Victor and Esther are married, and Victor is thinking about retiring, which Esther wants. Then Victor's brother Walter, whom he hasn't seen in years, shows up. This piece is meant to be one long conversation, so it seamlessly goes from topic to topic. In this segment, Walter explains why he suddenly felt the inclination to see his brother and sister in-law, and then offers Victor a job. Then the conversation switches over to Victor holding resentment over Walter because of how he treated their father.