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It was still dark when the squad car left Grenoble

The village is 15 miles away

The ambulance is probably already there

for it left from Chambery

I am Odile Jouve

You think I'm a tennis player? Well, you're wrong

If the camera would pull back a little

you'll see what I am

Go on, pull back!

Now, you see!

Le

No, this will do

I manage this tennis club

Its members are from Grenoble and other regions nearby

They all know each other here and I know everybody

It all started six months ago

You might say it goes back ten years...

but it was actually six months ago

In some stories, the main character is a house

In this one, the principals are two neighbouring houses

The first is the home of Bernard Coudray

his wife Arlette and their son, Thomas

Here they are, posing for a friend

The second house... we'll get back to it later

As you see, it was still unoccupied...

when it all started

You okay, Thomas?

Can I help?

No, thanks

So, you've rented the house?

No, I'm from the real estate agency

Mr. Bauchard is the new tenant

Philippe Bauchard

Bernard Coudray, nice to meet you

I must make a phone call

I'm sorry, but the phone won't be connected till next week

Use our phone

May I?

Of course, come on!

If you run into any problems...

be sure to call on us

Is he our new neighbor?

Yes

He's moving in next week

With his wife?

I don't know if he's married

He wears a wedding ring

Then, we'll have new neighbours

Come to think of it

we'll have to be careful

No more love-making on the lawn

We can do it quietly

No! No more outdoor sex

Anyway, I always catch cold from the damp grass

I hate it! Never again!

Wait for me, Thomas!

Can I carry the suitcase?

Sure

I'll put it down

Yes, Gimme

Is he in your way?

Not at all

Thomas, your pal's waiting for you

They're both called Thomas, i

I

Come in, you probably know the house

No

We've never been inside

You must meet my wife Come down!

That'

You've got to fit your staff into the new set-up

Mathilde, my wife... Mr and Mrs Coudray

How do you do?

Bernard, hello

Hello

I'll put the lights out

always leaves a trail for Thomas...

like the Indians in Arizona

Some Indian!

Damn it!

Did you wake him?

No

Their lights are out

They go to bed earlier than we do

The pilo

He's not a pilot, he's an air controller

Really?

Yes, he works at the Grenoble airport

I steer boats and he guides planes

Isn't his wife beautiful?

I think she's rather unusual

Well, I think she doesn't belong here

What do you mean?

Look, we live here because we love...

the land, the trees, the natural environment

She just doesn't belong here!

Bernard, I know you're alone Can we talk?

We can talk anytime

Of course, but I don't want to embarrass you

Did you tell your wife about us?

Did you tell your husband?

No, but I will He trusts me, he's understanding

He's wonderful man

Good for you So long!

Don't hang up Wait... wait...

I'm waiting

Have I changed much?

No, you're exactly the same!

You sound nasty

I didn't move next door on purpose

Philippe took the house on his own, to surprise me

If I'd known beforehand

I've have found a pretext to turn it down

But since i

I've got to go to work

Wait... Tell me about yourself

There's nothing to tell

In case you need me...

take my number

No, I don't need anything

What'

I'm hungry

Didn't you eat your dinner?

Yes, I did

So?

I'm still hungry

Why sit in the dark?

I'll light up

What'

You seem worried

No, but I want to suggest something

Le

We could leave around the 8th

I

Thomas has to go to school

Besides, they're auditing our books at the lab

I've got my hands full

No, i

Don't eat the salmon Have an apple

The salmon is for our guests

What guests?

I invited our neighbours over for dinner tomorrow

What did you do that for?

The wife is very charming

I thought you'd be pleased!

Do you want me to put it off?

We can do it some other time

It'

Never mind...

Listen!

It'

They're fighting

No, they're making love...

like mad!

So long

At what time will you be home?

At 8

Hello there!

Just getting up?

Remember to pick up the groceries

Don't worry

Don't forget!

I won't

Your briefcase...

Bernard, your case!

Damn it! The door's locked

I'm locked out!

I

Go in the back way

I can do it

Okay, try it

Slide over to the front

Hurry up! Just press the red button

Fine, come on out I'm late

Hurry up!

Remember the store!

Right! I've got the list!

Don't forget...

you're coming over tonight!

Why does the sun circle around like that?

I wonder what'

Thomas! Is he bothering you?

