In this short scene, we learn that Uriah, Elmire, and the others are trapped in the aqueduct. Uriah and Elmire are afraid that the soldiers will find them and kill them if they remain in the room. Elmire tries to convince Uriah that they can escape through the door to the aqueduct, but Uriah refuses to listen to her. He tells her that they will die anyway if they do not send a girl to help them escape.