Emile Magis, a modest employee, more or less ostracized by the others, would like only one thing, to be happy. Little by little he realizes that life in society is a matter of convention, lies and deception. When he has understood that cynicism rules the world, he decides to play by its untold rules and to take his revenge.

在雅典，一批祖母绿被一队劫匪成功偷走，劫匪由保险箱窃贼阿扎德带领。事情进展顺利，直到他们错过了计划逃跑的那艘船；阿扎德在等待下一艘船出发时，一名警察局长正在追捕他。