Laura lives in a Hotel in Britanny and meets there an old man. Laura looks like his wife Lise, who's killed by the Gestapo...

Madame G is an older woman with a daughter, who works as a shopgirl, and an alcoholic husband. Madame G works as dishwasher in a popular restaurant in the village. Her husband unhappy with his life is bitter and abusive. Madame G dreams of winning enough money to escape and find a new life.