The next morning, the Queen is informed that someone has found out that she has been murdering her heirs. The King is angry and wants to take action against her. He has ordered her to be imprisoned in the Palace of the Phoenix for her "misconduct." The Queen protests that she gave her son the chance to be the heir to the throne, and that he has no right to do so. The Queen tells her son that she wants him to commit suicide, but he refuses to listen to her