Maigret is called in to investigate the murder of a 60-year-old man shot at point-blank range in his own bedroom. Unable to find any hard evidence, Maigret decides that the key to this confusing case lies with Felice, the victim's maid.

Maigret finds himself involved in a ruthless game of political survival when he embarks upon an unofficial assignment to retrieve a highly sensitive report which has been stolen from the home of a government Minister.

An old school friend contacts Maigret and pleads for the Chief Inspector's help.

Maigret comes to the aid of a young woman who claims to have been assaulted.

Maigret is called to the scene when a rich American woman is found dead in a posh hotel.

A stripper is murdered after overhearing a conversation about a plot to kill a countess.