Fresh Water for Flowers

Violette speaks to her daughter, remembering the day she learned of her death. She and three other children were caught in a fire while they were asleep. Violette received the call at home and fell into a deep depression. Philippe called Célia to come take care of Violette while he and his parents went to the place Léonine was staying. They arranged to have the bodies buried in the cemetery where Violette and Philippe would later live. Violette went to the sea to mourn her daughter. While there, she went into the water and felt Léonine’s presence beside her. Célia then pulled her from the water.

In the present, Violette visits with Father Cédric. She and the priest have lunch together and discuss his longing to have a child. He is adamant that he will never leave the priesthood.

After Léonine’s death, Violette and Philippe get rid of her things and no longer celebrate holidays. Violette self-medicates with alcohol and lives as though in a coma. Philippe tries to get compensation for Léonine. The two of them no longer speak. One day, Violette receives a plaque for Léonine with no return address. She also comes across a list Philippe wrote of the hotel staff working when Léonine died.