The Mantis (La Mante)

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

Hi.

Where is she?

In her room.

Why the special treatment?

We found your correspondence with Séverin.

You created this copycat.

You used him to find out about me,

and encouraged him to kill to get out of prison.

Why would I have put you on his trail?

For fun.

You sacrificed Séverin because he means nothing to you.

You have a wild imagination, my boy.

He was the one who contacted me.

A warden slipped me an email address.

I know who Séverin is, but I didn't tell him to kill.

Stern, take care of the transfer.

The Mantis is sleeping at QHS tonight

and she won't ever leave.

It's time the blood spoke.

Séverin's last message.

"It's time the blood spoke."

What do you think it means?

I don't feel like playing games.

Séverin's birth was anonymous.

It might refer to someone in his family.

Like his biological mother.

I don't get it. How can you still trust her?

She's jerking us around. She's just trying to buy time.

She might have said that to confuse us.

I'm sorry, but accomplice or not, she knows Séverin,

and that could help us find him.

We continue as planned.

Yeah?

I'm having a hard time with Séverin's second computer.

I haven't cracked the e-codes.

I did manage to break two identical codes,

but his combinations are never in the same order

and are separated by symbols.

There are over 150,000 possibilities.

I'll let my PC work, I'm going home, I'm beat.

I understand. Go on.

I'll let you know.

See you tomorrow, Achille.

You should do the same. Go home, get some rest.

We won't figure out your mother's intentions tonight.

I hope that brute stays calm tonight.

Yeah right, let's hope so.

The police have a suspect,

a man named Baptiste Séverin.

He is 44 years old, six feet tall,

of heavy build. If you see this individual,

call the number on the screen.

Do not try to apprehend the man.

He is extremely dangerous and may be armed.

THE MANTIS

EPISODE 2

What's wrong?

Sorry, I'm not in the mood right now.

What did you dream about last night?

I don't remember, I told you.

I heard you...

You called for your mother.

Sometimes I see her,

as if in a dream,

but it's a nightmare.

She left so suddenly.

You never talk about her.

Neither does your grandfather...

It might do you good.

Until you've dealt with this,

until you've grieved...

you'll never want a child.

THE MANTIS MURDER 1

WANTED

MURDER 2

MURDER 3

Hello, Achille.

So what's going on?

I finally hacked Séverin's computer.

I found something sketchy.

There are photos of him as a father.

Isn't he single?

Yes.

Who are these people?

I have no idea.

Hi, kids.

Hi, honey.

Daddy's home.

I brought croissants.

He doctored all these photos.

In each one, he replaced the father with his image.

If he has something against the father, he'll try to drown him,

like the Mantis did.

Try to get an address from the license plate.

I'll tell Ferracci.

Aren't you hungry, kids?

- Where's my dad? - It's me, Laura.

I'm your daddy. Eh, honey?

- It's time the blood spoke... - What?

What if Jeanne was right?

Maybe there's a link between this family

and Séverin's biological mother.

Abandonment complex,

victimization fantasy...

Can we identify Séverin's biological mother?

I can try to contact the records office.

It won't be easy.

Thomas, tell your sister to eat.

- Eat. - No, I'm not hungry.

Honey, did you pee your pants?

At your age, Thomas...

I'll take care of it.

I'm going to run a bath. Don't move.

They're not picking up.

Print his file.

Printer's in the hall.

And tell Damien.

So?

The owner of the car is Arnaud Duquesne, 40,

a researcher, married to Laurence Duquesne.

They have two children, Thomas and Laura, seven and nine.

Do you have an address?

Yes, 24 Impasse du Marais, Asnières.

The best is yet to come...

Police, put down your gun.

Put the gun down and turn around.

Put the gun down!

Put the fucking gun down!

Put it down or I'll shoot!

Lie flat on your stomach.

Hands behind your back.

Where have you put the husband? Where is Duquesne?

Stop moving.

Okay.

It's okay for me. Let's go.

Move it.

No sign of the husband in the house.

- No sign of the father? - No.

Did you get anything out of Mrs. Duquesne?

No, she was anesthetized in her sleep.

- She doesn't remember anything. - The kids?

Séverin locked the kids up, but he didn't hurt them.

None of them had ever seen him before.

And yet, Séverin knew them.

He staked the place out, spent weeks working on the photos.

Doesn't matter if he knows them or not.

I want to know if Duquesne is alive.

Séverin refuses to talk. He hasn't said a single word.

Excuse me. Yes?

What?

Yes, yes. Just a minute, please.

How long?

Yes.

And that's been confirmed?

Perfect, thank you.

That was the national records office.

Séverin's biological mother's name was Marie Duquesne.

- Arnaud Duquesne's mother. - Yes.

She died six months ago. She had Séverin young

and abandoned him before having Arnaud with another man.

His murderous fantasy is built around his half-brother.

Get that asshole to talk.

I don't want Duquesne's photo on the wall.

Get moving!

It's a good imitation, isn't it?

The Mantis must be pleased.

Do you know her?

Why are you doing this?

Why kill these people?

Deficient males.

No, actually, we didn't find anything like that.

You didn't look hard enough.

What did your half-brother Arnaud Duquesne do?

Without him, my mother and I could have been happy.

He's not the reason you were abandoned.

If he hadn't been born, my mother would have taken me back.

I know it. He stole my life.

So you steal his, is that it?

Stop playing around!

Arnaud Duquesne... Did you kill him or not?

Did you drown him in a car like the Mantis's fourth victim?

Where's the car? Where is it?

Did you talk to you husband like that? No wonder he left.

What did you say? Say it again!

I understand why he left. I feel bad for your son.

- You're not the cuddly type. - How do you know my son?

How do you know I have a son?

- He's 12, right? - You crazy bastard!

Szofia, stop!

Calm down.

Crazy bastard!

- Calm down! - Let go of me.

Let him go! Stop, Szofia.

Get out!

One learns a lot working at the registrar.

What did you do with Duquesne?

Be patient. You'll find it soon.

Is he still alive?

I'm sure the Mantis was a good mother.