Fern arrives and clashes with Vera and another person over rising expenses and the kids' needs. Fern accuses Vera of withholding the large sum she got when Greg died; Vera says the money was her brother's sacrifice and fires back that she received no support for three years. The conflict shifts when the other person says, "I'll personally send you the money every month," and invites them to stay. As the children are assigned rooms, Fern demands whether Vera slept with that person; he insists his heart belongs to Fern and cites monthly love letters, leaving fidelity and finances unresolved.