Picking up moments after the end of Marius, this film follows Fannyâs grief after Mariusâs departureâand her realization that sheâs pregnant. Panisse continues courting her and embraces the babyâs impending arrival as a gift, so long as its paternity remains a secret. Fanny and Panisse wed, but after her babyâs birth, Marius returns unexpectedly and demands what he believes is still his.