The Hunt (2025) s01e03 Episode Script

1
[engine starts up]
They're batshit crazy, these guys.
[Xavier] No kidding.
- Did you know about that girl, Sonia?
- Nope.
[tires screech]
Sonia!
- Sonia!
- [door unlocks]
[dog barking nearby]
[sighs]
THE HUN
[Krystel sighs]
I just don't know, Mr. Mayor.
I'm a bit surprised.
I wasn't expecting your offer.
A new team would be good for our town.
You know the people of Allondaz
better than anyone.
They will trust you.
You're a good woman, Krystel.
There comes a time when women like you
need to be in action.
Look, I'm very honored but I'm already
very busy with my patients.
[Mayor] I'm not asking you
to leave them high and dry,
or to answer me right now.
Come to the council meeting tonight.
You'll see how it works.
[man, on TV]
We say no to violence in the valley!
[Krystel] I don't know if I'll say yes.
He invited me
to the council meeting tonight.
Will you come with me?
[woman, on TV] No more violence!
[Krystel] Why are we out of lemons?
Franck, are you listening?
- What?
- The town meeting tonight.
- Come with me?
- Of course.
Here it is.
He's not pressuring me to answer quickly,
but I'm worried that with my office hours,
if I'm campaigning too,
I won't have much of a life.
Congratulations. Good for you.
Hey, pay attention.
I haven't made my mind up yet.
- Oh, sorry.
- It's in an hour. You'll come?
- Yeah, I'll meet you.
- Okay. See you later.
[protest over TV]
[sighs]
[Franck] Hello, ma'am.
I'm looking for a young woman
named Sonia Dedekaer,
who could have been admitted to your unit.
Yes, I'll hold.
Very well. Thank you, ma'am.
[sighs]
Yes, yes. Dedekaer.
D, E, D, E, K, A, E, R.
Sonia.
[chatter from inside]
No?
They steal everything they can.
They beat people up, just for fun.
[townspeople murmuring]
I never used to be scared to walk
in the streets or in the woods.
- How are you?
- They smashed my storefront,
and stole everything.
[Mayor] That was before
our neighborhood watch project.
Yes, but some hunters
hunt anytime anywhere.
[townsperson 1] That's for sure.
In the fields behind our house,
we hear gunshots all night.
I mean it.
My neighbors can't take much more.
They told the police,
who haven't done a thing.
Those people think the place
belongs to them.
[Mayor] Hunting territory
is a different issue.
No, it's not.
[Mayor] We all know that we don't have
enough police officers.
That's exactly why we chose to sign
a community participation
protocol recently.
We've appointed a few vigilant citizens
who will link with the police.
They will signal any suspicious
situations they are aware of.
I'm listening to you
and you're frightening me.
Allondaz is hardly Chicago.
[townspeople laugh]
You talk to Estelle before she went out?
Yes. She messaged me. She's fine.
Do we have to pick her up?
Uh… A friend is meeting her there
and will take her home.
- A friend?
- Mm-hmm.
A boyfriend.
What about a boyfriend?
A boyfriend much older than her,
and he brings her home on his motorcycle.
Wait, hang on. How do you know all this?
I caught them one night.
I'd like to meet this young man.
Yeah, let's meet him.
[engine idling]
[indistinct chatter from party]
["Respire Encore", Clara Luciani
playing on speakers]
Rudy, how's it going, man?
All good.
[partygoers cheering]
["Respire Encore" continues]
What the hell are you doing?
[partygoer] Fuck off, Rudy.
None of your business.
Are you giving that crap to her?
Hey, I told you to fuck off, dickhead.
Go be a superhero someplace else. Got it?
You're not welcome here.
Look at you, man.
No one wants to hang out
with a hick like you.
Especially not Estelle.
I'm not even sure
why she even invited you.
["Respire Encore" continues]
[grunting]
[Rudy grunting]
[bells chime]
[Franck] Let's go.
Ma'am, you have to tell me
who these hunters are.
You understand?
A young woman may be in serious danger.
No way. I've nothing to say about that.
No, please. Come on, ma'am, just a name.
Listen, I already said what I needed
to say at the meeting with the mayor.
[sighs]
You know those people are weird.
