In the suburbs of Paris, an old maid has just been murdered. Every body talks about that, except the misanthrope Mr Hire. The same evening, Alice, just getting out of jail, arrives and meets up with her lover Alfred again. They act as they do not know each other, for Alice went to jail to spare Alfred. But Mr Hire falls in love with Alice, and he knows Alfred is the murderer... 译文(2): 在巴黎郊区，一个老处女刚刚被谋杀了。每个人都在谈论这个，除了那个厌世者 Hire 先生。同一天晚上，刚刚出狱的爱丽丝来到这里，再次见到了她的情人阿尔弗雷德。他们表现得好像不认识对方，因为爱丽丝进监狱是为了放过阿尔弗雷德。但 Hire 先生爱上了 Alice 他知道 Alfred 是凶手..。
