Falco is under pressure. His daughter, Pauline, he has not seen since his awakening, returned from India. Between excitement and apprehension, Falco is forced to ask himself how he can fit into the life of this young woman, who doesn't know him. Moreover, this return exacerbates tensions with Philippe Cheron companion of his wife and Pauline's stepfather. Meanwhile, investigators are facing a strange case: the violent murder of a psychiatrist, who was investigating on the alleged suicide of one of her patients.