Fear of Water

Rosalie Richard is found raped and dead at the foot of a cliff. This gruesome murder is the first ever in the Magdalen Islands. Her death wreaks havoc on the quiet life of Sergeant André Surprenant of the local Sûreté du Québec detachment. Sergeant André Surprenant, a police officer and father of a rebellious teenage daughter trying to live an ordinary life after a marital breakup. His work is run-of-the-mill, rural law enforcement in the Magdalen Islands region, a cluster of islands off the coast of Quebec, an ironic choice as he's afraid of water and can't even make it to a swimming lesson to try to overcome his phobia. His world changes when Rosalie Richard, a young woman of 18 years and local mayor's daughter is found murdered and raped at the foot of a cliff by the sea. Inspector Gingras arrives from Montreal to try to solve the murder. Seeing that the police of the metropolis focuses on ambiguous facts and seems to seek a suspect predetermined, Surprenant decides to conduct his own investigation with his partner, Genevieve Savoie, who is secretly in love with him. All the villagers are potential suspects. (Verleiher-Text)