Even though Karl agrees with Albert's advice, he jumps his chances to seduce Anna, who he soon concludes is very naive and easy to manipulate.

The next day, Karl insults Sophie and lies about being the illegitimate son of royalty in order to extort money from her.

He next uses a jewel he has found from Eloise the day before in the car to gain respect from Anna, though she is disgusted by what he has done to Sophie and rejects it.

Eloise later discusses the matter with the Baron, and Albert overhears her saying that Karl and Anna are involved in an affair.

Eloise, who is excited about the scandal, arranges for them to have some privacy together on a fishing trip, but at the last minute, the Baron demands that Albert come along.

As soon as Albert returns from the trip, he fires Karl for a plausible reason and then unleashes his frustration on Anna by criticizing her appearance.

That night, Sophie, unhappy, offers Karl all her savings in order to realize her dream of running away with him and opening their own shop.

The next morning, Karl, with Sophie's savings, packs his bags to leave for Paris and begs Anna to join him.

Anna tries to escape from him with Sophie's money but they end up knocking over a large rack of wine bottles, attracting attention from the Baron.

Anna, afraid that one might kill the other, calls the Baron and Albert makes Karl confess about his many deceptions.