L'Eau Vive plot
Félix, an old wealthy landowner in Haute de Provence, is expropriated from his property because a dam has to be built on the River Durance, so that his estate will be flooded. He receives thirty million francs in compensation but dies soon after. Hortense, his only daughter, inherits the money but the problem is that Félix has hidden the amount somewhere and it has to be found. All of Hortense's closest relatives suddenly show an interest in the "poor orphan girl", but in reality they are only after her money. Hortense turns to her uncle Simon, the only person she trusts, for support.