 One after the other, they fall into ruin under Bette's subtle guidance.Baron Hulot suffers a debilitating stroke, Hortense finds herself in prison, Bette's nephew, Victoren, flees for his life from loan sharks, Wenceslas is left a dead mockery of an artist, and the family name is in shamed and impoverished tatters.Bette ends the film successful and triumphant.