Since his married woman die, Inspector Joe Louis Baroni (Philippe Noiret) has go a practical hermit, prefer the purdah of his quiet house to the company of others. His time period of plaintive contemplation is interrupt when he is name out to look into the leery decease of Madame Morlaix who, harmonize to her hubby Edouard (Michel Serrault), drop from an upstair window. funny to happen out more than, Baroni get down his enquiry.