The next morning, the company's chief complains to his wife that he's been called to the hospital because of an altercation between his wife and her husband. The woman tells him that her husband has been arrested for attempted murder and domestic violence, but that she doesn't want to cause any more trouble for the company or her husband's company. She says that she must not cause any further trouble for her husband or the company, since he is the one who has caused all of this trouble. The chief says that he has heard rumors that shinozaki has been having an affair with Amiya, and that the office has received a call about it, but there is nothing to it. He asks her to make it easy for him to come back to work, and she agrees.