ThecelebratedFrenchpoliceseriesreturnsforathirdseason,darkerandsharperthanever,inSpiral:TheButcherofLaVillette.WhenthemutilatedbodyofayoungwomanisfoundonadisusedrailwaytrackintheNorthofParis,PoliceCaptainLaureBerthaudseizestheopportunitytorestoreatarnishedreputationandleadshersquadonthehuntforwhatshebelievestobeaderangedserialkiller.Delvingintothemysteriousrecessesofadisturbedmindwhileinvestigatingtheharshworldofaprostitutionring,withherpersonallifeintattersandapotentialriftemergingfromwithinherownranks,Berthaudsworldisonthevergeofdisintegration.Meanwhile,JudgeFran?oisRobandoesntknowhowtowinfriendsandinfluencepeoplewhenheinvestigatesabriberyscandalinvolvingaprominentpoliticalfigure.TheimpeccablecareerofPublicProsecutorPierreClémentsfallsintodisreputewhenhisinsistenceonintegritymakeshimapariahinthecorridorsofjusticeandambitiousbarristerJoséphineKarlssonattemptstountangleherselffromsomedubiousassociations-withdangerousconsequences.Asrealityspiralsoutofcontrolforeachcharacter,thepacequickens,thenarrativesoverlapandtheboundariesbetweenprivateandprofessionallivesbecomeincreasinglyblurredinthissuperblytautthriller....