Babaouo is on a quest to find his beloved Matilde, who has sent him a letter from a castle in Portugal, asking for his help. He sets out on his journey to the mysterious castle, and after numerous fortuitous encounters and strange situations along the way he finds Matilde and they finally manage to escape, only for their car to crash: Matilde dies and Babaouo is blinded. Having taken refuge in a village in Brittany, Babaouo regains his sight and becomes an artist, until one day, out on one of his regular bike rides, he is murdered.