At a tense family meeting the great-grandmother, back from absence, berates relatives for letting their house fall to last of the four great families. Jonah admits he's been helping the Craigs' family business and mutters that it's his fault. The great-grandmother reasserts absolute authority, warning that anyone who talks back will be punished, while younger relatives plead for leniency. She then declares she will reveal the family's greatest secret, their ancestral golden needle technique, to restore their fortune. Her promise to unveil this 'true treasure' unsettles everyone, leaving the family's revival and Jonah's role unresolved.