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In the wake of the Vernet murders in Aix-en-Provence, magistrate
Bernard Martin moves to the town of Nancy in Lorraine, France,
along with his pregnant wife Clarie, who is as fervent about
Republican ideals as her husband. They are not in Nancy long when
an infant boy is found dead, his tiny body mutilated. The wet nurse
and mother say that this was a case of "ritual sacrifice" by a
"wandering tinker," or Jew. Yet as Bernard delves deeper into the
different personalities surrounding the case, he struggles to
reconcile his Republican beliefs with the subtle nuances of Nancy's
Jewish Diaspora, all while balancing the racial tensions and
politics within the courthouse. Meanwhile his beloved Clarie, now
reeling from the death of her own child, seems to be falling prey
to the propaganda being spewed throughout town, forcing Bernard to
acknowledge the frailties of the human psyche. Fearing a vigilante
mob sparked by the church, Bernard must unveil the murderers before
Nancy experiences her own pogrom.
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