Ver en Cuevana. Belgium, 1995. The disturbing disappearance of two young girls upsets the population and triggers an unprecedented media frenzy. Paul Chartier, an idealistic young gendarme, joins the secret "Maldoror" operation dedicated to the surveillance of a recidivist suspect. Confronted with the dysfunctions of the police system, he embarks alone on a manhunt that will drive him into obsession.