I live alone, by myself.
- Anything could happen.
- Exactly!
- You want it to end?
- [sighs]
Help me. You know them? Where they live?
You probably think
I'm giving into them, so what?
And besides,
maybe they made you come see me?
- You know me. That's ridiculous.
- Enough. I want you to leave.
[door creaks]
["PERREANDO MACHÍN", Dani Flow]
[Krystel] Hi.
SHELTER
Hello.
[girl] …turn on the heat!
[shouting over music]
Flavie, I already told you.
Grab a sweater from the box.
For fuck's sake.
- How can I help?
- I'm looking for the director.
- Palace. That way.
- Thanks.
- [Mado] You don't give a shit!
- Did I say that, Mado?
I just asked you
to stop worrying, goddammit!
[Mado]
I swear, you're such a pain in the ass.
[Palace sighs]
- Hi, there.
- Hello.
Perfect timing.
Hanging in there?
[Palace] Uh, yeah, it's fine. No big deal.
I have things for the girls,
sanitary pads and some pills.
Oh, I appreciate it.
We're missing lots of things here,
and I must say, we need this.
No one cares about what we do here anyway.
Not even the parents?
Sometimes,
we're better off without parents.
- And child services?
- Child welfare? No way.
I worked there before.
I was so revolted
by some of the things I saw,
that I preferred to open my own place.
My way.
- The Palace.
- That's right.
The girls found the name.
"We're sleeping at the Palace."
"In the Palace."
I became Palace.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[footsteps approaching]
[sighs]
You're up. Couldn't get back to sleep?
[Léo's partner] No.
Did you at least try?
You remember we're going
to Franck's tonight?
Will you be okay?
I opened my eyes.
You weren't there.
I said I'd be back before noon.
- I told you.
- Probably, yes.
You're perfectly safe here.
Double-locked front door.
Nothing can happen to you here.
You promised you'd only go out
when it was unavoidable.
I don't know what to do, Annette.
You must speak about the assault
with someone who can help.
I'm not that person.
[thunder rumbling]
[panting]
Relax, Lucas, calm down.
[children chattering in background]
Are you kidding?
Shit, you're about to fall over.
[breathes heavily]
- Well, come on in.
- [breathes heavily]
Holy shit.
- Hang on, stay where you are.
- [Gilles exhales]
- [Franck] Let's go to the kitchen.
- [Gilles] Hey, kids.
[Léo] Gilles! Where is he?
- He's coming!
- [laughter]
You're a pain in the butt, you know.
You didn't pick the right day
to get smashed.
I'm just too stressed.
[sighs] It'll be fine. Don't worry.
[exhales]
- What about the girl, anyone find her?
- Oh, no, don't get started.
- Wait, uh…
- [background chatter]
How can you be sure it's her?
She could be one of them.
Maybe they're playing with you.
It's a possibility.
[Krystel] Franck!
Yeah?
We'll be right there.
[Gilles] In any case, if they don't
kill us first, we'll all be arrested.
You know, I can feel it inside me.
Like I'm suffocating, I can't breathe.
There's nothing linking us
to what happened.
- Hear me?
- [sniffs]
- I'm here. I'll protect you.
- That's not true.
If you get picked up by the police,
it'll be impossible to prove
I wasn't an accomplice.
I'm involved.
[Gilles sighs]
I'll come up with something
that makes sense.
- Is that better?
- [scoffs]
How are you gonna manage that?
- Here, empty the cup.
- [phone vibrating]
Don't pick up. It's me.
- Oh.
- [Franck sighs]
Gilles, it's Franck.
Look, I'm the one who shot the man
in the woods.
If you go to the cops, I'll kill you.
And I swear, I'll do it.
How does that sound?
Feel better?
Yeah?
Come on, time to get going.
- [grunts]
- Feel all right?
- I'm good.
- Don't forget your flowers.
- Yeah. Don't worry.
- Yeah.
- [guests chattering]
- [Gilles breathes heavily]
- [Léo] Speak for yourself.
- [guest] Okay.
- [Léo] Oh, no, no.
- [guest] Anyway…
[Léo] Oh, there they are!
[guests exclaiming]
[Léo] Oh, look at them!
He's unbelievable.
