5.4

The Thirst for Gold

Urbain Donnadieu’s first love is money. It’s also his second, third and fourth love. The only reason he married – a tax inspector named Fleurette – was to avoid a fine for tax evasion. For several years, he has been stealing money from his construction company and buying gold bars with his ill-gotten gains. His plan is to deposit all this wealth in a Swiss Bank, where neither his wife – whom he is about to divorce – …