The scene opens with the parents of a lost child lamenting the loss of their daughter. They are joined by their son-in-law, who has just returned from a trip to the Middle East. The father of the lost child asks the father of his new bride-to-be if they can take this as a sign of their sympathy for their daughter's parents. The bride replies that they are parents now, and that their son will bring blessings on their child. She says that she will let the ring go for the sake of her son. She then asks her husband if he has already gotten back together with another man. He says that he hasn't, and asks her why he is wearing the ring. She replies that she is the wife of the man she is marrying, and she will take care of him. She asks him if he is drinking too much, and he says