Max confronts his wife Charlotte with the discovery that she has been lying about her business trips abroad after finding her passport hidden at home. Using sharp wit and drunken deflection, Max reveals he has known about her infidelity for some time, while Charlotte struggles with the violation of her privacy.
MAX: Let's call the whole thing off . . .
CHARLOTTE: Fancy a drink? Another drink?
MAX: How's old Basel, then? Keeping fit?
CHARLOTTE: Are you a tiny bit sloshed?
MAX: Certainly.
CHARLOTTE: I didn't go to Basel.
MAX: No? Where did you go, then?
CHARLOTTE: Geneva.
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