Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.
The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 to the invasion by the Germans in World War II.
A would be blind hoodlum redeems himself in the Salvation Army just for a lovely lieutenant.