‘New Profilage’ (The Paris Murders)
One would expect the French police to be fashionably dressed, especially those working in Paris. Chloe Saint-Laurent (Odile Vuillemin), profiler for the Paris police, is an exemplary example.
Her brushfire red hair is a perfect compliment to her pale blue-green eyes. She wears flimsy dresses that end far above her knees, high-heeled shoes and patterned hose. Hanging from her arm is a bright yellow handbag the size of a small suitcase.
Commissaire Lemark (Jean-Michael Martial), is her police partner. His salt and pepper hair is buzz cut. He wears long sleeved muscle-tees, tight jeans and a big stylish watch. When he carries a gun, he dons a jacket.
His favorite pastime is boxing. Her favorite pastime, besides teaching psychology at the Paris University, is to answer questions on a late night radio hotline. One evening she receives a call from a Caroline who claims to be the victim of spousal abuse. She can’t divulge any further information as her husband suddenly enters the room and she begins to scream.
Chloe and Lemark begin their investigation the next day. Where is Caroline, is she actually abused and is she still alive? Lemark wonders where Caroline is while Chloe questions if she really is a victim of abuse or is there something else taking place? Their combined diverse approaches bring a successful conclusion to the case.
Busy stowing her yellow purse behind her desk one morning, Chloe fails to notice that the entire staff is being held at gunpoint by a hysterical woman. Tearfully, the woman wants a promise from the detectives that they will solve the murder of her son before the 14-year statute of limitations for resolution expires.
Chloe and Lemark promise to do their best, but with the three-day time restraint they have little hope of success. The place to begin their investigation is the crime scene – the boy’s prestigious private school.
Questioning the staff and students provides little information – they all stick together in denial. Next step is to interrogate the students in attendance at the time of the murder. The former students, now young adults, also deny any knowledge of the event. Chloe’s eyes begin to flash as she reads the body language and facial expressions of these young men.
The investigation narrows to a main suspect, the president of the initiation committee. He glances at his watch knowing that the statue of limitations will end in mere minutes.
After the time has expired, Chloe begins to ask more relevant questions, telling him in her gentle whispery voice what she feels had happened at the school. The young man crumbles in tears at hearing what Chloe says. Looking at his watch again he sees the time limit has passed; he pulls himself upright and proudly confesses to all of Chloe’s accusations.
What he failed to have noticed is that all the clocks in the office and his wrist watch had been set back an hour - the time hadn’t run out.
In this “should see” ten-part PBS Walter TV presentation, the viewer is introduced to a new crime each episode. Chloe’s soft, gentle voice and expressive eyes have profound impact on the developing investigations. Lemark adds his firm, police-investigative approach. The two are truly a remarkable team.
There is one question that remains unanswered at the end of the series. What does Chloe carry in her gigantic yellow purse?
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Hey John, I believe you've got these characters mixed up. Commissaire Lamarck, played by Jean-Michel Martial, is the man in charge at the police headquarters and more like a father figure to Chloé. Chloé's "police partner" that you are referring to is actually Commandant Rocher (Phillipe Bas)...he is the one with the "salt and pepper" buzz cut, muscle shirt, etc. On another note, while the series is well written, produced and shot, it gets darker and darker with each episode. As far as what is in Chloé's gigantic yellow purse? Probably the script for the next episode.
I've thoroughly enjoyed the series but as a newcomer, why kill Fred? The chemistry between Fred and Hyppolite was lovely. Hyppolite did not have that "magic" with either Emma or Jess. Just curious. Thank you.
Fred isn't Dead. She comes back; but now we have to worry about Rocher after a psychotic episode with Chloe. Does anyone know when a season 3 will be out for American viewers? I've been desperately trying to find a DVD with English subtitles fit for Region one, but apparently there haven't been any. I want to know what happens to Rocher and the rest of them.
