After five years behind bars a man returns to Mr. Lynn’s household where Willa and Flora host a reunion and Flora brings a dish for Grandpa. The mood turns tense when Grandpa falls ill after tea and relatives accuse the newcomer of poisoning it, dredging up his past conviction. Confronted in front of the family, he snaps, "So what if I did it?" and claims resentment over Grandpa's favoring of the "true Lynn." The family reels at the outright admission, trust collapses, and they face an immediate, fraught decision.