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In a modestly furnished bedroom of an early‑twentieth‑century home, the bank clerk’s assistant Gaston bursts in, umbrella in hand, convinced that something is amiss. He hears the key in the lock and imagines his wife Marie slipping out and returning in a strange blue‑belted dress, a vision that rattles his nerves. The scene crackles with his inner monologue, each fleeting thought turning ordinary details—rain‑soaked streets, a missing figure on a corner—into evidence of betrayal. His suspicion hangs in the air, making the small room feel suddenly oppressive.

When Marie finally appears, her hurried entrance and casual chatter about errands clash with Gaston’s mounting dread. Their sharp, fragmented dialogue, punctuated by the brief, polite presence of the maid Catherine, reveals a marriage teetering between routine and unraveling trust. Listeners are drawn into a tense domestic slice of life, where ordinary morning rituals become the stage for jealousy, misunderstanding, and the unsettling question of what really lies behind a simple trip to town.