war ▁camp , ▁Paul ▁A ub ert ▁is ▁shot , ▁but ▁his ▁friend ▁Jean ▁Rena ud ▁man ages ▁to ▁get ▁away ▁safely . ▁Jean ▁leaves ▁him ▁for ▁dead ▁and ▁travel s ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Paul ' s ▁bel oved ▁wife , ▁Mar ise . ▁ ▁Mar ise ▁is ▁shock ed ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁Jean ▁knows ▁pract ically ▁everything ▁about ▁her , ▁Paul ▁having ▁conf ided ▁in ▁his ▁friend ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁camp . ▁Jean ▁has ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her ▁from ▁these ▁stories , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁makes ▁rom antic ▁adv ances , ▁Mar ise ▁orders ▁him ▁to ▁leave . ▁ ▁Paul ▁is ▁not ▁dead . ▁He ▁writes ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Mar ise , ▁explaining ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁a ▁hospital ▁so ▁he ▁can ▁return ▁to ▁her . ▁Jean ▁intercept s ▁the ▁letter ▁and ▁keeps ▁it ▁from ▁Mar ise . ▁In ▁time , ▁a ▁relationship ▁between ▁them ▁grows . ▁Mar ise ▁remains ▁uncertain ▁whether ▁she ▁is ▁being ▁un true ▁to ▁her ▁husband , ▁who ▁suddenly ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Mar ise ▁is ▁ec static ▁to ▁have ▁him ▁back , ▁but ▁conf esses ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Jean . ▁Paul ▁confront s ▁his ▁friend ▁over ▁the ▁bet ray al ▁and ▁Jean ▁pull s ▁a ▁gun ▁on ▁him . ▁They ▁struggle , ▁and ▁Jean ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁fall ▁from ▁a ▁cl iff . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Gre er ▁Gar son ▁as ▁Mar ise ▁ ▁Robert ▁Mitch um ▁as ▁Paul ▁ ▁Richard ▁Hart ▁as ▁Jean ▁ ▁Cec il