In this short scene, the three young men discuss the situation with their father, who has just returned from a trip to the Holy Land. The three men agree that they must proceed with their research, but they do not know why they are doing it. They do not want to risk the wrath of the Catholic Church, which they believe to be hostile to them. They feel that they are about to commit a sin, and they ask their father to forgive them for it. The father tells them that the three men have received word that they have left the abbey, and that their father has also decided to leave as well. He tells the father that he is confident that he can complete the work, but that he believes that the men have a hidden agenda. He asks the father why he is behaving this way, and the father tells him that the professors have already left, and he will look into the matter on his own