The Leleu Affair: one word too many”” | Enquêtes criminelles | W9

Chartres, Monday February 8 2010, and the police are alerted to the disappearance of a wealthy spectacle manufacturer. His name is Alain Leleu, aged 63. The investigation reveals that the man spent the weekend with his mistress: a married mother, Alexandra Nicolas. When contacted by telephone, she confirms that Leleu did indeed spend the weekend with her, but, since he left her on Sunday afternoon, she has been unable to reach him. The mysterious disappearance soon turns into a criminal case with many twists and turns. Two weeks later the police finally discover the corpse of Leleu in the trunk of his luxury 4×4. The investigators very quickly uncover an unknown aspect of the victim: Alain Leleu led the life of a libertine and indulged in paid sexual encounters. A closer investigation into the past of Alexandra Nicolas, Leleu’s lover, reveals that this tall 1m80 blonde was in turn the proprietor of a massage parlor, an actress in porn movies and an escort girl. All this is a far cry from the glossy image of a devoted mother.What’s more, the woman also had another lover… And so she becomes suspect No. 1. Naturally, Alexandra Nicolas doesn’t take long to confess. However, is the version that she presents a credible one? An exceptional documentary in which, as she awaits trial, Alexandra Nicolas agreed to tell how and why she supposedly committed the crime…