Are you sure Fred’s character wasn’t written off? I was keeping hope alive but it appears she died in the field -:). I’ll keep my fingers crossed that she comes back b/c I just want to cry with poor Hyppo.
High hopes for a season three. Not a perfect series but thoroughly addictive.
Started off so good....the slow unfolding of everyone's hidden secrets and the love life and family life, the criminologist Chloe and the solving of murders/crimes and everyone is gorgeous/handsome/Chloe's clothes amazing ...but the show slowly turned into a horror show....that was so not necessary. come one ...the last 2 episodes are just horror genre......ruined a very good show.
Watching on PBS / Walter Presents… what they call season 1 is actually season 4 , and it aired in 2013 not 2020. Why on earth did they skip the first three seasons. The English title is also wide of the mark and misses the point. The series is about the profiler not the city.
Does any one have an explanation?
The series is quite good.
I love Paris Murders and have been watching on PBS.
I did not know that what they are calling season 1 is actually season 4. Thanks for the info.
I will start season 3.
I tried to order the complete set from Amazon France but it never showed up.
I am thinking about subscribing to a VPN to see if I can get other series which you can only get partially in US.
Also, when will PBS pick up the remaining seasons of Profilage (besides missing the first 3 seasons)? I do know that Adele comes back for season 8 and 9. So frustrating……
Can anyone tell me how I can see season 5
Where can I see season 5 to 11?
I would LOVE to know where to watch the rest of the seasons since it ends on a cliffhanger. Everything I find ends there for what is available in the US.
It does end abruptly on a cliffhanger. There is no more and it's very disappointing.
My wife and I really started enjoying the W Presents Season "1" but found too many references to history and information the viewers were expected to know, but we did not. Research showed there were 10 seasons--102 episodes! Maybe, Mr Presents thought only the seasons highlighting two specific characters were worth seeing. We've stopped watching, until we figure out how to start with the real Season 1, Episode 1. Law & Order changed characters, too, right? Please give us all ten seasons and let us decide for ourselves which characters, seasons, and episodes we like. Merci.
We watched 2 seasons.The show was great until they killed off Fred. They also ran out of plot line and neuroses for Chloe to identify. Felt betrayed..
It was a great show with superb actors and good writing, but at the end of season 2 it falls to pieces.
Hi i love this but watched when adele wa profiler ..episode 5 adele was shot by argos and dissappeared, did chloe come first or adele?
I am so frustrated, after Argos shot Adele, but no more Seasons to watch, can't find any, am in the US....when will the next seasons following Adele being shot will be aired in the US? This was so unfair to us...leaving us hanging...
Yes I’m really hoping they (PBS) will acquire seasons 6 and 7 (which are really seasons 8 and 9). HAVE to know what happened to Adele (although I know she comes back for seasons 6 and 7 and gets involved with Rocher again - sigh - what a pair❤️
I too am very frustrated after investing so many hours of watching and getting to know the characters. It is like reading a mystery novel of over 500 pages and when you get to the end you find out that the last few pages have been ripped out!!
Agree - why leave us at season 6 (actually season 9 in France)
When do we get the final
Season?!!
I agree! It was a horrible way to end the series.
Adele isn’t the one killed off by Argos - it’s her crazy sister Camille. & Did you notice that when she knocks on Adele’s door to ask for baby Ulysse, that’s she’s dressed in what looks like a flouncy chiffon white wedding dress with matching white satin shoes. After Argos belted her a good one across the face earlier in the episode, it makes me wonder if he had to marry Camille to fulfill her fantasy that he really wants to be a family unit with her & the baby as a married couple, when really, the control freak that he is, kills Camille by stabbing her in the back (typical) & he doesn’t even ask Adele “Where’s my son?” Or “Ulysse?” Instead he says “I’ve been thinking a lot about you.” This guy is seriously sick & I hope they nail him in Series 5, with Adele coming through as strong as ever & not further damaged, but triumphant.
