Zurich, 1989. A dutiful policeman is tasked with gathering information on the city's left-wing theatre people. But soon he falls in love with the actress Odile, whom he is supposed to monitor. More and more he begins to doubt his mission.

Zurich, 1989. A dutiful policeman is tasked with gathering information on the city's left-wing theatre people. But soon he falls in love with the actress Odile, whom he is supposed to monitor. More and more he begins to doubt his mission.