The Governess explains that she has prepared a gift for her godson and her daughter: a wax statue of the Governess's godfather. He is the man who gave them the money after their mother's accident. She says that if she can find him, she will be able to discover who killed her mother. She tells her daughter that she is trying to find her family, but that she does not have any sisters. She wants to confirm this with her parents, but they have not told her that they have any other children.