The Governess tells her son that she is worried about him. She tells him that he has been absent from school for a while, and that the school's director was furious that he had not contacted his parents. She also informs him that the victim of a recent murder had features similar to him, and the Governess was worried that he might have committed suicide. She asks him when he will return to class, and he tells her that he will. She then tells him to take a rest, and she promises to get him something to eat.