In the series premiere, Commander Raphaëlle Coste (Lola Dewaere) investigates a string of bizarre suicides. The investigation takes a turn when Raphaëlle visits the police records bureau and encounters Astrid Nielsen (Sara Mortensen), a brilliant archivist on the autism spectrum. Astrid’s photographic memory and unique pattern-recognition abilities allow her to link the current cases to a revenge plot involving scopolamine, a drug that induces zombie-like behavior in victims.
The pilot episode of the acclaimed French crime drama Astrid et Raphaëlle (known as "Puzzle") serves as a masterclass in establishing a "buddy-cop" dynamic through the lens of neurodiversity. Astrid e RaphaГ«lle s01e01
The episode's title, "Puzzle," is a metaphor for both the crime and the developing relationship between the two leads: In the series premiere, Commander Raphaëlle Coste (Lola