Judex: Prologue + L'ombre mystérieuse (1917)

Prologue: Morales and Monti plot to inherit the fortune of Favreaux the banker; Rochefontaine plans to marry the banker's daughter Jacqueline so that he can pay off his debts; Kerjean, recently released from prison, requests Favreaux's help in finding his son; Judex warns Favreaux to repent for his crimes before he is punished; Favreaux hires the private investigator Cocantin to protect him from Judex. Episode 1: Devastated by the realization that her father was corrupt, Jacqueline bequeaths her father's fortune to charity, leaves her son in the care of friends, and moves to Neuilly to look for work; Judex and his brother continue to carry out their plan in their secret lair; Cesar plots a way to make Jacqueline fall in love with him.