▁Me ant ime , ▁Luc ie ▁wor ries ▁about ▁her ▁p enn il ess ▁sister ▁who ▁has ▁mental ▁health ▁problems ▁and ▁her ▁daughter - in - law ▁who ▁has ▁become ▁sad . ▁Paul ▁refers ▁to ▁' her ▁son ' ▁when ▁she ▁tal ks ▁about ▁this , ▁although ▁the ▁man ▁is ▁' our ▁son ', ▁which ▁illustr ates ▁Paul ' s ▁distance ▁from ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Paul ▁becomes ▁dist ract ed ▁at ▁work ▁and ▁his ▁manager ▁suggests ▁he ▁takes ▁a ▁hol iday ▁thinking ▁he ▁is ▁experien cing ▁burn - out . ▁Paul ▁is ▁drawn ▁towards ▁sp ending ▁time ▁with ▁Lou , ▁though ▁initially , ▁after ▁seeing ▁her ▁with ▁a ▁colle ague , ▁Den is , ▁( per haps ▁as ▁a ▁client ? ), ▁he ▁gra bs ▁her ▁and ▁sh outs ▁at ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁street . ▁Later , ▁they ▁meet ▁when ▁he ▁has ▁his ▁grand d augh ter ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁park . ▁When ▁his ▁daughter - in - law ▁approaches , ▁Lou ▁deliber ately ▁touch es ▁his ▁arm ▁and ▁kiss es ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁che ek . ▁ ▁Paul ▁may ▁be ▁drawn ▁to ▁Lou ' s ▁emot ional ▁fra ilty ▁and ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁art . ▁Plus , ▁of ▁course , ▁she ▁is ▁beautiful . ▁Or ▁perhaps ▁he ▁thinks ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁younger ▁life ▁and ▁missed ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁Luc ie ' s ▁sister ▁is ▁found ▁half - nak ed ▁on ▁a ▁roof ▁and ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁secure ▁hospital . ▁Luc ie ▁calls ▁up ▁Den is ▁for ▁comfort . ▁Den