
When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?

as Commissioner Verjeat

as Inspector Lefèvre

as Pierre Lardatte

as General controller Ledoux

as Commissioner Pignol

as Marthe Rigaux, boss of the brothel

as Judge Delmesse

as Roger Portor, brother of Antoine

as Antoine Portor, Lardatte's henchman

as Inspector Moitrié

as Inspector Ransac

as Mr. Mercier, father of the young man killed

as Louis

as Letellier

as Jeanvier, informer with the dog

as Inspector Martin

as Marie Portor

as Old lady

as Estève

as Inspector Dupuy

as Sergio

as Christine

as Luigi

as Man injured in the leg

as Gas station attendant

as Nurse

as Lopez

as Jean Mercier

as Girl with the cockade

as Commander of the gendarmerie

as President

as Moissat


as Norbert (uncredited)

as False injured (uncredited)