La Peste

South of France, summer 2030. Doctor Bernard Rieux finds the corpse of a rat on his landing. He is contacted by Sylvain Rambert, a journalist who came from the capital to investigate strange disappearances which have all been dismissed. Alerted by a town hall employee, Rieux suggests to Rambert to take an interest in the maneuvers of the mayor, ready to do anything to save his summer season, while a mysterious illness begins to spread in town...

During a stormy meeting at the town hall, Rieux, Laurence and Castel may alert the authorities and talk about a mutating plague bacillus, but nothing happens. Don't scare the tourists, that's the watchword. Tarrou suggests that Rieux create health brigades. The garbage collectors' strike was neutralized by the paramilitary militia and one of the strikers, Oumar Diop, was sentenced to one year in prison. Rambert plans to join Laurence in the capital, even if it means giving up his investigation. He does not have time: prefect Chauvat locks the city and speaks to Professor Richard about the application of a mysterious plan "D".

The entire city is confined under high surveillance. This is the first phase of the Darwin plan. Young Nora, her brother and her little sister, take refuge with Rieux who asks Lucie Ferrières, the pianist neighbor on the fifth floor, to take care of them. Without news of Laurence, Rambert wants to leave the city at all costs. Grand tells Rieux that the prefect intends to trigger the second phase of the Darwin plan, with disastrous consequences for the population...

Oumar Diop started a mutiny and took the director of the remand center hostage. Rambert agrees to negotiate with Diop in exchange for the release of Laurence, and on the condition that Rieux can come to the aid of the prison survivors with his health brigades. But everything does not go as planned. Taking advantage of Lucie's absence, Nora invited Jacky, her lover, a young militiaman devoured by ambition, to her home. He soon finds himself in possession of key information on the reality of the Darwin plan...

Mateo is convinced that Germán did not commit suicide. Teresa agrees to unearth him. Zúñiga takes advantage of the plague, hunger and revolts to get the port open and the Indian fleet can arrive. By order of the Cabildo, the silk factory is closed after a confrontation between Teresa and the officials who come to fulfil the order. There must be a man in charge of the business. The union standards are being violated. The investigations of Mateo and Valerio pay off and discover the secret identity of Ledesma.Despite all the care received, Leandra dies. Valerio full of rage and despair demands Matthew to keep his word and take him to the New World.

The plague outbreak begins to subside in the city. The Grand Inquisitor gives Mateo his order of freedom. Mateo has solved the case. As a result of the investigation, some Protestants who are diverting precious metals to Flanders to finance the war against the Spanish Empire are arrested by the Inquisition. An auto de fe is celebrated in which the accused are condemned to die at the stake. The Cabildo is inflexible with Teresa. You must appoint a man responsible for the factory, otherwise it will be permanently closed and she will be imprisoned. While the auto de fe is taking place, Mateo discovers that Ledesma was not the real murderer. This certainty will lead Matthew to a desperate action in which he is about to lose his life.