Jack barges in, claiming the house and threatening to kick everyone out. The women, Edith, Jane, Tina and Peach, face an empty larder and plan to gather potherbs, worried Jack will hand them to Nelly and leave the household starving. Tempers flare; some urge abandoning him, but Peach forbids judgment, insisting Jack is still their brother-in-law and ordering patience on pain of exile. Edith accepts an apology. Jack asks if he will ever come around, leaving the family hungry and uncertain whether patience will change him.