After a traumatic childbirth where the mother nearly bled to death, she is handed her tiny newborn, a three-pound baby who needs special care. At a celebratory scene where guests shout for a kiss, she realizes he was cuddling his mistress, Fiona, while she was fading. Confrontations erupt: accusations, shouts of Enough! and pleadings to stop. The mother recalls a promise that bearing the child would free her. She announces a decision: she will be leaving in seven days.