Not at all

Behave!

Mr Bauchard...

Just call me Philippe

Philippe, won't you sit down?

No, I sit all day long

Be back in a second

I wonder what'

He should be home by now

Sometimes, they work overtime, but not tonight

I believe your husband works on tankers

Yes, he's an instructor on heavyweight tankers

He trains the men on a small lake

The captains take refresher courses on miniature models

Miniatures, like toys?

Not exactly

They're certainly not toys

They're actually scale models

Yes, one-fourth their normal size

That'

Right Where on earth is he?

That must be him!

Bernard? Wha

You could have let me know

It'

He can't make dinner... he's stuck

Try to get here in time for dessert

Alright

He asks you to excuse him

We're expecting you

Do your best!

Goodbye

I couldn't help overhearing you...

and you were lying

Tha

Yes, I lied...

but I don't make a habit of it

Well, you were very convincing

Now, I can blackmail you

You may buy me off with a bourbon

I

What will you have?

I don't know, I'll serve you first

Do that, dear liar

Wait... Let me explain

A couple just moved in next door...

and Arlette's already invited them over for dinner

Don't you like them?

Tha

I've got to get used to people

I

next week, they invite us

It becomes a ritual

What do they do? Are they nice?

He's an air controller

He works at the Grenoble airport

He's relaxed and phlegmatic...

like an Englishman

What about her?

I don't know...

she's rather unpredictable

I think she's the kind who likes to borrow trouble

I don't know what you mean

Look, if since you're not going home...

you can share my grub

Come on, i

I'll just grab a cheese sandwich

Over my dead body!

We'll share my veal stew

But first, I've got to feed Benito

Did you hurt yourself?

Help me up

My prosthesis turns some men on!

A few days ago, a man followed me in the street for hours

I tried to shake him but I couldn't

Finally he spoke up

I might have guessed: He was a fetishist!

I'm not surprised

I saw a movie about that

The heroine hated a man's arms around her

she just couldn't stand it

So the man had his arms cut off

Both arms?

I'm not sure... One arm, or both

In any case, he did it for love

So did I, I did it for love

For love?

I heard it was an accident!

It was a so-called accident

"An accidents" in quotes!

What did they say?

That you fell out of an 8th floor window...

The 7th floor...

and by luck, you landed on a glass casing just below

Right, it was in Nice and it was above a studio

If not for that casing, I wouldn't be here today

But i

It happened 20 years ago at the time of the putsch in Algeria

I might as well tell you the truth...

because I like you

I didn't fall out

I jumped out of that window!

That took courage!

Nonsense! It'

I was simply desperate... in love and desperate

He jilted me and went to New Caledonia

Like an idiot, I kept on hoping...

until I learned he's gotten married That did it!

What did he say when he heard what you'd done?

I made sure he'd never know It'

That'

Men prefer not to know about these things

They're so right!

By now, I feel the thing was tragic, but not fatal

Like in the Piaf song:

What the hell! I've got no regrets!

Hey there! You're dreaming?

No, I'm listening

I'm glad you came

I'm sorry that Bernard isn't here

Never mind, we enjoyed it

Right! Next time, we'll invite you

Fine!

Surprise!

Do you mind if I walk along?

I want you to know we had a good time

Your wife made a delicious meal

Naturally, we talked about you

It's your car outside?

Look, let'

That dinner party was her idea

Maybe so...

but we're neighbours now...

in a tiny village

So, le

Besides, we're adults now, aren't we?

You've got a nice kid He looks like you

You're surely happy

Yes, I'm happy...

I mean I was, until you turned up

That'

I'm not trying to make you feel guilty...

but don't forget, I went through hell

One week, you'd leave because you couldn't stand me...

the next, you couldn't live without me

So I worked up the guts to quit

If I hadn't, I'd have gone crazy

Now that we're both over it, can't we be friends?

I suppose you're right

I guess I resent hurting you as much as your hurting me

I'm glad you're happy now

That'

Next week, Philipe and I will invite you to dinner...

with Arlette, of course

Promise you won't let us down

I promise

I'll be there like Old Faithful

How about a kiss?

Sure

I want to ask for another favor:

Mention my name from time to time

In the past, I could always tell...

when you were feeling hostile...

because you would never call me Mathilde

You've probably forgotten...

