ér ôme ▁takes ▁the ▁y acht , ▁worth ▁nine ▁million , ▁with ▁a ▁promise ▁that ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁million ▁will ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁he ▁nomin ates . ▁The ▁vessel ▁is ▁lying ▁at ▁Rot ter dam , ▁so ▁J ér ôme ▁heads ▁there ▁with ▁Per le ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁then ▁set ▁course ▁by ▁in land ▁water ways ▁for ▁Monte ▁Carlo , ▁his ▁next ▁field ▁of ▁operations . ▁▁ ▁At ▁a ▁lock ▁in ▁Champ agne , ▁the ▁fuel ▁runs ▁out ▁and ▁J ér ôme ▁has ▁no ▁ready ▁money ▁left . ▁They ▁have ▁no ▁food ▁either , ▁so ▁eventually ▁Per le ▁wal ks ▁in ▁des per ation ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁smart ▁restaurant , ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Maurice , ▁he ir ▁to ▁a ▁famous ▁win em aking ▁firm . ▁J ér ôme ▁accepts ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁circumstances ▁she ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁change ▁partners , ▁so ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁cases ▁disappear ▁in ▁Maurice ' s ▁car . ▁At ▁an ▁isolated ▁little ▁inn ▁near ▁the ▁lock , ▁J ér ôme ▁has ▁been ▁tele phon ing ▁repeatedly ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁two ▁million ▁and ▁has ▁caught ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁the ▁owner , ▁a ▁sweet ▁wid ow ▁called ▁Maria . ▁She ▁gives ▁him ▁credit , ▁cook s ▁him ▁me als ▁and ▁her ▁gentle ▁charm ▁makes ▁him ▁think ▁of ▁a ▁peace ful ▁rural ▁life . ▁Until ▁the ▁day ▁his ▁two ▁million ▁comes ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁post ▁office ▁when , ▁after ▁filling ▁up ▁with ▁fuel , ▁he ▁points ▁his ▁craft ▁south ▁for ▁the ▁Mediter rane