Is Thérèse guilty? Accused of her husband's murder, she confides in the investigating judge—the only man who has ever truly listened to her. Beyond the crime story, the film explores the strange bonds that form between people and the twists and turns of the human psyche.

Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.