Paul disparaît subitement, laissant derrière lui sa femme, Eve, et des dettes énormes. Alors que la police ouvre une enquête, Eve reçoit le soutien de Maître Chollet, un avocat ami de son mari, qui l’aide à remonter la pente et rachète ses dettes. Ils deviennent proches, trop proches même, au point d’attirer sur eux les soupçons de la police.

When Paul dies, he leaves his wife Eve with a mountain of debt. As the police begin their investigation into Paul’s death, Eve is supported by a lawyer named Chollet, a friend of her husband who generously helps her to clear the debts she has inherited. Eve and Chollet become close, perhaps too close, and their intimacy soon begins to arouse the suspicions of the police..