Molinat is assigned to the case of a man found with a bullet in his ear on the shore of a little Atlantic coast resort he knows well. Indeed, he used to live there before his wife disappeared at sea, never to be found again. As the ocean rejects a new corpse everyday, the mystery thickens and the list of potential suspects grows longer. This slows Molinat's progress as much as the cumbersome Leroyer, sent in to spy on him and hopefully impede his progress. The tension mounts and the ring involving the three young ladies in the grey mansion, the village idiot and the real estate agent starts spinning out of control.
Philippe Noiret
as Inspector Molinat
Guy Marchand
as Inspector Leroyer
Élisabeth Bourgine
as Elizabeth
Anne Rousselet
as Marie
Gabrielle Lazure
as Jeanne
Marie Trintignant
as Isabelle
Andréa Ferréol
as Cora
Philippe Polet
as Bud
Marcel Bozonnet
as Lymann
Catherine Hiegel
as Dr. Chauveau
Suzanne Flon
as Hazelle
Laura Betti
as Keli
