The Macabre Secret of the Divorcees | M6 | 66 minutes

For 5 years Karine has been waging open warfare against her ex-husband over the custody of their 3 children. To force him to give up his visiting rights, she threatens to reveal their macabre secret to the police and demands that he give her 100,000 Euros in cash. The reason is that 12 years ago, the couple, then aged 25 and 27, burgle one of their neighbors in Eysus (in the Pyrénées Atlantiques): Marguerite Lagrave. The old lady surprises the thieves in her sitting room and is stabbed several times. The couple carries off all her valuables and cash in her possession. A neighbor discovers the body the morning after the tragedy. After several years of investigation, the couple slip through the net and the case is shelved. Daniel responds by threatening his ex-wife with the same fate as the old lady. 6 months ago, Karine makes a third complaint for non-payment of alimony and for not producing the children to a policeman, whom she knows well. In confidence, she reveals the terrible secret and even reveals the location of the murder weapon. The victim’s DNA is identified on the knife and Daniel confesses to the killing 12 years after the act. Karine is also placed in custody.