The history of Etienne (Benoît Magimel) is not glorious, and can even be said to be very ugly. Although he became the new president of a multinational company, he was in great glory for a while. However, what Etienne did in the past was still despised by others. He got the status of son-in-law by hooking up with the president's daughter (Julie Gayet), and he also participated in many dirty business transactions during this period. These sins made Etienne very entangled when he came to power. Perhaps it was a discovery of conscience that made him constantly repent for the sins he had committed in the past. Under the persuasion of his good friend Patrick (Francois-Xavier Demaison), Etienne decided to find Michele (Dominique Labourier), who was framed by himself and had no place to go in his later years, hoping to give him financial compensation to eliminate his inner guilt. However, Michele rejected Etienne, and the two had a conflict over this. In a hurry, the reckless Patrick accidentally killed Michelet, which made Etienne fall into a deeper quagmire...