Waiting an hour early at a restaurant for a date, a young man sits silent while friends tease him and pry. He explains he met the girl when she was nine and he was thirteen, after losing relatives and hiding in an attic until a maid (Madam) coaxed him down to eat. He insists she doesn’t love him but wants to use him—yet he wants to be the only one she can use. Friends press him to confess. The group readies for a lively date; someone shouts "Mike!" and whether he will finally confess remains unresolved.