圣奥马尔法院，年轻的小说家拉玛出席了对劳伦斯·科利的审判。劳伦斯被指控谋杀自己15个月大的女儿，把她遗弃在法国北部海滩上任由潮水上涨而死亡。随着审判的进行，被告的自白和证人的证词动摇了拉玛最初的判断，与此同时，屏幕前的观者们也开始反思自己的评断。

Unhappy in his job and unlucky in love, Joko reunites with a childhood friend and gets the spark of hope he needs to win back his ex-girlfriend.