Avant le Crash (Before the Crash)

Marc-André, a non-conformist, leaves the rat race to live the simple life. When his friend offers him the opportunity to return to the banking world, will he embrace the life he left 4 years earlier?

At a birthday brunch for Marc-André, his friend François offers him a double-edged sword of a gift: an interview for an entry-level job where he could work with François and the rest of their gang.

Upon her return from maternity leave, Évelyne gets the promotion that her boyfriend François was expecting. She’s the one who will be interviewing Marc-André, who has ultimately decided to show up.

Marc-André has agreed to buy life insurance for Luc, but suddenly feels the stress of having to find $3,000 per month. How far will he go to get that money?

Évelyne puts her plan for Royale Hardware into action. Stéphanie discovers the agreement between Marc-André and Florence to buy Luc’s life insurance.

Marc-André suspects that François has been scheming behind Évelyne’s back. Will his work be affected? Patrick is starting to feel the consequences of choosing his job over his family.

In the wake of François’ stunt, Évelyne feels betrayed and pulls away to get some distance. François moves heaven and earth to take care of his son and the demands of Pierre Roy.

With François and Marc-André teaming up, Patrick changes departments and Évelyne can now only rely on herself. After their separation, Vincent’s absence is hard on Stéphanie and Florence.

To settle his and his mother’s debts, Marc-André brings out the worst in himself. Évelyne prepares a big project without keeping François in the loop.

Luc’s health has never been so fragile. Will Vincent, who only wants to make his father proud, arrive in time to announce the big news?

The breaking point has been reached. Hemmed in by their loneliness, their lies and their betrayal, everyone must make difficult decisions and take ownership of them.