Character Relationship Map: Alibi.com

Characters

• Grégory Van Huffel (played by Philippe Lacheau) — protagonist

  Head of Alibi.com who hides his true profession from his girlfriend Florence, leading to a web of lies. After their relationship stalls, he attempts to win her back by proposing and arranging a weddin...

• Florence Martin (played by Élodie Fontan) — protagonist

  A lawyer who values honesty but falls for Greg despite his lies. She grows bored in their relationship, accepts his proposal, and seeks to meet his parents. During wedding preparations, she undergoes...

• Augustin (played by Julien Arruti) — supporting

  Greg's ex-associate and close friend who assists in executing elaborate alibi schemes. He helps recruit fake parents for Greg's dinner with Florence's family and guides the rehearsal via earpiece. Lat...

• Mehdi (played by Tarek Boudali) — supporting

  Greg's ex-associate and friend who aids in orchestrating alibis and fake family arrangements. He inadvertently reveals Greg's fake bachelor party plans to Florence. Despite the chaos, he remains invol...

• Marlène Martin (played by Nathalie Baye) — supporting

  Florence's mother, animal rights activist, married to Gérard, enthusiastic about Greg.

• Gérard Martin (played by Didier Bourdon) — supporting

  Florence's father, same as Gérard, listed separately.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Gérard Martin → Marlène Martin (Family Married Couple) — Their marriage is part of the family situation at the center of the cover-up involving Florence's parents.

  The character profile states that Gérard is married to Marlène.

• Florence Martin → Gérard Martin (Family Father And Daughter) — Gérard is Florence's father, and his hidden meetings and hotel visit contribute to the cover-up's misunderstandings.

  The plot identifies Gérard Martin as one of Florence's parents; the character profile specifies that Gérard is Florence's father.

• Florence Martin → Marlène Martin (Family Mother And Daughter) — Marlène is Florence's mother and is involved in the cover-up that entangles Grégory and his colleagues.

  The plot identifies Marlène Martin as one of Florence's parents; the character profile specifies that Marlène is Florence's mother.

• Grégory Van Huffel → Mehdi (Professional Business Partners) — Mehdi assists Grégory with alibi work and the attempts to control the cover-up's details.

  Grégory arranges excuses and cover stories with Mehdi and Augustin, and the plot says his colleagues help manage the situation involving Florence's pa...

• Grégory Van Huffel → Augustin (Professional Business Partners) — Augustin works with Grégory on alibi schemes and helps manage the increasingly complicated cover-up.

  Grégory arranges excuses and cover stories with Augustin and Mehdi, and the plot says his colleagues help manage the situation involving Florence's pa...

• Grégory Van Huffel → Florence Martin (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship is strained by Grégory's lies and uncertain after Florence says their arrangement is over.

  The plot says Grégory's growing relationship with Florence makes it harder to separate his professional deceptions from his personal life. Florence la...

Story Analysis

A man who sells cover stories confronts the damage deception causes in his own relationship and ultimately refuses to help someone else lie.

Plot Progression

1. The Business of Cover Stories — Grégory's childhood experience of infidelity informs his belief that lies can spare people pain. He runs Alibi.com with Augustin and Mehdi, creating cover stories for clients.
2. Love Meets a Hidden Profession — Grégory grows closer to Florence, making it harder to keep his work and private life apart. The prospect of meeting her family raises the pressure to appear honest and dependable.
3. The Family Cover-Up — A cover-up involving Gérard and Marlène draws Grégory and his colleagues into a series of misunderstandings. Gérard's hidden meetings and a hotel visit make the situation harder to contain.
4. The Lie Comes Apart — The team invents a story that places people far from their real locations, but its efforts to control every detail deepen the deception. Florence believes Grégory is in Tanzania until the truth begins...
5. A Refusal to Deceive — Grégory admits his lie and says he returned from the hotel to Florence. Her message leaves their relationship uncertain, but Grégory later refuses to help someone arrange a discreet meeting.