 It s shortly before dinner time at the Bauers, and Bert is angry because her sister-in-law, Meta and her husband, Bill just had an argument with her about Kathy s predicament and told her that she was wrong. Papa tries to advise her daughter-in-law to overcome her jealous ways when it comes to the closeness between siblings Bill and Meta. Bert admits, to Papa, though that what she is really concerned about is Bill s possible re-involvement with Gloria La Rue, and that she thinks Bill maybe weak and not only with an affair with Gloria, but also possibly going back to the bottle. Bill, still not employed, comes back home after both seeing Meta home, and also after a hard day at work. With Bert in the kitchen, Papa advises Bill to perhaps show Bert a little patience and also a little more tenderness. But Bill admits to Papa he s not sure how faithful he can be to Bert with Bert s domineering ways interfering.