Watch Your Wife

James Langham, a writer whose creative output is often stifled by domestic friction, finds himself untethered when his marriage to the wealthy socialite Claudia dissolves into a bitter divorce. While Claudia seeks refuge in the gilded halls of a luxury hotel, she is quickly pursued by Alphonse Marsac, a charming but transparently opportunistic European aristocrat eyeing her inheritance. Left to rot in his cavernous family mansion, James decides on a bizarrely practical solution to his loneliness and household neglect: he visits a specialized agency to 'rent' a wife. This hired companion, intended to be a strictly professional presence, becomes the catalyst for a chaotic misunderstanding when Claudia returns to find another woman in her former home. Consumed by a jealous impulse, Claudia agrees to marry Marsac, setting off a frantic chase. The resolution involves a literal locomotive abduction, as James realizes that the only way to save his marriage is to aggressively reclaim it, leading to a second walk down the aisle that is as much about pride as it is about love.