Solange takes over and, with a riding whip, orders Claire down on her knees. Claire reluctantly does so, and Solange slanders her more, strikes her, and commands her to lie down. Solange tells her to go into the kitchen, and Claire screams for help. Solange tells Claire that she performed abortions on herself to keep Claire alive. Claire runs around the room, and Solange chases her, but when Claire gags and says she feels ill, Solange comforts her and walks her off to the kitchen, where she has ways of "putting an end to all suffering.