Under the harsh comments of their neighbours, life goes on for the members of a working class family on the Plateau district. We have more than a peek at them, at Nick's restaurant, at the Coconut Inn bar and in the living room of their stifling nest. Will they escape? Will they begin to breathe at last?

« MME. L'HEUREUX : She just shut the blinds... Joseph, the nut across the yard just went an'shut her venetian blinds again... / MME. GINGRAS : Gettin'all set for another battle royal, sure as anything... (The women all shift themselves so as to get a better view. An unhealthy curiosity is legible on each face.) / ALL THE WOMEN : (Very slowly) Gettin'all set for another battle royal, sure as anything... »