Commandant X

The Edelweiss File (1x10)

Air date: Jul 17, 1965

The action of this tenth and final episode of the series, a hunt for the spy, is located in 1964, in the international fast train "Edelweiss" which goes from Zurich to Amsterdam, with backtracking in a box in Pigalle in 1960, a drawing workshop at FRAM, a tea room on Île Saint Louis, Roger's apartment ... Why did Commander X get on this train? This is probably not for the pleasure of meeting, installed in one of the compartments, one of his old school friends. For twenty years, the commander has seen Roger only twice, in oddly opposite circumstances: the first time, Roger seemed very satisfied but it turned out that his situation was less than brilliant; the second time, on the contrary, he apparently had a comfortable income, but he was visibly worried. From there, to make Roger more than suspicious, there is only one step. But the trip turns out to be hectic. Disturbing characters lurk in the corridors and when the two friends go to celebrate, drink in hand, meet them in the dining car, a mysterious powder is discovered in one of the glasses ... If the commander X s' He is interested in Roger's activities, is it because he suspects him or, on the contrary, because he is trying to protect him? The outcome will provide the key to the enigma of this espionage case triggered by a theft of secret documents at the Air Ministry.