The celebrated French olice series returns for a third season, darker and shar er than ever, in S iral: The Butcher of La Villette. When the mutilated body of a young woman is found on a disused railway track in the North of Paris, Police Ca tain Laure Berthaud seizes the o ortunity to restore a tarnished re utation and leads her squad on the hunt for what she believes to be a deranged serial killer. Delving into the mysterious recesses of a disturbed mind while investigating the harsh world of a rostitution ring, with her ersonal life in tatters and a otential rift emerging from within her own ranks, Berthaud's world is on the verge of disintegration. Meanwhile, Judge François Roban doesn't know how to win friends and influence eo le when he investigates a bribery scandal involving a rominent olitical figure. The im eccable career of Public Prosecutor Pierre Clément's falls into disre ute when his insistence on integrity makes him a ariah in the corridors of justice and ambitious barrister José hine Karlsson attem ts to untangle herself from some dubious associations - with dangerous consequences. As reality s irals out of control for each character, the ace quickens, the narratives overla and the boundaries between rivate and rofessional lives become increasingly blurred in this su erbly taut thriller