The continuation of the adventures of Captain Robert Surcouf and his crew.

A certain number of French fighter pilots who will not accept the Second Armistice at Compiègne nor Vichy's orders decide to join the USSR. Once they have reached Moscow they resume training and form a squadron they call "Normandie". Reinforced in 1944, the squadron wins many victories. Following the acts of valor displayed by its pilots during the Battle of the Nieman River, it becomes the "Normandie-Niemen" squadron for the rest of times...

In the 1950s, in a small provincial town, a young inexperienced judge clashes with an influential notable during an investigation into a suspicious death. His perseverance to get to the truth will cause a huge scandal.

Le propriétaire d'une modeste galerie de peinture parisienne (Paul Frankeur) se trouve impliqué dans une affaire de faux tableaux. A l'escroquerie va s'ajouter un meurtre...
Ce polar à la française des années 1950 est également connu sous le titre "Reproduction interdite". Annie Girardot y interprète l'un de ses premiers rôles.
Quelques lieux de l'action :
- un atelier de peintre
- le cinéma Pathé-Palace
- un cabinet d'expertise d'objets d'art
- un cimetière
- une boucherie