During a dinner in a Roman terrace, the lives and experiences of multiple characters intertwine.

Ippolita is a paralyzed young woman with serious mental problems stemming from the death of her mother. Her crisis of faith and the intervention of a well-meaning psychologist lead Ippolita…

Under the influence of drugs, a teenager, Eddy, kills a policeman. His father, Jacques, pleads extenuating circumstances and nearly succeeds in gaining the confidence of the policeman's widow. But the…

A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications–and many bloody shootouts-ensue.

A strange series of murders are being committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissionaire Carella is in charge and tries desperately to find a missing link between all…