She drank and danced all night with the other women, just as she had always dreamed. He was exactly who he wanted to be at that very moment. For a short time he was living the life he had always dreamed of. Mathilde was a completely different person at this party. She was happy, vibrant and full of life. Unfortunately the night has come to an end. When she and her husband left the party they couldn't find a taxi and started walking. Not long after they came across an old carriage which took them to their door. Inside, as she looked at herself in the mirror before undressing, she realized that the necklace was missing, it was no longer around her neck! She was no longer the happy, vibrant woman she was just moments before. She let out a scream and her husband asked her what was wrong. «I... I... I no longer have Madame Forestier's necklace...» (Maupassant). Scared and panicked, he went to look for him, he was nowhere to be found. They tried the police station and placed adverts in the newspaper offering a reward, but to no avail. They decided it was best to lie to Madame Forestier and tell her that the clasp had broken and they were repairing it. Meanwhile, they planned to replace the diamonds. To afford such a magnificent jewel they had to borrow the money. Take a thousand here and a thousand there from many men and make agreements to pay them