Stranger in the House

After his wife committed suicide, an eminent lawyer, Loursat, became a recluse, taking solace in solitude and vintage wine. Ten years on, he is barely on speaking terms with his daughter and housekeeper, his only companions in his large house. One evening, Loursat hears a gunshot and finds the dead body of a young man in one of his rooms. Anxious that his daughter may be implicated in the murder, he decides to take charge of the criminal investigation… —filmsdefrance