Camille - whose wife Irene was murdered by a sadistic serial killer - has at last opened his emotional lockbox for Anne Forestier, the new woman who has unexpectedly entered his life. But brutal history seems to repeat itself as Anne is violently attacked one day in what seems like a random instance of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. As she recovers, Camille begins the investigation. When it becomes clear that whoever assaulted Anne is determined to finish the job, Camille hides her in his country home.