Fresh Water for Flowers

Violette remembers how she secured the cemetery job for her and Philippe by claiming to visit Célia. Instead, she met with Sasha and the mayor, and Sasha began training her for her new role and teaching her what to expect. They discussed Sasha’s plans for after he left.

Violette visits with a countess whose lover’s wife has just been buried. They discuss her life loving two men. Nono and Gaston arrive; Nono has a crush on the countess. She invites him to escort her out.

Irène’s diary describes her husband becoming progressively ill and eventually being diagnosed with cancer. She and Gabriel grow apart as Irène spends more time with her husband. One morning, a woman comes to Irène’s rose nursery to buy flowers; she reveals herself to be Gabriel’s wife. Irène’s husband’s health improves, and she does not hear from Gabriel again.