Marie-Claire's brother and Michel's fellow union official. He gifts Michel a cherished comic book for their anniversary, claiming it was found secondhand. He attends the card game where the robbery occurs. Later, he confesses that he actually stole the comic book from Michel during their childhood.
He repeatedly brings complications into Rosa's home and asks her for shelter, creating strain in her already unsettled personal life.
A painter and one of Cochise's three childhood friends in the Provençal port town. During a pilgrimage with Cochise to the sites of their childhood secret rendezvous, he reveals that he committed the murders, including those of the loan shark, Rachid, and the far-right leader. His confession makes him central to the mystery.
An estranged grandfather who reconnects with Mathilda. He explains that distance and years spent in prison kept him away, while Mathilda remembers him as a dangerous man.
A laid-off security guard from a closed cement factory who squats in Jeannette's apartment building. Initially confrontational, he quickly becomes friendly and enters a romance with Jeannette, representing a grounded, realistic perspective.
René is a former member of Muriel and François's theft gang who has become a night-club owner. Although he has been separated from Muriel and François for twenty years, he responds to Muriel's request, joins the ransom exchange, and helps confront and abduct the man responsible for Martin's death.
Denis runs the seaside restaurant where Raphaël brings Ariane. The restaurant becomes Ariane's refuge after her car is towed and she is robbed, and it is also where she meets other customers and is taken on to work at the café, linking Denis to her changed circumstances.
Paul's father; a pragmatic figure whose wishes for a stable career conflict with Paul's dedication to painting.
Gérard Meylan has 31 screen credits in a career dating back to 1981. Signature works include Rouge midi, Gloria Mundi, The House by the Sea. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
