Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused…

The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris. A so-called major sells his tips to naive characters.

Perez kidnaps the President’s daughter to trade her for imprisoned revolutionaries.

Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case…

The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe…

In Paris in 1887, Irène works as a governess to Douce, the grand-daughter of the dowager Countess de Bonafé. Douce believes she is in love with Fabien, the handsome manager…