S01E03 Mathieu

## Mathieu

**Mathieu** is the third episode of first series of Netflix's TV show Into the Night.

## Plot

In a flashback, Mathieu is shown to be unfaithful to his wife. Terenzio demands Mathieu stop making unilateral decisions, as others defend the captain. An American pilot on the radio talks of a safe haven in Hawaii. Rik joins the calls for democracy onboard. Electronic malfunctions lead Mathieu to suspect one of the soldiers is stowed away in the landing gear. In response he moves to a higher altitude, but must descend again after the damaged window blows out. Ayaz, Terenzio and Jakub descend towards the undercarriage and Ayaz saves Terenzio by killing the soldier. Laura persuades Mathieu to fly lower than ideal for the benefit of Dominik. Osman, an airline employee, reveals that Ayaz cut a bag of gemstones out of the stomach of the first deceased passenger as he was buried. He admits he paid the man to smuggle the stones. The passengers discuss Ayaz's culpability for the death and he is handcuffed in the avionics bay..

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## Cast

* Laurent Capelluto as Mathieu Douek
* Stefano Cassetti as Terenzio Gallo
* Mehmet Kurtulus as Ayaz Kobanbay
* Babetida Sadjo as Laura Djaló
* Vincent Londez as Horst Baudin
* Jan Bijvoet as Rik Mertens
* Ksawery Szlenkier as Jakub Kieslowski
* Alba Gaïa Bellugi as Ines Ricci
* Regina Bikkinina as Zara Oblonskaya
* Nicolas Alechine as Dominik Oblonsky
* Nabil Mallat as Osman Azizi
* James McElvar as Freddie Green

Episodic* Catherine Bary as Odette Douek

## Trivia

* Early in this episode Dominik realizes that an orange has lost nearly all of its flavor. Similar incidents will reoccur and prove to be significant to the plot. Later in this episode Mathieu notes that a green apple tastes like paper, for instance.
* Now that they have a functional radio, Horst and Matthieu contact another pilot that had recently landed at Vancouver, who tells them about the Mars Sphere, an underwater facility in Hawaii that they expect to serve as a safeguard for their group.
* Having departed Calgary at the close of last episode, the plane is now flying over the Pacific. The radio communication convinces them to head to Honolulu Airport (HNL) in Hawaii. However, that will bring them to low latitudes and compromise their ability to outrun Earth's rotation, leading to some concerns from Sylvie. As Hawaii becomes non-viable due to the loss of pressurization from the window damage, they settle for Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) in the Auletian Islands in Alaska.
* There is significant leadership conflict in this episode, involving mainly Rik, Ayaz, Terenzio, Mathieu and Sylvie.
* Some brief system malfunctions lead Mathieu to suspect (correctly) that one of the soldiers from the previous episode made his way into the landing gear compartment during their take-off from Calgary.
* Rik is entertained in conversation with Terenzio and neglects to watch the bullet-damaged window and to warn Mathieu when it shows signs of further damage from the air pressure. It is Laura who eventually notices the damage, a bit too late for confort.
* Ines has received an Instagram message from Gabrielle, who reassures the passengers and crew that she does not blame them. Nonetheless, Ines feels guilty about her and even about her own reluctance to reply.
* Gabrielle tells Ines (by internet message) that Chloé was pregnant of Mathieu's child. Ines tells Laura, who by her turn tells Mathieu.
* Ayaz is revealed to have paid Nabil to smuggle valuable Emeralds into Moscow, and to have cut them out of his stomach while tending for his burial. He ends up handcuffed by Rik.