A stern family elder confronts the Millers' heir after he skipped greeting at the main house. She berates him for abandoning manners, reminds him she pulled him out of a poor village and made him heir, and accuses him of sneaking off to lowly places instead of the hospital. The heir fires back: a friend saw Nathan leaving a west-city bar with shady people, contradicting Nathan's story. Voices heighten as the elder tries to shame him and then snaps, 'Stop the act!' The accusation against Nathan hangs unresolved, threatening family order.