A man thinks he is not the father of his presumed daughter.
Gilbert Quercy, 18, tried to commit suicide after a heartache. At the hospital, three women try to cheer him up : the three former wives of his father, an archaeologist and an egyptologist, whom Gilbert called his "mothers". These women show a lot of willingness, but soon will become intrusive.
A married man hides from his family that he has a black son, which causes a true tragedy.
