- One afternoon, Laurent is about to sneak away from work to see Thérèse. But his boss tells him that he will be fired if he keeps taking time off.
- This throws a huge wrench into Laurent and Thérèse's regularly planned meetings. Now that Laurent can no longer leave the office, the lovers become desperate to see each other.
- After about a fortnight of no lovin', Thérèse sneaks off to see Laurent, under cover of a lie that she has to visit a customer.
- Lots of sex.
- Then, of course Laurent and Thérèse talk about how they wish Camille were dead.
- After Thérèse leaves, Laurent's mind drifts to thoughts of murder. He cannot stand being separated from Thérèse, and like any idiot in a book or movie, he thinks killing Camille will solve all of his problems.
- Laurent falls asleep chanting to himself, "I shall kill him, I shall kill him."