolas Mazaud. Evidence against Mazaud, who also taught Ana, Marion and Lise is getting stronger and stronger. Was Clovis wrong to release Remi Bouchard who appears to be a step ahead of everyone in solving the mystery puzzle? And does a letter of confession really mean Lise and Clovis have found the culprit?
Lise and Clovis met three years ago. They're married now. She is a police captain; he is a paramilitary police commander. Their son Tom just turned 9 months old. Lise's mother Marianne, who suffers from Alzheimer's, lives nearby in a specialized care facility on the edge of the lake. They seem happy and united, surrounded by faithful friends, when we discover the dark side of Clovis - and at the same time, the violent murder of two women. Together the couple takes on a challenging and terrifying investigation, which soon leads them to the conclusion that a serial ...
Lise and Clovis find a third corpse in a state of decomposition in Annecy. The woman, assassinated according to the same ritual, was probably the killer's first victim. Meanwhile, Marianne's nursing assistant Marthe is corresponding with a man on a dating site who is actually the killer. As the case gets more complex, Lise discovers that Clovis has been lying to her about his frequent absences and decides to confront him. And their friend and neighbor Laure is getting harassed by a terrifying man.
Marthe is found dead in her own home. She is the killer's fourth victim. Lise, in shock, asks Marianne to come live with them so that she can get her strength back before returning to the care facility, which she ran away from in the middle of the night. As the killer continues to ensnare women, Clovis' and Lise's teams work hard to understand his operating methods and try to trap him.
After their first operation fails, the cops and paramilitary police take the risk of setting a new trap for the killer by using Marina, an officer on Clovis' team, as bait. Living with Lise's mother Marianne becomes unbearable at home, a situation worsened by the couple's relationship crisis since Lise has been doubting her husband's honesty. She continues her research and discovers the existence of another woman named Mathilde. Clovis is leading a double life.
The killer takes two new victims: Monica, a young woman, and Yacine, a fellow officer and friend of Clovis. For Lise, it's high time Clovis explained himself. Who is this woman Mathilde, who claims she lives with Clovis and is the mother of his child? Incapable of responding, Clovis leaves home and takes up temporary residence at police quarters. Faced with the new murders, the prosecutor decides to appoint a superior police officer to oversee the lake killer case. It doesn't take Diane Varella long to suspect that someone on Clovis' or Lise's team must be leaking ...
It's time for the truth to be told. Clovis confesses a deep secret to Lise, who learns about the dark side of his past. Meanwhile, as new chief of investigation Varella follows leads to find the suspected leaker in the police force, she gathers troubling information about one of the agents on the case.
Clovis is questioned by Varella at police headquarters. Lise and her team try to gather evidence to prove he is not guilty. They begin to suspect Lise's psychotherapist, Alexis Geller; Lise has been confiding in him since the beginning of the investigation. As Lise's mother Marianne slips into a coma after trying to commit suicide by drowning, Varella gets violently assaulted by the killer.
Laure, the neighbor, discovers disturbing facts about her husband and demands explanations. Lise, Clovis and their teams learn that Varella has disappeared. They suspect she has been abducted by the lake killer. They follow a lead that brings them to a hideout, where they find Varella's lifeless body. They are right on the verge of catching the killer.
