A mother confronts her son in bed after he skipped greeting the family at the main house. She tells him she pulled him from a poor village and made him the Miller's heir, then scolds him for tantrums, littering, and disrespect. A friend reports Nathan was seen leaving a bar with shady people and lied about being in the hospital. The mother demands reflection and orders him to stop pretending to be dead. His alibi is exposed; he is left exposed and must answer the family's accusations, with his reaction unresolved.