Seraphina is confronted by Gabriel, who accuses her of insulting their mother—a Purification Judge—and defiling her with filthy words. Her mother, Serafina, has allegedly entered, insulted her for handling dead bodies, overturned the table, and slapped Gabriel. Seraphina denies the accusations, but her father orders Gabriel to throw her out. Begging her parents to believe her innocence, she is rejected. In a final, chilling moment, she wonders if they would grieve upon discovering her corpse, imagining their divine celebration instead.