In this short scene, the sexless wife complains to herself that she has to prepare dinner because she finds pleasure in sexual pleasures. She wonders what she should do now that shinji is not home, and she wonders if he is still having sex with her. When she returns home, she is surprised to find that he has gone to a brothel. She is upset that he would go to such a place, but she is unable to complain because she has a secret.