About this season
Every year, dozens of inmates flee. This series presents spectacular escapes that occurred in Quebec. Narrated by prison guards, journalists and investigators, the breakouts are reconstructed with meticulousness and precision.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
Aired 20 February 2018 • 46 min
On 28 February 2002, during a manhunt, police officer Benoît L'Ecuyer is fatally shot, and the man he was pursuing runs away.
2. Episode 2
Aired 27 February 2018 • 46 min
In March 2014, the body of Elizabeth Barrer, an actively wanted drug trafficker, is found in a car.
3. Episode 3
Aired 6 March 2018 • 46 min
During his various escapes, Daniel Gendron provoked hostage-taking and exchanges of gunfire with the police.
4. Episode 4
Aired 13 March 2018 • 46 min
In 1989, the psychopath Allan Legere, "the monster of Miramichi”, returns to sow terror in his native New Brunswick.
5. Episode 5
Aired 20 March 2018 • 46 min
In October 2013, a Chateauguay resident helps police catch a pedophile who has fled to Canada.
6. Episode 6
Aired 27 March 2018 • 46 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 3 April 2018 • 46 min
In 1999, Tyrone Conn, nicknamed "Houdini", achieved a feat: escape from the legendary Kingston Penitentiary in Ontario.
8. Episode 8
Aired 10 April 2018 • 46 min
In July 1986, five dangerous criminals escape from St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary through the sewer system.