Louise Arbus is a psycho-criminology professor at university, as brilliant as she is exasperating. But she is called to a crime scene that seems to relate to her - she goes to investigate and recruits four of her students to help her.

Lilli is suspicious of her sister's new fiance, but when an attractive stranger enters her life, she's suddenly distracted by the thralls of desire.

A husband and father is haunted by the consequences of a one-night stand, a young man returns to his home town to reflect on the tragic events that he left to escape, and a student’s holiday in Corsica proves an opportunity for friendship, reflection and self-discovery. An intimate collection of stories of fleeting encounters, private worlds and enduring memories both cherished and traumatic.