In early 20th-century Paris, a theater owner named Cesar Charron stages a play called "Murders in the Rue Morgue" with his wife Madeleine, who's haunted by recurring nightmares. As a series of acid murders claims victims tied to Cesar, Inspector Vidocq's prime suspect is Cesar's former partner Rene Marot, who had a dark past with Madeleine's mother.
Murders in the Rue Morgue
In early 20th-century Paris, a series of gruesome murders takes place at a Grand Guignol-style theatre, where the actors become real-life victims, prompting Inspector Vidocq to investigate and uncover the truth.