- The next morning, Thornhill, his lawyer, his mother, and others are gathered in a courtroom, where Thornhill's lawyer is in the middle of explaining Thornhill's version of the previous day's events.
- The judge asks the lawyer if he finds Thornhill reasonable, and in response Thornhill's mother scoffs, but the lawyer says yes.
- The judge doesn't seem to believe Thornhill either and puts a group of detectives in charge of finding out whether his story "has any basis in fact."