A set of nine linked stories presenting a fictional look into the life of Klaus Barbie, the so-called Butcher of Lyon, beginning as a young boy, spanning his time in the Gestapo and in Lyon, France, and ending with Barbie as an old man, now confronted with his crimes

Mama's boy -- Uncle Karl -- On special assignment: Paris 1943 -- Number 12 rue Sainte-Catherine -- Collaboration -- Making of a martyr -- The man who wore violets -- Bullyboys -- Brief encounters: a survey with eleven respondents