Charles is a good husband ;he is not handsome but he contents himself with his collection of stamps ,his slippers and his crepes .Fernande is the perfect housewife who can cook leg of lamb and crepes but she realizes how unfulfilled her life is.She's still dreaming of a passionate love ,When Charles learns that his wife and her lover want to poison him,he thinks of killing both of them but he feels that his time is almost through anyway.Like his old dog,he thinks he's living on borrowed time.