Bailiff
En Inglaterra, a finales del siglo XIX, la humilde familia Durbeyfield descubre que en realidad desciende del ilustre clan de los d'Urberville. La hermosa y joven hija Durbeyfield, Tess, es enviada a la cercana mansión de los d'Urberville para retomar la relación con sus ricos parientes. Así comienza la entrada de la inocente Tess en un juego de ilusiones y seducciones en el que podría encontrar al amor de su vida.
M. de Vardes
Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.
Alexandre
Joe, un delincuente de medio pelo, está enamorado de su hermana. Va a París con la intención de montar una guerra de bandas.
Thanks to a bit of string-pulling by his aunt, Jean du Bois d'Ombelles, a young recruit who has blue blood in his veins, hopes to go through a nice and comfortable military service. Unfortunately he becomes Corporal Bourrache's pet aversion. Nevertheless, against all expectations, Jean ends up taking a liking for military life.
Un passager
Although suspected and hunted down by policeman Sherlock Coco and inspector Hector, the Pieds Nickelés (Croquignol, Filochard and Ribouldingue) manage to save the legacy of Monsieur Miradoux, who will be very grateful to them.
