After several years in the wild, a hardened trapper accepts a position as sheriff in a remote village. He meets with the town mayor at the saloon to finalize the deal. Unfortunately, the current sheriff shows up, and to say the least, he has no intention of giving up his job...

1916. Julien Delaunay is reported missing in action during the Great War. His wife, Julie, refuses to believe he is dead. 1919. When a photo of an amnesic drifter appears in the press, Julie immediately recognizes him as her beloved husband. They are reunited and, little by little, she helps him to fall in love with her again. Until another woman claims to be the man’s real wife…