In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity’s achievements.

Composer and pianist Franz Liszt attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner.

Maigret explores the arbitrary murders of a Countess and a show girl and finds a dark secret which joins their previous lifestyles at the Grand Hotel in Nice.