Trenton has been sleeping in the office after someone asked him to move out to make room for Dwight. That person returns and finds the office shabby, moldy blanket, no mattress, and accuses Trenton of stripping the house bare and courting pity. They clash over the taken blankets: the other insists they be returned because Dwight, who lived in the city and is delicate, needs extra layers tonight. Realizing Trenton has been sleeping on a freezing couch, they call for him. The scene ends when someone reports, "Bad news," leaving the house tense and the outcome unresolved.