In this chapter, we learn that Jelinek has been arrested on charges of federal treason. He has lost his memory and cannot remember anything. He apologizes for the trouble he's caused everyone, but he won't say anything to Elmire about it. He says he'll cooperate with the authorities. He thanks everyone for their kindness, and says that he can't stop them from returning to their evil ways. He refuses to allow them to go back to their old ways, even if they're sentenced to death. He's not going to let them go anywhere, he says. He doesn't want to see them again, and he refuses to blame himself for what's going to happen to them. He tells the authorities to arrest everyone who's involved in the plot against the council. He also says that it's his fault that they arrested him, because he was in the right place at the right time. They're all going to be with him, and they'll be there for Elmire's sake, too.