Gregory, is set to meet his fiancée and his prospective parents-in-law at a restaurant. He arrives late and the tension is palpable as they order dinner. Uneasy, Gregory excuses himself to the restroom. While enjoying sudden quietness, his life takes an absurd and tragic turn when he discovers a mysterious object in the trash bin.

Gabrielle, a pleasant woman in her sixties, learns that she is about to be evicted from her second-hand shop...

Dr. Paul Calmet is dead. His son Jean again feels the familiar feeling of anguish caused by his father; victim of this torture, he is carrying the virus of misfortune.