Mathilde...

Will you be all right?

See... You just look at the ball

There's your mother

I love beautiful hair, especially dark hair...

there are too many blondes

Where? Here, or in general?

Both, it'

but mostly the commercials...

So, here you are!

Hello, Odile

Are you here for the day?

For the whole weekend

I'll stay at the Pergola

Are you crazy? Call the Pergola right now...

Cancel the room You'll stay here!

Fine!

He's a gem I'd be lost without him

I can't tell you all the things he's done for me

Excuse me for not introducing you

I forgot your name

I'm Mathilde Bauchard

We're Bernard's new neighbors

Oh, of course! I've heard about you

But you don't seem the kind to borrow trouble

Why?

Philippe!

Roland! I wasn't sure because of the beard

Besides, I'm a little older

How long has it been? 4 years?

I think it was five...

This is great!

Mathilde, come here! This is Roland Duguet

We were teammates in the Corsica rally

Without him, I doubt... this is Mathilde

...Miss

Madam! Hello

Tha

Congratulations!

We were about to...

play a game

You stay here with your friend I'll practice

A local publisher... Isn't it tough?

There are more advantages than drawbacks, Bauchard

I was fed up with Paris

Just call me Philippe

Of course! I always tend to be formal

Mathilde is beautiful

but she's foreign... An Italian perhaps...

No, she's from the south of France

As soon as we met...

I knew she'd be important to me

I never sought out the ideal woman...

or any woman, in fact

But when I met Mathilde, she seemed like a promise

In fact, I remember thinking:

Here is my last chance for happiness

Mrs. Jouve, please

I'm looking for Mrs. Jouve

Wha

No, thanks, I'll be alright

You seem upset

Yes, I got a cable, a rotten cable...

but I'll ignore it

Can't I help?

No, never mind

If you need me, just call

Philippe tells me you do children's books

He's always promoting me!

He says you're talented, but you lack confidence

Too true! I wrote a few stories and...

illustrated them, but it's amateurish

I might be interested in an album

What kind of drawings are they? Vignettes?

No, I use a margin and 2 or 3 point line

I work with India ink

I also use four colours for quadrichroms reproduction

That'

Well, I worked for 3 months at Okapi's

but that was years ago

I quit because of illness...

There are new techniques now

Techniques may change, but we can always use a good story

I'd really like to see your work

Since you've got no partner, how about a game with me?

I can't, I think I hurt my wrist

Simple as ever, I see

It'

Let'

Don't forget: at 6 pm

I made a phone reservation Bernard Coudray

Right, Number 18

She took the key Go on up

To the first floor? Yes

Sir...

This way...

Come along, sir

Look at this mess!

You had one just like this

It was shorter

You were smaller

No, you idiot! The styles were shorter

I bet you've forgotten our first meeting

I have not

It was at a children's party

I came through the garden...

and saw you inside through the window

You were feeding the children and that did it:

I fell in love with you right then and there!

After which you declared your love by getting drunk

You said, I'm not drunk, Mathilde

I can prove it by my lucid reasoning

You reasoned on and on...

while I thought: Why doesn't he just kiss me?

Don't talk

Just caress my face

Wait, wait...

I'm waiting

What'

How could you?

Mind your own business, my friend

I'm not your friend I'm your lover, your ex-lover

Well, my love thought he had backgone

but it was just a carapace...

and when it cracked, he hated Mathilde

You're right

I truly hated you for a long time, but not anymore

I've changed a lot

Yes, you have changed

it was ill-timed

If we'd meet now, we'd make a go of it

Well, we've just met

I

not the same thing

You're even more beautiful now

We were both too young, but now we understand each other

I don't know I don't want to know

We were in love...

No, I loved you...

You were merely in love, tha

Wha

You'd say: I love you because I love you...

Well? Wasn't that a good reason?

Besides, you were a skirt-chaser, Monsieur

I was always intrigued by wonders they concealed

And now?

Sometimes...

You were tender with me

So were you

Wait...

Wait...

I'm waiting

This looks like a battlefield

Your hair's a mess

I just wanted to see that gesture again

The first time you did it, I thought:

If he asks me to sleep with him, I will

Le

Why?

I resent other couples making love in our bed

Air-inter 323 Next to the right

Parking B1

You're wanted downstairs

Mme... Jouve's taking a plane...

