Raymonde Chandebise, very jealous, suspects her husband, Victor Emmanuel, director of the Boston Life Company, of cheating on her. To tell the truth, his sexual inactivity put him “on notice”... Lucienne, married to the fiery Homenidès, agrees to write a fragrant note to Monsieur Chantedebise. Raymonde, posing as a stranger, arranges to meet her husband at the Hotel du Minet Galant in Montretout.