In this riveting race against the clock, the life of the French president is turned upside down when an 8-year-old girl goes missing. While the public is shocked over the disappearance of the young girl, the tragedy affects the president personally as she is his illegitimate daughter, born of a secret affair unknown to his wife and political advisor Nora. When the kidnapping becomes a matter of state, the entire Élysée apparatus intervenes to find the little girl. But who can the president trust behind the closed doors of the palace? He has risen to the pinnacle of power on the strength of his honesty and integrity, but must he betray the very values to which he owes his election? Torn between his private life and public responsibilities, the president is now plunged into a whirlwind of false friendships, unrequited love, power struggles, political games and espionage.