A Parisian detective, tired of being outsmarted by gangs of robbers, decides to orchestrate a bank heist himself to regain his reputation. He recruits a group of petty thieves, led by an old acquaintance, and enlists the help of a reluctant captain to provide intelligence. As he spends time with Lilly, the girlfriend of the group's leader, a prostitute with a promising future, he poses as a wealthy banker to manipulate her and hint at a lucrative payroll. But as the plan unfolds, the stakes grow higher, and the question becomes, who will ultimately be trapped in Max's web of deceit?
Max and the Junkmen
As a detective, he assumes a new identity to infiltrate a gang of thieves, but his immersion in the operation starts to blur the lines between reality and deception.