[Franck] Go sit down. Here. Take a seat.
[Gilles] I want to say hello
to our hostess first.
- [Gilles] Hello.
- [Krystel] Hi.
[guests continue chatting]
[Léo] Wow, those are some flowers.
I was just saying that the town meeting
was a waste of time.
You should accept,
he'll be easily reelected.
You mean people only run
when they're positive they'll win?
- [Xavier] Any case, your buddy…
- [Franck] Don't start.
- I'll explain.
- [Franck] I said no.
Your buddy the mayor
is the most manipulative guy I've met.
- [Franck] You said it.
- That neighborhood watch bullshit.
- Let's not go there. Enough.
- [Léo] He's loving this.
[Xavier] I'm not loving it at all,
but people will report on
everything and nothing.
- Stupid little things.
- [Franck] There we go.
[Xavier] Everyone's ratting on everyone.
Call it "informing".
- [Léo] Mayor's doing it to protect us.
- "Protect us"?
Protect us from what?
[Léo] You joking? Don't play that game.
Please explain, I'm listening.
- [Annette] It's delicious.
- [Franck] Yeah.
When a guy forced Annette to drive
to Albertville at knifepoint,
you think she was happy?
- [Gilles] Oh, yeah.
- [Léo] Huh?
You think the mayor's buddies
would have protected us from that?
- [Léo] Excuse me?
- [Xavier] The big picture.
Let's keep a watch on every road
and highway in France.
- You got a better idea?
- [Franck] Okay.
Do you?
A garbage can was knocked over.
You call it in?
- Okay…
- Hang on.
And on my way here,
I passed a white car I'd never seen…
- [Franck] Give it a rest.
- …so I wrote down the plate.
[Xavier] You want the number?
This doesn't concern anyone
but Krystel, okay?
It's her commitment, not yours, so…
- Oh, no more?
- [Mélanie] Simon?
- Are you all right?
- [Xavier] I apologize, we don't agree.
[Franck] You're not eating?
It'll get cold.
It's really good. It's very good.
[Gilles laughs]
But you didn't even touch it.
[mocking Simon]
"It's very good. It is, very good."
You starting a career
as an impersonator or what?
Makes me laugh. [chuckles]
[Franck] Gilles.
- [Gilles swigs]
- Easy.
[Gilles]
For once, I'm finally relaxing a bit.
But, uh… Hey.
[whistles] Okay, these last few weeks…
[Franck] Stop it, Gilles.
[Gilles laughs]
…have been kinda stressful, you know.
[Xavier] Yeah, anyway.
Are you having panic attacks?
- Mm.
- Are you having panic attacks again?
Yeah, I had a few.
You haven't. You're in great shape.
I think he's in great shape.
Has it been long?
No, it hasn't been very long.
But, uh…
But it's very different than before.
I know a therapist
based in Chambéry for you.
It's a bit far,
but I'll give you his number.
- Good idea.
- [Gilles] I'll be fine.
You'll like him and he can help you
sift through some problems.
[laughs] Sift through some problems.
Well, well!
[laughing] It'll be a real treat for him.
- [all laughing]
- [Léo] Very funny.
Yeah, that's for sure. A real treat.
- [Franck] Here's to Gilles.
- [Xavier] He's crazy.
[Mélanie] To love.
[Xavier] To video surveillance.
[all laughing]
[Léo] He never lets up, does he?
[all laughing]
["Venus", Television]
What do you want?
We need to chat.
["Venus" continues to play]
[music stops]
[Rudy] I came for you,
you didn't even look at me.
Now, you show up,
telling me we need to chat?
I'm listening.
Well, I also came
to find out how you're feeling.
[Rudy] I'm fine.
Your hands aren't.
You didn't have to do that.
I can fend for myself. I'm not a baby.
That's for sure. You're no baby anymore.
That's what you came to say?
There's more, Hadrien's still at
the hospital but he's okay.
He's getting a few stitches
and will go home soon.
I shouldn't have done that
in front of you.
That motherfucker's
had it coming for years.
Mm. Perhaps.
Did you guys ever make out?
Well… It's happened, once or twice.
All the girls in the valley have made out
with him or his mates.
What on earth did you see in him?
