Fresh out of rehab, Elliot spends time with his terminally ill mother, Madeleine; she receives a mysterious phone call that aggravates her suffering; the Larouche household gather by Madeleine's bedside, with the exception of one family member.

Mireille comes home after 25 years to undertake the process of embalming her mother, as was her dying wish; Julien looks into the murky circumstances surrounding Madeleine's death; Elliot relapses but keeps it hidden from his family.

As Julien tries to investigate Madeleine's will, he realises that he is being tailed by a mysterious stranger; on Chantal's birthday, the mystery surrounding Madeleine's inheritance clears up.