At the beginning of the episode, we are informed that the two British airmen have been hidden, by the resistance, in a nearby nunnery. Since René has been "shot dead" and is now posing as his own twin brother, Edith - who is now a widow - is looking for his will. René is not worried she will find it, since he has hidden it in their cuckoo clock - but she does find it. It leaves everything he owns to her, except a billiard table (for Maria) and a couch (for Yvette). Since Lieutenant Gruber has arrived, they have to play along with the charade. After they have had a toast to René's memory, Edith takes some money from the till to go and buy herself a new hat.