Sylvie Cloutier art lover and former antiques dealer is trapped in her loveless marriage to the bullying Henri like a bird in a gilded cage. Meanwhile security guard hopeless romantic and bookworm Philippe Moreau cycles through the streets of Paris in his crumpled uniform late (again) for his night shift at the Louvre. When Sylvie begs her husband to let her go to work he gets her a job as an evening cleaner at the Louvre thinking such a menial position will dispel any ideas about independence she might have. But his plan backfires when she falls in love with kind gentle Philippe. They decide to run away together but there's a major problem: neither of them has any money. One stormy night in the Louvre the answer to their prayers falls into their lap. But is it really the solution - or another even bigger problem?