In summertime Dordogne, young people vanish amid rumors of a prowling wildcat. Laura investigates, meeting writer Paul, drawn to yet unsettled by him. As they grow close, Laura's jilted ex-lover goes missing.
It's summertime, and somewhere in the Dordogne, young people disappear and the wildest rumors circulate, such as a prowling feline. Laura seeks to elucidate the mystery and meets Paul, a stranger writer who attracts her as much as he frightens her. As they get closer, Laura's spurned former lover disappears.