Germaine is a French woman who’s romantically involved with Vincent. Anna and Walter go on a short vacation in the countryside with Germaine and Vincent, but the entire weekend is ruined because Germaine and Vincent got into an argument shortly before arriving. Germaine spends the weekend berating Vincent and suggesting that he doesn’t care about women, but Anna doesn’t know why—until, that is, Walter explains that Vincent is going away for a while and didn’t tell Germaine until the last minute. Germaine is also angry because she thinks Vincent isn’t leaving her enough money. In the course of this conversation, Anna learns that Walter is also leaving with Vincent. She thus understands Germaine’s anger. Unlike Germaine, though, she keeps her disappointment to herself, ultimately responding in a much more passive manner.