After Officer Mallard was transferred for professional misconduct to new police headquarters in a rural area in eastern France, newly appointed Inspector Mallard now has to face both villagers' indifference and the taunts of his young colleague, Officer Savier. Because of his new and futile position, Inspector Mallard decides to focus on the event of a burning barn. Yet trivial in this region, this burning barn seems to hide a truly crime. Is it time for redemption ?