You didn't sniff that shit? Right?
Course not.
He tried to make me.
I almost gave in just to make him shut up.
I hoped all of them
would shut their mouths.
They tease me plenty, as if I were
some kind of goody-two-shoes.
Hey, you're 16, okay?
It's not a bad thing not to be like them.
Don't fall for their spoiled kid act.
You're better than that.
Later, they'll manage
their fathers' businesses in the mountains
and never leave the place.
You'll do something interesting
with your life
and never come back to this dump.
You deserve better than this.
And you?
[Rudy] What about me?
Well, if I leave here, what will you do?
Stay here.
I came to terms with my roots long ago.
For me, there's no escape.
- [Estelle] There's nothing stopping you.
- You haven't met my family.
Want to meet mine? My mom and dad?
He saw you drop me off,
caught me coming home late at night.
If you say no,
I probably won't be let out until I'm 50.
- [Rudy] Morning or afternoon.
- [gunshot]
- I got one!
- You grazed the bottom.
Try to aim higher,
so you're able to hit the middle.
How long have you been
working at the bakery?
Two years just about.
But I'm not gonna stay.
I do it for the money.
- My dream is to go to business school.
- Keep working on your aim.
Business school opens lots of doors.
[Rudy] Mm-hmm. That's what I think too.
But for the time being…
Well, thanks to this job, I'm saving up.
- [gunshot]
- [Krystel] Right.
[Lucas] Yes, I got it.
It's good to save up.
You may want to teach Estelle.
- [Rudy chuckles]
- I'm right here.
What happened to your knuckles?
Did you do that at the bakery?
Oh, no, uh, that's my bike.
It needed fixing.
- [gunshot]
- [Lucas] Almost.
- So, Estelle tells me you're a hunter.
- [Franck] Yes, I am.
It's not professional,
just a hobby I like.
Isn't it a bit cruel?
Because I have to say
I'm kind of against it.
- I don't mean to offend you…
- [Franck] No offense taken.
But I totally despise animal abuse.
I never aim at moving animals.
I can't stand the idea of leaving
a wounded animal to die.
No, me and my friends, we're not randomly
shooting at anything that moves.
We pay attention.
What I enjoy is all the rest.
- [gunshot]
- [Lucas] Almost!
[Franck] That's my philosophy.
How I see things.
[Rudy] Hmm. Not all hunters
share that philosophy.
[Franck] No, you're right.
There are savages everywhere.
I try not to not be like them.
Hey, hey. Lucas, please.
Put that gun away.
- How's it going, champ?
- Uh, okay.
Can we plan my first hunt soon?
[Franck] Ah, your first hunt will come
whenever you feel ready.
Don't rush it. You've got time.
[Lucas] How was your first hunt?
Lots of blood?
[inhales sharply] There was blood
and also some guts, entrails…
[Krystel groans]
And my granddad had put his finger
in some blood, like this,
and then he made
a little mark on me, here.
- That's your first hunt.
- [Rudy] Hunter from father to son.
- Show me your rifle?
- [Lucas] You wanna try?
[Rudy] Yeah, sure, why not.
[Estelle] You don't have to.
No, I'd like to, yeah.
Let's go.
[Rudy whistles]
This is really nice gear for your age.
- [Lucas] Yeah.
- [Rudy] Did you get it for Christmas?
So? Is it a yes?
[Estelle] For real?
What were you actually expecting?
You thought he'd put his shoes
on the table?
Maybe eat with his fingers?
Look, we're happy we met Rudy. We are.
[Krystel chuckles]
- [Estelle] I guess he passed the test.
- [Krystel] Come help.
- [Krystel] How long has it been?
- [Estelle] Not very long.
[Lucas] You push and close it.
[Krystel] Where did you meet?
[Estelle] We met…
[gunshot]
- …at a party, with some friends.
- [phone ringing]
- Huh?
- [Lucas] Here.
[Krystel] Franck, phone for you!
[Rudy] There.
Okay. Well, I'll do my best.
- I hope you get one at least.
- [chuckles] Me too.
[gunshot]
[Franck] Who is it?
She didn't tell me.
The hospital in Albertville.
Hello?
Yes.
Yes, yes, I'm listening.
