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| At the court Julia calls Sheila to the witness box and wins the hearing. Upset Mason sits on the judge's bench when Mary comes. |
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| Mason sees her and says she has returned to the scene of the crime, Mary says she doesn't consider a bad day in court to be a crime. Mason answers he has already tried and convicted himself And, answering her question about the sentence, he adds that living with himself will be enough torment for him. Mary offers him a deal: he comes home with her if she tells him good news. |
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| Mason doesn't believe there is such thing as goods news on this planet. Mary believes there is and says she is pregnant. |
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| Mason can hardly believe this. He is scared, astonished but absolutely happy. |
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| He is not sure he is going to be a good father but Mary doesn't doubt he is. |
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| But she is confused because it has happened too early and because she is still legally married to Mark. Mason asks her not to worry, as she will have an annulment soon and Mark has no relation to their baby. |
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| Mason suggests having a dinner; Mary is not hungry. Mason wants to go to the restaurant anyway, he says that otherwise he will announce this exciting news. |
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| Frightened Mary asks him not to do it, and when Mason says he doesn't believe in bad luck, Mary uses her proved way of convincing, a kiss. It helps, and Mason promises to keep her pregnancy in a secret. |
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| But before leaving he addresses his speech to the empty jury seats, saying he trusts he can count on the imaginary jury's complete discretion, and they have just seen a man find out what life is all about, and from this moment on he can never ever be the same again. |
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