Émile, two and a half years old, disappeared in a bucolic village, vanished into a postcard alley rocked by the runoff from a wash house. Since that afternoon at the start of the summer vacation, everyone has wondered at least once, if not a thousand times, what could have happened to this little boy.

For little Émile's parents, this nightmare has become reality, coupled with the anguish of days passing without knowing. The disappearance of a child hits hard all those who have had this nightmare once in their life.