After Lionel learns that Layla, not Vera, rescued him on Wolf Mountain, he confronts Vera and insists she must never hurt Layla or his child. Layla, who forgives him, sets a humiliating condition: if Vera spends one night with homeless men, Lionel can be with Layla. Vera angrily refuses — "I'd rather die than ever be with you again!" — and Lionel orders her locked up, telling his men to teach her a lesson. Conflicted yet still declaring he loves Vera, Lionel plans a surprise wedding for her tomorrow, leaving Vera detained and her fate for tonight unresolved.