Pierre, wanted by the French police for the murder of his young lover, heads for Genova. Cheated at the money exchange, he will not be able to pay for his meal, but a waitress called Maria, whom he had defended from a violent ex-husband, will help him out. The two become intimate friends, but the Italian police, notified of his arrival, is on his track. Even Maria's daughter tries to save him, but Pierre, fallen into the trap the police had prepared for him, is arrested.