- Ida follows Helen and spies her kissing Frank.
- Devastated, she returns to her kitchen and sobs.
- When Helen later returns, she can tell that her mother knows.
- It's late and she doesn't want to argue with her mother, but she tells Ida that she's not ashamed for having kissed a guy.
- Ida warns her that her life will be poisoned if she marries such a man.
- Helen responds that she has no plans to marry anyone.
- Ida implores her not to ruin her life by marrying the wrong man.
- She then begs Helen to call Nat.
- Helen would rather not, but she agrees, to satisfy her mother.
- When Ida tells Morris what she witnessed, Morris doesn't think it's a big deal.
- Ida is flabbergasted.
- Ten times a tragedy will happen because of it, Ida says.