Returning late from a romantic date, a man searches for every possible and unimaginable excuse to explain his lateness to his wife. His guilt turns on him when he finds out she's not home. The character created by Sasha Guitry in 1915, eaten away by jealousy, then imagines all her adventures.

Revenant tard d’un rendez-vous galant, un homme cherche toutes les excuses possibles et inimaginables pour expliquer son retard à sa femme. Sa culpabilité se retourne contre lui lorsqu’il s’aperçoit qu’elle n’est pas à la maison.