The poor emigrant student is sure that he has found a home in the boarding house where he settled: the hostess accepts him as a member of the family, and he himself finds the company of her daughter pleasant... The appearance of a new guest threatens to destroy his measured life. Will despair really push him to commit a crime? (“The Unpunished Crime”) The house of the Lacroix sisters is full of secrets, and its inhabitants are deprived of happiness. An event seventeen years ago broke their destinies. Will their children be able to break out of the vicious circle? (“The Lacroix Sisters”)