“Paul, undeniably a handsome man, unscrupulously multiplies amorous conquests. Recently appointed to the prestigious post of Director General for Foreign Affairs, he is perfectly suited to this world of political machinations and petty intrigues of the diplomatic service. sees, by chance, a woman, who may be called Odette Yes, Odette - since everyone needs a name and that one, Paul thinks, could work as well as any other. She obviously works in the same suffocating building as him. Who is this beautiful stranger? Where is she from? What is she thinking as she passes him without seeing him? Why the hell is he captivated by a perfect - and magnificent - unknown? As the days go by, all interminable, Paul becomes more and more obsessed. How far will he go to know this woman, to subdue this feminine ideal out of reach? "-