The year is 1902. Paris has just discovered the 20th Century and Fabien, for his part, is discovering how to survive, together with his young brother. His life is pretty happy-go-lucky… until a criminal organization moves in! Known as the Chessboard, this organization takes an unhealthy interest in Fabien and his friends. But where is Fabien’s place on this chessboard, where each pawn is only too clearly being manipulated? Fabien quickly understands that it will not be easy to escape from the grips of this organization, which will stop at nothing to obtain its ends…