At a noisy family gathering, Winslet is publicly shamed when relatives cancel the arranged marriage and insist she be handed over to Chasen as 'compensation.' Insults and jeers follow as they are pushed out. Chasen Jarrett arrives, stops the mockery, tells Winslet he'll give her a home, packs her belongings, and escorts her away while townspeople taunt them. In the carriage he returns a valuable watch and insists, "I didn't touch the watch," asking it be returned to its owner; someone offstage then asks if Winslet intends to break the engagement, leaving her future unsettled.