Overview

When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?

Details

Cast

Lino Ventura

Patrick Dewaere

Victor Lanoux

Julien Guiomar

Pierre Tornade

Françoise Brion

Claude Rich

Michel Peyrelon

Claude Brosset

Gérard Hérold