Juliet Mercier is the mother of Christophe Mercier who has a reputation of being a mad woman. Many years earlier, Juliet's father, a mean old Haitian, moved into Juliet's home and sent her son, Christophe, to Paris for an education. However, her son goes missing from the guardian family in Paris and Juliet, having feared the worst, lets herself and the house go to ruins while she tends to her dying father. The young Marcel approaches her when he hears that her son Christophe may be returning in order to confirm the rumor. Juliet lures the boy inside to read to her as she has received letters from her son but is unable to read them. After her liaison with Marcel, she tries to tempt the boy back into her bed and at other times, portrays the perfect mother. At other times, she seems quite out of her mind. Either way, it is clear that she is a woman who carries her emotions on her sleeve and a grudge that will follow her to the grave.
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