José Sergy

Serge loves living it up but painting the town red has a price... too high for him! What to do then? Alfred, his servant and former pickpocket, has the solution : steal of course! No sooner said than done ! Or rather: No sooner said than tried... For when Serge, assisted by his mistress Gloriane acting as bait, he tries to rob a jeweler on the Place Vendôme of a precious diamond bracelet, he realizes that a gang of thieves have preceded him. Later on, he will learn that the boss of the gang is a Polish noblewoman, Countess Waldapowska.

Maxime, heir to an old provincial family, is deeply in love with Maud whom he makes his fiancée. But learning that the young girl's life has not always been beyond reproach, he refuses to marry her and returns to his castle in the company of his sister who, happier than him, has met a man worthy of being in Paris. love.

En 1918, dans les tranchées, un soldat fait promettre à Jean Diaz de s’occuper de sa femme s’il n’en revient pas. Au lendemain de la Grande guerre, l’ancien poilu tient parole. Mais peu à peu il délaisse l’épouse de son ancien camarade afin de se consacrer à la création d’un verre indestructible. L’imminence de la guerre le hante, dès lors il va consacrer sa vie à tenter de l’éviter…

Lors d'une tempête en mer, le capitaine Werner disparait. Les marins pensent qu'il s'agit d'un accident, mais il commence à y avoir des rumeurs de meurtre.

Bécassine, la cuisinière de la marquise de Grand-Air, est soupçonnée d'avoir volé des bijoux.