The wife, unable to hide her shock, receives a startling confession from her husband's colleague. Murmuring "That can't be..." at the suspicion of her husband's embezzlement, she listens to the colleague's words. The colleague begins with "Ma'am, please listen calmly," and insists on Ikuta's innocence. However, he confesses that Section Chief Kajinuma, Ikuta's superior, is trying to frame Ikuta. This confession further deepens the wife's agitation.