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One night at the end of May...

...the first to arrive, Poulain,

a former Mayor...

...found the door closed

Anybody there?

Hello, Duvert

Poulain!

- Where are you going?

- Over there. Aren't you?

Don't bother. The house is closed

Very funny

I'm not joking

I'll go with you if you like,

but I assure you it's closed

There are sailors outside

You, upstairs!

You see?

It's closed. So is the caf

The police must have locked it

I would never have allowed it

when I was Mayor

- That's how wars get started

- Let's go. I don't like it

If we were found here, we'd look...

- We'd look like what we are

- It's not worth it

The men shouting are English.

They're used to fights

In their country, it's like fencing

Look

- It's Tourneveau

- Of course, it's Saturday

My dear friend, I have some

sad news

- We've just been to the house

- It's closed, I know

Where are you going now?

Do you know another place?

I'm afraid not. I was going back to

make sure, but if you're certain...

Let's go for a walk.

It's a beautiful night

Why were you so keen to

make sure?

You're forgetting I'm married with

children. I only go out on Saturdays

You single men are lucky.

You can go when you like

We don't have families

But loneliness is tragic, isn't it?

Worse, even

Let's walk, then.

It's a beautiful night

Yes, it is

The three men met young Philippe,

the banker's son, a regular...

...and Pimpesse, the tax collector

Then Dupuis, the insurance broker

Then Vasse, the Judge

What's wrong?

Is it closed?

What's happened? Why?

What a shame

Their walk took them to the jetty

It's beautiful

Yes, it's beautiful - the foam

on the crests of the waves

Yes, the monotonous sound

of the sea

It's beautiful

- It's not funny

- No, you're right

It's typical it shuts on a Saturday

Why?

- It's bad news for Tourneveau

- That's right

I'd had such a nice dinner...

...of ceps

This time of year?

Obviously not picked locally

Yes, from around here

There are no ceps around

I should know. I ate them

But you didn't pick them locally

No, my eldest daughter did

She spent two hours in the woods

picking them

She spent two hours in the woods

picking!

What are you laughing at?

My daughter knows what she's doing

Oh, yes

She's almost 17

I don't know what she's almost,

but she's something!

You're insulting my daughter

As former Mayor,

I say the tax collector is wrong

Why?

I found out many things

when I was Mayor

Like what?

What tax collectors earn

A new altercation started between

the former Mayor and Dupuis...

...about tax collectors' wages

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