In prison, a young woman named "Zhao jing" is being held for the murder of her stepfather. She is brought into the prison by her aunt, "Auntie liu," who has been in prison for six years. The woman tells her that she has killed her stepfather and that she killed another person back in her day. She tells the young woman to behave well so that she can be "commended sente" , or sent to a different part of the prison. She also tells the girl that her name is "zhao liu" and that her surname is "liu" . The young woman tells the woman that she will be taken care of in the prison, and the woman thanks her, saying that there are "kind and warm people" in prison too. The girl tells her to get ready for lunch, which is early, and to come sit with her and her aunt for dinner