The political campaign is in full swing, and, with the first round of the elections only one week away, Simon Kapita's wife prepares to reveal the truth about the attack on the French president.

Desmeuze uses the secret file to blackmail Kapita and demands that he resigns from his post within two days, but Hussan has a plan in store. The president must make his most difficult decision yet.

Determined to fight for his re-election and convinced that he will be able to regain control, President Marjorie is galvanized by the personal news he has received and does not hesitate to take risks by holding a vital referendum. This will be double or quits for Marjorie - who risks losing everything.

The latest scandal threatens to bring about the collapse of the government when the president faces a vote of no confidence. Kapita has a plan to secure victory, but the pressures take their toll.

Kapita grows more and more disillusioned by the maneuverings of power. Trapped in a devastating personal and political earthquake, Marjorie seeks the resources to ensure his political survival.

When the French president falls victim to a suicide bomber, his ex-communications adviser, Simon Kapita, finds political manoeuvrings soon begin as he is courted by his sworn enemy, the prime minister,

Secretary General Gabrielle Tackichieff decides to keep the president's health issues a secret, but her plan goes awry when a hostage situation erupts in Algeria. Juliette still hasn't returned home.

The discovery of the bugged hotel room puts Anne's whole campaign in jeopardy. Blackmail, betrayal, last-minute alliances... nothing holds the spin doctors and politicians back in the race for office.

To have any chance of winning the election, Anne now needs her enemy to back her, but the price of his support may just be too high. Kapita confronts Valentine about her relationship with Desmeuze.

The revelation of an affair between Anne and the late president goes public, creating a scandal that puts her candidacy in question. Meanwhile, Kapita gets closer to the truth about the murder.