Will you give this to Mathilde?

What is it?

She knows

Tell her she can reach me at the tennis club all week

Odile's asked me to keep an eye on things

I

she's leaving town for a few days

Take care of Mathilde

I mean it: take good care of her!

I will

Have a good time in Paris

I've got to get back to work

Are you in charge of our take-off?

Spare us the fancy pirouettes!

I see you've allowed for the captions

I bet you even estimated the copy space

I admit I was tempted to...

Mr Roland...

That man at the bar...

he's waiting for Madam Jouve I told him she's out of town

He was here this morning...

I'll talk to him I'll be right back

He was snooping around when I came to work

I

That man... Don't look at him

He claims he came to see Odile Jouve...

all the way from New Caledonia

From New Caledonia? Really?

He claims she knew he was coming

If she had, she wouldn't have left town

There he goes!

Coffee, everybody?

Not for me, thanks

Then, three coffees, Mathilde!

Come here

Tomorrow at 6

I've got to talk to you!

I said no!

Bernard, can you bring the cups

Here's the coffee

Le

Wha

Your present

My present?

I meant to wait...

Your birthday?

No, i

I

What separation?

I'm leaving for 3 days

Mathilde won't come

She wants to move the furniture around

God help us!

Why don't you open it?

I'm dying to...

I think I know...

We saw it in a shop

Mathilde adored it...

so we went in

She tried it on and...

I realized I wouldn't dare...

to wear it in public

I

it'

Not to look at, but...

Try it on...

Let them see it

He's right

Now?

Go on

I'll help you

Fine!

Let'

This way

It'

When I first met her...

she was as lovely as she is now, but she never laughed

At most, a vague smile

She had just divorced

Divorced?

Yes, a blitz divorce after a blitz wedding

Wha

It'

Does that happen often?

Only when a house looks unoccupied

I

I

Didn't I tell you?

It'

I'm sure you won't mind... if she wears it while you're away?

She'll wear it where and when she wants to

I'm not a Spanish husband

Bernard, can you help me with the cups?

I'll see you tomorrow at 6

Where's the key for 18?

He got here first today

Wha

Come in

Look Bernard...

you wanted to talk

Le

Why not in the room?

I know you and I know myself

And I dislike taking advantage...

of Philippe's absence

We need some sugar

The sugar...

May I borrow it?

Wha

I mean the one before Philippe

You got married after leaving me?

Yes, I did it to get rid of you...

to forget you

I was so hurt I decided...

to marry the first man who'd ask me

He was an idiot

You married an idiot

Yes, a blissful idiot

I sensed it was a mistake, but I had to do it

I

I'll marry the first girl who walks in

I meant to divorce at once, but I'd met his whole family

I was trapped

It took me 6 months to get rid of him

Then, I lived alone until two years ago...

until Philippe

he was determined...

he was patient and gentle

He waited until I trusted him

So you yielded to his British charm

A few days ago, we talked of you

I

but I can't get over what he said:

Mathilde made a disastrous marriage

to recover from an affair - Now hear this:

with a violent manic-depressive

Am I the violent manic-depressive?

Is that how you talk of me?

He simplified He got things mixed up

He simplified...

Look, Mathilde...

Le

Look at me and listen:

Why not ditch all this and run away together?

I know we can be happy

8 years ago... Didn't you know that?

I was crazy about you

but I'd rather have died than let you know

Why didn't you say so?

When I was expecting a baby, why didn't you want it?

You yourself said it was impossible...

that it wasn't right...

that we should wait!

I hoped you'd deny it

You want a child!

But not with me, and you've got one now

No, we'd better stop seeing each other

Take me home

Have you got a handkerchief?

Here

Wait... I

I don't care

Feeling better?

Take it back Now, i

Thanks, my darling

Am I hearing right?

Yes, you're still my darling

even if you don't care

My darling...

Look, Bernard...

I enjoy it, but i

Dinner's ready!

Blow on it if the soup is too hot

Is it alright?

Quiet... I can't hear

Hear what? It'

I'm cold I'll get a sweater

I think it'

It must be upstairs

I'm taking 2 hours off

Are you sick?

No, just get a man to replace me

Hello, you didn't reserve for today

No, 18 is taken, but I've got another room

OK, can I make a call?

