In 1831 at the border between Ardèche and Haute-Loire, we find the corpse of a peasant, Jean-Antoine Enjolras, who disappeared 15 days earlier while returning on foot from a cattle fair.

He has a shattered skull and sores all over his body.

The locals refer to the Auberge de Peyrebeille whose owners are farmers who arouse jealousy in the area, the Martins ...