A young woman's body is found in a photo studio, seemingly killed while recreating Manet's work. Detectives Verlay and Chassagne investigate, uncovering a stolen Manet masterpiece from Boston.

In the Paris catacombs, a young actress playing a vampire is discovered slain in a coffin, staked through her heart. Detectives Verlay and Chassagne investigate her theatre troupe, but personal entanglements arise, complicating the case.