Séverine later gets involved with a young gangster named Marcel. He offers her the thrills and excitement of her fantasy. Marcel later becomes very demanding and jealous. Séverine decides to leave the brothel under Madame Anaïs' agreement. Séverine also worries about Husson. He has discovered her secret life at the brothel. One of Marcel's gangster associates follows Séverine to her house. Marcel visits her. He threatens telling her secret to her husband. She pleads for him to leave. And he does.