Julie, a Franco-Algerian girl, pays for her studies by working for a wealthy couple as a carer for their son, a bright, somewhat spoiled child with health problems. Coexistence, highly valued by Julie, whose appreciation for the wife goes beyond simple admiration, is threatened when Manuel, the husband, confesses Julie that he is in love with her and asks her to leave the house: he wants to protect his marriage and his feelings for her put it in danger. But Julie doesn't want to leave and is willing to go further than Manuel expects to continue living there.