In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. Serrano kept proofs of Dubaye's involvement in corrupt dealings and was poised to use them against the deputy. Xavier readily agrees to cover up for his old pal Philippe, but he soon runs into difficulties. Nobody believes Dubaye's alibi. And everybody -- influential personalities, powerful businessmen, dubious go-betweens and the police -- wants to get hold of the documents that served to blackmail Dubaye; by all possible means...
Alain Delon
as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
Ornella Muti
as Valérie Agostinelli
Stéphane Audran
as Christiane Dubaye
Jean Bouise
as Commissioner Pernais
Mireille Darc
as Françoise
Michel Aumont
as Commissioner Moreau
Julien Guiomar
as Fondari
Maurice Ronet
as Philippe Dubaye
Klaus Kinski
as Nicolas Tomski
Daniel Ceccaldi
as Maître Lucien Lacor
François Chaumette
as Lansac
Xavier Depraz
as Marcel
