Spode grabs Gussie by the neck and Stiffy, seeing this happen, cries out to her Harold for help, but when Pinter tries to intervene he gets hit on the nose, after which he forgets his clerical stature and works Spode to the ground. Bertie urges Gussie to leave, which he does but when he is saying goodbye to Emerald Spode appears again, only to get floored for a second time by Emerald breaking a Chine plate over his head. Then Madeline comes by and, Emerald having disappeared on sighting her, blames Gussie for having knocked out Spode, a blame he gladly accepts, furthering her anger by eating a ham sandwich in front of her. Meanwhile Bertie, after having had a short conversation with Jeeves who has been taking the dog Bartholomew to the vet, proceeds to the drawing room for a pre-dinner drink with Sir Watkyn. When Stiffy comes in she says there will be no dinner because Emerald the cook has eloped with Gussie.