Character Relationship Map: La face

Characters

• Paul Berthier (played by Bruno Solo) — protagonist

  Paul is a prosecutor who sees his role as defending the Republic and its citizens, and he resists giving emotional motives weight in court. His relationship with Melanie challenges his strict legal pr...

• Serge Vauban (played by Hippolyte Girardot) — supporting

  Serge urgently seeks legal assistance for Guillaume after Guillaume is arrested and insists that he is innocent. His role connects him to the case through his effort to help Guillaume, though the acco...

• Melanie Florian (played by Julia Faure) — supporting

  Melanie spends time with Paul and challenges his strict view of prosecution, arguing that there are no minor offenses and that extenuating circumstances matter. She is with Paul near the creek during...

• Catoun Garrel (played by Florence Coste) — supporting

  Catoun is the woman whose disappearance drives the central case. Her bicycle is found near a creek, with tracks leading toward the water and none showing that she returned; no body is found, leaving i...

• Guillaume Vauban (played by Victor Pontecorvo) — supporting

  Guillaume is arrested after Catoun disappears and loudly maintains that he is innocent. A proposed defense theory says she may have fallen during an argument and that he failed to save her, but he rej...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Serge Vauban → Guillaume Vauban (Family Legal Supporter) — Serge acts to secure legal help for Guillaume when he faces suspicion and arrest.

  Serge Vauban urgently seeks legal assistance for Guillaume after Guillaume is arrested.

• Paul Berthier → Guillaume Vauban (Professional Legal Adversary) — Paul is involved in the proceedings surrounding Guillaume's suspected connection to Catoun's disappearance.

  Guillaume is arrested, and Paul becomes involved in the legal proceedings concerning him.

• Paul Berthier → Catoun Garrel (Professional Disappearance Investigator) — Paul's presence near the creek makes him relevant to the inquiry, although he says he and Melanie saw nothing.

  Paul is questioned about Catoun's disappearance because he was near the creek with Melanie during the probable time she disappeared.

• Paul Berthier → Melanie Florian (Romantic Companion) — Their outing and conversation expose a personal connection alongside a disagreement about how prosecutors should weigh circumstances and motives.

  Paul spends time with Melanie, and they discuss his legal principles and the moral questions raised by violent crimes.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Melanie Florian → Catoun Garrel (Narrative Witness To Circumstances) — Melanie's presence with Paul places her near the location and time relevant to the investigation, though the account says they witnessed nothing.

  Melanie was with Paul near the creek during the probable time of Catoun's disappearance, but Paul says they saw nothing.

• Guillaume Vauban → Catoun Garrel (Conflict Coercive Pursuer) — Guillaume's unwanted advances and pressure create a direct conflict with Catoun, while his account leaves his responsibility for her disappearance unresolved.

  In Guillaume's account, he approaches Catoun near the creek, pressures her to stay with him, and makes unwanted sexual advances; she refuses and leave...

Story Analysis

A prosecutor's faith in legal principles is tested by a disappearance whose evidence never settles what happened or who is responsible.

Plot Progression

1. A Prosecutor's Principles — The opening trial establishes Paul's strict view of law and his refusal to treat emotional motives as part of the penal code. His conversation with Melanie tests that outlook, while an approaching sto...
2. The Creek Disappearance — Catoun disappears, and her bicycle and tracks near the creek shape the inquiry. With no body found, authorities consider several possible explanations and increasingly treat the case as a likely death...
3. Paul Under Scrutiny — Paul is questioned because he and Melanie were near the creek during the probable time of the disappearance. He gives their timeline and says they saw nothing.
4. An Uncertain Account — Guillaume is arrested and Serge seeks legal assistance for him. Guillaume rejects a proposed accidental-fall explanation, then recounts his coercive encounter with Catoun while leaving the circumstanc...