Two French paras who had lived through deadly situations in Algeria meet again in civil life. Frapier is a newspaper reporter and one day finds his friend Porte - surrounded by the police after a car theft and an accidental killing of a police officer. He helps him escape and provides shelter with the complicity of his girlfriend Vera. Later Frapier will have doubts about Vera's love and lives a passionate night with beautiful Arabelle. However he finds himself playing a game of life and death both with Vera and Porte. It will end in sadness for one and death for another.