following them, and Sandra receives mysterious phone calls. In his exasperation, Paul throws away her mobile phone. Paul finally confronts Sandra near Paris and demands an explanation. Sandra tells the sorry tale
of how the Rovello family are in the power of Andrea and his associates, and the business they are involved in is smuggling works of art, some of which are hidden in Paul’s car.
Paul and Sandra decide to return to Italy. Early the next morning, they are surprised by Andrea and his friends, who have tracked them by a radio signal fitted to their car. They are kept prisoner at a farmhouse near Dieppe, but Paul manages to escape and release Sandra. They make a desperate dash south, having sabotaged the other cars.
They are nearing the south when Paul realises that Andrea and company have caught up with them. A frantic motorway chase follows. Paul’s reckless driving attracts the attention of the motorway police. The chase ends in a multiple accident in which Paul is injured, Sandra seriously, and Andrea is killed. The threat to the Rovello family is removed and
Mr Rovello and Sandra can resume a normal life.
Paul and Sandra later marry, but the marriage doesn’t last long. She emigrates to the USA with her second husband, and Paul leads a solitary life in Como, still thinking about his first wife Jacky, and how our lives can be changed by sheer chance.