Rapax

Widow Simone dArgentières lives in Neuilly with her son Jean and her friend Hélène Castillon whose brother Georges wants to marry Simone Both the chauffeur Pistol and the servant Malar are in love with the maid Prunette Georges makes a deal with businessman Paramine in the hope of ending his financial troubles while Albert DAmentières proposes to his sisterinlaw Simone who declines arguing that she does not wish to give Jean a stepfather Hélène overhears this and repeats it to Georges who says in front of the servants What a shame she has a son Little Jean leaves for a vacation with old father Pailloux at the country Gypsies settle near by and their leader Luigi meets Paramine who is here under the assumed name of Simon and gives him money The next day little Jean disappears