Death in the meadow | M6 | 66 minutes

On March 16 2013, 39 year-old Anne Bardot disappears on her way to work in Vritz, a small village near Nantes. Her husband, Didier Bardot, a 40 year-old farmer, joins with friends and villagers in an attempt to find his wife. Together, they alert the media and organise a silent demonstration attended by 700 people. 10 days later a jogger in neighbouring woods discovers a burnt out car with the body of Anne Bardot in the trunk. For all the people of Vritz, Didier and Anne Bardot were a close couple. But in reality, the farmer was hiding a dark secret: having fallen under the spell of one Stéphanie Livet, he is said to have taken her as his mistress. Ready to go to any lengths to live their dream love story, the two lovers are said to have hatched a devilish plot to get rid of Anne Bardot. On November 28 last, the lovers confess their crime. They claim they struck Anne down with a log before strangling her and burning her body. How did Didier Bardot, a son of the land and a respected farmer come to commit such a crime?