[gunshot]
Yes, I heard you.
I'll come as soon as I can.
Yeah, about 20 minutes.
Thank you.
What happened, Franck?
I'll explain later, I promise.
I have to go.
[door opens]
What is it?
[gunshot]
Hikers found her in a field.
They called us.
The problem is she's afraid.
She has no recollection of the incident.
She doesn't?
Any idea who could have done this to her?
No, I don't.
Well, maybe I do…
I last saw her at her place.
Her ex-husband had broken in.
He had trashed the place.
She was terrified.
We don't think it was a one-person job.
You mean, he brought someone with him?
Could you try and convince her
to describe her assailants?
How the hell am I supposed to do that?
I'm warning you, she's in shock.
I'll be outside.
[door closes]
[breathes shakily]
Don't look at me.
Apparently you won't talk to the police.
They can't be of help if you won't.
Who were they? Huh?
I don't remember seeing them before.
I'd never seen or met those awful men.
So why?
I wanna leave this place,
go far away as soon as I can.
I'm done with this place, I want out.
I want to forget all that's happened.
And forget about you.
For the time being, focus on yourself.
Take time to recover. You need to rest.
Take care of yourself
and we can talk once you're better.
No.
We won't talk about it later.
It's over, Franck.
My life must change now.
It's what I want.
We'll do whatever you want.
[door closes]
[Franck] Three months max.
We met the first time at the store.
We met again after.
She bumped into me, it was by accident.
- I'm not sure what to say.
- Try anyway, go ahead.
Did you meet up a lot? Best sex ever?
Why would you ask that?
Sorry, am I shocking you?
Is your moral compass freaking out?
No, it's just… I never wanted this.
- I didn't go looking for it.
- How old is she?
- What?
- How old is she?
- Thirty-two.
- Cutie pie.
- Are you in love?
- Of course not.
Then why do it? For the sex?
- Is it about the sex?
- Stop. Just drop it.
"Drop it"? But that would be way too easy.
- I'm not gonna drop it.
- [stairs creak]
[sighs] Lucas?
Go back up to your room, please.
[Franck sighs]
Oh, by the way, we have children.
Should have thought of that first.
Look, it's over.
I'm not seeing her anymore, I promise.
You know what's killing me?
- You're treating me like an idiot.
- I don't.
And still lying right to my face.
Good night.
MY FATHER IS A CRIMINAL
[narrator] Their parents
received long prison sentences.
So they didn't grow up like other kids.
- Their names were all over the news.
- [knock on door]
[door opens]
- Are you okay?
- [Lucas] Yeah.
What are you watching?
Uh, just some videos by gamers.
Ah, okay.
Uh… [sighs]
Well, uh…
You heard Mom and me talking.
I mean, I…
If you want to talk about it,
well, I'm happy to talk.
Yeah, I got it.
It has nothing to do with you.
You know that?
It's stuff between grownups.
Mm-hmm.
[Franck sighs]
- I'll come back in ten?
- Yeah.
- See you in a bit.
- Later.
- [door opens, closes]
- [Krystel coughing, gagging]
[Krystel gagging]
[Krystel gagging]
[toilet flushes]
[sighs]
Fuck off, please.
Get out.
[Krystel breathes deeply]
["I Don't Remember", Peter Gabriel]
[music continues over speaker]
What happened?
POLICE
Permit and registration papers, please.
[turns music off]
Registration?
I don't have it.
The bike is my father's, it's in his name.
[Rudy sighs]
[officer] Let me see.
Please, I'm late.
- It looks all right.
- You know his father?
Yeah, who doesn't?
[Rudy] You need backup?
[officer] Please step off the bike.
- I'm sorry, but why?
- Step off it.
Hang on, hang on, sir.
My permit's in order so please tell…
- Whoa, slow, man, calm down.
- A complaint was filed.
- Get down.
- Okay, I will. Just calm down.
You beat someone up at a party recently.
What? That's bullshit. Says who?
Hey, let me go. I'm standing up.
- OK, that's enough.
- The helmet!
Wait, man, you're nuts!
What are you doing?
Hold out your hand.
Maybe this'll shut you up.
- [handcuffs click]
- There we go.
