Toni, a young Italian mafioso, arrives in Paris by train. He has been sent from Calabria to carry out a contract for his "family." He contacts the Old Man, a strange old geezer who's been dropped from the Family but still helps out now and then. The Old Man is to give Toni all the details he needs to accomplish his mission, which Toni intends to perform with his usual icy composure. But soon afterwards, he meets Marie, a young journalist, and mysterious things start to happen between themŠ