The scene opens in the lobby of a hotel in Shanghai, where the Governess is waiting for her husband to return from a business trip. The Governess feels terrible for letting him go, but she is comforted by the fact that he is done with her and will not try to bully her anymore. She tells him that she has broken her promise to him and that he should not go back on his word. She asks him why he is behaving like a thief, and he tells her that it is a long story, and that she should forget it. After ten minutes in the interview room, he congratulates her on her acceptance, and she is happy to see that she can report back to the set the next day