Benjy asks Tess why she wants him to tell Ben how much he dislikes Meg. She tells him that Meg would keep him from seeing his father again. After Maria arrives home, Ben asks Benjy to tell them what he and Tess had been talking about. Benjy tells Ben and Maria that Tess had been trying to talk him out of saying bad things about Meg. Ben and Maria step out onto the porch, and Tess congratulates Benjy on making sure that Ben and Meg would never get back together.