Châteauvallon

On the banks of the Loire, in Châteauvallon, lives the rich and powerful Berg family. In La Commanderie, their property, we celebrate the double anniversary of the patriarch, Antonin, and his newspaper La Dépêche republicaine. The feast also marks the return of Florence, the cursed daughter, that her father would like to see the torch resume. The next day, we find in the park the corpse of the journalist Paul Bossis. Andre Travers, also a journalist and friend of Paul's, decides to conduct his own investigation. Secrets, lies and betrayals soon emerge. At the same time, the Kovalic clan, Yugoslav emigrants led by Gregor and Albertas, tries to impose themselves in the city and aspires to overthrow the Bergs, with whom they have a heavy litigation.