As every year, chief inspector Paul Bellamy spends a few days with his wife Françoise in the family house in Nîmes. Jacques, Paul's stepbrother, turns up unawares, which is bad news since the fellow is an alcoholic good for nothing. Also annoying is this stranger at bay who asks Bellamy for protection. Farewell peaceful holiday!

Director: Claude Chabrol

Writer: Odile Barski, Claude Chabrol

Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Jacques Gamblin

Production: N/A