In November 1975, the second trial of Pierre Goldman, a far left activist, sentenced in the first instance to life imprisonment for four armed robberies, one of which resulted in the death of two pharmacists. He claims his innocence in this latest case and in a few weeks becomes the icon of the intellectual left. Georges Kiejman, a young lawyer, defends his case. But very quickly, their reports tend. Goldman, elusive and provocative, risks capital punishment and makes the outcome of the trial uncertain.