In the end, Sternkowitz was exempt from paying on the condition that he didn't use the elevator, but shortly after, he was injured and confined to a wheelchair.

Then, he secretly uses the elevator so that no one can see him, and goes out to buy food in the middle of the night in the vending machine of a hospital.

When their appointment has passed by and the nurse finally goes home from her night shift, Sternkowitz honestly confesses that he's not a photographer.

The return capsule carrying astronaut John Mackenzie crash-lands on the roof of the apartment complex due to a mistake.

Wanting to cover up the emergency, NASA asks Madame Hamida, an Algerian immigrant living on the top floor of the complex, to protect him for two days until he can be picked up.