For several days, she wandered near the building on the Orfevre quay until she approached a policeman to ask whether the office of Commissioner Maigret was located here. And she decided. LaPointe received her and listened attentively, but didn’t let her in to Maigret. So she was forced to wait for several hours until Maigret came out into the street—and tell him about things that change their places. Maigret promised to visit her apartment soon, but in the morning her body was found in the apartment. Blaming himself for not paying enough attention, Maigret begins searching for the killer.