警察吕道维克从乡下调进城里，并且升为副所长，甚为得意。其女尼古拉也随父进城，终日与一些无所事事的青年在一起。出于虚荣，尼古拉编造了出身名门的身世。不料，一句诺言把刚刚升官的父亲牵连进一桩名画盗窃案。经验丰富的吕道维克随机应变，既擒了贼，又找回了名画，论功行赏，吕道维克又升了一级。

Energetic priest Don Camillo returns to the town of Brescello for more political and personal duels with Communist mayor Peppone.

洛朗·莫尼尔（德帕迪约饰）是一所精英高中的老师。在他 40 岁生日那天，他不小心向妻子海伦透露了他对她的不忠。夫妇俩离婚，海伦搬到巴黎。为了继续见到孩子，莫尼尔要求被分配到巴黎郊区一所条件艰苦的高中。

Angry, because he is making too many headlines with his gang-busting activities, the police chief transfers Lt. Lewis Nagel to the sleepy suburban town of Fairview, where he is followed by reporter Steve Withers because he knows Nagel will find a story.