When the mayor arrives, he is surprised to find that he has been invited to a dinner party. He is also surprised to learn that the dinner party is being held at the home of one of the richest families in the city. The mayor asks the woman to be his special councilor. The woman, who has been working for the mayor for two years, says that the alliance has been squeezing the citizens and the contradictions between the upper and lower classes have intensified. She asks the mayor if he is more kind to her than he was to the gossip. She says that she is showing her respect to the mayor by working for him for the past two years.