The Innocent

Sylvie, a prison theater teacher, meets Michel while he is incarcerated and eventually marries him. Their union is controversial, particularly with Sylvie's adult son Abel who distrusts her involvement with inmates. Abel's own guilt over a deadly car accident that killed his wife Maud casts a long shadow over the family.

Abel carries unresolved guilt for being the driver in a crash that killed his wife Maud. The incident colors his view of Michel and fuels his mistrust of Sylvie's choices.

Michel is released from prison and plans to open a flower shop with Sylvie. They intend to use premises that a friend has purportedly provided in exchange for a favor. Abel remains suspicious of Michel's motives given his criminal past.

Abel recruits Clémence, his best friend and aquarium coworker, to spy on Michel. Their early stakeouts are clumsy and quickly exposed, prompting frustration on Abel's side.

Michel explains that to repay the favor, he and an associate, Jean-Paul, will steal a shipment of caviar from a freight truck while the driver eats at a restaurant. He offers Abel the chance to participate and share in the profits, hoping to keep Abel from going to the police.

Abel accepts the offer and recruits Clémence to help with the plan, tying her to the scheme. This newly formed trio then moves the plan forward toward execution.

Michel outlines the truck driver's routine—the restaurant stop and the meal's duration—so the theft can be timed. Abel and Clémence are tasked with staging a convincing domestic scene in front of the driver to ensure he stays long enough for the theft.

On the night of the theft, the fake domestic dispute grows into a real conversation between Abel and Clémence, revealing their mutual romantic feelings. The diversion succeeds, and Michel and Jean-Paul manage to steal the caviar.

Two masked men arrive, and it becomes clear that Jean-Paul plans to double-cross Michel and keep the caviar for himself. Abel and Clémence scramble as the betrayal unfolds.

Abel and Clémence rescue Michel and the caviar and escape, during which Michel is shot in the leg. They rush to a hospital to tend to his wound.

At the hospital, Sylvie berates Michel for his lies and for involving Abel in the scheme, then leaves without speaking to him again. The confrontation deepens the rift between them.

Meanwhile, Abel goes to deliver the caviar to Michel's client but is arrested by the police at the delivery point. He refuses to reveal any accomplices and is sent to prison.

In prison, Abel marries Clémence with Sylvie present, signaling a new alliance despite the earlier tensions. The ceremony marks a new chapter for the cast as they pursue their separate futures within the constraints of imprisonment.

Michel writes to Abel from the outside, noting that Sylvie still refuses to speak to him but expresses hope that she may change her mind someday. The letter reveals Michel's continued optimism amid the fractured family dynamic.

The narrative ends with Sylvie’s silence toward Michel and the complicated loyalties among Abel and Clémence. Michel remains hopeful about reconciliation, while the family dynamics stay tense and unsettled.