Plot Synopsis

Based on Louise Penny's "Chief Inspector Gamache" book series, THREE PINES is an eight-episode drama series that follows Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he investigates cases that happen beneath the idyllic surface of the Quebec village of Three Pines, finding long-buried secrets, and facing a few of his own ghosts. Assisted by his trusted team, the combative and troubled Sargent Jean-Guy Beauvoir; the intelligent Indigenous working mother Sargent Isabelle Lacoste; and the accident-prone rookie Agent Yvette Nichol, Gamache and the group are initially treated suspiciously by the village's residents. Despite the cool welcome, Gamache can't help but find himself oddly drawn to this unusual place and its eccentric residents-including the owners of the Bistro, Gabri and Olivier, artists Peter and Clara, psychologist turned bookshop owner Myrna, gallery owner Bea, and the irascible poet Ruth. The deeper Gamache delves into the secret lives of these people who have found sanctuary from the outside world in Three Pines, the more it affects him. Along with murder case covered over two episodes, Three Pines interweaves a dark, mysterious, serial-story, which uncovers police failings to properly investigate cases of missing Indigenous women, as well as corruption at the heart of the provincial Surete du Quebec police force. The first two episodes of THREE PINES dropped on Friday, December 2, 2022 on Prime Video, with two installments dropping each Friday through December 23.
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On Friday, December 23, 2022, Prime Video released the final two episodes of THREE PINES. In this two-part story, "The Hangman," a man bent on vengeance is discovered in the woods near Three Pines, seemingly the victim of a group lynching, and Gamache finds himself wondering whether all the villagers are capable of murder. Meanwhile, Gamache's investigation into Blue's disappearance leads to a terrible discovery that turns Gamache's world upside down. Then, Gamache and his team unearth a tragic story that provides the key to the victim's desire for vengeance, and by doing so leads the team to his murderers. Meanwhile, it falls to Gamache to apprehend the individual responsible for Blue Two-Rivers' disappearance, putting himself in grave danger as he does so.