Vidocq — Season 1, Episode 8: Les Olympiens

Episode synopsis

Vidocq and Desfossés have joined the privateers, but Vidocq wants to return to land. Armed with the papers of a dead soldier, he disembarked at Boulogne and joined the army. Too late, he learns that the dead soldier belonged to the Olympiens, a royalist secret society. After refusing to kill a traitor for them, Vidocq realizes that he is in danger. Knowing that the police will intercept the mail, he writes to Annette. Will Flambart arrive in time to save Vidocq and foil the plot ?

About Vidocq

François Vidocq has been sentenced to eight years' hard labor for a crime he didn't commit. Escaped with the help of his faithful friends Desfossés and Fil de fer, the convict is pursued by his lifelong enemy: the policeman Flambart. Between scams and disguises, Vidocq initially leads an undercover life in 19th-century Paris. Eventually, the two men team up to fight criminals... And Vidocq succumbs to Annette's charms.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1L'éternel Évadé
• E2La Bijouterie Jacquelin
• E3Vidocq et les faux témoins
• E4Vidocq à Bicêtre
• E5Le Crime de la mule noire
• E6L'armée roulante
• E7La Baraque aux 36 étoiles
• E9L'Auberge de la Mère Tranquille
• E10Le Mariage de Vidocq
• E11Le système du docteur Terrier
• E12À vous de jouer, monsieur Vidocq !
• E13Le Chapeau de l'empereur