My burning question, though, is: Will Chloe ever return for awhile at least. She had more chemistry with Rocher than Adele ever has had (Adele’s reserved & rather to herself still, especially when it comes to men, & she never even showed any interest in Rocher romantically).
Plus I want to know if Chloe had the boy she thought for sure she was carrying & did she bring her mother to NYC, too, not just to help with the kids, but to be the family unit she always wanted after so recently having found her mother & having her back in her life. & Who knows? If she could finagle a romance between her mother & Lamarque, maybe he’ll be the real father figure he’s always been to her.
As far Chloe’s clothes, yes, her hosiery was really nice, she had a hard time walking in those stylish high heels (& sat knock-kneed like a tall, clumsy teenage girl), her coats were nothing special & I thought many of her dresses were rather childish (like she is), rather than stylish. As for her yellow handbag, I wondered if someone had re-gifted a hideously yellow Berkun (sp.) to her & it really did suit her sunny personality.
But I loved Chloe’s & Adele’s characters & wouldn’t mind having both profilers in the unit, perhaps working separate, but overlapping cases.
& I hope Hyppo & his not so-called “step-daughter” Emma, that he’s closer in age to than he ever was with Fred, finally get their act together & either start dating in the open &/or end up getting married.
I just ended Series 4 & am on to Series 5 next. The PBS App has Series 1-6 available. If there really are more series/seasons (from what’s being said, I think there must be), I hope PBS has (or will) bought those series, too, for future viewing.
I’m really loving this show & especially the ongoing suspense, but another thing I wonder about is why this show is called “Paris Murders,” instead of the real title “The Profiler,” since it seems a good percentage of the cases don’t even take place in Paris?
Catmom123, the 6 seasons on PBS are really sessions 4-9.
Seasons 1-3 feature Chloe, Hypno, Fred, etc. but with a different partner pre-Rochet.
There is a 10th, final season.
Hi,
Do you know where to watch the first 3 real seasons? They seem to have vanished... thanks
I know Adele comes back for seasons 6 and 7 (really seasons 8 and 9) and gets involved with Rocher again - sigh, what chemistry❤️
Hope PBS acquires them soon!
Any idea of where I can watch the original first 3 seasons?
I am also looking for the first THREE seasons. I was on “season 2” when I found out it’s actually season 5. All the flashbacks made me look it up. I really want to see ALL the episodes and seasons but will continue to watch because it’s good TV.
So, I’m confused at the ending of Season 6- did Adele die or make it? Hard to figure out
This series was so confusing. Did Adele really die and does the series end with the bombing that kills Lamarck?
We just finished PBS series 10. Adele does not die but you see at the beginning of series 10 she rises out of the sea and her little boy is watching her. Looks like she brings him to see the world. Series 10 has new woman, Elisa Bergman played by singer, Shy’m. It really goes downhill. She is really annoying. Not good. Suspenseful, but Elise changes the whole dynamics. I really was glad it was finally over. Missed both Chloe and Adele.
Adele didn't die. In a following episode, a new character mentions to Rocher that he was responsible for "wounding" a colleague (Adele).
Yes, the series ends abruptly with with the bombing. Quite the letdown.
Anyone knows who streams the first real 3 seasons where Matthieu Pérac was the commander and Cloe' was first introduced? they seem to have vanished. thanks
Does anybody know what happened after Chloe appeared to hang herself at the end of Season 1? Season 2 starts off as if everything was resolved and look, Chloe is fine. But how did that happen?
Just finished watching every episode of Profilage (The Paris Murders). The series ends abruptly with a cliffhanger! Terrible way to end a very popular TV show.
Just finished all available seasons on PBS’s Walter Presents. I believe the death of actor Jean Michel Martial, who played Lamarck, and the pandemic shutting everything down for two years, made for the de facto end of this crazy ride of a show.
All seasons can be found on PBS Masterpiece. I watch it via Prime Video, and donate to PBS. Hope this helps.
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