When a singer is found murdered, with her scent glands excised from her body, detectives probe a group of friends who attended boarding school with her.
Ambitious Jana is confronted with the unscrupulous machinations of the world of finance. Her working life is determined by egotism, the pressure to succeed and machismo. She soon has to decide how far she is prepared to go for her career.
By disciplinary action, police chief Georges Dupin is transferred from Paris to Concarneau, in Brittany. His investigations make us visit the most beautiful landscapes in Brittany, that grumpy city dweller will learn to appreciate.