Stella is a failed actress who loses her ability to laugh after sustaining a brain injury. Without humor, she feels she 'cant function anymore. Her neurologist advices her to meet Frank, a geologist-driller-blaster who works in a stone quarry and suffers from the same syndrome...

On Bernadette's advice, Jacqueline calls Gustave. She wants him to intervene with Jérôme, with whom she no longer wishes to speak. However, Gustave refuses to help her without saying why. She then calls Denise. Denise knows the reason, but she doesn't want to tell her either. Denise does offer to help Jacqueline, though...