- [brake clicks]
- [engine turns off]
[Xavier] It's where he cooked his drugs.
They burned it to the ground.
You know other dealers in the vicinity?
No, I don't.
I knew him because he bought
the trailer from me,
but that's all I know.
Would someone do this
just to move in on his place?
Fuck…
Xavier, fuck,
you never told me about this. Why?
I'd have lent you money.
You didn't have to do this bullshit.
- I should've asked you.
- You bet, yeah.
I messed up, I know, I…
But I didn't want to mix you up in this.
But I'm sure it's all tied
to what happened and it's…
Besides, when I went back,
I remembered the two guys
I spotted last time.
Who were they?
I remember Cowboy scared them off
at gunpoint.
Wait, who's "Cowboy"?
Yeah, that's the name he likes to go by.
You really believe that, Xavier?
Yeah, I feel like it's all my fault.
Because the person they shot at was me.
So, you see, now his trailer was
burned down and he's disappeared.
They attacked you and that girl.
It has to be my fault.
It's not. No, it's…
We're not involved in dealing smack.
And the same for Sonia.
No.
[footsteps approaching]
[door opens]
Doctor?
Hello. Can I talk to you?
- Mado, right?
- Yeah.
Yeah, but you know you're supposed
to make an appointment.
- You feel better?
- Much better.
But that's not why I came.
It's about my friend Aya.
I'm super worried about her.
[Krystel] What's wrong?
Do I need to visit?
That's the problem.
I haven't heard from her in two weeks.
She left all her money and clothes behind,
and she'd never leave without telling me.
And what is Palace saying?
Palace is full of shit.
She says it's not her job to police us
and Aya's taken off before.
Maybe she's right?
Aya will probably come back.
Listen, don't you get it?
She would never have left without
her things or without telling me!
You calm down now, okay?
[Mado] I'm sorry. I'm freaking out.
Aya's been doing stupid shit.
Something's not right.
Maybe you can take me to the police?
They'll listen to you.
You should speak to Palace.
It's her decision whether
to bring the police.
- Okay, super.
- Wait.
What's your friend look like?
Show me a photo.
Why do you care all of a sudden?
Got a photo, yes or no?
- [loud rattling]
- [groans]
[rattling continues]
[skater] You okay?
You shouldn't sleep here.
It'll be better near the lake.
There isn't anybody there
during off-season.
- Hmm.
- Will you be okay?
Mm-hmm.
- [children playing]
- [lawn mower whirring]
[dog barking]
[grunts]
[door rattles]
[door rattles]
- Give me a second, I'll be with you.
- [Franck] Yeah, yeah.
[mechanic 1]
Hey, you done with that guy's car?
[mechanic 2] Be done by 5:00.
- [mechanic 1] No way. That won't work.
- [camera shutter clicks]
He's called three times.
Sir? I'm leaving this here. Thank you.
Look.
You know these guys?
Recognize them?
[Xavier] This one. I saw him at Cowboy's.
[Franck] Yeah.
[Xavier] The others, um…
Maybe this one here.
Hang on a sec. Check out the lodge.
- What about it?
- Remind you of something?
Behind is the needle of
the Great Sassière.
- [Franck] Exactly.
- [engine starts up]
I gotta be at work. I'm not going there.
[gunshot]
["It's Just A Burning Memory",
The Caretaker]
CAMPER VAN WORKSHOP
Xavier!
- See you later.
- See you around.
[engine screeching]
[engine screeching]
[engine screeching]
[engine screeching, sputters]
Shit.
What the hell's wrong?
[hissing, sputtering]
Fuck.
[grunts]
- [hissing]
- Ah!
[sighs]
What the hell's causing it?
Looks pretty simple.
What could be messing everything up?
Fuck me!
What a moron.
[Xavier] Goddammit!
[grunts] What the fuck?
[engine stops]
Hello?
The motor's broken down on me…
You're blinding me with the beam.
I bet I've got some battery left,
the headlights work,
but she just started to smoke and I…
Are you any good with motors?
Are you…
Are you okay?
Can you lend me your telephone?
My battery's dead.
But I can call someone
to pick me up, or…
[breathes shakily]
["The Floating Body", Alba Ecstasy]
DUBBING BROTHERS