The scene opens with a soliloquy by the Governess, in which she laments the fact that she has been forced to live with a fierce and violent man. The Governess tells her son that he must return home immediately. She tells him that her son has just called to say that he will be returning home that evening. She asks him to stay with her and her son, but he refuses, saying that he is returning home to normal life. He tells her that he has not heard from her for a week, and she tells him to go to the hospital. He asks her to rummage around for a place to sleep, but she refuses to listen to him. She says that she will not care if his wound is reopened, as long as he returns to normal. She then asks him how he knew his name, and he says that he did not know her name at all. She gives him a map of the city, and when he finds it, he thanks her for picking it up.