Ben was Paddy's lover. He was Jean's too - The explosion of his motorbike caused everything to explode behind him. Since his death, Jean and Paddy have formed a wild couple. In their abandoned house, they cross paths without seeing each other. They seem to hate each other and yet still love each other. They go adrift, tossed about by the high waves of the nearby sea where they will both go. Never together. Jean works with Paul in an arms factory. Paddy, she no longer wants to see the light of day. So when Dorothée, Ben's little sister, arrives, suddenly the dead man returns.