The Decommissioned Power Plant serves as a prospective meeting place for two separate encounters, linking Clémence’s plans with Anthony Casati’s attempt to reach Stéphanie. The novel establishes it as a site of anticipation and private communication, but does not confirm that either planned meeting takes place.

Setting and Planned Meetings

Clémence has arranged to meet her cousin near the Decommissioned Power Plant that evening. They have already met a couple of times, and she wants to see him again. The location is given as the vicinity of the plant rather than a precise point within it, making it a landmark for their intended rendezvous.

Later, after leaving the Heillange Sailing Club, Anthony writes Stéphanie a short note and hands it to her in front of the watching party. The two lines, written in blue ink, ask her to meet him behind the old power plant two days later. The novel thus associates the same location with a second, distinct appointment, this time initiated through a written invitation.

Narrative Role

In both episodes, the plant’s setting is tied to an anticipated meeting rather than a completed encounter. Clémence’s plan reflects her eagerness to see her cousin again; Anthony’s note turns the place into the destination of a direct appeal to Stéphanie after his conspicuous departure from the club. The repeated use of the site gives it a quiet narrative role as a point toward which private desire and uncertain possibility are directed, while leaving the outcomes of the appointments unresolved.