"Marie-Laur now, probably, is calling the police. The scandal will break in the morning. Everyone is in shock to learn that Georges Sévre has taken his own life—shooting himself in the head—and that his son-in-law, Philippe Meribelle, has run away. Is that true?
Everything has gotten so complicated!.. In fact, Meribelle killed himself, and it was he, Sévre, who came up with the hoax to pass the death off as something else… Of course! It can’t be anything like that! And in the end, the pursuers will easily find out the truth.
Then he’ll be accused of killing Meribelle. Fortunately, he’ll be able to show a letter, but…"
What intrigue underlies the next detective novel by the acknowledged masters writing under the pseudonym Boileau-Narcejac? Who made the fateful mistake? Is the accused guilty? All the answers are on the pages of this novel.