A Parisian reporter tries to exonerate a fugitive neighbor of charges he murdered his wife.

In Paris, the young Sophie makes her debut as a journalist at Tel Quel, a small weekly magazine, when her neighbor, Louise Richter, is murdered. The main suspect is her husband Franck who disappeared immediately after the tragedy, One night, he surprises Sophie in his building, claiming his innocence. Convinced, Sophie then makes his investigation to exonerate him.—Edited by Radeef Bilal