Christine is an office temp worker in a poor town in the Rhone Alps. Unable to comfortably blend in with her environment, Christine lies to everyone, including her boyfriend, about her personal life. A deadly incident puts an end to Christine's friendship with Patricia, a kind woman at her employment agency, and soon a team of inept policemen pursues her, although a senior police officer, Degas, is quickly attracted to the woman. However, in the midst of the turmoil, Christine's life takes an unexpected turn for the better -- she finds full time employment, is constantly praised by her new boss and develops a close relationship with an equally eccentric co-worker, Sebastien.