On the verge of committing suicide, Cécile, a middle-aged woman, suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, contemplates her life in Townsville, and with that of her husband, Alain, whom in hindsight she believes to have made a mistake in marrying. The reasons as to why Cécile believes her marriage to be flawed stem from the fact that Alain is unsupportive of her artistic ambitions as well as her dreams of travelling. Compounding their mutual incompatibility is Alain’s authoritarian mother, Eleanor, who stays with them in order to care for Cecile, but she also undermines her son’s marriage with her overpowering religious beliefs. Drawn into this marital melee is Julie, an old friend of Cécile but also the secret lover of Alain with whom they plan to profit from Cécile’s death.
