Obsessed with his usurpation of Albert's story, Adrien plunges back into his old demons, between alcohol, uncontrolled aggressiveness and attraction to Nastya, a provocative painter whom he meets thanks to Albert. Meanwhile, Carrel, a policeman esteemed by his superiors despite his alcoholism and his provocations, leads an unofficial investigation into the crimes of Albert and his companion Solange, to which he seems intimately linked.
