1463年，巴黎被国王的劲敌勃艮第产区公爵包围，他是国王的主要竞争对手，在穷人挨饿的时候，他满足于坐着。但在巴黎，有卖国贼，而路易国王则秘密地找到了一个，从而会见了Francois Villon、诗人、哲学家和流氓。Villon可能会杀了国王的叛徒，并被命令取代他。作为法国的大警察！但是有一个陷阱…

A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless" spirit for being unloved. A heavenly power gives him a month on Earth to find one person to shed a tear for him before his fate is sealed.