Léon Lesacq

Adaptation for TV of the play by Friedrich Durrenmatt. A very rich old lady arrives in her nearly bankrupt native village. She is ready to come to the rescue but only if her old lover who had once abandoned her pregnant is killed.

After 5 years of marriage, a relaxation occurs in the couple Jacques and Nicole. Jacques forgets that a woman in love needs tenderness and Nicole confides in her best friend.