Claude Poirier delivers his professional testament to his friend Paul Arcand; a unique case in the journalistic world with both the criminal underworld and the police over the years.
Reporter Claude Poirier revisits his beginnings as a crime reporter; nothing predestined him for this career, he who worked for his father; after winning a radio competition, he made the leap and became a reporter.
Claude Poirier not afraid of anything and rubs shoulders with criminals as much as with police officers, the organized crimes of the Cotronis and the Duboises.
During the 1970s, Claude Poirier became a negotiator during hostage situations; at that time, kidnappings were numerous; banks were regularly targeted by bandits demanding ransoms.
Negotiator by profession, Claude Poirier risks his life and plays with fire. He transports armed bandits in his car, puts obstacles in the way of the police by acting as a go-between between criminals and the police.