Germain, a middle-aged literature teacher bonds with his 16-year-old student, Claude Garcia, as a tutor in helping to improve his writing skills which leads the precocious and disdainful student to be increasingly transgressive and antisocial with a flair in manipulating relationship dynamics and skill to find his needs satisfied. The student copulates with his friend's mother and with the teacher's wife. He destroys the teacher's life, but after the events, they remain in touch for their mutual passion in finding stories that excite them.