Have Mercy on Us All

Have Mercy on Us All aka. Seeds of Death (original French title: Pars vite et reviens tard, lit. "Leave quickly and come back late") is a 2007 film about the return of the Plague to modern Paris, directed by Régis Wargnier and based on the 2003 novel by Fred Vargas. It was released in France on January 24, 2007. Plot The action takes place in what is now Paris. A mysterious stranger predicts the outbreak of the plague. Several citizens complain because a mirror-inverted 4, visible from afar, was painted on their door. Commissioner Adamsberg worked on the cases and made the acquaintance of the retired historian Hervé Decambrais, who helped interpret the symbol. The prophecy seems to come true. The first corpse with black marks on the skin is soon found. The plague is also called "The Black Death". The young man lived behind an apartment door without the horror symbol. It quickly becomes clear why. The mirror-inverted 4 was used in the Middle Ages to protect against the deadly infectious disease. At the same time, a public reader regularly receives mysterious messages which Hervé interprets as announcements of a plague epidemic. The sign on the doors is always provided with CLT, an archaeologist interviewed by Adamsberg recognizes this abbreviation and identifies it as cito longe tarde, in Latin "flee quickly and far and do not return too soon".