Yvette returns to a chaotic scene after someone shouts, "He jumped!" while she brings food. A sick person is examined; the examiner rejects blood tests, bone scans, and pulse checks, claiming at a glance to see a "poisoned aura." Demanding a closer inspection, the examiner orders the patient to remove all clothes for a hands-on check. The patient complies despite embarrassment; no tests are used and the examiner begins treatment using only hands. With the husband watching and told to report every sensation, the intimate examination starts, leaving the poisoned person's fate hanging as the procedure unfolds.