André Penvern

Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.

Paris, 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappears as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, decides to avenge Vidocq's death and takes the investigation on...