The scene opens with a conversation between the boss and his sister. The boss is angry that his sister has come to live with his family. He tells her that his temple is too small to entertain her, and that he has never seen her make such a fuss about her brother changing his bride-to-be or about her son getting married. He says that he's never seen such a mother who would drug her daughter-in-law and send her son to sleep with her. He also says that his brother is a "charge of genius" who has hired a "gossiper" to spy on his wife and her husband. He calls his wife a "bastard" and says he will not let her suffer like that. He asks the boss to introduce his friends who are unmarried to him without having to tell his brother.