Pierre Larquey

A Creole circus performer-turned-laundress gets a second chance at showbiz when a former co-star gets her in the door of a renowned Paris theater.

A Maigret-esque detective, Antoine, leaves no stone unturned in his exceedingly private investigations of the down-at-heel showbiz couple’s sad, tempestuous life.

The wife and mistress of a cruel headmaster conspire to kill him; after the murder is committed, his corpse disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women.