I

Where are you?

At the hotel

The hotel?

Yes, our hotel

How come?

I was driving by and I thought...

Listen, come on over!

No, I can't

Yes, come on!

Remember what I said in the car

Come anyway!

I really can't

You can't, or you won't?

Neither

You forget, we talked it all over I

No, it'

We never have enough time How about tonight?

No, I can't tonight

Is your husband back?

No, why?

Where were you last night?

Last night? Wait...

I went to see my publisher

You expect me to believe you talked business all night?

It wasn't all night

Don't kid me!

At 8:12, your lights were still on

At 8:20, you drove off in your car...

At a quarter past midnight, the car...

I was showing Roland my designs

Are you still there?

Answer me...

You can't be jealous! He's not interested in women

I don't believe you

You don't?

No, not a word of it

I don't care I'm through with you

You scare me!

I want you to explain

Why are you scared of me?

Never mind I was just upset

Is that why you hung up on me?

I hung up because you insulted me

You sounded like a cop talking to a thief

Don't stay there, come in

You're right...

absolutely right

With us, i

Sit down

No... I'm so tired I'd fall asleep

There's something else...

What is it? What did I do?

I hate lying

Since we've been meeting, I'm living a lie

I meant to tell Philippe everything...

but I couldn't...

I couldn't do it either

We can't keep this up

Next week, I'm going away with Philippe

That too, it's why I couldn't go to the hotel

Remember, you used to say to me

and it always made me feel miserable

Love affairs must have a beginning, a middle

and an end

It was true!

You're right...

you're absolutely right

From now on, I won't bother you

We'll become friends again... like before

Like before...

Before what?

I'd better go home now...

What if Arlette sees you?

I'll tell her that...

that you fixed my freezer

Yes... No, I'll tell her I'm feeling better...

that I'm breathing again...

Here's my Thomas!

What'

I'm cooking

No cooking tonight!

Call the baby-sitter We're going to town

A movie, dinner... Tonight, we celebrate!

A coffee and a sanka...

I'm really glad to see you relaxed...

I'm always relaxed

Not for the past few weeks

I felt you wanted to be by yourself

In fact, I mean to visit my mother with Thomas...

to give you a break

Hell, no!

What I'd really like is to take time off...

and go away with Thomas...

on a real vacation

Look who's here

I hadn't been to Paris for years: I

They're all hysterical

I want to face Madam Jouve

I'm sorry... The chef is gone

Then, a salad for two

Tha

He's nervous

Whenever he sees baggage...

he just goes wild

I see you took the night off

He saw a movie...

Which one?

The Walking Dead

I

I think I saw it...

It'

For no reason!

His wife's an angel

I'm not so sure:

The other guy, the young one, kills the husband

No! The husband commits suicide...

and makes it look like a murder

Yes, I saw it! It'

He placed the knife above the door hinge...

Then, he stabbed himself

The knife's in one room...

the body's in the other...

He knew they'd suspect his wife

Are you sure?

Of course! The knife is in one room...

the body in the other...

He made it look like murder I

Didn't you hear it?

Sure, I did

He was asleep!

With his eyes open!

You need a drawing board...

now that you're a pro

Roland told me of a place Shall I get one?

No, I'll go myself

If this little boy was blond, he'd look like Thomas

Well, mine has dark hair

Pictures are fascinating

I prefers yours to mine

I'm sorting them:

High school, graduation, college

each one brings you closer to me

You already knew Bernard

Look

You're right Tha

This is the only time we met

My cousin was wild about him!

Here she is

Did he love her?

Why didn't they marry?

My cousin's father loved her

He checked Bernard's background...

and he told her: Do as you like

but I know his kind:

Easy to get but hard to keep

You love me?

Will you always protect me?

Come, Thomas... A picture

Mathilde, we want you in it...

Closer

You see, we can be friends

You thought we never could

Friends, may I have your attention

I'm not going to make a speech...

but I'll tell you the reason for this party

In two hours, Mathilde and I are going away

You already know that, but you don't know...

it'

Since we married and settled here

we haven't had time...

for the ritual honeymoon...

which will consecrate our marriage

And that'

I

Two love birds!

Their plane leaves at 6

I'm taking them to the airport

I'm beat!

Sit down

No, you sit down...

