The scene opens in the chocolate factory, where Rosa is trying to eat a piece of cake that she bought for her lover. She is upset that she has not been able to eat the cake, but the chocolate is so good that she cannot believe she has eaten it. She tells the chocolate lover to give her his finger, but he refuses. He tells her that she should treat her injury as a "work injury" and ask her employer to pay for her medical bills. He says that he will not try to cheer her up by saying "nice things" to her, as she is one of his employees. He asks her to watch her language, as they are about to get divorced