sakina has made a shawl for inder's wife as a wedding gift and she asks inder to present it to her. however, rupa is suspicious of inder's staying out late and thinks the gift is actually for inder. she tells him that he is a debauch spending time with loose character women who sell themselves for the price of a shawl. a message arrives for him that sakina is not well. he insists on bringing her home in the hope of taking good care of her. rupa sees a young woman who is sakina's aunt accompanying them in the buggy and jumps to the conclusion that she's the woman called sakina with whom inder spends his time. while inder goes to ring for the doctor rupa taunts sakina about her aunt and in the argument that follows slaps sakina. inder drops sakina back home but himself goes into a state of shock. the doctor suggests a hill station for him to recover. his condition is further worsened when he finds out that sakina has died. he refuses to interact with anyone and stops talking to his wife. with the love and pressure from his younger brothers he agrees to go to the hill station.