Todesträume am Montparnasse

The murder of ex-convict Pascal Masson is a mystery to Commissioner LaBréa. The shackled victim bled to death after being mutilated in the genital area. At the scene of the crime, the police found a music cassette with Ravel's "Bolero" - a message? The commissioner receives information about a similar case from his colleague Franck Zechira. A rapist hanged himself in custody after falling into the hands of a group of radical feminists practicing vigilante justice using hard-to-remove paint. Although the unknown women have so far limited themselves to symbolic castration, LaBréa cannot rule them out as suspects. When looking for the members of the group, he repeatedly comes across Christine Payan. The well-known psychologist is involved in the care of rape victims and knows more about this group than she says. While LaBréa grits his teeth against the aloof Madame Payan, his relationship with the enchanting neighbor Céline grows closer. But since the anniversary of his wife's death is imminent, he does not dare to stand by his feelings - also out of consideration for his daughter Jenny. With another murder of Stefan Vlankovic, who was obviously in hiding in Paris, carried out according to the same pattern, a hot lead finally emerges: The Serb Vlankovic and ex-Foreign Legionnaire Masson knew each other from the Balkan War. The European Court of Justice in The Hague has a long file on Vlankovic for various war crimes. The solution to the case, however, harbors a painful surprise for LaBréa and his colleague Franck Zechira. —ARD Das Erste