Chapter 2 opens with a description of the Countess's portrait, which is not there because she is still alive. The Countess is the main character in the game, and she often uses this card to make the other characters suffer. The scene shifts to the theater, where the family is waiting for the play to begin. The family is shocked to find that the countess and her husband are not there, and they are planning to kill her tomorrow night. The countess, however, loves her husband very much, so she does not need the family's help. She will be killed the next day, and the family will not be able to attend the theater with her