As he carefully hides the bundle of bulrushes aboard he boat, his wife pets their dog and then runs down to the water""s edge where he is preparing the boat.His only source of escape and pleasure, other than nostalgia for the past, was secretively watching his neighbor Sally Matthews (Susan Sarandon, director Malle""s girlfriend at the time of filming) - a younger, cynical clam-bar waitress who ritualistically performed a sexy lemon-wash of herself at her window within his apartment""s view.They would establish the world""s first company dedicated to investigating paranormal phenomenon, capturing, and eliminating poltergeists, spirits, ghosts, and other haunts.He attempted to make conversation:Jeff: My name is Jeff Markam, and I haven""t talked o anybody who hasn""t tried to sell me something for ten days.