The scene opens in the pitti palace. It is a famous building in Rome, which was once the home of the Medici family. The two artists who were at the orchard when the mob attacked them are now at the chapel waiting for their master to speak. The master, who is dressed in the pope's outfit, begins his speech by confessing to the god that he has sinned through his own fault. He says that he will die for the god, whether his knife is at his throat or cutting his throat, it's none of his business. The god tells him that if he killed him directly, he would sleep well from the next day, but he warns him not to worry about tomorrow because tomorrow's problems are his own. He then tells them to burn the bodies in the backyard.