The Queen of Hearts Page #2

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Adele.

Thank you, Pierre.

Darling, I have good news.

I've found you a job.

A photographer at the agency needs

someone to take care of her baby.

Her name is Gladys.

I told her you're very stable

and you adore children.

You're booked

for tomorrow for a trial day.

- Tomorrow?

- Yes, tomorrow.

You're not pleased?

You're being ridiculous.

You're not eating?

Err... no.

I'm not very hungry.

I think I'm going to go to bed.

Good idea. You'll be on top form

for your meeting tomorrow.

Adele didn't see Pierre again.

She even forgot about him.

Her new job goes well

but isn't very interesting.

Day follows day, all alike.

She's often bored

and feels very lonely.

She's alive,

but only half-alive.

Rachel is very pleased.

She thinks Adele is

recovering more and more.

She shares the groceries,

does the cleaning, waters the plants.

She finds her more

and more responsible.

She gets used to her roommate.

She even starts to trust her.

Morning.

What a nice little breakfast table!

You're sleeping okay on the floor?

Your back doesn't hurt?

Actually, I wanted to ask you...

you know, with the baby-sitting,

I saved some money,

and I thought...

I could buy a little sofa-bed.

Stop right there.

I detest sofas.

Looks like a waiting room.

But it's true

this situation can't continue.

There's only one solution:

We both sleep in the same bed.

- Are you sure?

- Yes.

And we'll try it this evening.

Don't wait for me for dinner.

I might be back late.

Really? That's annoying.

I wanted to make a risotto.

Hello.

Got to rush.

Louise is still asleep.

I'm sorry, I dozed off.

Don't worry. Hurry off home.

My husband's waiting downstairs.

Thank you, sir.

Please call me Jacques.

Goodbye, Jacques.

Good bye.

You're really back late.

- I was waiting.

- She wanted me to stay late this evening.

And tomorrow, I'll be back even later.

They're going out.

- That's good, you make more money.

- That's what I thought.

Here, it's for you.

Happy birthday.

Thank you.

You remembered,

that's really nice.

Yes, because we were born

the same day.

Really, I didn't know.

Well, that's lucky, because I have

a surprise for you too. Raise your napkin.

It's the door key.

It's your key.

It's the first birthday

I've celebrated without Mathieu.

You can't forget him?

It's still a little hard, today

I don't think I'll be able to

Everything in me is so dark

I'm suffocating, strangle me

Because I'm not brave enough

to do it myself

I don't have the strength,

I want to die

Strangled

like a Hitchcock heroine

Killed by her lover

Who loved her so much,

loved her so much...

It's still a little hard, today

I don't think I'll be able to

He opened a wound in me

I'm suffering, strangle me

Because I'm not brave enough

to do it myself

I don't have the strength,

I want to die

Strangled

like a Hitchcock heroine

Killed by her lover

Who loved her so much,

loved her so much...

Loved her so much...

Loved her so much.

You need to sleep with other men.

Other men.

Good night, Adele.

So sorry, it's really late.

- Was everything okay?

- Yes.

- Isn't she lovely?

- Yes, very.

My husband's waiting downstairs

to take you home.

Adele!

I'm so lucky to have you.

Good evening.

It's the end of programming

on French Classical Radio.

Don't forget your date tomorrow

with Marie-Therese Lucon

for the 5:
45 morning program.

Wishing all our listeners

a very good night.

And that's all from us...

Adele,

it does me good to see you.

I think about you often.

I want to take you

to a very good restaurant.

It's complicated, Jacques.

Think about it.

Yes, Jacques.

Rachel,

do you think

when a man asks you to dinner at

a very good restaurant, he wants sex?

It's a good start, anyway.

Did someone invite you?

Yes.

Who?

A man.

Where did you meet him?

- In the park.

- Walking Louise?

Well yes.

Men, men... no limits.

They really have some nerve.

I'd say be careful.

On the other hand,

in your state it's urgent.

You have to sleep

with someone else to forget,

so go for it.

Thank you, Jacques,

for a lovely dinner.

Adele, you turn me on.

What's the matter?

Did it go well?

I can't understand what you're saying.

You didn't come?

You came?

That's great.

Why are you crying?

Because with Mathieu, I didn't come.

Oh boo hew, sob sob.

No messing with this one.

You're impossible.

They leave you, you cry.

You come, you cry.

You're always the victim.

It's a drag.

What's wrong with your eye?

Nothing.

Well, I'm going to bed.

I'm sorry.

I'm really impossible.

Stop saying that.

You don't believe it.

- I do, I swear.

- No, you don't believe it.

Anyway, you're so off the wall.

You accept everything, all the time.

You have no idea what that means,

to be impossible.

Why do you have

a bandage on your eye?

- Because my eye isn't well, that's why.

- Really?

- What's wrong with it?

- We don't know.

A disgusting thing

that's killing it gradually.

Can you see with it?

Not really. But with the other one

I see double.

- And the bandage, what's that for?

- That's enough questions!

It's to close it, because it's all dry.

And at night, it gets even more damaged.

- Can I ask you one more question?

- No!

Do you only cry with one eye, then?

Good night.

Good night.

You're lucky to have come.

Adele, it's disturbing.

You cry

every time we make love.

You don't let yourself go.

It's very rare.

Some women never get there.

I'm going to make a real effort.

The first times, the chances

that it works are infinitely small.

Really?

- How small?

- I don't know.

It's like winning the lottery.

So I won the lottery.

Adele, but that's fabulous!

Do you realize

how lucky we are?

Jacques, this luck

is going to stop right here.

But why?

Because I can't bear it.

You can't do that. It's ridiculous.

I'm sorry, I can't help it.

- Oh, Jacques.

- Oh, Adele.

Oh, Jacques.

Adele.

Don't try to block this love.

Stop, please.

You love me, don't deny it.

Jacques, what are you thinking?

You're rich and you want to be

loved as if you were poor.

Please get out of my car.

Don't bother to make the effort,

I'm not asleep.

I warn you, I'm very depressed.

He's not coming, my Italian.

They're all the same...

a sign of commitment, and they flee.

I've had enough.

And you? You've seen him again,

the Penetrator?

We split up.

- Why?

- It's political.

I understand.

See you this evening.

Can you watch Louise this evening?

We're going to the movies.

No, Madame,

this evening I can't, I'm sorry.

Not the other evenings, either.

But I can continue to take care

of Louise in the daytime.

I decided to continue my studies

and I'm taking evening courses.

- Rachel, can I see your eye?

- Don't even think it.

Why?

Why would I show you

that disgusting thing?

How can you tell if it's disgusting?

You can't judge that yourself.

If you show it to me though,

I could tell you.

And it's important

that you get over it.

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