A sudden kiss sparks shouting when a man bursts in and declares he is the babies' father; Tessa insists they're not close and demands why he slept with her. Her mother-in-law brings pregnancy oil and orders Tessa to undress so it can be rubbed on her belly; Tessa resists. Tessa then asks to work at the cultural troupe run by the same mother-in-law. Her husband derides her talent but reluctantly agrees to put in a word with one rule—no trouble—and tells her to report in the morning, leaving her attempt under family scrutiny unresolved.