Just lend me your knees

You're radiant...

but Bernard looks miserable

I'd like one...

of you and Philippe

Where is he?

I'll go to get him

Never mind that, Nicole...

Come help me fix my dress

Need me?

No, Nicole will do it

Mathilde, a call for you!

There's nobody...

Yes, there's me!

We must talk... Come to the hotel... later

Tha

In my car then We must talk!

We've got nothing to say to each other

We never have time to talk

Not so loud!

I'll talk as loud as I want to!

I just ask you not to leave tonight...

or to put off your trip for a while

I'll tell you I must speak to you!

Let me go! You're crazy!

You... Go to hell!

Stop it! You're crazy

Go away!

You're mad at me

You must hate me...

I'm not mad, I don't hate you

I know you've gone through hell...

but I can't help being jealous...

jealous of her, of you

even of your suffering

And you might have trusted me enough

let me know

What could I tell you?

Arlette, our new neighbour...

it's the dame who drove me nuts 8 years ago

I thought I was mad for her

At first, I thought I could forget her

We'd see them so often

A situation like that is bound to be difficult

I

she got on my nerves

I don't understand it

I really don't

Come closer, please

Yes, it was Mathilde 8 years ago

We were so fond for each other

It was all a disaster

A disaster?

Yes, a disaster

It seemed pointless to discuss it...

and we won't I

Are you sick? What is it?

Wha

Guess what...

You've improved in the past few weeks...

with Roland's help

But you've got something else in mind

Yes, we must make new living arrangements

I asked Mrs Jouve to help us find a flat in town

That woman is god-send

You know what she did last month?

A former lover of hers who lives in New Caledonia...

came to see her in Grenoble

Well, she spent three days in Paris...

to avoid meeting him...

so he wouldn't see how she's aged

You're wrong!

You're all wrong!

That man was Odile's only love

Because of him, she jumped out of a window 20 years ago

She never let him know...

that she's a cripple because of him

She's a remarkable woman

but he never understood it

Well, neither did I

Men never understand love They're amateurs

I love you...

but I don't understand you

I've never lied in my life: i

but now, I'm living with a liar

sleeping with a liar

and I'm in love with a liar

Tell me... Wha

What?

Wha

Philippe

Right, I'm Philippe

But i

Shall I tell you what name you say?

No...

Do you remember me?

Sure, No.18

Could I rent the room by the month?

No, we only rent by the day

We're reconverting as an apartment building

Never mind...

Did you reverse it by mistake?

No, the drawing belong on the recto page

We turn profiles towards the outside margin

Do you mind?

I'm tired

I love your handwriting

If we do another book

we'll print your handwriting

If you like...

Excuse me

It'

We've got a problem with the blood stain

The drawing is very good...

but the blood stain is too crude

too violent for young readers

I worked out a variant

You're wrong!

I want the red to stand out

If not, the drawing's meaningless

Not really...

i

Look... Does this variant betray your meaning?

Betray...

I'm tired

I must go

I'll call you at home

Hello Thomas How are you?

I'm thirsty Can I go in?

Sure

Coming? Yes

Can I have some water?

You want some? No

What a nice house, the kitchen, too

Let me see your room

Where's your room?

Now nice!

Come see my toys!

What are you doing?

I like that picture...

What is it?

It'

Why is it crying?

I

What do you know about unhappiness?

Is this your first book?

Yes, i

Never mind, i

Can you sign a copy for my niece?

I leafed through it I

almost too good for children

How can you say a thing like that?

Wha

Do you know how to use this?

Were you scared?

Look at you!

Go and wash up

Just look at this mess!

Did you hear about Marcel?

I haven't seen him lately

Did he mention his blonde neighbour?

Yes, he went for her in a big way

At first! Now, he can't shake her

I don't get it

He keeps on meeting her in the elevator

He'll have to move

That'

Don't ever get involved with a neighbour

Excuse me, are you the lady who wrote this book?

Could you sign it for me, please?

Later, sir

Thank you

Look, I'm in love

Where's Mathilde?

Did you see Mathilde?

I'm looking for Mathilde

She's over there

Wha

Your husband is coming No...

This can't go on...

No, it can't

You must eat

You've lost weight

I'm ugly...

I'm skinny...

I'm garbage

I want to die

Wha

Your husband will help you

I want to understand...

