In this chapter, the father of the murdered master tries to find out the reason for his son's death. He wants to know why the murderer would use a poison to accelerate the body's decomposition. The father wants to help his mother, who is having a breakdown, and he wants to give her some medicine to help her get better. The doctor tells him that the child recognizes the poison and is able to soothe his mother's nerves. He tells the father that he will be able to help the mother in the future. The child says that the body is already dead, with only his clothes and no hair on it. He says that if the marquis wants to hurt the child, he will have to fight him first.