One spouse returns home and announces, 'I came back to divorce you,' triggering a blunt confrontation. The other, folding laundry, reproaches them for never doing chores; they trade sarcasm and accusations that the divorce talk is a trick. Household voices question the sincerity while practical terms are negotiated: the divorce is postponed until the 15th if the other gets a job and moves out, and help finding work is promised. Accusations about freeloading and taking the children's snacks flare up. As the conditional pact forms, someone suddenly shouts 'No!' leaving the outcome unresolved.