Cardinal Barbarin is the Archbishop of Lyon and the senior Church authority approached by Alexandre after Régine Maire arranges their meeting. He delays and retreats despite warnings about Father Preynat, later holds a press conference under pressure, and causes public shock by saying the facts are prescribed.
The patriarch of the Plisson family and owner of the Belle Ombre château. He is wary of Ripley's shady past and becomes suspicious of his gardening habits after the murder.
Canine writer imprisoned in pre-revolutionary France. He works on his literary pieces while conversing with his sentient penis, Colin. Though falsely accused of raping Justine to cover up the King's crime, he remains focused on his writing and philosophical musings throughout his incarceration.
Dominique Auphal, codenamed 51, is the French diplomat at the center of the intelligence agency’s surveillance operation. Although his professional conduct is not suspect, the investigation exposes private vulnerabilities, including concealed fantasies and past relationships. When an agent confronts him with this knowledge, he kills himself by driving into a tree.
The Father is the patriarch whose return with a small white rat triggers the family’s descent into hidden desires. He eventually kills and devours the animal, transforms into a rat himself, and is discovered and brutally slain by his family, including The Mother, Sophie, and Nicolas.
An anatomist at the Royal Academy of Medicine who claims Sarah's head resembles an ape. He attempts to purchase her for scientific examination, fails, and later buys and examines her corpse after her death in 1815.
Georges's old friend, Monet fears that failing eyesight will stop him from finishing the “Nymphéas” panels he promised to France. Georges insists that he undergo another cataract operation, and their teasing exchanges reveal an affectionate friendship as well as Georges's determination to care for him.
The police investigate the deaths linked to the production and question people around it. The investigators conclude that the substituted steel spike used to kill Leslie was likely switched by someone with studio access who may have been known to the guards. David also investigates alongside the police, but the synopsis does not specify this inspector's individual findings.
Dumouriez discusses the King's trial with Grace and argues that condemning the King would be politically disastrous. The vote nevertheless goes against them, and Le duc d'Orléans casts his vote for death. The account establishes Dumouriez's position in the debate but gives no further personal relationship with Grace.
François Marthouret has 71 screen credits in a career dating back to 1966. Their work is anchored in the Nothing Underneath Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Marquis, Dossier 51, Sitcom. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
