Le nouveau testament

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Ludie Marcelin cheats on her husband, Jean, with a younger man. The deceived man, a famous doctor, who is perfectly aware his misfortune, decides to write a new will and then pretends to be dead. He also has his jacket brought home. In a pocket Lucie and her friends discover the "testament" and are horrified but its contents : on the one hand, Jean reveals his past sexual escapades and states that he recognizes the illegitimate daughter he had with another woman. On the other hand, he exposes all the hypocrisies and dirty secrets of his wife and friends. Panic sets in. Just then, the dead man... reappears.