At a funeral in River City, a crowd turns on a woman forced to serve Mr. Hanson—gossip calls it cruel and accuses her of sleeping with a fool near Terry Smith's burial. Mr. Scott is summoned; a messenger warns that Mr. Hanson is waiting. The crowd presses the woman to explain. When someone demands she speak, she insists, "I was set up." As Mr. Scott moves toward the confrontation, witnesses jeer and the woman's denial leaves the motive and outcome unresolved.