Surface - Olivier Norek
Although it opens in a scene and setting familiar to his Code 93 series (and there is a brief cameo of one of Captain Coste's SDPJ 93 team), Surface is a very different style and pace from Olivier Norek, out of the crime and drug murders of the high rise suburbs of Paris and out in the country. It starts off in familiar territory however, with drug squad officer Noémie Chastain shot in the face attempting the arrest of a drug dealer in just such a location. She is left with life-changing injuries, suffering nightmares and PTSD in the aftermath. Even after a long recovery period and psychological treatment, she finds that she is still not ready to return to duties in the city and is offered a temporary transfer to a station in a small village in the south of France, Decazeville in the Aveyron region. It's not a straightforward transfer, Noémi is expected to write a report on the possible closure of the station due to budget cutbacks and a notable lack of any serious crime in t...