The maid is late for work, and she begs her employer to let her go. She has been caring for her mother-in law for years, but she cannot do this to her. The lifetime contract has been signed, and the maid is now the maid of the house since the day she was hired. The uncle offers to sell her some fish, but the maid refuses, saying that she is not a "damn maid." The uncle then offers to take the fish home for dinner.