An arrogant detective, Charles Courtney, prides himself on never having committed a single mistake in his long and distinguished career. He keeps a shelf of labeled mementos from each of his cases. On the shelf there is an open space and a blank tag for what Courtney calls "The Perfect Crime". One day a defense lawyer stuns Courtney when he confronts him with evidence that the detective helped convict an innocent man who has since been executed. Courtney kills the lawyer, bakes him in a pottery kiln, and places the vase in the open space on his shelf as a memento to his perfect crime.

1995年，雅克·希拉克就任法国总统。他的妻子贝尔纳黛特，如今理应得到应有的尊重，因为她一生都在丈夫的光环下默默奉献。然而，她却被嘲笑为老土，遭到冷落。贝尔纳黛特决定奋起反抗。属于她的时代已经来临。