During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains open. His arrival arouses curiosity and a degree of suspicion, as people note that he appears to know the area, yet gives no explanation for his presence at that bleak time of year in the dead-end town.
The strength of a couple's fascination with airplanes and flight is to the detriment of their family.
A ballet producer returns to his native town and schemes to avenge himself on the family who tried to murder him 20 years before.
