The ordinary life of surgeon Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault) is destroyed when his

daughter Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier) is raped and murdered in a park. Upon lea
rning that the police apprehended the prime suspect, laborer Anthony Lemaire (Ma
rtin Dubreuil), Hamel plans to take revenge. He abducts Lemaire while he is bein
g brought to his trial by drugging the officer driving the transport vehicle and
brings him to a secluded cabin. Using a remote-controlled computer to conceal h
is location, Hamel calls the police to inform them that he plans to murder Lemai
re in seven days, the seventh day being Jasmine's birthday. After killing him, H
amel will give himself up to the police.
Police detective Mercure (Rmy Girard) leads the investigation to discover Hamel's
whereabouts. Mercure himself suffered a personal tragedy when his wife was kill
ed during a grocery store robbery. Though Mercure acknowledges that the imprison
ment of his wife's killer has not made his life more bearable, he becomes determ
ined to stop Hamel before he commits murder.
Over the course of the seven days, Hamel brutally tortures Lemaire. Initially fr
ightened and in incredible pain, Lemaire starts to accept his fate and mocks Ham
el for not enjoying himself as he inflicts painful injuries on him. Lemaire even
tually admits to raping and murdering Jasmine, along with three other girls. Ham
el contacts a news station to have the families of Lemaire's victims informed ab
out his captive's confession. When the mother of one of Lemaire's victims disapp
roves of his actions, Hamel kidnaps her and forces her to see Lemaire.
By the seventh day, the police locate Hamel's cabin. Hamel gives himself up and
lets Lemaire live. As the police lead him away, a reporter asks him if he still
believes vengeance is right. Hamel responds with a "No." However, when asked if
he regrets what he has done, he gives the same answer.