Louis Davernel divorces Aline in order to marry his pretty young mistress, Odile, with whom he is madly in love. The day of the reconciliation hearings Aline is upset and hurt, torn with anguish at seeing her husband again.For her keeping of her four children and to obtain an adequate maintenance allowance to bring them up.She is also going to have to leave the comfortable family house sold so they could split between them their former marriage goods, and get used to living in a simple apartment.For Louis everything is easy. He has the feeling his life is beginning all over again. His new house is arranged with care, he has the right to have his children every other weekend and one month in the summer.The children seem to be visibly pleased to go their father and do so more and more frequently especially since the birth of a little baby brother.The two younger children ask to leave their mother. As for the eldest, one leaves home, the other announces marriage. This time, it is complete loneliness for Aline…