IN AN OPEN-AIR DANCE HALL, THE MEMBERS OF LECA'S GANG ARE RELAXING WITH THEIR LADIES. ONE OF THEM, MARIE AKA 'CASQUE D'OR' MEETS MANDA, A CARPENTER. HER MAN ROLAND BELONGS TO THE JEALOUS KIND, & LECA HIMSELF HAS HIS EYE ON HER. A STORY OF LOVE, DEATH, FRIENDSHIP & JEALOUSY DURING THE BELLE EPOQUE.