When asked about the married couple's past, the man had forgotten some details and was not able to answer the questions as well as the alleged impostor; however, when the two men were both presented to the Guerre family, the case was closed: Pierre, Bertrande, and Martin's four sisters all agreed that the newly arrived man was the true Martin Guerre.
Cando foi preguntado sobre o pasado do matrimonio, o home non lembraba algúns detalles e non foi capaz de contestar as preguntas tan ben como o impostor; con todo, cando os dous homes foron presentados diante da familia Guerre, o caso quedou pechado: Pierre, Bertrande, e as catro irmás de Martin estiveron de acordo en que que o home que acababa de chegar era o verdadeiro Martin Guerre.