At the house, Bruce and Fairfax find the front door locked, and their knock is answered by a butler. Going in, Bruce confirms that it is the same house when he saw the tapestry, but there is no body in the armchair and the room is occupied by the owners, Major Archer Thorne and his wife Grace. The Thornes are at first annoyed and then amused by the brash American's claims to have seen a body, and they are soon joined by their niece Rose, who was at the theater after having just arrived from Canada. When the Thornes and Fairfax excuse themselves to call the police, Bruce and Rose chat, revealing that she has never met her uncle and aunt before.
