One morning, Isabelle and Richard Deloye are victims of an intrusion into their architect's house. The couple is sequestered by a hooded assailant, armed and carrying a can of petrol, but does not know what he is looking for.

Annie becomes pregnant in the 1970s and does not want to keep the child, so she meets with a movement that performs illegal abortions. She encounters allies and opponents along the way.

Five Parisian women search for their place in the world and find out who they really are. These everyday heroines deal with problems against the backdrop of their city.

In the Mopti region of Mali, Lieutenant Anaïs Collet's section, deployed as part of Operation Barkhane, is dedicated to tracking down terrorists. However, an ambush rekindles tensions between the military and the Malian population.