In Athens, Salah, a man reluctant to express his feelings for women, finds himself implicated in the murder of his mistress, Andrea Papoula. Inspector Dimitris Kefalas is assigned to the case. The accused's lawyer was unable to prevent his 30-year prison sentence. But a private detective, hired by the lawyer, conducts a parallel investigation that uncovers new evidence. A retrial is held, and Salah is exonerated. Released from custody, he sets out to hunt down the murderer... Beyond the police procedural plot, the author explores the duplicity and selfishness of a petty libertine confronted with the ambiguity of a woman in love.