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Emma sinks deeper into the spiral of deceit and, in order to finance presents and trysts in Rouen, deeper into debt with Lheureux. When, on the death of his uncle, Charles is left property, Emma conspires with Lheureux to obtain power of ...See moreEmma sinks deeper into the spiral of deceit and, in order to finance presents and trysts in Rouen, deeper into debt with Lheureux. When, on the death of his uncle, Charles is left property, Emma conspires with Lheureux to obtain power of attorney over the estate. Despite fierce opposition from her mother-in-law, she achieves this and continues to fund the illicit meetings with Leon. But, as the debts mount, the love affair dwindles. Lheureux sells on the debt to another moneylender who gives Emma only two days to find enough money to keep him at bay. Recklessly she pawns her daughter's rattle for a night of wild revelry with Leon at the Rouen Carnival. She asks Leon to steal from his employer to pay her debts - he refuses her. In a desperate state Emma visits Lheureux's familiar the lawyer who drew up the power of attorney his answer is to offer her money for her body, which she refuses.See less