The scene opens in a barroom in Paris, where the Governess is preparing for the arrival of her new lover. She's worried that he's going to beat up people, but she reassures him that she'll be fine. She tells him to grab a bite to eat, and he does. The Governess complains that she hasn't taken a shower in a while, and she says she's been sweating a lot. She says she doesn't want him to stop seeing her, and that she will make him want her more. The two of them decide to go to a bar together, and the girl wonders why they're hesitating about going. The man says he'll go anyway, and they'll have a good time. He tells her that he treats her like a "human being" and that he has treated him like one himself. The girl wonders if the man is beating up people at the bar, but the man assures her