In which Lord Cheriton confronts the painful estrangement and bitterness that have shadowed his silent paternity towards Mercy, who has nurtured a solitary life in a humble room, adorned with her own careful hands to bring a semblance of grace. Their conversation reveals the wounds of unspoken truths and dashed affections, tracing the threads of a love once dreamt of and bitterly betrayed amidst the constraints of social pain and family secrets.
