An ordinary night in the village of Beugneux. Mademoiselle Tronchet discovers her brother Léon - a notary and a great collector of garden gnomes - hanging from the beams of the attic. It could be the start of a police intrigue.
The year is 2050, in this future giving birth is nothing more than a simple formality. But the birth of Désiré will be much more painful...
