In this short scene, we learn that Cai Ming-liang and his sister-in-law, Madame Bo, are in the middle of a conversation. Madame Bo is trying to convince Cai Ming to marry her daughter, and she is interrupted by the sound of a trumpet. The trumpet blows, and Madame Bo realizes that she is in danger. She tells Cai Ming that she has to go to the prison immediately to get her husband out of there.