Gracie, jeune Tamoule vivant près de Madras, est victime de troubles du comportement depuis le jour de ses noces : le souvenir de son amie Catherine, disparue dans des circonstances mal élucidées, semble hanter la jeune fille. Joseph, le veuf, époux inconsolé de Catherine, décide de se rendre en Inde pour rencontrer Gracie et, peut-être, au cours de ce voyage, réparer ses erreurs. Car Joseph a beaucoup à se faire pardonner? Gracie, a young Tamil woman living near Madras, has been having behavioural disorders since the day she was married. The memory of her French friend Catherine, who died in unresolved circumstances, seems to be haunting her. Catherine's grieving ex-husband, Joseph, decides to go to India to meet Gracie and possibly, during his journey, fix his mistakes - because Joseph has a lot to be forgiven for...