Autumn 1945: The trial of Daniel Larcher begins, and Antoine returns to begin a new life with Geneviève.
Suzanne and Loriot try to teach Gustave the values of his father; Heinrich Müller appears in Villeneuve to testify.
Bériot has been defeated by his own party; the communists want to win the next elections and set up Marcel as a hero.
Jeannine pushes Raymond to run for mayor of Villeneuve, but the arrival of an anonymous letter complicates things.
Antoine makes a shocking confession at the ceremony honoring the four resisters; Marchetti agrees to testify in Daniel Larcher's favor.
Judgment day arrives for Daniel Larcher and Servier; Marchetti's sentence is carried out.
A bloody accident at the sawmill sets off a political firestorm.
Lucienne confronts Bériot about a German soldier he claims to have killed during the war.
Hortense's worsening condition compels Daniel to take drastic action.
The opening of Hortense's exhibition is rocked by protests.