I've got to understand

Contrary to what people believe...

a nervous breakdown is a real illness

What'

on the contrary!

If your wife wanted to, she'd go home in a week...

but she prefers to be sick

Right now, i

What will you do?

I'll try to convince her it'

to seek refuge in illness

By the way...

had you noticed this coming on?

No, she collapsed...

she simply collapsed!

True, she was disturbed Last week, we were downtown

There was lots of traffic

She kept on saying: Where are they all going?

I wanted to see you

I know i

but I've got to talk to you about Mathilde

I don't want to hear about her

I'll tell you anyway

I went to the clinic today

She's in a very bad way

I'm certain your visit would help

You can talk to her, reason with her

The trouble is I know her too well

If anyone can help, i

You're wrong, Bernard

You're well over it, but she's not

Please, don't insist

A man to see you

Who?

He didn't say

Tha

You can do as you like...

but when I step into her room...

the look on her face makes it clear

It isn't me she's expecting

You want me to stay?

You want me to go?

You don't care either way

Ask me why I'm late

Why are you late?

Philippe Bauchard came to see me

He insisted that I visit Mathilde

She's in clinic... In therapy

Yes, I heard Is she any better?

Not really

They prescribed shock treatment, but Philippe objected it

He's right

It helps one forget, but there are side effects

Was she pleased to see you?

I talked, but she wouldn't answer

I promised Philippe I'd go back...

but I doubt whether it will help

If I were you, I'd go back

In such cases, you never know what helps

She adored him

When she heard he was going away...

he said to himself:

I'll wait for him

so I decided to kill my mother!

What'

Tha

Back to Mrs Jouve:

When she learned her lover had gotten married...

she opened the window and jumped out

Luckily, she landed on a glass roof just below

that was 20 years ago

And now, she's cripple

Any comments?

I'd say the lady was lucky

You call that luck?

Yes, it is She was lucky to stay alive

She may fall in love again

Life has more imagination than we have, you know

One can love, or be loved more than once

Only if one is loveable...

and I'm not...

I'm just not

I seem to turn people off

What about your husband?

My husband loves me...

but he's like you:

he pretends he's listening

He says: Turn over a new leaf

But the leaf weighs a ton!

Nobody really cares

Sure, you're paid for it!

According to all those books

I should fall in love with you...

but you leave me cold

Something's wrong with the treatment

Never mind, don't talk

Instead of playing nursemaid

put new batteries in my radio They're over there

Time for your medicine

These pills are just wonderful

This one makes you hungry

This one makes you sleep

I've even got one to cheer me up...

if you take two, you become hilarious

You should try one

No, thanks I'm fine

You think so?

How's Mrs. Jouve?

She's very well

These visits give you a pain, don't they?

Not at all, but...

See, i

I'm glad you want to hear the news...

I only listen to the songs

They tell the truth

even those that sound silly

besides, they're not silly

You know what they say?

They say: Don't ever leave me

Broken-hearted me

I'm alone because I love you:

or "Love as pride"

or else You're nobody till somebody loves you

I've got to run now

I'll be back

Don't bother...

you don't have to

You can tell them...

Mission accomplished The nut is back to normal

Did you find a house?

No, a flat in town I

How's Mathilde?

Much better She's her old self

To Let

Well, this is the big day

I saw the doctor We're all set

Good! You brought the pumps

My favorite shirtwaist!

i

I don't care, I prefer the white...

because i

You remembered my raincoat!

Shall I wear my straight skirt, or the pleated one?

I like the pleated one

Take me away

Take me away, my love

I had to speak to you

Wait...

The squad car arrived at dawn

The ambulance was already there

The attendants went in with two stretchers

The coroner's report stated:

We found the bodies of a man and a woman

The man was on top of the woman's body

There was a bullet hole behind his ear...

and traces of blood on his temple

an identical wound on the woman's face...

was made by the weapon in her hand

The woman's legs were spread out

Her skirt was raised above her thighs

Her head was turned towards the window

The deaths probably occurred around 5:30am

From the position of the bodies, it may be assumed...

the two had sex just prior to their death

I suspect that Mathilde and Bernard...

won't be buried together

If I had to select an epitaph for those two...

it would be...

Neither with you, nor without you

but I doubt whether I'll be asked