Paulet
During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.
Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.
Thee president of the Bar
Teresa Leoni (Sophia Loren) es la desconsolada viuda de un hombre al que siempre se la ha señalado como un importante gánster, un capo de la mafia con importantes negocios en vida e influencia ilimitada durante sus años en vida. Cuando su hijo André (Michel Albertini) es acusado de asesinato en primer grado, la reputación de su padre le precede lo que al pobre joven le asegura una sentencia de culpabilidad. En un acto tan desesperado como inconsciente, Teresa secuestra a Nicole Leguen (Gisèle Casadesus), la esposa del juez que dictará la sentencia de su hijo.
