Benoit (Bernard Tapie) is a wealthy businessman with a taste for the good life. Fabiolini (Fabrice Luchini) is an actor turned undercover cop. They meet, suffering from stomach aches, in the waiting room of Dr. Nitez (Alessandra Martines), who is one of Benoit's disgruntled ex-lovers. She switches their charts, telling Benoit he may not have long to live and giving Fabiolini a clean bill of health. Armed with the information, both men set out to change their lives.