Grieving after the death of her young son Joseph, novelist Betty Fisher enters a dark depression. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot arranges to kidnap another child, Jose, to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole is looking for her son with the help of her boyfriend Francois and some of his criminal cohorts.
| Writing | Ruth Rendell | Novel |
| Directing | Claude Miller | Director |
| Writing | Claude Miller | Screenplay |
| Editing | Véronique Lange | Editor |
| Camera | Christophe Pollock | Director of Photography |
| Production | Nicole Robert | Producer |
| Production | Annie Miller | Producer |
| Production | Yves Marmion | Producer |
| Crew | Virginie Arnaud | Stunt Double |