The scene opens with a flashback to a time when the Governess's daughter was almost killed by a heart attack. The Governess is worried about her daughter's health and is afraid that she will not be able to see her again. She tells her daughter that her father has gone out to care for something and that there is still time for her to visit her. She asks her daughter if she is okay and she says that she is. She then asks her father what he came to look at. He says that he heard about the death of his daughter and came to see if she was okay. He tells her that she should not get involved in the events that have happened between her and her father. He also tells her to shut up and not to worry about her father's death.